Thanks from Alum Eliot Quon, Postdoctoral Researcher at National Renewable Energy Laboratory
ARCS Foundation has been a highlight of my academic career thus far, thank you for the support!
On November 5, the Atlanta Chapter of ARCS Foundation held a Fall Educational Event at Riverview Landing on the Chattahoochee, which is in the beginning stages of development as a mixed-use, planned community. This is a partnership between the Chattahoochee Riverkeepers and Nature Center and Chattahoochee NOW. Walter Brown, Senior Vice President and co-founder of Green Street Properties, presented a slide show of the Ponce City Market (formerly City Hall East) renovation in which 90% of its demolition materials were recycled. Attendees also learned about the LEEDs building standards and "report card,” waste reduction and environmental sustainability. Finally, Mr. Brown explained about the post-industrial brownfield clean-up process used at Atlantic Station. After the presentation, participants toured Riverview Landing which is being transformed from an industrial site to a beautiful pedestrian friendly town with up to 2.3 million square feet of mixed-use entitlement including boating and fishing access docks, mountain bike trails, organic farms, dog parks, storm-water ponds, and preserved wetlands.

Riverview Landing Field Trip
On November 5, the Atlanta Chapter of ARCS Foundation held a Fall Educational Event at Riverview Landing on the Chattahoochee, which is in the beginning stages of development as a mixed-use, planned community. This is a partnership between the Chattahoochee Riverkeepers and Nature Center and Chattahoochee NOW. Walter Brown, Senior Vice President and co-founder of Green Street Properties, presented a slide show of the Ponce City Market (formerly City Hall East) renovation in which 90% of its demolition materials were recycled. Attendees also learned about the LEEDs building standards and "report card,” waste reduction and environmental sustainability. Finally, Mr. Brown explained about the post-industrial brownfield clean-up process used at Atlantic Station. After the presentation, participants toured Riverview Landing which is being transformed from an industrial site to a beautiful pedestrian friendly town with up to 2.3 million square feet of mixed-use entitlement including boating and fishing access docks, mountain bike trails, organic farms, dog parks, storm-water ponds, and preserved wetlands.

RIverview Landing Overview

Walter Brown, Senior VP and co-founder Green Street Properties

Atlanta Chapter President, Gracia Conn

Leslie Petter, Elizabeth Spiegel, Michelle Nordin, and Lissa Webber

Natalie and Michelle Nordin

Anne Easterly

Lunch!
ARCS Foundation has been a highlight of my academic career thus far, thank you for the support!
"Thank you all for reaching out and the support over the years. It's been a rocky few years following the passing of my doctoral research mentor a few weeks prior to my dissertation defense. Trying to rebound from his loss, finishing my dissertation, and figuring out where to go from there was challenging to say the least ... Thank you again for your support. Honestly I did not know how much I would have ended up relying on the generous gift that the Atlanta Chapter of ARCS Foundation provided when it was first received. However, it was vital in helping me launch a new chapter in my career when I found my plans collapse when my mentor passed. Again, THANK YOU!"
"Thank you dearly for your generous contribution to my scientific development. Your contribution has had a profound impact on me at both a personal and professional level. It is a privilege to be an ARCS Scholar, and with this support I will continue to pursue research that aims to advance Neuroscience."