Timothy Peer, P.E., an engineer at Cornell University in Ithaca, New York, supports the operations, maintenance and capital projects of the University’s district heating and cooling systems.

Peer manages multi-million dollar projects for the University’s department of utilities and energy management. He performs risk analysis using advanced software simulations and manages consultants and contractors in facility construction and system installations. 

Stanton Stafford, an engineer with Jacobs Facilities, Inc. in Arlington, Virginia, is lead mechanical engineer on several heating, ventilation, and air conditioning (HVAC) system designs.

Stafford successfully developed complex hydronic, heating, cooling, and air distribution systems for a new air traffic control tower and associated building at Dulles International Airport to serve the needs of this 24 hour/day, multi-faceted, 55,000 square foot facility. 

Molly Schmidt, an engineer with Sebesta Blomberg in Roseville, Minnesota, works with both new construction and renovations to existing buildings, where unknown conditions constrain the design, installation and operation of new systems. 

Schmidt served as project engineer for a heating, ventilation and air conditioning (HVAC) control system analysis of a one million square-foot Defense Department facility. She presented recommendations for improving energy, indoor quality and ease of HVAC control system operation. 

Jason Sprang, an engineer with CUH2A, Inc. in Princeton, New Jersey, works on the design and engineering of research laboratories for pharmaceutical companies.

Sprang works on complex mechanical systems. These systems include energy recovery, emergency space isolation, and energy efficiency. The systems complexity varies depending on the science of the room. Many labs are pressurized to protect the test materials from contamination, as well as to protect the research scientists from contamination by the test materials. If an emergency arises, such as an infection or a chemical spill, the systems are designed to react immediately to correct the pressurization, and isolate the problem.