Tamara Shapiro Ledley

Background

Ledley, Tamara Shapiro was born on May 18, 1954 in Washington, District of Columbia, United States. Daughter of Murray Daniel and Ina Harriet Shapiro.

Education

Bachelor of Science, U. Maryland., 1976; Doctor of Philosophy, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1983.

Career

Research associate, Rice U., Houston, 1983-1985; assistant research scientist, Rice U., Houston, 1985-1990; senior faculty fellow, Rice U., Houston, 1990-1998; associate research scientist, Texas Agricultural and Mechanical U., 1995-1996; senior scientist, TERC, since 1997; visiting scientist, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1997-1998. Alaska Sons of the American Revolution facility archive working team National Aeronautics and Space Administration, Pasadena, California, 1988, McMurdo Sons of the American Revolution facility science working team, 1990. Participant workshop of Arctic leads initiative Office Naval Research, Seattle, 1988, 1st DeLange Conference on Human Impact on Environmental, Houston, 1991.

Consultant Houston Museum Natural Science, 1989-1990, Broader Perspectives, Houston, 1989. Dir.weather project for teacher training program George Observatory, Rice U., 1990-1992. Co-director Rice Houston Museum Natural Science Summer Solar Institute, 1993.

Review panels National Science Foundation, 1993, 95.

Achievements

• Tamara Shapiro Ledley has been listed as a notable Earth system scientist, climatologist by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Special judge Houston Area Science and Engineering Fair, 1985. Judge S.W. Tex.Region H.S. Debates, 1986, Houston Area Science and Engineering Fair, 1990-1992, 95. Guest expert Great Decisions '88 Political Discussion Group, 1988.

Participant United States Global Change Research Program's Climate Modeling Forum, 1994. Member American Association for the Advancement of Science (electorate nominating committee 1995-1998), American Geophysical Union (committee global environmental change since 1993, chairman, since 1996, associate editor Journal Geophysical Research-Atmospheres 1993-1996), American Meteorological Society, Oceanography Society, Sigma Xi, Phi Beta Kappa, Phi Kappa Phi, Alpha Lambda Delta.

Connections

Married Fred David Ledley, June 6, 1976. Children: Miriam Esther, Johanna Sharon.

Father:

Murray Daniel Shapiro

Mother:

Ina Harriet Shapiro

Spouse:

Fred David Ledley

child:

Miriam Esther Ledley

child:

Johanna Sharon Ledley