Aylmer Henry Thompson

Background

Thompson, Aylmer Henry was born on September 11, 1922 in Lake Bluff, Illinois, United States. Son of Aylmer and Katharine (Pitt) Thompson.

Education

Associate of Arts, Los Angeles City College, 1942; Bachelor, University of California at Los Angeles, 1947; Master of Arts, University of California at Los Angeles, 1948; Doctor of Philosophy, University of California at Los Angeles, 1960.

Career

Instructor, University of California at Los Angeles, 1943-1944; lecturer, University of California at Los Angeles, 1949-1952; assistant professor meteorology, U. Utah, Salt Lake City, 1952-1960; professor meteorology, Texas Agricultural and Mechanical U., College Station, 1960-1988; emeritus professor, Texas Agricultural and Mechanical U., College Station, since 1988; consultant, Port Angeles, Washington, since 1990. Visiting professor U. Alaska, Fairbanks, 1967-1968, 71-72. Resource scientist Foundation for Glacier and Environmental Research, Juneau, Alaska, 1968-1992.

Consultant Dow Chemical Company, Freeport, Texas, 1981-1986.

Achievements

• Aylmer Henry Thompson has been listed as a noteworthy Meteorologist, educator, consultant by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Captain United States Army Air Corps, 1942-1946. Fellow Royal Meteorological Society. Member American Meteorological Society, International Glaciological Society, National Weather Association, Reserve Officers Association.

Connections

Married Ann Dillon, December 26, 1941. Children: Bruce H., Kenneth A., Patricia A.

Father:

Aylmer Thompson

Mother:

Katharine (Pitt) Thompson

Spouse:

Ann Dillon

child:

Patricia A. Thompson

child:

Kenneth A. Thompson

child:

Bruce H. Thompson