Hsiao-Lan Kuo
| Hsiao-Lan Kuo | |
|---|---|
| Born |
7 Feb 1915 Hebei, China |
| Died |
2006 (age 91) Chicago, Illinois, U.S. |
| Citizenship | United States |
| Fields | meteorology |
| Institutions |
MIT University of Chicago |
| Alma mater |
Tsinghua University Zhejiang University University of Chicago |
| Doctoral advisor | Carl-Gustaf Rossby |
| Known for |
model for hurricane Rayleigh-Kuo theorem |
| Notable awards | Rossby Medal (1970) |
Hsiao-Lan Kuo (Traditional Chinese: 郭曉嵐, Simplified Chinese: 郭晓岚, Pinyin: Guō Xiǎolán) (1915–2006), or GUO Xiaolan, was a prominent Chinese American mathematician, meteorologist. He was a recipient of the Carl-Gustaf Rossby Research Medal.
Career
Born in Mancheng Village, Hebei Province on February 7, 1915, Kuo obtained his B.Sc. from Tsinghua University (1937), a M.Sc. from Zhejiang University (1942, under advisor Coching Chu), and a Ph.D. from the University of Chicago (1948, advisor Carl-Gustaf Rossby).
From 1949–1961 Kuo worked as a research associate, later a senior specialist, and finally the project director on the Hurricane Project at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT). He was Professor Emeritus at the Department of Geophysical Sciences at the University of Chicago.
Kuo was an academician of Academia Sinica (1988 election).
Works
Kuo developed important mathematical tools to describe the complex circulation patterns of atmospheric activity. He helped to mathematically model the birth of a tropical cyclone (hurricane). Kuo's work is an important part of the theoretical foundation for modern meteorology.[1] He is considered as a member of the Chicago School of Meteorology, which started from Carl-Gustaf Rossby.[2]
For this reason, in 1970, Kuo was awarded the Carl-Gustaf Rossby Research Medal from the American Meteorological Society (AMS), which is the highest honor for atmospheric science.[3]
The Rayleigh-Kuo theorem or Rayleigh-Kuo Criterion, a necessary condition for barotropically unstable fluid, is named after him.
References
- ↑ Hsiao-Lan Kuo, meteorologist, 1915-2006
- ↑ University of Chicago - Department of Geophysical Sciences: History
- ↑ AMS Award Descriptions: The Carl-Gustaf Rossby Research Medal
External links
- Obituary notice: Hsiao-Lan Kuo, meteorologist, 1915-2006 (English)
- Britannica: Hsiao-lan Kuo (Chinese-American meteorologist) (English)
- A memorial of professor Guo Xiaolan (English)
- Chinese Obituary: 郭晓岚院士去世 (Chinese)
- 郭晓岚教授对大气科学的杰出贡献 (Kuo's outstanding contributions to meteorology) (Chinese)