Francis Bretherton

Francis Patton Bretherton
Francis Patton Bretherton
Born	6 July 1935; Oxford, England
Died	27 June 2021 (aged 85); St. Louis, MO, USA
Alma mater	B.A., 1st Class Honors, 1958 ; M.A., 1962 ; Ph.D. 1961, Cambridge University
Spouse	Inge Bretherton
Awards	Buchan Prize of the Royal Meteorological Society, 1970; Research Award of the World Meteorological Organization, 1971; Meisinger Award of the American Meteorological Society, 1972;
	Scientific career
Fields	Applied mathematics, meteorology, physical oceanography, biomedical engineering, mechanical engineering, astrophysics & space science
Institutions	1961–1962 Instructor, Dept. of Mechanics, M.I.T.; 1962–1969 DAMTP, Cambridge; 1969–1974 Professor, Dept. of Earth & Planetary Sciences, The Johns Hopkins University; 1972–1974 Chief Scientist, Chesapeake Bay Institute, The Johns Hopkins University; 1973–1980 President, University Corporation for Atmospheric Research (UCAR); 1974–1980 Director, National Center for Atmospheric Research (NCAR); 1980–1988 Senior Scientist, NCAR; 1988–1999 Director, Space Science and Engineering Center, University of Wisconsin, Madison; 2000–2001 Professor, Dept. of Atmospheric and Oceanic Sciences, UW Madison;

Francis Patton Bretherton (6 July 1935 – 27 June 2021) was an applied mathematician and a professor emeritus of the Department of Atmospheric and Oceanic Sciences at the University of Wisconsin, Madison.^[3]

^ Bretherton Named UCAR President. (5 October 1973). UCAR Archives.
^ Space Science and Engineering Center. (4 October 2010). American Meteorological Society Community Profiles.
^ Department of Atmospheric and Oceanic Sciences, UW, Madison.

[1] Bretherton Named UCAR President. (5 October 1973). UCAR Archives.

[2] Space Science and Engineering Center. (4 October 2010). American Meteorological Society Community Profiles.

[3] Department of Atmospheric and Oceanic Sciences, UW, Madison.

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Francis Patton Bretherton
Born	6 July 1935 Oxford, England
Died	27 June 2021 (aged 85) St. Louis, MO, USA
Alma mater	B.A., 1st Class Honors, 1958 M.A., 1962 Ph.D. 1961, Cambridge University
Spouse	Inge Bretherton
Awards	Buchan Prize of the Royal Meteorological Society, 1970 Research Award of the World Meteorological Organization, 1971 Meisinger Award of the American Meteorological Society, 1972
Scientific career
Fields	Applied mathematics, meteorology, physical oceanography, biomedical engineering, mechanical engineering, astrophysics & space science
Institutions	1961–1962 Instructor, Dept. of Mechanics, M.I.T. 1962–1969 DAMTP, Cambridge 1969–1974 Professor, Dept. of Earth & Planetary Sciences, The Johns Hopkins University 1972–1974 Chief Scientist, Chesapeake Bay Institute, The Johns Hopkins University 1973–1980 President, University Corporation for Atmospheric Research (UCAR)^[1] 1974–1980 Director, National Center for Atmospheric Research (NCAR) 1980–1988 Senior Scientist, NCAR 1988–1999 Director, Space Science and Engineering Center, University of Wisconsin, Madison^[2] 2000–2001 Professor, Dept. of Atmospheric and Oceanic Sciences, UW Madison