AN UPDATE FROM THE HIBAR RESEARCH ALLIANCE - OCTOBER 2024

Congratulations to a newly designated HRA Fellow

We are delighted to share that Dr. Wesley Patrick has been designated as a HIBAR Research Alliance Fellow.

The HRA Governing Council has conferred this designation in recognition of Dr. Patrick's steadfast contributions as a member (and later co-chair) of the cross-organizational cooperation Collaborative Action Group since January 2019, as a member of the Governing Council since May 2021, and as a member of the HRA Management Group since July 2023.

The HRA Fellows program was established in 2020 to recognize individuals who make multiple, significant, and sustained contributions to the leadership and/or development of the Alliance.

Please join us in congratulating Dr. Patrick on this well-deserved recognition. We are grateful for his many important and ongoing contributions toward the leadership and development of the HIBAR Research Alliance, and we benefit tremendously from the wisdom and expertise he so kindly shares. 

Dr. Wesley Patrick is a Technical Advisor at Southwest Research Institute® (SwRI®), one of the oldest and largest independent nonprofit research and development organizations in the nation. Prior to his retirement, he was Executive Director, Geosciences and Engineering Department, which includes the Center for Nuclear Waste Regulatory Analyses (CNWRA). The CNWRA is a federally funded research and development center operated by SwRI on behalf of the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC). He has successfully led several complex highly visible projects and is a recognized technical expert in design and execution of large-scale multi-disciplinary field programs. Dr. Patrick’s education encompasses civil and mining engineering, with facilitating skills in computer science and digital simulation. A rock mechanician and field experimentalist by training, he holds a B.S degree from Michigan Technological University, and M.S. and Ph.D. degrees from the Missouri University of Science and Technology.
 

For more information about the HIBAR Research Alliance, visit www.hibar-research.org.