David
P. Gustafson, Ph.D., P.E., Class of '61
David Gustafson was born and raised in the
Copper Country and came to Michigan Tech following his graduation
from Hancock High School in 1957. He earned his baccalaureate
degree in civil engineering in 1961. Following graduation,
he worked for Bergeron & Lang Consulting Engineers in
New Orleans and continued his graduate study in structural
engineering at Tulane University where he earned his doctoral
degree in 1967. He served as an assistant professor of civil
engineering at Michigan Tech from 1967 to 1970, and subsequently
joined the Concrete Reinforcing Steel Institute (CRSI) where
he has risen to Vice President of Engineering. Dr. Gustafson
is recognized as an expert on cast-in-place reinforced concrete
construction. At CRSI, he is responsible for coordinating
and implementing all technical activities including development
of technical publications, presentation of seminars and publications
and coordination of CRSI Technical Committees.
Dr. Gustafson is a member of ASCE and is
a vice chairman of the ASCE Reinforced Concrete Research Council.
He serves on the Board of Directors and is a Fellow of the
American Concrete Institute. He is a Fellow of the American
Society for Testing Materials (ASTM) and is active on several
ASTM committees. He is active in the American Welding Society,
American Railway Engineering Association, and the Structural
Engineers Association of Illinois. He received the 1989 Delmar
L. Bloem Award from the American Concrete Institute in recognition
of exceptional technical and administrative leadership. The
American Society of Testing Materials honored him with its
1995 Award of Merit for outstanding leadership in the development
of standards for steel reinforcement. Dr. Gustafson has authored
more than 30 technical publications and has given numerous
conference and technical presentations. |
