{"432691":{"#nid":"432691","#data":{"type":"news","title":"Vote for School of Industrial Design","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EPatrons, friends and industry partners:\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThanks to your support we can proudly say that we\u2019ve moved up \u2013 \u003Cstrong\u003Eagain \u003C\/strong\u003E-- in DesignIntelligence\u2019s rankings. Our MID (Master of Industrial Design) Program rose from #3 to #2 in the nation, and our undergraduate BSID Program claimed the #7 spot. This is the first time our undergraduate program has been ranked in the top ten, thank you for making that happen!\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Ch4\u003ESchool of Industrial Design Annual Update:\u003C\/h4\u003E\u003Cp\u003EMuch has happened over the past year as we continue to strengthen and grow our Design Programs.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EWe now have over\u003Cstrong\u003E 230 students in the School\u003C\/strong\u003E \u2013 160 undergraduates in our BSID Program + 50 graduate students in our MID Program + 20 students in our MS-HCI-ID Program (Master of Science in Human-Computer Interaction with a Specialization in Industrial Design).\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EOur\u003Cstrong\u003E new ID minor has also grown to more than 100 students\u003C\/strong\u003E participating from\u003Cstrong\u003E 7 other undergraduate programs across campus\u003C\/strong\u003E.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Ch4\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EExceptional student performance:\u003C\/h4\u003E\u003Cul\u003E\u003Cli\u003E2 student projects were finalists in the IDEA Awards\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003E3 Engagement Awards from the GT Wearable Computing Center\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003E1st place award in the International Symposium on Wearable Computing\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003E2nd place award in the GT Convergence Innovation Competition\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003E2 students won awards for the President\u2019s Undergraduate Research Awards\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003E2 students were listed in the Top 100 of the Electrolux 2014 worldwide DesignLab Competition\u003C\/li\u003E\u003C\/ul\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Ch4\u003EThree new full-time ID faculty\u003C\/h4\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EDr. Roger Ball\u003C\/strong\u003E, formerly the Endowed Professor of Asian Ergonomics at the Hong Kong Polytechnic, has joined the School of Industrial Design as Associate Chair and will oversee our rapidly growing MID Program.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EWe also welcome the addition of \u003Cstrong\u003EDr. Katherine Fu\u003C\/strong\u003E and \u003Cstrong\u003EDr. Cassandra Telenko\u003C\/strong\u003E - two new joint appointments with the School of Mechanical Engineering. Dr. Fu\u2019s work focuses on design methods and creativity while Dr. Telenko adds new strength in sustainable design.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Ch4\u003EMajor advancement in research and design capabilities\u003C\/h4\u003E\u003Cp\u003EEarlier this spring we held a very successful Symposium on Design \u0026amp; Wearable Technologies to showcase the design research and development evolving from our Interactive Product Design Lab: \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/ipdl.gatech.edu\/\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022 data-cke-saved-href=\u0022http:\/\/ipdl.gatech.edu\/\u0022\u003Ehttp:\/\/ipdl.gatech.edu\u003C\/a\u003E.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EWe are currently constructing a new HMI (Human-Machine Interaction) Transportation Lab to conduct design research and development on issues related to driver distraction, in-car automation and in-car entertainment.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EWe\u0027re also building a new 3D Ergonomics Design Lab to leverage 3D scanning technologies to enhance the design, fit and function and performance of clothing, equipment and wearable technologies.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThis year we plan to add two new faculty positions to help build our new research and curriculum initiatives.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Ch4\u003E2016 DesignIntelligence School Rankings Survey:\u003C\/h4\u003E\u003Cp\u003EWith your support, our goal is to continue to strengthen and raise the visibility and recognition of our School, our Design programs and the capabilities of our graduating students.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EFor the seventeenth consecutive year, DesignIntelligence is conducting their annual surveys of America\u2019s Best Architecture \u0026amp; Design Schools. \u003Cstrong\u003EIf you are a person in your firm who hires architects, interior designers, landscape architects or industrial designers\u003C\/strong\u003E, you are invited to share your experiences and perspectives to strengthen design education.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThese annual rankings are today\u2019s leading resource to rank architecture and design programs on the basis of their ability to prepare graduates for professional practice. You can access more information about the methodology and results of last year\u2019s research at the DesignIntelligence website: \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.di.net\/\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022 data-cke-saved-href=\u0022http:\/\/www.di.net\/\u0022\u003Ewww.di.net\u003C\/a\u003E.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThese short questionnaires will require approximately ten minutes of your time. Please plan to finish the survey in one sitting; you will not be able to return to the survey at a later time. The responding party must be in a leadership position qualified to hire employees. If you are not qualified to complete this questionnaire on your firm\u2019s behalf, we ask that you forward it on to a more appropriate person. Individual responses will be kept confidential but a listing of the responding firms will be published.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EOnce again we are asking for your support. This year\u2019s \u003Cstrong\u003Edeadline is August 21\u003C\/strong\u003E. Please go to this link and complete the survey as soon as possible: \u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.surveymonkey.com\/s\/2016_Firms_Industrial_Design_Survey\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022 data-cke-saved-href=\u0022https:\/\/www.surveymonkey.com\/s\/2016_Firms_Industrial_Design_Survey\u0022\u003Ehttps:\/\/www.surveymonkey.com\/s\/2016_Firms_Industrial_Design_Survey\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThe results\u0026nbsp;of\u0026nbsp;these\u0026nbsp;studies\u0026nbsp;will\u0026nbsp;be\u0026nbsp;published\u0026nbsp;in\u0026nbsp;the\u0026nbsp;17th annual\u0026nbsp;edition\u0026nbsp;of DesignIntelligence\u2019s America\u2019s\u0026nbsp;Best Architecture \u0026amp; Design Schools, to be released in November 2015.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EAs a special thanks to you for your contribution, DesignIntelligence will send you a PDF executive summary of the report in November.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EPlease take the time to complete the DesignIntelligence Survey and thank you for your continued support.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EYou can find more current information on our program on our new website at: \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.id.gatech.edu\/\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022 data-cke-saved-href=\u0022http:\/\/www.id.gatech.edu\/\u0022\u003Ehttp:\/\/www.id.gatech.edu\u003C\/a\u003E or you are welcome to contact me directly by email at \u003Ca href=\u0022mailto:jim.budd@coa.gatech.edu\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022 data-cke-saved-href=\u0022mailto:jim.budd@coa.gatech.edu\u0022\u003Ejim.budd@coa.gatech.edu\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003ESincerely,\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EJim Budd\u003Cbr \/\u003EProfessor \u0026amp; Chair\u003Cbr \/\u003ESchool of Industrial Design\u003Cbr \/\u003EGeorgia Tech\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":"","field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"After a year of significant growth and achievement, we once again seek your support to help us continue to build recognition and credibility for the School of Industrial Design here at Georgia Tech."}],"uid":"27803","created_gmt":"2015-08-07 16:11:44","changed_gmt":"2016-10-08 03:19:19","author":"Ann Hoevel","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","dateline":{"date":"2015-08-07T00:00:00-04:00","iso_date":"2015-08-07T00:00:00-04:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"groups":[{"id":"1225","name":"School of Industrial Design"}],"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":""}}}