 Bernard
Amadei is Professor of Civil Engineering at the
University of Colorado at Boulder. He obtained his
MaSc. degree in Civil Engineering in 1979 from the
University of Toronto and his Ph.D. degree in Civil
Engineering in 1982 from the University of
California, Berkeley.Prof. Amadei’s current
interests cover the topics of sustainability, green
construction, and international development. At the
University of Colorado at Boulder, he is leading a
new paradigm shift in engineering education and
practice called Earth Systems Engineering (ESE:
ese.colorado.edu).
It emphasizes the interaction between the built
environment and natural systems. As part of the ESE
initiative, Prof. Amadei started a new program in
Engineering for Developing Communities (www.edc-cu.org).
Its overall mission is to educate globally
responsible engineering students and professionals
who can offer sustainable and appropriate solutions
to the endemic problems faced by developing
communities worldwide.
Prof. Amadei is also the Founding President of
Engineers Without Borders - USA (EWB-USA:
www.ewb-usa.org)
and the co-founder of the Engineers Without Borders-International
network (www.ewb-international.org).
The mission of EWB-USA is to partner with
disadvantaged communities to improve their quality
of life through implementation of environmentally
and economically sustainable engineering projects,
while involving and training internationally
responsible engineering professionals and students.
Prof. Amadei has recently been appointed Director of
the Center for Appropriate and Sustainable
Technologies (CAST-ICS) which reports to ICS-UNIDO
in Trieste, Italy. ICS-CAST is chartered to serve
several constituencies (industry, education,
partners, communities in developed and developing
countries) to further the understanding, development,
transfer, and implementation of appropriate and
sustainable technologies for capacity building in
the developing world.
Prof. Amadei is the recipient of the 2002 Colorado
Bank One Award for outstanding outreach community
service, a 2003 CU Boulder Subaru Award, a 2003 E-Achievement
Award from E-Town, the 2005 Nayudamma Award from the
Nayudamma Center for Development Alternatives in
Nellore, India, the 2005 AAES Norm Augustine Award
for outstanding achievement in engineering
communication, and a 2005 Service Award for
Professional Excellence from Rotary International.
He is working on a new book entitled "Engineering
With Soul".
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