Michael Ghil

Background

Ghil, Michael was born on June 10, 1944 in Budapest, Hungary. Son of Louis and Ilona V. (Dobo) Cernat.

Education

Bachelor of Science cum laude, Technion-Israel Institute Technology, Haifa, Israel, 1966; Master of Science in Mech. Engineering, Technion-Israel Institute Technology, Haifa, Israel, 1971; Master of Science, New York University, 1973; Doctor of Philosophy in Mathematics, New York University, 1975.

Career

Research assistant to instructor, Technion-Israel Institute Technology, Haifa, 1966-1971; research associate, National Aeronautics and Space Administration Goddard Institute Space Studies, New York City, 1975-1976; research assistant professor mathematics, Courant Institute Mathematics Sciences, New York City, 1976-1979; research associate professor atmos. science, Courant Institute Mathematics Sciences, New York City, 1979-1982; research professor, Courant Institute Mathematics Sciences, New York City, 1982-1986; professor atmos. science and geophysics, University of California at Los Angeles, since 1985. Department chairman atmospheric science, University of California at Los Angeles, 1988-1992. Director Climate Dynamics Center, University of California at Los Angeles, 1986-1992, Institute Geophysical Planet Physical University of California at Los Angeles, since 1992.

Disting.vis. science Jet Propulsion Lab, California Institute Technology/National Aeronautics and Space Administration, Pasadena, California, since 1988. Condorcet chair Ecole Normale Supérieure, Paris, 1995;Elf-Aquitaine/National Center for Scientific Research chairman Academy Sciences, Paris, 1996, Collège de France, Paris, 1997.

Achievements

• Michael Ghil has been listed as a notable Atmospheric scientist, geophysicist by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Advisory board California Space Institute, San Diego, 1986-1990. Chairman science advisory county Climate Modeling and Analysis Program, Boulder, Colorado, since 1988. Board directors New Sun Foundation Geneva, Switerland, since 1994, Board of Governors Weizmann Institute Science Rehovot, Israel, since 1995.

Fellow American Meteorological Society (professional committee 1989-1992), American Geophysical Union, member National Research Council (climate research committee since 1989), Society for Industrial and Applied Mathematics, Sigma Xi.

Interests

• Avocations: hiking, climbing, squash, skiing, swimming, arts, literature, music, languages.

Connections

Married Michèle J. Denizot, July 8, 1982. Children: Emmanuel A., Mirella J.

Father:

Louis Cernat

Mother:

Ilona V. (Dobo) Cernat

Spouse:

Michèle J. Denizot

child:

Mirella J. Ghil

child:

Emmanuel A. Ghil