UCAR president to be inducted into national engineering academy

BOULDER — Antonio “Tony” J. Busalacchi, president of the University Corporation for Atmospheric Research in Boulder, will be inducted into the National Academy of Engineering during a ceremony in Washington, D.C., on Oct. 9.

Inductees to the academy have made outstanding contributions to engineering research, practice or education. It is among the highest professional distinctions accorded to an engineer and those working at the intersection of science and engineering.

Busalacchi was elected for his contributions to “understanding of tropical oceans in coupled climate systems via remotely…