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GERALD T. ORLOB
Pages 292-297

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... After the war he obtained his BS and MS degrees at the University of Washington and his PhD in hydraulic engineering from Stanford University in 1959. By this point, he already had worked as an instructor at the University of California, Berkeley, and as a survey supervisor for the Washington Pollution Control Commission, for which he conducted some of the first water quality monitoring surveys in Puget Sound.
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From page 294...
... These simulation models were used to improve the management of limited or threatened water resources and to inform decision making on issues related to public health and the viability of threatened or endangered aquatic species. The tools he developed helped to quantify consequences of alternative physical works for water storage and supply, flood control and pollution control, and effects of various management strategies.
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From page 295...
... Orlob Professorship in Water Resources Engineering, which annually recognizes UC Davis faculty members who are acknowledged leaders in water resources engineering. He and Lillian enjoyed entertaining guests in the home he designed and built among the vineyards in Green Valley, California.
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... After her death he maintained contact with many of his former students, while devoting his time to his ­ hildren -- c Kenneth W Orlob, Kathleen M
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