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EspañolORRIN H. PILKEY
'Orrin H. Pilkey' is Emeritus Professor of Geology and Director of the Program for the Study of Developed Shorelines (PSDS) within the Division of Earth and Ocean Science at Duke University.
Pilkey received his B.S. degree in geology at Washington State College, his M.S. degree in geology at the University of Montana and his Ph.D. degree in geology at Florida State University. He has been at Duke University since 1965, with one year breaks with the Department of Marine Science at the University of Puerto Rico, Mayaquez and with the U.S. Geological Survey in Woods Hole, Massachusetts.
Pilkey's research centers on both basic and applied coastal geology, focusing primarily on barrier island coasts. The PSDS group is currently exploring, from a geologic viewpoint, methods for mitigating hurricane damage on barrier islands. The PSDS is also analyzing the numerical models used by coastal geologists and engineers to predict the movement of beach sand, especially on beach replenishment [1].
His research in recent years has been funded by the Federal Emergency Management Agency, the National Geographic Society, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Agency, the U.S. Geological Survey, the National Science Foundation, and a variety of private foundations[2].
He received numerous awards, among them the Francis Shepard medal for excellence in marine geology in 1987, and in 1991 he was the N.C. Wildlife Federation Conservation educator of the year.
Pilkey has published more than 150 technical publications and a number of books.
★ Neal, W.J., O.H. Pilkey, and J.T. Kelley, 2007, Atlantic Sandy Beaches Underfoot: A Guide to Ripples, Dunes, and Other Natural Features of the Seashore: Mountain Press Publishing Company, Missoula, MT, 272 p.
★ Pilkey, O.H., and L. Pilkey-Jarvis, 2007, Useless Arithmetic: Why Environmental Scientists Can’t Predict the Future: New York, Columbia University Press, 230 p.
★ Pilkey, O.H., T.M. Rice, and W.J. Neal, 2004, How to Read a North Carolina Beach: University of North Carolina Press, Chapel Hill, NC, 162 p.
★ Pilkey, O.H. and M.E. Fraser, 2003, A Celebration of the World’s Barrier Islands: Columbia University Press, New York, NY, 309 p.
★ Pilkey, O.H., W.J. Neal, S.R. Riggs, C.A. Webb, D.M. Bush, J. Bullock, and B. Cowan, 1998, The North Carolina Shore and Its Barrier Islands: Duke University Press, Durham, NC, 318 p.
★ Mason, O., O.H. Pilkey, and W.J. Neal, 1996, Living with the Alaska Coast: Duke University Press, Durham, NC, 348 p.
★ Bush, D.M., O.H. Pilkey, and W.J. Neal, 1996, Living by the Rules of the Sea, Duke University Press, Durham, NC, 179 p.
★ Pilkey, O.H., and K.L. Dixon, 1996, The Corps and the Shore: Island Press, Washington, DC, 272 p.
★ Interview with Orrin Pilkey & Linda Jarvis-Pilkey
★ Who should be on the beach? - An interview with Orrin Pilkey
Pilkey received his B.S. degree in geology at Washington State College, his M.S. degree in geology at the University of Montana and his Ph.D. degree in geology at Florida State University. He has been at Duke University since 1965, with one year breaks with the Department of Marine Science at the University of Puerto Rico, Mayaquez and with the U.S. Geological Survey in Woods Hole, Massachusetts.
Pilkey's research centers on both basic and applied coastal geology, focusing primarily on barrier island coasts. The PSDS group is currently exploring, from a geologic viewpoint, methods for mitigating hurricane damage on barrier islands. The PSDS is also analyzing the numerical models used by coastal geologists and engineers to predict the movement of beach sand, especially on beach replenishment [1].
His research in recent years has been funded by the Federal Emergency Management Agency, the National Geographic Society, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Agency, the U.S. Geological Survey, the National Science Foundation, and a variety of private foundations[2].
He received numerous awards, among them the Francis Shepard medal for excellence in marine geology in 1987, and in 1991 he was the N.C. Wildlife Federation Conservation educator of the year.
Pilkey has published more than 150 technical publications and a number of books.
| Contents |
| Selected bibliography |
| External Links |
Selected bibliography
★ Neal, W.J., O.H. Pilkey, and J.T. Kelley, 2007, Atlantic Sandy Beaches Underfoot: A Guide to Ripples, Dunes, and Other Natural Features of the Seashore: Mountain Press Publishing Company, Missoula, MT, 272 p.
★ Pilkey, O.H., and L. Pilkey-Jarvis, 2007, Useless Arithmetic: Why Environmental Scientists Can’t Predict the Future: New York, Columbia University Press, 230 p.
★ Pilkey, O.H., T.M. Rice, and W.J. Neal, 2004, How to Read a North Carolina Beach: University of North Carolina Press, Chapel Hill, NC, 162 p.
★ Pilkey, O.H. and M.E. Fraser, 2003, A Celebration of the World’s Barrier Islands: Columbia University Press, New York, NY, 309 p.
★ Pilkey, O.H., W.J. Neal, S.R. Riggs, C.A. Webb, D.M. Bush, J. Bullock, and B. Cowan, 1998, The North Carolina Shore and Its Barrier Islands: Duke University Press, Durham, NC, 318 p.
★ Mason, O., O.H. Pilkey, and W.J. Neal, 1996, Living with the Alaska Coast: Duke University Press, Durham, NC, 348 p.
★ Bush, D.M., O.H. Pilkey, and W.J. Neal, 1996, Living by the Rules of the Sea, Duke University Press, Durham, NC, 179 p.
★ Pilkey, O.H., and K.L. Dixon, 1996, The Corps and the Shore: Island Press, Washington, DC, 272 p.
External Links
★ Interview with Orrin Pilkey & Linda Jarvis-Pilkey
★ Who should be on the beach? - An interview with Orrin Pilkey
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