Dr. Amadei is a Distinguished Emeritus Professor of Civil Engineering at the University of Colorado, Boulder. He received his Ph.D. in 1982 from the University of California, Berkeley. Dr. Amadei is the Founding Director of the Mortenson Center in Engineering for Developing Communities (now Global Engineering). He is also the founding president of Engineers Without Borders-USA and a co-founder of the Engineers Without Borders International Network. Among other distinctions, Dr. Amadei is an elected member of the US National Academy of Engineering and the National Academy of Construction. He is also an elected Senior Ashoka Fellow, has been inducted into the ASEE Hall of Fame, and received the 2026 American Council of Engineering Companies (ACEC) Award of Merit. Dr. Amadei holds seven honorary doctoral degrees (UMass Lowell, Carroll College, Clarkson, Drexel, Worcester Polytechnic Institute, Technion, and SUNY-ESF). In 2013 and 2014, Dr. Amadei served as a Science Envoy to Pakistan and Nepal for the US Department of State. In 2025, Dr. Amadei completed the book, Engineering for Peace and Diplomacy. His new book, Engineering With Soul, will be published in 2026. Dr. Amadei holds a commercial pilot license (multi-engine land, instrument
