Baker (born 1951) — American engineer, specialized in developing computer network protocols for the Internet
Ibrahim Mohammad Bahr al-Ulloum (born 1954) — Iraqi Minister of Oil from May 2005 to December 2005, while he was a member of the Islamic Virtue Party
Terry Wallace (born 1954) — director of Los Alamos National Laboratory
Lukas Lundin (born 1958) — Swedish-Canadian businessman, billionaire
Jeffrey A. Lockwood (born 1960) — author, entomologist, and University of Wyoming professor of Natural Sciences and Humanities
Axel Scherer — professor, California Institute of Technology, inventor of the Vertical-Cavity Surface-Emitting Laser (VCSEL)
Jason Harper — American politician, Republican member of the New Mexico House of Representatives representing District 57 since January 15, 2013
Pauline Irene Nguene — petroleum engineer and Cameroon Minister of Social Affairs
== Popular culture ==
A number of television shows have focused on New Mexico Tech faculty, students, and research. TruTV's Man vs. Cartoon features …
