{"136151":{"#nid":"136151","#data":{"type":"news","title":"Georgia Tech\u0027s Strategic Energy Institute Director to be a \u0022Systems Integrator\u0022","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003ETim Lieuwen spent five summers with the U.S. Forest Service working and hiking in the wilderness of Alaska and northern Idaho. That experience helped foster an appreciation for the planet\u0027s uniqueness that has driven his work as a professor and combustion engineer in Georgia Tech\u0027s School of Aerospace Engineering.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EEffective August 1, Lieuwen will become executive director of Georgia Tech\u0027s Strategic Energy Institute. There, he expects to be a \u0022systems integrator,\u0022 bringing together the many elements of Georgia Tech science, engineering, computing and policy research to address the planet\u0027s most pressing energy challenges.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u0022We want to work on the problems that really matter,\u0022 he said. \u0022We want to do the fundamental science and be great engineers and great scientists, but we want to address real-world problems that will serve society.\u0022\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EGeorgia Tech operates a broad range of energy-related research initiatives, including power generation and distribution, power electronics, fuel production, water management, materials, transportation, sustainability, urban systems and atmospheric sciences. Beyond these interdisciplinary strengths, a key differentiator for Georgia Tech is its ability to collaborate with industry.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u0022One of the things that industry respects about us is that we not only develop the fundamental science, advancing our mission as an education institution, but we also tackle the tough applied problems that they face today,\u0022 he said. \u0022We are building strong linkages to leverage our strengths to build on the science and engineering base we already have.\u0022\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThe Strategic Energy Institute is playing a vital national and international leadership role in developing energy solutions and transitioning them to the marketplace, said Steve Cross, Georgia Tech\u0027s executive vice president for research.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u0022Energy cuts across almost everything we do as a society, affecting national security, the economy, our environment and quality of life,\u0022 Cross said. \u0022Through the Strategic Energy Institute, Georgia Tech is bringing its considerable resources to bear on energy challenges, in collaboration with partners in industry and government.\u0022\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003ELieuwen, who also has a faculty appointment in Georgia Tech\u0027s George W. Woodruff School of Mechanical Engineering, received a Ph.D. in mechanical engineering from Georgia Tech in 1999. He specializes in low-emissions combustion and energy systems.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u0022I get to make fire and to make noise for a living, which is a lot of fun,\u0022 he admitted. \u0022A lot of what I do is to focus on combustion as applied to gas turbine systems, which are important for power generation facilities as well as aircraft engines.\u0022\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003ELieuwen emphasizes that human behavior \u2014 as expressed in policy and sustainability issues \u2014 is a key part of energy solutions.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u0022My natural inclination as an engineer is to look for an engineering solution \u2014 such as higher efficiency \u2014 to an energy problem,\u0022 he said. \u0022But decisions people make about energy play a key role in affecting issues such as air quality. We need advanced technology for that, but we also need to address the human side of that.\u0022\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EIn addition to leading his own research program, Lieuwen has been part of planning Georgia Tech\u0027s new Carbon Neutral Energy Solutions (CNES) Building, which will serve as the headquarters for the Strategic Energy Institute when the building opens this fall. Lieuwen has also served on the sustainable energy task force, a strategic initiative that focused on charting a new course for Georgia Tech\u0027s energy programs.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EBeyond his appreciation for the outdoors, Lieuwen is a self-proclaimed \u0022soccer dad\u0022 who has four daughters ranging in age from 18 months to 11 years.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EResearch News \u0026amp; Publications Office\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EGeorgia Institute of Technology\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E75 Fifth Street, N.W., Suite 310\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EAtlanta, Georgia\u0026nbsp; 30308\u0026nbsp; USA\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EMedia Relations Contacts\u003C\/strong\u003E: John Toon (404-894-6986)(\u003Ca href=\u0022mailto:jtoon@gatech.edu\u0022\u003Ejtoon@gatech.edu\u003C\/a\u003E); Abby Robinson (404-385-3364)(\u003Ca href=\u0022mailto:abby@innovate.gatech.edu\u0022\u003Eabby@innovate.gatech.edu\u003C\/a\u003E) or Kirk Englehardt (404-894-6015)(\u003Ca href=\u0022mailto:kirk.englehardt@comm.gatech.edu\u0022\u003Ekirk.englehardt@comm.gatech.edu\u003C\/a\u003E).\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EWriter\u003C\/strong\u003E: John Toon\u003C\/p\u003E","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EProfessor Tim Lieuwen will become executive director of Georgia Tech\u0027s Strategic Energy Institute, where he expects to be a \u0022systems integrator\u0022 bringing together the many elements of Georgia Tech science, engineering, computing and policy research to address the planet\u0027s most pressing energy challenges.\u003C\/p\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"Professor Tim Lieuwen has been named executive director of Georgia Tech\u0027s Strategic Energy Institute."}],"uid":"27303","created_gmt":"2012-06-18 15:37:20","changed_gmt":"2016-10-08 03:12:26","author":"John Toon","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","dateline":{"date":"2012-06-18T00:00:00-04:00","iso_date":"2012-06-18T00:00:00-04:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"hg_media":{"136131":{"id":"136131","type":"image","title":"Tim Lieuwen - Combustor Study","body":null,"created":"1449178685","gmt_created":"2015-12-03 21:38:05","changed":"1475894766","gmt_changed":"2016-10-08 02:46:06","alt":"Tim Lieuwen - Combustor Study","file":{"fid":"194818","name":"laser-study-combustor.jpg","image_path":"\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/laser-study-combustor_0.jpg","image_full_path":"http:\/\/www.tlwarc.hg.gatech.edu\/\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/laser-study-combustor_0.jpg","mime":"image\/jpeg","size":1552333,"path_740":"http:\/\/www.tlwarc.hg.gatech.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/740xx_scale\/public\/images\/laser-study-combustor_0.jpg?itok=WMirzUHW"}}},"media_ids":["136131"],"groups":[{"id":"1188","name":"Research Horizons"}],"categories":[{"id":"144","name":"Energy"},{"id":"154","name":"Environment"}],"keywords":[{"id":"213","name":"energy"},{"id":"479","name":"Green Buzz"},{"id":"167358","name":"Strategic Energy Institute"},{"id":"166890","name":"sustainability"},{"id":"167243","name":"systems"},{"id":"36441","name":"Tim Lieuwen"}],"core_research_areas":[{"id":"39531","name":"Energy and Sustainable Infrastructure"},{"id":"39541","name":"Systems"}],"news_room_topics":[],"event_categories":[],"invited_audience":[],"affiliations":[],"classification":[],"areas_of_expertise":[],"news_and_recent_appearances":[],"phone":[],"contact":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EJohn Toon\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EResearch News \u0026amp; Publications Office\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E(404) 894-6986\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022mailto:jtoon@gatech.edu\u0022\u003Ejtoon@gatech.edu\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"email":["jtoon@gatech.edu"],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}}}