New Mexico Tech lands $1 million federal grant
The New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology in Socorro. The federal government awarded $1 million each to 16 schools across the country — including New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology in Socorro — for their strategies to “rapidly expand the critical minerals and materials workforce.” In a statement, New Mexico Tech President Michael Jackson said the prize is an “exciting opportunity to strengthen the skilled workforce” needed to bolster domestic mineral production. “This effort reflects the collaborative expertise across multiple academic departments and I look forward to its integration with the critical minerals research conducted by faculty and staff across the campus, including our researchers in the Bureau of Geology and Mineral Resources and the Petroleum Recovery Research Center,” Jackson said. The Department of Energy estimates the country will need 6,000 new…
