davegartonatgt

Hmmm...that could be negotiated, I guess, but OSP might have something to say about volunteers involved in research projects and liability associated with diving!

I'm Dave Garton, a GTS member engaged in coral reef research in the Central Pacific. In addition to teaching Biology courses at Tech every spring semester I lead GT students on a 12-week study abroad experience visiting New Zealand, Australia and Fiji (www.pacific.gatech.edu). For many it is their first introduction to the beauty of coral reefs!

On the web site the listed pledge amounts begin at $10 and rise from there (it is well explained on the web site). The idea for our project stems from work at Palmyra Atoll (http://palmyraresearch.org/), and is an excellent example of collaboration between government agencies (USFWS), private sector (Nature Conservancy) and several research universities.