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CAPITAL DISTRICT
FUTURE CITY® February
COMPETITION 2021
February 2021
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COMPETITION 2021
Capital District Future City Competition Celebrates
20 Years…and oh what a year it has been!
Wow! I cannot believe that it has already been 20 years since a small group of individuals got together to form a
new region of the National Future City Competition in Albany, NY. Take a moment and think back. What were you
doing 20 years ago? The students competing this year weren’t even born yet. However, students who have
participated in the past have graduated high school, graduated college, and have established careers in science,
technology, engineering, arts, and math (STEAM), which is truly exciting! Although I was not personally involved
with the program in 2002, this year’s challenge of “Living on the Moon” interests me greatly because during our
region’s first competition I was at NASA finishing my Master’s thesis in Geology. I cannot wait to learn of
everyone’s solutions to this year’s exciting challenge.
In the past 20 years, our region has held our local competition at four different venues—Rensselaer Polytechnic
Institute, Hudson Valley Community College, Proctors Theatre, and Russell Sage College. There were roughly 75
students from nine teams who participated in the very first competition. Since 2002, nearly 4,300 middle school
students from over 100 different schools/organizations have participated from the Capital District, Hudson Valley,
North Country, Central New York, and even Vermont. This year, despite all of the challenges our teams and
volunteers have experienced, our competition continued to grow as we welcomed three new schools to the
program. Only one school has participated in every competition held in Albany over the last 20 years. If you
guessed it was Farnsworth Middle School, you would be correct!
So much has changed with the program over the last 20 years, but what has not changed is the students’
excitement, energy, and enthusiasm, especially this year. I do not want to dwell on how different this year’s
competition has been due to the COVID-19 pandemic, but would rather acknowledge that we still have 17 teams
comprised of 150 students competing this year. That is truly remarkable! I have seen photos, and I have
heard stories, and I have reviewed some teams’ deliverables. Between quarantining, remote and hybrid learning,
working from home, and just not knowing what is going to happen from one day to the next, we all have had to
become more creative and flexible in how we do things and still be able to get it all done. If you are able to do
what you did this year; you can handle anything! This applies to everyone involved with this program – members
of the planning committee, judges, sponsors, mentors, educators, parents, and last but not least, the students.
Every one of you is so critical to keeping this program alive and thriving and it has truly been a success because
of all of you.
Having been a part of this program for 17 years and serving as your Regional Coordinator for the past five, it has
been personally rewarding to see what an impact this program has made on the students. I love to see how
students have grown and how they have moved on to do amazing things both personally and professionally. Our
middle school students’ ability to be innovative, take on challenges, think creatively, work together to accomplish
a goal, and present their ideas to others is impressive. I cannot wait to see what the next 20 years hold for all the
students participating this year. If you can succeed this year, there is no doubt in my mind that you can
accomplish anything. When you leave your mark on the world—as I am sure you will—be sure to make it a
positive mark!
CONGRATULATIONS on a job well done!
Diane Bertok
Regional Coordinator
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About Future City…
The Future City® Competition is a national program sponsored by DiscoverE (formerly National Engineers Week).
The mission of the Future City® Competition is to provide a fun and exciting educational engineering program for
6th, 7th and 8th grade students that combines a stimulating engineering challenge with a "hands-on" application
to present their vision of a city of the future. This year marks the 29th year for the National Future City®
Competition with 40 regions participating, effecting over 40,000 students from 1,500 middle schools.
The Capital District Region Future City® Competition celebrates 20 years of fostering the creative engineering
imaginations of local middle school students. Today, one of the 17 participating teams will be named our 2021
Regional Winner by the close of the awards ceremony this morning. This team will represent the Capital District in
the virtual National Future City® Competition to be held in April 2021.
The Future City project has five deliverables through which a team plans, writes, designs, builds, and presents a
city of the future. Each competing team works with a guiding teacher and engineer-mentor to complete the
project. The team is represented by three students during the presentation and Q&A phases of the Regional
Competition.
Phase I: Project Plan (10 points)
Teams follow a project plan template to set goals for their project, create a schedule with defined tasks for
identified deliverables, conduct check-ins to monitor progress, and reflect on their experience.
Phase II: City Description/Essay (58 points)
Each team writes an essay (max. 1500 words) describing the city’s key features, design attributes, infrastructure,
public services and engineering solution to this year’s assigned engineering related topic. This year’s topic is
Living on the Moon: Design a futuristic lunar city and provide examples of how the city uses two Moon resources
to keep its residents safe and healthy.
Phase III: Build the City (65 points)
The team builds a 3-D model (in one piece or multiple segments) that is a creative representation best
representing the team’s vision of a section of their city. Teams create a slideshow using photos of the model to
showcase specific aspects of their future city and the team’s solution to this year’s challenge. Each city model
must contain at least one moving part, demonstrated via video. Material costs for the entire project may not
exceed $100 (cash and in-kind). Students are encouraged to use recycled items such as plastic, glass, and tin.
Phase IV: Communicate the Results (50 points)
The team’s three student representatives create a 7-minute video presentation about their future city, where they
discuss the futuristic innovations in the city and their solution to the challenge. Visual aids may be used in the
video including the model or model segments, posters, costumes, graphics, slides, etc.
Phase V: Share the Results (25 points)
Finally, the team’s three student representatives, which do not have to be the same three students who presented
in the video presentation, have a 10-minute question and answer period, conducted virtually, with a panel of
judges. Visual aids used for the video presentation can be used during the City Q&A as well.
Judging Results
Scores from the project plan, city description/essay, 3-D model, video presentation, and virtual Q&A are totaled to
determine the Region’s top three finalists (maximum total = 208 pts). In the finalist round, the video presentation
and Q&A session will be judged again for the top three teams by finalist judges. The scores from the re-evaluation
of the three video presentations and virtual Q&A are added to the pre-judged project plan, city description/essay,
and 3-D model scores to determine the Regional Winner.
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AWARDS CEREMONY PROGRAM
The Awards Ceremony will be held Saturday, February 27, 2021 from 10:00-11:45 via Zoom.
Each teacher will receive a link to participate in this event, which they can forward along to team members. The
link to this event will also be listed on our website: https://futurecity.org/new-york-albany.
1. Welcome
Jennifer Smith, Master of Ceremonies
Diane Bertok, Future City Regional Coordinator
2. Introduction of Teams
Mary Beth Liles, Future City Schools Coordinator
When your team is called, cheer!
3. Sponsor and Judge Recognition
Heather Wyld, Future City Judges Co-coordinator
Wayne Bonesteel, Future City Fundraising Coordinator
4. Honorary Guest Remarks
5. Announcement of Specialty Award Winners—Group #1
6. Introduction of the Top Three Teams
7. Top Teams Present—First Team Presentation
8. Highlights from Our Essay Tutorial
Dr. Timothy Livengood, Assistant Research Scientist—University of Maryland,
NASA Goddard Space Flight Center
9. Announcement of Specialty Award Winners—Group #2
10. Top Teams Present—Second Team Presentation
11. Honorary Guest Remarks
12. Announcement of Specialty Award Winners—Group #3
13. Top Teams Present—Third Team Presentation
14. Year Summary in Photos
15. Announcement of the Top Five Award Winners
16. Closing Remarks
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TEAMS
Berlin Middle School Future City Name: Lunaville
Berlin Central School District
Teacher: Ms. Amanda Hayes
Mentor: Mr. Christopher Hayes (WM. J Keller & Sons Construction Corp)
Team Members: Kenneth Bull, Ezekial Colin, Gabriel Florada,
Nathan Goodermote, Julianne Maldonado, Valentina Popov,
Jordan Riccardi, Madison Rontey, Jesse Saunders,
Elliot Smith, Journey Sniger
Broadalbin-Perth Middle School Future City Name: Peary Station
Broadalbin-Perth Central School District
Teachers: Mr. Michael Nacheman, Ms. Nicole Sullivan
Mentor: Mr. Travis Mitchell (Environmental Design Partnership)
Team Members: Alonso Caruso, Madison Dolly, Timothy Elwood, Taylor Gifford,
Dakota Healy, Laurel Mitchell, Hannah Nolett, Ellie Peters,
Alexa Provenzano, Miles Purcell, Logan Richmond,
Dane Skretkowicz, Samantha Sniezyk, Emma Watermann
Coxsackie-Athens Middle School Future City Name: Estrella
Coxsackie-Athens Central School District
Teachers: Ms. April Bergman, Mr. Andrew Wager
Mentor: Mr. Robert Flores (Delaware Engineering)
Team Members: Matthew Kunz, Christopher Mozzillo, Daniel Pearlstein,
Drew Pearlstein, Jackson Purdy, Kasey Purdy, Leigha Wiley,
Brendan Woytowich
Farnsworth Middle School Future City Name: Boule de Fromage
Guilderland Central School District
Teachers: Mr. Max Corbett, Mr. Dennis Ball
Mentor: Mr. Avery Ball (SUNY Stony Brook)
Team Members: Alexander Baltzersen, Sonia Chaugule, Emmelyn Freeman,
Aashini Komatireddy, Angelina Mantoo, Jai Mendleson,
Akshay Muppidi, Zyhannah Porter, Nina Ramayanam,
Manasvin Sood, Angeli Thomas, Lila Whipple,
Ishika Yalamanchi
Hebrew Academy Future City Name: Eer atidit
of the Capital District
Teacher: Ms. Fatima Hussain
Mentor: Mr. Daniel Morrissey (Troy Architecture Practice [TAPinc.])
Team Members: Ben Lauber, Shayna Malsan, Madison Plesser,
Gideon Rosenthal, Ellie Scher, Eitan Schwartz
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Hebrew Academy Future City Name: Lunar One
of the Capital District
Teacher: Ms. Fatima Hussain
Mentor: Mr. Daniel Morrissey (Troy Architecture Practice [TAPinc.])
Team Members: Razi Gomez, Lily Graber, Ezra Menard, Rachel Reznik,
Chana Wrzesinsksi
Hebrew Academy Future City Name: Stella City
of the Capital District
Teacher: Ms. Fatima Hussain
Mentor: Mr. Daniel Morrissey (Troy Architecture Practice [TAPinc.])
Team Members: Hannah Berkun, Ellie Reznik, Miriam Rosenblum,
Leah Schwarzmer, Abigail Wadler
Independent Team Future City Name: Tsuki City
Teacher: Ms. Sujatha Kadaba
Team Members: Tejaswi Bannuru, Surya Bommasani, Tanya Kamaraj,
Surabhi Krishnan, Hari Yoganathan, Lucas Zhang
Koda Middle School Future City Name: Basi Luna
Shenendehowa Central School District
Teacher: Mr. Joseph Sliwinski
Mentor: Ms. Lisa Westrick (Stantec)
Team Members: Miguel Aguirre Diego, Erin Fariello, Avinash Kalaga,
Ryan Scapillato, Muuaz Shaikh, Lucas Tong, Brendan Westrick
Latham Ridge Elementary School Future City Name: LunNEA
North Colonie Central School District
Teacher: Ms. Melissa Fraley, Ms. Janelle Scrivens
Mentor: Ms. Amy Parks (N. Colonie CSD Learning Enrichment Program)
Team Members: Ella Fraley, Abigail Scrivens
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Richard H. O'Rourke Middle School Future City Name: Spartemis City
Burnt Hills-Ballston Lake Central School District
Teachers: Ms. Katie Duell, Mr. Nick Morocco
Mentors: Mr. Erik LeClair (CDM Smith)
Ms. Jennifer Wiederhold (GE Power & Water)
Team Members: Sabine Adams, Miles Bechtel, Sawyer Brannigan,
Gianna DeMartino, Christopher Dempsey, Megan Emerich,
Christopher Guo, Thomas Kotkoskie, Owen LeClair,
Maggie Miazga, Ethan Swift, Gregory Tomik,
Brayden Townsend, Ceres Winchester
RPI STEP Future City Name: Odyssey Station
Teacher: Ms. Monica Busser, Ms. Cathleen Peter
Mentor: Mr. Kenneth Wersted (Creighton Manning)
Team Member: Samuel Bermudez, Audrey Finck, Soorya Thiagarajan
Schalmont Middle School Future City Name: ASTRA
Schalmont Central School District
Teacher: Ms. Brandy Pedinotti
Mentor: Mr. Paul Pedinotti (MVP Healthcare, INC)
Team Members: Jayson Enright, William Osta, Ashton Pedinotti, Brian Schaeffer
Syracuse City Schools Future City Name: The City of SpacExcellence
Syracuse City School District
Teachers: Mr. Mark Mason, Ms. Gwen Raeford
Mentor: Ms. Alliyah Laub
Team Members: Amari Laub, Etienne Pytlak Oakes
Watervliet Jr./Sr. High School Future City Name: Lunares Civitatem
Watervliet City School District
Teacher: Ms. Ashleigh Fraley
Mentor: Mr. Shadrach Treat (Siemens Industry Inc.)
Team Members: Rayan Ahmed, Julius Bostick, Daniel Empie, Noor Ul Faheem,
Dua Kamal, Alex LaMora, Zack Nixon, Brody Wallas
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TEAMS
Woodland Hill Montessori School Future City Name: Pearydise City
Teacher: Ms. Leah Johnson
Team Members: Z Assi, Mira Bala, Maci Currey, Sadie DeLeonardis,
Ally Dheeradhada, Julia Galt, Matthew Gatchell, Lucy Haber,
Marley Hall, Nisha Jayaprakash, Finn Jordan, Anna Mason,
Sofia O'Brien, Mya Parker, Ranna Payamfar, Cooper Roland,
Maggie Russell, Amos Stack, Nevaeh Unger-O'Shea
Woodland Hill Montessori School Future City Name: Versipellis
Teacher: Ms. Leah Johnson
Team Members: Tinisha Adam, David Ajdelsztain, Prem Bagul, Nora Bennett,
Isla Besha, Will Bridgham, Colin Cartwright, Carter Clapham,
Nathan Garrigan, Aidan Gatchell, Bethy Graham, Isaac Knox,
Griffin Lane, Treyton Lenihan, Keya Mehta, Annabelle O'Malley,
Alex Puchner, Allie Santilli, Romeo Vashiquith, Ian Wey
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CAPITAL DISTRICT PLANNING COMMITTEE
Regional Coordinator Diane Bertok, PG, NYS Energy Research and Development Authority
School Coordinators Mary Beth Liles, Educational Vistas
Christina Doughney, PE, PTOE, NYS Department of Transportation
Mentor Recruitment Betty Hurley, SUNY Empire State College
Coordinator
Logistics Committee Addyson Lyons, PE, Greenman-Pedersen, Inc.
Morgan Moldoff, PE, JMT of New York, Inc.
Jennifer Smith, Plug Power
Fundraising Coordinator Wayne Bonesteel, PE, Colliers Engineering & Design
Finance Coordinator Greg Skiba, PE, NYS Department of Transportation
Judging Coordinators Amanda Joy, PE, Greenman-Pedersen, Inc.
Heather Wyld, PE, CHA Consulting, Inc.
Awards Committee Katie Dooley, NYS Energy Research and Development Authority
Oliver Boomhower, GE Global Research
Publicity and Publications Christine Kingery, Kingery Consulting
Coordinators
Technology Coordinator Aaron Kingery, Acture Solutions
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FUTURE CITY ALUMNI SCHOLARSHIP:
JADEN P. TOMPKINS
The Future City-Capital District Region is pleased to present Jaden P. Tompkins with the Howard E. Reese
Alumni of the Year Scholarship. Jaden is a soon-to-be graduate of the New Lebanon Jr/Sr High School, where he
competed in the Future City Competition under the tutelage of Mary Beth Liles. He writes of his experience with
the program:
“Future Cities was such a great experience for my journey as a scholar, creative thinker, and engineer. It was my
first time acting as an engineer, solving the problems that an actual civil engineer would. Future Cities makes you
feel smart. Instead of memorizing and regurgitating facts you synthesize them, work out the benefits, and connect
ideas that you’d perceive as impossible to connect. I look forward to working on these programs again some day,
with this level of problem solving, and see where my ideas take me.”
The regional scholarship is available to any graduating high school seniors and current undergraduate college
students and has a total value of $500. In order to be eligible for the scholarship, the student must be an alumnus
of the Future City Competition-Albany, NY program and plan to attend or is currently enrolled in an accredited
science, technology, engineering, or math (STEM) program.
Jaden has applied to programs at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Rochester Institute of Technology, Siena
College, SUNY Polytechnic Institute, and the University at Albany. Wish him luck in selecting a college and
embarking on his next level of engineering training!
THE HOWARD E. REESE LEGACY
On December 13, 2020, a beloved member of the Future City team passed away.
Howard E. Reese was a longtime supporter of the Future City program—you
might remember him in recent years manning the all-important coffee station on
Competition Day. As Jennifer Smith’s father, he was there helping launch the
Future City program from the very beginning 20 years ago, and he remained
actively involved in planning the logistics of competition day for the duration of our
20 years.
Howard was an engineer himself, working as a civil engineer for the New York
State Thruway Authority for nearly 38 years, retiring in 2007.
Our Regional Committee unanimously voted to name our annual scholarship after
Howard Reese to honor his longtime support of the program and his dedication to
inspiring middle school children in dreaming up brighter futures. So, it’s with great
pleasure that we announce that Jaden Tompkins is the first winner of the newly
renamed Howard E. Reese Alumni of the Year Award.
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JUDGES
Don Adams Eric Alexopoulos
Director of Transportation Group Sr. Structural Engineer
Creighton Manning Engineering Greenman-Pedersen, Inc.
Rich Amadon, PE Sarah Appelhans
Sr. Vice President Teaching Assistant/PhD Candidate
CHA Consulting, Inc. University at Albany
Caroline Best, EIT Wayne Bonesteel, PE
Junior Structural Engineer Senior Project Manager
Greenman-Pedersen, Inc. Colliers Engineering & Design
Sarah Bowman, PE, PTOE Edwin Cano
Senior Facilities Project Engineer Supervisor, Interconnection Facility Studies
Regeneron New York Independent Systems Operator
Alec Carman Carly Carman
Assistant Project Engineer Marketing Manager
Creighton Manning Engineering MJ Engineering and Land Surveying, P.C.
Kurt Carman Thomas Cascino, PE
Engineer Vice President
City of Albany Dept of Water and Water Supply AECOM
Samantha Cash, EIT Kirsten Catellier, RLA, ASLA, CLARB
Civil Engineer President
Studio A Landscape Architecture DPC
Colin Claus, EIT Kevin Cole, CPESC
Design Engineer Systems Administrator
Bergmann Greenman-Pedersen, Inc.
Chris Cornwell, PE, LEED AP Lukas Crowder
Civil/Highway Department Manager Chief Financial Officer
Greenman-Pedersen, Inc. Educational Vistas
Mick Davis Kimberly Dempsey
President Marketing/Proposal Coordinator
Proquadrant Greenman-Pedersen, Inc.
Julia Dockum, EIT Megan Donnelly
Civil Engineer Planner and Grant Administrator
AECOM PRIME AE Group of NY
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JUDGES
Kelsey Farr, EIT Kathryn Farris, MS
Assistant Engineer Environmental Engineer
CHA Consulting, Inc. Arcadis
Michael Fenley, PE, ENV SP Rick Gault
Traffic Capacity & Signals Engineer Sr. Project Manager
NYS Department of Transportation General Electric
Ashlee Giacalone, RA, AIA Kosma Gianginis, PE
Architect Civil Engineer
DPS Group Global AECOM
Steve Godlewski, PE Frank Griggs
Project Manager/Highway Group Leader Advanced Energy Business Line Director
Creighton Manning Engineering CHA Consulting, Inc.
Jaclyn Hakes, AICP Emily Handelman, RLA, ASLA
Associate/Director of Planning Landscape Architect
MJ Engineering and Land Surveying, P.C. CHA Consulting, Inc.
Starke Hipp, PE Mike Impicciatore, PE
Project Engineer Project Engineer – Security
Creighton Manning Engineering CHA Consulting, Inc.
Sushumna Iruvanti Brent Irving
Semiconductor Packaging Dev-Sr. Engineer Transportation Planner
IBM CDTA
Brian Jones, NICET IV Alexander Jurkat, PMP
Construction Inspection Manager, Associate Data & Process Analyst
Creighton Manning Engineering CHA Consulting, Inc.
Kevin Kearney Elizabeth Keeling
Program Director Business Analyst
Excel Aquatics New York Independent Systems Operator
Kelley Kircher, PE Jack Kirschenbaum, PE
Project Manager Senior Electrical Engineer
NYS Department of Transportation CHA Consulting, Inc.
Richard LaRose, AIA Justin Lefebvre
Sr. Project Manager/Associate Vice President Office Engineer
CHA Consulting, Inc. Greenman-Pedersen, Inc.
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JUDGES
Jenny Lippmann, PE Silvia Marpicati, PE, BCEE, CEM
Associate/Project Manager Principal Environmental Engineer
M.J. Engineering and Land Surveying, P.C. Arcadis
Christina Minkler, PE Steve Moore, PE
Senior Project Manager / Vice President Senior Engineer
JMT of New York, Inc. Atlantic Testing Laboratories, Ltd.
Jeff Najdowski, PE Barbara Nazarewicz, RLA, ASLA
Senior Structural Engineer Associate | Landscape Architect
CHA Consulting, Inc. Stantec
Matt Oster, EIT Lindsay Ostrander Allen
Civil Designer Engineer
Stantec Delaware Engineering
Inesa Pengu Brandon Piskin
Assistant Project Engineer Counsel
Creighton Manning Engineering Plug Power
Laura Popa Don Porterfield, PE
Manager, Reliability Planning Environmental Engineer
New York Independent Systems Operator Retired
Byron Raych, PE Eric Redding, PE, LEED AP
Managing Engineer Discipline Leader
Barton & Loguidice, D.P.C. Bergmann
Andrea Riedman, PE Jack Robson, PE
Bridge Engineer Executive Vice President
NYS Department of Transportation Foit-Albert Associates, P.C.
Margo Rudzinski Laura Sanda, PE
Senior Manager Project Manager
Envirospec Engineering PLLC McFarland Johnson, Inc.
Greg Schaeffer Robert Schubert, EIT
Senior Software Engineer Project Manager
IBM STS Steel
Kathryn Serra, PE Matt Seymour, PE
Project Manager Civil Engineer
C.T. Male Associates Federal Highway Administration
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JUDGES
Swagata Sharma Robert Sipzner, PE
Assoc. Planning Engineer Vice President
New York Independent Systems Operator Barton & Loguidice, D.P.C.
Jacquelynn Smith, EIT Ed Snyder, PE
Design Engineer Project Manager
PRIME AE Group of NY Greenman-Pedersen, Inc.
Sharon Spaulding Peter Sutherland, PE
Senior Packaging Engineer Senior Power Systems Engineer
IBM ABB
Phillip Sutter, PE Robert Tracey
Structural Engineer Engineering Program Manager
Spring Line Design Plug Power
Devan Tracy, PE, CEM, LEED AP Laura Treers
Smart Buildings Lead Graduate Student
Lockheed Martin UC Berkeley
Alicia Wagner Tina Wagner
PhD Student Customer Engineer, Senior Engineer
Northeastern University Global Foundries
Melissa Warrender, MS Seth Watson, PE
STEP Coordinator Project Engineer
Albany Medical College CHA Consulting, Inc.
Joshua Westfall, AICP Ranjieve Williams
Planner Director of Engineering
Laberge Group Plug Power
Wenjin Yan
Senior Engineer
New York Independent Systems Operator
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PAST WINNERS
Above: Winners in 2020 Above: Winners in 2019
Richard H. O’Rourke Middle School Richard H. O'Rourke Middle School
Above: Winners in 2018 Above: Winners in 2017 Above: Winners in 2016
Richard H. O'Rourke Middle School New Lebanon Jr/Sr High School New Lebanon Jr/Sr High School
RICHARD H. O’ROURKE MIDDLE
SCHOOL PLACES 4TH IN NATION
The winner of the 2019-2020 Capital
District Future City Competition, Richard
H. O’Rourke Middle School went to
Washington D.C. to compete in the
national competition, and they did great!
They and their city, “Neosparta” won
fourth place overall and won the
specialty award “The City of the Future
that Best Incorporates Cultural and
Historical Resources” sponsored by the
Cuban-American Association of Civil
Engineers, Inc.
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AWARDS
Sponsor
1st Place Capital District Engineers Week
2nd Place CHA Consulting, Inc.
3rd Place Siemens Industry, Inc.
American Council of Engineering Companies (ACEC) of
4th Place New York, Eastern Region
5th Place American Society of Highway Engineers (ASHE)
TOP SCORES PER CATEGORY
Award Sponsor
“Best Question & Answer Session” Greenman-Pedersen, Inc. (GPI)
“Best Essay” AECOM
“Best Model Design” Rifenburg Construction, Inc.
“Best Future City Presentation” Foit-Albert Associates, P.C.
AWARDS OF EXCELLENCE
Award Sponsor
“2021 Rookie of the Year” Constructive Copy, LLC
“Best City to Live In” Camelot Print & Copy Centers
“Most Innovative Moving Part” Stantec Consulting Services, Inc.
GENERAL TRANSPORTATION
Award Sponsor
“Best Utilization of a Transportation System” Creighton Manning Engineering, LLP
“Best Public Transportation System” Capital District Transportation Authority (CDTA)
“Best Air Transportation Design” Screen-It, Ltd
Association for Bridge Construction and Design
“ABCD Best Design and Construction of a Bridge”
(ABCD), Eastern New York Chapter
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AWARDS
INNOVATIVE TRANSPORTATION
Award Sponsor
“Best Use of Innovation in Transportation” Barton & Loguidice, D.P.C.
“Best Green Roadway Design” Valley Paving & Construction, Inc.
"Most Sustainable Transportation System” Capital District Planning Committee
Institute of Transportation Engineers (ITE), New
“Best Futuristic Personal Transportation System”
York Upstate Section
ENVIRONMENTAL
Award Sponsor
“Most Innovative Water Supply Design” CDM Smith
“Excellence in Environmental Stewardship” OSPA Engineering Services, P.C.
“Best Green Design Model” The Chazen Companies
“Best Use of Recycled Materials in a Model” County Waste & Recycling
INFRASTRUCTURE & ENERGY
Award Sponsor
"Best Use of Clean Hydrogen Energy” Plug Power
“Most Innovative Use of Renewable Energy” Albany Society of Engineers Foundation (ASEF)
Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers
“Excellence in Efficient Energy Applications”
(IEEE), Schenectady Section
“Best Management of Water Resources” JMT of New York, Inc.
American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE),
“Most Innovative Utility Infrastructure System”
Mohawk-Hudson Section
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AWARDS
PLANNING
Award Sponsor
“Best Project Plan Award” PMI Educational Foundation
“Most Innovative Use of Green Space for a
M.J. Engineering and Land Surveying, P.C.
Community”
“Most Neighborly City” Stewart’s Shops
“Best Land Surveying Practices” NCEES
ARCHITECTURE
Award Sponsor
“Most Sustainable Building” Bohler Engineering
Construction Specifications Institute (CSI),
“Best City Skyline”
Eastern New York Chapter
“Best Green Architecture” CSArch
“Best Use of Construction Materials” The D.A. Collins™ Companies
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FUTURE CITY ESSAY TUTORIAL WITH
NASA RESEARCH SCIENTIST
DR. TIMOTHY LIVENGOOD
On Saturday, November 7, NASA research
scientist Dr. Timothy Livengood spoke virtually
with Future City-Albany students about his
research work—discovering water on the moon!
Dr. Livengood is an astrophysicist, storyteller, and
avid lobster-hater. He is an observational
planetary astronomer who specializes in studying
the composition, temperature, and wind in the
atmosphere of other planets in our solar system.
Dr. Livengood has experience using visible and
non-visible light waves to investigate atmospheres
that are found on our major planets. He also has
experience investigating chemical elements on
rocky bodies.
Dr. Livengood discussed reasons why scientists
have theorized that water exists on the moon and
the steps they took to find the resource. Students
learned about the characterization of water on the
moon and the limitations that exist for using it in
practical, every-day living.
“Dr. Livengood did a great job tying in his research
to the Future City topic this year: Living on the
Moon,” said Regional Coordinator Diane Berktok.
“Although he focused on the discovery of water on
the moon, he also discussed other energy sources
and how humans can adapt to the Moon’s unique
resources to support human life.”
At the end of the talk, students had time to share
their questions with Dr. Livengood, asking new
questions about generating energy and asking for
clarification about his research and slides he
presented.
Thank you to everyone who participated in this
year's tutorial!
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