Edward Rappaport
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Edward N. "Ed" Rappaport, Ph.D.
was the acting director of the National Hurricane Center
. He replaced former director Bill Proenza
on July 9, 2007. Rappaport was replaced by Bill Read
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. In November 2006, he declined to be nominated to replace Max Mayfield
as director, citing personal reasons.
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.
Ph.D.
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was the acting director of the National Hurricane Center
National Hurricane Center
The National Hurricane Center , located at Florida International University in Miami, Florida, is the division of the National Weather Service responsible for tracking and predicting weather systems within the tropics between the Prime Meridian and the 140th meridian west poleward to the 30th...
. He replaced former director Bill Proenza
Bill Proenza
Xavier William "Bill" Proenza is the Southern Region Director of the United States National Weather Service. He was previously the director of the National Hurricane Center from January 4, 2007 to July 9, 2007. Before that Proenza was Southern Region Director from 1999 to 2007.-History:Bill...
on July 9, 2007. Rappaport was replaced by Bill Read
Bill Read
William L. Read has served the United States Navy and the National Weather Service during his career. His weather service career began in 1977, and he has worked in Sterling, Virginia, Fort Worth, Texas, San Antonio, Texas, Silver Spring, Maryland, Houston, Texas, and Miami, Florida over the years...
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. In November 2006, he declined to be nominated to replace Max Mayfield
Max Mayfield
Britt Max Mayfield is a meteorologist who served as the director of the National Hurricane Center from 2000 to 2007...
as director, citing personal reasons.
Rappaport earned his B.S. and M.S. in 1979 and 1983, respectively, both from the University of Washington
University of Washington
University of Washington is a public research university, founded in 1861 in Seattle, Washington, United States. The UW is the largest university in the Northwest and the oldest public university on the West Coast. The university has three campuses, with its largest campus in the University...
, and earned his Ph.D. in atmospheric science from Texas Tech University
Texas Tech University
Texas Tech University, often referred to as Texas Tech or TTU, is a public research university in Lubbock, Texas, United States. Established on February 10, 1923, and originally known as Texas Technological College, it is the leading institution of the Texas Tech University System and has the...
in 1988.