R.H. Karol, PE, Is an acclaimed engineer, author, educator, and sculptor. He has worked for Exxon, American Cyanamid, and his alma mater, Rutgers, where he taught Civil Engineering courses and was head of the university's Continuing Engineering Studies Department He is now Professor Emeritus. While at Cyanamid, he developed materials and techniques for using chemicals to strengthen and impermeabilize soil and fractured rock. In practice, he has used those procedures on large projects such as the New York subway system And The King Talal Dam in Jordan. His book Chemical Grouting and Soil Stabilization remains the leader in this field. In a different area, his laminated sculptures have sold… nationally for over four decades, and his current work can be seen at Galleria of Sculpture in Palm Beach, Florida, and on the internet. He has written four college textbooks and many technical articles, but this is his first foray into commentary.