Jorge G. Zornberg
Jorge G. Zornberg is Professor and W. J. Murray Fellow in the geotechnical engineering program at the University of Texas at Austin. He has over 30 years experience in geotechnical and geoenvironmental engineering. He is also one of the pioneers of geosynthetics.[1]
Biography[]
Jorge G. Zornberg earned his M.S. from PUC-Rio (Rio de Janeiro, Brazil) and his Ph.D. from the University of California at Berkeley.
In 2001, Zornberg received the Presidential Early Career Award for Scientists and Engineers under the National Science Foundation.[2]
Zornberg was president of the International Geosynthetics Society from 2010 to 2014.[3] Also, he chairs the Technical Committee on Geosynthetics of the Geo-Institute of ASCE (2018).[4] Prof. Zornberg has authored over 350 technical publications.[5]
Zornberg participated in the design of retaining walls, transportation facilities, mining lining systems and hazardous water containment facilities as a consulting engineer. He also conducts research on geosynthetics, soil reinforcement, unsaturated soils, liner systems and numerical modeling of geotechnical and geoenvironmental systems as part of his academic experience.[1]
Awards[]
- Mercer Lecture Award, 2015–16, International Society of Soil Mechanics and Geotechnical Engineering (ISSMGE) and International Geosynthetics Society (IGS).[6]
- Distinguished Lecturer 2015, 33rd Annual Distinguished Lecture Series, University of California at Berkeley, Berkeley, CA May 1, 2015.[7]
References[]
- ^ a b "Jorge G. Zornberg, Ph.D., P.E." www.caee.utexas.edu. Retrieved 2018-04-29.
- ^ "2001 Presidential Early Career Awards Announced". The White House, President George W. Bush. 26 June 2002. Archived from the original on 12 March 2018. Retrieved 12 March 2018.
- ^ "History – IGS". www.geosyntheticssociety.org. Retrieved 2018-04-29.
- ^ "Geosynthetics - Committees". Committees. Retrieved 2018-04-29.
- ^ "Jorge G. Zornberg, Ph.D., P.E." www.caee.utexas.edu. Retrieved 2018-04-29.
- ^ "Dr. Kerry Rowe to Present the 2018/19 Mercer Lecture – IGS". www.geosyntheticssociety.org. Retrieved 2018-04-29.
- ^ "Distinguished Lecture Series | Civil and Environmental Engineering". www.ce.berkeley.edu. Retrieved 2018-04-29.
- Living people
- Geotechnical engineers
- American civil engineers