Background
Pakiser, Louis Charles was born on February 8, 1919 in Denver, Colorado, United States. Son of Louis C. and Lila E. (Hanson) Pakiser.
Pakiser, Louis Charles was born on February 8, 1919 in Denver, Colorado, United States. Son of Louis C. and Lila E. (Hanson) Pakiser.
Geological Engineer, Colorado School Mines, 1937-1942; postgraduate, U. Nancy, France, 1945; postgraduate, Stanford postgraduate, U. Colorado, 1958-1960.
Geophysicist, Carter Oil Corporation, 1942-1949;
first national executive director, American Veterans Committee, 1949-1952;
also managing editor, AVC Bulletin
member of national planning committee. Geophysicist, United States Geological Survey, 1952-1992;
representative geophysics branch, United States Geological Survey, Denver, 1958-1960;
chief major crustal studies, United States Geological Survey, 1960-1961;
chief branch crustal studies, United States Geological Survey, 1961-1965;
acting chief, National Center Earthquake Research, 1965-1967;
chairman of the executive committee of center, National Center Earthquake Research, 1967-1968;
chief, Office Earthquake Research and Crustal Studies, 1967-1970;
research geophysicist, Office Earthquake Research and Crustal Studies, 1970-1979;
annuitant research geophysicist, Office Earthquake Research and Crustal Studies, 1979-1992;
chief branch seismicity and earth structure and national earthquake information service, Office Earthquake Research and Crustal Studies, 1975-1977. Ad hoc panel on earthquake prediction OST, 1964-1968.
Distinguished lecturer Society Exploration Geophysicists, 1964. Special lecturer U. New Orleans, 1982-1983. Chairman interagency staff group on minority participation in science and engineering unites states department Interior, 1972-1974.
Advising committee American Indian Ednl. Opportunity Program U. Colorado, 1981-1984. Visiting committee geophysics department Colorado School Mines, 1986-1990.
Chairman land use advising committee Douglas County, Colorado, 1975-1976, chairman mineral extraction planning task force, 1989-1990. Member science Studies. committee Douglas County School District, 1992-1994. Board directors National Consortium for Black Professional Development, 1976-1979.
Member of advisory county American Veterans Committee, 1960-1961. Member steering committee National Civil Liberties Clearing House, 1950-1952. Member Amnesty International.
Associate charter member United States Holocaust Memorial Museum. Member National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (Executive Committee Tulsa branch 1949, co-chairman membership committee 1949), American Association for the Advancement of Science, Anti-Defamation League, American Indian Science and Engineering Society, American Geophysical Union, Society Advancement Chicanos and Native Americans in Science, American Geological Institute (chairman advising committee to minority participation program 1973-1975), Geological Society American (Chairman of Commission on minority participation in geol.scis. 1975-1980, Distinguished Svc. award 1996).
Married Helen L. Meineke, October 9, 1939.