Michael Muhlestein, of Orford, has joined the U.S. Army Engineer Research and Development Center’s Cold Regions Research and Engineering Laboratory as a research physical scientist in the Signature Physics Branch. Muhlestein earned bachelor’s and master’s degrees in physics from Brigham Young University and a doctorate in mechanical engineering from the University of Texas. His research interests include physical acoustics, nonlinear sound propagation, acoustic metamaterials, effective material property estimation, theoretical acoustics and analytical methods. The mission of the Signature Physics Branch is to conduct research and develop decision-making and prediction products focused on the sensor-target interaction and influence of terrain and weather on signal propagation.
Loren Wehmeyer, of Hartland, has joined DuBois & King consulting engineers as team leader of the Water Resources Department. Wehmeyer is a hydrologist and a civil engineer with 10 years of experience managing technical teams working on engineering problems for the Department of Defense and working as a hydrologist and geomorphologist for the Army Corps of Engineers and the U.S. Geological Survey providing river engineering for water quality, channel stability, stormwater, ice jams and flooding projects. He is based out of the firm’s Randolph office.
Kerry Doyle, of Lebanon, owner of Ancient Healing Arts Yoga in Lebanon, has earned certification as an Iyengar yoga teacher at the Junior I level. Iyengar certification is awarded to only 1,000 teachers in the United States and the certification is recognized internationally in 80 countries, Doyle said in a news release. Becoming a certified Iyengar yoga teacher requires at least three years of practice as an Iyengar yoga student. After being recommended for the training process, the student is mentored. Certification requires three additional years of study with a senior certified Iyengar teacher and the successful completion of two assessment exams, which include multiple tests and a peer review test of teaching.
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