Background
Dittberner, Gerald John was born on October 24, 1941 in St. Paul, Minnesota, United States. Son of Norbert R. and Emily B. (Tarr) Dittberner.
engineer meteorologist space scientist
Dittberner, Gerald John was born on October 24, 1941 in St. Paul, Minnesota, United States. Son of Norbert R. and Emily B. (Tarr) Dittberner.
Bachelor of Electrical Engineering, University of Minnesota, 1964; Master of Science in Meteorology, Space Science & Engineering, University Wisconsin, 1969; Doctor of Philosophy in Meteorology, University of Wisconsin, 1977.
Second in command Lieutenant, United States Air Force, 1964; advanced through grades lieutenant colonel, United States Air Force weather forecaster 12th squadron, United States Air Force, Thule AB, Greenland, 1969-1970; chief satellite data processing air force global weather central, United States Air Force, Offutt Air Force Base, Nebraska, 1970-1974; vice commander environmental technical applications center, United States Air Force, Scott Air Force Base, Nebraska, 1977-1981; chief aerospace science division 2d weather wing, United States Air Force, Ramstein AB, Federal Republic of Germany, 1981-1984; program manager office science research, United States Air Force, Bolling Air Force Base, District of Columbia, 1984-1985; senior principal engineer, Harris Corporation, Alexandria, Virginia, 1985-1988; senior scientist, Kaman Sciences Corporation, Alexandria, Virginia, 1988-1993; scientist, Mentor Technologies, Inc., Lanham, Maryland., 1993-1995; program manager, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, National Environmental Satellite Data and Information Svc., Washington, since 1995. Scientist, field experimentor World Meteorological Organisation, Barbados, West Indies, 1969. Adjunct Professor St. Saint Louis University, 1976.
Fellow American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (associate, chairman space operations and support technical committee 1993-1994), Royal Meteorological Society. Member American Meteorological Society, National Weather Association (vice president 1979-1980), Wisconsin Academy of Sciences, Arts, and Letters, New York Academy of Sciences, Sigma Xi, Theta Tau.
Married Mary K. Doerning, September 11, 1965. Children: Colleen M., Matthew J., Brigitte C.