Discover Your Bold, Forward-Thinking Vision
s part of our dedication to academic excellence, NMSU works tirelessly to maintain the highest Carnegie research status (R1) and Carnegie Community Engagement classification. In addition to being a designated Land Grant university within the NASA-funded Space Grant Consortium, we demonstrate our commitment to research initiatives in a variety of ways:
- $141 million in research expenditures on AI, biomedical science, and more.
- 60+ research facilities across the university.
- 8 museums and collections including the University Museum, which has been serving the community for 50+ years.
- RCED Digest, our quarterly online publication that provides updates on current research initiatives.
- NMSU Postdoc Association, which hosts professional development opportunities for postdoctoral researchers.
- Projects Funded by 115+ Agencies, including the Department of Education, NASA, the National Endowment for the Arts, and the Department of Defense.
NIH-Funded Programs, such as the NM-INBRE grant and the Partnership for the Advancement of Cancer Research.
CAS Research Opportunities
The College of Arts and Sciences at NMSU provides you with a variety of valuable research opportunities. As an undergraduate in the Discovery Scholars Program, you’ll get to conduct faculty-mentored research beyond your regular coursework. In the process, you’ll get to work toward professional development goals like presenting at conferences or applying to grad school.
Other research opportunities at The College of Arts and Sciences include:
- Avian Communication and Evolution Lab
- Behavioral Ecology and Bat Organismal Physiology Lab
- Bio AFM Facility
- Cell and Organismal Culture Facility
- Live Cell and Super Resolution Imaging Laboratory
- Soil Microbial and Ecology Lab
- Vertebrate Animal Care Facility
- Chemistry and Biochemistry Analytical Instrumentation Facility
- Chemistry and Biochemistry Biophysics Facility
- Chemistry and Biochemistry Mammalian Cell Culture and Microscopy Facility
- Chemistry and Biochemistry Molecular Biology Sequencing Facility
- Chemistry and Biochemistry NMR Facility
- Johnson Mass Spectrometer Facility Lab (Geological Sciences)
- Southwest and Border Cultures Institute (SBCI)
- Center for Latin American and Border Studies
- University Museum / Kent Hall (Anthropology)
- Zuhl Collection
- Mathematical Sciences Research
- Knowledge Representation, Logic and Advanced Programming Laboratory (KLAP)
- Programming Languages, Environments, and Software Engineering Lab (Computer Science)
- Addison Care Virtual and Augmented Reality Lab
- Maximizing Access to Research Careers Program (MARC)
- Emotion and Social Decision Making Lab
- Eye Movements, Memory, and Attention Lab (EMMA)
- Intergroup Human-Robot Interaction Lab (iHRI)
- Psychology Research Facilities
- Social Cognition Lab
- Vision Sciences and Memory Lab
- CREST Interdisciplinary Center of Research Excellence in Design of Intelligent Technologies for Smart Grids
- Spatial Applications and Research Center (SPARC)
- Apache Point Observatory (APO)
- NASA Planetary Data System Atmospheres Node
- Sunspot Solar Observatory