Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering
College of Engineering
5500 Campanile Drive
San Diego, CA 92182-1324
May 1, 2002

Prof. Janusz Supernak
Chair, Civil and Environmental Engineering
Campus

Dear Janusz:

The Search Committee for the Geotechnical Engineering faculty position has concluded its deliberations. A summary of the findings follow.

  • We advertised for the position on October 1, 2001, and closed the applications on February 28.
  • The pool of applicants was 45; many of them with excellent qualifications.
  • The Committee shortlisted six candidates, and interviewed four candidates between March 27 and April 24.
  • The following is a ranked list of candidates forwarded to you:

    1. Daniel Whang
    2. Julio Valdes
    3. Khaled Sobhan
    4. Kimberly Warren
Time being of the essence, please move as swiftly as possible with a formal offer to fill the position. This concludes the work of the Committee. If you have any question, please let me know.

Sincerely yours,

Victor M. Ponce
Professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering

cc: Committee Members: Chou, Gurol, Noorany

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