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New Mexico ranks first in the 50 states in the number of PhD scientists and engineers per capita as a percentage of the workforce.
University of New Mexico, Albuquerque
UNM is a leader in preparing students for careers in many high-tech fields including biotech, electronics, microsystems, optics, and photonics. Together, the university’s Health Sciences Center and School of Engineering have already spun out five companies that employ more than 500 people.
New Mexico State University, Las Cruces
NMSU bears the distinction of being a Carnegie 1 Research Institution for the Advancement of Teaching. In addition, the Kaplan Newsweek College Catalog ranks it as “Best Value for Your Tuition Dollar.” Thus, NMSU has a great reputation for graduating well-trained professionals. Specific to the technology field, NMSU is world renowned for its microsensor laboratory. The university’s Physics Department is developing optical enhancements with nanoparticles and microcavities, while the Electrical Engineering Department is developing laser optics for communication and measurement.
New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology, Socorro
As New Mexico’s premier engineering university, New Mexico Tech awards undergraduate and graduate degrees in a variety of engineering disciplines as well as chemistry and physics. The institution was cited in the 2004 edition of The Princeton Review Guide to the Best 351 Colleges. Fewer than 10 percent of U.S. colleges and universities are profiled in the guide.
Albuquerque Technical Vocational Institute, Albuquerque
TVI is unique in offering an Introduction to MEMS course, which has received a $300,000 grant from NASA. The school also offers courses in electronics, advanced manufacturing, optics, and photonics. Local manufacturer Intel invested $1million in TVI’s cleanroom training lab, the first of its kind in the United States.
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The Albuquerque metropolitan area is the hub of New Mexico’s tech industry. It is home to Sandia National Laboratories, University of New Mexico, Albuquerque Technical Vocational Institute, and Intel, among others.
Los Alamos National Laboratory is an R&D powerhouse. In September of 2004, researchers at LANL grew a world-record-length, four-centimeter-long, single-wall carbon nanotube.
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