The Aggie Ingeniero Newsletter

Message from the Dean

As we prepare to welcome new and returning Aggies for the Fall 2025 semester, I’m proud to share some exciting developments that underscore the strength and momentum of the College of Engineering (COE).

The COE leads the university in research funding, securing nearly $28 million in total awards for Fiscal Year 2025 – an all-time high for the college. Our research expenditures have steadily increased over the past three years, reaching over $20 million in FY25 – representing a nearly 7% increase from the previous year. For perspective, our original 2027 goals were $26 million in new funding and $20 million in expenditures – benchmarks we’ve surpassed ahead of schedule.

These accomplishments are the result of the collective efforts of our department heads, faculty, staff, and the outstanding leadership of the Office of Engineering Research. I’m sincerely grateful for their hard work

and dedication.

David Jáuregui, Ph.D.

Interim Dean

On the facilities side, the demolition of Thomas and Brown Hall is nearing completion, and construction is progressing on the New Mexico Mutual Metal Additive Manufacturing Center. These projects represent a new era for engineering at NMSU – expanding and modernizing the spaces that support the hands-on, innovative learning experiences our students expect and deserve.

We’re looking forward to seeing campus come alive again in just a couple of weeks as we welcome back our returning Aggies and extend a warm reception to our incoming students. We’re excited to have you as part of our NMSU engineering community.

Go Aggies!

Engineering highlights

NMSU students earn platinum award at national dairy competition with Latino-inspired snack packs

Agriculture and Engineering students took home top honors at the Dairy Management Inc. New Product Contest, earning first place and the Platinum Dairy Innovator Award at the American Dairy Science Association annual meeting. Read more here!

CREW program prepares NMSU students for national security careers

Zachary Donnelly took a chance. Little did he know that a single email could change the course of his future. Donnelly’s search for an internship led to a message to former Physical Science Laboratory Director, retired Army Brig. Gen. Eric Sanchez and PSL’s Classified Ready Employee Workforce program at NMSU. Learn more here!

Future planning will benefit NMSU engineering students

Ron Williams vividly remembers the first humans launched into space in 1961, and Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin landing on the moon in 1969. Later, Williams would join NASA ultimately becoming a contract manager overseeing hundreds of workers and multimillion-dollar budgets. But first, he needed a college degree. Read more!

Ph.D. candidate presents research at international A.I. robotics conference

Hengameh Mirhajianmoghadam, a Ph.D. candidate in NMSU’s Klipsch School of Electrical and Computer Engineering, was recently selected to present her research at the sixth IEEE International Conference on Artificial Intelligence, Robotics, and Control. Learn more here!

Initiative helps NMSU prepare NM workforce for national security

As a member of the Plutonium Workforce Development Initiative, or PWDI, NMSU is teaching and training students in several disciplines to create a robust workforce pipeline for one of the state’s national labs. Read more here!

Electric Company Charitable Foundation supports future environmental innovators as Diamond Sponsor of WERC design contest

Alongside the NM Space Grant Consortium, which also sponsored WERC at the Diamond level, the ECCF helped empower a new generation of engineers to solve real-world environmental problems.

Read the full story!

NMSU News

NMSU Marketing and Communications to host fourth annual Gratitude Walk/Run Sept. 13

The Marketing and Communications department will host the fourth annual Gratitude Walk/Run, continuing a tradition that brings together the campus and Las Cruces community.

The event begins at the Horseshoe with a 5K at 9:15 a.m. and a 1-mile fun run at 9:30 a.m. Open to all ages and fitness levels.

WATCH: STEM Summer Camp at NMSU

Dr. Oladayo Bello, assistant professor in the Engineering Technology Department, held a power generation workshop for middle school students participating in summer camp activities at NMSU. Watch the video here!

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