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UWG professor to moderate Geological Society Conference in Utah
October 13, 2005
CARROLLTON, GA - Dr. David Bush, professor of geology at the University of West Georgia, and editor of the journal Southeastern Geology, will moderate the late-breaking science session “An Eye on Katrina” at the Geological Society of America’s annual conference in Salt Lake City, Oct. 18.
Bush is a nationally recognized expert in coastal geosciences. The university professor has researched the physical and social impact of hurricanes since Gilbert passed through Mexico in 1988.
Bush also developed a new Hurricane Impact Scale to measure and predict the economic, physical and social damage hurricanes inflict.
He is a sought-after voice on the subject and has been interviewed on MS-NBC and international radio and published in various newspapers and journals, including the New York Times.
“Eye on Katrina” is scheduled for 3:30–5:30 p.m., Tuesday, Oct. 18. Four scientists from the U.S. Geological Survey, all of whom were on the ground before, during or after the storm, will open with their “Perspectives on a Catastrophic Hurricane.”
Bush will be available for interviews throughout the conference and at the University of West Georgia afterward. He can be reached in Salt Lake City Oct. 16-19 at 801-531-0800 or 678-777-7932. After the conference, call Bush at the University of West Georgia at 678-839-4057 or email at dbush@westga.edu.
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