Background
Browning, Keith Anthony was born on July 31, 1938 in Sunderland, England. Son of James Anthony and Amy Hilda (Greenwood) Browning.
Browning, Keith Anthony was born on July 31, 1938 in Sunderland, England. Son of James Anthony and Amy Hilda (Greenwood) Browning.
Bachelor of Science in Physics, Imperial College, London, 1959; Doctor of Philosophy, Imperial College, London, 1962.
Research atmosphere physicist, Air Force Cambridge Research laboratories, Sudbury, Massachusetts, 1962-1966;
principal, then chief meteorological officer, Met Office Radar Research Lab, Royal Signals & Radar Established, Malvern, England, 1966-1974, 75-85;
chief scientist National Hail Research Experiment, National Center for Atmospheric Research, Boulder, Colorado, 1974-1975;
deputy director physical research, Meteorological Office, Bracknell, England, 1985-1989;
director research, Meteorological Office, Bracknell, 1989-1991;
director, Joint Center for Mesoscale Meteorology, Reading, since 1992;
professor meteorology, U. Reading, since 1995. Chair meteorology and atmospheric physics subcommittee British Committee for Geodesy and Geophysics, 1985-1989. Member Natural Environment Research Council, 1984-1987.
Visiting professor department meteorology U. Reading, England, 1988-1994. Member Joint Science Committee World Climate Research Program, 1992-1994. Chair Global Energy & Water Cycle Experiment Cloud Sys.
Science Panel, 1992-1996.
Fellow Royal Meteorological Society (chartered meteorologist, president 1988-1990, chair accreditation board since 1994, L.F. Richardson prize 1968, Buchan prize 1972), American Meteorological Society (Meisinger award 1974, Jule G. Charney award 1984), The Royal Society. Member Academia Europaea, United States National Academy Engineering (foreign associate).
Married Ann Muriel Baish, August 4, 1962. Children: Michelle, Jacqueline, Julian.