Remarkable UNM Inventors Honored at the 2024 Innovation Awards
On April 30, UNM Rainforest Innovations hosted its annual Innovation Awards to recognize the innovative faculty, staff, and students at the University of New Mexico (UNM) who have received issued […]
Lifetime Achievement Innovation Award Presented to Larry A. Sklar
UNM Rainforest Innovations has presented a Lifetime Achievement Award to an outstanding University of New Mexico (UNM) inventor whose research has made an extraordinary impact. The award was presented to […]
Inventor Spotlight – Ranjana Poddar, PhD
Associate Professor Department of Neurology The University of New Mexico Issued U.S. Patent Applications (UNM-Affiliated) 11,541,065, Compositions and Methods for Treating Brain Injury, issued January 3, 2023 Pending U.S. Patent […]
OPINION: UNM Rainforest expanding the entrepreneurial ecosystem in Albuquerque
Lisa Kuuttila provided an op-ed piece for the Albuquerque Journal reposted below. View the posting on the Albuquerque Journal website here. By Lisa Kuttila, CEO & Chief Economic Development Officer […]
Tribal Liaison Heather Gomez Graduates from 2024 Embark Accelerator Program
Heather Gomez, a tribal liaison for the New Mexico Tribal Entrepreneurship Enhancement Program (NMTEEP), has graduated from Embark, a national accelerator program hosted by Founded Outdoors and REI Path Ahead […]
Mahmoud R. Taha, PhD, PE – 2024 Rainforest Innovation Fellow
The UNM Rainforest Innovations Board of Directors is honored to present the 2024 Rainforest Innovation Fellow Award to Mahmoud Reda Taha, Ph.D., P.E., Distinguished Professor and Regents’ Lecturer in the […]
Pajarito Powder Awarded $20M to Advance Clean Hydrogen Energy Production
The U.S. Department of Energy has selected a local startup to be awarded $20 million to advance their clean hydrogen energy production. The startup, Pajarito Powder, is working to develop […]
The 2024 Lobo Hackathon Awards Innovative Teams with $19k Prize Pool
Open to university students, faculty, staff, entrepreneurs, and the community, the Lobo Hackathon took place on April 11 and 12 at the Lobo Rainforest Building where a staggering 16 teams […]
Inventor Spotlight – Alexander Albrecht, PhD
Research Associate Professor Department of Physics & Astronomy Optical Science & Engineering The University of New Mexico Active Startup: Crystalline Mirror Solutions, LLC (acquired by Thorlabs, Inc.) Pending U.S. Patent […]
Seven U.S. Patents Issued to UNM Rainforest Innovations for UNM Technologies in January, February, and March
The U.S. Patent & Trademark Office (USPTO) recently issued seven U.S. patents to UNM Rainforest Innovations during the months of January, February, and March for technologies invented at the University […]