November 7, 2012 by Darrell J. Pehr, NMSU News Center Wendy K. Wilkins, provost and executive vice president at New Mexico State University, has today submitted her resignation from her current administrative position and announced her intention to retire on Jan. 1, 2013. Wilkins will be departing her administrative position at the end of this week and will be on leave for the remaining weeks o More »

Spring 2012. Retrieved online July 18, 2012 by Janet Perez, NMSU Research & Resources NMSU lands support role for major DARPA project With a wingspan of 400 feet, the Vulture will be the largest unmanned aircraft ever flown in the world, but for New Mexico State University’s Physical Science Laboratory it’s only the latest in a long string of groundbreaking projects PSL has bee More »

July 11, 2012 by Emily C. Kelley, NMSU News Center With Steve Hottman leading the Physical Science Laboratory team on an interim basis, following former PSL Director Jay Jordan’s recent retirement, the organization will maintain its current customer base and continue to grow, serving the New Mexico State University community and beyond. “PSL does work on campus, at White Sands Missil More »

April 9, 2012 by Emily C. Kelley, NMSU News Center New Mexico State University’s Unmanned Aircraft Systems program and its new partner, Electric Power Research Institute (EPRI), recently completed tests that conclude that unmanned aircraft can be safely and effectively used to assess power grid damage following a storm or natural disaster. These efforts by the NMSU Physical Science Laborat More »

March 20, 2012 by Emily C. Kelley, NMSU News Center Brig. Gen. John G. Ferrari, commanding general, White Sands Missile Range, visited the New Mexico State University Physical Science Lab and Unmanned Aircraft System (UAS) Hangar for a familiarization tour last week. New Mexico Department of Veterans’ Services Cabinet Secretary Timothy Hale also participated in the visit. “We had More »

November 28, 2011 by Janet Perez, NMSU News Center WHAT: UAS TAAC Conference Flight Exhibition WHEN: 8 a.m. Dec. 7 (weather permitting) WHERE: Hyatt Regency Tamaya Resort & Spa, 1300 Tuyuna Trail, Santa Ana Pueblo The 13th annual UAS TAAC (Unmanned Aircraft Systems Technical Analysis and Applications Center) Conference will showcase a flight exhibition of unmanned aircraft at 8 a.m More »

NMSU News Uploaded by nmsunews on Nov 16, 2011. In September, NMSU announced it had entered a contract with the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency to assist in the development and lead the flight-testing of the Vulture unmanned aerial vehicle, the prime contractor of which is Boeing. The Vulture II will have a 400-foot wingspan and weigh between 5,000 and 7,000 pounds. Novem More »

October 31, 2011 by Tonya Suther, NMSU News Center NMSU News: Psychology and the UAS Re-uploaded by nmsunews on March 30, 2012. A New Mexico State University psychology professor is studying drones and the pilots who operate them in order to create guidelines for the Federal Aviation Administration and other agencies. These guidelines will establish methods so unmanned aircraft sys More »

NMSU News: NMSU announces contract to flight test Vulture unmanned aerial vehicle NMSUnews Uploaded by nmsunews on Mar 26, 2012 New Mexico State University on Sept. 30, 2011, announced that its Physical Science Laboratory is partnering with the United States Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency in developing and testing DARPA's Vulture unmanned aerial vehicle program. The More »