John Bronislaw Herbich
Coastal and ocean engineering scholar, engineer
Born Sept. 1, 1922, Warsaw, Poland; came to U.S., 1953; son of Henryk P. and Jadwiga E. (Lopienska); m. Margaret Pauline (Boylan); children: Barbara K., Gregory J., Patricia J., Ann J.
Education: Bachelor of Science (B.Sc.) (in civil engineering), University of Edinburgh (Scotland), 1949; Master of Science (M.S.) (in hydromechanics, soil mechanics), University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, 1957; Ph.D. (in civil engineering), Penn State University, State College (PA), 1963; certified professional engineer, State of Texas.
Career: research fellow, University of Minnesota, 1953-57; prof. Lehigh University, Bethlehem (PA), 1957-67; prof., head, Ocean Engineering Program, 1967-89, W.H. Bauer Prof. of Dredging Engineering, 1989-94, prof. emeritus, 1994 -, Texas A&M University, College Station; project manager, UN/UNDP, Poona (India), 1972-73; visiting prof., U.S. Army Coastal Engineering Research Station, Vicksburg (MS), 1987-88; vice president, consultant, Consulting & Research Services, Inc., College Station, 1994 -.
Author: Coastal and Deep Ocean Dredging, 1975; Seafloor Scour, 1984; Handbook of Dredging Engineering, 1992; co-author, Offshore Pipelines, 1981; editor, Handbook of Coastal & Ocean Engineering, vol. I, 1990, vol. II and III, 1992; contributor, The Encyclopedia of Climatology, 1987; editor, Offshore, 1976-78; co-editor, Ports and Dredging Abstracts, and Journal of Pipelines; 2 U.S. patents; numerous scientific papers.
Member of: fellow American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME); International Association for Hydraulic Research; Permanent International Association of Navigational Congresses; World Dredging Association; Marine Technical Society.
Honors: Phi Kappa Phi; Chi Epsilon; Sigma Xi; Phi Beta Delta; Kari Emil Hilgard Hydraulic Prize, 1966, International Coastal Engineering Award, 1993, American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE).
Served with: Polish Armed Forces in the West, 2nd lieutenant, 1940-48
Affiliation: Republican. Roman Catholic
Languages: Polish, English, French
Hobbies: philately, gardening
Office: Consulting & Research Services, Inc., P.O. Box 10295, College Station, TX 77842.
From: "Who's Who in Polish America" 1st Edition 1996-1997, Boleslaw Wierzbianski editor; Bicentennial Publishing Corporation, New York, NY, 1996