{"693072":{"#nid":"693072","#data":{"type":"event","title":"The Ever-Changing Georgia Coast with President Emeritus G. Wayne Clough","body":[{"value":"\u003Ch2\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/gatech.co1.qualtrics.com\/jfe\/form\/SV_01CootQye6jNKLA\u0022\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003ERSVP HERE\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cbr\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/h2\u003E\u003Cp\u003EJourney to the Georgia coast with \u003Cstrong\u003EG. Wayne Clough\u003C\/strong\u003E, CE 63, MS CE 65, HON PhD 15, President Emeritus of Georgia Institute of Technology and Secretary Emeritus of the Smithsonian Institution, and \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.gtalumni.org\/news\/class-notes-and-alumni-updates\/from-the-bookshelves.html\u0022\u003Eauthor of the new book\u003C\/a\u003E, \u003Cem\u003EThe Ever-Changing Georgia Coast: A Natural History of Its Creation, Transformation, and Future.\u003C\/em\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EMeet us at \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/maps.app.goo.gl\/bzbBP7nXwCZGJzgx8\u0022\u003EScheller Tower\u003C\/a\u003E in the heart of Tech Square for a special conversation between Clough and Georgia Tech College of Sciences Dean \u003Cstrong\u003ESusan Lozier\u003C\/strong\u003E as we travel \u201cby kayak, seaplane, and ATV to explore the rich geological history and fascinating ecology of this exceptional natural treasure\u201d \u2014 Georgia\u2019s Golden Coast \u2014 and understand the facets of its vibrant ecosystems through a story that is \u201cpart travelogue, part natural history, and part nature guide.\u201d\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EAudience Q\u0026amp;A and a book-signing reception with refreshments will follow the conversation. Copies of Clough\u2019s new book will be available for purchase and signing at the program. \u003Cstrong\u003EThis event is free and open to the public.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/gatech.co1.qualtrics.com\/jfe\/form\/SV_01CootQye6jNKLA\u0022\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003ERSVP here to be entered into a drawing\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E for one of 14 signed copies of the new book \u2014 one for each of Georgia\u2019s major barrier islands. \u003Cem\u003EPre-event registration is encouraged. Space is filled on a first come, first seated basis.\u003C\/em\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Ch3\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EAbout the Author\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/h3\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EG. Wayne Clough\u003C\/strong\u003E, born in South Georgia, received his Ph.D. from the University of California, Berkeley, served on the faculties of prominent research universities, and traveled the world as a geological and earthquake engineer. He served as president of the Georgia Institute of Technology from 1994 to 2008 and as secretary of the Smithsonian Institution from 2008 to 2015. He was named Conservationist of the Year in 2020 by the Satilla Riverkeeper, and his book \u003Cem\u003EThings New and Strange: A Southerner\u2019s Journey Through the Smithsonian Collections\u003C\/em\u003E won him Author of the Year in History by the Georgia Writers Association in 2020. His new book is \u003Cem\u003EThe Ever-Changing Georgia Coast: A Natural History of Its Creation, Transformation, and Future\u003C\/em\u003E.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Ch3\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EAbout the Moderator\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/h3\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003ESusan Lozier\u003C\/strong\u003E is dean and Betsy Middleton and John Clark Sutherland Chair in the College of Sciences at Georgia Institute of Technology. One of the world\u2019s foremost physical oceanographers, Lozier is the international project lead for the Overturning in the Subpolar North Atlantic Program (OSNAP). She recently served as president of the American Geophysical Union and currently serves on the Board of Trustees for the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution and the Board of Directors for the Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute. Her recent honors include election as a fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences in 2020 and receipt of the Henry Stommel Research Medal in 2022, the highest honor given to an oceanographer by the American Meteorological Society. In 2025, Lozier was named Faculty of the Year by the Georgia Tech Graduate Student Government Association.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Ch3\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EAbout Presenting Science\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/h3\u003E\u003Cp\u003EHosted in collaboration with the Georgia Tech Friends of Sciences, the Presenting Science series hosts distinguished researchers and thought leaders who share the latest findings and topics of interest with the Atlanta community. Our audience includes professionals, faculty, staff, alumni, students, and researchers throughout the greater metro community. Our alumni and student audience \u2014 from the College of Sciences and across the Institute \u2014 are among the most engaged.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cem\u003ELead photo: Salt marsh coast near Skidaway Island, Georgia (Maxwell Guberman \/ Georgia Tech).\u003C\/em\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cem\u003EEvent questions: \u003C\/em\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022mailto:leslie.roberts@cos.gatech.edu\u0022\u003E\u003Cem\u003ELeslie Roberts\u003C\/em\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cbr\u003E\u003Cem\u003EMedia questions: \u003C\/em\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022mailto:jess@cos.gatech.edu\u0022\u003E\u003Cem\u003EJess Hunt-Ralston\u003C\/em\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E","summary":"","format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cem\u003EJourney to the Georgia coast with G. 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