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Patterson Medal
The Patterson Distinguished Service Medal is awarded by the Meteorological Service of Canada (MSC) to residents of Canada for services rendered to meteorology. The award was created in honor of Mr. John Patterson (meteorologist), John Patterson, a meteorologist who served as director and controller of the MSC from 1929 to 1946, an important period in his development.. The Patterson Medal was awarded for the first time in 1954 to its namesake after enough funds have been collected. It is considered the most important award for the recognition of exceptional work done in meteorology by Canadians. This is not a distinction of the Canadian Meteorological and Oceanographic Society, but it is customary to announce its award during the Canadian Meteorological Congress. Winners The medal was presented to John Patterson in 1954. Due to lack of funds, a 7-year hiatus occurred before the next attribution in 1961 when the SMC committed to fund the award. Since then, it has been awarded annual ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
David Phillips
David Phillips may refer to: Arts and entertainment *David Graham Phillips (1867–1911), American writer *David Phillips (cinematographer) (c.1956–2017), American cinematographer *David Phillips (actor) (born 1978), Canadian actor and host *David Phillips (screenwriter) (born 1978), American author and screenwriter of ''Sahara (1995 film), Sahara'' *David Phillips (CSI), David Phillips (''CSI''), a fictional character in the American crime drama ''CSI: Crime Scene Investigation'' *David Phillips (sculptor) (born 1944), American sculptor Science *David Chilton Phillips (1924–1999), British biologist *David Phillips (chemist) (born 1939), British photochemist, President of the Royal Society of Chemistry and science broadcaster *David Phillips (climatologist) (born 1944), Environment Canada climatologist *David Phillips (geologist), Geologist *David Phillips (sociologist), sociologist who coined the term "Werther effect" Sports *David Phillips (footballer) (born 1963), Wales in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
David Phillips (climatologist)
David Wayne Phillips, CM (born 8 September 1944) is a climatologist who worked for the Meteorological Service of Canada at Environment Canada from 1967 to 2024. Early life and education Phillips was born and raised in Windsor, Ontario, studied geography at the University of Windsor, graduating in 1967 with a BA. Career Phillips taught high school for a short time.Dempsey, Amy. "A man for all seasons", ''Toronto Daily Star'', January 16, 2015, extensive feature article on pages I1, I4, I5. Online version published a"We hate the weather, we love Dave Phillips" He was then hired by the Meteorological Branch of Transport Canada in 1967 to conduct research on the Great Lakes in Toronto. The work involved using climatological data to answer questions about climatic records: farmers asking for frost-free seasons or temperature trends, urban planners assessing the location for an airport or about the climatology of the wind for tall-buildings and more general public queries. In the 1 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of Meteorology Awards ...
This list of earth sciences awards is an index to articles on notable awards for earth sciences, or natural science related to the planet Earth. It includes awards for meteorology, oceanography and paleontology, but excludes awards for environmental science, geography, geology and geophysics, which are covered by separate lists. General Meteorology Oceanography Paleontology See also * Lists of awards * List of environmental awards * List of geography awards * List of geology awards * List of geophysics awards References {{Science and technology awards Earth sciences Earth science or geoscience includes all fields of natural science related to the planet Earth. This is a branch of science dealing with the physical, chemical, and biological complex constitutions and synergistic linkages of Earth's four spheres ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Patrick D
Patrick may refer to: *Patrick (given name), list of people and fictional characters with this name * Patrick (surname), list of people with this name People * Saint Patrick (c. 385–c. 461), Christian saint * Gilla Pátraic (died 1084), Patrick or Patricius, Bishop of Dublin * Patrick, 1st Earl of Salisbury (c. 1122–1168), Anglo-Norman nobleman * Patrick (footballer, born 1983), Brazilian right-back * Patrick (footballer, born 1985), Brazilian striker * Patrick (footballer, born 1992), Brazilian midfielder * Patrick (footballer, born 1994), Brazilian right-back * Patrick (footballer, born May 1998), Brazilian forward * Patrick (footballer, born November 1998), Brazilian attacking midfielder * Patrick (footballer, born 1999), Brazilian defender * Patrick (footballer, born 2000), Brazilian defender * John Byrne (Scottish playwright) (born 1940), also a painter under the pseudonym Patrick * Don Harris (wrestler) (born 1960), American professional wrestler who uses the ring name Pa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Balfour Currie
Balfour Watson Currie, (November 1, 1902 – January 8, 1981) was a Canadian scientist specializing in the fields of meteorology and climatology. Early life Born in Montana, he came to Saskatchewan at an early age. His parents moved to a farm homestead at Netherhill, near Kindersley, in the west central region of the province. Because of his pioneer heritage, he was equally comfortable with internationally renowned scientists or with farmers in the field. He came to the University of Saskatchewan as a student and received a Bachelor-level degree in Physics (1925) and a Master-level degree in Physics (1927). His Ph.D. program at McGill University was completed in 1930. Career He was a staff member of the Department of Physics at the University of Saskatchewan (1928 - 1981), was Professor of Physics (1943–70) Head of the Department (1952–61), founder of the Institute of Space and Atmospheric Studies (1956–66), Dean of Graduate Studies (1959–70) and Vice-president, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kenneth Hare
Fredrick Kenneth Hare, (February 5, 1919 – September 3, 2002) was a Canadian climatologist and academic, who researched atmospheric carbon dioxide, climate change, drought, and arid zone climates and was a strong advocate for preserving the natural environment. Biography Born in Wiltshire, England, he received a Bachelor of Science in 1939 from King's College London. During World War II, he was a meteorologist with the UK Air Ministry, and joined McGill University as an assistant professor after the war. In 1950, he received a PhD in Geography from the Université de Montréal. Scientific career Hare was Dean of Arts and Science at McGill starting 1962 before returning to England in 1964. He was Master of Birkbeck College from 1966 to 1968, during which he served as president of the Royal Meteorological Society. In 1968, he accepted the position as fifth president of the University of British Columbia, which he served until he resigned on January 31, 1969. He joined the Univ ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
André Robert
Dr. André Robert (April 28, 1929 – November 18, 1993) was a Canadian meteorologist who pioneered the modelling the Earth's atmospheric circulation. Biography and career Born in New York, NY in 1928, Robert moved to Grand-Mère, Quebec, in May 1937. He received his BSc from Laval University in 1952 and his MSc from the University of Toronto in 1953. He began employment with the Meteorological Service of Canada as a weather forecaster, then in 1959 shifted his interest to research in atmospheric models for short and medium-range numerical weather prediction. For his PhD (awarded in 1965), Robert worked at McGill University on the spectral model using spectral harmonics for the representation of atmospheric fields in global climate and numerical weather prediction models. Between 1963 and 1970, Robert developed the semi-implicit time integration algorithm for an efficient integration of the primitive equations for numerical weather prediction and climate models. Severa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Isztar Zawadzki
Isztar Zawadzki (February 9, 1939 - February 11, 2023) was a Canadian meteorologist, born in Poland and raised in Argentina. Professor at the McGill Atmospheric and Oceanic Sciences department in Montreal, Québec, he specialized in radar meteorology, a field where he has made important contributions. Biography Zawadzki was born in Warsaw, Poland on February 9, 1939, just before the outbreak of World War II. Fleeing anti-Semitism and war, his mother took refuge with him in the USSR, then in Argentina. It was in this country that he received a degree in physics from the University of Buenos Aires in 1963. He then specialized in radar meteorology by completing a master's degree (M.Sc. 1968) and a doctorate (PhD. 1972) at McGill University in Montreal. After his studies, he was first a professor at the Université du Québec à Montréal (UQÀM) during the 1970s where he became director of studies in atmospheric sciences from 1971 to 1982, then director of the physics department. fro ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
University Of Toronto
The University of Toronto (UToronto or U of T) is a public university, public research university whose main campus is located on the grounds that surround Queen's Park (Toronto), Queen's Park in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. It was founded by royal charter in 1827 as King's College, the first institution of higher learning in Upper Canada. Originally controlled by the Church of England, the university assumed its present name in 1850 upon becoming a secular institution. It has three campuses: University of Toronto Mississauga, Mississauga, #St. George campus, St. George, and University of Toronto Scarborough, Scarborough. Its main campus, St. George, is the oldest of the three and located in Downtown Toronto. U of T operates as a collegiate university, comprising 11 #Colleges, colleges, each with substantial autonomy on financial and institutional affairs and significant differences in character and history. The University of Toronto is the largest university in Canada with a t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Meteorological Service Of Canada
The Meteorological Service of Canada (MSC; ) is a branch of Environment and Climate Change Canada, which primarily provides public meteorological information and weather forecasts and warnings of severe weather and other environmental hazards. MSC also monitors and conducts research on the climate, atmospheric science, air quality, water quantities, ice and other environmental issues. MSC operates a network of radio stations throughout Canada transmitting weather and environmental information 24 hours a day called Weatheradio Canada. History Private Observations Prior to 1840, meteorological observations in Canada were made by private individuals, other entities (like HBC), and explorers, but this information was not provided to the general public. Her Majesty's Magnetic and Meteorological Observatory In 1840, British officials ( British Ordnance Department) and the Royal Society established an observatory in Toronto, Canada West, one of a few across the British Empire and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
David Grimes (meteorologist)
David Grimes is a career meteorologist who studied mathematics and nuclear and quantum physics at Brock University in Ontario, Canada. He has been assistant deputy minister of Environment and Climate Change Canada in charge of the Meteorological Service of Canada since July 2006. From 2011 to 2019, he was elected president of the World Meteorological Organization by its 189 members, succeeding Alexander Bedritskiy of Russia Russia, or the Russian Federation, is a country spanning Eastern Europe and North Asia. It is the list of countries and dependencies by area, largest country in the world, and extends across Time in Russia, eleven time zones, sharing Borders .... In 2020, he was appointed as a Member of the Order of Canada. The same year, Grimes was given the International Meteorological Organization Prize. References Living people World Meteorological Organization people Canadian meteorologists Brock University alumni Year of birth missing (living peop ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Canadian Encyclopedia
''The Canadian Encyclopedia'' (TCE; ) is the national encyclopedia of Canada, published online by the Toronto-based historical organization Historica Canada, with financial support by the federal Department of Canadian Heritage and Society of Composers, Authors and Music Publishers of Canada. Compiled by more than 5,000 scholars and specialists, the publication is a non-partisan, non-political initiative by a not-for-profit organization without political or governmental ties. First published in 1985, the consistently updated version has been available for free online in both Canadian English, English and Canadian French, French since 2001. The physical copy and website includes "articles on Canadian biographies and places, history, the Arts, as well as First Nations, science and Canadian innovation." , over 700,000 volumes of the print version of ''TCE'' have been sold and over 6 million people visit ''TCE'''s website yearly. The encyclopedia website consists of more than 25,000 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
