Virtual Open House 2021

Led by director Jeffrey Rack, PhD, the Laboratory for Magneto-optical Spectroscopy is one of a very few number of laboratories world-wide that can make broad-band steady state and time-resolved magneto-optical measurements. This technology promises to reveal electronic and magnetic details from a wide variety of commercially relevant photoactive materials.

By utilizing their expertise in spectroscopy with their chemical knowledge, the lab is uniquely positioned to not only make sophisticated measurements from the femtosecond to microsecond, but to also create tailored materials to optimize and exploit specific chemical interactions. Materials that show large magneto-optical responses are employed in high-technology optical switches and novel optical materials in a variety of applications. The lab’s instruments can even detect UV to the near infrared (N-IR).

As the only academic facility of its kind in New Mexico, the Nanomaterials Characterization Facility (NCF) provides a vital resource to researchers throughout the state. The instruments in this lab are capable of X-ray diffraction, scanning electron microscopy, focused ion beam techniques and transmission electron microscopy in order to analyze the chemistry and structure of a variety of synthetic and natural materials. Through multiple collaborations throughout the state, the NCF is able to study everything from minerals found from NASA and JAXA space missions to semiconductors and other man-made materials that support our modern day living.

This isn't your average video wall - it's a groundbreaking visualization environment that brings big understanding to big data. With a 150,000,000 pixel resolution (23,040 x 6480), anything is possible.

• 18 4K monitors that can be used as one screen or separately
• 8 tables with charging stations
• Seating for up to 20 people
• 3 large white boards
• Window shades for privacy, if needed
• Blazing fast Wi-Fi

Break into groups in the work room for code training or bring everyone together for a presentation. The Visualization Lab in the adjoining room also opens into this space, turning the incredible display next door from a research tool into a research training tool.

• One electronic screen with projector
• Seating for up to 40 people
• 2 walls of white boards
• Window shades for privacy, if needed
• Complimentary Wi-Fi

Everyone who enters PAÍS from the west entrance is greeted to a welcoming sitting area that can be used for group work, to relax, or even for private events (please contact Irene Gray if you are interested in reserving the space).

PAÍS was built with the intent to bring people together and the spaces within it reflect this throughout. Brightly colored areas, like the Lobby, indicate open areas within the building that anyone is welcome to collaborate in at any given moment. No reservation required. White boards, tables, and USB ports are all available in these spaces and everyone has access to the Wi-Fi within the building to expand upon their ideas.

Across from the Lobby is one of our newest installations, the PAÍS donor wall. As a thank you to those who helped make the building and the programs within it possible, the donor wall stands as a testament to the power of people coming together to create change.

Donor Wall

As one of the largest stable isotope centers in the United States in terms of instrumentation and cutting-edge analytical capabilities, the Center for Stable Isotopes (CSI) collaborates with approximately 50 universities and research institutions throughout the world on their research. Within this lab, applications range from routine analyses to complex, state-of-the-art measurements that are done in only a handful of other laboratories around the world.

The Co-op Conference Room is a great space for a corporate retreat, a workshop, or even a reception. This bright, light space is the perfect environment for bringing people together in the spirit of collaboration and advancement.

• Seating for 16
• One 4k monitor that can be used for presentations or video conferencing
• 2 white boards (the windows to the room can also be used as white boards)
• Window shades for privacy
• Complimentary Wi-Fi

The Co-op Room is a great space for a corporate retreat, a workshop, or even a reception. This bright, light space is the perfect environment for bringing people together in the spirit of collaboration and advancement.

• Seating for 60
• All furniture can be moved except for the couch
• One 4K presentation monitor
• Plenty of charging stations for your laptops
• 5 mobile white boards, 4 large stationary white boards
• 10 mobile dividers to add privacy to group work, if necessary
• Plenty of natural light, but room is equipped with window shades, if needed
• Complimentary Wi-Fi

Launched in 2019 in the brand new state-of-the-art Physics & Astronomy Interdisciplinary Science (PAÍS) facility, the University of New Mexico (UNM) Interdisciplinary Science Cooperative (IS Co-op) is dedicated to fostering relationships across disciplines throughout campus and beyond in order to strengthen our research and educational outcomes.

Within the Co-op, we are proud to have seven Centers and Core Laboratories that work with a diverse community of individual principal investigators, centers, and labs throughout the world in order to broaden their research outcomes. The IS Co-op is dedicated to supporting their efforts by providing them with the resources necessary to develop fresh, bold ideas that inspire and expand upon their research.

From various collaborative spaces designed to inspire teamwork, to events and project support designed to promote and engage new ideas, the IS Co-op is creating a foundation of success for the University - and beyond. The work being done here stands to significantly impact the state of New Mexico: the individuals leading our labs are providing our students an education that is on par with other top Universities throughout the country and those students are leaving equipped to invent the technologies, start the companies, and solve the problems of tomorrow.

PAÍS was built with the intent to bring people together and the spaces within it reflect this throughout. Brightly colored areas within the building, like this one, indicate open spaces that anyone is welcome to collaborate in at any given moment. No reservation required. White boards, tables, and USB ports are all available in these spaces and everyone has access to the Wi-Fi within the building to expand upon their ideas.

Formally established in 2020, the Center for the Advancement of Spatial Informatics Research and Education (ASPIRE) researches methods for the capture, analysis, and representation of spatial data characterizing physical and social phenomena, commonly referred to as Geographic Information Science (GIScience). GIScience is an inherently integrative field of study, relying on virtually all engineering fields for technological and theoretical advancements, and having applications in virtually all sciences. ASPIRE is currently working with the US Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS) outreach coordinators to create learning modules and lesson plans to encourage classrooms around the country to participate in the Ducks and Drones project. They hope to build a broad-reaching education and outreach network that the USFWS can use to engage students on other wildlife and technology related topics in the future.

ASPIRE brings together faculty with expertise and cutting-edge research portfolios in a broad range of GIScience sub-fields, including spatial modeling, geo-visualization, remote sensing, and spatial statistics.

CGaT is unique in not only the way it is revolutionizing DNA sequencing, but in how this research is being examined. The analysis of complex genomic data sets has become a powerful approach for understanding how biological systems including molecules, cells, and organisms process inputs, and coordinate responses.

The Center for Quantum Information and Control (CQuIC), as part of the Interdisciplinary Science Co-op, is well positioned as an established hub for Quantum Information Science (QIS) collaboration activities that focus on theoretical and experimental research, education, and workforce development. CQuIC is instrumental in growing New Mexico’s participation in expanding the National Quantum Initiative (NQI) to extend the reach of QIS in pioneering new practical advances in quantum systems. CQuIC continues to strengthen partnerships with adjunct faculty from Sandia National Laboratories and Los Alamos National Laboratory who provide a broader focus for CQuIC’s QIS research as well as employment opportunities for CQuIC graduate students. CQuIC's interdisciplinary reach grows, with new activities in UNM Departments of Chemistry and Chemical Biology, Computer Science, and Electrical and Computer Engineering. CQuIC’s goal is to promote and develop multidisciplinary research and education in QIS at the undergraduate, graduate, and postdoctoral level at UNM.

The CHmPP Center specializes in the development and application of minimally-invasive methodologies for integrating biological samples into research in the behavioral and health sciences. We are a BSL-2 laboratory with the capacity to conduct a wide range of assay and sample extraction procedures enabling the analysis of blood and blood spots, urine, feces, saliva, and hair, as well as plant and skeletal material. We serve as a center for student training and provide cost-effective fee-for-service work for a variety of collaborators in fields including human biology, anthropology, psychology, ecology, and the biomedical sciences.