Ernest L. Daman
Ernest Ludwig Daman (born March 14, 1923) is a German/American mechanical engineer, inventor, and business executive, who was Senior Vice President of Foster Wheeler Corporation. He is known as president of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers in the year 1988-89.[1][2]
Biography
Born in Hannover, Germany,[3] Daman obtained his BSc in mechanical engineering from the Polytechnic Institute of Brooklyn, now New York University Tandon School of Engineering in 1943. After serving in the army in 1944-46, he started his lifelong career at the Foster Wheeler Corporation.[4]
He worked his way up at Foster Wheeler Corporation, where in 1988 he retired as Senior Vice President.[5] In the same year, in 1988, Daman was induced in the National Academy of Engineering.[6] In 1995 Daman was state-federal technology executive, the first, in the Office of Science and Technology by the White House.[7]
Selected publications
- Ernest L. Daman, Robert J. Zoschak. Supercharged Boiler: Design, Development and Application. 1956.
- Patents, a selection
- Daman, Ernest L., Henry Phillips, John Blizard, and John J. Vail, "Vapor-liquid separator." U.S. Patent No. 3,296,779. 10 Jan. 1967.
- Daman, Ernest L. "Combined-cycle power generation system using a coal-fired gasifier." U.S. Patent No. 5,375,408. 27 Dec. 1994.
- Daman, Ernest L., Francis D. Fitzgerald, and Robert J. Zoschak. "Staged furnaces for firing coal pyrolysis gas and char." U.S. Patent No. 5,327,726. 12 Jul. 1994.
References
- John W. Sawyer et al. Turbomachinery International, Volume 30, 1989. p. 64
- Die Casting Engineer, Volume 33. 1989. p. 4509
- Standard & Poor's Register of Corporations, Directors and Executives, 1978. p. 332.
- Dun & Bradstreet Reference Book of Corporate Managements, Volume 11. Dun & Bradstreet, Incorporated, 1977. p. 506.
- Who's who in Technology Today, Volume 2. 1982. p. 23
- Mr. Ernest L. Daman, nae.edu. Accessed 2017-09-23.
- Executive Profile : Ernest L. Daman at bloomberg.com. Accessed 2017-09-23.
External links
- Video: ASME and Glasnost Ernest L. Daman in ASME video.