Presenter: Alicia Knoedler, PhD, National Science Foundation
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Three proposals have been selected for 2026 NM EPSCoR RIO-NM Seed Award funding, with each project receiving $50,000 to support transformative research and capacity building. The first project, a multi-institutional collaboration led by PI Sungjin Kim (UNM) and co-PI Tara Newar (CNM), focuses on developing 3D-printed bone scaffolds to improve orthopedic care in rural New Mexico communities. The second project, led by PI Urbi Basu and co-PI Asiye Aziz Zanjani (NMT), will improve earthquake detection and hazard assessment in the Permian Basin.
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Behind every successful student is someone who took the time to encourage, guide, and simply believe in them. This year, NM EPSCoR is proud to honor individuals who have done exactly that: Anu Ogunleye of Eastern New Mexico University, Thiagarajan Soundappan of Navajo Technical University, and Lisa L. Losada-Rojas of the University of New Mexico, the 2026 recipients of NM EPSCoR’s Mentor Awards.
EPSCoR in New Mexico: Supporting a Robust Research Ecosystem
Join this webinar to learn about new federal data management and sharing policies (DMSP) and implications for Principal Investigators. In addition, Dr. Wheeler will share tools for meeting the new requirements.
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NM EPSCoR State Committee Co-Chair John “Jack” Jekowski passed away on July 28, 2026. His contributions remain woven throughout New Mexico’s research and education ecosystems and he will be truly missed. “Jack Jekowski is one of the most intelligent, honest, thoughtful, and giving persons I have ever known.” - Barbara Kimbell
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Students across New Mexico will have new opportunities to participate in hands-on research thanks to Spring 2026 SURE Awards from NM EPSCoR. The funding will support three projects centered on humanoid robotics, autonomous materials research, and semiconductor integrated circuit design.
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NM EPSCoR has released an updated science and technology plan, developed in collaboration with the NM EPSCoR Jurisdictional Steering Committee, comprised of more than 20 representatives from New Mexico academic institutions, industry, national laboratories, and state government.
Who: The course is aimed at graduate students and other researchers. You don’t need to have any previous knowledge of the tools that will be presented at the workshop.Where: Room B30 Zimmerman Library, 1 University of New Mexico, 87131. Get directions with OpenStreetMap or Google Maps.
Presenters:Raisa IslamDr. Lorie LiebrockJessica Trujillo-TorresDescription: Join us to learn about an AI-driven framework that transforms research documents into structured, searchable knowledge to strengthen discovery and collaboration. Developed at NMT under the NSF RIO-NM project, the system addresses a persistent challenge in research ecosystems—the manual, time-intensive process of identifying related work and potential collaborators across institutions.