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  1. James Rodney Hastings papers

    James Rodney Hastings, often called Rod or Rodney, was a meteorologist that studied the effects of rainfall on plant growth in arid regions. He attended Kenyon College, the University of Chicago, and then the University of Arizona, where he graduated with ...

    mnboyer - 2020-12-18 11:23

  2. Louis J. Battan papers

    Well-known for research on radar meteorology and cloud physics, Dr. Battan was a scientist who worked for the U.S. Air Force in World War Two, the Weather Bureau at the University of Chicago, and finally as a professor and head of the Department of ...

    mnboyer - 2019-12-10 13:28

  3. Thomas W. Barrett papers

    Thomas W. Barrett was born September 6, 1917 on a fruit farm in Orem, Utah. While growing up on the family farm, Barrett became interested in crops, soils, and would later find a passion for agronomy (the science of soil management and crop production). ...

    mnboyer - 2021-09-02 12:38