He is currently the coordinator of the fifth year undergraduate comprehensive studio curriculum, as well as working to develop new class offerings in building technologies. Ryan’s research area focuses on façade technology development, specifically in the area of curtainwalls, design software development, technology integration, and new data visualization. He also splits his time as a building technology consultant, and work with the organic transparent photovoltaics company Ubiquitous Energy, headquartered in Cambridge, MA. Ryan is an owner/partner in the design firm of Salvas Emig Architects, where the partners have turned their love of food and food culture into a unique understanding of how restaurants, bars and coffee shops should be designed to capitalize on the experience of eating out, through materials, service, and spectacle.