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| ⚫ | '''Charles Henry Brian Priestley''', FRS (8 July 1915 – 18 May 1998) was a British meteorologist |
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| ⚫ | '''Charles Henry Brian (Bill) Priestley''', {{Post-nominals|country=AUS|AO|FAA|FRS}} (8 July 1915 – 18 May 1998) was a British meteorologist who spent much of his career at the ] in Australia.<ref>{{cite book|title= Winds of Change|first= John|last=Garratt}}</ref> | ||
| == Education == | == Education == | ||
| Priestley was born in ], London on 8 July 1915.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |title=Priestley, Charles Henry Brian |url=https://www.eoas.info/biogs/P000723b.htm |access-date=2023-03-19 |website=Encyclopedia of Australian Science and Innovation |language=en-gb}}</ref> He was educated at ], where he graduated with first class honors in Applied Mathematics in 1937 and in Economics a year later.<ref name=":1">{{Cite journal |last1=Garratt |first1=J. R. |last2=Webb |first2=E. K. |last3=McCarthy |first3=S. |date=2011 |title=Charles Henry Brian Priestley 1915–1998 |url=https://www.science.org.au/files/userfiles/fellowship/memoirs/documents/charles-henry-brian-priestley-hr.pdf |journal=Historical Records of Australian Science |volume=22 |issue=1 |pages=126–151|doi=10.1071/HR11001 }}</ref> | |||
| == Career == | == Career == | ||
| Priestley joined the British ] in 1939 and was asked to study turbulent diffusion in the atmospheric boundary layer (the first few hundred meters of the atmosphere above the earth's surface). In 1943 he was transferred to the upper-air unit and helped prepare the D-Day weather forecast.<ref name=":1" /> | |||
| After the war, he was recommended for a new position as head of a research group at ] in Australia to carry out atmospheric research. He moved with his wife to Melbourne in 1946 as Officer-in-Charge of the Meteorological Physics Section. There, over some 30 years, the team studies included atmospheric turbulence, geophysical fluid dynamics, and atmospheric chemistry. | After the war, he was recommended for a new position as head of a research group at ] in Australia to carry out atmospheric research. He moved with his wife to Melbourne in 1946 as Officer-in-Charge of the Meteorological Physics Section. There, over some 30 years, the team studies included atmospheric turbulence, geophysical fluid dynamics, and atmospheric chemistry.<ref name=":1" /> | ||
| Priestley served on the committee of the ] from 1964 to 1969 and as chairman in 1968.<ref name=":0" /> | |||
| ⚫ | He retired from the position in 1972 to become Chairman of CSIRO's Environmental Physics Research Laboratories from 1973 to 1977 and then part-time Professor of Mathematics at ]. He retired completely in the late 1980s and died in 1998. | ||
| ⚫ | He retired from the position in 1972 to become Chairman of CSIRO's Environmental Physics Research Laboratories from 1973 to 1977 and then part-time Professor of Mathematics at ]. He retired completely in the late 1980s and died in 1998.<ref name=":0" /><ref name=":1" /> | ||
| ==Honors and awards== | ==Honors and awards== | ||
| *1937 ] from the ] | *1937 ] from the ]<ref name=":1" /> | ||
| *1949 Awarded Buchan Prize of the ] | *1949 Awarded Buchan Prize of the ]<ref name=":0" /> | ||
| *1953 D.Sc. Cambridge |
*1953 D.Sc., University of Cambridge<ref name=":1" /> | ||
| *1955 Elected Fellow of the ] | *1955 Elected Fellow of the ]<ref name=":1" /><ref>{{Cite web |title=Charles Priestley |url=https://www.science.org.au/profile/charles-priestley |access-date=2023-03-19 |website=Australian Academy of Science |language=en}}</ref> | ||
| *1956 Awarded ] from ] | *1956 Awarded ] from ]<ref name=":0" /> | ||
| *1966 Elected ]<ref>{{cite web|url=https://collections.royalsociety.org/DServe.exe?dsqIni=Dserve.ini&dsqApp=Archive&dsqDb=Persons&dsqSearch=Code==%27NA4852%27&dsqCmd=Show.tcl|title = Fellow details|publisher= Royal Society|accessdate= 27 November 2016}}</ref> | *1966 Elected ]<ref>{{cite web|url=https://collections.royalsociety.org/DServe.exe?dsqIni=Dserve.ini&dsqApp=Archive&dsqDb=Persons&dsqSearch=Code==%27NA4852%27&dsqCmd=Show.tcl|title = Fellow details|publisher= Royal Society|accessdate= 27 November 2016}}</ref> | ||
| *1967 Awarded ] of the Royal Meteorological Society | *1967 Awarded ] of the Royal Meteorological Society<ref name=":0" /> | ||
| *1973 ] from the ] | *1973 ] from the ]<ref name=":0" /> | ||
| *1974 ] from the ] | *1974 ] from the ]<ref name=":0" /> | ||
| *1976 ] of the ] | *1976 ] of the ]<ref>{{Cite web |title=Matthew Flinders Medal and Lecture |url=https://www.science.org.au/supporting-science/awards-and-opportunities/matthew-flinders-medal-and-lecture |access-date=2023-03-19 |website=Australian Academy of Science |language=en}}</ref> | ||
| *1976 ]<ref>{{Cite web |title=Dr Charles Henry Brian PRIESTLEY |url=https://honours.pmc.gov.au/honours/awards/886071 |access-date=2023-03-19 |website=It's an Honour}}</ref> | |||
| *1976 ] | |||
| ==References== | ==References== | ||
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British meteorologist (1915–1998)Charles Henry Brian (Bill) Priestley, AO FAA FRS (8 July 1915 – 18 May 1998) was a British meteorologist who spent much of his career at the CSIRO in Australia.
Education
Priestley was born in Highgate, London on 8 July 1915. He was educated at Cambridge University, where he graduated with first class honors in Applied Mathematics in 1937 and in Economics a year later.
Career
Priestley joined the British Meteorological Office in 1939 and was asked to study turbulent diffusion in the atmospheric boundary layer (the first few hundred meters of the atmosphere above the earth's surface). In 1943 he was transferred to the upper-air unit and helped prepare the D-Day weather forecast.
After the war, he was recommended for a new position as head of a research group at CSIRO in Australia to carry out atmospheric research. He moved with his wife to Melbourne in 1946 as Officer-in-Charge of the Meteorological Physics Section. There, over some 30 years, the team studies included atmospheric turbulence, geophysical fluid dynamics, and atmospheric chemistry.
Priestley served on the committee of the World Meteorological Organization from 1964 to 1969 and as chairman in 1968.
He retired from the position in 1972 to become Chairman of CSIRO's Environmental Physics Research Laboratories from 1973 to 1977 and then part-time Professor of Mathematics at Monash University. He retired completely in the late 1980s and died in 1998.
Honors and awards
- 1937 Mayhew Prize from the University of Cambridge
- 1949 Awarded Buchan Prize of the Royal Meteorological Society
- 1953 D.Sc., University of Cambridge
- 1955 Elected Fellow of the Australian Academy of Science
- 1956 Awarded David Syme Research Prize from Melbourne University
- 1966 Elected Fellow of the Royal Society
- 1967 Awarded Symons Gold Medal of the Royal Meteorological Society
- 1973 IMO Prize from the World Meteorological Organisation
- 1974 Rossby Research Medal from the American Meteorological Society
- 1976 Matthew Flinders Medal and Lecture of the Australian Academy of Science
- 1976 Officer of the Order of Australia
References
- Garratt, John. Winds of Change.
- ^ "Priestley, Charles Henry Brian". Encyclopedia of Australian Science and Innovation. Retrieved 19 March 2023.
- ^ Garratt, J. R.; Webb, E. K.; McCarthy, S. (2011). "Charles Henry Brian Priestley 1915–1998" (PDF). Historical Records of Australian Science. 22 (1): 126–151. doi:10.1071/HR11001.
- "Charles Priestley". Australian Academy of Science. Retrieved 19 March 2023.
- "Fellow details". Royal Society. Retrieved 27 November 2016.
- "Matthew Flinders Medal and Lecture". Australian Academy of Science. Retrieved 19 March 2023.
- "Dr Charles Henry Brian PRIESTLEY". It's an Honour. Retrieved 19 March 2023.