Ovation Awards
The Ovation Awards recognize full-time UNM faculty for recent accomplishments with unusually high impact, addressing local or global challenges and/or elevating the scholar's and UNM's reputation on a national/international stage. These may include a significant innovation, discovery, exhibit, or scholarly/creative work, or the establishment of a research resource or program. The award recognizes singular accomplishments rather than career achievement. We seek to recognize faculty at all career stages. Recipients receive a $1000 research allocation and recognition at an annual awards ceremony.
Do you know of a recent high profile research accomplishment by a UNM faculty member? Let us know! Email Asst. VP for Research Melissa Emery Thompson (memery@unm.edu) with a brief description of the achievement and its impact. In most cases, a link/attachment of a press release or similar article will be sufficient.
Awardees
| Researcher | Area of Study |
|---|---|
| Ana Alonso-Minutti | Associate Professor, Musicology |
| Laura Belmonte | Associate Professor, Chicana and Chicano Studies |
| Patrick Bridges | Professor, Computer Science |
| Maryam Hojati | Assistant Professor, Civil, Construction & Environmental Engineering |
| Brady Horn | Professor, Economics |
| Victor Law | Professor, Organization, Information & Learning Sciences |
| Glenabah Martinez | Associate Professor, Language, Literacy & Sociocultural Studies |
| Stephanie Moore | Associate Professor, Organization, Information & Learning Sciences |
| Fernando Moreu | Associate Professor, Civil, Construction & Environmental Engineering |
| Melanie Moses | Professor, Computer Science |
| Dimiter Petsev | Professor, Chemical & Biological Engineering |
| Francesco Sorrentino | Professor, Mechanical Engineering |
| Researcher | Area of Study |
|---|---|
| Joe Galewsky | Professor, Earth & Planetary Sciences, Chair, Earth & Planetary Sciences |
| Bernandine Hernandez | Associate Professor, English |
| Leah Buechley | Associate Professor, Computer Science |
| Jennifer Nez Denetdale | Professor, American Studies |
| Wendy Hansen | Professor, Political Science |
| Scott Anderson | Professor, Painting & Drawing |
| Jennifer Rudgers | Professor, Biology; Co-Director, ARID Institute |
| Chip Shearer | Professor, Earth & Planetary Sciences; Senior Research Scientist, UNM Institute of Meteoritics |
In 2023 the TEAM Ovation award was granted to the VolCAN project, which made history by flying a drone into an erupting volcano to sample gasses, work that will improve the ability to forecast eruptions. Team PIs are Melanie Moses (Professor of Computer Science), Matthew Fricke (Research Assistant Professor of Computer Science), Jared Saia (Professor of Computer Science), Tobias Fischer (Professor of Earth & Planetary Sciences), Scott Nowicki (Research Associate Professor of Earth & Planetary Sciences), and Rafael Fierro (Professor of Electrical & Computer Engineering)
| Researcher | Area of Study |
|---|---|
| Nicholas Ferenchak | Assistant Professor, Civil, Construction, Environmental Engineering |
| Kamila Venner | Associate Professor of Psychology |
| Mubarak Hussain Syed | Assistant Professor of Biology |
| Felisa Smith | Distinguished Professor of Biology |
| Wendy Greyeyes | Associate Professor of Native American Studies |
| Tonmoy Chakraborty | Assistant Professor of Physics & Astronomy |
| Researcher | Area of Study |
|---|---|
| Subhankar Banerjee | Professor of Art History |
| Diana Dragomir | Assistant Professor of Physics & Astronomy |
| Professor Heather Edgar | Professor of Anthropology |
| Tiffany Florvil | Associate Professor of History |
| Marjori Krebs | Professor of Elementary Education |
| Christina Salas | Associate Professor of Chemical and Biological Engineering |
| Irene Salinas | Professor of Biology |
| Richard White | Professor of Music |
