NMAS Board Election – 2023 Office

NMAS Board Election – 2023 Office

Candidate biography Vice-President – David Schultz Dave is a member of the executive team of Universities Research Association (URA), a group of more than 90 universities founded in the 1960’s to operate laboratories in the national interest and director of URA’s Sandia Site Office, which supports in a variety of ...
NMAS 2022 Outstanding New Mexico Science Teachers Awardees

NMAS 2022 Outstanding New Mexico Science Teachers Awardees

The New Mexico Academy of Science has been in existence for over 100 years and is an advocate and resource for science and science education in New Mexico. The Outstanding Science Teacher Award given by the New Mexico Academy of Science honors New Mexico science and math educators. The Academy recognizes educators ...
CESE annual meeting

CESE annual meeting

The Coalition for Excellence in Science and Math Education (CESE) is inviting you to our 2022 Annual Meeting.  CESE is 501 (c)(3) non-profit organization donations are tax-deductible to the extent permitted by law Featured: Dr. Kurt Steinhaus, Secretary of the NM Public Education Department Move the Needle, Improving Public Education in New Mexico ...
Planetarium Show May 26

Planetarium Show May 26

Dr. Jeff Gilkey is a retired NG&C Staff member and he is doing a trike flying show at the Museum of Natural History Planetarium on May 26. Jeff has great videos of his adventures. It is an immersive flying experience projected on the planetarium dome. An announcement of the event ...
NMJS accepting manuscripts for the 2022 issue

NMJS accepting manuscripts for the 2022 issue

The New Mexico Journal of Science is accepting papers for consideration for our upcoming issue. All papers are subject to a peer review process. There is no cost to authors for publishing and all previous papers can be open source accessed. Papers can be from a variety of scientific disciplines. All novel and previously unpublished ...
NMJAS 2022 Senior Division First Place Award

NMJAS 2022 Senior Division First Place Award

DEVELOPING A CONTROL ALGORITHM AND SIMULATION FOR THRUST VECTOR CONTROLLED ROCKETS Andres Iturregui and Daniel Kim ABSTRACT In the past five years, SpaceX has revolutionized the aerospace industry by introducing a new rocket that can propulsively land. At the heart of these rockets, and virtually all orbital and suborbital spacecraft ...
Junior Academy of Science State &  Regional Competition Winners 2022

Junior Academy of Science State &  Regional Competition Winners 2022

Students from around the state participated in the New Mexico Junior Academy of Science Paper Competition during March and April of 2022. Students from 6 NM regions qualified to participate in the state competition held at New Mexico Tech on April 2, 2022. Senior Division State Competition Winners First Place, $400 ...
2021 New Mexico Journal of Science Published

2021 New Mexico Journal of Science Published

The New Mexico Journal of Science (NMJS) is the annual publication of the New Mexico Academy of Science (NMAS). Each volume of the NMJS, which has been published since 1960, contains research papers and review articles deemed of interest to the scientists, educators, and citizens of New Mexico, in addition to some highlights ...
Do you know an outstanding science teacher?

Do you know an outstanding science teacher?

The Outstanding Science Teacher Award given by the New Mexico Academy of Science honors New Mexico STEM educators. The Academy recognizes educators who provide opportunities for students to succeed in science. The award has been given since 1968 and nominations are open to all preK-12 and informal science educators throughout New Mexico ...
Call to Action for Science Education

Call to Action for Science Education

From the National Academy Press Scientific thinking and understanding are essential for all people navigating the world, not just for scientists and other science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) professionals. Knowledge of science and the practice of scientific thinking are essential components of a fully functioning democracy. Science is also ...