New Mexico Tech Alumni Interaction

10/13/2026

Show Your New Mexico Tech Pride!

We love seeing the new NMT license plates hitting the road! It's awesome to see Techies showing their school spirit wherever they go.

Haven't gotten yours yet? Get your NMT license plate and show your Techie pride!

10/11/2026

HEY TECHIES! LET’S HAVE A LITTLE 49ERS FUN! 💙🤍

49ers Weekend is almost here, and we want to know who’s ready for some good old-fashioned Techie shenanigans!

We’re kicking things off with a little friendly competition, and yes, there’s a prize involved!

THE 49ERS TECHIE CHALLENGE!

Answer these five questions in the comments for your chance to win!

1. What year did you graduate from New Mexico Tech?

2. What’s your all-time favorite 49ers Weekend memory?

3. Which 49ers event are you MOST excited to attend this year?

4. What’s one 49ers tradition you absolutely refuse to miss?

5. Who’s the one Techie you’re hoping to run into this weekend? Tag them if they’re on Facebook!

HERE’S HOW TO ENTER:

* Answer all five questions in the comments.
* Tag a fellow Techie and challenge them to participate!
* Join us for 49ers Weekend, October 15–18, for your chance to win!

THE PRIZE: We’ll randomly select one winner from eligible entries. You must be at 49ers Weekend to claim your prize!

Whether it’s been five years or fifty since you walked across campus, one thing never changes. Once a Techie, always a Techie!

Let the reminiscing, friendly competition, and Techie shenanigans begin!

10/09/2026

A new documentary "Planetary Defenders: This Is Not an Exercise" features key members of NASA’s Planetary Defense network, including Drs. William and Eileen Ryan—the senior astronomer and director, respectively, at the Magdalena Ridge Observatory’s (MRO) 2.4 telescope at New Mexico Tech.

An asteroid stretching up to 90 meters in size, or nearly 300 feet, hurtles through space at roughly 38,000 miles per hour. Its trajectory suggests a direct collision with Earth. Depending on crucial variables – such as mass, composition, and angle of impact – the object could punch a hole in th...

10/08/2026

🤠
With 49ers just around the corner, we’re taking it back to 1948 with this yearbook photo labeled “Wagon Wheels.”

From wagon wheels to today’s 49ers traditions, Techies have been celebrating with creativity, spirit, and a little western flair for generations.

Who’s excited for 49ers?

10/08/2026

Who are you passing the phone to?

10/08/2026

Last week, the New Mexico Tech Office of Alumni Affairs put together another great gathering in Farmington, NM, which was attended by more than 30 alumni and friends of the university from throughout the Four Corners Region. Thank you to Ryan Merrion and Ryan Davis (BS Mechanical Engineering 2008) and all our friends at Merrion Oil and Gas, who hosted us at their spectacular headquarters building. We also appreciate Dr. Haoying Wang, Chairman of the New Mexico Tech Department of Engineering Management, who caught up with graduates of his department.

Alumni attending the event were: Rick Brannan (BS General Studies 1975), Garrett Chavez (BS Mechanical Engineering 2020), Cassi Coleman (BS Biology and Chemistry 2016), Ryan Davis (BS Mechanical Engineering 2008), Ty Davis (BS Mechanical Engineering 2016), Elaine Gapinski (MS Chemistry 2000), Myke Lane (BS Geotechnical Engineering 1982 and MS Engineering Management 2020), Dustin Littletree (BS Mechanical Engineering 2025), Dani Nelson (BS Biology 2020), Bryce Nesbit (BS Mechanical Engineering 2016), Al Reena (MS Petroleum Engineering 2011), and Katalina Valdez (BS Biology 2017.)

10/07/2026

Come home to Socorro for 49ers, October 15th to the 18th. Bring your friends and family!

Now it's your turn! Finish the sentence in the comments: “Kinda chic to ____ at 49ers.” Tag your old lab partner and tell them they owe you a reunion!

Full schedule out on the NMT Alumni Community platform.

10/06/2026

Miner Tuesday
Ever wonder what that low-flying helicopter is doing?
The New Mexico Bureau of Geology at New Mexico Tech is taking to the skies to help map New Mexico’s groundwater aquifers and better understand what lies beneath the surface.

Pretty cool science happening right here at Tech.

Read more:

Scientists are flying over Socorro-area basins to map groundwater where well data is limited.