November 7, 2017 - 5:00pm to 7:00pm

 

The Structural Engineers Foundation (SEF) invites you to the free Fall Lecture on November 7, 2017.  Advance registration is requested. 

Vista Tower - Frustums on Chicago's Skyline -- Presented by Magnusson Klemencic Associates

The 2017 Fall Lecture will present in detail the unique engineering challenges of Chicago’s newest supertall building, the Vista Tower.  Highlighted topics will include wind tunnel optimization, geometric irregularities, construction sequencing, and differential shortening.  The Vista Tower is currently 16 stories above grade, and headed for 96 by the end of 2018.

 

 

David Fields, P.E., S.E.

David is a Senior Principal at Magnusson Klemencic Associates and leader of the firm’s Residential Specialist Group.  His portfolio of more than 50 residential projects includes towers up to 100 stories, multi-block developments up to 92,900 m² (1 million ft²), and more than 40 projects in areas of high seismicity.  David is also a key member of MKA’s Performance-Based Design and Earthquake Technical Specialist Teams, and active on several national committees developing related codes.

 

 

Location: 

University Center

525 S. State Street

Chicago, IL

 

Program:

5:00 - 6:00 pm - Reception (cash bar, complimentary hors d'oevres)

6:00 - 7:00 pm - Lecture

 

Cost: 

Free!  Use the link to the right to RSVP and guarantee your place. 

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Participants

Andrew Keaschall ( Alfred Benesch & Company )
James Hauck ( Wiss, Janney, Elstner Associates, Inc. )
William Ipema ( Klein and Hoffman, Inc. )
Walter Flood ( Flood Testing Labs, Inc )
Joe Nasvik ( Technical Writing Service )
Daniel Roig ( Roig Associates )
Jack Gibbons ( Portland Cement Association )
Pat Maid ( Milhouse Engineering )
Amanda Featherstone ( Forefront Structural Engineers, Inc. )
Dan Carlson ( Adjustable Forms, Inc. )
Jennifer Deem ( Forefront Structural Engineers )
Greg Markway ( Adjustable Forms, Inc. )
Taylor Throne ( Adjustable Forms )
Luke Vollmer ( Adjustable Forms )
Eric Lindquist ( Adjustable Forms, Inc )
Kevin Carmody ( V1 Media/Informed Infrastructure magazine )
Aaron Spahn ( Adjustable Forms, Inc. )
Seymour Lepp ( Seymour Lepp & Associates )
Robert Schickel, PE ( DB Sterlin (Columnist Informed Infrastructure magazine) )
Nihar Shah ( Rubinos & Mesia Engineers, Inc. )
Patrick Krill ( Informed Infrastructure magazine )
Elizabeth Brewer ( Sargent & Lundy LLC )
Juanita Potsic ( Sargent & Lundy, LLC )
Toby Mitchell ( Skidmore, Owings & Merrill LLP )
James Pawlikowski ( Skidmore, Owings & Merrill LLP )
Chris Brown ( Skidmore, Owings & Merrill )
Dan Koroski ( Skidmore, Owings & Merrill )
Aditya Kulkarni ( Skidmore, Owings & Merrill )
Dixey Arterburn ( Skidmore, Owings, & Merrill )
Saranthip Koh ( Skidmore, Owings & Merrill )
Austin Devin
David Eckmann ( Magnusson Klemencic Associates )
Jan Blok ( The Structural Group, Ltd. )
David Petlicki ( SP Engineers Ltd. )
David Morrill ( Alfred Benesch & Company )
David Eckmann ( Magnusson Klemencic Associates )
Patrick Ragan ( WSP )
Dan Banachowski ( ITW CCNA )
Donald Buytaert ( ITW CCNA )
Peter Busch ( Primera Engineers )
Emily Larson ( Burns & McDonnell )
Frank Hashimoto ( Jones College Prep )
Monika Miller ( RS&H )
Kevin Chang ( Skidmore, Owings & Merrill LLP )
Glenn Steffen ( H.W. Lochner, Inc. )
Craig Collins ( Drucker Zajdel Structural Engineers )
Ronald Bert Johnson ( Johnson Engineering Systems )
Charles Porter ( Development Management Associates llc )
Erik Haugsnes ( Development Management Associates )
Steven Franckowiak ( Forefront Structural Engineers )
Robert Hooks ( Sargent & Lundy LLC )
Tom Spiridis ( James McHugh Construction Co. )
Mike Conlon ( Power Construction Company )
Michael Zelisko ( Primera Engineers )
Ronald Boehm ( Sargent & Lundy LLC )
Pinit Wichaimethawee ( Wolf Point Engineers & Contractors )
kevin carmody ( V1 Media/Informed Infrastructure )
Ivy Li ( exp US Services Inc. )
Stephanie Hautzinger ( CannonDesign )
Satyapal Patel
Mindy Flaherty ( Hilti )
Mayren Mata ( Thornton Tomasetti )
Agnieszka Horoszko-Ligas ( James McHugh Construction Co. )
Edgardo Santana ( ATMI Precast )
Jose Estrada ( USG Corporation )
Yelena Straight ( USG Corporation Research Center )
William Kolbuk ( Sargent & Lundy LLC )
David Nauheimer ( Sargent & Lundy LLC )
Orwin Youngquist ( TERRA Engineering, Ltd. )
Derek Skolnik ( Kinemetrics, Inc. )
John Ashton ( Collins Engineers, Inc. )
Kevin Dommer ( Jensen Hughes )
Lukasz Bukowski ( SOM )
Jonathan Tavarez ( American Institute of Steel Construction )
Victor Salcedo
Thomas Behringer ( Sargent & Lundy LLC )
George Krupa ( Retired )
Ken Nizamuddin ( Rubinos & Mesia Engineers, Inc. )
Craig Cleland ( DB Sterlin C )
Clark Baurer ( Clark T. Baurer Structural Engineer )
Walt Flood ( Flood Testing Labs, Inc. )
Alex Sierienko ( WSP USA )
Elaine Shapiro ( Thornton Tomasetti, Inc. )
Kerry Romack ( Rubinos & Mesia Engineers, Inc. )
Roman Vovchak ( TranSystems )
Mark Prikazsky ( Thornton Tomasetti, Inc. )
Justin Cline ( Thornton Tomasetti, Inc. )
Christopher Bove ( exp US Services )
Karolis Kozys ( Fuhrmann Engineering )
Mark Bendok ( Alfred Benesch & Company )
Lamyae Reklaoui ( Goodfriend Magruder Structure )
Josh Brickman ( Magnusson Klemencic Associates )
Bethany Myelle ( Magnusson Klemencic Associates )
Lucas Cusack ( Magnusson Klemencic Associates )
Dave Erickson ( McHugh Construction )
Adam Theiss ( Magnusson Klemencic Associates )
Jess Chonich ( Humanscale )
Eamonn Connolly ( James McHugh Construction Co. )
Michelle Ryland ( Klein & Hoffman )
Robert Lau ( mwrdgc )
Eric Guenther ( Forefront Structural Engineers )
Jason Krohn ( Precast/Prestressed Concrete Institute )
Chelsea Zdawczyk ( ARUP )
GARRETT CORBETT ( DAVID MASON AND ASSOCIATES )
Jeremy Kirk ( Forefront Structural Engineers, Inc. )
Aphrodite Angelakos ( a1a Design Group Corporation )
Jessy Rojas ( EFK Moen, LLC )
Soliman Khudeira ( CDOT - Engineering )
Robert B. Johnson
Stephanie Crain ( SEAOI )