O’Rourke honored for infrastructure work around the globe
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He served on earthquake reconnaissance missions in Armenia, Japan, Turkey, Taiwan and Ecuador, studied the effects of Hurricane Katrina, Hurricane Sandy and the 9/11 attacks on underground infrastructure, and he tested vital pipelines for West Coast cities from Vancouver to Los Angeles.