Record #:

6765

Author(s):

Green, Ann

Abstract:

Stan Riggs, an East Carolina University distinguished research professor, has spent thirty years trekking through soggy swamps, muddy marshes, and hot beaches to gather data on erosion rates along North Carolina's 4,000 miles of coastal and estuarine shorelines. His work has ranged through state, national, and international projects. In 1983, he received the O. Max Gardner Award, which is presented annually to the University of North Carolina system faculty member \"who has made the greatest contribution to the welfare of the human race.\" Green interviews Riggs about his lifelong coastal research.

Source:

Coastwatch (NoCar QH 91 A1 N62x), Vol. Issue , High Season 2004, p12-15, il

Subject(s):

Coast changes; Beach erosion; Riggs, Stanley R. (Stan)