structural option
granby tower
515 granby street...norfolk... virginia
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student bio
Tom Yost's love of drafting and engineering stemmed from his days creating masterpieces with Crayons and Lego's in his hometown of West Chester, Pennsylvania.Throughout high school Tom loved taking architecture and landscape architecture classes, wood working, drafting, and computer assisted drafting classes. These “building blocks” laid the groundwork for a passionate pursuit of a career in architectural engineering as Tom is currently a fifth year senior in the structural option of the integrated Bachelor of A.E. and Master of A.E. program.
Tom strives for excellence in every aspect of his life and is will not settle for anything less. He earned Honor Role throughout high school and has been on the Dean’s list for 7 semesters at Penn State. Tom became an Eagle Scout in 2001 and worked at Camp Horseshoe Scout Reservation for 3 years as an instructor and then assistant director in the Handicraft department. He also served as the Projects Chairman for the Order of the Arrow; a service organization within scouting. Outside of academics and scouting, Tom, as a co-captain, helped lead his high school rugby team to a near perfect record.
One of the most awesome experiences of Tom’s academic career was the opportunity to spend the summer of 2005 studying architecture in Rome, Italy through a Penn State program called Sede di Roma. Classes on the history of Roman development, Roman architecture, and sketching helped Tom earn a minor in Architectural Studies but more importantly, develop a deeper understanding and appreciation for classical architecture.
Tom is privileged to be able to give back to the community in variety of volunteer activities. His biggest commitment in his first three years at Penn State was his time leading Young Life in Bellefonte, Pa. Young Life is a non-denominational high school ministry where, as a leader, Tom was able to share the message of Jesus Christ to his friends. Tom spent his last two spring breaks in New Orleans doing relief work. He went with a group from Penn State to work with local businesses to hopefully bring workers back into the city and also with an organization called Katrina Corps where they gutted houses. He plans to head back again for a third time this spring break. Tom also spent 3 weeks this last summer in Lame Deer, Montana building a solar house out of straw bales with the American Indian Housing Initiative. This house was built for the Northern Cheyenne Tribe as a prototype home to transform the local housing market by introducing tribal members to sustainable construction.
The desire to create, understand, and innovate are traits that have shaped Tom’s life thus far and are clearly evident as he currently works extensively on the Penn State Solar Decathlon home. Tom has been part of the Penn State Solar D team for over a year, and he has worked on the structural and construction teams. Innovation is the most appealing aspect of the Solar Decathlon for Tom, and he hopes to utilize his structural background in Architectural Engineering as he pursues a career in sustainable construction.
resume: thomas h yost (pdf format)
