Franklin Andrew Gifford

Background

Gifford, Franklin Andrew was born on May 7, 1922 in Union City, New Jersey, United States. Son of Field Artillery and Hazel (Sheehan) Gifford.

Education

Bachelor of Science, New York University, 1947; Master of Science, Pennsylvania State University, 1954; Doctor of Philosophy, Pennsylvania State University, 1955.

Career

Area chief meteorologist, Northwest Airlines, New York City, 1945-1950; research meteorologist, United States Weather Bureau (National Oceanographic and Atmospheric Administration), Washington, 1950-1955; director Atmospheric Turbulence Diffusion Laboratory, National Oceanographic and Atmospheric Administration, Oak Ridge, Tennessee, 1955-1980. Consultant Los Alamos National Laboratory, since 1980, United States National Research Council Advisory Committee on Reactor Safety, Washington, 1958-1982. Consultant International Atomic Energy Agency, Vienna, 1966-1982.

Member United States-Union of the Soviet Socialist Republics Bilateral Working Group on Air Pollution, 1974-1975.

Achievements

• Franklin Andrew Gifford has been listed as a noteworthy Meteorologist by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Captain United States Air Force, 1943-1945, European Theatre of Operations. Fellow American Association for the Advancement of Science, American Meteorological Society (Contribution to Applied Meteorology award1990).

Connections

Married Eleanor Mary Frith, August 7, 1943. Children: Michael J., Robert K.

Father:

Field Artillery Gifford

Mother:

Hazel (Sheehan) Gifford

Spouse:

Eleanor Mary Frith

child:

Michael J. Gifford

child:

Robert K. Gifford