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Olsen, Harold William was born on August 12, 1931 in Casper, Wyoming, United States. Son of Jens and Anna (Hytmo) Olsen.
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Harold William Olsen
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Harold William Olsen, American Research civil engineer. Achievements include research on the fundamentals of soil behavior, on laboratory methodologies for soil property measurements. Named Distinguished Lecturer, Louisiana State University Department Civil Engineering, 1988; Research.and study grantee Fulbright, U. Naples, 1959-1960.
Education
SBCE, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1954; SMCE, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1956; ScDCE, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1961.
Career
Research hydrologist water resources division, United States Geological Survey, Washington, 1961-1966;
research civil engineer branch engineering geology, United States Geological Survey, Menlo Park, California, Lakewood, Colorado, 1966-1983;
research civil engineer branch geologic risk assessment, United States Geological Survey, Golden, Colorado, since 1983. Geotechnology consultant technical assistance programs United States Geological Survey, Peru, 1974, Indonesia, 1984, Bangladesh, 1988-1990, geotechnology consultant United Nations United Nations Development Programme Project in People's Republic of China, 1988-1990. Adjunct Professor department engineering Colorado School Mines, since 1986.
Professor adjoint department сivil engineering U. Colorado,1983-.
Achievements
Membership
Member American Society of Civil Engineers (various committees, chair soil property committee 1975-1980), Association Engineering Geologists, Association Groundwater Scientists and Engineers, Soil Science.Soc.
Connections
Married Virginia Evans, July 15, 1961 (divorced September 1986). Children: Nina Elizabeth, Karl Nephi, Matthew Daniel. Married Charlotte Blomquist Jensen, December 27, 1986.
