Georgia TechSchool of Civil and Environmental Engineering
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George F. Sowers Annual Lecture

The George F. Sowers Annual Lecture is held in memory of his many academic and professional achievements.

1. G. Wayne Clough

Title: "Design: What Role in the Rapidly Evolving Environment of Global Research"
Date: April 22, 1998

2. J. Michael Duncan

Title: "Simplified Geotechnical Reliability Analisys"
Date: May 17, 1999

3. Richard E. Goodman

Title: "Rock Slope Failures"
Date: April 20, 2000

4. Robert Koerner

Title: "Stability Assessment of Ten Large Landfill Failures"
Date: April 17, 2001

5. Harry Poulos

Title: "Critical Role of Ground Characterization for Foundation Deformation Prediction"
Date: May 2, 2002

6. John Burland

Title: "Stabilizing the Leaning Tower of Pisa"
Date: May 20, 2003
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7. Kenneth H. Stokoe II

Title: "The Growing Importance of Stress Wave Measurements in Solving Geotechnical Engineering Problems"
Date: May 18, 2004
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8. Fred H. Kulhawy

Title: "The Time Factor in Deep Foundation Evaluation"
Date: May 17, 2005
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9. R. Kerry Rowe

Title: "Long-Term Performance of Contaminant Barrier Systems"
Date: May 9, 2006
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10. Eduardo Alonso

Title: "Strength in Stiff Clays"
Date: May 15, 2007
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11. Mike Jamiolkowski

Title: "Safeguarding Venice against High Tides"
Date: May 6, 2008
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12. Thomas D. O’Rourke

Title: "Geohazards and Large Geographically Distributed Systems"
Date: May 5, 2009
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