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  • 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., -- 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.

  • 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.

  • July

    ALBUQUERQUE, N.M., -- University of New Mexico civil engineering student Corey Bowen (right) and Corina Chavez, civil engineer, pause for a moment while discussing a design project, July 8, 2013. Bowen spent eight weeks this summer as the District’s first STEM intern through a partnership with UNM and assisted with several on-going design projects in the District’s General Engineering Section.

    District Offers First STEM Internship

    This summer the District collaborated with the University of New Mexico to launch the District’s first eight-week STEM internship. Civil engineering student Corey Bowen started the internship May 28 and spent her time helping on several on-going design projects.

  • March

    ALBUQUERQUE, N.M., -- Mr.Chaouki Abdallah, provost, University of New Mexico (left); Lt. Col. Antoinette Gant, commander, Albuquerque District, and Col. Andrew Nelson, deputy commander, South Pacific Division, participate in the Memorandum of Agreement Signing Ceremony. The District and UNM will work together to promote and encourage the study of STEM fields: Science, Technology, Engineers and Math.

    Albuquerque District Takes Giant Leap into STEM Initiative

    A formal ceremony was held at the University of New Mexico where the District entered into a Memorandum of Agreement with the University of New Mexico. Col. Nelson, Deputy Commander, South Pacific Division, participated in the ceremony.

  • November

    Albuquerque District’s reach back team consists of: (back row) Paul Rebarchik, Lance Faerber, James Vigil (middle row) Ben Alanis, Art Maestas, Bruce Jordan, Bill Loveland, Jim Marshall, Chris Velasquez (front row) Regina Schowalter, Kathy Mayer, Karen Irving, Francesca Thomas, and Diana Keeran. Not pictured: Charles Agee, Richard Banker, Steve Buckel, Tom Bueno, Corina Chavez, Bryan Estvanko, Paul Gendron, Tim Kreitinger, Matthias Mayerhofer, Sonia Murdock, Stephanie Padilla, Brian Sanchez, and Erica Talley.

    Albuquerque Team “Reaches Back” to Afghanistan

    Besides continuing to send our employees to assist “in country,” Albuquerque District is now supporting operations in Afghanistan at home by providing design support for four Afghanistan National Army construction projects.

  • March

    COCHITI PUEBLO, N.M., -- Officer in Charge of FEST Maj. Seth Wacker gathers information from Pete Trujillo about the drainage and sanitation of Pueblo de Cochiti’s sewage lagoon system.

    FEST Returns to Continue Technical Assistance to Pueblos

    In a second trip to Albuquerque, the South Pacific Division’s 59th Forward Engineering Support Team - Advanced (SPD FEST-A) visited the District in the beginning of March to continue lending engineering support to two New Mexico Pueblos.