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Congratulations to PESMC’s 2026 Scholarship Winners and Awardees!

Published February 2026

Come celebrate these accomplishments at the 64th Annual Gene R. O’Brien Awards Banquet!

Saturday, February 21, 2026, 6:30 PM
Mercer Oaks Golf Course, West Windsor, NJ

Register to attend by February 12, 2026: https://forms.gle/4YHDfL3n29M8rvJs7

Engineer of the Year
Michael J. Marano, P.E.
WSP USA

Young Engineer of the Year
Dominic Wirkijowski, Ph.D., P.E.
Johnson, Mirmiran, and Thompson, Inc.

Government Service Award
Samantha E. Brown, P.E.
Hamilton Township

Citizen of the Year
Hal English
Princeton Mercer Regional Chamber of Commerce

STEM Teacher of the Year
Masooma Geisz
Thomas R. Grover Middle School

Project of the Year
Replacement of Bi-County Bridge No. 760.4 (4-B-92), Grover’s Mill Road over Millstone River
Mercer County

Project of the Year
2026 World Cup ITS Improvements
New Jersey Department of Transportation

Calendar

UPCOMING EVENTS

Wednesday, September 10, 2025, 6:00 PM

Monthly Chapter Meeting & Technical Presentation

North Wildwood Emergency Beach Nourishment Dredging
Presented by Michael J. Marano, P.E., WSP USA

KC Prime Restaurant, Lawrenceville, NJ

Wednesday, October 8, 2025, 6:00 PM

Monthly Chapter Meeting & Technical Presentation

Politics, Perception, and Pavement: Building Active Transportation Networks That Work
Presented by Jim Purcell, P.E., PMP, Municipality of Princeton

KC Prime Restaurant, Lawrenceville, NJ

Wednesday, November 5, 2025, 6:00 PM

Monthly Chapter Meeting & Technical Presentation

Bridging the Future: The Portal North Bridge Project
Presented by Mehmet Ozetkin, NJ Transit, and Eli Charchar, Alexia Associates

KC Prime Restaurant, Lawrenceville, NJ

Wednesday, December 10, 2025, 6:00 PM

Monthly Chapter Meeting & Technical Presentation

The Engineer’s AI Crash Course: Practical Applications of Emerging Technology
Presented by Luke Dragon, HNTB

KC Prime Restaurant, Lawrenceville, NJ

Wednesday, January 14, 2026, 6:00 PM

Monthly Chapter Meeting & Technical Presentation

Engineering Ethics
Presented by Jon Gaskill, P.E., Langan Engineering

KC Prime Restaurant, Lawrenceville, NJ

Wednesday, February 4, 2026, 6:00 PM

Monthly Chapter Meeting & Technical Presentation

Route 30 Beach Thorofare Bridge
Presented by George Zimmer, P.E., PMP, WSP USA, Brianna Rela, P.E., WSP USA,
Mike Kasbekar, P.E., NJDOT, and Rama Krishnagiri, P.E., MP Engineers

KC Prime Restaurant, Lawrenceville, NJ

Saturday, February 21, 2026, 6:30 PM

64th Annual Gene R. O’Brien Awards Banquet

Celebrate our annual awardees and scholarship recipients!

Mercer Oaks Golf Course, West Windsor, NJ

About Us

About Us

The Professional Engineers Society of Mercer Chapter is a local chapter of the New Jersey Society of Professional Engineers (NJSPE) and National Society of Professional Engineers (NSPE). Founded in 1934, NSPE strengthens the engineering profession by promoting engineering licensure and ethics, enhancing the engineer image, advocating and protecting PEs’ legal rights at the national and state levels, publishing news of the profession, providing continuing education opportunities, and much more. NSPE serves 45,000 members and the public through 53 state and territorial societies and over 500 local chapters.

Contact Us

Professional Engineers Society of Mercer County
c/o Jon Gaskill, P.E.
1 University Square Drive, Suite 110
Princeton, NJ 08540

(609) 282-8034
jgaskill@langan.com
pesmcboard@gmail.com

Officers

CURRENT OFFICERS 2025-2026

President
Jon Gaskill, P.E.
Langan Engineering

First Past President
Basit ‘Sunny’ Muzaffar, P.E
Mercer County

Second Past President
Tejal Patel, P.E.
CME Associates

First Vice President
Jason Goss, P.E.
T&M Associates

Second Vice President
Dominic Wirkijowski, Ph.D., P.E.
JMT

Treasurer
Megan Ortiz, P.E.
WSP USA

Secretary
Alexa Charchar, P.E.
WSP USA

Chapter Trustee
Malcolm Bryson, P.E.
IH Engineers

Chapter Trustee
Joseph Vena, P.E.
Mercer County

Chapter Trustee
Luke Dragon
HNTB

Contact the Executive Board:
pesmcboard@gmail.com

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