Al died Jan. 17, 2015, in State College, Pa.
He prepared for Princeton at North Plainfield (N.J.) High School. At Princeton he was elected to Phi Beta Kappa and earned a degree in astronomy. He was on the gym team and a member of Gateway Club.
Al was a member of the Army Air Corps class in meteorology at NYU and served as a station weather officer in Keflavik, Iceland, during World War II. The office provided weather observations, forecasts, and briefings for military-transport operations. Following his service, Al earned a Ph.D. at NYU.
An educator, researcher, and scientist, Al served as an associate professor of meteorology at NYU, a lecturer at Columbia University, and a professor at Penn State, where he acted as department head from 1967 to 1981. He was named professor emeritus in 1985.
During his prolific career, Al was active in many professional societies, received a number of professional honors, and published more than 100 articles.
He is survived by his wife, Beatrice Fenner, a 1938 high school classmate; sons Bruce ’70, Russell ’74, and Thomas ’80; and three grandchildren. The class suffered a great loss with the death of this gifted teacher and scientist.