PROFESSIONAL ORGANIZATION

"The American Meteorological Society promotes the development and dissemination of information and education on the atmospheric and related oceanic and hydrologic sciences and the advancement of their professional applications. Founded in 1919, AMS has a membership of more than 11,000 professionals, professors, students, and weather enthusiasts."

Official Website:
http://www.ametsoc.org/

Location:
Boston, MA

Founding Date:
1919

Name	Occupation	Birth	Death	Known for
Jule Charney	Scientist	1-Jan-1917	16-Jun-1981	Quasi-gesotrophic theory
Paul J. Crutzen	Physicist	3-Dec-1933		Ozone depletion
Heidi Cullen	TV Personality	c. 1971		The Climate Code
Robert Goddard	Scientist	5-Oct-1882	10-Aug-1945	Father of modern rocketry
Victor Francis Hess	Physicist	24-Jun-1883	17-Dec-1964	Proved cosmic origin of radiation
Robert Jastrow	Astronomer	7-Sep-1925	8-Feb-2008	Red Giants and White Dwarfs
Edward Lorenz	Scientist	23-May-1917	16-Apr-2008	Chaos theory
Gilbert Plass	Physicist	22-Mar-1922	1-Mar-2004	Climate change scientist
Bill Proenza	Scientist	c. 1945		Director, National Hurricane Center, 2007

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