

He has developed design methods, including those for geosynthetic reinforced slopes and walls, and geotextile tubes that are being used worldwide. His research contributions are in the areas of slope stability engineering and geosynthetics engineering, which includes soil reinforcing and ground improvement. Leshchinsky received his bachelor’s and master’s degrees at the Technion–Israel Institute of Technology and his doctorate at the University of Illinois at Chicago. He is also a consultant with Adama Engineering, Inc.

Leshchinsky is currently a Professor Emeritus at the University of Delaware where he served as a faculty member in the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering from 1982 to 2014.
