February 2013, Ewing & Nick-Kirtley

February 2013 Member Spotlight: The Dyamic PNW Duo - Ewing & Nick-Kirtley

	The Pacific Northwest Section's Dynamic Duo
	Ms. Courtney E. Ewing, PE Employer and Position: The Glosten Associates Naval Architect Seattle, WA Education: B.S. Naval Architecture & Marine Engineering, Webb Institute, 2005 Section: Pacific Northwest SNAME Positions: Section Chair; Member, Executive Committee; Member, Membership Committee; Past Vice-Chair, Puget Sound; Past Meeting Chair (Puget Sound) ************************************************ Dr. Eleanor K. N. Kirtley, PhD, PE, LEED AP Employer and Position: The Glosten Associates Ocean Engineer Seattle, WA Education: B.S. Mechanical Engineering, Tufts University, 2004 M.S. Naval Architecture & Marine Engineering, University of Michigan, 2005 M.S. Mechanical Engineering, University of Michigan, 2007 PhD. Naval Architecture & Marine Engineering, University of Michigan, 2008 Section: Pacific Northwest SNAME Positions:** Section Meetings Chair; T&R EC-10 Marine Vessel Environmental Performance Assessment Panel, Co-Chair	Courtney and her dog Daisy at Richmond Beach Eleanor aboard the TuiTai

The Pacific Northwest Section's Dynamic Duo

Ms. Courtney E. Ewing, PE

Employer and Position:
The Glosten Associates
Naval Architect
Seattle, WA

Education:
B.S. Naval Architecture & Marine Engineering, Webb Institute, 2005

Section:
Pacific Northwest

SNAME Positions:
Section Chair; Member, Executive Committee; Member, Membership Committee; Past Vice-Chair, Puget Sound; Past Meeting Chair (Puget Sound)

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Dr. Eleanor K. N. Kirtley, PhD, PE, LEED AP

Employer and Position:
The Glosten Associates
Ocean Engineer
Seattle, WA

Education:
B.S. Mechanical Engineering, Tufts University, 2004
M.S. Naval Architecture & Marine Engineering, University of Michigan, 2005
M.S. Mechanical Engineering, University of Michigan, 2007
PhD. Naval Architecture & Marine Engineering, University of Michigan, 2008

Section:
Pacific Northwest

SNAME Positions:
Section Meetings Chair; T&R EC-10 Marine Vessel Environmental Performance Assessment Panel, Co-Chair

Courtney and her dog Daisy at Richmond Beach

Eleanor aboard the TuiTai

Courtney joined SNAME as a student in 2001. After graduating from Webb Institute in 2005, she worked for Elliott Bay Design Group. Joining Glosten in 2008, Courtney participates in a broad spectrum of the firm’s naval architecture work. She specializes in vessel stability, structural design, ballast plans, and specification writing. Currently, Courtney spends most of her time providing naval architecture support to URS on the Olmsted Dam project. Eleanor joined SNAME as a student in 2004 when she was a senior at Tufts University. Upon completion of her PhD in 2008, she joined Glosten’s Ocean Engineering & Analysis group. Eleanor’s project work includes: hydroelasticity analysis and anchoring of the WA SR520 floating bridge, emesis probability for an Aleutian Islands ferry concept, oil spill risk assessment studies, and environmental performance metrics. Sometimes, even despite wearing nametags, they are commonly mistaken as the other person. When they are not sending out PNW eGroup eBlasts, Courtney spends her time outside of work hiking, reading, playing tennis, and working with her church youth group; and Eleanor enjoys hiking with her dog, rowing on Green Lake, road tripping to festivals, and hanging out with Courtney.

Courtney joined SNAME as a student in 2001. After graduating from Webb Institute in 2005, she worked for Elliott Bay Design Group. Joining Glosten in 2008, Courtney participates in a broad spectrum of the firm’s naval architecture work. She specializes in vessel stability, structural design, ballast plans, and specification writing. Currently, Courtney spends most of her time providing naval architecture support to URS on the Olmsted Dam project.

Eleanor joined SNAME as a student in 2004 when she was a senior at Tufts University. Upon completion of her PhD in 2008, she joined Glosten’s Ocean Engineering & Analysis group. Eleanor’s project work includes: hydroelasticity analysis and anchoring of the WA SR520 floating bridge, emesis probability for an Aleutian Islands ferry concept, oil spill risk assessment studies, and environmental performance metrics.

Sometimes, even despite wearing nametags, they are commonly mistaken as the other person. When they are not sending out PNW eGroup eBlasts, Courtney spends her time outside of work hiking, reading, playing tennis, and working with her church youth group; and Eleanor enjoys hiking with her dog, rowing on Green Lake, road tripping to festivals, and hanging out with Courtney.