Building Committee

A building committee was formed for the Wisconsin Institutes for Discovery in 2006 to provide guidance from representatives across the UW-Madison campus. The committee members provided input through the next year to establish the overall architectural design and layout of the research space.

Members are listed below with their affiliations as of the time of their committee service:

  • Sandra Austin-Phillips, senior scientist, Biotechnology Center
  • Charles Casey, professor emeritus, chemistry
  • Craig Christianson, director of licensing, WARF
  • Michael Falk, ex-officio chair, Morgridge Institute Program Committee; general counsel, WARF
  • Alan Fish, associate vice chancellor, Facilities Planning and Management
  • Lewis Gilbert, associate director, Nelson Institute for Environmental Studies
  • Carl Gulbrandsen, chair, Building Committee; managing director, WARF
  • Laura Heisler, intellectual property and strategic technology enhancement program manager, WARF
  • Gregory Moses, professor, engineering physics
  • Rick Moss, professor and chair, physiology
  • Dan Okoli, university architect
  • Paul Peercy, dean, College of Engineering
  • Judy Peterson, researcher, bacteriology
  • Roberto Rengel, professor, School of Human Ecology
  • Marsha Seltzer, ex-officio WID interim director; chair, WID Program Committee, director, Waisman Center
  • Julie Underwood, dean, School of Education

  • Stephen Wright, professor, computer sciences and industrial engineering