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Tara Hutchinson
Professor
Role: PI, Seismic Test Lead
University of California San Diego
Email: tara@ucsd.edu
Benjamin Schafer
Professor
Role: PI, CFS Building Design Lead
Johns Hopkins University
Email: schafer@jhu.edu
Kara Peterman
Associate Professor
Role: Co-PI, Diaphragm System Lead
University of Massachusetts Amherst
Email: kdpeterman@umass.edu
Richard Emberley
Associate Professor
Role: Co-PI, Fire Test Lead
California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo
Email: remberle@calpoly.edu
Thomas Gernay
Assistant Professor
Role: Fire Modeling Lead
Johns Hopkins University
Email: tgernay@jhu.edu
Brian Meacham
Director, Risk & Regulatory Consulting
Role: Fire Consultant
Crux Consulting
Email: brian@cruxcon.com
Shahab Torabian
Associate Scientist
Role: Building Design Review
Johns Hopkins University
Senior Consulting Engineer
Simpson Gumpertz & Heger (SGH)
Lynn Padgett
Multi-Story Loadbearing Project Manager
ClarkDietrich Engineering Services
Harry Jones
Principal
DCI Engineers
Diego Rivera
President / CEO & Co-Founder
Superior Wall Systems / Mid-Rise Modular
Jesse Karns
Director of Engineering
MiTek
Peter DeMaria
Chief Design Officer & Co-Founder
Mid-Rise Modular
Kevin Smith
Senior Engineering Manager
Construction Specialties
Robert Belvin
Engineering Manager
Construction Specialties
Adam Kovac
Product Development Engineer
Construction Specialties
Sam Guha
Principal Engineer
Ninyo & Moore
Spencer Marcinek
Project Engineer
Ninyo & Moore
Andy Armstrong
Vice President
Clark Construction
KK Clark
Project Executive
Clark Construction
Fernando Sesma
Director of Technical Services
CEMCO
Nathan McFarland
MS Student
California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo
Email: nhmcfarl@calpoly.edu
National Science Foundation
U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development
CalOES / California Seismic Safety Commission
National Institute of Standards and Technology
Additional support provided
by the following Industry Partners
CFS-NHERI: 10-Story Building Capstone Test Program
University of California San Diego
Johns Hopkins University
University of Massachusetts Amherst
California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo
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