Gregory B. Baecher
College Park, MD, USA
University of Maryland
Professor Gregory Baecher received his bachelor of science in civil engineering in 1968 from the University of California, Berkeley, and his PhD in Civil Engineering from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in 1972. Since 1995, he has been the Glenn L. Martin Institute Professor of Engineering at the University of Maryland, also serving as Chair of the Department of CEE until 2003. He principally works on risk and reliability methods for civil infrastructure affected by natural hazards, with a focus on geotechnical and water resources engineering. Dr. Baecher can be contacted at gbaecher@umd.edu