Background
WUNSCH, Carl was born on May 5, 1941 in Brooklyn, New York, United States. Son of Harry Wunsch anil Helen (Gellis) Wunsch.
physical oceanographer and university professor
WUNSCH, Carl was born on May 5, 1941 in Brooklyn, New York, United States. Son of Harry Wunsch anil Helen (Gellis) Wunsch.
Bachelor of Science, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1962; Doctor of Philosophy, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1967.
Assistant professor physical oceanography, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, 1967-1970;
associate professor, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1970-1975;
professor, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1975-1976;
Cecil and Ida Green professor, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, since 1976;
Secretary of Navy research professor, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1985-1989;
head department earth and planetary science, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1977-1981. Senior visiting fellow U. Cambridge, England, 1969, 74-75, 81-82. Senior visiting scientist Geophysical Fluid Dynamics Laboratory, Princeton, 1993-1994.
Visiting researcher Centre National d'Etudes Spatiales/National Center for Scientific Research, Toulouse, France, 1994. Consultant National Science Foundation, NAS, Jet Propulsion Laboratory.
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Fellow American Geophysical Union (James R. Macelwane award 1971, Maurice Ewing medal 1990), American Meterol. Society, American Academy Arts and Sciences. Member NAS(Chairman of the Board ocean studies 1991-1994), Society Industrial and Applied Mathematics, Oceanography Society.
Married Marjory Markel, June 6, 1970. Children— Jared, Hannah.