Evan Fonash is a gradaute of the J. Jeffrey and Ann Marie Fox Graduate School at Penn State University with a Master of Engineering degree in Engineering Design and Innovation. He received his B.S. degree in Engineering Science from Penn State where he completed a research thesis on early stage fatigue behavior and detection in metals. At Penn State he has also served as president of the Society of Engineering Science (SES) and was a member of the Schreyer Honors College.