British dignitaries to honor Sen. Domenici's dedication to scientific collaboration

New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology is a state-supported university that was founded in 1889 in Socorro, N.M. New Mexico Tech specializes in educating scientists and engineers who are leaders of industry, commerce and education. Tech faculty and researchers conduct cutting-edge research in areas from astrophysics and biology to mining and petroleum engineering. With rigorous admission standards, the student body represents all 50 states and 49 countries. The university has partnerships and research projects on every continent, including Antarctica. The university lives up to its motto: “The Greatest School You’ve Never Heard Of.”

Cavendish Laboratory

The Cavendish Laboratory at the University of Cambridge in the UK, was founded in 1871, along with the appointment of James Clerk Maxwell as the first Cavendish Professor. It has a distinguished intellectual history, with 29 Nobel prizewinners who worked for considerable periods within its facilities, and is associated with many notable discoveries, including the electron and the structure of DNA.

University of Cambridge

As the University of Cambridge approaches its eight-hundredth anniversary in 2009, it is looking to the future. Its mission is to contribute to society through the pursuit of education, learning and research at the highest international levels of excellence. It admits the very best and brightest students, regardless of background, and offers one of the UK’s most generous bursary schemes.

The University of Cambridge’s reputation for excellence is known internationally and reflects the scholastic achievements of its academics and students, as well as the world-class original research carried out by its staff. Some of the most significant scientific breakthroughs occurred at the University, including the splitting of the atom, invention of the jet engine and the discoveries of stem cells, plate tectonics, pulsars and the structure of DNA. From Isaac Newton to Stephen Hawking, the University has nurtured some of history’s greatest minds and has produced more Nobel Prize winners than any other UK institution with over 80 laureates.

UK Science & Innovation Network in the US:

The Science & Innovation team in Houston is part of the UK's Foreign and Commonwealth Office's Network of Global Science Attaches. They work to promote links between science and innovation providers and users in the United Kingdom and the United States in industry, academia and research institutions by identifying and supporting opportunities for collaboration between those on the cutting-edge of science and innovation. In addition, they will work to see that UK policy-makers are fully informed about any developments in the US, as well as promote the United Kingdom as a world-class leader in science and innovation.

For more information, please contact UK Science & Innovation Consul in Houston, Dr. May Akrawi, on 713-659-6270 x2134 or (www.uksciencetech.com).

The UK and the U.S. already have an extensive history of S&T collaboration based on the exchange of ideas and best practices in science and innovation policy. The total flow of research and development investment between the UK and the U.S. is larger than between any other two countries in the world—approximately $4 billion (£2.2 billion) in each direction.