Rick Spinrad

Richard William Spinrad^[1][2] is an American oceanographer and government official who served as the 11th Administrator of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. He also concurrently served as Under Secretary of Commerce for Oceans and Atmosphere from 2021 until 2025.^[3]

Born and raised in New York City,^[4] Spinrad earned a Bachelor of Arts degree^[5] in earth and planetary sciences in 1975 from Johns Hopkins University, and a Master of Science^[6] and a PhD^[1] in oceanography in 1978 and 1982, respectively, from Oregon State University at the Hatfield Marine Science Center.^[7]

Spinrad has held positions in the Office of Naval Research and Naval Meteorology and Oceanography Command; for this work, he was awarded the Navy Distinguished Civilian Service Award.^[7]

From 2003 to 2010, Spinrad was the head of the Office of Oceanic and Atmospheric Research within NOAA, and also was the U.S. permanent representative of the Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission from 2005 to 2009. He was the Vice President for Research at Oregon State University from 2010 to 2014.^[7]

Spinrad was Chief Scientist of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration from 2014 to 2016, after which he was a professor of oceanography at Oregon State University.^[7][8]

في يوم الأرض عام 2021، رشّح الرئيس جو بايدن سبينراد لمنصب وكيل وزارة التجارة لشؤون المحيطات والغلاف الجوي ، والذي يشمل إدارة الإدارة الوطنية للمحيطات والغلاف الجوي (NOAA) في وزارة التجارة . ^{[ 9 ]} وفي 17 يونيو/حزيران 2021، تمّت المصادقة على ترشيحه بالتصويت الشفهي في مجلس الشيوخ الأمريكي . ^{[ 10 ]} وأدى اليمين الدستورية أمام وزيرة التجارة جينا رايموندو في 22 يونيو/حزيران 2021. ^{[ 11 ]} واستمرّ في منصبه حتى انتهاء ولاية إدارة بايدن في 20 يناير/كانون الثاني 2025.

في عام 2025، تم انتخاب سبينراد لعضوية الأكاديمية الوطنية للهندسة . ^{[ 12 ]}

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