Charles Blair, Jr. (C.J.) is a 5th year Architectural Engineering- Mechanical option student from Fishers, IN attending the Pennsylvania State University at University Park, PA. C.J. is planning on graduating in May of 2017 with a degree of Bachelor of Architectural Engineering with minors in Spanish and International Studies.

 

Over the past two years, C.J. has interned with three different firms. During the summer of 2015, C.J. worked for Southland Industries, a mechanical contracting and engineering company, as a Project Engineer intern on the Health Sciences Facility for University of Maryland’s Baltimore campus. During that winter, C.J. worked with Primera Engineers in Chicago, IL performing as a Fire Protection Engineer intern. This past summer of 2016, C.J. worked for Vanderweil Engineers as a Mechanical Engineering intern.

 

Related to academics, C.J. currently is involved with the American Society of Heating Refrigeration and Air-Conditioning Engineers (ASHRAE). In fall of 2016, C.J. participated in teams ASHRAE and the Mechanical Contractors Association of America (MCAA) for building design competitions and placed 2nd in the ASHRAE System Selection competition as part of a team. Outside of academics, C.J. is the Vice President of Mentorship for a fellowship and support organization, WINGS, and Treasurer of the Student Farm Club, a university student-centered farm.

 

In his spare time, C.J. enjoys sailing with the Penn State Sailing Club and has done so since attending university in 2012. In the future, C.J. hopes to advance his career towards urban design, continue traveling the world, learning languages of the countries he travels to, and building nearly anything by hand.