Foreman Field Game Day building

Norfolk, VA

Matthew W. Haapala

Structural Option

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Biographical Sketch

     Matthew Haapala is currently in his fifth year of Architectural Engineering studies at The Pennsylvania State University.  Matt is expected to graduate in December 2009 with an integrated Bachelor and Master of Architectural Engineering with an emphasis in Structural Engineering.  Matt is a member in several academic societies including Phi Alpha Epsilon and Tau Beta Pi engineering honor societies.

     Mr. Haapala’s education extends beyond the boundaries of Penn State’s campus.  Matt was a summer intern at Burt Hill a multi-discipline AE firm in 2007.  While at Burt Hill he worked primarily on the electrical design of healthcare buildings.  The following Autumn Mr. Haapala studied abroad in Leeds England.  While in Leeds, Mr. Haapala studied both Architecture and Civil Engineering.  In 2008 Matt interned withThornton Tomasetti, a structural engineering firm in Chicago.

     Along with academics Matt participates in a variety of activities such as the Swing Dance Club, NAVS Christian Fellowship, and the Leeds Mountaineering Society.  Matthew is currently working on his Senior Thesis about the Foreman Field Game Day Building.  Having passed the F.E. exam he plans to pursue a career in structural engineering upon graduation.

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