New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology
The New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology (New Mexico Tech or NMT), formerly New Mexico School of Mines, is a public university in Socorro, New Mexico.
| Type | Public university |
|---|---|
| Established | 1889 |
Academic affiliations | Space-grant |
| Endowment | $47.7 million (2018)[1] |
| President | Daniel H. Lopez (interim) |
Academic staff | 175[2] |
| Undergraduates | 1,244 (Fall 2021)[2] |
| Postgraduates | 490 (Fall 2021)[2] |
| Location | , , United States 34°04′00″N 106°54′20″W / 34.0668°N 106.9056°W |
| Campus | Rural, 320 acres (130 ha) central, 40 mi² (100 km²) adjoining |
| Nickname | Miners |
| Website | www.nmt.edu |
It offers over 30 bachelor of science degrees in technology, the sciences, engineering, management, and technical communication, as well as graduate degrees at the masters and doctoral levels.[3]
History edit
With 1,244 undergraduate students as of 2021, New Mexico Tech is a relatively small university focused on science and engineering.[4] It was founded by the New Mexico Territorial Legislature in 1889 as the New Mexico School of Mines, with the goal of boosting the territorial economy by teaching mining specialties at the college level.[5]
During the 1930s, petroleum engineering and technology also became an important field of study at the institute. In 1946, New Mexico Tech began offering graduate degrees. The institute adopted its current name in 1951, but the change was not legally effective until 1960, through an amendment of the New Mexico State Constitution, Art. XII, Section 11.[5]
Research and teaching edit
New Mexico Tech's well-known areas of research and teaching include hydrology, astrophysics, atmospheric physics, geophysics, information technology, information security, Earth Science, energetic materials engineering, and petroleum recovery.[6]
In 2003, with funds from the U.S. Department of Homeland Security, New Mexico Tech purchased the town of Playas, New Mexico, and the surrounding 1,200 acres (490 ha) to develop the Playas Training and Research Center, operated by the school's EMRTC, which provides training and research for the university's first responders, counterterrorism,[7] and Air Force programs.[8]
Rankings edit
According to the National Science Foundation, as of 2022, New Mexico Tech ranks 18th among the top 50 universities that produce Ph.D. students, sixth nationwide among all Physical Science and Earth Science universities, and first among all public universities for the percentage of bachelor’s students who later complete a Ph.D.[9] In the 2022 college rankings for the western United States, U.S. News and World Report ranked New Mexico Tech the 18th best Regional University and fifth among public colleges.[10]
Affiliated science and engineering centers edit
- New Mexico Bureau of Geology and Mineral Resources
- Energetic Materials Research and Testing Center
- Institute for Complex Additive Systems Analysis
- Incorporated Research Institutions for Seismology[11]
- Langmuir Laboratory for Atmospheric Research
- Magdalena Ridge Observatory
- National Cave and Karst Research Institute
- National Radio Astronomy Observatory (a National Science Foundation facility operated by Associated Universities, Inc. located on the New Mexico Tech campus)
- Petroleum Recovery Research Center
- Playas Training and Research Center
Student life edit
NMT hosts an annual Performing Arts Series that is free to students, and, along with the broader Socorro community, city, and county, supports a great number of special events each year. New Mexico Tech is located approximately an hour south of Albuquerque in a region of high deserts to subalpine mountains that offers considerable outdoor recreation opportunities, including rock climbing, road and mountain biking, a triathlon, and hiking opportunities.[12][13] New Mexico Tech also hosts numerous active student clubs, a Part 15 AM radio station, and a biweekly student newspaper, Paydirt. The campus includes an 18-hole championship golf course.[14]
The campus population has historically been predominantly male, but it has moved increasingly towards a balance between the sexes.[15] The gender distribution at New Mexico Tech as of 2021[update] is 68% male and 32% female.[2]
Popular culture edit
A number of television shows have focused on New Mexico Tech faculty, students, and research. TruTV's Man vs. Cartoon features attempts by Tech's Energetic Materials Research and Testing Center to re-create contraptions and situations found in Wile E. Coyote and the Road Runner cartoons. MythBusters, National Geographic Explorer, BBC Horizon and Nova have also featured Tech in various episodes.[16] Another TV show featuring Tech's Energetic Materials Research and Testing Center, Blow Up U, began filming in the spring of 2009.[17]
Notable alumni edit
- Conrad Hilton (born 1887), American hotelier and the founder of the Hilton Hotels chain
- Larry Soderblom (born 1944), American geophysicist with the Astrogeology Science center at the United States Geological Survey in Flagstaff, Arizona, where he has served as chief of the Branch of Astrogeology
- Don Tripp (born 1946), American politician and a Republican member of the New Mexico House of Representatives representing District 49 since January 1999
- Ed Fries, American video game programmer who led the Microsoft team that created the Xbox console.
- Fred Baker (born 1951), American engineer, specialized in developing computer network protocols for the Internet
- Ibrahim Mohammad Bahr al-Ulloum (born 1954), Iraqi Minister of Oil from May 2005 to December 2005, while he was a member of the Islamic Virtue Party
- Terry Wallace (born 1954), Director of Los Alamos National Laboratory
- Lukas Lundin (born 1958), Swedish-Canadian billionaire businessman[18]
- Jeffrey A. Lockwood (born 1960) is an author, entomologist, and University of Wyoming professor of Natural Sciences and Humanities
- Axel Scherer, Professor, California Institute of Technology, inventor of the Vertical-Cavity Surface-Emitting Laser (VCSEL)
- Jason Harper, is an American politician and a Republican member of the New Mexico House of Representatives representing District 57 since January 15, 2013
- Pauline Irene Nguene, Petroleum Engineer and Cameroon Minister of Social Affairs
References edit
- ^ "New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology - 2018 Annual Report" (PDF). New Mexico Tech. Retrieved March 7, 2019.
- ^ a b c d "New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology". College Navigator. National Center for Educational Statistics, U.S. Department of Education. Retrieved 2022-09-24.
- ^ Carey, John A. (February 2003) "New Mexico Tech One of State's Best Assets" New Mexico Business Journal 27:2 pp48-49
- ^ "USNews College Ranking". USNews. Retrieved 2022-09-24.
- ^ a b . Nmt.edu. Archived from the original on 2011-09-27. Retrieved 2011-12-18.
- ^ "New Mexico Tech's Rankings: New Mexico Tech". www.nmt.edu. Retrieved 2022-12-18.
- ^ Jennifer Mason (August 28, 2013) A Community Commoditized: Playas, New Mexico Pt. 2
- ^ Mark Pomerleau (19 May 2021) Air Force held first information warfare test exercises
- ^ "New Mexico Tech's Rankings: New Mexico Tech". www.nmt.edu. Retrieved 2022-12-18.
- ^ "New Mexico Tech Rankings".
- ^ Aster, R., Beaudoin, B., Hole, J., Fouch, M., Fowler, J., James, D., and the PASSCAL Staff and Standing Committee, IRIS PASSCAL program marks 20 years of scientific discovery, EOS trans. AGU, 86, 26 April 2005.
- ^ . Adobelibrary.org. Archived from the original on 2011-09-29. Retrieved 2011-12-18.
- ^ "Outdoor Recreation in Socorro County" New Mexico Tech Earth and Environmental Science Department December 7, 2006, at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "NMT Golf Course". Retrieved 2020-06-09.
- ^ New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology (2005) NM Tech 2004 Affirmative Action Report New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology, Socorro, NM;
- ^ . New Mexico Tech. Archived from the original on 2010-05-27. Retrieved September 24, 2010.
- ^ . New Mexico Tech. October 8, 2008. Archived from the original on 2010-05-28. Retrieved September 24, 2010.
- ^ . Lundin-petroleum.com. Archived from the original on 2016-03-25. Retrieved 2017-03-18.
External links edit
- Official website