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CEE professor Steven Glaser is also a research associate at the Intel
Berkeley Laboratory. He received his B.A. in philosophy from
Clark University in 1975, his B.S. in civil engineering from
the University of Texas at Austin in 1984 and his M.S. and
Ph.D. degrees in geotechnical engineering also from the University
of Texas at Austin, in 1986 and 1990, respectively. His research
interests include MEMS sensors and wireless sensor systems,
quantitative acoustic emission, rock mechanics, and system
identification.
(Peg Skorpinski photo)
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Professor Minute with CEE professor Steven Glaser
What first inspired you
to go into engineering?
I was a liberal arts major out of high school and earned a B.S in philosophy.
During this time I got into the apprentice program for Local 77 of
the International Union of Operating Engineers and rapidly became a
journeyman operating drilling rigs. When an engineer told me how we
were going to fit a 48-inch auger down a 30-inch hole, I figured I,
too, could be an engineer.
To date, what has been
the most memorable moment in your career?
Tenure.
If you had a few extra
hours, what would you do?
Play with my daughter and restore old Alfa Romeos.
What should engineering
students make sure they do at Berkeley before they graduate?
Take a class in a subject they love that has nothing to do with engineering.
What are you currently reading?
An Exemplary Life by the German writer Siegfried Lenz.
What is one thing you would like to learn how to do?
I would love to be able to play the piano.
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