Francis Bretherton

Francis Patton Bretherton
Francis Patton Bretherton
Born	July 6, 1935; Oxford, England
Died	June 27, 2021 (aged 85); St. Louis, Missouri, U.S.
Alma mater	B.A., 1st Class Honors, 1958 ; M.A., 1962 ; Ph.D. 1961, Cambridge University
Spouse	Inge Bretherton
Children	Christopher S. Bretherton ; Monica Bretherton ; Ruth Okamoto
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 (July 6, 1935 – June 27, 2021) was an English-born American applied mathematician and a professor emeritus of the Department of Atmospheric and Oceanic Sciences at the University of Wisconsin, Madison.

Francis Patton Bretherton
Born	(1935-07-06)July 6, 1935 Oxford, England
Died	June 27, 2021(2021-06-27) (aged 85) St. Louis, Missouri, U.S.
Alma mater	B.A., 1st Class Honors, 1958 M.A., 1962 Ph.D. 1961, Cambridge University
Spouse	Inge Bretherton
Children	Christopher S. Bretherton Monica Bretherton Ruth Okamoto
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