Current Innovators
Elizabeth Williams
Elizabeth Williams is from San Diego, CA. A graduate student working toward an M.E. in Mechanical ... Engineering. She graduated from NMSU in December 2025 with a B.S in Mechanical Engineering and a B.S. in Aerospace Engineering with a Minor in Physics. She worked at Northrop Grumman as a systems engineer intern for 2.5 years.
Skills:
CAD
SolidWorks
MATLAB
Excel
3D Printing
Manual Mills and Lathes
Organization
Problem-solving
Ezequiel Beltran Rodriguez
Ezequiel is a junior majoring in Electrical Engineering with a concentration in microelectronics ... and computers. He has interned at Los Alamos National Laboratory and has used 3D printers to create special projects to implement new safety equipment in the Waste Isolation Pilot Plant. He enjoys mountain biking, custom computer building, and music. Some of his future aspirations are to work at Nvidia as a circuit design engineer or as a CPU RTL Design Engineer.
Skills:
CAD
TopSpice
Multisim
Soldering
Data Collection
Troubleshooting
Arduino
Hobbies / Interests:
Cars
Computers
Mountain Biking
Baseball
Michael Loest
Michael Loest is from Las Cruces, NM, and he is working on a bachelor's in mechanical and aerospace ... engineering.
Skills:
SolidWorks
Problem-Solving
Advanced 3D printing
Hobbies / Interests:
Forging
Fishing
3D Modeling
Archery
Jared Glaze
Jared Glaze is a freshman majoring in mechanical engineering. He has lived in Las Cruces his whole life ... and played basketball throughout high school. In his free time, he likes to hang out with his friends, go to the gym, and create things.
Skills:
3D Printing
Simplify3D
LulzBot Cura
SolidWorks
Prototyping
Organization
Hobbies / Interests:
Being with friends
Going on hikes with his dog
Restoring and painting shoes
Video games
Playing basketball
Going to the gym