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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, [4] as well as serving as editor-in-chief of the Journal of Geotechnical and Geoenvironmental Engineering from 1992 to 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 .
He was elected a member of the National Academy of Engineering in 2000 for leadership in developing the geoenvironmental engineering field, and major contributions to engineering practice involving landfills and waste containment systems. In 2013, he was elected to be a Councillor of National Academy of Engineering. [5]
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1. The University of Texas at Dallas (2009). Biographical Information. In David E. Daniel's Biographical Information: Office of the President. Retrieved August 26, 2009, from https://web.archive.org/web/20090813014609/http://www.utdallas.edu/president/bio/.
2. The University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign (2009). Biographical Sketch for David E. Daniel. In Biographical Sketch for David E. Daniel | Engineering at Illinois. Retrieved August 26, 2009, from http://www.engr.uiuc.edu/administration/Bio-data/dedaniel-bio.php.
3. Daniel DE (2008). "Curriculum Vita for David E. Daniel." The University of Texas at Dallas. Retrieved August 26, 2009, from https://web.archive.org/web/20100529190257/http://www.utdallas.edu/president/documents/daniel-cv.pdf.
4. American Society of Civil Engineers (2016), "Geoenvironmental Engineering: Honoring David E. Daniel", Geo-Chicago 2016, DOI: 10.1061/9780784480175 from http://ascelibrary.org/doi/book/10.1061/9780784480175.