The Verge Fund Lecture Series in Innovation, Ventures and Entrepreneurship hosted by the New Mexico State University College of Engineering has announced speakers for its spring 2013 lectures.

Following is the spring series schedule; all lectures are on Fridays from 4-5 p.m. on the NMSU Las Cruces campus in Thomas and Brown Hall Room 104, with a social hour and appetizers following. Lectures are free and open to the public.

• March 1 - Audrey Zibelman, founder, president and CEO of Viridity Energy
• March 15 - Scott Bryant, technology, economic, business capacity development executive
• April 5 - Joshua Neubert, Night Rover Challenge (scientist, explorer and entrepreneur)
• April 19 - Luke Nogales, assistant professor of Engineering Technology, NMSU

For more information, contact Spyros Angelis at 575-646-2975 or loky@nmsu.edu.