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Amy is a fifth year student at Penn State University. She will graduate in May 2017 with a Bachelor of Architectural Engineering and a focus in lighting and electrical design. She will also earn a minor in Theatre Design and Technology. Amy passed the FE exam and will earn EIT status upon graduation. During school, she spent a semester studying abroad in China and Hong Kong where she explored temples, skyscrapers, and everything in between. Upon graduation, Amy will start a career in themed entertainment design.

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This past summer, Amy interned at Lighting Design Alliance in Long Beach, California. She learned a lot about working in lighting design and fell in love with sunny Southern California.

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Amy is an active member of Penn State Theme Park Engineering Group, having held the roles of Vice President, Secretary, and TEA Chair. Her professional involvement includes student membership of ASTM and NextGen membership of the Themed Entertainment Association. Amy has attended the ASTM F24 Symposium as well as Live Design International, and volunteered her time at TEA's SATE this past fall. Other organizations include student membership of IALD and membership of the student chapter of the Illuminating Engineering Society.

 

In June 2017, Amy will begin a professional internship at Disneyland Resort on the Architecture and Facilities Engineering team.

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Amy Pennebacker 

Note: While great efforts have been taken to provide accurate and complete information on the pages of CPEP, please be aware that the information contained herewith is considered a work‐in progress for this thesis project. Modifications and changes related to the original building designs and construction methodologies for this senior thesis project are solely the interpretation of Amy Pennebacker. Changes and discrepancies in no way imply that the original design contained errors or was flawed. Differing assumptions, code references, requirements, and methodologies have been incorporated into this thesis project; therefore, investigation results may vary from the original design.

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Last Updated:
04/19/2017

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