Anders Jacob Odgaard

Background

Odgaard, Anders Jacob was born on August 8, 1942 in Hvidbjerg, Denmark. Son of Peter Johannes and Margrethe Odgaard. came to the United States, 1977.

Education

Master of Science in Civil and Structural Engineering, Technology U. Denmark, Lyngby, 1966; Doctor of Philosophy in Civil and Structural Engineering, Technology U. Denmark, Lyngby, 1970.

Career

Lecturer, Technology U. Denmark, 1969-1972; United Nations consultant, U. Minas Gerais, Belo Horizonte, Brazil, 1972-1973; postdoctoral scholar, U. Cambridge, England, 1973-1974; senior research engineer, Danish Hydraulic Institute, Hørsholm, Denmark, 1974-1977; adjunct assistant professor, U. Iowa, Iowa City, 1977-1980; from assistant professor to associate professor, U. Iowa, Iowa City, 1984-1989; professor civl and environmental engineering, U. Iowa, Iowa City, since 1989; associate dean engineering, U. Iowa, Iowa City, since 1992. Associate research scientist Iowa Institute Hydraulic Research, Iowa City, 1977-1980, research engineer, since 1980. Consultant Bechtel, San Francisco, since 1993, DHV Cons.

BV, Amersfoort, The Netherlands, since 1993, Minnesota Department Transportation, Minneapolis, since 1993, Parsons Engineering Science, Inc., Norcross, Georgia, since 1998.

Achievements

• Anders Jacob Odgaard has been listed as a noteworthy Civil and environmental engineer, educator by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Fellow American Society of Civil Engineers (Karl Emil Hilgard Hydraulic prize 1991). Member American Society Engineering Education, International Association for Hydraulic Research, Sigma Xi, Chi Epsilon.

Connections

Married Anna Joyce Rogers, February 18, 1978. Children: Peter Jacob, Christel Margrethe.

Father:

Peter Johannes Odgaard

Mother:

Margrethe Odgaard

Spouse:

Anna Joyce Rogers

child:

Peter Jacob Odgaard

child:

Christel Margrethe Odgaard