Background
Dutton, John Altnow was born on September 11, 1936 in Detroit, Michigan, United States. Son of Carl Evans and Velma (Altnow) Dutton.
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John Altnow Dutton
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Bachelor of Science, University Wisconsin, 1958; Master of Science, 1959; Doctor of Philosophy, 1962.
Career
Member faculty, Pennsylvania State University, University Park, since 1965;
associate professor meteorology, Pennsylvania State University, 1968-1971;
professor, Pennsylvania State University, since 1971;
head department meteorology, Pennsylvania State University, 1981-1986;
dean College Earth and Mineral Sciences, Pennsylvania State University, since 1986. Expert aero system division United States Air Force, 1965-1971. Visiting scientist Riso Research Establishment, Roskilde, Denmark, 1971-1972, summer 1975, 78-79.
Visiting professor Technology U., Denmark, 1978-1979. Vice president UCAR Foundation, 1986-1987, president, 1987-1995, Chairman, Board Of Directors, since 1995.
Achievements
Membership
Trustee University Corporation for Atmospheric Research, 1974-1981, secretary, 1977, treasurer, 1978-1979, vice-chairman, 1980-1984, chairman unidata steering committee, 1982-1986, chairman unidata policy committee, 1986-1988. Chairman long-range planning committee National Science Foundation-University Corporation for Atmospheric Research, 1986-1987. Member board atmospheric science and climate National Research Council, 1982-1983, 88-97, Chairman of the Board, 1989-1997, member international space year planning committee, 1986-1989, panel of experts on earth science and technical International Space Year in 1992, 1989-1992, space science board commission on earth science, 1987-1989, member space studies board, 1989-1993, chairman task group priorities space research of space studies board, 1989-1994, member national.weather service modernization committee, 1989-1995.
Member National Aviation WeatherSvcs. Committee, 1994-1995. Member committee long-term retention science and technical records of federal government, 1993-1995.
Ex-officio member Committee on Global Change Research, since 1995. Member space and earth science advising committee National Aeronautics and Space Administration, 1982-1986, earth system science committee, 1983-1987, center science assessment team, 1986-1988. With United States Air Force, 1962-1965.
Fellow American Association for the Advancement of Science (steering group section atmospheric and hydrospheric science), American Meteorological Society (councillor 1986-1988, chairman publications commission 1984-1985). Member Mathematics Association American, Society Industrial and Applied Mathematics, Sigma Xi, PhiKappa Phi, Theta Delta Chi.
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Married Frances Elizabeth Andrews, January 13, 1962. Children— Christopher Evan, John Andrews, Jan Frederik.
