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Bill Gentry
Director
Community Preparedness and Disaster Management
Lecturer
Health Policy and Management |
- Expert in rescue and recovery issues
- Works with state and county emergency management officials during storm events
- Involved in response efforts in the wake of a variety of natural and man-made disasters, including Hurricane Katrina and 9/11
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Deputy Director
NC Center for Public Health Preparedness
Research Assistant Professor
Epidemiology |
- Conversant on public health needs in the wake of natural disasters
- Responded to Hurricanes Katrina, Wilma, Charley and Isabel
- Uses Geographic Information Systems to conduct rapid needs assessments after landfall
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Rick Luettich
Joint ProfessorEnvironmental Sciences & Engineering
Director
UNC Institute of Marine Sciences
Director
UNC Center for the Study of Natural Hazards and Disasters |
- Used computer modeling to predict the storm surge in the days leading up to numerous past hurricanes including Gustav and Ike
- Internationally recognized for his work
- Served on two National Academy of Sciences committees that reviewed New Orleans' regional hurricane protection after Hurricane Katrina
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Hans Paerl, Ph.D.
Joint ProfessorEnvironmental Sciences & Engineering
Distinguished ProfessorInstitute of Marine Sciences
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- Studies the water quality and ecological ramifications of hurricanes on estuaries and coast waters.
- Developed FerryMon, the first ferry-borne water quality monitoring system in the United States
- Studies data on beach erosion, marine life and nutrient pollution along the N.C. coast
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Last updated September 27, 2010 |
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