Horace R. Byers

Horace Byers
Byers (right), Ferguson Hall (left), Lewis Meng (center)
Born(1906-03-12)March 12, 1906
DiedMay 22, 1998(1998-05-22) (aged 92)
Alma materUniversity of California, Berkeley (A.B., 1929)
Massachusetts Institute of Technology (M.S., 1932; Sc.D., 1935)
Known forThunderstorm Project
Scientific career
FieldsMeteorology
InstitutionsUniversity of Chicago
Texas A&M University
Thesis The Changes in Air Masses During Lifting  (1935)
Doctoral advisorCarl-Gustaf Rossby
Notable studentsRoscoe Braham Jr.

Horace Robert Byers (March 12, 1906 – May 22, 1998) was an American meteorologist who pioneered in aviation meteorology, synoptic weather analysis (weather forecasting), severe convective storms, cloud physics, and weather modification. Byers is most well known for his work as director of U.S. Weather Bureau's Thunderstorm Project in which, among other things, the modern cell morphology and life cycle of a thunderstorm were established. He is also known for his professional involvement with Carl-Gustaf Arvid Rossby and Tetsuya Theodore Fujita.