Jaak Joseph K. Daemen

Background

Daemen, Jaak Joseph K. Came to the United States, 1967.

Education

Degree in mining engineering, U. Leuven, Belgium, 1967; Doctor of Philosophy in Geological Engineering, University Minnesota, 1975.

Career

Research assistant, then research associate, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, 1967-1975; research engineer explosives products division, E.I. DuPont de Nemours & Company, Martinsburg, West Virginia, 1975-1976; assistant professor mining and geological engineering, U. Arizona, Tucson, 1976-1983; associate professor mining and geological engineering, 1983-1990; professor, department chair, U. Nevada, Reno, since 1990. Acting dean Mackay School Mines, 1995-1997.

Achievements

• Jaak Joseph K. Daemen has been listed as a noteworthy Mining and geotechnical engineering educator by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Member American Society of Civil Engineers, American Institute of Mining, Metallurgy, and Petroleum Engineers, International Society for Rock Mechanics, American Underground Space Association, American Geophysical Union, International Society Explosives Engineers, International Society for Soil Mechanics and Foundation Engineering, Royal Flemish Engineering Society, Royal Belgium Association of Engineers and Industrialists.