Background
Wilheit, Thomas Turner was born on April 10, 1941 in Dallas, Texas, United States. Son of Thomas Turner and Jane Eve (Fair) Wilheit.
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Thomas Turner Wilheit
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Thomas Turner Wilheit, American Meteorology educator, researcher, consultant. Achievements include development of passive microwave observations of earth from space. Recipient Japan Trust fellowship Japan Trust, 1989. Member Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (senior), American Meteorological Society.
Education
Bachelor, University of South, 1963; Doctor of Philosophy, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1970.
Career
Physicist, Goddard Space Flight Center National Aeronautics and Space Administration, Greenbelt, Maryland., 1970-1984; branch head, Goddard Space Flight Center National Aeronautics and Space Administration, Greenbelt, Maryland., 1984-1989; professor, Texas Agricultural and Mechanical U., College Station, since 1989.
Achievements
Membership
Member Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (senior), American Meteorological Society.
Connections
Married Mary Catherine Cheston, August 26, 1966. 1 child, Thomas III.
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American