Moustafa Toufic Chahine

Background

Chahine, Moustafa Toufic was born on January 1, 1935 in Beirut, Lebanon. Son of Toufic M. and Hind S. (Tabbara) Chahine.

Education

Bachelor of Science, University Washington, 1956; Master of Sciences, University Washington, 1957; Doctor of Philosophy, University of California, Berkeley, 1960.

Career

With, Jet Propulsion Laboratory, California Institute Technology, Pasadena, since 1960; manager planetary atmospheres section, Jet Propulsion Laboratory, California Institute Technology, 1975-1978; senior research scientist, manager earth and space science division, Jet Propulsion Laboratory, California Institute Technology, 1978-1984; chief scientist, Jet Propulsion Laboratory, California Institute Technology, since 1984. Visiting scientist Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1969-1970. Visiting professor American U., Beirut, 1971-1972.

Regent's lecturer University of California at Los Angeles, 1989-1990. Member National Aeronautics and Space Administration Space and Earth Science Advisory Committee, 1982-1985. Member climate research committee National Academy Sciences, 1985-1988, board dirs.atmospheric science and climate, since 1988.

Chairman science steering group Global Energy and Water Cycle Experiment World Meteorological Organisation, since 1988. Consultant United States Navy, 1972-1976.

Achievements

• Moustafa Toufic Chahine has been listed as a notable Atmospheric scientist by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Fellow American Association for the Advancement of Science, American Geophysical Union, American Physical Society, Royal Society, American Meteorological Society. Member International Academy Astronautics, Sigma Xi.

Connections

Married Marina Bandak, December 9, 1960. Children: Tony T., Steve S.

Father:

Toufic M. Chahine

Mother:

Hind S. (Tabbara) Chahine

Spouse:

Marina Bandak

child:

Tony T. Chahine

child:

Steve S. Chahine