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Academic Affairs

Academic Affairs Administrative Staff, Department Contacts, and Faculty Roster

Academic Affairs Administrative Staff

Michael Jackson, PhD
Provost/Vice President for Academic Affairs, Professor of Physics
Phone: 575-835-5311
Email:  michael.jackson@uupt.net 

Richard Thompson, PhD
Associate Vice President for Academic Affairs
Phone: 575-835-5944
Email: richard.thompson@uupt.net

Aly El-Osery, PhD
Dean of Graduate Studies, Professor of Electrical Engineering
Phone: 575-835-5481
Email:  aly.elosery@uupt.net 

Steve Simpson, PhD
Dean of Arts and Sciences, Associate Professor of Communications
Phone: 575-835-5149
Email:  steve.simpson@uupt.net

Corey Leclerc, PhD
Dean of Engineering, Associate Professor of Chemical Engineering
Phone: 575-835-5293
Email:  corey.leclerc@uupt.net

Nicole Bunning
Financial and Administrative Manager
Phone: 575-835-6000
Email: nicole.bunning@uupt.net 

Leslie Rosenthal
Accounting Analyst
Phone: 575-835-5575
Email: leslie.rosenthal@uupt.net 

Vacant
Administrative Assistant
Phone: 575-835-5363

Academic Department and Program Contact Information

Department (Programs in italic)  Chairperson/Director Admin. Assistant Phone
Biology Linda DeVeaux, PhD Vanessa Quinones 575-835-5504
Biotechnology Praveen Patidar, PhD   575-835-5321
Chemical Engineering Pabrita Choudhury, PhD Lizzy Taylor 575-835-5442
Chemistry Menake Piyasena, PhD Sonnee Baca 575-835-5263
Civil and Environmental Engineering Clint Richardson, PhD Bedelia Apodaca 575-835-5467
CLASS Taffeta Elliott, PhD Liza Apache 575-835-5149

Computer Science and Engineering and

Business & Technology Management

Clint Jeffery, PhD Kimberly Chavez 575-835-5288

New Mexico Cybersecurity Center

of Excellence (Division of Research)

Lorie Liebrock, PhD Jessica Trujillo-Torres 575-835-5558
Earth and Environmental Science Jaakko Putkonen, PhD Jaclyn Myers-Ulibarri and Mackenna Ackley 575-835-6512
Environmental Science Ranalda Tsosie, PhD   575-835-5820
Electrical Engineering Rene Arechiga, PhD Tiffany Murtland 575-835-6432
Information Technology Subhasish Mazumdar, PhD   575-835-5228
Materials Engineering Paul Fuierer, PhD Vacant 575-835-5831
Master of Science for Teachers Megha Khandelwal, PhD Hayley Maloney 575-835-5216
Mathematics William Stone, PhD Elizabeth Hayward 575-835-5135
Mechanical Engineering Bin Lim, PhD Kimberly Aragon and Maria Smith 575-835-5636
Mineral Engineering Mehrdad Razavi, PhD Cheyenne Benavidez 575-835-5836
Petroleum Engineering Hamid Rahnema, PhD Alejandra Correa 575-835-5412
Physics Sharon Sessions, PhD Meagan Alderson 575-835-5328
 
Native American Initiatives Stephan Chase    
STEM Outreach Ann Hatch Hannah Luke 575-835-5736

Roster of NMT Faculty Members

NMT Faculty Roster (for Faculty Senate)

Last Updated August 2024