Inez Fung
American climatologist (born 1949)
Inez Fung (Chinese: 馮又嫦; born April 11, 1949) is a professor of atmospheric science at the University of California, Berkeley, jointly appointed in the department of earth and planetary science and the department of environmental science, policy and management. She is also the co-director of the Berkeley Institute of the Environment.
She is a member of both the National Academy of Sciences and the American Philosophical Society and a fellow in both the American Geophysical Union and the American Meteorological Society. Since 2021, she has been a member of the President’s Council of Advisors on Science and Technology (PCAST).
Early life and education
Inez Fung was born and grew up in Hong Kong, which was then a British colony. She spoke Chinese at home and learned English at school. Her parents did not have secondary education and thought it was important for their four children to have educational opportunities. She graduated from King's College, Hong Kong, in 1967. In response to the 1967 Hong Kong riots, her family left Hong Kong for North America. She traveled to the United States and enrolled in Utica College in New York.
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