Background
Jirka, Gerhard Hermann was born on September 14, 1944 in Kasten, Austria. Arrived in the United States, 1969, naturalized, 1975.
Jirka, Gerhard Hermann was born on September 14, 1944 in Kasten, Austria. Arrived in the United States, 1969, naturalized, 1975.
Diploma, University Vienna, Austria, 1969. Master of Science, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1971. Doctor of Philosophy, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1973.
Lecturer Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, Massachusetts, 1973—1977. Professor civil engineering Cornell University, Ithaca, New York, 1977—1995. Professor, director Institute for Hydromechanics, University Karlsruhe, Germany, since 1995.
Visiting professor Federal Institute of Technology, Zurich, Switzerland, 1983—1984, Technology University Vienna, 1991—1992, University Canterbury, New Zealand, 1999—2000.
Member of International Association Hyd. Research, American Society of Civil Engineers (Huber Research prize 1983, Hunter Rouse Hydraulic Engineering award 2006), Sigma Xi.
Children: Astrid, Andres, Stefan.
