John Widmer Winchester

Background

Winchester, John Widmer was born on October 8, 1929 in Chicago, Illinois, United States. Son of Harold Johnson and L. Darlene (Eastes) Winchester.

Education

AB, University of Chicago, 1950; Master of Science in Chemistry, University of Chicago, 1952; Doctor of Philosophy in Chemistry, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1955.

Career

From assistant to associate professor geochemistry, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, 1956-1966; from associate professor to professor oceanography, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, 1967-1970; professor oceanography, Florida State University, Tallahassee, since 1970. Department oceanography chairman Florida State University, Tallahassee, 1970-1976. Acting director atmospheric chemistry division National Center for Atmospheric Research, Boulder, Colorado, 1988-1989.

Assistant director Great Lakes research division University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, 1968-1970. Chairman atmospheric science review panel U. Alaska, Fairbanks, 1990-1993. Panel member study global change science in China, committee member on scholarly committee with China, NAS, 1991-1992.

Member of advisory committee Southeastern Regional Center National Institute Global Environmental Change unites states department Energy, since 1993. Convenor, program leader International Global Atmospheric Chemistry IGAC Program. Speaker in field.

Achievements

• John Widmer Winchester has been listed as a noteworthy Oceanography educator by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Member American Geophysical Union (education and human resources committee 1990-1992), Sigma Xi (Florida State University chapter president since 1993, treasurer 1982-1983, Massachusetts Institute of Technology chapter sec.1961-1963), Phi Beta Kappa.

Connections

Married Ellen Marie Stegenga, February 1, 1958. 1 child, Kathleen Jo Sullivan.

Father:

Harold Johnson Winchester

Mother:

L. Darlene (Eastes) Winchester

Spouse:

Ellen Marie Stegenga

child:

Kathleen Jo Sullivan Winchester