{"69829":{"#nid":"69829","#data":{"type":"news","title":"Bike Ride Saturday to Honor Professor Killed by Motorist","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EFriends, family and bike-safety enthusiasts will embark on a\nride this Saturday at 9 a.m. around Midtown Atlanta in remembrance of Kurt\nFrankel, assistant professor in Georgia Tech\u2019s School of Earth and Atmospheric\nSciences. Frankel, 33, was struck and killed as he was riding his bicycle on\nthe shoulder of U.S. 98 in Walton County, Florida in July. He was wearing a\nhelmet when he was hit.\u003C\/p\u003E\n\n\u003Cp\u003EIn addition to being an earthquake expert who was eager to share\nhis expertise with anyone, Frankel was also an avid cyclist. More than 100\npeople are expected to take part in the ride.\u003C\/p\u003E\n\n\u003Cp\u003E\u201cSince Kurt was such an outdoor\nenthusiast and avid biker, I thought it would be a fitting and appropriate\nopportunity to take a tragic loss and try to use it as a learning experience\nand to encourage biker safety and awareness,\u201d said ride organizer Ken Peebles,\nadministrative professional at Tech\u2019s School of Earth and Atmospheric Sciences.\n\u201cRiders are being encouraged to wear bright clothes, lights, as well as helmets\nso everyone can see us and we will all be safe.\u201d\u003C\/p\u003E\n\n\u003Cp\u003EThe ride is just one of the ways\nthat Frankel\u2019s colleagues and students are remembering him this week. On\nFriday, a tree will be planted in the courtyard of the Ford Environmental Sciences\nand Technology building (Ford ES\u0026amp;T) in honor of Frankel. In addition, a\nclassroom in that building will be named after him.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\n\n\u003Cp\u003EA Ride for Kurt\u003C\/p\u003E\n\n\u003Cp\u003E9 a.m. Saturday September 10\u003Csup\u003Eth\u003C\/sup\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\n\n\u003Cp\u003EStarting location: 311 Ferst\nDrive, behind the Ford ES\u0026amp;T building\u003C\/p\u003E\n\n\u003Cp\u003EFor more information\nsee:\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.facebook.com\/event.php?eid=143646412386668\u0022 title=\u0022http:\/\/www.facebook.com\/event.php?eid=143646412386668\u0022\u003Ehttp:\/\/www.facebook.com\/event.php?eid=143646412386668\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EFriends, family and bike-safety enthusiasts will embark on a ride this\nSaturday at 9 a.m. around Midtown Atlanta in remembrance of Kurt Frankel,\nassistant professor in Georgia Tech\u2019s School of Earth and Atmospheric Sciences.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"More than 100 riders are expected to honor the late Kurt Frankel."}],"uid":"27310","created_gmt":"2011-09-06 14:47:07","changed_gmt":"2016-10-08 03:10:05","author":"David Terraso","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","dateline":{"date":"2011-09-06T00:00:00-04:00","iso_date":"2011-09-06T00:00:00-04:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"hg_media":{"68682":{"id":"68682","type":"image","title":"Kurt Frankel","body":null,"created":"1449177185","gmt_created":"2015-12-03 21:13:05","changed":"1475894597","gmt_changed":"2016-10-08 02:43:17","alt":"Kurt Frankel","file":{"fid":"192635","name":"kurt_frankel.jpg","image_path":"\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/kurt_frankel_0.jpg","image_full_path":"http:\/\/www.tlwarc.hg.gatech.edu\/\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/kurt_frankel_0.jpg","mime":"image\/jpeg","size":16455,"path_740":"http:\/\/www.tlwarc.hg.gatech.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/740xx_scale\/public\/images\/kurt_frankel_0.jpg?itok=p3spiGOt"}}},"media_ids":["68682"],"groups":[{"id":"1183","name":"Home"}],"categories":[{"id":"134","name":"Student and Faculty"}],"keywords":[{"id":"4896","name":"College of Sciences"},{"id":"13584","name":"Kurt Frankel"},{"id":"166926","name":"School of Earth and Atmospheric Sciences"}],"core_research_areas":[],"news_room_topics":[],"event_categories":[],"invited_audience":[],"affiliations":[],"classification":[],"areas_of_expertise":[],"news_and_recent_appearances":[],"phone":[],"contact":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EDavid Terraso\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EGeorgia Tech College of Sciences\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E404-385-1393\u003C\/p\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"email":["david.terraso@cos.gatech.edu"],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}}}