
Above: SBA-15 coated with a thin carbon film remains unchanged even after hours of exposure to water. Credit: Angew. Chem. Int. Ed
Chemical & Engineering News' News of the Week for December 03, 2012 has an article featuring UNM CMEM. Abhaya K. Datye, Hien N. Pham, and Amanda E. Anderson found that the SBA-15 supports can be protected by coating them with a thin carbon layer. Read "Low-Cost Protection For Biomass-Processing Catalysts". The article was written by Mitch Jacoby.

Above: Bryon Kaehr, left, and Jason Townson.
A recent UNM Today article, "The Friday Afternoon Breakthrough", features CMEM faculty Jason L. Townson. Read the full text of "The Friday Afternoon Breakthrough" at UNM Today.

Hongyou Fan, faculty in the Center for Micro-Engineered Materials, has been awarded the prestigious Asian American Engineer of the Year Award for 2012. More information about the award can be found at: http://www.aaeoy2012.org/.
Bianca Garcia and her mentor Bernadette Hernandez were interviewed by KOAT on their research regarding Marine Hydro Kinetic Technology which is a device that uses the ocean waves and currents to generate renewable electricity.
Above: Bianca Garcia working on ocean waves without the ocean
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