Background
Droessler, Earl George was born on January 14, 1920 in Dubuque, Iowa, United States.
Droessler, Earl George was born on January 14, 1920 in Dubuque, Iowa, United States.
AB, Loras College, Dubuque, Iowa, 1942; Doctor of Science (honorary), Loras College, Dubuque, Iowa, 1958; Master of Science in Meteorology, United States Naval Postgraduate Sch, Annapolis, Maryland., 1944.
Meteorologist, Office of Naval Research, 1956-1950;
head geophysical branch, Office of Naval Research, 1950;
executive secretary coordinator committee general science, Office of Assistant Secretary Defense for Research and Development, 1954-1958;
program director atmospheric science, National Science Foundation, 1958-1966;
professor atmospheric science, State University of New York, Albany, 1966-1971;
professor geoscience, North Carolina State University, 1971-1979;
professor emeritus geosciences, North Carolina State University, since 1979;
director university affairs, National Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration, 1979-1983;
assistant secretary natural resources, North Carolina Department Natural Resources & Cmty. Development, 1983-1985. Former head atmospheric science division National Science Foundation.
Member Advisory Committee Weather Control, 1953-1957, United States National Committee International Geophysical Year, 1955-1964, North Carolina Commission Science & Technology, 1971-1979. Board of Governors Research Triangle Institute, North Carolina, 1973-1979, Executive Committee, 1975-1979.
Fellow American Geophysical Union (Waldo E. Smith medal 1993), American Meteorological Society (president 1983, Charles Franklin Brooks medal 1976, Cleveland Abbe award 1992).
Married; 5 children.