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  SUnMaRC 2026

 The 2026 edition of The Southwestern Undergraduate Mathematics Research Conference (SUnMaRC) took place on Friday, April 17 through Sunday, April 19 at Northern Arizona University in Flagstaff, AZ.   A team of ten undergraduate students from UNM participated in various sessions and in the Problem Contest.  Aldo Morelli won the individual contest while the UNM team won the overall Problem Contest. The participating students were Whitney Abbott, Norman Boyd, Chayton Castruita, Ernesto Carrasco, Preston Carter, Jack Cerullo, Silvia Coffey, Brandon Gallegos, Nicolaas Koers, and Aldo Morelli.

SUnMaRC brings together students and faculty from throughout the southwest for a weekend of mathematics. SUnMaRC is designed to provide opportunities for students to attend or present mathematics research in a supportive and fun atmosphere. In addition to student talks, there are invited speakers.

The conference is funded by NSF DMS grant #2402549.

2026 Honors Theses

April 22, 2026

Four accomplished undergraduate students defended their Honors Theses1 on April 15 and April 22, 2026: Aldo Morelli, Ernesto Morales Carrasco, Chayton Castruita, and Norman Boyd. Aldo talked about his work "On Bond, Invasion, and First Passage... read more

Former faculty member and Chair Professor Alejandro Aceves named AAAS Fellow

April 22, 2026

Former Professor and Chair of our department, Alejandro Aceves, has been named a 2025 Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS), one of 449 scientists selected for this honor. The 2025 class of fellows was announced... read more

Workshop on Noncommutative Topology and Quantum Materials

March 27, 2026

Our own Research Distinguished Professor Terry Loring, Postdoc Lara Ismert,  and SNL Researcher and Adjunct UNM Research Professor Alex Cerjan, organized  an international workshop that was held in Albuquerque on March 11-14, 2026. The conference ... read more

Second Round of the 58th UNM-PNM Statewide High School Mathematics Contest

March 23, 2026

The second and final round of the 2025-2026 UNM-PNM Statewide High School Mathematics Contest was held in the SMLC building at UNM on Saturday, February 14th, 2026. Over 110 students from 27 schools in Albuquerque, Los Alamos, Las Cruces, Lordsburg... read more

Fletcher Christensen selected a 2026 AI Literacy Faculty Fellow in A&S

March 13, 2026

Our very own Dr. Fletcher Christensen has been selected as a 2026 AI Literacy Faculty Fellow in the College of Arts and Sciences.  All Fellows will participate in a cross-disciplinary learning community dedicated to examining AI-free, AI-selective,... read more

MS student Ross J. Cocks receives the 2025-2026 Susan Deese-Roberts Outstanding TA Award

March 4, 2026

Ross J. Cocks, a TA in our department, has received the 2025-2026 Susan Deese-Roberts Outstanding TA Award for his contributions supporting our students in Survey of Math (Math 1130).1  The official communication from Dr. Stephanie Phong and the  ... read more