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Dr. Warren Washington

Who Warren Washington is?. Warren M. Washington is a senior scientist and head of the Climate Change Research Section in the Climate and Global Dynamics Division at the National Center for Atmospheric Research. His areas of expertise are atmospheric science and climate research. He is the Chair of

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Dr. Warren Washington

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    1. Dr. Warren Washington By: Ben Krumenauer

    2. Who Warren Washington is… Warren M. Washington is a senior scientist and head of the Climate Change Research Section in the Climate and Global Dynamics Division at the National Center for Atmospheric Research. His areas of expertise are atmospheric science and climate research. He is the Chair of the National Science Board and a member of the National Academy of Engineering and has served on numerous boards and committees of the National Research Council, including the Commission on Geosciences, Environment, and Resources and the Board on Sustainable Development. Dr. Washington specializes in computer modeling of the earth’s climate.

    3. Timeline of Washington’s Life… Born in Portland, Oregon in 1936. 1958: Bachelor Degree from Oregon State University. 1960: Masters Degree in Meteorology from Oregon State University. 1963: Ph.D. in Meteorology from Pennsylvania State University. 1963: Joined the National Center for Atmospheric Research (NCAR), and named senior scientist in 1975. 1990: Became the secretary or Energy’s Biological and Environmental Research Advisory Committee (BERAC). 1995: Received the Le Verrier Medal of the Societe Meteorologique de France. Appointed to the National Science Board in 1994.

    4. Works of Washington… Had the opportunity to speak in front of Congress about the impacts of what the National Science Board is doing. Published several books including An introduction to three-dimensional climate modeling. (This book helped to show the values of 3d mapping.) The second edition should be in the market sometime this year. Helped to create some of the maps and weather related diagrams in weather reports on the news.

    5. Works of Washington cont… Had many other journals and publications like: General circulation model experiment. Land, air and sea models of climate. (often used in the early weather report papers. Computer simulation of the earth’s atmosphere.

    7. Problems Faced… As with many of the minority scientists, it is often hard to get proper funding and political support for papers and ideas in a primarily white dominated field. This is especially true for Warren. It has been shown that at the beginning of his scientific career, Warren had troubles getting funding for many of his early experiments. In the end he did receive some grants, and because of this, we are able to understand lots about the weather.

    8. Mentors… Sir Isaac Newton: Who’s Principia mathematica (1687) laid the first stones in Washington’s development understanding fluid fields like the atmosphere and the oceans.

    9. Mentors Cont. Vilhelm Bjerknes (1862-1951) Lewis Fry Richardson (1882- 1953) Both scientists helped to further lay the ground-work for Washington’s success.

    10. Role as a mentor… Warren Washington is a mentor for outreach individuals. In January 2000 Washington was awarded the Dr. Charles Anderson Award from the American Meteorological Society for pioneering efforts as a mentor and passionate supporter of individuals, educational programs, and outreach initiatives designed to foster a diverse population of atmospheric scientists.

    11. Major Awards and Recognitions… Le Verrier Medal of the Societe Meteorologique de France. the Biological and Environmental Research Program Exceptional Service Award for Atmospheric Science. Inducted into the National Academy of Sciences Portrait Collection of African Americans in Science, Engineering, and Medicine. National Weather Service Modernization Award. Dr. Charles Anderson Award. Celebrating 20th Century Pioneers in Atmospheric Sciences Award at Howard University. Bonfils-Stanton Foundation Award. On April 26, 2003 Washington was elected to the American Philosophical Society. And others.

    12. Brief Review… Born in 1936 is still living. Has a B.S. and a M.S. in meteorology from Oregon State University. Also has a doctorate in meteorology from Pennsylvania State University. Warren Washington’s idolizes Sir Isaac Newton, and uses many of his ideas including the Principia Mathematica in many of his ideas and principals. Appointed to the National Science Board in 1994 and in 2000. Elected chair in May 2002.

    13. Bibliography National Science Board, as of April 13, 2004. http://www.nsf.gov. Washington, warren M. Parkinson, Claire L. An Introduction to three dimensional climate modeling. Oxford University Press, 1986. Articles found on EBSCOHOST: Washington, warren M. Atlantic Thermo Circulation. Nov 2004,Vol. 17 issue 21. Pictures of Warren Washington and his works were taken from several websites.

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