NCHRP Graduate Research Assistant

Place of Birth: Vancouver, WA

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Education:

B.Sc. Univ. of Massachusetts – Lowell, 1998

Background:

Kirk, who is often confused with a certain starship captain of lore, is currently the handyman of the GeoSpa World Class Resort and Geotechnical Research Laboratory. With his trusty Leatherman™, Kirk repairs everything from a folding desk to the elaborate GeoSpa computer network. When not repairing broken objects, Kirk is updating, analyzing, and cross-referencing several pile databases in his effort to establish Load and Resistance Factor Design (LRFD) guidelines for pile foundations. Such a major project is not given to the graduate student lightly, but Kirk is one of the best and brightest students ever to grace UMass-Lowell. One doesn’t graduate with a bachelor’s degree under the age of 21 without being intelligent, hard-working, and dedicated. When not in the lab, Kirk is often seen with his beautiful new bride, Heidi, or his large and loving family.

For more information about Kirk, you can send him email @ Kirk_Stenersen@student.uml.edu

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