Alex Stadel, PE is a licensed professional engineer and Associate at Keast & Hood Structural Engineers in Philadelphia, PA. Alex is a graduate of Drexel University with a BS in Architectural Engineering and a BS/MS in Civil Engineering.
At Keast & Hood, Alex has over 15 years of experience delivering transformative structural engineering projects for cultural and educational institutions. He has collaborated on major projects for notable local institutions including: Penn Museum, Museum of the American Revolution (MoAR), First Bank of the United States (National Park Service), Girard College, Philadelphia Art Museum, CHOP, University of Pennsylvania, Lincoln University, and St. Joseph’s University. In addition to building projects, Alex has worked on structures to enable and support exhibitions ranging from George Washington’s Revolutionary War Tent (MoAR), the Apollo 11 Lunar Landing Module (Smithsonian), and drones and submarines at the National Spy Museum in Washington, DC. He is currently leading the structural engineering team for the Hempfield High School Addition and Renovations in Lancaster, PA (his alma mater). He has extensive experience managing technically and logistically challenging building projects.
Alex is always encouraging students at Drexel to “find a mentor and be a mentor.” He participates in ACE Mentoring (https://www.acementor.org/) for high school students interested in Architecture/Construction/Engineering career paths. At Keast & Hood, Alex has developed and oversees a formalized training and mentorship program to ensure a comprehensive introduction to the field for junior engineers.
Alex shares his passion for structural engineering as an adjunct professor at Drexel University where he has developed requisite accredited courses for the Architecture and Civil Engineering programs since 2012. In that time, he has taught over 80 course offerings for the University. Alex has been honored with a Provost Award for Teaching Excellence and Drexel’s College of Engineering Outstanding Adjunct Faculty Award for his service to his alma mater.