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bridges vol. 18, July 2008 / News From the Network: Austrian Researchers Abroad

by Juliet M. Beverly


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Dr. Kornel Kerenyi
"It was in the trash," said Kornel Kerenyi. "From the trash - can you believe it?" said Kerenyi, leaning back in his chair with a portrait of West Virginia's Wheeling Suspension Bridge behind him. "My wife pulled that Washington Post newspaper out of the trash and suddenly I saw a little announcement looking for a physical modeler with carpenter skills in bridge research. I faxed my resume in on a Friday and two hours later they called me in for an interview on the next Monday."  

With a smile on his face, Kornel Kerenyi described the stroke of luck that began his career in the US at the Federal Highway Administration's (FHWA) Hydraulics Laboratory, and led to his current position as the lab manager at the agency's state-of-the-art facility.

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