Outstanding Engineers and California Dams

Tuesday, May 23, 2023

10:00 AM – 11:00 AM PDT

Room: La Cascada III

Moderator(s)

Jerry Rogers, Ph.D., P.E. (retired), D.WRE(retired)

Retired Professor
University of Houston

10:00 AM – 10:18 AM PDT

Edwin S. Nettleton (1832-1901): Colorado’s State Engineer
Author: Cole Bedford, P.E., PMP, M.ASCE – Colorado Water Conservation Board
10:18 AM – 10:36 AM PDT

Innovation in Hydraulic Design: John S. Eastwood and the Multiple Arch Dam, 1908-1924
Author: Donald C. Jackson, Ph.D – Lafayette College
10:36 AM – 10:54 AM PDT

Two California Dams: A Comparison of M.M. O’Shaughnessy's Hetch Hetchy Dam and William Mulholland's St. Francis Dam
Author: Donald C. Jackson, Ph.D – Lafayette College