Peter Thompson Combs

Background

Combs, Peter Thompson was born on October 16, 1953 in Upland, California, United States. Son of Peter Thompson and Virginia Ransom (Beardsley) Combs.

Education

Bachelor, Amherst College, 1979; Master of Arts, Arizona State University, 1992; Doctor of Philosophy, Arizona State University, 1995.

Career

Research associate, State Office of Climatology, Tempe, Arizona, 1991-1995; instructor, Arizona State University, Tempe, 1990-1995; assistant professor, CUNY, since 1995; member doctoral faculty, member graduate course study committee, CUNY, 1996-1998; member of faculty senate, CUNY, 1996-1998; research fellow, National Aeronautics and Space Administration Goddard Institute, New York City, since 1996. Instructor Glendale (Arizona) Community College, 1994. Counsel member Mogollon Rim Institute, Phoenix, 1993-1994.

Director The Research E.D.G.E., Phoenix, since 1995. Member National Science Foundation New York City AMPS Steering Committee, since 1998.

Achievements

• Peter Thompson Combs has been listed as a noteworthy Climatologist, researcher, educator by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Treasurer Oasis Metro Committee Church, Phoenix, 1988-1990. Board directors Camelback Business and Professional Association, Phoenix, 1987-1989. With United States Navy, 1971-1975.

Member American Geophysical Union, Arizona-Nevada Academy Sciences, Toastmasters International (vice president education 1995), Sigma Xi, Phi Kappa Phi.

Connections

Married Tara Susan Hall, September 9, 1981 (divorced February 5, 1985). 1 child, Rachelle Darby.

Father:

Peter Thompson Combs

Mother:

Virginia Ransom (Beardsley) Combs

Spouse:

Tara Susan Hall

child:

Rachelle Darby Combs