To celebrate Black History Month, there's a new exhibit at The Franklin Institute that highlights significant contributions by African-Americans in the sciences, including meteorology.

One of those profiled is Charles Anderson, who was a weather officer for the Tuskegee Airmen in World War II. In 1960, he earned a doctorate from MIT, the first African-American to earn a PhD in Meteorology. Dr. Anderson then worked at the Environmental Science Service Administration, the forerunner to NOAA, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. Later, as a professor at Wisconsin and North Carolina State, he researched tornadoes and hurricanes and the meteorology of other planets.

Today, the American Meteorological Society honors Dr. Anderson's legacy with the Charles Anderson Award, given annually to recognize outstanding contributions to the promotion of diversity in the atmospheric sciences.