UCAR/NCAR Oral History Collection
Interviewee | Collection Sort descending | Description | Interviewer | Date of Interview | Location of Interview | Affiliation |
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David Waltman | UCAR/NCAR Oral History Collection |
Dave Waltman, a long-time resident of Boulder, Colorado, has had a diverse and interesting career. Born in St. Louis, he spent his early years as a suburbanite in both St. Louis and Chicago. Following in his brother's footsteps, Waltman attended Purdue University, where his father, a native Hoosier and engineer, had also studied. However, Waltman did not find engineering to his liking and transferred to Indiana University in Bloomington, Indiana, where he graduated in 1962 with a bachelor's degree in business. |
Gerald Meehl | Boulder, CO | University Corporation for Atmospheric Research | |
Doug Lilly | UCAR/NCAR Oral History Collection |
Douglas K. Lilly was a renowned meteorologist who had a significant impact on the field of atmospheric sciences. Although Lilly completed his undergraduate work in physics at Stanford University on a Navy ROTC scholarship, he always envisioned going into meteorology. |
Nancy Gauss | Boulder, CO | University Corporation for Atmospheric Research | |
Warren Washington | UCAR/NCAR Oral History Collection |
Dr. Warren M. Washington is a distinguished scientist and director of the Climate and Global Dynamics division at the National Center for Atmospheric Research (NCAR). He joined NCAR approximately twenty-seven years prior to the interview in 1990, making significant contributions to the field of atmospheric sciences. In addition to his work at NCAR, Washington has been involved in various external activities, including serving on the first committee to examine climate issues for the academy in the early 1970s. |
Earl Droessler | Boulder, CO | University Corporation for Atmospheric Research | |
Werner Baum | UCAR/NCAR Oral History Collection | Earl Droessler | Unknown | University Corporation for Atmospheric Research | ||
Roland Madden | UCAR/NCAR Oral History Collection |
Roland (Rol) Madden, an American meteorologist who was a staff scientist at the National Center for Atmospheric Research (NCAR) from 1967 to 2002. His research centers on diagnostic studies of the atmosphere. Scope and Content Note |
Gerald Meehl, Laura Hoff | Boulder, CO | University Corporation for Atmospheric Research | |
George Benton | UCAR/NCAR Oral History Collection |
George S. Benton was born on September 24, 1917, in Oak Park, Illinois, and was raised in Chicago. His family had a diverse background, with his mother's family originating from Edinburgh, Scotland, and his father's family immigrating from Rega to Michigan when his father was three years old. Benton's original family name was Blumenstock, but he later changed it to George Benton. Benton's early education was at the University of California at Berkeley, where he was involved with the Department of Geography. However, he did not complete his Bachelor's degree there. |
Earl Droessler | Baltimore, MD | University Corporation for Atmospheric Research | |
William Mankin | UCAR/NCAR Oral History Collection |
William Mankin begins by speaking about the origin of his “Physics of a Cup of Coffee” seminar and his relationship with Jack Herring of the Goddard Institute for Space Studies in New York, New York. After graduating from Southwestern (now called Rhodes College), Mankin received a scholarship to attend the Summer Institute in Space Physics offered by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) where he learned about radiative transfer. |
Diane Rabson, Patrice Pazar | Unknown | University Corporation for Atmospheric Research | |
Roscoe Braham | UCAR/NCAR Oral History Collection |
Topics covered include Braham's early life and education; the war years when he was a meteorologist and pilot doing weather reconnaissance; his interest in weather modification; the Thunderstorm Project; the Lewis Douglas Joint Institute with the University of Arizona; Project White Top under the University of Chicago; work on the "Blue Book" with Tom Malone and Bill Von Arx; and the early ideas about NCAR. |
William Kellogg | Unknown | University Corporation for Atmospheric Research | |
Ed Martell | UCAR/NCAR Oral History Collection |
Ed Martell was a distinguished nuclear scientist with a focus on atmospheric chemistry, radioactive material, and nuclear science in general. His academic journey began at West Point, where he graduated in the class of 1942. Following his graduation, Martell served as an officer in the Corps of Engineers for eight years, participating in combat in the Pacific during the Second World War. After the war, Martell had the opportunity to further his studies at the University of Chicago as a lieutenant colonel. It was here that he earned his Ph.D. in nuclear chemistry and radiochemistry in 1950. |
Nancy Gauss, Ed Wolff | Unknown | University Corporation for Atmospheric Research | |
Timothy Brown | UCAR/NCAR Oral History Collection |
Timothy Brown reminisces about his early fascination with astronomy, building telescopes and an observatory as a child with his father. Brown talks about his undergraduate school experience at Wesleyan University, a small liberal arts school in Middletown, Connecticut, and his work with the physicists on campus, specifically his mentor Jim Faller. Brown did his graduate studies at the University of Colorado, but completed most of his work in Tucson, working for a professor from the University of Arizona as an HAO (High Altitude Observatory) graduate student. |
Patrice Pazar | Unknown | University Corporation for Atmospheric Research |