Robert Peter Davies-Jones is a British atmospheric scientist who substantially advanced understanding of supercell and tornado dynamics and of tornadogenesis. A theoretician, he utilized numerical simulations as well as storm chasing field investigations in his work as a longtime research meteorologist at the National Severe Storms Laboratory (NSSL) in Norman, Oklahoma.[3]
Bob Davies-Jones | |
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 Davies-Jones (left), Jerry Straka (center), and Erik Rasmussen (right) during Project VORTEX on 14 April 1994. | |
| Nationality | British |
| Citizenship | British American (1983) |
| Alma mater | University of Birmingham (B.Sc., 1964) University of Colorado Boulder (Ph.D. 1969) |
| Known for | Tornadic supercell dynamics and tornadogenesis |
| Awards | NOAA Distinguished Career Award;[1] Nikolai Dotzek Award[2] |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Meteorology |
| Institutions | National Severe Storms Laboratory |
| Thesis | The Linear Theory of Thermal Convection in Horizontal Plane Couette Flow (1969) |
Davies-Jones received a B.Sc. in physics from the University of Birmingham in 1964 and a Ph.D. in astrophysics from the University of Colorado Boulder in 1969. From 1969 to 1970 Davies-Jones did a post-doc at the National Center for Atmospheric Research (NCAR) before embarking on a long career at NSSL in 1970. He retired from NSSL in 2009 where he remains an emeritus researcher and continues to publish some papers. Davies-Jones is a Fellow of the American Meteorological Society (AMS). Davies-Jones earned the NOAA Distinguished Career Award[1] and in 2018 the Nikolai Dotzek Lifetime Achievement Award by the European Severe Storms Laboratory (ESSL).[2]
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edit- ^ a b Cobb, Susan (16 December 2013). "NSSL scientist (retired) receives NOAA Distinguished Career Award". People News. National Severe Storms Laboratory. Retrieved 2014-04-25.
- ^ a b Lifetime Achievement Nikolai Dotzek Award 2018 for Bob Davies-Jones
- ^ "Bob Davies-Jones, NSSL tornado expert to retire". Hot Items. National Severe Storms Laboratory. 15 Dec 2008. Retrieved 2014-04-25.