An Oral History of Civil and Environmental Engineering
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Item A Civil and Environmental Engineering Oral History InterviewMcGuire, William; Abel, John F. (Internet-First University Press, 2012-04-18)Item A Conversation with Bill McGuireMcGuire, William "Bill"; Campbell, Donald B. (Internet-First University Press, 2011-12-17)A Discussion of the Structural Engineering Aspects of the Arecibo Observatory.Item A Conversation with Ken HoverHover, Kenneth Clark; Abel, John F. (Internet-First University Press, 2013)Item Christine Shoemaker & Jery R. Stedinger discuss the history of CEEShoemaker, Christine; Stedinger, Jery (Internet-First University Press, 2013-04-23)The Civil and Environmental Engineering Oral History Project at Cornell UniversityItem John F. Abel and Anthony R. Ingraffea discuss the history of Structural EngineeringAbel, John F.; Ingraffea, Anthony R. (Internet-First University Press, 2012-12-08)A contribution to the CEE Oral History Project at Cornell University.Item Richard E. Schuler and John F. Abel discuss the history of CEESchuler, Richard E.; Abel, John F. (Internet-First University Press, 2012-11-10)A contribution to the CEE Oral History Project at Cornell University.Item Monroe Weber-Shirk and Leonard William Lion discuss the history of CEEWeber-Shirk, Monroe; Lion, Leonard William (Internet-First University Press, 2012-12-10)A contribution to the CEE Oral History Project at Cornell UniversityItem Thomas Denis O’Rourke and John F. Abel discuss the history of CEEO’Rourke, Thomas Denis; Abel, John F. (Interviewer) (Internet-First University Press, 2013-05-31)The Civil and Environmental Engineering Oral History Project at Cornell UniversityItem Arnim Hans Meyburg and John F. Abel discuss the history of CEEMeyburg, Arnim Hans; Abel, John F. (Interviewer) (Internet-First University Press, 2013-05-09)The Civil and Environmental Engineering Oral History Project at Cornell UniversityItem Wilfried Brutsaert and Phil Liu discuss the history of fluid mechanics and hydrology in CEEBrutsaert, Wilfried; Liu, Phil (Internet-First University Press, 2013-05-14)A contribution to the CEE Oral History Project at Cornell University.Item Richard I. Dick and James M. Gossett discuss the history of CEEDick, Richard I.; Gossett, James M. (Internet-First University Press, 2013-05-17)The Civil and Environmental Engineering Oral History Project at Cornell UniversityItem James John Bisogni, Jr. and John F. Abel discuss the history of CEEBisogni, James John Jr.; Abel, John F. (Internet-First University Press, 2013-05-08)A contribution to the CEE Oral History Project at Cornell UniversityItem William Douglas Philpot and John F. Abel discuss the history of CEEAbel, John F.; Philpot, William Douglas (Internet-First University Press, 2013-05-09)Prof. Philpot describes his (circuitous) path to research in remote sensing and to joining the faculty in remote sensing in CEE. The discussion turns to the range of research that existed prior to Philpot’s arrival, primarily photogrammetry and airphoto interpretation as applied to a variety of engineering activities along with reminiscences of individual faculty: Don Belcher, Ta Liang and Warren Philipson. The interview closes with a general description of some of Philpot’s research activities.Item Mark Alan Turnquist and John F. Abel discuss the history of CEETurnquist, Mark Alan; Abel, John F. (Internet-First University Press, 2013-05-03)Item Daniel Peter Loucks and Jery Russell Stedinger discuss the history of systems analysis in CEELoucks, Daniel Peter; Stedinger, Jery Russell (Internet-First University Press, 2013-05-03)The Civil and Environmental Engineering Oral History Project at Cornell UniversityItem A Conversation with James W. SpencerSpencer, James W.; Cooke, J. Robert (Interviewer) (Internet-First University Press, 2012-11-17)The legacy of Professor Emeritus James W. Spencer is traced from his days as a Cornell undergraduate in civil engineering. In 1951 Jim began his work as a faculty member in agricultural engineering at Cornell on farm-to-market roads in New York State. Then he progressed through administrative assignments in Cornell Cooperative Extension, the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences and at the university level as Vice Provost with a focus on financial matters. After retirement he guided a national philanthropic program in U.S. higher education for the Atlantic Philanthropies. Jim Spencer's career was distinguished by his quiet and responsible attention to academic management with consistent follow-through and a talent for working across the traditional academic boundaries. His sustained collaboration with (Dean and then Provost) W. Keith Kennedy is legendary. Spencer's reflections were recorded twenty-five years after his 'retirement' at Cornell.