æt mˈɛɹɪlˌænd, hiː sˈɜːvd æz fˈɜːst dᵻɹˈɛktɚɹ ʌvðə ɡɹˈædʒuːət pɹˈoʊɡɹæm ɪn mˌiːɾɪoːɹˈɑːlədʒi lˈeɪɾɚ nˈeɪmd ðə dᵻpˈɑːɹtmənt ʌv ˌætməsfˈɛɹɪk ænd ˌoʊʃɪˈænɪk sˈaɪəns, ænd ʌvðɪ ˈɪnstɪtˌuːt fɔːɹ flˈuːɪd daɪnˈæmɪks ænd ɐplˈaɪd mˌæθɪmˈæɾɪks.
At Maryland, he served as first Director of the Graduate program in Meteorology (later named the Department of Atmospheric and Oceanic Science), and of the Institute for Fluid Dynamics and Applied Mathematics.