ARID Events
ARID Research Symposium- Part of UNM’s Research & Discovery Week
On November 14, 2025, the ARID Research Symposium took place from 2:15–3:15 PM in the UNM Student Union Building (SUB), Santa Ana A/B, as part of the University of New Mexico’s annual Research & Discovery Week.
The symposium showcased a diverse range of innovative, interdisciplinary research projects supported by ARID and carried out by UNM faculty, students, and affiliated centers. Over the past year, ARID has supported student researchers through the ARID Interdisciplinary Research Grants, Grand Challenges Climate Science Communication Fellowships, the STEM Pathways and Research Alliances (SPRA) Scholarship Program, and the NSF EPSCoR Graduate Fellowship Program.
During the event, funded students and collaborating research groups presented their work through posters highlighting climate, environmental, STEM, and community-engaged research.
Poster Competition Winners
Attendees participated in poster voting to recognize outstanding research presentations. Congratulations to this year’s top awardees:
1st Place:Ziqing Xie & Jane Sawerengera — “A Dynamic Bioeconomic Model for Aquaponic Farms”
2nd Place:Theodros Woldeyohannes — “The Grant County AIR-WISE Project: A Community-Based Air Quality Monitoring Project in New Mexico”
3rd Place:Jaimie Ritchie — “Where is the Pollution Coming From?”
We extend a heartfelt thank you to all presenters, attendees, and partners who helped make this year’s ARID Research Symposium a success. Your contributions continue to drive impactful, interdisciplinary research at UNM.
