James C. McWilliams

American oceanographer
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James C. McWilliams

Summary

James C. McWilliams is a human[1]. He was born on +1946-00-00T00:00:00Z[2]. He worked as an oceanographer[3], researcher[4], and geophysicist[5]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2 views/month, #7,299 of 1,000,298).[6]

Key Facts

  • James C. McWilliams was born on +1946-00-00T00:00:00Z[2].
  • James C. McWilliams worked as an oceanographer[3].
  • James C. McWilliams worked as a researcher[4].
  • James C. McWilliams worked as a geophysicist[5].
  • James C. McWilliams was employed by University of California, Los Angeles[7].
  • James C. McWilliams was educated at Harvard University[8].
  • James C. McWilliams's education included a stint at California Institute of Technology[9].
  • James C. McWilliams's doctoral advisor was George F. Carrier[10].
  • James C. McWilliams was a member of National Academy of Sciences[11].
  • James C. McWilliams is recorded as male[12].
  • James C. McWilliams's instance of is recorded as human[13].
  • James C. McWilliams supervised Xavier J. Carton as a doctoral student[14].
  • James C. McWilliams supervised Nicole S. Lovenduski as a doctoral student[15].
  • James C. McWilliams supervised Lee Paul Graves as a doctoral student[16].
  • James C. McWilliams supervised Blanca Gallego as a doctoral student[17].
  • James C. McWilliams supervised Rui Miguel Andrade Caldeira as a doctoral student[18].
  • James C. McWilliams supervised Peng Wang as a doctoral student[19].
  • James C. McWilliams supervised Junhong Liang as a doctoral student[20].
  • James C. McWilliams's ISNI is recorded as 0000000109801427[21].
  • James C. McWilliams's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 64303989[22].
  • James C. McWilliams's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as n88672506[23].
  • James C. McWilliams's Bibliothèque nationale de France ID is recorded as 15114940x[24].
  • James C. McWilliams's IdRef ID is recorded as 104797401[25].
  • James C. McWilliams's ORCID iD is recorded as 0000-0002-1237-5008[26].
  • James C. McWilliams's Mathematics Genealogy Project ID is recorded as 130102[27].

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Origins and Family

James C. McWilliams was born on +1946-00-00T00:00:00Z[2].

Education

Educated at Harvard University[8], a private university[28], in United States[29], founded in 1636[30], headquartered in Cambridge[31] and California Institute of Technology[9], a university[32], in United States[33], founded in 1891[34], headquartered in California[35]. James C. McWilliams's doctoral advisor was George F. Carrier[10].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include oceanographer[3], researcher[4], and geophysicist[5]. James C. McWilliams was employed by University of California, Los Angeles[7]. Doctoral students include Xavier J. Carton[14], a fluid mechanist[36]; Nicole S. Lovenduski[15], a university teacher[37], awarded the Ocean Sciences Early Career Award[38], specialised in atmospheric sciences[39]; Lee Paul Graves[16]; Blanca Gallego[17]; Rui Miguel Andrade Caldeira[18]; and Peng Wang[19].

Why It Matters

James C. McWilliams ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2 views/month, #7,299 of 1,000,298).[6]

FAQs

What did James C. McWilliams do for work?

James C. McWilliams worked as oceanographer[3], researcher[4], and geophysicist[5].

Where did James C. McWilliams go to school?

James C. McWilliams was educated at Harvard University[8] and California Institute of Technology[9].

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  1. [12] . wikidata.org.
  2. [13] . wikidata.org.
  3. [8] . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  4. [9] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  5. [3] . wikidata.org.
  6. [4] . wikidata.org.
  7. [5] . www.nasonline.org. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [7] . wikidata.org.
  9. [10] . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  10. [14] . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  11. [15] . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  12. [16] . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  13. [17] . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  14. [18] . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  15. [19] . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  16. [20] . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  17. [21] . wikidata.org.
  18. [22] . wikidata.org.
  19. [23] . Library of Congress Name Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  20. [24] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  21. [25] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  22. [11] . wikidata.org.
  23. [26] . wikidata.org.
  24. [27] . wikidata.org.
  25. [2] . NUKAT. Retrieved . wikidata.org.

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  1. [28] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [29] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [30] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
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  5. [32] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [33] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  7. [34] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  8. [35] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  9. [36] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  10. [37] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  11. [38] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  12. [39] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [6] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.

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