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Ray K. Linsley
Ray K. Linsley
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At the close of his tenure with the Weather Bureau, he was serving as assistant chief, Division of Climatological and Hydrologic Services, in charge of hyclrologic activities, including river forecasting, data collection, and hydrometeorological studies. He left the Bureau in 1950 to begin an illustrious twenty-five-year career at Stanford University.
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Second, he pursued an extensive research effort that produced an outstanding group of doctoral graduates, many of whom are currently recognized as emerging leaders in the field. Third, his research program pioneered the development of digital simulation models in engineering hydrology models now commonly used in hydropower, flood control, water supply, and water quality studies.
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As chairman of COWRR he was directly responsible for the coordination of federal water resources research scattered throughout more than twent,vfederal agencies. In 1968 President Johnson appointed Linsley a member of the National Water Commission.
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He was the recipient of the American Water Resources Association's Icko Iben Award in 1974. His alma mater, Worcester Polytechnic Institute, and the College of the Pacific awarded him honorary doctoral degrees.
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