David Drew Houghton

Background

Houghton, David Drew was born on April 26, 1938 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States. Son of Willard Fairchild and Sara Nancy (Holmes) Houghton.

Education

Bachelor of Science, Pennsylvania State University, 1959; Master of Science, U. Washington, 1961; Doctor of Philosophy, U. Washington, 1963.

Career

Research scientist, National Center Atmospheric Research, Boulder, Colorado, 1963-1968; exchange scientist, Union of the Soviet Socialist Republics Academy Sciences, Moscow, 1966; visiting scientist, Courant Institute Mathematics Sciences, New York City, 1966; assistant professor department meteorology, University of Wisconsin, Madison, 1968-1969; associate professor, University of Wisconsin, Madison, 1969-1972; professor, University of Wisconsin, Madison, since 1972; department chairman, University of Wisconsin, Madison, 1976-1979, 91-94. Scientist International Science and Management Group for Global Atmospheric Research Program, Bracknell, England, 1972-1973. Lecturer Nanjing U., People's Republic of China, 1980.

Visiting senior scientist National Meteorological Center, Washington, 1988. Visiting scientist Institute of Atmospheric Physics, Academy of Sciences, Beijing and Nanjing U., Nanjing, People's Republic of China, 1989. Visiting consultant World Meteorological Organisation, Geneva, 1997.

Visiting professor Clark Atlanta U., 1998.

Achievements

• David Drew Houghton has been listed as a noteworthy Meteorologist, educator by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Vice chairman Planning Commission, Town of Dunn, Wisconsin, 1977-1981. Fellow American Association for the Advancement of Science, American Meteorological Society (chairman education and human resources commission 1987-1993, president 1995-1996). Member Phi Beta Kappa, Sigma Xi, Phi Kappa Phi.

Connections

Married Barbara Flora Coan, June 22, 1963. Children: Eric Brian, Karen Jeanette, Steven Andrew.

Father:

Willard Fairchild Houghton

Mother:

Sara Nancy (Holmes) Houghton

Spouse:

Barbara Flora Coan

child:

Karen Jeanette Houghton

child:

Eric Brian Houghton

child:

Steven Andrew Houghton