Dinesh Loomba Promoted to Professor

Congratulations to our colleague Dinesh Loomba on his promotion to full professor.

Dr. Loomba joined the UNM faculty in 2002. His areas of research include: Extragalactic Astronomy, Particle Astrophysics, and Dark Matter

Dr. Elohim Becerra Wins NSF Career Award

Dr. Elohim Becerra has been awarded the prestigious NSF Career award for his project titled "Quantum Measurements for Optical Communications". Dr. Becerra's work aims to investigate non-conventional measurements for coherent states of light, such as laser light, to maximize the measurement sensitivity and enhance information transfer in communication, and develop methods to overcome noise and loss of realistic communication channels. See the award announcement.