New Mexico Society of Professional Engineers

What is NSPE – New Mexico?

The New Mexico Society of Professional Engineers (NMSPE) provides leadership for the advancement of engineering professionalism throughout New Mexico. We provide conferences, meetings, events, and activities throughout the year, including ethics classes and the professional engineering exam review courses. We are 300 members strong! Our members range from university students to retired professionals located throughout the state in several different chapters.

Membership

NMSPE Events

Upcoming Events:

2026 Issues Conference

Annual Meeting

The 2026 Issues Conference will be held on Friday, November 13, 2026 at the UNM Continuing Education Center. Stay tuned for more information on speakers and topics.

Recent Events

Annual Meeting

The 2026 Annual Meeting was held on Friday, June 26, 2026 at the UNM Continuing Education Center. This year’s theme was “100 Years of Route 66 and Engineering – the Transformation of New Mexico.” Route 77 brought significant changes to a very young state; then much of it was integrated into I-40. With a new I-40 Tradeport Corridor Hub, a very long awaited water project completed and much, much more on the horizon, the next 100 years promise to once again transform our state. And it is engineers who have and will, make this a reality.

Our Lineup of Speakers included: Mark Bazek, NMRA – Wilson and Co Engineers & Architects, “Route 66, East Gateway Monument Sign,” Marcos Gonzales – Bernalillo County Economic Development, “I-40 TradePort Corridor Hub – Phase 1 Project,” Andrew Robertson, PE -Souder Miller & Associates, “To’hajiilee Pipeline and Terminal Facility Project,” Angelica Trujillo – Highway Operations Division, NM Dept of Transportation, ” NMDOT Route 66 Projects and Initiatives,” Larry Donahue, Esq – Law for Small Business (L4SB), “The Legal Survival Guide for New Mexico Engineers,” and Karl Tonander, PE, PG – New Mexico Board of Licensing for Professional Engineers and Professional Surveyors (NMBLPEPS), “Rough Surfing for Boards – The Future of Licensing – Challenges & Opportunities.”

Check out some of the Highlights at: 2026 EWeek

Since its founding by NSPE in 1951, Engineers Week has celebrated the tremendous contributions engineers make to society. We are excited to continue our partnerships with NSPE and DiscoverE and work to help inspire the next generation of engineers.

Our 2026 Lineup of Speakers included: Jan Williams, PE – Society of Women Engineers, “How Engineers Can (and Do) Help Make New Mexico Better,” James Patterson, LG and Max Sherwin – Lithified Technologies, “The Engineer’s Design Tool That Optimizes Road Base Stabilization with Perpetual Results,” Gabriel Flores, PE – Jacobs Engineering, “Semiconductor Factories: Complex and Expensive,” Byron Morton – KOAT-TV, Chief Meteorologist, ” Master of Ceremonies,” and Brian Legan – Associated Contractors of New Mexico (ACONM), “Engineering Ethics: Power of the Bystander.”

You Nominated the Best – and we are pleased to announce the winners of Project of the Year, Engineer of the Year, Young Engineer of the Year, and for the first time, EIT of the Year. Check them out here:

Project of the Year

Engineer of the Year

Young Engineer of the Year

EIT of the Year

Issues Conference

The 2025 Issues Conference was held on Friday, November 21, 2025 at UNM Continuing Education Center, and it was a great success. Thank you for attending!

The lineup of speakers and topics included: Mark P. Kelly, PE – Albuquerque Bernalillo County Water Authority (ABCWUA), “Water Resource Management and Conservation at the ABCWUA,” Bulbul Ahmmed, PhD – Los Alamos National Laboratory, “Geothermal Resources in New Mexico,” Maryam Hojati, PhD – University of New Mexico, “Advanced Reinforcement Techniques for 3D Concrete Printing: Enhancing Strength and Durability,” Jason Casuga, PE – Middle Rio Grande Conservancy District, “Adapting to Change: Past, Present and Future of Water Conservation in the Middle Rio Grande Valley,” Perry Valdez – New Mexico Board of Licensure for Professional Engineers & Professional Surveyors, “BLPEPS Board Updates,” and Kyle Payne, PhD – Quality Culture, “Artificial Intelligence and Its Implications for Engineering Ethics.”

The 2025 New Mexico MATHCOUNTS Golf Challenge was held on Saturday, July 12th, 2025. Participants had fun and helped us raise money for New Mexico MATHCOUNTS. Thank you to everyone who participated. We are considering hosting another Golf Tournament in 2027.

Local Chapter Events

Albuquerque Chapter

The Albuquerque Chapter hosts monthly luncheons and/ or dinners(except for February, June and November) on the third week of each month. These luncheons qualify for one to one and half hours of PDH credit and are a great opportunity to hear presentations on various topics of interest and socialize with your peers. Please join us for our August 27, 2026 Joint Dinner Meeting with IEEE from 5:30pm to 7:00pm, at the UNM Continuing Education Center, 1634 University Avenue NE. Joseph Kotulski, PhD, Computational Electromagnetics Engineer, Sandia National Laboratories will present “Gemma: An Electromagnetic Boundary Element for Qualification in Electromagnetic Environments.” Everyone is welcome.

Our September 17, 2026 luncheon meeting (11:30am to 1:00pm) will feature Clayton Ten Eyck, PE, Chief Engineer, Southside Water Reclamation Plant (SWRP), Plant Operations Division, Albuquerque Bernalillo County Water Utility Authority (ABCWUA). Please note there will be not be a meeting in November due to the State Issues Conference.

Bowling & Beers with Engineers – Albuquerque Chapter

The Albuquerque Chapter celebrated Professional Engineers Day with our 5th Annual Beers with Engineers event, on Wednesday, August 5, 2026 from 5:30pm to 7:00pm at Skidmore’s Holiday Bowl,7505 Lomas Blvd NE. We appreciate everyone who joined us – it was fun (even if only 4 bowled!

Santa Fe Chapter

The Santa Fe/Los Alamos Chapter dinner meeting will be held on Wednesday, May 6, 2026 at the Elks Lodge located at 1615 Old Pecos Trail, in Santa Fe, NM. The meeting will begin at 5:30 p.m. with our guest speaker, Joe Maestas, PE, CFE who is also our State of New Mexico State Auditor. Attendees will earn PDHs for attending. Please invite an engineer buddy.

Please contact Joe Barela at joebengineering@msn.com for more information.

San Juan Chapter

The San Juan Chapter meets monthly on the third Wednesday of the month. The next meeting is scheduled for Wednesday, August 19, 2026 at noon at the Geomat Inc. Office #2, 2100 Cortland Avenue, Farmington. Please contact Toni at nmspe.sanjuan@gmail.com for more information. Bring your own lunch.

The Chapter is currently looking to fill the VP role and would greatly appreciate your help in identifying candidates. Contact Chase (505)327-7928 or chase.beckstead@geomatengineering.com of Toni at toni.sitta@sjcounty.net As always, if you have any questions or ideas for future presenters or topics, please feel free to reach out!