Paul R. Schroeder

Paul R. Schroeder
Paul R. Schroeder (BS 74)
Research Civil Engineer
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers

CEEAA Distinguished Alumni Award, 2014

For exemplary performance and dedication in the research civil engineering profession, specifically the field of contaminated sediments, sediments management and the development of vetted models in support of environmental engineering and dredging operations, along with the mentoring of young engineers and scientists.

Biography

Paul R. Schroeder is a Research Civil Engineer in the Environmental Laboratory of the U.S. Army Engineer Research and Development Center (ERDC) at the Waterways Experiment Station in Vicksburg, Miss., where he has worked for nearly 35 years. Schroeder serves as technical leader for dredging and dredged material/sediment management throughout the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) and as a subject matter expert for the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) for contaminated sediment remediation. Working at ERDC has permitted him to work on projects in 46 states, two territories, and six countries.

Early in Schroeder’s career, he was the principal developer of the Hydrologic Evaluation of Landfill Performance (HELP) model for the EPA, which is a standard tool used throughout the world for design and evaluation of the water balance for landfills. Schroeder has trained thousands of engineers in its use through short courses and EPA seminars and has served on nearly a dozen graduate committees for students conducting landfill research in Mexico, South Africa, Canada, New Zealand, China and the United States. He was awarded the ASCE Walter Huber Award and the Rudolph Hering Medal for his work on the HELP model.

Schroeder’s main efforts throughout his career have focused on dredged material and sediments, and he has been a significant contributor to every USACE Engineering Manual and dredged material testing manuals on dredging and dredged material disposal. Schroeder has served as an adjunct member at Clemson University, Mississippi State University, University of Mississippi and University of Puerto Rico at Mayaguez. In his limited spare time, Schroeder enjoys playing duplicate bridge, volleyball and cycling as well as mentoring young engineers and scientists.