Background
Bremaecker, Jean-Claude De was born on September 2, 1923 in Antwerp, Belgium. Son of Paul J.C. and Berthe (Bouché) De Bremaecker. came to the United States, 1948, naturalized, 1963.
Bremaecker, Jean-Claude De was born on September 2, 1923 in Antwerp, Belgium. Son of Paul J.C. and Berthe (Bouché) De Bremaecker. came to the United States, 1948, naturalized, 1963.
Master of Science in Mining Engineering, University Louvain, Belgium, 1948. Master of Science in Geology, Louisiana State University, 1950. Doctor of Philosophy in Geophysics, University California at Berkeley, 1952.
Research scientist, senior research scientist, Institute pour la Recherche Science en Afrique Centrale, Bukavu, Congo, 1952-1958;
Boese postdoctoral fellow, Columbia, 1955-1956;
postdoctoral fellow, Harvard, 1958-1959;
faculty, Rice U., Houston, since 1959;
professor geophysics, Rice U., 1965-1994;
professor emeritus, Rice U., 1994. Research associate University of California, Berkeley, 1966. Visiting member Texas Institute for Computational Mechanics, University Texas, Austin, 1977.
Visiting professor U. Paris, 1980-1981.
Chairman Citizens for McCarthy, Houston, 1968. Served with Belgian Army,1944-1945. Member American Association of University Professors, American Geophysical Union, Federation American Scientists, International Association Seismology and Physics of Earth's Interior (associate secretary general 1963-1971,secretary general 1971-1979).
Married Arlene Ann Parker, November 29, 1952 (deceased). Married Ruth F. Baer, July 6, 1998 (deceased). Children– Christine, Suzanne.