April 10, 2001

Leader In Forensic Engineering Firm To Visit WKU

Bowling Green, Ky. - Members of a leading forensic engineering firm will visit Western Kentucky University April 20 for a daylong presentation.

The presentation by Failure Analysis/Exponent Engineering is being made possible through the William A. and Joyce R. Bell Excellence Fund for Civil Engineering Lecture. The presentation is free and open to the public.

The firm investigates engineering failures as well as medical, environmental, biomechanics and human tragedies. The firm's projects include an analysis of the John F. Kennedy assassination for the American Bar Association, an analysis of the Titanic disaster and an analysis of the Exxon Valdez spill.

"The Bell Lecture will enhance the civil engineering program at Western," said Matt Dettman, civil engineering professor. "This program will provide an interesting day of presentations from both an engineering standpoint as well as a human interest standpoint."

Representatives from the firm's Chicago and Los Angeles office will deliver the presentation. The event is scheduled for 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. April 20 at the auditorium of the Carroll Knicely Institute for Economic Development, WKU South Campus.

For reservations or information, contact the WKU Engineering Department at (270) 745-2461. The deadline for reservations is April 17.

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