Daniel J. Schneck

ABOUT THE AUTHOR

Dr. Daniel J. Schneck could very well qualify to be called a Renaissance Man, who, by definition, is an individual that is knowledgeable in an unusually wide variety of the arts and sciences. He has the unique distinction of being formally trained, and currently pursues parallel professional careers in four disciplines: Music, Engineering, Medicine, and Law; but he is also a very active writer, teacher, legal consultant, researcher, and considers himself to be, above all, a philosopher and "people person".

Dr. Schneck began studying the violin at age 5, gave his performing debut at New York’s Carnegie Recital Hall at age 7, was graduated from the prestigious High School of Music and Art in New York City, and went on to study with the famed Dorothy DeLay at the Juilliard School of Music. Among his many musical credentials are the New York Opera Orchestra, the Cleveland Philharmonic, the Oberlin Pro Arte Chamber Orchestra, the New Hampshire Music Festival Orchestra, the Alleghany String Quartet, and an endowed first violin chair in the Roanoke Symphony Orchestra. He and his wife, Judi, also a violinist, formerly taught and administered the K-8 music program at the Blacksburg (Virginia) New School.

Dr. Schneck holds a Bachelor of Mechanical Engineering Degree, a Master of Science Degree in Aeronautics, Astronautics, and Medical Science, a Ph.D. in Fluid, Thermal and Aerospace Sciences (with a minor in Aerospace Medicine), and is a Licensed Professional Engineer. Following a brief faculty appointment at New York Medical College, he went to Virginia Tech, where he was on the faculty for 28 years before “retiring” as Professor Emeritus to pursue a full-time consulting career in the fields of Forensic Biomechanics and Biomusical Engineering.

Among Dr. Schneck’s nearly 400 publications are 28 books, the most recent four being "Life! From A-to-Z,"Simple Wisdom: Alphabetical Reflections On The Nature Of The Human Experience," "The Music Effect: Music Physiology and Clinical Applications," and "SEARCHING." The recipient of many distinguished honors and recognitions, he has also been awarded Founding Fellow Status in the American Institute for Medical and Biological Engineering, which places him in the top 2% of Biomedical Engineers world-wide.

But the bottom line, as his wife says, is that, “Dan is still trying to figure out what he wants to do when he grows up!”