Dr. Robert D. Holtz One-Day Honorary Symposium
University of Washington
Seattle, Washington, USA
Saturday April 21, 2007
The Geotechnical Group of the ASCE Seattle Section is pleased to announce its 24th Annual Spring Seminar. A one-day symposium will be held to honor Dr. Robert D. Holtz, on Saturday April 21, 2007. Well-known for his research, educational, and
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professional achievements, Bob Holtz is also an esteemed member of our engineering community. The symposium will feature some of Bob’s mentors, colleagues and former students speaking on a range of topics.
Scheduled speakers include Bob’s mentors Clyde Baker (STS Consultants, Ltd.), Mike Jamiolkowski (Technical University of Torino) and Ray Krizek (Northwestern University), who was Bob’s Ph.D. advisor. Bob’s long-time colleagues Milton Harr (Purdue University), Barry Christopher (Christopher Consultants) and Steve Kramer (University of Washington) are also scheduled to speak. Presentations by some of Bob’s many former students, including Dana Humphrey (University of Maine) and An-Bin Huang (National Chiao Tung University), will round out the day.
The range of topics, the experience and stature of the speakers and the opportunity to honor Dr. Holtz’s achievements are certain to make this symposium of interest to current students, recent graduates, and experienced engineering and construction professionals alike.
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