Antonio Busalacchi Jr.
Antonio Busalacchi Jr. | |
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| Education | B.S, Florida State University, 1977 M.S, Florida State University, 1980 Ph.D., Florida State University, 1982 |
| Occupation | Oceanographer |
Antonio Busalacchi Jr. is the eighth president of the Boulder, Colorado-based University Corporation for Atmospheric Research. He began serving as UCAR president in August 2016.[1]
Prior to joining UCAR, Busalacchi was a professor in the Department of Atmospheric and Oceanic Science, director of the (ESSIC) and Chair of the (ConE) at the University of Maryland. He has served as chair of the Joint Scientific Committee of the World Climate Research Programme.[2] and co-chair of the National Research Council's . He has also served as a head scientist of a division of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration.[3]
In 2016, Busalacchi was elected as a member into the National Academy of Engineering[4] for the understanding of tropical oceans in coupled climate systems via remotely sensed observations and for international leadership of climate prediction/projection research
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- ^ "News | NCAR & UCAR News".
- ^ "World Meteorological Organization". World Meteorological Organization. Archived from the original on April 24, 2010. Retrieved April 18, 2010.
- ^ "University of Maryland ESSIC". University of Maryland. Retrieved April 18, 2010.
- ^ "News | NCAR & UCAR News".
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