Civil & Environmental Engineering

P. Aarne Vesilind

P. Aarne Vesilind

Professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering Emeritus
Bucknell University
vesilind@bucknell.edu


Educational Background:

  • Ph.D. (Environmental Engineering) University of North Carolina; Chapel Hill, NC, 1968. Dissertation: "Effect of Stirring in the Thickening of Biological Sludge"
  • M.S.S.E. (Sanitary Engineering) University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, NC, 1965. Thesis: "Particle Size Effects of Thickening"
  • M.S.C.E. (Civil Engineering) Lehigh University, Bethlehem, PA, 1964. Thesis: "Biodegradation of Pesticides"
  • B.S.C.E. (Civil Engineering) Lehigh University, Bethlehem, PA, 1962

Selected Teaching Experience:

  • Professor of Engineering, Emeritus, Bucknell University, Lewisburg PA 2006-present
  • R. L. Rooke Professor of Engineering in the Historical and Social Context, Bucknell University, 2000-2006
  • Visiting Professor, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Bucknell University, Lewisburg PA, 1998-1999
  • Professor of Civil Engineering, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Duke University, Durham, NC, September 1980-2000

Selected Books

  • Worrell, W. and P. A. Vesilind, Municipal Solid Waste Engineering Second Edition, Brooks/Cole, Pacific Grove CA, forthcoming, 2010.
  • Vesilind, P. A. In Search of Home: A Memoir, Lakeshore Press, 2010.
  • Vesilind, P. A. Engineering Peace and Justice, Springer Verlag, London, forthcoming 2010.
  • Vesilind, P. A., and A. S. Gunn, Hold Paramount, 2ndedition, Centage, New York, forthcoming 2010.
  • Sanin, D., P. A. Vesilind, and W. Clarkson, Treatment and Disposal of Wastewater Sludge, Third Edition, DESTech Publishing Co, Lancaster PA, forthcoming 2010
  • Morgan, S., P. A. Vesilind, and L. Heine Introduction to Environmental Engineering Second Edition, Thompson Publishing, New York, 2009
  • Vesilind, P. A. Estonian Jokes, Punkt&Koma, Tallinn, Estonia, 2009
  • Vallero, D., and P. A. Vesilind Socially Responsible Engineering, John Wiley & Sons, 2006
  • Vesilind, P. A. (Ed) Peace EngineeringLakeshore Press, Woodsville NH 2005
  • Vesilind, P. A. and T. DiStefano Controlling Environmental PollutionDEStech Publishing, Lancaster PA, 2005

Selected Publications

  • Vesilind, P. A. "Engineering and Fairness" in Engineering and Philosophy, Beijing Institute of Technology Press, Beijing, China, 2007
  • Vesilind, P. A., L. Heine, and S. Hamill "Kermit's Lament: It's Not Easy Being Green" Journal of Professional Issues in Engineering Education and Practice, ASCE, Vol. 133, No. 4, 2007
  • Vesilind, P. A. "Peace Engineering" Journal of Professional Issues in Engineering Education and Practice, ASCE, Vol. 132, No. 3, pp 283-287, 2006
  • Vallero, D. A. and P. A. Vesilind "Preventing Disputes with Empathy" Journal of Professional Issues in Engineering Education and Practice, ASCE, Vol. 132, No. 3, pp 272-278, 2006
  • Vesilind, P. A., L. Heine, and J. Hendry "The Moral Challenge of Green Technology" TRAMES (Estonian Academy of Science) Vol. 10, No. 1, 2006
  • Hendry, J. and P. A. Vesilind, "Ethical Motivations for Green Business and Engineering" Clean Technology and Engineering Policy, Vol. 7, No. 4, 2005
  • Chuang, L-C, B. Örmeci, and P. A. Vesilind "Understanding the Mechanics of Desiccation Cracking of Alum Sludge: Experimental Verification" Journal of Residuals Science and Technology Vol. 2, No. 3, 2005
  • Sanin, D. and P. A. Vesilind "Rheology of Wastewater Sludge" Residuals Science and Technology Vol. 2, No. 2, 2005

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