Ylva Pihlström Wins Advance at UNM 2017 Women in STEM Award

Associate Professor Ylva Pihlström was one of ten scientists to receive a 2017 Women in STEM award. Dr. Pihlström will use her travel funds to visit the NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Los Angeles to survey stars that will help explore the structure of the galaxy and the Galactic Bulge.

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.