New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology

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New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology
New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology seal.png
Type Public university
Established1889
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
Socorro
,
New Mexico
,
United States

34°04′00″N106°54′20″W / 34.0668°N 106.9056°W / 34.0668; -106.9056
Campus Rural, 320 acres (130 ha) central, 40 mi² (100 km²) adjoining
Nickname Miners
Website www.nmt.edu
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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, United States.

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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

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

Magdalena Ridge Observatory (MRO), managed by New Mexico Tech's Office of Research and Economic Development, is located 20 miles (32 km) west of campus at an elevation of 10,500 feet (3,200 m) in the Cibola National Forest. Interferomter BCFcgOverlay.jpg
Magdalena Ridge Observatory (MRO), managed by New Mexico Tech's Office of Research and Economic Development, is located 20 miles (32 km) west of campus at an elevation of 10,500 feet (3,200 m) in the Cibola National Forest.
The Very Large Array (VLA): a 27-dish interferometer 60 miles (97 km) west of Socorro, with headquarters on the New Mexico Tech campus. USA.NM.VeryLargeArray.02.jpg
The Very Large Array (VLA): a 27-dish interferometer 60 miles (97 km) west of Socorro, with headquarters on the New Mexico Tech campus.
The Incorporated Research Institutions for Seismology Program for Array Studies of the Continental Lithosphere (IRIS PASSCAL) Instrument Center, located on the New Mexico Tech campus. Incorporated Research Institutions for Seismology Program for Array Studies of the Continental Lithosphere Instrument Center.jpg
The Incorporated Research Institutions for Seismology Program for Array Studies of the Continental Lithosphere (IRIS PASSCAL) Instrument Center, located on the New Mexico Tech campus.

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]

Affiliated science and engineering centers

Student life

A view of Weir Hall (left) and the Library/Media Center (right) in the heart of campus. New Mexico Tech.JPG
A view of Weir Hall (left) and the Library/Media Center (right) in the heart of campus.

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. [10] [11] 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. [12]

The campus population has historically been predominantly male, but it has moved increasingly towards a balance between the sexes. [13] The gender distribution at New Mexico Tech as of 2021 is 68% male and 32% female. [2]

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. [14] Another TV show featuring Tech's Energetic Materials Research and Testing Center, Blow Up U , began filming in the spring of 2009. [15]

Notable alumni

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References

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  2. 1 2 3 4 "New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology". College Navigator. National Center for Educational Statistics, U.S. Department of Education . Retrieved 2022-09-24.
  3. ↑ Carey, John A. (February 2003) "New Mexico Tech One of State's Best Assets" New Mexico Business Journal 27:2 pp48-49
  4. ↑ "USNews College Ranking". USNews. Retrieved 2022-09-24.
  5. 1 2 "A Brief History of NMT". Nmt.edu. Archived from the original on 2011-09-27. Retrieved 2011-12-18.
  6. ↑ "New Mexico Tech's Rankings: New Mexico Tech". www.nmt.edu. Retrieved 2022-12-18.
  7. ↑ Jennifer Mason (August 28, 2013) A Community Commoditized: Playas, New Mexico Pt. 2
  8. ↑ Mark Pomerleau (19 May 2021) Air Force held first information warfare test exercises
  9. ↑ 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.
  10. ↑ "Recreation in Socorro Socorro Public Library". Adobelibrary.org. Archived from the original on 2011-09-29. Retrieved 2011-12-18.
  11. ↑ "Outdoor Recreation in Socorro County" New Mexico Tech Earth and Environmental Science Department Archived December 7, 2006, at the Wayback Machine
  12. ↑ "NMT Golf Course" . Retrieved 2020-06-09.
  13. ↑ New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology (2005) NM Tech 2004 Affirmative Action Report New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology, Socorro, NM;
  14. ↑ "Tech on TV". New Mexico Tech. Archived from the original on 2010-05-27. Retrieved September 24, 2010.
  15. ↑ "Tech's Magdalena Ridge Observatory Now Open for Business". New Mexico Tech. October 8, 2008. Archived from the original on 2010-05-28. Retrieved September 24, 2010.
  16. ↑ "Lukas Lundin - Lundin Petroleum Board of directors". Lundin-petroleum.com . Archived from the original on 2016-03-25. Retrieved 2017-03-18.
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