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Lajoie, France Albert (1923 - )

Meteorologist

Born: 16 February 1923 Mauritius

France Albert Lajoie joined the Bureau of Meteorology in 1969 as an experienced meteorologist, having worked for many years in the weather service of his home country, Mauritius. He specialised in tropical cyclone research. While at the Bureau he trained staff to perform Radiosonde and Rawin computations, to repair and service the Windfinding Radar equipment (1958); and to receive, grid and interpret satellite cloud pictures (1966). In 1966 he was appointed Acting Assistant Director in charge of the Synoptic Division. Lajoie was a member of the World Meteorological Organization Working Group on Meteorological Telecommunications for Africa and a member for Mauritius of C. Ae. M.

Career Highlights

Chronology
1943 - 1949 Meteorological Observer with the Royal Air Force
1949 - 1955 Meteorological Observer with the Mauritius Meteorological Services
1950 Graduate of the British Institution of Radio Engineers, London
1958 Bachelor of Science (BSc) completed at the University of London
1964 Master of Science (MSc) completed at the University of Melbourne
1966 - 1969 Acting Assistant Director in charge of the Synoptic Division of the Bureau of Meteorology
1969 Migrated to Australia (Victoria?)
1969 - 1971 Meteorologist and part-time Lecturer in Tropical Meteorology at the University of Melbourne
1970 - 1972 Worked on the Bureau's Global Analysis Research Projects (GARP)
1970 - c. 1988 Joined the Synoptic Research Section of the Bureau of Meteorology in Melbourne
1973 Contributed to the initial draft of the Australian Forecasting Manual

Online Sources

See Also

Australian Science and Technology Heritage Centre, Federation and Meteorology, 2001, http://www.austehc.unimelb.edu.au/fam/scripts/fam-dynindex.php3?EID=P003270. [ Details ]

Structure based on ISAAR(CPF) - click here for an explanation of the fields.

Prepared by: Helen Morgan
Created: 10 May 2001
Modified: 21 August 2006

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