Edward Rappaport
Edward Rappaport | |
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Born |
Los Angeles, California | November 18, 1957
Nationality | American |
Alma mater |
University of Washington Texas Tech University |
Edward Neil "Ed" Rappaport (born November 18, 1957)[1] is the acting director of the National Hurricane Center. He replaced former director Bill Proenza on July 9, 2007.[2][3] Rappaport was replaced by Bill Read in 2008. He began serving as acting director again when Richard Knabb left the NHC in 2017.[4]
Rappaport joined the NHC in 1987, training as a post-doctoral fellow, then worked on an array of assignments as a research meteorologist starting in 1988. He ascended to assistant hurricane specialist and Tropical Satellite and Analysis Center meteorologist in 1990 before becoming a hurricane specialist in 1993. From 1998 to 2000 he was chief of the Technical Support Branch. Having both operational forecasting and research experience, Rappaport became deputy director in 2000.[5] In November 2006, he declined to be nominated to replace Max Mayfield as director, citing personal reasons.[2] Rappaport earned his B.S. and M.S. in 1979 and 1983, respectively, both from the University of Washington, and earned his Ph.D. in atmospheric science from Texas Tech University in 1988.[6]
References
- ↑ "Edward N Rappaport, Born 11/18/1957 in California". CaliforniaBirthIndex.org. Retrieved July 6, 2017.
- 1 2 Associated Press (2007-07-09). "National Hurricane Center Director Replaced". Fox News. Retrieved 2007-07-09.
- ↑ Ileana Varela. "Proenza Removed As NHC Director". CBS. Archived from the original on 2007-07-08. Retrieved 2007-07-09.
- ↑ Schleifstein, Mark (March 21, 2017). "National Hurricane Center director jumps to Weather Channel". NOLA.com. Retrieved July 5, 2017.
- ↑ "Edward N. Rappaport Named Deputy Director of Tropical Prediction Center - National Hurricane Center" (Press release). National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. 2000-08-23. Retrieved 2007-07-09.
- ↑ Feltgen, Dennis (June 2011). "Q & A for NHC - Ed Rappaport". National Hurricane Center. Retrieved July 6, 2017.
Preceded by Bill Proenza |
Director of the National Hurricane Center 2007–2008 |
Succeeded by Bill Read |
Preceded by Richard Knabb |
Director of the National Hurricane Center 2017–present |
Succeeded by Incumbent |
Preceded by Max Mayfield |
Deputy Director of the NHC 2000–2007 |
Succeeded by Bill Read |
Preceded by Bill Read |
Deputy Director of the NHC 2008–2017 |
Succeeded by Vacant |