NOVEMBER 1999
Meteorologist Krishnamurti
By Amy Welch
FSU Communications Group
As an undergraduate studying physics at Delhi University in
the late 1940s, T.N. Krishnamurti would often visit the India
Meteorological Department, a few blocks from where he lived,
for fun.
He met some of the most famous meteorologists at the time and
made his decision to become a meteorologist.
He earned a bachelor's and a master's in physics from Delhi
University and then a master's in meteorology from Ahdhra University.
He earned a Ph.D. in meteorology from the University of Chicago
in 1959. While at Chicago, Krishnamurti met his future wife,
now Ruby Krishnamurti, who is an accomplished oceanographer at
FSU.
In 1964, the Krishnamurtis moved to Tallahassee and both became
professors at FSU.
"I feel very fortunate to work with one of the leading tropical
prediction experts in the world," said Brian Mackey, a meteorology
doctoral student. "Krish is not only a mentor, but also
a friend with whom I can discuss a variety of scientific and
social issues."
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Many of his graduate and doctoral students have gone on to work at some of the top weather organizations in the world.