Background
Rudnicki, John Walter was born on August 12, 1951 in Huntington, West Virginia, United States. Son of John Walter Francis and Helen (Nadenichek) Rudnicki.
Rudnicki, John Walter was born on August 12, 1951 in Huntington, West Virginia, United States. Son of John Walter Francis and Helen (Nadenichek) Rudnicki.
Bachelor of Science, Brown University, 1973. Master of Science, Brown University, 1974. Doctor of Philosophy, Brown University, 1977.
Research fellow Seismological Laboratory, California Institute Technology, Pasadena, 1977-1978;
assistant professor department theoretical and applied mechanics, University of Illinois, Urbana, 1978-1981;
associate professor department сivil engineering, Northwestern University, Evanston, Illinois, 1981-1990;
professor department сivil engineering, Northwestern University, Evanston, Illinois, since 1990;
professor department mechanic engineering and department geological science, Northwestern University, Evanston, Illinois, since 1991. Member United States National Committee on Rock Mechanics, since 1996. Advisory board Mechanics of Cohesive-Frictional Material and Structures, An International Journal on Experiments, Modelling and Computations.
Consultant Sandia National laboratories, Albuquerque, 1982-1992, Science Applications International Corporation, 1990-1991, Amoco, since 1995.
Member American Association for the Advancement of Science, American Society of Mechanical Engineers, American Society for Engineering Education, American Geophysical Union, Seismological Society of America, Sigma Xi.
Married Joan Weston, June 11, 1977. Children: Ellen (deceased), Jean, Stephen, Christopher.