Background
Baer, Ferdinand was born on August 30, 1929 in Dinkelsbuhl, Bavaria, Germany. Son of Julius F. and Leonie R. (Rothschild) Baer. came to the United States, 1935.
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Ferdinand Baer
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Bachelor, University of Chicago, 1950; Master of Science, University of Chicago, 1954; Doctor of Philosophy, University of Chicago, 1961.
Career
Assistant professor, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, 1961-1965;
associate professor, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, 1965-1971;
professor, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, 1972-1977;
director meteorology program, U. Maryland., College Park, 1977-1979;
department chairman meteorology, U. Maryland., College Park, 1979-1987;
professor, U. Maryland., College Park, since 1979;
director Cooperative Institute for Climate Studies, U. Maryland., College Park, 1983-1989;
consultant, SIAC, 1992-1993. Consultant McGraw Hill, 1968-1979. Trustee University Corporation for Atmospheric Research, Boulder, Colorado, 1985-1991.
Member board atmospheric science and climate National Research Council, Washington, 1980-1985. Visiting professor Stockholm U., 1974-1975, Freie University Berlin, 1975.
Achievements
Membership
Board of directors Washington Recorder Society, 1980-1984, 91-. Fellow American Meteorological Society (president Denver chapter 1971), Royal Meteorological Society, American Association for the Advancement of Science (chairman of the section W 1994). Member American Geophysical Union.
Connections
Married Karen K. Klein, July 25, 1977. Children: Darius S., Robin A., Jason F., Gavin L.
