{"id":457,"date":"2023-02-10T09:00:00","date_gmt":"2023-02-10T15:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.autodesk.com\/autodesk-life\/?p=457"},"modified":"2023-03-27T14:56:52","modified_gmt":"2023-03-27T19:56:52","slug":"industry-futures-researcher","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.autodesk.com\/autodesk-life\/inside-autodesk\/industry-futures-researcher\/","title":{"rendered":"From internship to impact: An Autodesk researcher&#8217;s story of driving change in the construction industry"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.autodesk.com\/autodesk-life\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/160\/FopeBademosi_Boston-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-458\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.autodesk.com\/autodesk-life\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/160\/FopeBademosi_Boston-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/blogs.autodesk.com\/autodesk-life\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/160\/FopeBademosi_Boston-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blogs.autodesk.com\/autodesk-life\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/160\/FopeBademosi_Boston-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blogs.autodesk.com\/autodesk-life\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/160\/FopeBademosi_Boston.jpg 1500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>I\u2019m a Circular Economy and Construction Researcher on the architecture, construction, and engineering (AEC) Industry Futures team at Autodesk. In my role, I collaborate on research on both theoretical and applied topics related to the AEC industry, which includes developing new technologies and practices to improve the construction industry and working with customers and industry professionals to implement our research findings. I recently celebrated my one-year anniversary as an employee, and it\u2019s been an amazing experience!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>My journey to Autodesk<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Growing up, I was pretty much a tinkerer \u2014 I\u2019ve always been interested in making things. My dad is an architect, so I often found myself in his office or visiting construction sites after school. This developed my interest in buildings and how they\u2019re constructed. I thought I would go to school for architecture, but while applying for undergraduate programs, I was placed in the building construction program. When I was applying for grad school, I thought it would be good to follow that same path, and I applied to the construction management program at the University of Florida. Being Nigerian and African, my goal going into grad school was to research affordable housing in Sub-Saharan Africa. I continued with that until the last semester of my program, when I took a BIM class. It was game-changing to me; it was so easy to use, intuitive, and collaborative.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>It was my experience with this software that really disrupted things for me in a positive way. As a result, in the last semester of my master&#8217;s, I shifted my focus from affordable housing to construction technology. That encouraged me to get a Ph.D. with a specialization in advanced construction technologies. During my studies, I was the teaching assistant for the BIM class I took, so I ended up teaching products from <a href=\"https:\/\/construction.autodesk.com\/\">Autodesk Construction Cloud<\/a> and developed a great relationship with the Autodesk Education Experiences (AEX) team. They really helped me be successful in teaching that course; furthermore, it was through this team that I learned about internships with Autodesk.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I joined Autodesk as a construction management intern in the summer of 2018, where I worked on market research with the AEX team to explore the expansion of Autodesk offerings across construction management programs in the United States. During my internship, I helped the team put together a curriculum for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.autodesk.com\/bim-360\/\">BIM 360<\/a> in construction management programs. After graduating from college and working as an assistant professor for a brief period, I saw a job posting for a full-time construction researcher role at Autodesk and decided to go for it. I believe being a former intern was a plus, and I&#8217;ve always managed to stay close to the people I worked with during my internship \u2013 they were huge supporters of my career. Now, I\u2019m fortunate to be working alongside them again. As I reflect one year later, it really feels like I\u2019ve come full circle!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Building a sustainable future<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>I\u2019m currently researching new approaches to building materials, supply chains, construction waste streams, and economic models related to the circular economy in construction. The construction industry generates a lot of waste, with construction and demolition creating <a href=\"https:\/\/www.epa.gov\/smm\/sustainable-management-construction-and-demolition-materials\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">more than 600 million tons of waste debris annually<\/a> in the U.S. alone \u2014 that\u2019s twice as much as the municipal waste collected from homes and businesses in cities! A circular economy offers the single most significant opportunity for radical climate action in construction, which could deliver a 40-60 percent reduction in embodied emissions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>One of the most exciting things I\u2019ve worked on so far was the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.research.autodesk.com\/blog\/can-a-robot-design-and-build-its-own-infrastructure\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Dar bridge<\/a> project, where we imagined what it would take for a robot to 3D print its own infrastructure without any human input. What I was most excited about \u2014 which was also the most challenging aspect \u2014 was the ability to 3D print something like that to scale. Prior to the bridge, the biggest thing I personally 3D printed was a tabletop-type artifact. 3D prints of a five-meter bridge just blew my mind; first, because it&#8217;s a full-size pedestrian bridge, and second, because we used recycled material. We really looked at the environmental aspect \u2014 it&#8217;s exciting working with a team that is dedicated to not just innovation, but also sustainability. Working with a company like Dar, which is very innovative and trying to optimize processes for building infrastructure while also finding more sustainable ways of doing it, was really cool.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.autodesk.com\/autodesk-life\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/160\/DarBridge-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-459\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.autodesk.com\/autodesk-life\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/160\/DarBridge-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/blogs.autodesk.com\/autodesk-life\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/160\/DarBridge-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blogs.autodesk.com\/autodesk-life\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/160\/DarBridge-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blogs.autodesk.com\/autodesk-life\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/160\/DarBridge.jpg 1499w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><em><sup>5m Dar Smart Bridge at Autodesk University 2022<\/sup><\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Construction as a career for all<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>The journey to this point in my career has had its highs and lows. Early on, I developed the mindset that I must work twice as hard as my male counterparts for my achievements to count. Of all the people working in construction, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bls.gov\/cps\/cpsaat18.htm\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">women comprise only 10.9%<\/a>. Even smaller is the number of women on the front lines of a job site: only <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bigrentz.com\/blog\/women-construction\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">1 woman for every 100 employees<\/a> in the field. However, the number of women in construction is rising, and we\u2019re fortunate to have a lot of incredible leaders in the industry now who are paving the way for women and girls. I\u2019d like to follow in their footsteps.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Outside of my full-time job, I\u2019m also involved in educational outreach with pre-college and college students, where we encourage them to explore construction as a career choice and show them the different career paths that are available. I&#8217;ve been fortunate to share a lot of my experience in construction, along with the journey that&#8217;s got me to where I am today. I had very few students of color when I was a professor in construction, so I know it\u2019s inspiring for students to see someone who looks like them and can advocate for them. Representation matters!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Looking back on my first year at Autodesk, my favorite part has been the people I\u2019ve worked with and the conversations I\u2019ve had \u2013 just being surrounded by brilliance and being part of such innovative research. I\u2019m so impressed by the great work everyone has done in their career, and what they continue to do.\u202fNot everyone does what we do, and it&#8217;s great to be able to find industry professionals, partners, and customers who are willing to take risks and go along on this journey of innovation with us.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.autodesk.com\/autodesk-life\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/160\/FopeBademosi-1024x768.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-460\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.autodesk.com\/autodesk-life\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/160\/FopeBademosi-1024x768.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/blogs.autodesk.com\/autodesk-life\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/160\/FopeBademosi-300x225.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/blogs.autodesk.com\/autodesk-life\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/160\/FopeBademosi-768x576.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/blogs.autodesk.com\/autodesk-life\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/160\/FopeBademosi-1536x1152.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/blogs.autodesk.com\/autodesk-life\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/160\/FopeBademosi.jpeg 1600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><em><sup>Speaking with pre-college students about Autodesk and STEM careers at Junior Achievement of Greater Boston\u2019s inaugural \u201cJA Inspire\u201d event<\/sup><\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\" \/>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Learn more about Autodesk Research <a href=\"https:\/\/www.research.autodesk.com\/\">here<\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Meet Fope, a researcher on the AEC Industry Futures team. 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