Background
O'Keefe, Thomas Joseph was born on October 2, 1935 in St. Louis. Son of Thomas and Hazel (Howard) O'K.
O'Keefe, Thomas Joseph was born on October 2, 1935 in St. Louis. Son of Thomas and Hazel (Howard) O'K.
Bachelor of Science, Missouri School Mines, 1958. Doctor of Philosophy, University Missouri, Rolla, 1965.
Process control engineer, Dow Metal Products Company, Madison, Illinois, 1959-1961;
member of faculty, U. Missouri, Rolla, since 1965;
professor metallurgical engineering, U. Missouri, Rolla, since 1972;
Curators professor metallurgical engineering, U. Missouri, Rolla, 1985-1986;
Curators Distinguished professor, U. Missouri, Rolla, since 1986. Research technologist National Aeronautics and Space Administration, Houston, summer 1965. Research metallurgical engineer Ames (Iowa) Laboratory, 1966-1967.
Research metallurgical engineer, consultant Cominco Ltd., Trail, B.C., Canada, 1970-1971. Distinguished lecturer hydromettalurgy U. B.C., 1992, U. Missouri-Rolla School Mining and Metallurgy Academy.
Member American Institute of Mining, Metallurgy, and Petroleum Engineers (director 1976-1977, 79-81, EMD lecturer 1991), Testing Materials Society, The Metallurgical Society, Sigma Xi, Alpha Sigma Mu, Tau Beta Pi, Phi Kappa Theta (director 1965-1977, certified commendation 1970, president citation 1986).
Married Jane Gilmartin, August 31, 1957. Children— Thomas, Kathleen, Matthew, Daniel, Margaret, Robert.
