2025 Workshop Registration

May 28 - May 31, 2025

Sponsored by Aermotor Windmill Company, San Angelo, TX

Location: Agricultural Institute
(behind NMSU Police Department)
725 College Drive
Las Cruces, NM 88003-8003

Fee: $0 (State of NM Covering Registration Fee This Year)
Max Capacity: 25 people. Everyone is welcome, however, preference will be given to new attendees.
Deadline: May 23

Join us for a comprehensive training workshop in traditional windmill water lifting applications. Conducted by several of the industry's leading experts, with classroom, shop laboratory, and field demonstration instructional settings.


   
If you are an individual with a disability who is in need of an auxiliary aid or service, please contact Carlos Rosencrans by 05/14/25 at crosencr@nmsu.edu or call at 575-649-7946.

New Mexico State University is an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer and educator. NMSU and the U.S. Department of Agriculture Cooperating.

Topics Covered

  • Windmill vs Solar PV water yields and costs
  • Planning and sizing windmill water systems
  • Water well construction and pollution protection
  • Complete assembly and construction of windmills and towers
  • Maintenance and repair of windmills
  • Hands-on field installation of windmill and down-hole components

Instructors

  • Carlos Rosencrans, Retired, NMSU-AXED
  • Craig Runyan, NMSU Emeritus, Soland-Aer, LLC
  • Taylor Schafer, Aermotor Windmill Company
  • Brad Mitchell, Aermotor Windmill Company
  • David Biera, Aermotor Windmill Company
  • Lee Koll, Koll Well Service
  • Bob Hayter, Hayter Ranch
  • George Woodruff, Master Windmiller
  • Kevin Moore, Master Windmiller
  • Richard Secakoyva, Hopi Reservation
Register Now!

Image of crane lifting blades to windmill tower.

Photo Credit: Jay Riekenberg

Image of people erecting a windmill

Photo Credit: Jay Riekenberg