Gerd F. Glang is a former NOAA Corps rear admiral who last served as the director of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's Office of Coast Survey.

With a history stretching back to 1807, when President Thomas Jefferson asked for a survey of the young Nation's coast, the office serves America's maritime trade, fishing fleets, and recreational sailors.

RDML Glang was commanding officer of NOAAS Whiting in 1999, when the ship responded to the seafloor search for John F. Kennedy, Jr.'s, downed aircraft.

[2] RDML Glang graduated in 1984 from the State University of New York Maritime College with a bachelor's degree in electrical engineering, and a U.S. Coast Guard Deck Officer license.

Following graduation from New York Maritime College, RDML Glang completed Officer Training School and was commissioned in the U.S. Air Force before coming to NOAA in 1989.