Bernard Amadei

Title: Professor
Group: Geotechnical Engineering and Geomechanics
Office: ECOT 546
Phone: 303-492-7734
E-mail: amadei@colorado.edu

Education:

  • PhD, University of California, Berkeley, 1982
  • MaSc, University of Toronto, Canada, 1979
  • Dipl. Eng., School of Applied Geology and Mining Engineering, Nancy, France, 1977

Website: http://ceae.colorado.edu/mc-edc/?ii=People%20:%20Bernard%20Amadei

Honors and Distinctions:

  • 2005 Award from the Nayudamma Center for Development Alternatives, Nellore, India;
  • 2005 AAES Norm Augustine Award;
  • 2005 Service Award for Professional Excellence from Rotary International;
  • 2005 H. J. Sabbagh Award for Excellence in Engineering Construction (with EWB-USA) from WFEO;
  • 2006 General Palmer Award from the American Council of Engineering Companies,Colorado;
  • 2006 Ralph Coats Roe Medal from the ASME;
  • 2007 Hoover Medal from ASCE, ASME, IEEE, AIME, and AIChE;
  • 2007 Heinz Foundation Award for the Environment (co-recipient);
  • 2008 Drexel University College of Engineering\’s Engineer of the Year;
  • 2008 M.L. Albertson Medal in Sustainable Development from Village Earth;
  • 2008 Human Rights Award, UN Association, Boulder County Chapter
  • 2008 Golden Vector Award, Pan American Federation of Engineering Associations
  • 2008 Member of the National Academy of Engineering
  • 2008 Engineering News Record Award of Excellence
  • 2009 Distinguished Member of the American Society of Civil Engineers
  • 2009 Jean Mayer Global Citizenship Award, Center for Global Leadership, Tufts Univ.
  • 2009 Doctor of Human Letters (honoris causa), UMass, Lowell
  • 2009 Jerry Leonards Lecture Award, Purdue University
  • 2009 National Ground Water Association Honorary Member Award
  • 2009 Ashoka-Knight Fellow
  • 2010 Doctor of Human Letters (honoris causa), Carroll College, Helena, MT

Professional Affiliations:

  • Member, National Academy of Engineering (2008-present)
  • Member, American Society of Civil Engineers (1982-present)
  • Member, International Society for Rock Mechanics (1984-present)
  • Member, American Society for Engineering Education (2002-present)
  • Member, American Society of Mechanical Engineers (2006-present)
  • Member, American Rock Mechanics Association (2000-present)

Interests:

  • Sustainability and Sustainable Development in the Built Environment
  • Engineering for Developing Communities and International Development
  • Compressed Earth Block Technology and Construction
  • Rock Engineering (underground excavations, stability, storage)
  • In Situ Stresses and Stress Measurements in Geo-materials