UNM Center for High Technology Materials | 370 followers on LinkedIn. Research and workforce development for photonics, microelectronics, and nanoscale materials, devices, and applications. | The University of New Mexico's (UNM) Center for High Technology Materials (CHTM) is an internationally recognized center of excellence in photonics and microelectronics with a global reputation for inventing disruptive nanoscale technologies. It is a highly advanced interdisciplinary science and engineering research facility with capabilities matched by few universities in the United States. The Center offers its scientists, engineers and students end-to-end integration capabilities from design and modeling to materials and prototype manufacture.