RPIs Role

in the

Academic Genesis
of Environmental Engineering
Jim Alleman
Professor of Civil Engineering
School of Civil Engineering
Purdue University, West Lafayette, Indiana

Bruce Hunt
Project Manager
Woodard & Curran, Portland, Maine

29 March 2005

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RPIs Role
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Academic Genesis
of Environmental Engineering
Jim Alleman
Professor of Civil Engineering
Purdue University (West Lafayette, Indiana)

Bruce Hunt
Project Manager
Woodard & Curran (Portland, Maine)

29 March 2005