Kerry Emanuel

Kerry Emanuel
Emanuel in 2016
Born (1955-04-21) April 21, 1955 (age 69)
NationalityAmerican
Alma materMassachusetts Institute of Technology
Known forDynamics, hurricanes
AwardsCarl-Gustaf Rossby Research Medal
Scientific career
FieldsMeteorology
InstitutionsMassachusetts Institute of Technology
ThesisInertial stability and mesoscale convective systems (1978)
Doctoral advisorJule Charney
Websiteeapsweb.mit.edu/people/kokey

Kerry Andrew Emanuel (born April 21, 1955) is an American professor of meteorology currently working at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in Cambridge. In particular he has specialized in atmospheric convection and the mechanisms acting to intensify hurricanes.