June, 2019

Bill Dershowitz is best known as the author of FracMan® , a leading discrete fracture network (DFN) model.  He worked for Golder Associates for almost 40 years, and has taught Rock Mechanics, Engineering Geology, and Hydrogeology  at the University of Washington since 1993.  He has also served on the faculty of Weizmann Institute of Science, Ben Gurion University of the Negev, and Hebrew University. Dr Dershowitz pioneers applications of the DFN  approach for slope, mine and tunnel stability, dam foundations, geothermal, oil/gas, mining, and environmental applications, including radioactive waste repository development.  His work integrates principles of geology, structural geology, geophysics, hydrodynamics, and geomechanics to provide practical solutions for those engineering problems that require an understanding of the effects of discrete fractures. He is also active in development of approaches for hydrogeological optimization and uncertainty analysis for fractured and heterogeneous aquifers, and is the author of over 100 professional papers and reports. Dr. Dershowitz earned a B.S. in Geotechnical Engineering and an M.S. and Ph.D. in civil engineering (rock mechanics) from Professors Einstein and Baecher at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. 

Dr. Dershowitz is available on a consulting basis through GeoFractal LLC, a Washington State Corporation. GeoFractal LLC is eligible for US Federal contracting.

FracMan® is a registered trademark of Golder Associates (UK) Ltd.