USPE Continuing Education Conference
The Utah Society of Professional Engineers (NSPE-UT) is pleased to announce the 2025 Continuing Education Conference!
Presented in partnership with Utah DOPL and the University of Utah College of Engineering, this event is free to all licensed Utah Professional Engineers (PEs) and will include informative engineering-related content from knowledgeable presenters in several discipline areas. PEs can receive PDHs toward re-licensure for sessions they attend.
The conference will be broadcast via Zoom for those who cannot attend in person and to reach those who live away from the Wasatch Front – please register to receive a link to the broadcast.
We encourage you to take a moment to review the agenda and to register to attend!
May 17, 2025
Sorensen Molecular Biotechnology Building
University of Utah
Registration will open on April 8, 2025
USPE 2025 CONTINUING EDUCATION CONFERENCE
Details
| Date: | Saturday, May 17, 2025 |
| RSVP Deadline: | Monday, May 12, 2025 |
| Location: | University of Utah, Sorenson Molecular and Biotechnology Building (SMBB) SMBB Auditorium 36 S Wasatch Dr. Salt Lake City, Utah 84112 |
| Cost: | Free Attendance for Utah licensed professional engineers |
| Lunch: | $10.00 Box Lunches Available for $10 w/ RSVP (Venmo or credit card apply); Presenters and Active USPE-UT members eat free |
| Credits: | Attendees will receive 1 CE credit for each hour of lecture attended (certificates available) |
Sponsors
Agenda
| 7:30am | Check-In |
| 8:00am | Jon Howe PE, Bowen Collins & Associates, “Lessons Learned: Sevier Bridge Dam Spillway Replacement” |
| 9:00am | Valene Cauhorn PE, AGPROfessionals, “Bridging the Gap Between Agriculture and Engineering” |
| 10:00am | Danny Payne PE, Edwards Life Sciences, “Nitinol – A Shape Memory Super-Elastic Modern Material” |
| 11:00am | Ryan Brewster PE, Edwards Life Sciences, “Physics and Applications of Lasers and Optics in Industry” |
| 12:00pm | Lunch Break
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| 1:00pm | Tariq Arif PhD, Weber State University, “Future Opportunities and Challenges for Artificial Intelligence in Engineering” |
| 2:00pm | Pedro Huebner PhD, University of Utah, “Systems Engineering: A Better Way to Engineer” |
| 3:00pm | Megan Leonard PE PTOE, Utah Department of Transportation, ”Where the Road Meets the Rail” |
| 4:00pm | Nathan Moody PhD, University of Utah “Iron Mountain Carbon Capture, Sequestration and Subsurface Characterization” |
Parking
A major road repair project on 100 South will heavily impact North Campus traffic from early May through mid-August. We highly recommend using Mario Capecchi Drive and Wasatch Drive if you plan to drive to the conference.
