Reuben Karol,
Class of 1944
Reuben Karol received the 2008
Distinguished Engineer award for contributions made during
his outstanding 60-year career in Civil
Engineering. During this time he developed and
implemented the current standards for Chemical Grouting - a
process that modifies soils and rock, enabling them to
carry greater loads, and to form seals against the flow of
water.
Reuben first
developed these concepts during his research at American
Cyanamid Inc., as the Director of the Engineering Chemicals
Research Center. Professor Karol continued that work at the
Rutgers School of Engineering, in a relationship spanning
5-decades, including his current position as Professor
Emeritus in the Department of Civil Engineering. In 1983
Mr. Karol wrote the definitive text on the subject
"Chemical Grouting". In addition, he has written 3 college
textbooks and 30 technical papers, or articles, and holds 5
US, and 1 British Patent. In the 1950's he
founded the company Karol-Warner, Inc. to develop and
market soil test equipment and chemical grouting pumps.
In 2007, Reuben was presented with
the Wallace Hayward Baker Award, given by the American
Society of Civil Engineers - Geo Institute “in
recognition of ingenious innovation in the field of ground
modification.”
Mr. Karol received his Bachelor of
Science (1944), and his Master of Science (1949) in Civil
Engineering from Rutgers
University. Semi-retired now, and spends his
time consulting, teaching, and sculpting. He
lives with his wife, Joan, in homes in New Jersey and
Florida.