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  • February

    University of New Mexico students speak with Reginald Bourgeois, USACE-Albuquerque District STEM outreach coordinator, during a STEM outreach event hosted by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers-Albuquerque District at the USACE-Albuquerque District headquarters office, Feb. 20, 2020. Bourgeois was discussing his experiences with the USACE National Power Team in Puerto Rico after Hurricane Maria.

    UNM students learn about working with USACE during Engineer Week

    Seven students from the University of New Mexico participated in an interactive briefing and panel discussion with U.S. Army Corps of Engineers-Albuquerque District leaders at the district's headquarters office, Feb. 20, 2020.

  • October

    USACE-Albuquerque District park ranger Austin Kuhlman, far left, explains where the water in Abiquiu Lake comes from to students from Coronado High School and Middle School during their tour of Abiquiu Dam, Oct. 3, 2019.

    Coronado science club tours Abiquiu Dam

    About a dozen students from the science and engineering club at Coronado High School and Middle School in Gallina, N.M., toured the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers’ Abiquiu Dam, Oct. 3, 2019.

  • May

    A close-up of the Raspberry Pi computer.

    FOCUS ON STEM: How about some Raspberry Pi?

    Michael Porter is encouraging students' interest in STEM subjects through the use of Raspberry Pi computers.

  • February

    ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. – Steven Johnson and Brianna Ulibarri, both with the Albuquerque Area Homeschoolers, watch their plane as it flies around the gymnasium during the Wright Stuff event, Jan. 28, 2017.

    Area students get hands on experience in STEM education at Science Olympiad

    District employee Reg Bourgeois took part in the the 2017 Central New Mexico Science Olympiad at the University of New Mexico, Jan. 28, 2017, judging the Wright Stuff event. Area students took part in several events in STEM disciplines and the top teams will go on to the next level - the N.M. Science Olympiad.
  • ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. – Two students watch their plane fly in the Wright Stuff event at the 2016 Central New Mexico Science Olympiad, Jan. 30, 2016.

    ABQ District Employee Helps Area Students Fly into Science Learning at Science Olympiad

    Sixteen high school level teams from area schools participated in the Wright Stuff event at the 2016 Central New Mexico Science Olympiad at the University of New Mexico, Jan. 30, 2016.

  • April

    COCHITI LAKE, N.M. -- NMSU team members practice maneuvering their concrete canoe, April 11, 2015. NMSU placed first at the 44th annual American Society of Civil Engineers Rocky Mountain Regional Conference.

    Concrete Canoes Race at Cochiti Lake

    Cochiti Lake was the scene of a unique part of the 44th annual American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) Rocky Mountain Regional Conference, April 11, 2015, when 11 of the 14 schools participating in the conference raced concrete canoes at the lake.

  • February

    ALBUQUERQUE, N.M., -- Reginald Bourgeois, the District’s STEM coordinator and a judge at the 2015 Central New Mexico Regional Science Olympiad, measures a student’s plane Jan. 31. The planes had to meet specific minimum weight and size limits to be eligible to compete in “The Wright Stuff” event.

    District Helps Students Cultivate Interest in STEM Subjects

    This year’s Central New Mexico Regional Science Olympiad took place at the University of New Mexico’s Johnson Center, Saturday, Jan. 31. District employees have participated in the Science Olympiad as judges and volunteers since 2013 and this year was no exception.

  • October

    BERNALILLO, N.M., -- Amanda Tapia-Pittman watches as Girl Scouts design and build dams with gravel and playdough.

    Corps Booth Helps Girl Scouts Learn About STEM

    The District had a booth at the 2014 Girl Scouts STEM Camporee Sept. 13, 2014, where more than 700 Scouts learned more about endangered species, how and why dams are built, and Unexploded Ordnance (UXO) safety.

  • February

    Students Study STEM through Interactive Presentations

    Seventy students from two area schools gathered at the District’s main office to learn more about the importance of STEM and some of the various ways these subjects are essential in what the Corps of Engineers does on a daily basis.
  • ALBUQUERQUE, N.M., -- (l-r) Jeff Firebaugh, Chris Parrish, and Ariane Pinson (right) time a student's glider during the "Elastic-Launched Glider" event at the Central New Mexico Regional Science Olympiad, Feb. 1.

    District Employees Assist Science Olympians

    Several District employees volunteered part of their weekend to serve as judges and facilitators at the 2014 Central New Mexico Regional Science Olympiad, held at the University of New Mexico’s Johnson Center Feb. 1.