April 2011
-New Book - "Rising Waters: The
Causes and Consequences of Flooding in the United States" by
CTBS Director Dr. Sam Brody and Associate Director Dr. Wesley
Highfield becomes available for
Preorder
-Patrick Doty, Kevin Crosby, and Logan Harrell join the team
as undergraduate researchers
January 2011
-Russell Blessing and Hee Ju Kim join team as graduate
research assistants
September 2010
-Carland Holstead joins team as graduate research assistant
November
18, 2009
-Dr. Brody Accepts Appointment to Mitchell Endowed Chair.
November 3, 2009
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patience.
November 2009
-Jennifer Feagins joins team as undergraduate research
assistant and NSF REU.
September 2009
-Dr. Samuel Brody name CTBS Director.
-Dr. Wes Highfield joins the team as Research Scientist.
-Josh Gunn joins team as Graduate Student Researcher.
August 2009
-Hazard Reduction and Recovery Center (HRRC) and CTBS form a
collaborative research
partnership and a branch office of HRRC is established in
Galveston.
-Environmental Planning and Sustainability Research Unit
(EPSRU) is co-located within CTBS &
HRRC.
2008
-SSPEED partners with CTBS.
July 9, 2007
-CTBS is on the NEWS!
The Center for Texas Beaches & Shores (CTBS) is featured on
the Galveston County Daily News.
May 10, 2007
-Bill Merrell, Bill Seitz and Tanveer Islam from the CTBS
participated in the annual Texas Hurricane Conference organized
by the Governor's Division of Emergency Management (DEM) held at
the Galveston Island Convention Center from 8-10 May, 2007. A
90-minute workshop entitled "Galveston Future: Developing a
Disaster Resilient Community" was presented by Dr. Merrell on
behalf of the CTBS.
May 8, 2007
-Two papers were presented at the SSPEED (Severe Storm
Prediction, Education and Evacuation from Disasters) Conference
by Bill Merrell and Bill Seitz co-authored with Tanveer Islam
and Sam Brody.
April 2006
-Dr. Merrell heads up the first Center for Texas Beaches and
Shores business meeting.
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