The Department of Defense (DOD) recently announced awards totaling $161 million to 281 university researchers under the Defense University Research Instrumentation Program. The awards, which include $232,320 in funding to The University of New Mexico’s Department of Chemistry & Chemical Biology and Principal Investigator Terefe Habteyes, will support the purchase of major equipment to augment current and develop new research capabilities relevant to the Department. This year's awards will accelerate basic research in areas the National Defense Science and Technology