Phone: (801) 556-8753
Office: 419 Wakara Way, Suite 207D
Education
- Degree of Engineer, Applied Mechanics, Stanford University, 1964
- M.S., Mechanical Engineering, University of Pittsburgh, 1960
- B.S., Mechanical Engineering, University of Missouri, Rolla, 1959
Professional Experience
- 2007-Present, Research Professor, Mechanical Engineering and Civil & Environmental Engineering, University of Utah
- 2006-Present, Senior Advisor – Schlumberger
- 1970-2006, TerraTek, Inc., Chairman/President/Chief Executive Officer
- 1967-1970, General Motors Technical Center, Department Head
- 1964-1967, GM Defense Research Laboratory, Santa Barbara, Ca
- 1959-1962, Westinghouse Research Laboratory, Pittsburgh
Awards/Affiliations (partial)
- Member, National Academy of Engineers
- Fellow, American Rock Mechanics Association
- National Research Council / National Academy of Sciences Committee on Destruction of Non-Stockpile Chemical Weapons
- US Department of Defense, Archiving of Nuclear Structures Testing
- US Department of Transportation / National Research Council, Committee on Innovations Deserving Exploratory Analysis Program
- Chairman, U.S. National Committee for Rock Mechanics, NAS
- Editor, Rock Mechanics
- Editor, Experimental Mechanics
- Member, National Research Council, Geophysics Research Board