Coastal Carolina University to unveil Smart River Research program

Coastal Carolina University’s Burroughs & Chapin Center for Marine and Wetland Studies will unveil its new Smart River Research program, Mon., May 17 at the Osprey Marina in Horry County.

The program developed by CCU and supported by private sector partners and key scientific institutions, will use advanced technology to monitor, gauge, and develop strategies to address flooding in Horry and Georgetown counties, according to a media advisory released May 13.

The center’s Smart River Research program event will begin at 11:00 a.m., and is expected to be attended by Daniel Ennis, CCU’s provost and executive vice pres. for academic affairs; S.C. Sen. Stephen Goldfinch; S.C. Rep. Heather Ammons Crawford; Horry County Councilman Cam Crawford, Duke Energy’s S.C. state pres. Mike Callahan; Paul Gayes, director of the Burroughs & Chapin Center for Marine and Wetland Studies; Gettys Brannon, CEO of the S.C. Boating and Fishing Alliance; Ben Duncan, S.C. Chief Resilience Officer, and Maj. Gen. (Ret.) Tom Mullikin, chair of the S.C. Floodwater Commission.

For additional information about the Smart River Research event, please contact Brant Tomlinson at branttomlinson@mullikinlaw.com.

For media-specific questions, please contact Martha Hunn at mhunn@coastal.edu, Jerry Rashid at jrashid@coastal.edu, Ryan Mosier at ryan.mosier@duke-energy.com, or Thomas Smith at wtsjr@yahoo.com.