Dr. Harrop-Williams, Kingsley Ormonde was born on December 12, 1947 in Golden Grove, West Coast Berbice, Guyana and grew up in Smythfield, Guyana. Arrived in United States, 1970, naturalized, 1981. Son of Edric Christopher and Adelaide (Pereira-Jardin) Harrop-Williams.
Berbice High School, New Amsterdam, Guyana, GCE University of London: Biology, Chemistry, Math, Physics, English, Latin, History, Religion.
Bachelor of Engineering magna cum laude, City University of New York, 1975.
Master of Engineering, City University of New York, 1976.
Doctor of Philosophy in Civil Engineering, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, 1980.
Lecturer City University of New York, 1975—1976; Research Assistant Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Troy, New York, 1976—1980; Civil Engineering Professor Carnegie Mellon University, 1980—1985 and George Mason University1994 – 2015; Civil Engineer US Air Force 2005-2010 and US Navy 2010-2015; Consulting Civil Engineer to projects in the private industry, state offices, Department of the Army, and NASA.
2 books 'Poetry of KO Harrop', 2013 and 'Intrusions of Chance', 2016
30 technical articles in the stability and reliability of retaining structures, soil slopes and building foundations; soil arching; earthquake soil stresses; precipitation effects on soil slopes, clay liner permeability; artificial Intelligence and statistical pattern recognition in soil exploration, rutting in flexible pavements, stochastic description of soil properties; finite element analysis of random soil media. Title include: "Stochastic Description of Undrained Soil Strength", "Some Geotechnical Applications of Entropy", "Artificial Intelligence in Soil Exploration", "Statistical Pattern Recognition and Learning for Construction Robots", "Geostatic Wall Pressures", "Arch in Soil Arching", "Safety of Footings on Slopes", "Interference Between Soil Structures", "Earthquake Induced Shear Stress in Soils", "Finite Element Analysis of Random Soil Media".
Pioneer immigrant for scores of US citizens - Immigrant Wall of Honor.
American Society of Civil Engineers, American Academy Mechanics, Chi Epsilon, Sigma Xi.
Soccer, Ancestry, poetry.
Married Lynette Gibson Harrop-Williams, July 1, 1975. Children: Kingsley Audwin, Tippi Ann, Cher Anemone.
