Background
Popescu, Mihail was born on February 2, 1946 in Bucharest, Romania. Son of Eustatiu I. and Maria A. (Stoenescu) Popescu.
consultant researcher Civil engineering educator
Popescu, Mihail was born on February 2, 1946 in Bucharest, Romania. Son of Eustatiu I. and Maria A. (Stoenescu) Popescu.
Bachelor of Science in Civil Engineering, University Civil Engineering, Bucharest, 1966. Master of Science in Highway Engineering, University Civil Engineering, Bucharest, 1968. Doctor of Philosophy in Geotechnical Engineering, University Civil Engineering, Bucharest, 1978.
Assistant, U. Civil Engineering, Bucharest, 1968-1980;
lecturer, U. Civil Engineering, Bucharest, 1980-1989;
reader, U. Civil Engineering, Bucharest, 1989-1992;
professor, U. Civil Engineering, Bucharest, since 1992. Visiting professor U. Edinburgh, United Kingdom, 1992, U. Tokushima, Japan, 1993-1994, Norwegian U. Science and Technology, Trondheim, Norway, 1996-1997, Polytechnic di Bari, Italy, 1997. Construction engineering National Design Institute of Transportation, Bucharest, since 1975.
Honorary correspondent Institution of highways and Transportation, London, since 1993. Chairman Working Group on Landslide Causes United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization Working Party on World Landslide Inventory, since 1990. Co-chairman landslide remediation International Union Geological Sciences Working Group on Landslides, since 1994.
Invited professor of University Perugia, Italy, 1991, U. Natal, South Africa, 1995. Appointed Expert in Geotechnical Engineering European Control Consultancy Reg., since 1996. Lecturer, speaker in field.
Member International Society Soil Mechanics and Foundation Engineering, Associazione Geotecnica Italiana Rome, Comite Francais de Mecanique des Sols et Des Travaux de Fondations Paris, Association Geoscientists for International Devels., Association Engineering Firms Practicing in the Geophysical Society.
Married Carmen G. Radu, December 26, 1975. Children: Octavian, Mihaela.