PETAR T. MILANOVIĆ was born in Belgrade in 1938, where he graduated and received his doctorate from the Geological Department of the Faculty of Mining and Geology, University of Belgrade. He has devoted himself to engineering karstology since the first days of encountering the challenges ofthe karst phenomenon. For more than 50 years he has worked as an expert in engineering karstology in the Multipurpose HydrosystemTrebisnjica Co. and the Institute for the Utility and Protection of Karst Water in Trebinje (Bosnia and Herzegovina), and later in Energoprojekt Co., Belgrade, Serbia. At the same time, as a university professor, he teaches the course "Applied Hydrogeology of Karst" at the Faculty of Civil Engineering, University of Mostar. After retired he continuesprofessional activities as free lancer and invited lecturer.As visiting professor, he visited Colorado State University (1976/77), presented a lecture at the USGeological Survey, Reston, School of Mines, Rapid City and Alabama State University, Tuscaloosa.As a designer, consultant or auditor, he participated in the realization of a large number of capital projects in the karst of Europe, Asia, Africa and South America. He has published more than a hundred scientific and professional papers on the topic of engineering issues in karst. He was a lecturer inpostgraduate studies and, by invitation, at a large number of international scientific and professional gatherings and universities. He is a member of the Governing Board of the International Karst Institute in China, the most important institution of its kind in the world, which was formed under the auspices of UNESCO. He has published several books on engineering karstology, four of which were published by well-known American publishers (Karst Hydrogeology, WRP, 1981; Water Resources Engineering in Karst, CRC Press, 2004; Engineering Karstology of Dams and Reservoirs, CRC Press, 2018; and Dams and Reservoirs in Evaporites, with two coauthors, 2019, Springer). For his contribution to the development of engineering karstology, he has received several national and international awards, including the Award of Honorary Member of the Yugoslav Committee for Hydrogeology and Engineering Geology (1987); Award of Hacettepe University, Ankara (2000); Award for the Development of Karst Science, Beijing (2001); Lifetime Honorary Membership Award of the Association of Speleologists USA (2011) and Presidential Award of the International Association of Hydrogeologists (2017). For his contribution to the establishment of the University of Mostar and the improvement of scientific teaching and research work, he was awarded a plaque and a diploma (1987). He is president of the Serbian National Committee for Hydrogeology, which is part of the International Association of Hydrogeologists. On the occasion of the 50th anniversary of the establishment of the International Karst Commission, he received a special award as the only representative of Europe (2000).
PETAR T. MILANOVIĆ 於1938年出生於貝爾格萊德，並在貝爾格萊德大學礦業與地質學院的地質系畢業並獲得博士學位。他自首次面對喀斯特現象的挑戰以來，便全心投入工程喀斯特學的研究。超過50年來，他在多功能水利系統Trebisnjica公司及波士尼亞和黑塞哥維那的喀斯特水資源公用事業與保護研究所擔任工程喀斯特學專家，後來又在塞爾維亞的Energoprojekt公司工作。同時，作為大學教授，他在莫斯塔爾大學土木工程學院教授「喀斯特的應用水文地質學」課程。退休後，他繼續以自由工作者和受邀講師的身份從事專業活動。作為訪問教授，他曾於1976/77年訪問科羅拉多州立大學，並在美國地質調查局、拉皮德城的礦業學院及阿拉巴馬州立大學（塔斯卡盧薩）進行演講。作為設計師、顧問或審核員，他參與了歐洲、亞洲、非洲和南美洲喀斯特地區大量重大項目的實施。他在喀斯特工程問題方面發表了超過一百篇科學和專業論文。他曾在研究生課程中擔任講師，並受邀參加大量國際科學和專業會議及大學的演講。他是中國國際喀斯特研究所的管理委員會成員，該機構是全球最重要的同類機構之一，成立於聯合國教科文組織的支持下。他出版了幾本有關工程喀斯特學的書籍，其中四本由知名美國出版社出版（《喀斯特水文地質學》，WRP，1981年；《喀斯特水資源工程》，CRC Press，2004年；《大壩與水庫的工程喀斯特學》，CRC Press，2018年；以及《蒸發岩中的大壩與水庫》，與兩位合著者合作，2019年，Springer）。因其對工程喀斯特學發展的貢獻，他獲得了多項國內和國際獎項，包括南斯拉夫水文地質學與工程地質學委員會的榮譽會員獎（1987年）；安卡拉哈吉特佩大學獎（2000年）；北京喀斯特科學發展獎（2001年）；美國洞穴學家協會終身榮譽會員獎（2011年）及國際水文地質學協會的總統獎（2017年）。因其對莫斯塔爾大學的建立及科學教學和研究工作的改善做出的貢獻，他於1987年獲頒獎牌和文憑。他是國際水文地質學協會的塞爾維亞國家委員會主席。在國際喀斯特委員會成立50周年之際，他作為唯一的歐洲代表獲得特別獎（2000年）。
