Robert Harold Shaw

Background

Shaw, Robert Harold was born on June 26, 1919 in Madrid, Iowa, United States. Son of Matthew McKnight and Lois Edith (Stover) Shaw.

Education

Bachelor of Science, Iowa State University, 1941; Master of Science, Iowa State University, 1942; Doctor of Philosophy, Iowa State University, 1949.

Career

Assistant professor agricultural climatology, Iowa State University, Ames, 1948-1949; associate professor, Iowa State University, Ames, 1949-1957; professor, Iowa State University, Ames, 1957-1980; distinguished professor agricultural climatology, Iowa State University, Ames, 1980-1986; professor emeritus, Iowa State University, Ames, since 1986. Consultant President' Advisory Commission Weather Control, 1955-1956, U. Alaska, Palmer,1971, Utah State University, Logan, 1973-1976.

Achievements

• Robert Harold Shaw has been listed as a noteworthy Agricultural climatology educator, researcher by Marquis Who's Who.

Works

• book

  • Ground Level Climatology: A Symposium Presented at the Berkeley Meeting of the American Association for the Advancement of Science - December, 1965 (Publication No. 86)

Membership

Served to Commander United States Naval Reserve, 1942-1945, PTO. Fellow American Society Agronomy (chairman division meteorology 1965-1966), American Association for the Advancement of Science (vice president O-division 1964), Soil Science Society of America. Member American Meteorological Society (Distinguished Achievement award in biometeorology 1985) Clubs: Osborn Research (chairman 1961).

Connections

Married Adelaide Melba Urbutt, January 26, 1945. Children: Robert, Thomas, Marjorie.

Father:

Matthew McKnight Shaw

Mother:

Lois Edith (Stover) Shaw

Spouse:

Adelaide Melba Urbutt

child:

Thomas Shaw

child:

Marjorie Shaw

child:

Robert Shaw