索科罗,N.M. – 365彩票在线过滤 is a partner in a project that has been awarded $1 million from 美国.S. National Science Foundation’s Regional Innovation Engines, or NSF Engines, 程序. NMT and its partners are among the more than 40 unique teams to receive one of the first-ever NSF Engines Development Awards, which aim to help partners collaborate to create economic, societal and technological opportunities for their regions. 的 grant funding – $1 million to cover a two-year period – is the first step toward a 可能的10年，国家科学基金会投资1.6亿美元.

Focusing on sustainable energy 资源 and workforce development, 365彩票在线过滤, six other regional universities, two national laboratories, and a center for advanced 能源研究最近成立了一个名为 二叠纪能源开发实验室 (PEDL) aimed at developing and diversifying the Permian 盆地’s long-term economic 可持续性. 的 initial work conducted within that collaboration led to PEDL’s 申请国家科学基金资助. 

的 NSF Engines 程序 is a transformational investment for the nation, ensuring 美国.S. remains in the vanguard of competitiveness for decades to come. 推出了 by NSF’s new Directorate for Technology, Innovation and Partnerships (TIP) and authorized by the CHIPS and Science Act of 2022, the NSF Engines 程序 uniquely harnesses the nation’s science and technology research and development enterprise and regional-level 资源. 

Dr. Michael Doyle, NMT’s vice president for research, said he was pleased to have NMT receive an award in this directorate’s first funding initiative.

“I’m happy to see NSF devoting significant 资源 toward use-inspired research, and how translation of research impacts the market and society,” he said. “这投资 在先进能源研究和开发方面会有回报吗.”

Dr. Nelia Dunbar, New Mexico Bureau of Geology and Mineral Resources director, state geologist, and one of NMT’s representatives for the PEDL, said the  proposal will be great for New Mexico, because the research will focus on supporting communities in the Permian 盆地 of New Mexico and Texas through the ongoing energy transition.

“的 goal of the work will be to encourage public-private partnerships in 能源研究 and also to support evolution of workforce capabilities,” she said.