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Bob Koerner – A Retrospective of a Giant in Geosynthetics
Within the geosynthetics industry and the discipline of geotechnical engineering, Dr. Robert M. Koerner, PhD, PE, D.GE, NAE, Dist.M.ASCE, will always be remembered for his boundless energy and enthusiasm for geosynthetics. Space limitations prevent us from delving too deeply into his background, but a short summary of his career would include a lifelong love of teaching, primarily at Drexel University (Drexel) in Philadelphia, PA, worldwide recognition in the field of geosynthetics, and founder of the Geosynthetic Research Institute (GRI) and the Geosynthetic Institute (GSI) to develop and transfer knowledge, assess and critique geosynthetics, and provide services to their members. He also authored or co-authored more than 750 papers on geosynthetics and geotechnical topics in journals and at national and international conferences, of which the most widely known is believed to be his textbook Designing with Geosynthetics, now in its sixth edition. Outside of this lifelong effort, he was an avid runner, biker, and swimmer. He would always let everyone know the time and place to meet for a morning run whenever he was on the road. For further details about his background, please see the obituary that was published in the March/April 2020 issue of GEOSTRATA, and his GeoLegend interview article in the September/October 2014 issue.
Bob Koerner – A Retrospective of a Giant in Geosynthetics
Within the geosynthetics industry and the discipline of geotechnical engineering, Dr. Robert M. Koerner, PhD, PE, D.GE, NAE, Dist.M.ASCE, will always be remembered for his boundless energy and enthusiasm for geosynthetics. Space limitations prevent us from delving too deeply into his background, but a short summary of his career would include a lifelong love of teaching, primarily at Drexel University (Drexel) in Philadelphia, PA, worldwide recognition in the field of geosynthetics, and founder of the Geosynthetic Research Institute (GRI) and the Geosynthetic Institute (GSI) to develop and transfer knowledge, assess and critique geosynthetics, and provide services to their members. He also authored or co-authored more than 750 papers on geosynthetics and geotechnical topics in journals and at national and international conferences, of which the most widely known is believed to be his textbook Designing with Geosynthetics, now in its sixth edition. Outside of this lifelong effort, he was an avid runner, biker, and swimmer. He would always let everyone know the time and place to meet for a morning run whenever he was on the road. For further details about his background, please see the obituary that was published in the March/April 2020 issue of GEOSTRATA, and his GeoLegend interview article in the September/October 2014 issue.
Bob Koerner – A Retrospective of a Giant in Geosynthetics
Wayne, Mark H. (author) / Swan, Robert (author) / Wilson-Fahmy, Ragui (author) / Soong, Te-Yang (author) / Zornberg, Jorge (author)
GeoStrata Magazine Archive ; 25 ; 26-34
2021-06-01
92021-01-01 pages
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