Rudolph (Rudy) Bonaparte is the president and CEO of Geosyntec Consultants, Inc and its specialty affiliates MMI Engineering, SiREM, and GSM Consultancy.Geosyntec Consultants Retrieved September 17, 2013 In 2007, Dr. Bonaparte was elected to the National Academy of Engineering for contributions to geoengineering with geosynthetics, the design of landfill waste-containment systems, and leadership in geotechnical engineering practice.National Academy of Engineering Retrieved September 17, 2013 Dr. Bonaparte earned his B.S. (1977) from the University of Texas at Austin, a M.S. (1978) and a PhD (1981) in Civil (Geotechnical) Engineering from University of California, Berkeley. Dr. Bonaparte was Inducted to the Academy of Distinguished Alumni on November 8, 2012.University of California Retrieved September 17, 2013University of Texas at Austin Retrieved September 17, 2013
Dr. Bonaparte is the author of a number of technical papers and led a peer review team for the EPA that estimated the service life of HDPE membrane liners in landfills to be approximately 1,000 years.Waste Management Retrieved May 11, 2014
Bibliography "A Time-dependent Constitutive Model for Cohesive Soils" (1982) "Assessment and Recommendations for Improving the Performance of Waste Containment Systems" (2002)
Awards 2016 American Society of Civil Engineers Outstanding Projects and Leaders (OPAL) Lifetime Achievement Award for design 2012 Academy of Distinguished Alumni, University of California, Berkeley Civil and Environmental Engineering 2007 National Academy of Engineering 2000 J. James Croes Medal, American Society of Civil Engineers, co-recipient
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