Feedback and Planning

Schweitzer Engineering Hall is the first step in revamping Washington State University’s engineering and design precinct that will re-imagine spaces to better serve the needs of today’s students.

To be located across the street on the south side of Carpenter Hall where the Green parking lot currently resides, Schweitzer Engineering Hall will support an interdisciplinary community that drives students and faculty success and acts as an innovation hub that reflects the vibrancy and importance of our college’s impact on the world.

Community Feedback

Throughout September and October, Voiland College engaged with students, employees, alumni, industry leaders, and the community to solicit input to help WSU shape how the new Schweitzer Engineering Hall will support generations of future problem solvers.

Through a series of focus groups, committees, open houses, and surveys, Voiland College received feedback from more than 700 people on how they thought Washington State University could reimagine Pullman’s engineering and design precinct to better serve the needs of our students and employees.

Planning Committees

Research

Name	Title	Unit
Haluk Beyenal (Committee Chair)	Associate Dean, Research & Graduate Studies	VCEA
Annie Du	Research Professor	MME
Jana Doppa	Associate Professor	EECS
Haifeng Wen	Associate Professor	CEE
Di Wu	Assistant Professor	VSCEB
Taiji Miyasaka	Professor	SDC

Shop

Name	Title	Unit
Dar Neunherz (Committee Chair)	Director, Facility Operations & Safety	VCEA
Billy Schmuck	Coordinator	VSCEB
David Drake	Scholarly Assistant Professor	SDC
Kurt Hutchinson	Scientific Lab Manager	MME
Miles Pepper	Manager, Engineering Shops	VCEA
Natalia Drumm	Engineering Technician 3	CEE
Tony Burt	Director, IT Systems and Services	VCEA
Maynard Siev	Frank Innovaton Zone	VCEA
Scott Hanson	Lab Manager (Electrical Engineering)	EECS

Staff

Name	Title	Unit
Brett Stav (Committee Chair)	Marketing Director	VCEA
Donna Clark	VCEA Personnel Manager	VCEA
Gwen Miller	Administrative Manager	EECS
Lael Gray	Administrative Manager	VSCEB
Sandi Brabb	Director, Voiland Interships & Career Services	VCEA
Susan Lewis	Fiscal Analyst 3	CEE
Kasey Schertenlieb	Student Services Manager	VCEA
Kate Barnes	Administrative Manager	SDC
Ian Leibbrandt	Administrative Manager	MME

Steering

Name	Title	Unit
Mary Rezac (Committee Chair)	Dean	VCEA
Su Ha	Director, Voiland School of Chemical Engineering & Bioengineering	VSCEB
Brett Stav	Marketing Director	VCEA
Bridget Pilcher	Senior Director, Development	VCEA
Dar Neunherz	Director, Facility Operations & Safety	VCEA
Haluk Beyenal	Associate Dean, Research & Graduate Studies	VCEA
Denise Faerber	Director, Administrative Services	VCEA
Xianming Shi	Department Chair, Civil & Environmental Engineering	CEE
John McCloy	Director, School of Mechanical & Materials Engineering	MME
K. Sivakumar	Associate Dean, Academic Affairs	VCEA
Fernanda Amaral	Interim Assistant to the Dean	VCEA
Partha Pande	Director, Electrical Engineering & Mechanical Engineering	EECS
Jason Peschel	Interim Director, School of Design & Construction	SDC
Shelley Pressley	Associate Dean, Student Success	VCEA
Tina Hilding	Communications Director	VCEA

Teaching

Name	Title	Unit
K. Sivakumar (Committee Chair)	Associate Dean, Academic Affairs	VCEA
Shelley Pressley (Committee Chair)	Associate Dean, Student Success	VCEA
Ahmed Abu-Hajar	Scholarly Associate Professor, EE	EECS
Alana Pulay	Assistant Professor	SDC
Karl Olsen	Associate Professor	CEE
Kasey Schertenleib	Student Services Manager	VCEA
Roland Chen	Associate Professor	MME
Olivia Reynolds	Scholarly Assistant Professor - Career	VCEA
Steve Saunders	Associate Professor	VSCEB
Todd Vanek	Director	ETM
Tony Burt	Director, IT Systems and Services	VCEA
Venera Arnaoudova	Associate Professor	EECS