Mr. Henson, upon graduating from the Manhattan Area Technical College (MATC), joined the Phillips Lighting Company where he worked for 2 years as a maintenance and service technician. He started at Kansas State University in August of 2008. In 2009 he entered the college of Engineering and began working towards a Bachelors of Science in Mechanical and Nuclear Engineering. During his time at MATC he was required to become NATEF certified for all 8 levels of automotive repair. During his time at KSU, as an engineering undergraduate, he conducted research at the KSU Semiconductor Materials and Radiological Technologies (SMART) Laboratory. As an undergraduate research assistant, Mr. Henson participated in research to investigate and develop semiconductor neutron-detector manufacturing and characterization.