Norbert Rubin Morgenstern

Background

Morgenstern, Norbert Rubin was born on May 25, 1935 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Son of Joel and Bella (Skornik) Morgenstern.

Education

Bachelor of Science, U. Toronto, 1956; Doctor of Engineering honorary, U. Toronto, 1983; Disseminated Intravascular Coagulation, Imperial College Science, 1964; Doctor of Philosophy, U. London, 1964; Doctor of Science honorary, Queen's U., 1989.

Career

Research assistant, lecturer сivil engineering, Imperial College Science and Technology, London, 1958-1968; professor сivil engineering, U. Alberta, Edmonton, Canada, 1968-1983; University professor, U. Alberta, Edmonton, Canada, since 1983; department chairman сivil engineering, U. Alberta, Edmonton, Canada, 1994-1997. Construction engineering, since 1961.

Achievements

• Norbert Rubin Morgenstern has been listed as a noteworthy Civil engineering educator by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Board of directors Young Naturalists Foundation, 1977-1982, Edmonton Symphony Society, 1978-1985. Fellow Royal Society Canada, Canada Academy Engineering. Member United States National Academy Engineering (foreign associate), Royal Academy Engineering (foreign member), Cancian Geosci.

Council (president 1983), Canada Geotechnical Society (president 1989-1991), International Society for Soil Mechanics and Foundation Engineering (president 1989-1994), RoyalGlenora Club, Athenaeum (London), various other professional associations.

Connections

Married Patricia Elizabeth Gooderham, Dec.28, 1960. Children: Sarah Alexandra, Katherine Victoria, David Michael Gooderham.

Father:

Joel Morgenstern

Mother:

Bella (Skornik) Morgenstern

Spouse:

Patricia Elizabeth Gooderham

child:

David Michael Gooderham Morgenstern

child:

Sarah Alexandra Morgenstern

child:

Katherine Victoria Morgenstern