Timothy Gallaudet

Timothy Cole Gallaudet[1] is an American oceanographer who is a retired Rear Admiral in the United States Navy. Gallaudet currently serves as the Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Oceans and Atmosphere within the U.S. Department of Commerce. In this function, he fulfilled the role of Acting Under Secretary of Commerce for Oceans and Atmosphere and Acting Administrator of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) until February 28, 2019.[2] He was the longest-tenured Acting Administrator of NOAA in the organization's history at the time he was replaced, but was subsequently surpassed by his successor, Neil Jacobs.

Timothy Gallaudet
Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Oceans and Atmosphere
Incumbent
Assumed office October 25, 2017
President	Donald Trump
Preceded by	Mark E. Schaefer
Acting Under Secretary of Commerce for Oceans and Atmosphere and Administrator of NOAA
In office October 25, 2017 – February 24, 2019
President	Donald Trump
Preceded by	Benjamin Friedman (acting)
Succeeded by	Neil Jacobs (acting)
Personal details
Born	(1967-03-18) March 18, 1967 Hollywood, California, U.S.
Education	United States Naval Academy (BS) Scripps Institution of Oceanography (MS, PhD)
Scientific career
Fields	Oceanography
Institutions	U.S. Navy
Thesis	Shallow water acoustic backscatter and reverberation measurements using a 68-kHz cylindrical array (2001)
Doctoral advisor	Christian de Moustier
Military career
Allegiance	United States
Service/branch	United States Navy
Years of service	1985–2017
Rank	Rear admiral
Commands held	Naval Meteorology and Oceanography Command

Early life and education

Gallaudet holds a bachelor's degree from the United States Naval Academy and master's and doctoral degrees from the Scripps Institution of Oceanography, all in oceanography.[3][4][5]

Gallaudet was born on March 18, 1967, in Hollywood, California. He attended the United States Naval Academy and was awarded a bachelor of science degree in oceanography and was commissioned as an ensign in the United States Navy in 1989. After leaving Annapolis, Gallaudet went directly to the Scripps Institution of Oceanography for two years of post graduate studies, and was awarded a master of science degree in oceanography in 1991. For the next six years, Gallaudet served in various naval assignments before he returned to Scripps for his doctoral studies in 1997 under the direction of Christian de Moustier. He received his Ph.D. in 2001 before returning to active duty.[6]

Naval service

Prior to his role at NOAA, Gallaudet served as Oceanographer of the Navy and Commander of the Naval Meteorology and Oceanography Command. He has experience in weather and ocean forecasting, hydrographic surveying, developing policy and plans to counter illegal, unregulated, and unreported fishing, and assessing the national security impacts of climate change.[7][8][9]

Gallaudet retired from the Navy in July 2017.[10]

NOAA service

On October 25, 2017, after being confirmed by the U.S. Senate, Gallaudet took office as Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Oceans and Atmosphere within the U.S. Department of Commerce.

In this function, he fulfills the role of Acting Under Secretary of Commerce for Oceans and Atmosphere and Acting Administrator of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. The Under Secretary of Commerce for Oceans and Atmosphere is appointed by the President of the United States with the consent of the United States Senate to serve at the pleasure of the President.

The University Corporation for Atmospheric Research, a nonprofit consortium of more than 100 colleges and universities providing research and training in the atmospheric and related sciences, supported Gallaudet's nomination.[11]

In February 2019, Gallaudet was replaced as Acting NOAA Administrator by Neil Jacobs while still remaining as the Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Oceans and Atmosphere.[12] At the time of the announcement, the Senate has yet to confirm a permanent administrator for NOAA.

References

1. "PN151 — Navy". U.S. Congress. March 1, 1989. Retrieved October 23, 2017.
2. "PN897 — Timothy Gallaudet — Department of Commerce". U.S. Congress. October 5, 2017. Retrieved October 23, 2017.
3. "President Donald J. Trump Announces Intent to Nominate Personnel to Key Administration Posts". The White House. September 2, 2017. Retrieved October 2, 2017. This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
4. Monroe, Robert (September 26, 2014). "Around the Pier: Oceanographer Tim Gallaudet Becomes First Scripps Ph.D. to Rise to Rank of Admiral in U.S. Navy". Scripps Institution of Oceanography. Retrieved October 3, 2017.
5. "Breaking: Trump picks NASA chief, NOAA second-in-command". Science Magazine. September 1, 2017. Retrieved October 3, 2017.
6. Gallaudet, Timothy Cole (2001). Shallow water acoustic backscatter and reverberation measurements using a 68-kHz cylindrical array (Ph.D. thesis). University of California, San Diego. OCLC 48800474 – via ProQuest.
7. "President Donald J. Trump Announces Intent to Nominate Personnel to Key Administration Posts". The White House. September 2, 2017. Retrieved October 2, 2017. This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
8. Monroe, Robert (September 26, 2014). "Around the Pier: Oceanographer Tim Gallaudet Becomes First Scripps Ph.D. to Rise to Rank of Admiral in U.S. Navy". Scripps Institution of Oceanography. Retrieved October 3, 2017.
9. "Breaking: Trump picks NASA chief, NOAA second-in-command". Science Magazine. September 1, 2017. Retrieved October 3, 2017.
10. "Change of Command Ceremony". St. Louis Post-Dispatch. July 27, 2017.
11. "UCAR statement on nomination of Timothy Gallaudet". University Corporation for Atmospheric Research. September 5, 2017. Retrieved October 3, 2017.
12. Tollefson, Jeff (February 26, 2019). "US climate and oceans agency hit by leadership shake-up". Nature. doi:10.1038/d41586-019-00702-z.

External links

• Biography at National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
• Biography at the U.S. Navy

Government offices
Preceded by Benjamin Friedman (acting) Kathryn D. Sullivan	Acting Administrator of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration 2017 – 2019	Succeeded by Neil Jacobs (acting)