Laby, Jean (1915–)
Laby, Jean (1915–)
Australian atmospheric physicist. Born 1915 in Melbourne, Australia; dau. of Thomas Howell Laby (natural philosophy professor); University of Melbourne, BS, 1939, MSc, 1951, PhD, 1959.
Atmospheric physicist who researched cosmic rays, the stratosphere's composition and the wind, worked as a demonstrator, senior demonstrator (from mid–1940s) and lecturer (from 1959) at University of Melbourne; employed as a senior lecturer at Royal Australian Air Force Academy at Point Cook (1961–82); worked with University of Wyoming scientists to measure atmospheric aerosols, water vapor in the stratosphere and ozone for the Climate Impact Assessment Program.
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