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Welcome To The Official CPEP Site of Grant Wilcox
Throughout my entire 2016-2017 academic school year at Penn State, I will be participating in what is commonly known as Senior Thesis. This year long project will be one of the biggest accomplishments that comes with obtaining my five year professional degree Bachelor of Architectural Engineering. It involves obtaining the drawings and specifications of a real building under construction and performing numerous investigations such as several technical analyses, a proposal for design improvements, and a presentation to a faculty jury to defend my research.
The project that I will be further examining is Penn State's Earle Hall project. Located in State College, PA; this 95,737 square foot, six story, college dormitory is designed to accommodate incoming Penn State freshman.
I hope to use this Senior Thesis project as a platform to effectively apply the knowledge and skills I have learned from the past 4 years in the Architectural Engineering program. I am also looking to use the research opportunities and interaction with construction professionals to learn and discover new things. My goal will be for this project to become a stepping stone for me as I look to make the transition into the construction industry following the project’s completion and my graduation.
04/21/2017 Final Thesis Checklist Completed & Turned In with Studio Key
04/21/2017 CPEP Site Ready for Final Review
04/21/2017 ABET Assessment Chart & Reflection Posted
04/21/2017 Thesis Research CPEP Page Completed
04/05/2017 Final Presentation (PPT & PDF) Posted
04/07/2017 Presentation / Thesis Defense Completed
04/07/2017 Final Summary Report – Posted
03/29/2017 Presentation Outline – with Draft / Sample Slides
02/10/2017 Progress Schedule Milestone Accomplished
01/16/2017 Spring Planning / Project Schedule 1st Submission
01/17/2017 Approved / Updated Proposal
12/09/2016 Proposal
11/09/2016 Tech Report 3
10/17/2016 Tech Report 2
09/16/2016 Tech Report 1
10/31/2016 Abstract submitted on display board
10/24/2016 Abstract posted on CPEP
10/19/2016 Building Statistics Part 2 – Posted on CPEP
10/03/2016 Building Statistics Part 1 – Posted on CPEP
09/30/2016 Abstract Color and Content – Electronic Draft
09/16/2016 Resume Posted
09/16/2016 Bio Sketch Peer Review & Corrections
09/16/2016 Bio Sketch Posted
09/12/2016 CPEP Website – Full Menu Functional
09/06/2016 CPEP Home Page Draft
09/02/2016 Building Statistics Part 1 – Electronic Draft
08/31/2016 Career Fair Hosting / Event Assistance Sign Up Complete
08/29/2016 Thank You Letters
08/29/2016 Attended CPEP Seminar
08/24/2016 Resume submitted for AE Career Fair listing
08/24/2016 Confirmed and/or Corrected Master List Information
08/24/2016 Turned in Project Initiation Checklist Part 2
08/24/2016 Turned in Project Initiation Checklist Part 1
07/07/2016 Obtained Project Documentation
07/07/2016 Owner Permission Received
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A SPECIAL THANK YOU TO EVERYONE WHO MADE THIS POSSIBLE!
