Richard Arnold

Richard Arnold serves as Director of Professional Studies at the University of Maryland Center for Environmental Science, bringing unique experience as both an educator and NASA astronaut. After completing his BS from Frostburg State University and MS in Marine and Estuarine Environmental Science from the University of Maryland, he built an impressive career spanning global education and space exploration. As a NASA astronaut from 2004 to 2023, he completed two missions to the International Space Station, conducting five spacewalks totaling over 32 hours