mtu
Department of Geological and Mining Engineering and Sciences

The Academy of
Geological and Mining
Engineering and Sciences



Dr. Louis A. Panek

Dr. Louis A. Panek '41
Inducted into the Academy 1997

Retired Mining Research Engineer, U.S. Bureau of Mines; Rock Mechanics Consultant;  MS in Mining Engineering and Ph.D. in Engineering, Columbia University; U.S. Army Corps of Engineers; Liaison officer in Burma, WWII; Manager of Ground Control Research and Senior Scientist, U.S.B.M.; Internationally recognized leader in underground mine rock mechanics;  Several awards including the Bureau of Mines Invention Award; James S. Westwater Chair in Mining Engineering;  Conducted field measurement course at MTU Experimental Mine; SME, AIME, Sigma Xi, American Statistical Association, International Society for Rock Mechanics; Outstanding record of civic service.

 

 


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