Background
Blackadar, Alfred Kimball was born on July 6, 1920 in Newburyport, Massachusetts, United States. Son of Walter Lloyd and Harriett (White) Blackadar.
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Alfred Kimball Blackadar
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AB, Princeton University, 1942. Doctor of Philosophy, New York University, 1950.
Career
From instructor to associate professor, New York University, 1946-1956;
lecturer climatology, Columbia University, 1953-1955;
member of faculty, Pennsylvania State University, since 1956;
professor meteorology, Pennsylvania State University, since 1961;
professor emeritus, Pennsylvania State University, since 1985;
head department, Pennsylvania State University, 1967-1981. Member Executive Committee University Corporation Atmospheric Research, 1965-1968. Member Executive Committee division earth science National Research Council, 1966-1969.
Member International Commision on Dynamical Meteorology, 1978-1994, chair working group A, 1978-1985. Visiting professor Christian-Albrechts U., Kiel, Germany, 1985-1995.
Achievements
Membership
Secretary University Christian Association, 1964-1968. Served to major United States Army Air Force, 1942-1946. Fellow American Association for the Advancement of Science, American Meteorological Society (secretary 1965-1969, president 1971-1972, editor monographs, Charles F. Brooks award 1969, Cleveland Abbe award 1986, award for outstanding contributions to the advance of applied meteorology 2002, chairman publications commission 1978-1984, chair committee on awards 1989-1990, elected honorary member 2008), American Geophysical Union, Deutsche Meteorologische Gesellschaft (foreign member), North Plainfield (New Jersey) Hall of Fame.
Connections
Married Beatrice J. Fenner, March 23, 1946. Children: Bruce Evan, Russell Lloyd, Thomas Alan.
