Eli Joel Katz

Background

Katz, Eli Joel was born on January 12, 1937 in Brooklyn.

Education

Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering, Brooklyn Polytechnic Institute, 1957; Master of Science, Pennsylvania State University, 1959; Doctor of Philosophy, Johns Hopkins University, 1962; postgraduate, Johns Hopkins University, 1962-1963.

Career

Lecturer department meteorology, Hebrew U., Jerusalem, 1963-1965; research specialist, General dynamics corporation, 1965-1966; assistant scientist, Woods Hole Oceanographic Institute, 1966-1968; associate scientist, Woods Hole Oceanographic Institute, 1968-1978; senior lecturer department environmental science, Tel Aviv U., 1969-1970; senior research associate, Lamont-Doherty Geological Observatory, Palisades, New York, 1979-1983; senior research scientist, Lamont-Doherty Geological Observatory, Palisades, New York, since 1983. Chief scientist, principal investigator ocean cruises, 1967-1991.

Achievements

• Eli Joel Katz has been listed as a notable Research scientist by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Fellow American Meteorological Society (Charles Franklin Brooks award 1996).