MARK KANONIK
SENIOR STRUCTURAL ENGINEER
ADJUNCT PROFESSOR
EYP ENGINEERING AND ARCHITECTURE
ALBANY, NEW YORK, USA
RENSSELER POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE
HIGHLIGHTS
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PROFESSIONAL
I am an expert in designing world-class building structures.
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PROFESSIONAL
I am a Senior Structural Engineer for EYP Architecture and Engineering
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I teach structural engineering at RPI.
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MOMENTS
Why I Teach
Professional Structural Engineer and Adjunct Professor Mark Kanonik introduces himself and shares why he helps teach the next generation of Civil Engineers.
My Epiphany
Professional Structural Engineer and Adjunct Professor Mark Kanonik shares an "ah-ha!" moment in his early professional career as a structural engineer.
My Advanced Steel Design Course
Professional Structural Engineer and Adjunct Professor Mark Kanonik discusses his Advance Steel Design Course at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute.
Engineering Curricula
Professional Structural Engineer and Adjunct Professor Mark Kanonik discusses the strengths and weaknesses of today's engineering curricula.
Developing Professional Intutition
Professional Structural Engineer and Adjunct Professor Mark Kanonik discusses how professional intuition is developed as a structural engineer.
Do Grades Matter?
Professional Structural Engineer and Adjunct Professor Mark Kanonik discusses the importance of grades in a curriculum and how they will or will not affect your professional career.
Advice to Students
Professional Structural Engineer and Adjunct Professor Mark Kanonik offers some advice to Civil Engineering students.
How I Got Here
Professional Structural Engineer and Adjunct Professor Mark Kanonik shares his background, why he became a structural engineer and why he stayed in the profession.
What I Do Best
Professional Structural Engineer and Adjunct Professor Mark Kanonik shares some of the things that he does best as a professional structural engineer.
Time Spent as a Professional
Professional Structural Engineer and Adjunct Professor Mark Kanonik shares how his time is usually spent as a structural engineer and how that usually changes over the course of a career.
Drawings in Education
Professional Structural Engineer and Adjunct Professor Mark Kanonik discusses the role that construction document and document preparation play in an engineering curriculum.
Issues on a Project
Professional Structural Engineer and Adjunct Professor Mark Kanonik shares some of the issues on projects that he has seen and experienced over his career.
Galloping Girdie
Professional Structural Engineer and Adjunct Professor Mark Kanonik names a famous example of an engineering failure - the Tacoma Narrows Bridge (aka "Galloping Girdie").
What is a Civil Structural Engineer?
Professional Structural Engineer and Adjunct Professor Mark Kanonik describes what Civil and Structural Engineers do and discusses whether the best and the brightest still go into these professions.
Advice to Younger Engineers
Professional Structural Engineer and Adjunct Professor Mark Kanonik shares some advice for those starting their careers in a professional engineering office.
Expertise Through Variety
Professional Structural Engineer and Adjunct Professor Mark Kanonik shares his belief that the quickest way to developing expertise is through a variety of experiences and discusses how engineering curricula can improve in the future.
Pick a Favorite Steel Beam
Professional Structural Engineer and Adjunct Professor Mark Kanonik answers the question, "Can you pick a favorite steel beam?"
Closing Thoughts
Professional Structural Engineer and Adjunct Professor Mark Kanonik shares some closing thoughts.
Expertise is nearby.
Let's see if we can stop by and learn for a bit.
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