Steve’s Page
Office Hours: 1–2PM Tues and 9–11AM Wed in MEB 2410
Email: steve.virost @ gmail.com OR virost @ mech.utah.edu
Bio:
| Birthplace: | Johnson City, TN |
| Birthday: | May 18 |
| Hobbies: | Climbing, Travelling, Languages (Spanish and Polish), Trail Running, Music, Racquetball |
| Future undertakings: | Acoustic Guitar, Weightlifting, Ironman, Kayaking, Mountain Biking |
| Countries visited: | Spain, Poland, Mexico, Morocco, Switzerland, France, Germany, Czech Republic, Luxembourg, Belgium, The Netherlands, Ireland, Australia, New Zealand, Italy, Canada |
| Best Place so far: | New Zealand |
| Weirdest Adventure: | Spending Christmas Eve night sleeping on the street in Murcia, Spain, waking up to the most beautiful sunset of my life, and getting served champagne with a grilled cheese for Christmas breakfast, followed by swimming in the Mediterranean, where, of course, my friend Joe made me learn how to do a flip off the dock. There are others, such as the time when a friend was knocked unconscious while trad-climbing in the Shawangunks, fell 25ft, broke both arms and got a concussion. This happened on the second pitch of a multi-pitch route and we were about a mile from the nearest road. It was exciting to say the least. |
| Personal Achievements: | 1st in Age Division Nashville Inaugural Music City Marathon, Prague International Marathon Finisher, Skydiving (Had a fear of heights previously), NNIN REU Intern working with two-phase microscale heat transfer at Cornell University, y leyendo Don Quijote de la Mancha en version original en Espana |
| Current Field of Study | Robotics |
| Stupid Human Trick | Twirling pen around thumb magically |
| Undergraduate Degree | BS in Mechanical Engineering, BA in Spanish from Tennessee Tech University, Cookeville, TN |
| Favorite Sport | Soccer |
| Biggest Thrill | Slack Jumping with a dynamic climbing rope |
| Quirks | I hate the word “tasty” and when people touch their eyes |
| Fun Facts | Everyone from my high school knows me to have short hair, those from my undergraduate university know me to have long hair, and those from Utah…well. |
Some Cool Photos:
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| The Swiss Alps | Piazza di San Marco, Venice, Italy |
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| The Running of the Bulls, Pamplona, Spain | Main Plaza, Prague, Czech Republic |
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| Krakow, Poland | |
Page last modified on February 03, 2006, at 02:04 PM