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University of New Mexico Center for Microengineered Materials (CMEM)

UNM’s CMEM was established in 1989 to serve as a focal point for advanced materials research.  CMEM, operates a National Science Foundation (NSF) supported Industry/University Cooperative Research Center (I/UCRC), the Ceramic and Composite Materials Center (CCMC). 

This multi-university research center brings together faculty from UNM, Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey and Pennsylvania State University.  The I/UCRC program features a highly leveraged research partnership with aggregate industry memberships of $1M annually across the three sites.  Industry members play a major role in recommending and selecting projects for the cooperative research program. The focus of the research programs is: Materials for Energy Conversion, Nanomaterials synthesis, Powder synthesis, Porous materials and Catalysts.

CMEM provides support for major nanomaterials characterization facilities across campus.  These advanced techniques enable research in semiconductor and optical materials, in geosciences and biomaterials and sensors.  As part of the educational program, the CMEM is actively involved in graduate and undergraduate student research, through NSF supported program such as Research Experiences for Undergraduates (REU), Integrated Graduate Education and Research Traineeship program (IGERT) and through the Partnership for International Research and Education (PIRE).  The newly developed graduate degree program in Nanoscience and Microsystems represents an example of how these research programs are leading to innovative curricula at the graduate and undergraduate levels.

UNM CMEM
http://www.unm.edu/~cmem

Information: (505) 277-2833

Farris Engineering Center
Suite 203, MSC01 1120
Albuquerque, NM 87131