Schedule
2025
Thursday, November 20th
9:30 AM

From Mapping to Mitigation: New Geologic Mapping and Emergency Slope Failure Response along SR 56 in Madison, Indiana

Victoria Leffel, Indiana Geological & Water Survey
Joey Franzino, INDOT

9:30 AM - 10:30 AM

Guardrail Design and Placement 101

Katherine Smutzer

9:30 AM - 10:30 AM

Mass Timber Construction: Products, Performance and Design

Anthony Harvey, Woodworks

9:30 AM - 10:30 AM
10:30 AM

30 Tips, Tricks, and Ways to Use Your New Intern Called AI

Dave Thurston

10:30 AM - 11:30 AM

Curbless by Design: Revitalizing Downtown Infrastructure for Pedestrians

Alex Duran, DGL Consulting Engineers, LLC
Steve Cherry, DGL Consulting Engineers, LLC

10:30 AM - 11:30 AM

Downdrag Defeated – the Neutral Plane Method

Kyle L. Zak, Terracon Consultants
Min Sang Lee, INDOT

10:30 AM - 11:30 AM
1:00 PM

Empowering Indiana through Orthoimagery, LiDAR, and Geospatial Resources

Shaun N. Scholer, Indiana Geographic Information Office
Dan Council, Indiana Geographic Information Office

1:00 PM - 2:00 PM
2:00 PM

Culvert Replacement in Karst Topography

Eric Plaiss
Alex Schwinghamer

2:00 PM - 3:00 PM

Steel Joist and Joist Girder Design

Paul Mugleston, Nucor-Vulcraft
Gerald McKenzie, Vulcraft

2:00 PM - 3:00 PM
3:00 PM

I-69/I-465 Interchange: Relocating Major Sanitary and Sludge Lines Beneath the Freeway

Jeff Glover, American Structurepoint

3:00 PM - 4:00 PM

Working with Local Government Planning Staff: The Need-to-Know Basics

Kimberly K. Gerhart-Fritz, The Planning Workshop, Inc.

3:00 PM - 4:00 PM