Rudy Bonaparte Honored in ASCE Special Publication on Geoenvironmental Engineering
The American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) recently honored Rudy Bonaparte, PhD, PE, D.GE, F.ASCE, NAE, with the publication of a special edition book chronicling his contributions to geotechnical and geoenvironmental engineering.
The book, Geoenvironmental Engineering: Honoring Rudolph Bonaparte, includes 15 invited, peer-reviewed papers presented at ASCE Geo-EnvironMeet 2025 during the ASCE Geo-Institute Geotechnical Frontiers Conference in March 2025 in Louisville, Kentucky.
By exploring Rudy’s legacy, the publication, edited by Susan E. Burns, PhD, PE; Dimitrios Zekkos, PhD, PE; and Shaivan Shivaprakash, PhD, offers insight into many aspects of geoenvironmental engineering. Topics include landfill design and construction, landfill monitoring (including settlement and emissions), waste and waste containment, and topics of interest to geotechnical engineering practice.
As Susan Burns and Dimitrios Zekkos emphasize in their preface, the authors explore the many ways Rudy’s work “has combined state of the art theory with the needs of practicing engineers to create and extend innovative solutions. . . . His boundless energy has resulted in contributions to our field that are not only technical in nature but also have substantial personal impact.”
More About Rudy Bonaparte’s Career
Rudy is a Senior Principal Engineer based in Georgia with more than 40 years of experience focused on geotechnical and geoenvironmental engineering; contaminated site, waterway, and sediment assessment and remediation; and solid, hazardous, and low-level radioactive waste disposal facility permitting and design. In addition, he has served the firm as CEO for 20 years and, subsequently, as Chair of the firm’s Board of Directors for 14 years.
In service to the profession, Rudy authors papers, book chapters, and government reports, in addition to serving on editorial boards. His awards include the Lifetime Achievement in Engineering Award from the Georgia Society of Professional Engineers, the ASCE’s Terzaghi Lecture Award and James R. Croes Medal, and others. He is an elected member of the US National Academy of Engineering.
More About the Book and About Geotechnical and Geoenvironmental Engineering
Learn more about Geoenvironmental Engineering: Honoring Rudolph Bonaparte.
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For more information on geoenvironmental engineering, contact Rudy at RBonaparte@geosyntec.com.
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