Background
Mollo-Christensen, Erik Leonard was born on January 10, 1923 in Bergen, Norway. Son of Axel and Helga (Holmboe) Mollo-C. came to the United States, 1951, naturalized, 1955.
Mollo-Christensen, Erik Leonard was born on January 10, 1923 in Bergen, Norway. Son of Axel and Helga (Holmboe) Mollo-C. came to the United States, 1951, naturalized, 1955.
Bachelor of Science in Aero. Engineering, Massachusetts Institute Technology, 1948; S.M. Entertainment, Massachusetts Institute Technology, 1949; Doctor of Science, Massachusetts Institute Technology, 1954.
With, Norwegian Defense Research Establishment, 1949-1951; senior science officer, Norwegian Defense Research Establishment, 1951; graduate student, then research associate, Massachusetts Institute Technology, 1951-1955; professor aeronautics, Massachusetts Institute Technology, 1955-1984; professor meteorology, Massachusetts Institute Technology, 1964-1973; professor oceanography, Massachusetts Institute Technology, 1973-1984; chief oceanography division, National Aeronautics and Space Administration/Goddard Space Flight Center, 1983-1990; associate director earth science, National Aeronautics and Space Administration/Goddard Space Flight Center, 1990-1991; retired, National Aeronautics and Space Administration/Goddard Space Flight Center, 1991. Consultant to industry, from 1955.
Fellow American Physical Society. Member American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (Von Karman award 1970), American Meteorological Society, American Geophysical Union., American Academy Arts and Sciences.
Married Johanna D. Waller, November 20, 1948. Children— Jan E., Peter E., Anne.
