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New Mexico State University
Office of the Vice President for Research

Energy

NMSU has developed an international track record in the study and development of photovoltaics and other sources of alternative energy, including fuel cell design. Additionally, the Carlsbad Environmental Monitoring and Research Center, administered by NMSU, provides expertise on nuclear waste disposal, an issue of concern nationwide. By creating an Institute for Sustainability of Water, Energy, and Land, NMSU will ramp up its multidisciplinary energy research and technology development programs in renewable and nuclear sources of energy to serve the entire Southwest. Specifically, NMSU will carry out research on the following:

  • Development, testing and validation of photovoltaic energy including flexible solar cell systems
  • Education and training of students in technologies related to sustainable energy
  • Educational and outreach services to energy, telecommunications industries, and regulatory commissions across the U.S.
  • Provision of an adequate and secure energy supply
  • Electric delivery systems technology development and implementation
  • Fuel cell design, hydrogen storage, and membrane durability
  • Organic waste utilization
  • Distributed energy
  • Nuclear energy research and application
  • Education of the public in use of alternative sources of energy
  • Education and training of students in technologies related to sustainable energy

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