Orrin H. Pilkey
Orrin H. Pilkey is the James B. Duke Professor Emeritus of Earth and Ocean Science and the Nicholas School of Environment at Duke University. Currently, Orrin Pilkey is writing books and articles and speaking on the subject of conservation of the world's beaches and barrier islands in the face of sea-level rise, shoreline stabilization, and over-development of the coast. Pilkey's research centers on both basic and applied coastal geology.