William Richard Peltier

Background

Peltier, William Richard was born on December 31, 1943 in Vancouver, B.C., Canada. Son of Ernest Lucien and Frances Elaine Peltier.

Education

Bachelor of Science, U. B.C., 1967; Master of Science, U. Toronto, Canada, 1969; Doctor of Philosophy, U. Toronto, Canada, 1971.

Career

Visiting fellow Cooperative Institute for Research in Environmental Sciences, U. Colorado, Boulder, 1972-1973; assistant professor department physics, U. Toronto, 1973-1977; associate professor department physics, U. Toronto, 1977-1979; professor department physics, U. Toronto, 1979-1993; University professor department physics, U. Toronto, since 1993. Board of trustees U. Corporation for Atmospheric Research, Boulder, since 1992. Chairman International Union of Geodesy and Geophysics Mathematics Geophysics, since 1993.

Mem.sci. steering committee International Geosphere-Biosphere Program, since 1991. Principal investigator Climate Sys. History and Dynamics Program-National Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada, since 1995.

Achievements

• William Richard Peltier has been listed as a noteworthy Physicist, researcher, educator by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Fellow American Meteorological Society. Member Atmospheric Env. Svc. Canada (Pattersonmedal 1992).

Connections

Married Claude Françoise Marchand, May 10, 1979.

Father:

Ernest Lucien Peltier

Mother:

Frances Elaine Peltier

Spouse:

Claude Françoise Marchand