Michael Earl Schlesinger

Background

Schlesinger, Michael Earl was born on February 23, 1943 in Los Angeles, California, United States. Son of Samuel and Berle D. (Robinson) Schlesinger.

Education

Biosystems Engineering, University of California, Los Angeles, 1965; Microsoft Security Essentials, University of California, Los Angeles, 1970; Doctor of Philosophy, University of California, Los Angeles, 1976.

Career

Engineer, Alpha M. Parsons Company, Los Angeles, 1965, 65-66; engineer, N.V. Philips, Eindhoven, The Netherlands, 1965; research assistant, University of California, Los Angeles, 1966-1969, 71-74; consultant, University of California, Los Angeles, 1971, 77; resident consultant, Rand Corporation, Santa Monica, California, 1973-1976; assistant professor atmosopheric science, Oregon State University, Corvallis, 1976-1982; associate professor atmospheric science, Oregon State University, Corvallis, 1982-1989; professor atmospheric science, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign, since 1989; Adjunct Professor department engineering public policy, Carnegie-Mellon U., since 1998.

Achievements

• Achievements include discovery of a 65-70 year oscillation in the instrumental record of global average surface temperature.

Membership

Member American Society of Mechanical Engineers, American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics, American Association for the Advancement of Science, American Meteorological Society, American Geophysical Union, Academia Europaea (foreign member), Sigma Xi.

Connections

Married Barbara Joyce Brownstein, April 13, 1969. Children: Mylynda Beryl, Michelle Louran. Married Natalie Gennadievna Andronova, September 17, 1991.

1 child, Samuel Michael.

Father:

Samuel Schlesinger

Mother:

Berle D. (Robinson) Schlesinger

Spouse:

Natalie Gennadievna Andronova

Spouse:

Barbara Joyce Brownstein

child:

Michelle Louran Schlesinger

child:

Samuel Michael Schlesinger

child:

Mylynda Beryl Schlesinger