What is PRTC?

Forging Possibilities

off the Beaten Path

01

VISION

Create the premier multi-domain environment for integrated teams to train, innovate, experiment, and research simultaneously.

02

MISSION

Accelerate research and training through a personalized customer experience.

03

THE NM TECH CONNECTION

PRTC is managed by the Office of Research of New Mexico Tech (NMT), a public university located in Socorro, NM. Founded in 1889, NMT has earned a renowned reputation in research, testing and training, and is sustained by nationally-recognized scientists, engineers, computer analysts, instructors, and technicians.
 
PRTC works closely with many of the research facilities on campus including:

  • Institute for Complex Additive Systems Analysis (ICASA)

  • Energetic Material Research and Testing Center (EMRTC)

  • National Cave and Karst Research Institute (NCKRI)

  • EarthScope (National Seismology and Geodetic Center, NSF)

  • Petroleum Recovery Research Center (PRRC)

  • New Mexico Bureau of Geology and Mineral Resources (NMBGMR)

  • Magdalena Ridge Observatories (MRO)

  • Cybersecurity Centers of Excellence for Education in NM

Partners

04

LOCATION

Located in the “bootheel” of New Mexico, PRTC is a REMOTE facility at least a half-day drive from any major city.

Our location is:

  • 20 air miles from US/Mexico border

  • 130 miles from Las Cruces, NM

  • 180 miles from El Paso, TX airport (3 hours)

  • 180 miles from Tucson, AZ airport (3 hours)

  • 220 miles from New Mexico Tech in Socorro (3.5 hours)

  • 300 miles from Albuquerque, NM airport (4.5 hours)

  • 300 miles from Phoenix, AZ airport (4.5 hours)

Proximity Map