cv — kaylee tucker

education

master of science in civil engineering, structures,
university of illinois at urbana-champaign (UIUC), may 2023

master of architecture,
university of michigan, taubman college of architecture + urban planning, may 2021

bachelor of science,
university of illinois at urbana-champaign (UIUC), architectural studies (spanish minor), may 2019
high honors, james scholar honors program, dean’s list

exchange,
escola tècnica superior d’arquitectura del vallès, barcelona, spain, september 2018 – may 2019

academic experience

research assistant
SMARTI lab, ann sychterz, UIUC, august 2021 - june 2023
NSF-funded project (#2207296)

research deployable and compliant geostructural systems using computational design and additive manufacturing
independent study exploring deployability of shape memory alloy knits and knit fabric topologies

research assistant
splam pavilion, tsz yan ng + wes mcgee, taubman college, may 2021–august 2021
2022 aia small project award, 2021 chicago architecture biennial

worked with collaborators in academia and in practice to continue design and fabrication of a timber pavilion
programmed and fabricated final pieces for pavilion using mastercam and a 5 axis CNC router
fabricated joints and prototypes for engineering testing

co-primary researcher
music, architecture, and the spatialization of sound, taubman college + artsengine, april 2020–present

collaborate with music and architecture students to research the connections between music and architecture through their notational and representational systems
design survey protocol to test whether disciplinary-specific knowledge can be understood by non-musicians and non-architects when separated from the notational systems of the disciplines

research assistant
department of spanish & portuguese, sara fernández, UIUC, spring 2018

assisted with graduate level research in instructed second language acquisition
collected, coded, and analyzed data

discussion leader
arts at illinois, UIUC, august 2017 – october 2017

led a class in college success skills for 21 freshmen
evaluated art and architecture students’ work

professional experience

associate ii
wiss, janney, elstner associates, inc., chicago, il, june 2023 – present

evaluate and develop solutions for architectural and structural projects
assess existing structures, design repairs, and develop construction documents

intern project manager
project management advisors, chicago, il, june 2020 – august 2020

created process flowcharts to teach team members how to use new project management software
recorded action items based on OAC meetings, site walks, and other email communications
reviewed pencil draw applications for inconsistencies
researched business development prospects for public sector projects

architectural intern
studiogc, chicago, il, may 2017 – january 2020

generated construction documents, models, and renderings in revit
produced and submitted health life safety plans and evacuation plans for 8 K-12 schools
investigated project-based learning and architectural strategies for modern learning environments

awards + honors + scholarships

structural engineering fellowship
department of civil and environmental engineering, UIUC, fall 2021

architecture student research grant (ASRG)
music, architecture, and the spatialization of sound, taubman college, spring 2020

arts integrative interdisciplinary research (AiiR) grant
music, architecture, and the spatialization of sound, artsengine, winter 2020

2019 wiss janney elstner scholarship, for structures
wiss janney elstner, spring 2019

frank b. and jennie m. long traveling award,
illinois school of architecture, UIUC, spring 2018

alvaro montserrat llardén scholarship, for catalan study
department of spanish & portuguese, UIUC, spring 2018

we22 conference funding
gradSWE illinois, UIUC, may 2022

pave the way scholarship
conference funding for Women Architects Festival, may 2022

silver award, creative conscience awards
jardines de juego, july 2020

shortlisted, creative conscience awards
SLA-ibrary, july 2018

gargoyle honor society, architecture honors society
may 2018 – present

publications

tucker, kaylee a., ann c sychterz. 2024. “analyzing geosystems with deployable compliant mechanisms for enhanced tension capacity” proceedings of the canadian society for civil engineering conference 2022, february 6, 2024. 483-494.

beemer, ryan d., joe tom, kaylee tucker, ann c. sychterz, and isabella bernardi. “soil-structure interface resistance changes due to rigid awns,” geo-congress 2024, february 22, 2024, 106–13. https://doi.org/10.1061/9780784485323.012.

sychterz, ann c. and kaylee a. tucker. “comparison of biologically inspired functionally graded deployable geosystems with experimental measurements” proceedings of the international association for shell and spatial structures (IASS) symposium, melbourne, australia, october 1, 2023, 1—12.

tucker, kaylee a. “design and analysis of deployable and compliant geostructures” master’s thesis, university of illinois at urbana-champaign, may 3 2023, 1-128.

tucker, kaylee, tyler gaeth, and leonard bopp. “music, architecture, and the spatialization of sound.” dimensions journal, no. 34, september 20, 2021, A2-A11.

presentations

tucker, kaylee. 2023 and 2024. “graphic design considerations for engineering figures in presentations and publications” presented at the university of illinois at urbana-champaign, virtual, november 30 and may 25.

tucker, kaylee. 2022. “analyzing geosystems with deployable compliant mechanisms for enhanced tension capacity” presented at the canadian society for civil engineering conference 2022, whistler, bc, may 25.

tucker, kaylee, leonard bopp, and tyler gaeth. 2021. “music, architecture, and the spatialization of sound.” presented at the architecture student research grant (ASRG) project presentations, ann arbor, mi, january 27.

tucker, kaylee. 2018. “SLA-ibrary.” presented at the second language acquisition teacher education symposium, urbana, il, may 3.

outreach

tucker, kaylee and heather gathman. interview with bianca angheluta and adriana ceric. conversations with university of waterloo women in engineering. podcast audio. march 27, 2023. https://open.spotify.com/show/6blA2Ll5Tcu4JYYNyNrnG8

presenter
FOCUS on the arts, highland park high school, april 2017

created a workshop for high school students to promote architecture through model making

invited reviews

fourth year undergraduate design studio. university of illinois at urbana-champaign, summer 2024.

workshops

participant
policy-based exploration of equilibrium representations (PEER): a topology grammar for generative conceptual structural design , simAUD 2022, july 17^th 2022
led by: ioannis mirtsopoulous, jonas warmuth

participant
co-crochet computing stitches for collective and distributed crocheting, ACADIA 2021, september 11^th - 12^th 2021
led by: benay gürsoy toykoç, cemal koray bingöl, özgüç bertug çapunaman

co-designed and co-crocheted a branching structure with other particpants

societies + volunteering

chicago women in architecture (CWA)
scholarship chair, april 2023 – present
scholarship co-chair, january 2022 – april 2023
scholarship student committee member, february 2022 – january 2023

organize two yearly scholarships for architecture students in illinois and wisconsin

gradSWE, UIUC
weSTEM publicity coordinator, march 2022 – may 2023
member, september 2021 – may 2023

developed the graphic identity and managed the website for the weSTEM conference, a graduate-student run conference

architectural representative committee (ARC), taubman college
technology + facilities liaison, september 2020 – may 2021
social media chair, september 2019 – august 2020

women in architecture, UIUC
social media and fundraising chair, spring 2016 – spring 2017
vice president, spring 2017 – spring 2018
member, fall 2015 – spring 2018, spring 2022 - present

camp chicago botanic gardens
volunteer, summer 2011 – summer 2019

associations

american institute of architects (AIA)
associate member, may 2021 – present

structural engineering association of illinois (SEAOI)
member, july 2023 - present

women in structural engineering (WiSE)
member, july 2023 - present

american society of civil engineering (ASCE)
associate member, may 2023 - present
student member, november 2021 - may 2023

structural engineering institute (SEI)
student member, november 2021 - present

international association of shell and spatial structures (IASS)
member, october 2020 – december 2021

american institute of architecture students (AIAS)
member, fall 2015 – spring 2020

society of women engineers (SWE)
member, spring 2022 – spring 2024

technical skills

language skills

english, native

spanish, dual language

catalan, learning, bàsic 1 (a2.1)