Background
Fletcher, Robert Dawson was born on February 11, 1912 in Lampacitos, Mexico. Son of Edmond McC. and Grace (Dawson) Fletcher.
Fletcher, Robert Dawson was born on February 11, 1912 in Lampacitos, Mexico. Son of Edmond McC. and Grace (Dawson) Fletcher.
Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering, California Institute of Technology, 1933. Master of Science in Mechanical Engineering (Aero), California Institute of Technology, 1934. Master of Science in Meteorology, California Institute of Technology, 1935.
Doctor of Science in Meteorology, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1941.
Meteorologist, American Airlines, Inc., 1935-1939;
instructor meteorology, University of California at Los Angeles, 1940-1942;
meteorologist, United States Weather Bureau, 1940-1950;
supervising forecaster, United States Weather Bureau, 1941-1946;
chief hydrometeorol. section, United States Weather Bureau, 1946-1950;
with, United States Air Force Air Weather Service, 1950-1985;
consultant, United States Air Force Air Weather Service, 1950-1952;
director science services, United States Air Force Air Weather Service, 1952-1964;
director aerospace science, United States Air Force Air Weather Service, 1964-1971;
chief scientist, United States Air Force Air Weather Service, 1971-1972;
science adviser Weather Cons., Inc., 1977-1985. Technology consultant Office of Scientific Research and Development, 1944, United States Army Air Force in, China, Burma, India Theatre of Operations and Caribbean, 1944-1945. United States delegate World Meteorological Organisation (United Nations), 1952-1985.
United States Air Force and National Research Council delegate, Manila, 1952, Bangkok, 1957. United States Air Force and National Research Council delegate National Aeronautics and Space Administration advisory group aero research and development North Atlantic Treaty Organization Conference Polar Meteorology, Oslo, Norway, 1956, Australian Conference Tropical Storms, Brisbane, 1956. Member meteorology panel United States National Committee on International Geophysical Year, 1955-1964.
Liaison representative com.on high altitude rocket and balloon research National Academy Sciences, 1963-1985, member panel on education, 1963-1985.
President Bannockburn (Maryland.) Citizens Association, 1951-1952. Fellow American Meteorological Society (president 1956-1957, councillor 1972-1985). Associate fellow American Institute Aeronautics an Astronautics (chairman technical commission on atmospheric environment 1964-1965).
Member American Geophysical Union, Royal Meteorological Society, Sigma Xi.
Married Elsie Walser, June 1, 1935. Children— Robert Dawson, John E.