What is Pauline M. Austin?
'''Pauline Morrow Austin''' (b. 1916 d. 2011) was an American [[meteorologist]]. Austin got a [[Bachelor of Arts|BA]] from [[Wilson College (Pennsylvania)|Wilson College]] in 1938, an [[Master of Arts (postgraduate)|MA]] from [[Smith College]] in 1939, and a [[PhD]] in Physics from [[MIT]] in 1942. Austin worked as a meteorologist during World War II. She was one of nine women recognized for wartime [[wikt|scientific]] and [[wikt|technical]] contributions.<ref>{{cite web|last=Wilson College|title=Pauline Morrow Austin|url=http://www.wilson.edu/wilson/asp/content.asp?id=3431|accessdate=1 June 2011|archive-date=5 December 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101205074749/http://www.wilson.edu/wilson/asp/content.asp?id=3431|url-status=dead}}</ref> Next she worked at MIT as the Director of the [[weather radar]], and as part of the research staff in the Radiation Laboratory. She also was associate writer for the [[Journal of Applied Meteorology]].<ref>{{cite book|last=Bailey|first=Martha J.|title=American Women in Science:A Biographical Dictionary|url=https://archive.org/details/americanwomenins00bail_0|year=1994|publisher=ABC-CLIO, Inc.|isbn=0-87436-740-9}}</ref> ==Personal life== Austin was married for 59 years to Dr. [[James Murdoch Austin]]. Their two daughters are Doris A. Price of Annapolis, Maryland and Carol T. West of Gainesville, Florida. In later years she volunteered at the [[Florida Museum of Natural History]]. ==References== {{Reflist}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Austin, Pauline Morrow}} [[Category:2011 deaths]] [[Category:1916 births]] [[Category:American meteorologists]] [[Category:Scientists from Florida]]