| 词条 | Roman Kintanar |
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| name = Roman Kintanar | image = | image_size = | birth_name = | birth_date = June 13, 1929 | birth_place = Cebu City, Philippine Islands | death_date = {{dda|2007|5|6|1929|6|13}} | death_place = Quezon City, Philippines | citizenship = | nationality = Filipino | fields = Meteorology | workplaces = | alma_mater = | doctoral_advisor = | academic_advisors = | doctoral_students = | notable_students = | known_for = | awards = | signature = }} Roman Lucero Kintanar Ph.D. (June 13, 1929 – May 6, 2007) was a scientist in the field of meteorology. BiographyKintanar was born in Cebu City, Philippines. Kintanar received his Bachelor of Science in Physics at the University of the Philippines in 1951 before earning a Ph.D. at the University of Texas. CareerKintanar started out as a weather observer in 1948. On August 1, 1958, he was appointed as the Director of the Weather Bureau, later named the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA), at the age of 29, the youngest person to hold such a position in Filipino Government service, and stayed in that position for almost 40 years. During his tenure as the head of PAGASA, Kintanar was appointed Third Vice-President of WMO in 1978 before becoming the President of the eighth World Meteorological Organization (WMO) congress in 1979, and was re-elected for another four-year term as the President of the WMO on 1983. Death and afterwardKintanar died of cancer on May 6, 2007, at his residence in Quezon City. An asteroid (6636 Kintanar) was named after him in 2007 for his contributions to the science of meteorology. Awards
References1. ^{{cite web|url=https://www.wmo.int/pages/about/awards/winners_imo_en.html|title=Winners of the IMO Prize|publisher=World Meteorological Organization|accessdate=8 December 2015|deadurl=yes|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20151122014635/http://www.wmo.int/pages/about/awards/winners_imo_en.html|archivedate=22 November 2015|df=}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Kintanar, Roman}} 6 : 1929 births|2007 deaths|Filipino meteorologists|People from Cebu City|University of Texas at Austin alumni|University of the Philippines alumni |
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