Bernard Amadei
| Bernard Amadei | |
|---|---|
| Born |
July 23, 1954 Roubaix, France |
| Residence | United States |
| Nationality | United States |
| Citizenship | United States |
| Alma mater | Ecole Supérieure de Géologie Appliquée et de Prospection Minière, University of Toronto, and University of California, Berkeley |
| Known for | Founding Engineers Without Borders (USA) Mortenson Center in Engineering for Developing Communities |
| Awards |
National Academy of Engineering Hoover Medal (2007) ENR Award of Excellence Washington Award (2015) ASCE OPAL Award (2015) Five Honorary Doctorate Degrees Senior Ashoka Fellow |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Development Engineering and Geotechnical engineering |
| Institutions | University of Colorado Boulder |
| Doctoral advisor | Richard E. Goodman |
Bernard Amadei (born July 23, 1954 in Roubaix, France) is a professor of civil engineering at the University of Colorado Boulder, founder of Engineers Without Borders (USA), and former director of the Mortenson Center in Engineering for Developing Communities. He is a member of the National Academy of Engineering and a recipient of the Hoover Medal. In 2009, he was recognized with an Award of Excellence from Engineering News-Record. In 2012, Dr. Amadei was appointed as a Science Envoy by the U.S. Department of State.
Amadei is a native of Roubaix, France, born on July 23, 1954. Amadei earned a Diploma of Engineer (Dipl. Eng.) in 1977 in the area of Applied Geology from the School of Applied Geology and Mining Engineering (Ecole Supérieure de Géologie Appliquée et de Prospection Minière) in Nancy, France (currently known as the École nationale supérieure de géologie or ENSG). Following a year of service in the French Army (August 1977 to August 1978), he began graduate studies abroad. He earned a Master of Science from the University of Toronto in 1979 and was awarded a doctorate (PhD) in civil engineering in 1982 from the University of California, Berkeley for his thesis publication entitled "The Influence of Rock Anisotropy on Measurement of Stresses in Rock in situ." The Obama administration, following up the president's announcement of the program in Cairo, named Dr. Amadei one of three Scientific Envoys appointed by Secretary of State Clinton in November, 2012.
A firm belief in the principle that engineers must hold the public welfare paramount, or above any other responsibility, led Amadei to reconsider his involvement in a hydroelectric plant in Costa Rica in 2002. He thought that this project would displace too many local residents and violate this principle of "do no harm." This realization came along about two years after his first experience with a humanitarian engineering project.
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