Post-Conference Luncheon

Luncheon to Honor Dr. Shamsher Prakash

Saturday • May 4, 2013
Location: Westin Chicago Northshore Hotel

Colleagues and friends are invited to a celebration recognizing Dr. Shamsher Prakash’s achievements and to thank him for the direction provided for the Geotechnical Case Histories and Earthquake conference series over the past four decades.

Dr. Prakash has dedicated his career to advancing the profession of Civil Engineering and mentoring tomorrow’s engineers. The American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) has recently honored him by awarding the Distinguished Membership of the Society. This is the highest recognition the Society confers on its members, second only to the title of ASCE President. Since 1852, only 615 individuals have received this recognition from ASCE. Dr. Prakash is the only IIT Roorkee alumnus who has received for this honor.

This, in part, recognizes his exceptional service to the geotechnical profession, his pioneering work on liquefaction of fine-grained soils and seismic analysis of rigid retaining walls and authoring the first comprehensive text on soil dynamics. His work has revolutionized the use of geotechnical engineering case histories in both professional practice and in education.

The luncheon will be held on Saturday, May 4, 2013 immediately following the conclusion of the 7^thCase Histories Conference. Tentative program of the event and the names of the organizing committee members for this luncheon are presented blow. Please register for this luncheon as soon as possible. Please note that registration for the conference is not required to participate in this event.

The following program has been prepared by a committee chaired by Prof. W. D. Liam Finn.

For further information, please contact:

Dr. Sanjeev Kumar, Professor and Chair
Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering
Southern Illinois University Carbondale
Carbondale, IL 62901-6603
618-536-2368 (Phone)
kumars@siu.edu

Tentative Schedule