Joanne Simpson
Joanne Simpson (formerly
Joanne Malkus, born
Joanne Gerould; March 23, 1923 – March 4, 2010) was the first woman in the United States to receive a Ph.D. in
meteorology, which she received in 1949 from the
University of Chicago. Simpson received both her undergraduate and graduate degrees from the
University of Chicago, and did post-doctoral work at
Dartmouth College. Simpson was a member of the
National Academy of Engineering, and taught and researched meteorology at numerous universities as well as the federal government. Simpson contributed to many areas of the atmospheric sciences, particularly in the field of
tropical meteorology. She has researched
hot towers, hurricanes, the
trade winds, air-sea interactions, and helped develop the
Tropical Rainfall Measuring Mission (TRMM).
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