New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology

With 987 degree-seeking undergraduate students and 486 degree-seeking graduate students as of fall 2024, 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 ] It also houses numerous research centers spanning diverse fields such as hydrology, astrophysics, explosives engineering, atmospheric physics, and cybersecurity.

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. The EarthScope Primary Instrument Center (EPIC, formerly the 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 New Mexico Bureau of Geology and Mineral Resources Energetic Materials Research and Testing Center Institute for Complex Additive Systems Analysis The EarthScope Primary Instrument Center (EPIC, formerly the IRIS PASSCAL Instrument Center) [ 9 ] [ 10 ] Langmuir Laboratory for Atmospheric Research Magdalena Ridge Observatory National Cave and Karst Research Institute National Radio Astronomy Observatory (a National Science Foundation facility operated by Associated Universities, Inc. located on the New Mexico Tech campus) Petroleum Recovery Research Center Playas Training and Research Center

More information Race and ethnicity, Total ... Undergraduate demographics as of Fall 2023 [ 11 ] Race and ethnicity Total White 45% Hispanic 41% American Indian / Alaska Native 4% Asian 3% International student 3% Two or more races 3% Black 1% Economic diversity Low-income [ a ] 33% Affluent [ b ] 67% Close 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. [ 12 ] [ 13 ] 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. [ 14 ] The NMT student esports and rugby club teams recently won national championships. NMT takes pride in extensive community outreach, hosting popular events like a robotics demolition derby for 6th-12th graders and a weeklong summer science, technology, engineering, and mathematics program for high school students. The campus population has historically been predominantly male, but it has moved increasingly towards a balance between the sexes. [ 15 ] The gender distribution at New Mexico Tech as of 2021 [ update ] is 68% male and 32% female. [ 2 ]

The following people have served as president of New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology: [ 16 ] More information No., Image ... Number "}]],"parts":[{"template":{"target":{"wt":"abbr","href":"./Template:Abbr"},"params":{"1":{"wt":"No."},"2":{"wt":"Number"}},"i":0}}]}">No. Image Name Term start Term end References "}]],"parts":[{"template":{"target":{"wt":"abbr","href":"./Template:Abbr"},"params":{"1":{"wt":"Refs."},"2":{"wt":"References"}},"i":0}}]}">Refs. 1 Floyd Davis 1893 1895 2 William H. Seaman 1895 1898 3 Fayette Jones 1898 1902 4 Charles Keys 1902 1905 5 Robert P. Noble 1905 1908 6 Emmet A. Drake 1908 1913 7 Fayette Jones 1913 1917 8 Alexis Illinski 1917 1921 9 Edgar H. Wells 1921 1939 10 C.E. Needham 1939 1942 11 R.H. Reese 1942 1946 12 E. J. Workman 1946 1965 13 Stirling Colgate 1965 1975 14 Kenneth W. Ford 1975 1983 15 Lawrence H. Lattman 1983 1993 16 Daniel H. Lopez 1993 2016 17 Stephen G. Wells July 1, 2016 April 28, 2023 [ 17 ] [ 18 ] interim Daniel H. Lopez April 29, 2023 April 14, 2024 [ 19 ] 18 Mahyar Amouzegar April 15, 2024 July 25, 2025 [ 20 ] [ 21 ] acting Michael Jackson July 26, 2025 September 15, 2025 [ 21 ] interim September 15, 2025 Present [ 22 ] Close