2025 TRIDEC x WSU CONGRESSIONAL & LEGISLATIVE STAFF TOUR AGENDA
Please see below for our agenda of the trip. We will continue to update the itinerary as more details become available.
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MONDAY, AUGUST 11 | Optional Tours & Receptions
| 11:15AM | OPTIONAL TOUR: Lunch at LU LU Craft Bar + Kitchen with TRIDEC Team 606 Columbia Point Dr, Richland, WA 99352 | |
| 01:00PM | OPTIONAL TOUR: Laser Interferometer Gravitational-Wave Observatory (LIGO) 27124 N Route 10, Richland, WA 99354 | |
| 03:00PM | OPTIONAL TOUR: Framatome's Nuclear Fuel Manufacturing Facility 2101 Horn Rapids Rd, Richland, WA 99354 | |
| 5:00PM | WSU + TRIDEC Reception at Terra Blanca Winery 34715 Demoss Rd, Benton City, WA 99320 Follow posted signs for tasting room. For questions, call Cat at: 509-392-9900 | |
| 6:30PM | Return to Hotel |
TUESDAY, AUGUST 12 | PNNL, FusionWERX, Energy Northwest & WSU Tri-CIties
| 7:30AM | Guests board the bus at Courtyard Marriott Columbia Point | |
| 8:00AM | Kick-Off Breakfast and Badging at PNNL's Discovery Hall Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Richland, WA | |
| 9:00AM | TOUR: Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL) 3400 Discovery Hall, 650 Horn Rapids Road Richland, WA 99354 | |
| 3:15PM | TOUR: Avalanche Energy's FusionWERX Facility 3250 Port of Benton Blvd, Richland, WA 99354 | |
| 4:00PM | TOUR: Energy Northwest 76 North Power Plant Loop, Richland, Washington 99354 | |
| 5:30PM | WSU + TRIDEC Community Reception Ste. Michelle Wine Estates WSU Wine Science Center, University Dr, Richland, WA 99354 | |
| 7:00PM | Bus returns to Courtyard by Marriott Columbia Point |
WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 13 | Hanford and WSU Tri-Cities
| 7:45AM | Guests board bus at Courtyard by Marriott Columbia Point NOTE: Hanford will be badging prior to boarding. Grab & Go Breakfasts will be provided | |
| 7:45AM | TOUR: Hanford Nuclear Site Richland, WA 99354 | |
| 5:30PM | WSU Dinner at Budd's Broiler 450 Columbia Point Dr, Richland, WA 99352 | |
| 7:00PM | WSU staff guide guests on river walk to Courtyard Marriott Columbia Point NOTE: The walk from dinner to the hotel is less than 3 minutes. Shuttle service available if accommodations are needed. Reach out to Cat at 509-392-9900 |
THURSDAY, AUGUST 14 | WSU Tri-Cities
| 7:00AM | Breakfast on your own, on-site breakfast options are available at the hotel | |
| 7:45AM | Board WSU SUVs at Courtyard by Marriott Columbia Point NOTE: Guests should meet WSU Staff in the lobby of the Courtyard by Marriott Columbia Point. WSU Staff will be decked out in Coug Swag. They will walk guests out to the SUVs. For any questions or concerns, please call Cat Amortegui at 509-392-9900 | |
| 8:15AM | WSU Leadership Welcome and Opening Remarks Collaboration Hall Grand Staircase, WSU Tri-Cities | |
| 8:30AM | Overview of WSU's Nuclear Portfolio Consolidated Information Center (CIC) 120, WSU Tri-Cities NOTE: Coffee and pastries will be provided during the panel PRESENTERS: KIM CHRISTEN, Vice President for Research, WSU JOHN McCLOY, Current Endowed Professor of Materials Science & Engineering and Director of the School of Mechanical & Materials Engineering at WSU COREY HINES, Director, WSU Nuclear Science Center JAMES BONCELLA, Professor of Chemistry, WSU XIAOFENG GUO, Associate Professor in Chemistry, Affiliate Faculty of School of the Environment, School of Mechanical and Materials Engineering, and Institute of Materials Research at WSU | |
| 9:30AM | TOUR: WSU Sustainable Aviation Fuels (SAF) & Domestic Energy Production Bioproducts, Sciences, and Engineering Laboratory (BSEL) PRESENTERS: JOSH HEYNE, Director of the Bioproducts, Sciences, and Engineering Lab (BSEL) and Co-director of the WSU-PNNL Bioproducts Institute (BIO-IN BIN YANG, Professor, Fellow, AIChE, Fulbright Distinguished Chair, Bioproducts, Sciences & Engineering Lab, Dept. of Biological Systems Engineering HARRISON YANG, Research Assistant Professor, Bioproducts, Sciences, and Engineering Lab (BSEL) SUH-JANE LEE, Associate in Research KAAMEL AHMED SIDIQI, Teaching Assistant CONOR FAULHABER, Graduate Student PATRICIA GARCIA-ALFARO, Research Graduate student | |
| 10:30AM | TOUR: Pacific Northwest Hydrogen Association: Fostering Hydrogen Ecosystem Across the PNW Collaboration Hall, Classroom 102 PRESENTERS: KATE McATEER, Vice Chancellor for Academic and Student Affairs; Associate Professor (Career Track), Biology Dr. MARK GERBOTH, PNWH2 Project Management Office, AtkinsRéalis US Nuclear BRIAN YOUNG, Pacific Northwest Hydrogen Association (PNWH2) Deputy Director CARY ROSENBAUM, Tribal Community Specialist in Stewardship - Native American Programs | |
| 11:30AM | TOUR: INEF and The Energy Program - Leading the Way to a Resilient and Reliable Energy Future. (Featuring AtkinsRéalis) PRESENTERS: GEORGINE YORGEY, Director, Energy Program, Assistant Director for Energy Extension, Institute for Northwest Energy Futures JILLIAN CADWELL, Assistant Director for Program Development and Student Engagement CHAD KRUGER, Director, Wenatchee Tree Fruit Research & Extension Center and Director, Center for Sustaining Agriculture & Natural Resources YONAS DEMISSIE, Professor, Dept. of Civil and Environmental Engineering and Asst. Director for Environment and Engineering, Institute for Northwest Energy Futures (INEF) Dr. MARK GERBOTH, PNWH2 Project Management Office, AtkinsRéalis US Nuclear DAVID FAZENDE, Mechanical Engineer, AtkinsRéalis DAVID BERGMAN, Chief Engineer, AtkinsRéalis | |
| 1:00PM | LUNCH DISCUSSION: WSU Student Roundtable Consolidated Information Center (CIC) 120 PRESENTERS: ROY LEAL, Civil Engineering Major, Senior. INEF Intern (Tentative) EVALENA DALSBO, Environmental Sciences Major, Junior. INEF Intern BAILEE FEHRINGER, Environmental Science major/Biology minor, Senior. Clean Energy Ambassadors Network QUINN NORTON, Engineering, PNNL & INEF Intern RAZAN OSMAN, Civil Engineering Major with Environmental Science Minor, Senior | |
| 2:00PM | End of Tour and Final Remarks | |
| 2:10PM | WSU SUVs will shuttle guests to the Pasco Airport 3601 N 20th Ave, Pasco, WA 99301 |