USPE 2026 Continuing Education Conference
The Utah Society of Professional Engineers (NSPE-UT) is pleased to announce the 2026 Continuing Education Conference will be held on
Saturday, May 9, 2026 at the University of Utah! Please check your email, look for the postcard in the mail, or check here.
Presented in partnership with Utah DOPL and the University of Utah John and Marcia Price 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.
USPE 2026 CONTINUING EDUCATION CONFERENCE
| Date: | Saturday, May 9, 2026 |
| RSVP Deadline: | Tuesday, May 5, 2026 |
| 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 |
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| Credits: | Attendees will receive 1 CE credit for each hour of lecture attended (certificates available) |
Sponsors
Agenda
| 7:30am | Check-In |
| 8:00am | Cristian Clavijo Ph.D PMP, University of Utah, “The Silent Failure Mode in Engineering Teams” |
| 9:00am | J. Kirk Storey, PE Ph.D, Weber State University, “Human Design” |
| 10:00am | (Keynote) Marlon Lindsay, 21stCenturyEd, “The Future of the PE in the Age of AI, Robotics, and Autonomous Infrastructure” |
| 11:00am | Tommaso Lenzi Ph.D, University of Utah, “The Utah Bionic Leg: Engineering the Future of Human Mobility“ |
| 12:00pm | Lunch Break |
| 1:00pm | Sara Buckley PE, “Salt Lake City Department of Public Utilities – Stormwater Capital Improvement Program” |
| 2:00pm | Jared Bowling MPA, UDOT, “Utilizing Machine Learning to Obtain AT Facility Condition” |
| 3:00pm | Douglas Datwyler PE, “AgeTech” |
| 4:00pm | Jason Dahl PE Ph.D, “The Power of Negative Feedback: Closed-Loop Control Is More Relevant Than Ever” |
Partial funding for this educational opportunity has been provided by the Division of Occupational & Professional Licensing and the Education and Enforcement Fund.
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.
