Hussey Gay Bell is pleased to announce the hire of Mr. Spencer Kopf, EIT as a Structural Designer. He joins the firm’s Structural Division with a range of structural and civil engineering experience for local government, military, industrial and private clients inclusive of managing portions of a multi-year research project involving bridge asset management in Georgia. Of note, he published a thesis titled “Impact of Weather Stressors to Identify Vulnerable Bridge Elements in Georgia Forwards Data Driven Asset Management,” and developed a guide demonstrating impacts of weather cycles on bridge elements. Spencer previously served as a teaching assistant at The University of Georgia College of Engineering and also spent time volunteering in communities in Bulawayo, Zimbabwe. Spencer holds Master's and Bachelor's of Science in Civil Engineering degrees from The University of Georgia.