Vincent E. Lally
| Vincent E. Lally | |
|---|---|
| Born |
October 13, 1922 Brookline, Massachusetts |
| Died | September 20, 2005 Boulder, Colorado |
| Fields | Meteorology |
| Institutions |
1943-1946 Radar Officer and Meteorologist 1949-1951 Development Engineer, Bendix-Friez 1951-1958 Chief, Meteorological Equipment Development, Air Force Cambridge Research Center 1958-1961 Research Manager, Teledynamics Division, American Bosch Arma Corporation 1961-1965 Director, National Scientific Balloon Facility 1965-1991 Manager, GAMP (Global Atmospheric Measurements Program), NCAR (National Center for Atmospheric Research) |
| Alma mater |
University of Chicago, B.S. 1944 (Meteorology) Harvard University - M.I.T., Certificate, (Radar Engineering) 1944 M.I.T., B.S. 1948 (Electronic Engineering) M.I.T., M.S. 1949 (Engineering Administration) |
| Notable awards |
Cleveland Abbe Award for distinguished service to the atmospheric sciences by an individual, 1990 Otto C. Winzen Lifetime Achievement Award, 2003 |
1943-1946 Radar Officer and Meteorologist
1949-1951 Development Engineer, Bendix-Friez
1951-1958 Chief, Meteorological Equipment Development, Air Force Cambridge Research Center
1958-1961 Research Manager, Teledynamics Division, American Bosch Arma Corporation
1961-1965 Director, National Scientific Balloon Facility
University of Chicago, B.S. 1944 (Meteorology)
Harvard University - M.I.T., Certificate, (Radar Engineering) 1944
M.I.T., B.S. 1948 (Electronic Engineering)
Cleveland Abbe Award for distinguished service to the atmospheric sciences by an individual, 1990
Vincent E. Lally (September 13, 1922 – September 20, 2005) received a B.S. in Meteorology from the University of Chicago in 1944. After service in the Pacific as a meteorologist and radar officer in the Army Air Corps, Lally returned to M.I.T. where he received the degrees of B.S. in Electrical Engineering in 1948 and M.S, in Engineering Administration in 1949. From 1951 to 1958 he worked at the Geophysics Research Directorate of the Air Force Cambridge Research Center where he was the leader of the meteorlogical equipment development program for the Air Force. From 1958 to 1961 he was manager of research at Teledynamics, Inc., and then accepted appointment at the newly formed National Center for Atmospheric Research (NCAR) as Director of the National Scientific Balloon Facility. In 1965 he established the Global Atmospheric Research Program (GARP) to develop long-duration balloons.
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