Tropical Meteorology Project
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| Born | William Mason Gray October 9, 1929 Detroit, Michigan |
| Died | April 16, 2016 (aged 86) Fort Collins, Colorado |
| Fields | Atmospheric science |
| Institutions | Colorado State University |
| Alma mater | University of Chicago |
| Thesis | On the scales of motion and internal stress characteristics of the hurricane (1964) |
| Known for | Research into hurricanes, climate change skepticism |
| Spouse | Nancy Price (m. 1954; her death 2001) |
| Children | Four |
William "Bill" Mason Gray (October 9, 1929 – April 16, 2016) was emeritus professor of atmospheric science at Colorado State University (CSU), and the head of the Tropical Meteorology Project at CSU's Department of Atmospheric Sciences. He was widely regarded as a pioneer in the science of tropical cyclone forecasting and one of the world's leading experts on tropical storms. After retiring as a faculty member at CSU in 2005, Gray remained actively involved in both climate change and tropical cyclone research until his death.
Gray was born on October 9, 1929, in Detroit, Michigan, and was the eldest son of Ulysses S. Gray and Beatrice Mason Gray. His family moved to Washington, D.C. in 1939 where he graduated from Wilson High School. In 1952, Gray received a B.S. degree in geography from George Washington University before joining the United States Air Force in 1953. Over the next four years, he served as an overseas weather forecast officer, primarily stationed in the Azores and England. Upon returning to the United States in 1957, he began work as a research assistant at the University of Chicago Department of Meteorology from 1957 to 1961. During his time there, he earned a M.S. in meteorology 1959 and went on to earn a Ph.D. in geophysical sciences in 1964 under the mentorship of Herbert Riehl.
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