Expert Panel Discusses AMIE in Our Future

The public is invited to attend a panel discussion, What If? The Role of Additive Manufacturing and Integrated Energy in Our Future, on Oct. 21, 2015, 6-8 p.m., at the McClung Museum, 1327 Circle Park Drive.  A reception will be held at the museum beginning at 5 p.m.

Panel participants include the following experts:

• Martin Keller, Associate Lab Director for Energy and Environmental Sciences, Oak Ridge National Laboratory
• Roderick Jackson, Group Leader, Building Envelope Systems Research, ORNL
• Brian D. Post, Manufacturing Systems Research Group, ORNL
• Brian Lee, FAIA, Design Partner, Skidmore, Owings and Merrill, LLP
• Benton Johnson, Associate, SOM
• James Rose, Director, Institute for Smart Structures, College of Architecture and Design, UT

Additional comments will be offered by Scott Poole, AIA, Dean, UT College of Architecture and Design; Dr. Susan Martin, Provost and Senior Vice Chancellor, UT; and Dr. David Millhorn, Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer, UT.  The panel will be moderated by James Cramer, Founder, Greenway Group.

AMIE (Additive Manufacturing and Integrated Energy) is a system that demonstrates the integration of generating, using and storing electrical power by sharing energy between a building and a vehicle, both of which were built using the additive manufacturing process of 3D printing.  The AMIE prototype structure was designed by Skidmore, Owings and Merrill with collaboration from students and faculty from the UT College of Architecture and Design.  The structure and its companion vehicle were unveiled at the Oak Ridge National Laboratory in September 2015.  Visit archdesign.utk.edu for details on AMIE.

This panel discussion is part of the UT College of Architecture and Design’s Robert B. Church Lecture Series.  The panel discussion will be streamed live here.