Richard S. Lindzen
Scientist
Born: 1940 (age 84 years), Webster, MA
Notable student: Nili Harnik
Research interests: Atmospheric Physics and Meteorology
Children: 2
Known for: Iris hypothesis; quasi-biennial oscillation; Dynamic meteorology; Atmospheric tides; Ozone photochemistry
Thesis: Radiative and photochemical processes in strato- and mesospheric dynamics (1965)