The Coastal Research community mourns the passing of Gregory W. Stone, James P. Morgan Distinguished Professor in Coastal Studies Institute, director of the Wave-Current Information System (WAVCIS) program, and internationally-renowned coastal researcher. Stone unexpectedly passed away on February 17, 2011, of undetermined causes.
Stone was a very well-respected member of the Louisiana State University (LSU) School of the Coast and Environment Faculty who served as director of the Coastal Studies Institute (CSI) and taught in addition to advising graduate students in the Department of Oceanography and Coastal Sciences. He graduated, with honors, with a bachelor's degree from the University of Ulster, Ireland, where he showed an early aptitude and interest in coastal science. Dr. Bill Carter at the University of Ulster befriended Greg and encouraged him to pursue graduate work in this field of interest. Next, he was accepted at West Florida University (WFU) in Pensacola, Florida to work with...