Craig Bohren

Craig F. Bohren (born 1940) is an American atmospheric scientist and physicist, who is a Distinguished Professor Emeritus of Meteorology at Pennsylvania State University. He is known for his fundamental textbooks on light scattering, atmospheric thermodynamics, and radiative transfer, ^{[1] [2] [3]} as well as for his popular science books on atmospheric optics. ^{[4] [5]} He is an author of about 100 articles mostly on atmospheric optics, radiative transfer, and light scattering. His first atmospheric radiation teacher was Bruce Barkstrom. He is married to Nanette Malott Bohren.

Education

Bohren earned his B.S. degree in mechanical engineering from San Jose State University in 1963. He earned an M.S. degree in nuclear engineering in 1966, an M.S. degree in physics in 1971, and a Ph.D. in physics in 1975, all from the University of Arizona. ^{[6] [7]}

Awards and honors

• In 1988, Bohren was elected as a fellow of the Optical Society of America. ^[8]
• In 1993, Bohren was selected to become a Selby Fellow of the Australian Academy of Sciences. ^[8]

See also

• List of textbooks in electromagnetism

References

1. Bohren, Craig (2006). Fundamentals of Atmospheric Radiation: an Introduction with 400 Problems. Chichester: John Wiley & Sons. ISBN   978-3-527-40503-9.
2. Bohren, Craig (1998). Absorption and Scattering of Light by Small Particles. New York: Wiley. ISBN   978-0-471-29340-8.
3. Bohren, Craig (1998). Atmospheric Thermodynamics. Oxford Oxfordshire: Oxford University Press. ISBN   978-0-19-509904-1.
4. Bohren, Craig (2001). Clouds in a Glass of Beer. New York: Dover Publications. ISBN   978-0-486-41738-7.
5. Bohren, Craig (1991). What Light through Yonder Window Breaks? . London: J. Wiley. ISBN   978-0-471-52915-6.
6. ieeexplore.ieee.org https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/author/37658400000 . Retrieved 2025-06-02.{{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
7. Dr. Craig Bohren: Pt. I, 2025-04-28, retrieved 2025-06-02
8. Alkhoori, Hamad M.; Lakhtakia, Akhlesh; Breakall, James K.; Bohren, Craig F. (February 2020). "Sufficient Conditions for Zero Backscattering by a Uniaxial Dielectric-Magnetic Scatterer Endowed With Magnetoelectric Gyrotropy". IEEE Transactions on Antennas and Propagation. 68 (2): 1023–1030. Bibcode:2020ITAP...68.1023A. doi:10.1109/TAP.2019.2940625. ISSN   1558-2221.