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Jake Barton
Principal and Founder
Jake Barton is Principal and Founder of Local Projects, a media and physical design firm that creates ground breaking experiences. Credits include landmark projects like the 9/11 Memorial Museum, the Cooper-Hewitt Smithsonian Design Museum, and the Legacy Museum. Having won every major award including the National Design Award, current work includes a new wing for the Tower of David Museum in Jerusalem, a UNESCO world heritage site in Sydney, and all of the IBM Watson Experience Centers. Jake's TED talk has nearly one million views, and he is on Fast Company Magazine's list of top fifty designers.
Whitney Rutter
Director of Business Strategy
Whitney Rutter is the Director of Business Strategy, developing future projects for Local Projects. She previously held positions in the museum and cultural sector at MoMA, Antenna International, and Patron Technology. In addition to her work at LP, she is the President of the Board of Directors of ArtTable, a non-profit professional organization dedicated to the women's leadership in the Visual Arts. She holds a BA from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and a MA from the CUNY Graduate Center.
Christopher Fung
Director of Motion Design and Creative Director
Christopher Fung is a Creative Director and oversees motion design. Christopher has worked internationally in the film and advertising space for brands like AdCouncil, Amazon, AT&T, BMW, Folgers, Ford, Google, HBO, LG, Microsoft, Nike, ESPN, Samsung, Telus, Toyota, and Under Armour as well as music videos for bands such as Grimes, Kanye West and Kings of Leon . Before coming to Local Projects, Christopher was one of the inaugural members of design and production studio Shilo, where he built and headed the CG department for 6 years. In 2010, he founded his own creative studio Ladies & Gentlemen, finding a niche in creating multidisciplinary work that combined live action filmmaking, animation, visual effects and experimental design with an expanding roster of clients and collaborators in the ever changing creative landscape.
Louise Storelli
Head of People and Culture
As Head of People and Culture at Local Projects, Louise Storelli supports operational structure and promotes culture and team growth as well as employer brand development. She has a passion for cultivating highly collaborative work environments. Her goal is for these to inspire creativity and engagement while supporting business objectives. Louise came to Local Projects with over 20 years of experience leading multidisciplinary teams in content creation across film, television, web and built environments. International brands include Disney, Hewlett-Packard, Samsung, Pfizer, Morgan Stanley, Toyota, Chanel, and The 9/11 Museum and Memorial Foundation, among others.
Eric Mika
Creative Director and Director of Creative Technology
Eric directs the Creative Technology Department, and as Creative Director he focuses on designing intuitive and tangible interfaces around complex subjects. His recent projects include interactive installations for the The Cleveland Museum of Art, the Noticing Tools suite of learning apps for the New York Hall of Science, and the Body Metrics and BioDesign Studio permanent exhibitions at the Tech Museum of Innovation. Prior to joining Local Projects, Eric co-founded Plural Design in Chicago and developed interactive installations for a range of clients and contexts, including Eyebeam, Wired, and artist Anthony McCall. Work from his independent practice has been exhibited at the Anthology Film Archives, the Hyde Park Art Center, 319 Scholes, Flux Factory, and Palais Kabelwerk in Vienna. Eric holds an MPS from NYU's Interactive Telecommunications Program and a BS from Northwestern.
Christina Latina
Director of Visual Experience Design and Associate Creative Director
Christina directs the Visual Experience Design team and strives to inspire innovative visual storytelling through a cross-disciplinary approach to design. At Local Projects, she has led creative for clients including IBM Watson, The National Museum of Australia, Futures Without Violence, and The Shed. In past work, she has created brand identities, branded environments and experiences, and has designed and curated exhibitions with clients such as Google, Pantone, Levi's, Recode, The Museum of the Moving Image, Future of Storytelling and General Assembly. She holds a BFA and an MFA in design and photography, and has taught interactive design and design thinking at Pratt, Princeton and Rutgers.
Keeli Shaw
Interactive Project Director and Director of Project Management
Keeli Shaw directs the Project Management team at Local Projects. During her time at LP, Keeli has produced interactive projects ranging in scale from mobile applications to 40' interactive multi-touch micro-tile walls. She has overseen the design and development of projects including the BioDesign Studio (March 2016) and Body Metrics exhibit (February 2015) at the San Jose Tech Museum of Innovation, City Pulse at the One World Observatory, the student center media wall at Case Western Reserve University, Urbanology at the BMW/Guggenheim Lab, the Stone Barns iOS application, the Gallery One suite of interactive media and mobile application ArtLens for the Cleveland Museum of Art, and other large scale interactives around the world, from Cincinnati, OH to Geneva, Switzerland.
Olaaf Rossi
Director of Engineering
Olaaf Rossi is the Director of Engineering at Local Projects, responsible for all software and technology development. During his 20 year career in the creative technology & AV industry, he has worked on software and hardware systems in diverse project locations from China to Los Angeles, places in between, and at all hours of the day and night. Before joining LP, Olaaf ran Three Byte Intermedia, was a senior project manager and systems engineer for WorldStage, and helped develop software systems for the renowned artist, James Turrell. His work has received multiple mentions in the New York Times, a honor of which he is particularly proud.
Rebecca Bureau
Director of Content
The Director of the Content Department, Rebecca Bureau has over ten years of experience in the museum and design sector, specializing in content development and interpretive planning. Thinking strategically about messaging and visitor engagement, she approaches the storyline with cultural sensitivity and an eye for the narrative arc. At Local Projects, Rebecca worked on projects including the Hyde Park Barracks Museum, Sydney, set to open in 2019. Prior to joining Local Projects, she worked at Ralph Appelbaum Associates and as a freelance content specialist, developing exhibitions of varied scale and subject matter, from human rights to Viennese architecture to the Vietnam War.
Brook Anderson
Executive Account Director
Brook Anderson has been in the museum design world for over two decades, with experience as an exhibit designer, project director, and professor of narrative-driven design. Before coming to Local Projects, Brook served as a Project Director at Ralph Appelbaum Associates for 15 years, where he worked on projects ranging in topic, scope, and scale; from branded environments, international traveling shows, and permanent museum exhibitions. Some highlight completed projects include the Samsung d'light (Seoul, Korea), The Mobiglobe for the Volkswagon Autostadt (Wolfsburg, Germany); Earth Matters: Land as Material and Metaphor in the Arts of Africa, Smithsonian National Museum of African Art; (Washington, DC); The Habitat Museum and Remembrance Museum at Al-Shaheed Park (Kuwait City, Kuwait); and the Nordic Museum (Seattle, WA). At Local Projects, he is currently leading work for a variety of projects in Australia, including the Hyde Park Barracks Museum and the National Museum of Australia.
Anthony Dong
Director of Physical Design
Anthony is the Director of Physical Design and a registered architect in the State of New York. He oversees LP's physical design projects and has acted as the lead on projects like the Equal Justice Initiative's Legacy Museum in Montgomery, Alabama, the Faith and Liberty Discovery Center, and Planet Word. Prior to joining Local Projects, Anthony taught architectural studios, created architectural installations as an associate of the icebergproject collaborative, designed low-income supportive housing in New York City, and designed exhibitions for Ralph Appelbaum Associates. Anthony holds a Master of Architecture from the University at Buffalo.
Nathan Adkisson
Director of Strategy and Associate Creative Director
Nathan Adkisson has developed strategy for a wide range of cultural institutions, including the Cleveland Museum of Art, the American Museum of Natural History and ARoS Art Museum in Aarhus, Denmark. He has also led a number of branding and retail projects, including Target Open House, a permanent concept store for the Internet of Things in downtown San Francisco. Before joining Local Projects, Nathan was a senior strategist at Big Spaceship, where he led creative and strategic initiatives for Crayola, Chobani, Belvedere, Google, Samsung, Sonos, Purina, AOL, and Fiji Water. Before entering the design world, Nathan was a reporter for a variety of newspapers and magazines. He holds a BS in Journalism from Northwestern University.
Vibha Agarwala
Physical Designer
Vibha is a physical designer focusing on human experience in the context of space. At Local Projects, she has lead physical design for clients such as Microsoft and The New York Times.. Before joining Local Projects, she was a designer at Studios Architecture, Prophet, and LTL Architects, working on educational, institutional, and commercial projects. She holds a Bachelor of Design in Architecture and a Bachelor of Music from the University of Florida.
Jeanne Angel
Senior Project Manager
Jeanne Angel is passionate professional with over 10 years of experience in the Creative Technology field. Prior to Local Projects, Jeanne was the Production Director for Creative Tech Week, Exhibit Media Designer and Producer at New York Historical Society, and Media Art Specialist at the Guggenheim Museum, and has produced, designed, performed and exhibited technology driven art works at The Walker Museum, MoMA PS1, The Warhol Museum, New Museum, and others. Jeanne holds an MS and BS in Digital Media from the NYU Tandon School of Engineering's IDM Program.
Kate Antonich
Senior Project Manager
As a Senior Project Manager, Kate manages that tender balance of taking care of her internal design team, and focusing the dialogue with clients towards clear deliverables, with achievable deadlines. Her projects include the Hyde Park Barracks Museum, which is set to open in 2019. Kate comes to us with over twelve years of project management experience in both the United States and Asia. Before joining Local Projects, Kate was Account Manager for Elmwood Design, a global branding and packaging design firm. She worked with clients across the Asia Pacific region, developing project budgets and cost estimates across multiple currencies, drafting timelines, and creating briefing documents for clients and designers. Prior to that she was Project Manager and a senior member of staff at Gallagher & Associates Asia. There she managed multi-million dollar project budgets with compressed timelines as sole project manager for an eighteen person staff.
L'Rai Arthur-Mensah
Senior Project Manager
L'Rai Arthur-Mensah is a Project Manager with Local Projects. Credits include building an online 3D rendering of Kara Walker's Sugar Baby with Creative Time and implementing a Mixed Reality experience for visitors during the Super Bowl. With a background in engineering and a love for producing art exhibitions, she is a proponent of integrating technology into cultural experiences in a way that enhances engagement but doesn't overpower the experience itself.
Nina Boesch
Interaction Design Director
Nina Boesch brings 15 years of international work experience to her work at Local Projects. Nina focuses on UX and UI design for interactive media experiences such as large-scale media walls, touch-screen tables and kiosks, mobile apps, etc. Prior to joining Local Projects, Nina worked at Pentagram and Ralph Appelbaum Associates. She holds a BFA with honors in Graphic Design from Rhode Island School of Design.
Harry Borrelli
Senior Interaction Designer
Harry is an award-winning experience designer and a Senior Interaction Designer at Local Projects. Harry has worked in the fascinating intersection of art, science, and technology for well over a decade. His work has taught, inspired and delighted audiences all over the world in permanent and traveling exhibitions for organizations like the Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum and the American Museum of Natural History (AMNH). Throughout his career, his work has been guided by a desire for people to discover the wonder of art and science, and informed by a deep passion for how technology can augment and enhance our experience and understanding of them. He is currently an adjunct faculty member at Parsons School of Design, and holds a MPS in Communication Technologies from NYU's Interactive Telecommunications Graduate Program, and a BFA in photography from the Rhode Island School of Design.
Christian Browne
Visual Experience Designer
Christian Browne is a Visual Experience Designer focusing on immersive experience design, user interface design, and concept design at Local Projects. Before joining LP, he worked at Unifiedfield, Abrams Books, Otto Branding. Christian holds a BFA in Graphic Design from FIT.
Myles Bryan
Motion Design Director
As a Motion Design Director, Myles examines the project needs as a whole to better classify how motion can exist within a space and visually move people through narratives. By combining beautiful animation design and an understanding for interactive user experience, he extracts seamless flows to bring ease and comfort to all ranges of digital interaction. Before joining Local Projects, he navigated a variety of design-based industries — from advertising at Mekanism, to branded network motion graphics and experience design at LoyalKaspar. Some past clients include Target, Google, Adobe, CNN, Bloomberg, and Ernst & Young.
Adrian Castineira
Physical Design Director
Adrian is a Physical Design Director at Local Projects, focusing on shaping and helping to materialize environments that bring stories alive. As an exhibit designer, Adrian has previously led the design and production of permanent and temporary exhibitions for institutions including the National Museum of African American History and Culture in Washington DC, the Jewish Museum and Tolerance Center in Moscow, Russia or the Royal Alberta Museum in Edmonton, Canada. As an architect, Adrian has worked in Madrid, Paris and New York for multiple studios, including Lacaton & Vassal and Andrew Berman Architect. He holds a Master of Architecture and professional license from ETSAM in Madrid, as well as an MS in Advanced Architectural Design from Columbia University in New York.
McKenna Cole
Senior Visual Experience Designer
McKenna is a Senior Visual Experience Designer with a focus on exhibition and infographic design as well as data visualization. At Local Projects, she has contributed to forthcoming museum projects including the Legacy Museum: From Enslavement to Mass Incarceration and the Hyde Park Barracks Museum. Previously, McKenna worked as a Lead Project Manager and Designer for SITU Research, where she incorporated design thinking into human rights case work as well exhibition designs for MoMA. Previously, McKenna worked as a graphic designer and exhibition designer for Harvard University.
Taylor Darnall
Project Manager
Taylor is a Project Manager focusing on interactive digital experiences, managing Local Projects' creative and technical engagements with IBM. Before joining LP, Taylor worked at Blue State Digital, where he oversaw site builds for large non-profits and municipal clients like The Mayor's Office of New York City. In addition to his digital experience, he has a background in film production and holds a BA in English.
Delia Denson
Project Coordinator
Delia is a project coordinator focusing on media and content for museums. Before coming to Local Projects, Delia was an associate producer at Richard Lewis Media Group, where she created media for museum exhibits. She received a BA from Brown University.
Cameron Erdogan
Creative Technologist
Cameron is a Creative Technologist and focuses on AR and iOS. Before coming to Local Projects, Cameron was an iOS Engineer at Motivate Inc and a Unity Engineer at Tinybop. At Tinybop, an app he worked on, The Robot Factory, was named the 2015 iPad App of the Year by Apple. He holds a Master's degree in Human-Computer Interaction from Carnegie Mellon and a Bachelor's in Computer Science from Columbia.
Avi Grayson
Creative Engineer
Avi is a Creative Engineer focusing on backend development, web development and DevOps. His recent credits include leading backend development on the Fashion For Good Center in Amsterdam, the Sydney Hyde Park Barracks Museum, and the UMass Old Chapel media wall. He has contributed to a range of other projects including the Equal Justice Initiative's Legacy Museum in Montgomery, The Museum of the City of New York's core exhibits, the London Mithraeum, and the National Science and Technology Medals Foundation interactive websites. Avi holds a BA from Sarah Lawrence College with a focus in Computer Science and History.
Francie Grogan
Content Director, Media & Production
Francie is a Content Director, focusing on media-based projects and large-scale content production. Her recent credits include leading content development for the One World Observatory at the new World Trade Center, the Explorer 2.0 app for the American Museum of Natural History, NY at its Core, a permanent 3-gallery exhibit on the history of New York City at the Museum of the City of New York, the Fashion for Good Launchpad and Permanent Experience Center in Amsterdam, and ZERO Gallery for the Guggenheim Museum Bilbao. Francie holds an MA from University College London and a BA with honors from the University of Wisconsin-Madison.
Charlotte Harris
Project Manager
Charlotte is a Project Manager who supports graphic and media development and production. After graduating from college and before joining the team full-time, Charlotte interned in content development at Local Projects and taught English in Madrid for a year. Charlotte holds a BA in Cinema and Media Studies from Carleton College. At Local Projects, Charlotte has contributed to projects including the Faith and Liberty Discovery Center, The Legacy Museum: From Enslavement to Mass Incarceration, and the Museum of the City of New York's first permanent exhibition, New York at Its Core.
Angelica Jang
Motion Art Director
Angelica is an experienced digital designer with a background in multidisciplinary design practice. Before Local Projects, Angelica taught digital media at Girls Write Now, while maintaining a focus on digital and motion graphics design in the industry. She holds a MFA in Design and Technology from Parsons School for Design and a BFA in Fine Arts from Emily Carr University of Art and Design.
Crystal Law
Motion Designer
Crystal is a Motion Designer with a background in Visual Effects, she specializes in 3D modeling and 2D animation. Prior to joining Local Projects, she was a Motion Designer at Hearst Digital Media, where she created daily animation for different brands. Besides, she was also a freelancer, her clients included IBM, Edelman, GlossGenius etc. She holds a BFA in Visual Effects at Savannah College of Art and Design.
Jaein Lee
Project Manager
Jaein is a Project Manager focusing on media production at Local Projects. Before joining LP, she was a Project Manager at With Projects managing projects and client relations across Print and Digital platforms, for arts institutions, fashion, beauty, and corporate brands. Prior to With Projects, she was an Associate Project Manager at a boutique business and brand consulting firm, working with corporate fashion and beauty clients. Overall past clients include: MCM Worldwide, MetLife, Vitra, Crozier Fine Arts, Harvard Design Magazine, and Rhizome/New Museum. She holds a BFA in Visual Communications and Print Media from the School of the Art Institute of Chicago.
Kristin Lovejoy
Senior Project Coordinator
As Senior Project Coordinator, Kristin Lovejoy is building on her expertise as a documentary and interactive producer. Before joining Local Projects, Kristin worked at PBS, where she created Peabody award-winning culture and art specials and series for national broadcast and worldwide distribution, as well as web content. Subsequently, Kristin was commissioned by Madison Square Art to produce web media for sculptor Jaume Plensa's Echo, and for Orly Genger's 'Red, Yellow and Blue', the client's first mobile app. Prior to PBS, she contributed to the creation of an immersive experience for the Rotunda at the Museum of Jewish Heritage for Batwin+Robin Productions, as well as large scale digital scenic backdrops for two Broadway shows. She holds an MA, in Film Theory and Production from New York University and was selected to participate in the prestigious Whitney Museum Independent Studio Program.
Oscar Ma
Visual Experience Designer
Oscar is a multidisciplinary creative on the Visual Experience Design team, exploring the intersection of design, storytelling, and technology. He is driven by curiosity, and passion for finding new ways of creating thought provoking and visually interesting experiences. Previously, Oscar has worked at creative agency Arnold Worldwide, and brand experience agency Momentum Worldwide. He also assistant teaches graphic design at the School of Visual Arts.
Guillaume Marais
Senior Interaction Designer
Guillaume is a Senior Interaction Designer, specializing in interactive exhibitions and digital arts. Prior to joining Local Projects, he founded Buzzing Light, a studio based in Paris, where he was Creative Director and Interaction Designer. Guillaume takes a core position in shaping each project's creative trajectory from early concept to implementation, taking a leading role in researching and experimenting with new approaches to design new technologies. He holds an MS in Software Engineering from ECE Paris.
Ben Millstein
Communications & Marketing Manager
Ben oversees all external communications for Local Projects, including developing strategic relationships with leaders and luminaries across industries, working with press, and developing LP's thought leadership programs, including submissions for speaking opportunities, conference programs, and awards. In addition, he manages marketing efforts including the studio newsletter, website, digital marketing efforts, social channels, events, and collaborations. He also oversees documentation for new projects as they open around the world. Before Local Projects, Ben worked as an account executive at the Chicago-based digital agency Doejo, and as a copywriter for MakerBot 3D Printers. Ben received his B.A. in Communications with a concentration in film and integrated marketing, and a minor in East Asian Studies from Northwestern University.
Nik Mondie
Studio Manager
Nik is the Studio Manager at Local Projects, responsible for managing and maintaining all aspects of the studio's facilities and infrastructure to optimize staff performance. Formerly an Engineer in the US Army and Sergeant of Public Safety at NYU, Nik brings over 15 years of operational, administrative, & managerial experience to the table from a range of industries and institutions, and holds a B.A. in Psychology with honors from Univ of Tennessee, Knoxville.
Jenny Pachucki
Senior Content Developer
Jenny is a Senior Content Developer focusing on interpretive planning, content development, and creative story building. With nearly 15 years of museum and strategy experience, Jenny specializes in crafting emotionally evocative stories that inspire empathy and action. As an original member of the 9/11 Memorial Museum's team, she spent ten years curating the museum's award-winning physical and audio exhibitions. She is particularly passionate about oral history and the intersection of individual and collective memory. Jenny holds an MA in Public History from New York University and a BA in History from UC Berkeley.
Fernanda Reiss
Senior Physical Designer
Fernanda Reiss is a Senior Physical Designer interested in contemporary curating practices and new formats of exhibition making. At Local Projects, she has lead physical design on the National Museum of Australia and contributed to the design of our work at the Guggenheim Museum Bilbao. Before joining LP, Fernanda worked for a decade as an independent designer conceptualizing and planning exhibitions across a wide range of design disciplines, for museums, institutions, and firms such as the UNESCO Design Network, Venice Biennale, Milan Design Week, and Design Museum London. She holds an MA in Architecture and Exhibition Design from the Vienna University of Technology and an MA in Curating Contemporary Design from the Kingston School of Art in London.
Simone Rigamonti
Art Director
Simone Rigamonti is an Art Director moving between Spatial Design, Creative Communication Storytelling and User Experience, who works to ensure design quality and design strategy across his work at Local Projects. Previously, Simone worked around the world with companies like Atelier Brückner, Atelier Markgraph, and Gsmproject amongst others. Simone graduated with Honors, receiving a BA in Interior Architecture from Laureate International Universities in Milan.
Anthony Roy
Senior Visual Experience Designer
Anthony is a Senior Visual Experience Designer focusing on visual identity, type, and spatial experiences. In addition to engaging with storytelling through design, Anthony maintains a strong interest in engineered architectures and vernacular typography. He holds an MA in Graphic Design with Honors from the National Fine Arts School of Lyon, France.
Ryan Schoenherr
Visual Experience Designer
As a visual experience designer at Local Projects, Ryan transforms narratives into immersive environments through the thoughtful combination of past and future technologies for clients like IBM. As an educator, he shares his love for design at Pratt Institute, where he teaches interactive and motion design. Ryan comes to Local Projects with experience in designing live events and interactive installations for clients such as Netflix, Under Armour, LinkedIn and Facebook. Before that, he worked closely with non-profit organizations to amplify their voices through branding and digital design. Ryan holds an MFA in Communications Design from Pratt Institute, and a BA in Mathematics and Graphic Design from Binghamton University.
Naomi Seixas
Project Director
Naomi brings fifteen years of experience leading interdisciplinary teams and international clients towards the design of outstanding cultural experiences. As a Project Director, she works closely with clients to chart a path forward using her keen sense of priorities and process, often through multi-year engagements. Her recent clients include the Guggenheim Bilbao, Tower of David Museum, Planet Word Museum of Language, Faith and Liberty Discovery Center, and Domaine Chandon. Prior to joining Local Projects, Naomi was a project manager, content developer, and media producer with Ralph Appelbaum Associates, NY Projects, AldrichPears Associates, and The Battery Conservancy, among others. She holds an MS in City and Regional Planning, a MPS in Arts and Cultural Management from Pratt Institute, and a BA in Humanistic Studies from McGill University.
Ben Snell
Creative Technologist
Ben is a Creative Technologist at Local Projects, focusing on front-end development and creative applications of machine learning. He has worked on projects for clients including the the Planet Word Museum of Language, ABB, and L'Oreal. Before joining LP, Ben was an Innovator-in-Residence in Autodesk. He holds a B.A. in Experiential Art & Design from Carnegie Mellon University.
Nima Vakili
Senior Physical Designer
Nima Vakili is a designer, maker, and a creative technologist. He is interested in human-computer interaction, situated technologies, parametric design, and fabrication. Nima has exhibited his work internationally at venues including the Media Architecture Biennale, and has been awarded the prestigious AED Neuland's first-prize in the Exhibition and Public Spaces category. Prior, Nima was Sensing Lab Manager at the State University of New York at Buffalo where he pursued his interest in interactive architecture. Nima holds a dual Master of Architecture and Fine Arts from the joint Media Arts and Architecture Program offered by SUNY Buffalo and Bauhaus-Universität Weimar.
Karen Vanderbilt
Senior Visual Experience Designer
Karen is a graphic designer, reader, writer, and thinker. Before Local Projects, she worked at Studio Kudos designing print and web products for a variety of nonprofit and small-business clients. She interned at Pure + Applied and Metropolis Magazine, and has contributed writing for AIGA/NY. Karen holds a BA from Williams College where she studied psychology and art history. She completed a MFA in Graphic Design at the Rhode Island School of Design in 2012.
Jorge Velez
Creative Technologist
Jorge Vélez is a Creative Technologist focusing on Graphics Programming. At Local Projects, he is currently working on an immersive presentation experience for IBM. Before joining LP, he worked as a freelancer in Mexico for a wide range of clients and projects, including AR and VR interfaces and experiments for Tangible Interaction, large scale kinetic light installation for the National Auditorium in México City; workshops and on-site art installations for the Central Cultural District of Mexico City. Jorge holds a BA in Graphic Design with a specialization in computer generated graphics from ITESO in Mexico City.
Peter Vikar
Physical Design Director
Peter Vikar is a physical designer director working across multiple platforms and scales, ranging from custom hardware design to large public sculptures. Before joining LP, Peter was running a large-scale robotics lab and taught courses on kinetic architecture at UCLA. He holds an MS in Design Research from SCI-Arc and a Master of Architecture from the University of Applied Arts Vienna.
Robert Vinci
Senior Project Manager
Robert Vinci is a Senior Project Manager, focusing on the physical design, production, and installation of exhibitions. Previously, Robert produced exhibitions at the American Museum of Natural History, the Museum of American Finance, and the National September 11 Memorial and Museum. He holds a Masters in Natural Sciences.
Jenny Wong
Senior Physical Designer
Jenny is a senior physical designer with over ten years of experience in exhibition design across the fields of art, history, science, and technology. At Local Projects, she has contributed to forthcoming projects including the Faith and Liberty Discovery Center in Philadelphia and the Hyde Park Barracks Museum in Sydney. Prior to joining Local Projects, Jenny practiced exhibition design at Ralph Appelbaum Associates and architecture at Carlos Zapata Studio. She also worked as an editorial intern at The Architect's Newspaper. She pursued graduate studies in architecture at Princeton University and holds a BS in Architecture with honors from the University at Buffalo.
Andrea Worby
Content Developer
Andie brings a deep passion and understanding of art, storytelling, and social justice to her work at Local Projects. Andie joins LP from Ralph Appelbaum Associates, where she coordinated content and developed narrative approaches for a variety of institutions. She holds a BA with honors in Anthropology, and correlates in Philosophy and Hispanic Studies from Vassar College.
Charlotte van den Bosch
Senior Visual Experience Designer
Charlotte's expertise includes print, interactive, and environments, with a focus on branding and information design. Prior to joining Local Projects, Charlotte was a Graphic Designer on the Brands and Environments team at Bruce Mau Design in Toronto, where she collaborated with team members and led graphic design on various mid- to large-scale projects. Originally from the Netherlands, Charlotte graduated with honors from ArtEZ University of the Arts in Arnhem with a BA in Graphic Design.


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The Three Roads
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- Data access and account management for EPFL registered users (possessing a GASPAR account).
- Data access and account management for GUEST users (External users).
B. Resources
Please, if you use information coming from the following sites, be careful to correctly cite them in your references.
1. Solvent trace and chemical shift references
- NMR Chemical Shifts of Common Laboratory Solvents as Trace Impurities.
(J. Org. Chem. 1997, 62, 7512-7515)
- NMR Chemical Shifts of Trace Impurities: Common Laboratory Solvents, Organics, and Gases in Deuterated Solvents Relevant to the Organometallic Chemist.
(Organometallics 2010, 29, 2176–2179)
- Standardization of chemical shifts of TMS and solvent signals in NMR solvents.
(Magn. Reson. Chem. 2006; 44: 606–616)
2. Web references
- NMR database
- NMR blog maintained by Dr. Glenn Facey (Ottawa University)
- NMR blog maintained by Dr Roy Hoffman (Hebrew University of Jerusalem)
3. Online books (accessible with EPFL account)
4. NMR books
|200 and more NMR Experiments
|Nuclear Magnetic Resonance
|NMR: the toolkit
|Understanding NMR spectroscopy
|Comprendre la RMN
|Spin dynamics
|Introduction to solid state NMR Spectroscopy
C. MestreNova
This licenses are only destinated to ISIC (Chemistry) users. All other will be banned when detected on the license server.
All ISIC collaborators have access to a license site for MestreNova NMR, Mestre Nova predict and two add-ons : qNMR (for quantitation) and Reaction Monitor.
Install Mnova
Download Reaction Monitor add-on
To install the add-ons, download them on your desktop, unzip them and drag the .xml file into the MestreNova open window.
MestreNova Verify
On specific request, ISIC users only can obtain a license for Mnova Verify.
More information about this software
A Mestre site treating of Automatic Structure Verification/Elucidation
A Mestre blog concerning their scoring procedure
D. Unlock Screen Saver
Under the new LDAP configuration (GASPAR login), the screen saver has to be set individually. In order to avoid to block the machine in case of absence, please configure the screen saver to not request password to unlock.This has to be done in the linux configuration as described hereafter:
On CentOS
- Go to the "CENTOS" menu, then select "Control Center" –> "Appearance & Themes" –> "Screen Saver"
- In the "Screen Saver" window, uncheck the checkbox "Request Password to stop"
On RedHat
- Go to the " REDHAT Application" menu (upper left corner), then select "Preferences" –> "Screen Saver"
- In the "Screen Saver" window, change "mode" to "Disable screen saver".


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When it comes to measuring an institution's financial fortitude, capital is key. It works as a buffer against losses and as protection for members during periods of economic instability for the credit union. From a safety and soundness perspective, more capital is preferred.
On our test to measure the adequacy of a credit union's capital, COMMUNITY POWERED received a score of 12 out of a possible 30 points, below the national average of 15.65.
COMMUNITY POWERED's capitalization ratio of 12.00 percent in our test was worse than the average for all credit unions, a sign that it's less well prepared for financial trouble than its peers.
In this test, Bankrate tries to determine the impact of problem assets, such as past-due mortgages, on the credit union's reserves set aside to cover loan losses, as well as overall capitalization.
A credit union with extensive holdings of these kinds of assets may eventually be forced to use capital to absorb losses, reducing its buffer of equity. Many of those assets are also likely to be in non-accrual status and no longer earning money, resulting in lower earnings and potentially more risk of a failure in the future.
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Joining the theological principles of religion using the philosophical principles of reason, he ranked among the most powerful thinkers of medieval Scholasticism. An ability of the Roman Catholic Church as well as a prolific writer, Aquinas expired on March 7, 1274, in the Cistercian monastery of Fossanova, near Terracina, Latium, Papal States, Italy. Thomas had eight siblings, and was the youngest kid. His mom, Theodora, was countess of Teano. In Wisdom 8:19, St. Thomas Aquinas is described as "a witty kid" who "had received a great soul." At Monte Cassino, the quizzical youthful lad repeatedly presented the question, "What's God?" to his benefactors. St. Thomas Aquinas stayed at the monastery until he was 13 years old, when the political climate induced him to return to Naples.
St. Thomas Aquinas spent the next five years finishing his primary education at a Benedictine house in Naples. During those years, he analyzed Aristotle's work, which would later become an important launching point for St. Thomas Aquinas's own exploration of philosophy. In the Benedictine house, that was strongly affiliated with all the University of Naples, Thomas also developed an interest in more modern monastic orders. He was especially drawn to all those that highlighted a life of religious service, in comparison together with the more conventional perspectives and sheltered lifestyle he had found in the Abbey of Monte Cassino.
Circa 1239, St. Thomas Aquinas started attending the University of Naples. In 1243, he covertly joined an order of Dominican monks, receiving the custom in 1244. When his family found out, they felt so betrayed that he'd turned his back on the principles to which they subscribed which they chose to kidnap him. Thomas's family held him prisoner for a whole year, imprisoned in the fort of San Giovanni at Rocca Secca. In this period, they tried to deprogram Thomas of his new beliefs. Thomas held fast to the thoughts he'd learned at university, nevertheless, and went back to the Dominican order following his release in 1245.
He was ordained in Cologne, Germany, in 1250, and went to teach theology in the University of Paris. Beneath the tutelage of St. Albert the Great, St. Thomas Aquinas later earned his doctorate in theology. Consistent with all the sacred hermit's forecast, Thomas demonstrated an exemplary scholar, though, paradoxically, his modesty occasionally led his classmates to misperceive him as dimwitted. After finishing his schooling, St. Thomas Aquinas committed himself to a life of traveling, writing, teaching, public speaking and preaching. Spiritual associations and universities equally yearned to reap the benefits of the wisdom of "The Christian Apostle."
In the vanguard of medieval idea was a challenge to accommodate the connection between theology (beliefs) and philosophy (rationale). Individuals were at odds concerning the best way to combine the knowledge they got through disclosure with all the data they found naturally using their thoughts as well as their perceptions. Based on Averroes's "theory of the double truth," the two kinds of knowledge were in direct opposition to every other. St. Thomas Aquinas's ground-breaking views rejected Averroes's theory, claiming that "both types of knowledge ultimately come from God" and were so harmonious. Not only were they harmonious, in accordance with Thomas's political orientation, they are able to work in collaboration: He believed that disclosure could direct rationale preventing it from making errors, while reason could clarify and demystify religion. St. Thomas Aquinas's work goes on to discuss religion and reason's functions in both perceiving and establishing the existence of God.
Subsequent to defending people's capacity to naturally perceive evidence of God, Thomas also handled the challenge of protecting God's persona as an all powerful being. St. Thomas Aquinas also distinctively addressed proper social behavior toward God. In thus doing, he gave his thoughts a modern-day some would say classic regular circumstance. Thomas considered the laws of the state were, actually, a natural product of human nature, and were vital to social welfare. By abiding by the societal laws of the state, individuals could earn eternal salvation of the souls in the afterlife, he purported. St. Thomas Aquinas identified three kinds of laws: natural, positive and perpetual. According to his treatise, natural law prompts man to act in accordance with reaching his aims and regulates guy's sense of right and wrong; favorable law is the law of the state, or authorities, and ought to stay a symptom of natural law; and everlasting law, in case of reasonable beings, depends on motive and is put into actions through free will, which likewise works toward the achievement of man's religious aims.
Uniting conventional principles of theology with modern philosophic idea, St. Thomas Aquinas's treatises touched upon the questions and challenges of medieval intellectuals, church authorities and regular people alike. Possibly that is exactly what indicated them as unrivaled in their own philosophical sway at that time, and describes why they might continue to serve as a building block for modern idea garnering answers from theologians, philosophers, critics and believers then.
A prolific writer, St. Thomas Aquinas written close to 60 known works ranging in length from short to tome-like. Handwritten duplicates of his works were distributed to libraries across Europe. His philosophical and theological writings crossed a broad spectrum of issues, including comments on the Bible and discussions of Aristotle's writings on natural philosophy.
Throughout that span, he also composed De ente et essentia, or On Being and Essence, for the Dominican monks in Paris. Soon after his departure, St. Thomas Aquinas's theological and philosophical writings climbed to great public acclaim and fortified a strong following among the Dominicans. Universities, seminaries and schools came to replace Lombard's Four Books of Sentences with Summa Theologica as the top theology textbook.
In June 1272, St. Thomas Aquinas consented to go to Naples and begin a theological studies program for the Dominican house neighboring the university. While he was still composing prolifically, his works started to suffer in quality. When St. Thomas Aquinas's confessor, Father Reginald of Piperno, encouraged him to keep writing, he responded, "I can do no more. Such secrets are disclosed to me that all I 've written now seems to be of little worth." St. Thomas Aquinas never wrote again.
On the way, he fell ill in the Cistercian monastery of Fossanova, Italy. The monks needed St. Thomas Aquinas to stay at the citadel, but, feeling that his departure was close, Thomas preferred to remain at the monastery, saying, "If the Lord wants to take me away, it's better that I be discovered in a spiritual house than in the home of a layperson." On his deathbed, St. Thomas Aquinas voiced his last words to the Cistercian monks who'd so graciously attended him: "This is my rest forever and ever: Here will I live for I 've selected it." (Psalm 131:14) Frequently called "The Universal Teacher," St. Thomas Aquinas expired at the monastery of Fossanova on March 7, 1274. He was canonized by Pope John XXII in 1323.


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Daniel Boone Regional Library holds quilt exhibit
COLUMBIA - The Daniel Boone Regional Library kicked off its 2018 Quilt Exhibit Sunday.
The exhibit will showcase nearly 60 examples of the "Social World of Quilting" until April 29. The event is the fourth of its kind. Each quilt project is showcased throughout the library. One librarian said the library is a "lovely place to work especially when the quilts are up."
"We get these big pieces that brighten up where we work," Kat Stone Underwood said.
The curator of the exhibit, Mindy Smith said each year has its own theme of quilts that is showcased. Smith has even planned out the themes for the next two annual quilt exhibits.
"All of the quilts this year were put together by more than one quilter," she said. "They were a collaboration quilters that either stitched and/or designed all of the quilt tops"
The library will host the special guest, Jonathan Gregory, on April 21. He's from the International Quilt Study Center & Museum located at the University of Nebraska campus in Lincoln.
"These are called friendship quilts because it's a collaboration of friends who make the quilts," Smith said. "Gregory is going to talk about the history of this piece of the quilting world."
Gregory will do another presentation on the preservation and protection of historical quilts from harm caused by light, pests, extremes of humidity and physical stress.
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Participation in gardens, horticulture or agriculture among incarcerated individuals has numerous benefits, including reduced recidivism rates, improved health, and increased access to nutritious foods, which helps inmates resist the food culture of correctional facilities. Once released, these former inmates persist in their ventures into the food, farming, food justice and advocacy worlds, deepening their impact on justice. In this workshop, hear from several participants of the Bard Prison Initiative's (BPI) Urban Farming & Sustainability Program on how involving inmates in jails & prisons and formerly incarcerated individuals can achieve healing in the racial and food justice movements.
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Climate Change Art
One of the more interesting approaches for displaying climate change data comes from artist/scientist Jill Pelto, as the Smithsonian details: http://www.smithsonianmag.com/arts-culture/these-watercolor-paintings-actually-include-climate-change-data-180958374/
FERC Turns Down Jordan Cove LNG
The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission denied the developer of the proposed Jordan Cove Liquefied Natural Gas terminal on the grounds the applicants had not demonstrated a need for the facility. The Oregonian reports: http://www.oregonlive.com/environment/index.ssf/2016/03/feds_deny_jordan_cove_lng_term.html#incart_most_shared-environment
Monarchs Rebounding
While it is too soon to break out the champagne, word from monarch butterfly wintering sites is that populations are rebounding from the lows of 2013-14. The lovely insects still face many obstacles, particularly in the East, where milkweed, necessary habit for the monarchs, has been devastated by development, (Ars Technica has more on that). The Oregonian provides more: http://www.oregonlive.com/today/index.ssf/2016/03/monarch_butterflies_on_the_reb.html#incart_river_index
EPA to Ban Flubendiamide Pesticide
Flubendiamide, a pesticide commonly used in agriculture, has proven toxic to freshwater invertebrates. The chemical was granted conditional registration in 2008, but data collected since has shown the substance to be hazardous. The Smithsonian expands on the topic: http://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/fda-will-ban-common-pesticide-180958262/?no-ist
Continuing Sardine Collapse Threatens Ecosystem
The West Coast sardine fishery is in dire collapse, and scientists fear for the ripple effect this could have for the marine ecosystem. The Oregonian covers the news: http://www.oregonlive.com/environment/index.ssf/2016/03/as_pacific_sardine_collapse_wo.html#incart_river_index
Northwest Bats Have White Nose Syndrome
The plague that is devastating North American bat populations has made it to the Pacific Northwest. The Oregonian has more on the troubling development: http://www.oregonlive.com/environment/index.ssf/2016/03/northwest_bad_discovered_with.html#incart_river_home
At the same time, some researchers are holding out hope that a common bacterium can aid in the fight against WNS. National Geographic has more: http://news.nationalgeographic.com/2015/05/150527-bats-white-nose-syndrome-treatment-conservation-animals-science/ [thanks to Stephanie Hazen for this link]
Aerosol Emissions Thought to Limit Global Warming
Scientists are coming to the conclusion that aerosol emissions are blocking enough sunlight to mitigate some of the effects of greenhouse gases. This makes the task of cleaning up pollution sources more complex and the consequences more uncertain. Ars Technica explains: http://arstechnica.com/science/2016/03/our-aerosol-emissions-are-blocking-a-third-of-the-climate-warming/
At the same time, news comes that carbon emissions, thanks to humans, are the highest they have been in 66 million years, as Reuters details: http://www.reuters.com/article/us-climatechange-carbon-idUSKCN0WN1QR
New Plastic Munching Bacteria Found
Researchers in Japan have discovered a promising bacterium that may offer an efficient means to degrade PET plastic into benign products. Ars Technica reports: http://arstechnica.com/science/2016/03/does-newly-discovered-bacteria-recycle-plastic/
Fracking Earthquake Zones Mapped
The USGS has released a map which shows where earthquakes are likely to occur in the continental US. In the middle of the map, far from areas of natural seismic activity, is a hot zone from fracking. You can see for yourself in this Smithsonian article: http://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/new-usgs-map-shows-man-made-earthquakes-rise-180958595/