Michael Royer is currently a fifth year student at Penn State University.  He will graduate in May 2008 with a Bachelor of Architectural Engineering and a Master of Architectural Engineering, as well as a minor in Architecture Studies.  He is a member of the Schreyer Honors College.  Michael has passed the Fundamentals of Engineering (FE) exam and plans to sit for the LEED-NC exam this year.

Michael is the Vice President of the Illumination Engineering Society (IES), a photographer for The Daily Collegian newspaper, and an employee of Haas Building Solutions, Inc.  Michael also volunteers as a basketball coach for the YMCA.  In his free time, he enjoys hiking, mountaineering, climbing and paddling, as well as participating in intramural athletics.  He has traveled all over the world in pursuit of adventure.

Michael was born in Durham, NC, but at the age of five moved to State College, PA.  Michael’s mother, father, and sister all are Penn State alumni.  Needless to say, he bleeds blue and white.  Michael’s interest in architecture goes way back to blocks and Lego’s, his favorite childhood toys.  He remembers filling out questionnaires in seventh grade and wanting to be an architect.  Once in high school, Michael discovered the Architectural Engineering program at Penn State and decided it was an excellent match for his creative interest in design and strong acumen for science and mathematics.

After graduation, Michael plans to spend six weeks hiking and climbing in the Andes Mountains of Peru.  He plans to return to Penn State in the fall to start work on his PhD in lighting.  Wherever the future may take him, Penn State will always be home.

A copy of my resume is available to view as a PDF document.