Speakers

Hans will talk with us about the Merchant Marine - what it is, what ship life is like, the command structure and positions within the Merchant Marine, as well as the US Merchant Marine Academy.  He will also discuss Subcom, a subsea telecommunications company, that lays cable in the ocean.

The Caretta Research Project (CRP) is a hands-on research, conservation, and education project that studies and protects the threatened loggerhead sea turtles that nest on the beaches of Wassaw National Wildlife Refuge, Georgia. It begain in 1973, and continues toda as the longest continuously run tagging program in the United States. The CRP is also an "eco-vacation," where the public can join us on Wassaw Island for one-week sessions between May and early September, researching and protecting the loggerhead sea turtles. 

Kris will talk about the different species of sea turtles that we have encountered along the Georgia coast and reasons for their historic decline, recent recovery efforts, and walk you through a field season on Wassaw to show how the CRP is helping to save Georgia's loggerhead sea turtle population.

RCSE member Sudesh Mujumdar will tell us about himself, how he came to study and then teach economics at Savannah State University, before he delves into a discussion of global economic trends -- specifically how changing demographics will impact innovation and building wealth around the world.