Professional Development Seminars
The UAA College of Engineering welcomes all students and local engineers, land surveyors and project managers to a free Professional Development Seminar Series which aims to foster collaboration and information exchange among Alaskan engineers, land surveyors and project managers. The series runs throughout the fall and spring semesters each academic year.
Location: Seminars are held in person in the UAA Engineering and Industry Building (EIB), Room 211 and/or online. Use the livestream links below to watch each week's session online. The Engineering and Industry Building is located at 2900 Spirit Drive, Anchorage, AK 99508. Free parking on Fridays on the UAA campus.
Date/Time: Select Fridays from 11:45 am - 12:45 pm. Seminars will last one hour including Q&A. See this semester's schedule below.
Additional Information: Please contact contact the College of Engineering Dean's Office at uaa_coengdeansoffice@alaska.edu.
*PDH CREDIT: To be eligible for PDH credit, each presentation can be either be viewed live or the YouTube video (if posted) can be watched at a later date. The related Qualtrics survey must also be completed and will serve as your attendance record. It is recommended that you also download the presentation flyer to serve as the syllabus regarding what was covered in the seminar. For more information about continuing education and PDH credits please see the AELS Board website
Spring 2026
| Date | Topic | Presenter(s) | Location(s) | Livestream | Qualtric Survey | PDH Eligible* |
| 2/20/26 | EIB 211 & Online |  |
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| 2/27/26 | Exploration & Grass Roots Drilling | Stan Porhola, Production and Wells Engineer, Glacier Oil and Gas | EIB 211 & Online | |
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| 3/6/26 | TBA | Gus Lewis, Graduate Student, MS INDS - Electrical Engineering and Computer Science | EIB 211 & Online | |
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| 3/20/26 | EIB 211 & Online | |
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| 3/27/26 |
Fuel-Flexible Fuel Cells: A Potential Solution for Backup and Remote Power Applications |
Dr. Ryan O'Hayre, Professor, Metallurgical and Materials Engineering, Colorado School of Mines | EIB 211 & Online | |
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| 4/10/26 | TBA | Dr. Corby Anderson, Joint Appointment, Professor, Metallurgical and Materials Engineering, Mining Engineering & Director, Kroll Institute for Extractive Metallurgy, Colorado School of Mines | EIB 211 & Online | |
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Fall 2025
| Date | Topic | Presenter(s) | Location(s) | Livestream | Qualtric Survey | PDH Eligible* |
| 9/26/2025 | Satellite Broadband - Opportunities and Challenges | Dr. Alex Hills, Distinguished Service Professor, Carnegie Mellon University & Dr. Jens Munk, Professor and Chair of Electrical Engineering, UAA | EIB 211 & Online | |
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| 10/10/25 | Purpose and Mission of ArcticShield, Linking a Greater Cybersecurity Community | Andre Andrews, CIO | EIB 211 & Online | |
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| 11/7/25 | Alaska Hazardous Waste Feasibility Study | Cory Hinds, PE, Jacobs, Anabel Needham, Enviromental Engineer, Jacobs, Subhabrata Dev, Assistant Professor, Civil Engineering. | EIB 211 & Online |  |
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| 11/21/25 | From Diesel Dependency to Investable Microgrids: Applied Geospatial Intelligence | Dr. Tariq Khalil, Founder, Mosaic Risk Analytics | EIB 211 & Online | |
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