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ROBERT G. DEAN
Pages 94-99

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From page 95...
... Bob was born November 1, 1930, to George Horton Dean and Harriet Blevins Dean in Laramie, Wyoming. He began college at Long Beach City College, intending to do refrigerator repair, but after receiving an associate of arts degree in 1952, he transferred to the University of California, Berkeley for his BS in civil engineering in 1954.
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From page 96...
... One aspect that characterized Bob's research career was his amazing ability to recognize the correct physics applicable to a problem, write down the appropriate equations, and then simplify the approach to make the solution look easy and intuitive, much as a gifted athlete makes a sport look easy. Throughout his professional life, Bob was intrigued by coastal processes, such as tidal inlets, beach morphology, sand transport, and of course waves.
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From page 97...
... He was made a distinguished member of ASCE in 2010. Bob also provided considerable service to the US Army Corps of Engineers, serving for 17 years as a member of the Coastal Engineering Research Board, which provides coastal engineering research advice to the chief of engineers and the Coastal and Hydraulics Laboratory (formerly the Coastal Engineering Research Center)
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From page 98...
... , son Tim, and five grandchildren.
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