John F. B. Mitchell, English climatologist and author
John Francis Brake Mitchell OBE FRS (born 7 October 1948) is a British climatologist and climate modeller.He studied Applied Mathematics at Queen's University Belfast in 1970, staying on to gain a PhD in Theoretical Physics in 1973.
In 1978, he was appointed head of the Climate Change group in what is now the Met Office's Hadley Centre for Climate Prediction and Research. He was Chief Scientist from 2002 to 2008 and Director of Climate Science from 2008 to 2010. He is the most cited scientist regarding the topic of global warming.He was a convening lead author for the first and third IPCC Working Group I reports and lead author for the second. He was also chair of the World Meteorological Organization JSC/CLIVAR Working Group on Climate Modelling and a member of WMO Executive Council from 2005 to 2008.
In 2014 he took a part-time as Principal Research Fellow, advising the Met Office Chief Scientist on climate change and also became a Visiting Professor at the University of Reading.
In 2001, Mitchell was awarded the OBE in the 2001 Birthday Honours.
1948Oct, 7
John F. B. Mitchell
Choose Another Date
Events on 1948
- 3Apr
Marshall Plan
United States President Harry S. Truman signs the Marshall Plan, authorizing $5 billion in aid for 16 countries. - 14May
1948 Arab-Israeli War
Israel is declared to be an independent state and a provisional government is established. Immediately after the declaration, Israel is attacked by the neighboring Arab states, triggering the 1948 Arab-Israeli War. - 15May
1948 Arab-Israeli War
Following the expiration of The British Mandate for Palestine, the Kingdom of Egypt, Transjordan, Lebanon, Syria, Iraq and Saudi Arabia invade Israel thus starting the 1948 Arab-Israeli War. - 16Jul
1948 Arab-Israeli War
Following token resistance, the city of Nazareth, revered by Christians as the hometown of Jesus, capitulates to Israeli troops during Operation Dekel in the 1948 Arab-Israeli War. - 3Aug
Alger Hiss
Whittaker Chambers accuses Alger Hiss of being a communist and a spy for the Soviet Union.