David E. Daniel, Date of Birth, Place of Birth

    

David E. Daniel

American academic administrator

Date of Birth: 20-Dec-1949

Place of Birth: Newport News, Virginia, United States

Profession: engineer

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Sagittarius


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About David E. Daniel

  • David Edwin Daniel (born December 20, 1949 in Newport News, Virginia, U.S.) is a former Deputy Chancellor of the University of Texas System.
  • Previously, he was the fourth president of the University of Texas at Dallas where he served from 2005 to 2015.
  • He is also a councillor of National Academy of Engineering. Daniel received his doctorate in civil engineering from the University of Texas at Austin in 1980, where he also served as a faculty member until 1996 before moving to the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.
  • Daniel was Gutgsell Professor of Civil Engineering and Department Head until becoming Dean of the College of Engineering in 2001.
  • He has written numerous books, book chapters, technical and scientific publications, as well as serving as editor-in-chief of the Journal of Geotechnical and Geoenvironmental Engineering[1] from 1992-1995.
  • Daniel was awarded the prestigious Norman Medal in 1975, the American Society of Civil Engineers' highest honor, and has twice received the Croes Medal [2].
  • He was elected to the National Academy of Engineering in 2000 and elected to be a Councillor of National Academy of Engineering in 2013.

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