Conference Agenda

Thursday, March 5

7:30 - 8:15 a.m. | Registration & Continental Breakfast

8:15 a.m. | Introduction
Jian Li, Ph.D., P.E.
Dean E. Ackers Professor
Dean R. and Florence W. Frisbie Associate Chair of Graduate Studies

8:20 a.m. | Welcome
Caroline Bennett, Ph.D., P.E.
KU CEAE Chair
Charles and Mary Jane Spahr Professor
Glenn L. Parker Faculty Fellow

Morning Session || Woodruff Auditorium, fifth floor

8:30 - 9:30 a.m. | 2025 Higgins Lecture - Achieving Excellence in Fabricated Structural Steel
Ronnie Medlock

9:30 - 9:50 a.m. | Networking Refreshment Break

9:50 - 10:50 a.m. | Workforce of the Future: the AEC Workforce Pipeline and Influences of AI on the Industry
Brian Lines, University of Kansas

10:50 - 11:50 a.m. | Sphere at The Venetian - A Structural Genome
Steve Reichwein, Severud Associates

11:50 a.m. - 12:50 p.m. | Lunch

Afternoon Sessions - Buildings || Woodruff Auditorium, fifth floor

1 - 1:05 p.m. | Introduction
Moderator: TBD

1:05 - 1:50 p.m. | KU Football Stadium: Design and Construction
Jeff Adams, HNTB

1:50 - 2:35 p.m. | TBD
TBD

2:35 - 2:55 p.m. | Networking Refreshment Break

2:55 - 3:40 p.m. | Penn2 Redevelopment in NYC
Brian Falconer, Severud Associates

3:40 - 4:30 p.m. | Navigating Sustainable Concrete Mix Design, Pilot Studies
Kyle Kammer, Concrete Strategies, LLC
Erika Winters-Downey, Clayco

Afternoon Sessions - Bridges || BIG 12 Room, fifth floor

1 - 1:05 p.m. | Introduction
Moderator: TBD

1:05 - 1:50 p.m. | Yellowstone River Bridge Sits Tall Atop Canyon to Improve Safety, Access and Views
Sean McAuley

1:50 - 2:35 p.m. | Brightline Florida Project
Scott Dean, HNTB

2:35 - 2:55 p.m. | Networking Refreshment Break

2:55 - 3:40 p.m. | Bridges for Wildlife
Darwin Vargas, State of California

3:40 - 4:30 p.m. | I70 Bridge in Downton KCKS
Kevin Gribble, KDOT
Andrew Spencer, HDR