We are delighted to announce this year’s NM EPSCoR Mentor Award recipients—Dr. Caitano da Silva and Dr. Jay Misra. This award is presented annually to mentors who demonstrate excellence in supporting students’ academic, research, and career endeavors, and in creating inclusive environments for all students. Please join us in recognizing Dr. da Silva and Dr. Misra for their outstanding work in mentoring the students who will define New Mexico’s diverse future workforce.
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Science Takes Center Stage at 2024 New Mexico Research Symposium
New Mexico Shines at National EPSCoR Conference
Honoring Anju James
Now is the Time to Apply for NSF Funding
New Mexico EPSCoR Selected to Lead $8 Million NSF Award to Strengthen State's Research Ecosystem
Research Highlights from NM SMART Grid Center
NSF EPSCoR funds multiple Track 2 Focused EPSCoR Collaboration Awards to NM Investigators
New Mexico Postdocs Hone Communication Skills at Science Communication Workshop
Ali Bidram Selected for NSF Career Award
2023 New Mexico Journal of Science
2023 NM SMART Grid Students Share Their Externship Experiences
2024 EPSCoR Research Fellows: What You Need to Know
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Every year the New Mexico SMART Grid Center submits three highlights from the previous project year to the National Science Foundation. This year's highlights recognize "DC Street" at NMSU, seed award results from NMT, and the Explora Science Communication Fellowship program. Below are overviews of what these outstanding project team members are working on - summarized in 250 words or less.
IT'S GOOD TO BE DIRECT
Olga Lavrova, New Mexico State University
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We are excited to announce the 2021 Infrastructure Seed Award program awardees and share a report from 2020 award recipient Dr. Caitano da Silva. The Infrastructure Seed Award program is designed to support transformative research and capacity building across New Mexico’s higher education institutions in emerging smart grid areas (e.g., STEM, computer science, electrical and computer engineering, cyberinfrastructure, and workforce development).
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We are delighted to announce that Dr. Selena Connealy has been appointed to the position of Associate Director for the New Mexico Established Program to Stimulate Competitive Research (NM EPSCoR) after six months serving as Interim Associate Director following the departure of Anne Jakle in late 2020.
“The need for a robust and diverse STEM workforce has been reiterated for decades, and it is one of the current administration’s top priorities in order to maintain America’s historical preeminence in the STEM fields." - Dr. Panchanathan, NSF Director on Broadening Participation at NSF.