{"426611":{"#nid":"426611","#data":{"type":"news","title":"New Faculty Fellows to Advise on Sustainability","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp class=\u0022p1\u0022\u003EA new group of Georgia Tech faculty has been tapped to serve as strategic advisors for the direction of sustainability research at Georgia Tech.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\u0022p4\u0022\u003ETwelve faculty members have been selected to the inaugural class of fellows with the Brook Byers Institute for Sustainable Systems (BBISS). The new group will serve as advisors to BBISS and work to foster the culture and community of sustainability researchers, educators, and students at Georgia Tech. They will also help carry the message of sustainability and the vision, mission, values, and objectives of BBISS. Their selection is for three years with the potential for renewal.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\u0022p4\u0022\u003EIn late August, the fellows will begin mapping out a strategy for future years. The 12 fellows represent all six of Georgia Tech\u2019s colleges, as well as the Georgia Tech Research Institute.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\u0022p4\u0022\u003EThe inaugural BBISS Fellows are:\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cul\u003E\u003Cli\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.bc.gatech.edu\/people\/baabak-ashuri\u0022\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EBaabak Ashuri\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E, School of Building Construction, College of Architecture.\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.scheller.gatech.edu\/directory\/faculty\/atasu\/\u0022\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EAtalay Atasu\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E, Scheller College of Business.\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.energy.gatech.edu\/people\/kevin-caravati\u0022\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EKevin Caravati\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E, Georgia Tech Research Institute.\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.eas.gatech.edu\/people\/Kim_Cobb\u0022\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EKim Cobb\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E, School of Earth and Atmospheric Sciences, College of Sciences.\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.cc.gatech.edu\/people\/bistra-dilkina\u0022\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EBistra Dilkina\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E, School of Computational Science and Engineering, College of Computing.\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.arch.gatech.edu\/node\/142\u0022\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EEllen Dunham-Jones\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E, College of Architecture.\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.chbe.gatech.edu\/faculty\/fuller\u0022\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003ETom Fuller\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E, School of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, College of Engineering.\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/home.cc.gatech.edu\/dil\/3\u0022\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EAshok Goel\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E, School of Interactive Computing, College of Computing.\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.ce.gatech.edu\/people\/faculty\/901\/overview\u0022\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003ERandy Guensler\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E, School of Civil and Environmental Engineering, College of Engineering.\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.iac.gatech.edu\/faculty-and-staff\/faculty\/bio\/matisoff\u0022\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EDaniel Matisoff\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E, School of Public Policy, Ivan Allen College of Liberal Arts.\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.econ.gatech.edu\/people\/faculty\/cruz_1\u0022\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EJuan Moreno-Cruz\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E, School of Economics, Ivan Allen College of Liberal Arts.\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.biology.gatech.edu\/people\/marc-weissburg\u0022\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EMarc Weissburg\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E, School of Biology, College of Sciences.\u003C\/li\u003E\u003C\/ul\u003E\u003Cp class=\u0022p4\u0022\u003EThe program and research institute are named for Brook Byers, a venture capitalist and senior partner at Kleiner Perkins Caufield \u0026amp; Byers, who earned his bachelor\u2019s degree in electrical engineering from Georgia Tech in 1968 and later an MBA from Stanford University. Byers has helped build more than 110 companies in the life sciences area and is particularly active in biotechnology incubation.\u003C\/p\u003E","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003ETwelve faculty members have been selected to the inaugural class of fellows with the Brook Byers Institute for Sustainable Systems.\u003C\/p\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"Twelve faculty members have been selected to the inaugural class of fellows with the Brook Byers Institute for Sustainable Systems."}],"uid":"27469","created_gmt":"2015-07-20 10:37:56","changed_gmt":"2016-10-08 03:19:12","author":"Kristen Bailey","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","dateline":{"date":"2015-07-20T00:00:00-04:00","iso_date":"2015-07-20T00:00:00-04:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"related_links":[{"url":"http:\/\/sustainable.gatech.edu\/","title":"Brook Byers Institute for Sustainable Systems"}],"groups":[{"id":"1214","name":"News Room"}],"categories":[{"id":"129","name":"Institute and Campus"}],"keywords":[{"id":"132161","name":"BBISS"},{"id":"87921","name":"Brook Byers Institute for Sustainable Systems"},{"id":"1506","name":"faculty"},{"id":"4447","name":"fellows"},{"id":"479","name":"Green Buzz"},{"id":"365","name":"Research"},{"id":"167070","name":"serve\u2022learn\u2022sustain"},{"id":"166890","name":"sustainability"}],"core_research_areas":[],"news_room_topics":[{"id":"71871","name":"Campus and Community"},{"id":"71911","name":"Earth and Environment"}],"event_categories":[],"invited_audience":[],"affiliations":[],"classification":[],"areas_of_expertise":[],"news_and_recent_appearances":[],"phone":[],"contact":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022mailto:brent.verrill@sustainable.gatech.edu\u0022\u003EBrent Verrill\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EBrook Byers Institute for Sustainable Systems\u003C\/p\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"email":[],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}}}