Background
Lindzen, Richard Siegmund was born on February 8, 1940 in Webster, Massachusetts, United States. Son of Abe and Sara (Blachman) Lindzen.
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Richard Siegmund Lindzen
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Bachelor of Arts, Harvard University, 1960; S.M. Entertainment, Harvard University, 1961; Doctor of Philosophy, Harvard University, 1964.
Career
Research associate, U. Washington, Seattle, 1964-1965;
Research associate, U. Oslo, 1965-1966;
with, National Center Atmospheric Research, Boulder, Colorado, 1966-1968;
member of faculty, University of Chicago, 1968-1972;
professor meteorology, Harvard University, 1972-1983;
director Center for Earth and Planetary Physics, Harvard University, 1980-1983;
Alfred P. Sloan professor meteorology, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, since 1983. Lady Davis visiting professor Hebrew U., 1979. Sackler professor Tel Aviv U., 1992.
Vikram Sarabhai professor Physical Research Laboratory, Ahmendabad, India, 1985. Lansdowne lecturer U. Victoria, 1993. Haurwitz lecturer American Meteorological Society, 1997.
Consultant National Aeronautics and Space Administration, Jet Propulsion Laboratory, others. Member board on atmospheric science and climate National Research Council, corresponding member commission on human rights NAS.
Achievements
Membership
Fellow NAS, American Association for the Advancement of Science, American Geophysical Union, American Meteorological Society (Meisinger award 1969, councillor 1972-1975, Charney award 1985, Haurwitz lecturer 1997), American Academy Arts and Sciences, Norwegian Academy Sciences and Letters. Member International Commission Dynamic Meteorology, Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution (corporation), Institut Mondial des Sciences (founding member).
Connections
Married Nadine Lucie Kalougine, April 7, 1965. Children: Eric, Nathaniel.
