索科罗,N.M. – A top student from the Class of 2023 has been named the first student 富布赖特 学者 in 威尼斯人app下载’s history and will work on a research project in Norway. An associate professor also received a 富布赖特 学者 Award fellowship for the 2023-2024学年. 两位NMT毕业生——阿丽莎N. 阿尔伯克基的罗伯茨 和教员- 劳尔Morales-Juberias，博士.D. -都是大学的 物理系.

罗伯茨 graduated 2023年5月13日, with a bachelor of science degree in 物理 with 天体物理学的选择. This fall she will join the Norwegian University of Science 和技术，位于特隆赫姆，挪威. 她将在那里度过一学年 和博士一起工作. Foteini Oikonomou, an associate professor and astroparticle physicist 在物理系. 罗伯茨将花10个月的时间研究超大质量黑洞 holes in active galactic nuclei as neutrino (neutrally charged, almost massless particles) 来源.

“I am very excited to do more neutrino research and work with my incredibly supportive Norwegian affiliate and the university's 天体物理学 department,” 罗伯茨 said. “I look forward to the international collaboration and participating in Trondheim's community. Of course, hiking in the nearby mountains, kayaking, and seeing the Northern Lights 在即将到来的一年里，也有我非常渴望的事情吗.”

罗伯茨 recently received the Brown Award at Commencement, given to the graduate who is judged by the faculty to be highest in scholarship, conduct, and leadership. 她 also is this year’s recipient of the Albert Petcheck Award for outstanding student in theoretical 物理 from the Department of Physics and received the Abraham and 2022年获得Ester Brook优秀大三学生奖. 在NMT工作期间，罗伯茨 served as an officer with the Physics Club and the Astronomy Club, founded the Language Learning Club and served as its president, served as a tutor with the Office for Student 一边学习，一边做助教和评分员.

Dr. 劳尔Morales-Juberias received a sabbatical for the 2023-2024学年 supported, 在某种程度上，这是由于美国.S. 国务院. 他获得了美国富布赖特奖学金.S. 学者 program award in astronomy to conduct research at the Center for Atmospheric Studies 以及智利Valparaíso大学的天文统计. 在那里，他会合作 博士. 气象系的Julio Marín.  在他休假期间，他的 research will make use of data and models that advance our understanding of different phenomena present in the atmospheres of the outer planets of the solar system.