INTERNATIONAL RECOGNITION February 27, 2008

W. Dan Hausel, consulting geologist in Gilbert, Arizona received invitations from two international biographical research centers and nominations for international awards for his lifelong work in science and the martial arts during February 2008. Dr. Nicholas Law, Director General of the International Biographical Center in Cambridge England notified Hausel indicating that the IBC selected Dan for inclusion in 2000 Outstanding SCIENTISTS OF 2008-2009. He is also nominated for Charter Membership in LEADING INTELLECTUALS OF THE WORLD and the 21st CENTURY AWARD OF ACHIEVEMENT. These selections are based on >35 years of leading research in the geological sciences on diamonds, colored gemstones and Archean supracrustal terrains as well as more than 40 years of contributions to the traditional Okinawan/Japanese Martial Arts.

 

 Karen Chassie, Managing Editor of Marquis Who's Who in Province NJ indicated that their institution also selected Dan for inclusion into 2009 Who's Who in America and Who's Who in the World for his contributions to geology and martial arts. In the past, Dan has appeared in several other Who’s Who documents including 6 of the 10 editions of Who’s Who in Science and Engineering.

 

According to these research institutes, Hausel has been a productive scientist, writer and communicator for more than 3 decades and a leading researcher in diamond deposits and colored gemstones. During the past, he contributed to nearly 600 professional papers and general interest articles and 27 books. His work led to the discovery of several diamond, colored gemstone deposits, gold, palladium and other mineral deposits. Two of the colored gemstones deposits he discovered are thought to be two of the largest ever found in history – both are located in Wyoming. 

 

HAUSEL INCLUDED IN WHO’S WHO IN SCIENCE & ENGINEERING August 15, 2007

 

W. Dan Hausel of Gilbert, Arizona will be inducted into the 10th Anniversary Edition of Marquis Who’s Who in Science and Engineering scheduled for publication in 2008. Of the 10 editions, Dan appears in 6 of the documents according to Karen Chassie, Managing Editor of Marquis Who’s Who. Hausel's career spands more than 30 years and is one of the more successful exploration geologists in North America and is considered to be the most productive employee in the history of the Wyoming Geological Survey where he was employed for nearly 30 years.

 

Hausel is known for work in diamonds, colored gemstones and gold deposits, base metal deposits as well as for very old (>2.5 billion years old) geological terrains. During his career, his work and research has led to the discovery of  >100 gold deposits and occurrences including an entire gold district in central Wyoming, a few dozen diamond deposits including 9 new fields, one of the largest opal deposits in North America, and two world-class colored gemstone deposits. One of these colored gemstone deposits yielded the largest iolite gemstone ever found – a giant stone of 24,150 carats (however, he was forced to leave giant gemstone masses of iolite in place that weigh considerably more and may need to be removed with a flatbed). Another deposit recognized by Hausel's research could include 2.4 trillion carats of iolite. Iolite currently sells for about $30 to $120/carat and can be cut for about $0.50/carat.

 

Over the past 30 years, Hausel investigated geological terrains around the US and Canada for the Wyoming Geological Survey, US Geological Survey and a number of mining and consulting companies. In 2006, he moved to Arizona and started a consulting firm and currently works as the Vice President of Exploration for an international diamond company in Australia. Hausel is also the author of >500 publications on geology and mineral deposits including 12 books, and more than 3 dozen geological maps. 

       

 

In recognition of his accomplishments, he has also been inducted into Marquis Who’s Who in the World, Who's Who in the West, Who's Who in America, Great Minds of the 21st Century and 2000Notable American Men as presented the President's Award by the American Association of Petroleum Geologists, the Distinguished Service Award by the Wyoming Geological Association, and theArchimedes's Geological Sciences Award. He was also inducted into the Millennium Hall of Fame and the National Rock Hound and Lapidary Hall of Fame for his work in geology.

 

BOOK NOMINATED FOR NATIONAL AWARD

Author W. Dan Hausel published his 12th book entitled Minerals & Rocks of Wyoming – A guide for Collectors, Prospectors, Rock Hounds and the Layman (159 pages). Hausel is the author of more than 525 professional and general interest publications. The book has been nominated for best publication of 2006 at the GeoScience Editors Conference in San Diego, CA, and is now available at the University of Wyoming bookstore (published as Wyoming Geological Survey as Bulletin 72). This is a complete revision of an earlier book by him - the 1986 book entitled, MINERALS & ROCKS OF WYOMING. Geological Survey of Wyoming Bulletin 66, 117 p., which was one of the two best sellers in the history of the Wyoming Geological Survey.

 

 

GILBERT RESIDENT INDUCTED INTO 14th HALL OF FAME  January 5, 2007   

Soke (Grandmaster) W. Dan Hausel, may be one of the more accomplished people in the world and has been inducted into Halls of Fame for accomplishments in multiple disciplines. He was recently inducted into a 14th Hall of Fame in November.  In addition to his dynamic martial arts career, Grandmaster Hausel has been inducted into two Halls of Fame for other disciplines. His martial arts career continued to reach new levels. He accepted an invitation into the USHOFMAA International Hall of Honor in Hanover, Maryland, on November 19th (the 14th Hall of Fame to induct him since 1998).

 

Last year, Soke Hausel was inducted into the International Black Belt Hall of Fame in Malaysia for his contributions to the Shorin-Ryu martial arts and was recently awarded an honorary PhD in the Philosophy of Japanese Martial Arts Sciences by the International University of Sports & Martial Arts Sciences (2006).

 

WYOMING ATHELETE RECOGNIZED BY INTERNATIONAL COMMUNITY March 30th, 2005             

Rarely does an athlete make such an impression by one’s peers which will lead to his or hers induction into a Hall of Fame. When it does happen, it is a once in a lifetime event. One University of Wyoming athlete has attracted such attention by his students and peers for his extraordinary martial arts career, method of teaching, and development of a new martial art, that he has been voted to receive this honor 11 times from 11 different national and international Halls of Fame since 1998. It is noteworthy that he has also been inducted into two other Halls of Fame for his contributions to geology. His office looks like a WHO’s WHO in geology and martial arts as the number of awards he has received for his professions number more than 100.

 

Hausel claims that he is an ordinary man who just knows how to focus his energy. According to him, “my greatest achievements and my greatest awards are all of my students who have become much more confident, respectful of others, and confidently humble. I have students all over the world who often write to tell me about their experiences in life, their careers, martial arts training, and families. This is what martial arts are really about. We are all one big family - when one speaks of martial arts, the Okinawan term ‘ryu’ is always in the forefront. Most people think of ryu as style of martial art, but ryu also means family”.

 

Even so, his achievements in martial arts are numerous, but he is most proud of receiving Sokeship (Grandmaster) certifications for his own brand of martial art from major certification organizations –Zen Kokusai Soke Budo/Bugei Remnei and the World Organizer of Martial Arts (World Soke Head Council of Japan) as well as the highest available rank in karate – a 10th Dan red belt (10th degree black belt). 

 

But he is not finished yet. Grandmaster Hausel was notified last week by the Board of Directors of the International Martial Arts Research Institute that they have selected him for induction into another Hall of Fame: the World Martial Arts Black Belt Hall Of Fame. The induction ceremony is scheduled to take place in Kuching, Malaysia on the July 31st, 2005. He also received notification last week of his inclusion into the 23rd edition of Who’s Who in the World scheduled for publication in November 2005. He is being recognized as an author, martial artist, artist and explorer:  He is the author of 7 books and nearly 500 professional and popular articles on geology, and has discovered several diamond, colored gemstone and gold deposits in Wyoming and elsewhere in North America.

 

But his dream still eludes him. Hausel has a dream of building a martial arts research center with the appearance of a Buddhist temple where people from all around the world can train and students of all ages can have access to build much better and respectful people for the future.

 

Dan is also a 14-time Hall of Fame inductee in martial arts and also has been inducted in two additional Halls of Fames for his geological contributions. In the past, he taught martial arts at the University of Utah, University of New Mexico and University of Wyoming and is currently teaching at Arizona State University. He is the Vice President of Exploration of an international diamond mining company based out of Australia that is developing properties in Botswana and the US. He is also the president of a Geological Consulting Firm in Wyoming. In the past, Dan retired from the Wyoming Geological Survey and is considered by many to have been the most productive geologist in the history of the Survey based on more than 100 mineral discoveries, hundreds of publications, and the mapping of all of the State’s greenstone belts, several mining districts, the two largest diamondiferous kimberlite districts in the US and the largest field of lamproites in North America.  Dan has also been a keynote speaker at many regional and national mining, geology and martial arts conventions.

  

W. Dan Hausel stands on boulder filled with gem-quality kyanite and sapphire at Grizzly Creek, Wyoming

 

 

 

 

 

 


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