2020 Issue

16 FRESH FACE OF ENGINEERING NOMINEE Layton Barlow Asmus ASCE • B.S. Civil Engineering, University of Utah • Responsible for assisting professional engineers in structural design. The designs commonly include steel, timber, concrete, as well as other materials as required. The designs typically follow the require- ments of the IBC and ASCE 7. Occasionally the designs fall under other various code requirements such as OSHA or AASHTO and he completes the designs accordingly. • Rapid Cycling Road Ambassador “He is willing to put in extra time to meet project deadlines and to expand his knowledge to increase efficiency.” Jed Lyman with Layton Barlow Asmus Jed Lyman with Marie VanderVliet FRESH FACE OF ENGINEERING NOMINEE Marie VanderVliet ASHRAE • B.S. Mechanical Engineering, University of Utah • Chair, Young Engineers in ASHRAE (YEA) • Attends the student branch activities to help promote to the younger generation and educate them on their options with YEA as they graduate. • Volunteer at the STEM FEST for the ASHRAE Booth • Gymnastics coach FRESH FACE OF ENGINEERING NOMINEE Jacob Hopkins AIAA • B.S. cum laude, Mechanical Engineering, University of Utah • Structural analysis engineer at Northrop Grumman in Promontory, Utah for 3.5 years • Northrop Grumman STAR for exceptional support of NASA’s Space Launch System (SLS) Aft Skirt • Northrop Grumman Bright Spot for exceptional sup- port of the structural testing of the Omega 2nd Stage Aft Skirt Extension • AIAA — Young professionals chair • During his undergraduate career, he designed and fabricated a pediatric adaptive skiing mechanism for the National Abilities Center in Park City. “His knowledge and expertise continually impress his peers, and he handles himself like an engineer who has many more years of experience.” Jed Lyman with Jacob Hopkins