Background
Powrie, William was born on September 25, 1959 in Solihull, West Midlands, United Kingdom.
Powrie, William was born on September 25, 1959 in Solihull, West Midlands, United Kingdom.
Bachelor in Engineering, University of Cambridge, England, 1982. Master of Arts in Engineering, University of Cambridge, England, 1986. Doctor of Philosophy in Soil Mechanics, University of Cambridge, England, 1986.
Master of Science in Construction Law and Arbitration, King's College, London, 1991.
Civil engineering trainee British Rail Eastern Region, York, England, 1978—1982. Lecturer in civil engineering King's College, London, 1985—1988. Lecturer in civil engineering Queen Mary & Westfield College University of London, 1988—1993, reader in civil engineering Queen Mary & Westfield College, 1993—1994.
Professor of geotechnical engineering University of Southampton, England, since 1995, head School Civil Engineering and the Environment, 1999—2008. Geotechnical consultant W J Groundwater Ltd, Bushey, Hertfordshire, United Kingdom, since 1987. Chairman Southampton University Research into Sustainability and the Environmental, Southampton, Hampshire, 1998—2008.
Fellow: Institution of Civil Engineers (Telford medal 2001, John Henry Garrood King medal 2002, Imech E Thomas Hawksley Medal 2008).
Son of William and Jean Winifred F Powrie. Married Christine Lorraine Solomon. Children: Rachael, William Benjamin, Nathan, Joshua.