Conference Agenda

Thursday, March 6

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

8:30 a.m. | Introduction & Welcome
Jian Li, Ph.D., P.E.
Professor
Dean R. and Florence W. Frisbie Associate Chair of Graduate Studies

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. | 2024 Higgins Lecture - Think Global, Buckle Local: Exploring Local Buckling in Structural Steel
Benjamin Schafer, Willard and Lillian Hackerman Professor of Civil and Systems Engineering, Johns Hopkins University

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

9:50 - 10:50 a.m. | Agency and Action in a Changing Climate: How SE 2050 Seeds Opportunity for Structural Engineers (pdf)
Luke Lombardi, Senior Engineer, Buro Happold

10:50 - 11:50 a.m. | Florida Building Inspection Laws (pdf)
Jennifer A. Bridge, Associate Professor, University of Florida

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

Afternoon Sessions - Buildings // Woodruff Auditorium, fifth floor

1 - 1:05 p.m. | Introduction
Moderator: Andres Lepage

1:05 - 1:50 p.m. | Fundamentals of Structural Fire Protection: Designing for Safety and Resilience
Ben Brooks, Fire Protection Engineer, Brooks Fire Protection

1:50 - 2:35 p.m. | From Retail to Rinks: How a Mall Turned Ice Center is Defining Adaptive Reuse (pdf)
Hunter Senior, Professional Engineer, Martin/Martin, Inc.

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

2:55 - 3:40 p.m. | Drop-In Top Flange Shear Connection (pdf)
Matt Yarnold, Associate Professor and Director of the Advanced Structural Engineering Laboratory, Auburn University

3:40 - 4:30 p.m. | Current Trends in Performance Based Wind and Seismic Design for Tall Buildings (pdf)
Jeff Dragovich, Director, Applied Technology and Research, DeSimone

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

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

1:05 - 1:50 p.m. | Raising A Cable-Stayed Bridge: The Eugene Talmadge Memorial Crossing (pdf)
Steve Hague, Vice President and Bridge Group Director, HNTB
Angela Kingsley, Bridge Engineer, HNTB

1:50 - 2:35 p.m. | Navigating the Aftermath: Key Bridge Cleanup Operations (pdf)
Joe Knapp, Vice President, Genesis Structures
Steve Percassi, Associate, Genesis Structures

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

2:55 - 3:40 p.m. | Fern Hollow Bridge Emergency Replacement Project (pdf)
Jason Fuller, Senior Project Manager, HDR

3:40 - 4:30 p.m. | Adjustable Cross-frames for the Erection of Steel Girder Bridges
David Byers, Co-Principle Investigator, Genesis Structures