Shlomo P. Neuman

Background

Neuman, Shlomo P. was born on October 26, 1938 in Zilina, Czechoslovakia. Son of Alexander Neumann and Klara (Pikler) Lesny. came to the United States, 1963, naturalized, 1970.

Education

Bachelor of Science in Geology, Hebrew U., Jerusalem, 1963; Master of Science in Engineering Science, University of California, Berkeley, 1966; Doctor of Philosophy in Engineering Science, University of California, Berkeley, 1968.

Career

Acting assistant professor, assistant research engineer department сivil engineering, University of California, Berkeley, 1968-1970; visiting associate professor department сivil engineering, University of California, Berkeley, 1974-1975; senior scientist, associate research professor Institute Soil and Water, Agricultural Research Organisation, Bet-Dagan, Israel, 1970-1974; professor hydrology department hydrology and water resources, U. Arizona, Tucson, 1975-1988; Regents' professor department hydrology and water resources, U. Arizona, Tucson, since 1988. Consultant to the United States, Canada and Swedish goverments on hydrologic issues concerning nuclear waste disposal. Visiting scientist department isotope Weizmann Institute Science, Rehovot, Israel, 1976.

Maitre de research Center d'Informatique Geologique, Ecole Mines Paris, Fountainebleau, France, 1978, director research, 1981. Visiting professor department fluid mechanics and heat transfer Tel-Aviv U., 1981. Honorary appointment concurrent professor Nanjing U., China.

Distinguished lecturer in field. Honorary professor Nanjing Hydraulic Research Institute, China, since 1998.

Achievements

• Shlomo P. Neuman has been listed as a noteworthy Hydrology educator by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Fellow Geological Society American (O.E. Meinzer award 1976, Birdsal Distinguished Lecturer 1987), American Geophysical Union (4th Walter B. Langbein lecturer hydrology1996, Robert E. Horton award 1969). Member Society Petroleum Engineers of American Institute of Mining, Metallurgy, and Petroleum Engineers, United States National Academy Engineering, Association Groundwater Scientists and Engrs.of National Well Water Association (Science award 1989), Arizona Hydrol. Society, International Association Hydrogeologists, Sigma Xi.

Connections

Married Yael B. Neuman, January 30, 1965. Children: Gil, Michal, Ariel.

Father:

Alexander Neumann Lesny

Mother:

Klara (Pikler) Lesny

Spouse:

Yael B. Neuman

child:

Michal Neuman

child:

Gil Neuman

child:

Ariel Neuman