{"605909":{"#nid":"605909","#data":{"type":"news","title":"Aquatic Connectivity Team Wins Best Public Policy Design at Capstone Expo","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EOn Tuesday, April 24, two Public Policy Student teams competed in the Georgia Tech\u0026rsquo;s 2018 spring Capstone Design Expo. The award for the Best Public Policy project went to the\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/expo.gatech.edu\/projects\/1037\/\u0022\u003EAquatic Connectivity Team\u003C\/a\u003E\u0026nbsp;of Charles Lucas, Victoria Inman, Victoria Doris, and Sarah Saltiel, all senior public policy majors.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThe team was rewarded for their \u0026ldquo;Liberating a Dammed \u0026amp; Culverted Georgia\u0026rdquo; project that addresses the best practices and regulations on dam and culvert removal. The goal of the project is to prevent water contamination, damage to aquatic wildlife, and improve aquatic connectivity in the state of Georgia. \u0026ldquo;Georgia is home to thousands of dams and culverts. These structures present a growing concern about the disruption to waterways. These structures lead to water contamination, damage aquatic wildlife, and suppress the growth of various species and can threaten community safety when they fail. This study has conducted research concerning dam and culvert removal and have produced a six-state comparison, dam removal case study, and regulation database. This study has identified the best practices, permitting processes, and regulations surrounding dam and culvert removal in the state of Georgia through these deliverables. The results of the study will ultimately provide The Nature Conservancy with the best practices and regulatory understanding needed to begin working toward dam removal and culvert restoration, with the goal of improving aquatic connectivity in Georgia.\u0026rdquo;\u0026nbsp;The team was advised by Public Policy Associate Professor\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.iac.gatech.edu\/faculty-and-staff\/faculty\/bio\/isett\u0022\u003EKimberly Isett\u003C\/a\u003E\u0026nbsp;and Professor\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.iac.gatech.edu\/faculty-and-staff\/faculty\/bio\/hicks\u0022\u003EDiana Hicks\u003C\/a\u003E.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThe 2018 expo showcased the work of 226 teams from a dozen Georgia Tech schools in three colleges.\u0026nbsp;The Capstone represents the culmination\u0026nbsp;of months of work for the seniors that participated.\u0026nbsp;Undergraduates from senior design courses worked with real-world, open-ended, interdisciplinary challenges proposed by industrial and research project sponsors. The teams presented their work to industry representatives, faculty, staff, and students,\u0026nbsp;who judged best project awards.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThe other Public Policy team,\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/expo.gatech.edu\/projects\/1038\/\u0022\u003EAtlanta Solar Strategy\u003C\/a\u003E, worked on\u0026nbsp;developing a rooftop solar siting strategy for the Nature Conversancy of Georgia. The team created a database of all roofs within the Atlanta Perimeter that would be good candidates for rooftop solar systems, and conducted interviews about the motivators and barriers to solar installation in Atlanta. The team was advised by Professor\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.iac.gatech.edu\/faculty-and-staff\/faculty\/bio\/hicks\u0022\u003EDiana Hicks\u003C\/a\u003E.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003ECongratulations to both teams for representing Public Policy and Ivan Allen Allen College of Liberal Arts at the Capstone Expo!\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":[{"value":"Aquatic Connectivity Team Wins Best Public Policy Capstone Design"}],"field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cdiv\u003E\r\n\u003Cp\u003EOn Tuesday, April 24, two Public Policy Student teams competed in the Georgia Tech\u0026rsquo;s 2018 spring Capstone Design Expo. The award for the Best Public Policy project went to the Aquatic Connectivity Team of Charles Lucas, Victoria Inman, Victoria Doris, and Sarah Saltiel, all senior public policy majors.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\u003C\/div\u003E\r\n","format":"limited_html"}],"field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"On Tuesday, April 24, two Public Policy student teams competed in the Georgia Tech\u2019s 2018 spring Capstone Design Expo. The award for the Best Public Policy project went to the Aquatic Connectivity Team."}],"uid":"34508","created_gmt":"2018-05-07 16:47:28","changed_gmt":"2018-05-14 12:17:14","author":"oadebola3","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","dateline":{"date":"2018-05-07T00:00:00-04:00","iso_date":"2018-05-07T00:00:00-04:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"hg_media":{"605902":{"id":"605902","type":"image","title":"Public Policy 2018 Capstone Expo Winners","body":null,"created":"1525709802","gmt_created":"2018-05-07 16:16:42","changed":"1539020400","gmt_changed":"2018-10-08 17:40:00","alt":"Group photo of Public Policy Chair Kaye Fealing with Aquatic Connectivity Team holding a giant check for $1000","file":{"fid":"231069","name":"PubPol Winners 2018 cropped.jpg","image_path":"\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/PubPol%20Winners%202018%20cropped.jpg","image_full_path":"http:\/\/hg.gatech.edu\/\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/PubPol%20Winners%202018%20cropped.jpg","mime":"image\/jpeg","size":713966,"path_740":"http:\/\/hg.gatech.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/740xx_scale\/public\/images\/PubPol%20Winners%202018%20cropped.jpg?itok=VBOg54rX"}}},"media_ids":["605902"],"related_links":[{"url":"https:\/\/spp.gatech.edu","title":"School of Public Policy"}],"groups":[{"id":"1281","name":"Ivan Allen College of Liberal Arts"},{"id":"1289","name":"School of Public Policy"}],"categories":[{"id":"129","name":"Institute and Campus"}],"keywords":[{"id":"15139","name":"Capstone Expo"},{"id":"626","name":"public policy"},{"id":"177890","name":"Aquatic Connectivity"}],"core_research_areas":[],"news_room_topics":[],"event_categories":[],"invited_audience":[],"affiliations":[],"classification":[],"areas_of_expertise":[],"news_and_recent_appearances":[],"phone":[],"contact":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003ERebecca Keane\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\nDirector of Communications\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\nrebecca.keane@iac.gatech.edu\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\n404.894.1720\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","format":"limited_html"}],"email":["rebecca.keane@iac.gatech.edu"],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}}}