Boudewijn H.W. Van Gelder
Professor Emeritus of Civil Engineering
Purdue University
Lyles School of Civil and Construction Engineering
550 Stadium Mall Drive
West Lafayette, IN 47907-2051
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Education
Ph.D., The Ohio State University, 1978
M.S.G.E. (Geodetic Engineering), Delft University of Technology, 1972
Research Interests
Geodesy, satellite geodesy, GPS surveying, data adjustment, deformation analysis, and Indiana State Geodetic Advisor (1995-present).
Selected Research Projects
Teaching Activity
CE 203 - Principles and Practice of Geomatics
CE 511 - GPS Surveying
CE 510 - Mapping and Geometric Geodesy
CE 597O - Fundamentals of Photogrammetry & Geodesy
LS 300 - Land Survey Systems
Honors & Awards
Nominee for the Murphy Outstanding Undergraduate Teaching Award 1999. Purdue University.
Nominee for the Purdue Teaching for Tomorrow Award 1998. Purdue University.
Nominee for the A.A. Potter Best Teacher Award 1998. School of Engineering. Purdue University.
Recipient of the School of Civil Engineering's Harold Munson Teaching Award presented to the outstanding teacher in the School of Civil Engineering, selected by its student body.
Executive Merit Award for "... his vision of the future, dedication to the advancement of surveying, coordination of the Indiana HARN, national representation and continual support of the Surveyors of the State of Indiana...". Presented by the President of the Indiana Society of Professional Land Surveyors, Perry D. Cloyd, January 15, 1998.
Member of the Royal Netherlands Academy of Sciences, Amsterdam, The Netherlands. 1990-present
Selected Publications