Bruce B. Ross *71

Bruce Ross, a former deputy director of the Geophysical Fluid Dynamics Laboratory at Princeton, died Aug. 8, 2012. He was 68.

After graduating magna cum laude from Brown in 1966, Ross earned a Ph.D. from Princeton in 1971 in mechanical and aerospace engineering. He then worked until 2002 as a climate-research scientist at the Geophysical Fluid Dynamics Laboratory (GFDL) on the Forrestal Campus, where it has been located since 1968. The GFDL is a federal laboratory engaged in collaborative research with Princeton University.

In the Oct. 15, 2007, issue of the Princeton Weekly Bulletin, Stephen Pacala, the Frederick D. Petrie Professor of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology and director of the Princeton Environmental Institute, stated that “GFDL is one of the few labs in the world dedicated to creating predictive models of the Earth’s climate and is the only one collocated with a great university.”

Brian Gross, the current deputy director of GFDL, said Ross was a “consummate scientist, extraordinary mentor, and a great friend.” He and a group from GFDL attended Ross’ funeral in Colorado.

Ross is survived by Keyo, his wife of more than 40 years; and a son. He was predeceased by a daughter.

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