Background
Cook, Neville George Wood was born on January 29, 1938 in Pretoria, Transvaal, Republic of South Africa. Son of George Wood and Elsie Margaret (Mullins) Cook. came to the United States, 1977.
Cook, Neville George Wood was born on January 29, 1938 in Pretoria, Transvaal, Republic of South Africa. Son of George Wood and Elsie Margaret (Mullins) Cook. came to the United States, 1977.
Bachelor of Science in Engineering, University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, Republic of South Africa, 1959; Doctor of Philosophy in Geophysics, University of the Witwatersrand, 1962.
Research fellow, Australian National U., Canberra, 1962-1963; assistant professor, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, 1963-1964; first director of mining research, Chamber of Mines of South Africa, Johannesburg, 1964-1976; professor of mineral engineering, University of California, Berkeley, since 1976; Donald McLaughlin professor of mineral engineering, University of California, Berkeley, since 1988; professor сivil engineering, University of California, Berkeley, since 1993; faculty senior scientist, Lawrence Berkely Laboratory, Berkeley, since 1977; chairman faculty of College of Engineering, University California, Berkeley, 1988-1990. Author: (with John C. Jaeger) Fundamentals of Rock Mechanics, 1st edit 1969, 3d edit 1979.
Member National Academy of Engineering, American Institute of Mining Engineers (distinguished member, Rock Mechanics award, 1969), American Geophysical Union, American Association for the Advancement of Science, Materials Research Society, Seismological Society of America.
Married Jennifer Dorothy Reay, August 22, 1959. Children: Anna-Marie, Paul John.