Coastal Services Center

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Acknowledgements

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Funding for "Beach Nourishment" was provided by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Coastal Services Center. Content related to coastal geology, law and policy, and socioeconomic factors was developed by Parsons Corporation and Applied Technology and Management, Incorporated under contract with the Coastal Services Center.

Primary Authors

Federal staff and contractors working directly for the Coastal Services Center planned this Web site, directed the development and review of all of its content, and constructed the Web site itself. In addition to this, they contributed significant portions of the content, most notably, the entire Coastal Ecology component and much of the Human Dimension component. Primary contributers from Parsons Corporation, Applied Technology and Management, and their subcontractors are listed below.

Law and Policy

Steven Bach, Ph.D. Parsons Engineering Science, Inc. 5390 Triangle Pkwy. Suite 100 Norcross, GA 30092	Phone: 678-969-2468 Fax: 770-446-4910 Direct: 678-969-2468 Steven.Bach@parsons.com
Meredith Kirby. Parsons Engineering Science, Inc. 5390 Triangle Pkwy. Suite 100 Norcross, GA 30092	Phone: 678-969-2334 Fax: 770-446-4910 Direct: 678-969-2334 Meredith.Kirby@parsons.com
Corie Rockett Parsons Engineering Science, Inc. 5390 Triangle Pkwy. Suite 100 Norcross, GA 30092	Phone: 678-969-2449 Fax: 770-446-4910 Direct: 678-969-2449 Corie.Rockett@parsons.com

Coastal Geology and Engineering

Karyn Erickson, M.E., P.E., President Erickson Consulting Engineers, Inc. 7201 Delainey Court Sarasota, FL 34240	Phone: 941-373-6460 Fax: 941-373-6480 karyn@ericksonconsultingengineers.com
Robert G. Dean, Sc. D., P.E. University of Florida Department of Civil & Coastal Engineering Gainesville, FL 32611	Phone: UF 352-392-1436 x1430 Phone: Home 352-377-3261 Fax: 352-374-4174 dean@coastal.ufl.edu
Billy L. Edge, Ph.D., P.E. Ocean Engineering Program Department of Civil Engineering Texas A&M University College Station, TX 77843-3136	Phone: 979-847-8712 Fax: 979-862-8162 b-edge@tamu.edu
Erica Carr, M.S. Applied Technology & Management, Inc. 2770 NW 43 St. Suite B Gainesville, FL 32606	Phone: 352-375-8700 Fax: 352-375-0995 ecarr@appliedtm.com
Richard Davis, Ph.D., P.G. Coastal Research Laboratory Dept. of Geology, USF Tampa, FL 33620	Phone: 813-974-2773 Lab: 813-974-2759 Fax: 813-974-2654 rdavis@chuma1.cas.usf.edu
Gregory Stone, Ph.D. Coastal Studies LSU E111 Howe-Russell Geoscience Complex Baton Rouge, LA 70803-7527	Phone: 225-388-6188 Fax: 225-578-2520 gstone43@Cox.net

Socioeconomics

Thomas Curtis, Ph.D. Southeastern Business Research, Inc. 6701 Mid-Place Tampa, FL 33617	Phone: USF 813-985-5694 Fax: 813-985-5694 tpc53@yahoo.com
Karyn Erickson, M.E., P.E., President Erickson Consulting Engineers, Inc. Gainesville, FL 32608	Phone: 352-375-6934 Fax: 352-371-1654 kerickso@bellsouth.net
Richard Moss, Ph.D. USF St. Petersburg St. Petersburg, FL	Phone: 727-553-4079 rmoss@stpt.usf.edu

Coordination of AT&M Team

Patricia Ehrman
Applied Technology and Management, Inc.
2770 NW 43rd Street, Suite B
Gainesville, FL 32606
(352) 375-8700 tel
(352) 375-0995 fax

Principal Reviewers

Federal staff and contractors working directly for the Coastal Services Center reviewed the contents of this Web site. In addition to this, the Center solicited reviews from other individuals whose insights were particularly valuable because they reflect both the technical expertise of the reviewers and the perspectives of the organizations that they represent. Special thanks are due to these persons, who contributed significant amounts of time and energy to this project, and greatly enhanced it's value:

• Andrew Coburn (Senior Research Associate, Duke University Program for the Study of Developed Shorelines)
• Charles Chesnutt (Coastal Engineer, US Army Corps of Engineers)
• John Fisher (Professor of Civil Engineering, North Carolina State University)
• Jeanette Gallihugh (Biologist, US Fish and Wildlife Service)
• Howard Marlowe (Legislative Coordinator, American Shore and Beach Preservation Association; President, Marlowe and Company)
• Orrin Pilkey (Professor of Geology, Duke University Program for the Study of Developed Shorelines)
• Harry Shoudy (Economist, US Army Corps of Engineers)