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Event Schedule

    Pre-Conference Events Sunday October 1st
    Registration Sign-in/Continental Breakfast for Fundamentals Course 7:30 AM - 8:00AM
    Meeting Room 408
    Fundamentals of Planning and Design of University Science and Engineering Facilities
    • Russell M. Chernoff, Architect AIBC, MAAA | Chernoff Thompson Architects
    • Tim Reynolds, PE | TreanorHL
    • Naomi F. Gross, Architect AIBC, AAA, AAPEI, MRAIC, LEED AP | Chernoff Thompson Architects
    • Kelley Cramm, PE, LEED AP BD+C | Henderson Engineers
    8:00AM - 4:30PM
    Meeting Room 408
    UT Austin: Engineering Education and Research Center (EERC) and the Gary L. Thomas Energy Engineering Building (EEB) 1:00PM - 4:30PM
    Speaker Orientation Meeting & Dinner (Presenters Only) 5:45PM - 7:30PM
    Meeting Room 406
    Hosted Welcome Reception (Guests Welcome) 7:30PM - 8:30PM
    Salon C Foyer 4th FL
    Monday, October 2nd
    Registration Sign-in/Continental Breakfast 8:00AM - 8:30AM
    Salon C Foyer 4th FL
    Exhibit Booths Open 8:00AM - 6:00PM
    Salons DE 4th FL
    Plenary Sessions 8:30AM - 9:30AM
    Conference Overview and Welcome 8:30AM - 8:40AM
    Salon C Ballroom
    Next-level engineering facilities and space types for the next-generation of future engineers
    • Lance C. Pérez, PhD | University of Nebraska-Lincoln
    • Kim Wilson | University of Nebraska-Lincoln
    8:45AM - 9:10AM
    Salon C Ballroom
    UNC Charlotte’s classroom study launches engineering facility renovation/expansion and new master plan priorities
    • Kathryn Lauria Horne, FAIA, LEED AP | University of North Carolina at Charlotte
    9:10AM - 9:35AM
    Salon C Ballroom
    Refreshment Break 9:35AM - 9:55AM
    Plenary Sessions 9:55AM - 10:50AM
    Repurposing facilities for robotics education, research, and partnerships
    • Peter Stone, PhD | The University of Texas at Austin
    9:55AM - 10:20AM
    Salon C Ballroom
    A new model for energy and agricultural research and teaching: UT’s Energy and Environmental Science Research Building
    • Andrew P. Powers, AIA | The University of Tennessee, Knoxville
    10:25AM - 10:50AM
    Salon C Ballroom
    Refreshment Break 10:55AM - 11:10AM
    Concurrent Sessions (Pre-selection not required.) 11:10AM - 12:05PM
    Forum A: Future research lab environments: Next-level adaptability, flexibility, and modularity
    • James V Blount, AIA, LEED AP, NCARB | Ellenzweig Architects
    • Ben Finch | Ellenzweig

    Room 406 (left side foyer)
    Forum B: Adaptive reuse for STEM buildings: Tools and strategies to transform older buildings
    • Matt Garrett, AIA, LEED AP | Flad Architects
    • Mr Ben de Rubertis, AIA | Flad Architects

    Room 408 (left side foyer)
    Forum C: Makerspace infrastructure, safety, and security: What you need to know
    • Kelley Cramm, PE, LEED AP BD+C | Henderson Engineers
    • Danny McGrail, PE, LEED AP BD+C | Henderson Engineers

    Presented at this time only.


    Room 410 (left side foyer)
    Hosted Lunch 12:05PM - 1:05PM
    Concurrent Sessions (Pre-selection not required.) 1:10PM - 2:05PM
    Forum D: Advanced research in digital future: A new benchmark for multidisciplinary research, collaboration, and adaptability
    • John Stultz, AIA, LEED AP | Perkins&Will
    • Edwin Cordes, AIA, NCARB, LEED AP | Perkins+Will

    Room 406 (left side foyer)
    Forum E: A revolutionary new tool for real-time, twenty-dimensional scenario planning for STEM buildings
    • Mark S Reed, AIA, LEED AP | Lab / Life. Science. Architecture, Inc.
    • Stephanie E Goldberg, AIA, LEED AP | Lab / Life. Science. Architecture, Inc.
    • Maya Gharpure | University of Chicago

    Presented at this time only.


    Room 408 (left side foyer)
    Forum F: Design innovations in health science buildings: New milestones for simulation, education, and research
    • Phil Walter, PE, LEED AP | Clark & Enersen
    • Andrea Anderson, AIA, NCARB, LEED AP BD+C, WELL AP | Clark&Enersen

    Presented at this time only.


    Room 410 (left side foyer)
    Refreshment Break 2:05PM - 2:20PM
    Concurrent Sessions (Pre-selection not required.) 2:20PM - 3:15PM
    Forum G: Latest trends and metrics for next-gen STEM Facilities: Collaborative, student-centered, cross-disciplinary
    • Jorge L. Garcia, AIA, NCARB | Research Facilities Design
    • John G. Lewis | Research Facilities Design

    Room 406 (left side foyer)
    Forum H: Construction cost forecast and timing decisions for science and engineering capital projects
    • Blair Tennant, LEED AP | Vermeulens, San Antonio
    • John McKeon | Vermeulens, Austin

    Room 408 (left side foyer)
    Forum I: Reducing embodied carbon through renovation and adaptation of existing buildings
    • Conrad Talley, AIA | EwingCole
    • Maria Papiez, AIA, NCARB | EwingCole
    • William Smarzewski, RA | Ewingcole

    Presented at this time only.


    Room 410 (left side foyer)
    Refreshment Break 3:15PM - 3:45PM
    Plenary Sessions 3:40PM - 5:05PM
    The future of engineering+ programs: New priorities, space types, programming strategies
    • Blair Archambeau | University of Chicago
    3:45PM - 4:10PM
    Salon C Ballroom
    Rutgers’ HELIX: A new ecosystem for research innovation, commercialization, and education
    • David C. Schulz, AIA, PP, AUA | Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey
    • Laura Berman, AIA, LEED AP | Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey
    4:15PM - 4:40PM
    Salon C Ballroom
    Reception 4:45 - 5:45PM
    Reception Hosted by Siemens 4:45 - 5:45PM
    Salons DE 4th FL
    Tuesday, October 3rd
    Hosted Breakfast 7:15AM - 8:00AM
    Salons DE 4th FL
    Concurrent Sessions (Pre-selection not required.) 8:05AM - 9:00AM
    Forum J: Storytelling in spaces: Designs and tools to engage stakeholders and reinforce program goals
    • John Roberson, MBA | Advent, LLC
    • Grace Johnson | Advent, LLC

    Presented at this time only.


    Room 406 (left side foyer)
    Forum K: Innovation Ecodistricts: Reimagining interdisciplinary academic-industry collaboration
    • Steven Chang, AIA, LEED AP® | ZGF
    • Vlad Pajkic, AIA, LEED AP® | ZGF
    • Philip Bailey | California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo
    • Mark Romney | Blue Rise Ventures

    Presented at this time only.


    Room 408 (left side foyer)
    Forum L: Planning a STEM workhorse building: A case study of the Towson University Science Complex
    • Troy Sanders | The Whiting-Turner Contracting Company
    • Mike Glaros, AIA, LEED AP BD+C | CannonDesign

    Presented at this time only.


    Room 410 (left side foyer)
    Refreshment Break 9:00AM - 9:15AM
    Plenary Sessions 9:15AM - 10:10AM
    Planning for STEM development: Pedagogy and program analysis for Materials Science, Biology and more
    • Sandra Shea-Crabb, AIA, SCUP | University Planning, Design & Construction at the University of Connecticut
    • Thomas McClellan Haskell, AIA, LEED AP | University Planning, Design & Construction at the University of Connecticut
    9:15AM - 9:40AM
    Salon C Ballroom
    Robotics + advanced manufacturing programs: Expanding the lead with new state-of-the-art space
    • Jennifer McDowell, NCIDQ, LEED AP | Carnegie Mellon University
    • Philip L. Lehman, PhD | Carnegie Mellon University
    9:45AM - 10:10AM
    Salon C Ballroom
    Refreshment Break 10:10AM - 10:35PM
    Concurrent Sessions (Pre-selection not required.) 10:35AM - 11:30AM
    Forum H: Construction cost forecast and timing decisions for science and engineering capital projects
    • Blair Tennant, LEED AP | Vermeulens, San Antonio
    • John McKeon | Vermeulens, Austin

    Room 406 (left side foyer)
    Forum M: Programming and planning options and strategies for collaborative STEM buildings
    • Stephen M. Bartlett, AIA, LEED AP | Ballinger
    • Katherine Wohlsen, AIA, LEED AP | Ballinger
    • Victoria P. Connaughton, PhD | American University

    Presented at this time only.


    Room 408 (left side foyer)
    Forum N: Hybrid STEM buildings: Meeting the demands of program convergence and intersection of disciplines
    • Jennifer R Grafton, AIA | Stantec Architecture
    • Gabriel R Hohag, AIA | Stantec Architecture

    Presented at this time only.


    Room 410 (left side foyer)
    Refreshment Break 11:30AM - 11:45AM
    Concurrent Sessions (Pre-selection not required.) 11:45AM - 12:40PM
    Forum D: Advanced research in digital future: A new benchmark for multidisciplinary research, collaboration, and adaptability
    • John Stultz, AIA, LEED AP | Perkins&Will
    • Edwin Cordes, AIA, NCARB, LEED AP | Perkins+Will

    Room 406 (left side foyer)
    Forum G: Latest trends and metrics for next-gen STEM Facilities: Collaborative, student-centered, cross-disciplinary
    • Jorge L. Garcia, AIA, NCARB | Research Facilities Design
    • John G. Lewis | Research Facilities Design

    Room 408 (left side foyer)
    Forum O: Spaces that support the unique and varied needs of high-tech science and engineering programs
    • Adam Denmark, AIA, LEED AP BD+C | SmithGroup
    • Chris Vanneste | SmithGroup

    Presented at this time only.


    Room 410 (left side foyer)
    Hosted Lunch 12:40PM - 1:40PM
    Concurrent Sessions (Pre-selection is not required.) 1:45PM - 2:40PM
    Forum A: Future research lab environments: Next-level adaptability, flexibility, and modularity
    • James V Blount, AIA, LEED AP, NCARB | Ellenzweig Architects
    • Ben Finch | Ellenzweig

    Room 406 (left side foyer)
    Forum B: Adaptive reuse for STEM buildings: Tools and strategies to transform older buildings
    • Matt Garrett, AIA, LEED AP | Flad Architects
    • Mr Ben de Rubertis, AIA | Flad Architects

    Room 408 (left side foyer)
    Refreshment Break 2:40PM - 2:55PM
    Concluding Session 2:55PM - 3:40PM
    Town Hall Knowledge Roundup
    • Derek Westfall | Tradeline, Inc.
    • Stephanie E Goldberg, AIA, LEED AP | Lab / Life. Science. Architecture, Inc.
    • Jorge L. Garcia, AIA, NCARB | Research Facilities Design
    2:55PM - 3:40PM
    Salon C Ballroom
    Conference Adjourns 3:40PM