C. Drew Kofahl
Present Address					Home Address
1404 S. Lincoln Avenue				72 Cottonwood Dr.
Urbana, IL 61801				Chatham, IL 62629
(217) 337-3384					(217) 483-2160
e-mail to: ckofahl@uiuc.edu

Education
B.S. Metallurgical Engineering, expected December 1996, 
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.
Earned 60% of college expenses. G.P.A. 4.33/5.00 

Work Experience
UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS, MATERIALS RESEARCH LABORATORY - Urbana, IL
Undergraduate Research Assistant, REU program - Summer 1996
	Received grant from National Science Foundation to conduct research
project involving solubility limit/phase diagram determination in aluminum - magnesium
system using Monte Carlo computational simulation techniques.  Algorithms used are
modelled from those used in a separate University - Alcoa, Inc. joint research effo rt to
study computational simulation of grain boundary segregation in aluminum - magnesium
alloys.  Prepared research report for supervisor review and submission for journal
publication.

UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS, COMMUNICATION AND COMPUTING SERVICES OFFICE - Urbana, IL
Site Manager, Engineering Workstation Laboratories - August 1994 - Present
	Responsibilities include oversight of all operations of computing laboratory
containing IBM RS/6000 workstation platforms, including system and software maintenance,
supplies, and staffing personnel.  Assist student and faculty users with use of machine s,
UNIX, and numerous engineering software packages. Work 15-20 hours per week. 

STATE OF ILLINOIS, DEPARTMENT OF NUCLEAR SAFETY - Springfield, IL
Intern - Office of Environmental Safety, Division of Radiochemistry - Summer, 1994
	Prepared soil, water, air, and biological samples for radiological evaluation. 
Linked various radiological analysis apparatuses to an IBM PC and VAX/VMS computer network
for data collection and manipulation.  Used spreadsheet software to transform data
collected into compiled results, for use in supervisor's reports. 

Campus Experience
THETA CHI FRATERNITY - 1992 - Present
	Held various leadership roles within 50 member chapter.  Involved in restructuring
of chapter operations and recruitment efforts in which chapter size doubled.  Responsible
for creating and managing an annual budget in excess of $150,000. Served as Vice President
- 1996 term, Treasurer - 1995 term. 
			
UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS METALLURGICAL SOCIETY - 1995
	Member of student society which organizes plant trips, banquets, convention visits
in conjunction with national societies ASM, TMS, and often in conjunction with other
student material science societies. Served as treasurer, '95-'96 term.  Responsible f or
all dues and expenditures for society. 

Honors and Activities
	James Scholar, College of Engineering	Golden Key National Honor Society
	Dean's List				Materials Science Grein, Kaiser Scholarships
	Phi Eta Sigma honor society		Engineering Overviews group leader
	Alpha Lambda Delta honor society	Engineering Open House project (1st Place, 1996)