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Professional Profile: Tad Costerison
Senior project architect Tad Costerison of Taylor Design discusses how curiosity, empathy, and close collaboration with scientists shape effective laboratory design, while highlighting emerging trends like automation and the growing need for flexible, human-centered research environments
Lab Design Conference Speaker Profile: Alison Farmer
Alison Farmer’s session at the Lab Design Conference will equip lab end users and project teams with practical, data-driven strategies to identify and implement energy efficiency upgrades in laboratories, helping reduce both upfront design effort and long-term operating costs
Professional Profile: Tanvi Solanki
From discovering lab design by chance to navigating complex research environments—and even unwinding with baking and a new outdoor pizza oven—Tanvi Solanki shares insights on adaptability, curiosity, and what it takes to succeed in this evolving field
Lab Design Conference Speaker Profile: Aimee McKinney
At the 2026 Lab Design Conference in Orlando, Aimee McKinney will share lessons from real-world laboratory relocations and discuss strategies for planning flexible, efficient lab spaces through strong collaboration between lab users and design teams
Lab Design Conference Speaker Profile: Jessica Scholl
At the 2026 Lab Design Conference in Orlando, Jessica Scholl of Nationwide Children’s Hospital will co-present practical strategies for successfully planning and executing laboratory relocations, drawing on lessons from real-world lab transitions to help teams create efficient, future-ready spaces
Lab Design Conference Speaker Profile: Chris Ertl
Chris Ertl will co-lead a roundtable at the 2026 Lab Design Conference focused on selecting lab materials that balance durability with human and environmental health, encouraging peer discussion to develop practical, sustainability-driven strategies
Professional Profile: John Volence
Lab Design spoke to John Volence at Precis Engineering + Architecture about flexible, user-focused lab HVAC design and life sciences project delivery
Lab Design Conference Speaker Profile: Chen Qin
At the 2026 Lab Design Conference, DLR Group’s Chen Qin will co-lead an interactive roundtable focused on how strategic material selection and chemical transparency can improve occupant health and environmental sustainability in laboratory design
Professional Profile: Cody Henderson
Cody Henderson has joined Mackey Mitchell Architects as an associate principal, bringing a technically driven, deeply collaborative approach to laboratory design—along with a passion for integrating AI-enabled safety, automation, and thoughtful listening to create research and learning environments that are efficient, responsive, and built to inspire discovery
Lab Design Conference Speaker Profile: Nate Roisen
Nate Roisen will present “Smarter Labs, Safer Labs: Optimizing Design with Hazardous Materials in Mind” at the 2026 Lab Design Conference in Orlando, sharing strategies for proactive hazmat planning, safe and efficient lab design, and lessons from real-world projects