Cave and Karst Research Institute
National Radio Astronomy Observatory (a National Science Foundation facility operated by Associated Universities, Inc. located on the New Mexico Tech campus)
Petroleum Recovery Research Center
Playas Training and Research Center
== Student life ==
NMT hosts an annual Performing Arts Series that is free to students, and, along with the broader Socorro community, city, and county, supports a great number of special events each year. New Mexico Tech is located approximately an hour south of Albuquerque in a region of high deserts to subalpine mountains that offers considerable outdoor recreation opportunities, including rock climbing, road and mountain biking, a triathlon, and hiking opportunities. New Mexico Tech also hosts numerous active student clubs, a Part 15 AM radio station, and a biweekly student newspaper, Paydirt. The campus includes an 18-hole championship golf course. The NMT student esports and rugby club teams recently won national championships.
NMT takes pride …
