Background
O'Rourke, Michael James was born on June 22, 1946 in Chicago, Illinois, United States. Son of James Joseph and Helen Catherine O'R.
O'Rourke, Michael James was born on June 22, 1946 in Chicago, Illinois, United States. Son of James Joseph and Helen Catherine O'R.
Bachelor of Science, Civil Engineering, Illinois Institute of Technology, 1968. Master of Science in Civil Engineering, Northwestern University, 1970. PhDCE, Northwestern University, 1972.
Instructor, University of Wisconsin -Parkside, Kenosha, 1970-1972;
assistant professor, University of Wisconsin -Parkside, Kenosha, 1972-1974;
assistant professor, Rensselaer Polytech. Institute, Troy, New York, 1974-1979;
associate professor, Rensselaer Polytech. Institute, Troy, New York, 1979-1989;
professor, Rensselaer Polytech.
Institute, Troy, New York, since 1989. Consultant National Institute Bdlg. Sciences, Washington, since 1993, Pan American Health Organisation, Washington, 1982-1985, others.
Member American Society of Civil Engineers (chair standard 7 snow committee, Certified of Appreciation technical council lifeline earthquake engineers 1995).
Married Mary Jane Coatar, August 25, 1968 (divorced January 1989). Children: Breffny, Kate, Mollie. Married Karen Ann Scott, May 18, 1996.