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B.S., Civil Engineering, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1977.
M.S, Civil Engineering (Rock Mechanics), Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1979.
Ph.D., Civil Engineering (Rock Mechanics), Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1984.

Dr. Dershowitz is a Principal with Golder Associates. He is a pioneer in the development of discrete fracture data analysis, integration, and modeling approaches since 1977, and delivered the keynote address on Petroleum Applications of Discrete Fracture Approaches at the 1994 North American Rock Mechanics Symposium. Dr. Dershowitz developed data analysis techniques for fracture orientation, size, shape, location, and transmissivity, and is the principal investigator for ongoing development of the FracMan discrete fracture flow and transport model. Dr. Dershowitz has completed more than 20 major discrete fracture modeling projects in the US, Asia, and Europe, and has published over 30 papers on discrete fracture flow research.

Selected Publications

Dershowitz, W, and I. Miller, 1995. Dual Porosity Fracture Flow and Transport. Geophysical Research Letters (in press)

Yechieli, Y., D. Ronen, A. Hadad, W. Dershowitz, and B. Berkowitz, 1995. Aquifer Characteristics Derived From the Interaction Between Water Levels of a Terminal Lake (Dead Sea) and an Adjacent Aquifer. Water Resources Research (in press).

Dershowitz, W., and P. La Pointe, 1994. Discrete Fracture Approaches for Oil and Gas Applications. Proceeding, First North American Rock Mechanics Symposium, Austin. (Invited Keynote)

La Pointe, P.R., P.C. Wallmann, and W.S. Dershowitz, 1993. Stochastic Estimation of Fracture Size Through Simulated Sampling. International Journal of Rock Mechanics, Mining Sciences, and Geomechanics Abstracts.

Dershowitz, W., N. Hurley, and K. Been, 1992. Stochastic Discrete Fracture Modeling of Heterogeneous and Fractured Reservoirs. Proceedings, Third European Conference on the Mathematics of Oil Recovery, Delft.

Dershowitz, W., W. Roberds, and J. Black, 1991. Application of Discrete Fracture Analysis to Site Characterization. Proceedings, 1991 Geotechnical Engineering Congress, Boulder. American Society of Civil Engineers, New York.

Herda, H. H. W., H.H. Einstein, and W.S. Dershowitz, 1991. Problems with Representation of Rock-Fracture Clusters. Journal of Geotechnical Engineering, v. 117, n. 11, p. 1754-1771.

Einstein, H.H., and W.S. Dershowitz, 1990. Tensile and Shear Fracturing in Predominantly Compressive Stress Fields - A Review. Engineering Geology v. 29, n. 2, July, p. 149-172.

Dershowitz, W. S., and H.H. Einstein, 1988. Characterizing Rock Joint Geometry with Joint System Models. Rock Mechanics and Rock Engineering v. 1, n. 1, p. 21-51.