Background
Hess, Seymour Lester was born on October 27, 1920 in Brooklyn. Son of Morris J. and Rose B. Hess.
Hess, Seymour Lester was born on October 27, 1920 in Brooklyn. Son of Morris J. and Rose B. Hess.
Bachelor of Arts, Brooklyn College, 1941. Master of Science, University of Chicago, 1945, Doctor of Philosophy, 1949.
University of Chicago, 1946-1948. Research meteorologist Lowell Observatory, Flagstaff, Arizona, 1948-1950. Associate professor, professor, associate dean Florida State University, Tallahassee, 1950-1982, Distinguished professor, 1978-1979.
Liaison scientist United States Office Naval Research, London, England.
Visiting professor New York University. Visiting scientist National Center for Atmospheric Research.
Leader meteorology team Project Viking, National Aeronautics and Space Administration. Fulbright-Hays lecturer Leningrad (Union of the Soviet Socialist Republics) University, 1978.
Trustee National Center for Atmospheric Research, Boulder, Colorado.
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Served to First lieutenant United States Army Air Force. Fellow American Meteorological Society (councilor 1964), American Association for the Advancement of Science. Member American Geophysical Union, American Astronomical Society, Royal Meteorological Society, Sigma Xi.
Married Eugenia East. Legrande, December 18, 1966. Children: Stephen B., Robert North., Barbara L. Research associate.