Background
Dickinson, Robert Earl was born on March 26, 1940 in Millersburg, Ohio, United States. Son of Leonard Earl and Carmen L. (Ostby) Dickinson.
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Robert Earl Dickinson
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Education
Bachelor of Arts in Chemistry and Physics, Harvard University, 1961; Master of Science in Meteorology, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1962; Doctor of Philosophy in Meteorology, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1966.
Career
Research associate, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, 1966-1968;
scientist, National Center Atmospheric Research, Boulder, Colorado, 1968-1973;
senior scientist, National Center Atmospheric Research, Boulder, Colorado, 1973-1990;
head climate section, National Center Atmospheric Research, Boulder, Colorado, 1975-1981;
deputy director A.A.P. division, National Center Atmospheric Research, Boulder, Colorado, 1981-1986;
acting director, National Center Atmospheric Research, Boulder, Colorado, 1986-1987;
professor atmospheric physics, U. Arizona, 1990-1993;
regents professor, since 1993. Member climate research committee National Research Council, Washington, 1985-1990, chairman, 1987-1990, committee earth science, 1985-1988, global change committee, 1985-1992. Member WCRP science steering group GEWEX, 1988-1992.
UNU steering committee Climatic, Biotic and Human Interactions in Humid Tropics, 1984-1988, steering committee International Satellite Land Surface Climatology project, 1984-1989.
Achievements
Membership
Fellow American Association for the Advancement of Science, American Meteorological Society (Chairman of Commission biometeorol. and aerobiol. 1987-1989, Meisinger award 1973, Editors award 1976, Jule Charney award 1989, Walter Orr Roberts lecturer in interdisciplinary science 1995, Carl-Gustaf Rossby award 1997), American Geophysical Union (atmospheric science section 1986-1988, president-elect 1988-1990, president 1990-1992, Revelle medal 1996);member NAS, International Association Meteorological and Atmospheric Physics (secretary climate commission 1983-1987).
Connections
Married Nancy Mary Mielinis, January 5, 1974.
