NMSU recognizes that all disciplines advance research, scholarship and creative activity, and along with the assets of the state of New Mexico, create a strong foundation for teaching, learning, education, training, innovation, and economic development.
Goal 2 Update
Objectives
2.1. Facilitate the convergence of research and creative activity to address local and global challenges, integrated with undergraduate and graduate student education
2.2 Intentionally grow humanities, social sciences and creative arts to achieve comprehensive excellence in research and creative activity
2.3 Amplify impact of research findings by addressing local needs that align with global challenges
2.4 Amplify impact of research on society and the economy and promote international collaboration by accelerating technology and knowledge transfer
Current Priorities
| Priorities | Centralized Initiatives | Examples at Unit Level |
|---|---|---|
| Grow non-STEM expenditures | Increase amount of seed funding for arts and humanities faculty Highlight arts and humanities proposals that received seed funding via a social media video campaign Work with College of Arts and Sciences on private foundation funding strategy |
Completed $220,000 seed funding of arts and humanities faculty to stimulate proposal development efforts in arts and humanities $600,000 awarded in 2022 in first-time awards (arts funding) from 2 prestigious national foundations |
| Increase PhDs in humanities & social sciences | Improve the process to have interdisciplinary degrees created and approved Approve and implement Border Studies PhD program |
PhD in Health Equity Sciences approved by HED Progress of the Borderland and Ethnic Studies Research Center GA allocation better aligned with need of PhD programs in humanities & social sciences |
| Grow STEM expenditures | Continue submitting large (> 3 M) grants Align faculty hiring with research strengths Invest more funds in STEM faculty start-ups Establish Biomedical Data Science Core |
Over $350 M in external awards requested by NMSU units in the last two fiscal years Partnered to compete for Department of Energy H2 Hub ($500 M to $2000 M project) Partnered to compete for NSF Regional Innovation Engine ($100 M project) Search for director of Biomedical Data Science Core underway |
| Increase post-doctoral researchers and research staff with doctorates | Over $350 M in external awards requested by NMSU units in the last two fiscal years Partnered to compete for Department of Energy H2 Hub ($500 M to $2000 M project) Partnered to compete for NSF Regional Innovation Engine ($100 M project) Search for director of Biomedical Data Science Core underway |
Research, Creativity and Stratetic InitiativesI Postdoctoral Matching Funds Program Health Equity Post-Doctoral Fellow supported by the Doña Ana Wellness Institute |
KPIs with Current Measures
5. SCIENCE & ENGINEERING RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT EXPENDITURES
6. NON-SCIENCE ENGINEERING RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT EXPENDITURES
Goal Champions
Goal 2 - Team Members
| First Name | Last Name | Title | Affiliation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Luis | Cifuentes | Vice President Research, Creativity and Strategic Initiatives | Office of the Vice President of Research |
| Kathy | Hansen | Director | Arrowhead Center |
| Matt | Byrnes | Department Chair | DACC Digital Graphics Program |
| Lakshmi | Reddi | Dean | College of Engineering |
| Phillip | DeLeon | Associate Vice President | Research |
| Hilda | Contreras | Post Doctoral | Educational Leadership and Administration |
| Allison | Layfield | Development Officer | University Advancement |
| Patricia | Marquez-Knighten | Tech Commercialization Ofcr | Arrowhead Center |
| Jagdish | Kubchandani | Professor of Public Health Sciences | HEST |
| Phame | Camarena | Dean | Honors College |
| Jay | Lillywhite | Department Head | Agricultural Economics and Agricultural Business |
| Tanner | Schaub | Director | Research Cores Program |
| Adriana | Chavez | Communications Specialist | News and Media Relations |
| Marcella | Shelby | Strategic Initiatives Officer | PSL Directors Office |
| Hyeongjun | Park | Asst Professor | College of Engineering |
| Lara | Prihodko | Interim Assc Dir, AES | College of Agricultural, Consumer and Environmental Sciences |
| Michelle | Shuster | Associate Dean for Research | College of Arts & Sciences |
Previous Participants
| First Name | Last Name | Title | Affiliation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ken | Van Winkle | President | Alamogordo Community College |
| Becky | Corran | Chair | Faculty Senate |
| Jim | Chavez | Director | Physical Science Laboratory |
| Rolston | St. Hilaire | Academic Department Head | Department of Plant and Environmental Sciences |
| Miriam | Chaiken | Dean | Honors College |
| Sean | Sellers | President | Graduate Student Council |
| Jesus | Sambrano, Jr. | Post Doctoral | Department of Chemical & Materials Engineering |