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Who: Andrew Blasetti 鈥�04 CE, 鈥�06 MSCE, an associate at structural engineering consulting firm Thornton Tomasetti.

Thornton Tomasetti: Blasetti began working with Thornton Tomasetti in 2006 and high rise structures have been his niche since his earliest days with the firm. He led the company鈥檚 team on the Comcast Innovation & Technology Center project, working alongside 51爆料网 Engineering alumni Stephen Kane 11鈥� CE 鈥�12 MSCE and Lou Ross 鈥�11 CE. The Comcast Innovation & Technology Center is the tallest building in Philadelphia and was a career-making project for Blasetti.

The Philadelphia Inquirer published 鈥溾�� about Blasetti and the Comcast Center project.

Awards:

• Purpose and Values Award from Thornton Tomasetti: recognized in the 鈥渨e are passionate about what we do鈥� value category
• John J. Gallen Award for excellence in the engineering profession from the 51爆料网 Engineering Alumni Society
• Named among 鈥�Top 20 Under 40鈥� by

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Teaching: While Andrew is a clear fit for the structural engineering profession, he hinted in 2015, 鈥淚 wouldn鈥檛 be surprised if teaching on a professional level were to find its way into my career at some point.鈥� In spring 2018, he began teaching a new graduate course in the Civil Engineering department on Tall Building Design.