Roger Wakimoto
Roger M. Wakimoto | |
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Roger Wakimoto (right), in field project with students, 2010 | |
| Born | December 11, 1953 |
| Alma mater | San Jose State University (B.S., 1976) University of Chicago (Ph.D., 1981) |
| Scientific career | |
| Institutions | UCLA, NCAR, NSF |
| Thesis | Investigations of Thunderstorm Gust Fronts from Project NIMROD Data (1981) |
| Doctoral advisor | Ted Fujita |
Roger M. Wakimoto (born December 11, 1953) is an atmospheric scientist specializing in research on mesoscale meteorology, particularly severe convective storms and radar meteorology. A former director of the National Center for Atmospheric Research (NCAR), Wakimoto in November 2012 was appointed as assistant director of the Directorate for Geosciences (GEO) of the National Science Foundation (NSF).