Conrad Lautenbacher - Department of Commerce

Conrad Lautenbacher - Department of Commerce

Conrad Lautenbacher is Under Secretary of Commerce for Oceans and Atmosphere. According to whitehouse.gov: Most recently, Conrad Lautenbacher was the President and CEO of the Consortium for Oceanographic Research and Education and was... [more]

Conrad Lautenbacher is Under Secretary of Commerce for Oceans and Atmosphere. According to whitehouse.gov: Most recently, Conrad Lautenbacher was the President and CEO of the Consortium for Oceanographic Research and Education and was previously an Associate with Technology, Strategies and Alliances. A member of the U.S. Navy from 1964 to 2000, Lautenbacher served in a variety of positions at the Department of the Navy. He served as Deputy Chief of Naval Operations from 1997 to 2000, Director of the Office of Program Appraisal from 1996 to 1997 and Commander of the U.S. Third Fleet from 1994 to 1996. Additionally, from 1996 to 1999, Lautenbacher was Chairman of the Board of the United Services Benefit Association. He is a graduate of the U.S. Naval Academy and received both a Master's degree and Ph.D. from Harvard University.

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NOAA Launches New Pacific Fisheries Research Ship

NOAA Ship Bell M. Shimada is launched at the VT Halter Marine shipyard, Moss Point, Miss. NOAA launched the fourth of a series of new fisheries survey vessels designed to study fish quietly without altering their behavior on September 29, 2008. Moments before the ship was launched into the Escatawpa River, Bell M. Shimada was christened by her sponsor, Susan E. Lautenbacher, an educator and wife of retired Navy Vice Admiral Conrad C. Lautenbacher Jr., under secretary of commerce for... Read Full Story

Solar Cycle 24 Heats Up -Could Wreak Havoc

From:  dailygalaxy.com
A rogue flare, a solar tsunami of 100 times a normal flare would release the energy equivalent of billions of hydrogen bombs and spew into space hundred of billions of tons of murderous gamma rays that could overwhelm the natural defenses of the Earth's magnetosphere and atmosphere and zap all living creatures in its path. And mostly the most fascinating fact about this gruesome scenario is that it would left no, zero trace in history. The solar cycle, or the solar magnetic activity... Read Full Story

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