Background
Weggel, John Richard was born on November 29, 1941 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States. Son of John and Frida Amalia (Kleinknecht) Weggel.
Civil engineering educator coastal engineer
Weggel, John Richard was born on November 29, 1941 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States. Son of John and Frida Amalia (Kleinknecht) Weggel.
Bachelor of Science in Civil Engineering, Drexel University, 1964. Master of Science in Civil Engineering, University Illinois, 1966. Doctor of Philosophy in Civil Engineering, University Illinois, 1968.
Assistant professor сivil engineering, University of Illinois, Urbana, l968-7l; hydraulic engineer, United States Army Coastal Engineering Research Center, Fort Belvoir, Virginia, l97l-72; special assistant to director, United States Army Coastal Engineering Research Center, Fort Belvoir, Virginia, l972-76; chief coast structures and evaluation branch, United States Army Coastal Engineering Research Center, Fort Belvoir, Virginia, l976-83; associate professor сivil engineering, Drexel U., Philadelphia, l983-88; professor, Drexel U., Philadelphia, l988-; head department civil and architectural engineering, Drexel U., Philadelphia, 1988-1991. Consultant State of New Jersey, Trenton, l983-, Hudson International, Philadelphia, l984-, City of Ocean City (New Jersey), l984-.
Fellow American Society of Civil Engineers (chairman various committees). Member American Shore and Beach Preservation Association (board directors since 1978), American Geophysical Union, American Dredging Association, Permanent International Association Navigation Congresses, Vereingung Erzgebirge (Warminster, Pennsylvania).
Married Martha E. Eyer, June 27, l964. Children: David, Craig, Robert.