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Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) through our education, research, and service.\u201d In response,\u0026nbsp;Sustainability Next\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/sustain.gatech.edu\/sustainabilitynext-education-sustainable-development\u0022 title=\u0022https:\/\/sustain.gatech.edu\/sustainabilitynext-education-sustainable-development\u0022\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E\u003Cspan\u003Edeveloped a plan\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u0026nbsp;to\u0026nbsp;expand SDG concept and skill integration across the undergraduate curriculum. In support of the plan, 21 projects representing all six colleges and 15 schools were presented at the Undergraduate Sustainability Education Jamboree, held on April 26 in the Kendeda Building auditorium. With many winning projects featuring high enrollment and core courses, this first round of sustainability education \u201cseed grants\u201d will significantly expand the reach of Georgia Tech\u2019s sustainability-across-the-curriculum initiatives.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u201cOur Strategic Plan commitment to bring the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) into our teaching is part of our vision for transformative teaching and learning more broadly,\u201d explains Larry Jacobs, Senior Vice Provost for Education and Learning. \u201cHelping students identify connections between disciplinary concepts and skills and complex societal challenges enhances learning and supports Georgia Tech\u2019s mission to equip students to improve the human condition.\u201d\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003EThe Jamboree featured lightning presentations from the award winners, as well as presentations about related initiatives at Georgia Tech to help instructors, students, and staff better understand the landscape of sustainability education innovation on campus. Instructors engaged in course design or re-design through the awards will have opportunities to collaborate with and learn from their peers through a Community of Practice on Transformative Teaching with the SDGs and a SoTL (Scholarship of Teaching and Learning) research group. Many began identifying potential collaborators at the event, as they heard from other award winners. \u201cT\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan\u003Ehe afternoon of lightning presentations by fellow faculty was exhilarating,\u201d Sabir Khan, Associate Professor, Schools of Industrial Design and Architecture, shared. \u201cI came away impressed and excited at the range of projects and have already invited a few instructors to join my class in the fall to discuss their approaches to tackling the UN SDGs.\u0022\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003EPresenter Kate Williams, Interim Director,\u003Cem\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/em\u003E\u003Cspan\u003ETransformative Teaching and Learning, Faculty Initiatives, \u003C\/span\u003Eshared connections between the Sustainability Innovation Awards and Georgia Tech\u2019s Transformative Teaching and Learning (TTL) strategic initiative. \u201cThe success of the first round of Sustainability Education Innovation Grants demonstrates our faculty\u0027s commitment to creating innovative experiential learning opportunities for students,\u201d Dr. Williams noted.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003EFor more information about future award opportunities or the communities of practice described above, please contact Jennifer Leavey (\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003EAssistant Dean for Faculty Mentoring, College of Sciences) or Rebecca Watts Hull (Assistant Director, Faculty Development for Sustainability Education Initiatives, Center for Teaching and Learning).\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003EReview all 21 awarded \u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/sustain.gatech.edu\/undergraduate-sustainability-education-innovation-grants\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan\u003EUndergraduate Sustainability Education Innovation projects\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","summary":"","format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003EOne of the Institute Strategic Plan (ISP) goals is to connect globally and amplify impact by contributing \u201cto global collaborative efforts that advance the U.N. Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) through our education, research, and service.\u201d In response,\u0026nbsp;Sustainability Next\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/sustain.gatech.edu\/sustainabilitynext-education-sustainable-development\u0022 title=\u0022https:\/\/sustain.gatech.edu\/sustainabilitynext-education-sustainable-development\u0022\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E\u003Cspan\u003Edeveloped a plan\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u0026nbsp;to\u0026nbsp;expand SDG concept and skill integration across the undergraduate curriculum. In support of the plan, 21 projects representing all six colleges and 15 schools were presented at the Undergraduate Sustainability Education Jamboree, held on April 26 in the Kendeda Building auditorium. With many winning projects featuring high enrollment and core courses, this first round of sustainability education \u201cseed grants\u201d will significantly expand the reach of Georgia Tech\u2019s sustainability-across-the-curriculum initiatives.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","format":"limited_html"}],"field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"21 projects representing all six colleges and 15 schools were presented at the Undergraduate Sustainability Education Jamboree."}],"uid":"34528","created_gmt":"2023-05-15 20:26:53","changed_gmt":"2024-02-01 15:13:38","author":"jhunt7","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","dateline":{"date":"2023-05-04T00:00:00-04:00","iso_date":"2023-05-04T00:00:00-04:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"hg_media":{"670763":{"id":"670763","type":"image","title":"Borelo Jamboree","body":null,"created":"1683305309","gmt_created":"2023-05-05 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Chu is the 1997 co-recipient of the Nobel Prize in Physics, and in his former role as U.S. Secretary of Energy, became the first scientist to hold a U.S. Cabinet position. \u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003EAbout the Talk\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/calendar.gatech.edu\/event\/2023\/04\/26\/school-physics-public-lecture-professor-steven-chu-climate-change-and-innovative\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003EThe event\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E is part of the School of Physics \u201cInquiring Minds\u201d public lecture series, and will be held at the \u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/arts.gatech.edu\/contact\/driving-directions\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003EFerst Center for the Arts\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E. \u003Cstrong\u003EThe talk is free and open to campus and the Atlanta community, and no RSVP is required. Refreshments begin at 4:30, and the lecture will start at 5 p.m. ET.\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u201cThe multiple industrial and agricultural revolutions have transformed the world,\u201d Chu recently shared in an abstract for the lecture. \u201cHowever, an unintended consequence of this progress is that we are changing the climate of our planet. In addition to the climate risks, we will need to provide enough clean energy, water, and food for a more prosperous world that may grow to 11 billion by 2100.\u201d\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003EThe talk will discuss the significant technical challenges and potential solutions that could provide better paths to a more sustainable future. \u201cHow we transition from where we are now to where we need to be within 50 years is arguably the most pressing set of issues that science, innovation, and public policy have to address,\u201d Chu added.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003EThe event\u2019s faculty host is \u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/physics.gatech.edu\/user\/daniel-goldman\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003EDaniel Goldman\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E, Dunn Family Professor in the School of Physics at Georgia Tech.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003EAbout Steven Chu\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/physics.stanford.edu\/people\/steven-chu\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003ESteven Chu\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E is the William R. Kenan, Jr. Professor of Physics and a professor of Molecular and Cellular Physiology in the Medical School at Stanford University.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003EChu served as the 12\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003Eth\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E U.S. Secretary of Energy from January 2009 until the end of April 2013. As the first scientist to hold a U.S. Cabinet position and the longest serving Energy Secretary, Chu led several initiatives including ARPA-E (Advanced Research Projects Agency \u2013 Energy), the Energy Innovation Hubs, and was personally tasked by President Obama to assist in the Deepwater Horizon oil leak.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003EIn the spring of 2010, Chu was the \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/ece.gatech.edu\/news\/2023\/03\/steven-chu-visits-ece-solar-power-research-center-georgia-tech\u0022\u003Ekeynote speaker\u003C\/a\u003E \u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003Efor the Georgia Tech Ph.D. and Master\u0027s Commencement Ceremony.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003EPrior to his cabinet post, Chu was director of the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, where he was active in pursuit of alternative and renewable energy technologies, and a professor of Physics and Applied Physics at Stanford, where he helped launch Bio-X, a multi-disciplinary institute combining the physical and biological sciences with medicine and engineering. Previously he also served as head of the Quantum Electronics Research Department at AT\u0026amp;T Bell Laboratories.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003EHe is the co-recipient of the 1997 Nobel Prize in Physics for his contributions to laser cooling and atom trapping. He is a member of the National Academy of Sciences, the American Philosophical Society, the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, the Pontifical Academy Sciences, and of seven foreign academies. He formerly served as president, and then chair of the American Association for the Advancement of Science. \u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003EChu earned an A.B. degree in mathematics and a B.S. degree in physics from the University of Rochester, and a Ph.D. in physics from the University of California, Berkeley, as well as 35 honorary degrees.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003EHe has published over 280 papers in atomic and polymer physics, biophysics, biology, bio-imaging, batteries, and other energy technologies. He holds 15 patents, and an additional 15 patent disclosures or filings since 2015.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","summary":"","format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003EPhysicist Steven Chu was the first person appointed to the U.S. Cabinet after having won a Nobel Prize \u2014 and the first scientist to hold a Cabinet position. 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The campus community is invited to participate in a variety of events that increase awareness of and encourage actions that advance the \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/sdgs.un.org\/goals\u0022\u003E17 United Nations Sustainable Development Goals\u003C\/a\u003E (SDGs).\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThe SDGs were adopted by the UN General Assembly in 2015 as part of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development. They address the world\u2019s most monumental challenges, including poverty, inequality, climate change, environmental degradation, and peace and justice. Some of the objectives are improved industry, innovation, and infrastructure; affordable and clean energy; and sustainable cities and communities. The SDGs appear by name in the \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/strategicplan.gatech.edu\/focus\/global\u0022\u003EInstitute\u2019s strategic plan\u003C\/a\u003E as long-term goals that should guide teaching, research, and operations.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003ESDG Action and Awareness Week 2023 will focus primarily on SDG13: Climate Action and intersecting SDGs. Georgia Tech strives to be a leader in climate action across the Institute in operations, education, research, and economic development, and the development of a comprehensive Climate Action Plan is underway. President \u00c1ngel Cabrera encourages the Tech community to participate in virtual and in-person climate action events throughout the week.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EOn Thursday, March 9, at 8:30 a.m., Cabrera will convene a panel of faculty to discuss climate action. Joining him will be: Marilyn Brown, Regents\u2019 Professor and the Brook Byers Professor of Sustainable Systems in the School of Public Policy; Andrea Calmon, assistant professor in the Scheller College of Business and faculty fellow in the Brook Byers Institute for Sustainable Systems; Tim Liewen, Regents\u2019 Professor, David S. Lewis Chair, and executive director of the Strategic Energy Institute; and Brian Stone, professor in the School of City and Regional Planning and director of the Urban Climate Lab.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThe panel is a hybrid event, with remote or in-person participation (at the Scholars Event Network Theater in Price Gilbert Library). \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/gatech.campuslabs.com\/engage\/event\/8871322\u0022\u003ERSVP here\u003C\/a\u003E.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EOther events during the week include a Green Cleaning DIY Workshop through the Office of Sustainability, a Social Impact Careers Alumni Panel through the Alumni Association, a Community Market through Auxiliary Services, a session on How to Afford Study Abroad and SDG Interactive Art Hours through the Office of International Education, a Seminar on Race and Gender through the Black Feminist Think Tank and the School of History and Sociology, two micro-workshops on aligning course objectives with the SDGs through the Center for Teaching and Learning and Serve-Learn-Sustain, a Corporate Carbon Accounting panel through Scheller College of Business, an information session and ice cream social through the EcoCar Vertically Integrated Project team, and a Climate Action Plan Stakeholder Engagement Session through the Office of Sustainability. \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/gatech.campuslabs.com\/engage\/events?categories=19273\u0022\u003EView a listing of the week\u2019s events for details and registration\u003C\/a\u003E.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003ESDG Action and Awareness Week is part of a larger global effort through the University Global Coalition (UGC), which Cabrera chairs and helped found. 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To collaborate next year, contact \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/drew.cutright@gatech.edu\u0022\u003EDrew Cutright\u003C\/a\u003E, Office of Strategic Consulting.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","summary":"","format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EThe campus community is invited to participate in a variety of events that increase awareness of and encourage actions that advance the 17 United Nations Sustainable Development Goals.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","format":"limited_html"}],"field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"The campus community is invited to participate in a variety of events that increase awareness of and encourage actions that advance the 17 United Nations Sustainable Development Goals. 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The Center for Lunar Environment and Volatile Exploration Research (CLEVER) will be led by \u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/chemistry.gatech.edu\/people\/thomas-orlando\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003EThomas Orlando\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E, professor in the \u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/chemistry.gatech.edu\/\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003ESchool of Chemistry and Biochemistry\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003ECLEVER is the successor to Orlando\u2019s pioneering \u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/reveals.gatech.edu\/\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003EREVEALS\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E (Radiation Effects on Volatiles and Exploration of Asteroids and Lunar Surfaces) center, and both are part of NASA\u2019s Solar System Exploration Research Virtual Institute (SSERVI) program.\u0026nbsp; \u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003EREVEALS and CLEVER look ahead to the return of humans to the moon for sustained periods \u2014 a key part of NASA\u2019s plan for space exploration in the coming decade. Volatiles such as water, molecular oxygen, methane, and hydrogen are crucial to supporting human activity on the moon. Dust is also important since the space-weathered particles can pose health effects to astronauts and hazards to the technology and hardware. \u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003EThe interdisciplinary group of researchers supported by CLEVER will study how the solar wind and micrometeorites produce volatiles, research how ice and dust behave in the lunar environment, develop new materials to deal with potential dust buildup, and invent new analysis tools to support the upcoming crewed missions of the \u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/specials\/artemis\/\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003EArtemis program\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u201c\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003EThe resources and knowledge that CLEVER will produce will be useful for the sustainable presence of humans on the moon,\u201d Orlando says. \u201c\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003EWe have the correct mix of fundamental science and exploration \u2014 real, fundamental, ground-truth measurements; very good theory\/modeling; and engineering \u2014 an easy mix with Georgia Tech and outside partners.\u201d\u0026nbsp; \u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003EOrlando adds that CLEVER adopts a unique perspective on the challenges of understanding how to operate on Earth\u2019s moon. \u201cThe atomic and molecular view of processes with angstrom distances and femtosecond time scales can help unravel what is happening on planetary spatial scales and geological time frames,\u201d he says. \u201cWe can also translate our knowledge into materials, devices, and technology pretty quickly, and this is necessary if we want to help the Artemis astronauts.\u201d\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003ECLEVER includes investigators from Georgia Tech, \u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003EUniversity of Georgia, the Florida Space Institute, University of Hawaii, Auburn University, Space Sciences Institute, the Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, NASA Ames, NASA Kennedy Space Center, and partners in Italy and Germany. 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The collaborative effort is focused on a key goal of the Institute\u2019s\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/sustain.gatech.edu\/sustainabilitynext-sustainability-next-task-force\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E \u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003ESustainability Next Task Force\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E: to produce graduates who are committed to making a positive difference in their communities, their organizations, and the world.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u201cThe overall goal is that all of our students understand the societal context for their work, as well as the scientific, environmental, economic, and social aspects of sustainability,\u201d says \u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/biosciences.gatech.edu\/people\/jennifer-leavey\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003EJennifer 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And it\u0027s just a very easy framework to get behind and understand. I would love it if all Georgia Tech graduates could leave feeling well versed in that understanding, and how their work connects to it.\u201d\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003EThe Sustainable Education Committee chose projects that impacted the greatest number of students, including classes that are required for all Georgia Tech undergraduates.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003ELearn more about the College of Sciences\u2019 six selected 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year\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/li\u003E\r\n\t\u003Cli\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u201cThis course would provide students an opportunity to participate in hands-on learning within the context of \u2018real-world\u2019 sustainability-related projects in partnership with the Georgia Climate Project, complementing topics and coursework covered in Samantha Wilson\u2019s EAS 4803: EAS \u0026amp; Policy course,\u201d Handlos said. \u201cWork includes participation in climate change, sustainability, and climate equity and justice research, as well as the creation and dissemination of tools and resources.\u201d\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/li\u003E\r\n\u003C\/ul\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Ch3\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003EUrban Atlanta\u2019s Water and Atmospheric Signatures\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/h3\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cul\u003E\r\n\t\u003Cli\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cem\u003E\u003Cspan\u003EEAS 1600: Introduction to Environmental Science (EAS Majors) Laboratory: Urban Atlanta Atmospheric Measurements, combined with another Lab course, Urban Water Quality Measurements and Microbial Ecology Exploration using Proctor Creek Watershed\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/em\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/li\u003E\r\n\t\u003Cli\u003E\u003Ca 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surrounding urban sustainable cities and clean water,\u201d Ellis said. \u201cIn this reconfigured learning environment, we hope to foster student momentum on becoming educational leaders in their local community on climate justice, while gaining an understanding that there are attainable climate actions that can be taken now to combat climate change.\u201d \u201d\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/li\u003E\r\n\u003C\/ul\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Ch3\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003EDeveloping and Enhancing Experiential Learning in a New EAS Course\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/h3\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cul\u003E\r\n\t\u003Cli\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cem\u003E\u003Cspan\u003EEAS 4803: EAS \u0026amp; Policy, offered 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It would also include transporting two microbes to Mars. The first would be cyanobacteria (algae), which would take CO2 from the Martian atmosphere and use sunlight to create sugars. An engineered E. coli, which would be shipped from Earth, would convert those sugars into a Mars-specific propellant for rockets and other propulsion devices. The Martian propellant, which is called 2,3-butanediol, is currently in existence, can be created by E. coli, and, on Earth, is used to make polymers for production of rubber. \u0026nbsp;\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\nThe process is outlined in a paper, \u201c\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.nature.com\/articles\/s41467-021-26393-7.epdf?sharing_token=hwSwygA7XS-GF6GX1dhhA9RgN0jAjWel9jnR3ZoTv0MXqpklfl49fBW_kfP3NhIHklMyaqO8HOcOm7G9Z-z-5LjlnGgR2AJ5-2AYxR-Q5HCEY-k5Auef82ahizrAou7p_6iQyp4oWW4mAG1AiT2Jo9cwweh5BCaHOmGbUdReFPU%3D\u0022\u003EDesigning the bioproduction of Martian rocket propellant via a biotechnology-enabled in situ resource utilization strategy\u003C\/a\u003E,\u201d published in the journal \u003Cem\u003ENature Communications\u003C\/em\u003E.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003ERocket engines departing Mars are currently planned to be fueled by methane and liquid oxygen (LOX). Neither exist on the red planet, which means they would need to be transported from Earth to power a return spacecraft into Martian orbit. That transportation is expensive: ferrying the needed 30 tons of methane and LOX is estimated to cost around $8 billion. To reduce this cost, NASA has proposed using chemical catalysis to convert Martian carbon dioxide into LOX, though this still requires methane to be transported from Earth.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\nAs an alternative, Georgia Tech researchers propose a biotechnology based in situ resource utilization (bio-ISRU) strategy that can produce both the propellant and LOX from CO2. The researchers say making the propellant on Mars using Martian resources could help reduce mission cost. Additionally, the bio-ISRU process generates 44 tons of excess clean oxygen that could be set aside to use for other purposes, such as supporting human colonization.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u201cCarbon dioxide is one of the only resources available on Mars. Knowing that biology is especially good at converting CO2 into useful products makes it a good fit for creating rocket fuel,\u201d said Nick Kruyer, first author of the study and a recent Ph.D. recipient from Georgia Tech\u2019s \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.chbe.gatech.edu\/\u0022\u003ESchool of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering (ChBE)\u003C\/a\u003E.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThe paper outlines the process, which begins by ferrying plastic materials to Mars that would be assembled into photobioreactors occupying the size of four football fields. Cyanobacteria would grow in the reactors via photosynthesis (which requires carbon dioxide). Enzymes in a separate reactor would break down the cyanobacteria into sugars, which could be fed to the E. coli to produce the rocket propellant. The propellant would be separated from the E. coli fermentation broth using advanced separation methods.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThe team\u2019s research finds that the bio-ISRU strategy uses 32% less power (but weighs three times more) than the proposed chemically enabled strategy of shipping methane from Earth and producing oxygen via chemical catalysis.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EBecause the gravity on Mars is only a one-third of what is felt on Earth, the researchers were able to be creative as they thought of potential fuels.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u201cYou need a lot less energy for lift-off on Mars, which gave us the flexibility to consider different chemicals that aren\u2019t designed for rocket launch on Earth,\u201d said \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/chemistry.gatech.edu\/people\/peralta-yahya\/pamela\u0022\u003EPamela Peralta-Yahya\u003C\/a\u003E, a corresponding author of the study and an associate professor in the \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/chemistry.gatech.edu\/\u0022\u003ESchool of Chemistry \u0026amp; Biochemistry\u003C\/a\u003E and ChBE who engineers microbes for the production of chemicals. \u201cWe started to consider ways to take advantage of the planet\u2019s lower gravity and lack of oxygen to create solutions that aren\u2019t relevant for Earth launches.\u201d\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u201c2,3-butanediol has been around for a long time, but we never thought about using it as a propellant. After analysis and preliminary experimental study, we realized that it is actually a good candidate,\u201d said \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/ae.gatech.edu\/people\/wenting-sun\u0022\u003EWenting Sun\u003C\/a\u003E, associate professor in the \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/ae.gatech.edu\/\u0022\u003EDaniel Guggenheim School of Aerospace Engineering\u003C\/a\u003E, who works on fuels.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThe Georgia Tech team spans campus. Chemists, chemical, mechanical, and aerospace engineers came together to develop the idea and process to create a viable Martian fuel. In addition to Kruyer, Peralta-Yahya, and Sun, the group included \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.me.gatech.edu\/faculty\/genzale\u0022\u003ECaroline Genzale\u003C\/a\u003E, a combustion expert and associate professor in the \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.me.gatech.edu\/\u0022\u003EGeorge W. 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For example, improving the speed at which cyanobacteria grows on Mars will reduce the size of the photobioreactor, significantly lowering the payload required to transport the equipment from Earth.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u201cWe also need to perform experiments to demonstrate that cyanobacteria can be grown in Martian conditions,\u201d said Realff, who works on algae-based process analysis. \u201cWe need to consider the difference in the solar spectrum on Mars both due to the distance from the Sun and lack of atmospheric filtering of the sunlight. High ultraviolet levels could damage the cyanobacteria.\u201d\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThe Georgia Tech team emphasizes that acknowledging the differences between the two planets is pivotal to developing efficient technologies for the ISRU production of fuel, food, and chemicals on Mars. 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In his research as part of the Center, La Pierre will \u201cbe handling both radioactive and chemically reactive species to make new forms of matter.\u201d\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003ECharacterizing new forms of matter is no easy task, requiring advanced techniques that allow scientists to envision and measure the properties of chemical bonds. Exposing the molecules to X-rays or neutrons and measuring how they scatter or diffract (depending on the experimental design), gives researchers insights into the chemical bonds that are formed.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003EUsing a combination of these advanced techniques as well as theoretical models, La Pierre and the collaborators of the Center will be creating new molecules out of actinides and lanthanides \u2014 metallic elements on the bottom of the periodic table \u2014 and studying the details of their structures and behavior during chemical reactions. As these elements are not found naturally, the structures and properties of many of these compounds have never been studied before.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u201cWe are creating systems that challenge existing bonding models, which we then have to go back and build new theoretical techniques in order to understand what we\u0027re seeing,\u201d La Pierre explained. \u201cSo, this does push the forefront of our understanding of basic chemical model systems.\u201d\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003ETo push those boundaries, scientists and engineers will be working together across the country \u2014 led by Georgia Tech.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u201cThere are so many faculty at Georgia Tech working in nuclear science and technology,\u201d says Grover. \u201cThis center gives me the opportunity to collaborate with Prof. La Pierre and Erickson for the first time, in the area of flow chemistry and separations.\u201d\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u201cI\u0027m looking forward to working with some incredibly talented colleagues whom I don\u0027t normally get a chance to work with,\u201d says La Pierre. \u201cAnd now we have the opportunity to work together every week with fantastic students that I would never have met otherwise. That\u0027s the main draw for me.\u201d\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","summary":"","format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003EGeorgia Tech researchers were recently awarded $11.6 million from the U.S. Department of Energy to establish the Transuranic Chemistry Center of Excellence. Directed by School of Chemistry and Biochemistry Associate Professor Henry \u201cPete\u201d La Pierre, the Center will serve to push Georgia Tech to the forefront of nuclear science and engineering \u2014 and push the boundaries of our understanding of chemical bonding.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","format":"limited_html"}],"field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"Directed by School of Chemistry and Biochemistry Associate Professor Henry \u201cPete\u201d La Pierre, the Center will serve to push Georgia Tech to the forefront of nuclear science and engineering \u2014 and push the boundaries of our understanding of chemical bonding"}],"uid":"35575","created_gmt":"2023-07-31 17:40:37","changed_gmt":"2024-02-01 15:12:04","author":"adavidson38","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","dateline":{"date":"2023-07-31T00:00:00-04:00","iso_date":"2023-07-31T00:00:00-04:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"hg_media":{"671287":{"id":"671287","type":"image","title":"From left: Henry (Pete) La Pierre, Anna Erickson, Martha Grover (photo: Jess Hunt-Ralston)","body":null,"created":"1690829374","gmt_created":"2023-07-31 18:49:34","changed":"1690829374","gmt_changed":"2023-07-31 18:49:34","alt":"From left: Henry (Pete) La Pierre, Anna Erickson, Martha Grover (photo: Jess Hunt-Ralston)","file":{"fid":"254315","name":"Transuranic Chemistry Center of Excellence - Pete La Pierre - Anna Erickson - Martha Grover webres.jpg","image_path":"\/sites\/default\/files\/2023\/07\/31\/Transuranic%20Chemistry%20Center%20of%20Excellence%20-%20Pete%20La%20Pierre%20-%20Anna%20Erickson%20-%20Martha%20Grover%20webres.jpg","image_full_path":"http:\/\/www.tlwarc.hg.gatech.edu\/\/sites\/default\/files\/2023\/07\/31\/Transuranic%20Chemistry%20Center%20of%20Excellence%20-%20Pete%20La%20Pierre%20-%20Anna%20Erickson%20-%20Martha%20Grover%20webres.jpg","mime":"image\/jpeg","size":1355727,"path_740":"http:\/\/www.tlwarc.hg.gatech.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/740xx_scale\/public\/2023\/07\/31\/Transuranic%20Chemistry%20Center%20of%20Excellence%20-%20Pete%20La%20Pierre%20-%20Anna%20Erickson%20-%20Martha%20Grover%20webres.jpg?itok=XzD245Lr"}},"671286":{"id":"671286","type":"image","title":"An overview of all of the collaborators part of the new center, which will include six universities, four national laboratories, and two user facilities \u2014 led by Georgia Tech.","body":null,"created":"1690825776","gmt_created":"2023-07-31 17:49:36","changed":"1690825776","gmt_changed":"2023-07-31 17:49:36","alt":"A map of the United States indicating the collaborators of the center.","file":{"fid":"254313","name":"Map Graphic Large_updated.png","image_path":"\/sites\/default\/files\/2023\/07\/31\/Map%20Graphic%20Large_updated.png","image_full_path":"http:\/\/www.tlwarc.hg.gatech.edu\/\/sites\/default\/files\/2023\/07\/31\/Map%20Graphic%20Large_updated.png","mime":"image\/png","size":723254,"path_740":"http:\/\/www.tlwarc.hg.gatech.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/740xx_scale\/public\/2023\/07\/31\/Map%20Graphic%20Large_updated.png?itok=dz4v8v87"}}},"media_ids":["671287","671286"],"related_links":[{"url":"https:\/\/cos.gatech.edu\/news\/hannah-choi-and-henry-s-la-pierre-named-sloan-fellows","title":"Hannah Choi and Henry S. 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This summer, eight Georgia Tech students did some of their exploring of Lyon, France in an unlikely place: a biology lab.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThe biology, neuroscience, and biochemistry undergraduates were enrolled in a special offering of the Cell and Molecular Biology Laboratory (BIOS 3451) as part of the Georgia Tech \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/chemistry.gatech.edu\/academics\/best-study-abroad-program\u0022\u003EBiomolecular Engineering, Science, and Technology study abroad program in Lyon\u003C\/a\u003E (BEST-Lyon). As it was the first time the lab was offered as part of the program, the instructors took the budding course as an opportunity to try something new, aiming to mesh the lab with the local culture surrounding them while abroad. And for Lyon, that meant incorporating silk.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003ERead more about the unique experience on the \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/cos.gatech.edu\/study-abroad-program-uses-silk-weave-together-science-and-culture\u0022\u003ECollege of Sciences website\u003C\/a\u003E.\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","summary":"","format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003EThis summer, eight students in the Biomolecular Engineering, Science, and Technology study abroad program in Lyon, France (BEST-Lyon) were able to explore the rich cultural, scientific, and economic history of silk production in the city in an unlikely place: a biology lab.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","format":"limited_html"}],"field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"This summer, eight students in the Biomolecular Engineering, Science, and Technology study abroad program in Lyon, France were able to explore the city\u0027s rich history of silk production in an unlikely place: a biology lab."}],"uid":"35575","created_gmt":"2023-09-21 17:38:54","changed_gmt":"2024-02-01 15:11:25","author":"adavidson38","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","dateline":{"date":"2023-09-26T00:00:00-04:00","iso_date":"2023-09-26T00:00:00-04:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"hg_media":{"671786":{"id":"671786","type":"image","title":"The students and instructors and some of the students in the BEST-Lyon program.","body":null,"created":"1695317942","gmt_created":"2023-09-21 17:39:02","changed":"1695317942","gmt_changed":"2023-09-21 17:39:02","alt":"A group of people gathering for a smiling selfie while wearing lab coats and gloves.","file":{"fid":"254911","name":"Silk-Worm-Selfie.png","image_path":"\/sites\/default\/files\/2023\/09\/21\/Silk-Worm-Selfie.png","image_full_path":"http:\/\/www.tlwarc.hg.gatech.edu\/\/sites\/default\/files\/2023\/09\/21\/Silk-Worm-Selfie.png","mime":"image\/png","size":533604,"path_740":"http:\/\/www.tlwarc.hg.gatech.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/740xx_scale\/public\/2023\/09\/21\/Silk-Worm-Selfie.png?itok=TtoLROns"}}},"media_ids":["671786"],"related_links":[{"url":"https:\/\/chemistry.gatech.edu\/academics\/best-study-abroad-program","title":"BEST-Lyon, France Study Abroad Program Summer 2024"},{"url":"https:\/\/cos.gatech.edu\/news\/taste-science-and-french-culture","title":"A Taste of Science and French Culture"},{"url":"https:\/\/cos.gatech.edu\/sciences-lands-howard-hughes-medical-institute-inclusive-excellence-grant","title":"Sciences Lands Howard Hughes Medical Institute Inclusive Excellence Grant"}],"groups":[{"id":"1278","name":"College of Sciences"},{"id":"66220","name":"Neuro"},{"id":"1275","name":"School of Biological Sciences"},{"id":"85951","name":"School of Chemistry and Biochemistry"},{"id":"1316","name":"Green Buzz"}],"categories":[{"id":"138","name":"Biotechnology, Health, Bioengineering, Genetics"},{"id":"141","name":"Chemistry and Chemical Engineering"},{"id":"42911","name":"Education"},{"id":"146","name":"Life Sciences and Biology"},{"id":"134","name":"Student and Faculty"}],"keywords":[{"id":"178736","name":"BEST Study Abroad Program"},{"id":"173604","name":"BEST Lyon"},{"id":"3355","name":"Lyon"},{"id":"192249","name":"cos-community"},{"id":"182200","name":"biology labs"}],"core_research_areas":[],"news_room_topics":[],"event_categories":[],"invited_audience":[],"affiliations":[],"classification":[],"areas_of_expertise":[],"news_and_recent_appearances":[],"phone":[],"contact":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EWriter:\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\nAudra Davidson\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\nCommunications Officer II\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EContributor:\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\nJennifer Leavey\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\nAssistant Dean for Faculty Mentoring\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EEditor and Contact:\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\n\u003Ca href=\u0022mailto:jess.hunt@cos.gatech.edu\u0022\u003EJess Hunt-Ralston\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\nDirector of Communications\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\nCollege of Sciences at Georgia Tech\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","format":"limited_html"}],"email":["davidson.audra@gatech.edu"],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}},"669936":{"#nid":"669936","#data":{"type":"news","title":"From Seafloor to Space: New Bacterial Proteins Shine Light on Climate and Astrobiology","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003EGigatons of greenhouse gas are trapped under the seafloor, and that\u2019s a good thing. Around the coasts of the continents, where slopes sink down into the sea, tiny cages of ice trap methane gas, preventing it from escaping and bubbling up into the atmosphere. \u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003EWhile rarely in the news, these ice cage formations, known as methane clathrates, have garnered attention because of their potential to affect climate change. During offshore drilling, methane ice can get stuck in pipes, causing them to freeze and burst. The 2010 Deepwater Horizon oil spill is thought to have been caused by a buildup of methane clathrates. \u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003EBut until now, the biological process behind how methane gas remains stable under the sea has been almost completely unknown. In a breakthrough study, a cross-disciplinary team of Georgia Tech researchers discovered a previously unknown class of bacterial proteins that play a crucial role in the formation and stability of methane clathrates. \u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003EA team led by \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/eas.gatech.edu\/people\/glass-dr-jennifer\u0022\u003EJennifer Glass\u003C\/a\u003E, associate professor in the \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/eas.gatech.edu\/\u0022\u003ESchool of Earth and Atmospheric Sciences\u003C\/a\u003E, and \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/chemistry.gatech.edu\/people\/raquel-lieberman\u0022\u003ERaquel Lieberman\u003C\/a\u003E, professor and Sepcic-Pfeil Chair in the \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/chemistry.gatech.edu\/\u0022\u003ESchool of Chemistry and Biochemistry\u003C\/a\u003E, showed that these novel bacterial proteins suppress the growth of methane clathrates as effectively as commercial chemicals currently used in drilling, but are non-toxic, eco-friendly, and scalable. Their study, funded by NASA, informs the search for life in the solar system, and could also increase the safety of transporting natural gas.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003EThe research, \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/academic.oup.com\/pnasnexus\/article\/2\/8\/pgad268\/7242427\u0022\u003Epublished in the journal \u003Cem\u003EPNAS Nexus\u003C\/em\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E, underscores the importance of fundamental science in studying Earth\u2019s natural biological systems and highlights the benefits of collaboration across disciplines.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u201cWe wanted to understand how these formations were staying stable under the seafloor, and precisely what mechanisms were contributing to their stability,\u201d Glass said. \u201cThis is something no one has done before.\u201d \u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003ESifting Through Sediment\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003EThe effort started with the team examining a sample of clay-like sediment that Glass acquired from the seafloor off the coast of Oregon.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003EGlass hypothesized that the sediment would contain proteins that influence the growth of methane clathrate, and that those proteins would resemble well-known antifreeze proteins in fish, which help them survive in cold environments. \u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003EBut to confirm her hypothesis, Glass and her research team would first have to identify protein candidates out of millions of potential targets contained in the sediment. They would then need to make the proteins in the lab, though there was no understanding of how these proteins might behave. Also, no one had worked with these proteins before. \u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003EGlass approached Lieberman, whose lab studies the structure of proteins. The first step was to use DNA sequencing paired with bioinformatics to identify the genes of the proteins contained in the sediment. \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/chemistry.gatech.edu\/people\/dustin-huard\u0022\u003EDustin Huard\u003C\/a\u003E, a researcher in Lieberman\u2019s lab and first author of the paper, then prepared candidate proteins that could potentially bind to the methane clathrates. Huard used X-ray crystallography to determine the structure of the proteins. \u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003ECreating Seafloor Conditions in the Lab \u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003EHuard passed off the protein candidates to \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.marsci.uga.edu\/directory\/people\/abigail-johnson\u0022\u003EAbigail Johnson\u003C\/a\u003E, a former Ph.D. student in Glass\u2019 lab and co-first author on the paper, who is now a postdoctoral researcher at the University of Georgia. To test the proteins, Johnson formed methane clathrates herself by recreating the high pressure and low temperature of the seafloor in the lab. Johnson worked with \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/ce.gatech.edu\/directory\/person\/sheng-dai\u0022\u003ESheng Dai\u003C\/a\u003E, an associate professor in the \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/ce.gatech.edu\/\u0022\u003ESchool of Civil and Environmental Engineering\u003C\/a\u003E, to build a unique pressure chamber from scratch. \u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003EJohnson placed the proteins in the pressure vessel and adjusted the system to mimic the pressure and temperature conditions required for clathrate formation. By pressurizing the vessel with methane, Johnson forced methane into the droplet, which caused a methane clathrate structure to form.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003EShe then measured the amount of gas that was consumed by the clathrate \u2014 an indicator of how quickly and how much clathrate formed \u2014 and did so in the presence of the proteins versus no proteins. Johnson found that with the clathrate-binding proteins, less gas was consumed, and the clathrates melted at higher temperatures. \u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003EOnce the team validated that the proteins affect the formation and stability of methane clathrates, they used Huard\u0027s protein crystal structure to carry out molecular dynamics simulations with the help of \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/physics.gatech.edu\/user\/james-jc-gumbart\u0022\u003EJames (JC) Gumbart\u003C\/a\u003E, professor in the \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/physics.gatech.edu\/\u0022\u003ESchool of Physics\u003C\/a\u003E. The simulations allowed the team to identify the specific site where the protein binds to the methane clathrate. \u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EA Surprisingly Novel System\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003EThe study unveiled unexpected insights into the structure and function of the proteins. The researchers initially thought the part of the protein that was similar to fish antifreeze proteins would play a role in clathrate binding. Surprisingly, that part of the protein did not play a role, and a wholly different mechanism directed the interactions.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003EThey found that the proteins do not bind to ice, but rather interact with the clathrate structure itself, directing its growth. Specifically, the part of the protein that had similar characteristics to antifreeze proteins was buried in the protein structure, and instead played a role in stabilizing the protein. \u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003EThe researchers found that the proteins performed better at modifying methane clathrate than any of the antifreeze proteins that had been tested in the past. They also performed just as well as, if not better than, the toxic commercial clathrate inhibitors currently used in drilling that pose serious environmental threats.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003EPreventing clathrate formation in natural gas pipelines is a billion-dollar industry. If these biodegradable proteins could be used to prevent disastrous natural gas leaks, it would greatly reduce the risk of environmental damage.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u201cWe were so lucky that this actually worked, because even though we chose these proteins based on their similarity to antifreeze proteins, they are completely different,\u201d Johnson said. \u201cThey have a similar function in nature, but do so through a completely different biological system, and I think that really excites people.\u201d \u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003EMethane clathrates likely exist throughout the solar system \u2014 on the subsurface of Mars, for example, and on icy moons in the outer solar system, such as Europa. The team\u2019s findings indicate that if microbes exist on other planetary bodies, they might produce similar biomolecules to retain liquid water in channels in the clathrate that could sustain life. \u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u201cWe\u2019re still learning so much about the basic systems on our planet,\u201d Huard said. \u201cThat\u2019s one of the great things about Georgia Tech \u2014 different communities can come together to do really cool, unexpected science. I never thought I would be working on an astrobiology project, but here we are, and we\u2019ve been very successful.\u201d\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003ECitation\u003C\/strong\u003E: Dustin J E Huard, et al. \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/academic.oup.com\/pnasnexus\/article\/2\/8\/pgad268\/7242427\u0022\u003EMolecular basis for inhibition of methane clathrate growth by a deep subsurface bacterial protein\u003C\/a\u003E,\u0026nbsp;\u003Cem\u003EPNAS Nexus\u003C\/em\u003E, Volume 2, Issue 8, August 2023.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EDOI\u003C\/strong\u003E:\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1093\/pnasnexus\/pgad268\u0022\u003Ehttps:\/\/doi.org\/10.1093\/pnasnexus\/pgad268\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EFunding\u003C\/strong\u003E: National Aeronautics \u0026amp; Space Administration, National Science Foundation, National Institutes of Health, American Chemical Society Petroleum Research Fund\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003EGeorgia Tech co-authors included Zixing Fan, Ph.D. student, and two undergraduates, Lydia Kenney (now a Ph.D. student at Northwestern University) and Manlin Xu (now a Ph.D. student in the MIT-Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution Joint Program). Ran Drori, associate professor of chemistry at Yeshiva University, also contributed. \u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","summary":"","format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003EIn a groundbreaking study, a team of Georgia Tech researchers has unveiled a remarkable discovery: the identification of novel bacterial proteins that play a vital role in the formation and stability of methane clathrates, which trap methane gas beneath the seafloor. These newfound proteins not only suppress methane clathrate growth as effectively as toxic chemicals used in drilling but also prove to be eco-friendly and scalable. This innovative breakthrough not only promises to enhance environmental safety in natural gas transportation but also sheds light on the potential for similar biomolecules to support life beyond Earth.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","format":"limited_html"}],"field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"Georgia Tech researchers have uncovered eco-friendly bacterial proteins that stabilize methane clathrates, offering a green solution to climate challenges and potential implications for astrobiology."}],"uid":"36123","created_gmt":"2023-09-26 14:30:17","changed_gmt":"2024-02-01 15:10:35","author":"Catherine Barzler","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","dateline":{"date":"2023-09-26T00:00:00-04:00","iso_date":"2023-09-26T00:00:00-04:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"hg_media":{"671833":{"id":"671833","type":"image","title":"clathrate.jpg","body":"\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003EMethane clathrate (white, ice-like material) under a rock from the seafloor of the northern Gulf of Mexico. 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And within these sea spray aerosols are particles, chemicals, and even microbes.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u201cSea spray aerosols are very important here on Earth,\u201d explains \u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/chemistry.gatech.edu\/people\/amanda-stockton\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003EAmanda Stockton\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E, an associate professor in the \u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/chemistry.gatech.edu\/\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003ESchool of Chemistry and Biochemistry\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E. \u201cEarth has a complex biology contributing to and living in the oceans.\u201d\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003ENow, with support from a $50,0000 Scialog grant, Stockton is studying what other roles these aerosols might play, digging into how they may have impacted the evolution of life on Earth, and how they may help us search for life beyond Earth.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/rescorp.org\/news\/2023\/07\/8-teams-win-awards-in-final-year-of-scialog-signatures-of-life-in-the-universe\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003EScialog: Signatures of Life in the Universe\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E is an initiative launched in 2021 by the Research Corporation for Science Advancement (RCSA) foundation to catalyze fundamental science in the search for life beyond Earth. Scialog, which stands for \u201cScience + Dialogue,\u201d funds innovative, cutting-edge research, while supporting dialogue and community-building across fields.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003EFor this project, Stockton will partner with \u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003ETyler Robinson\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E, a professor at the University of Arizona who specializes in exoplanet observation and modeling. \u201cTyler and I met at the Scialog Conference, which aims to generate new ideas between cross cutting disciplines that are very unrelated,\u201d Stockton says. \u201cSo what we were thinking here is Tyler\u0027s really good at exoplanet observation and modeling. My group\u0027s really good at microfluidic generation. At first, it seems like we don\u2019t have anything to work on together. But it turns out we do.\u201d\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003EAdditionally, \u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003EAugustine Atta Debrah\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E, a second-year Chemistry Ph.D. student in Stockton\u2019s Lab, is playing a key role \u2014 Debrah\u2019s research interests are rooted in analytical chemistry, and encompass analytical method development, mass spectrometry-based applications, microfluidics, chromatography-based applications, biosensors, and lab-on-chip devices..\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u201cWe are excited to explore the fascinating world of sea sprays through our research,\u201d Debrah says. \u201cBy recreating and analyzing the behavior of these aerosols under controlled laboratory conditions, we aim to learn more about how they might have played a role in the early Earth\u0027s chemistry and what they could tell us about other planets.\u201d\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003EThe team has no shortage of questions to answer together. \u201cHow might these aerosols impact what we would observe here from Earth with a telescope?\u201d Stockton asks. \u201cHow might aerosols on other planetary bodies impact our search for life? And how did sea spray aerosols contribute to the emergence of life here on Earth?\u201d\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Ch4\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003ETiny droplets, big impact\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/h4\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003EWhile sea spray aerosols have been previously studied, \u201cWe don\u0027t necessarily have a good handle on how sea spray aerosols might impact other planetary bodies, like a water world,\u201d Stockton says, adding that \u201can exoplanet water world that doesn\u2019t have continents and doesn\u0027t have the same sort of chemistry that Earth has\u201d might have a different spectrographic \u2018signature\u2019 through a telescope.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003ETo better understand this, Stockton\u2019s group will generate microfluidic droplets with different chemistries, which they will cycle through different conditions, including different UV irradiation conditions and different temperatures, to model the various ways that aerosols could be transported through atmospheres.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u201cThen we could look at how the chemistry changes based on that transport phenomenon and also how the UV spectra or visible spectra changes,\u201d Stockton adds. Scientists observe spectra \u2013 the light coming from each planetary object \u2013 as a way of better understanding what is present. Different properties can emit different spectra. \u201cEventually, we\u2019d like to be able to see these from a distance and start to figure out what type of spectra you\u2019d see for different conditions. For example, if the ocean has very simple organics, what you might find from just meteorites accreting to make the planet, versus the sort of spectra you might see if complex organic chemistry is taking place.\u201d\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003EThe team also aims to uncover chemistries pertaining to early Earth by mimicking spectra from ocean chemistries that might have been present on early Earth, which could help researchers better understand how life emerged on our planet.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u201cThere\u0027s a lot of things that also result from sea sprays on Earth that aren\u0027t necessarily being studied to the fullest extent,\u201d Stockton adds. \u201cFor example, what are the stressors on these microorganisms and how does being confined in a droplet contribute to what pathways get turned on or off in the microbe, especially when that droplet may be evaporating, sublimating, or freezing?\u201d\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Ch4\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003EEarly life on Earth \u2014 and life beyond\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/h4\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003EWhile Stockton notes that this research is still just beginning, there\u2019s excitement in its focus \u2013 this year\u2019s research will start to determine what is possible, and potential applications for the new model. \u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u201cT\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003Ehis is a proof of concept year where we want to see what we can build, what we can learn from what we can build, what the applications are of the system,\u201d Stockton adds. \u201cWe hope that this will feed into bigger types of projects where we want to catalog what happens in multiple different types of conditions.\u201d\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003EThe research has the potential to touch on some of the most fundamental questions humanity faces: who we are, how we got here \u2014 and many researchers, including \u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/astrobiology.gatech.edu\/\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003EGeorgia Tech astrobiologists\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E, are seeking to better understand water worlds like Encledeus, Titan, and early Europa.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u201cThis project shows our dedication to uncovering the mysteries of the origins of life and expanding our knowledge about planets far beyond our own,\u201d Debrah says.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u201cThere are entire fields that we can branch into at varying levels of complexity,\u201d Stockton adds. \u201cWe\u0027re very interested in what we can apply this to once we can build the hardware and show that we can do some of this controllably.\u201d\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","summary":"","format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":[{"value":"Amanda Stockton is harnessing aerosols to better understand the emergence of life on Earth, and our search for life beyond"}],"field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EWith a new Scialog grant, Amanda Stockton is studying what roles sea spray aerosols might play, digging into how they may have impacted 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real brain, are curious about the science behind coffee brewing, or anything in between, there\u2019s one event you should have marked on your calendar: the \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/atlantasciencefestival.org\/\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003EAtlanta Science Festival\u003C\/a\u003E.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u201cThe festival spans three weeks and includes events all over town,\u201d says \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/biosciences.gatech.edu\/people\/jennifer-leavey\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003EJennifer Leavey\u003C\/a\u003E, assistant dean for Faculty Mentoring in the \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/cos.gatech.edu\/\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003ECollege of Sciences\u003C\/a\u003E, principal academic professional in the \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/biosciences.gatech.edu\/\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003ESchool of Biological Sciences\u003C\/a\u003E, longtime \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/atlantasciencefestival.org\/get-involved\/volunteer\/\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003Efestival volunteer\u003C\/a\u003E. \u201cIt helps me recharge my science enthusiasm batteries every year and lets me approach science education creatively.\u201d\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThe annual festival features over 150 science-themed events for all ages and has become an Atlanta staple over the past decade. This year, the festival will host events from March 9 to March 22, culminating in the \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/atlantasciencefestival.org\/expo\/\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003EExploration Expo\u003C\/a\u003E event in Piedmont Park featuring 100 different demonstrations \u2014 on March 23.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EAs one of its \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/atlantasciencefestival.org\/about\/\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003Efounding partners\u003C\/a\u003E, Georgia Tech has served a key role in the Festival for over a decade. Last year\u2019s iteration featured \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/cos.gatech.edu\/cos-at-asf#expo\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003Eseveral events hosted by Tech\u003C\/a\u003E \u2014 from a science fashion show to a virtual college prep workshop \u2014 hosted by volunteers from across campus.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u201cAs a volunteer, you could help with one of the partner events or the Exploration Expo: the culminating street party at the end of the festival,\u201d says Leavey. \u201cVolunteering is a great way to meet people, learn more about science, get in events for free, and share your love of science with the community.\u201d\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EHere are a few ways to get involved with this year\u2019s festival. Look out for the full schedule and attendee registration on the \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/atlantasciencefestival.org\/\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003EAtlanta Science Festival website\u003C\/a\u003E.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Ch3\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EVolunteer for GT Science and Engineering Day | March 9\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/h3\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EFor several years, Georgia Tech has opened its doors to the Atlanta community during \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/research.gatech.edu\/ATLScienceFestival\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003EScience and Engineering Day\u003C\/a\u003E. With demonstrations on everything from robotics and neuroscience to paper and chemical engineering, there\u2019s always been an activity for everyone. \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/research.gatech.edu\/science-and-engineering-day-buzzes-excitement\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003ELast year\u2019s event saw\u003C\/a\u003E over 1,500 attendees, with more than 40 host units and student organizations.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThis year, Science and Engineering Day will serve as the kickoff event for the entire festival, taking place on March 9 from 10 A.M. to 2 P.M. \u003Cstrong\u003EThose interested in volunteering or hosting a demonstration of their work should \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/gatech.co1.qualtrics.com\/jfe\/form\/SV_1MGBhmgvwvJdPiC\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003Eregister here\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/strong\u003E by January 25.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EVisit \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/research.gatech.edu\/ATLScienceFestival\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003Eresearch.gatech.edu\/ATLScienceFestival\u003C\/a\u003E to learn more.\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Ch3\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EHigh School Math Day | March 9\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/h3\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EScience and Engineering Day will also host this year\u2019s \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/hsmd.math.gatech.edu\/\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003EHigh School Math Day\u003C\/a\u003E, a tradition at Georgia Tech since 1958. A day of logic puzzles, math demonstrations, and friendly competition, \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/cos.gatech.edu\/news\/reimagining-high-school-math-day-and-multiplying-fun\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003Elast year\u2019s event\u003C\/a\u003E saw over 250 students, parents, and teachers from 42 schools around the state.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u201cMy favorite part of High School math day is seeing all the students get excited about doing the activities with each other and winning the awards at the end of the day,\u201d says \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/cpies.cos.gatech.edu\/c-pies-leadership\/\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003ELea Marzo\u003C\/a\u003E, program operations director for the College\u2019s \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/cpies.cos.gatech.edu\/\u0022\u003ECenter for Promoting Inclusion and Equity in the Sciences\u003C\/a\u003E (C-PIES) and one of the co-organizers of the event.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EIf you know a high schooler who is a math expert or even math-curious, encourage them to stop by on March 9 from 10 A.M. to 2 P.M.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u201cIt really is for any level of Math \u2014 whether you are in 9th grade Math or more advanced Math,\u201d says Marzo. \u201cThere are a lot of activities planned for students and it includes food and a cool T-Shirt!\u201d\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EVisit \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/hsmd.math.gatech.edu\/\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003Ehsmd.math.gatech.edu\u003C\/a\u003E to learn more.\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Ch3\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EHost a demonstration at the Exploration Expo | March 23\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/h3\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThe \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/atlantasciencefestival.org\/expo\/\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003EExploration Expo\u003C\/a\u003E is the finale to the Festival, taking over Piedmont park every year with roughly 100 different science demonstrations. Often referred to as \u201cAtlanta\u2019s biggest science party,\u201d this free event has a little something for everyone.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u201cWhether you\u2019re about to start preschool or volunteering with your grandkids, you\u2019re here because you also believe that Atlanta is a science city \u2014 that we\u2019re here to learn, teach one another, and improve our world through shared inquiry,\u201d shares \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/cos.gatech.edu\/our-leadership\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003EJess Hunt-Ralston\u003C\/a\u003E, director of Communications for the College of Sciences at Georgia Tech, who also represents the Institute on the \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/scienceatl.org\/\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003EScience ATL\u003C\/a\u003E Board of Directors. \u201cAnd there\u2019s nothing quite like seeing the scales of a butterfly wing for the first time, playing brain games with new friends, or peering through a telescope together to help spark and sustain that spirit of curiosity.\u201d\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003EContact Jennifer Leavey (\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003Ejennifer.leavey@cos.gatech.edu\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E) for more information.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Ch3\u003EVolunteer for other events at the Festival\u003C\/h3\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EInterested in volunteering at the Festival in another way? Learn more about how to volunteer \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/atlantasciencefestival.org\/get-involved\/volunteer\/\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003Ehere\u003C\/a\u003E.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Ch3\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EAfter the Festival:\u0026nbsp;Georgia Tech Energy Materials Day | March 27\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/h3\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EIf you\u0027re looking for more science after the festival, join us for the Georgia Tech Energy Materials Day on March 27 at the Georgia Tech Exhibition Hall. This event will bring together representatives from academia, government, and industry to accelerate energy materials research. It will also provide an opportunity for key stakeholders to interact with Georgia Tech researchers in this important area.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003ERegister for the event \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/gatech.co1.qualtrics.com\/jfe\/form\/SV_2r8ZQ3e1kEXzeVU\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003Ehere\u003C\/a\u003E, or click\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/research.gatech.edu\/energymaterials#:~:text=The%20Georgia%20Tech%20Energy%20Materials,researchers%20in%20this%20important%20area.\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003Ehere\u003C\/a\u003E to learn more.\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","summary":"","format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EWhether you\u2019re a seasoned scientist or STEM-curious, the annual Atlanta Science Festival is the place for you. 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From new medicines and biotechnology to sustainable energy solutions developing and understanding the chemical reactions behind innovations is a critical first step in pioneering new advances. And a key part of developing new chemistries is discovering how the rates of those chemical reactions can be accelerated or changed.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003EFor example, even an everyday chemical reaction, like toasting bread, can substantially change in speed and outcome \u2014 by increasing the heat, the speed of the reaction increases, toasting the bread faster. Adding another chemical ingredient \u2014 like buttering the bread before frying it \u2014 also changes the outcome of the reaction: the bread might brown and crisp rather than toast. The lesson? Certain chemical reactions can be accelerated or changed by adding or altering key variables, and understanding those factors is crucial when trying to create the desired reaction (like avoiding burnt toast!).\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003EChemists currently use quantum chemistry techniques to predict the rates and energies of chemical reactions, but the method is limited: predictions can usually only be made for up to a few hundred atoms. In order to scale the predictions to larger systems, and predict the environmental effects of reactions, a new framework needs to be developed.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/chemistry.gatech.edu\/people\/jesse-mcdaniel\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003EJesse McDaniel (School of Chemistry and Biochemistry)\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E is creating that framework by leveraging computer modeling techniques. Now, a new NSF CAREER grant will help him do so. \u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003EThe National Science Foundation Faculty Early Career Development Award is a five-year grant designed to help promising researchers establish a foundation for a lifetime of leadership in their field. Known as CAREER awards, the grants are NSF\u2019s most prestigious funding for untenured assistant professors.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u201cI am excited about the CAREER research because we are really focusing on fundamental questions that are central to all of chemistry,\u201d McDaniel says\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E about the project.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Ch3\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\n\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003EPioneering a new framework\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/h3\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u201cChemical reactions are inherently quantum mechanical in nature,\u201d McDaniel explains. \u201cElectrons rearrange as chemical bonds are broken and formed.\u201d While this type of quantum chemistry can allow scientists to predict the rates and energies of different reactions, these predictions are limited to only tens or hundreds of atoms. That\u2019s where McDaniel\u2019s team comes in. They\u2019re developing modeling techniques based on quantum chemistry that could function over multiple scales, using computer models to scale the predictions. They hope this will help predict environmental effects on chemical reaction rates.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003EBy developing modeling techniques that can be applied to reactions at multiple scales, McDaniel aims to expand scientist\u2019s ability to predict and model chemical reactions, and how they interact with their environments. \u201cOur goal is to understand the microscopic mechanisms and intermolecular interactions through which chemical reactions are accelerated within unique solvation environments such as microdroplets, thin films, and heterogenous interfaces,\u201d McDaniel says. 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McDaniel\u2019s team will partner with regional high school teachers, collaborating to integrate software and data science tools within the high school educational curriculum.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u201cOne thing I like about this project,\u201d McDaniel says, \u201cis that all types of chemists \u2014 organic, inorganic, analytical, bio, physical, etc. \u2014 care about how chemical reactions happen, and how reactions are influenced by their surroundings.\u201d \u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","summary":"","format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003ESchool of Chemistry and Biochemistry\u0027s\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E \u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003EJesse McDaniel \u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003Eis creating a framework to predict chemical reaction rates, leveraging computer modeling techniques. 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Kostka and Storici\u2019s appointments recognize continued excellence in research, and were each awarded this September, for a duration of five years.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Ch3\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/physics.gatech.edu\/user\/tamara-bogdanovi%C4%87\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003ETamara Bogdanovi\u0107\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E, \u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/physics.gatech.edu\/user\/chandra-raman\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003EChandra Raman\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E, and \u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/physics.gatech.edu\/user\/james-jc-gumbart\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003EJC Gumbart\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E have been appointed Dunn Family Professors in the School of Physics.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/h3\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003EBogdanovi\u0107 \u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003Ewas appointed this August for a period of three years for her exceptional research in astrophysics, including supermassive black holes, accretion physics, and computational astrophysics.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003EBogdanovi\u0107 serves as associate director of the \u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/cra.gatech.edu\/\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003ECenter for Relative Astrophysics\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E, a Georgia Tech Center that aims to answer how the universe evolves and what our place is in the universe, while providing students outstanding education and training. 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With new appointments as the inaugural director of the\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/cos.gatech.edu\/\u0022\u003E College of Science\u003C\/a\u003E\u2019s Center for Promoting Inclusion and Equity in the Sciences (C-PIES) and as an advisor on the National Institute of Health\u2019s (NIH)\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.nichd.nih.gov\/about\/advisory\/nabmrr\u0022\u003E National Advisory Board on Medical Rehabilitation Research\u003C\/a\u003E, Wheaton will lead in two more spaces on campus, in community, and beyond.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Ch3\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EThe Center for Promoting Inclusion and Equity in the Sciences\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/h3\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThe creation of C-PIES is a new milestone in the College\u2019s long standing inclusive efforts, as well as a key pillar of its\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/cos.gatech.edu\/strategic-plan-2021-2030\u0022\u003E 10-year strategic plan\u003C\/a\u003E.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EWith a mission \u201cto recruit, support and retain a diverse population for all sectors of our community \u2015 staff, faculty, and students \u2015 and build an inclusive community that broadens access to science and mathematics and creates opportunities for advancement,\u201d C-PIES will continue to expand programming across the College of Sciences community.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EPrior to the creation of C-PIES, \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/cos.gatech.edu\/news\/lasting-legacy-celebrating-keith-odens-tenure-tech\u0022\u003EKeith Oden\u003C\/a\u003E, who retired in December 2020 following a 35-year career with Georgia Tech, served as director of Academic Diversity for the College for ten years. With a focus on student recruitment and retention, Oden\u2019s expertise, outreach, and mentoring transformed the lives of students and the College of Sciences community.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u201cFrom reflections and conversations with College of Sciences colleagues, I became convinced that a center focused around broadening access and creating a diverse community would be more effective than tasking a single individual with all programmatic elements needed to advance our mission,\u201d said College of Sciences Dean and Betsy Middleton and John Clark Sutherland Chair \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/cos.gatech.edu\/dean-susan-lozier\u0022\u003ESusan Lozier\u003C\/a\u003E in a community letter this summer.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003ENow, working in tandem with Dean Lozier, \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/cos.gatech.edu\/news\/georgia-techs-newest-advance-professor-jean-lynch-stieglitz\u0022\u003EADVANCE Professor\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/eas.gatech.edu\/people\/lynch-stieglitz-dr-jean\u0022\u003E Jean Lynch-Stieglitz\u003C\/a\u003E, and the College\u2019s associate and assistant deans, as inaugural C-PIES Director, Wheaton will lead the Center in implementing recommendations from the College\u2019s \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/cos.gatech.edu\/diversity\/task-force\u0022\u003ETask Force on Racial Equity\u003C\/a\u003E, coalescing collaborative work across the College\u2019s six schools, and leading new and ongoing efforts.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u201cI am excited about this new direction and its potential for making significant progress toward our goal of creating a diverse and inclusive community,\u201d Lozier noted in sharing Wheaton\u2019s appointment with the College of Sciences community earlier this August.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Ch3\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EScience and Service\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/h3\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EAlong with leading C-PIES, Wheaton will continue his focus on research and community leadership beyond Georgia Tech. Since joining Georgia Tech in 2008, Wheaton has directed the\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/sites.gatech.edu\/cmclab\/\u0022\u003E Cognitive Motor Control Lab\u003C\/a\u003E, where he strives to improve the lives of people with upper-limb amputations and those who have had strokes through a deeper understanding of the neurophysiology of motor learning.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EOutside the lab, Wheaton has worked across communities on campus \u2013 serving on the College of Sciences Task Force on Racial Equity and Georgia Tech\u2019s working group on Race and Racism in Contemporary Biomedicine, and being named the \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/cos.gatech.edu\/news\/college-sciences-faculty-staff-honored-2021-diversity-symposium\u0022\u003E2021 Faculty Diversity Champion for Georgia Tech\u003C\/a\u003E \u2013 as well as throughout Georgia.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EAlong with serving as a member of the\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/cos.gatech.edu\/news\/lewis-wheaton-scientist-citizen-councilman\u0022\u003E Smyrna City Council\u003C\/a\u003E since first elected in 2019, Wheaton also helped shape rehabilitation policy and management in the state of Georgia as a Governor-appointed member of the State Rehabilitation Council during a six-year term.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EWe recently spoke with Wheaton about C-PIES, serving on NIH\u2019s National Advisory Board on Medical Rehabilitation Research, and progress and service across Georgia Tech, and beyond.\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Ch3\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EA Conversation with Lewis Wheaton\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/h3\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EQ: What was your initial reaction to the creation of the C-PIES, when it was announced in April?\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EA: Probably a mix of excitement, enthusiasm, and a little bit of trepidation to be honest. I think when you start talking about equity and inclusion, those are loaded concepts and very loaded terms, and people define them very differently. So, the trepidation side was more \u2018Okay, how is the community going to receive something like this center as a whole?\u2019\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EAt the same time, I reflected on a lot of the conversations that I had with people one-on-one, and also as a result of being a part of the [College of Sciences Task Force on Racial Equity], and there\u2019s a lot of encouragement there. This is the kind of thing that I think, by and large, people in the College want to see and are excited about. It\u2019s a new type of opportunity for the College and it\u2019s something that people want to rally around. So, it was a constellation of all of that all at once.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EQ: What interested you about the opportunity to direct the Center?\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EA: Similarly, my initial feelings, honestly, including the trepidation.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EI love science. I\u2019m really, really passionate about what I do, and I\u2019m passionate to the point of wanting to make sure that everyone gets the opportunity to at least be exposed to the possibility of doing science \u2013 and specifically doing it here at Georgia Tech. That means a lot to me. Given where [Georgia Tech is] seated within this community, within this region, within this area, we have a unique opportunity here. We should be an attractive force for doing not only science that focuses on or considers equity and inclusion, but that is being done by a population of scientists that is reflective of the broader community around us.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThose opportunities really jumped out to me as something that would be exciting to me \u2013 exciting to lead, exciting to figure out how to collaborate with other groups to [accomplish these goals]. Pulling from some other experiences that I\u2019ve had at other places, I just thought, \u201cyou know, this could be fun.\u201d And I think we are at a good time to do something like this.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EQ: You\u2019ve been involved in a lot of community efforts \u2013 a race and racism in biomedicine working group, middle school outreach with Georgia Tech CEISMC (Center for Education Integrating Science, Mathematics, and Computing), Science Day in the Park with GTRI (Georgia Tech Research Institute), and more. What is your approach to promoting this work, as well as a sense of community?\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EA: I think it starts with having honest conversation. By that, I mean really getting past statistics, talking points, and all these other things. 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How are we responding to equity needs of our immediate community? To the state? To the nation? Are we asking sharp enough scientific questions that are immediate to some of the needs that are clearly emerging from funding agencies and other organizations that focus on inequity?\u201d That is a part of this, too.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EQ: As the inaugural leader of the Center, what immediate goals do you envision for yourself? Your long-term goals for C-PIES?\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EA: To start with the latter, I hope that the Center, as it evolves, turns into a real catalyst for change. Change not just in building a better community, diversifying our community, and promoting better inclusion, but also creating a catalyst for new questions, new horizons that we should be pursuing that are really addressing the needs of the community. I would love to see the Center evolve in that direction.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003ETo get there though, the first things I\u2019m excited about doing initially are having conversations. Let\u2019s, as campus leaders, get people together and really, just conversate about these issues. Let\u2019s see what our various levels of comfort and sensitivity are around these things. Do we even understand some of these words and phrases and what they mean? Because they\u2019re complicated and they come with a lot of emotion.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EAlso, starting to identify opportunities for growth within various units within the College that are ripe for development in this area, and going after resources nationally or at the state level to try to move the needle forward in terms of the type of people we have in our labs, the type of people we have teaching, the types of folks that we have sitting in faculty units across campus. Let\u2019s really think innovatively about how we can be a leader in this area.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EWhat\u2019s exciting and inspiring to me is that we see a lot of other universities around the country, and even some of our competitors, that are boldly pursuing sustainable efforts. That tells me it can be done \u2014 we just have to do it. That\u2019s all it is, it\u2019s very simple. It sounds complicated and messy, but in reality, it\u2019s incredibly simple. You just have to want to do it.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EQ: What are you most looking forward to as you start this new position?\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EA: I\u2019m just excited to get started. 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I am excited to be on the Advisory Board to make sure that we are thinking proactively about the way that science is emerging, even how our trainees are emerging, to make sure that the funding priorities are aligned with the questions that we need to ask on the ground.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EQ: What was your reaction to NIH asking you to serve on this board?\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EA: I was kind of surprised, actually. I think this is a really exciting opportunity, and it felt good for NIH to reach out and ask me to do something like this. To me it was absolutely a no-brainer to accept it.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EQ: What are your main goals as an advisor?\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EA: I\u2019m certainly in a space where I care a lot about rehabilitation, particularly with limb loss and stroke. But I\u2019m also very interested in understanding how we can better intersect computational and engineering aspects into sciences to ask better questions \u2014 and how we can use all these things together to understand how to move rehabilitation forward. I\u2019m excited to share my perspective from this space, and to really get at the root of some of these questions.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EAnother big area is \u201ctelerehab\u201d \u2013 it\u2019s taking off as an industry and taking off as a science, as well. That\u2019s great, but we still have bedrock scientific questions that we need to understand about the efficacy of telerehab approaches. So those are the types of things I\u2019m excited to think about on this advisory panel, and to try to hopefully have some influence on how we\u2019re shaping these types of things and the funding priorities that need to emerge from NIH.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EQ: In addition to these new positions, you are also a member of Smyrna City Council \u2014 and you teach, advise students, and run a research lab. How do you balance all of that?\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EA: I have a wonderful wife \u2013 we are very supportive of each other when it comes to this kind of stuff.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EAlso, it\u2019s really seeing the common threads of thought between everything. Being on City Council, in many ways, is not unlike being in academia. There are a lot of meetings, that\u2019s very similar. But the thought process, the way you\u2019re doing things, the way you\u2019re going about trying to solve problems is very scientific. So, it feels kind of natural. When I go into all of the spaces that I\u2019m in, I try to at least have that as a common thread, where I\u2019m approaching things in the most genuine way that I can. I\u2019m a scientist, so that\u2019s how I\u2019m going to approach things.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EAt a practical level, it\u2019s finding balance between these things so that I can honestly give them my full commitment and know that in that moment, that\u2019s what I\u2019m focusing on. If I\u2019m talking to one of my students, in that moment they have all of my attention. If I\u2019m talking to a constituent in my ward, they have my full attention. I want to be actionable and responsive to all the needs of that person. It\u2019s not easy \u2014 I\u2019m not going to say it\u2019s trivial, but it\u2019s a balance that you just learn how to strike.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EAs well, I\u2019ll say, in all aspects of these areas, there are great people. The staff that I get to work within each one of these spaces is exceptional. I\u2019d be lying if I said I was doing it all myself \u2013 there are a lot of people that help pull me through all these areas. They really deserve a lot of credit.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","summary":"","format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EThe College of Sciences is pleased to announce that Lewis Wheaton has been appointed the inaugural director of the Center for Promoting Inclusion and Equity in the Sciences (C-PIES) in the College. 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The team\u2019s six-year grant is part of the Howard Hughes Medical Institute\u2019s (HHMI) Inclusive Excellence 3 initiative, and is one of 104 new grants funded through an overall initiative that\u2019s allocating $60 million over six years and several phases.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u201cHHMI\u2019s challenge to us addresses a critical need in U.S. higher education, and it is aligned with Georgia Tech\u2019s strategic plan,\u201d says \u003Cstrong\u003EDavid Collard\u003C\/strong\u003E, senior associate dean in the College and lead researcher for effort at Tech. \u201cThe grant to Georgia Tech will support a team effort in pursuing a number of complementary projects.\u201d\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003ECollard is joined by College of Sciences co-investigators \u003Cstrong\u003EJennifer Leavey\u003C\/strong\u003E, assistant dean for Faculty Mentoring; \u003Cstrong\u003ECarrie Shepler\u003C\/strong\u003E, assistant dean for Teaching Effectiveness; and Professor \u003Cstrong\u003ELewis Wheaton\u003C\/strong\u003E, inaugural director of the \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/cos.gatech.edu\/news\/lewis-wheaton-named-inaugural-director-center-promoting-inclusion-and-equity-sciences-c-pies\u0022\u003ECenter for Promoting Inclusion and Equity in the Sciences at Georgia Tech\u003C\/a\u003E. Collard and Shepler also serve as faculty members in the School of Chemistry and Biochemistry, and Leavey and Wheaton in the School of Biological Sciences.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Ch3\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EInclusive Excellence 3 \u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/h3\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EAs the third phase of the HHMI program, Inclusive Excellence 3, known as IE3, challenges U.S. colleges and universities to \u201csubstantially and sustainably build their capacity for student belonging, especially for those who have been historically excluded from the sciences.\u201d\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EIE3 is also distinct from previous HHMI science education initiatives because it begins with a learning phase and, during that phase, learning communities envision how to move cooperatively into an implementation phase.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThe grant uniquely challenges groups to work collaboratively to address one of three broad efforts. At Georgia Tech, the College of Sciences will work with institutions across the country to help empower colleges and universities to develop and support systems that cultivate teaching and learning in tandem with key concepts in inclusion and equity.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EAt Georgia Tech, each IE3 team member will concentrate on a distinct area of work.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Ch3\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EInclusive teaching\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/h3\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003ELeavey will focus on \u201cworking with collaborators from other institutions to share faculty development strategies focused on inclusive teaching, such as the \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/cos.gatech.edu\/news\/inclusive-stem-teaching-fellows-program-highlights-commitment-inclusion-and-innovation\u0022\u003EInclusive STEM Teaching Fellows program\u003C\/a\u003E ,\u201d she shares, \u201cwhich the College of Sciences piloted last spring along with the Center for Teaching Learning, the College of Engineering, the College of Computing, and the Office of Institute Diversity, Equity and Inclusion.\u201d\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003ELeavey adds that, a semester after its launch, the Fellows program is already generating interest across campus and at collaborating institutions.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Ch3\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EInclusive impact\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/h3\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EShepler will help faculty assess the impact of their inclusive teaching efforts, working with collaborators to develop an iterative process to help institutions create formative assessment methodologies for teaching and learning that both facilitate and prioritize inclusion and equity in a manner that is consistent with institutional values and missions.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u201cThroughout the project, our aim is to make sure that students have a voice in defining what it means for them to experience teaching that centers\u201d on these concepts, Shepler says.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThe work coincides with a goal of the College of Sciences\u2019 new Teaching Effectiveness, Advocacy, and Mentoring (TEAM) committee, which Shepler leads, to \u201cdevelop and adapt new processes for the evaluation of teaching that are inclusive and equitable for all faculty.\u201d\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Ch3\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EC-PIES\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/h3\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EMeanwhile, Wheaton\u2019s work as the director of the Center for Promoting Inclusion and Equity in the Sciences \u2014 C-PIES, for short \u2014 will inform and supplement Leavey and Shepler\u2019s goals for the grant.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EWheaton will also lead a competitive C-PIES Faculty Fellows program that focuses on innovative teaching and research ideas that can transform student learning using key principles.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u201cThe Center will sponsor approximately five C-PIES Inclusive Excellence Faculty Fellows in this effort,\u201d he says. \u201cThis is an exciting direction that will provide the tools to develop assessments in our curriculum, leading to a culture that emphasizes and facilitates a growth mindset of continued development.\u201d\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Ch3\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003ETransforming tomorrow\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/h3\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EUltimately, the researchers hope to leverage the Inclusive Excellence Grant to transform teaching and learning for faculty and students of today \u2014 and of tomorrow.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u201cThough much of the HHMI work will focus on faculty, particularly those in instructional roles, the potential impact of these efforts is on the learning experiences of future generations of students,\u201d adds Collard, the grant lead. \u201cI look forward to seeing how the project develops \u2014 and how it fosters changes that support student, and faculty, success.\u201d\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","summary":"","format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EFour faculty in the College of Sciences have received new funding to help foster student belonging at Georgia Tech. 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However, solar wind is affected by the magnetosphere, forming the \u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003Enorthern lights (aurora borealis) and southern lights (aurora australis) \u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003Eat Earth\u2019s poles, and stretching the spherical shield into having a long \u201ctail\u0022 \u2014 the magnetotail \u2014 which the Moon passes through periodically on its orbit around Earth.\u0026nbsp; When the Moon is in the magnetotail region, it is temporarily shielded from the protons in solar wind, but still exposed to photons from the Sun.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u0022This provides a natural laboratory for studying the formation processes of lunar surface water,\u0022 says University of Hawai\u2018i (UH) at M\u0101noa Assistant Researcher \u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.higp.hawaii.edu\/index.php\/people\/shuai-li\/\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003EShuai Li\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E, who led the research study\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E. \u0022When the Moon is outside of the magnetotail, the \u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/phys.org\/tags\/lunar+surface\/\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003Elunar surface\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E is bombarded with solar wind. Inside the magnetotail, there are almost no solar wind protons and water formation was expected to drop to nearly zero.\u0022\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003ESurprisingly, while the Moon was within the magnetotail, and shielded from solar wind, the researchers found that the rate of water formation did not change. Since water was still forming in the absence of solar wind, the researchers began to theorize what could be responsible for forming the water.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003EBuilding on previous research, Orlando and Jones hypothesized that electrons from Earth could be responsible.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Ch4\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003EA work in progress\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/h4\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u201cThis work was actually based, in part, on our previous studies examining the role of ionizing radiation in metal-oxide particles present in nuclear waste storage tanks,\u201d Orlando explains, adding that in a previous project as part of an Energy Frontier Research Center called IDREAM, they showed that water forms when a mineral called boehmite is irradiated with electrons produced by energetic particles after radioactive decay.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003EWhile boehmite does not exist on the Moon\u2019s surface, minerals with similar compositions are present, and Orlando and Jones theorized that, like the boehmite, irradiation from electrons might be producing water on lunar surface grains. \u201cDespite the incredibly different physical environments,\u201d Orlando says, \u201cthe chemistry and physics is likely very similar.\u201d \u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003EThe solar wind water cycle has the potential to make huge impacts on human discovery of the Moon and beyond.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E \u201cWhile some of these water\u0026nbsp;molecules will be destroyed by the Sun, some will eventually\u0026nbsp;make it to the cold spots in permanently shadowed regions at higher latitudes,\u201d Orlando says,\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E in \u201cthe regions where some of the planned Artemis landings will be.\u201d \u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003EThe next step? \u201cOur hope is to prove that the hypothesis is correct!\u201d \u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003EOrlando and Jones have been studying the role of solar wind on the \u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cem\u003E\u003Cspan\u003Ein situ\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/em\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E production of water on the\u0026nbsp;Moon,\u0026nbsp;Mercury, and other airless bodies as part of the NASA Solar System Exploration Research Virtual Institute (SSERVI) center called \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/reveals.gatech.edu\/\u0022\u003ERadiation Effects on Volatile Exploration of Asteroids and Lunar Surfaces\u003C\/a\u003E (REVEALS).\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003EThe realization that electrons from Earth were part of the dynamic lunar water cycle was a direct result of the interactions of several scientists with diverse backgrounds made possible by the SSERVI support. The work, which will further expand on the solar wind water cycle \u2014 including other sources of energy beyond surface temperature like meteorite and electron impacts \u2014 will continue in a new Georgia Tech-led SSERVI program, the \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/research.gatech.edu\/georgia-tech-lead-nasa-center-lunar-research-and-exploration\u0022\u003ECenter for Lunar Environment and Volatile Exploration Research\u003C\/a\u003E (CLEVER).\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","summary":"","format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003ENew \u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cem\u003E\u003Cspan\u003ENature Astronomy \u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/em\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003Eresearch by \u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003EThom Orlando and Brant Jones \u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003Eshows electrons from Earth may contribute to the formation of water on the Moon\u2019s surface\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E. The work may impact our understanding of how water \u2014 a critical resource for life and sustained future human missions to the Moon \u2014 formed and continues to evolve on the lunar surface. \u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","format":"limited_html"}],"field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"The research, which was published in Nature Astronomy last month, has the potential to impact our understanding of how water, a critical resource for life and sustained future human missions to the Moon, formed and continues to evolve."}],"uid":"35599","created_gmt":"2023-11-09 14:23:36","changed_gmt":"2023-11-14 17:36:44","author":"sperrin6","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","dateline":{"date":"2023-11-09T00:00:00-05:00","iso_date":"2023-11-09T00:00:00-05:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"hg_media":{"633571":{"id":"633571","type":"image","title":"Thom Orlando (left) and Brant Jones ","body":null,"created":"1584036101","gmt_created":"2020-03-12 18:01:41","changed":"1699553228","gmt_changed":"2023-11-09 18:07:08","alt":"Thom Orlando (left) and Brant Jones ","file":{"fid":"241081","name":"Mercury.Orlando.Jones2_.jpg","image_path":"\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/Mercury.Orlando.Jones2_.jpg","image_full_path":"http:\/\/www.tlwarc.hg.gatech.edu\/\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/Mercury.Orlando.Jones2_.jpg","mime":"image\/jpeg","size":3856573,"path_740":"http:\/\/www.tlwarc.hg.gatech.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/740xx_scale\/public\/images\/Mercury.Orlando.Jones2_.jpg?itok=vqkqZXwx"}}},"media_ids":["633571"],"groups":[{"id":"85951","name":"School of Chemistry and Biochemistry"}],"categories":[{"id":"146","name":"Life Sciences and Biology"},{"id":"150","name":"Physics and Physical Sciences"},{"id":"135","name":"Research"},{"id":"134","name":"Student and Faculty"},{"id":"8862","name":"Student Research"}],"keywords":[{"id":"4896","name":"College of Sciences"},{"id":"722","name":"Astrobiology"},{"id":"168010","name":"space science"},{"id":"192252","name":"cos-planetary"},{"id":"187915","name":"go-researchnews"},{"id":"186870","name":"go-imat"},{"id":"187423","name":"go-bio"}],"core_research_areas":[{"id":"39541","name":"Systems"}],"news_room_topics":[{"id":"71881","name":"Science and Technology"}],"event_categories":[],"invited_audience":[],"affiliations":[],"classification":[],"areas_of_expertise":[],"news_and_recent_appearances":[],"phone":[],"contact":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EWritten by Selena Langner\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\nEditor: Jess Hunt-Ralston\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","format":"limited_html"}],"email":["jess.hunt@cos.gatech.edu"],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}},"670849":{"#nid":"670849","#data":{"type":"news","title":"College of Sciences Welcomes Nine New Advisory Board Members","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003EPlease join the College of Sciences as we welcome new members to our \u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/cos.gatech.edu\/advisory-board\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003EAdvisory Board\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003EOne alumnus is using his \u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/eas.gatech.edu\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003EEarth and Atmospheric Sciences\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E degree to perfect state-of-the-art weather forecasting for the business world. 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Yet another is using her \u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/catalog.gatech.edu\/coursesaz\/apph\/\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003EApplied Physiology\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E degree to work on the next generation of wearable electronics.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003EThey\u0027re among nine Georgia Tech \u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003ECollege of Sciences\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E alumni who are committed to volunteering their expertise and time to help the College continue its growth and success. \u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003EThe College of Sciences Advisory Board provides advice to the Dean and administrators regarding priorities and directions for sciences education and research. Board members are from the private sector and academia, and include both alumni and other individuals who are interested in the success of the College and Georgia Tech.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003EFive of the new members accepted invitations to join the Advisory Board during the 2022-23 school year:\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cul\u003E\r\n\t\u003Cli\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003EJames Belanger\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/li\u003E\r\n\t\u003Cli\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003EEva Heintz\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/li\u003E\r\n\t\u003Cli\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003EStewart Long\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/li\u003E\r\n\t\u003Cli\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003EJack McCallum\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/li\u003E\r\n\t\u003Cli\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003EJessica McDermott\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/li\u003E\r\n\u003C\/ul\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003EFor the 2023-24 school year, the new board members are:\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cul\u003E\r\n\t\u003Cli\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003ENigamnarayan \u201cNigam\u201d Acharya\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/li\u003E\r\n\t\u003Cli\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003EAngela Clark\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/li\u003E\r\n\t\u003Cli\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003ETracy Giest\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/li\u003E\r\n\t\u003Cli\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003ETia Williams\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/li\u003E\r\n\u003C\/ul\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E\u003Cem\u003E\u003Cspan\u003ENew Advisory Board members:\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/em\u003E\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003ENigamnarayan \u201cNigam\u201d Acharya\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.gtlaw.com\/en\/professionals\/a\/acharya-nigamnarayan\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003ENigamnarayan \u201cNigam\u201d Acharya\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E (M.S. CHEM \u201811) received a Bachelors of Science degree in Biochemistry, Molecular Biology and Political Science from the University of Wisconsin \u2013 Madison and a Juris Doctorate Degree from Emory School of Law.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003EAcharya currently serves as a shareholder at \u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.gtlaw.com\/en\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003EGreenberg Traurig, LLP\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E., where he provides long-term representation for companies from initial startup to maturity. He\u0026nbsp; helps life sciences and chemical companies protect and capitalize on intellectual property rights. His practice includes patent and trademark prosecution, corporate formation and life-cycle advice, negotiating and structuring complex business agreements (licenses, material transfer agreements, research agreements, and partnering agreements).\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003EArcharya has an in-depth knowledge of business and science that allows him to counsel pharma and chemical companies. He was a founder and board member of a tech company, which he eventually sold.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003EJames Belanger\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/james-belanger\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003EJames Belanger\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E (B.S. EAS \u201807, Ph.D. EAS \u201812)\u0026nbsp; joined\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.ectp.com\/\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E Engelhart Commodities Trading Partners\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E in August 2021 and is currently the Head of Weather. He is responsible for leading a team of entrepreneurial scientists and software developers who are developing state-of-the-science weather and climate forecast systems to provide a quantitative edge for Engelhart\u0027s commodity trading business.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003EPrior to joining Engelhart, Belanger was a senior scientist for five years at The Weather Company, a division of IBM, where he was responsible for providing scientific expertise in the design and implementation of IBM\u2019s artificial intelligence algorithms for customer and business weather products.\u0026nbsp; During that time with the Global Forecasting Sciences and Technology team, Belanger\u2019s science contributions helped IBM\u2019s forecast accuracy edge grow against the competition. In 2021, IBM was named the world\u2019s most accurate forecaster by ForecastWatch, the nation\u2019s premier authority in meteorological accuracy validation.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003EBelanger began his graduate work at the University at Albany before returning to Georgia Tech to complete his EAS Ph.D. Before transitioning to the private sector, Belanger was a research scientist and \u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/eas.gatech.edu\/\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003ESchool of Earth and Atmospheric Sciences \u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003Efaculty member for four years. His research focused on improving tropical cyclone forecasts and landfall impacts to establish more resilient electrical and emergency management infrastructure systems.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003EBelanger and his wife Laura live in Peachtree City with their two children, Andrew and Katherine.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003EAngela Clark\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/angela-mcmath-clark-svp-5295052\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003EAngela Clark\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E (B.S. 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Her research focused on the intersection of neurological control and biomechanics as it relates to human walking, running, and cycling, and amputee locomotion.\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003EGieist\u2019s postdoctoral work focused on investigating robotic exoskeletons for stroke rehabilitation at North Carolina State University with \u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.me.gatech.edu\/faculty\/sawicki\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003EGreg Sawicki\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E, who is now at Georgia Tech).\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003EAs a former middle school teacher with Teach for America, and an industrial biomechanics consultant for one of the largest railroad companies in the U.S., Giest has a unique blend of professional experience that has led to her current leadership role at Google.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003EEva Heintz\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/evaheintz\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003EEva Heintz\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E (Ph.D. CHEM \u201804) started her career at Procter \u0026amp; Gamble before moving to \u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.solvay.com\/en\/\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003ESolvay\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E, a chemicals\/materials company, where she is currently a Global Strategic Key Account Manager and Large Deals Coach.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003EThroughout her career at Solvay, Heintz has held various roles including R\u0026amp;D Manager, Global Marketing Manager, and Senior Global Marketing \u0026amp; Sales Excellence Manager. 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GGF, and Founder\/Chairwoman of Solvay X-Factor (ERG).\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003EHer passion for giving back to the community is demonstrated in her roles such as Chair\u0026nbsp; of the Board of Directors of \u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.beats-inc.org\/\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003EBEATs, Inc\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E., a local non-profit using hippotherapy for children and adults with physical and mental challenges, as well as previous roles in non-profit boards such as \u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/theswinneyfoundation.org\/\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003EThe Swinney Foundation\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003EStewart W. Long\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003EStewart W. Long\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E (B.S. PHYS \u201875) is Managing Director of \u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/ecg-llc.com\/\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003EEnergy Consulting Group\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E. A retired engineer and engineering program manager, Long has extensive experience in commercial power reactor engineering and operations, and in defense research \u0026amp; development.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003ELong, a retired U.S. Army Lt. Colonel who also has a degree in nuclear engineering, is a published author of U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) reports and conference papers.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003ELong\u2019s experience includes serving as Managing Director and Co-Founder of Patriots for Reliable Electric Power, a Pennsylvania public benefit company providing expert advice on protecting the nation\u2019s electric power grid. He retired from Westinghouse Electric Co. with multiple domestic and international assignments including: Fellow Engineer, Nuclear Power Plant (NPP) Commissioning \u0026amp; Operations; Manager, NPP Engineering \u0026amp; Construction Integration; Resident Site Manager at Arkansas Nuclear One NPP; Startup Technical Advisor at Yonggwang NPP (Korea) and Barakah NPP (United Arab Emirates).\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003ELong was appointed as Senior Fellow for the NRC\u2019s Advisory Committee on Reactor Safeguards, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, and served as U.S. Army field officer in Korea and as Nuclear Research \u0026amp; Development officer at Lawrence Livermore National Lab.\u0026nbsp; \u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003EJack McCallum\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.integerhealth.com\/leadership.aspx\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003EJack McCallum\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E (B.S. BIOS \u201866) has a Masters of Science in History from Texas Christian University, a Ph.D. in Medicine from Emory University, and a Ph.D. in History from Texas Christian University.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003EMcCallum has board certification in both adult and pediatric neurosurgery, and has held teaching appointments in medicine and history at several universities. He has also been founder and chief executive officer for four successful companies.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003EA generous gift from the McCallum Family Foundation has provided scholarships to reward outstanding undergraduate students for their academic excellence and performance in Georgia Tech research labs. The \u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/biosciences.gatech.edu\/giving\/gift-biology-alumnus-dr-jack-mccallum-66-energizes-undergraduate-research\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003EMcCallum scholarships\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E enable undergraduates to engage in an exceptional undergraduate research program.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003EIn 2022, the McCallum Family Foundation donated a $1 million gift to create the \u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/cos.gatech.edu\/news\/major-gift-strengthen-tech-emory-neurorehabilitation-research\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003EJack and Dana McCallum Neurorehabilitation Training Program\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E. The new initiative will be used over the next four years to support research from graduate students, postdoctoral scholars, and faculty, as well as train new scientists in neurorehabilitation.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003EMcCallum has published two books and numerous articles dealing with both medicine and history, and he has taught history at the graduate and undergraduate levels for 17 years.\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003EJessica McDermott\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/som.cuanschutz.edu\/Profiles\/Faculty\/Profile\/23848\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003EJessica McDermott\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E \u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E(B.S. BIOS \u201804) is Assistant Professor of Medicine, Division of Medical Oncology, at \u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.va.gov\/eastern-colorado-health-care\/locations\/rocky-mountain-regional-va-medical-center\/\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003ERocky Mountain Regional Medical Center\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E. Her major committee and service responsibilities include interviewing fellowship applicants in Hematology\/ Oncology. She is also a member of the committee that completes final ranking.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003ESince 2014, McDermott has served as a member of the Head\/Neck Cancer Tumor Board at the \u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/medschool.cuanschutz.edu\/colorado-cancer-center\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003EUniversity of Colorado Cancer Center\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E. She participates in weekly multidisciplinary meetings, where she reviews all head\/neck cancer patients at the university.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003EMcDermott is also a Veterans Administration Hematology\/Oncology tumor board facilitator, participating in weekly meetings where she reviews veteran cancer patient treatment plans.\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003ETia Williams\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/tiabaker\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003ETia Williams\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E (B.S. EAS \u201896) credits her mother, a chemist, for opening her eyes to the world of science, and that fascination was validated when she worked in Georgia Tech\u2019s Air Quality Lab.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003EWilliams originally came to campus as a chemical engineering major, but switched to the \u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/eas.gatech.edu\/\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003ESchool of Earth and Atmospheric Sciences\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E. 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And they\u2019re just the beginning for the team of Georgia Tech chemists, chemical engineers, and materials scientists. They also have created artificial intelligence tools to predict the performance of these kinds of polymer membranes, which could accelerate development of new ones.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003EThe implications are stark: the initial separation of crude oil components is responsible for roughly 1% of energy used across the globe. 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It is an award which may be held in conjunction with other funding, assistantships, or fellowships, if applicable.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003EMeet the Haley Fellows\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Ch3\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003EJessica Deutsch\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/h3\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003EJessica Deutsch \u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003Eis a fifth-year Ph.D. student studying analytical chemistry. \u201cOne of the most intriguing aspects of analytical chemistry is that the field focuses on studying invisible things in order to make sense of the visible,\u201d Deuthsch says. \u201cI am researching a deadly coral disease that affects Florida and Caribbean reefs. I aim to provide insight into how this disease impacts the production of small molecules using a mass spectrometry-based approach, which can provide insight into how relationships between the coral animal, algae, and bacteria may be impacted by this disease.\u201d\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003EShe wishes to thank Assistant Professor \u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/chemistry.gatech.edu\/people\/neha-garg\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003ENeha Garg\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E \u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u201cfor her mentorship and the opportunities she has provided that have enabled me to develop my research skills.\u201d\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\n\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Ch3\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003EQuynh Nguyen\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/h3\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003EQuynh Nguyen\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E is a third-year Ph.D. student looking into phase- and shape-controlled synthesis of nanocrystals for catalysis and energy-related applications. \u201cWhat fascinates me is the ability to manipulate matter at the nanoscale to drive sustainable advances,\u201d Nguyen says. \u201cThis field places me at the exciting intersection of chemistry, materials science, and nanotechnology, aiming to address current challenges in sustainability and renewable energy.\u201d\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003ENguyen\u2019s Ph.D. advisor is \u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/chemistry.gatech.edu\/people\/younan-xia\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003EYounan Xia\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E, \u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003Eprofessor, Brock Family Chair and Georgia Research Alliance Eminent Scholar in Nanomedicine. \u201cXia\u0027s guidance and expertise have been instrumental in shaping my research focus and methodology. Beyond the lab, he has consistently encouraged me to pursue opportunities that contribute to both my academic and professional development, for which I am immensely grateful.\u201d\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Ch3\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003EEliza Gazda\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/h3\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003EEliza Gazda, \u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003Ea fifth-year graduate scholar, is working in the field of multi-messenger particle astrophysics.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003EGazda designed, tested, and integrated a telescope camera which was the payload on a scientific balloon launched in May.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E \u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u201cThe telescope launched is the first optical balloon of this type that operated at high altitudes over 30 kilometers,\u201d Gazda says. \u201cOur telescope observed radiative air showers from high energy cosmic rays and particles which travel across the Earth from extreme astrophysical objects like neutron stars and black holes. Once analyzed, this work will give us insight into high energy events that occur in space, and allow us to design and launch future similar telescopes.\u201d\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003EGazda\u2019s mentor is Associate Professor \u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/physics.gatech.edu\/user\/a.-nepomuk-otte\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003ENepomuk Otte,\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E \u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u201cwho guided me in the past through a summer internship at Georgia Tech and inspired me to come back to work on my Ph.D. here. Not only has he taught me lab skills, but he helps me with my career goals, and guides me in exploring our research field, networking, and learning about various disciplines within the field.\u201d\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Ch3\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003ESydney Popsuj\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/h3\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003EA fifth-year Ph.D. student, \u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003ESydney Popsuj\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E is researching the gene Dkk3 and how it might regulate neurodevelopment and neurodegeneration in tunicates, close siblings to vertebrates. \u201cThis gene is implicated in Alzheimer\u0027s disease and dementia, but because it is hard to study in disease models, we don\u0027t have a strong grasp on the general functionality of the gene. I am using tunicates as a model system to study because they are biphasic, meaning they have both a larval and adult stage. This work is very exciting to me because it incorporates large scale evolutionary questions, while also having an impact on better understanding a gene that seems quite important to diseases and disorders.\u201d\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003EPopsuj thanks Georgia Tech faculty members \u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003EShuyi Nie\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E, \u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003EJoe LaChance\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E, \u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003EPatrick McGrath\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E, \u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003ETim Cope\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E, and \u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003EBillie Swalla\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E at the University of Washington \u201cfor pushing me to find new and exciting avenues into how to relate and generalize my work. These mentors have also encouraged me to expand outside my comfort zone in academics and to embrace new technologies and approaches that will hopefully further expand methods and protocols available to tunicate researchers.\u201d\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Ch3\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003EJose Luis Ramirez-Col\u00f3n\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/h3\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003EA third-year graduate scholar, \u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003EJose Luis Ramirez-Col\u00f3n \u201c\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003Ehas always been fascinated by the question of where we come from, and my time at Georgia Tech has been dedicated to using science as a tool to further explore this question.\u201d His research focuses on exploring the organic inventory present in carbonaceous chondrites, meteorites that are like time capsules from the early days of the Solar System.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u201cMany organic classes present in all life as we know it, such as amino acids, sugars, and nucleobases, have been detected in these meteorites; therefore, there\u2019s this idea that these meteorites might\u0027ve delivered these essential building blocks to early Earth to kick-start life as we know it,\u201d Ramirez-Col\u00f3n says. His mission at Georgia Tech is to develop methods to detect, extract, and characterize those building blocks.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003ERamirez-Col\u00f3n wants to acknowledge \u201cthe remarkable contributions of my advisor and mentor, \u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/eas.gatech.edu\/people\/carr-dr-christopher\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003EChristopher Carr\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E, who has played a pivotal role in propelling my journey as an advancing Puerto Rican scientist. Carr not only granted me the freedom to pursue the questions that have always ignited my passion for science, but also equipped me with the essential tools and resources needed to conduct meaningful research.\u201d\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Ch3\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003ESidney Scott-Sharoni\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/h3\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003ESidney Scott-Sharoni \u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003Eis entering her fourth year of Ph.D. studies. An engineering psychology major, Scott-Sharoni focuses on \u201cunderstanding how humans interact and conceptualize artificial intelligence devices,\u201d she explains.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u201cSpecifically, I investigate creative methods to convey information to calibrate users\u2019 trust, and understand their psychological well-being, most often in automated vehicles,\u201d Scott-Sharoni says. \u201cI love my area of research because it combines the study of people with the study of innovative technology. I feel like I am researching the people of the future!\u201d\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003EScott-Sharoni\u2019s advisor, Professor \u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/sonify.psych.gatech.edu\/~walkerb\/\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003EBruce Walker\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E, \u201chas significantly helped my personal and professional development as a researcher. I am very grateful for his continued mentorship throughout my graduate education.\u201d\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","summary":"","format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":[{"value":"The College of Sciences graduate students were chosen as 2023-24 Herbert P. Haley Fellowships for their research and academic achievements "}],"field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EThe College of Sciences graduate students were chosen as 2023-24 Herbert P. Haley Fellowships for their research and academic achievements.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\n\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","format":"limited_html"}],"field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"The College of Sciences graduate students were chosen as 2023-24 Herbert P. 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This high-profile program seeks to take advantage of the power of machine learning and chemical synthesis to develop new functional materials.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EProf. Azoulay\u2019s team will collaborate on a project titled \u201c\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/dmref.org\/project\/345\u0022\u003EOrganic Materials Architectured for Researching Vibronic Excitations with Light in the Infrared\u003C\/a\u003E\u201d, with a delightful acronym (\u201cMARVEL-IR\u201d) and a very serious purpose: to harness an under-utilized part of the electromagnetic spectrum for problems in energy, sensing, information science, manufacturing, and other fields. We\u2019re all familiar with infrared radiation (heat lamps, for example). However, current semiconductor \u0026nbsp;technologies that absorb and convert this light efficiently to electrical signals require complex manufacturing, high costs, cooling, and lack compatibility with silicon electronics, attributes that remain prohibitive for their widespread usage and the development of critical emerging technologies.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThe Azoulay laboratory creates novel organic polymers that address these challenges, and the MARVEL-IR team will explore and develop these materials into functional devices.\u0026nbsp; The collaborating investigators include colleagues \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.hu-group.org\/group\/\u0022\u003EEmma Hu\u003C\/a\u003E\u0026gt; (Georgia Tech Materials Science and Engineering), \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/sfeirlab.ws.gc.cuny.edu\/\u0022\u003EMatthew Sfeir\u003C\/a\u003E (City University of New York), \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/flexible-electronics.ucsd.edu\/\u0022\u003ETse Nga Ng\u003C\/a\u003E (University of California San Diego), \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.bmwong-group.com\/\u0022\u003EBryan Wong\u003C\/a\u003E (University of California Riverside), Jarrett Vella (Air Force Research Laboratory), and \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/brilliantmatters.com\/about-us\/\u0022\u003EPhilippe Berrourad\u003C\/a\u003E (Brilliant Matters, Inc.).\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EIn response to the NSF\u2019s identification of \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/new.nsf.gov\/funding\/opportunities\/growing-convergence-research-gcr\u0022\u003EGrowing Convergence Research\u003C\/a\u003E (GCR) as one of its \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.nsf.gov\/news\/special_reports\/big_ideas\/index.jsp\u0022\u003E10 Big Ideas\u003C\/a\u003E, Prof. Azoulay is also leading a program titled \u201cCollaborative Research: GCR: Convergence on Phosphorus Sensing for Understanding Global Biogeochemistry and Enabling Pollution Management and Mitigation.\u201d GCR aims to foster deeply integrated interdisciplinary approaches to solving important societal problems, and the Azoulay-led team is a great example.\u0026nbsp; This project brings together supramolecular and inorganic chemistry (\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/floodweb.sitehost.iu.edu\/\u0022\u003EAmar Flood\u003C\/a\u003E,\u0026nbsp;Indiana University and \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/cse.umn.edu\/chem\/valerie-c-pierre\u0022\u003EValerie Pierre\u003C\/a\u003E, University of Minnesota), polymer science, soft-matter electronics, and electrical engineering (\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/azoulaygroup.org\/\u0022\u003EJason Azoulay\u003C\/a\u003E,\u0026nbsp;Geogia Tech and \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/flexible-electronics.ucsd.edu\/\u0022\u003ETse Nga Ng\u003C\/a\u003E, University of California San Diego), and environmental and marine science (\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.gulfbase.org\/people\/dr-alan-m-shiller\u0022\u003EAlan Shiller\u003C\/a\u003E,\u0026nbsp;University of Southern Mississippi, and \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/ishii-lab.umn.edu\/people\/satoshi-ishii\u0022\u003ESatoshi Ishii\u003C\/a\u003E, University of Minnesota).\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EPhosphorus pollution is caused by large-scale use of agricultural fertilizers; it can have very harmful effects on global biological productivity, food resources, energy generation, and climate. \u0026nbsp;Yet there currently exists no way to reliably, accurately, and inexpensively measure the amount of phosphorus out in the real world. 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Dozens of College of Sciences students were honored during \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/specialevents.gatech.edu\/events\/student-honors\u0022\u003ETech\u2019s Student Honors Celebration\u003C\/a\u003E, held on April 19 at the Academy of Medicine.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003ETeaching excellence was also honored through Georgia Tech Teaching Assistant Awards and special certificates during the Institute\u2019s \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/ctl.gatech.edu\/content\/awards\u0022\u003ETeaching Assistant (TA) and Future Faculty Award\u003C\/a\u003E ceremonies, also held on April 19, at the Exhibition Hall Midtown Ballroom.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EPlease join us in congratulating these special recipients across our College of Sciences community:\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Ch4\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/loveaward.oue.gatech.edu\/provost-excellence-award\/\u0022\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EProvost\u2019s Academic Excellence Award\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/h4\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EEstablished in 2021, the \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/oue.gatech.edu\/2023-provosts-academic-excellence-award\u0022\u003EProvost\u2019s Academic Excellence Award\u003C\/a\u003E was created to recognize the remaining finalists of the \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/loveaward.oue.gatech.edu\/\u0022\u003ELove Family Foundation Award\u003C\/a\u003E (awarded this year to \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/design.gatech.edu\/\u0022\u003ECollege of Design\u003C\/a\u003E student \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/loveaward.oue.gatech.edu\/#winner\u0022\u003EKaris Wang\u003C\/a\u003E). Each student is a graduating senior and represents the most outstanding scholastic record from their college. Finalists receive a $2,000 award, generously sponsored by the Love Family Foundation, and recognition at the annual Student Honors program.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EOne of this year\u2019s recipients of the Provost\u2019s Academic Excellence Award is \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/elena-cabrera-gatech\/\u0022\u003EElena Cabrera\u003C\/a\u003E, who is graduating from the \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/psychology.gatech.edu\/\u0022\u003ESchool of Psychology\u003C\/a\u003E. Cabrera conducted three years of research in the \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/hertzoglab.psychology.gatech.edu\/lab-members\/\u0022\u003EAdult Cognition Lab\u003C\/a\u003E, earning her the College of Sciences Dean\u2019s Scholarship and Early Research Award. She has also served as Psychology Association president and received two Tower Awards from the \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/diversity.gatech.edu\/student-support\/omed\/about-omed\/omed-events\/tower-awards\u0022\u003EOffice of Minority Educational Development\u003C\/a\u003E. After graduation, Cabrera plans to pursue social and cultural psychological research on her path to becoming a psychology professor.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EOther recipients include \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.scheller.gatech.edu\/news\/2023\/arul-gupta-named-poets-quants-2023-best-brightest-business-major.html\u0022\u003EArul Gupta\u003C\/a\u003E from the \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.scheller.gatech.edu\/index.html\u0022\u003EScheller College of Business\u003C\/a\u003E, \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/kevinyli\/\u0022\u003EKevin Li\u003C\/a\u003E from the \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.cc.gatech.edu\/\u0022\u003ECollege of Computing\u003C\/a\u003E, \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/jacob-young-541406197\/\u0022\u003EJacob Young\u003C\/a\u003E from the \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/iac.gatech.edu\/\u0022\u003EIvan Allen College of Liberal Arts\u003C\/a\u003E, and \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/peterflais\/\u0022\u003EPeter Lais\u003C\/a\u003E from the \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/coe.gatech.edu\/\u0022\u003ECollege of Engineering\u003C\/a\u003E. \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/oue.gatech.edu\/2023-provosts-academic-excellence-award\u0022\u003E\u003Cem\u003ERead more\u003C\/em\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cem\u003E.\u003C\/em\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Ch4\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EHonors Program Outstanding Student Award\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/h4\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThis award was established in fall 2022 to honor one graduating student who best exemplifies the Honors Program during their time at Georgia Tech.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThe first ever recipient of this award is \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/sasorme\/\u0022\u003ESarah Sorme\u003C\/a\u003E, a graduating \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/neuro.gatech.edu\u0022\u003Eneuroscience\u003C\/a\u003E major who has been active in the Honors Program. Sorme has had many leadership roles within the Honors Program during her time at Georgia Tech, including serving on two committees \u2014 the New Student Committee and the Community Outreach Committee \u2014 acting as a first-year retreat guide, and serving as editor of the Honors Program newsletter (The HyPe). She also served as co-director of the Honors Leadership Council and was instrumental in guiding the Program through the Covid-19 pandemic.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EAfter graduation, Sarah wants to use her cognitive science knowledge and leadership experiences to develop human-centered technology to improve society.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/oue.gatech.edu\/node\/2215\u0022\u003E\u003Cem\u003ERead more\u003C\/em\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cem\u003E about Sorme.\u003C\/em\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Ch4\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003ERoger M. Wartell and Stephen E. Brossette Award for Multidisciplinary Studies in Biology, Physics, and Mathematics\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/h4\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThis award is presented to an undergraduate student with demonstrated accomplishments at the interface of biology with either physics or mathematics. The award was established by a generous donation from alumnus Stephen E. Brossette in recognition of the many contributions of Roger M. Wartell to the Georgia Institute of Technology.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThe 2023 winner, \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/julianne-tijani-4b99861a2\/\u0022\u003EJulianne Tijani\u003C\/a\u003E, is a physics major who has conducted research on the evolution of yeast, antibiotic-resistant infections, and cystic fibrosis. She has participated in the National Science Foundation\u2019s (NSF) \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.nsf.gov\/crssprgm\/reu\/\u0022\u003EResearch Experiences for Undergraduates (REU)\u003C\/a\u003E program, and was recognized as a \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/research.gatech.edu\/bio\/petit-undergraduate-research-scholars-program\u0022\u003EPetit Scholar.\u003C\/a\u003E Julianne has also served as a teaching assistant in the \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/physics.gatech.edu\/\u0022\u003ESchool of Physics\u003C\/a\u003E, a student assistant for the \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/explorellc.cos.gatech.edu\/\u0022\u003EEXPLORE living learning community\u003C\/a\u003E, and a medical scribe at Emory University Hospital.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Ch4\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EA. Joyce Nickelson and John C. Sutherland Undergraduate Research Award\u003C\/strong\u003E \u003C\/h4\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThis award was created by the endowment gift of Joyce E. Nickelson and John C. Sutherland to honor Joyce\u2019s late mother, alumna A. Joyce Nickelson, and Sutherland. The scholarship, which recognizes excellence at the interface of mathematics and physics, is awarded to an undergraduate student who has jointly studied mathematics and physics, and who has engaged in scientific research.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003ENickelson-Sutherland award winner \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/lance-lampert-9544bb1bb\/\u0022\u003ELance Lampert\u003C\/a\u003E is completing degrees in physics and mathematics. He has been a research assistant at the \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/gtri.gatech.edu\/\u0022\u003EGeorgia Tech Research Institute\u003C\/a\u003E, has taken part in the University of Michigan NSF Research Experience for Undergraduates program, and will be conducting research at the \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/home.cern\/\u0022\u003ECERN\u003C\/a\u003E particle accelerator facility in Switzerland this summer. He is also a leader in the \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/gatech.campuslabs.com\/engage\/organization\/qca\u0022\u003EQuantum Computing Association\u003C\/a\u003E, maintains the web infrastructure for Georgia Tech\u2019s student radio station \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.wrek.org\/\u0022\u003EWREK\u003C\/a\u003E, and hosts a show on the channel.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Ch4\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003ECynthia L. Bossart and James Efron Scholarship\u003C\/strong\u003E \u003C\/h4\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThis honor was created by alumna Cindy Bossart to recognize high academic achievement by a student in the College of Sciences who is a non-Georgia resident.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/veronikavessigault\/\u0022\u003EVeronika Vessigault\u003C\/a\u003E is the 2022-3 recipient of this award and is a mathematics major with a minor in computational data analysis. She is currently taking graduate-level numerical linear algebra, and she studied in Hungary as part of the Budapest Semester in Mathematics. She plans to pursue a Ph.D. in mathematics and an academic career. While at Tech, she volunteered close to 100 hours teaching high school and community college students and served as a teaching assistant in both the \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/math.gatech.edu\/\u0022\u003ESchool of Mathematics\u003C\/a\u003E and the \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.cc.gatech.edu\/\u0022\u003ECollege of Computing\u003C\/a\u003E.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Ch4\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EMetha Phingbodhipakkiya Memorial Scholarship\u003C\/strong\u003E \u003C\/h4\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThis honor was established by Maranee Phingbodhipakkiya to honor her father, his love for physics, and the sacrifices he made to assure that she would have the finest education. This award is made to a junior or senior in the College of Sciences based on academic merit.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThe recipient of this award, \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/saima-firoj-08368b206\/\u0022\u003ESaima Firoj\u003C\/a\u003E, is a biochemistry major who is also completing minors in Spanish and health and medical sciences. She has conducted research on the structure and aggregation patterns of membranes through cryo-electron microscopy to aid in drug development and delivery, and on the biochemical origins of life. She has also volunteered extensively in the medical field. \u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Ch4\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003ERobert A. Pierotti Memorial Scholarship\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/h4\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThe College of Sciences presents this scholarship in honor of Robert \u201cBob\u201d Pierotti, past dean of the College and founder of the \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.ceismc.gatech.edu\/\u0022\u003ECenter for Education Integrating Science, Mathematics, and Computing (CEISMC)\u003C\/a\u003E. The award is made to top graduating seniors in the College who have excelled both academically and in research.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThe three recipients of the 2022 Pierotti Award are \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/thiago-esslinger\/\u0022\u003EThiago Esslinger\u003C\/a\u003E, \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/andrew-ji-020133191\/\u0022\u003EAndrew Ji\u003C\/a\u003E, and \u003Cstrong\u003ELila Nassar\u003C\/strong\u003E.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EEsslinger\u003C\/strong\u003E is majoring in both biochemistry and earth and atmospheric sciences. During his time as an undergraduate, Esslinger conducted research with \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/ibes.brown.edu\/people\/kim-cobb\u0022\u003EKim Cobb\u003C\/a\u003E, former professor in the \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/eas.gatech.edu\/\u0022\u003ESchool of Earth and Atmospheric Sciences\u003C\/a\u003E who now serves as the director of the \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/ibes.brown.edu\/\u0022\u003EInstitute at Brown for Environment and Society\u003C\/a\u003E. His research aimed to investigate the influence of symbiont community composition on coral geochemical proxy records in the central equatorial Pacific. In addition, he has worked as a study abroad teaching assistant, and has received a \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/undergradresearch.gatech.edu\/content\/presidents-undergraduate-research-awards\u0022\u003EPresident\u2019s Undergraduate Research Award\u003C\/a\u003E as well as the \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/serve-learn-sustain.gatech.edu\/georgia-tech-student-sustainability-champions\u0022\u003ESustainability Student Champions Award\u003C\/a\u003E.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EJi \u003C\/strong\u003Eis a biology major with a minor in computing and intelligence. He is a researcher in the \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/biosciences.gatech.edu\/\u0022\u003ESchool of Biological Sciences\u003C\/a\u003E, where he works with \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/biosciences.gatech.edu\/people\/francesca-storici\u0022\u003EFrancesca Storici\u003C\/a\u003E \u2014 professor and associate chair for Graduate Education in the School \u2014 to sequence the genome of a species of yeast. He also serves as a teaching assistant for the Bioethics and Integrative Genetics course, for which he was recognized as the School of Biological Sciences Undergraduate Teaching Assistant of the Year. Ji has also done considerable volunteer work in clinics and hospitals.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003ENassar\u003C\/strong\u003E is a physics major with a concentration in the physics of living systems. Nassar has a broad set of research experiences with faculty \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/physics.gatech.edu\/user\/martin-mourigal\u0022\u003EMartin Mourigal\u003C\/a\u003E and \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/physics.gatech.edu\/user\/jennifer-curtis\u0022\u003EJennifer Curtis\u003C\/a\u003E in the \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/physics.gatech.edu\/\u0022\u003ESchool of Physics\u003C\/a\u003E. Nassar has also served as the secretary and president of the\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/wip.gatech.edu\/\u0022\u003E Georgia Tech Society of Women in Physics\u003C\/a\u003E. In summer 2021, Nassar also participated in the NSF REU program at Vanderbilt University.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Ch4\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003ECollege of Sciences Undergraduate Research Awards\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/h4\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EUndergraduate research awards are made to students in the College of Sciences who have made strong contributions to research over a number of semesters. This year\u2019s winners were \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/chelsea-bekemeier\/\u0022\u003EChelsea Bekemeier\u003C\/a\u003E, \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/lydia-kenney-809962196\/\u0022\u003ELydia Kenney\u003C\/a\u003E, \u003Cstrong\u003EDimitrios Kidonakis\u003C\/strong\u003E, and \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/evelyn-gardolinski\/\u0022\u003EEvelyn Gardolinski\u003C\/a\u003E.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EBekemeier\u003C\/strong\u003E is graduating from the \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/eas.gatech.edu\/\u0022\u003ESchool of Earth and Atmospheric Sciences\u003C\/a\u003E with a concentration in meteorology. Bekemeier conducts research with \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/eas.gatech.edu\/people\/huey-dr-greg\u0022\u003EGreg Huey\u003C\/a\u003E, professor and chair of the School, and has contributed to controlled burning experiments in Fort Columbus, GA, as well as the \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/cos.gatech.edu\/news\/research-aircraft-investigate-monsoon-climate-connections\u0022\u003EAsian Summer Monsoon Chemical and CLimate Impact Project\u003C\/a\u003E (ACCLIP) based in South Korea. She has also been dedicated to outreach endeavors, serving as a STEM educator for iFLY Indoor Skydiving and a Superheroes Club Educator at \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.awakeneducationllc.com\/superheroes-club\u0022\u003EAwaken Education LLC\u003C\/a\u003E.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EKenney \u003C\/strong\u003Eis a biochemistry major who began working with Raquel Lieberman, professor and \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/chemistry.gatech.edu\/news\/raquel-lieberman-named-first-chair-alumna-funded-effort-boost-women-faculty-chemistry-and\u0022\u003ESepcic-Pfiel Endowed Chair\u003C\/a\u003E in the \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/chemistry.gatech.edu\/\u0022\u003ESchool of Chemistry and Biochemistry\u003C\/a\u003E in 2020. She was named a \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.beckman-foundation.org\/people\/lydia-kenney\/\u0022\u003EBeckman Scholar\u003C\/a\u003E \u2014 a 15-month mentored research experience for exceptional undergraduate students in chemistry and biological sciences \u2014 in 2021, conducting metagenomics research on deep sea sediments to identify novel binding proteins. Throughout her work with Lieberman, Kenney has won the best poster competition at the 36th Annual \u003Cem\u003EProtein Society Symposium \u003C\/em\u003Ein San Francisco, CA, and co-authored a manuscript.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EKidonakis\u003C\/strong\u003E is a mathematics major who began research as a high schooler in 2018. Working with \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/services.math.duke.edu\/~jdr\/\u0022\u003EJoseph Rabinoff\u003C\/a\u003E, associate professor at Duke University formerly in Georgia Tech\u2019s the School of Mathematics, Kidonakis conducted a research project on arithmetic geometry which won the award for best project in mathematics at the Georgia Science and Engineering Fair. During his time at Tech, Kidonakis has also worked with School of Mathematics professors \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/ib.math.gatech.edu\/\u0022\u003EIgor Belegradek\u003C\/a\u003E and \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/sites.google.com\/view\/mattbakermath\/home\u0022\u003EMatt Baker\u003C\/a\u003E.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EGardolinski\u003C\/strong\u003E is graduating from the \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/neuro.gatech.edu\/\u0022\u003EUndergraduate Program in Neuroscience\u003C\/a\u003E, and began doing research with Tim Cope, professor in the School of Biological Sciences, in 2020. Gardolinski conducted her research thesis with Cope, which aimed to develop a large data base on molecular mechanisms underlying signaling by specialized sensory receptors responsible for movement perception. She has also served as a teaching assistant, a peer advisor, and as the vice president of finance for Georgia Tech\u2019s Red Cross Club.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Ch4\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003ELarry O\u2019Hara Graduate Scholarship\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/h4\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThis honor is provided by an endowment bequeathed by alumnus Larry O\u2019Hara. It is presented to outstanding graduate students in the College of Sciences.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EAll of the 2023 winners have established a strong record of research with multiple publications in peer-reviewed journals, as well as multiple conference presentations:\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cul\u003E\r\n\t\u003Cli\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/xliu729.math.gatech.edu\/\u0022\u003EXiaonan Liu\u003C\/a\u003E, Ph.D. candidate, Mathematics\u003C\/li\u003E\r\n\t\u003Cli\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/biosciences.gatech.edu\/people\/aaron-pfennig\u0022\u003EAaron Pfennig\u003C\/a\u003E, Ph.D. candidate, Quantitative Biosciences program, Biological Sciences\u003C\/li\u003E\r\n\u003C\/ul\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003ELiu\u003C\/strong\u003E is currently studying structural graph theory, extremal combinatorics, and graph coloring with \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/math.gatech.edu\/people\/xingxing-yu\u0022\u003EXingxing Yu\u003C\/a\u003E, a professor in the School of Mathematics and the director of Graduate Studies.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EPfennig\u003C\/strong\u003E\u2019s research interests include theoretical and empirical population genetics of admixed populations. He currently works with \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/biosciences.gatech.edu\/people\/joseph-lachance\u0022\u003EJoseph Lachance\u003C\/a\u003E, an associate professor in the School of Biological Sciences, to examine admixture of modern humans with archaic hominins.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E \u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Ch4\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003ETeaching Assistant Awards\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/h4\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThe College of Science had several winners among the \u003Cstrong\u003E2023 Georgia Tech Teaching Assistant Awardees\u003C\/strong\u003E. The awards are presented annually by the \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/ctl.gatech.edu\/\u0022\u003ECenter for Teaching and Learning\u003C\/a\u003E to celebrate the contributions to teaching excellence at Georgia Tech made by graduate and undergraduate teaching assistants:\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cul\u003E\r\n\t\u003Cli\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EUndergraduate Teaching Assistant of the Year\u003C\/strong\u003E:\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\n\t\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/bret-min-hendricks\/\u0022\u003EBret Hendricks\u003C\/a\u003E, Mathematics \u003C\/li\u003E\r\n\t\u003Cli\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EGraduate Teaching Assistants of the Year\u003C\/strong\u003E:\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\n\t\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/math.gatech.edu\/people\/santana-afton\u0022\u003ESantana Afton\u003C\/a\u003E, Mathematics\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\n\t\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/markace-rainey-167757147\/\u0022\u003EMarkace Rainey\u003C\/a\u003E, Chemistry and Biochemistry\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\n\t\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/qbios.gatech.edu\/leo-wood\u0022\u003ELeo Wood\u003C\/a\u003E, Physics\u003C\/li\u003E\r\n\t\u003Cli\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EGraduate Student Instructor of the Year:\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\n\t\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/math.gatech.edu\/people\/james-anderson\u0022\u003EJames Anderson\u003C\/a\u003E, Mathematics \u003C\/li\u003E\r\n\u003C\/ul\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003ESeveral students also won Teaching Assistant Awards at the school level:\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cul\u003E\r\n\t\u003Cli\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EUndergraduate Teaching Assistant Award:\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\n\t\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/eas.gatech.edu\/charlotte-carl\u0022\u003ECharlotte Carl\u003C\/a\u003E, Earth and Atmospheric Sciences\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\n\t\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/hoganpeer\/\u0022\u003EBenjamin Peer\u003C\/a\u003E, Chemistry and Biochemistry\u003C\/li\u003E\r\n\t\u003Cli\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EGraduate Teaching Assistant Award:\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\n\t\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/alexbcosta\/\u0022\u003EAlex Costa\u003C\/a\u003E, Biological Sciences\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\n\t\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/erin-griffith-6a0a6ba\/\u0022\u003EErin Griffith\u003C\/a\u003E, Earth and Atmospheric Sciences\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\n\t\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/drupal.psychology.gatech.edu\/tiffany-nguyen\u0022\u003ETiffany Nguyen\u003C\/a\u003E, Psychology\u003C\/li\u003E\r\n\t\u003Cli\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EGraduate Student Instructor Award:\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\n\t\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/cassie-shriver\/?trk=public_profile_browsemap\u0022\u003ECassandra Shriver\u003C\/a\u003E, Biological Sciences\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\n\t\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/terri-dunbar-37645955\/\u0022\u003ETerri Dunbar\u003C\/a\u003E, Psychology\u003C\/li\u003E\r\n\t\u003Cli\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EOnline Teaching Assistant Award:\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\n\t\u003Cstrong\u003EMollene Denton\u003C\/strong\u003E, Mathematics\u003C\/li\u003E\r\n\u003C\/ul\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E \u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Ch4\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003ETech to Teaching Certificates\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/h4\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003ETech to Teaching Certificates are designed to prepare Georgia Tech graduate and postdoctoral associates for college teaching positions.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThrough this certificate program, participants will develop a thorough understanding of the scholarship of teaching and learning, and will demonstrate their ability to apply these skills in the classroom.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThe following College of Sciences students were awarded Tech to Teaching Certificates:\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cul\u003E\r\n\t\u003Cli\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/math.gatech.edu\/people\/austin-christian\u0022\u003EAustin Christian\u003C\/a\u003E, Mathematics\u003C\/li\u003E\r\n\t\u003Cli\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/cool.gatech.edu\/node\/58\u0022\u003ERebecca Guth-Metzler\u003C\/a\u003E, Chemistry and Biochemistry\u003C\/li\u003E\r\n\t\u003Cli\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/sknavel3.math.gatech.edu\/\u0022\u003ESierra Knavel\u003C\/a\u003E, Mathematics\u003C\/li\u003E\r\n\t\u003Cli\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/katie-m-kuo-1a9b4351\/\u0022\u003EKatie Kuo\u003C\/a\u003E, Chemistry and Biochemistry\u003C\/li\u003E\r\n\t\u003Cli\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/kavita-matange-b8208974\/\u0022\u003EKavita Matange\u003C\/a\u003E, Chemistry and Biochemistry\u003C\/li\u003E\r\n\t\u003Cli\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/athulyaram\/\u0022\u003EAthulya Ram Sreedharan Nair\u003C\/a\u003E, Mathematics\u003C\/li\u003E\r\n\t\u003Cli\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/emily-saccuzzo-189650185\/\u0022\u003EEmily Saccuzzo\u003C\/a\u003E, Chemistry and Biochemistry\u003C\/li\u003E\r\n\t\u003Cli\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/breanna-shi-b2247a1b9\/\u0022\u003EBreanna Shi\u003C\/a\u003E, Biological Sciences\u003C\/li\u003E\r\n\t\u003Cli\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/cosmo.gatech.edu\/members\/danielle-skinner\/\u0022\u003EDanielle Skinner\u003C\/a\u003E, Physics\u003C\/li\u003E\r\n\u003C\/ul\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Ch4\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003ECenter for the Integration of Research, Teaching, and Learning (CIRTL) Certificates\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/h4\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EAs a member institution in the \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/ctl.gatech.edu\/grad-students\/preparing-faculty\/cirtl\u0022\u003ECIRTL\u003C\/a\u003E national network, Georgia Tech joins with 39 other universities on a mission to improve undergraduate education through the preparation of future faculty.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EParticipants in these certificate programs learn about how students learn, how differences among students affect their learning, evidence-based teaching and assessment practices, and teaching with technology.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EParticipants who complete these foundation-level learning outcomes through a combination of coursework, workshops, or online learning, receive the CIRTL Associate certificate.  \u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThe following College of Sciences students were awarded CIRTL Certificates:\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cul\u003E\r\n\t\u003Cli\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/biosciences.gatech.edu\/people\/stephanie-bilodeau\u0022\u003EStephanie Bilodeau\u003C\/a\u003E, Biological Sciences\u003C\/li\u003E\r\n\t\u003Cli\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/math.gatech.edu\/people\/katherine-booth\u0022\u003EKatherine Booth\u003C\/a\u003E, 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The Browner-Willoughby duo produced pioneering design, research, and lucrative patents on the development of particle beam liquid chromatography-mass spectrometry, a key step in the evolution of modern analytical chemistry.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EOur research shows this to be the first father-daughter doctoral pair in the long history of our School, a milestone to be celebrated. Dr. Willoughby the Elder notes, \u201cTech was truly transformative in my life and the beginning of a remarkable career in science.\u0026nbsp; It wasn\u0027t that I learned things at Tech; more importantly, I learned how to do things at Tech that would lead to extraordinary opportunities to solve problems and meet interesting people traveling all over the world.\u0026nbsp; While lecturing in China in the mid 1980s I fell in love with China and several years later my wife and I were fortunate to be able to adopt Mathi from Fuzhou.\u0026nbsp; Mathi was one of the first babies allowed for adoption from China in the early 1990s (reportedly only 200 the first year).\u0026nbsp; Without Tech, I wouldn\u0027t have had the opportunity to go to China; which, by connection, Mathi likely wouldn\u0027t have had the opportunity to go to Tech.\u0026nbsp; God works in mysterious ways.\u201d\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EDr. Willoughby\u2019s extraordinary career featured a rapid rise through the ranks at Extrel, an innovative company in mass spectrometry instrumentation, to the position of Vice President of Research and Development in the 1990\u2019s.\u0026nbsp; After leaving the company a few years later, he has founded three companies in analytical chemistry and publishing in the Pittsburgh area, and is still inventing, with his most recent patent filed earlier this year.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EAs a member of Professor Amit Reddi\u2019s group, Dr. Willoughby the Younger explored the trafficking and biochemistry of heme in mammalian cells using a combination of sophisticated protein fusions, light microscopy, and insightful experimental design \u2013 valuing the learning of \u201chow to do things\u201d in the same way as her dad.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EShe wrote, \u201cI have had amazing opportunities collaborating with scientists all over the world on several innovative projects.\u0026nbsp; The Chemistry department has been instrumental in my success and is one of the reasons I wanted to come to Tech for grad school.\u0026nbsp; Within such a supportive community, I was able to form personal relationships with professors, colleagues, and administrators that have allowed me to thrive.\u0026nbsp; Tech has also exposed me to cultures and people from all over the world that I now call colleagues and friends.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u201cMy personal family connections continue as I also met my husband (Matthew Richardson) at Tech, who graduated with an aerospace engineering degree (BS, Class of 2018).\u0026nbsp; He is also a Georgia Tech legacy as his grandfather also went to Tech (Textiles, BS., Class of 1964).\u0026nbsp; Matthew currently serves our military as a Captain in the Air Force, and is based in Omaha, NE.\u0026nbsp; I will be pursuing post-doctoral training at the University of Nebraska Medical Center in Omaha, NE, in the Biochemistry and Molecular Biology Department.\u201d\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThe School of Chemistry and Biochemistry congratulates the Family Willoughby on your past and future successes.\u0026nbsp; And we thank you for contributing so much to our community and the world with outstanding research and service.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","summary":"","format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":[{"value":"The School of Chemistry and Biochemistry congratulates the Family Willoughby on your past and future successes."}],"field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EThe School of Chemistry and Biochemistry congratulates the Family Willoughby on your past and future successes.\u0026nbsp; 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Biochemistry, is known around campus as a caring and effective teacher of organic and inorganic chemistry and a researcher developing catalysts for chemical reactions to address problems of climate change and drug development.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EWhat many don\u2019t know is that Prof. Sadighi is also a soldier in the U.S. Army Reserve. During monthly training weekends and an annual two-week exercise, he works with the U.S. Army Reserve\u2019s Consequence Management Unit (CMU) to analyze and counter chemical, biological, radiological, nuclear, and explosive (CBRNE) threats.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EJoseph interrupted his chemistry career to serve in the Army on active duty from 2007-2011. While deployed to Afghanistan with the 10th Mountain Division he decided to return to teaching and research, gratefully accepting his current position at Georgia Tech. Wanting to continue his military service and to leverage his scientific experience, he sought out and joined the CMU as a chemistry subject matter expert. This unique unit brings together Army Reserve soldiers with unusual expertise from their civilian careers, who offer analysis and advice on CBRNE hazards.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EIn 2019, Prof. Sadighi became the Operations Officer for the 490th CBRN Battalion, in Anniston, AL, as it took the lead in the CBRNE Response Element \u2013 A, one of two force packages designed to assist civilian responders in the event of an unconventional disaster in the United States. Following the Battalion\u2019s return from remote operations during COVID and its transition to Department of Defense-focused operations, he rejoined the CMU as part of its Joint Technical Analysis and Integration Cell (JTAIC). In March 2023, the JTAIC deployed to the Republic of Korea in support of Exercise Freedom Shield (see \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.army.mil\/article\/265548\/joint_technical_analysis_and_integration_cell_supports_wmd_missions_around_world\u0022\u003Ehttps:\/\/www.army.mil\/article\/265548\/joint_technical_analysis_and_integration_cell_supports_wmd_missions_around_world\u003C\/a\u003E).\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EProf. Sadighi was recently promoted from Major to the rank of Lieutenant Colonel, allowing him to have an even greater impact on US readiness to meet a wide variety of challenges. Joseph thanks his family and colleagues for their indispensable support and encouragement; we congratulate and thank him for his outstanding service.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","summary":"","format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003EWhat many don\u2019t know is that Prof. Sadighi is also a soldier in the U.S. Army Reserve. During monthly training weekends and an annual two-week exercise, he works with the U.S. Army Reserve\u2019s Consequence Management Unit (CMU).\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","format":"limited_html"}],"field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"What many don\u2019t know is that Prof. Sadighi is also a soldier in the U.S. Army Reserve. During monthly training weekends and an annual two-week exercise, he works with the U.S. Army Reserve\u2019s Consequence Management Unit (CMU)."}],"uid":"34732","created_gmt":"2023-08-25 20:31:56","changed_gmt":"2023-08-28 14:27:18","author":"cos-websu3","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","dateline":{"date":"2023-08-25T00:00:00-04:00","iso_date":"2023-08-25T00:00:00-04:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"hg_media":{"671491":{"id":"671491","type":"image","title":"Picture1-article.png","body":"\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cem\u003E\u003Cspan\u003EColonel Benjamin Lindsey, Deputy Commander of the USAR \u2013 Consequence Management Unit, promotes Joseph Sadighi from Major to Lieutenant Colonel, August 2023.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/em\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","created":"1692995573","gmt_created":"2023-08-25 20:32:53","changed":"1692995573","gmt_changed":"2023-08-25 20:32:53","alt":"Colonel 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Realizing her computational skills and passion for innovation, she pursued her doctoral degree and developed pVACtools, a computational suite that revolutionizes cancer treatment by predicting individualized neoantigens. Clinical trials across various tumor types now utilize pVACtools to design personalized cancer vaccines. 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Fellows return to their academic careers after a year of service, but remain available to the U.S. government as experienced consultants for short-term projects.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003ELynch-Stieglitz researches the behavior of the Earth\u2019s oceans and climate over the last 100,000 years. Work in this area has helped in understanding the full range of behavior possible for the ocean\/climate system, and which parts of this system may be vulnerable to change in the future.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u201cI was very pleased to be named a Jefferson Fellow, and am particularly excited that I was matched to the Office of Global Change, which is responsible for implementing and managing U.S. international policy on climate change,\u201d Lynch-Stieglitz says. \u201cI hope to be able to use some of my expertise in the oceanic carbon cycle and the role of the ocean in climate change to the work of the office.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u201cThe Jefferson Fellowship is also a unique opportunity for me to learn something new and do something completely different from my normal duties as a faculty member.\u0026nbsp; I hope to enjoy the fast-paced environment at State, and learn a lot about U.S. and international climate policy and climate diplomacy.\u201d\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u201cLynch-Stieglitz\u2019s selection as a Jefferson Science Fellow is certainly an honor that recognizes her expertise in climate science,\u201d says\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/eas.gatech.edu\/people\/huey-dr-greg\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003EGreg Huey\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E, professor and chair of the School of Earth and Atmospheric Sciences. \u201cHowever, more importantly she will bring her knowledge and experience to the State Department to address key climate-related challenges and promote sustainable solutions. I do regret losing her from campus for a year as we will miss her leadership.\u201d\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003EOver the past year, Lynch-Stieglitz has also served as\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E \u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/cos.gatech.edu\/news\/georgia-techs-newest-advance-professor-jean-lynch-stieglitz\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003EADVANCE Professor for the College of Sciences\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E,\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E one of six representing each Georgia Tech college. 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But I can\u2019t imagine a better person to take this role forward than Jennifer Curtis. She will do wonderful things.\u201d\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003EApplying for a Jefferson Science Fellowship\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cem\u003E\u003Cspan\u003EThe Jefferson Science Fellowships are open to tenured, or similarly ranked, faculty from U.S. institutions of higher learning who are U.S. citizens. After successfully obtaining a security clearance, selected Fellows spend one year on assignment at the U.S. Department of State or USAID serving as advisers on issues of foreign policy and international development. 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\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003EJesse McDaniel\u2019s new framework for predicting chemical reaction rates, leveraging computer modeling\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/li\u003E\r\n\t\u003Cli\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/cos.gatech.edu\/news\/chasing-chaos-alex-blumenthal-awarded-career-grant-research-chaos-fluid-dynamics\u0022\u003EChasing Chaos\u003C\/a\u003E:\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E Alex Blumenthal\u2019s research in chaos, fluid dynamics\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/li\u003E\r\n\t\u003Cli\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/cos.gatech.edu\/news\/solving-infinite-problems-anton-bernshteyn-awarded-nsf-career-grant-developing-new-unified\u0022\u003ESolving Infinite Problems\u003C\/a\u003E: \u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003EAnton Bernshteyn\u2019s new, unified theory of descriptive combinatorics and distributed algorithms\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/li\u003E\r\n\t\u003Cli\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/cos.gatech.edu\/news\/gauging-glaciers-alex-robel-awarded-nsf-career-grant-new-ice-melt-modeling-tool\u0022\u003EGauging Glaciers\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/strong\u003E: Alex Robel\u0027s new ice sheet modeling tool\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/li\u003E\r\n\u003C\/ul\u003E\r\n\u003C\/blockquote\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003EOne of the most exciting parts of the CAREER grants is that they support new faculty, who are often working at the frontier of their fields.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u201cI am excited about the CAREER research because we are really focusing on fundamental questions that are central to all of chemistry,\u201d says \u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/cos.gatech.edu\/news\/fundamental-questions-jesse-mcdaniel-awarded-nsf-career-grant-research-new-method-predicting\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003EJesse McDaniel\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u0026nbsp;(School of Chemistry and Biochemistry) about his project, which focuses on creating a new framework to predict the rates of chemical reactions, leveraging computer 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edge of discovery. \u201cThere\u2019s this new communication between separate fields of math and computer science\u2014 this huge synergy right now\u2014 it\u2019s incredibly exciting,\u201d Bernshteyn explains. \u201cRight now we\u2019re only starting to glimpse what\u2019s possible.\u201d\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003EEach award also includes a teaching and outreach component: \u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/cos.gatech.edu\/news\/making-medicines-vinayak-agarwal-awarded-nsf-career-grant-peptide-research\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003EVinayak Agarwal\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u0026nbsp;(School of Chemistry and Biochemistry) plans to use his grant to not only investigate peptides, but also to train the next generation of leaders, emphasizing student inclusion from diverse backgrounds: \u201cT\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003Ehe training is broadly applicable,\u201d says Agarwal. \u201cIt will prepare students to move forward in STEM \u2013 and especially graduate studies \u2013 but will also prepare them for industry careers, government and regulatory science, graduate studies, and more. This kind of background is applicable in all fields.\u201d\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/cos.gatech.edu\/news\/chasing-chaos-alex-blumenthal-awarded-career-grant-research-chaos-fluid-dynamics\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003EAlex Blumenthal\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u0026nbsp;(School of Mathematics)\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E, who is investigating the intersection of chaos, turbulence\u2013 including fluid dynamics\u2013 mathematics, and computer-assisted proof, agrees. \u201cThere\u2019s a whole lot of new stuff to do,\u201d Blumenthal says. \u201cThere\u2019s a growing community of people studying random dynamics, and a growing community of people doing computer proofs\u2013 it\u2019s a great place for undergrads to have meaningful research experiences.\u201d\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/cos.gatech.edu\/news\/gauging-glaciers-alex-robel-awarded-nsf-career-grant-new-ice-melt-modeling-tool\u0022\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EAlex Robel\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u0026nbsp;(School of Earth and Atmospheric Sciences), emphasizes the broad impacts of the CAREER grant projects. Robel is working to create a new ice sheet modeling tool, which will be accessible to anyone, and just require the use of a computer browser.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u201cUltimately,\u201d Robel says, \u201cthis project will empower more people in the community to use these models and to use these models together with the observations that they\u0027re taking.\u201d\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","summary":"","format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003EFive Georgia Tech College of Sciences researchers have been awarded CAREER grants from the National Science Foundation (NSF).\u0026nbsp;These \u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003EFaculty Early Career Development Awards are part of a five-year funding mechanism designed to help promising researchers establish a personal foundation for a lifetime of leadership in their field. 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Her new supplement is issued through the NIH\u2019s \u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.nei.nih.gov\/\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003ENational Eye Institute\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E, who also funds her R01.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u201cI was awarded the maximum amount, the equivalent of an extra year of funding for my lab,\u201d she said. \u201cThe award allows us to pursue some new research directions that are adjacent to our main project, things we would not be able to pursue without these funds.\u201d\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003EWhile Lieberman is charting those new research directions, Thomas, in Lieberman\u2019s lab, recently gave a presentation at a major scientific conference in Boston this summer. Thomas\u2019s achievements so far are tributes to her research skills, and are also supported by IDEI initiatives at Georgia Tech and through the \u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.acs.org\/\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003EAmerican Chemical Society\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003EACS Bridge adds new voices to science\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003ELieberman first met Thomas at a 2018 scientific conference, when the latter was an undergraduate at another school. \u201cI remember we chatted at her undergraduate research poster that dealt with a coronavirus protein,\u201d Lieberman said. \u201cBoy, was she way ahead of her time!\u201d\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003EA year later, Thomas applied to be Lieberman\u2019s research technician in her lab. \u201cI\u0027ve always dreamed of being a scientist and making an impact on the world, and now with the guidance of my mentor Raquel Lieberman, I am able to realize that dream,\u201d Thomas said. \u201cSince my time as an undergraduate, I have always wanted to study protein structure and function as it relates to infectious diseases.\u201d\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003EWhen the pandemic hit, Thomas volunteered to keep working on an in-home polymerase chain reaction (PCR) test kit project. \u201cShe made a key protein ingredient in the final formulation, an RNAse inhibitor, all on her own \u2014 at all hours of day and night,\u201d Lieberman said.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003EThomas then decided to work on a master\u2019s degree in chemistry at Georgia Tech while taking advantage of the \u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.acs.org\/education\/students\/graduate\/bridge-project\/about-bridge-program.html\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003EAmerican Chemical Society (ACS) Bridge\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E program, which the School of Chemistry and Biochemistry \u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/cos.gatech.edu\/news\/american-chemical-society-adds-college-sciences-its-formula-diversity-success\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003Ejoined in 2020\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E. The Bridge program is designed to boost the number of chemistry Ph.D. degrees awarded to underrepresented minorities by offering resources and mentors.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003EACS Bridge program mentors helped Thomas work on her thesis side project: the study of a plastic-degrading enzyme, LtPHBase. She published a paper detailing how she solved the structure of the enzyme, and that won her a \u201cBest 2022 Paper\u201d award from the \u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.proteinsociety.org\/\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003EProtein Society\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003EThis past July, Thomas traveled to Boston, where she gave a presentation on her enzyme project at the Society\u2019s annual meeting.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u201cGwen has grown so much as a scientist over the past few years,\u201d Lieberman said. \u201cGwen was amazing in Boston! I can\u2019t wait to see how she flourishes now that she has matriculated into our Ph.D. program.\u201d\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003EThe search for answers to childhood glaucoma continues\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003EThomas will also keep working with Lieberman with the myocilin research, which has yielded breakthroughs. \u201cWe have discovered the molecular level differences between disease-causing variants of myocilin and those that are benign,\u201d she said. \u201cThat means if a new mutation in the gene encoding for myocilin is discovered, we can predict with decent confidence whether it is pathogenic or not, without any clinical data.\u201d\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003ELieberman and her colleagues have also learned more details of how pathogenic variants cause disease, and have identified ways to interfere with that pathogenic process. \u201cWe have worked out the molecular structure of key parts of the myocilin protein, which give us new clues about what the protein is doing when it is not causing glaucoma \u2014 a mystery for more than 20 years,\u201d she said.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003EThat research won\u2019t keep Lieberman\u2019s from pursuing more inclusive success for Georgia Tech, including through her role as the inaugural chair of the \u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/development.gatech.edu\/closing-stem-gender-gap\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003ESepcic Pfeil Ph.D. Faculty Endowment Fund\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E, designed to increase the number of women in chemistry in the School. The Fund is established by Kelly Sepcic Pfeil, a chemistry alumna and \u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/cos.gatech.edu\/advisory-board\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003ECollege of Sciences Advisory Board\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E member. Lieberman has also served as the first chair of the School of Chemistry and Biochemistry \u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/chemistry.gatech.edu\/dei-committee\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003EDEI Committee\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003EFor Lieberman, it\u2019s a new year of adding new voices to the School \u2014 and one more year of research progress and support. \u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u201c\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003EWith any luck it will continue past 2025, with another renewal.\u201d\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003EFor Thomas, it signals the start of a rewarding career in chemistry research. \u201cIf I were to tell my younger self about all the opportunities that I have access to now, she wouldn\u0027t believe me,\u201d Thomas said. \u201cThe Protein Society has been a great avenue for me to meet other junior scientists and get their perspectives on how our generation can shape the world. I am really looking forward to sharing my science.\u201d\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","summary":"","format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":[{"value":"Raquel Lieberman has received new NIH support for long-running research into myocilin, a protein linked to childhood glaucoma. The professor is joined by Ph.D. student Gwen Thomas in the search for answers."}],"field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003ERaquel Lieberman has received new NIH support for long-running research into myocilin, a protein linked to childhood glaucoma. The professor and Sepcic Pfeil Endowed Chair in the School of Chemistry and Biochemistry is joined by Ph.D. student Gwen Thomas in the search for research answers \u2014 and effort to increase access and representation in the sciences.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\n\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","format":"limited_html"}],"field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"Raquel Lieberman has received new NIH support for long-running research into myocilin, a protein linked to childhood glaucoma. 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Moran","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan\u003EGeorgia Tech and the College of Sciences community sends its condolences to the family and friends of Thomas (Tom) Francis Moran, a former professor in the School of Chemistry and Biochemistry at Georgia Tech. Moran died July 17, 2023. His family will hold \u003C\/span\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.echovita.com\/us\/obituaries\/ga\/atlanta\/thomas-francis-moran-16688651\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan\u003Ememorial services\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E July 28 and 29, 2023 in Atlanta, Georgia.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\n\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u201cTom was patient, good humored and had a ready smile,\u201d shares Angus Wilkinson, associate chair and professor in the School of Chemistry and Biochemistry with a joint appointment in the School of Materials Science and Engineering at Georgia Tech. \u201cHe made many contributions to our School.\u201d\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\n\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan\u003EA graduate of St. Anselm\u0027s College and the University of Notre Dame, for 38 years Professor Moran taught chemistry and led a research lab in physical chemistry and mass spectrometry at Georgia Tech before retiring from the Institute and joining his wife, Joan, in helping incoming professors find new homes as a real estate team. \u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\n\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan\u003EDuring his tenure at Tech, Moran wrote more than 100 scientific articles, was awarded a dozen grants and three patents, and advised and advocated for a cohort of undergraduate and graduate students \u2014 the highlight of his career. \u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\n\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u201cTom was an excellent teacher and had a knack for helping students to fulfill their potential,\u201d Wilkinson added. \u201cIt was common for his undergraduate research students to publish papers with him.\u201d\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.ajc.com\/news\/obituaries\/moran-thomas\/Z6MEB42KQJAGVGWGAMPRKHD27Y\/\u0022\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E\u003Cspan\u003EThomas F. Moran\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E, obituary from The Atlanta Journal Constitution:\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\n\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cem\u003E\u003Cspan\u003EIt is with deep sadness that we announce the passing of Thomas Francis Moran, 86, of Atlanta, GA, a beloved professor and devoted husband, father, and grandfather. \u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/em\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\n\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cem\u003E\u003Cspan\u003EBorn on December 11, 1936, in Manchester, NH, he was the son of Francis Leo Moran and Mamie (Morin) Moran. He is survived by his wife of 63 years, Joan (Belliveau) Moran; four loving children, Dorothy, Michael, Linda, and Mary; seven precious grandchildren, Joshua, Ashley, Jordan, Alexandra, Caleb, Anna, Christina; and many additional relatives and friends. After graduating from Bishop Bradley High School in Manchester, NH, Thomas then earned a B.S. degree in Chemistry from St. Anslem\u0027s College and a Ph.D. in Chemistry from the University of Notre Dame, where he was an Atomic Energy Commission Graduate Fellow. \u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/em\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\n\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cem\u003E\u003Cspan\u003EHe then became a post-doctorate research associate and an associate scientist at Brookhaven National Laboratory. Thomas followed his passion for research, teaching and advising in 1966 when he began his career as a professor of chemistry at the Georgia Institute of Technology in Atlanta. He spent 38 years as a much loved and dedicated professor, working in his lab with his expertise in physical chemistry and mass spectrometry. Writing over 100 scientific articles, receiving 12 grants\/contracts and 3 patents, it was the highlight of his career to advise and advocate for his graduate and PhD students. \u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/em\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\n\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cem\u003E\u003Cspan\u003EAfter retiring from Georgia Tech, Thomas and Joan decided to take on a new challenge and become a real estate team. They worked with Prudential and Berkshire Hathaway for a combined 13 years. They enjoyed helping incoming professors to Georgia Tech find their new homes. \u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/em\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\n\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cem\u003E\u003Cspan\u003EThomas was a loving father who worked hard and sacrificed for his family. He loved playing games with his children including cards, board games and checkers (at which he was impossible to beat). He loved museums, music, scholarly articles and being outside. He was a man of faith and was active for many years in the [Immaculate Heart of Mary Church] parish. Thomas lived his life to the fullest and will be dearly missed. \u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/em\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\n\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.echovita.com\/us\/obituaries\/ga\/atlanta\/thomas-francis-moran-16688651\u0022\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E\u003Cem\u003E\u003Cspan\u003EMemorial service details\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/em\u003E\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E\u003Cem\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E: The family will receive friends at A.S. Turner \u0026amp; Sons Funeral Home Friday evening, July 28, 2023, from 4:00 until 8:00. A service will then be held Saturday July 29, 2023, at 1:00 PM at Immaculate Heart of Mary Church with a reception immediately following.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/em\u003E\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","summary":"","format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan\u003EAn Atlanta memorial is planned for Thomas Francis Moran, a former professor in the School of Chemistry and Biochemistry at Georgia Tech, who died on July 17 at the age of 86. \u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","format":"limited_html"}],"field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"An Atlanta memorial is planned for Thomas Francis Moran, a former professor in the School of Chemistry and Biochemistry at Georgia Tech, who died on July 17 at the age of 86. 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However, the same system doesn\u2019t work for every drug \u2014 for example, the methods used for capturing and releasing a small-molecule medication won\u2019t work if you want to deliver a biologic drug.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003EThat\u2019s where \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.ozlinktech.com\/\u0022\u003EOZ-Link\u003C\/a\u003E hopes to make a significant impact.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u201cWhat\u2019s unique about our technology is that, whether the carrier system is an antibody, nanoparticle, polymer, or hydrogel, it connects to whatever the drug is,\u201d said Kasie Collins, CEO and co-founder of OZ-Link, a startup company growing in the \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.finnlabresearch.org\/index.html\u0022\u003Elab of Georgia Tech researcher M.G. Finn\u003C\/a\u003E, professor, chair, and James A. Carlos Family Chair for Pediatric Technology in the School of Chemistry and Biochemistry. \u201cOur technology is designed to be compatible with both small molecules and biologics.\u201d\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003EThe early-stage company is working to demonstrate that its system can provide sustained, extended release in ways that can be varied from days to weeks. Small-molecule drugs (the most common drugs on the market) and biologics (the fastest emerging class of drugs) can both benefit from this type of delivery, but in different ways and over different time frames, depending on the target. \u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003ECurrently, there is nothing on the market capable of doing that effectively, and drug manufacturers large and small are intrigued by the notion of such precise biocompatible delivery. Based on the feedback that OZ-Link has received from its potential client base, the company is at work now on its next phase of research and development.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u201cWe\u2019re in the process of developing our first preclinical prototype, featuring our programmable drug delivery system for the extended release of protein therapeutics,\u201d said Collins, whose team has entered a new partnership that will help the fledgling company focus on developing its technology.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003EOZ-Link was notified recently that it had been selected for commercialization support and funding through the Biolocity Fund for 2023-24. \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/biolocity.gatech.edu\/\u0022\u003EBiolocity\u003C\/a\u003E, based in the \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/bme.gatech.edu\/bme\/\u0022\u003EWallace H. 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All are members or affiliates of the Finn lab.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003EThey recently participated in Biolocity U, a program that provides business and legal counseling, lectures, internship opportunities, and other tools for startups. After making a final pitch, they were selected for funding.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u201cWe had just finished doing customer discovery at a local conference when we got the news about Biolocity, which was so important. It allows us to do critical feasibility studies, which are necessary for follow-on funding efforts,\u201d Collins said. \u201cAdditionally, it allows the team to work on OZ-Link research and development full time.\u201d\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003EThe company also was part of the inaugural cohort that completed the Nucleate Activator program in Atlanta last semester. This program supports next generation bioentrepreneurs with mentorship, workshops, networking, and a pitch competition. OZ-Link won the Regional High Impact Culture Award, \u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003Ewhich recognizes cutting-edge scientific ideas with the greatest positive impact on society\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003EThe foundation of the company is right there in its name, which comes from the chemical structures in OZ-Link\u2019s technology: ozanorbornadiene (also called OND) and azanorbornadiene (ZND) molecules. \u201cWe use this small-molecule technology as a means of linking the therapeutic cargo to a drug delivery system,\u201d Collins said. \u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003EThe company is in the process of developing its first viable product, which would deliver injectable protein drugs. But that\u2019s just the beginning.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u201cThe technology is at a nascent stage now, but our feasibility data will help us secure co-development partnerships down the road,\u201d Collins said. \u201cSuch partnerships would give us an opportunity to broaden our scope and demonstrate that we can deliver different types of drugs in an efficient, programmable manner.\u201d\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","summary":"","format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EEarly stage company from M.G. 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At Georgia Tech, developments in AI span many disciplines with dozens of campus centers and institutes. The newly announced AI Hub at Georgia Tech will unite AI entities across campus, enabling the Institute to align on goals to become an international thought leader in AI. It will also drive AI education and research and development toward real-world, responsible applications\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E. \u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003EAs an AI-powered university, Georgia Tech is embracing AI throughout the Institute, incorporating it into academic programs and research to assist and amplify human intelligence in all areas of work. The vision of AI Hub at Georgia Tech is to advance AI through discovery, interdisciplinary research, responsible deployment, and next-generation education to build a sustainable future.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u201cGeorgia Tech\u2019s integrated capabilities in the area of AI, machine learning, engineering, and interdisciplinary research are highly valuable to industry, government, and education,\u201d said Chaouki Abdallah, executive vice president for research at Georgia Tech. \u201cBy bringing together researchers from across campus, we can harness our collective expertise in AI to work towards a common goal to become the leading university for AI research and application.\u201d\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003ECo-led by faculty members Irfan Essa and Larry Heck, AI Hub at Georgia Tech will lead in developing new paths in educating and training the next generation of the AI workforce. Additionally, it will serve as a dedicated space for decision makers and other stakeholders to access best-in-class resources to guide them through the complexities of commercializing and deploying AI. \u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u201cGeorgia Tech is well positioned to pursue meaningful opportunities in AI by focusing our collective capabilities across campus not only in AI research but also in the integration and application of AI solutions,\u201d said Larry Heck, interim co-director of AI Hub at Georgia Tech, GRA Eminent Scholar, Rhesa S. Farmer, Jr., Advanced Computing Concepts Chair, co-executive director of ML@GT, and professor with a joint appointment in the \u0026nbsp;Schools of Electrical and Computer Engineering and \u0026nbsp;Interactive Computing. \u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003EGeorgia Tech has been actively engaged in AI research and education for decades, with more than 350 faculty working in fundamental and applied AI-related research across all six colleges, Georgia Tech Research Institute, and the majority of interdisciplinary research institutes and centers. The Institute has a strong foundation and advantage in AI, as the leading engineering university with an applied, solutions-focused approach. It was also the first public university to launch a computer science school.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u201cThe discipline of AI has a deep history at Georgia Tech, and we continue to serve as leaders in many areas of AI research and education,\u201d said Irfan Essa,\u0026nbsp;interim co-director of AI Hub at Georgia Tech, distinguished professor, senior associate dean in the College of Computing, and co-executive director of ML@GT.\u0026nbsp;\u201cAt present, we are seeing unprecedented growth in AI and responsible deployment is top of mind for many. AI Hub at Georgia Tech\u0026nbsp;will bring all areas of AI under one umbrella to provide structure and governance as the Institute continues to lead and innovate in the discipline of AI, with the related disciplines of machine learning, robotics, and data science.\u0022\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003ETo become involved in AI Hub at Georgia Tech, contact \u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022mailto:irfan@gatech.edu\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003Eirfan@gatech.edu\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E or \u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022mailto:larryheck@gatech.edu\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003Elarryheck@gatech.edu\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","summary":"","format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003EArtificial intelligence (AI) is a disruptive technology transforming industries and governments across the world. At Georgia Tech, developments in AI span many disciplines with dozens of campus centers and institutes. The newly announced AI Hub at Georgia Tech will unite AI entities across campus, enabling the Institute to align on goals to become an international thought leader in AI. It will also drive AI education and research and development toward real-world, responsible applications\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E. \u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","format":"limited_html"}],"field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"Newly announced AI Hub at Georgia Tech will unite AI entities across campus, enabling the Institute to align on goals to become an international thought leader in AI. 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Her appointment is effective July 1, 2023.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u201cIt is an honor,\u201d Curtis says. \u201cHaving personally benefited from ADVANCE initiatives, I am grateful for the opportunity to build on my predecessors\u0027 work and to contribute to the well-being of all faculty at Georgia Tech. I look forward to partnering with the current ADVANCE professors, the College\u2019s \u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/cos.gatech.edu\/cpies\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003ECenter for Promoting Inclusion and Equity in the Sciences (C-PIES)\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E, and Georgia Tech leadership.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u201cJennifer has been a strong advocate for diversity, equity and inclusion for many years, and I am confident she will bring that advocacy to this new role,\u201d says \u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/lozier.eas.gatech.edu\/\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003ESusan Lozier\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E, Dean of the College of Sciences, Betsy Middleton and John Clark Sutherland Chair and Professor in the\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/eas.gatech.edu\/\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E \u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003ESchool of Earth and Atmospheric Sciences\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E. \u201cIn this role, Jennifer will work with ADVANCE professors from the other five colleges to advance Georgia Tech\u2019s mission and will play an integral role in the College of Sciences Center for Promoting Inclusion and Equity in the Sciences. For my part, I look forward to a close partnership with her in the months and years ahead.\u201d\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u0022Jennifer has been a true champion of diversity and inclusion at Georgia Tech,\u201d adds \u003Cstrong\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/physics.gatech.edu\/user\/feryal-\u00f6zel\u0022\u003EFeryal \u00d6zel\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/strong\u003E, professor and chair in the School of Physics. \u201cShe has been working tirelessly toward providing education and career opportunities as well as a welcoming environment for everyone who is interested in physics and the sciences. I am looking forward to seeing all the exciting things she will do with her ADVANCE professorship.\u0022\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/eas.gatech.edu\/people\/lynch-stieglitz-dr-jean\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003EJean Lynch-Stieglitz\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E, professor in the \u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/eas.gatech.edu\/\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003ESchool of Earth and Atmospheric Sciences\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E, has served as the \u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/cos.gatech.edu\/news\/georgia-techs-newest-advance-professor-jean-lynch-stieglitz\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003ECollege\u2019s ADVANCE Professor\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E since 2022. 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A second area unique to my interests \u2014 and an extension of my ongoing work \u2014\u0026nbsp; is to collaborate closely with C-PIES to identify accelerated solutions to increase the diversity of our faculty at Georgia Tech.\u201d\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003ECurtis adds, \u201cThe third area that I will pursue is at the Institute level in coordination and collaboration with the other Georgia Tech ADVANCE professors: I will leverage the experience and wisdom of my colleagues to guide my efforts in the College of Sciences and to support and lead Institute-wide ADVANCE 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Inclusion\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E, Georgia Tech\u2019s ADVANCE Program builds and sustains an inter-college network of professors who are world-class researchers and role models to support the community and advancement of women and minorities in academia by \u201cadvocating for diversity, equity, and inclusion, advising campus leadership on policy and structure, increasing awareness and reducing the impact of implicit bias, and making data-driven recommendations for faculty retention, advancement, and satisfaction.\u201d\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003EAbout Jennifer 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Chang, a professor and associate chair for Faculty Development in the \u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/biosciences.gatech.edu\/\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003ESchool of Biological Sciences\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E, will assume his new role July 1, 2023.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u201cIn this new role,\u201d Chang says, \u201cI am looking forward to learning about how our faculty are leading and excelling across the College of Sciences. 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Key areas of responsibility include faculty hiring, mentoring of faculty, faculty retention, promotion, and tenure; and diversity, equity, and inclusion at the faculty level.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u201cBecause of his service to Biological Sciences as the associate chair for Faculty Development over the past six years, Young-Hui will bring a wealth of experience to this new position,\u201d says \u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/lozier.eas.gatech.edu\/\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003ESusan Lozier\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E, dean of the College of Sciences, Betsy Middleton and John Clark Sutherland Chair, and professor in the \u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/eas.gatech.edu\/\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003ESchool of Earth and Atmospheric Sciences\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E (EAS). \u201cHe impressed the search committee and me with his commitment to faculty excellence, support and advancement.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u201cI am grateful to \u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/eas.gatech.edu\/people\/huey-dr-greg\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003EGreg Huey\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E,\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E chair of EAS, for chairing the search committee and to \u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/biosciences.gatech.edu\/people\/jennifer-leavey\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003EJennifer Leavey\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E, \u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/li.math.gatech.edu\/\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003EWing Li\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E, \u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003Eand \u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/biosciences.gatech.edu\/people\/lewis-wheaton\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003ELewis Wheaton\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E for serving on the committee. Thanks also to \u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/juliet-dawson-dyce-b0a6a0265\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003EJuliet Dawson-Dyce\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E for providing administrative support to the committee,\u201d Lozier added.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u201cI was really humbled, and [am] honored to be taking on this role,\u201d Chang says. \u201cI see it as an opportunity to support my colleagues in the College and give back to the Institute that has supported me through my own academic journey.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u201cIn my role as associate chair for Faculty Development in Biological Sciences, I was able to see how exceptional our faculty are,\u201d he added, \u201cfrom the ones dedicated to teaching and serving our students, to those on the leading edge in their respective fields of research \u2014 and how I could use my position to support their individual professional goals.\u201d\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003EThe College\u2019s inaugural associate dean for Faculty, \u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/sites.google.com\/view\/mattbakermath\/home\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003EMatt Baker\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E, appointed 2018, is one of 39 researchers around the country named to the \u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.simonsfoundation.org\/2023\/03\/06\/2023-simons-fellows-in-mathematics-announced\/\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E2023 Class of Simons Fellows\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E. Baker, a professor in the \u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/math.gatech.edu\/\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003ESchool of Mathematics\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E, will use the fellowship and a \u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/cos.gatech.edu\/faculty-development-grants\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003EGeorgia Tech Faculty Development Grant\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E for a sabbatical in 2023-2024.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u201cWe will soon have a proper send-off to thank Matt Baker for his service over the past five years, but I would be remiss if I did not also take this opportunity to thank him for his many contributions to the College,\u201d Lozier says.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003EAbout Young-Hui Chang\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003EChang is the director of the \u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/sites.gatech.edu\/cnl\/\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003EComparative Neuromechanics Laboratory\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E in the School of Biological Sciences, where he also currently serves as a professor and as associate chair for Faculty Development.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003EHis research program focuses on trying to understand how animals move through and interact with their environment. He integrates approaches and techniques from both biomechanics and neurophysiology to study both passive mechanical and active neural mechanisms that control limbed locomotion in humans and other vertebrates.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","summary":"","format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":[{"value":"Young-Hui Chang has been appointed associate dean of Faculty in the College of Sciences, effective July 1, 2023. Chang, a professor in the School of Biological Sciences, has served as associate chair for Faculty Development in Biological Sciences."}],"field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003EYoung-Hui Chang has been appointed associate dean of Faculty in the College of Sciences, effective July 1, 2023. Chang, a professor in the School of Biological Sciences, has served as associate chair for Faculty Development in Biological Sciences over the past six years.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\n\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","format":"limited_html"}],"field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"Young-Hui Chang has been appointed associate dean of Faculty in the College of Sciences, effective July 1, 2023. 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plausibly existed on the Earth before life evolved.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u201cWe show that our new hypothesis has key advantages over the more traditional view that early sugars arose from the chemical formaldehyde,\u201d says \u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003ERamanarayanan Krishnamurthy\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E, Ph.D., a professor in the Department of Chemistry at Scripps 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The overarching aim of the field is to answer the fundamental question of how our living planet came to be. But its discoveries also can inform\u2014and have informed\u2014many other fields, from atmospheric science and geology to synthetic biology and the search for life on other planets.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003EThe three major classes of biological molecule whose availability needs to be explained by origin-of-life chemistry are: the amino acids that make up proteins, the nucleobases that make up the \u201cletters\u201d of DNA and RNA, and the sugars (also called carbohydrates) that are found throughout biology, including in the twisted backbone structure of DNA and RNA. According to the prevailing theories, amino acids probably arose from ammonia (NH3), while nucleobases arose from hydrogen cyanide (HCN).\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003EThe origin of sugars has been less clear. Many scientists believe the first sugars came from reactions involving formaldehyde (CH2O), but this theory has some drawbacks.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u201cThe formaldehyde reactions proposed by this theory are quite messy\u2014they have uncontrolled side reactions and other drawbacks due to formaldehyde\u2019s high reactivity under the envisioned early-Earth conditions,\u201d Liotta says.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003EThe chemists\u2019 proposed alternative is a \u201cglyoxylose reaction\u201d scenario in which glyoxylate first reacts with itself, forming a close cousin of formaldehyde known as glycolaldehyde. The researchers suggest that glyoxylate, glycolaldehyde, their byproducts and other simple compounds could have continued to react with one another, ultimately yielding simple sugars and other products\u2014without the drawbacks of formaldehyde-based reactions.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003EGlyoxylate already has a prominent role in origin-of-life chemistry theories. Swiss chemist Albert Eschenmoser proposed in 2007 that a form of it might have been the source for multiple original biomolecules. Krishnamurthy and Furman University chemist Greg Springsteen, Ph.D., also suggested in a 2020 \u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cem\u003E\u003Cspan\u003ENature Chemistry \u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/em\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.nature.com\/articles\/s41557-020-00560-7\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003Epaper\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E that glyoxylate could have helped initiate a primordial version of the modern (tricarboxylic acid) TCA cycle, a basic metabolic process found in most life forms on Earth.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003EKrishnamurthy and his team are currently working to demonstrate in the laboratory that the glyoxylose reaction scenario could indeed have yielded the first sugars.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u201cSuch a demonstration would expand the role of glyoxylate as a versatile molecule in prebiotic chemistry and further stimulate the search for its own origin on the prebiotic Earth,\u201d Krishnamurthy says.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003EThe chemists are also looking into potential commercial applications of reactions that make glyoxylate, since these effectively consume CO2 and thus can be used to reduce CO2 levels, either locally in industrial settings or globally to combat global warming.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cem\u003E\u003Cspan\u003EThe study, \u201cThe Potential of Glyoxylate as a Prebiotic Source Molecule and a Reactant in Protometabolic Pathways \u2013 The Glyoxylose Reaction,\u201d was supported by the NASA Exobiology Program NNH20ZA001N-EXO (20-EXO-0006) and by the National Science Foundation and the NASA Astrobiology Program under the Center for Chemical Evolution (CHE-1504217).\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/em\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","summary":"","format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":[{"value":"Origin-of-life chemists from Scripps Research and the Georgia Institute of Technology propose that glyoxylate could have been the original source of sugars on the \u201cprebiotic\u201d Earth."}],"field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EOrigin-of-life chemists from Scripps Research and the Georgia Institute of Technology propose that glyoxylate could have been the original source of sugars on the \u201cprebiotic\u201d Earth.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","format":"limited_html"}],"field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"Origin-of-life chemists from Scripps Research and the Georgia Institute of Technology propose that glyoxylate could have been the original source of sugars on the \u201cprebiotic\u201d Earth."}],"uid":"34528","created_gmt":"2023-05-24 14:42:23","changed_gmt":"2023-06-05 16:35:06","author":"jhunt7","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","dateline":{"date":"2023-04-13T00:00:00-04:00","iso_date":"2023-04-13T00:00:00-04:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"hg_media":{"670869":{"id":"670869","type":"image","title":"A new hypothesis states that the first sugars emerged from glyoxylate (pictured as the center molecule). 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As someone who is interested in an industry career within the pharma and biotech spaces, the award offers an invaluable opportunity to get help and support for my professional aspirations, especially from URMs (underrepresented minorities) like me who are building successful industry careers.\u201d\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003EIn addition to working with mentors, the Merck Award researchers will present their work at an award symposium, where a diverse team of Merck scientists will designate winners. Judges will consider both the potential for scientific pioneering and innovation, and how the awardees can help fellow underrepresented scientists in the future.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003EAt Georgia Tech, \u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003EDominic\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E researches biochemistry and chemical biology in the lab of Associate Professor \u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/chemistry.gatech.edu\/people\/amit-r-reddi\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003EAmit Reddi\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E, where he is focused on an essential bio-molecule called \u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cem\u003E\u003Cspan\u003Eheme\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/em\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E, the pigment that makes blood red.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u201cIt is important in supporting many life processes and is involved, directly or indirectly, in medically relevant conditions such as cardiovascular disease, neurodegenerative disorders and pathogenic infections,\u201d \u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003EDominic \u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003Esays. \u201cWhile we know quite a bit about heme on the cellular level, much is still not understood, and filling in those gaps will be pertinent for developing therapeutics and diagnostics for heme-related pathologies. My specific interest is in the development of biological tools to image heme and thereby improve our understanding of its cellular homeostasis.\u201d\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003EDominic \u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003Ereceived his bachelor\u2019s in Biochemistry at the University of Ibadan, Nigeria, and earned his master\u2019s in Toxicology at the University of Birmingham in the United Kingdom.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003EEarlier this year, \u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003EDominic\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E also won a 2023 Summer Research Experience Award through the \u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/cos.gatech.edu\/cpies\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003ECenter for Promoting Inclusion and Equity in the Sciences (C-PIES)\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003EDominic\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E was also a poster competition winner at the 2023 \u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/grad.gatech.edu\/cridc\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003ECareer Research Innovation and Development Conference\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E \u2014 a collaboration between the \u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.sga.gatech.edu\/graduate-student-government-association\/\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003EGraduate Student Government Association (GSGA)\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E and the Graduate Career Development Team from the \u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/grad.gatech.edu\/news\/provosts-reorganization-creates-office-graduate-and-postdoctoral-education\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003EOffice of the Vice Provost for Graduate and Postdoctoral Education\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E at Georgia Tech. Both that award and the C-PIES honor include funding for research-related travel.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003EAs a younger student, \u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003EDominic \u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003Esays he developed an interest in chemistry, biology, math, and economics, crediting his advisor, Amit Reddi, with being his most impactful mentor so far.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u201cScientifically, he has guided me towards independent, data-driven thought and encouraged me to confidently challenge current paradigms in order to push the boundaries of our knowledge,\u201d \u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003EDominic \u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003Esays. \u201cProfessionally, he has helped me significantly improve my communication skills, encouraged networking opportunities, 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We asked several readers for recommendations. The books range from an anthology of poems with commentary by Edward Hirsch, a top poetry critic, to a climate fiction novel set in the near future. \u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/galileo-gatech.primo.exlibrisgroup.com\/discovery\/fulldisplay?docid=alma990023273190302486\u0026amp;context=v2v\u0026amp;vid=01GALI_GIT:GT\u0026amp;lang=en\u0026amp;search_scope=EMORY_Search\u0026amp;adaptor=Primo%20VE%20Deep%20Search\u0026amp;tab=Emory_search\u0026amp;query=any,contains,the%20sweetness%20at%20the%20bottom%20of%20the%20pie\u0026amp;offset=0\u0022\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E\u003Cem\u003E\u003Cspan\u003EThe Sweetness at the Bottom of the Pie: A Flavia de Luce Mystery\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/em\u003E\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003EBy Alan Bradley, Bantam Books, 2010\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u201cIf you are a fan of precocious, nerdy children and British murder mysteries, you\u2019ll love amateur chemist\/detective Flavia de Luce.\u0026nbsp;\u003Cem\u003EThe Sweetness at the Bottom of the Pie\u003C\/em\u003E is the first in a mystery series driven by Flavia\u2019s unrelenting curiosity and resourcefulness.\u0026nbsp;She is a 10-year-old MacGyver studying poisons in her crumbling English ancestral home in the 1950s, freely ranging around the countryside, stalking alleged murderers, and narrowly avoiding scrapes. If you like this one, you\u2019ll be pleased to know there are several more in the series and they just get better.\u201d\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u2014Kelley Broome, corporate relations manager, Jones MBA Center, Scheller College of Business\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/galileo-gatech.primo.exlibrisgroup.com\/discovery\/fulldisplay?docid=alma9937249520202486\u0026amp;context=v2v\u0026amp;vid=01GALI_GIT:GT\u0026amp;lang=en\u0026amp;search_scope=EMORY_Search\u0026amp;adaptor=Primo%20VE%20Deep%20Search\u0026amp;tab=Emory_search\u0026amp;query=any,contains,the%20ministry%20for%20the%20future%20by%20kim%20stanley%20robinson\u0026amp;offset=0\u0022\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E\u003Cem\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003EThe Ministry for the Future\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/em\u003E\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003EBy Kim Stanley Robinson, Orbit Books, 2020\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cem\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u201cThe Ministry for the Future, \u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/em\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003Ea\u0026nbsp;climate fiction \u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u2014\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E or \u201ccli-fi\u201d \u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u2014\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E novel,\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u0026nbsp;is relevant to today\u2019s landscape of record-breaking droughts and heat waves, record breaking precipitation and flooding, wildfires and powerful storms \u2014 clear reminders that climate challenges are real. Set in the near future, the story places you in the center of an organization created by the Paris Climate Agreement to work on behalf of future generations. A\u0026nbsp;thriller, social science commentary, and detailed scientific case study, \u003Cem\u003EThe Ministry for the Future\u003C\/em\u003E\u0026nbsp;is an engaging and satisfying work of science fiction sure to broaden readers\u2019 understanding of the effects of climate change and the options available to us to today to alter its impact.\u201d\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u2014Daren Hubbard, vice president of Information Technology and chief information officer \u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E\u003Cem\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/galileo-gatech.primo.exlibrisgroup.com\/discovery\/fulldisplay?docid=alma9937306288702486\u0026amp;context=v2v\u0026amp;vid=01GALI_GIT:GT\u0026amp;lang=en\u0026amp;search_scope=EMORY_Search\u0026amp;adaptor=Primo%20VE%20Deep%20Search\u0026amp;tab=Emory_search\u0026amp;query=any,contains,100%20Poems%20to%20Break%20Your%20Heart\u0026amp;offset=0\u0022\u003E100 Poems to Break Your Heart\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/em\u003E\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003EBy Edward Hirsch, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, 2021\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u201cEdward Hirsch\u2019s \u003Cem\u003E100 Poems to Break Your Heart\u003C\/em\u003E is an anthology of selected poems that span from the 19th century to the present and includes poems originally written in English, as well as translations of poems from many other languages, such as Greek, French, Spanish, Russian, Yiddish, and German. Each poem is accompanied by Hirsch\u2019s accessible commentary. He is among our top thinkers and critics of poetry, and his insights into the poems get right to the emotional core of each piece. Don\u2019t let the title of the book fool you \u2014 while many of the poems in this collection might deal with grief or sadness, this book is anything but a downer. These 100 essential poems, as Hirsch says, \u2018make us feel less alone and more connected.\u2019 That\u2019s what good poems do.\u201d\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u2014Travis Denton, associate director, Poetry@Tech, and editor, \u003Cem\u003ETerminus Magazine\u003C\/em\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/galileo-gatech.primo.exlibrisgroup.com\/discovery\/fulldisplay?docid=alma9937483571002486\u0026amp;context=v2v\u0026amp;vid=01GALI_GIT:GT\u0026amp;lang=en\u0026amp;search_scope=EMORY_Search\u0026amp;adaptor=Primo%20VE%20Deep%20Search\u0026amp;tab=Emory_search\u0026amp;query=any,contains,The%20Summer%20Place%20by%20jennifer%20weiner\u0026amp;offset=0\u0022\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E\u003Cem\u003E\u003Cspan\u003EThe Summer Place\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/em\u003E\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003EBy Jennifer Weiner, Simon and Schuster, 2022\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u201cThere is a house with feelings and memories held by its family. There is a global pandemic, as well as uncomfortable family arrangements, an engagement, and lots of \u2018Wait, what?\u2019 Find a nice seat out in the sun or a comfy chair to read this joy by Jennifer Weiner.\u0026nbsp;She wrote this book after reading an article about houses having feelings and holding our memories. She took that article and brought it to life. One of the main characters in this novel is the house which wants to protect the family.\u0026nbsp;Grab a comfortable spot and a notebook, because you will definitely need it.\u0026nbsp;Enjoy one of my favorite novels of the last three years.\u201d \u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u2014Lauren Morton, academic program manager, Clark Scholars and Dean\u2019s Scholars Program, College of Engineering \u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/galileo-gatech.primo.exlibrisgroup.com\/discovery\/fulldisplay?docid=alma9937612832502486\u0026amp;context=v2v\u0026amp;vid=01GALI_GIT:GT\u0026amp;lang=en\u0026amp;search_scope=EMORY_Search\u0026amp;adaptor=Primo%20VE%20Deep%20Search\u0026amp;tab=Emory_search\u0026amp;query=any,contains,mad%20honey:%20a%20novel\u0026amp;offset=0\u0022\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E\u003Cem\u003E\u003Cspan\u003EMad Honey: A Novel\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/em\u003E\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E\u003Cem\u003E \u003C\/em\u003E\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003EBy Jodi Picoult and Jennifer Finney Boylan, Ballantine Books, 2022\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u201cThis novel follows Olivia McAfee and Lily Campanello on their life journey of starting over. Through a series of suspenseful events and stories, the two find themselves connected as Lily falls in love with Olivia\u2019s son, Asher. One day, Olivia\u2019s world is rocked when she receives a phone call that Lily is dead and Asher is being questioned. The story follows both of their lived experiences, uncovering secrets and stories untold, an unforgettable love story, and the power of family. I could not put this book down and loved the emotions that it led me through as I learned what their stories held.\u201d\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u2014Tim Edmonds-King, learning consultant, Workplace Learning and Professional Development, Georgia Tech Professional Education\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp; \u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/galileo-gatech.primo.exlibrisgroup.com\/discovery\/fulldisplay?docid=alma9937703487602486\u0026amp;context=v2v\u0026amp;vid=01GALI_GIT:GT\u0026amp;lang=en\u0026amp;search_scope=EMORY_Search\u0026amp;adaptor=Primo%20VE%20Deep%20Search\u0026amp;tab=Emory_search\u0026amp;query=any,contains,an%20assassin%20in%20utopia\u0026amp;offset=0\u0022\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E\u003Cem\u003E\u003Cspan\u003EAn Assassin in Utopia: The True Story of a Nineteenth-Century Sex Cult and a President\u2019s Murder\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/em\u003E\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003EBy Susan Wels, Pegasus Crime, 2023\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u201cSusan Wels tells a gripping story about the assassination of President James A. Garfield in 1881, but the book is about so much more. It is a sweeping exploration of Victorian America, including major intellectual currents, the minutiae of political parties and schemes, and colorful, larger than life characters. Wels examines one of many 19th-century utopian settlements \u2014 Oneida, in upstate New York, which was organized around principles of free love and gender equality, but in practice would prove disturbing to both Victorian and modern eyes \u2014 and a delusional resident who sought to save the Republican Party by killing a president. It\u2019s every bit as engrossing as a novel.\u201d \u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u2014\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003EStacy Braukman, senior writer and editor, Institute Communications\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E\u003Cem\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/galileo-gatech.primo.exlibrisgroup.com\/discovery\/fulldisplay?docid=alma990001843560302486\u0026amp;context=v2v\u0026amp;vid=01GALI_GIT:GT\u0026amp;lang=en\u0026amp;search_scope=EMORY_Search\u0026amp;adaptor=Primo%20VE%20Deep%20Search\u0026amp;tab=Emory_search\u0026amp;query=any,contains,monkey%20hunting\u0026amp;offset=0\u0022\u003EMonkey Hunting\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/em\u003E\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003EBy Cristina Garcia, Knopf, 2003 \u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u201cThis novel follows a family through four generations, but it is not a wealthy family, not one of the privileged elites. It is an ordinary family \u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u2014\u003Cspan\u003E or \u2018ordinary\u2019 for each time period, just people like millions of their contemporaries. The story spans from the mid-19th century to the late 20th century, and it begins \u003Cspan\u003Ewith a man being duped into enslavement. \u003C\/span\u003EWhile a portion of the story takes place in the United States, most of it is set in Cuba and in China.\u0026nbsp;\u003Cspan\u003EThe book is detailed, yet moves quickly, showing some of the ways humans hurt each other and some of the ways we help each other.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003EIt can be a bit depressing to notice the ties to human depravity, but the strands of common human goodness and the demonstrations of resilience are what I am left with at the end of this lyrical and slightly magical book.\u201d\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u2014Amy Bass Henry, executive director, Office of International Education\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/galileo-gatech.primo.exlibrisgroup.com\/discovery\/fulldisplay?docid=alma9936582810802486\u0026amp;context=v2v\u0026amp;vid=01GALI_GIT:GT\u0026amp;lang=en\u0026amp;search_scope=EMORY_Search\u0026amp;adaptor=Primo%20VE%20Deep%20Search\u0026amp;tab=Emory_search\u0026amp;query=any,contains,darktown%20by%20thomas%20mullen\u0026amp;offset=0\u0022\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E\u003Cem\u003E\u003Cspan\u003EDarktown\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/em\u003E\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003EBy Thomas Mullen, 37INK\/ATRIA, 2016\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u201cThis is a murder mystery that tells the story of two of the first eight black police officers hired, due to political pressure, by the Atlanta Police Department in the sweltering heat of the summer of 1948. The two are investigating the murder of a woman, and they suspect a fellow officer may be the culprit. This work of historical fiction is a must-read for those living in the city. Mullen takes you back in time with his vivid imagery and attention to detail, to a world that was not so long ago.\u201d\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u2014DeMarco Williams, digital project manager, Georgia Tech Professional Education \u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/galileo-gatech.primo.exlibrisgroup.com\/discovery\/fulldisplay?docid=alma9914793462902947\u0026amp;context=L\u0026amp;vid=01GALI_GIT:GT\u0026amp;lang=en\u0026amp;search_scope=MyInstitution\u0026amp;adaptor=Local%20Search%20Engine\u0026amp;tab=LibraryCatalog\u0026amp;query=any,contains,The%20new%20map:%20energy,%20climate%20and%20the%20clash%20of%20nations\u0026amp;offset=0\u0022\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E\u003Cem\u003E\u003Cspan\u003EThe New Map: Energy, Climate, and the Clash of Nations\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/em\u003E\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003EBy Daniel Yergin, Penguin Random House, 2020\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u201cIf you\u2019re looking for the best roundup yet of the critical factors weighing on the international energy industry but don\u2019t want to feel like you\u2019re slogging through an oil company\u2019s earnings report, consider Daniel Yergin\u2019s \u003Cem\u003EThe New Map: Energy, Climate, and the Clash of Nations. \u003C\/em\u003EThe book is a very accessible update to his 1991 best-seller \u003Cem\u003EThe Prize\u003C\/em\u003E, which won its own prize, a Pulitzer. \u003Cem\u003EThe New Map\u003C\/em\u003E gives economist-historian Yergin a chance to check in on the U.S., China, Russia, and the Middle East, and how the rise of shale oil production, a climate crisis, a pandemic, and volatile geopolitics have caused tectonic shifts within the industry, which Yergin has tracked since the mid-1970s. He uses the latest data, science, and technological advances to help readers navigate \u003Cem\u003EThe New Map\u003C\/em\u003E for oil and gas in the 21st century.\u201d\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u2014\u003Cspan\u003ERenay San Miguel, communications officer, College of Sciences \u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","summary":"","format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003EWe asked a few avid readers for book recommendations. \u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","format":"limited_html"}],"field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"We asked a few avid readers for book recommendations. 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The BOR also voted to allocate to Georgia Tech $484 million in state appropriations for fiscal year 2024 (FY24) \u2014 a 6% increase over last year.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u201cI\u2019m proud that we\u2019ve been able to not only avoid increases in tuition and fees over the past four years, but have actually reduced them by $1,100, which is unheard of in higher education,\u201d said Georgia Tech President \u00c1ngel Cabrera. \u201cWe\u2019ve been able to do this thanks to increases in state appropriations, enrollment growth, and the dedication of faculty and staff who constantly find innovative ways to get the job done, serve more students, and deliver the highest value to students in the nation. Georgia Tech is regularly cited among the \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/news.gatech.edu\/news\/2023\/05\/01\/princeton-review-names-tech-no-1-best-value-public-university\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003Ebest values for higher education in the nation\u003C\/a\u003E \u2014 students pay less to go to school and get higher paying jobs when they\u2019re done. It is my hope that Georgia Tech can continue to grow in the future, and I look forward to working with state officials to ensuring that we can continue to do so.\u201d\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003EState appropriations for FY24 include approximately $11 million for the $2,000 \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/ohr.gatech.edu\/node\/772\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003Ecost-of-living adjustment\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E for full-time, eligible employees. The majority of pay adjustments will be completed in July.\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u201cGeorgia Tech remains strong, as demonstrated by our talented students, our growing undergraduate and graduate enrollment, and our incredible staff and faculty,\u201d said Interim Executive Vice President for Administration and Finance and Interim Chief Business Officer Mike Shannon. \u201cThe approved funding will enable us to continue to \u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003Eadvance our instructional, research, and service missions.\u201d\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003EAdditional details regarding the FY24 budget and how it will affect the Georgia Tech community will be provided in the coming weeks as information becomes available.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\n\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","summary":"","format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003EThe Board of Regents (BOR) of the University System of Georgia (USG) voted Tuesday to maintain tuition and mandatory student fees at current levels for most USG institutions, including Georgia Tech, in the 2023-24 academic year.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","format":"limited_html"}],"field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"Students will see no change in tuition and fees for the coming academic year."}],"uid":"27164","created_gmt":"2023-05-17 20:52:26","changed_gmt":"2023-05-18 20:51:28","author":"Rachael Pocklington","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","dateline":{"date":"2023-05-17T00:00:00-04:00","iso_date":"2023-05-17T00:00:00-04:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"hg_media":{"665542":{"id":"665542","type":"image","title":"Tech Tower","body":null,"created":"1675786600","gmt_created":"2023-02-07 16:16:40","changed":"1680535335","gmt_changed":"2023-04-03 15:22:15","alt":"Close up shot of Tech Tower in the spring with blooming flowers","file":{"fid":"251701","name":"Untitled design (45).jpg","image_path":"\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/Untitled%20design%20%2845%29.jpg","image_full_path":"http:\/\/www.tlwarc.hg.gatech.edu\/\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/Untitled%20design%20%2845%29.jpg","mime":"image\/jpeg","size":219284,"path_740":"http:\/\/www.tlwarc.hg.gatech.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/740xx_scale\/public\/images\/Untitled%20design%20%2845%29.jpg?itok=7Xu4pv7Q"}}},"media_ids":["665542"],"related_links":[{"url":"https:\/\/www.usg.edu\/news\/release\/board_of_regents_approves_no_tuition_increase_for_the_2023_24_academic_year_with_one_exception","title":"Board of Regents Approves No Tuition Increase for the 2023-24 Academic Year, With One Exception"},{"url":"https:\/\/news.gatech.edu\/news\/2023\/05\/01\/princeton-review-names-tech-no-1-best-value-public-university","title":"Princeton Review Names Tech No. 1 Best Value Public University "}],"groups":[{"id":"1278","name":"College of Sciences"},{"id":"364801","name":"EAS"},{"id":"1214","name":"News Room"},{"id":"1275","name":"School of Biological Sciences"},{"id":"85951","name":"School of Chemistry and Biochemistry"},{"id":"126011","name":"School of Physics"},{"id":"443951","name":"School of Psychology"}],"categories":[{"id":"42901","name":"Community"}],"keywords":[{"id":"192634","name":"fiscal year budget"},{"id":"728","name":"Board of Regents"},{"id":"3410","name":"tuition"}],"core_research_areas":[],"news_room_topics":[{"id":"71871","name":"Campus and Community"}],"event_categories":[],"invited_audience":[],"affiliations":[],"classification":[],"areas_of_expertise":[],"news_and_recent_appearances":[],"phone":[],"contact":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003ERachael Pocklington\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EInstitute Communications\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","format":"limited_html"}],"email":["rpocklington@gatech.edu"],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}},"666683":{"#nid":"666683","#data":{"type":"news","title":"American Chemical Society Presents 2023 Herty Medal to \u201cChemist\u2019s Chemist\u201d David Sherrill","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003ERegents\u2019 Professor \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/chemistry.gatech.edu\/people\/david-sherrill\u0022\u003EDavid Sherrill\u003C\/a\u003E is the recipient of the \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/acsga.org\/charles-h-herty-award\/\u0022\u003E2023 Charles H. Herty Award\u003C\/a\u003E, awarded by the \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/acsga.org\/\u0022\u003EGeorgia Section\u003C\/a\u003E of the \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.acs.org\/\u0022\u003EAmerican Chemical Society\u003C\/a\u003E (ACS). Sherrill has joint appointments in the \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/chemistry.gatech.edu\/\u0022\u003ESchool of Chemistry and Biochemistry\u003C\/a\u003E and \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/cse.gatech.edu\/people\/c-david-sherrill\u0022\u003ESchool of Computational Science and Engineering\u003C\/a\u003E at Georgia Tech.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u201cI\u0027m very honored to be selected as this year\u0027s recipient of the Herty Medal,\u201d Sherrill said. \u201cThis is one of the oldest awards given by the American Chemical Society, named after Charles H. Herty, who founded several chemistry-related industries in the Southeast in the early 20th century. I\u0027ve met many wonderful chemists through the ACS, and it\u0027s a delight to receive this recognition from such a great organization.\u201d\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThe Herty Award has been presented for more than 75 years to honor outstanding work by a chemist in the Southeast. The award recognizes research, education, and service activities in the Southeast, which covers both a large geographic territory and many academic and industrial organizations.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/chemistry.gatech.edu\/people\/mg-finn\u0022\u003EM.G. Finn\u003C\/a\u003E, professor, chair, and James A. Carlos Family Chair for Pediatric Technology in the School of Chemistry and Biochemistry at Georgia Tech, adds that the Herty Medal is one of the most prestigious honors in the \u201cvery active\u201d community of local chapters of the American Chemical Society.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u201cSherrill has been extraordinarily successful, and extraordinarily generous with his time and expertise,\u201d Finn said. \u201cIndeed, his entire professional life resonates with the concept of service, from the development of computational chemistry tools that everyone can use, to service as editor of a major journal, to leadership at the local and national levels of our professional society. He is a chemist\u2019s chemist, and everyone else\u2019s chemist, too.\u201d\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003ESherrill has long been an active member of the ACS, both nationally and in the Georgia Section. In 2017, he received the ACS \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/acsga.org\/awards-and-honors\/\u0022\u003EOutreach Volunteer of the Year Award\u003C\/a\u003E for his work with K-12 teachers during \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.acs.org\/education\/outreach\/ncw.html?cid=ad_onlinestore_shippingemail_ncw_sep-oct_2016\u0022\u003ENational Chemistry Week\u003C\/a\u003E.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003ESherill will formally receive his Charles H. Herty Award \u2014 a solid gold medallion \u2014 at the 89th Herty Award Celebration in September. He is also set to serve as a keynote speaker at the Annual \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/acsga.org\/herty-medalist-undergraduate-research-symposium-hmurs\/\u0022\u003EHerty Medalist Undergraduate Research Symposium (HMURS)\u003C\/a\u003E.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Ch3\u003EAbout David Sherrill\u003C\/h3\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EDavid Sherrill is the associate director of Georgia Tech\u2019s \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/research.gatech.edu\/data\u0022\u003EInstitute for Data Engineering and Science\u003C\/a\u003E, which coordinates efforts in data science and high-performance computing. His research involves the development and application of theoretical methods and algorithms in computational quantum chemistry, and he is the lead principal investigator for the \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/github.com\/psi4\/psi4\u0022\u003EPsi4 open-source quantum chemistry software package\u003C\/a\u003E. Sherrill is also the director of the \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/vergil.chemistry.gatech.edu\/\u0022\u003ESherrill Group lab\u003C\/a\u003E.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003ESherrill\u2019s recent research continues his career-long investigation into how molecules interact with each other, but it now involves computational techniques such as machine learning. \u201cIntermolecular interactions control everything from the structure of biomolecules like DNA, to the energetics of organic crystals,\u201d he explains.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u201cIn collaboration with \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.bms.com\/\u0022\u003EBristol Myers Squibb\u003C\/a\u003E, we\u0027ve been developing models based on machine learning, and these models are nearly as accurate as rigorous quantum mechanics, but they are much faster. Our quantum-based software can only model a small portion of a drug\u0027s interaction with a protein \u2014 perhaps 500 atoms at most, and the computation takes days. With our machine learning model, we can compute the drug interacting with the entire protein in only seconds. We are very excited about the possibilities opened up by such a fast and accurate model.\u201d\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003ESherrill is a Fellow of the \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.aaas.org\/\u0022\u003EAmerican Association for the Advancement of Science\u003C\/a\u003E, the \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.aps.org\/\u0022\u003EAmerican Physical Society\u003C\/a\u003E, and ACS. 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The award recognizes his work in the lab and classroom, and how he combines the two for undergraduate research.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u201cI am humbled to have received this award,\u201d says Agarwal, who also has a joint appointment with the \u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/biosciences.gatech.edu\/\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003ESchool of Biological Sciences\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E and is on the faculty of the \u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/ocean.gatech.edu\/\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003EOcean Science and Engineering\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E interdisciplinary graduate program. \u201cThe past recipients of this award are scientists and educators with demonstrated commitment not only to research, but also to pedagogy and student success, and to the scientific profession. I am humbled to be in their company, and look forward to learning from the cohort.\u201d\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003EIn April, Agarwal also \u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/cos.gatech.edu\/news\/making-medicines-vinayak-agarwal-awarded-nsf-career-grant-peptide-research\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003Ereceived\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E a National Science Foundation CAREER grant thanks to his work on peptides, strings of amino acids that form proteins. Those studies are part of Agarwal\u2019s quest to find new marine natural products that can help counter antibiotic-resistant pathogens.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003EThe \u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.dreyfus.org\/camille-dreyfus-teacher-scholar\/\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003ECamille and Henry Dreyfus Foundation\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E, which sponsors the Teacher-Scholar awards, seeks to advance the science of chemistry, chemical engineering, and related sciences as a means of improving human relations and circumstances throughout the world. Teacher-Scholars are all in the first five years of their faculty careers, have each created an outstanding independent body of scholarship, and represent a deep commitment to education.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u201cThis award will allow my group to expand from the \u2018chemical sciences\u2019 \u2014 that is, finding molecules from marine organisms and making them in the lab \u2014 to genomics and to find the genes and enzymes that produce these molecules,\u201d Agarwal says. \u201cWith the support from this award, we will be undertaking sequencing of marine genomes and metagenomes to query the molecular details of how molecules are constructed in the ocean by marine organisms.\u201d\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003EThe \u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E\u003Cem\u003E\u003Cspan\u003ETeacher\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/em\u003E\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E part of Teacher-Scholar\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003EAgarwal looks for ways to include undergraduates in his research, recently collaborating with them over a \u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/chemistry.gatech.edu\/news\/curriculum-innovation-drives-undergraduate-research-tech\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003Esemester-long lab course\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E that ended with the team publishing its findings.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u201cAgarwal combines science and teaching in unique and powerful ways,\u201d adds \u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/chemistry.gatech.edu\/people\/mg-finn\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003EM.G. 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It is also an example of the Agarwal Lab\u2019s boundary-crossing approach, allowing them to make state-of-the-art progress in understanding how biology makes complex functional molecules. This is research and education of the highest order. \u201c\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003EThe award will allow him to introduce students to the same lab course, which includes genome sequencing, assembly, and mining, to find genes and enzymes that construct the high value organic molecules known as natural products.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u201cHands-on training in these techniques is usually not available to undergraduate students,\u201d Agarwal said. \u201cI hope to be able to train the next cohort of graduates that will be exceptionally well placed to develop their scientific careers in the chemical and biological sciences.\u201d\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","summary":"","format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":[{"value":"The honor for Agarwal, an assistant professor in the School of Chemistry and Biochemistry, comes on the heels of a recent NSF CAREER Award. 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Mathematics\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003EMaeve Janecka, Biological Sciences\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003EBenjamin Peer, Chemistry and Biochemistry\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003EGraduate Teaching Assistant of the Year\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003ESantana Afton, Mathematics\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003EAlex Costa, Biological Sciences\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003EErin Griffith, Earth and Atmospheric Sciences\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003ETiffany Nguyen, Psychology\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003EMarkace Rainey, Chemistry and Biochemistry\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003ELeo Wood, Physics\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003EGraduate Student Instructor\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003EJames Anderson, Mathematics\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003ETerri Dunbar, Psychology\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003ECassandra Shriver, Biological Sciences and Vertically Integrated Projects (VIP)\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003EOnline TA of the Year\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003EMollene Denton, Mathematics\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\n\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Ch3\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/ctl.gatech.edu\/grad-students\/preparing-faculty\/cirtl\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003ECenter for the Integration of Research, Teaching, and Learning (CIRTL) TA Awards\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/h3\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003ECIRTL Associate Certificates\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003EStephanie Bilodeau, Biological Sciences\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003EKatherine Booth, Mathematics\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003EAbigail Diering, Chemistry and Biochemistry\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003ELuke Foster, Chemistry and Biochemistry\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003EEliza Gazda, Physics\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003EChad Gomard-Henshaw, Physics\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003ESarah Gonzalez, Physics\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003EErin Griffith, Earth and Atmospheric Sciences\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003EAbigail Hagwood, Chemistry\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003EKamisha Hill, Chemistry\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003EMary Kho, Biological Sciences\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003ENa Liu, Physics\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003ERavyn Malatesta, Chemistry\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003ESarah Roney, Biological Sciences\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003EAfaf Saaidi, Mathematics\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003ESteven Tarr, Physics\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003EAlisha Vera, Physics\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003EMengshi Zhang, Biological Sciences\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003ECIRTL Associate and Tech to Teaching Certificates\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003ERebecca Guth-Metzler, Chemistry and Biochemistry\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003ETaehun Kim, Chemistry and Biochemistry\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003EKatie Kuo, Chemistry and Biochemistry\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003EKavita Matange, Chemistry and Biochemistry\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003EEmily Saccuzzo, Chemistry and Biochemistry\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003EBreanna Shi, Biological Sciences\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003ETech to Teaching Certificates\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003EAustin Christian, Mathematics\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003ESierra Knavel, Mathematics\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003EAndrew Kristof, Chemistry and Biochemistry\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003EAthulya Ram Sreedharan Nair, Mathematics\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003EDanielle Skinner, Physics\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003EYan Zhang, Chemistry and Biochemistry\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003EGraduate Teaching 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faculty:\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cul\u003E\r\n\t\u003Cli\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003ECam Tyson\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E, Chemistry and Biochemistry\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/li\u003E\r\n\u003C\/ul\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003EThe Eric R. Immel Memorial Award for Excellence in Teaching\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E, endowed by \u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003ECharles Crawford\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E (\u201871 Math) recognizes exemplary instruction of lower division foundational courses. It honors the late School of Mathematics professor Eric R. Immel, who greatly influenced Crawford\u2019s undergraduate experience at Tech:\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cul\u003E\r\n\t\u003Cli\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003EChristina Ragan\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E, Biological Sciences\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/li\u003E\r\n\u003C\/ul\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003EThe Leddy Family Dean\u2019s Faculty Excellence Award\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E, established by \u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003EJeff Leddy\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E (\u201978 Physics) and \u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003EPam Leddy\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E, supports a faculty member at the associate professor level with proven accomplishments in research and teaching:\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cul\u003E\r\n\t\u003Cli\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003EAmit Reddi\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E, Chemistry and Biochemistry\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/li\u003E\r\n\u003C\/ul\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003EThe Faculty Mentor Award\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E, established jointly by the College of Sciences and its ADVANCE Professor, awards the efforts and achievements of our faculty members who mentor fellow faculty:\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cul\u003E\r\n\t\u003Cli\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003EAndrzej 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Award\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E and \u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003ECoS Outstanding Senior Research Faculty Award\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E recognize postdoctoral and non-tenure track research faculty who have made exceptional research contributions with significant impact on their field of study:\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cul\u003E\r\n\t\u003Cli\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003EJunior Research Faculty: Claudia Alvarez-Carre\u00f1o\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E, Chemistry and Biochemistry\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/li\u003E\r\n\t\u003Cli\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003ESenior Research Faculty: Mu Gao\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E, Biological Sciences\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/li\u003E\r\n\u003C\/ul\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003EThe CoS Research Faculty Community Trailblazer Award\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E recognizes postdoctoral and non-tenure track research faculty who have demonstrated and sustained leadership that strengthens the sense of community among research faculty within the College of Sciences:\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cul\u003E\r\n\t\u003Cli\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003EEric Shen\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E, Chemistry and Biochemistry\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/li\u003E\r\n\u003C\/ul\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003ESTAFF AWARDS\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003EThe College of Sciences Staff Awards are made possible by funding from the \u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003EBetsy Middleton and John Clark Sutherland Dean\u2019s Chair\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E endowment. They include:\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003EThe Exceptional Staff Member Award\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E and \u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003ELeadership in Action Staff Member Awards\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E recognize College of Sciences staff who exemplify outstanding performance above and beyond the call of duty, by positively impacting the strategic goals of their department and the College, consistently providing excellent service within their school or the overall College, and demonstrating exemplary teamwork.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cul\u003E\r\n\t\u003Cli\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003EExceptional Staff Member: Aria Higgins\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E, Earth and Atmospheric Sciences\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/li\u003E\r\n\t\u003Cli\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003ELeadership in Action Staff Member: Gary Longstreet\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E, Physics\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/li\u003E\r\n\u003C\/ul\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003EThe Excellence in Leadership Staff 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By harnessing these enzymes, peptides can be better tailored to suit needs \u2013 they can be changed to interact with biologies in different ways, an essential aspect of creating new medicines.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003EDiscovering and studying the enzymes that modify peptides is a key part of Agarwal\u2019s research, as is understanding the mechanisms that these enzymes use to recognize and bind to the peptides. This is called \u201cenzymatic modification,\u201d and it\u2019s a lush playing field for discovering new chemical reactions. \u201cWe want to solve the need of the chemistry community when it comes to peptide modifications, providing new reactions to the community regarding peptide development and peptide modification,\u201d Agarwal says.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003EWhile gene mining has revealed some enzymes that might be useful in modifying peptides, the reactions caused by these enzymes and the resulting structure of the peptide are not fully understood: in-situ research is needed.\u0026nbsp; Agarwal\u2019s first goal is to discover new chemical reactions between peptides and enzymes by leveraging 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to an \u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cem\u003E\u003Cspan\u003EE. coli \u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/em\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003Ebacteria, and it modifies the chemistries using specific enzymes.\u201d\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003EWhat does this research look like? Petri dishes. \u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cem\u003E\u003Cspan\u003EA lot \u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/em\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003Eof petri dishes. And a lot of opportunities for students. \u201cOne of our key goals is to use our interdisciplinary training to engage underserved students in research and lab experience. We want to educate, train, and diversify the next generation of scientists,\u201d Agarwal says. \u201cWe are designing new courses in the laboratory which introduces undergraduates to new coursework and experiments in peptide science.\u201d\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003ESome of these opportunities are already bearing fruit: Agarwal recently collaborated with a team of undergraduates over \u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/chemistry.gatech.edu\/news\/curriculum-innovation-drives-undergraduate-research-tech\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003Ea semester-long lab course, which included conducting laboratory research and publishing their findings\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003ENow, Agarwal plans to use this new CAREER grant to further expand opportunities for undergraduates, and will develop original curriculum starting with peptide-based lab research together with scientific communication and writing.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u201cThe training that students are going to get provides a broad experience in biological and chemical science,\u201d Agarwal says. \u201cWe want our students to learn mechanisms for peptide modifications, but the training is broadly applicable. It will prepare them to move forward in STEM \u2013 and especially graduate studies \u2013 but will also prepare them for industry careers, government and regulatory science, graduate studies, and more. This kind of background is applicable in all fields.\u201d\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003EAll in all, Agarwal expects the research to span across this decade and into the next. 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Audience members and online viewers can vote for their favorite presenter to win the coveted People\u2019s Choice Award. \u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EPh.D. winners can win up to $2,000 in research travel grants. The master\u0027s winner will receive a $1,000 research travel grant. \u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003ETech\u2019s 3MT competition is coordinated by the Office of Graduate Education in partnership with the Center for Teaching and Learning (CTL), The Naugle Communications Center, and the Language Institute.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EFor more information, visit \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/grad.gatech.edu\/3MT\u0022\u003Egrad.gatech.edu\/3mt\u003C\/a\u003E.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\u003C\/div\u003E\r\n\u003C\/div\u003E\r\n","summary":"","format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan\u003EThe campus community is invited to attend this year\u2019s in-person 3MT Finals on Thursday, April 6, in the John Lewis Student Center.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","format":"limited_html"}],"field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"The campus community is invited to attend this year\u2019s in-person 3MT Finals on Thursday, April 6, in the John Lewis Student Center. 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The event was scaled back in recent years due to the pandemic, but this year, plans are on track to offer a full slate of projects focused on improving the campus landscape \u2014 and the campus community is invited to participate. \u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EGeorgia Tech\u2019s Landscape Services collaborates with student leaders to develop projects that have a big impact yet are easily completed in a few hours. This year\u2019s opportunities range from planting wildflowers, shrubs, and trees to laying sod, pulling weeds, and spreading pine straw. \u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThe event begins with breakfast and a welcome by student leaders. Groups of eight to 10 volunteers are then given tools and gloves and directed to the various worksites across campus. One ambitious goal this year is to plant 200 native azaleas. \u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u201cOur department enjoys working with the students not only because we are able to get a lot of work done in a short amount of time, but it also gives students a small window into the hard work our teams do daily,\u201d says Interim Associate Director of Landscape Services Neil Fuller. \u201cStudents also gain a sense of pride when they can look at a completed job and say they did it. \u0026nbsp;And it gives the students a chance to make their mark on campus and be able to come back and point out a specific plant or tree and tell their family how they planted it years ago.\u201d\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003ETech Beautification Day has a long history of engaging students, faculty, staff, and family members on a spring Saturday. Campus archives reveal that during one event more than 1,000 volunteers worked together to beautify campus. Additionally, photographs from 2012 show the entire football team, along with coaches and families, participating. Organizers are working toward increasing participation to pre-pandemic numbers, and this year is just the beginning. Sign up now to spend a morning making the Georgia Tech campus even more beautiful than it already is. \u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Ch5\u003EApril 1, 2023 Schedule:\u003C\/h5\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E8:30 a.m. \u2013 Breakfast, check in, and welcome at The Kendeda Building\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E9 a.m. \u2013 noon: Volunteer projects\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E12:30 p.m. \u2013 Clean up, return tools, closing remarks\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/gatech.campuslabs.com\/engage\/event\/8940850\u0022 rel=\u0022noreferrer noopener\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003ESIGN UP TO PARTICIPATE\u003C\/a\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","summary":"","format":"basic_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EThe campus community is invited to participate in this kick-off event for Earth Month.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","format":"basic_html"}],"field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"The campus community is invited to participate in this kick-off event for Earth Month."}],"uid":"35028","created_gmt":"2023-03-27 15:41:11","changed_gmt":"2023-03-29 19:46:33","author":"cbrim3","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","dateline":{"date":"2023-03-27T00:00:00-04:00","iso_date":"2023-03-27T00:00:00-04:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"hg_media":{"670303":{"id":"670303","type":"image","title":"azalea_bee.jpg","body":null,"created":"1679933969","gmt_created":"2023-03-27 16:19:29","changed":"1679933969","gmt_changed":"2023-03-27 16:19:29","alt":"azalea_bee","file":{"fid":"253137","name":"azalea_bee.jpg","image_path":"\/sites\/default\/files\/2023\/03\/27\/azalea_bee_0.jpg","image_full_path":"http:\/\/www.tlwarc.hg.gatech.edu\/\/sites\/default\/files\/2023\/03\/27\/azalea_bee_0.jpg","mime":"image\/jpeg","size":238921,"path_740":"http:\/\/www.tlwarc.hg.gatech.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/740xx_scale\/public\/2023\/03\/27\/azalea_bee_0.jpg?itok=GcnAEgNw"}}},"media_ids":["670303"],"groups":[{"id":"1278","name":"College of Sciences"},{"id":"364801","name":"EAS"},{"id":"1275","name":"School of Biological Sciences"},{"id":"85951","name":"School of Chemistry and Biochemistry"},{"id":"1279","name":"School of Mathematics"},{"id":"126011","name":"School of Physics"},{"id":"443951","name":"School of Psychology"},{"id":"402381","name":"Urban Honey Bee Project"}],"categories":[{"id":"129","name":"Institute and Campus"}],"keywords":[{"id":"35921","name":"Facilities Management"},{"id":"192134","name":"earth month"},{"id":"1045","name":"Tech Beautification Day"},{"id":"192409","name":"Campus landscape"},{"id":"192410","name":"student organized event"},{"id":"192249","name":"cos-community"},{"id":"192259","name":"cos-students"}],"core_research_areas":[],"news_room_topics":[{"id":"71871","name":"Campus and Community"}],"event_categories":[],"invited_audience":[],"affiliations":[],"classification":[],"areas_of_expertise":[],"news_and_recent_appearances":[],"phone":[],"contact":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EGrace Pietkiewicz\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003ESGA Joint VP of Infrastructure and Sustainability\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","format":"basic_html"}],"email":["gracepz@gatech.edu"],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}},"666883":{"#nid":"666883","#data":{"type":"news","title":"The Real Mockingbirds","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EHalf a century ago, Marvel Comics introduced the superpower-wielding scientist Bobbi Morse \u2014 aka Mockingbird \u2014 one of several famous superheroes imagined to hold a degree from Georgia Tech.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EToday, just over seven decades since women first enrolled at the Institute, 56% of students earning degrees in the College of Sciences are female. As we celebrate Women\u0027s History Month and look to the future of our field, meet seven real-life superheroines of life science \u2014 and science fiction \u2014 from across the Institute.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/news.gatech.edu\/features\/2023\/02\/real-mockingbirds\u0022\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003ETap here to read this story in the Georgia Tech newsroom. \u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","summary":"","format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EHalf a century ago, Marvel Comics introduced the superpower-wielding scientist Bobbi Morse \u2014 aka Mockingbird \u2014 one of several famous superheroes imagined to hold a degree from Georgia Tech. Today, 56% of students earning degrees in the College of Sciences are female. As we celebrate Women\u0027s History Month and look to the future of our field, meet seven real-life superheroines of life science \u2014 and science fiction \u2014 from across the Institute.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","format":"limited_html"}],"field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"As we celebrate Women\u0027s History Month and look to the future of our field, meet seven of Georgia Tech\u0027s real-life superheroines of life science \u2014 and science fiction. 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Consumer-based products like plastic bags, straws and water bottles are often named as culprits, but inside laboratories across the country, researchers are faced with their own single-use plastic dilemma\u0026mdash;pipettes.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EA single lab can discard an average of 36,000 pipettes each year. Georgia Tech is addressing the problem with a solution that focuses on reuse of this critical lab tool through its \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/tipcycle7.wixsite.com\/tipcycle\u0022 rel=\u0022noreferrer noopener\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003ETip Cycle\u003C\/a\u003E program.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026ldquo;This does not come from the traditional recycling method; the tips are not manipulated or changed,\u0026rdquo; says Adam Fallah, project manager for the program. \u0026ldquo;It\u0026rsquo;s more reuse versus recycle. The life cycle of the pipette is lengthened.\u0026rdquo;\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EHoused in the \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/research.gatech.edu\/bio\/research\/core-facilities\/molecular-evolution-core\u0022 rel=\u0022noreferrer noopener\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003EMolecular Evolution Core\u003C\/a\u003E (MEC) of the \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/research.gatech.edu\/bio\u0022 rel=\u0022noreferrer noopener\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003EParker H. Petit Institute for Bioengineering and Biosciences\u003C\/a\u003E (IBB), the Tip Cycle program is capable of washing unfiltered pipettes to allow for multiple uses before discarding them.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EMEC purchased the pipette washing technology from laboratory equipment supplier Grenova in 2020.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003ETypically, a research lab will purchase hundreds of boxes of pipettes, use them once, and then throw them away. This cycling program eliminates that waste and cost by reusing the pipettes.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003ESo far, Fallah says the team has washed more than 746,000 pipettes in the last year, saving the equivalent of five tons of plastic going to waste.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EGrenova\u0026rsquo;s technology is similar to a laundry washer and dryer\u0026mdash;used pipettes are set in a tray and loaded into a washer to go through several cycles before being dried, repackaged, and sent back to a lab. The cycles include multiple-high heat rinses, UV sterilization, and sonification, which uses sonic waves to disturb any residue, like proteins, in the pipette tips.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EFallah says he uses an in-house cleaning solution and can customize it with a 5% bleaching solution if requested by a lab.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThe full processing time for four boxes of tips is two hours and eight minutes. Roughly every 25-30 minutes another round of cycling begins as the boxes of tips are rotated out. Pipettes are returned to clients within 2 to 3 days.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026ldquo;We can pump out 40 boxes in 5 to 6 hours a day,\u0026rdquo; says Helya Taghian, operations manager and a fourth-year student in the \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/bme.gatech.edu\/bme\/\u0022 rel=\u0022noreferrer noopener\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003EWallace H. Coulter Department of Biomedical Engineering at Georgia Tech and Emory University\u003C\/a\u003E. \u0026ldquo;We do 60 to 70 wash cycles of 200 to 300 boxes of tips a month. It would be a money sink if you bought that many tips\u0026hellip;you have to be a pretty big lab to go through that many tips.\u0026rdquo;\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003ELike the \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/research.gatech.edu\/sanger-sequencing-initiative-offers-house-alternative-sample-testing\u0022 rel=\u0022noreferrer noopener\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003ESanger Sequencing Initiative,\u003C\/a\u003E\u0026nbsp;the Tip Cycle program was conceptualized at the height of Covid-19. Georgia Tech\u0026rsquo;s Covid-19 testing program was on the brink of being forced to halt the processing of Covid-19\u0026nbsp;samples as it faced a dire pipette supply shortage.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EPrincipal research scientists Mike Shannon and Mike Farrell, along with Regents researcher and MEC technical director Anton Bryksin, called an emergency meeting to come up with a solution.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EBryksin devised an unconventional\u0026nbsp;idea of washing the tips, a risky move given the sensitivity of qPCR techniques that can detect even a single molecule of RNA\/DNA. Washing all the tips together also posed the potential for spreading contamination rather than eliminating it.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThe Tip Cycle program garnered support from IBB and its assistant director, Michelle Wong, who recognized the potential for the project to help the university achieve its environmental sustainability goals.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EBryksin spearheaded the design of the program\u0026rsquo;s validation protocols, while Fallah took charge of implementing and organizing a student team to support the effort. The team encountered numerous hurdles in perfecting the washing process to ensure the tips were completely free of contamination, all while validating the washing protocol to maintain the accuracy of the qPCR results.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EBryksin says the program\u0026#39;s initial success was nothing short of remarkable. It not only allowed the testing laboratory to continue processing COVID-19 samples, but also provided an environmentally conscious alternative that substantially reduced the amount of plastic waste generated by the lab.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EAs a result, the Institute recognized the potential of the Tip Cycle program and provided funding for its further development and enhancement.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EAt the same time, Taghian was one of several students supporting the Covid-19 surveillance testing program.\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026ldquo;There was a dark corner in the lab and my curiosity sent me there to see what Adam was doing,\u0026rdquo; she recalls. Initially, she spent much of her time helping Fallah rack pipette tips to be placed in the machine.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EEventually, she teamed up with Fallah to take the lead on developing an operational process for the program.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026ldquo;I learned a lot of things about optimization,\u0026rdquo; Taghian says. \u0026ldquo;I was having a lot of fun and there was a lot of innovation in it.\u0026rdquo;\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003ETaghian worked with fellow biomedical engineering student and program manager of the Sanger Sequencing Initiative, Nicole Diaz, to hire students for the Tip Cycle program.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EOther aspects of the program began to fall in place. Data management charts and a workflow management board helped to keep operations running optimally. The duo also hired an industrial design major to create branding and a website.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026ldquo;We want this to be educational,\u0026rdquo; Taghian says. \u0026ldquo;No matter what your major you can gain industry experience while doing your research. You\u0026rsquo;re dealing with vendors and actual instruments in a business environment. At the same time, your major has a place to shine.\u0026rdquo;\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EScaling Up for the Future\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003ECurrently, the Sanger Sequencing Initiative and labs run by Associate Professor Kirill Lobachev and Professor M.G. Finn in the College of Sciences utilize the Tip Cycling program. Fallah says he is in talks to bring on another lab and looks to partner with teaching labs in the School of Biological Sciences to educate more students about single-use plastics in laboratories.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EFallah also wants to devise a plan to wash pipette tip plates, as well as find other ways to reuse the plastic inserts and boxes the pipettes are delivered in. The hope is to get as close to zero-waste with the program.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026ldquo;Very few research institutions have a core facility with in-house services and in-house researchers assisting labs across campus,\u0026rdquo; Taghian says. \u0026ldquo;An environment exists on our campus where students can get an opportunity to explore an industry field without going off campus\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EFallah says researchers are often \u0026ldquo;creatures of habit\u0026rdquo; and may gawk at the idea of reusing pipettes over fears of cross-contamination. But he stands by the efficacy of tip cycling as a sustainable way to manage pipette use and alleviate supply chain issues.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026ldquo;We\u0026rsquo;re in a prime position right now to be a pioneer and change the future of labs.\u0026rdquo;\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003ETo register a lab for the program, or be hired as a student work, \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/tipcycle7.wixsite.com\/tipcycle\u0022 rel=\u0022noreferrer noopener\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003Evisit the Tip Cycle program website\u003C\/a\u003E.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","summary":"","format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003ETip Cycle program is capable of washing unfiltered pipettes to allow for multiple uses before discarding them.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","format":"basic_html"}],"field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"Tip Cycle program is capable of washing unfiltered pipettes to allow for multiple uses before discarding them. 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Each year, the Executive Vice President for Research (EVPR) presents awards to recognize the achievements of faculty and staff as partners, mentors, and outstanding researchers across the many facets of the enterprise.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u201cCongratulations to all the exceptional nominees and to the individuals who were selected to receive this year\u0027s Institute Research Awards,\u201d said Chaouki Abdallah, executive vice president for Research at Georgia Tech. \u201cThese outstanding researchers were nominated by their peers for their diligent research efforts, and we are proud to acknowledge them for their commitment to advance science and technology and to improve the human condition.\u201d\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EAwardees were selected in nine areas, from achievements in innovation to engagement and outreach. Two of the awards were given to groups of researchers who are making an impact collectively. 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as building blocks of biological evolution, our existence depends on them. And now, researchers at the Georgia Institute of Technology are applying a 20\u003Csup\u003Eth\u003C\/sup\u003E-century theoretical concept to study how proteins evolve, and it might lead to the answer of one of humanity\u0026rsquo;s oldest questions: How did we become us?\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EInside a typical human cell are tens of thousands of proteins. We need so many because proteins are the skilled laborers of the cell with each one performing a specific job. Some lend firmness to muscle cells or neurons. Others bind to specific, targeted molecules, ferrying them to new locations. And there are others that activate the process of cell division and growth.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EA protein\u0026rsquo;s specific function depends on its shape, and to achieve its functional shape \u0026ndash; it\u0026rsquo;s native state \u0026ndash; a protein folds.\u0026nbsp; A protein begins its life as a long chain of amino acids, called a polypeptide. The sequence of amino acids determines how the protein chain will fold and form a complex, 3D structure that allow the protein to perform an intended task.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EIn the \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/williams.chemistry.gatech.edu\/\u0022\u003Elab of Loren Williams\u003C\/a\u003E, researchers are using \u0026ldquo;creative destruction\u0026rdquo; as a model for protein fold evolution and innovation. The term, coined by Austrian economist and political scientist Joseph Schumpeter in the 1940s, describes the deliberate dismantling of an established thing, like the wired telephone, to develop a new thing, like the smart phone.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026ldquo;We have protein structures that have evolved over almost four billion years, and we don\u0026rsquo;t really understand where they came from or how they came to be what they are,\u0026rdquo; said Claudia Alvarez-Carre\u0026ntilde;o, a postdoctoral researcher in the Williams lab, which is called the \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/williams.chemistry.gatech.edu\/\u0022\u003ECenter for the Origin of Life, or COOL.\u003C\/a\u003E \u0026ldquo;It\u0026rsquo;s a very complex process forming these structures, and there are many hypotheses on how they could have emerged in early evolution.\u0026rdquo;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EOut with the Old, In with the New\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EAlvarez-Carre\u0026ntilde;o is the lead author of the paper, \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.pnas.org\/doi\/10.1073\/pnas.2207897119\u0022\u003E\u0026ldquo;Creative Destruction: New Protein Folds from Old,\u0026rdquo;\u003C\/a\u003E published recently in the journal \u003Cem\u003EProceedings of the National Academy of Sciences\u003C\/em\u003E, or \u003Cem\u003EPNAS\u003C\/em\u003E. She and her co-authors (Williams, Rohan Gupta, and Anton Petrov) excavated the deepest evolutionary history found within the translation machinery \u0026ndash; which resides within all cells in the ribosome and is the birthplace of all proteins.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThe researchers provide evidence supporting the common origins of some of the simplest, oldest, and most common protein folds. It suggests a form of creative destruction at work, explaining how simple protein folds spawn more complex folds.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThey discovered that once a protein can fold and achieve its 3D structure, when it is combined with another protein which has folded into a different 3D structure, that combination can easily become a new structure. \u0026ldquo;So maybe it\u0026rsquo;s not as difficult as we thought to go from one structure to another,\u0026rdquo; said Williams, professor in the \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/chemistry.gatech.edu\/\u0022\u003ESchool of Chemistry and Biochemistry\u003C\/a\u003E. \u0026ldquo;And maybe this can explain the diversity of protein structures that we see today.\u0026rdquo;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EIn Schumpter\u0026rsquo;s creative destruction model, developing \u0026ldquo;daughter products\u0026rdquo; involves the destruction of ancestral products. \u0026ldquo;Daughter products can inherit features of ancestors but can in essence be different from them,\u0026rdquo; they write in the paper. In the smart phone example ancestral wired phones, computers, cameras, global positioning, and other technologies that are merged to create a daughter, i.e. the smart phone.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThe daughter inherits many features of the ancestors. These features, which interact in specific ways in the daughter, create new functional niches that were not accessible, or even possible, in the ancestors.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026ldquo;So, the creative destruction of protein folds might account for a lot of the diversity we see,\u0026rdquo; Williams said.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EMolecular Mergers\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EEver since the simplest and most ancient protein folds emerged on Earth billions of years ago, the number of folds has expanded to form the universe of protein function we see in modern biology.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EBut the origins of protein folds and the evolutionary mechanisms at play pose central questions in biology that Williams and his team considered. For instance, how did protein folds arise, and what led to the diverse set of protein folds in contemporary biological systems, and why did nearly four billion years of fold evolution produce fewer than 2,000 distinct folds?\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThe researchers believe that creative destruction can be generalized to explain a lot of this.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EIn creative destruction, they explain, one open reading frame \u0026ndash; the span of DNA sequence that encodes a protein \u0026nbsp;\u0026ndash; merges with another to produce a fused polypeptide. The merger forces these two ancestors into a new structure. The resulting polypeptide can achieve a form that was inaccessible to either of the independent ancestors, before the merger. But these new folds are not totally independent of the old. That is, a daughter fold inherits some things from the ancestral fold.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThis, broadly speaking, is what Williams and his team observed, and they think their creative destruction model has some application in studying disease \u0026ndash; proteins that fold improperly can impact the health of the cells and the human comprised of those cells.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026ldquo;For example, we think this process is important in the biology of cancer \u0026ndash; there are many, many proteins that have fused and, we believe have refolded, in cancers,\u0026rdquo; said Williams. \u0026ldquo;And there\u0026rsquo;s the world of protein aggregation diseases, like Parkinson\u0026rsquo;s or Alzheimers, and proteins that have not folded correctly, or have refolded.\u0026rdquo;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EBut right now, Williams and his team are most interested in how their creative destruction model helps them understand some of the deepest questions of our evolution.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026ldquo;Like, where did we come from,\u0026rdquo; Williams said. \u0026ldquo;Creative destruction could help us understand where the proteins in our body came and how we came to be what we are.\u0026rdquo;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003ECITATION:\u003C\/strong\u003E Claudia Alvarez-Carre\u0026ntilde;o, Rohan J. 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Now in its tenth iteration, this year\u0026#39;s festival will host events from March 10 \u0026ndash; 24, culminating in the\u0026nbsp;Exploration Expo\u0026nbsp;\u0026mdash; a large, interactive event in Piedmont Park \u0026mdash; on March 25.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/cos.gatech.edu\/cos-at-asf\u0022\u003ERead more to hear from some of the event organizers and presenters in the College of Sciences about what this year\u0026#39;s festival will have to offer.\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EFor STEAM enthusiasts across Atlanta, the month of March is a highlight of the year for one big reason: the Atlanta Science Festival. 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The process is typically conducted by large-scale biotech companies, but the drawbacks can be time, cost, and environmental impact.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EGeorgia Tech\u0026rsquo;s \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/research.gatech.edu\/bio\/research\/core-facilities\/molecular-evolution-core\u0022 rel=\u0022noreferrer noopener\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003EMolecular Evolution Core\u003C\/a\u003E (MEC) has solved that problem for Tech researchers through its \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/molevol.ibb.gatech.edu\/\u0022 rel=\u0022noreferrer noopener\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003ESanger Sequencing Initiative\u003C\/a\u003E (SSI), which offers the same service conveniently on campus.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026ldquo;What makes a researcher or a lab want to switch over to us? We provide the same if not superior-quality data to them,\u0026rdquo; says Nicole Diaz, SSI\u0026rsquo;s founder and manager, and a fourth-year student in the \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/bme.gatech.edu\/bme\/\u0022 rel=\u0022noreferrer noopener\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003EWallace H. Coulter Department of Biomedical Engineering at Georgia Tech and Emory University\u003C\/a\u003E. \u0026ldquo;We use an optimized process that is less industrialized. 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After 96 samples are processed, the price goes down to $3.50 per tube.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EAnd with just three billing cycles based on the academic calendar\u0026mdash;fall, spring, and summer\u0026mdash;labs can easily reach the lowest discounted price for all samples by the end of the semester regardless of how many samples are submitted at a time, Diaz says.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003ETurnaround time is within three days.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThe added benefit of working directly with SSI is its commitment to providing a sustainable sampling process.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026ldquo;The carbon footprint is lowered by keeping samples local instead of shipping them across the country to have them sequenced,\u0026rdquo; Diaz says. \u0026ldquo;So, researchers have access to dropboxes just outside the door of their lab in the buildings here in the BioQuad.\u0026rdquo;\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003ELab technicians are culled from federal work study, student assistants, student volunteers, or those seeking internship credit.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026ldquo;It\u0026rsquo;s great to have a foundation and building blocks where I won\u0026rsquo;t be nervous when I encounter this down the road,\u0026rdquo; says, Aaron Kent, a first-year chemical engineering student.\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003ESSI not only services labs at Georgia Tech, but it can also support labs for institutions in the \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/gra.org\/\u0022 rel=\u0022noreferrer noopener\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003EGeorgia Research Alliance\u003C\/a\u003E, a consortium of public and private universities in Georgia including Emory University, Morehouse School of Medicine and the University of Georgia.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EA Novel Idea During Covid-19\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003ESanger sequencing has been conducted in the Molecular Evolution Core (MEC) since 2018 under the direction of research technologist Naima Djeddar. Anton Bryskin, Regents researcher and MEC technical director, wanted to expand the mission of the MEC and tap into an undervalued resource on campus\u0026mdash;undergraduate students.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026ldquo;I knew that undergraduate students at Georgia Tech are very special,\u0026rdquo; Bryskin says. \u0026ldquo;It was never thought that undergraduate students might do a part of the work typically done by researchers or technicians.\u0026rdquo;\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EWith support from M.G. Finn, professor and chair in the School of Chemistry and Biochemistry and chief advisor of the MEC, the Sanger Sequencing Initiative (SSI) was launched in 2020. The height of COVID-19 proved to be a valuable time for the program. Between sample processing sessions for Tech\u0026rsquo;s COVID-19 surveillance testing program, student workers were pulled to process sequencing samples for SSI.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026ldquo;It was great because these students had already been trained on clinical practices,\u0026rdquo; Diaz says. \u0026ldquo;So, we didn\u0026#39;t have to go back and train them on what it would be like in the lab because they already had the maximum training that was necessary.\u0026rdquo;\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EDiaz joined the Initiative in its inception as a federal work study student. Since then, she\u0026rsquo;s led the growth and development of SSI, from processing samples to marketing to hiring to building out a lab management system for operations alongside operations manager of the MEC TipCycling program and fourth-year biomedical engineering student Helya Taghian.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003ENot only have undergraduate students gained valuable lab experience, Diaz said, but SSI has become a multidisciplinary effort. The staff is composed of students from biomedical, industrial, and chemical and biomolecular engineering, as well as computer science and design majors.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026ldquo;We have a stacked team,\u0026rdquo; she says.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EDiaz says the team is working to incorporate more automation into the process, including tracking metrics for sample processing and developing a bioinformatics solution to optimize workflow and data quality. 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My Ph.D. degree certainly helped me to advance throughout the executive roles with both PepsiCo and Frito Lay research and development departments.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003ESobon:\u003C\/strong\u003E Georgia Tech pushed me as a student and stretched me well outside of my comfort zone. I really developed a confidence that I could do challenging things and solve hard problems, whatever they may be.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Ch3\u003E\u003Cem\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EThe best advice you can give current students?\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/em\u003E\u003C\/h3\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EHaack:\u003C\/strong\u003E Innovation comes when individuals with diverse perspectives and experiences work as a collective. Bring your authentic self and experiences to your work.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003ESobon: \u003C\/strong\u003EThere is a lot more you can do outside of research. If research is your passion, then that\u0026rsquo;s wonderful. However, if you want to contribute in ways outside of that, there are a lot of opportunities!\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cem\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EWhat do you hope to accomplish as a member of the College\u0026rsquo;s Advisory Board?\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/em\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EHaack:\u003C\/strong\u003E I hope to continue to make CoS and Tech a place where any student can feel valued and succeed. I look forward to helping create additional professional development opportunities for students.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003ESepcic Pfeil:\u003C\/strong\u003E I hope to contribute to the College of Sciences Advisory Board to help shape the future pipeline of students. Recently my husband and I \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/diversity.gatech.edu\/news\/raquel-lieberman-named-first-chair-alumna-funded-effort-boost-women-faculty-chemistry-and\u0022\u003Eendowed a faculty chair fund\u003C\/a\u003E to the \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/chemistry.gatech.edu\/\u0022\u003ESchool of Chemistry and Biochemistry\u003C\/a\u003E. The endowment is designed to increase the number of women faculty within the school. So few women obtain chemistry degrees and work in the field of chemistry. I hope to make a difference for our future female scientists.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003ESobon:\u003C\/strong\u003E I\u0026rsquo;m truly honored to serve on the CoSAB. My hope is to stay even more well informed of the many great things happening within the CoS and figure out how I can help the College and the associated professionals achieve goals there. To me, giving back to Georgia Tech is a combination of leveraging my time and talent (and treasure too, of course) to be a visible and engaged ambassador for the CoS.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cem\u003EKarla Haack, Kelly Sepcic Pfeil, Christa Sobon are joined in their CoSAB appointments by fellow new board members Mercedes Dullum and Ns\u0026eacute; Ufot \u0026mdash; look out for more interviews with CoSAB members over the school year ahead.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/em\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EMercedes Dullum, B.S. BIO 1975\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EMercedes Dullum is a retired cardiothoracic surgeon with over 30 years of clinical practice in numerous leadership roles in hospital settings, private practice, and integrated medical practices. 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There are also tremendous opportunities to accelerate carbon clean-up and advance sustainable ocean economies.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026ldquo;A diverse approach is critical to address today\u0026rsquo;s serious threats to ocean health,\u0026rdquo; said \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.georgiaaquarium.org\/our-team\/dr-brian-l-davis\/\u0022\u003EBrian Davis\u003C\/a\u003E, Ph.D., president and CEO of Georgia Aquarium. \u0026ldquo;As a mission-focused conservation leader, Georgia Aquarium is keen to host this multinational center that will connect innovative researchers with the resources to create and launch projects that may solve ocean-climate issues.\u0026rdquo;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EIn affiliation with the Ocean Decade, run by the Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission (IOC) of the UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), the Center\u0026rsquo;s work will contribute to the UN\u0026rsquo;s Sustainable Development Goals to achieve by 2030 that are a blueprint to achieve a better and more sustainable future for all.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026ldquo;In response to the need for partnership and investment in ocean science, and to help urgently mitigate the impact of climate change on the ocean, the Ocean Decade movement thanks Ocean Visions, Georgia Aquarium, and Georgia Institute of Technology for this generous support and long-term commitment,\u0026rdquo; said \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/iwlearn.net\/iw-projects\/organizations\/421\u0022\u003EJulian Barbi\u0026egrave;re\u003C\/a\u003E, Ocean Decade Global Coordinator and Head of the Marine Policy and Regional Coordination Section, IOC-UNESCO. \u0026ldquo;Such exemplary leadership by our Decade Collaborative Centers, spearheaded by the OV \u0026ndash; UN DCC in the U.S.\u0026nbsp; is an important step towards developing effective ocean-climate solutions.\u0026rdquo;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThe ocean nurtures 80% of all life on Earth. Billions of people rely on food from the ocean, and world economies depend upon it for fishing, tourism, shipping, energy and more. It is the world\u0026rsquo;s largest carbon sink, vital to curbing the impacts of climate change. Healthy marine habitats defend coastal communities from intensifying storms and flooding.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\n\u0026ldquo;The ocean crisis and the climate crisis are two sides of the same coin, and we cannot have a healthy ocean without resolving the climate crisis and the greenhouse gas pollution causing it,\u0026rdquo; said \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/oceanvisions.org\/contact-ocean-visions\/\u0022\u003EBrad Ack\u003C\/a\u003E, executive director and chief innovation officer at Ocean Visions, a nonprofit that develops solutions to complex ocean challenges.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026ldquo;This work will take bold imagination, greatly expanded innovation, and many more people from around the world engaged in this effort collectively. 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However, both of these climate-buffering functions have come at a high cost \u0026ndash; unraveling marine ecosystems and crippling the ability of the ocean to support the billions of people and other creatures dependent upon it.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThe Ocean Visions \u0026ndash; UN Decade Collaborative Center will work with an emerging global network of experts and collaborators associated with projects and programs to design, test and deploy viable solutions, such as Ocean Visions\u0026rsquo; \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/oceanvisions.org\/our-programs\/geos\/\u0022\u003EGlobal Ecosystem for Ocean Solutions\u003C\/a\u003E, \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.1000oceanstartups.org\/\u0022\u003E1000 Ocean Startups\u003C\/a\u003E and \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.stridelearning.com\/\u0022\u003EStride\u003C\/a\u003E.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EFor example, one issue being solved is securing investment in ocean solutions. The Center is helping advance the development of a new open-source tool called The Ocean Impact Navigator, which consists of 30 prioritized key performance indicators (KPIs), grouped in six main impact areas. 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The Center, endorsed by the United Nations Decade of Ocean Science for Sustainable Development, leads and supports processes to co-design, develop, test, fund and deploy scalable and equitable ocean-based solutions to reduce or reverse the effects of climate change, enhance food security and build climate-resilient marine ecosystems and coastal communities. The Center\u0026rsquo;s work contributes to United Nations Sustainable Development Goals to achieve by 2030 that are a blueprint to achieve a better and more sustainable future for all.\u003C\/em\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E\u003Cem\u003EAbout the Ocean Decade:\u003C\/em\u003E\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cem\u003EProclaimed in 2017 by the United Nations General Assembly, the UN Decade of Ocean Science for Sustainable Development (2021-2030) (\u0026lsquo;the Ocean Decade\u0026rsquo;) seeks to stimulate ocean science and knowledge generation to reverse the decline of the state of the ocean system and catalyse new opportunities for sustainable development of this massive marine ecosystem. The vision of the Ocean Decade is \u0026lsquo;the science we need for the ocean we want\u0026rsquo;. The Ocean Decade provides a convening framework for scientists and stakeholders from diverse sectors to develop the scientific knowledge and the partnerships needed to accelerate and harness advances in ocean science to achieve a better understanding of the ocean system, and deliver science-based solutions to achieve the 2030 Agenda. The UN General Assembly mandated UNESCO\u0026rsquo;s Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission (IOC) to coordinate the preparations and implementation of the Decade.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\n\u003Cstrong\u003EAbout Georgia Aquarium\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/em\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cem\u003EGeorgia Aquarium is a leading 501(c)(3) non-profit organization located in Atlanta, Ga. that is Humane Certified by American Humane and accredited by the Alliance of Marine Mammal Parks and Aquariums and the Association of Zoos and Aquariums. It is also a Center for Species Survival by the International Union for the Conservation of Nature. Georgia Aquarium is committed to working on behalf of all marine life through education, preservation, exceptional animal care, and research across the globe. Georgia Aquarium continues its mission each day to inspire, educate, and entertain its millions of guests about the aquatic biodiversity throughout the world through its hundreds of exhibits and tens of thousands of animals across its eight major galleries. For more information, visit georgiaaquarium.org.\u003C\/em\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E\u003Cem\u003EAbout Georgia Tech:\u003C\/em\u003E\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cem\u003EThe Georgia Institute of Technology, or Georgia Tech, is a\u0026nbsp;public research university developing leaders who advance technology and improve the human condition. 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Those programs are chemistry, chemical and biomolecular engineering, economics, interactive computing, material science engineering, and physics.\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EActivities sponsored by the Equity in Graduate Education Consortium include a three-part workshop series that begins this fall. The first workshop, Introduction to Equity-Minded Mentoring, takes place on Oct. 25, 2022, from 11 a.m.-2 p.m. and will be facilitated by Annie Woffard, assistant professor of higher education in the Department of Educational Leadership \u0026amp; Policy Studies at Florida State University, and Steve Desir, a doctoral student in the educational leadership program at the University of Southern California Rossier School of Education.\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EIn this workshop, faculty will reflect on their current advising and mentoring practices and learn how to develop equity-minded mentoring relationships. 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But polymeric nanoparticles which are designed to carry drugs to their destinations have a higher loading capacity and are compatible with many compounds.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026ldquo;In the lung, they\u0026rsquo;re just flat out better,\u0026rdquo; Santangelo added. \u0026ldquo;And we can use them with a wider range of nebulizers. That may not be as important for testing in rodents, but it is when you\u0026rsquo;re talking about getting this into a person.\u0026rdquo;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Ch3\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EDelivering the Goods\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/h3\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EPolymers are large molecules comprised of small, repeating molecular building blocks called monomers. For this study, the researchers focused on synthetic, biodegradable polymers called poly(beta-amino-ester)s, or PBAEs. In a\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/petitinstitute.gatech.edu\/news\/easy-deliver-mrna-treatment-shows-promise-stopping-flu-and-covid-19-viruses\u0022\u003Eground-breaking study released last year\u003C\/a\u003E, Santangelo\u0026rsquo;s team demonstrated the strength of PBAE formulations in delivering mRNA that can express the CRISPR Cas13a protein in lung tissue, where it was effective in stopping SARS-CoV-2 (coronavirus).\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EIn the latest work, the researchers used a process called combinatorial synthesis \u0026ndash; a method for preparing large numbers of chemical compounds \u0026ndash; to screen 166 different PBAE formulations. One of these, P76, emerged as the best candidate for protein expression, that is, delivering the therapeutic goods efficiently into the lungs of animals, from mice to non-human primates, which makes P76 species agnostic.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003ETurns out, the polymer is also compatible with a variety and combination of cargos, which is not typically the case with the delivery of RNAs. But P76 has demonstrated its ability to transport disparate RNAs. So, in addition to being species agnostic, the polymer is mostly cargo agnostic, too.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EUsing P76, the researchers could effectively encapsulate mRNA together with crRNA, which is a guide strand that basically tells the Cas13a protein who it should target. The key to making it all work so well was incorporating organic compounds called thiols into the mix (turning a PBAE into a PBATE), \u0026ldquo;dramatically increasing the utility of the polymer for any CRISPR-based therapeutic candidate,\u0026rdquo; the authors of the study wrote.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026ldquo;With this new polymer, compared to the old one from our previous work, we get much better protein expression,\u0026rdquo; Santangelo said. \u0026ldquo;We can actually decrease dosage by a factor of four, or 400%, and have the same therapeutic effectiveness. That is significant. It\u0026rsquo;s a striking improvement.\u0026rdquo;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/sites.gatech.edu\/santangelo\/\u0022\u003ESantangelo\u0026rsquo;s lab\u003C\/a\u003E\u0026nbsp;collaborated with two Georgia Tech faculty members from the\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.chemistry.gatech.edu\/\u0022\u003ESchool of Chemistry and Biochemistry\u003C\/a\u003E, Professor\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.finnlabresearch.org\/\u0022\u003EM.G. Finn\u003C\/a\u003E\u0026nbsp;and Associate Professor\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/simbac.gatech.edu\/\u0022\u003EJames Gumbart\u003C\/a\u003E, who also is a member of the\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/physics.gatech.edu\/\u0022\u003ESchool of Physics\u003C\/a\u003E. The University of Georgia, University of Louisiana-Lafayette, and Mississippi State University were also part of the study, which involved more than 25 authors.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003ETheir work in\u0026nbsp;\u003Cem\u003ENature Materials\u003C\/em\u003E\u0026nbsp;was published on the heels of another nebulizer-based study from the Santangelo team that was\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/onlinelibrary.wiley.com\/doi\/full\/10.1002\/advs.202202771\u0022\u003Epublished in the journal\u0026nbsp;\u003Cem\u003EAdvanced Science\u003C\/em\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E. That work detailed the development of a more efficient, inhalable mRNA medicine to prevent respiratory virus infections like the coronavirus.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EIn both papers, which were supported by the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA), the researchers demonstrated the utility of polymeric formulations for delivering the potent cargo into the lungs.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026ldquo;With these studies we basically wanted to make people aware of new versions of a class of molecules that have lots of advantages over the old ones,\u0026rdquo; Santangelo said. \u0026ldquo;And the reality is, I think, for the nebulization and delivery to the lung, they have big advantages. These polymers make a lot of sense.\u0026rdquo;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EAnd potentially, a lot of cents, too, with the global mRNA therapeutics market expected to exceed $26 billion by 2028.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003ECITATION:\u003C\/strong\u003E\u0026nbsp;Laura Rotolo, Daryll Vanover, Nicholas C. Bruno, Hannah E. Peck, Chiara Zurla, Jackelyn Murray, Richard K. Noel, Laura O\u0026rsquo;Farrell, Mariluz Ara\u0026iacute;nga, Nichole Orr-Burks, Jae Yeon Joo, Lorena C. S. Chaves, Younghun Jung, Jared Beyersdorf, Sanjeev Gumber, Ricardo Guerrero-Ferreira, Santiago Cornejo, Merrilee Thoresen,\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/bme.gatech.edu\/bme\/news\/healing-breath-researchers-dramatically-improve-inhalable-mrna-therapy#_msocom_1\u0022 id=\u0022_anchor_1\u0022\u003E[PGR1]\u003C\/a\u003E\u0026nbsp;Alicia K. Olivier, Katie M. Kuo, James C. Gumbart, Amelia R. Woolums, Francois Villinger, Eric R. 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They were chosen by the NAI for demonstrating \u0026ldquo;a highly prolific spirit of innovation in creating or facilitating outstanding inventions that have made a tangible impact on the quality of life, economic development, and welfare of society.\u0026rdquo;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EOyelere\u003C\/strong\u003E is a professor in the \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/chemistry.gatech.edu\/\u0022\u003ESchool of Chemistry \u0026amp; Biochemistry\u003C\/a\u003E. His research spans bioorganic chemistry, biochemistry, and drug design with interrelated work across RNA-small molecule interaction, targeted histone deacetylase (HDAC) inhibition, and design and synthesis of novel bioconjugates for molecular delivery applications.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EOyelere\u0026#39;s lab has worked to \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/rh.gatech.edu\/news\/342081\/treating-cancer-researchers-develop-and-improve-techniques-attacking-cancer\u0022\u003Edevelop a therapeutic strategy for cancer treatment\u003C\/a\u003E to inhibit enzymes called histone deacetylases, which play an important role in the regulation of gene expression. He has also worked on the design of histone deacetylase inhibitors that can be taken up by the hormones expressed on the surface of hormone-positive breast cancer cells to stop the cells from dividing. In 2018, he received Georgia Tech\u0026rsquo;s \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/cos.gatech.edu\/news\/adegboyega-yomi-oyelere-2018-outstanding-undergraduate-mentor-senior-faculty-award\u0022\u003EOutstanding Undergraduate Mentor Senior Faculty Award\u003C\/a\u003E.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003ESwaminathan\u003C\/strong\u003E is the John Pippin Chair in Microsystems Packaging \u0026amp; Electromagnetics in the \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.ece.gatech.edu\/\u0022\u003ESchool of Electrical and Computer Engineering\u003C\/a\u003E and has a joint appointment in the \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.mse.gatech.edu\/\u0022\u003ESchool of Materials Science and Engineering (MSE)\u003C\/a\u003E. He directs the \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/sites.gatech.edu\/ien-prc\/\u0022\u003E3D Systems Packaging Research Center\u003C\/a\u003E at Georgia Tech. He is an internationally recognized researcher in electronics packaging, an area that is expected to fuel the semiconductor industry over the next decade.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003ESwaminathan holds 31 patents and is the founder and co-founder of two start-up companies (E-System Design and Jacket Micro Devices).\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EWang \u003C\/strong\u003Eis the Regents\u0026rsquo; Professor and Hightower Chair Emeritus in MSE. His discovery and breakthroughs in developing nanogenerators established the principle and technological roadmap for harvesting mechanical energy from environment and biological systems for powering mobile sensors.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EWang\u0026rsquo;s work also p\u0026shy;ioneered the field of self-powered sensors, and he coined piezotronics and piezo-phototronics\u003Cstrong\u003E \u003C\/strong\u003Efor the third-generation semiconductors\u003Cem\u003E. \u003C\/em\u003EWang holds 70 U.S. and foreign patents.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EGeorgia Tech now has 16 NAI Fellows. 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In the Spring, Castillo will begin work research with\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/chemistry.gatech.edu\/people\/amanda-stockton\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003EAmanda Stockton\u003C\/a\u003E, an assistant professor also in the School of Chemistry and Biochemistry. Mariah is a member of the Society of Hispanic Professional Engineers, Kappa Alpha Theta, and Alpha Chi Omega. In her spare time, she enjoys creating art, especially digital art, and animation. In the future, Mariah plans on seeking a Ph.D. in chemistry to become a professor.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EElizabeth Patterson is from Birmingham, Alabama, and is a third-year undergraduate pursuing a business administration degree with a concentration in finance. She competes on the Georgia Tech Women\u0026rsquo;s Volleyball Team and serves as the vice president of the\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/ramblinwreck.com\/saab-overview\/\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003EStudent Athlete Advisory Board\u003C\/a\u003E. She represents Georgia Tech at the conference level on as the service chair on the Atlantic Coast Conference Student-Athlete Advisory Committee Executive. Following her internship next summer with Northwestern Mutual, Elizabeth will decide to continue in the workforce after graduation or pursue a postgraduate degree.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EEmmarose Stern is studying psychology and social justice, and is from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. She is the president of Crisis Text Line Student Volunteers, a network of mental health hotline volunteers at Georgia Tech. She is also a crisis responder at THRIVE Lifeline, a crisis hotline for people with marginalized identities. Emmarose cares deeply about reproductive health, researching male birth control in the\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/probsolvelab.gatech.edu\/\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003EProblem Solving and Educational Technology\u003C\/a\u003E\u0026nbsp;Laboratory led by School of Psychology Professor\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/psychology.gatech.edu\/richard-catrambone\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003ERichard Catrambone\u003C\/a\u003E, as well as raising donations for reproductive equity by selling up-cycled second-hand jewelry. 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In molecular terms, this instantly translates to an interest in polymers and materials \u0026ndash; Nature\u0026#39;s (and chemistry\u0026rsquo;s) most useful class of molecules. And this molecular engineering mindset has led me and my group to many different areas with wonderful collaborators. This is an approach that fits very well at Georgia Tech.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EWhat makes Georgia\u0026nbsp;Tech research institutes unique?\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\nTwo features combine to make for a powerful environment at Georgia Tech. The first is often recognized by us and by others outside of our campus \u0026mdash;\u0026nbsp;the high density of outstanding investigators in (almost) all important areas of science, engineering, and computing, who are motivated to cooperate to do valuable work. This attitude permeates the place, and is a great source of inspiration and effectiveness. The second needs more recognition and attention \u0026ndash; the strong investment by the Institute in core facilities. The Interdisciplinary Research Institute\u0026nbsp;system is unique in my experience, and is a tremendous force multiplier to large numbers of experimental and computational investigators on campus, and in our region. \u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EIndeed, and I\u0026rsquo;m speaking to Georgia Tech\u0026nbsp;administrators, philanthropic donors, our state\u0026rsquo;s political leaders, and our entrepreneurial community now: doubling or tripling the resources supporting our core facilities is the best continuing investment you could possibly make in path-breaking, company-creating, knowledge-generating, economy-boosting research. 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We have helped researchers all over the globe use powerful tools for molecule-making by inventing and optimizing methods that everyone can employ.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EWe have also helped popularize the use of viruses \u0026mdash; nature\u0026rsquo;s most common and stable biological nanoparticles \u0026mdash;\u0026nbsp;as practical building blocks for chemists and biochemists. We are working to combat parasites that sicken millions of people each year by developing novel vaccines, and we work closely with the CDC to provide them with sensitive and selective ways to detect different pathogens, including different strains of the virus that causes COVID. \u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EWe are all developing new methods of drug release to create materials that would allow medicines to be delivered in the body over long periods without patients having to make repeated visits to the doctor\u0026rsquo;s office or hospital. 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This is a unique organization in the nation, deriving from the need for technological advances in pediatric healthcare and from the characteristic Atlanta-area spirit of collaboration.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EWhat is something you wished you knew as a budding researcher that everyone considering research as a career should know?\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\nContrary to the popular image of scientists and engineers as socially isolated automatons, research is the most human and the most emotional of endeavors. You can\u0026rsquo;t get anywhere in our business alone, so the earlier you learn how to ask, share, and collaborate, the more successful you\u0026rsquo;ll be. Also, research is hard, so it\u0026rsquo;s bound to not go so well occasionally (or often). This can be emotionally devastating, unless you\u0026rsquo;re prepared by having a multidimensional life and by figuring out how to work through those emotional low spots. Sounds a lot like real life, right? Well, it is.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EIf you weren\u0026#39;t a researcher, what would you be?\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\nI\u0026rsquo;d run a restaurant and jazz club. In addition to science, I love food and music, so that\u0026rsquo;s an easy one.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EFavorite show\/program to binge watch?\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\nThat\u0026rsquo;s also easy \u0026ndash;\u0026nbsp;\u003Cem\u003EThe West Wing\u003C\/em\u003E. \u0026nbsp;I\u0026rsquo;m a politics person \u0026ndash; and, hey students, we need more scientists to be politicians!\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EThis installment of the Faces of Research Q\u0026amp;A series is with M.G. 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Fern\u0026aacute;ndez will join \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/chbe.gatech.edu\/\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003ESchool of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering\u003C\/a\u003E Professor \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.chbe.gatech.edu\/people\/mark-p-styczynski\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003EMark Styczynski\u003C\/a\u003E on the board of directors.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026ldquo;It is an honor to be elected to the board of MANA and have a chance to engage with top scientists in the field to shape the future of metabolomics in North America,\u0026rdquo; Fern\u0026aacute;ndez shared.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EFern\u0026aacute;ndez\u0026rsquo;s research interests lie in the field of metabolomics and the development of new ionization, imaging, machine learning, and ion mobility spectrometry tools for probing composition and structure in complex molecular mixtures. Since joining Georgia Tech in 2004, Fern\u0026aacute;ndez has worked with interdisciplinary teams devoted to problems that range from explaining the origins of life on Earth and diagnosing cancer at an early stage, to tracking the sources and prevalence of counterfeit pharmaceuticals worldwide.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003ECoupled with machine learning and bioinformatics approaches, Fern\u0026aacute;ndez and his team use a combination of state-of-the-art mass spectrometry, ion mobility gas-phase separations, ultrahigh performance liquid chromatography, and new soft ion generation techniques in their work, with the common theme of creating highly accurate tools for quantifying, identifying, and imaging trace chemicals in complex mixtures.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EFacundo Fern\u0026aacute;ndez, Regents\u0026rsquo; and Vasser Woolley Professor and Associate Chair for Research and Graduate Training in the School of Chemistry and Biochemistry, is set to join the board of directors of the Metabolomics Association of North America.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","format":"limited_html"}],"field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"Facundo Fern\u00e1ndez, Regents\u0027 and Vasser Woolley Professor and Associate Chair for Research and Graduate Training in the School of Chemistry and Biochemistry, is set to join the board of directors of the Metabolomics Association of North America."}],"uid":"35575","created_gmt":"2022-12-12 17:15:04","changed_gmt":"2023-03-02 19:40:34","author":"adavidson38","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","dateline":{"date":"2022-12-13T00:00:00-05:00","iso_date":"2022-12-13T00:00:00-05:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"hg_media":{"660258":{"id":"660258","type":"image","title":"Facundo Fernandez","body":null,"created":"1660752200","gmt_created":"2022-08-17 16:03:20","changed":"1660752200","gmt_changed":"2022-08-17 16:03:20","alt":"","file":{"fid":"250217","name":"2022 Facundo Fernandez.jpg","image_path":"\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/2022%20Facundo%20Fernandez.jpg","image_full_path":"http:\/\/www.tlwarc.hg.gatech.edu\/\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/2022%20Facundo%20Fernandez.jpg","mime":"image\/jpeg","size":315445,"path_740":"http:\/\/www.tlwarc.hg.gatech.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/740xx_scale\/public\/images\/2022%20Facundo%20Fernandez.jpg?itok=fhljGsgS"}}},"media_ids":["660258"],"related_links":[{"url":"https:\/\/cos.gatech.edu\/news\/fernandez-featured-faces-mass-spectrometry","title":"Fernandez Featured in \u0027Faces of Mass Spectrometry\u0027"},{"url":"https:\/\/cos.gatech.edu\/news\/tech-faculty-tapped-regents-awards","title":"Tech Faculty Tapped for Regents\u0027 Awards"},{"url":"https:\/\/cos.gatech.edu\/news\/dark-molecules-life","title":"The Dark Molecules of Life"}],"groups":[{"id":"1278","name":"College of Sciences"},{"id":"85951","name":"School of Chemistry and Biochemistry"}],"categories":[{"id":"153","name":"Computer Science\/Information Technology and Security"},{"id":"146","name":"Life Sciences and Biology"}],"keywords":[{"id":"192249","name":"cos-community"},{"id":"192250","name":"cos-microbial"},{"id":"17301","name":"Facundo Fernandez"},{"id":"191745","name":"Metabolomics Association of North America Board"}],"core_research_areas":[{"id":"39441","name":"Bioengineering and Bioscience"},{"id":"39431","name":"Data Engineering and Science"}],"news_room_topics":[],"event_categories":[],"invited_audience":[],"affiliations":[],"classification":[],"areas_of_expertise":[],"news_and_recent_appearances":[],"phone":[],"contact":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022mailto:davidson.audra@gatech.edu\u0022\u003EAudra Davidson\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022mailto:jess.hunt@cos.gatech.edu\u0022\u003EJess Hunt-Ralston\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","format":"limited_html"}],"email":[],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}},"664625":{"#nid":"664625","#data":{"type":"news","title":"Yellow Jackets Featured in \u2018Georgia Trend\u2019 List of Influential Georgians ","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EGeorgia Tech alumni are making a difference in their communities throughout the state, with former Yellow Jackets making up 10% of \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/editions.mydigitalpublication.com\/publication\/?m=8924\u0026amp;i=774886\u0026amp;p=36\u0026amp;ver=html5\u0022\u003E\u003Cem\u003EGeorgia Trend\u003C\/em\u003E\u0026rsquo;\u003C\/a\u003Es list of the 100 most influential Georgians for 2023.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Ch4\u003EJohn Avery, EE 1986 \u0026ndash; Director, Advanced Technology Development Center (ATDC)\u003C\/h4\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EBlending his experience as a serial entrepreneur and a corporate executive, Avery \u0026mdash; a Georgia Tech alumnus and holder of six patents \u0026mdash; is now in his fourth year leading the state\u0026rsquo;s technology startup incubator, which serves entrepreneurs across Georgia through one-on-one coaching and provides access to resources and networking opportunities. Touting the innovation that occurs within ATDC, Avery has expressed his belief that it is the \u0026ldquo;center of gravity for this kind of activity anywhere in the Southeast.\u0026rdquo;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Ch4\u003EBrian Blake, EE 1994 \u0026ndash; President, Georgia State University\u003C\/h4\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EBefore embarking on a 20-year career in higher education and becoming Georgia State\u0026rsquo;s first Black president in August 2021, Blake earned his bachelor\u0026rsquo;s degree at Georgia Tech. In addition to leading the university to new fundraising and research activity records in his first year, Blake implemented four pillars at Georgia State: research and innovation, student success, college to careers, and identity and placemaking.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Ch4\u003E\u0026Aacute;ngel Cabrera, M.S. PSY 1993, Ph.D. PSY 1995 \u0026ndash; President, Georgia Institute of Technology\u003C\/h4\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EUnder Cabrera\u0026rsquo;s leadership, Georgia Tech continues to flourish as one of the premier research institutions in the nation, receiving $1.3 billion in annual research awards. Looking to the future, Cabrera unveiled a 10-year strategic plan in November 2020, followed by the launch of Transforming Tomorrow: The Campaign for Georgia Tech, with an emphasis on \u0026ldquo;developing leaders who advance technology and improve the human condition.\u0026rdquo;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Ch4\u003ELisa Cupid, ME 2000 \u0026ndash; Chair, Cobb County Board of Supervisors\u003C\/h4\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EA member of the board since 2013, Cupid became the first female and first Black chair in 2021. With an \u0026ldquo;all-in\u0026rdquo; approach, Cupid continues to promote inclusion and equity for all Cobb County residents and was recently chosen by the National Association of Counties to chair its economic development subcommittee. In addition to her public service, Cupid is an attorney and previously worked as a manufacturing process engineer after earning her degree from Georgia Tech.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Ch4\u003EAndre Dickens, ChE 1998 \u0026ndash; Mayor, City of Atlanta\u003C\/h4\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EIt\u0026rsquo;s been just over a year since Dickens was inaugurated as Atlanta\u0026rsquo;s 61st mayor at Bobby Dodd Stadium. In his first year in office, the Georgia Tech graduate laid the foundation for his term by unveiling a $750 million infrastructure plan. Dickens also continues to highlight affordable housing as a top priority, with a goal of delivering 20,000 units across the city by 2026.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=bkTfT7e99cU\u0026amp;t=5457s\u0022\u003E\u003Cem\u003EHear Dickens\u0026#39; May 2022 Georgia Tech Commencement speech.\u003C\/em\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Ch4\u003EJimmy Etheredge, IE 1985 \u0026ndash; CEO, Accenture North America\u003C\/h4\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EServing as CEO of the global consulting firm\u0026#39;s North American arm, Etheredge leads 80,000 employees. During his time in the role, he\u0026rsquo;s earned praise for reforming Accenture\u0026rsquo;s hiring practices \u0026mdash; prioritizing skills, experience, and potential over educational background. Etheredge teamed with up Fox Sports\u0026#39; Emmanuel Acho to record the Change Conversations podcast focused on improving equity in the workplace.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Ch4\u003ETom Fanning, IM 1979, M.S. IM 1980, HON Ph.D. 2013 \u0026ndash; Chair and CEO, Southern Company\u003C\/h4\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EAfter more than 35 years with Southern Company, it was recently announced that Fanning will hand the reins over to Georgia Power President Chris Womack at the end of March. Under Fanning\u0026rsquo;s direction, the company has added 4,000 megawatts of renewable energy in the past decade, including a 52% emissions reduction in 2020, while also taking on a leadership role in the nation\u0026rsquo;s nuclear initiative. The two-time Georgia Tech graduate has also served as chair of the Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Ch4\u003EPaul Judge, M.S. 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Mitchell also serves as the president of Leadership Georgia, a statewide leadership development program.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Ch4\u003EValerie Montgomery Rice, Chem 1983 \u0026ndash; President and Dean, Morehouse School of Medicine\u003C\/h4\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EAs the first female president of the Morehouse School of Medicine, Rice has continued to advocate for equity in the medical field. In 2020, Rice led Morehouse into a historic 10-year, $100 million partnership with CommonSpirit Health to develop and train more Black physicians with a goal of 300 completing their residency each year.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=xqHCnhXLvLI\u0026amp;amp;index=8\u0022\u003E\u003Cem\u003EHear Rice\u0026#39;s May 2018 Georgia Tech Commencement speech.\u003C\/em\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Ch3\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EHonorary Degrees:\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/h3\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Ch4\u003ERaphael Bostic, HON Ph.D. 2022 \u0026ndash; President and CEO, Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta\u003C\/h4\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EWhile leading the Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta, Bostic has also played a vital role on the Federal Open Market Committee \u0026mdash; the monetary policymaking body of the Federal Reserve System. In the community, Bostic served as the 2021\u0026ndash;22 chair of the board of directors of the United Way of Greater Atlanta and the 2022 chair for the Metro Atlanta Chamber of Commerce.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=Om80f92NOfs\u0026amp;t=5365s\u0022\u003E\u003Cem\u003EHear Bostic\u0026#39;s May 2022 Georgia Tech Commencement speech.\u003C\/em\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Ch4\u003EJames Quincey, HON Ph.D. 2020 \u0026ndash; Chair and CEO, The Coca-Cola Company\u003C\/h4\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003ELeading the global powerhouse since 2017, Quincey has taken The Coca-Cola Company to new heights with $11.05 billion in revenue in the third quarter of the past fiscal year. 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According to Chad Slieper, LST director, scholarship opportunities will be added soon.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026ldquo;This resource is a great way to start learning what you need to do to prepare for law school,\u0026rdquo; Slieper said. \u0026ldquo;We\u0026rsquo;re excited to give more options to students and provide a 24\/7 supplement to the in-person counseling and advice we\u0026rsquo;ve always offered.\u0026rdquo;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/spp.gatech.edu\/lst\u0022\u003ELST\u003C\/a\u003E also offers the \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/spp.gatech.edu\/lst\/curriculum\/minor-certificate\u0022\u003EMinor in Law, Science, and Technology\u003C\/a\u003E, which recently celebrated its 20\u003Csup\u003Eth\u003C\/sup\u003E \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/iac.gatech.edu\/news\/item\/664834\/celebrating-years-science-technology-minor\u0022\u003Eanniversary\u003C\/a\u003E, as well as pre-law advising, a pre-law newsletter, and events of interest to members of the Georgia Tech community with an interest in the intersection of law and technology.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThe School of Public Policy is a unit of the Ivan Allen College of Liberal Arts.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EThe portal provides information on how to apply for law school.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","format":"limited_html"}],"field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"The portal provides information on how to apply for law school."}],"uid":"34600","created_gmt":"2023-01-30 17:21:13","changed_gmt":"2023-03-02 19:27:44","author":"mpearson34","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","dateline":{"date":"2023-01-30T00:00:00-05:00","iso_date":"2023-01-30T00:00:00-05:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"hg_media":{"665249":{"id":"665249","type":"image","title":"The Law, Science, and Technology Program has a new information portal for students interested in legal careers.","body":null,"created":"1675099109","gmt_created":"2023-01-30 17:18:29","changed":"1675099109","gmt_changed":"2023-01-30 17:18:29","alt":"","file":{"fid":"251608","name":"close-up-of-a-lot-of-law-reports-in-library-2021-08-28-16-37-27-utc.jpg","image_path":"\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/close-up-of-a-lot-of-law-reports-in-library-2021-08-28-16-37-27-utc.jpg","image_full_path":"http:\/\/www.tlwarc.hg.gatech.edu\/\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/close-up-of-a-lot-of-law-reports-in-library-2021-08-28-16-37-27-utc.jpg","mime":"image\/jpeg","size":390598,"path_740":"http:\/\/www.tlwarc.hg.gatech.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/740xx_scale\/public\/images\/close-up-of-a-lot-of-law-reports-in-library-2021-08-28-16-37-27-utc.jpg?itok=I0xkZbv3"}}},"media_ids":["665249"],"groups":[{"id":"1281","name":"Ivan Allen College of Liberal Arts"},{"id":"1289","name":"School of Public Policy"},{"id":"1278","name":"College of Sciences"},{"id":"364801","name":"EAS"},{"id":"1275","name":"School of Biological Sciences"},{"id":"85951","name":"School of Chemistry and Biochemistry"},{"id":"1279","name":"School of Mathematics"},{"id":"126011","name":"School of Physics"},{"id":"443951","name":"School of Psychology"}],"categories":[],"keywords":[{"id":"166882","name":"School of Biological Sciences"},{"id":"192249","name":"cos-community"}],"core_research_areas":[],"news_room_topics":[],"event_categories":[],"invited_audience":[],"affiliations":[],"classification":[],"areas_of_expertise":[],"news_and_recent_appearances":[],"phone":[],"contact":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022mailto:michael.pearson@iac.gatech.edu\u0022\u003EMichael Pearson\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\nIvan Allen College of Liberal Arts\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","format":"limited_html"}],"email":["michael.pearson@iac.gatech.edu"],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}},"665196":{"#nid":"665196","#data":{"type":"news","title":"Three Georgia Tech Professors Named 2022 AAAS Fellows","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EA trio of Georgia Tech professors has joined the ranks among the nation\u0026rsquo;s most distinguished leaders in science, engineering, and innovation, as Marion Usselman, Loren Williams, and Samuel Graham have been named \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.aaas.org\/fellows\u0022\u003EAmerican Association for the Advancement of Science\u003C\/a\u003E (AAAS) Fellows for 2022.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThe world\u0026rsquo;s largest general scientific society, AAAS\u0026nbsp;has been awarding the honor since\u0026nbsp;1874. With the addition of Usselman, Williams, and Graham, nearly 100 Georgia Tech professors have been recognized for their achievements. In total, the AAAS Class of 2022 features 506 individuals following in the footsteps of past honorees including sociologist and civil rights leader W.E.B. Du Bois, astronaut Ellen Ochoa, Nobel laureate Steven Chu, and computer programming pioneer Grace Hopper.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Ch3\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EMarion Usselman\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E \u0026ndash; Education\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/h3\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cem\u003EHonored for distinguished contributions to gender equity in universities and major contributions to curriculum and teacher professional development. \u003C\/em\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cem\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/ceismc.gatech.edu\u0022\u003ECEISMC\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/em\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\n\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.ceismc.gatech.edu\/about\/staffdirectory\/marion-usselman\u0022\u003EMarion Usselman\u003C\/a\u003E,\u0026nbsp;a\u0026nbsp;principal research scientist in the Center for Education Integrating Science, Mathematics, and Computing (\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.ceismc.gatech.edu\u0022\u003ECEISMC\u003C\/a\u003E),\u0026nbsp;arrived at Georgia Tech in 1996\u0026nbsp;with a Ph.D. in Biophysics from The Johns Hopkins University and a passion\u0026nbsp;for improving education and access in typically white male-dominated STEM fields. At that time women made up just 28% of the Institute\u0026rsquo;s undergraduate population. She has spent the last 26 years working diligently to help increase that\u0026nbsp;number and give the next generation of women\u0026nbsp;and other historically underserved populations\u0026nbsp;a true seat at the\u0026nbsp;STEM\u0026nbsp;table.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EAs part of\u0026nbsp;the Integrating Gender Equity and Reform NSF project,\u0026nbsp;Usselman and her\u0026nbsp;colleagues conducted an\u0026nbsp;in-depth Georgia Tech institutional self-study that examined the barriers that women and minorities faced when choosing their career path, as well as the methods used in the classroom that may have influenced their choices.\u0026nbsp; The results of the study, and of many subsequent educational projects,\u0026nbsp;showed Usselman that there was plenty of work to be done, particularly in the K-12 arena.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003ETo that end, Usselman has spearheaded the effort to reform K-12 STEM education\u0026nbsp;in Georgia and nationally, leading up a CEISMC team dedicated to designing and developing educational innovations. She\u0026rsquo;s co-authored over\u0026nbsp;60\u0026nbsp;refereed\u0026nbsp;journal\u0026nbsp;and conference papers and\u0026nbsp;brought in more than $40\u0026nbsp;million in funding as the primary writer on\u0026nbsp;over 20 funded\u0026nbsp;STEM-education grant proposals.\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;In addition, her team has\u0026nbsp;created\u0026nbsp;extensive curriculum materials for\u0026nbsp;K-12\u0026nbsp;students and teachers, particularly in the engineering and computer science areas, and implemented\u0026nbsp;many\u0026nbsp;STEM-related professional learning opportunities for K-12 teachers.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026ldquo;My team has spent the last 15 to 20 years designing curricular exemplars, based on well-established research on how people learn and factors that encourage a sense of belonging and identity, so that teachers can try out inclusive methods of instruction and experience success in engaging students who are traditionally underrepresented in STEM fields,\u0026rdquo; she said. \u0026ldquo;It is important to change teachers\u0026rsquo; hearts and minds, but we believe that is best done by giving them something to try that works, not by lecturing. Because that is how people learn.\u0026rdquo;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Ch3\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003ELoren Williams \u0026ndash; Biological Sciences\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/h3\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cem\u003EHonored for distinguished contributions to the fields of biophysics and the origins and evolution of life on Earth, particularly for advancing our understanding of the evolution of the translation system. \u003C\/em\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cem\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/chemistry.gatech.edu\/\u0022\u003ESchool of Chemistry and Biochemistry\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/em\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\n\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/chemistry.gatech.edu\/people\/loren-williams\u0022\u003ELoren Williams\u003C\/a\u003E was content in his work as a crystallographer, but when he began studying new ribosome structures at the turn of the century, he found a true passion for uncovering the origins of life on Earth and set out on a path that has now earned him the distinction of becoming an AAAS Fellow.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EWhile its basic function is to produce proteins, Williams noticed that the ribosome could offer a previously unseen look into the past. While he admittedly didn\u0026rsquo;t know much about evolution at the time, Williams couldn\u0026rsquo;t shake his curiosity surrounding the similarities in bacterial and archaeal ribosomes across the span of nearly 4 billion years.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026ldquo;Ninety percent of everything became boring from that point on, because all of a sudden what I was looking at was small. I and I kept going for a couple years, but in my head, I was like, \u0026lsquo;What am I doing here?\u0026rsquo; I just thought, \u0026lsquo;OK, I don\u0026#39;t know what to do.\u0026rsquo; I just kept staring at the ribosome,\u0026rdquo; Williams said.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EContinuing his award-winning and NASA-funded research as \u0026ldquo;a scientist in a sea of engineers at Georgia Tech,\u0026rdquo; Williams explained that the translation system unites all living things and predates LUCA \u0026mdash; the last universal common ancestor \u0026mdash; while serving as a molecular time machine.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026ldquo;It\u0026#39;s been frozen ever since. So, if we can understand the origins and evolution of the translation system, we are looking back before LUCA, which is really looking back to the origin of life,\u0026rdquo; he said. \u0026ldquo;In my lab over the last 15 years, we have worked out how to understand the evolution of the ribosome, which is kind of like a movie of the origin of life and we\u0026#39;re slowly looking at it frame by frame and figuring out how to do that.\u0026rdquo;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EWilliams\u0026#39; initial interest in the structures superseded his desire to receive grants or publish papers, and at the time, he didn\u0026#39;t see the makings of a viable research program. Nevertheless, despite some initial rejection, Williams pressed on, and now, as an AAAS Fellow can now reflect on the gamble he took.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026quot;I feel like I\u0026#39;ve kind of come back from the dead in a way, and it\u0026#39;s a nice feeling because I really thought I was finished,\u0026quot; he said. \u0026quot;Science is a funny business.\u0026quot;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Ch3\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003ESamuel Graham Jr. \u0026ndash; Engineering\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/h3\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cem\u003EHonored for developing optical\/electrical methods and models to characterize thermal response\/properties of wide bandgap electronics including RF and power electronics and for developing chip-embedded cooling for high heat flux operation.\u003C\/em\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cem\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.me.gatech.edu\u0022\u003EGeorge W. 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James Clark School of Engineering at the University of Maryland. He holds a Ph.D. and a master\u0026rsquo;s degree in mechanical engineering from Tech, a place that allowed him to fulfill his childhood dream.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026ldquo;I am honored\u0026nbsp;to be recognized as a\u0026nbsp;fellow\u0026nbsp;of AAAS.\u0026nbsp;Moreover, I am thankful for my students and collaborators throughout my career that have made my work enjoyable and have inspired me to make an impact on technologies that will benefit society.\u0026nbsp;I wish to say thank you to AAAS and am happy to support its mission to advance science for the benefit of all,\u0026rdquo;\u0026nbsp;he\u0026nbsp;said.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EGraham also serves on several advisory boards to advance science and engineering. This includes serving as\u0026nbsp;chair\u0026nbsp;of the Emerging Technologies Technical Advisory Committee in the\u0026nbsp;U.S.\u0026nbsp;Department of Commerce, the Engineering Science Research Foundation of Sandia National Laboratories, the AT SCALE initiative at Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, and the Institute for Nuclear Power Operations.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003ERecognized among the nation\u0026rsquo;s most\u0026nbsp;distinguished leaders, three Georgia Tech professors have been selected as fellows by\u0026nbsp;the American Association for the Advancement of Science\u0026nbsp;for 2022.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","format":"limited_html"}],"field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"Recognized among the nation\u2019s most distinguished leaders, three Georgia Tech professors have been selected as Fellows by the American Association for the Advancement of Science for 2022. 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Last year, 26 units and student organizations across campus provided activities in biology, space, art, nanotechnology, paper, computer science, wearables, bioengineering, and chemical engineering just to name a few.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003ETaking part in Science and Engineering Day gives Georgia Tech students and researchers a unique opportunity to share their work with the community and inspire attendees. Demo space is limited, so \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/research.gatech.edu\/ATLscifestGTday23\u0022\u003Ereserve your spot today\u003C\/a\u003E. Opportunities include hands-on STEAM activities, exhibits, demonstrations, and opportunities to meet student researchers. 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The organization has more than \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/gatech.campuslabs.com\/engage\/organization\/little-einsteins\u0022\u003E100 Georgia Tech student members\u003C\/a\u003E and nearly \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/gatech_leo\/?hl=en\u0022\u003E2,000 followers on Instagram\u003C\/a\u003E. Membership is open to all undergraduate and graduate Georgia Tech students. \u003C\/em\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThe past two years have presented many challenges for those involved in education, but that hasn\u0026rsquo;t stopped Georgia Tech\u0026rsquo;s\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/gatech.campuslabs.com\/engage\/organization\/little-einsteins\u0022\u003ELittle Einsteins Organization\u003C\/a\u003E\u0026nbsp;from helping provide students in K-5 schools with instruction and activities focused on STEM.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThey\u0026rsquo;ve accomplished that by changing how they bring science and engineering to the kids \u0026mdash; meeting at Hands on Atlanta for science demonstrations, and sending kits to local libraries for children and their families to take home \u0026mdash; so that children can perform experiments found in do-it-yourself\u0026nbsp;kits assembled by Georgia Tech volunteers.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026ldquo;I think they have done wonderful outreach activities, and have been so creative and committed to reach out, despite the very different pandemic landscape,\u0026rdquo; says\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/chemistry.gatech.edu\/people\/pollet\/pamela\u0022\u003EPamela Pollet\u003C\/a\u003E, LEO academic advisor and\u0026nbsp;senior academic professional in the\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/chemistry.gatech.edu\/\u0022\u003ESchool of Chemistry and Biochemistry\u003C\/a\u003E. \u0026ldquo;This project is unique because it gives Georgia Tech students the opportunity to support the education of young children in Atlanta during a time of isolation and online schooling.\u0026rdquo;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EPollet says the pandemic hasn\u0026rsquo;t kept LEO student and instructor volunteers from keeping their commitment to Atlanta\u0026rsquo;s students, especially those in underserved communities.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EAnd before Covid, Pollet saw firsthand LEO\u0026rsquo;s impact when volunteers helped the younger students conduct experiments in their schools. \u0026ldquo;Their friend\u0026rsquo;s volcano erupted much more than theirs. Why? What was different? \u0026lsquo;How come my catapult is not working?\u0026rsquo; It is okay if it does not work \u0026mdash; let\u0026rsquo;s take a look and think how we can make it work,\u0026quot; she shares. \u0026quot;LEO members created a welcoming and vibrant atmosphere in which students were so engaged and curious.\u0026rdquo;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThere was also the opportunity for Atlanta children to see future versions of themselves in the Georgia Tech students. \u0026ldquo;They recognized themselves or connected with LEO members as if they were in an age group of older sisters or brothers. It demystified the image given to a scientist or engineer.\u0026rdquo;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/olivia-gravina-a75415183\u0022\u003EOlivia Gravina\u003C\/a\u003E, a fourth-year undergraduate in the\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/math.gatech.edu\/\u0022\u003ESchool of Mathematics\u003C\/a\u003E, serves as LEO president for the 2021-22 school year. Gravina says one of the group\u0026rsquo;s latest efforts to get creative during Covid challenges involved putting together at-home STEM kits for kids involved in\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.handsonatlanta.org\/discovery\u0022\u003EHands On Atlanta\u0026rsquo;s \u0026quot;Disco\u0026quot; program\u003C\/a\u003E, formerly known as the Discovery program. Disco is a Saturday morning enrichment program which currently offers STEM, social emotional learning, fitness, and health-related activities to K-5 youth across nine Atlanta-area schools.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026ldquo;We made 150 homemade ice pack kits, and 150 soap Silly Putty kits,\u0026rdquo; Gravina says. Teams of LEO members made instructional videos for each of the activities which included explanations of the science behind them. Then, Tech\u0026#39;s LEO members joined Zoom calls with students from schools involved in the Disco program.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026ldquo;The young students had the opportunity to ask questions, and Georgia Tech students were able to encourage the younger students and see the impact of the kits they had provided,\u0026rdquo; Gravina shares.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EAnother recent activity, a collaboration with\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.fulcolibrary.org\/\u0022\u003EFulton County Libraries\u003C\/a\u003E, saw LEO members assembling kits for building small catapults, which also included instructional videos. \u0026ldquo;We delivered 620 catapult-making kits, which translates to 20 kits in each of the 31 branches of the Fulton County Library System,\u0026rdquo; Gravina explains.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026ldquo;It was absolutely brilliant to use the libraries, kits and videos to maintain the excitement of hands-on experimenting,\u0026rdquo; Pollet adds.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026ldquo;It was needed even more, especially for younger kids. Being virtual all day leaves many of them disconnected from the material and what science is about: Experiments, observations, questions, analysis,\u0026quot; Pollet shares. \u0026quot;And again, they can connect the experiments with Georgia Tech students they can easily relate to.\u0026rdquo;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EGravina says LEO is still working through plans for the season ahead, but hopes to continue coordinating activities in Atlanta libraries. She encourages other Georgia Tech students to \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/gatech.campuslabs.com\/engage\/organization\/little-einsteins\u0022\u003Ejoin those activities\u003C\/a\u003E.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EPollet says the ability to show younger students that they could eventually pursue science careers is critical, pandemic or no pandemic.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026ldquo;Young, dynamic Tech students who are doing science, and taking the time to do it with them,\u0026rdquo; Pollet says. \u0026ldquo;That is really inspiring.\u0026rdquo;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cem\u003EMore information on Little Einsteins Organization is available on their\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/gatech.campuslabs.com\/engage\/organization\/little-einsteins\u0022\u003Ewebsite\u003C\/a\u003E, and on their\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/gatech_leo\/\u0022\u003EInstagram\u003C\/a\u003E\u0026nbsp;page. 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Maybe I\u0026rsquo;m just very ambitious, but I don\u0026rsquo;t see why those two things always have to be so separated,\u0026rdquo; she said. Research funding is often siloed to answer either medical or basic research questions, less often both on a single project.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EAlseth is in the right place to be ambitious. She started this March as the first Early Career Award Fellow at the \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/microdynamics.gatech.edu\/\u0022\u003ECenter for Microbial Dynamics and Infection\u003C\/a\u003E (CMDI) at Georgia Tech, which prides itself on building connections across disciplines. Its 12 participating labs hail from three schools in the College of Sciences: \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/biosciences.gatech.edu\/\u0022\u003EBiological Sciences\u003C\/a\u003E, \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/physics.gatech.edu\/\u0022\u003EPhysics\u003C\/a\u003E, and \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/chemistry.gatech.edu\/\u0022\u003EChemistry and Biochemistry\u003C\/a\u003E. They share a common research focus on the role of microbes like bacteria and viruses in human and environmental health.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThe fellowship will fund Alseth and her research for three years. \u0026ldquo;There\u0026rsquo;s nothing like this on campus, to my knowledge,\u0026rdquo; said \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/brownlab.biology.gatech.edu\/\u0022\u003ESam Brown\u003C\/a\u003E, CMDI\u0026rsquo;s director. The most important aspect of the fellowship, he said, is independence: \u0026ldquo;It\u0026rsquo;s unusual to be able to put junior scientists truly in the driver\u0026rsquo;s seat with their research agenda, especially at the junior postdoc level. We have a panel of mentors that offer support, but not instruction.\u0026rdquo;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThat promise of independence was a major pull for Alseth, who moved from Europe to Atlanta for the fellowship. She\u0026rsquo;s from Norway and completed her Ph.D. at the University of Exeter in the United Kingdom, and cited the chance to do interdisciplinary microbial research at CMDI as a primary reason she decided to make the move.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026ldquo;It\u0026rsquo;s nice to complement my evolutionary and ecology skills with molecular work, because that\u0026rsquo;s where I feel like I have the biggest gap in knowledge,\u0026rdquo; Alseth said. Studying molecules (such as chemical signals between bacteria) requires quite a different set of skills than ecology and evolution. \u0026ldquo;And CMDI has everything you could possibly dream of for answering fairly complicated molecular questions.\u0026rdquo;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EAlseth\u0026rsquo;s research in CMDI will focus on phage therapy, combining approaches and ideas from community ecology, evolutionary biology, and molecular biology. Phages are viruses adapted to infect bacteria, and they are harmless to humans. That means they can serve as alternative or supplemental treatments to antibiotics, with fewer side effects. Many bacteria have evolved to escape and resist antibiotics, leading to \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/pmc\/articles\/PMC6929930\/\u0022\u003Ea \u003C\/a\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/pmc\/articles\/PMC6929930\/\u0022\u003Emajor global public health threat\u003C\/a\u003E expected to \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/amr-review.org\/sites\/default\/files\/160518_Final%20paper_with%20cover.pdf\u0022\u003Eworsen in the decades ahead\u003C\/a\u003E. \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.newyorker.com\/magazine\/2020\/12\/21\/when-a-virus-is-the-cure\u0022\u003EPhage therapy is one possible solution\u003C\/a\u003E in an arsenal of tools, but it is not nearly as well-understood as therapeutic drugs.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EPhage therapy is typically a last-ditch therapy after antibiotics have failed. However, fighting biology with biology is complex and may have unintended consequences. \u0026ldquo;Phage therapy is the concept that \u0026lsquo;the enemy of my enemy is my friend,\u0026rsquo;\u0026rdquo; Alseth said. \u0026ldquo;But as an evolutionary biologist, I want to know what the consequences might be. How will the bacteria respond? The worst-case scenario is that [scientists] will do what we did with antibiotics and go in blind, thinking we have a solution that will last forever.\u0026rdquo;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003ESo, Alseth is working with the bacteria \u003Cem\u003EAcinetobacter baumannii\u003C\/em\u003E to understand how it evolves to resist phages. \u003Cem\u003EA. baumannii\u003C\/em\u003E is one of the so-called \u0026lsquo;ESKAPE\u0026rsquo; pathogens, an acronym of the names of six bacteria that are resistant to many antibiotics and commonly spread in hospital settings. \u003Cem\u003EA. baumannii\u003C\/em\u003E is interesting to Alseth because \u0026ldquo;It\u0026rsquo;s very good at scooping up DNA from its environment,\u0026rdquo; which helps it evolve to escape antibiotics by picking up genes from other microbes around them. In hospitals and in the human body, \u003Cem\u003EA. baumannii\u003C\/em\u003E may be surrounded by other bacteria. Each species is evolving new strategies to escape its phage, and \u003Cem\u003EA. baumannii \u003C\/em\u003Emight be able to develop a formidable defense strategy by combining them all.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EAlseth\u0026rsquo;s Ph.D. research, \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.nature.com\/articles\/s41586-019-1662-9\u0022\u003Epublished\u003C\/a\u003E in the journal \u003Cem\u003ENature\u003C\/em\u003E, found that growing multiple microbe species together affected the course of phage resistance evolution in the more commonly studied bacteria \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/cos.gatech.edu\/news\/problematic-pathogen-develops-antibiotic-tolerance-without-previous-exposure\u0022\u003E\u003Cem\u003EPseudomonas aeruginosa\u003C\/em\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E. Although \u003Cem\u003EPseudomonas \u003C\/em\u003Eis \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/cos.gatech.edu\/news\/cmdi-mighty-microbial-dynamics-healthier-people-and-planet\u0022\u003Estudied by several labs in CMDI\u003C\/a\u003E, for her postdoctoral studies Alseth chose to switch to \u003Cem\u003EA. baumannii\u003C\/em\u003E, a species that she found had strong effects on evolution of other bacteria. Alseth noticed there was very little known about its evolution and ecology. \u0026ldquo;I realized that there is a gap here that I was quite curious about,\u0026rdquo; she said.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThat interdisciplinary curiosity was important to the fellowship selection committee, said Brown, the CMDI director. Another reason Alseth was a good fit was her impactful research: \u0026ldquo;science that would change the way other people were doing science,\u0026rdquo; as he put it. \u0026ldquo;This is a great way to bring the brightest talent to Georgia Tech, because we\u0026rsquo;re offering an unprecedented deal in terms of the fellow\u0026rsquo;s ability to lead their own science, and that\u0026rsquo;s really valuable.\u0026rdquo;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026ldquo;Looking to donors, the hope is that we can extend our funding, and really expand this to have a cohort [of fellows],\u0026rdquo; Brown added, which would continue to boosting the research agenda and profile of CMDI, College of Sciences, and Georgia Tech. \u0026ldquo;We hope and expect this is the launching pad for really bright careers.\u0026rdquo;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cem\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EFunding: \u003C\/strong\u003EThe Center for Microbial Dynamics and Infection (CMDI) Early Career Award Fellowship is supported by CMDI faculty funding.\u003C\/em\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E\u003Cem\u003EStory and photo by Carina Baskett.\u003C\/em\u003E\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EThe Center for Microbial Dynamics and Infection\u0026rsquo;s inaugural Early Career Award Fellow shares about launching her interdisciplinary postdoctoral research program and asks: Can a bacteria that\u0026rsquo;s \u0026ldquo;good at scooping up DNA\u0026rdquo; 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the thin strip of earth that includes the soil-root interface \u0026mdash; has so far been difficult to visualize on site. If scientists can build instruments that capture in real-time clearer images of the physical associations of microbes attached to roots, along with the oxygen-carbon-nitrogen chemical exchanges they mediate, it could help mitigate the effects of climate change and lead to the development of more sustainable fuels and fertilizers.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026ldquo;From a microbiological perspective, we have catalogued what microbes are in the root zone and how abundant they are,\u0026rdquo; said \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/biosciences.gatech.edu\/people\/joel-kostka\u0022\u003EJoel Kostka\u003C\/a\u003E, professor in the \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/biosciences.gatech.edu\/\u0022\u003ESchool of Biological Sciences\u003C\/a\u003E and \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/eas.gatech.edu\/\u0022\u003ESchool of Earth and Atmospheric Sciences\u003C\/a\u003E at \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.gatech.edu\/\u0022\u003EGeorgia Tech\u003C\/a\u003E. \u0026ldquo;But there\u0026#39;s been very little work to understand their dynamics under real soil conditions.\u0026rdquo;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EKostka, who also serves as associate chair for Research in Biological Sciences, joins \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/chemistry.gatech.edu\/people\/cicerone\/marcus\u0022\u003EMarcus Cicerone\u003C\/a\u003E, professor in the \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/chemistry.gatech.edu\/\u0022\u003ESchool of Chemistry and Biochemistry\u003C\/a\u003E and principal investigator for the new grant from the \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.energy.gov\/science\/ber\/biological-and-environmental-research\u0022\u003EU.S. Department of Energy\u0026rsquo;s Office of Biological and Environmental Research\u003C\/a\u003E. The research team also includes \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/bme.gatech.edu\/bme\/faculty\/Francisco-E-Robles\u0022\u003EFrancisco Robles\u003C\/a\u003E, assistant professor in the \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/bme.gatech.edu\/bme\/\u0022\u003EWallace H. Coulter Department of Biomedical Engineering\u003C\/a\u003E, and \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.chbe.gatech.edu\/people\/lily-cheung\u0022\u003ELily Cheung\u003C\/a\u003E, assistant professor in the \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.chbe.gatech.edu\/\u0022\u003ESchool of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering\u003C\/a\u003E in the \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.coe.gatech.edu\/\u0022\u003ECollege of Engineering\u003C\/a\u003E.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003ETogether, the researchers plan to produce a new optical instrument that will provide 3D images of dynamic metabolic processes with chemical specificity \u0026mdash; meaning it will be able to identify carbon sources (sugars, organic acids) exuded by plant roots and nitrogen-rich compounds provided to the root by nitrogen-fixing (diazotrophic) microbes. The instrument will be built with commercially available components, and with an eye towards simplicity so that it can be easily leveraged by Department of Energy (DOE) Bioenergy Research Centers and field sites.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Ch4\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EA \u0026lsquo;hotspot for microbes\u003C\/strong\u003E\u0026rsquo;\u003Cstrong\u003E in 3D\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/h4\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EUnderstanding more about the metabolic processes happening in the rhizosphere will help the DOE develop a wider range of sustainable products like new types of biofertilizers and biofuels. The research will also help create practices for better crop management \u0026mdash; and will help researchers use plants and soil as more effective carbon traps that sequester greenhouse gases from the atmosphere into the soil.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026ldquo;The problem is that we don\u0026rsquo;t know much about the free-living bacteria in the soil, because we can\u0026rsquo;t get in there and look,\u0026rdquo; Cicerone said. \u0026ldquo;The DOE wanted somebody to build an instrument that would allow them to image or gather information about the metabolic processes, the interaction \u0026mdash; the metabolic interactions between the microbes and the plants, in real time.\u0026rdquo;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EKostka adds that the rhizosphere is \u0026ldquo;a hotspot for microbes.\u0026rdquo;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026ldquo;It\u0026rsquo;s often where the plant is communicating with the outside world,\u0026rdquo; he explained. \u0026ldquo;Our goal is to develop an instrument that they (the DOE) can use to better understand those interactions between plants and microbes and how those can be tweaked, say, to optimize plant production, crop production, biofuels and biomass production. 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The amount of light coming out tells you about the refractive index of the material, and the light\u0026rsquo;s frequency change tells you about the chemical composition of the material,\u0026rdquo; Cicerone explained.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EIt\u0026rsquo;s through imaging and then optimizing those microbe-plant interactions that the DOE aims to design more sustainable products and practices, based on the chemistry to be learned from the team\u0026rsquo;s new optical instruments.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026ldquo;This is a three-year funded project, and we hope at the end of the three years to have an experimental system, where we can do something that nobody else can do,\u0026rdquo; Cicerone added. \u0026ldquo;And that is that we can follow the biochemistry under the soil, \u003Cem\u003Ein situ\u003C\/em\u003E, in real time, to clearly see what\u0026#39;s going on there and find out what the microbes really are doing in natural conditions. 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Neely Chair, Woodruff School of Mechanical Engineering. Receiving a first-time reappointment as Regents\u0026rsquo; Researcher was Margaret Loper, principal research scientist, GTRI.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EOther Reappointments\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\n\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\nRegents\u0026rsquo; Professor and Researcher designations only require Institute approval for second-time reappointments. Second-time Regents\u0026rsquo; Professor appointments at Georgia Tech include Sy Goodman, Regents\u0026rsquo; Professor and professor of International Affairs and Computing, Sam Nunn School of International Affairs,\u0026nbsp;and Vladimir Tsukruk, Regents\u0026rsquo; Professor, School of Materials Science and Engineering. Receiving a second-time Regents\u0026rsquo; Researcher reappointment was Alexa Harter, director of the Cybersecurity, Information Protection, and Hardware Evaluation Research Laboratory at GTRI.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003ENew Recognition for Entrepreneurship and Innovation\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\n\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\nThe board approved the Regents\u0026rsquo; Entrepreneur designation in their February 2022 meeting to recognize and support faculty entrepreneurship and innovation. The Regents\u0026rsquo; Entrepreneur designation may be granted by the Board of Regents to an outstanding full-time tenured faculty member who has an established reputation as a successful innovator and who has taken their research into a commercial setting. 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He is currently leading StethX Microsystems, an ATDC company, in commercializing advanced wearable sensors for cardiopulmonary applications.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EKirk Bowman\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\n\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\nKirk Bowman is the Rise Up \u0026amp; Care term chair in Global Development and Identity. In 2014, Bowman founded Rise Up \u0026amp; Care, a nonprofit corporation that employs an innovative model of international community development, combining global development research; high-level performance organizations in the Global South to transform youth;\u202fpowerful documentary films by top local directors; and children\u0026#39;s books illustrated by local street artists. He directs a Georgia Tech Vertically Integrated Project on Global Social Entrepreneurship with 18 undergraduate students.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EAndrei G. Fedorov\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\n\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\nAndrei G. Fedorov\u0026rsquo;s research covers atomic scale nanomanufacturing; distributed power generation with carbon dioxide management; instrumentation for biomedical research; and thermal management of electronics and medicine. With his students and collaborators, Fedorov started several technology companies to commercialize his inventions in the space of gene\/drug delivery; biomarker discovery and quality control in cell therapy manufacturing; and thermal management of high-power generation devices.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EMark Prausnitz\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\n\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\nMark Prausnitz has co-founded seven companies that have together raised more than $350 million for commercialization of microneedle technologies developed in his lab at Georgia Tech. Three of the companies have products for sale, including an FDA-approved treatment of ocular inflammation. His technologies have been studied in more than 20 human clinical trials. He has almost 80 issued or pending U.S. patents, with additional international filings. Prausnitz has published more than 300 journal articles and supervised 50 Ph.D. students among a total of almost 350 graduate, postdoctoral, or undergraduate researchers in his lab.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EGleb Yushin\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003Cem\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\n\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/em\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\nGleb Yushin is a pioneer and globally recognized leader in advanced materials for next-generation Li-ion batteries. He is member of the National Academy of Inventors and fellow of three international professional societies. He has been awarded more than 200 patents, while also being one of the most cited Georgia Tech professors since 2019. He co-founded the most economically successful Georgia Tech startup Sila Nanotechnologies ($3.3B valuation). Yushin has served as a founding faculty advisor for the Entrepreneurs Club at Tech and as an advisor to the Georgia Tech startup CellFE.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003ERegents\u0026rsquo; Professorships and Regents\u0026rsquo; Researcher titles may be granted for a period of three years by the Board of Regents to outstanding faculty members of Georgia Tech, Augusta University, Georgia State University, the University of Georgia, and, in special circumstances, other USG institutions.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":[{"value":"The University System of Georgia Board of Regents tapped several members of the Georgia Tech faculty for Regents\u2019 Awards, including two School of Chemistry and Biochemistry faculty."}],"field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EThe University System of Georgia Board of Regents has tapped several members of the Georgia Tech faculty for Regents\u0026rsquo; Awards, including School of Chemistry and Biochemistry faculty Facundo Fern\u0026aacute;ndez (new appointment) and Nicholas Hud (second reappointment). 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And, her passion for educating the next generation of scientists will be a great asset to Georgia Tech.\u0026rdquo;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EKamerlin is an international leader in the use of computational methods to understand how enzymes function and how to design them for desired properties. Particular areas of emphasis in the \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/kamerlinlab.com\/\u0022\u003EKamerlin Lab\u003C\/a\u003E include ligand-gated conformational changes in enzyme catalysis, protein-DNA recognition, protein dynamics as a key component of evolutionary selection and in the behavior of disordered peptides, and new methods for computational enzymology.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026ldquo;Professor Kamerlin\u0026rsquo;s wide-ranging group will add exciting strength to the outstanding biochemistry and chemical biology community in Atlanta and the state,\u0026rdquo; said M.G. Finn, chair of the School of Chemistry and Biochemistry at Georgia Tech. \u0026ldquo;She also adds essential capabilities and perspective to Georgia Tech\u0026rsquo;s multifaceted leadership in the study of molecular and biological evolution.\u0026rdquo;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EAs Georgia Tech\u0026rsquo;s inaugural \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/gra.org\/page\/1065\/rising_star_scientists.html\u0022\u003EGRA Distinguished Investigator\u003C\/a\u003E, Azoulay joins a group of rising star scientists who are exploring commercial opportunities for their research.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026ldquo;We are also very fortunate to have recruited a scientist of the caliber of Jason Azoulay as Georgia Tech\u0026rsquo;s first GRA Distinguished Investigator,\u0026rdquo; Shows said. \u0026ldquo;Not only has he built a world-class research program in polymer science and electronic materials, he also has the vision and drive to bring inventions to the marketplace. He is the kind of enterprising scientist GRA aims to bring to Georgia.\u0026rdquo;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026ldquo;Professor Azoulay is an organic, organometallic, and polymer chemist and internationally recognized leader in the development of light-active and electrically active materials,\u0026rdquo; said Finn. \u0026ldquo;The \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/azoulaygroup.org\u0022\u003EAzoulay Laboratory\u003C\/a\u003E is highly interdisciplinary with efforts spanning new catalytic methods for polymer synthesis, recycling, and upcycling; electronic, photonic, magnetic, and quantum materials; and the advancement of new infrared devices and chemical sensors. Georgia Tech\u0026rsquo;s many efforts in soft-matter and functional materials development will benefit greatly from the Azoulay group\u0026rsquo;s presence on campus.\u0026rdquo;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EAzoulay and Kamerlin are among four new faculty members set to join the School of Chemistry and Biochemistry at Georgia Tech in the upcoming school year.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\nEarlier this year, \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/news.gatech.edu\/news\/2022\/02\/10\/suman-datta-joins-college-engineering-gra-eminent-scholar\u0022\u003ESuman Datta\u003C\/a\u003E, one of the nation\u0026rsquo;s top researchers in semiconductor and nanoelectronic device research, was also named a GRA Eminent Scholar at the Institute. Previously an adjunct professor for Georgia Tech while at the University of Notre Dame, he will begin work in the \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.ece.gatech.edu\/\u0022\u003ESchool of Electrical and Computer Engineering\u003C\/a\u003E as Joseph M. 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The facility includes two new inductively couple plasma mass spectrometry (ICP-MS) systems: a Thermo iCAP RQ quadrupole ICP-MS for streamlined and high-throughput determinations of elemental concentrations and a Thermo Neoma multicollector ICP-MS with collision cell technology for the precise determinations of isotope ratios within a given sample.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EEach instrument can measure elemental variability in both dissolved aqueous samples as well as solids\/minerals via laser ablation microsampling from a Teledyne Iridia laser ablation system. Together the system can measure isotopes at precision in elemental systems from Li and U.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EPlanned applications include: (1) high-resolution measurements of Ca, Sr, Ba, Mg, and B elemental and isotopic variability in seawater and marine and terrestrial carbonates for paleoclimate reconstructions, (2) (U-Th)\/Pb dating and Hf isotope measurements to study the origin of critical mineral deposits, with a potential engineering application and the development of novel methods for increasing precision\/accuracy and minimizing sample consumption during routine analyses of water quality and environmental contamination.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThe MCF welcomes users interested in these and other potential applications of this new facility to their scientific and engineering research to contact David Tavakoli (atavakoli6@gatech.edu).\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EThe Materials Characterization Facility (MCF) at Georgia Tech has installed a new inorganic mass spectrometry facility. It includes two new inductively couple plasma mass spectrometry (ICP-MS) systems: a Thermo iCAP RQ quadrupole ICP-MS for streamlined and high-throughput determinations of elemental concentrations and a Thermo Neoma multicollector ICP-MS with collision cell technology for the precise determinations of isotope ratios within a given sample.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","format":"limited_html"}],"field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"The Materials Characterization Facility (MCF) at Georgia Tech has installed a new inorganic mass spectrometry facility."}],"uid":"27863","created_gmt":"2022-08-05 17:06:41","changed_gmt":"2022-08-09 17:50:58","author":"Christa Ernst","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","dateline":{"date":"2022-08-05T00:00:00-04:00","iso_date":"2022-08-05T00:00:00-04:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"hg_media":{"659967":{"id":"659967","type":"image","title":"Inorganic Mass Spectrometry at MCF","body":null,"created":"1659718945","gmt_created":"2022-08-05 17:02:25","changed":"1659718945","gmt_changed":"2022-08-05 17:02:25","alt":"Interior of a Inorganic Mass Spectrometry tool","file":{"fid":"250145","name":"MCF Isotope1.png","image_path":"\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/MCF%20Isotope1.png","image_full_path":"http:\/\/www.tlwarc.hg.gatech.edu\/\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/MCF%20Isotope1.png","mime":"image\/png","size":172796,"path_740":"http:\/\/www.tlwarc.hg.gatech.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/740xx_scale\/public\/images\/MCF%20Isotope1.png?itok=gep5PN0q"}}},"media_ids":["659967"],"groups":[{"id":"1278","name":"College of Sciences"},{"id":"217141","name":"Georgia Tech Materials Institute"},{"id":"197261","name":"Institute for Electronics and Nanotechnology"},{"id":"1271","name":"NanoTECH"},{"id":"364801","name":"EAS"},{"id":"1275","name":"School of Biological Sciences"},{"id":"85951","name":"School of Chemistry and Biochemistry"},{"id":"126011","name":"School of Physics"}],"categories":[{"id":"135","name":"Research"},{"id":"136","name":"Aerospace"},{"id":"138","name":"Biotechnology, Health, Bioengineering, Genetics"},{"id":"141","name":"Chemistry and Chemical Engineering"},{"id":"144","name":"Energy"},{"id":"145","name":"Engineering"},{"id":"154","name":"Environment"},{"id":"149","name":"Nanotechnology and Nanoscience"},{"id":"150","name":"Physics and Physical Sciences"}],"keywords":[{"id":"186870","name":"go-imat"},{"id":"167535","name":"School of Materials Science and Engineering"},{"id":"109341","name":"Materials Characterization Facility"}],"core_research_areas":[{"id":"39451","name":"Electronics and Nanotechnology"},{"id":"39531","name":"Energy and Sustainable Infrastructure"},{"id":"39471","name":"Materials"},{"id":"39491","name":"Renewable Bioproducts"}],"news_room_topics":[],"event_categories":[],"invited_audience":[],"affiliations":[],"classification":[],"areas_of_expertise":[],"news_and_recent_appearances":[],"phone":[],"contact":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EDavid Tavakoli (atavakoli6@gatech.edu).\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","format":"limited_html"}],"email":["atavakoli6@gatech.edu"],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}},"659102":{"#nid":"659102","#data":{"type":"news","title":"Undergraduate Student Research Round-up: Summer Across the College of Sciences","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EAs the mercury climbed across Atlanta this summer, student research heated up across the College of Sciences, thanks to special summer programs for undergraduates from around the globe that help undergraduates get a head start on research experience for STEM careers in academia, industry, and beyond.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThis year\u0026rsquo;s initiatives included \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.nsf.gov\/crssprgm\/reu\/\u0022\u003ENational Science Foundation Research Experiences for Undergraduates (NSF REU)\u003C\/a\u003E programs, a new initiative to engage Georgia community college students, summer workshops in computational chemistry and quantitative biosciences, and more.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThrough the workshops, students learned to navigate new methods of research that involve data analysis and computational aspects of disciplines like chemistry and biology \u0026mdash; as well as communicate connections across concepts like group theory, topology, combinatorics, and number theory.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EMeanwhile, the NSF REU programs across the College\u0026rsquo;s six Schools of \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/biosciences.gatech.edu\/\u0022\u003EBiological Sciences\u003C\/a\u003E, \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/chemistry.gatech.edu\/\u0022\u003EChemistry and Biochemistry\u003C\/a\u003E, \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/eas.gatech.edu\/\u0022\u003EEarth and Atmospheric Sciences\u003C\/a\u003E, \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/physics.gatech.edu\/\u0022\u003EPhysics\u003C\/a\u003E, \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/psychology.gatech.edu\/\u0022\u003EPsychology\u003C\/a\u003E, and \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/math.gatech.edu\/\u0022\u003EMathematics\u003C\/a\u003E, as well as the \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.gatech.edu\/academics\/degrees\/bachelors\/neuroscience-bs\u0022\u003EUndergraduate Neuroscience Program\u003C\/a\u003E, allowed early-year students to get their first taste of in-depth research with unique expertise and equipment available at Georgia Tech.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EOther students took advantage of special fellowships to attend summer conferences in their chosen disciplines, where they networked with fellow young scientists and mathematicians while soaking up knowledge from peers and mentors.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EHere\u0026rsquo;s a roundup of some of the 2022 summer undergraduate student research programs and events led by the College of Sciences at Georgia Tech:\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/sites.gatech.edu\/stacc-workshop\/\u0022\u003EThe Summer Theoretical and Computational Chemistry (STACC) Workshop\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EUndergraduates eager to try calculations in areas such as quantum dynamics, electronic structure theory, and classical molecular dynamics \u0026mdash; and who want to know more about new data science and machine learning tools \u0026mdash; got their chance during this two-week early summer computational chemistry workshop.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026ldquo;Theoretical and computational studies provide a necessary complement to experimental investigations because they are able to obtain the atomistic level of detail that is near impossible to probe with experiment,\u0026rdquo; said \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/chemistry.gatech.edu\/people\/joshua-kretchmer\u0022\u003EJoshua Kretchmer\u003C\/a\u003E, assistant professor in the School of Chemistry and Biochemistry.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026ldquo;It is becoming more and more routine to use these techniques, even outside of pure theory research groups, as computers have become more powerful and more easy-to-use software is being developed to perform these calculations,\u0026rdquo; Kretchmer said. \u0026ldquo;It is thus important for students to be exposed to these techniques early on in their undergraduate education so they have a basic understanding of how and when the slew of different computational techniques are best utilized.\u0026rdquo;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E2022 was the first year for the STACC Workshop, and Kretchmer added that the students \u0026ldquo;seem to be engaged and excited by the material, both in terms of learning the technical skills necessary to utilize high-performance computers and the unique aspects that can be learned about chemical systems from computer simulations.\u0026rdquo;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThose thoughts were echoed by University of South Florida student Nicholas Giunto. \u0026ldquo;After simulating and calculating these various processes, I realized how theoretical chemistry can do so much more than just simulate these scenarios. This technique of chemistry can be used in many other fields of science as well,\u0026rdquo; Giunto said. \u0026ldquo;This workshop has broadened my perspective of chemistry, and taught me a whole new field of science that is innovative and prudent.\u0026rdquo;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EFor more information, check out the STACC website \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/sites.gatech.edu\/stacc-workshop\/\u0022\u003Ehere\u003C\/a\u003E.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003ESummer College Research Internship\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThanks to a grant from the \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/sutherlandchair.cos.gatech.edu\/\u0022\u003EBetsy Middleton and John Clark Sutherland Dean\u0026rsquo;s Chair\u003C\/a\u003E, community college students in Georgia were paired up with a Georgia Tech College of Sciences lab \u0026mdash; at no cost to the students \u0026mdash; for the inaugural \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/scri.cos.gatech.edu\u0022\u003ESummer College Research Internship (SCRI)\u003C\/a\u003E.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThe idea for SCRI grew from \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/shania.khatri.io\/\u0022\u003EShania Khatri\u0026rsquo;s\u003C\/a\u003E experiences conducting research for the first time. Khatri, a fourth-year Biological Sciences major scheduled to graduate in December 2022, began research in high school through a program at a local university that placed students, especially those historically underrepresented in STEM, in labs to complete their own summer research projects.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026ldquo;I felt firsthand how important mentorship was in building confidence in STEM, promoting belonging, and ultimately influencing my decision to pursue higher education and research,\u0026rdquo; Khatri said. \u0026ldquo;Research shows that students who complete high school and undergraduate programs are more likely to pursue STEM majors and consider doctoral degrees, underscoring that mentorship early in careers can improve achievement and retention of these students.\u0026rdquo;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003ESCRI students helped design experiments, collected and analyzed data, and presented the results of their work. They worked closely with their Ph.D. student mentors, learning from them as well as the broader community of their host labs. They also heard weekly lectures from College of Science faculty as they learned about the broader research environment at Georgia Tech.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026ldquo;The accepted students have strong scholastic potential, and we hope that we can excite them about the research happening at Georgia Tech and potentially recruit them to join our programs, either as transfer students or future graduate students,\u0026rdquo; said \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/biosciences.gatech.edu\/people\/will-ratcliff\u0022\u003EWilliam Ratcliff\u003C\/a\u003E, associate professor in the School of Biological Sciences and co-director of the \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/qbios.gatech.edu\/\u0022\u003EInterdisciplinary Ph.D. in Quantitative Biosciences Program\u003C\/a\u003E. Ratcliff also co-leads the SCRI with \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/biosciences.gatech.edu\/people\/todd-streelman\u0022\u003ETodd Streelman\u003C\/a\u003E, professor and chair of the School of Biological Sciences at Tech.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThree students from two-year community college programs in Georgia were chosen for the inaugural SCRI, Ratcliff said. With diverse interests, all three researched in labs within the \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/microdynamics.gatech.edu\/\u0022\u003ECenter for Microbial Dynamics and Infection (CMDI)\u003C\/a\u003E.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026ldquo;While this was not part of our review criteria, two of the three students are members of groups that are underrepresented in science according to National Institutes of Health criteria, so this is a great opportunity to broaden participation in academic research,\u0026rdquo; Ratcliff added.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026ldquo;When discussing diversity in STEM and retention of underrepresented minorities, community college students should be at the forefront of the discussion,\u0026rdquo; Khatri said. \u0026ldquo;It is my hope that through this program the students will gain confidence in their own abilities, and learn skills of science communication, data analysis, critical thinking, collaborative work, and problem solving that will aid them in any career path.\u0026rdquo;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EMore information on the Summer College Research Internship\u0026nbsp;is available \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/scri.cos.gatech.edu\u0022\u003Ehere\u003C\/a\u003E.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EChild Lab Day\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EChild Lab Day is the capstone assignment for students in the \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/psychology.gatech.edu\/\u0022\u003ESchool of Psychology\u003C\/a\u003E course \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/oscar.gatech.edu\/pls\/bprod\/bwckctlg.p_disp_course_detail?cat_term_in=202102\u0026amp;subj_code_in=PSYC\u0026amp;crse_numb_in=2103\u0022\u003EPSYC 2103 Human Development\u003C\/a\u003E. \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/psychology.gatech.edu\/christopher-stanzione\u0022\u003EChristopher Stanzione\u003C\/a\u003E, senior lecturer and associate chair for undergraduate studies for the School, said his students conducted cognitive, language, and conceptual assessments in June on children ranging in age from four months to nine years old.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026ldquo;This is a great applied experience for the Georgia Tech students,\u0026rdquo; Stanzione said. \u0026ldquo;All semester we study these concepts, but to see development in action is special. They\u0026rsquo;ll likely see the gradual change between concepts by administering the assessments to kids of different ages.\u0026rdquo;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThe first Child Lab Day was in 2019. This summer, students majoring in psychology, biomedical engineering, computer science, biology, neuroscience, and economics took part in this second one. \u0026ldquo;They loved it,\u0026rdquo; Stanzione said.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003ENational Science Foundation Research Experiences for Undergraduates (NSF REUs)\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EFor the first time, this year all six schools across the College of Sciences \u0026mdash; plus the Neuroscience program at Tech \u0026mdash; led Research Experiences for Undergraduates, a National Science Foundation initiative.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EEach student was associated with a specific research project, and worked closely with school faculty and other researchers. Students were given stipends and, in many cases, assistance with housing and travel to help cover the experience.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026ldquo;Since most of the undergraduate participants are recruited from institutions that do not have extensive research infrastructure, the immersive research experience available to them in these programs can be transformational,\u0026rdquo; said \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/research.gatech.edu\/david-collard\u0022\u003EDavid Collard\u003C\/a\u003E, professor and senior associate dean in the College, who previously led the REU program in the School of Chemistry and Biochemistry for more than a decade.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026ldquo;A measure of success of the REU programs in the College of Sciences is that many of the undergraduate participants subsequently go on to complete their Ph.D., some at Georgia Tech, and others elsewhere,\u0026rdquo; Collard added.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThe following are the details for each College of Sciences school\u0026rsquo;s REU program. Learn more about future Summer Research Programs for Undergraduates \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/cos.gatech.edu\/gtcosreuprograms\u0022\u003Ehere\u003C\/a\u003E.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003ESchool of Earth and Atmospheric Sciences REU:\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/easreu.eas.gatech.edu\/\u0022\u003EGeorgia Tech Broadening Participation in Atmospheric Science, Oceanography, and Geosciences\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EWorking under the supervision of a School of Earth and Atmospheric Sciences (EAS) faculty member, participants focused on a single research project, but also gained a broad perspective on research in Earth and atmospheric sciences by participating in the dynamic research environment. This interdisciplinary REU program had projects ranging from planetary science to meteorology to oceanography. In addition to full time research, undergraduate researchers participated in a number of professional development activities, seminars with faculty and research scientists, presentation and research poster symposiums, and social activities with other summer REU students.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003ESchools of Biological Sciences, Chemistry and Biochemistry, Civil and Environmental Engineering, Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering REU:\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/reu.biosciences.gatech.edu\/\u0022\u003EAquatic Chemical Ecology (ACE) at Georgia Tech\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThe Aquatic Chemical Ecology REU gave students the opportunity to perform research with faculty from five Georgia Tech schools.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EStudents participated in research with one or more faculty members, learned about careers in science and engineering, and saw how scientists blend knowledge and skills from physics, chemistry, and biology to investigate some of the most challenging problems in environmental sciences.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThis was the first REU experience for Jenn Newlon, a rising senior at the \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/uncw.edu\/\u0022\u003EUniversity of North Carolina Wilmington\u003C\/a\u003E. In fact, \u0026ldquo;I\u0026rsquo;d actually never heard of an REU before I came here,\u0026rdquo; she said. \u0026ldquo;It\u0026rsquo;s been a really good experience. I never really saw this side of research in my institution. While I did get to do undergraduate research, it was more of, \u0026lsquo;do this in a lab, this is what happens.\u0026rsquo; I had to present my findings every week to my PI (principal investigator), who gave really good feedback. 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This work has not only produced insight on how humans use chemical cues but also led to discovery of chemicals that can be used to create drugs that treat human disease. \u0026ldquo;Some of these molecules that function as cues in animals and algae can be useful to us too,\u0026rdquo; says Kubanek.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026ldquo;For instance, usually toxins are considered bad, but you can use them to explore human cells,\u0026rdquo; she says. \u0026ldquo;You can also use paralytic toxins for neuroscience. We\u0026rsquo;ve even discovered molecules that function as natural antibiotics in the water and co-opted those functions that are applicable in medicine.\u0026rdquo;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EKubanek and her team have examined certain types of seaweed found on coral reefs, which are usually sites of intense competition. Yet the seemingly defenseless seaweed there grows a healthy, vibrant red without any sign of attack from predators or microorganisms. Upon further study, Kubanek and company discovered dozens of molecules that protect the plant from fungal attacks\u0026mdash;some of which also have been found to kill the parasite that causes malaria. Additional study of molecules from other sponges and seaweed has revealed molecules with antiviral properties, including one currently under review that appears to be able to kill the virus that causes Covid-19.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026ldquo;These compounds can be models for new drugs,\u0026rdquo; says Kubanek. \u0026ldquo;Chemists can mimic the natural products and create derivatives that are better for human application and drug discovery.\u0026rdquo; Kubanek\u0026rsquo;s study of chemical cues is also leading to discoveries of how organisms use chemicals to protect themselves from predators and competition, as well as disease. The possible applications for humanity, beyond just conservation, are as limitless as the sea.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cem\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EWild Tech\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/em\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cem\u003EWe often think of nature as an obvious source of inspiration, especially when it comes to art. Countless paintings, photographs, symphonies, books, and films have either directly or indirectly taken cues from the wild world around us. But artists aren\u0026rsquo;t the only ones who see Mother Nature as a muse. Increasingly, scientists and engineers are looking to flora, fauna, and even our own biological building blocks to find answers to humanity\u0026rsquo;s biggest mysteries.\u003C\/em\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cem\u003EGeorgia Tech researchers are at the forefront of this vast frontier of discovery. 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I express my most heartfelt thanks to everyone who invested their belief in my candidature for this highly prestigious award.\u0026rdquo;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003ERoger M. Wartell and Stephen E. Brossette Award for Multidisciplinary Studies in Biology, Physics, and Mathematics\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThis award is presented to an undergraduate student with demonstrated accomplishments at the interface of biology with either physics or mathematics. The award was established by a generous donation from alumnus Stephen E. Brossette in recognition of the many contributions of Roger M. Wartell to the Georgia Institute of Technology.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThe 2022 winner,\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/lila-nassar-b6968814b\u0022\u003E \u003Cstrong\u003ELila Nassar\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E, is a physics major with a concentration in the physics of living systems. Nassar has a broad set of research experiences with faculty\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/physics.gatech.edu\/user\/martin-mourigal\u0022\u003E Martin Mourigal\u003C\/a\u003E and\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/physics.gatech.edu\/user\/jennifer-curtis\u0022\u003E Jennifer Curtis\u003C\/a\u003E in the\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/physics.gatech.edu\u0022\u003E School of Physics\u003C\/a\u003E. Nassar has also served as the secretary and president of the\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/wip.gatech.edu\u0022\u003E Georgia Tech Society of Women in Physics\u003C\/a\u003E.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026ldquo;Lila has broad interests and lots of ambition,\u0026rdquo; says Curtis. \u0026ldquo;She brings both an intensity that is useful for driving forward progress and dealing with setbacks. She brings that same fire and energy to her role as president of the Society of Women in Physics.\u0026rdquo;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EIn summer 2021, Nassar also participated in a National Science Foundation\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.undergradresearch.gatech.edu\u0022\u003E Research Experience for Undergraduates\u003C\/a\u003E program at Vanderbilt University.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EA. Joyce Nickelson and John C. Sutherland Undergraduate Research Award\u003C\/strong\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThis award was created by the endowment gift of Joyce E. Nickelson and John C. Sutherland to honor Joyce\u0026rsquo;s late mother, alumna A. Joyce Nickelson, and Sutherland. The scholarship, which recognizes excellence at the interface of mathematics and physics, is awarded to an undergraduate student who has jointly studied mathematics and physics, and who has engaged in scientific research.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003ENickelson-Sutherland award winner\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/saraheisenstadt\u0022\u003E \u003Cstrong\u003ESarah Eisenstadt\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E is completing majors in physics and mathematics, and also studies applied languages and intercultural studies.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EEisenstadt has completed research with\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/people.math.gatech.edu\/~loss\/\u0022\u003E Michael Loss\u003C\/a\u003E in the\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/math.gatech.edu\u0022\u003E School of Mathematics\u003C\/a\u003E on mathematical physics and the development of an energy functional to describe superconductivity, and with\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/iac.gatech.edu\/people\/person\/stephanie-boulard\u0022\u003E Stephanie Boulard\u003C\/a\u003E on the artist Marc Chagall. She has also served as a teaching assistant for linear algebra and multivariable calculus.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003ECynthia L. Bossart and James Efron Scholarship\u003C\/strong\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThis honor was created by alumna Cindy Bossart to recognize high academic achievement by a student in the College of Sciences who is a non-Georgia resident.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThe 2022-3 recipient of this award, \u003Cstrong\u003ESena Ghobadi\u003C\/strong\u003E, is a resident of Florida who graduated from American Heritage School in Broward County. Ghobadi has made a strong start as a first-year as a physics major at Georgia Tech: she has already begun work as a teaching assistant for Physics 2211.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EMetha Phingbodhipakkiya Memorial Scholarship\u003C\/strong\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThis honor was established by Maranee Phingbodhipakkiya to honor her father, his love for physics, and the sacrifices he made to assure that she would have the finest education. This award is made to a junior or senior in the College of Sciences based on academic merit.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThe recipient of this award,\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/nabojeetdas\u0022\u003E \u003Cstrong\u003ENabojeet Das\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E, is a graduate of Tucker High School and is a candidate for the Bachelor of Science in Biology with the Research Option designation and Biologically Inspired Design certificate.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EDas has served as a teaching assistant for the introductory Organismal Biology course, and as a resident assistant for Georgia Tech Housing. His research with\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/petitinstitute.gatech.edu\/aniruddh-sarkar-0\u0022\u003E Aniruddh Sarkar\u003C\/a\u003E, an assistant professor in the\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/bme.gatech.edu\/bme\/\u0022\u003E Wallace H. Coulter Department of Biomedical Engineering\u003C\/a\u003E, focuses on the creation of small and portable biosensors for Covid-19 and other diseases.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EHe has presented his research at a meeting of the Biomedical Engineering Society. Das is a member of DramaTech, the Minority Association of Premed Students, and Buzz Mobile Health.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EVirginia C. and Herschel V. Clanton Jr. Scholarship\u003C\/strong\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThis scholarship was established by alumnus Herschel V. Clanton Jr. to honor his wife, Virginia. The scholarship is awarded annually to a student in the College of Sciences who has demonstrated outstanding academic achievement.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThe 2022 recipient of the Clanton Scholarship,\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/griffinwagner314\u0022\u003E \u003Cstrong\u003EGriffin Wagner\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E, \u003C\/strong\u003Eis a graduate of Vero Beach High School in Florida and is currently a biology major.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EWagner\u0026rsquo;s research with\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/biosciences.gatech.edu\/people\/jeannette-yen\u0022\u003E Jennette Yen\u003C\/a\u003E in the\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/biosciences.gatech.edu\u0022\u003E School of Biological Sciences\u003C\/a\u003E, with collaborators at the Carter Center, the University of Georgia, Texas A\u0026amp;M, and the African country of Chad, focuses on inhibiting the transmission of African guinea worm disease.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EHe has completed an internship at the Harbor Branch Oceanographic Institute, and a National Science Foundation\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.undergradresearch.gatech.edu\u0022\u003E Research Experiences for Undergraduates (REU)\u003C\/a\u003E program at Georgia Tech. Wagner presented his research at the 2022 Ocean Sciences meeting.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003ERobert A. Pierotti Memorial Scholarship\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThe College of Sciences presents this scholarship in honor of Robert \u0026ldquo;Bob\u0026rdquo; Pierotti, past dean of the College and founder of the\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.ceismc.gatech.edu\u0022\u003E Center for Education Integrating Science, Mathematics, and Computing (CEISMC)\u003C\/a\u003E. The award is made to top graduating seniors in the College who have excelled both academically and in research.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThe two recipients of the 2022 Pierotti Award are\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/holly-mccann-01963b169\u0022\u003E \u003Cstrong\u003EHolly McCann\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E and \u003Cstrong\u003ESoham Kulkarni\u003C\/strong\u003E.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EMcCann is a biology major who is completing the Biomolecular Technology certificate. She is a researcher with\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/chemistry.gatech.edu\/people\/loren-williams\u0022\u003E Loren Williams\u003C\/a\u003E in the\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.chemistry.gatech.edu\u0022\u003E School of Chemistry and Biochemistry\u003C\/a\u003E, working on the prediction and visualization of the structure of RNA. McCann\u0026rsquo;s work led to the publication of a paper in the journal \u003Cem\u003ENucleic Acids Research\u003C\/em\u003E. She has also participated in the BeeSnap Vertically Integrated Project with\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/biosciences.gatech.edu\/people\/jennifer-leavey\u0022\u003E Jennifer Leavey\u003C\/a\u003E. McCann has also completed internships with Syngenta and Fidelity Investments.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026ldquo;Holly is remarkable,\u0026rdquo; says Williams. \u0026ldquo;She is highly intelligent, creative, motivated, functional and productive. She is destined to be an extremely successful scientist.\u0026rdquo;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EKulkarni, a graduate of Chattahoochee High School, is a biochemistry major who will also complete the Health and Medical Sciences and Computational Data Analysis minors.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EHe has conducted research with\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/bme.gatech.edu\/bme\/faculty\/Cassie-S.-Mitchell\u0022\u003E Cassie S. Mitchell\u003C\/a\u003E in the Chronic Myeloid Leukemia laboratory. He is a coauthor of a paper in the journal \u003Cem\u003EPharmaceutics\u003C\/em\u003E and has presented his research at the Biomedical Engineering Society (BMES) conference. He also serves as an Undergraduate Research Ambassador.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003ELarry O\u0026rsquo;Hara Graduate Scholarship\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThis honor is provided by an endowment bequeathed by alumnus Larry O\u0026rsquo;Hara. It is presented to outstanding graduate students in the College of Sciences.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EAll of the 2022 winners have established a strong record of research with multiple publications in peer-reviewed journals, as well as multiple conference presentations:\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cul\u003E\r\n\t\u003Cli\u003E\r\n\t\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/people.math.gatech.edu\/~yyoo41\/\u0022\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EYoungho Yoo\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E, Ph.D. candidate, Algorithms, Combinatorics, and Optimization in Mathematics\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\t\u003C\/li\u003E\r\n\t\u003Cli\u003E\r\n\t\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/microdynamics.gatech.edu\/pedro-marquez-zacarias\u0022\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EPedro M\u0026aacute;rquez-Zacarias\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E, Ph.D. candidate, Quantitative Biology program, Biological Sciences\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\t\u003C\/li\u003E\r\n\t\u003Cli\u003E\r\n\t\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/englelab.gatech.edu\/jason\u0022\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EJason Tsukahara\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E, Ph.D. candidate, Psychology\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\t\u003C\/li\u003E\r\n\u003C\/ul\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EYoo is currently studying graph theory with\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/math.gatech.edu\/people\/xingxing-yu\u0022\u003E Xingxing Xu\u003C\/a\u003E and holds a prestigious NSERC Postgraduate Scholarship to support her doctoral studies.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EM\u0026aacute;rquez-Zacarias\u0026rsquo; doctoral research with\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/biosciences.gatech.edu\/people\/will-ratcliff\u0022\u003E William Ratcliff\u003C\/a\u003E focuses on developing theories to understand how multicellular organisms became more complex, and how microbial populations are structured in space.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003ETsukahara, who is studying cognition and brain science with\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/psychology.gatech.edu\/randall-w-engle\u0022\u003E Randall Engle\u003C\/a\u003E, focuses on investigating the nature of attention control with the use of pupillometry and mind-wandering reports.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EHerbert P. Haley Fellowship\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThis graduate fellowship recognizes significant accomplishments and outstanding academic achievements for students at Georgia Tech.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThe 2022 winners are:\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cul\u003E\r\n\t\u003Cli\u003E\r\n\t\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/mcdonaldlab.biology.gatech.edu\/kara-lee\/\u0022\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EKeun (Kara) Lee\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E, Bioinformatics\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\t\u003C\/li\u003E\r\n\t\u003Cli\u003E\r\n\t\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/kubanek.biosci.gatech.edu\/marisa-cepeda\/\u0022\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EMarisa Cepeda\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E, Chemistry\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\t\u003C\/li\u003E\r\n\t\u003Cli\u003E\r\n\t\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/eas.gatech.edu\/people\/garcia-estefania\u0022\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EEstefania Garcia\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E, Earth and Atmospheric Sciences\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\t\u003C\/li\u003E\r\n\t\u003Cli\u003E\r\n\t\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/math.gatech.edu\/people\/christopher-dupre\u0022\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EChristopher DuPre\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E, Mathematics\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\t\u003C\/li\u003E\r\n\t\u003Cli\u003E\r\n\t\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/franciscomartinez8\u0022\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EFrancisco Martinez\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E, Physics\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\t\u003C\/li\u003E\r\n\u003C\/ul\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003ETeaching Assistant Awards\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThe College of Science had four winners among the \u003Cstrong\u003E2022 Georgia Tech Teaching Assistant Awardees\u003C\/strong\u003E, with three hailing from the School of Mathematics. The awards are presented annually by the\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/ctl.gatech.edu\u0022\u003E Center for Teaching and Learning\u003C\/a\u003E to celebrate the contributions to teaching excellence at Georgia Tech made by graduate and undergraduate teaching assistants:\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cul\u003E\r\n\t\u003Cli\u003E\r\n\t\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EUndergraduate Teaching Assistant of the Year\u003C\/strong\u003E:\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\n\t\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/bryan-lee-clark-771b0a169\u0022\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EBryan Clark\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E, Mathematics\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\t\u003C\/li\u003E\r\n\t\u003Cli\u003E\r\n\t\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EGraduate Teaching Assistant of the Year\u003C\/strong\u003E:\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\n\t\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/math.gatech.edu\/people\/tao-yu\u0022\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003ETao Yu\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E, Mathematics\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\t\u003C\/li\u003E\r\n\t\u003Cli\u003E\r\n\t\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EGraduate Student Instructor of the Year:\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\n\t\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/medchemliz\u0022\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EElizabeth (Liz) Jones\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E, Chemistry and Biochemistry\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\t\u003C\/li\u003E\r\n\t\u003Cli\u003E\r\n\t\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EOnline Head Teaching Assistant of the Year:\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\n\t\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/math.gatech.edu\/people\/jaewoo-jung\u0022\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EJaewoo Jung\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E, Mathematics\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\t\u003C\/li\u003E\r\n\u003C\/ul\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003ETech to Teaching Certificates\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003ETech to Teaching Certificates are designed to prepare Georgia Tech graduate and postdoctoral associates for college teaching positions.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThrough this certificate program, participants will develop a thorough understanding of the scholarship of teaching and learning, and will demonstrate their ability to apply these skills in the classroom.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThe following College of Sciences students were awarded Tech to Teaching Certificates:\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cul\u003E\r\n\t\u003Cli\u003E\r\n\t\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/scholar.google.com\/citations?user=D3V-K8kAAAAJ\u0026amp;hl=en\u0022\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EThomas Day\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E, \u003C\/strong\u003EPhysics\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\t\u003C\/li\u003E\r\n\t\u003Cli\u003E\r\n\t\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/biosciences.gatech.edu\/people\/alex-draper\u0022\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EAlex Draper\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E, Biological 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Brodzik\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\nCampus Sustainability Project Manager, Infrastructure and Sustainability\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Ch5\u003ERising Wreck Award\u003C\/h5\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003ESamba Diop\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\nSenior Digital Learning Specialist, Office of Information Technology\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Ch5\u003EService to the Community Award\u003C\/h5\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003ERichard A. Bedell\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\nElectrical Engineer III, Chemistry and Biochemistry\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003ESarah Strohmenger\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\nStudent Life Program Director, Student Engagement and Well-Being\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Ch5\u003EPutting Students First Award\u003C\/h5\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003ELaura Tyler Paige\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\nAcademic Advisor II, Parker B. Petit Institute for Bioengineering and Bioscience\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Ch6\u003EChBE Academic Advising Team\u003C\/h6\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EAdrienne Rice Hillman\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\nAcademic Advisor II, Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EEllen Murkison\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\nAcademic Advising Manager, Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EAmi B. Waller-Ivanecky\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\nAcademic Program Manager I, Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Ch5\u003EExcellence Award\u003C\/h5\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Ch6\u003ELarge-Scale Covid-19 Vaccination Clinic\u003C\/h6\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EIna Collins\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\nNursing Manager, Stamps Health Services\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EBenjamin Royce Holton, M.D.\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\nSenior Director, Stamps Health Services\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EJohn W. Scuderi\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\nDirector, Health Operations, Stamps Health Services\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003ETheron Harold Stancil III\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\nAssistant Director, Health Systems, Stamps Health Services\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003ENina Lee Thoman\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\nPharmacy Manager, Stamps Health Services\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Ch6\u003ELettie Pate Whitehead Evans Gender Equity Award\u003C\/h6\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003ECarol Colatrella\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\nAssociate Dean, Literature, Media, and Communications\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003ESybrina Atwaters\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\nAcademic Professional, Institute Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Ch3\u003ESpirit of Georgia Tech Award\u003C\/h3\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003ELauren B. Evans\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\nProgram and Operations Manager, Honors Program\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003ERobert William Hampson\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\nAdministrative Manager II, History and Sociology\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EJoshua E. Stewart\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\nCommunications Manager, Biomedical Engineering\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Ch3\u003ECenter for Teaching and Learning Award\u003C\/h3\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Ch5\u003ECurriculum Innovation Awards\u003C\/h5\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Ch6\u003ESchool of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering\u003C\/h6\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EFani Boukouvala\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\nAssistant Professor, Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EMartha Grover\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\nChair, Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EA.J. Medford\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\nAssistant Professor, Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EJ. Carson Meredith\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\nProfessor, Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EDavid Sholl\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\nSchool Chair, Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Ch5\u003EUndergraduate Educator Award\u003C\/h5\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EJacqueline Garner\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\nSenior Lecturer, Scheller College of Business\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EAmit S. Jariwala\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\nSenior Academic Professional, Mechanical Engineering\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Ch5\u003EGeoffrey G. Eichholz Faculty Teaching Award\u003C\/h5\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EMichael Evans\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\nSenior Academic Professional, Chemistry and Biochemistry\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EChristie N. Stewart\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\nSenior Academic Professional, Biological Sciences\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Ch5\u003ECTL\/BP Junior Faculty Teaching Excellence Award\u003C\/h5\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EKatie Badura\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\nAssistant Professor, Scheller College of Business\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EJohn James Blazeck\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\nAssistant Professor, Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003ENeha Garg\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\nAssistant Professor, Chemistry and Biochemistry\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EAllen Hyde\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\nAssistant Professor, History and Sociology\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003ENatalie Khazaal\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\nAssistant Professor, Modern Languages\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EAnnabelle C. Singer\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\nAssistant Professor, Biomedical Engineering\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Ch5\u003EInnovation and Excellence in Laboratory Instruction Award\u003C\/h5\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EChristy O\u0026rsquo;Mahony\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\nSenior Academic Professional, Chemistry and Biochemistry\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Ch5\u003EFaculty Award for Academic Outreach\u003C\/h5\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EJames R. Sowell\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\nPrincipal Academic Professional Physics\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Ch5\u003EInnovation in Co-Curricular Education Award\u003C\/h5\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EMary Hudachek-Buswell\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\nLecturer, Computing\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EFisayo Omojokun\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\nSenior Lecturer, Computing\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EJake D. Soper\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\nAssociate Professor, Chemistry and Biochemistry\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Ch5\u003ETeachinig Excellence Award for Online Teaching\u003C\/h5\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EMichael Evans III\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\nSenior Academic Professional, Chemistry and Biochemistry\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Ch5\u003EScholarship of Teaching and Learning Award\u003C\/h5\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EEmily G. Weigel\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\nSenior Academic Professional, Biological Sciences\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Ch3\u003EInternational Initiatives Award\u003C\/h3\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Ch5\u003ESteven A. Denning Faculty Award for Global Engagement\u003C\/h5\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EAris Georgakakos\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\nProfessor, Civil and Environmental Engineering\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Ch3\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/h3\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Ch3\u003EFaculty Honors Committee Awards\u003C\/h3\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Ch5\u003EOutstanding Undergraduate Research Mentor Award\u003C\/h5\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Ch6\u003EJunior Faculty\u003C\/h6\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003ECassie Mitchell\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\nAssistant Professor, Biomedical Engineering\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Ch6\u003ESenior Faculty\u003C\/h6\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EJaydev P. Desai\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\nProfessor, Biomedical Engineering\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Ch5\u003EOutstanding Use of Educational Technology\u003C\/h5\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EAselia Urmanbetova\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\nAcademic Professional, Economics\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Ch5\u003EClass of 1934 Outstanding Service Award\u003C\/h5\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EPinar Keskinocak\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\nProfessor, Industrial and Systems Engineering\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Ch5\u003EClass of 1934 Outstanding Interdisciplinary Activities Award\u003C\/h5\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EThomas Orlando\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\nProfessor, Chemistry and Biochemistry\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Ch5\u003EClass of 1940 W. Roane Beard Outstanding Teacher Award\u003C\/h5\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EBrendan Saltaformaggio\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\nAssistant Professor, School of Cybersecurity and Privacy\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Ch5\u003EClass of 1940 W. 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This week, Bryan Gomez will earn two: one in biochemistry and the other in neuroscience.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThe Hoschton, Georgia, native has made the most of his time at Tech. Outside of the classroom, he worked as a student pharmacy technician at Stamps Health Services, filling prescriptions, managing inventory, and handling data entry and billing insurance as well as point of sales operations. This work-related opportunity was made available through Georgia Tech\u0026rsquo;s \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/health.gatech.edu\/services\/pharmacy\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022 title=\u0022https:\/\/health.gatech.edu\/services\/pharmacy\u0022\u003EPharmacy School to Work Learning Program\u003C\/a\u003E.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EAs an advocate for mental health reform and improving accessibility to mental health services, Gomez volunteered as a crisis counselor with Crisis Text Line while at Georgia Tech and worked with the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention\u0026rsquo;s advocacy committee.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026ldquo;I\u0026#39;ve been so fortunate to be surrounded by people who know what they love and how they can equip that love to do something good in the world, and I\u0026#39;m going to miss that fervent passion as I leave,\u0026rdquo; Gomez said. \u0026ldquo;The people at Tech are just so incredibly passionate about their interests and fields and have, what I feel, is an unmatched desire to channel that passion into solutions and innovations.\u0026rdquo;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EHe was able to use his own knowledge, skills, and passion to do something good during the pandemic by helping with Georgia Tech\u0026rsquo;s vaccine distribution. In Spring 2021, Gomez assisted Stamps pharmacists and pharmacy technicians by preparing labels, managing inventory, and physically unpackaging hundreds of syringes and needle tips daily. \u0026ldquo;In a week where we were doing over 2,000 vaccinations, that means it\u0026#39;s somebody\u0026#39;s job just to open up thousands of individual wrappers and packages,\u0026rdquo; he said. \u0026ldquo;Not glamorous, but necessary and time-consuming.\u0026rdquo;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EAs he learned more and as summer approached, he began to prepare the vaccines himself \u0026mdash;\u0026quot;thawing vials, inverting solutions, pulling up diluent (a sodium chloride solution that you add to the main vaccine to dilute it to its for-use concentration and volume) and mixing it with the vaccine, equalizing vial pressure, and so on.\u0026rdquo; Gomez estimated that he was personally able to actively mix up hundreds of vaccines during the summer.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EFor him, Commencement represents the culmination of years of hard work, but it also marks the beginning of a new chapter. After graduation, he plans to pursue a Doctor of Pharmacy degree and a master\u0026rsquo;s in public health at the University of Georgia, and ultimately he wants to work as a clinical pharmacist in in-patient settings or in the field of regulatory affairs.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EAnd while his sights are set firmly on the future, he knows he will miss the campus. \u0026ldquo;I am still stunned by the beauty of Georgia Tech every time I walk to class or to meetings,\u0026rdquo; Gomez said. Whether it\u0026rsquo;s Tech Green, the EcoCommons, Tech Tower, Harrison Square, or any number of other sites, \u0026ldquo;There are simply places on this campus that emanate warmth, positivity, and joy, and I\u0026#39;ve come to love them over the past few years.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EIt\u0026rsquo;s challenging enough to complete a Georgia Tech degree in four years. 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Through challenging classes, undergraduate research, leadership roles in student organizations, and an internship, Chanda shares she\u0026#39;s ready to enter the healthcare field after graduation.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EShe encourages all students to take advantage of their time at Tech to get involved in various activities to learn more about their future career path. She shares that \u0026ldquo;I am someone who strives to challenge myself and try new things,\u0026rdquo; and her time at Georgia Tech certainly has been full of excitement and discovery.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EWhile serving as president of\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/gatech.campuslabs.com\/engage\/organization\/student-hospital-connections\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003EStudent Hospital Connections (SHC)\u003C\/a\u003E, the organization was awarded \u0026ldquo;Burdell\u0026rsquo;s Best for Community Champion\u0026rdquo; award at Tech\u0026rsquo;s Up with the White and Gold Ceremony. From volunteering at pop-up vaccine clinics, to helping on a Covid-19 helpline, to making masks for local charitable clinics and homeless shelters, service has been a vital part of Chanda\u0026rsquo;s Georgia Tech experience.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EHere are Chanda\u0026rsquo;s recommendations for \u0026ldquo;How to Pre-Health\u0026rdquo; at Georgia Tech:\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EQ: What is your degree, year, and hometown?\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EA: I am a fourth-year Neuroscience major with minors in\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/hmed.cos.gatech.edu\/\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003Ehealth and medical sciences\u003C\/a\u003E\u0026nbsp;and\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/leadership.gatech.edu\/content\/minor-leadership-studies-0#:~:text=The%20Minor%20in%20Leadership%20Studies%20is%20designed%20to,skills%20through%20a%20project%20based%20experiential%20learning%20course.\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003Eleadership studies\u003C\/a\u003E. I am from Columbus, Georgia, which is located about two hours south from Atlanta!\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EQ: What activities are you involved with on campus?\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EA: On campus, I am involved in several student organizations, research and mentoring. I currently serve as the president of\u0026nbsp;SHC, executive vice president of\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/gatech.campuslabs.com\/engage\/organization\/american-medical-student-association\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003EAmerican Medical Student Association (AMSA)\u003C\/a\u003E\u0026nbsp;and vice president of\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/gatech.campuslabs.com\/engage\/organization\/support-health-and-education-for-women\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003ESupport, Health, and Education (S.H.E) for Women\u003C\/a\u003E.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003ESHC is an organization focused on promoting volunteerism and healthcare awareness among Georgia Tech students. Our goal is to provide students interested in leadership and volunteerism with the opportunities and resources to make an impact in our community!\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EAMSA is an organization with the mission of supporting, informing, and inspiring future physicians to make healthcare a better place. Our goal is to provide support for the academic aspects of being a pre-health student through our workshops and initiatives.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003ELast, but not least, S.H.E for Women is a newly chartered organization with the mission of spreading awareness to women\u0026rsquo;s health issues, especially in the realm of homelessness. Our goal is to provide support to larger Atlanta-based organizations with similar missions by advocating for them, informing our Georgia Tech students of these issues, and hosting service projects to help alleviate said issues.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EMy role in each of organizations involves coordinating the operations of the organizations and most importantly supporting all members in their future endeavors. My goal is to be a resource for others and to share my experiences.\u0026nbsp;As a teaching leader for a Neuroscience GT 1000 course, I have the opportunity to continue this goal as a mentor for first-year students! I also serve as an undergraduate research assistant in professor\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/psychology.gatech.edu\/eric-schumacher\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003EEric Schumacher\u003C\/a\u003E\u0026rsquo;s\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/control.gatech.edu\/\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003ECognitive Neuroscience at Tech Research Lab (CoNTRoL)\u003C\/a\u003E. I am currently completing the research option on my own project investigating whether attentional brain networks, which are neural pathways in the brain modulating attention, can predict learning in an online environment using fMRI techniques!\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EOff campus, I am involved in several different activities as well. I serve as a medical intern at the\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/goodsamatlanta.org\/\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003EGood Samaritan Health Center\u003C\/a\u003E, or Good Sam, which is a charitable clinic just five minutes away from Georgia Tech. Through this position, I support the hard-working medical staff, while also practicing skills essential for future healthcare providers, such as making patients feel safe and comfortable, managing the demands of healthcare, and being adaptable and flexible. Throughout my four years at Tech, this experience has been the most eye-opening and impactful to me. Before Good Sam, I was blind to many of the issues related to healthcare, such as the effects of healthcare disparities, the lack of healthcare accessibility and more.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThis experience inspired me to also be an advocate for more accessible and equitable healthcare and motivated me to use my resources to help spread awareness and educate other Georgia Tech students through AMSA\u0026rsquo;s\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/gtamsa.weebly.com\/advocating-for-health-equity.html\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003EUrban Clinic of Atlanta\u003C\/a\u003E\u0026nbsp;(UCA) team and Student Hospital Connection\u0026rsquo;s Outreach team. With Good Sam, I also serve as a clinical caller and shift coordinator on their Covid-19 helpline and a volunteer for their Covid-19 and flu pop-up vaccine sites! I also work as a medical scribe for\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.cwccga.com\/\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003EComprehensive Women\u0026rsquo;s Care of Columbus\u003C\/a\u003E\u0026nbsp;(CWCC), a private OBGYN practice in my hometown dedicated to providing accessible and women-focused healthcare. During my free time, I do some dancing here and there!\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EQ: When did you know you wanted a career in pre-health?\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EA: When I was about eight years old, my uncle came to live with us while studying for the United States Medical License Exam, which is a three-step examination program to receive your medical license. During this time, my uncle was also responsible for watching me while my parents worked. He would encourage me to study with him by giving me case studies to memorize. I was responsible for learning the patient\u0026rsquo;s symptoms and history, and then presenting the case to him so he could \u0026ldquo;diagnose\u0026rdquo; me. That was the summer I realized I wanted to pursue medicine because connecting with and being able to help others has always been something I have been passionate about! As I grew older, I began seeing the positive and life-changing impact physicians had on individuals, families and groups of people, and my Georgia Tech experience inspired me to use my education to help underserved and uninsured populations receive quality healthcare.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EQ: Why did you choose to pursue pre-health at Georgia Tech?\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EA: When I was a prospective student, I came to tour Georgia Tech. Prior to the tour, I was quite hesitant in coming to Tech for pre-health, but very quickly I realized that Georgia Tech was located in a vibrant community full of opportunities just steps away from campus! Additionally, I am someone who strives to challenge myself and try new things. I value personal growth and I knew Georgia Tech would help facilitate that for me. I am really thankful for choosing to come here for my undergraduate experience.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EQ: What resources at Georgia Tech have prepared you for a pre-health career?\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EA: Student organizations and the\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/prehealth.gatech.edu\/\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003EPre-Health Advising Office\u003C\/a\u003E\u0026nbsp;have been really impactful in preparing me for my pre-health career. Through student organizations, I found an open and welcoming community, as well as support from my upperclassmen peers. As a current upperclassman participating in student organizations, I am grateful to be able to provide support those still learning about the path! The\u0026nbsp;Pre-Health Advising Office\u0026nbsp;has been crucial in supporting me academically as I pursue this path. They have many programs to help assist through the process and are always available during their drop-in hours to talk. Talking about your career can be really stressful and make you feel vulnerable, but the Office does a great job with building relationships with students, so you have a safe place to go to for career-related discussions.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EQ: What have some of your favorite classes at Georgia Tech been and why?\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EA: One of my favorite classes to participate in was\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/vip.gatech.edu\/\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003EVertical Integrated Projects (VIP)\u003C\/a\u003E. During my first and second year at Tech, I joined a VIP regarding\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/vip.gatech.edu\/teams\/vpt\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003EHealth Informatics on FHIR\u003C\/a\u003E, or Fast Healthcare Interoperability Resources. This project was heavily industrial engineering-based, but very interesting! I appreciated learning about how other fields, especially engineering, could improve healthcare.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EAs a\u0026nbsp;leadership studies minor, I am required to delve a little bit into management and business, which led me to taking MGT 3662, Management in the Healthcare Sector. This course was extremely eye-opening as it exposed me to many conflicts in healthcare and delved into how business and technology make an impact on the patient experience. I would highly recommend this course to pre-health students! I am currently taking the practicum portion of this course and working closely with the Children\u0026rsquo;s Healthcare of Atlanta to help resolve an issue they are currently facing using the skills I have learned in MGT 3662 and my experience working in and learning more the healthcare field.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EI also really enjoyed taking physics for life sciences and organic chemistry, as these courses challenged me the most! In the end, despite the challenge, I realized how much they helped me improve my critical thinking skills. 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Check back throughout the spring for interviews with:\u003C\/em\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cul\u003E\r\n\t\u003Cli\u003E\u003Cem\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/cos.gatech.edu\/news\/how-pre-health-tech-ritika-chanda-fourth-year-neuroscience-student\u0022\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003ERitika Chanda\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E, fourth-year neuroscience undergraduate with dual-minors in health and medical sciences and leadership studies\u003C\/em\u003E\u003C\/li\u003E\r\n\t\u003Cli\u003E\u003Cem\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/cos.gatech.edu\/news\/how-pre-health-tech-jeffrey-kramer-first-year-biology-student\u0022\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EJeffrey Kramer\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E, first-year biology undergraduate\u003C\/em\u003E\u003C\/li\u003E\r\n\t\u003Cli\u003E\u003Cem\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/cos.gatech.edu\/news\/how-pre-health-tech-jenna-nash-neur-21-physician-assistant-graduate-student\u0022\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EJenna Nash\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E (NEUR \u0026#39;21), physician assistant graduate student\u003C\/em\u003E\u003C\/li\u003E\r\n\t\u003Cli\u003E\u003Cem\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/cos.gatech.edu\/news\/how-pre-health-tech-charles-winter-bio-12-anesthesiologist-assistant\u0022\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003ECharles Winter\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E (BIO \u0026#39;12), anesthesiologist assistant\u003C\/em\u003E\u003C\/li\u003E\r\n\u003C\/ul\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EMeet Alonzo Whyte\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EAs a faculty member, advisor for the\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/hmed.cos.gatech.edu\/\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003EHealth and Medical Sciences (HMED) Minor\u003C\/a\u003E, and director of academic advising for the \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/neuroscience.cos.gatech.edu\/curriculum\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003EBachelor of Science in Neuroscience\u003C\/a\u003E\u0026nbsp;at Georgia Tech,\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/biosciences.gatech.edu\/people\/alonzo-whyte\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003EAlonzo Whyte\u003C\/a\u003E supports pre-health students throughout their time at Tech. He also teaches neuroscience and serves as a development leader in the\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/biosciences.gatech.edu\/\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003ESchool of Biological Sciences\u003C\/a\u003E, working to incorporate feedback on the program and support future growth through curriculum development, course instruction, and academic advising. Whyte is also a member of the\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/cos.gatech.edu\/diversity\/task-force\/members\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003ECollege of Sciences Task Force on Racial Equity\u003C\/a\u003E\u0026nbsp;and in spring 2021 received the Institute\u0026rsquo;s\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/cos.gatech.edu\/news\/40-college-sciences-faculty-honored-students-class-1934-cios-awards-ctl-honor-roll\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003EClass of 1934 Course Instructor Opinion Survey Award.\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EIn his tenure at Tech, Whyte says he has seen a diversity of routes that students take on the path to a pre-health career. Today he shares some advice on success stories, mistakes to avoid, and resources to explore.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EHere\u0026rsquo;s his take on \u0026ldquo;How to Pre-Health\u0026rdquo; at Georgia Tech:\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EQ: What is your role advising students on the Pre-Health Track?\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EA:\u003C\/strong\u003E\u0026nbsp;As a neuroscience advisor and an advisor for the Health and Medical Sciences Minor, I see a lot of students on the Track for anything from medical school, to physician assistant school, to dental school, to physical therapy school, and everything in between. We try our best as advisors to have some knowledge in terms of what steps the students need to take in order to meet the pre-requisite requirements for different programs, because it\u0026rsquo;s not simple.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThere is no pre-medical major at Georgia Tech. Students need to do research to find out what specific programs they\u0026rsquo;re interested in and what classes they need to meet their goals. In that capacity, as an advisor for the major and the minor, I have developed some knowledge in terms of what classes students should be taking for the different paths.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EBut really, my job is to ensure that their completed courses help students towards progress for their major or minor, and wrapped into that are the pre-health requirements. And even though I have some experience and knowledge about what things students are doing to prepare for their post-graduate experience, I strongly, strongly recommend that every student talk to the\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/prehealth.gatech.edu\/\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003EPre-Health Advising Office\u003C\/a\u003E. They have a set of advisors there that are dedicated to helping the writing medical school letters, interviewing, and anything else needed.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EFor example, last week I was part of a mock medical school interview process. The Pre-Health Office creates those types of events. As major and minor advisors, we ensure the students\u0026#39; academic course work will earn their desired degree and that students\u0026rsquo; courses are getting applied appropriately, while edging them along the pre-health path.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EQ: What other key resources are there for students on the pre-health path?\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EA:\u003C\/strong\u003E\u0026nbsp;Again, the Pre-Health Office is fantastic. They\u0026rsquo;re very busy, so to get a meeting with their advisors such as\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/prehealth.gatech.edu\/staff\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003EMr. Castelan or Ms. Liggins\u003C\/a\u003E, it\u0026rsquo;s important to book in advance.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EAdditionally, advisors are still not the only experts in what the students need. I find that the best solution is to utilize peer advisors as well as a student groups. The Pre-Health Office has many resources; they have their own set of\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/prehealth.gatech.edu\/staff\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003Epeer advisors\u003C\/a\u003E;\u0026nbsp;they have a very active\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/piazza.com\/gatech\/other\/prehealthadvising\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003EPiazza page\u003C\/a\u003E, that allows you to connect with the pre-health community to get quick answers to your pre-health questions; and they have a list of\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/prehealth.gatech.edu\/student-organizations\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003Epre-health student organizations\u003C\/a\u003E.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EI\u0026rsquo;m also a faculty advisor for a new club, the\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/gatech.campuslabs.com\/engage\/organization\/apsa\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003EAmerican Physician Scientist Association\u003C\/a\u003E. They are students who are looking to be physicians, scientists, or something similar. They\u0026rsquo;ll have speakers come who are focused on that subject.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EAdditionally, I am faculty advisor for\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/gatech.campuslabs.com\/engage\/organization\/minority-association-of-pre-medical-students\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003EMinority Association of Pre-Medical Students\u003C\/a\u003E. It\u0026rsquo;s not just limited to minority identity students, it\u0026rsquo;s a very diverse group of students and open to all. This semester they hosted a medical school showcase where they had representatives from different medical schools come and talk the attendees through the application process.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThere\u0026rsquo;s also an\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/gatech.campuslabs.com\/engage\/organization\/american-medical-student-association\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003EAmerican Medical Student Association\u003C\/a\u003E, a\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/gatech.campuslabs.com\/engage\/organization\/pre-dental-society\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003EPre-Dental Society\u003C\/a\u003E, and many more places where you can connect with senior students who are going through the application cycle, as well as participate in their events where they bring in guest or representatives of medical schools to provide great insight. The pre-health path is really a collaborative process.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThere\u0026rsquo;s not one single resource. You have to pick and choose what resources you need. If you have questions about classes, I\u0026rsquo;ll be a person to talk to. If you have questions about the application cycle, you can talk to me, but I\u0026rsquo;ll refer you to the Pre-Health Office as they have all these peer advisors, all these student associations. The community is great, and there are plenty of supportive resources.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EQ: In your experience, what kind of activities do students on the Pre-Health\u003C\/strong\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003Cstrong\u003ETrack do to ensure they take the right steps to pursue the rigorous process of applying to these difficult schools?\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EA:\u003C\/strong\u003E\u0026nbsp;I think one of the biggest things is thinking beyond GPA and Medical College Admission Test (MCAT) score. While those are important factors for the application, currently the holistic view of the student is huge. There are some shifts and trends in the application experience.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EI would say many students are waiting a year or two after their undergraduate graduation as a way to build up their credentials. Maybe they need more clinical hours, or they\u0026rsquo;re taking positions as a medical assistant, Emergency Medical Technician (EMT), things like that, to get hands-on experience to show that they can thrive in a medical environment. Maybe they don\u0026rsquo;t have the strongest GPA, so they\u0026rsquo;ll do a one- or two-year master\u0026rsquo;s in something like genetics to show that they can achieve academically and handle the rigor of medical school.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThree important things that students do are leadership positions, getting involved in clubs, and research.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EShowing commitment to clubs is important by staying active not just for one semester but two or three years if possible. Additionally, research is becoming popular. Working in biomedical, neuroscience, chemistry, or other research lab shows that students can commit to a project that\u0026rsquo;s high-level science. We have\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/undergradresearch.gatech.edu\/\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003Ethese opportunities at Georgia Tech\u003C\/a\u003E\u0026nbsp;where students can successfully write a thesis, get some publications or poster presentations.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThat\u0026rsquo;s a lot of what I see for strong candidates \u0026ndash; along with maintaining a good attitude throughout that all, because when recommendation letters are written, it won\u0026rsquo;t matter how much you\u0026rsquo;ve done if you\u0026rsquo;ve had a sour attitude the whole time! As advisors, we want to ensure that we\u0026rsquo;re putting students in the position to become a good clinician. When we\u0026rsquo;re thinking about who we\u0026rsquo;re sending to medical school, we think, who do we want to be treated by when we\u0026rsquo;re older? Do I want some student who is grumpy, even if they\u0026rsquo;re the smartest? That\u0026rsquo;s one of the reasons for graduate school interviews \u0026ndash; personality does matter for who you choose as your doctor.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EQ: For students who are on the Pre-Health Track, but have a major that is not explicitly science related, how does their path differentiate from students studying a healthcare related subject?\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EA:\u003C\/strong\u003E\u0026nbsp;The\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/cos.gatech.edu\/undergraduate-degree-programs\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003ECollege of Sciences majors\u003C\/a\u003E, in particular neuroscience and biology, have a lot of pre-health courses already built into the major requirements \u0026hellip; Whereas if you\u0026rsquo;re studying computer science or engineering, you don\u0026rsquo;t have the lab science requirements built into the degree the same way. You have other courses you must take, so you have to find a place in your schedule to fit the pre-health courses in.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EFor students studying\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/bme.gatech.edu\/bme\/\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003Ebiomedical engineering\u003C\/a\u003E, for example, because of the heavy credit requirements to complete that major, students are often really stretched to find every free elective that completes a pre-health requirement \u0026hellip; So, there\u0026rsquo;s a bit more pressure.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThere are plenty of non-science students who attend medical school after graduation successfully. In fact, some schools are looking for students with diverse skill sets. For example, some schools want engineering students who want to be doctors, because that\u0026rsquo;s how they design medical devices well.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EQ: What would you tell prospective students interested in pursuing a pre-health career through Georgia Tech?\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EA:\u003C\/strong\u003E\u0026nbsp;The rigor of Georgia Tech has a national, if not international, reputation. You leave Georgia Tech prepared for the rigor of medical school. That\u0026rsquo;s what we hear from our students who have gone off to places like Emory for a medical degree \u0026ndash; they say that Georgia Tech prepared them to excel and succeed in their medical school courses. You can go to many different institutions and earn high marks, but you\u0026rsquo;re going to get your world turned over when you go off to medical school. The struggle is helpful, because you build skills to succeed while struggling, and then when you step up to the challenge of medical school, you\u0026rsquo;re ready for it.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EQ: What other advice do you have for students on the Pre-Health Track to ensure they have a successful time here?\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EA: Again, I think it\u0026rsquo;s important that students don\u0026rsquo;t focus solely on GPA. A \u0026ldquo;C\u0026rdquo; is not the end of your pre-health path. A \u0026ldquo;D\u0026rdquo; is not even the end of your pre-health path. Think about the whole picture. There are plenty of students who struggle their first year and that\u0026rsquo;s expected. So, you have to adjust, and have some grace there, understanding that there\u0026rsquo;s more to the process than GPA.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EI also encourage students, regardless of if they\u0026rsquo;re straight \u0026ldquo;A\u0026rdquo; students or straight \u0026ldquo;B\u0026rdquo; students, to have an open mindset to other careers. You may have come to Georgia Tech thinking that you want to be pre-health, but I would suggest still exploring other paths. Consider, \u0026ldquo;What if I were to start my career with a bachelor\u0026rsquo;s degree and not go to medical school, what would I do? What would I enjoy?\u0026rdquo; And then tailor their minor towards that. For example, if they like programming, pursue a\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.cc.gatech.edu\/minors\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003EComputer Science Minor\u003C\/a\u003E. If they like writing science communication, a\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.lmc.gatech.edu\/programs\/minors\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003ELanguage, Media, and Communications Minor\u003C\/a\u003E. There are many things they can do in addition to their major, along with the pre-health requirements. So, if they get to graduation and decide they don\u0026rsquo;t want to go to medical school, they have something that they\u0026rsquo;re also equally excited about.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003ESome of the best medical school applicants I\u0026#39;ve seen have had activities like projects where they worked in conjunction with local hospitals to design new algorithms for them to read how patients are treated upon arrival. That\u0026rsquo;s taking their interests and putting in into this pre-health context. And that you would be great for public health, if they decide they don\u0026rsquo;t want to pursue a medical doctorate. A multimodal, diverse skill set is really important to think outside the box of what it means to be a typical pre-med student, to move to being something more creative and unique.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EQ: My last question is a little more personal to you. What do you like about advising for the Health and Medical Sciences minor?\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EA:\u003C\/strong\u003E\u0026nbsp;I love the energy that students bring. The\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/catalog.gatech.edu\/programs\/minor-health-and-medical-sciences\/#requirementstext\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003EHMED minor requirements\u003C\/a\u003E\u0026nbsp;are flexible, diverse and very interdisciplinary \u0026ndash; similar to the Neuroscience major. We have students taking classes in science,\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/cos.gatech.edu\/news\/autonomy-beneficence-and-justice-summer-bioethics-course-teaches-fundamental-theories-and\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003Ebioethics\u003C\/a\u003E, and any of the College of Sciences programs. I love seeing the diversity of classes that they pull together and the interesting things that they\u0026rsquo;re doing. And I think that the freedom to explore these interdisciplinary courses is important. They really choose their own adventure to complete the minor.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EJust to show how varied the minor is, you could complete the HMED minor and not take a single class that is a pre-requisite for medical school. If you\u0026rsquo;re a neuroscience student also interested in\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/physics.gatech.edu\/\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003Ephysics\u003C\/a\u003E\u0026nbsp;and\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/psychology.gatech.edu\/\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003Epsychology\u003C\/a\u003E, you could take those courses through the minor, none of which will serve as pre-health requirements. So, people can cater the minor to what their future path may be.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EIn his tenure as a faculty member at Tech, Alonzo Whyte, academic advisor for both the Health and Medical Sciences Minor and the B.S. in Neuroscience program, has seen a diversity of routes that students take on the path to a pre-health career. 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Sloan Foundation Awards Georgia Tech $1.5 Million for Matter-to-Life Research","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EWhat distinguishes living matter from nonliving matter? Many scientists agree that it is open-ended evolution: life\u0026rsquo;s ability to continually evolve and flourish within its environment. When chemical matter gained the ability to evolve, it produced a stunning array of molecular structures and functions, giving rise to life on Earth.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EAdvances in chemistry have made it possible for scientists to take inspiration from nature as they attempt to create new chemical systems \u0026mdash; networks or sets of interacting molecules \u0026mdash; from nonliving matter in hopes of demonstrating the crucial matter to life transition.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/sloan.org\/\u0022\u003EThe Alfred P. 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With support from the Sloan Foundation, the team hopes their systems can harness the power of evolution to produce molecules with properties that are currently unattainable and even unimagined.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026ldquo;Life is the greatest chemist on Earth, and its power came about because life has the ability to evolve,\u0026rdquo; said Hud, who is Regents\u0026rsquo; Professor, Julius Brown Professor of Chemistry and Biochemistry, and associate director of the \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/research.gatech.edu\/bio\u0022\u003EParker H. Petit Institute of Bioengineering and Bioscience\u003C\/a\u003E at Georgia Tech. \u0026ldquo;The discovery of a novel chemical system with the ability to continuously evolve would bring about a new era in chemistry.\u0026rdquo;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EOver the next three years, Hud\u0026rsquo;s team will use the funding to build upon their previous work in understanding how chemical matter gains the ability to conduct open-ended evolution.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EThe Ideal Foundation\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EFor the past decade, Hud led Georgia Tech\u0026rsquo;s \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/centerforchemicalevolution.com\/\u0022\u003ECenter for Chemical Evolution\u003C\/a\u003E. Their mission was to investigate the origin of life on Earth \u0026mdash; specifically to figure out how the biopolymers we have today, like DNA, RNA, and polypeptides, could spontaneously come about from nonliving matter before there was biology. Over the years, the center\u0026rsquo;s researchers made significant advances and discovered molecules with properties similar to those of our modern biopolymers but that assemble better and faster.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThe group formed a hypothesis \u0026mdash; that perhaps the molecules responsible for starting life were not quite the same as they are today. They surmised that the earliest molecules of life likely had properties that made life easier to get started, and that dynamic environments on the early Earth likely played a big role in driving the matter-to-life transition.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EFor their Matter-to-Life program, the Sloan Foundation is less interested in the historical question of how life came about on Earth, but rather focused on the general question of how nonliving matter becomes living matter. Since Hud\u0026rsquo;s team at the center had already spent a decade identifying and working with molecules not in life today and was already moving away from focusing on life on Earth, they were primed to address Sloan\u0026rsquo;s research goals. With the center having reached the end of its maximum possible funding duration with the National Science Foundation, the Sloan grant came at the perfect time, allowing the same team members to pursue their long-term research through new avenues.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EThe Work Ahead\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EHud and the team will attempt to create a chemical system that can build polymers that have a variety of different structures and functions, and that ultimately exhibit specific desired properties. To build their system, they will use a type of polymer \u0026mdash; depsipeptides \u0026mdash; that they believe can make the first step in the transition from matter to life.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003ETheir system would start with a pool containing many copies of the types of monomers that make up depsipeptides. Then, with environmental changes to kickstart the process, the monomers will come together to make different sequences of the polymers. The polymers then become part of the ecosystem, too. While a lot of the sequences will break apart, some will persist. The key is to encourage the polymers that persist to replicate themselves and to recycle those that break apart back into the pool to keep generating new sequences, thereby obtaining a system where all the material eventually goes into polymers that are stable. If successful, the team will have demonstrated a rudimentary \u0026mdash; but groundbreaking \u0026mdash; form of synthetic evolution.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026ldquo;If we can achieve evolution with a chemical system that provides a path for the evolution of a wider array of artificial polymers, doors will open for the rapid discovery and production of new materials, new catalysts, and new therapeutic agents,\u0026rdquo; Hud said.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThe team includes \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.chbe.gatech.edu\/people\/martha-grover\u0022\u003EMartha Grover\u003C\/a\u003E, professor and chair of graduate studies in chemical and biomolecular engineering; \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/ww2.chemistry.gatech.edu\/d7wilkinson\/people\/fernandez\/facundo%20m.\u0022\u003EFacundo Fernandez\u003C\/a\u003E, professor of chemistry and biochemistry and Vasser Woolley Foundation Chair in Bioanalytical Chemistry; \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/cool.gatech.edu\/people\/schuster-gary\u0022\u003EGary Schuster\u003C\/a\u003E, Vasser Woolley Professor Emeritus of Chemistry and Biochemistry; \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/chemistry.berkeley.edu\/faculty\/chem\/ting-xu\u0022\u003ETing Xu\u003C\/a\u003E, professor of chemistry and materials science and engineering at University of California, Berkeley; and \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.scripps.edu\/faculty\/leman\/\u0022\u003ELuke Leman\u003C\/a\u003E, assistant professor of chemistry at the Scripps Research Institute in San Diego, California.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EWith support from the Sloan Foundation, the team hopes to create novel chemical systems that harness the power of evolution.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","format":"limited_html"}],"field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"With support from the Sloan Foundation, the team hopes to create novel chemical systems that harness the power of evolution."}],"uid":"36123","created_gmt":"2022-04-21 15:28:55","changed_gmt":"2022-04-21 19:59:31","author":"Catherine Barzler","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","dateline":{"date":"2022-04-21T00:00:00-04:00","iso_date":"2022-04-21T00:00:00-04:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"hg_media":{"657479":{"id":"657479","type":"image","title":"Nick Hud lab DNA","body":null,"created":"1650554480","gmt_created":"2022-04-21 15:21:20","changed":"1650554480","gmt_changed":"2022-04-21 15:21:20","alt":"","file":{"fid":"249194","name":"16C10200-P28-028-Web Use - 1,000px.jpg","image_path":"\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/16C10200-P28-028-Web%20Use%20-%201%2C000px.jpg","image_full_path":"http:\/\/www.tlwarc.hg.gatech.edu\/\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/16C10200-P28-028-Web%20Use%20-%201%2C000px.jpg","mime":"image\/jpeg","size":655623,"path_740":"http:\/\/www.tlwarc.hg.gatech.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/740xx_scale\/public\/images\/16C10200-P28-028-Web%20Use%20-%201%2C000px.jpg?itok=JDL7Sku4"}}},"media_ids":["657479"],"groups":[{"id":"1188","name":"Research Horizons"},{"id":"1278","name":"College of Sciences"},{"id":"85951","name":"School of Chemistry and Biochemistry"}],"categories":[],"keywords":[{"id":"187915","name":"go-researchnews"},{"id":"187423","name":"go-bio"},{"id":"166928","name":"School of Chemistry and Biochemistry"}],"core_research_areas":[{"id":"39441","name":"Bioengineering and Bioscience"},{"id":"39501","name":"People and Technology"},{"id":"39541","name":"Systems"}],"news_room_topics":[],"event_categories":[],"invited_audience":[],"affiliations":[],"classification":[],"areas_of_expertise":[],"news_and_recent_appearances":[],"phone":[],"contact":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003ECatherine Barzler, Senior Research Writer\/Editor\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","format":"limited_html"}],"email":["catherine.barzler@gatech.edu"],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}},"657366":{"#nid":"657366","#data":{"type":"news","title":"Construction to Begin on Science Square, Life Science Hub","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EIt\u0026rsquo;s been in the works for more than a decade and now construction will officially begin. An announcement from Georgia Advance Technology Ventures (GATV), a cooperative organization of Georgia Tech, and Trammell Crow Company (TCC), the project developer, shares details of what will become a major life science innovation hub for the Atlanta region. Now named Science Square, the development will be a mixed-use innovation community that includes commercial lab space as well as residential real estate and retail opportunities.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EYou can \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.trammellcrow.com\/en\/about\/media-center\/trammell-crow-company-and-high-street-residential-break-ground-on-life-science-hub-and-multifamily\u0022\u003Eread more about the project here\u003C\/a\u003E.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EAn announcement from Georgia Advance Technology Ventures (GATV), a cooperative organization of Georgia Tech, and Trammell Crow Company (TCC), the project developer, shares details of what will become a major life science innovation hub for the Atlanta region.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","format":"limited_html"}],"field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"Now named Science Square, the development will be a mixed-use innovation community that includes commercial lab space as well as residential real estate and retail opportunities."}],"uid":"34528","created_gmt":"2022-04-15 22:16:57","changed_gmt":"2022-04-19 00:34:33","author":"jhunt7","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","dateline":{"date":"2022-04-14T00:00:00-04:00","iso_date":"2022-04-14T00:00:00-04:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"hg_media":{"657172":{"id":"657172","type":"image","title":"Science Square: View of Labs and Connecting Bridge ","body":null,"created":"1649707261","gmt_created":"2022-04-11 20:01:01","changed":"1649707261","gmt_changed":"2022-04-11 20:01:01","alt":"Science Square","file":{"fid":"249077","name":"Science Square Labs hero shot rendering 3.28.2022.jpg","image_path":"\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/Science%20Square%20Labs%20hero%20shot%20rendering%203.28.2022.jpg","image_full_path":"http:\/\/www.tlwarc.hg.gatech.edu\/\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/Science%20Square%20Labs%20hero%20shot%20rendering%203.28.2022.jpg","mime":"image\/jpeg","size":717915,"path_740":"http:\/\/www.tlwarc.hg.gatech.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/740xx_scale\/public\/images\/Science%20Square%20Labs%20hero%20shot%20rendering%203.28.2022.jpg?itok=y8oQ7lWf"}},"657171":{"id":"657171","type":"image","title":"Science Square: Courtyard View ","body":null,"created":"1649707083","gmt_created":"2022-04-11 19:58:03","changed":"1649707083","gmt_changed":"2022-04-11 19:58:03","alt":"Science Square Courtyard View","file":{"fid":"249076","name":"Science Square courtyard rendering 3.28.22.jpg","image_path":"\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/Science%20Square%20courtyard%20rendering%203.28.22.jpg","image_full_path":"http:\/\/www.tlwarc.hg.gatech.edu\/\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/Science%20Square%20courtyard%20rendering%203.28.22.jpg","mime":"image\/jpeg","size":851401,"path_740":"http:\/\/www.tlwarc.hg.gatech.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/740xx_scale\/public\/images\/Science%20Square%20courtyard%20rendering%203.28.22.jpg?itok=V-7I_CUx"}}},"media_ids":["657172","657171"],"groups":[{"id":"1278","name":"College of Sciences"},{"id":"1275","name":"School of Biological Sciences"},{"id":"85951","name":"School of Chemistry and Biochemistry"},{"id":"126011","name":"School of Physics"},{"id":"443951","name":"School of Psychology"},{"id":"1188","name":"Research Horizons"}],"categories":[],"keywords":[{"id":"166882","name":"School of Biological Sciences"},{"id":"187915","name":"go-researchnews"}],"core_research_areas":[],"news_room_topics":[{"id":"71871","name":"Campus and Community"}],"event_categories":[],"invited_audience":[],"affiliations":[],"classification":[],"areas_of_expertise":[],"news_and_recent_appearances":[],"phone":[],"contact":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022mailto:wmeeks7@gatech.edu\u0022\u003EBlair Meeks\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\nAssistant Vice President External Communications\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\nGeorgia Tech\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","format":"limited_html"}],"email":[],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}},"657389":{"#nid":"657389","#data":{"type":"news","title":"Down to Earth \u2014 Every Day","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EGeorgia Tech will celebrate its 25th annual Earth Day \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/earthday.gatech.edu\/schedule-0\u0022\u003Ewith a 4-day schedule of events\u003C\/a\u003E. The celebration kicks off Monday, April 18, with a \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/primetime.bluejeans.com\/a2m\/register\/xzuhywgk\u0022\u003Ekeynote event\u003C\/a\u003E featuring Vice President for Infrastructure and Sustainability Maria Cimilluca.\u0026nbsp;She will share\u202fher inspiring vision for the future of sustainability at Georgia Tech.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026quot;The Institute\u0026#39;s \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/strategicplan.gatech.edu\/\u0022\u003Estrategic plan\u003C\/a\u003E asks us to envision an institution that leverages its unmatched scale and resources to address the most crucial challenges of our time,\u0026rdquo; Cimilluca said. \u0026ldquo;I see the Institute\u0026#39;s sustainability plan as one of the many pathways for collaboration, innovation, and action that will lead us toward transformations in research, applied technologies, culture, and ultimately a more sustainable future.\u0026quot;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EGeorgia Tech first celebrated Earth Day in 1997. For many years the celebration was a one-day, afternoon event. In 2020, it was expanded but held virtually due to the Covid-19 pandemic. Held in person last year, the event featured The Kendeda Building for Innovative Sustainable Design\u0026rsquo;s Living Building Certification by the International Living Futures Organization, and President Cabrera cut the ribbon for the grand opening of the EcoCommons. These two areas on campus represent Georgia Tech\u0026rsquo;s commitment to sustainability and serve as living, learning laboratories for students, faculty, and staff.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EEvent co-chairs Anne Rogers, associate director of the \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/sustain.gatech.edu\/\u0022\u003EOffice of Campus Sustainability\u003C\/a\u003E, and Emma Brodzik, campus sustainability project manager, have planned a strong lineup of events for this 25th anniversary. From a bike ride with President Cabrera, to a waste audit of the Clough Undergraduate Learning Commons, to a bird walk and tree planting, this year\u0026rsquo;s \u0026ldquo;Down to Earth\u0026rdquo; event offers many opportunities to celebrate nature and learn about new and innovative ways to protect and preserve our planet.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EAs is the tradition, this year\u0026rsquo;s theme and logo were chosen from a student design contest. The winner, Abhinav Thukral, is a graduate student in human and computer interaction. \u0026ldquo;I think it\u0026rsquo;s incredibly important to be aware of how our activities affect the planet and to learn sustainable ways to progress as a community,\u0026rdquo; Thukral said. \u0026ldquo;Earth Day is essential to reflect on some of the environmental issues we face today and how we might work together to address them.\u0026rdquo;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EStudents have often requested to work with campus operations to manifest positive environmental change by engaging with the staff of Infrastructure and Sustainability. This unit is responsible for providing sustainable, safe, and well-maintained campus facilities. For example, recent Carbon Reduction Challenge winners aided in implementing the replacement of existing fluorescent lighting with LED in a wing of the Petit Institute for Bioengineering and Bioscience building. By working with the Building Engineering and Energy Strategies department, this improvement will yield more than 250,000 pounds of carbon dioxide reduction per year. Another area where students are proactive is recycling. When the need for acrylic shields lessened as the intensity of the pandemic waned, student volunteers from the Office of Minority Education assisted campus staff in collecting 800 pounds of acrylic and PVC for recycling.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThese types of student-led collaborative efforts are encouraged. 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shared \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/lozier.eas.gatech.edu\u0022\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003ESusan Lozier\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E, dean and Betsy Middleton and John Clark Sutherland Chair. \u0026ldquo;As we greet new members of faculty, recognize excellence and service in research and teaching, and affirm our special community of staff and faculty, we thank the generous alumni and friends who help make these awards possible.\u0026rdquo;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EIn addition to annual awards honoring faculty development and mentoring, this year\u0026rsquo;s ceremony featured new accolades for staff members, made possible by funding from the Betsy Middleton and John Sutherland Dean\u0026rsquo;s Chair endowment \u0026mdash; as well as a trio of awards recognizing exceptional contributions from postdoctoral fellows and research scientists, established through the advocacy of the College\u0026rsquo;s Research Faculty Advisory Council.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Ch3\u003EFaculty Development Awards\u003C\/h3\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EThe Cullen-Peck Fellowship Awards\u003C\/strong\u003E, established by \u003Cstrong\u003EFrank Cullen\u003C\/strong\u003E (\u0026lsquo;73 Math, MS \u0026lsquo;76 ISyE, PhD \u0026lsquo;84 ISyE) and \u003Cstrong\u003EElizabeth (Libby) Peck\u003C\/strong\u003E (\u0026lsquo;75 Math, MS \u0026lsquo;76 ISyE), to recognize mid-career faculty pursuing highly innovative research:\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cul\u003E\r\n\t\u003Cli\u003E\r\n\t\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/psychology.gatech.edu\/people\/faculty\/399\u0022\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EDobromir (Doby) Rahnev\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E, associate professor, Psychology\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\t\u003C\/li\u003E\r\n\t\u003Cli\u003E\r\n\t\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/people.math.gatech.edu\/~mtao8\/\u0022\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EMolei Tao\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E, associate professor, Mathematics\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\t\u003C\/li\u003E\r\n\t\u003Cli\u003E\r\n\t\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/chemistry.gatech.edu\/people\/pamela-peralta-yahya\u0022\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EPamela Peralta-Yahya\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E, associate professor, Chemistry and Biochemistry\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\t\u003C\/li\u003E\r\n\u003C\/ul\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EThe Gretzinger Moving Forward Award\u003C\/strong\u003E, endowed by \u003Cstrong\u003ERalph Gretzinger\u003C\/strong\u003E (\u0026lsquo;70 Math) and named to honor his late wife Jewel, recognizing the leadership of school chairs and senior faculty members who have played a pivotal role in diversifying faculty composition, creating a family friendly work environment, and providing a supportive culture for junior faculty:\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cul\u003E\r\n\t\u003Cli\u003E\r\n\t\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/eas.gatech.edu\/people\/huey-dr-greg\u0022\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EGreg Huey\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E, chair and school professor, Earth and Atmospheric Sciences\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\t\u003C\/li\u003E\r\n\u003C\/ul\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EThe Eric R. Immel Memorial Award for Excellence in Teaching\u003C\/strong\u003E, endowed by \u003Cstrong\u003ECharles Crawford\u003C\/strong\u003E (\u0026lsquo;71 Math) to recognize exemplary teaching in lower-division foundational courses by faculty in the early stages of their career \u0026mdash; and to honor a late faculty member in the School of Mathematics, professor Eric R. Immel, who greatly influenced Crawford\u0026rsquo;s undergraduate experience at Tech:\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cul\u003E\r\n\t\u003Cli\u003E\r\n\t\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/biosciences.gatech.edu\/people\/alonzo-whyte\u0022\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EAlonzo Whyte\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E, academic professional in Biological Sciences, academic advisor for the Health and Medical Sciences (HMED) Minor, and director of academic advising for the Bachelor of Science in Neuroscience\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\t\u003C\/li\u003E\r\n\t\u003Cli\u003E\r\n\t\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/physics.gatech.edu\/user\/peter-yunker\u0022\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EPeter Yunker\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E, assistant professor, Physics\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\t\u003C\/li\u003E\r\n\u003C\/ul\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EThe Leddy Family Dean\u0026rsquo;s Faculty Excellence Award\u003C\/strong\u003E, established by \u003Cstrong\u003EJeff Leddy\u003C\/strong\u003E (\u0026rsquo;78 Physics) and \u003Cstrong\u003EPam Leddy\u003C\/strong\u003E to support a faculty member at the associate professor level with proven accomplishments in research and teaching:\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cul\u003E\r\n\t\u003Cli\u003E\r\n\t\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/biosciences.gatech.edu\/people\/will-ratcliff\u0022\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EWilliam (Will) Ratcliff\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E, associate professor in Biological Sciences and director of the Interdisciplinary Ph.D. in Quantitative Biosciences program\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\t\u003C\/li\u003E\r\n\u003C\/ul\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EThe Faculty Mentor Award\u003C\/strong\u003E, established jointly by the College of Sciences and the Georgia Tech ADVANCE Program and presented to exemplary senior faculty who help new faculty advance in their careers as they learn to balance their roles as researchers, teachers, and advisors to their own graduate students and postdoctoral researchers:\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cul\u003E\r\n\t\u003Cli\u003E\r\n\t\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/people.math.gatech.edu\/~kang\/\u0022\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003ESung Ha Kang\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E, professor, Mathematics\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\t\u003C\/li\u003E\r\n\t\u003Cli\u003E\r\n\t\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/eas.gatech.edu\/people\/lynch-stieglitz-dr-jean\u0022\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EJean Lynch-Stieglitz\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E, professor and associate chair, Earth and Atmospheric Sciences\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\t\u003C\/li\u003E\r\n\t\u003Cli\u003E\r\n\t\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/chemistry.gatech.edu\/people\/loren-williams\u0022\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003ELoren Williams\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E, professor, Chemistry and Biochemistry\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\t\u003C\/li\u003E\r\n\u003C\/ul\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Ch3\u003EResearch Faculty Awards\u003C\/h3\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EThe Outstanding Junior Research Faculty Award\u003C\/strong\u003E and \u003Cstrong\u003EOutstanding Senior Research Faculty Award\u003C\/strong\u003E recognize postdoctoral and non-tenure track research faculty who have made exceptional research contributions with significant impact on their field of study:\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EOutstanding Junior Research Faculty Award\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cul\u003E\r\n\t\u003Cli\u003E\r\n\t\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.thewhiteleylab.com\/gina-lewin.html\u0022\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EGina R. Lewin\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E, postdoctoral fellow in \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/biosciences.gatech.edu\/people\/marvin-whiteley\u0022\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EMarvin Whiteley\u0026rsquo;s\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E research group, Biological Sciences\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\t\u003C\/li\u003E\r\n\u003C\/ul\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EOutstanding Senior Research Faculty Award\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cul\u003E\r\n\t\u003Cli\u003E\r\n\t\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/biosciences.gatech.edu\/people\/anton-petrov\u0022\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EAnton S. Petrov\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E, research scientist II and co-investigator of the Center for the Origins of Life in \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/chemistry.gatech.edu\/people\/loren-williams\u0022\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003ELoren Williams\u0026rsquo;\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E research group, Chemistry and Biochemistry\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\t\u003C\/li\u003E\r\n\u003C\/ul\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EThe Research Faculty Community Trailblazer Award\u003C\/strong\u003E recognizes postdoctoral and non-tenure track research faculty who have demonstrated exceptional and sustained leadership that strengthens and improves the research faculty community:\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cul\u003E\r\n\t\u003Cli\u003E\r\n\t\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/reveals.gatech.edu\/content\/micah-j-schaible\u0022\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EMicah J. 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She said Female Founders helped her add various skill sets to her entrepreneurial toolbox, such as customer discovery and effective communication.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026ldquo;The program gave us a safe space to discuss the biases that female founders face in male-dominated tech environments,\u0026rdquo; said Brown. \u0026ldquo;We were given time to talk about issues we were facing in our field, as well as learning healthy ways to respond when facing adversity.\u0026rdquo;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EFor Heffner and Henderson, the most rewarding part of building up the Female Founders program was the space they created for women to explore different options for their future.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026ldquo;In our program, we have so many engineers, inventors, scientists, and leaders seeking the right pathway for their leadership skills,\u0026rdquo; said Henderson. \u0026ldquo;The program has given them the autonomy to take their intelligence and capabilities and just run with it to create and innovate.\u0026rdquo;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/commercialization.gatech.edu\/female-founders-bootcamp-kicks-april-14\u0022\u003E\u003Cem\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003ELearn more and apply by April 7, 2022.\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/em\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\u003C\/div\u003E\r\n\u003C\/div\u003E\r\n\u003C\/div\u003E\r\n\u003C\/div\u003E\r\n\u003C\/div\u003E\r\n\u003C\/div\u003E\r\n\u003C\/div\u003E\r\n\u003C\/div\u003E\r\n\u003C\/div\u003E\r\n\u003C\/div\u003E\r\n\u003C\/div\u003E\r\n\u003C\/div\u003E\r\n\u003C\/div\u003E\r\n\u003C\/div\u003E\r\n\u003C\/div\u003E\r\n\u003C\/div\u003E\r\n\u003C\/div\u003E\r\n\u003C\/div\u003E\r\n\u003C\/div\u003E\r\n\u003C\/div\u003E\r\n\u003C\/div\u003E\r\n\u003C\/div\u003E\r\n\u003C\/div\u003E\r\n\u003C\/div\u003E\r\n\u003C\/div\u003E\r\n\u003C\/div\u003E\r\n\u003C\/div\u003E\r\n\u003C\/div\u003E\r\n\u003C\/div\u003E\r\n\u003C\/div\u003E\r\n","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":[{"value":"Female Founders is open to startup teams that are founded or co-founded by women, with 25 chosen for each cohort. 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Eight faculty are the recipients of CTL \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/ctl.gatech.edu\/faculty\/awards\u0022\u003EFaculty Teaching Awards\u003C\/a\u003E.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThe CIOS honors, given for the full calendar year, are based on student-provided CIOS responses about their instructor\u0026#39;s \u0026ldquo;respect and concern for students, level of enthusiasm about teaching the course, and ability to stimulate interest in the subject matter.\u0026rdquo;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026ldquo;It\u0026#39;s impressive to see the many ways that faculty in the College of Sciences are contributing to student learning at Georgia Tech,\u0026rdquo; says \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/ctl.gatech.edu\/content\/joyce-weinsheimer-edd\u0022\u003EJoyce Weinsheimer\u003C\/a\u003E, CTL director. \u0026ldquo;The College\u0026rsquo;s award-winning teachers are excelling in the classroom, laboratory instruction, co-curricular education, online teaching, academic outreach, and the scholarship of teaching. 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In a weird twist, SOD1 is the only antioxidant enzyme that can take on one specific oxidant, superoxide, only to produce another ROS: hydrogen peroxide.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EA team of Georgia Tech researchers have published a study that found an even stranger twist to this oxidant-antioxidant tale: SOD1 (good for cells) produces hydrogen peroxide (bad for cells) which stimulates the production of another important cellular antioxidant known as NADPH (also good for cells; more on this in a moment.)\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026ldquo;Yes, you heard that right,\u0026rdquo; says\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/chemistry.gatech.edu\/people\/reddi\/amit%20r.\u0022\u003EAmit Reddi\u003C\/a\u003E, associate professor in the\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/chemistry.gatech.edu\/\u0022\u003ESchool of Chemistry and Biochemistry\u003C\/a\u003E. \u0026ldquo;SOD1, an antioxidant enzyme, produces an oxidant, hydrogen peroxide, which in turn stimulates the production of another (good) antioxidant.\u0026rdquo;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EReddi is a co-author of this research along with\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/biosciences.gatech.edu\/people\/matthew-torres\u0022\u003EMatthew Torres\u003C\/a\u003E, associate professor in the\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/biosciences.gatech.edu\/\u0022\u003ESchool of Biological Sciences\u003C\/a\u003E;\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/claudia-montllor-albalate-37a7b9167\u0022\u003EClaudia Montllor-Albalate\u003C\/a\u003E, former Reddi Lab member who received her Ph.D. in 2020 from the School of Chemistry and Biochemistry;\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/bioinformatics.gatech.edu\/people\/Hyojung-Kim\u0022\u003EHyojung Kim,\u003C\/a\u003E\u0026nbsp;School of Chemistry and Biochemistry Ph.D. candidate; Annalise Thompson, a third-year graduate student in Reddi\u0026rsquo;s lab; and\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/biosciences.gatech.edu\/people\/alex-jonke\u0022\u003EAlex Jonke\u003C\/a\u003E, research scientist with the School of Biological Sciences.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003ETheir study,\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.pnas.org\/content\/119\/1\/e2023328119\/tab-article-info\u0022\u003E\u0026ldquo;SOD1 Integrates Oxygen Availability to Redox Regulate NADPH Production and the Thiol Redoxome\u0026rdquo;\u003C\/a\u003E\u0026nbsp;is published in the\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.pnas.org\/\u0022\u003EProceedings of the Natural Academy of Sciences (PNAS)\u003C\/a\u003E.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EThe NADPH\/GAPDH connection\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003ENADPH (nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide phosphate) is an important metabolite that is produced in cells. It provides a source of electrons that can act as an antioxidant and for the biosynthesis of numerous biomolecules, including fatty acids, amino acids, nucleotides, and cholesterol.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026ldquo;NADPH is not only used as an antioxidant, but also to build new biomolecules to sustain cell proliferation,\u0026rdquo; Reddi says. \u0026ldquo;How do cells know to make enough NADPH to support aerobic life?\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;We discovered that SOD1 senses oxygen availability via superoxide, and then converts this to hydrogen peroxide, which in turn inactivates an enzyme responsible for the breakdown of glucose, glyceraldehyde phosphate dehydrogenase (GAPDH).\u0026rdquo; That inactivation causes the build-up of metabolites that are re-routed to a pathway that synthesizes NADPH.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EThe story behind the SOD1 revelation\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThe PNAS research study began with a casual conversation in 2014 between Reddi and Torres at the former caf\u0026eacute; in the\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/research.gatech.edu\/bio\u0022\u003EParker H. Petit Institute for Bioengineering and Biosciences (IBB\u003C\/a\u003E).\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026ldquo;Given the very collaborative and collegial nature of faculty across the College of Sciences, and the Institute as a whole, it was easy to grab a coffee and discuss these ideas,\u0026rdquo; Reddi says. Work in the Reddi lab includes potential signaling roles for SOD1 and the hydrogen peroxide it produces; but understanding the extent to which these factors regulate signaling required a systems-level understanding of how widespread targets of SOD1 are in a cell.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003ETorres focuses on mass spectrometry-based proteomics (the study of all proteins produced and modified by an organism or system) to probe cell-wide signaling networks, so it seemed to Reddi like a perfect fit.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThen, Reddi says, Montllor-Albalate made the discovery that SOD1-derived hydrogen peroxide can regulate NADPH production and adaptation to aerobic life.\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;Meanwhile, Kim, a joint student of the Reddi and Torres labs, drove the work to identify proteome-wide targets of SOD1-derived hydrogen peroxide.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThe conversation in IBB led to a 2016 grant from the\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.nih.gov\/\u0022\u003ENational Institutes of Health\u003C\/a\u003E\u0026nbsp;to study the topic further. The resulting paper \u0026ldquo;we feel will make a strong impact in the field of redox biology and signaling,\u0026rdquo; Reddi adds.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003ESOD1\u0026rsquo;s potential in future cancer therapy\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003ESOD1 is often thought of as an appealing anti-cancer therapeutic because of its ability to scavenge superoxides. The theory is that if SOD1 is inactivated, cancer cells will be at a disadvantage.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EReddi says his team\u0026rsquo;s results \u0026ldquo;suggest this very simple approach may need to be reconsidered, because the hydrogen peroxide that is produced by SOD1 plays broader roles in metabolism \u0026mdash; and regulates many other enzymes and pathways. For instance, many cancer cells are addicted to glucose (sugars) and have an increased reliance on it for energy and metabolism, with GAPDH being a key enzyme in the process. Our findings that SOD1-derived hydrogen peroxide inactivates GAPDH would suggest that inhibiting SOD1 in certain cancers could actually result in elevated GAPDH activity, and increased metabolism of glucose, which may be detrimental in fighting cancer.\u0026rdquo;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003ETorres and Reddi are continuing their collaboration to investigate other aspects of SOD1 and hydrogen peroxide signaling in cancer metabolism and its implications for disease progression.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003Edoi.org\/10.1073\/pnas.2023328119\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cem\u003EThis work was supported by GM118744 to Reddi and Torres, and Blanchard Fellowship to Reddi.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/em\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Ch4\u003ERELATED LINKS\u003C\/h4\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cul\u003E\r\n\t\u003Cli\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/cos.gatech.edu\/news\/amit-reddi-and-his-favorite-element\u0022\u003EAmit Reddi and His Favorite Element\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/li\u003E\r\n\t\u003Cli\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/cos.gatech.edu\/news\/40-college-sciences-faculty-honored-students-class-1934-cios-awards-ctl-honor-roll\u0022\u003E40 College of Sciences Faculty Honored by Students in Class of 1934 CIOS Awards, CTL Honor Roll\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/li\u003E\r\n\t\u003Cli\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/cos.gatech.edu\/news\/amit-reddi-2019-ctlbp-junior-faculty-teaching-excellence-award\u0022\u003EAmit Reddi: 2019 CTL\/BP Junior Faculty Teaching Excellence Award\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/li\u003E\r\n\t\u003Cli\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/cos.gatech.edu\/news\/nobel-nod-how-cells-sense-adapt-oxygen\u0022\u003EA Nobel Nod for How Cells Sense, Adapt to Oxygen\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/li\u003E\r\n\t\u003Cli\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/cos.gatech.edu\/news\/rabinoff-and-torres-2018-ctlbp-junior-faculty-teaching-excellence-award\u0022\u003ERabinoff and Torres: 2018 CTL\/BP Junior Faculty Teaching Excellence Award\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/li\u003E\r\n\t\u003Cli\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/cos.gatech.edu\/news\/chemical-biology-forefront\u0022\u003EChemical Biology to the Forefront\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/li\u003E\r\n\t\u003Cli\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/cos.gatech.edu\/news\/uncovering-hidden-protein-tail-puts-brakes-cell-signaling\u0022\u003EUncovering a Hidden Protein \u0026ldquo;Tail\u0026rdquo; that Puts the Brakes on Cell Signaling\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/li\u003E\r\n\t\u003Cli\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/cos.gatech.edu\/news\/hatchet-enzyme-enabler-sickness-and-health-exposed-neutron-beams\u0022\u003EHatchet Enzyme, Enabler of Sickness and of Health, Exposed by Neutron Beams\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/li\u003E\r\n\u003C\/ul\u003E\r\n","format":"limited_html"}],"field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"Amit Reddi and Matthew Torres are leading an interdisciplinary team of scientists working on a class of antioxidant enzymes that paradoxically also produces a potentially harmful oxidant."}],"uid":"36238","created_gmt":"2022-03-09 19:08:24","changed_gmt":"2022-03-09 19:16:11","author":"arcs-stuweb03","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","dateline":{"date":"2022-01-10T00:00:00-05:00","iso_date":"2022-01-10T00:00:00-05:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"groups":[{"id":"85951","name":"School of Chemistry and Biochemistry"}],"categories":[],"keywords":[],"core_research_areas":[],"news_room_topics":[],"event_categories":[],"invited_audience":[],"affiliations":[],"classification":[],"areas_of_expertise":[],"news_and_recent_appearances":[],"phone":[],"contact":[],"email":[],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}},"656177":{"#nid":"656177","#data":{"type":"news","title":"College of Sciences Hires First Career Educator","body":[{"value":"\u003Ch3\u003EJames Stringfellow, an employment specialist with experience helping Atlanta\u0026rsquo;s veterans and entertainment industry, will now assist College of Sciences students and instructors with career mapping, planning, and workforce issues.\u003C\/h3\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/career.gatech.edu\/about\/staff\u0022\u003EJames Stringfellow\u003C\/a\u003E, an employment specialist with a history of helping Atlanta-based veterans and entertainment industry staff in the workforce, has been named the first career educator for the College of Sciences.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026ldquo;I am thrilled to have James join the\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/career.gatech.edu\/\u0022\u003EGeorgia Tech Career Center\u003C\/a\u003E,\u0026rdquo; says\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/career.gatech.edu\/laura-garcia\u0022\u003ELaura Garcia\u003C\/a\u003E, director of Career Education Programs. \u0026ldquo;I hope everyone gives him a warm welcome to the Georgia Tech community.\u0026rdquo;\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EStringfellow, who began his duties on January 4, leads the following initiatives:\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cul\u003E\r\n\t\u003Cli\u003EAssisting students with career mapping, co-op and internships, and workforce preparedness.\u003C\/li\u003E\r\n\t\u003Cli\u003ESupporting College of Sciences programs by facilitating career education events.\u003C\/li\u003E\r\n\t\u003Cli\u003ESupporting College instructors with employer updates and industry trends.\u003C\/li\u003E\r\n\t\u003Cli\u003EDeveloping employer partnerships to cultivate employment opportunities.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/li\u003E\r\n\t\u003Cli\u003EAssisting the Career Center team in meeting its community goals.\u003C\/li\u003E\r\n\u003C\/ul\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EStringfellow will be available for remote meetings from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Mondays and Tuesdays. He will work out of Room 2-90 in the Boggs Building from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Wednesdays and Thursdays, and at the Georgia Tech Career Center (located on the first floor of the Bill Moore Student Success Center) from 8 p.m. to 5 p.m. on Fridays.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EStringfellow previously worked for the\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/veohero.org\/\u0022\u003EVeterans Empowerment Organization\u003C\/a\u003E\u0026nbsp;(VEO) as their employment specialist responsible for assisting veterans with re-entry into the civilian workforce.\u0026nbsp;Prior to the VEO, he served as an award-winning\u0026nbsp;career services manager at\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/usa.sae.edu\/\u0022\u003ESAE Institute\u003C\/a\u003E\u0026nbsp;where he oversaw employer outreach and graduate employment for audio, film, and entertainment business programs. Stringfellow also worked for\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.devry.edu\/\u0022\u003EDeVry University\u003C\/a\u003E\u0026nbsp;in both career\u0026nbsp;services and admissions in support of its College of Health Sciences.\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EStringfellow earned a bachelor\u0026rsquo;s degree in Marketing from Tuskegee University, and received his MBA in International Business from Keller Graduate School of Management at DeVry. A member of Phi Beta Sigma Fraternity, Stringfellow shares that he stays connected to the entertainment industry by coaching creatives on how to protect their musical brand, speaking at related conferences, and serving as a disc jockey at various events throughout Atlanta.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026ldquo;I am thrilled to have James join the College of Sciences,\u0026rdquo; shares\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/chemistry.gatech.edu\/people\/tyson\/cameron\u0022\u003ECameron Tyson\u003C\/a\u003E, assistant dean for Academic Programs in the College of Sciences.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003ETyson and Garcia also extend a special thanks to the new role\u0026rsquo;s search committee for their \u0026ldquo;hard work and finding a great addition to our team.\u0026rdquo; Committee members included:\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cul\u003E\r\n\t\u003Cli\u003EAlonzo Whyte (search chair), academic professional, Undergraduate Neuroscience Program\u003C\/li\u003E\r\n\t\u003Cli\u003EAndrew Newman, professor and undergraduate coordinator, School of Earth and Atmospheric Sciences\u003C\/li\u003E\r\n\t\u003Cli\u003EEnid Steinbart, principal academic professional and director of Undergraduate Advising and Assessment, School of Mathematics\u003C\/li\u003E\r\n\t\u003Cli\u003EMariah Liggins, advisor for Pre-Health, Pre-Graduate and Pre-Professional Advising\u003C\/li\u003E\r\n\t\u003Cli\u003EMackenzie Pierce, undergraduate student, School of Psychology\u003C\/li\u003E\r\n\u003C\/ul\u003E\r\n","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cem\u003EJames Stringfellow, an employment specialist with experience helping Atlanta\u0026rsquo;s veterans and entertainment industry, will now assist College of Sciences students and instructors with career mapping, planning, and workforce 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The next event is Thursday, March 10, from 7 to 9 p.m. on the grounds between the Howey and Mason Buildings. Several telescopes will be set up for viewing, or you may bring your own telescope.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EJim Sowell, principal academic professional and director of the Georgia Tech Observatory, is excited that public nights have returned after a break during the pandemic. \u0026ldquo;I describe my role these days as a tour guide, and I greatly enjoy hearing the squeals and gasps as people see craters on the moon, or the rings of Saturn, or moons orbiting Jupiter,\u0026rdquo; he said. \u0026ldquo;A clear evening with some celestial objects visible is as much a delight for me as it is for the visitors.\u0026rdquo;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003ESowell and members of the Georgia Tech Astronomy Club will be available to answer questions. The viewing targets for March 10 are the moon and Orion Nebula. Successful viewing depends on clear weather, so visitors should check for updates on the \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/astronomy.gatech.edu\/\u0022\u003Eastronomy website\u003C\/a\u003E. The event is free but remember to pay for parking if you use a visitor lot.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003ETwo more public nights will be held this spring, on April 7 from 8:30 to 10:30 p.m. and on May 5 from 9 to 11 p.m.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EThe next public night is March 10.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","format":"limited_html"}],"field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"The next public night is March 10. 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Petit Institute for Bioengineering and Bioscience (IBB)\u003C\/a\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u0026mdash; who brought research attention to an important class of organic compounds found in all tissues, including the brain \u0026mdash; has been elected as a\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.asbmb.org\/about\/asbmb-fellows\u0022\u003Efellow\u003C\/a\u003E\u0026nbsp;of the\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.asbmb.org\/\u0022\u003EAmerican Society of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology (ASBMB)\u003C\/a\u003E.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026ldquo;This honor is only bestowed to our most distinguished and established members,\u0026rdquo; says ASBMB president\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.asbmb.org\/asbmb-today\/authors\/toni-m-antalis\u0022\u003EToni Antalis\u003C\/a\u003E. ASBMB Fellowships were established in 2020 \u0026ldquo;to recognize our members for their meritorious efforts to advance the molecular life sciences through sustained outstanding accomplishments in scientific research, education, mentorship, commitment to diversity, and service to the society and the scientific community.\u0026rdquo;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026ldquo;It is an honor to be selected as a fellow of the ASBMB, an\u0026nbsp;organization that was established over a hundred years ago\u0026nbsp;and promotes research and training in biochemistry through\u0026nbsp;newsletters, conferences and publication of several of the\u0026nbsp;most highly regarded journals in the field, such as\u0026nbsp;\u003Cem\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.jbc.org\/\u0022\u003EThe\u0026nbsp;Journal of Biological Chemistry\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/em\u003E\u0026nbsp;and\u0026nbsp;\u003Cem\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.jlr.org\/\u0022\u003EThe Journal of Lipid Research\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/em\u003E,\u0026rdquo; Merrill says.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026ldquo;We are thrilled to see Al Merrill named a ASBMB Fellow,\u0026rdquo; says \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/biosciences.gatech.edu\/people\/todd-streelman\u0022\u003ETodd Streelman\u003C\/a\u003E, professor and chair of the School of Biological Sciences. \u0026ldquo;This award acknowledges Al\u0026rsquo;s lifetime of achievement in the lab and as a mentor to his colleagues. 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He was an adjunct professor in the\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/chemistry.gatech.edu\/\u0022\u003ESchool of Chemistry and Biochemistry\u003C\/a\u003E\u0026nbsp;from 2003-2016. Merrill\u0026rsquo;s Georgia Tech research affiliations include\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/petitinstitute.gatech.edu\/center-bio-imaging-mass-spectrometry\u0022\u003Ethe Center for Bio-Imaging Mass Spectrometry\u003C\/a\u003E, the\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/petitinstitute.gatech.edu\/integrated-cancer-research-center\u0022\u003EIntegrated Cancer Research Center\u003C\/a\u003E, the\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/immunoengineering.gatech.edu\/\u0022\u003ECenter for ImmunoEngineering\u003C\/a\u003E, and the\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/research.gatech.edu\/bio\/research\/drug-design-development-delivery\u0022\u003ECenter for Drug Design Development and Delivery\u003C\/a\u003E.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EMerrill is also a member of the Discovery and Developmental Therapeutics Research Program at\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/winshipcancer.emory.edu\/bios\/faculty\/merrill-jr-alfred-h.html\u0022\u003EEmory Winship Cancer Institute\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EImproving our understanding of important organic compounds\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003ELipids are hormones, fats, oils and waxes that store energy and act as messengers within the body. A class of lipids,\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.nature.com\/articles\/nrm.2017.107\u0022\u003Esphingolipids\u003C\/a\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u0026mdash; named after the mysterious sphinx of mythology because of their enigmatic nature to early researchers \u0026mdash; are important in tissue development,\u0026nbsp;cell structure, cell-cell communication and signal transduction (how a cell responds to substances outside the cell).\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EMerrill began researching sphingolipids while an assistant professor in the\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022\/\/\/\/Users\/rmiguel3\/Desktop\/The%20sphingoid%20base%20biosynthesis%20pathway%20looked%20promising%20%20because%20few%20other%20scientists%20were%20studying%20it%20and%20my%20%20background%20in%20these%20two%20areas%20somewhat%20uniquely%20prepared%20me%20%20to%20tackle%20that%20challenging%20field.%20%20It%20was%20also%20helpful%20that%20%20I%20like%20to%20develop%20new%20methods%20for%20analyzing%20biochemical%20%20processes,%20and%20one%20of%20the%20first%20things%20that%20I%20did%20was%20%20develop%20easier%20ways%20to%20study%20sphingoid%20bases%20and%20their%20%20metabolism.\u0022\u003EDepartment of Biochemistry\u003C\/a\u003E\u0026nbsp;at\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/med.emory.edu\/\u0022\u003EEmory University School of Medicine\u003C\/a\u003E\u0026nbsp;in 1981. \u0026ldquo;I wanted to branch out from\u0026nbsp;my areas of previous training, which had been on the\u0026nbsp;mechanisms of action of coenzymes and glycerolipids,\u0026rdquo; he says. \u0026ldquo;The sphingoid base biosynthesis pathway looked promising\u0026nbsp;because few other scientists were studying it and my\u0026nbsp;background in these two areas somewhat uniquely prepared me\u0026nbsp;to tackle that challenging field. It was also helpful that\u0026nbsp;I like to develop new methods for analyzing biochemical\u0026nbsp;processes, and one of the first things that I did was\u0026nbsp;develop easier ways to study sphingoid bases and their\u0026nbsp;metabolism.\u0026rdquo;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThe ASBMB notes that Merrill developed quantitative methods to measure sphingolipids and was a major contributor to mass spectrometry\u0026ndash;based lipidomics research guidance. Merrill helped determine how the lipid backbones of sphingolipids are made and how they function in cell signaling and disease.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThree research studies that Merrill conducted in 1986 detailing sphingolipids and cell signaling were designated\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/biosciences.gatech.edu\/news\/standing-test-time-1\u0022\u003E\u0026ldquo;Classics\u0026rdquo;\u003C\/a\u003E\u0026nbsp;in 2016 by the\u0026nbsp;\u003Cem\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.jbc.org\/\u0022\u003EJournal of Biological Chemistry\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/em\u003E because of their scientific influence.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EMerrill is a fellow of the\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.aaas.org\/\u0022\u003EAmerican Association for the Advancement of Science\u003C\/a\u003E\u0026nbsp;and an associate editor of the\u0026nbsp;\u003Cem\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.jlr.org\/\u0022\u003EJournal of Lipid Research\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/em\u003E. He was a member of the editorial board of the\u0026nbsp;\u003Cem\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.jbc.org\/\u0022\u003EJournal of Biological Chemistry\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/em\u003E\u0026nbsp;for 20 years.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EMerrill is one of five Georgia-based scientists who received 2022 ASBMB Fellowships. The others are:\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cul\u003E\r\n\t\u003Cli\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.biology.emory.edu\/index.cfm?faculty=444\u0022\u003EAnita Corbett\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/strong\u003E, Samuel C. Dobbs Professor in the\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.biology.emory.edu\/\u0022\u003EDepartment of Biology\u003C\/a\u003E\u0026nbsp;at\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.emory.edu\/home\/index.html\u0022\u003EEmory University\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/li\u003E\r\n\t\u003Cli\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/antibiotics.emory.edu\/faculty\/main\/dunham-christine.html\u0022\u003EChristine Dunham\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/strong\u003E, professor, Department of Biochemistry at\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.med.emory.edu\/\u0022\u003EEmory University School of Medicine\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/li\u003E\r\n\t\u003Cli\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.bmb.uga.edu\/directory\/people\/gerald-w-hart\u0022\u003EGerald Hart\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/strong\u003E, professor and GRA Eminent Scholar and member of the Complex Carbohydrate Research Center, Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology at the University of Georgia\u0026rsquo;s\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/franklin.uga.edu\/\u0022\u003EFranklin College of Arts and Sciences\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/li\u003E\r\n\t\u003Cli\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.cancer.org\/research\/acs-researchers\/susanna-fletcher-greer-bio.html\u0022\u003ESusanna Fletcher Greer\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/strong\u003E, senior scientific director, Biochemistry and Immunology of Cancer at the\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.cancer.org\/about-us\/local\/georgia.html\u0022\u003EAmerican Cancer Society in Georgia\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/li\u003E\r\n\u003C\/ul\u003E\r\n","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":[{"value":"Professor emeritus Alfred Merrill is honored for impressive contributions to studies of sphingolipids: organic materials responsible for cell development and messaging "}],"field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EProfessor emeritus Alfred Merrill is honored for impressive contributions to studies of sphingolipids: organic materials responsible for cell development and messaging.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","format":"limited_html"}],"field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"Professor emeritus Alfred Merrill is honored for impressive contributions to studies of sphingolipids: organic materials responsible for cell development and messaging "}],"uid":"34434","created_gmt":"2022-03-03 19:05:28","changed_gmt":"2022-03-07 17:08:33","author":"Renay San Miguel","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","dateline":{"date":"2022-03-07T00:00:00-05:00","iso_date":"2022-03-07T00:00:00-05:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"hg_media":{"656018":{"id":"656018","type":"image","title":"Alfred Merrill ","body":null,"created":"1646332720","gmt_created":"2022-03-03 18:38:40","changed":"1646332720","gmt_changed":"2022-03-03 18:38:40","alt":"","file":{"fid":"248697","name":"Alfred Merrill in lab.jpg","image_path":"\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/Alfred%20Merrill%20in%20lab.jpg","image_full_path":"http:\/\/www.tlwarc.hg.gatech.edu\/\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/Alfred%20Merrill%20in%20lab.jpg","mime":"image\/jpeg","size":1550032,"path_740":"http:\/\/www.tlwarc.hg.gatech.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/740xx_scale\/public\/images\/Alfred%20Merrill%20in%20lab.jpg?itok=D839EU5o"}}},"media_ids":["656018"],"related_links":[{"url":"https:\/\/biosciences.gatech.edu\/news\/standing-test-time-1","title":"Standing the Test of Time "},{"url":"https:\/\/www.asbmb.org\/about\/asbmb-fellows","title":"ASBMB Fellows "}],"groups":[{"id":"1278","name":"College of Sciences"},{"id":"1275","name":"School of Biological Sciences"},{"id":"85951","name":"School of Chemistry and Biochemistry"}],"categories":[{"id":"146","name":"Life Sciences and Biology"}],"keywords":[{"id":"4896","name":"College of Sciences"},{"id":"166882","name":"School of Biological Sciences"},{"id":"166928","name":"School of Chemistry and Biochemistry"},{"id":"497","name":"Parker H. 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Established under the \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.nih.gov\/research-training\/medical-research-initiatives\/cures\u0022\u003E21\u003Csup\u003Est\u003C\/sup\u003E Century Cures Act\u003C\/a\u003E, the main goal of the $30 million RMIP is the development of transformative new therapies based on adult stem cells.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EA key element of NIH\u0026#39;s strategy in implementing the RMIP has been to identify the field\u0026#39;s critical challenges and provide resources and tools to address them. \u0026nbsp;A widely acknowledged challenge in the regenerative medicine field is a limited understanding of how specific stem cell characteristics lead to successful clinical outcomes.\u0026nbsp; To address this challenge, the NIH in consultation with the scientific community and in collaboration with Food and Drug Administration and the National Institute of Standards and Technology, developed a proposed framework for in-depth cell characterization (IDCC).\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThe University of Maryland, Baltimore (UMB), which serves as the administrative hub for the RMIP in-depth cell characterization activities, issued a request for proposals for a characterization infrastructure hub, where this science would happen.\u0026nbsp; After a competitive solicitation and review, Georgia Tech was selected to provide IDCC of human adult source stem cells used in RMIP studies, as well as stem cell products that RMIP awardees have developed for clinical application.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026ldquo;Our analysis will provide researchers a deeper understanding of the cell products in these various clinical and IND-supporting pre-clinical trials \u0026ndash; the characteristics that contribute to their safety and efficacy, for example,\u0026rdquo; said Krishnendu Roy, principal investigator of the new IDCC Platform Hub. Through this kind of in-depth analysis of every cell therapy that is manufactured or used in an RMIP project, researchers will create what Roy and others call a \u0026ldquo;cell fingerprint.\u0026rdquo;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u0026ldquo;When we have created a large enough database, scientists will be able to correlate the cell fingerprint with the outcomes of a particular disease in a particular patient and gain insights into the critical quality attributes of the cells that make them most effective for a specific patient.\u0026rdquo;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThe IDCC Platform Hub will benefit from the existing resources at Georgia Tech, which include the \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/cellmanufacturing.gatech.edu\/\u0022\u003EMarcus Center for Therapeutic Cell Characterization and Manufacturing (MC3M)\u003C\/a\u003E, and the \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/cellmanufacturingusa.org\/\u0022\u003ENSF Engineering Research Center (ERC) for Cell Manufacturing Technologies (CMaT)\u003C\/a\u003E. These research centers, along with the core facilities of the \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/research.gatech.edu\/bio\/research\/core-facilities\u0022\u003EParker H. Petit Institute for Bioengineering and Bioscience\u003C\/a\u003E, made Georgia Tech highly competitive in the award process, according to Roy.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026ldquo;We\u0026rsquo;ve been working on in-depth cell characterization for clinical trials and pre-clinical projects through the Marcus Center and CMaT for several years now, so we\u0026rsquo;re very well positioned,\u0026rdquo; said Roy, director of both CMaT and the Marcus Center, and the Robert A. Milton Endowed Chair in the Wallace H. Coulter Department of Biomedical Engineering at Georgia Tech and Emory University.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026ldquo;Over the past four years, we\u0026rsquo;ve developed the broad and deep analytics and characterization infrastructure along with the logistics and data-management know-how necessary to conduct these studies,\u0026rdquo; Roy added. \u0026ldquo;So, we can take a cell and learn as much as we can from its gene expression profiles, protein profiles, lipid profiles, metabolite profiles, and its functional properties.\u0026rdquo;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003ERoy and Carolyn Yeago, associate director of the Marcus Center, will manage activities for the IDCC Platform Hub at Georgia Tech. The rest of the leadership team includes co-principal investigators \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.me.gatech.edu\/faculty\/garcia\u0022\u003EAndr\u0026eacute;s Garc\u0026iacute;a\u003C\/a\u003E, executive director of the Petit Institute and Regents Professor in the Woodruff School of Mechanical Engineering; \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/biosciences.gatech.edu\/people\/gregory-gibson\u0022\u003EGreg Gibson\u003C\/a\u003E, director of the Center for Integrative Genomics and Regents Professor in the School of Biological Sciences; \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/chemistry.gatech.edu\/faculty\/fernandez\/\u0022\u003EFacundo Fernandez\u003C\/a\u003E, Professor and Associate Chair for Research in the School of Chemistry and Biochemistry; and \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.me.gatech.edu\/faculty\/forest\u0022\u003ECraig Forest\u003C\/a\u003E, professor in the Woodruff School.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThe IDCC Platform Hub is supported by $1.7 million for the first year \u0026ndash; 50 percent from the NIH and 50 percent from non-federal dollars (as required by the Cures Act).\u0026nbsp; Most of the non-federal contributions are being made by the Marcus Foundation and Georgia Tech.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":"","field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"Georgia Tech Selected as NIH Cell Characterization Hub"}],"uid":"28153","created_gmt":"2022-02-15 13:23:01","changed_gmt":"2022-03-01 22:24:09","author":"Jerry Grillo","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","dateline":{"date":"2022-02-15T00:00:00-05:00","iso_date":"2022-02-15T00:00:00-05:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"hg_media":{"655479":{"id":"655479","type":"image","title":"Roy and Yeago","body":null,"created":"1644931192","gmt_created":"2022-02-15 13:19:52","changed":"1644931192","gmt_changed":"2022-02-15 13:19:52","alt":"","file":{"fid":"248499","name":"Roy and Yeago.jpg","image_path":"\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/Roy%20and%20Yeago.jpg","image_full_path":"http:\/\/www.tlwarc.hg.gatech.edu\/\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/Roy%20and%20Yeago.jpg","mime":"image\/jpeg","size":1457535,"path_740":"http:\/\/www.tlwarc.hg.gatech.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/740xx_scale\/public\/images\/Roy%20and%20Yeago.jpg?itok=cIjb4LfA"}}},"media_ids":["655479"],"groups":[{"id":"1292","name":"Parker H. 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The free event, open to students, faculty, and staff, will be held in the Clough Undergraduate Learning Commons (room 152) from 12:30 \u0026ndash; 1:30 p.m.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EKimbrough is returning to his alma mater for the first time since living on the International Space Station (ISS) for six months in 2021. In three trips to space, he has spent 388 days away from Earth, the fourth highest total among U.S. astronauts.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThe event will be moderated by Naia Butler-Craig, a Ph.D. student in the Daniel Guggenheim School of Aerospace Engineering. Butler-Craig is a NASA Space Technology Graduate Research Fellow and a NASA Pathways intern in the Science and Space Technology Systems branch at Glenn Research Center.\u0026nbsp;The Q\u0026amp;A will be streamed live on the \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/georgiatech\u0022\u003EGeorgia Tech YouTube channel\u003C\/a\u003E, where viewers can submit questions. K-12 schools around Atlanta will also participate remotely.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThe Q\u0026amp;A session is one of several Georgia Tech events for Kimbrough on Friday. He will spend the morning touring labs dedicated to spacecraft design and space-related research. That evening, he will throw out the first pitch at \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/ramblinwreck.com\/sports\/m-basebl\/\u0022\u003EGeorgia Tech\u0026rsquo;s baseball game\u003C\/a\u003E against the University of Georgia. The action starts at 6pm at Russ Chandler Stadium.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EKimbrough grew up in Atlanta, attending Georgia Tech sporting events as a kid. He was an NCAA pitcher while earning his undergraduate degree at the United States Military Academy. After nearly a decade serving in the U.S. Army, Kimbrough graduated with a master\u0026rsquo;s degree in operations research from the \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.isye.gatech.edu\/\u0022\u003EH. Milton Stewart School of Industrial and Systems Engineering (ISyE)\u003C\/a\u003E.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EKimbrough was selected to be an astronaut in 2004. His first mission was aboard space shuttle Endeavour in 2008. He returned to orbit in 2016 aboard a Russian Soyuz rocket, serving as commander of the ISS for six months.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003ELast April, Kimbrough was commander of NASA\/SpaceX Crew-2, launching from Cape Canaveral, Florida. By flying on Crew Dragon, Kimbrough became the fourth person to travel on three different spacecrafts.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EDuring his three missions, Kimbrough has taken Georgia Tech jerseys and a \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=LSvDw0pNx0c\u0022\u003Eflag from the Ramblin\u0026rsquo; Wreck into orbit\u003C\/a\u003E. He also \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/mobile.twitter.com\/GTAthletics\/status\/1395863469908496386\u0022\u003Ethrew out the first pitch in a taped ceremony from the ISS\u003C\/a\u003E before a 2021 Georgia Tech baseball game and recorded a message that was played during last fall\u0026rsquo;s \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/ae.gatech.edu\/news\/2021\/11\/space-day-bobby-dodd-stadium\u0022\u003Espace-themed football game\u003C\/a\u003E.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":[{"value":"Graduate Shane Kimbrough to spend day on campus, four months after returning to Earth"}],"field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003ENASA astronaut and alumnus \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/astronauts\/biographies\/robert-shane-kimbrough\/biography\u0022\u003EShane Kimbrough\u003C\/a\u003E\u0026nbsp;will spend Friday, March 4, on campus for a series of events.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","format":"limited_html"}],"field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"NASA astronaut and alumnus Shane Kimbrough\u00a0will spend March 4 on campus for a series of events.\u00a0"}],"uid":"27560","created_gmt":"2022-02-25 03:21:17","changed_gmt":"2022-02-25 17:42:34","author":"Jason Maderer","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","dateline":{"date":"2022-02-24T00:00:00-05:00","iso_date":"2022-02-24T00:00:00-05:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"hg_media":{"652615":{"id":"652615","type":"image","title":"Shane Kimbrough in the space station\u0027s cupola in August (courtesy: NASA)","body":null,"created":"1636479473","gmt_created":"2021-11-09 17:37:53","changed":"1636479473","gmt_changed":"2021-11-09 17:37:53","alt":"Shane Kimbrough in the ISS","file":{"fid":"247592","name":"Shane_Kimbrough-2.jpg","image_path":"\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/Shane_Kimbrough-2.jpg","image_full_path":"http:\/\/www.tlwarc.hg.gatech.edu\/\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/Shane_Kimbrough-2.jpg","mime":"image\/jpeg","size":110732,"path_740":"http:\/\/www.tlwarc.hg.gatech.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/740xx_scale\/public\/images\/Shane_Kimbrough-2.jpg?itok=HVN3qfH6"}},"655773":{"id":"655773","type":"image","title":"Shane Kimbrough","body":null,"created":"1645758997","gmt_created":"2022-02-25 03:16:37","changed":"1645758997","gmt_changed":"2022-02-25 03:16:37","alt":"Shane Kimbrough","file":{"fid":"248623","name":"shane folded arms crop.jpg","image_path":"\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/shane%20folded%20arms%20crop.jpg","image_full_path":"http:\/\/www.tlwarc.hg.gatech.edu\/\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/shane%20folded%20arms%20crop.jpg","mime":"image\/jpeg","size":61543,"path_740":"http:\/\/www.tlwarc.hg.gatech.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/740xx_scale\/public\/images\/shane%20folded%20arms%20crop.jpg?itok=Ke3P3qyb"}}},"media_ids":["652615","655773"],"groups":[{"id":"1237","name":"College of Engineering"},{"id":"1278","name":"College of Sciences"},{"id":"1239","name":"School of Aerospace Engineering"},{"id":"364801","name":"EAS"},{"id":"607235","name":"Radiation Effects on Volitiles and Exploration of Asteroids and Lunar Surfaces (REVEALS)"},{"id":"1275","name":"School of Biological Sciences"},{"id":"85951","name":"School of Chemistry and Biochemistry"},{"id":"126011","name":"School of Physics"}],"categories":[],"keywords":[{"id":"166882","name":"School of Biological Sciences"}],"core_research_areas":[],"news_room_topics":[{"id":"71871","name":"Campus and Community"},{"id":"71881","name":"Science and Technology"}],"event_categories":[],"invited_audience":[],"affiliations":[],"classification":[],"areas_of_expertise":[],"news_and_recent_appearances":[],"phone":[],"contact":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EJason Maderer\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\nCollege of Engineering\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\nmaderer@gatech.edu\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","format":"limited_html"}],"email":["maderer@gatech.edu"],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}},"655741":{"#nid":"655741","#data":{"type":"news","title":"Week of Events Highlights Sustainable Development Goals ","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003ESustainable Development Goals Action and Awareness Week 2022 is Feb. 28 \u0026ndash; March 4. The campus community is invited to participate in a variety of events that increase awareness of and encourage actions that advance the \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/sdgs.un.org\/goals\u0022\u003E17 United Nations Sustainable Development Goals\u003C\/a\u003E (SDGs).\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThe SDGs were adopted by the UN General Assembly in 2015 as part of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development. They address the world\u0026rsquo;s most monumental challenges, including poverty, inequality, climate change, environmental degradation, and peace and justice. Some of the objectives are improved industry, innovation, and infrastructure; affordable and clean energy; and sustainable cities and communities. The SDGs appear by name in the \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/strategicplan.gatech.edu\/focus\/global\u0022\u003EInstitute\u0026rsquo;s strategic plan\u003C\/a\u003E as long-term goals that should guide teaching, research, and operations.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003ESDG Action and Awareness Week 2022 will begin with an interactive campus discussion, titled \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/gatech.campuslabs.com\/engage\/event\/7820579\u0022\u003EEngaging With the SDGs Across Campus\u003C\/a\u003E, focusing on how the goals are being realized across the Institute and ways to better work together across disciplines and departments to amplify our impact. President \u0026Aacute;ngel Cabrera will moderate the discussion with participants from the College of Sciences, Serve-Learn-Sustain, Interdisciplinary Research, and Engineers Without Borders.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EOther events during the week include a Tech Dining Sustainability Showcase, a panel on Infrastructure and Sustainability, Changing Relationships: You and Your Aging Parents, Toilet Talk With Shan and Shannon, A Healthy Georgia: Exploring the Impact of the Energy Transition on Public Health, the Association for Sustainable Investment Podcast Club Kickoff, and Engaging With the SDGs to Advance Sustainability in Atlanta. \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/gatech.campuslabs.com\/engage\/events?categories=19273\u0022\u003EView a full listing of the week\u0026rsquo;s events\u003C\/a\u003E.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EIn Fall 2020, a \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/news.gatech.edu\/news\/2020\/09\/11\/cabrera-leads-discussion-sustainable-development-goals\u0022\u003Epanel discussion and keynote address\u003C\/a\u003E by Cabrera introduced the Tech community to the 17 goals. The event covered their relevance to the Institute and emphasized how Georgia Tech can lead the region in implementing and advancing these goals.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026ldquo;If we are committed to improving the human condition, then we should embrace the SDGs to guide our actions as a university,\u0026rdquo; Cabrera said when introducing the SDGs.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003ESDG Action and Awareness Week is part of a larger global effort through the University Global Coalition, whose partners are hosting a variety of \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/universityglobalcoalition.org\/events-calendar\/\u0022\u003Eonline events\u003C\/a\u003E that are open to all.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EThe campus community is invited to participate in a variety of events that increase awareness of and encourage actions that advance the 17 United Nations Sustainable Development Goals.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","format":"limited_html"}],"field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"The campus community is invited to participate in a variety of events that increase awareness of and encourage actions that advance the 17 United Nations Sustainable Development Goals. 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Their molecular carbon-based structure makes them cheaper to produce, more flexible, of lighter weight, and more environmentally friendly than silicon-based or composite semiconductors. The future in more applications is bright \u0026mdash; if scientists can learn more about harnessing their ability to react to and produce light.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EA team of Georgia Tech researchers brings us one step closer to understanding those properties. Their new study, published in \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1126\/sciadv.abi5197\u0022\u003E\u003Cem\u003EScience Advances\u003C\/em\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E, for the first time brings tracking and measurement to organic semiconductor photoexcitations: particles put into \u0026ldquo;excited\u0026rdquo; or energized quantum states by light.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThe semiconductors\u0026rsquo; primary photoexcitations, called Frenkel excitons, dictate the optical qualities in those semiconductors. They can, in principle, form bonded pairs called biexcitons, but these have never been identified unambiguously. Quantifying those reactions will help researchers learn more about their properties to unlock future uses, such as more efficient and sustainable batteries and solar cells, biosensors, and new types of lasers.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026ldquo;It\u0026rsquo;s a window into the basic electronic structure and properties of these materials,\u0026rdquo; says study co-author \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/physics.gatech.edu\/user\/carlos-silva\u0022\u003ECarlos Silva Acu\u0026ntilde;a\u003C\/a\u003E, a professor with joint appointments in the \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/chemistry.gatech.edu\/\u0022\u003ESchool of Chemistry and Biochemistry\u003C\/a\u003E and \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/physics.gatech.edu\/\u0022\u003ESchool of Physics\u003C\/a\u003E, \u0026ldquo;but also into these tech applications we care about. How do we convert electrical energy to light? Or in photovoltaic applications, how do we convert solar light into electrical power? It\u0026rsquo;s more about understanding and discovering the very basic fundamental properties of materials that will allow the design of tailored materials that optimize a particular function.\u0026rdquo;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003ESilva Acu\u0026ntilde;a and \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.chbe.gatech.edu\/people\/natalie-stingelin\u0022\u003ENatalie Stingelin\u003C\/a\u003E, a professor with joint appointments in the \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.mse.gatech.edu\/\u0022\u003ESchool of Materials Science and Engineering\u003C\/a\u003E and the \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/chbe.gatech.edu\/\u0022\u003ESchool of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering\u003C\/a\u003E, led a team of researchers that tweaked traditional spectroscopy \u0026mdash; how light or any other form of radiation is emitted and absorbed by materials \u0026mdash; to track and measure the energy coming from Frenkel biexcitons. The researchers wanted to know how those photoexcitations form \u0026ldquo;bonds\u0026rdquo; between each other, how excitons find the right partners to form biexcitons, and how stable those exciton partners are.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThe scientists used different spectroscopy techniques such as non-linear and coherent versions, which give researchers more flexibility in determining the energies flying back and forth between pairs of excitons. \u0026ldquo;The idea is an advanced spectroscopy that allows us to dissect interactions between excitations,\u0026rdquo; Silva Acu\u0026ntilde;a says. \u0026ldquo;It\u0026rsquo;s designed to measure or resolve the interaction energy between different photoexcitations,\u0026rdquo; adding that the researchers can dissect with more detail where light from the biexcitons falls on the spectrum.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThose interactions are the foundation for any future quantum (atomic and subatomic) science applications for organic semiconductors, \u0026ldquo;because all the quantum phases we might want to induce are all governed by their interactions, and the interactions between photoexcitations are key.\u0026rdquo;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThe global organic semiconductor market is expected to grow by $90.8 billion between 2020 and 2024, \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.businesswire.com\/news\/home\/20201203005571\/en\/Semiconductor-Market-to-Grow-by-90.80-bn-During-2020-2024-Industry-Analysis-Market-Trends-Market-Growth-Opportunities-and-Forecast-2024-Technavio\u0022\u003Eaccording to Berkshire Hathaway company Business Wire\u003C\/a\u003E. Yet while composite semiconductors have well-studied and defined optical signatures, that\u0026rsquo;s not quite the case for organic semiconductors. \u0026ldquo;We could not find a clear optical signature of biexcitons,\u0026rdquo; Silva Acu\u0026ntilde;a says. \u0026ldquo;That\u0026rsquo;s what has made them more challenging. There is a lot of theoretical prediction and calculation, but not really any experimental measurement\u0026rdquo; preceding the new Georgia Tech research, he explains.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026ldquo;We can for the first time unambiguously identify bound excitons and characterize their nature. They\u0026rsquo;re attracted to what energy, repulsed by what energy, and why? How do those details relate to molecular structure?\u0026rdquo; he says. \u0026ldquo;What would we need to change to change those properties? How do we discover new materials with tailored properties?\u0026rdquo;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003ESilva Acu\u0026ntilde;a also notes an unexpected finding in the research: Excitons that interact with each other in different polymer chains attract each other to form biexcitons \u0026mdash; while excitons in the same polymer chain repel each other. \u0026ldquo;It\u0026rsquo;s a little bit counterintuitive that you can have two excitons repel each other, and yet they bind,\u0026rdquo; he says.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EIf the interaction energy between excitons is strong, a lot of excitons will end up as bound biexcitons, Silva Acu\u0026ntilde;a adds. If science decides that can help add more functions to those materials, \u0026ldquo;Maybe we can design them to be even more strongly bound.\u0026rdquo; Or if it\u0026rsquo;s decided that those bonds need to be weaker for certain functions, \u0026ldquo;How can we turn them off? It\u0026rsquo;s all about material discovery.\u0026rdquo;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E***\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EDOI:\u003C\/strong\u003E \u003Cem\u003Escience.org\/doi\/10.1126\/sciadv.abi5197\u003C\/em\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EAuthors: \u003C\/strong\u003E\u003Cem\u003EAlong with Silva-Acu\u0026ntilde;a (C.S.-A.) and Stingelin (N.S.), co-authors of the study include: Elizabeth Guti\u0026eacute;rrez-Meza, Ravyn Malatesta, and David A. Valverde-Ch\u0026aacute;vez (all of the School of Chemistry and Biochemistry at Georgia Tech), Hongmo Li and Seong-Min Kim (both of the School of Materials Science and Engineering at Georgia Tech), Ilaria Bargigia and Ajay Ram Srimath Kandada (Department of Physics and Center for Functional Materials at Wake Forest University), Eric R. Bittner and Hao Li (Department of Chemistry at University of Houston), and Sergei Tretiak (Theoretical Division and Center for Nonlinear Studies, Los Alamos National Laboratory). C.S.-A. acknowledges support from the School of Chemistry and Biochemistry and the College of Sciences at Georgia Tech.\u003C\/em\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EFunding:\u003C\/strong\u003E \u003Cem\u003EThe work at Georgia Tech was funded by the National Science Foundation [DMR-1904293 (to C.S.-A.) and DMREF-1729737 (to N.S. and C.S.-A.)]. C.S.-A. acknowledges support from the School of Chemistry and Biochemistry and the College of Sciences at Georgia Tech. The work at the University of Houston was funded in part by the National Science Foundation (CHE-1664971 and DMR-1903785) and the Robert A. Welch Foundation (E-1337). 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La Pierre Named Sloan Fellows","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003ETwo assistant professors in the College of Sciences have just joined the ranks of Georgia Tech early career scientists selected to receive prestigious Sloan Research Fellowships.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/hannahchoi.math.gatech.edu\/people\/about-hannah-choi\/\u0022\u003EHannah Choi\u003C\/a\u003E\u0026nbsp;of the\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/math.gatech.edu\/\u0022\u003ESchool of Mathematics\u003C\/a\u003E\u0026nbsp;and\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/chemistry.gatech.edu\/people\/la%20pierre\/henry\u0022\u003EHenry S. \u0026ldquo;Pete\u0026rdquo; La Pierre\u003C\/a\u003E\u0026nbsp;of the\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/chemistry.gatech.edu\/\u0022\u003ESchool of Chemistry and Biochemistry\u003C\/a\u003E\u0026nbsp;are among 118 early career researchers across the United States and Canada named as\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/sloan.org\/fellowships\/2022-Fellows\u0022\u003E2022 Sloan Fellows\u003C\/a\u003E.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026quot;Today\u0026#39;s Sloan Research Fellows represent the scientific leaders of tomorrow,\u0026quot;\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/sloan.org\/storage\/app\/media\/files\/press_releases\/Announcing-the-2022-Sloan-Research-Fellows.pdf\u0022\u003Esays Adam F. Falk\u003C\/a\u003E, president of the\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/sloan.org\/\u0022\u003EAlfred P. Sloan Foundation\u003C\/a\u003E. \u0026quot;As formidable young scholars, they are already shaping the research agenda within their respective fields \u0026mdash; and their trailblazing won\u0026#39;t end here.\u0026quot;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003ESloan Research Fellowships are some of the most competitive and prestigious awards available to early career researchers. They are also often seen as a marker of the quality of an institution\u0026rsquo;s science faculty \u0026mdash; and proof of an institution\u0026rsquo;s success in attracting the most promising junior researchers to its ranks. Since the first Fellowships were awarded in 1955, nearly 50 faculty from Georgia Institute of Technology have received the honor.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026ldquo;I am extremely excited and honored to be named a Sloan Fellow,\u0026rdquo; Choi says. \u0026ldquo;I am deeply grateful to my research group members, mentors, colleagues and collaborators who made this possible, and I appreciate support from the School of Mathematics and the College of Sciences very much.\u0026rdquo;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EChoi plans to use the grant to expand on current research projects on biological neural networks. \u0026ldquo;Specifically, with this grant, I hope to investigate computational roles of network complexities manifested by diverse neural dynamics and intricate connectivity among different types of neurons, in data-driven, functional neural networks across multiple scales, modalities, and systems. This study, therefore, will help us better understand how robust and efficient computation emerges from the unique complexity of biological neural networks, which then can be applied to innovate neuromorphic computing.\u0026rdquo;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThe\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/hannahchoi.math.gatech.edu\/\u0022\u003EChoi Research Group in Mathematical Neuroscience\u003C\/a\u003E\u0026rsquo;s primary goal \u0026ldquo;is to understand how efficient and adaptable neural coding emerges from complex connectivity structure and rich neural dynamics in both biological and artificial neural networks at multiple scales.\u0026rdquo;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003ELa Pierre leads the\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.lapierregroup.com\/\u0022\u003ELa Pierre Research Group\u003C\/a\u003E, with an aim to \u0026ldquo;disentangle the complex electronic structure of\u0026nbsp;f-block materials,\u0026rdquo; according to the group\u0026rsquo;s website. F-block elements, also known as lanthanides and actinides, are heavy metals found at the bottom two rows of the Periodic Table.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003ELa Pierre will use the award funds to support postdoctoral fellows and graduate students to take on several new lines of inquiry in lanthanide and actinide magnetism.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026ldquo;I am quite excited to be included among this year\u0026rsquo;s Sloan Research Fellows,\u0026rdquo; La Pierre says. \u0026ldquo;It\u0026rsquo;s (a group of) extremely talented colleagues. I am also particularly humbled by my colleagues\u0026rsquo; support for this award.\u0026rdquo;\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003ESeveral current and former College of Sciences researchers \u0026mdash; along with\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/sloan.org\/fellows-database\u0022\u003Ea number of College of Engineering faculty\u003C\/a\u003E \u0026mdash; are also recent recipients of Sloan Fellowships:\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cul\u003E\r\n\t\u003Cli\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E2020:\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/math.gatech.edu\/news\/yao-yao-selected-sloan-fellow-2020\u0022\u003EYao Yao\u003C\/a\u003E, School of Mathematics\u003C\/li\u003E\r\n\t\u003Cli\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E2019:\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/cos.gatech.edu\/news\/sloan-foundation-awards-fellowships-four-georgia-tech-emory-faculty\u0022\u003EKonstantin Tikhomirov\u003C\/a\u003E, School of Mathematics\u003C\/li\u003E\r\n\t\u003Cli\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E2018:\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/cos.gatech.edu\/news\/agarwal-warnke-named-2018-sloan-research-fellows\u0022\u003EVinayak Agarwal\u003C\/a\u003E, School of Chemistry and Biochemistry\u003C\/li\u003E\r\n\t\u003Cli\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E2018:\u003C\/strong\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/cos.gatech.edu\/news\/agarwal-warnke-named-2018-sloan-research-fellows\u0022\u003ELutz Warnke\u003C\/a\u003E, School of Mathematics\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/li\u003E\r\n\u003C\/ul\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EFour College of Sciences early career researchers were also named\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/cos.gatech.edu\/news\/jennifer-glass-chris-reinhard-join-scialog-colleagues-search-signatures-life-universe\u0022\u003E2020 Scialog Fellows\u003C\/a\u003E\u0026nbsp;for a new research initiative, Signatures of Life in the Universe. 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A well-fitting mask with good filtration is a strong defense for when you are out in public, even if you are fully vaccinated.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EAs the campus community looks toward winter break, Georgia Tech encourages all students, faculty, and staff to get fully vaccinated, including a booster shot. \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/health.gatech.edu\/coronavirus\/vaccine\u0022\u003ECampus vaccination clinics\u003C\/a\u003E will resume in January; to find a vaccination site before that, visit \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/vaccines.gov\/\u0022\u003Evaccines.gov\u003C\/a\u003E. Vaccines help reduce the risk of severe illness and hospitalization.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EAnyone with Covid-19 symptoms \u0026mdash; even mild ones \u0026mdash; should get tested and wait for a negative result before interacting with others. Testing on campus is closed through winter break and will resume Tuesday, Jan. 4, 2022. Until then, you can \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/dph.georgia.gov\/covidtesting\u0022\u003Efind an alternate testing site\u003C\/a\u003E.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EWe recommend all students, faculty, and staff plan to get tested off-campus before returning for the spring semester, and we recommend each person test again on campus upon their return. 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Current clients can continue to reach their GTCC counselor via email.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EHoldampf will be offering consultation hours during which\u0026nbsp;students, faculty, and staff can meet to learn more about mental health resources on campus, and\/or to discuss a specific non-emergency student concern.\u0026nbsp;These consults typically last 15 minutes. Those interested can email Holdampf at\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022mailto:tara.holdampf@studentlife.gatech.edu\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003Etara.holdampf@studentlife.gatech.edu\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u0026nbsp;to request a meeting. 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Experts\u0026nbsp; from the \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/veterans.gatech.edu\/\u0022\u003EVeterans Resource Center\u003C\/a\u003E, the \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/lgbtqia.gatech.edu\/\u0022\u003ELGBTQIA Resource Center\u003C\/a\u003E, \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/ethicxcenter.gatech.edu\/\u0022\u003EEthicx\u003C\/a\u003E, and the \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/gtalumni.org\/\u0022\u003EAlumni Association\u003C\/a\u003E, among others, will join the \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/generalcounsel.gatech.edu\/ethics-first\/ethics-compliance\u0022\u003EOffice of Ethics and Compliance\u003C\/a\u003E to showcase ethics in a variety of contexts.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EKara Tucker, lead counsel and director of Ethics and Compliance in the Office of the General Counsel, said partnering with campus departments helped create a diverse schedule of events that provides an opportunity for everyone to engage.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026ldquo;As an organization whose mission is to develop leaders in\u0026nbsp; our students, faculty, and staff, we know that leading ethically is a critical component. 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Nov. 8, 10:30 a.m. \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/gatech.campuslabs.com\/engage\/event\/7499640\u0022 title=\u0022https:\/\/gatech.campuslabs.com\/engage\/event\/7499640\u0022\u003ERegister to attend.\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/li\u003E\r\n\t\u003Cli\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003ESticker Blitz With the Ramblin\u003C\/strong\u003E\u0026rsquo;\u003Cstrong\u003E Wreck:\u003C\/strong\u003E Visit the Ramblin\u0026rsquo; Wreck, take photos, collect vinyl stickers, and receive Ethics First\u0026nbsp;giveaways. Nov. 8, 11 a.m., Exhibition Hall. No registration required.\u003C\/li\u003E\r\n\t\u003Cli\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EA \u003C\/strong\u003E\u0026ldquo;\u003Cstrong\u003EGoogle Chat\u003C\/strong\u003E\u0026rdquo;\u003Cstrong\u003E With Google\u0026#39;s Chief Compliance Officer, Spyro Karetsos\u003C\/strong\u003E: Keynote speaker Spyro Karetsos, chief compliance officer at Google, will offer insight about expectations and best practices at Google. Nov. 9, 10 a.m.\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/gatech.campuslabs.com\/engage\/event\/7511996\u0022 title=\u0022https:\/\/gatech.campuslabs.com\/engage\/event\/7511996\u0022\u003E Register to attend.\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/li\u003E\r\n\t\u003Cli\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EPreparing Future Leaders for Ethical Challenges\u003C\/strong\u003E: An interdisciplinary panel of faculty in biological sciences, civil and environmental engineering, business, and public policy discusses teaching ethics and preparing students for ethical dilemmas in their careers. Nov. 10, 11 a.m. \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/gatech.campuslabs.com\/engage\/event\/7514652\u0022\u003ERegister to attend\u003C\/a\u003E.\u003C\/li\u003E\r\n\t\u003Cli\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EGender Equity From the Perspective of Military Leadership\u003C\/strong\u003E: Examine gender equality and equity in the military through the experiences of two U.S. military members and current Georgia Tech students. They will discuss gender bias and equity, stereotypes, sexism, and how these challenges affect veterans transitioning to civilian life. Nov. 12, 12:30 p.m. \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/gatech.campuslabs.com\/engage\/event\/7513214\u0022\u003ERegister to attend\u003C\/a\u003E.\u003C\/li\u003E\r\n\u003C\/ul\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EAll in-person and hybrid events \u0026nbsp;will have giveaways and beverages or light refreshments.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThis year, Ethics Awareness Week coincides with the annual online \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/news.gatech.edu\/news\/2021\/10\/15\/2021-annual-compliance-training-coming-soon\u0022\u003Ecompliance training\u003C\/a\u003E that is required of all employees. 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From\u0026nbsp;international students enrolled at Georgia Tech,\u0026nbsp;to professors with unique cultural perspectives,\u0026nbsp;to partnerships with our global community,\u0026nbsp;this month we\u0026nbsp;shine a special spotlight on\u0026nbsp;the importance of international education and research.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EWhat is International Education Week?\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EInternational Education Week, \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/iew.gatech.edu\/\u0022\u003Ecelebrated at Tech November 15 to 19 this year\u003C\/a\u003E, is an opportunity to celebrate the benefits of international education and exchange worldwide. 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She also discusses the\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/cos.gatech.edu\/staff-council\u0022 rel=\u0022noreferrer noopener\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003ECollege of Sciences Staff Advisory Council,\u003C\/a\u003E\u0026nbsp;of which she is an inaugural member.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/cos.gatech.edu\/news\/chung-kim-inclusivity-kindness-celebrating-heritage-and-culture\u0022 rel=\u0022noreferrer noopener\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003EChung Kim: Inclusivity, Kindness, Celebrating Heritage and Culture | College of Sciences | Georgia Institute of Technology | Atlanta, GA (gatech.edu)\u003C\/a\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EBernard F. 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He is now the recipient of top honors as a Fellow to the\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/royalsociety.org\/\u0022 rel=\u0022noreferrer noopener\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003ERoyal Society,\u003C\/a\u003E\u0026nbsp;the United Kingdom\u0026rsquo;s national academy of sciences and the world\u0026#39;s oldest independent scientific academy.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/news.gatech.edu\/news\/2021\/05\/07\/bernard-f-schutz-elected-fellow-royal-society\u0022 rel=\u0022noreferrer noopener\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003EBernard F. Schutz Elected as Fellow of the Royal Society | News Center (gatech.edu)\u003C\/a\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\n\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Ch4\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EGlobal Research \u0026amp; Impact\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/h4\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003ENew \u0026#39;Vibrant Pack Energy Harvesters\u0026#39; to Harness Big Bridge Vibrations\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EIn collaboration with colleagues at Heriot-Watt University in Edinburgh and Georgia State University, Georgia Tech researchers including School of Mathematics chair Rachel Kuske have intended to capture\u0026nbsp;and recycle vibrations on bridges using principles of physics. They have received funding from the Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council, part of UK Research and Innovation, and the National Science Foundation.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/cos.gatech.edu\/news\/new-vibrant-pack-energy-harvesters-harness-big-bridge-vibrations\u0022 rel=\u0022noreferrer noopener\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003ENew \u0026#39;Vibrant Pack Energy Harvesters\u0026#39; to Harness Big Bridge Vibrations | College of Sciences | Georgia Institute of Technology | Atlanta, GA (gatech.edu)\u003C\/a\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EGlobal Climate Action Symposium\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EWith swaths of the country engulfed in flames, battered by winds, steeped in floodwaters, or parched by drought \u0026ndash; tragic and costly conditions that a recent United Nations report links to global warming \u0026ndash; Georgia Tech joined UN leaders in hosting the third annual Global Climate Action Symposium in September of this year.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/cos.gatech.edu\/news\/and-not-minute-too-soon\u0022 rel=\u0022noreferrer noopener\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003EAnd Not a Minute Too Soon | College of Sciences | Georgia Institute of Technology | Atlanta, GA (gatech.edu)\u003C\/a\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EFinding and Connecting Ocean Ecoregions \u0026mdash; to Find and Conserve Marine Species\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EA\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.nature.com\/articles\/s41598-021-87711-z\u0022 rel=\u0022noreferrer noopener\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003Estudy\u003C\/a\u003E\u0026nbsp;by\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/eas.gatech.edu\/\u0022 rel=\u0022noreferrer noopener\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003ESchool of Earth and Atmospheric Sciences\u003C\/a\u003E\u0026nbsp;researchers\u0026nbsp;is\u0026nbsp;charting a new path to help scientists create tools to uncover\u0026nbsp;global\u0026nbsp;marine connectivity through sea surface temperature. The study is led by\u0026nbsp;professor\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/eas.gatech.edu\/people\/bracco-dr-annalisa\u0022 rel=\u0022noreferrer noopener\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003EAnnalisa Bracco\u003C\/a\u003E, graduate student\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/eas.gatech.edu\/people\/falasca-fabrizio\u0022 rel=\u0022noreferrer noopener\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003EFabrizio Falasca\u003C\/a\u003E, and one of Bracco\u0026rsquo;s visiting students, Ljuba Novi from the\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.igg.cnr.it\/en\/\u0022 rel=\u0022noreferrer noopener\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003EInstitute of Geosciences and Earth Resources\u003C\/a\u003E\u0026nbsp;(part\u0026nbsp;of the National Research Council in Pisa, Italy).\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/cos.gatech.edu\/news\/finding-and-connecting-ocean-ecoregions-find-and-conserve-marine-species\u0022 rel=\u0022noreferrer noopener\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003EFinding and Connecting Ocean Ecoregions \u0026mdash; to Find and Conserve Marine Species | College of Sciences | Georgia Institute of Technology | Atlanta, GA (gatech.edu)\u003C\/a\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003ECreative Cutting-Edge Coral Scientist\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EIn alumna Kristen\u0026nbsp;Marhaver\u0026rsquo;s\u0026nbsp;research lab at CARMABI (Caribbean Research and Management of Biodiversity) on the island of Cura\u0026ccedil;ao,\u0026nbsp;Marhaver\u0026nbsp;and her team have made great strides in aiding coral survival by inventing methods for coral breeding, baby coral propagation, and coral gene banking.\u0026nbsp;Marhaver\u0026nbsp;now sponsors a first-year biology researcher each year at Tech through the FastTrack Research Program.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.gtalumni.org\/s\/1481\/alumni\/17\/magazine-pages.aspx?sid=1481\u0026amp;gid=21\u0026amp;pgid=21784\u0026amp;cid=48888\u0026amp;ecid=48888\u0026amp;crid=0\u0026amp;calpgid=16742\u0026amp;calcid=37904\u0022 rel=\u0022noreferrer noopener\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003EGeorgia Tech Alumni Association - Creative Cutting-Edge Coral Scientist (gtalumni.org)\u003C\/a\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\n\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Ch4\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EStudent Stories\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/h4\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EWhere Linguistics, French, and Psychology Intersect: Zach Hopton Discusses Collaborative Time at Tech\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EPsychology\u0026nbsp;and Applied Languages and Intercultural Studies\u0026nbsp;student Zachary Hopton discusses\u0026nbsp;the balance between experimental psychology and\u0026nbsp;language, and the relationship that the two disciplines have with each other.\u0026nbsp;He shares his experiences\u0026nbsp;in\u0026nbsp;the French Language, Business, and Technology Program and\u0026nbsp;during\u0026nbsp;an exchange semester at\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.sciencespo.fr\/en\/\u0022 rel=\u0022noreferrer noopener\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003ESciences Po\u003C\/a\u003E\u0026nbsp;in Paris, France.\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/cos.gatech.edu\/news\/where-linguistics-french-and-psychology-intersect-zach-hopton-discusses-collaborative-time-tech\u0022 rel=\u0022noreferrer noopener\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003EWhere Linguistics, French, and Psychology Intersect: Zach Hopton Discusses Collaborative Time at Tech | College of Sciences | Georgia Institute of Technology | Atlanta, GA (gatech.edu)\u003C\/a\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003ECelebrating #GT21 Graduate Stories: Maria Zulfiqar\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026ldquo;I am the first person in my family\u0026rsquo;s history to obtain a college degree in the United States, the first woman to ever obtain a college degree at all in my family \u0026mdash; and I\u0026rsquo;m doing it two years early, with highest honors,\u0026rdquo; shares Maria Zulfiqar. Zulfiqar, who is Pakistani, grew up in Alpharetta, Georgia, and was born in Mississauga, Canada.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/cos.gatech.edu\/news\/celebrating-gt21-graduate-stories-maria-zulfiqar\u0022 rel=\u0022noreferrer noopener\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003ECelebrating #GT21 Graduate Stories: Maria Zulfiqar | College of Sciences | Georgia Institute of Technology | Atlanta, GA (gatech.edu)\u003C\/a\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EGeorgia Tech Language Institute: Meet\u0026nbsp;Taehwan\u0026nbsp;Yang\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EAfter completing a bachelor\u0026rsquo;s degree in biotechnology and bioscience in South Korea,\u0026nbsp;Taehwan\u0026nbsp;Yang decided to pursue a master\u0026rsquo;s degree in biology in the United States\u0026nbsp;with support from the Georgia Tech Language Institute. The Language Institute helps international students, professionals and visitors improve their English proficiency through short courses, summer classes, and semester-long programs.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/esl.gatech.edu\/about-us\/testimonials\/meet-taehwan-yang\u0022 rel=\u0022noreferrer noopener\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003EMeet Taehwan Yang | Language Institute - English as a Second Language (ESL) | Georgia Tech Professional Education | Atlanta, GA (gatech.edu)\u003C\/a\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\n\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Ch4\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EInternational Education Week Events\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/h4\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/iew.gatech.edu\/events\u0022\u003E2021 IEW Event Schedule\u003C\/a\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThis year, IEW will take place from November 15-19. If your organization is interested in participating in International Education Week, there\u0026#39;s still time to fill out the following form with a proposal for your event:\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/gatech.co1.qualtrics.com\/jfe\/form\/SV_8CkFDGTubkx5VBk\u0022 rel=\u0022noreferrer noopener\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003Ehttps:\/\/gatech.co1.qualtrics.com\/jfe\/form\/SV_8CkFDGTubkx5VBk\u003C\/a\u003E.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EMonday, November 15:\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EGeorgia Tech-Lorraine Table at IEW Kick-Off!\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003ELocation:\u0026nbsp;Outside of Clough\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003ETime:\u0026nbsp;10:30 to 11:30 am\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EDescription:\u0026nbsp;Stop by the Georgia Tech-Lorraine table at the IEW Kick-Off Event on November 15th from 10:30-11:30am outside of Clough. GTL representatives will be present to answer all your questions and give you details about a semester on Tech\u0026#39;s campus in France for undergraduates and graduates!\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EFrench program tabling at IEW Kick-off\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003ELocation:\u0026nbsp;Outside of Clough\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003ETime:\u0026nbsp;10:30 to 11:30 am\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EDescription:\u0026nbsp;Information about French and Francophone Studies at Georgia Tech, including study abroad summer 2021 LBAT Paris and Senegal, and SLS GT Lorraine semester-long immersion program in Metz, fall 2022.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EEnglish Conversation Hour\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003ELocation:\u0026nbsp;Clough 447\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003ETime:\u0026nbsp;5 to 6 pm\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EDescription:\u0026nbsp;Learning English? Come practice your spoken English skills in a friendly, informal setting with the staff of the Naugle Communication Center!\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003ETuesday, November 16:\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EHow to Afford Study Abroad\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003ELocation:\u0026nbsp;Exhibition Hall: Buckhead Room\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003ETime:\u0026nbsp;11 am to 12 pm\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EDescription:\u0026nbsp;Study abroad doesn\u0026#39;t have to break the bank. Come to the \u0026quot;How to Afford Study Abroad\u0026quot; information session to learn more.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003ESalud in Spain Summer Program Informational Session\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003ELocation:\u0026nbsp;virtual\/bluejeans\u0026nbsp;-\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/bluejeans.com\/556633472\/1660\u0022 rel=\u0022noreferrer noopener\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003Ehttps:\/\/bluejeans.com\/556633472\/1660\u003C\/a\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003ETime:\u0026nbsp;11 am to 12 pm\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EDescription:\u0026nbsp;If you are interested in participating in the Salud in Spain Program in Summer 2022, please attend this information session.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EISYE Summer Program in Europe Information Session\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003ELocation:\u0026nbsp;virtual\/bluejeans\u0026nbsp;-\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/bluejeans.com\/616106986\/8966\u0022 rel=\u0022noreferrer noopener\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003Ehttps:\/\/bluejeans.com\/616106986\/8966\u003C\/a\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003ETime:\u0026nbsp;11 am to 12 pm\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EDescription:\u0026nbsp;Learn more about the ISYE Summer Program in Europe! This 10-week summer program offers Georgia Tech ISYE students the opportunity to take standard undergraduate industrial engineering courses in Ireland and Spain during the Summer 2022 semester.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EFrench and Francophone Studies Research Round Table\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003ELocation:\u0026nbsp;Swann 115\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003ETime:\u0026nbsp;11 am to 12 pm\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EDescription:\u0026nbsp;French and Francophone Studies Round Table and Q\u0026amp;A with Faculty. Moderated by Andrea Jonsson.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003ELeadership for Social Good Virtual Info Session\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003ELocation:\u0026nbsp;virtual\/bluejeans\u0026nbsp;-\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/bluejeans.com\/676192608\/7312\u0022 rel=\u0022noreferrer noopener\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003Ehttps:\/\/bluejeans.com\/676192608\/7312\u003C\/a\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003ETime:\u0026nbsp;11 to 11:30 am\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EDescription:\u0026nbsp;Come join this alumni-led information session to hear more about the Leadership for Social Good Study Abroad Program. The Leadership for Social Good Study Abroad Program in Central and Eastern Europe offers interested students the opportunity to gain insight into global civil society, to learn about the challenges of creating and leading effective and sustainable social enterprises, and to make a positive impact by working closely with a non-profit organization in Budapest, Hungary.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EJapan Day\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003ELocation:\u0026nbsp;Swann Building Backyard\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003ETime:\u0026nbsp;11 am to 2 pm\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EDescription:\u0026nbsp;Please join us, \u0026quot;Japan Day\u0026quot;! Learn about the Japanese program at Tech! Meet\u0026nbsp;Furoshiki\u0026nbsp;master and\u0026nbsp;Kendama\u0026nbsp;master and have fun with Anime trivia contest and more! Japanese sweet and bakery will be served.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003ENote:\u0026nbsp;If it rains on the 16th, this event will be\u0026nbsp;move\u0026nbsp;to Nov. 18th\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EVirtual Info Session on the Study Abroad \u0026amp; Immersion Programs in France and Senegal\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003ELocation:\u0026nbsp;virtual\/bluejeans\u0026nbsp;-\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/bluejeans.com\/441452800\/9256\u0022 rel=\u0022noreferrer noopener\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003Ehttps:\/\/bluejeans.com\/441452800\/9256\u003C\/a\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003ETime:\u0026nbsp;12 to 1 pm\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EDescription:\u0026nbsp;Learn more about the School of Modern Languages\u0026#39; LBAT (Language for Business \u0026amp; Technology) France (Paris) and LBAT Senegal (Dakar) study abroad summer programs, and the SLS (Serve-Learn-Sustain) fall semester program at Georgia Tech Lorraine (Metz,France).\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EGeorgia Tech-Lorraine Undergraduate Info Session\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003ELocation:\u0026nbsp;virtual\/bluejeans\u0026nbsp;-\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/primetime.bluejeans.com\/a2m\/live-event\/gjfwagkq\u0022 rel=\u0022noreferrer noopener\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003Ehttps:\/\/primetime.bluejeans.com\/a2m\/live-event\/gjfwagkq\u003C\/a\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003ETime:\u0026nbsp;1 to 2 pm\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EDescription:\u0026nbsp;Can\u0026#39;t make it to a weekly GTL Info Session held on Thursdays from 11am-12pm? No worries! Tune in to this special IEW GTL Info Session held on Tuesday, November 16th from 1-2pm for details about studying at Tech\u0026#39;s campus in France!\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EISYE Summer Program in Asia Information Session\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003ELocation:\u0026nbsp;virtual\/bluejeans\u0026nbsp;-\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/bluejeans.com\/734576054\/3476\u0022 rel=\u0022noreferrer noopener\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003Ehttps:\/\/bluejeans.com\/734576054\/3476\u003C\/a\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003ETime:\u0026nbsp;2 to 3 pm\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EDescription:\u0026nbsp;Learn more about the ISYE Summer Program in Asia! This 12-week summer program offers Georgia Tech ISYE students the opportunity to take standard undergraduate industrial engineering courses while exploring some of the most important locations for logistics and manufacturing in the 21st century: China and Singapore.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EWednesday, November 17:\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EPassport to GT\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003ELocation:\u0026nbsp;virtual\/bluejeans\u0026nbsp;- RSVP at\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/gatech.co1.qualtrics.com\/jfe\/form\/SV_7QxiuEsHQtiuqnc\u0022 rel=\u0022noreferrer noopener\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003Ehttps:\/\/gatech.co1.qualtrics.com\/jfe\/form\/SV_7QxiuEsHQtiuqnc\u003C\/a\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003ETime:\u0026nbsp; 9:30 to 11:30 am\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EDescription:\u0026nbsp;Join OIE ISSS Staff to learn more about the international student experience of coming to Georgia Tech, as well as the various services ISSS offers. Registration is required. Limit of 30 attendees. *This event if for faculty\/staff only*\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EGraduate Studies at Georgia Tech-Lorraine: Virtual Info Session\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003ELocation:\u0026nbsp;virtual\/bluejeans\u0026nbsp;-\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/primetime.bluejeans.com\/a2m\/live-event\/uwfqpxtj\u0022 rel=\u0022noreferrer noopener\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003Ehttps:\/\/primetime.bluejeans.com\/a2m\/live-event\/uwfqpxtj\u003C\/a\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003ETime:\u0026nbsp; 10:00 to 11:00 am\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EDescription:\u0026nbsp;Join Georgia Tech-Lorraine\u0026#39;s virtual Grad Student info session to learn how easy it is to spend a semester on Tech\u0026#39;s European campus in Metz, France at up to half the cost of the Atlanta campus!\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003ELBAT Ecuador Information Session\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003ELocation:\u0026nbsp;Skiles 170\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003ETime:\u0026nbsp; 12:30 to 1:30 pm\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EDescription:\u0026nbsp;Information session about Study Abroad Program in Ecuador (Cuenca and Galapagos Islands) for summer 2022.\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/modlangs.gatech.edu\/lbat\/ecuador-galapagos\u0022 rel=\u0022noreferrer noopener\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003Ehttps:\/\/modlangs.gatech.edu\/lbat\/ecuador-galapagos\u003C\/a\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThursday, November 18\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EInternational Fellowships\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003ELocation:\u0026nbsp;virtual\/bluejeans\u0026nbsp;-\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/bluejeans.com\/2610797883\/\u0022 rel=\u0022noreferrer noopener\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003Ehttps:\/\/bluejeans.com\/2610797883\/\u003C\/a\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003ETime:\u0026nbsp; 11\u0026nbsp;am to 12 pm\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EDescription:\u0026nbsp;Attend this informational webinar to learn about Prestigious Fellowships offering International Placements!!\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EPhoto Contest Reception\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003ELocation:\u0026nbsp;Price Gilbert - G116\u0026nbsp;Wilby\u0026nbsp;(by Blue Donkey)\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003ETime:\u0026nbsp; 2\u0026nbsp;to 3 pm\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EDescription:\u0026nbsp;Join the Office of International Education as we celebrate the winners of the annual Photo Contest!\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EBoren Information Session\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003ELocation:\u0026nbsp;Savant #308\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003ETime:\u0026nbsp; 3:30 to 4:30 pm\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EDescription:\u0026nbsp;Want to learn more about getting $23,000 to study language abroad? Join us at the Boren Information Session to learn more about this exciting\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EQ\u0026amp;A with Sabine Landolt \u0026amp; Agathe Laurent, co-authors of Can We Agree to Disagree\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003ELocation:\u0026nbsp;virtual\/bluejeans\u0026nbsp;-\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/bluejeans.com\/655772209\/7771\u0022 rel=\u0022noreferrer noopener\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003Ehttps:\/\/bluejeans.com\/655772209\/7771\u003C\/a\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003ETime:\u0026nbsp; 5:00 to 6:00 pm\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EDescription:\u0026nbsp;Join us for a Q\u0026amp; A with Sabine Landolt, the co-authors of Can We Agree to Disagree, a compelling collection of anecdotes about French and American professionals on their experiences working together. This book reveals the risks of misjudgments. It provides tips and tricks to foster mutual understanding, sparks curiosity, and encourages professionals to adopt the best methods from both cultures, and to\u0026nbsp;better work\u0026nbsp;together.\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/bluejeans.com\/655772209\/7771\u0022 rel=\u0022noreferrer noopener\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003EMeeting URL\u003C\/a\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EFriday, November 19\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EPacific Program Information Session\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003ELocation:\u0026nbsp;virtual\/bluejeans\u0026nbsp;-\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/bluejeans.com\/655185001\/1185\u0022 rel=\u0022noreferrer noopener\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003Ehttps:\/\/bluejeans.com\/655185001\/1185\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/bluejeans.com\/655185001\/1185%C2%A0\u0022 rel=\u0022noreferrer noopener\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/a\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003ETime:\u0026nbsp; 11\u0026nbsp;am to 12 pm\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EDescription:\u0026nbsp;Are you interested in participating in study abroad program during the\u0026nbsp;Summer? If you are, make sure you mark your calendar and come to one of the\u0026nbsp;Pacific\u0026nbsp;program\u0026#39;s information sessions. The Pacific program is GT faculty-led program that usually happens during the\u0026nbsp;Spring semester; however, it has recently been shifted to the\u0026nbsp;Summer\u0026nbsp;semester for 2022 only. The Pacific program travels to New Zealand and Australia for 11 weeks! In this information session you will learn valuable information about the program including what classes the program is offering, specific program dates, program itinerary, and much more. Please note that the program\u0026#39;s application is nor open. If you can\u0026#39;t attend the session, but you would like more information, reach out to Andrea Henriquez (\u003Ca href=\u0022mailto:andrea.henriquez@oie.gatech.edu\u0022 rel=\u0022noreferrer noopener\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003Eandrea.henriquez@oie.gatech.edu\u003C\/a\u003E)\u0026nbsp;to\u0026nbsp;make an online advising appointment.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EBudgeting for International Experiences\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003ELocation:\u0026nbsp;Savant #308\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003ETime:\u0026nbsp; 4\u0026nbsp;to 5 pm\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EDescription:\u0026nbsp;Join us to learn ways to make international experiences more affordable!\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003ELaternenfest\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003ELocation:\u0026nbsp;Tech Green\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003ETime:\u0026nbsp; 4:15 to 6:15 pm\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EDescription:\u0026nbsp;Join the German Program to celebrate\u0026nbsp;Laternenfest\u0026nbsp;by making Lanterns, eating sweet treats, and learning children\u0026#39;s songs for the holiday!\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EQuestions? 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There will be inflatable games and the event is free.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Ch4\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.calendar.gatech.edu\/event\/651315\/\u0022\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EHSOC Society Presents: HCON 2021\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/h4\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003ETuesday, Oct. 26\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E5 p.m.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EOld Civil Engineering Building Patio\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThe History and Sociology Society hosts its annual HCON historical costume event. Stop by for fun, costumes, and free food from the Halal Guys. RSVP is requested to account for food: visit \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/gatech.campuslabs.com\/engage\/event\/7513210\u0022\u003Egatech.campuslabs.com\/engage\/event\/7513210\u003C\/a\u003E.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Ch4\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.crc.gatech.edu\/halloweenholla\u0022\u003EHalloween Holla 5K\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/h4\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EOct. 27 \u0026ndash; 31\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EAt the Campus Recreation Center and Online\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThough advanced registration is sold out, participants can still don a costume and participate virtually all week long. The course will run along the newly-refurbished Tyler Brown Pi Mile trail on campus.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Ch4\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.calendar.gatech.edu\/event\/651954\u0022\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003ENeuroscience Paint and Sip\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/h4\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EWednesday, Oct. 27\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E6 \u0026ndash; 7 p.m.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003ERoom 098, Weber SST III\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThe Neuroscience Club hosts a brain-themed paint and sip event. Attendees will paint a neuro-themed piece of art and enjoy \u0026ldquo;brain juice.\u0026rdquo; \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/gatech.campuslabs.com\/engage\/organization\/neuroscience-club\u0022\u003ERSVP to attend\u003C\/a\u003E.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Ch4\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.calendar.gatech.edu\/event\/651701\u0022\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E\u003Cem\u003EKwaidan\u003C\/em\u003E Film Screening\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/h4\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EWednesday, Oct. 27\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E6 \u0026ndash; 8 p.m.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003ERoom 115, Swann Building\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThe Japanese program in the School of Modern Languages will celebrate Halloween with a showing of \u003Cem\u003EKwaidan\u003C\/em\u003E, a horror anthology based on four well-known Japanese ghost stories. Two stories from the anthology (about an hour and a half) will be shown. There will also be a trivia contest on the movie and general Japanese horror trivia following the film. The winner will receive a box of Japanese candy.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Ch4\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.calendar.gatech.edu\/event\/650866\u0022\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003ECrafting With the Women\u0026rsquo;s Resource Center\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/h4\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EThursday, Oct. 28\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E11 am. \u0026ndash; 3 p.m.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003ELGBTQIA Resource Center\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThe Women\u0026rsquo;s and LGBTQIA Resource Centers host a crafting event and Harry Potter movie marathon all day on Thursday.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Ch4\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.calendar.gatech.edu\/event\/652170\u0022\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EWicked Design and Pumpkin Ramble\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/h4\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EThursday, Oct. 28\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E6 \u0026ndash; 8:30 p.m.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EWest Architecture Courtyard\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EDesign a mask or costume or carve a pumpkin at this event from the School of Industrial Design.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Ch4\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.calendar.gatech.edu\/event\/651757\u0022\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003ESCPC Presents: Scratches, Scars, and Scabs!\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/h4\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EThursday, Oct. 28\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E7:30 \u0026ndash; 11 p.m.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EMidtown V, Exhibition Hall\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003ETake a dive into Halloween makeup and special effects. All supplies will be provided, but attendees must register for a ticket at \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/bit.ly\/campustickets\u0022\u003Ebit.ly\/campustickets\u003C\/a\u003E. Wearing your spooky costume is encouraged.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Ch4\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.calendar.gatech.edu\/event\/650867\u0022\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003ETV Marathon\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/h4\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EFriday, Oct. 29\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E9 a.m. \u0026ndash; 4 p.m.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003ELGBTQIA Resource Center\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThe LGBTQIA Resource Center will show \u003Cem\u003EStranger Things\u003C\/em\u003E (or another spooky TV show) all day on Friday. Stop by the center in the Smithgall Student Services (Flag) Building.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Ch4\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/gatech.campuslabs.com\/engage\/event\/7546575\u0022\u003ETrick or Tree Tour\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/h4\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003ESunday, Oct 31\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E1 \u0026ndash; 2 p.m.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EEinstein Statue at Tech Green\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003ETrailblazers hosts a Halloween-themed walk around campus to learn about the beautiful trees in our own backyard. \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/gatech.campuslabs.com\/engage\/event\/7546575\u0022\u003ERSVP on Engage.\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Ch4\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/gatech.universitytickets.com\/w\/event.aspx?id=1846\u0026amp;p=1\u0026amp;redirect=sso\u0022\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003ENight at the Haunted Mansion\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/h4\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003ESunday, Oct. 31\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E7 p.m.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThe Historic Academy of Medicine\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EJoin SCPC at the Historic Academy of\u0026nbsp;Medicine for a night of frights. Come in your best Halloween costume and be spooked in the haunted maze and escape rooms, go trick-or-treating, and participate in a costume contest. Tickets are free but required; reserve a ticket at \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/bit.ly\/campustickets\u0022\u003Ebit.ly\/campustickets\u003C\/a\u003E.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Ch4\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/h4\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Ch4\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/cos.gatech.edu\/events\/2021-halloween-howey-pumpkin-drop-presented-society-physics-students-0\u0022\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EPumpkin Drop\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/h4\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EFriday, Nov. 5\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E3 \u0026ndash; 4 p.m.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EHowey Physics Building (and streamed online at \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/twitch.tv\/gatechsps\u0022\u003Etwitch.tv\/gatechsps\u003C\/a\u003E)\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThe Society of Physics Students (SPS) hosts its annual Pumpkin Drop, where pumpkins are dunked in liquid nitrogen and dropped off the top of the Howey Physics Building. 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What is your field of expertise\u003C\/strong\u003E \u003Cstrong\u003Eand at what point in your life did you first become interested in this area?\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EMy area of expertise is polymer physics applied to problems in the broad area of organic electronics and photonics, and more recently polymer upcycling. I only became interested in this area after high school. I meant to become an architect but was left handed rendering at that time technical drawing with ink difficult. Hence I chose an engineering study. I opted for Materials Science and Engineering simply because, on the one hand, it was the smallest engineering degree at ETH Zurich, Switzerland (I was the only women student) and, on the other hand, because it seemed to be a fascinating combination of chemistry, physics, mechanics and math.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E2. What questions or challenges sparked your current materials research? \u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003ENext-generation plastic semiconductors are chemically very differently structured compared to commodity polymers such as polyethylene, polypropylene, or polyesters. This opens many fundamental questions about how they function. Developing mechanistic understanding on structure\/processing\/property relationships, a key pillar in my research group, will contribute to more reliable manufacturing of plastic electronics and photonics applications, and the design and engineering of new device platforms. It also will assist with technique development to generally gain insights in macromolecular matter.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E3. Why is your theme area important to the development of Georgia Tech\u0026rsquo;s Materials research strategy? \u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EOrganic electronics and photonics technology platforms can be expected to have great societal impact because they promise to open new pathways and opportunities that could underpin the \u0026lsquo;fourth industrial revolution\u0026rsquo; by reshaping product development and manufacturing, including flexible, rollable electronics targeted, e.g., for health-care applications , large-area energy harvesting, heat management structures for the building environment towards increased climate resilience. Georgia Tech has an incredible breadth and depth in science and engineering; bringing the various activities together will provide a unique platform towards impactful materials research. This requires to bridge current activities in the functional soft matter area with those in inorganic (hard) materials, and combine these with ongoing research in, e.g., physics and chemistry.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E4. What are the broader global and social benefits of the research you and your team conduct?\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThe potential impact of all plastic electronics\/photonics technologies to benefit mankind in the next 10 years is extremely significant, and there is no doubt that these materials- and device- platforms will play a big part in a more sustainable future world. They provide underpinning technologies towards future climate resilience of our society and show enormous promise to accelerate decarbonization trough novel, widely applicable energy harvesting systems, multi-functional windows that control light- and heat-flow, and transparent envelope technologies that help to dramatically reduce the overall need for active cooling\/heating in buildings, agricultural greenhouses, and electric vehicles, while enabling better daylight access. This is of paramount importance as rising energy costs, and an increased need for energy, have drastically accelerated our demand for the kind of smart, intelligent, multi-functional materials materials for which my group provides mechanistic understanding, towards systems that promote energy conservation, reduce unnecessary emissions, and minimize use of natural resources.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E5. What are your plans on engaging a wider GT faculty pool with IMat research?\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EHaving been educated as material scientist with focus on classical polymer physics, and with an active, internationally recognized research program in polymer electronics and photonics systems, I will be extremely well situated to work with IMaT teams across research boundaries. Moreover, as the MSE SoftBio TWG Leader, I have established close links with GTPN and RBI, while my collaboration with, e.g., the Silva group (GT Chemistry) has provided me with a good understanding of quantum science. 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It\u0026rsquo;s a new look at the Tech campus through an old-school lens.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003ESee the complete feature \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/news.gatech.edu\/features\/2021\/10\/27-frames\u0022\u003Ehere\u003C\/a\u003E.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Ch3\u003EBryan Gomez\u003C\/h3\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cem\u003EFourth-year student, Biochemistry and Neuroscience\u003C\/em\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E1\u003C\/strong\u003E The Wreck drives down Yellow Jacket Alley before the start of Tech\u0026#39;s first football game of the 2021 season.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E2\u003C\/strong\u003E Students from the Zbar and Maulding residence halls participate in a block party, which included pizza, chalk art, music, and lawn games.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E3\u003C\/strong\u003E Bryan Gomez documents Georgia Tech\u0026#39;s first football game of the 2021 season.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E4\u003C\/strong\u003E Students participate in the Georgia Audubon birdwatching tour near The Kendeda Building for Innovative Sustainable Design.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Ch3\u003ERebecca Hammond\u003C\/h3\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cem\u003EMaster\u0026#39;s student, Media and Cultural Studies\u003C\/em\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E1\u003C\/strong\u003E Rebecca Hammond studies outside of the Clough Undergraduate Learning Commons.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E2\u003C\/strong\u003E\u0026nbsp;Members of the Omega Psi Phi fraternity pose for a photograph at\u0026nbsp;the\u0026nbsp;National Pan-Hellenic Council convocation.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E3\u003C\/strong\u003E\u0026nbsp;Members of the Phi Beta Sigma fraternity\u0026nbsp;and Zeta Phi Beta sorority\u0026nbsp;pose for a photograph at\u0026nbsp;the\u0026nbsp;National Pan-Hellenic Council\u0026nbsp;convocation.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E4\u003C\/strong\u003E\u0026nbsp;Inside Clough Commons.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Ch3\u003EVanesa Vargas\u003C\/h3\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cem\u003EThird-year student, Neuroscience\u003C\/em\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E1 \u003C\/strong\u003EStudents use Ferst Drive to walk around campus in Fall 2021.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E2 \u003C\/strong\u003ETech Square at night.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E3\u003C\/strong\u003E Jes\u0026uacute;s Gomez stands in front of a green screen at the Teaching Studio in the Price Gilbert Library.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E4\u003C\/strong\u003E The Progress Pride Staircase at the Klaus Advanced Computing Building.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E5\u003C\/strong\u003E Vanesa Vargas photographs a Georgia Tech classroom during the Fall 2021 semester.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Ch3\u003EKaram Jivani\u003C\/h3\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cem\u003EFirst-year student, Computer Science\u003C\/em\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E1\u003C\/strong\u003E Students practice juggling near the Einstein statue.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E2\u003C\/strong\u003E The Georgia Tech Yellow Jacket Marching Band lines up near the \u003Cem\u003EKoan\u003C\/em\u003E sculpture.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E3\u003C\/strong\u003E A portrait of the activities going on around the Bunger-Henry Building.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E4\u003C\/strong\u003E Students participate in a fencing orientation at the CRC.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E5\u003C\/strong\u003E Tailgaters enjoy a live band at a fraternity house before Tech\u0026#39;s first football game of the 2021 season.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cdiv\u003E\r\n\u003Cdiv\u003E\r\n\u003Cdiv\u003E\r\n\u003Cdiv\u003E\r\n\u003Cdiv\u003E\r\n\u003Cdiv\u003E\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThis is one glimpse into how students are experiencing life at Georgia Tech. Take a moment to learn more about the programs and services that enhance and enrich the student experience.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EVisit \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/studentlife.gatech.edu\u0022\u003Estudentlife.gatech.edu.\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EGet involved. Get connected. Stay engaged.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\u003C\/div\u003E\r\n\u003C\/div\u003E\r\n\u003C\/div\u003E\r\n\u003C\/div\u003E\r\n\u003C\/div\u003E\r\n\u003C\/div\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cdiv\u003E\r\n\u003Cdiv\u003E\r\n\u003Cdiv\u003E\r\n\u003Cdiv\u003E\r\n\u003Cdiv\u003E\r\n\u003Cdiv\u003E\r\n\u003Cp\u003ENeed tips for re-engaging? 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2021\u003C\/em\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cem\u003E in preparation for fall semester, which include: \u0026ldquo;To lower the risk for you and others, you are encouraged to wear a mask in indoor public places, including campus buildings, as recommended by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (\u003C\/em\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.cdc.gov\/coronavirus\/2019-ncov\/prevent-getting-sick\/about-face-coverings.html\u0022\u003E\u003Cem\u003ECDC\u003C\/em\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cem\u003E).\u0026rdquo;\u003C\/em\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EFaith Colbert\u003C\/strong\u003E, a rising senior at North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University, was born in Dallas, Texas. When her home state experienced a dangerous, deep cold spell in February of this year, the atmospheric sciences and meteorology major figured the best way she could help her family would be to study that catastrophic weather event.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EA \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/cos.gatech.edu\/gtcosreuprograms\u0022\u003ENational Science Foundation Research Experiences for Undergraduates (NSF REU)\u003C\/a\u003E program at Georgia Tech that she had enrolled in for summer 2021 gave her that chance. More students will soon have a similar opportunity; starting in summer 2022, for the first time, all six College of Sciences schools will offer an REU.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026ldquo;My motivation was mainly driven by emotional pulls,\u0026rdquo; Colbert says. \u0026ldquo;My family being directly affected by the storm pushed me to find research-based answers for both them and me.\u0026rdquo;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThe REU that enabled her to conduct that research was the \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/reu.biosciences.gatech.edu\/\u0022\u003EAquatic Chemical Ecology at Georgia Tech summer research program\u003C\/a\u003E, an interdisciplinary REU with the Schools of \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/eas.gatech.edu\/\u0022\u003EEarth and Atmospheric Sciences\u003C\/a\u003E (EAS), \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/biosciences.gatech.edu\/\u0022\u003EBiological Sciences\u003C\/a\u003E, and \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/chemistry.gatech.edu\/\u0022\u003EChemistry and Biochemistry\u003C\/a\u003E. 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That\u0026#39;s also been interesting, to get exposed to these new things that I had no idea even existed, honestly.\u0026rdquo;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EGeorgia Tech\u0026rsquo;s REUs give Cuevas-Qui\u0026ntilde;ones and other students \u0026mdash; particularly those from underrepresented communities and those who are enrolled at universities without research opportunities found at Tech \u0026mdash; a chance to get in the lab, or out in the field. The experiences also give students from smaller colleges and universities the opportunity to use state-of-the-art equipment, and to be mentored by top Georgia Tech researchers.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThat was the situation for \u003Cstrong\u003EMeredith Clayton\u003C\/strong\u003E, who is set to graduate this December from Stephen F. Austin State University (enrollment: 13,000) in Nacogdoches, Texas. She attended this year\u0026rsquo;s \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/math.gatech.edu\/undergraduate-research\u0022\u003EMathematics Research Experiences for Undergraduates\u003C\/a\u003E REU at Georgia Tech. \u0026ldquo;It was great just to meet other math majors from different universities. Georgia Tech\u0026#39;s a great environment and campus \u0026mdash; all the faculty are awesome that I\u0026#39;ve met. It\u0026#39;s just been a really good time.\u0026rdquo;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003ELast December, \u003Cstrong\u003ELydia Jefferson\u003C\/strong\u003E, a rising senior at the University of Missouri, did a Google search for REUs that addressed \u0026ldquo;aquatic chemistry for environmental science, stream ecology, \u0026mdash; anything I could find. 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Check the links for acceptance requirements of each REU.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/chemistry.gatech.edu\/faculty\/collard\/\u0022\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EDavid Collard\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E, senior associate dean in the College, who previously led the REU program in the School of Chemistry and Biochemistry for more than a decade, shares that \u0026ldquo;NSF REU programs in the College of Sciences have a long record of engaging diverse cohorts of participants in cutting edge research.\u0026rdquo;\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026ldquo;Since most of the undergraduate participants are recruited from institutions that do not have extensive research infrastructure, the immersive research experience available to them in these programs can be transformational,\u0026rdquo; he says. \u0026ldquo;A measure of success of the REU programs in the College of Sciences is that many of the undergraduate participants subsequently go on to complete their Ph.D., some at Georgia Tech, and others elsewhere.\u0026rdquo;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003ECollard highlights that \u0026ldquo;the new additions to the College\u0026#39;s set of NSF REU programs \u0026mdash; in neuroscience and in atmospheric science, oceanography, and geosciences \u0026mdash; represent a strong commitment of the \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/psychology.gatech.edu\/\u0022\u003ESchool of Psychology\u003C\/a\u003E, the School of Biological Sciences, and the School of Earth and Atmospheric Sciences to broadening participation and fostering inclusivity in research careers.\u0026rdquo;\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026ldquo;In each school, there is very much a team effort in running these programs,\u0026rdquo; he adds, \u0026ldquo;and the coordination of these efforts between the schools is a particularly important feature in allowing us to provide high quality programs.\u0026rdquo;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Ch4\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/reu.biosciences.gatech.edu\/\u0022\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EREU: Aquatic Chemical Ecology Summer Research Program (ACE)\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/h4\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cem\u003EHosted by the Schools of Biological Sciences, Earth and Atmospheric Sciences, \u003C\/em\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/ce.gatech.edu\/\u0022\u003E\u003Cem\u003ECivil \u0026amp; Environmental Engineering\u003C\/em\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cem\u003E, Chemistry \u0026amp; Biochemistry, \u003C\/em\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/chbe.gatech.edu\/\u0022\u003E\u003Cem\u003EChemical \u0026amp; Biomolecular Engineering\u003C\/em\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/biosciences.gatech.edu\/people\/brian-hammer\u0022\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EBrian Hammer\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E, associate professor, School of Biological Sciences and ACE co-director:\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EOur Aquatic Chemical Ecology (ACE) REU program has been running since 2004. Our program hosts about 10 students each summer for a 10-week research experience in the lab of a Georgia Tech scientist.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003ENSF\u0026#39;s intent is to support research opportunities that recruit students from non-Ph.D. institutions where such opportunities are rare. This summer we hosted 9 ACE students. \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/biosciences.gatech.edu\/people\/joshua-weitz\u0022\u003EJoshua Weitz\u003C\/a\u003E and his \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/weitzgroup.biosci.gatech.edu\/\u0022\u003EWeitz Group\u003C\/a\u003E also \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/weitzgroup.biosci.gatech.edu\/2021\/05\/17\/the-weitz-group-welcomes-three-summer-reu-students\/\u0022\u003Ehosted\u003C\/a\u003E 3 students with support from the Simon\u0026#39;s Foundation and they joined our ACE cohort this summer. This summer, two of our ACE REU students (were) on a research cruise in the Gulf of Mexico!\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThe goal of our ACE REU is to train students in an interdisciplinary setting, where they interact with a variety of other students and faculty to experience how scientific discoveries are made. They learn about career opportunities in scientific disciplines related to aquatic chemical ecology, they develop mentoring relationships that ignite their desire to pursue scientific careers, and they strengthen their ability to do so through enhanced communication skills, professional ethics training, and exposure to career-building information.\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Ch4\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/easreu.eas.gatech.edu\/\u0022\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EREU: Broadening Participation in Atmospheric Science, Oceanography and Geosciences Research\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/h4\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cem\u003EHosted by the School of Earth and Atmospheric Sciences\u003C\/em\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/handlos.eas.gatech.edu\/\u0022\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EZachary Handlos\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E, academic professional and REU professional development lead, School of Earth and Atmospheric Sciences:\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThe goal of this REU program is to provide undergraduate students, especially underrepresented students\u0026nbsp; \u0026mdash; as well as those with limited to no research opportunities at their college or university \u0026mdash; the opportunity to participate in world-class research at a major research university with leading experts in the fields of atmospheric sciences, oceanography and the geosciences.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EAlong with learning the skills and tools required to actively participate within a research project, participants attend a variety of professional development and social events that prepare them for research-based career and graduate school opportunities. They also foster collaborations with experts and colleagues within their field of study, and network and develop lifelong friendships with other participants within their program.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EProfessional development opportunities focus on best practices for conducting research, strategies for writing research papers\/conducting research presentations, tips for applying to graduate school, and discussions on topics related to diversity, equity and inclusion. Social activities, while limited this year due to the Covid-19 pandemic, range from field trips to local Atlanta tourist attractions, to companies\/organizations relevant to students\u0026#39; career interests.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003ETo my knowledge, the students are having a wonderful time, and the impression I get is that they are so happy to be working in-person at a college campus performing research with other undergraduate students and Georgia Tech faculty. Since last year was supposed to be our first year running this program, but was cancelled due to the Covid-19 pandemic, this year was really our true first year.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThe tone was set immediately on day one when I emailed the students arriving on campus to ask if everything was going okay. One student simply responded to my email question with a picture of the majority of the EAS REU students at the grocery store, buying supplies for the summer, and all were smiling.\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThis is the most exciting research program I have ever been a part of. These students are amazing people who are highly talented at research. They\u0026rsquo;re creative, strongly motivated, and most importantly, they\u0026rsquo;re kind, respectful, and constantly striving to make the world a better place through their work. While they may have learned a lot from this program, I learned a lot from them! They are excellent role models, and it\u0026#39;s an honor and a privilege to have worked with them.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Ch4\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/physicsreu.gatech.edu\/\u0022\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EREU: Broadening Participation Summer Undergraduate Research Program in Physics\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/h4\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cem\u003EHosted by the \u003C\/em\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/physics.gatech.edu\/\u0022\u003E\u003Cem\u003ESchool of Physics\u003C\/em\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/physics.gatech.edu\/user\/jennifer-curtis\u0022\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EJennifer Curtis\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E, associate professor and REU director, School of Physics:\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThe GT Physics REU program offers a wide range of cutting-edge independent research projects to a diverse group of undergraduates from around the country.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EStudents have explored a wide range of physical phenomena including Bose-Einstein condensation, quantum properties of magnetic materials, gravitational waves, computational astrophysics, physics of living systems, and soft condensed matter.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThe program stands out for its commitment to broadening participation in physics by a diverse cohort of students. To facilitate its goal to broaden participation in physics, the GT REU program is dedicated to building connections with the Atlanta University Consortium (Morehouse College, Spelman College, Clark Atlanta University), with approximately 20 percent of the students originating from those institutions. Since 2018, AUC students have been offered additional funding to continue their research collaboration with GT research groups.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/physics.gatech.edu\/user\/shaun-ashley\u0022\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EShaun Ashley\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E, faculty support coordinator and REU coordinator, School of Physics:\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EI had the pleasure and opportunity to create a more engaging and holistic experience for students by serving as a mentor and the \u0026ldquo;go to person\u0026rdquo; for any concerns the students experienced during the program.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThis has allowed me to foster long lasting relationships that span from 2016 to present. For example, students continue to reach out to me to guide them with graduate applications, other summer research programs and even to be a sounding board about whether they should continue to graduate school or take a wellness break.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EMy responses are always positive and encouraging: Education first, or education and work!\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Ch4\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/reu.chemistry.gatech.edu\/\u0022\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EREU: Chemistry Function, Application, Structure and Theory (FAST)\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/h4\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cem\u003EHosted by the School of Chemistry and Biochemistry\u003C\/em\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/chemistry.gatech.edu\/people\/evans\/michael\u0022\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EMichael Evans\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E, senior academic professional and freshman chemistry laboratory coordinator, School of Chemistry and Biochemistry:\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EREUs have been a long-standing priority for our school for many years, for undergraduate chemistry and biochemistry majors outside and inside Georgia Tech. REU programs are a win-win for students and faculty, as students receive valuable training, and faculty can further their research efforts. These programs also increase the visibility and prestige of Georgia Tech research programs nationally.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EI think much of our success with REU programs flows from a commitment to building up research by undergraduates at Georgia Tech. Because of that history and the quality of Georgia Tech students, our faculty are very comfortable working with undergraduates. Our expanding list of programs builds on that solid foundation.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Ch4\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EREU: Human Neuroscience Research and Techniques\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/h4\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cem\u003EFirst offering: Summer 2022; hosted by Georgia Tech School of Psychology and Georgia State University\u003C\/em\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/biosciences.gatech.edu\/people\/Lewis-Wheaton\u0022\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003ELewis Wheaton\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E, associate professor, School of Biological Sciences, REU co-director (Eric Schumacher, professor in the School of Psychology, is the principal investigator for the Neuroscience REU; Wheaton is co-PI):\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThere is tremendous interest in neuroscience, and we have seen an incredible expansion of technology in our ability to record from the human nervous system. At the same time, many students do not have access to these technologies at their academic institutions because of expense.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EWe feel that it is vital to ensure that students who do not have access to these technologies at their universities get exposure to the tools and approaches to understand the human brain. I am excited to further focus on providing opportunities for women and underrepresented minorities to engage in this research.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EA unique feature of this program allows some students to come back for a two-year experience, which can really provide a great opportunity to enhance their research, and put these students in a stronger position to advance their careers.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Ch4\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/math.gatech.edu\/undergraduate-research\u0022\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EREU: Mathematics Research Experiences for Undergraduates\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/h4\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cem\u003EHosted by the School of Mathematics\u003C\/em\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/people.math.gatech.edu\/~dmargalit7\/index.shtml\u0022\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EDan Margalit\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E, professor and REU co-director, \u003C\/strong\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/math.gatech.edu\/\u0022\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003ESchool of Mathematics\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E:\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EOn the face of it, the REU is a chance for undergraduate students to pursue a research project in mathematics with a more senior mentor. 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He\u0026rsquo;s also just one of a handful of Hispanic and Latinx leaders to serve as presidents of major U.S. institutions of higher education.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026ldquo;It\u0026rsquo;s not a big group,\u0026rdquo; he says. \u0026ldquo;The President of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology is from Venezuela. The President of the University of Miami is Mexican, and actually served in the Mexican government as Minister of Health. Then there are a few others. It\u0026rsquo;s not many of us, but there is a small group.\u0026rdquo;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThat story echoes in\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/ncses.nsf.gov\/pubs\/nsf21321\/report\/executive-summary\u0022\u003Ehistorical Hispanic and Latinx faculty representation in higher education in the U.S.\u003C\/a\u003E, and in teaching STEM (science, technology, engineering, and mathematics) courses in K-12.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EAnd although the number of Hispanic and Latinx students enrolled in colleges and universities has also steadily increased over the past several generations, national representation for this cohort also remains below their share in the U.S. population. \u0026ldquo;It\u0026rsquo;s far less in science and engineering majors,\u0026rdquo; Cabrera adds. \u0026ldquo;That\u0026rsquo;s the key. We tend to be under-indexed in engineering and computing, and most of the scientific disciplines.\u0026rdquo;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThat\u0026rsquo;s why Cabrera values the importance of having Hispanic and Latinx faculty spend time in the community, showing students in grade school that people like them \u0026mdash; with similar surnames, backgrounds, and stories \u0026mdash; can be scientists, engineers, even university presidents.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EAnd at Georgia Tech, the overall number of Hispanic and Latinx students\u0026nbsp;is\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/coe.gatech.edu\/news\/2021\/09\/georgia-tech-celebrates-hispanic-heritage-month\u0022\u003Eon the rise\u003C\/a\u003E, thanks in large part to sustained initiatives across campus, along with a number of mentoring and outreach efforts led by faculty, staff, students, and alumni advocates. Hispanic and Latinx enrollment recently topped 3,500 at Tech \u0026mdash; 500 more than the 2020-21 school year \u0026mdash; making up nearly 14% of the undergraduate student body.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003ECabrera\u0026rsquo;s parents weren\u0026rsquo;t able to go college, but he found a mentor in his uncle as he was growing up in Madrid. \u0026ldquo;We always looked up to him. He was a great uncle, but also super smart. He was the guy we would call when we had a tough math problem in school. And as I realized that, hey, I\u0026rsquo;m good at this math stuff, he was always my role model. That\u0026rsquo;s why I decided to become an engineer.\u0026rdquo;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003ECabrera received a telecommunications engineering degree (equivalent to an B.S. and M.S. in Electrical and Computing Engineering) from Universidad Polit\u0026eacute;cnica de Madrid. He then received a Fulbright Scholarship to attend graduate school at Georgia Tech. That\u0026rsquo;s when he decided to switch to Cognitive Psychology, and received a Ph.D. in that discipline from the School of Psychology in the College of Sciences.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EWhat did Hispanic representation look like at Georgia Tech when you were here from 1991-95?\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003ENot great. I don\u0026#39;t recall a single Hispanic professor in Psychology nor any another graduate student. There were a few graduate students in the College of Computing and one faculty member, Norberto Ezquerra, with whom I did some work at the Graphics Visualization and Usability center. But yeah, there was not great representation. I think Georgia Tech had always had a reasonable number of Puerto Rican students and international students from Latin American countries. There was a good community for that, but on the faculty side, very rare.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EGiven your experience, what can and should be done to get more Hispanic and Latinx students in STEM classes in higher education?\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EWell, first of all,\u0026nbsp;\u003Cem\u003Ewhy\u003C\/em\u003E\u0026nbsp;it is important that we do that? We have a clear mission to educate leaders who advance technology and improve the human condition. And that requires that people of all backgrounds be included. We simply cannot respond to the issues of our society if different perspectives are not represented at Georgia Tech. We have a responsibility to make sure that everybody\u0026#39;s at the table.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EAnd right now, not just at Georgia Tech but in general \u0026mdash; maybe less so in biology \u0026mdash; but in physics, math, and definitely computing and most engineering fields \u0026mdash; women are underrepresented, Black students are underrepresented, and Hispanic students are underrepresented. And clearly, what the consequences for that will be is technologies and products that don\u0026#39;t necessarily respond to every one\u0026rsquo;s needs. There are plenty of examples of that. Take for example face recognition software, which is notorious for failing with people with dark skins, or machine learning applications that have managed to incorporate many of our society\u0026rsquo;s stereotypes and prejudices.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EI think, because we are one of the leading technological universities in the country, and because we\u0026#39;re large, we not only have the opportunity, but we have the responsibility to lead and to figure out ways to change that reality. It\u0026#39;s a complex problem with a complex set of causes and solutions. Clearly, we need to improve the number of faculty from different backgrounds. If you don\u0026#39;t see it, you can\u0026#39;t be it, you can\u0026#39;t become it.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThere is a piece of that which has to do with training Latino teachers in K-12, increasing representation in our faculty. We know it works \u0026mdash; giving students early experiences, bringing them to Georgia Tech, like in\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/projectengages.gatech.edu\/\u0022\u003EProject Engages\u003C\/a\u003E, for example. And also, all the work that\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.ceismc.gatech.edu\/\u0022\u003ECEISMIC\u003C\/a\u003E\u0026nbsp;(Center for Education Integrating Science, Mathematics, and Computing) does. CEISMIC, by the way, started off in the College of Sciences, then became institute-wide.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThat\u0026rsquo;s the kind of work that we know has an impact \u0026mdash; showing up in high schools, training teachers, providing students with a very direct experience. If you haven\u0026#39;t been exposed at home \u0026mdash; in most cases, it\u0026rsquo;s having an opportunity to see someone like yourself. Those are the things that can make a difference.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003ESame question, but let\u0026rsquo;s make it about faculty. What can and should be done to increase Hispanic and Latinx faculty in higher education?\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EWe have experience with similar programs. We have a program called\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/focus.gatech.edu\/\u0022\u003EFocus\u003C\/a\u003E. Its goal is to bring college students from underrepresented communities, and engage them in a conversation with minority faculty, people like them who have done it, who are succeeding in engineering. And again, we know those interventions work. You just have to be intentional about that, but anything we can do to bring people to a place like Georgia Tech, to engage with peers to look at mentors, faculty members who\u0026#39;ve done it before you. We know those things work.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EIs there anything else you would want faculty and students to know about Hispanic Heritage Month and how it relates to Georgia Tech\u0026rsquo;s mission?\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EWe\u0026#39;re very proud of the many contributions of Hispanic and Latino faculty members in the history of Georgia Tech. We now have a small but incredibly influential group of faculty members at Georgia Tech who are making a difference. And I\u0026#39;m really, really proud of what they\u0026#39;re doing. Not only that, but how many of them are doubling their efforts, no matter how busy they are with their own careers. They\u0026#39;re finding time to reach out to connect with students, to motivate others to follow suit.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EI would also highlight the obvious, which is that we are at an institute that values diversity, that values different backgrounds to the point that they hired a guy like me to be president. I think that honestly goes beyond words \u0026mdash; this is walking the talk. This is a university that values the contributions of people regardless of their background.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EIn fact, the last thing I\u0026#39;ll say is that some people sometimes think about efforts of diversity as somehow, in a way, having a negative impact on the quality of Georgia Tech. 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would end up serving in these roles.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026ldquo;I definitely experienced the imposter syndrome in my early career,\u0026rdquo; she shares. \u0026ldquo;I remember going through graduate school thinking that once I took my final exams \u0026mdash; \u003Cem\u003Ethen\u003C\/em\u003E they\u0026rsquo;d figure out that I don\u0026#39;t know \u003Cem\u003Eanything\u003C\/em\u003E.\u0026rdquo;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EIt turns out she knew much more than she gave herself credit for. At the University of Washington, she received a master\u0026#39;s degree in chemical engineering before becoming the first woman to graduate from the University\u0026rsquo;s physical oceanography doctoral program.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026ldquo;I was a couple of weeks away from my first child\u0026rsquo;s birth when I defended my Ph.D. After my exam, a member of my committee said to me, \u0026lsquo;So sorry to see you\u0026#39;re pregnant, because I was hoping you would have a career in science.\u0026rsquo; Though taken aback, I said, \u0026lsquo;Well, I certainly plan to have that career.\u0026rsquo; At that time it was still rare for women in academia to have children.\u0026quot;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EFollowing graduation, Lozier began her postdoctoral studies at the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution, where she met her close friend and research partner, \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.whoi.edu\/profile\/abower\/\u0022\u003EAmy Bower\u003C\/a\u003E. Together, the pair supported each other on research endeavors and learned how to navigate a male-dominated field with few female mentors and colleagues.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EWhile at Woods Hole, Bower was the first person that Lozier wrote a proposal with, and the two were in the first generation of women to complete postdocs at Woods Hole.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026ldquo;When I started my postdoc, most of the women who worked on the technical side were data analysts, referred to as \u0026lsquo;data dollies\u0026rsquo;,\u0026rdquo; remembers Lozier. \u0026ldquo;For more than a century before my generation started careers in science, women entered science more or less through the side or back door, meaning that they worked in labs as assistants to the head of the research lab and then worked their way up from there. My generation, or actually the generation before me, was the first generation of women that were coming in the front door, leading their own research from the start.\u0026rdquo;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003ELozier also highlights the fact that even though women were often restricted in the roles they could hold in the scientific endeavor, they were nonetheless able to make some remarkable discoveries. She recommends the non-fiction book \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.npr.org\/2016\/12\/04\/503068093\/women-astronomers-shine-in-the-glass-universe\u0022\u003E\u0026ldquo;The Glass Universe: How the Ladies of the Harvard Observatory Took the Measure of the Stars\u0026rdquo;\u003C\/a\u003E by Dava Sobel for anyone interested in learning more about the history of women in science during the early 20th century.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EAs detailed in the book, Lozier explains, \u0026ldquo;women working at the Harvard Observatory at the time were considered too fragile to be outside at night looking through the telescope. So, their job was to analyze the data in the daylight hours and, in time, the patterns revealed by the data led these women to some remarkable discoveries.\u0026rdquo;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EReflecting on the opportunities that helped with her personal success and achievement, Lozier shares that the support of mentors and friends was paramount. This reflection struck her while serving on a National Science Foundation panel to review proposals from early career researchers.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026ldquo;I was looking at all the proposals that were coming in from early career scientists, and of those that were coming in, women were not faring very well, compared to those coming in from male scientists,\u0026rdquo; she says. \u0026ldquo;And I realized that while the proposals from early career male scientists \u0026mdash; in this case oceanographers \u0026mdash; were mostly written in collaboration with a more senior scientist, the proposals from the female early career scientists were not. These young women were the sole investigators on their proposals.\u0026rdquo;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThis realization became the impetus for Lozier to create the \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/mpowir.org\/\u0022\u003EMentoring Physical Oceanography to Increase Retention (MPOWIR)\u003C\/a\u003E program, which established a mentoring network of physical oceanographers across the country to support and advance the careers of young women in the field. She received funding from five separate federal agencies to launch and maintain the program.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026ldquo;From my own experience it was obvious that young women entering the field did not have a network of mentors. And then I read studies at the time confirming my own experience, namely that there was an asymmetry in the collaboration and mentoring network for men and women. It was at the time just much harder for junior women to establish networks because they did not arise organically.\u0026rdquo;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThough Lozier has since passed the leadership of MPOWIR onto other individuals, she shares that she is incredibly proud of the program\u0026rsquo;s success in advancing the careers of women in oceanography.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003ECarrying the tradition of mentorship \u0026mdash; at Georgia Tech and beyond\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EAs dean of the College of Sciences, Lozier\u0026rsquo;s work is focused on leading, guiding, and mentoring students, staff, and faculty members \u0026mdash; along with leading \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=xi45jqqyttY\u0022\u003EAGU and the NSF-funded OSNAP: Overturning in the Subpolar North Atlantic Program\u003C\/a\u003E. Her passion for removing barriers to success translates to her goal of fostering an inclusive and equitable culture at Georgia Tech \u0026mdash; and beyond.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026ldquo;One of the things that attracted me to Georgia Tech, and one that I remain very committed to today, is attracting a more diverse student body,\u0026rdquo; she says. Lozier came to Georgia Tech in September 2019 from Duke University, where she served in various leadership roles including department chair, faculty senate chair, vice provost for strategic planning, co-chair of Duke\u0026rsquo;s effort to reimagine graduate education, and as the Ronie-Richele Garcia-Johnson Distinguished Professor of Earth and Ocean Sciences in the Nicholas School of the Environment.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EWith this goal of increasing representative enrollments in mind, Lozier recognized the importance of first cultivating a community with a strong focus on diversity and inclusivity at Tech. \u0026ldquo;Before you are able to attract a more diverse student body, you have to make sure that the community they\u0026#39;re coming into is one that is attractive. Otherwise, you can\u0026rsquo;t retain people.\u0026rdquo;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003ELozier created the \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/cos.gatech.edu\/diversity\/task-force\u0022\u003ECollege of Sciences Task Force on Racial Equity\u003C\/a\u003E in June 2020 and charged the committee members to propose actionable and sustainable steps to identify and overcome racial inequity in the College of Sciences (CoS).\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026ldquo;The Task Force on Racial Equality was given two charges. The first one was: how do we build a community where everyone \u0026mdash; staff, students and faculty \u0026mdash; feels as though they belong? And the second charge was: how do we attract more people of color to this community? I truly believe a more diverse community leads to excellence in teaching and research.\u0026rdquo;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003ELozier has also placed a strong emphasis on ways that scientific discoveries can apply to modern challenges through invention and innovation.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026ldquo;I\u0026#39;m focused on providing faculty the support they need to work collaboratively on pathways that lead from discovery to solution,\u0026rdquo; she says.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003ELozier also highlights the impact that the pandemic has had on all members of the CoS community and the unique challenges it\u0026rsquo;s presented to the College and our campus community.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EShe compares the early, rapid shift to online work to her experience of climbing, one of her passions during graduate school. \u0026quot;At the start of the pandemic, it felt as though I was with a climbing team headed up a mountain and then we somehow lost the map. But adventure in the face of hardship is where strong and trusting relationships are formed \u0026mdash; people come together when times are tough to figure out the next steps.\u0026rdquo;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EAnd back in spring 2020, at the beginning of teleworking and remote teaching and learning, she immediately saw a need to increase communication and create channels for \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/cos.gatech.edu\/article\/stories-unprecedented-semester\u0022\u003Econversation and community support\u003C\/a\u003E.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026ldquo;I realized early on that it was better to over communicate than under communicate,\u0026rdquo; she says. In March, she began writing weekly letters to the College of Sciences staff to share news updates and personal reflections. \u0026ldquo;I attached a photo of whatever was blooming in my garden and shared news of celebrations in my own life, such as when my mother was vaccinated. And I also started weekly (virtual) drop-ins. These drop-ins are now twice a month for staff and monthly for faculty. I didn\u0026rsquo;t have these communication pathways on my radar screen before the pandemic, but once we all started sheltering in place, I realized the importance of communication and understood that it needed to be more often \u0026mdash; and needed to be more personal.\u0026rdquo;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003ELozier also focuses on the importance of forming one-on-one connections with staff, students, and faculty. She adds that, ultimately, elevating members of the community is her primary passion and the most fulfilling part of her role as dean.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026ldquo;The most important thing about the College is that at its heart, it is all about people, their ideas and their contributions. Elevating those ideas, and helping people realize their potential \u0026mdash; that brings me immense professional and personal satisfaction.\u0026rdquo;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EAnd in connection with those goals of advancing the representation, stories, and voices of others, Lozier sees \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.un.org\/en\/observances\/girl-child-day\u0022\u003EInternational Day of the Girl\u003C\/a\u003E, marked by the UN each October 11, as an opportunity to share her own story in STEM \u0026mdash; and to amplify and advocate for women and girls in STEM around the globe.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EAs leader of OSNAP (NSF-funded subpolar North Atlantic observing system), Lozier adds that she is proud that the consortium has women from seven different countries representing half of the project\u0026rsquo;s overall members.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u0026ldquo;When I started as a graduate student, it was very rare to have even a female chief scientist. So, it\u0026#39;s remarkably different when I go to conferences now, where half of the speakers are women. Over the course of my career, I\u0026#39;ve seen quite a change \u0026mdash; from when women data analysts were called \u0026#39;data dollies\u0026rsquo; to now, where women are chief scientists, leaders of their organizations, and heading up ocean observing systems. It is amazing to me that my field of physical oceanography now has such a strong representation of women. I know though that there is work to do to bring more underrepresented groups into oceanography. In order for our field to thrive, we must be more fully diverse.\u0026rdquo;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EAnd finally, Lozier encourages people to use October 11\u003Csup\u003Eth\u003C\/sup\u003E to learn more about global and local opportunities to \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.unwomen.org\/en\/news\/in-focus\/girl-child\u0022\u003Eadvance women and girls\u003C\/a\u003E.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026ldquo;I encourage everyone to take this opportunity to think about they can do individually and collectively to advance the education of women and girls across the globe. 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and that number remains considerably lower than the total share of the U.S. population, according to the National Science Foundation.\u003C\/em\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cem\u003EThis month, we\u0026rsquo;re asking Hispanic and Latinx faculty in the College of Sciences to share some of their early school day stories, the reasons they chose to study science, and their thoughts on the importance of representation in STEM classes and leadership in higher education.\u003C\/em\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EWhere did you grow up, and what was STEM education like for you?\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/eas.gatech.edu\/people\/rivera-hernandez-dr-frances\u0022\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E\u003Cem\u003EFrances Rivera-Hern\u0026aacute;ndez\u003C\/em\u003E\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E\u003Cem\u003E, assistant professor, School of Earth and Atmospheric Sciences:\u003C\/em\u003E\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EI grew up in Aguas Buenas, a small mountain town in Puerto Rico. STEM education was limited for me growing up, as my town doesn\u0026rsquo;t have a university or any science museums. Most of my STEM education came from my science\/math teachers \u0026mdash; and TV! I watched a lot of science documentaries. I also had very limited exposure to the diversity of science disciplines. It wasn\u0026rsquo;t until I was able to participate in an Upward Bound Math\/Science summer program (part of the\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www2.ed.gov\/about\/offices\/list\/ope\/trio\/index.html\u0022\u003Efederally funded TRIO program\u003C\/a\u003E) as a rising senior in high school that I met scientists for the first time, and in a college setting. That program changed my life, as it set the course for my future career in science. \u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/chemistry.gatech.edu\/faculty\/fernandez\/\u0022\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E\u003Cem\u003EFacundo Fern\u0026aacute;ndez\u003C\/em\u003E\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E\u003Cem\u003E, Vasser Woolley Foundation Chair in Bioanalytical Chemistry, professor and associate chair for Research, School of Chemistry and Biochemistry:\u003C\/em\u003E\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EI grew up in Argentina, and back in the 1970\u0026rsquo;s, when I was in elementary school, there was little STEM education. We were under a military dictatorship, and the situation overall was very harsh for science and scientists, as many were \u0026ldquo;disappeared\u0026rdquo; and never heard of again. I was lucky to have a father who is a physicist, who instilled in me a love for science fiction and anything related to science. I still remember him explaining to me light scattering when I asked why the sky was blue. \u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/physics.gatech.edu\/user\/carlos-silva\u0022\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E\u003Cem\u003ECarlos Silva\u0026nbsp;Acu\u0026ntilde;a\u003C\/em\u003E\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E\u003Cem\u003E, professor, School of Physics:\u003C\/em\u003E\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EI had a somewhat international upbringing, born in Mexico City where I went to school through second grade in elementary, and then moved to Caracas, Venezuela, where I lived through sixth grade, and then back to Mexico City for the rest of secondary school and high school. Because of this, I studied in international schools both in Venezuela and in Mexico. STEM resources were very good, and that definitely influenced my interest in science. Particularly, my fascination with fundamental science was developed during my high school years, and I always aimed to be a pure scientist.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EDid you have any Hispanic mentors or teachers who encouraged you in the sciences?\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E\u003Cem\u003ERivera-Hern\u0026aacute;ndez:\u003C\/em\u003E\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EYes! I had great science and math teachers who always encouraged my interests in science. In particular, my high school physics teacher, Cheo Merced, who taught me how to see the beauty of physics in the world around me. My parents were also very supportive, even though they are not scientists. They encouraged my space obsession, which I\u0026rsquo;ve had since I was a kid.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E\u003Cem\u003EFern\u0026aacute;ndez:\u003C\/em\u003E\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EMy mentors and teachers back in Argentina were incredible, despite the limited resources. Their love for science and education is unparalleled, as they face constant challenges to do what they love. My mentors in the US were not Hispanic, but they still spent an incredible amount of time and resources to help me grow in a fertile environment.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E\u003Cem\u003ESilva\u0026nbsp;Acu\u0026ntilde;a:\u003C\/em\u003E\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EIn university and in graduate school I was not exposed to Hispanic mentors, although I was inspired by\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.nobelprize.org\/prizes\/chemistry\/1995\/molina\/biographical\/\u0022\u003EMario Molina\u003C\/a\u003E, who won the Nobel Prize in Chemistry when I was a graduate student. I was inspired though by my Ph.D. supervisor, Paul Barbara, who was an advocate of inclusion in STEM.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EWhat are your thoughts about getting more Hispanic and Latinx students to think about careers in STEM while they\u0026rsquo;re in grades K-12?\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E\u003Cem\u003ERivera-Hern\u0026aacute;ndez:\u003C\/em\u003E\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThe lack of scientist role models that I had growing up is why I decided to be a professor, and why I do a lot of outreach at the K-12 levels. I want to make sure that other people like me can see themselves in the planetary science\/geoscience field, and as scientists.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E\u003Cem\u003EFern\u0026aacute;ndez:\u003C\/em\u003E\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EWe need to intensify science outreach in schools at a very early stage and explain to kids that being a scientist is a wonderful career that is reachable.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E\u003Cem\u003ESilva\u0026nbsp;Acu\u0026ntilde;a:\u003C\/em\u003E\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EI am excited for my role as Associate Director for Diversity, Equity and Inclusion in Georgia Tech\u0026rsquo;s new National Science Foundation Science and Technology Center, the\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.nsf.gov\/news\/special_reports\/announcements\/090921.jsp?sf150924217=1\u0022\u003ECenter for Integration of Modern Optoelectronic Materials on Demand\u003C\/a\u003E. I will be particularly interested in recruiting Hispanic students, and am active in collaboration with Mexican institutions (\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.cinvestav.mx\/\u0022\u003ECINVESTAV\u003C\/a\u003E\u0026nbsp;and\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.unam.mx\/\u0022\u003EUNAM\u003C\/a\u003E) for that purpose.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EWhat, in your opinion, could help boost the number of Hispanic and Latinx researchers and faculty in higher education?\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E\u003Cem\u003EFern\u0026aacute;ndez:\u003C\/em\u003E\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EI think the issues are mostly socioeconomic. Many (but not all) Hispanic students face challenges that other students don\u0026rsquo;t, so they have to make a living and support themselves faster. I, for example, had to work through graduate school to pay bills, which made it quite difficult.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E\u003Cem\u003ESilva\u0026nbsp;Acu\u0026ntilde;a:\u003C\/em\u003E\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EMore networking with Hispanic communities. Hispanic faculty like myself need to be proactive in reaching out to those communities to expose STEM careers to students and to the broader community. I recruit many Hispanic students to my group, and I encourage my peers to seek opportunities to do so.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EAny Georgia Tech-related programs encouraging Hispanic and Latinx representation among students and faculty that you want to mention?\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E\u003Cem\u003EFern\u0026aacute;ndez:\u003C\/em\u003E\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThe\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/logras.gatech.edu\/\u0022\u003ELOGRAS (Latino Organization for Graduate Students\u003C\/a\u003E) group at Georgia Tech is one that is close to my heart.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E\u003Cem\u003ESilva\u0026nbsp;Acu\u0026ntilde;a:\u003C\/em\u003E\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EOn Sept. 7\u003Csup\u003Eth\u003C\/sup\u003E,\u0026nbsp;there was a very large Chemistry Twitter Poster Conference sponsored by\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.latinxchem.org\/english\u0022\u003ELatinXChem\u003C\/a\u003E. 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href=\u0022https:\/\/cos.gatech.edu\/\u0022\u003EColleges of Sciences\u003C\/a\u003E\u0026nbsp;and\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/coe.gatech.edu\/\u0022\u003EEngineering\u003C\/a\u003E\u0026nbsp;have long collaborated to launch successful joint space science research projects with the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA). Researchers across both Colleges and the\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.gtri.gatech.edu\/\u0022\u003EGeorgia Tech Research Institute\u003C\/a\u003E\u0026nbsp;(GTRI) are now hard at work on several ambitious projects related to NASA\u0026rsquo;s planned return to Earth\u0026rsquo;s moon \u0026mdash;\u0026nbsp;and beyond.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003ELunar Flashlight to Search for Ice on the Moon\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/chemistry.gatech.edu\/faculty\/orlando\/\u0022\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EThomas Orlando\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u0026nbsp;says NASA is always looking for multidisciplinary research programs at the higher education level. He uses a recent win of a key NASA partnership, dubbed the\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/coe.gatech.edu\/news\/2021\/07\/search-lunar-ice\u0022\u003ELunar Flashlight Mission\u003C\/a\u003E, as an example of what\u0026rsquo;s been a very successful approach for the Institute.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EOrlando is a professor in the\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/chemistry.gatech.edu\/\u0022\u003ESchool of Chemistry and Biochemistry\u003C\/a\u003E, principal investigator for NASA\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/reveals.gatech.edu\/\u0022\u003EREVEALS\u003C\/a\u003E\u0026nbsp;(Radiation Effects on Volatiles and Exploration of Asteroids and Lunar Surfaces), and former co-founder and director of Georgia Tech\u0026rsquo;s\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/cstar.gatech.edu\/\u0022\u003ECenter for Space Technology and Research\u003C\/a\u003E\u0026nbsp;(C-STAR.)\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EREVEALS is researching ways to prepare NASA for the next generation of its crewed space missions, and is, itself, part of a larger NASA\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;program,\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/sservi.nasa.gov\/\u0022\u003ESSERVI\u003C\/a\u003E (Solar System Exploration Research Virtual Institute).\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThe project includes designing spacesuits with radiation detection materials sewn into the suits \u0026mdash; and using the Moon\u0026rsquo;s natural resources (buried ice for water, minerals at or near the surface) to support astronaut habitats. That ice could also provide drinking water for astronauts and possibly help fuel engines built on site.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026ldquo;REVEALS is focusing on the water on the Moon issue. This involves understanding how it is made or delivered, how it is transported, and where it is. The work also involves developing technologies to extract it, a project lead by\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.me.gatech.edu\/faculty\/loutzenhiser\u0022\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EPeter Loutzenhiser\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u0026nbsp;(\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.me.gatech.edu\/\u0022\u003EGeorge W. Woodruff School of Mechanical Engineering\u003C\/a\u003E). We obviously need to know how much is there and whether we can get it and utilize it. This is where Lunar Flashlight comes in,\u0026rdquo; Orlando says.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThe Lunar Flashlight project also focuses on deep collaboration and coordination across several agencies and teams.\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/coe.gatech.edu\/news\/2021\/07\/search-lunar-ice\u0022\u003EThis past summer\u003C\/a\u003E, the\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.jpl.nasa.gov\/\u0022\u003ENASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory\u003C\/a\u003E\u0026nbsp;(JPL) in Southern California shipped all spacecraft parts to Tech\u0026#39;s Atlanta campus to begin assembly and testing. GTRI is now providing the clean room for assembly, and a team of researchers, led by\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.mse.gatech.edu\/people\/jud-ready\u0022\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EJud Ready\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E, is managing all the integration and testing of Lunar Flashlight before it\u0026nbsp;is\u0026nbsp;shipped to the\u0026nbsp;Marshall Space Flight Center in Huntsville, Alabama, for fueling, then on to\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/centers\/kennedy\/home\/index.html\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003EKennedy Space Center\u003C\/a\u003E\u0026nbsp;in Cape Canaveral, Florida, for launch in 2022.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026ldquo;Our new Center for Space Hardware Assembly, Fabrication and Testing will provide the cleanroom space to assemble Lunar Flashlight and put it through a rigorous series of tests,\u0026rdquo; says Ready, who is principal investigator of the Lunar Flashlight project. Ready also serves as deputy director of Innovation Initiatives for the\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/research.gatech.edu\/materials\/about\u0022\u003EGeorgia Tech Institute for Materials\u003C\/a\u003E\u0026nbsp;(IMat), is an adjunct professor in the\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.mse.gatech.edu\/\u0022\u003ESchool of Materials Science and Engineering\u003C\/a\u003E, and is a principal research engineer at GTRI.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026ldquo;There\u0026rsquo;s no instruction manual right now \u0026mdash; it\u0026rsquo;s our role to collaborate with the scientists and engineers at JPL and the other partners to write the test and integration procedures, do them, and at the same time to conclusively verify our work,\u0026rdquo; Ready says.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003ETiny CubeSats Take to the Sky\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThe Lunar Flashlight is a\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/mission_pages\/cubesats\/index.html\u0022\u003ECubeSat\u003C\/a\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u0026mdash; a mini-satellite that\u0026rsquo;s basically what its name implies: a 6U CubeSat (30 x 20 x 10cm), about the size of a desktop tower computer. CubeSats\u0026nbsp;can weigh anywhere from 3 to 20 pounds, and can be deployed much easier and at a lower cost than traditional satellites.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003ESince their introduction in 1999, CubeSats have become\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.space.com\/beanie-babies-the-invention-of-cubesat-and-student-designed-and-built-satellites.html\u0022\u003Epopular\u003C\/a\u003E\u0026nbsp;for science and commercial satellite deployment, while allowing Engineering and Sciences students at schools such as Georgia Tech to design and deploy their own satellites.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026ldquo;That\u0026rsquo;s great in and of itself, for our students to have an opportunity to build a satellite and send it into space,\u0026rdquo;\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/ae.gatech.edu\/people\/edgar-glenn-lightsey\u0022\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EGlenn Lightsey\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E, David Lewis Professor of Space Systems Technology in the\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/ae.gatech.edu\/\u0022\u003EDaniel Guggenheim School of Aerospace Engineering\u003C\/a\u003E, and current C-STAR director, says. \u0026ldquo;They can apply to a company with a resume that says, \u0026lsquo;I\u0026rsquo;ve already built a satellite and it\u0026rsquo;s in space talking to others.\u0026rsquo; Twenty years ago, that just didn\u0026rsquo;t happen.\u0026rdquo;\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003ELunar Flashlight CubeSat will\u0026nbsp;have sensitive instrumentation for locating buried ice on the Moon, and Lightsey\u0026rsquo;s\u0026nbsp;team has already built its propulsion system. After launch from Kennedy Space Center, Lunar Flashlight will have its mission control operations run out of Lightsey\u0026rsquo;s lab.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EEngineering hardware with scientific instrumentation \u0026mdash; Lightsey says you can\u0026rsquo;t illustrate Georgia Tech\u0026rsquo;s strengths as a NASA partner any better than\u0026nbsp;with interdisciplinary projects like the Lunar Flashlight.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026ldquo;I think Georgia Tech has a competitive advantage based on how it is really emphasizing interdisciplinary research from the beginning, from idea generation on. There aren\u0026rsquo;t many institutions like it in my opinion. It\u0026rsquo;s in Georgia Tech\u0026rsquo;s bones.\u0026rdquo;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003ELunar Dust-Busting in NASA\u0026rsquo;s BIG\u0026nbsp;Ideas Challenge\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThe REVEALS program is also looking at ways to wipe out the problem of lunar dust, which can have an inherent electrical charge and can be more damaging to equipment than Earth dust. It can also be a health hazard if it sneaks into an astronaut\u0026rsquo;s habitat.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026ldquo;It\u0026rsquo;s an engineering project, but a science problem,\u0026rdquo; Orlando says. \u0026ldquo;Here\u0026rsquo;s an example of where engineering and science got together, and something great came out of it.\u0026rdquo;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003ENASA\u0026rsquo;s\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/bigidea.nianet.org\/\u0022\u003EBIG (Breakthrough, Innovative, and Game-Changing) Ideas Challenge\u003C\/a\u003E, a competition for undergraduates and graduate students to brainstorm away problems for the space agency, was dedicated to lunar dust mitigation for the 2021 version. That project is led by\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.me.gatech.edu\/faculty\/linsey\u0022\u003EJulie Linsey\u003C\/a\u003E, a professor in the\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.me.gatech.edu\/\u0022\u003EGeorge W. Woodruff School of Mechanical Engineering\u003C\/a\u003E who is mentored by Orlando and Lightsey, along with REVEALS research\u0026nbsp;scientists\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/micah-schaible-19013470\u0022\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EMicah Schaible\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u0026nbsp;and\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/projects.research.gatech.edu\/people\/zach-seibers\u0022\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EZach Seibers\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E, a student team of engineering students\u0026nbsp;\u0026mdash;\u0026nbsp;\u003Cstrong\u003EVarun Bose,\u0026nbsp;John Fitton,\u0026nbsp;Zhen Liu,\u0026nbsp;Dicky Silitonga,\u0026nbsp;Kristoffer (Kris) Sjolund,\u003C\/strong\u003E\u0026nbsp;and\u0026nbsp;\u003Cstrong\u003EJeffery Zhang\u003C\/strong\u003E. The crew came up with a hybrid brush, which uses both an electrodynamic system (EDS) and ultraviolet (UV) technology to keep dust from building up on lunar spacesuits.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThe team, which called itself\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/ae.gatech.edu\/news\/2021\/05\/team-shoot-moon-does-just\u0022\u003EShoot For the Moon\u003C\/a\u003E, is among six\u0026nbsp;BIG Ideas Challenge finalists. Shoot For the Moon will give a presentation on the hybrid brush at the BIG Ideas Forum in November.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003ETwo members of the REVEALS team also recently presented their work on human space exploration.\u0026nbsp;\u003Cstrong\u003EFaris Almatouq\u003C\/strong\u003E, a graduate student in the\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/physics.gatech.edu\/\u0022\u003ESchool of Physics\u003C\/a\u003E\u0026nbsp;working on novel radiation detectors, and\u0026nbsp;\u003Cstrong\u003EKris Sjolund\u003C\/strong\u003E, a graduate research assistant in mechanical engineering working on the dust brush, both won first prize in the poster contest at the SSERVI\/NASA Exploration Science Forum and European Lunar Workshop in July.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026ldquo;These students and co-investigators are all doing great and impactful work,\u0026rdquo; Orlando says. \u0026ldquo;There\u0026rsquo;s an interesting distribution of students working on BIG Ideas projects. They\u0026rsquo;re mechanical engineering, electrical engineering, and aerospace engineering students. And there were chemists and other scientists advising them. It was a multidisciplinary student team \u0026mdash; and a multidisciplinary advisory team.\u0026rdquo;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EFrom our State to our Solar System\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EOrlando and Lightsey also note that Tech\u0026rsquo;s graduates are already finding jobs with\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.blueorigin.com\/\u0022\u003EBlue\u0026nbsp;Origin\u003C\/a\u003E\u0026nbsp;and\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.spacex.com\/\u0022\u003ESpaceX\u003C\/a\u003E, two of the new commercial space businesses with successful crewed maiden flights earlier in the summer. That\u0026rsquo;s in addition to how Georgia Tech has seeded NASA and JPL, plus Lockheed, Boeing, and other established aerospace companies, with former students.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026ldquo;Almost half of my students are getting a graduate degree in engineering\u0026nbsp;\u003Cem\u003Eand\u003C\/em\u003E\u0026nbsp;a graduate degree in science,\u0026rdquo; Orlando says. \u0026ldquo;They typically get a master\u0026rsquo;s in engineering or materials science and a Ph.D. in chemistry or physics. It markets them much more for SpaceX or NASA. It\u0026rsquo;s this hybrid training that people are looking for, and I can\u0026rsquo;t think of a better place for it than Georgia Tech.\u0026rdquo;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003ELightsey and Orlando hope to one day welcome nearby universities, such as Emory University and the University of Georgia, as partners in some of these initiatives. The move would combine resources and expertise from all three institutions to create a first-of-its-kind statewide space science initiative or institute in Georgia.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThat kind of collaboration could also help create a new powerhouse for planetary and space science research close to home research institutions \u0026mdash; and could help create more job opportunities to retain Georgia talent, with young alumni working in a range of aerospace-related industries with freshly minted Georgia-grown degrees in hand.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026ldquo;There\u0026rsquo;s a lot of interest,\u0026rdquo; Lightsey says. \u0026ldquo;Who doesn\u0026rsquo;t want to work on space exploration? This is something that resonates with everyone in every discipline. I think all the institutions have different areas of expertise they can contribute. 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Diggle researches cooperation and communication in microbes and how these are related to virulence, biofilms and antimicrobial resistance.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/li\u003E\r\n\t\u003Cli\u003E\u003Cem\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/eas.gatech.edu\/people\/reinhard-dr-chris\u0022\u003EChris Reinhard\u003C\/a\u003E, associate professor, School of Earth and Atmospheric Sciences\u003C\/em\u003E. Reinhard\u0026rsquo;s research explores the ways in which Earth\u0026#39;s biosphere and planetary boundary conditions act to reshape ocean\/atmosphere chemistry and climate, how these interactions have evolved over time, and how they might be engineered moving forward. 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A second\u0026nbsp;major project involves the study of membrane-spanning proteolytic enzymes that are related to those involved in producing amyloid-beta associated with Alzheimer disease.\u003C\/li\u003E\r\n\u003C\/ul\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EFrances O. Hite Memorial Scholarship\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThis scholarship is established in memory of Frances Orr \u0026ldquo;Fran\u0026rdquo; Hite (1950-2019), B.S. Mathematics, Vanderbilt University, by Bruce Hite (\u0026rsquo;72 Building Construction.) 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These molecules\u0026rsquo; size differs by one-tenth of a nanometer. However, membranes with tiny pores engineered to differentiate these molecules can potentially enable this important separation.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EBuilding on long-term research with ExxonMobil, researchers at the Georgia Institute of Technology have uncovered new insights into the fabrication of carbon membranes that have the potential to drive significant cost savings once the solution for xylene isolation separation is scaled for industrial use.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThe \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.pnas.org\/content\/118\/37\/e2022202118\u0022\u003Efindings\u003C\/a\u003E were reported in the September 6, 2021 issue of the \u003Cem\u003EProceedings of the National Academy of Sciences\u003C\/em\u003E.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThe work focuses on \u0026ldquo;carbon-based molecular sieves,\u0026rdquo; made by heating thin layers of materials in such a way as to drive off all the atoms other than carbon, resulting in a charcoal-like substance that has molecule-sized holes. In 2016 researchers at Georgia Tech and Exxon Mobil \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.news.gatech.edu\/2016\/08\/17\/carbon-molecular-sieve-membranes-cut-energy-use-hydrocarbon-separations\u0022\u003Efirst demonstrated\u003C\/a\u003E that a new carbon-based molecular sieve membrane could successfully separate xylene molecules and extract the super-useful para-xylene from the pack. \u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003ENow, Georgia Tech has advanced this work, devising improved carbon barriers that allows the skinnier p-xylene to slip through more rapidly, while rejecting the wider molecules. Importantly, the team discovered a powerful relationship between the bonding chemistry of the carbons and the mobility of xylenes through the carbon membranes.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThe performance of the carbon membranes \u0026mdash; if realized at industrial scales \u0026mdash; could significantly lower energy costs compared with refining processes such as the standard crystallization method or adsorption-based method. The former approach involves freezing the xylene molecules in which only the para-xylene forms crystals, making it easy to isolate, but requiring substantial energy investment. The latter approach reduces energy consumption compared to crystallization but requires expensive and complex equipment to operate. The issue with membranes, according to Georgia Tech researchers, is the approach has only worked well in the lab environment, not in an industrial setting.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026ldquo;We have made more stable materials by changing the polymer precursor we use. Then by changing how we transform the polymer into the carbon, we\u0026rsquo;ve made the membranes more productive,\u0026rdquo; said \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.chbe.gatech.edu\/people\/ryan-p-lively\u0022\u003ERyan Lively\u003C\/a\u003E, an associate professor in Georgia Tech\u0026rsquo;s\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.chbe.gatech.edu\/\u0022\u003ESchool of Chemical \u0026amp; Biomolecular Engineering\u003C\/a\u003E\u0026nbsp;and the paper\u0026rsquo;s corresponding author.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EJust how much more productive? The team has shown the new materials can lead to purification systems that are estimated to be \u0026ldquo;three to six times lower cost than other state-of-the-art methods,\u0026rdquo; Lively said.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003ELively estimates that separation and purification account for around half the energy consumed in producing commodity chemicals and fuels. Globally, the amount of energy used in conventional separation processes for aromatics, for example, benzene toluene, is equal to that produced by about 20 average-sized power plants.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThis advancement could have a big impact on petrol chemical energy consumption. The research was funded by ExxonMobil and builds on more than 15 years of collaborative research effort between Georgia Tech and the global oil and gas leader.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026ldquo;Through collaboration with strong academic institutions like Georgia Tech, we are constantly exploring new, more efficient ways to produce the energy, chemicals, and other products consumers around the world rely on every day,\u0026quot; said Vijay Swarup, vice president of research and development at ExxonMobil Research and Engineering Company.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThe Georgia Tech researchers also uncovered new insights regarding the carbon structure itself. The team observed that subtle changes in the ratio of three dimensional to two-dimensional carbon centers in the membrane led to impressively large changes in the mobility of xylene isotherms within that material. They observed that a change in this ratio (the sp3\/sp2 carbon ratio) from 0.2 to 0.7 led to a factor of 1000 increase in the productivity of the membrane. Surprisingly, the membrane largely maintained its selectivity, or its ability to do the xylene isomer separation, despite these changes in carbon structure. \u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026ldquo;The more three-dimensional carbons are in there, the higher the productivity,\u0026rdquo; said \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/chemistry.gatech.edu\/people\/Finn\/M.G.\u0022\u003EM.G. Finn\u003C\/a\u003E, professor and chair of Georgia Tech\u0026rsquo;s School of\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.chemistry.gatech.edu\/\u0022\u003EChemistry and Biochemistry\u003C\/a\u003E and co-corresponding author on the article. \u0026ldquo;The more you crank up productivity, while maintaining the same selectivity, the less membrane you need to handle the same amount of xylene feed. 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Mostly from the US, the honorees work across a variety of organizations \u0026ndash; universities, companies, and national laboratories \u0026ndash; and on all aspects of mass spectrometry.\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EFacundo Fernandez, professor and associate chair in the School of Chemistry and Biochemistry, was recently featured in the \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/pubs.acs.org\/doi\/10.1021\/jasms.1c00160\u0022\u003EJournal of the American Society for Mass Spectrometry\u003C\/a\u003E. 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Cholera patients can suffer from severe vomiting and diarrhea, which can lead to fatal dehydration.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EOne factor\u0026nbsp;\u003Cem\u003EV. cholerae\u003C\/em\u003E\u0026nbsp;uses to cause disease is a toxin-loaded \u0026ldquo;nano-harpoon,\u0026rdquo; in the words of\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/biosciences.gatech.edu\/people\/brian-hammer\u0022\u003EBrian Hammer\u003C\/a\u003E, associate professor in the \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/biosciences.gatech.edu\/\u0022\u003ESchool of Biological Sciences\u003C\/a\u003E. \u0026ldquo;Many pathogenic bacteria, including\u0026nbsp;\u003Cem\u003EV. cholerae\u003C\/em\u003E, are successful in the environment and human body because they compete for food and space by lancing their neighbors with that harpoon. The harpoon\u0026rsquo;s toxic \u0026lsquo;contact-antibiotics\u0026rsquo; kill bacteria from the inside. Thwarting human pathogens will require an understanding of these arsenals.\u0026rdquo;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003ENow, Hammer is on a team of scientists from Georgia Tech who have found a previously unknown weapon in the arsenal of cholera bacteria: a toxin that impairs a cell\u0026rsquo;s membrane and looks like none described prior \u0026mdash; hence the title of the team\u0026rsquo;s research study:\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/journals.asm.org\/doi\/10.1128\/mSphere.00318-21\u0022\u003E\u0026ldquo;A New Contact Killing Toxin Permeabilizes Cells and Belongs to a Broadly Distributed Protein Family\u003C\/a\u003E,\u0026rdquo; published July 21 in\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/journals.asm.org\/journal\/msphere\u0022\u003EmSphere\u003C\/a\u003E, part of the American Society of Microbiology Journals.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003ETeam members include Hammer (the study\u0026rsquo;s corresponding author), his graduate student\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/biosciences.gatech.edu\/people\/cristian-crisan\u0022\u003EChristian Crisan\u003C\/a\u003E\u0026nbsp;(the study\u0026rsquo;s lead author), and undergraduate researcher Catherine Everly; along with assistant professor\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/physics.gatech.edu\/user\/peter-yunker\u0022\u003EPeter Yunker\u003C\/a\u003E\u0026nbsp;and his postdoctoral student Gabi Steinbach of the \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/physics.gatech.edu\/\u0022\u003ESchool of Physics\u003C\/a\u003E; and professor\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/chemistry.gatech.edu\/people\/lieberman\/raquel\u0022\u003ERaquel Lieberman\u003C\/a\u003E\u0026nbsp;and her postdoctoral student Shannon Hill in the \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/chemistry.gatech.edu\/\u0022\u003ESchool of Chemistry and Biochemistry\u003C\/a\u003E. Hammer and Yunker are members of Georgia Tech\u0026rsquo;s\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/microdynamics.gatech.edu\/\u0022\u003ECenter for Microbial Dynamics and Infection\u003C\/a\u003E; and Hammer, Lieberman, and Yunker are also members of the\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/research.gatech.edu\/bio\u0022\u003EParker H. Petit Institute for Bioengineering and Bioscience\u003C\/a\u003E.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThe technical term for\u0026nbsp;\u003Cem\u003EV. cholerae\u0026rsquo;s\u003C\/em\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u0026ldquo;nano-harpoon\u0026rdquo; is a Type 6 Secretion System, (T6SS). \u0026ldquo;While many microbiologists have focused their efforts on a few toxins made by\u0026nbsp;\u003Cem\u003EV. cholerae\u003C\/em\u003E\u0026nbsp;obtained from patients, we sequenced the DNA of\u0026nbsp;\u003Cem\u003EVibrios\u003C\/em\u003E\u0026nbsp;from non-human environmental sources and developed computational tools to find new contact-antibiotic toxin genes,\u0026rdquo; Hammer says of his lab\u0026rsquo;s work. \u0026ldquo;In doing so, my student Cristian Crisan, who just defended his Ph.D., discovered a new T6 toxin that doesn\u0026#39;t look like any other protein characterized prior. He showed this toxin\u0026rdquo; \u0026mdash; which the team named TpeV (type VI permeabilizing effector\u0026nbsp;\u003Cem\u003EVibrio\u003C\/em\u003E) \u0026mdash; \u0026ldquo;kills competitors by altering their cell membranes.\u0026rdquo; Doing so results in cell damage or death.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EHunting through a database, Crisan also discovered that hundreds of other bacteria, including pathogens like\u0026nbsp;\u003Cem\u003ESalmonella\u003C\/em\u003E\u0026nbsp;and\u0026nbsp;\u003Cem\u003EProteus,\u003C\/em\u003E\u0026nbsp;also carry this novel toxin. \u0026ldquo;Our current work is studying exactly how this contact-antibiotic works, and ways that bacteria can adapt to become resistant to it and other T6 toxins,\u0026rdquo; Hammer says.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003ECholera remains a well-studied disease since it touches many disciplines including microbiology, epidemiology, aquatic ecology, and water resource management, Hammer says. Outbreaks still occur in places such as Bangladesh, Yemen, and Haiti.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003ELearning more about\u0026nbsp;\u003Cem\u003EV. cholerae\u003C\/em\u003E\u0026rsquo;s toxins, and their antimicrobial abilities, could mean more effective ways to deal with antibiotic resistance, now an area of concern for microbiologists.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026ldquo;We demonstrate that TpeV has antimicrobial activity by permeabilizing cells, eliminating membrane potentials, and causing severe cytotoxicity,\u0026rdquo; the team writes in its study. \u0026ldquo;We propose that TpeV-like toxins contribute to the fitness of many bacteria. Finally, since antibiotic resistance is a critical global health threat, the discovery of new antimicrobial mechanisms could lead to the development of new treatments against resistant strains.\u0026rdquo;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cem\u003EThe School of Biological Sciences, the National Science Foundation, the U.S.-Israel Binational Science Foundation, and the German National Academy of Natural Sciences Leopoldina contributed to this research study.\u003C\/em\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":[{"value":"Interdisciplinary researchers discover a new membrane-dissolving toxin that V. cholerae injects into cells, giving science a possible new direction for battling the pathogen"}],"field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EA team of interdisciplinary scientists from Georgia Tech led by Brian Hammer has found a previously unknown tool in the arsenal of cholera bacterium \u0026mdash; a toxin that impairs a cell\u0026rsquo;s 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academic-based centers studying infectious diseases and the microbes that cause them, but to understand what makes Georgia Tech\u0026rsquo;s center different, \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/biosciences.gatech.edu\/people\/sam-brown\u0022\u003ESam Brown\u003C\/a\u003E, CMDI co-director and a professor in the \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/biosciences.gatech.edu\/\u0022\u003ESchool of Biological Sciences\u003C\/a\u003E, says to concentrate on that third letter in the Center\u0026#39;s name.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026ldquo;Focus on dynamics,\u0026rdquo; says Brown. \u0026ldquo;That\u0026rsquo;s basically how microbes are changing over time and space as well as how they\u0026rsquo;re changing \u003Cem\u003Esystems\u003C\/em\u003E in time. This notion of dynamics operates on different scales. It operates, as I see it, on a behavioral scale \u0026mdash; individual bugs making decisions and changing their behavior in time.\u0026rdquo;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EEcological dynamics are \u0026ldquo;how populations are changing with time, and how they\u0026rsquo;re interacting with other communities \u0026mdash; for example in biofilms,\u0026rdquo; Brown adds, referring to the name for communities of microorganisms that stick to surfaces and create their own \u0026ldquo;neighborhoods.\u0026rdquo;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThere are also evolutionary dynamics, which are worrying to Brown and other researchers, as they can mean bacteria increase resistance to antibiotics. And then there are epidemiological dynamics.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026ldquo;We\u0026rsquo;re all glued to our screens watching the epidemiological dynamics of Covid-19 play out in real time,\u0026rdquo; he explains.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EAll of this involves the study of some of the natural world\u0026rsquo;s tiniest troublemakers \u0026mdash; and helpers. Humans are pathetically outnumbered by microbes. They live in, on, and around all of us. They are at both ends of the human food chain, helping farmers grow food, and then assisting us in digesting our meals.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026ldquo;You have trillions of bacteria in your gut,\u0026rdquo; points out \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/biosciences.gatech.edu\/people\/marvin-whiteley\u0022\u003EMarvin Whiteley\u003C\/a\u003E, CMDI\u0026rsquo;s founding co-director who serves as a professor in the School of Biological Sciences, Georgia Tech Bennie H. and Nelson D. Abell Chair in Molecular and Cellular Biology, Georgia Research Alliance Eminent Scholar and co-director for Emory-Children\u0026rsquo;s CF Center. So, in the spectrum of these tiny communities, there are helpful and harmful microbes alike \u0026mdash; and the latter can often make us very sick. That\u0026rsquo;s where CMDI experts step in.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026ldquo;CMDI is working to transform how we study microbes in an environmental context, and ultimately find new microbial strategies to improve human and environmental health,\u0026rdquo; Brown says.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003ECMDI\u0026rsquo;s science is conducted in an interdisciplinary manner, like many other research centers at Georgia Tech, with research that reaches into a number of other disciplines \u0026mdash; microbial ecology, microbiome dynamics, biogeochemistry, microbial biophysics, socio-microbiology, infection dynamics, host-pathogen interactions, marine and aquatic microbiology, microbial evolution, viral ecology, spatial imaging, and math\/computational modeling.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThe Center is fairly new, beginning operations in 2018. Yet it\u0026rsquo;s already closing in on 100 researchers \u0026mdash; faculty, graduate students, and postdoctoral students \u0026mdash; and is aggressively recruiting early career scientists from around the world to research at CMDI.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026ldquo;We are a unique interdisciplinary research center since our expertise spans such broad subjects from coral reef ecosystems, to antibiotic resistant bacteria, to new infectious diseases therapies,\u0026rdquo; explains \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/biosciences.gatech.edu\/people\/maria-avdonina\u0022\u003EMaria Avdonina\u003C\/a\u003E, CMDI manager.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EBuilding CMDI\u0026rsquo;s foundation, and using it to attack \u003Cem\u003EP. aeruginosa\u003C\/em\u003E\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026ldquo;How does a pathogen do what it does at the molecular level?\u0026rdquo; Marvin Whiteley asks.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EIt is a question that he began asking at The University of Texas at Austin, where he founded another center to study infectious disease before coming to Georgia Tech in 2017. Back then, Whiteley was looking for the kind of interdisciplinary mix of researchers that can be found widely across the Institute, so he moved to Atlanta and built that into the CMDI\u0026rsquo;s mission as its founding co-director.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026ldquo;It\u0026rsquo;s the idea of not just working with pure microbiologists, but working with those interested in how things change, and their dynamic aspects, even daily changes in the microbiome,\u0026rdquo; he says, referring to the term used to describe all the microorganisms that live in a particular environment, whether it\u0026rsquo;s a human body or a body of land or water. \u0026ldquo;It requires modelers \u0026mdash; people used to looking at big data sets \u0026mdash; and people who think about evolutionary biology. It\u0026rsquo;s a unique kind of expertise that I don\u0026rsquo;t have in my lab, but the folks who work for me in the lab can take advantage of it within CMDI.\u0026rdquo;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EWhiteley\u0026rsquo;s research interests include the study of cystic fibrosis (CF), a genetic disease that results in bacteria chronically attacking the lungs of its patients. To combat disease, Whiteley is focusing research on Pseudomonas aeruginosa (\u003Cem\u003EP. aeruginosa\u003C\/em\u003E), a particularly dangerous bacteria that\u0026rsquo;s often found in CF patients\u0026rsquo; lungs. He notes that the \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.cdc.gov\/drugresistance\/pdf\/threats-report\/pseudomonas-aeruginosa-508.pdf\u0022\u003ECenters for Disease Control\u003C\/a\u003E (CDC) lists it as one of the primary pathogens that is cause for clinical concern.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026ldquo;It lives in nature, but we published a paper showing it\u0026rsquo;s not everywhere. It\u0026rsquo;s located near human activity, so wherever we are, it seems to grow and do really well. It\u0026rsquo;s in a lot of different diseases \u0026mdash; and CF is one of them.\u0026rdquo;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cem\u003EP. aeruginosa\u003C\/em\u003E is also \u0026ldquo;a really important cause of wound infections,\u0026rdquo; Whiteley adds, citing a CDC estimate that by 2050, about 20 percent of the entire U.S. healthcare budget could be spent treating chronic wound infections.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026ldquo;The biggest problem in environments where it\u0026rsquo;s problematic is hospitals,\u0026rdquo; he says. \u0026ldquo;It\u0026rsquo;s very tolerant of antimicrobials, and it acquires resistance fairly quickly. That causes it to enrich in its environment.\u0026rdquo;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003ETaking on Covid-19\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/biosciences.gatech.edu\/people\/joshua-weitz\u0022\u003EJoshua Weitz\u003C\/a\u003E, who is a CMDI faculty member, professor and Tom and Marie Patton Chair in Biological Sciences, and founding director of the Interdisciplinary Ph.D. in Quantitative Biosciences program, is a key scientist behind Georgia Tech\u0026rsquo;s Covid-19 surveillance testing efforts, along with Covid-19 event risk and population immunity modeling research around nation and beyond.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EWeitz has led a series of concurrent efforts to estimate epidemiological characteristics of SARS-CoV-2, develop novel approaches to use large-scale testing as an intervention, and leverage mathematical models and real-time datasets to inform the public of ongoing transmission risk.\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EWeitz recently received a best paper award \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/cos.gatech.edu\/news\/research-papers-estimating-covid-19-risk-events-hidden-symmetries-origami-capture-annual-sigma\u0022\u003Efrom the Georgia Tech Chapter of Sigma Xi\u003C\/a\u003E for his work on the \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/covid19risk.biosci.gatech.edu\/\u0022\u003ECovid-19 Event Risk Assessment Planning Tool\u003C\/a\u003E, which calculates the odds of being exposed to an infected individual in groups of different sizes; it has received more than 8 million unique visitors who have generated more than 40 million risk estimates since the planning tool\u0026rsquo;s launch in July 2020.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EWeitz also joined fellow faculty and staff in sharing an \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/cos.gatech.edu\/news\/biological-sciences-and-chemistry-faculty-receive-trio-2020-2021-institute-research-awards\u0022\u003EInstitute Research Award\u003C\/a\u003E and Institute Service Award in recognition of collective efforts to design, develop, implement, deploy an asymptomatic SARS-CoV-2 saliva-based testing program to address the coronavirus pandemic across campus. \u0026ldquo;We\u0026rsquo;re very proud of what Joshua has done,\u0026rdquo; Sam Brown says, \u0026ldquo;both in the context of Covid-19 and also in exploring new therapeutic angles for bacterial infections, by harnessing the viral natural enemies of bacteria: phages.\u0026rdquo;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EThe search for new antibiotics \u0026mdash; and how best to use them\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EWhile Covid-19 is a virus that has dominated headlines since early 2020, bacterial resistance to antibiotics \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.cdc.gov\/drugresistance\/about.html\u0022\u003Ehas been a problem\u003C\/a\u003E for decades. Penicillin was first available as an antibiotic in 1941. \u003Cem\u003EStaphylococcus aureus\u003C\/em\u003E was found to be resistant to it as early as 1942.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003ECMDI faculty member \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/biosciences.gatech.edu\/people\/julia-kubanek\u0022\u003EJulia Kubanek\u003C\/a\u003E, a professor of in the School of Biological Sciences and School of Chemistry and Biochemistry, former associate dean for Research in the College of Sciences and newly appointed \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/research.gatech.edu\/julia-kubanek-named-vice-president-interdisciplinary-research\u0022\u003Evice president for Interdisciplinary Research (VPIR)\u003C\/a\u003E for all of Georgia Tech, has spent the past 17 years diving into the waters near Fiji and the Solomon Islands, looking for natural marine products that could fill that widening gap in resistance-free drugs.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026ldquo;It\u0026rsquo;s been a long time since entirely new classes of antibiotics were brought to market,\u0026rdquo; Kubanek explains. \u0026ldquo;Pharmaceutical companies have reduced their investments in antibiotic drug discovery, despite the continuing rise of antimicrobial resistance among existing drugs. More resistant strains of infectious bacteria and fungi are evolving constantly and present severe threats to public health.\u0026rdquo;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThe Covid-19 pandemic is a related example. It has revealed that science\u0026rsquo;s arsenal of antiviral drugs is inadequate, she notes.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EKubanek and CMDI faculty colleague \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/biosciences.gatech.edu\/people\/mark-hay\u0022\u003EMark Hay\u003C\/a\u003E, Regents Professor and Harry and Linda Teasley Chair in the School of Biological Sciences, are both part of Georgia Tech\u0026rsquo;s drug discovery program, which looks at small molecule natural products from marine organisms as sources for potential future medicines against infectious diseases.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EA partnership with \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.med.emory.edu\/\u0022\u003EEmory University School of Medicine\u003C\/a\u003E helps researchers screen Georgia Tech\u0026rsquo;s natural product library \u0026mdash; what Kubanek and her research team found on those South Pacific trips \u0026mdash; for potential drug candidates has resulted in encouraging news for viruses like SARS-CoV-2, the specific coronavirus that causes Covid-19.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026ldquo;We\u0026rsquo;re currently following three promising classes of natural products from marine algae and sponges that show preliminary activity against this coronavirus,\u0026rdquo; Kubanek says. Those molecules are distinct from currently marketed antivirals and antibiotics, and that could mean more weapons in science\u0026rsquo;s arsenal for fighting infectious diseases.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003ECMDI researchers also approach the antibiotic resistance crisis through an epidemiological and evolutionary lens. For example, recent work from the Brown Lab has identified new strategies to slow or even reverse the increase in drug-resistant strains, by changing how doctors dose their drugs, and how they make use of diagnostic information.\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EMicrobes, climate, and environmental health\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EBeyond human infections and pathogen control, CMDI also focuses on the significant impacts that microbes have on human and environmental health. CMDI faculty member \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/biosciences.gatech.edu\/people\/joel-kostka\u0022\u003EJoel Kostka\u003C\/a\u003E, professor and associate chair of Research in the School of Biological Sciences who also serves as a professor in the School of Earth and Atmospheric Sciences, is a leading researcher in environmental microbiology, bringing the power of \u0026ldquo;omics\u0026rdquo; technologies to discover the role of environmental microbes in shaping key aspects of our shared world, from bioremediation to climate change.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EKostka\u0026rsquo;s work \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/cos.gatech.edu\/news\/deepwater-horizon-and-rise-omics-decade-breakthroughs-microbial-science\u0022\u003Eled to the discovery of key marine microbes\u003C\/a\u003E that played an important role in cleaning up the oil spilled during the 2010 Deepwater Horizon Disaster \u0026mdash; microbes that turned out to be abundant in oil-contaminated soils around the world.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EKostka\u0026rsquo;s work in this space \u0026ldquo;revealed a natural capacity for rare microbes in the Gulf of Mexico to catalyze the bioremediation, or natural cleanup, of petroleum hydrocarbons,\u0026rdquo; he explains. \u0026ldquo;These microbes show promise as biological indicators to direct emergency response efforts, as well as to elucidate the \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/cos.gatech.edu\/news\/joel-kostka-details-microbial-legacy-deepwater-horizon-disaster\u0022\u003Eimpacts of oil exposure on ecosystem health during oil spills\u003C\/a\u003E and other environmental disasters,\u0026rdquo; he adds.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThe Kostka Lab has also long characterized the role of the environment in shaping microbial communities that limit the release of greenhouse gases like carbon dioxide and methane into the atmosphere.\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EIn a large scale climate change experiment that\u0026rsquo;s being conducted in northern Minnesota with funding by the U.S. Department of Energy, Kostka\u0026rsquo;s research recently \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/research.gatech.edu\/temperate-glimpse-warming-world\u0022\u003Eshowed that warming accelerates the production of greenhouse gases from soil microbial respiration\u003C\/a\u003E \u0026mdash; and that microbial activity \u0026ldquo;was fueled by the release of plant metabolites, suggesting that enhanced greenhouse gas production is likely to persist and result in amplified climate feedbacks.\u0026rdquo;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026ldquo;Joel is our key player in this space,\u0026rdquo; Brown says. \u0026ldquo;He\u0026rsquo;s done incredible research on how the environment can dictate microbial species abundance and their behavioral contributions to the functioning of Earth\u0026rsquo;s ecosystems. He\u0026rsquo;s shown that different \u0026lsquo;taxa\u0026rsquo;, or groups of organisms, become metabolically active or \u0026lsquo;switched on\u0026rsquo; depending on environmental factors like temperature. His research contributes to building better climate models as well as to develop new geoengineering strategies to adapt to climate change. He\u0026rsquo;s doing beautiful work.\u0026rdquo;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003ECMDI\u0026rsquo;s global call to early career microbiologists\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003ECMDI\u0026rsquo;s research is funded by grants from agencies like the \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/nsf.gov\/\u0022\u003ENational Science Foundation\u003C\/a\u003E and \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.nih.gov\/\u0022\u003ENational Institutes of Health\u003C\/a\u003E to individual labs run by faculty \u0026mdash; and by money distributed directly to the Center from across Georgia Tech, including the College of Sciences and its Office of the Dean and \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/cos.gatech.edu\/news\/12-proposals-achieve-college-sciences-strategic-goals-funded-sutherland-deans-chair\u0022\u003ESutherland Dean\u0026#39;s Chair\u003C\/a\u003E.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThese sources \u0026ldquo;are getting healthier by the minute, and that\u0026rsquo;s a testament to the scientists at the Center,\u0026rdquo; Brown points out \u0026mdash; so much so that two new positions have recently been created: a senior research scientist who will assist postdoctoral and graduate students with grant and fellowship applications, and a CMDI Early Career Award Fellowship that seeks out \u0026ldquo;superstars, people who are going to go on to be faculty success stories.\u0026rdquo;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026ldquo;We want to get them early,\u0026rdquo; Brown says. \u0026ldquo;We\u0026rsquo;re interviewing some great candidates just out of their Ph.D.s. We\u0026rsquo;ll give them maximum independence, their own space, their own office, their own pot of money. They\u0026rsquo;ll be sitting at the intersection of our research interests but can run their own lab and their own research program.\u0026rdquo;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThis allows postdoctoral students to focus on research projects, Julia Kubanek says. \u0026ldquo;Because postdocs generally don\u0026rsquo;t enroll in formal courses, nor are they generally expected to teach in the classroom, they get to immerse themselves in research in collaboration with faculty, students, and other postdocs. The CMDI is rapidly growing as a collaborative environment, where postdocs can try out their best ideas and learn from others how to tackle the most pressing scientific questions in microbial dynamics, microbial communication, ecosystem health, and infectious disease.\u0026rdquo; Kubanek adds that a related fellowship program \u0026ldquo;will augment postdoctoral salaries to attract the very best candidates, enabling grant dollars to stretch further, leading to new discoveries.\u0026rdquo;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThe Center is also ratcheting up outreach, including what it calls its \u0026quot;Research Envoys Program.\u0026quot; The intitiative features graduate students giving seminars at local institutions throughout the Atlanta area, including at historically black colleges and universities (HBCUs). Although it\u0026rsquo;s mostly on pause right now due to the pandemic, two Ph.D. students and a postdoctoral student working with CMDI faculty member \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/biosciences.gatech.edu\/people\/brian-hammer\u0022\u003EBrian Hammer\u003C\/a\u003E \u0026mdash; a professor in the School of Biological Sciences who is also chair of the Institute Undergraduate Curriculum Committee, and co-director of the Aquatic Chemical Ecology Research Experiences for Undergraduates (REU) program \u0026mdash; recently gave remote seminars at Spelman College and Kennesaw State University.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026ldquo;Our trainees get practice in speaking, and it opens doors to folks seeing Georgia Tech as an option,\u0026rdquo; Brown explains. The CMDI is also working with Georgia Tech\u0026rsquo;s \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/diversity.gatech.edu\/\u0022\u003EInstitute Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion\u003C\/a\u003E and the \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.sreb.org\/\u0022\u003ESouthern Regional Education Board\u003C\/a\u003E to continue to increase the number of underrepresented minorities at all levels of recruitment.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026ldquo;We\u0026rsquo;re really interested in educating the next generation of scientists in biology,\u0026rdquo; Whiteley adds. \u0026ldquo;Everybody says that \u0026mdash; but we\u0026rsquo;re actually developing programs to recruit the best talent in the world.\u0026rdquo;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003ECMDI research areas and faculty:\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003ESam Brown\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cem\u003EVirulence, 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Donegan\u0026rsquo;s project was one of 250 initial pre-proposals that survived the process to receive the CASI Award.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThe Burroughs Wellcome Fund established the award to provide funding security \u0026ldquo;that enables interdisciplinary new investigators to develop innovative and independent research programs during this critical time in their careers,\u0026rdquo; according to a Fund press release. \u0026ldquo;The intent is that this infusion of funds and early career support will allow these investigators to quickly establish an innovative research program that will allow them to become leaders in their respective fields.\u0026rdquo;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026ldquo;I was really surprised when I got the notification that I had received the award,\u0026rdquo; Donegan says. \u0026ldquo;I was notified via a phone call, and I remember being very excited and not entirely sure what to say other than, \u0026lsquo;Thank you.\u0026rsquo; There are a lot of rejections when applying for awards and grants, so it feels great to receive one.\u0026rdquo;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EDonegan will study how non-tuberculous mycobacteria (NTM) use heme \u0026mdash; a precursor to hemoglobin, which binds oxygen to blood \u0026mdash; as a nutrient source during infection.\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;The\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.aboutntm.com\/\u0022\u003EAboutNTM website\u003C\/a\u003E\u0026nbsp;says the lung disease \u0026ldquo;can make you sick and cause you to experience symptoms like coughing, fatigue, and shortness of breath. People can have NTM for months, sometimes years, without knowing it because symptoms are similar to other lung conditions.\u0026rdquo;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026ldquo;NTM are important to study because their infections are difficult to treat and their numbers are on the rise,\u0026rdquo; Donegan says. \u0026ldquo;During infection, NTM must either make or uptake heme to be able to survive, but we don\u0026rsquo;t really understand which of these processes is necessary or know how NTM maintain the right amount of heme. My research will hopefully uncover how NTM use heme during infection to identify new pathways to target in order to treat NTM infections.\u0026rdquo;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/chemistry.gatech.edu\/people\/lieberman\/raquel\u0022\u003ERaquel Lieberman\u003C\/a\u003E, a professor in the School of Chemistry and Biochemistry, served as Donegan\u0026rsquo;s graduate mentor. \u0026ldquo;Dr. Donegan continually impresses me with her scientific creativity and seemingly effortless intuition for biochemistry, broadly defined,\u0026rdquo; Lieberman says. \u0026ldquo;She is an intuitive, highly talented, tenacious, efficient, broadly trained, and motivated biochemist, as well as an excellent role model, mentor, and colleague for those lucky enough to interact with her.\u0026rdquo;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EDonegan\u0026rsquo;s goal is to have her own research lab while teaching biochemistry. \u0026ldquo;I hope that in five to ten years, my lab has identified some of the proteins that NTM need to maintain heme.\u0026rdquo;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EAccording to its website, the Burroughs Wellcome Fund \u0026ldquo;serves and strengthens society by nurturing a diverse group of leaders in biomedical sciences to improve human health through education and powering discovery in frontiers of greatest need.\u0026rdquo;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":[{"value":"Rebecca Donegan will use the grant to find out more about nontuberculous mycobacteria (NTM), a pathogen that causes lung infections"}],"field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EA biochemistry postdoctoral student will soon be able to focus more attention on a\u0026nbsp;bacteria that can mimic other respiratory conditions, and can cause lung damage, \u0026nbsp;thanks to an award for early career scientists from the Burroughs Wellcome Fund.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","format":"limited_html"}],"field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"Rebecca Donegan will use the grant to find out more about nontuberculous mycobacteria (NTM), a pathogen that causes lung infections"}],"uid":"34434","created_gmt":"2021-08-03 20:59:45","changed_gmt":"2021-08-05 22:01:49","author":"Renay San Miguel","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","dateline":{"date":"2021-08-03T00:00:00-04:00","iso_date":"2021-08-03T00:00:00-04:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"hg_media":{"649241":{"id":"649241","type":"image","title":"Rebecca Donegan","body":null,"created":"1628023803","gmt_created":"2021-08-03 20:50:03","changed":"1628023803","gmt_changed":"2021-08-03 20:50:03","alt":"","file":{"fid":"246501","name":"RKD.JPG","image_path":"\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/RKD.JPG","image_full_path":"http:\/\/www.tlwarc.hg.gatech.edu\/\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/RKD.JPG","mime":"image\/jpeg","size":1886134,"path_740":"http:\/\/www.tlwarc.hg.gatech.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/740xx_scale\/public\/images\/RKD.JPG?itok=z1H7pMV0"}}},"media_ids":["649241"],"related_links":[{"url":"https:\/\/cos.gatech.edu\/news\/college-sciences-postdocs-shine-research-symposium","title":"College of Sciences Postdocs Shine in Research Symposium"},{"url":"https:\/\/cos.gatech.edu\/news\/rebecca-donegan-maria-coronel-win-excellence-research-grants","title":"Rebecca Donegan, Mar\u00eda Coronel Win Excellence In Research Grant"}],"groups":[{"id":"1278","name":"College of Sciences"},{"id":"85951","name":"School of Chemistry and Biochemistry"}],"categories":[{"id":"8862","name":"Student Research"}],"keywords":[{"id":"4896","name":"College of Sciences"},{"id":"166928","name":"School of Chemistry and Biochemistry"},{"id":"186734","name":"Rebecca Donegan"},{"id":"188406","name":"Burroughs Wellcome Fund"},{"id":"188408","name":"nontuberculous mycobacteria"},{"id":"188409","name":"NTM"},{"id":"188407","name":"2021 Career Awards at the Scientific Interface"},{"id":"187423","name":"go-bio"}],"core_research_areas":[{"id":"39441","name":"Bioengineering and Bioscience"},{"id":"39501","name":"People and Technology"}],"news_room_topics":[],"event_categories":[],"invited_audience":[],"affiliations":[],"classification":[],"areas_of_expertise":[],"news_and_recent_appearances":[],"phone":[],"contact":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003ERenay San Miguel\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\nCommunications Officer II\/Science Writer\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\nCollege of Sciences\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\n404-894-5209\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","format":"limited_html"}],"email":["renay.san@cos.gatech.edu"],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}},"648939":{"#nid":"648939","#data":{"type":"news","title":"The Search for Lunar Ice ","body":[{"value":"\u003Cdiv\u003E\r\n\u003Cp\u003EFor years, NASA has\u0026nbsp;been studying ice on the Moon. 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Georgia Tech engineers and researchers will work with NASA\u0026#39;s Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) in Southern California\u0026nbsp;to assemble, integrate and test\u0026nbsp;a small satellite mission known as Lunar Flashlight.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\u003C\/div\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cdiv\u003E\r\n\u003Cdiv\u003E\r\n\u003Cdiv\u003E\r\n\u003Cdiv\u003E\r\n\u003Cdiv\u003E\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026ldquo;Nobody knows where or how much lunar ice is on the Moon, and this could be hugely important for human space exploration,\u0026rdquo; said \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/ae.gatech.edu\/people\/edgar-glenn-lightsey\u0022\u003EGlenn Lightsey\u003C\/a\u003E, professor in the \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/ae.gatech.edu\/\u0022\u003EDaniel Guggenheim School of Aerospace Engineering\u003C\/a\u003E and co-principal investigator for the \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.jpl.nasa.gov\/missions\/lunar-flashlight\u0022\u003ELunar Flashlight project\u003C\/a\u003E. \u0026ldquo;Lunar Flashlight will be launched and fly a trajectory into lunar orbit and circle over the south pole of the Moon looking for ice in shadowed craters using infrared lasers. Mission control will be run out of Tech, so we will be the first on-the-ground team to receive the measurement data that will indicate where the lunar ice is.\u0026rdquo;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003ENot only would ice on the Moon tell scientists more about lunar chemistry, but knowing what is in the ice will help scientists understand planetary origins, potentially uncovering pre-biotic molecules. Additionally, the ice could amount to millions of gallons of water that could sustain human life during planetary travel. The water could also be used to make rocket fuel or fuel for combustion engines on site, rather than loading a rocket with those supplies, which is costly.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cdiv\u003E\r\n\u003Cdiv\u003E\r\n\u003Cdiv\u003E\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026ldquo;The presence of water on the Moon is of tremendous importance from both a fundamental science point of view and a practical perspective. It is a topic that links lunar science and exploration,\u0026rdquo; said \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/chemistry.gatech.edu\/faculty\/orlando\/\u0022\u003EThom Orlando\u003C\/a\u003E, professor in the \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/chemistry.gatech.edu\/\u0022\u003ESchool of Chemistry and Biochemistry\u003C\/a\u003E at Georgia Tech and principal investigator for the \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/reveals.gatech.edu\/\u0022\u003ERadiation Effects on Volatiles and Exploration of Asteroids and Lunar Surfaces\u003C\/a\u003E (REVEALS) team that is dedicated to researching topics for future human space exploration. It\u0026rsquo;s also NASA-funded as a Solar System Exploration Research Virtual Institute, focusing on lunar and asteroid science and exploration. \u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EAs scientists, Orlando\u0026rsquo;s group studies how the ice was formed, delivered, how to get it and how to use it. And it\u0026rsquo;s the Lunar Flashlight spacecraft that will perform reconnaissance mapping of surface ice, carrying out critical measurements before any extraction efforts can begin.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026ldquo;The combined Georgia Tech REVEALS\u0026nbsp;work and Lunar Flashlight efforts\u0026nbsp;place Georgia Tech in a unique position where we can contribute significantly to both the science and engineering necessary for NASA\u0026rsquo;s Artemis missions,\u0026rdquo; said Orlando.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EGeorgia Tech signed an agreement with\u0026nbsp;JPL\u0026nbsp;in early July to complete the final integration, environmental testing and spacecraft operation for Lunar Flashlight. The integrated spacecraft will be delivered to Kennedy Space Center for launch. Lightsey and his team had already built the Lunar Flashlight propulsion system for NASA.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026ldquo;Running this mission and building this spacecraft is a tremendous opportunity for Georgia Tech,\u0026rdquo; said Lightsey. \u0026ldquo;It really puts us in the space arena as a world-class enterprise that can carry out missions for NASA. There are very few places that can do this kind of work.\u0026rdquo;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cdiv\u003E\r\n\u003Cdiv\u003E\r\n\u003Cdiv\u003E\r\n\u003Ch3\u003EIntegration and Testing\u003C\/h3\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EJPL will ship all spacecraft parts to Tech this summer, where they will be assembled and tested. The Georgia Tech Research Institute (GTRI) will provide the clean room for assembly, and a team of researchers, led by principal investigator \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.mse.gatech.edu\/people\/jud-ready\u0022\u003EJud Ready\u003C\/a\u003E, will manage all the integration and testing of Lunar Flashlight before it is shipped to the Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, Florida.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026ldquo;Our new Center for Space Hardware Assembly, Fabrication and Testing will provide the cleanroom space to assemble Lunar Flashlight and put it through a rigorous series of tests,\u0026rdquo; said Ready, principal investigator of the Lunar Flashlight project at Georgia Tech. \u0026ldquo;Once we receive all the spacecraft components from JPL, our team of researchers and students will put it all together. There\u0026rsquo;s no instruction manual right now\u0026nbsp;\u0026ndash; it\u0026rsquo;s our role to collaborate with the scientists and engineers at\u0026nbsp;JPL and the other partners to\u0026nbsp;write the\u0026nbsp;test and integration\u0026nbsp;procedures, do them,\u0026nbsp;and at the same time to conclusively\u0026nbsp;verify our work.\u0026rdquo;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EWhile Lunar Flashlight is a small CubeSat spacecraft \u0026ndash; about the size of a briefcase and weighing 30 pounds \u0026ndash; it is a high-profile mission. Its mission is to demonstrate and prove a number of new technologies for NASA including being the first to use lasers to survey the Moon\u0026rsquo;s surface for surface ice and the first spacecraft to use the propulsion system developed at Tech. Upon mission completion, Lunar Flashlight is expected to become the first CubeSat to achieve orbit around a planetary body other than Earth.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/ssdl.gatech.edu\/students\/lacey-littleton\u0022\u003ELacey Littleton\u003C\/a\u003E, a graduate student working in Lightsey\u0026rsquo;s lab on the project, served as the lead mechanical engineer on the propulsion system. This summer, she will be a liaison between JPL and GTRI, facilitating the hardware handover and integration.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026ldquo;Lunar Flashlight is a technology demonstration mission, where you have an actual scientific purpose in addition to the technology objectives,\u0026rdquo; said Littleton. \u0026ldquo;It\u0026rsquo;s exciting to do this work as a student with NASA and help build a spacecraft that will attempt to find ice on the Moon. I\u0026rsquo;ll be able to say, \u0026lsquo;I\u0026rsquo;ve touched stuff that will go to the Moon one day.\u0026rsquo;\u0026rdquo;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cdiv\u003E\r\n\u003Cdiv\u003E\r\n\u003Cdiv\u003E\r\n\u003Ch3\u003EMission Control\u003C\/h3\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EAfter Lunar Flashlight is assembled, tested and shipped to Kennedy Space Center, it will be integrated into a dispenser and made ready for launch. Launch may occur as soon as Spring 2022.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cdiv\u003E\r\n\u003Cdiv\u003E\r\n\u003Cdiv\u003E\r\n\u003Cp\u003EBut Georgia Tech\u0026rsquo;s work won\u0026rsquo;t end there. Mission control for Lunar Flashlight will be run out of Lightsey\u0026rsquo;s lab on Georgia Tech\u0026rsquo;s campus. Tech will use NASA\u0026rsquo;s Deep Space Network and send out signals from Georgia Tech through NASA\u0026rsquo;s radio antennas.\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026ldquo;Our students will be in the mission control room, monitoring the flight of Lunar Flashlight,\u0026rdquo; said Lightsey. \u0026ldquo;The spacecraft\u0026rsquo;s data will come through Georgia Tech before it goes to NASA. We don\u0026#39;t officially interpret the science data, but we\u0026#39;ll know if everything is working properly. Operating a mission like this will create new opportunities for future space missions at Georgia Tech.\u0026rdquo;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003ELikewise, for GTRI, Ready sees it as being the go-to service center for both space researchers and industry that want to put together a CubeSat or work with NASA.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026ldquo;Part of GTRI\u0026rsquo;s mission is to benefit the state and help the region become a technology leader with our world-class facilities and personnel expertise,\u0026rdquo; said Ready. \u0026ldquo;By 2023, GTRI will be a billion-dollar enterprise. That has a major impact on Georgia\u0026rsquo;s economy, and our NASA partners are helping make it happen.\u0026rdquo; \u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003ELightsey and his students started on the project over two years ago when they designed and built the propulsion system with NASA\u0026rsquo;s help. Today, that work has led to an even stronger partnership between Georgia Tech and GTRI. It will take researchers from across the Institute to bring the project to fruition, from Ready\u0026rsquo;s cleanroom at GTRI to Lightsey\u0026rsquo;s lab in the School of Aerospace Engineering. Once Lunar Flashlight is in orbit, mission control will operate out of an aerospace engineering building, with GTRI as a backup mission operations center.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026ldquo;If we are successful with this mission, it will lead to many future opportunities for us to collaborate with NASA,\u0026rdquo; said Lightsey. \u0026ldquo;Plus, it\u0026rsquo;s just really cool. 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The result was a high rate of research study submissions during FY21 (July 1, 2020 to June 30, 2021) at Georgia Tech \u0026mdash; with some significant funding wins for the College of Sciences.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026ldquo;Students used their creativity to imagine new experiments, data analyses, and modeling studies that were feasible despite our facilities being shut down fully last spring and partially throughout summer, fall, winter, and spring of 2021,\u0026rdquo; says\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/biosciences.gatech.edu\/people\/julia-kubanek\u0022\u003EJulia Kubanek\u003C\/a\u003E, vice president for Interdisciplinary Research (VPIR) at Georgia Tech. \u0026ldquo;Because of the safety and effectiveness of Covid-19 vaccines, we are now in a position to return more fully to lab- and field-based research. It\u0026rsquo;s energizing to once again learn from each other in collaborative research settings and to meet in person to discuss results and plan new projects.\u0026rdquo;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EKubanek, a professor in the\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/biosciences.gatech.edu\/\u0022\u003ESchool of Biological Sciences\u003C\/a\u003E\u0026nbsp;and the\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/chemistry.gatech.edu\/\u0022\u003ESchool of Chemistry and Biochemistry\u003C\/a\u003E, who served as \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/cos.gatech.edu\/news\/laura-cadonati-named-associate-dean-research\u0022\u003Eassociate dean of Research for the College of Sciences\u003C\/a\u003E until \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/cos.gatech.edu\/news\/julia-kubanek-named-vice-president-interdisciplinary-research\u0022\u003Eassuming her new role as VPIR on July 1, 2021\u003C\/a\u003E, says Georgia Tech faculty have been \u0026ldquo;heroic\u0026rdquo; in juggling remote and hybrid teaching, and remote student mentorship, while protecting health and safety in their labs. \u0026ldquo;Each faculty-led team of trainees and researchers has had to decide what works for their own projects, deferring some collaborative field and lab experiments that were unsafe during the year because we couldn\u0026rsquo;t work shoulder-to-shoulder,\u0026rdquo; she says. 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Blanchard was also named Chairman of DuPont Canada in 1991.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EBlanchard enthusiastically supported Georgia Tech athletics, particularly football and basketball, and served as chairman of the Georgia Tech Advisory Board.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThe Blanchard Fellowship was launched in 1999 by the endowment established by Blanchard to fund assistant professors\u0026nbsp;who\u0026nbsp;are\u0026nbsp;midway toward tenure (in the 3rd or 4th year).\u0026nbsp;Twenty-two\u0026nbsp;scientists have received the honor; the 2021 recipient will be announced in the fall.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026ldquo;Doc Blanchard was a steadfast and energizing friend of chemistry at Georgia Tech, where he got his initial training in the field he loved,\u0026rdquo; says\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/chemistry.gatech.edu\/people\/finn\/m.g.\u0022\u003EM.G. Finn\u003C\/a\u003E, Professor and Chair, and James A. 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Telling him of these successes, and getting his enthusiastic feedback, was one of our favorite tasks each year in stewarding endowments from friends and alumni,\u0026rdquo; Finn says. \u0026ldquo;Doc Blanchard was one of our best and most accomplished friends, and he will be sorely missed.\u0026rdquo;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cem\u003EThe following is a list of Blanchard Faculty Fellow award winners:\u003C\/em\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cem\u003E1999 \u0026ndash; Rigoberto Hernandez\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\n2000 \u0026ndash; Suzanne Shuker\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\n2001 \u0026ndash; Robert Dickson\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\n2002 \u0026ndash; David Sherrill\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\n2003 \u0026ndash; Andrew Lyon\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\n2004 \u0026ndash; Marcus Weck\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\n2005 \u0026ndash; Julia Kubanek\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\n2006 \u0026ndash; Facundo Fernandez\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\n2007 \u0026ndash; Nils Kroger\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\n2008 \u0026ndash;\u0026nbsp;Adeboyega\u0026nbsp;Oyelere\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\n2009 \u0026ndash; Ken Brown\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\n2010 \u0026ndash; Raquel Lieberman\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\n2011 \u0026ndash; Wendy Kelly\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\n2012 \u0026ndash; Stefan France\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\n2013 \u0026ndash; Angelo Bongiorno\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\n2014 \u0026ndash; Ronghu Wu\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\n2015 \u0026ndash; Pamela Peralta-Yahya\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\n2016 \u0026ndash; Amit Reddi\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\n2017 \u0026ndash; Amanda Stockton\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\n2018 \u0026ndash; Pete La Pierre\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\n2019 \u0026ndash; Will Gutekunst\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\n2020 \u0026ndash; Vinayak Agarwal\u003C\/em\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":[{"value":"College of Sciences alumnus and former DuPont executive, who endowed a key chemistry fellowship program for early-career faculty, dies at 90"}],"field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EElwood P. \u0026quot;Doc\u0026quot; Blanchard, a School of Chemistry and Biochemistry alumnus who established a fellowship for early-career faculty members in the school, has died at the age of 90. 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We explore molecules produced by microbes, plants, and animals as words in this language, delivering messages like \u0026ldquo;don\u0026rsquo;t eat me! I taste terrible\u0026rdquo; or \u0026ldquo;yes, I\u0026rsquo;m one of your kind! mate with me\u0026rdquo; or \u0026ldquo;the surface of my body is a terrible place to land, you won\u0026rsquo;t grow well on top of me.\u0026quot;\u0026nbsp;Humans know these molecules more as antibiotics, toxins, and strange smells \u0026ndash; but to the living organisms that produce them and those sensing these molecules in natural environments, they are an essential part of survival and reproduction.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EWe do most of our research in marine systems, discovering new chemical messages that affect the health of the oceans, which can also be leveraged by scientists as new medicines and solutions to environmental challenges. Some of the environmental challenges we focus on are harmful algal blooms and biofuel production. I chose this field of research because I love wilderness and am fascinated by the diversity of species on earth \u0026ndash; including the capacity of diverse organisms to produce unusual chemicals.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EWhat makes the way the IRIs enables campus research unique?\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThe IRIs provide an intellectual home for researchers who have interests in common but different backgrounds and expertise. Each IRI has members from all over our campus and we each bring a different perspective on how to get research done. We find commonality on what kinds of scientific and societal questions need to be answered and then pool our various expertise to answer those questions, through joint projects, centers, training programs, and outreach activities.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EWhat couldn\u0026rsquo;t have happened without Georgia Tech\u0026#39;s\u0026nbsp;IRIs?\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EAfter we bring samples from the field into the lab, my research is dependent on specialized equipment, not all of which we have in our own lab. In fact, I\u0026rsquo;m glad we don\u0026rsquo;t have all that equipment in our lab because I wouldn\u0026rsquo;t be able to maintain it all or learn everything about each instrument. For my group\u0026rsquo;s research, the IRI core facilities and their personnel have been essential to gathering data from many kinds of specialized instrumentation. My students and postdocs get hands-on experience with these instruments which helps build their careers. The diverse core facilities of the IRIs and the expertise of their staff enable us to apply many kinds of experiments to solve each scientific question, rather than being focused only on one technical capability.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EWhat impact is your interdisciplinary research having on the world?\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EMy group\u0026rsquo;s research has enabled the discovery of several new potential drugs, including molecules that inhibit pathogens like the malaria parasite, drug-resistant bacteria, and coronaviruses. The IRIs have also helped us figure out the mechanisms by which some of these drugs work. Involvement in the IRIs has also enabled us to better understand why and how harmful algal blooms become more toxic under certain environmental conditions, which has implications for seafood safety.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EWhat do you like to do in your spare time when you are not working on your research or teaching?\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EI love to hike and swim in wild places. These days, I am spending some of my time around the Smoky Mountains where I seek out wildflowers I have not seen before and to hope that I\u0026rsquo;ll get to see a bear (but not a rattlesnake). I have seen both in the last year, and the experience was simultaneously thrilling and frightening. I am an occasional volunteer with Trees Atlanta, a frequent jogger in my neighborhood, and an eager (but unskilled) yoga practitioner. 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I am looking forward to working with Laura in the years ahead on supporting and highlighting the amazing research across the College \u0026mdash; and on the implementation of the research component of our CoS strategic plan.\u0026rdquo;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003ECadonati received her Ph.D. in physics from Princeton University in 2001. She joined the Center for Relativistic Astrophysics (CRA) at Georgia Tech in January 2015 from the University of Massachusetts Amherst, and was \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/cos.gatech.edu\/news\/laura-cadonati-and-tamara-bogdanovic-lead-center-relativistic-astrophysics\u0022 style=\u0022text-decoration:none;\u0022\u003Eappointed director of the CRA\u003C\/a\u003E in July 2020.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026ldquo;I am honored by the trust the College of Sciences is placing in me,\u0026rdquo; Cadonati shares, \u0026ldquo;and I look forward to supporting our faculty in all the ways necessary to advance their research to new levels \u0026mdash; and deepening our College\u0026rsquo;s scientific impact on our campus and in society as a whole.\u0026rdquo;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EAs associate dean for Research, Cadonati will focus on cultivating College of Sciences faculty members to develop and sustain excellence in scholarship and research, as well as creating an environment in which innovation, entrepreneurship, and public service are fundamental characteristics of graduates of the College.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EShe will coordinate the research enterprise and agenda for the College and its stakeholders, and will foster the College\u0026rsquo;s leadership in developing scientific solutions for a better world.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003ECadonati will also focus on identifying new research opportunities, encouraging research collaborations, facilitating partnerships among faculty both within and outside of the Institute, and will execute on the College\u0026rsquo;s \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/cos.gatech.edu\/strategic-plan\u0022 style=\u0022text-decoration:none;\u0022\u003Enew strategic plan\u003C\/a\u003E to realize our shared mission and vision.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EIn addition to a continued embrace of fundamental science, Cadonati will focus on cross-cutting and convergent scientific directions to guide the College\u0026rsquo;s research investments, specifically elevating the following \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/cos.gatech.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/strategicplan\/college-of-sciences-georgia-tech-strategic-plan-2021-2030.pdf#page=12\u0026amp;zoom=auto,-227,763\u0022 style=\u0022text-decoration:none;\u0022\u003Eongoing initiatives\u003C\/a\u003E within the six schools of the College:\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cul\u003E\r\n\t\u003Cli\u003EQuantum systems including quantum materials, quantum computing, and quantum information science\u003C\/li\u003E\r\n\t\u003Cli\u003ENeuroscience, physics of movement, and robotics\u003C\/li\u003E\r\n\t\u003Cli\u003EMicrobial dynamics and infection, evolution, astrobiology, and the origins of life\u003C\/li\u003E\r\n\t\u003Cli\u003EPlanetary sciences and astrophysics\u003C\/li\u003E\r\n\t\u003Cli\u003EData science that harnesses machine learning and artificial intelligence to spur the data revolution in the sciences\u003C\/li\u003E\r\n\t\u003Cli\u003EClimate science, biodiversity, ecosystem resilience, and global change\u003C\/li\u003E\r\n\u003C\/ul\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003ECadonati\u0026rsquo;s own \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/physics.gatech.edu\/user\/laura-cadonati\u0022 style=\u0022text-decoration:none;\u0022\u003Eresearch interests\u003C\/a\u003E include gravitational waves and particle astrophysics. She has published and co-authored more than 100 peer-reviewed articles, has presented a number of lectures and invited seminars, and has held leadership positions in the Laser Interferometer Gravitational-Wave Observatory (LIGO), including leading its data analysis and astrophysics division at the time of the discovery of gravitational waves \u0026mdash; \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/news.gatech.edu\/2017\/10\/03\/gravitational-wave-confirmations-earn-2017-nobel-prize-physics\u0022 style=\u0022text-decoration:none;\u0022\u003Ewhich led to the 2017 Nobel prize in Physics\u003C\/a\u003E to the founders of the project. As deputy spokesperson for the LIGO Scientific Collaboration, she has facilitated collaborations between LIGO and its partners, including astronomers and particle observatories around the world.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003ECadonati is a fellow of the American Physical Society and is a recipient of the prestigious NSF CAREER (Faculty Early Career Development Program) award. She is an associate editor for the \u003Cem\u003EEuropean Journal of Physics\u003C\/em\u003E and also serves on several advisory boards.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EIn 2018, she received the Institute\u0026rsquo;s \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/cos.gatech.edu\/news\/laura-cadonati-2018-outstanding-faculty-research-author-award\u0022 style=\u0022text-decoration:none;\u0022\u003EOutstanding Faculty Research Author Award\u003C\/a\u003E, which recognizes \u0026ldquo;faculty who most contributed to highly impactful publications describing the results of research conducted at Georgia Tech during the period January 1, 2013, to December 31, 2017\u0026rdquo; for her work and achievements in \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/cos.gatech.edu\/news\/laura-cadonati-2018-outstanding-faculty-research-author-award\u0022 style=\u0022text-decoration:none;\u0022\u003Eushering the era of multi-messenger gravitational-wave astronomy\u003C\/a\u003E.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003ECadonati is joined in the \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/cos.gatech.edu\/our-leadership\u0022 style=\u0022text-decoration:none;\u0022\u003ECollege of Sciences Dean\u0026rsquo;s Office\u003C\/a\u003E by \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/biosciences.gatech.edu\/people\/jennifer-leavey\u0022 style=\u0022text-decoration:none;\u0022\u003EJennifer Leavey\u003C\/a\u003E and \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/chemistry.gatech.edu\/faculty\/Shepler\/\u0022 style=\u0022text-decoration:none;\u0022\u003ECarrie Shepler\u003C\/a\u003E, who recently accepted appointments as assistant deans in the College, also effective July 1, 2021.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EAbout the College of Sciences\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThe College of Sciences cultivates curiosity, encourages exploration, and fosters innovation to develop scientific solutions for a better world. Our connected community of scientists and mathematicians collaborates across disciplines and challenges to achieve excellence in science, teaching, and research. Working across six internationally ranked schools with the brightest young minds in our fields, we mentor future leaders to identify and push the frontiers of human knowledge, imagination, and innovation.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EWe nurture scientifically curious students by offering diverse educational and research experiences. As an internationally recognized, preeminent institution in the sciences and mathematics, we help students build empowering foundations in the sciences and mathematics \u0026mdash; educating and preparing the next generation of scientists who will create the technologies of the future.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EMost of the disciplines within our six schools \u0026mdash; Biological Sciences, Chemistry and Biochemistry, Earth and Atmospheric Sciences, Mathematics, Physics, and Psychology \u0026mdash; are ranked in the top 10%. We organize ourselves in multidisciplinary research neighborhoods to promote broad exchange of ideas. We also offer exciting opportunities for students to engage in research, and train with top professors in chosen fields.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EOur internationally recognized senior faculty and an extraordinarily talented group of junior faculty are genuinely concerned about undergraduate and graduate education, and they bring the excitement of new discoveries in the research laboratory to the classroom. The quality of the faculty and the curriculum, combined with new state-of-the-art facilities and a low student to faculty ratio, ensure the excellent educational opportunities available to our students.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EAbout Georgia Tech\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThe Georgia Institute of Technology, or Georgia Tech, is a top 10 public research university developing leaders who advance technology and improve the human condition.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThe Institute offers business, computing, design, engineering, liberal arts, and sciences degrees. 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I hope to help others develop similar relationships.\u0026quot;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/chemistry.gatech.edu\/faculty\/Shepler\/\u0022 style=\u0022text-decoration:none;\u0022\u003EShepler\u003C\/a\u003E joins the Dean\u0026rsquo;s Office as assistant dean for Teaching Effectiveness in the College, also serves as principal academic professional \u200bfocusing primarily on undergraduate program initiatives in the \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/chemistry.gatech.edu\/\u0022 style=\u0022text-decoration:none;\u0022\u003ESchool of Chemistry and Biochemistry\u003C\/a\u003E, where she has directed the first-year chemistry program and other instructional activities.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026ldquo;I am so excited that the College has chosen to emphasize its educational mission through the creation of this new role,\u0026rdquo; Shepler says. \u0026ldquo;I have always identified professionally as a teacher above all else, and it is a privilege to have the opportunity to share that passion on this scale.\u0026rdquo;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThrough their roles as assistant deans, Leavey and Shepler join \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/cos.gatech.edu\/news\/laura-cadonati-named-associate-dean-research\u0022 style=\u0022text-decoration:none;\u0022\u003ELaura Cadonati\u003C\/a\u003E (newly appointed associate dean of Research for the College of Sciences, also effective July 1) in cultivating faculty members to develop and sustain excellence in scholarship and research, as well as creating an environment in which innovation, entrepreneurship, and public service are fundamental characteristics of graduates of the College.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003ETheir collaborative leadership will execute key components of the College\u0026rsquo;s \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/cos.gatech.edu\/strategic-plan\u0022 style=\u0022text-decoration:none;\u0022\u003Enew strategic plan\u003C\/a\u003E \u0026mdash; focused on catalyzing 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She has also developed innovative vertically-integrated projects (VIPs) including\u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/vip.gatech.edu\/teams\/vwk\u0022 style=\u0022text-decoration:none;\u0022\u003E Living Building Science\u003C\/a\u003E, which is based on the science around the Kendeda Building, and\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.vip.gatech.edu\/teams\/vve\u0022 style=\u0022text-decoration:none;\u0022\u003E STEMComm\u003C\/a\u003E, which promotes scientific communication through creative media about recent scientific discoveries and engineering innovations. Leavey has also served as director of the Bee-INSPIRED summer undergraduate research program at Georgia Tech.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003ELeavey has been recognized through a number of awards, including the Institute\u0026#39;s Innovation in Co-curricular Education Award (2014) and the Class of 1940 W. Roane Beard Outstanding Teacher Award (2012). She has also served as principal investigator of multiyear awards to support undergraduate experiential learning from both the National Science Foundation (NSF) and the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA).\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EMeet Carrie Shepler\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EShepler received her bachelor\u0026rsquo;s in chemistry and communication arts from Georgetown College in Kentucky, and completed her Ph.D. in environmental radiochemistry at Washington State University. Before joining the School of Chemistry and Biochemistry at Georgia Tech, she held instructional roles at Washington State and at the University of Georgia as a Franklin Teaching Post-Doctoral Fellow.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EShepler is the recipient of several awards including the College\u0026rsquo;s Eric R. Immel Memorial Award for Excellence in Teaching (2016) and the Institute\u0026#39;s Class of 1940 W. 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According to DeLuca, the world record for perovskite PV device efficiency is 22%.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThe group DeLuca worked with wrote and submitted two papers for publication. Such was the wealth of new information gained from their hard work. One paper \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.sciencedirect.com\/science\/article\/pii\/S0927024817301393\u0022\u003Ehas already been published\u003C\/a\u003E in the journal \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.journals.elsevier.com\/solar-energy-materials-and-solar-cells\u0022\u003ESolar Energy Materials and Solar Cells\u003C\/a\u003E.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EIn addition to improving perovskite layers, DeLuca was also able to fabricate a supercapacitor, which can store the energy collected by perovskite PV solar cells. \u0026ldquo;I was unfamiliar with fabrication of supercapacitors, so learning this skill was an especially useful experience,\u0026rdquo; DeLuca says. He hopes to return to China for up to a year and work on combining both PV solar cells and supercapacitors into a single collection-storage device.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EDeLuca\u0026rsquo;s work in China indicated that it was unnecessary to analyze the performance of perovskite devices under strict climate controls. Upon returning to Georgia Tech, DeLuca helped open other research possibilities with perovskite.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EDeLuca began pursuing a Ph.D. in chemistry after graduating with degrees in physics and chemistry from the \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/uwf.edu\/\u0022\u003EUniversity of West Florida\u003C\/a\u003E and a research stint at \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.pall.com\/\u0022\u003EPall Corporation\u003C\/a\u003E, a filtration and separation company. He is co-advised by \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/chbe.gatech.edu\/faculty\/reichmanis\u0022\u003EElsa Reichmanis\u003C\/a\u003E, professor in the \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/chbe.gatech.edu\/\u0022\u003ESchool of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering\u003C\/a\u003E, and \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.chemistry.gatech.edu\/faculty\/Wilkinson\/\u0022\u003EAngus Wilkinson\u003C\/a\u003E, professor in the \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.chemistry.gatech.edu\/\u0022\u003ESchool of Chemistry and Biochemistry\u003C\/a\u003E. DeLuca recently developed research collaborations between the \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.ece.gatech.edu\/\u0022\u003ESchool of Electrical and Computer Engineering\u003C\/a\u003E and scientists at Monash University in Melbourne, in Australia, on \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.sciencedirect.com\/science\/article\/pii\/S2211285515000877\u0022\u003Enovel solar cell technology\u003C\/a\u003E. DeLuca will travel there during the summer of 2017 to work on research goals involving the development of solar cells with higher efficiency.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThe \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.nsf.gov\/funding\/pgm_summ.jsp?pims_id=5284\u0022\u003ENational Science Foundation EAPSI (East Asia Pacific Summer Institute)\u003C\/a\u003E grant that funded Deluca\u0026rsquo;s trip to China will also fund his trip to Australia. It is awarded annually to U.S. graduate students pursuing a degree in science, engineering, or education. It supports and fosters research collaboration between universities in the U.S. and those in East Asia and throughout the Pacific. DeLuca appreciates the opportunity to travel abroad and work with other groups. \u0026ldquo;It provides me with an opportunity to gain an international perspective on this topic,\u0026rdquo; he says.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026ldquo;I learned quite a bit from my time in China, but I\u0026#39;d have to say preparedness was a lesson I was learning over and over again,\u0026rdquo; DeLuca remarks. \u0026ldquo;I think I will be obsessive-compulsive about expecting the unexpected when travelling from now on.\u0026rdquo;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EMatt Barr\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\nScience Communications Intern\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\nCollege of Sciences\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":[{"value":"On his first research trip abroad, Ph.D. candidate Giovanni DeLuca learned to expect the unexpected"}],"field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EOn his first research trip abroad, Ph.D. candidate Giovanni DeLuca learned to expect the unexpected\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","format":"limited_html"}],"field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"On his first research trip abroad, Ph.D. candidate Giovanni DeLuca learned to expect the unexpected"}],"uid":"32896","created_gmt":"2017-04-12 21:30:38","changed_gmt":"2021-06-15 16:56:13","author":"Matt Barr","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","dateline":{"date":"2017-04-12T00:00:00-04:00","iso_date":"2017-04-12T00:00:00-04:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"hg_media":{"590341":{"id":"590341","type":"image","title":"DeLuca (right) with his host and mentor at Donghua University, Hongzhi Wang (Photo courtesy of Giovanni DeLuca)","body":null,"created":"1492032445","gmt_created":"2017-04-12 21:27:25","changed":"1492032445","gmt_changed":"2017-04-12 21:27:25","alt":"","file":{"fid":"224913","name":"DeLuca_Adv.jpg","image_path":"\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/DeLuca_Adv.jpg","image_full_path":"http:\/\/www.tlwarc.hg.gatech.edu\/\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/DeLuca_Adv.jpg","mime":"image\/jpeg","size":80337,"path_740":"http:\/\/www.tlwarc.hg.gatech.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/740xx_scale\/public\/images\/DeLuca_Adv.jpg?itok=Qv96K_Iv"}},"590339":{"id":"590339","type":"image","title":"The first supercapacitor DeLuca fabricated at Donghua University (Photo courtesy of Giovanni DeLuca)","body":null,"created":"1492032229","gmt_created":"2017-04-12 21:23:49","changed":"1492032229","gmt_changed":"2017-04-12 21:23:49","alt":"","file":{"fid":"224911","name":"DeLuca_SuCa.jpg","image_path":"\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/DeLuca_SuCa.jpg","image_full_path":"http:\/\/www.tlwarc.hg.gatech.edu\/\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/DeLuca_SuCa.jpg","mime":"image\/jpeg","size":99685,"path_740":"http:\/\/www.tlwarc.hg.gatech.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/740xx_scale\/public\/images\/DeLuca_SuCa.jpg?itok=XnBKgcv7"}},"590340":{"id":"590340","type":"image","title":"SEM images of films used in the development of perovskite photovoltaic cells (Photo courtesy of Giovanni DeLuca)","body":null,"created":"1492032332","gmt_created":"2017-04-12 21:25:32","changed":"1492032332","gmt_changed":"2017-04-12 21:25:32","alt":"","file":{"fid":"224912","name":"DeLuca_SEM.png","image_path":"\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/DeLuca_SEM.png","image_full_path":"http:\/\/www.tlwarc.hg.gatech.edu\/\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/DeLuca_SEM.png","mime":"image\/png","size":813827,"path_740":"http:\/\/www.tlwarc.hg.gatech.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/740xx_scale\/public\/images\/DeLuca_SEM.png?itok=WJJq9NNB"}}},"media_ids":["590341","590339","590340"],"groups":[{"id":"1278","name":"College of Sciences"},{"id":"85951","name":"School of Chemistry and Biochemistry"}],"categories":[{"id":"144","name":"Energy"}],"keywords":[{"id":"1808","name":"graduate students"},{"id":"174044","name":"Giovanni DeLuca"},{"id":"953","name":"photovoltaics"},{"id":"4896","name":"College of Sciences"},{"id":"166928","name":"School of Chemistry and Biochemistry"}],"core_research_areas":[{"id":"39531","name":"Energy and Sustainable Infrastructure"}],"news_room_topics":[],"event_categories":[],"invited_audience":[],"affiliations":[],"classification":[],"areas_of_expertise":[],"news_and_recent_appearances":[],"phone":[],"contact":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EA. 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