 Greetings
It is an honor and pleasure to announce that
Geoengineer.org is developing a website in the memory of
Professor Emeritus Ralph B. Peck. Inspiration for the
initiative came with his sudden passing on February 18, 2008.
The Shamsher Prakash Foundation is the generous sponsor of
this activity.
Ralph B. Peck, was one of the most
influential engineers of the 20th Century. Professor Peck
pioneered new horizons in geoengineering. Soil mechanics and
foundation engineering has become the profession that it is,
because of contributions, to a large degree, of such giants as
Ralph Peck.
To honor a distinguished geotechnical
engineer, for his dedication and contributions to the society
as a teacher, author, and engineer, we invite his friends,
students and colleagues to send us any material relevant for
inclusion in this website. Photos, videos, notes, or other
material of historical value is more than welcome. Your
contribution to this effort is vital and will be acknowledged.
The website is being developed in collaboration with
Mrs. Nancy Peck-Young, Prof. Peck's daughter and is supervised
by an international Advisory Committee of distinguished
members of the engineering community that have worked closely
with Prof. Peck. The Advisory Committee presently consists of:
- Professor Ricardo Dobry, Professor, RPI.
- Dr. Suzanne Lacasse, Director, Norwegian Geotechnical
Institute (NGI)
- Prof. Shamsher Prakash, Emeritus Professor, University
of Missouri-Rolla
- Prof. Edward Cording, Emeritus Professor, University of
Illinois, Urbana-Champaign
Please contact us
via e-mail at:
secretariat
@geoengineer.org
On behalf of the Geoengineer.org team,
Dimitrios
Zekkos, Ph.D., P.E.,
Managing Director of Geoengineer.org
Assistant Professor, Geotechnical
Group .
Department of Civil and Environmental
Engineering
The University of Michigan, Ann Arbor
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