RIO-NM Funded Awards


As part of the RIO-NM project to support research capacity, NM EPSCoR is making awards to institutions across the state. The awards listed below span three categories of funding, Seed Awards, SURE Awards, and Workshop Awards.


Title Award Type PI Organization Amount Start Date
A Workshop to Develop a Methodological Framework and Future Research Directions on Post-Wildfire Reforestation in New Mexico Workshop Kelly Jones John T Harrington Forestry Research Center, NMSU $7,500
Convening a Workshop on Economic Alternatives to Prescribed Pile Fires as a Means for Forest Management in New Mexico Workshop Gabriel Lopez UNM $7,500
Expanding Research Awareness in Artificial Intelligence for Mathematical Sciences Undergraduate Students at ENMU SURE Eduardo Ceh-Varela ENMU $13,700
Interdisciplinary Consortium Of Modeling And Simulation Workshop Workshop S. Sen NTU $7,500
Large Language Models for Code and Compiler Education: A Course-Based Undergraduate Research Experience SURE Huixin Zhan NMT $16,286
Mapping Economic Development in New Mexico Through Cyberinfrastructure-Enabled Remote Sensing and AI Seed Jiakai Zhang NMT $50,000
Microbial-based Solutions for Uranium Contamination in New Mexico Soils: Implementing a New CURE Course at New Mexico Tech SURE Benjamin D. Duval NMT $16,040
Mismatch Binding Molecules as Therapeutic Agents for Repeat Expansion Neurodegenerative Diseases Seed Nabanita Sakia NMHU $50,000
New Mexico Energy Initiatives Workshop Workshop Jean-Lucien Fonquergne NMT $7,500
Quantum Technology Summer Research for Community College Transfer Students at UNM SURE Victor Acosta UNM $14,000