2003 Research & Creative Activities Fair

The NMSU Research & Creative Activities Fair was held on September 26, 2003 in Corbett Center. The Fair hosted 50 research poster exhibits from all colleges at NMSU and the Dona Ana Branch Community College. Fair sponsors were the VP for Research and the University Research Council (URC). The Fair was held in conjunction with the New Mexico Alliance for Minority Participation (AMP) Student Conference.

The 2004 Fair will be held on October 1, 2004. It will be held in conjunction with the AMP Student Conference again.

	Fair Purpose: This is an opportunity for the research and creative activity community at New Mexico State University to demonstrate the diversity of its scope, develop new linkages with colleagues across the university and show the community the innovations taking place on campus. The Fair is open to individuals, laboratories, and special programs involved with research and creative activities across the campus.
	Fair Catalog: The PDF contains a listing of the 2003 presentations.
	URC Research and Creative Activities Award Winners: Each year the University Research Council provides four awards for researchers: two for junior faculty and two for senior faculty. The 2003 winners are

Jeanne Gleason is a professor in agricultural communications. Gleason is a producer of computer and video technologies and an extensive producer of more than 700 educational videos and 100 multimedia projects. Some of her documentaries have been featured at the Smithsonian Institution.
James Herndon is a professor in chemistry and biochemistry. Herndon’s research focuses, in part, on the impact that the field of synthetic organic chemistry has on human health. His goal is to figure out new, more efficient and effective ways to produce key ingredients for drugs that might be used to treat cancers of various kinds, or that might be effective anti-viral agents.
David Jáuregui is an assistant professor in civil and geological engineering. Jáuregui teaches structural engineering specializing in bridge construction. In 2001, he collaborated with two NMSU colleagues to design a virtual reality bridge inspection system.
Heinz Nakotte is an associate professor in physics. Nakotte’s research, in the field of condensed-matter physics with an emphasis on magnetic materials, aims to increase understanding of the basic mechanisms responsible for many magnetic and related phenomena.

	Committee: Rebecca Keele, Department of Nursing, URC Chair Stephen Horan, Klipsch School of Electrical & Computer Engineering, Past URC Chair Rudi Schoenmackers, Director, Southwest Technology Development Institute & AMP Co-Director, URC Chair-Elect
	Typical Poster Presentations:

Last modified October 24, 2003.