Resources
A Man for All Seasons Articles Obituaries Oral History List of graduate students
A brief memorial volume produced at the Space Science and Engineering Center dedicated to Professor Suomi's life and far-reaching influence.
Articles - and news releases that document Suomi's work and legacy
Bagne, Paul. Interview: Verner Suomi, Omni, July 1989, pp. 60-67,94. Copyright Omni, reprinted with permission
Profiles in Science, Naval Research Reviews, v. 34, no. 1, 1982, p. 51. Copyright Naval Research Reviews, reprinted with permission
Larsen, James A. Badger Space Researchers Probe Beyond the Sunset, Wisconsin Alumnus, v. 65, no. 3, 1963, pp. 12-14. Copyright On Wisconsin (formerly Wisconsin Alumnus), reprinted with permission
Satellite Will Carry Hopes of UW Scientists, Wisconsin Alumnus, v. 60, no. 12, 1959, p. 29. Copyright On Wisconsin (formerly Wisconsin Alumnus), reprinted with permission
Montgomery, Fran. Inside a Satellite, Wisconsin Alumnus, v. 59, no. 8, 1957, pp. 15, 27. Copyright On Wisconsin (formerly Wisconsin Alumnus), reprinted with permission
Discovery:Educating for the 21st Century, Wisconsin Foundation Annual Report, 1990. Copyright University of Wisconsin Foundation, reprinted with permission
Wineke, William. Weather on Instant Replay, Wisconsin State Journal, May 29, 1973. Copyright Wisconsin State Journal, reprinted with permission
Schultz, Kaye. Suomi: Super Weather Forecaster, Capital Times, May 23, 1986. Copyright Wisconsin State Journal, reprinted with permission
Know Your Madisonian, Wisconsin State Journal, May 15, 1966. copyright Wisconsin State Journal, reprinted with permission
Finney, John W. Explorer VII is Put Into Orbit to Get Radiation Data; Army Scientists Launch a 91.5-Pound Explorer VII Satellite, New York Times, Oct. 14, 1959.
Plumb, Robert K. Satellite Finds Clue to Weather; Explorer VII's Data Related Heat Earth Gives Off to Air Pressure in Space, New York Times, Sept. 27, 1960.
Stout, David. Verner E. Suomi, 79, Pioneer in Weather Forecasting, Dies, New York Times, August 1, 1995.
Obituary, Wisconsin State Journal, August 1, 1995. copyright Wisconsin State Journal, reprinted with permission
Devitt, Terry. Suomi's View of World Changed Us All, Wisconsin Week, August 30, 1995, p. 5. Copyright Wisconsin Week, reprinted with permission
Gregory, Terri ; Fox, Robert ; Smith, William. Obituary, Bulletin of the American Meteorological Society, v. 76, no. 10, 1995, pp. 1836-1837. Copyright American Meteorological Society, reprinted with permission
O'Brien, B. ; Gregory, Terri ; Devitt, Terry. Suomi Leaves Monumental Scientific Legacy, Communications Timeout, September 1995. Copyright Space Science and Engineering Center
Gregory, Terri ; Johnson, Donald R., Verner Edward Suomi 1915-1995, Memorial Tributes: National Academy of Engineers, v. 8, 1996, pp. 251-254. Reprinted with permission from Memorial Tributes: National Academy of Engineering, volume 8, 1996, the National Academy of Sciences, courtesy of the National Academies Press, Washington, D.C.
UW 'Science Giant' Dies, Wisconsin State Journal, July 31, 1995. Copyright Wisconsin State Journal, reprinted with permission
Gregory, Terri. Verner Edward Suomi (6 December 1915-30 July 1995), Proceedings of the American Philosophical Society, v. 142, no. 3, 1998, pp. 500-509. Copyright American Philosophical Society, reprinted with permission
Oral History interview - Conducted by Gisela Kutzbach for the American Meteorological Society (AMS) and University Corporation for Atmospheric Research (UCAR) Tape Recorded Interview Project.
Listen to parts 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 (each part is approximately one hour in length)
Copyright American Meteorological Society, reprinted with permission
Copyright American Meteorological Society, reprinted with permission
Professor Suomi
with a group of students
