Background
Laurmann, John Alfred was born on August 8, 1926 in Cambridge, England. Son of Emil and Elizabeth Laurmann.
Laurmann, John Alfred was born on August 8, 1926 in Cambridge, England. Son of Emil and Elizabeth Laurmann.
Bachelor, Cambridge University, 1947. Master of Arts, Cambridge University, 1951. Master of Science, Cranfield Institute of Technology, England, 1951.
Doctor of Philosophy, University California, Berkeley, 1958.
Member technical staff General Research Corporation, Santa Barbara, California, 1963—1969, Institute Defense Analysis, Washington, 1969—1970. Executive secretary National Academy of Sciences & National Academy Engineering, 1970—1974. Director climate research Ocean Data Systems Monterey, California, 1974—1975.
Senior research associate Stanford University, 1976—1982. Executive scientist Gas Research Institute, Chicago, since 1982. Consultant Rand Corporation, National Oceanographic and Atmospheric Administration, Environmental Protection Agency, Occidental Research Corporation, Socially Responsible Investment International.
Member of American Association for the Advancement of Science, American Physical Society, American Meteorological Society, American Geophysical Union, New York Academy of Sciences.
Married Giselle Vanessa Bardenleben, July 5, 1957. Children: Lawrence Oliver, Sylvia Irene.