Join MDSPE at Diamondback Brewing Co. on Wednesday, August 6th to celebrate all our hard-working licensed professional engineers.
Enjoy a casual evening of pizza, beer and networking with industry colleagues!
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Join MDSPE for the Engineers Reception & Awards Night on May 13th. Come out to the Engineers Club to network and show your support for the industry and Maryland’s Newly Licensed Engineers (NLE).
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Join MDSPE for a tour of the United States Coast Guard Ship Yard.
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Join us for a one-hour webinar, Put That Stamp Down! Ethical Obligations and COMAR for Engineers
Our panel will share their insights, experiences and best practices in utilizing this tool ethically and effectively.
This webinar is eligible for one (1) Maryland PDH Credit (Ethics or Law).
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Nathan Beil joined KCI in 1988, and within four years, he started the company’s water resources division, which quickly grew to a team of 21 and became one of KCI’s top-performing business units. In 1994, he was promoted to vice president and the following year to senior vice president. Beil led the firm’s environmental group from 1995 to 2001, adding three new service lines—public utilities (now the communications design, power, and utility services practices), subsurface utility engineering, and geographic information systems (now geospatial solutions and asset management practices). He was then promoted to executive vice president, responsible for managing the four operating groups that made up the Mid-Atlantic region. Beil was promoted to president in 2006, growing our incredible team from 900 to more than 1,500 and significantly expanding the firm’s geographic footprint. He led KCI’s expansion to Texas where over 200 professionals currently work. During his tenure as president, and much to his credit, KCI was named Engineering News Record’s Mid-Atlantic Design Firm of the Year and the Baltimore Sun’s top workplace among large firms in 2017. Beil assumed the role of CEO in 2018 and chairman in 2021. He is a two-time graduate of Lehigh University, earning his bachelor’s and master’s degrees in 1983 and 1987, respectively. He completed the Executive Program at the University of Virginia’s Darden Graduate School of Business Administration in 2000 and the American Council of Engineering Companies Senior Executive Institute in 2006. He is a registered professional engineer in Delaware and Maryland and a Diplomate of Water Resources Engineering. Throughout his career, Beil has been dedicated to improving the profession, the region and his community, and currently serves on the executive committee of The Design Professionals Coalition (DPC) and is the past chair of the Maryland Chamber of Commerce and the Design Professional Risk Control Group. He also serves on Lehigh University’s Masters of Structural Engineering Advisory Board as well as the boards of directors for the Scouting America, the Woodmont Chapter of the Izaak Walton League of America, and the Maryland Transportation Builders & Materials Association (MTBMA). Nate is an active member of the American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE), American Water Resources Association (AWRA) and the American Council of Engineering Companies (ACEC). A long-time supporter of the Boy Scouts of America, he is the past President of the Baltimore Area Council and has been recognized with the National Outstanding Eagle Scout and Silver Beaver Awards.
Join us on February 12th for an opportunity to hear from Michael Shields, a Professor of Engineering at Johns Hopkins University specializing in risk assessment.
Hosted by the Maryland Society of Professional Engineers (MDSPE), participants will receive 1 PDH for this event.
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Michael D. Shields is an Associate Professor in the Dept. of Civil & Systems Engineering at Johns Hopkins University where he is also the Director of the Center on High-Throughput Materials Discovery for Extremes (HT-MAX), holds a secondary appointment in the Dept. of Materials Science and Engineering, and is a fellow of the Hopkins Extreme Materials Institute. Prof. Shields conducts research in uncertainty quantification (UQ) and probabilistic modeling for problems in structural mechanics, materials science, and physics with applications ranging from multi-scale material modeling to assessing the reliability and safety of large-scale structures. He received his Ph.D. in Civil Engineering and Engineering Mechanics from Columbia University in 2010, after which he was employed as a Research Engineer in applied computational mechanics at Weidlinger Associates, Inc. He joined the faculty at Johns Hopkins in 2013. For his work in UQ, Prof. Shields has been awarded the ONR Young Investigator Award, the NSF CAREER Award, the DOE Early Career Award, and the Johns Hopkins University Catalyst Award. Prof. Shields and his group also develop the open-source UQpy (Uncertainty Quantification with Python) software, which is a general toolbox and development environment for UQ in computational, mathematical, and physical systems.
Join the Maryland Society of Professional Engineers for a breakfast event featuring Mike Sarafin, NASA Mission Manager, who will offer an inside look at the historic Artemis I mission and share plans for future Artemis missions…
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Kick off the holiday season with MDSPE Baltimore Chapter on December 5th!
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Developed in 1983 as the first nationwide program of its kind, MATHCOUNTS combines the efforts of volunteers, educators, industry sponsors, the government and the technology community to promote math excellence among middle school students. The purpose of MATHCOUNTS To provide engaging math programs to US middle school students of all ability levels to build confidence and improve attitudes about math and problem solving. Currently in its 42nd year, MATHCOUNTS meets its purpose by providing three separate, but complementary, programs for middle school students: The MATHCOUNTS Competition Series and The National Math Club.
This grassroots network of more than 17,000 volunteers organize MATHCOUNTS competitions nationwide. Each year over 500 local competitions and 56 “state” competitions are conducted, primarily by chapter and state societies of the National Society of Professional Engineers. In Maryland, we are 100% volunteer led. There are no paid positions. All contributions go directly to supporting the purchase of trophies, tee-shirts, buttons, patches, etc.
to make the day memorable for the Mathletes. We are very fortunate to have the Maryland Society of Professional Engineers Education Foundation, The McDonogh School and STV Incorporated as our sponsors for our State Chapter Competitions so far this year. Below you will find the 2025 competition schedule.
Saturday, February 1, 2025: Baltimore/Chesapeake Chapter and Howard Chapter (Baltimore, Cecil, Harford, Baltimore City and Howard Counties)
Location: The McDonogh School
Coordinator Email: Joel.Oppenheimer@STVInc.com
Saturday, February 1, 2025: Southern Maryland Chapter Competition (Charles, Calvert and St. Mary’s Counties)
Location: Calvert High School
Coordinator Email: Natalie.Cotton@SMECO.coop
Saturday, February 8, 2025: Potomac Chapter (Montgomery/Prince George’s Counties)
Location: University of Maryland at College Park
Coordinator Email: Chris.S.Anderson.PE@gmail.com
Saturday, February 8, 2025: Frederick Chapter (Frederick and Carroll Counties)
Location: Walkersville Middle School
Coordinator Email: MikeSwan1200@hotmail.com
Saturday, February 22, 2025: Annapolis Chapter (Anne Arundel County, Eastern Shore)
Location: Chesapeake Science Point Charter School
Coordinator: Kelly.Misner@STVinc.com
Saturday, February 22, 2025: Hagerstown Chapter (Washington, Garrett and Allegany Counties)
Location: Washington Middle School, Cumberland
Coordinator Email: stephen.thompson@acpsmd.org
Saturday, March 15, 2025
Location: The McDonogh School
Coordinator Email: Joel.Oppenheimer@STVInc.com
May 11-12, 2025 | TBD, Washington, DC
Top four Maryland Mathletes based on the results of the Maryland State Competition will attend and represent Maryland.
The MATHCOUNTS Competition Series is comprised of up to 4 different rounds:
The Individual Scores are determined as the number of correct Sprint Answers plus the number of correct Target Round
Answers x 2 (maximum score is 46). The Team Score is the average Individual Scores of the four team members plus 2 x
the number of correct Team Round Answers (maximum score is 66).
Volunteer Opportunities
Volunteering can include proctoring which begins with the beginning competition time (8:30 or 9:00 am for Chapter
Competitions and 9:30 am for the State Competition and is done by approximately 11:30 am or noon; helping with grading
(we provide answer sheets) and that begins 30 minutes after the competition begins and is usually done by 12 or 12:30 pm
and help in the scoring room which is usually done by 1 pm or 1:30 pm but starts a little later (approximately 30 minutes
after the competition begins).
If you’re interested in volunteering, please contact the Chapter Coordinator listed above. They will provide all the details you need.
Volunteering for MATHCOUNTS is a rewarding experience where you’ll witness firsthand the enthusiasm and talent of Maryland’s brightest young mathematicians. Join us and make a difference!
