Facts About the School of Engineering

Updated 2/6/13

Leadership

Dr. Catalin Roman	Dean
Dr. Charles B. Fleddermann	Associate Dean for Academic Affairs
Dr. Plamen Atanassov	Associate Dean for Research
Dr. Ramiro Jordan	Associate Dean for International Programs
Dr. Tariq Khraishi	Assistant Dean for Internship Programs
Dr. Wennie Shu	Associate Dean for Graduate Recruiting
Dr. John Wood	Special Assistant to the Dean for Governmental Affairs
Dr. Timothy L. Ward	Chair, Department of Chemical and Nuclear Engineering
Dr. John Stormont	Chair, Department of Civil Engineering
Dr. Michalis Faloutsos	Chair, Department of Computer Science
Dr. Luke Lester	Interim Chair, Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering
Dr. Christopher Hall	Chair, Department of Mechanical Engineering
Steve Peralta	Director of Engineering Student Services
Pete Morgan	Chief Financial Officer
April Davidson	Academic Operations Officer
Mary Wolford	Senior Development Director
Tamara Williams	Marketing Manager

Departments: 5

Chemical and Nuclear Engineering
Civil Engineering
Computer Science
Electrical and Computer Engineering
Mechanical Engineering

 

Academic Degree Programs

Undergraduate Programs: 9
Master's Programs: 12
PhD Fields: 10

 

Research Centers & Institutes

• Advanced Materials Laboratory (AML)
• Center for Advanced Research Computing (CARC)
• Center for Biomedical Engineering (CBME)
• Center for Emerging Energy Technologies (CEET)
• Center for High Technology Materials (CHTM)
• Center for Micro-Engineered Materials (CMEM)
• Center for Nuclear Nonproliferation Science and Technology (CN2ST)
• Institute for Space & Nuclear Power Studies (ISNPS)
• Manufacturing Training and Technology Center (MTTC)
• UNM Aerospace Institute

Research

Total Annual Expenditures: $31.28 million
Annual Expenditures per Faculty: $300,000

NSF CAREER Awards since 2007: 12

SOE Innovations since 1995
Patents issued: 203
Start-up companies: 27

 

Faculty

Tenured and tenure-track faculty: 100
Visiting and Research: 47

 

Enrollments

Undergraduate: (35% Hispanic)

Undergraduate Enrollment	Fall 2012
Chemical Engineering	78
Civil Engineering	84
Computer Engineering	58
Computer Science	103
Construction Engineering	11
Construction Management	28
Electrical Engineering	109
Mechanical Engineering	210
Nuclear Engineering	37
Pre-major	537
Total	1255

 

Graduate: (14% Hispanic)

Graduate Enrollment - MS and PhD	Fall 2012
Biomedical Engineering	19
Chemical Engineering	27
Civil Engineering	72
Computer Engineering	67
Computer Science	130
Construction Management	5
Electrical Engineering	169
Manufacturing Engineering	8
Mechanical Engineering	79
Nanoscience and Microsystems	56
Nuclear Engineering	55
Optical Science & Engineering	25
Total	712

Currently 45% of engineering undergraduates come from underrepresented groups (Native American, African American, and Hispanic).

In its September 2012 issue, Hispanic Business magazine ranked UNM Engineering as the fourth-best postgraduate engineering graduate school in the nation.

Year School of Engineering was founded

1906

 

Mailing Address

The University of New Mexico
School of Engineering
MSC01 1140
1 University of New Mexico
Albuquerque, NM 87131-0001

 

Physical Address and Phone Number

210 University Blvd. NE, Albuquerque, NM 87131

Dean's Office Phone Number: 505-277-5521