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David E. Daniel is Gutgsell Professor of Civil Engineering and Dean of the College of Engineering at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. He received a Ph.D. in civil engineering from the University of Texas at Austin in 1980 and served on the faculty there until 1996, when he moved to the University of Illinois.
His research has focused on engineered containment systems for waste disposal, and on the cleanup of contaminated waste disposal sites. He is editor of the book Geotechnical Practice for Waste Disposal and is co-author of the books Waste Containment Facilities and Engineered Covers for Solid Waste Landfills and Abandoned Dumps. He has won the American Society of Civil Engineers' highest award for papers published in its journals (the Normal Medal) and on two occasions has been awarded its second highest award for papers (J. James Croes Medal). He has also received ASCE's highest award for geotechnical papers published in its journals (Middlebrooks Award). He served for three years as editor-in-chief for the Journal of Geotechnical and Geoenvironmental Engineering. He has served as a member of the National Research Council's Board on Energy and Environment and on its Geotechnical Board. He has taught more than 125 continuing education and training courses on waste containment, which have been attended by more than 15,000 engineers and scientists. Between his M.S. and Ph.D. degrees, he worked for three years as an engineer for Woodward-Clyde Consultants in San Francisco and Oakland. In 2000 he was elected to the National Academy of Engineering.
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