NAU POTTERY RAMADA

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PROJECT BACKGROUND

Northern Arizona University's ceramics department is equipped with a large amount of tools and resources that help students create art. They have large kilns to aid in the process of creating ceramic sculptures. Students use the kilns throughout the year to create their ceramic art. One of the kilns that is used for constant firing does not have a roof to protect it from poor weather conditions. The goal of this project is to design a ramada that allows students to have overhead protection from inclement weather when they are using the kiln for their projects. The new ramada will be large enough to keep wood dry when storing it next to the kiln, keep the kiln and students dry, as well as direct water runoff away from the kiln and its surrounding areas.

LUIS CORRAL

lac458@nau.edu

Luis is majoring in Civil Engineering and plans to graduate from NAU in the Fall of 2020. He is currently an intern for Morning Dew Landscaping.

KAYLA CROSS

kmc673@nau.edu

Kayla is double majoring in Civil and Envirnomental Engineering. She plans to graduate in the Fall of 2020. She is currently a project engineer at Core Structure Group. She has interned at Hubbard Merrell Engineering and CivilTec Engineering. She is also a member and past officer of NAU's chapter of Society of Women Engineers.

MADISON KALTSCHNEE

mjk324@nau.edu

Maddy was born and raised in Anchorage, Alaska and is currently a senior attending Northern Arizona University pursuing a degree in Civil Engineering. She has been an Engineering Intern at the Coconino County Public Works Engineering Division since June of 2019. She plans to relocate to Austin, Texas after graduating to further her career in engineering.

SAMANTHA RAY

ssr86@nau.edu

Samantha is graduating in the Fall of 2020 with a Bachelor of Science in Civil Engineering from NAU. Her time outside of school is spend working at Kinney Construction as a Project Engineering Intern. She prides herself in being motivated, reliable, and having pre-eminent problem solving abilities.

CLIENT

JASON HESS - HEAD OF NAU CERAMICS DEPARTMENT

Jason Hess is a Professor of Art at Northern Arizona University in Flagstaff, AZ. He has a BFA from Beloit College (1992) and an MFA from Utah State University (1996). Hess has exhibited in over 175 exhibitions at galleries, art centers and universities across the US and internationally.

TECHNICAL ADVISOR

SABRINA BALLARD

Sabrina was born in Oregon City, Oregon and grew up in Goodyear, Arizona before heading up to Flagstaff to attend Northern Arizona University. She became an intern at Hubbard Merrell in February 2016. Sabrina graduated in May 2017 from Northern Arizona University with her Bachelor of Science in Civil Engineering. Sabrina joined the Hubbard Merrell team as a full-time structural designer in May 2017.

GRADING INSTRUCTOR

JEFFREY L. HEIDERSCHEIDT

Jeffrey L. Heiderscheidt is a Senior Lecturer in the Department of Civil Engineering, Construction Management, and Environmental Engineering at Northern Arizona University. Prior to arriving at NAU, Dr. Heiderscheidt was an Assistant Professor in the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering at the U.S. Air Force Academy (USAFA) from February 2009 through July 2014.