hiː wʌz ɐwˈɔːɹdᵻd ðə pˌiːˈeɪtʃ dˈiː dᵻɡɹˈiː ɪn nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd fˈoːɹɾi fˈaɪv wɪð hɪz θˈiːsɪs tˈaɪɾəl "klˈæsɪkəl θˈiəɹiz ʌv ɡɹˈævᵻɾi dˈæm dɪzˈaɪn ɪnðə lˈaɪt ʌv mˈɑːdɚn ˌænɐlˈɪɾɪkəl mˈɛθədz".
He was awarded the PhD degree in 1945 with his thesis title "Classical theories of gravity dam design in the light of modern analytical methods".