Charles Needham graduated from UNM Physics and Astronomy with an MS degree in 1971.

He pursued a PhD in astrophysics but got distracted by work and took a position at Applied Research Associates.

He b…

Please join us in welcoming Mia Ceballos, the Department of Physics and Astronomy's new Academic Coordinator. Mia will be handling purchase requests, travel requests, reimbursement requests, PA&#…

Six researchers from a wide range of disciplines at The University of New Mexico are the 2026 recipients of the Research and Creative Works Leadership Awards, announced by the Office of Academic Affai…

From Center for High Technology Materials (CHTM)

We are pleased to announce the first recipients of an internal funding opportunity within the Center for High Technology Materials (CHTM), Victor Acost…

Energetic particles are accelerated along a pulsar's open magnetic field lines, producing radio emission. As the pulsar rotates, our radio telescopes detect this beamed emission as precisely periodic …

Researchers at The University of New Mexico and Los Alamos National Lab are developing a new artificial intelligence framework that could transform how scientists search for some of the rarest…

Please join us in welcoming Michael Martinez, the Department of Physics and Astronomy's new Fiscal and Administrative Tech. Michael will be handling purchase requests, travel requests, reimbursement r…

Tim Dolch has joined the Department of Physics and Astronomy as an associate professor. Dolch comes to UNM from Hillsdale College in Hillsdale, MI where he has been an associate professor of…

Our new Accountant 3, Aaron Sais, an Albuquerque local!

He obtained his bachelor's degree in business administration, with a major in accounting, from Anderson School of Management, here at UNM.

He pr…

The Department of Physics and Astronomy is proud to announce that Tara Drake has been promoted to Associate Professor.

Prof. Drake studies the physical properties of materials that can be used to gene…