Peep Sürje Explained

Peep Sürje (19 April 1945 Rakvere – 12 May 2013 Tallinn) was an Estonian civil engineer specializing in road engineering, soil mechanics and geotechnics (mechanical compaction of soil, embankments on weak substrates).[1]

In 1973, he graduated from Tallinn Polytechnical Institute in technical sciences (cum laude). In 1984, he graduated from the State Road Research Institute in Moscow. Since 1992, he is professor of roads' engineering.[1]

From 2005 until 2010, he was the rector of Tallinn University of Technology and a professor emeritus of the institute in 2012.[1]

In 2011, he was awarded with Order of the White Star, III class.[2]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Rectors . taltech.ee . 23 March 2021.
  2. Web site: Teenetemärkide kavalerid: Peep Sürje . www.president.ee . 22 March 2021.