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C. R. Ullrich

Professor Dr. C. Robert Ullrich

Office
105 W. S. Speed Hall
Belknap Campus
University of Louisville
Louisville, Kentucky 40292
Phone
(502) 852-4616
Fax
(502) 852-8851
Email
crullrich@louisville.edu
Member of U of L Faculty
Since 1975


Education

  • Ph.D., Civil Engineering, 1975, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
  • M.S., Civil Engineering, 1971, University of Louisville
  • M. Eng., Civil Engineering, 1970, University of Louisville
  • B.C.E., Civil Engineering, 1970, University of Louisville

Registration (P.E.)

  • Kentucky (Civil Engineering), No. 11,203

Experience

Professor
Department of Civil & Environmental Engineering
University of Louisville
1988 - Present
Associate Professor
Department of Civil & Environmental Engineering
University of Louisville
1981 - 1988
Assistant Professor
Department of Civil & Environmental Engineering
University of Louisville
1975 - 1981
Research/Teaching Fellow
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
1971 - 1975

Affiliations

  • American Society of Civil Engineers
  • International Society for Soil Mechanics and Geotechnical Engineering
  • U.S. Committee on Large Dams
  • ASFE / The Association of Firms Practicing in the Geosciences
  • U.S. Universities Council on Geotechnical Engineering Research
  • Kentucky Geotechnical Engineering Group, ASCE
  • American Society for Engineering Education
  • Sigma Xi

Research

  • Twenty-six research contracts totaling more than $1,000,000
  • Current Research Areas
    • Mechanical Properties of morselized cancellous bone graft
    • Seismic behavior of coal tailings impoundments
    • One-dimensional high-pressure compression of granular materials

Awards

  • Alumni Scholar for Teaching 1999 - 2001, awarded by the J. B. Speed School of Engineering Alumni Council
  • University of Louisville Athletic Hall of Fame, awarded by the University of Louisville Alumni Association, 1996
  • D. R. Harting Award, presented by The Society for Experimental Mechanics for the best paper published in Experimental Techniques for 2001

Publications

  • Twenty-three papers in refereed journals and conference proceedings
  • Eight editorships of conference proceedings
  • One chapter in a book

Other Activities

  • Flaget Alumni Association (Board of Directors)
  • University of Louisville L-Club (Board of Directors)
  • German-American Club Gesangverein (Board of Directors)
  • Sister Cities of Louisville Mainz Committee
  • Victory Athletic Club