{"483351":{"#nid":"483351","#data":{"type":"news","title":"New Program Nets Six Corporate Partners for Computational Science \u0026 Engineering","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003ETo create a vibrant, mutually beneficial link between Georgia Tech and industry, the School of Computational Science \u0026amp; Engineering launched a new Strategic Partnership Program (SPP) with an inaugural class of leading corporations:\u0026nbsp; Accenture, Cray Inc., LexisNexis, Northup Grumman, NVIDIA and Yahoo \u2013 together providing $150,000 in foundational support to the school.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EPartners will visit campus several times a year to intersect with students and faculty, and will come together April 27 for a first-of-its-kind workshop which will result in a Blue Ribbon Report about the future of data science.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EMembership is intentionally limited to a small group of corporations so they can work intimately with the school -- having access to emerging computational scientists and engineers from a Top 10 nationally ranked computing program and offering curriculum advice.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cAlready these partners have forged the kind of private-public connections that are essential to tackling modern, complex problems through scientific research,\u201d said \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.cc.gatech.edu\/people\/david-bader\u0022 target=\u0022_self\u0022\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EDavid A. Bader\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E, chair of the School of Computer Science \u0026amp; Engineering. Bader, who conceived the program, said \u201cSPP partners are perfectly positioned to provide the type of feedback needed to keep our work application-focused and help shape the highly skilled workers of tomorrow. They are our closest advisers.\u201d\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EFinancial support from partners is paid to the Georgia Tech Foundation, Inc., providing the school chair with the flexibility to build and fashion the school to benefit industry needs via curriculum or research and to benefit students by developing the skills most needed by industry, added John Hannan, director of development for the College of Computing, who led the SPP\u2019s development and recruitment.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EThrough the Development Office, the School of Computational Science and Engineering launched a Strategic Partnership Program. Its inaugural class of members includes Accenture, Cray Inc., LexisNexis, Northup Grumman, NVIDIA and Yahoo \u2013 together providing $150,000 in support.\u003C\/p\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"The School of Computational Science and Engineering launched a Strategic Partnership Program with an inaugural class of members that includes Accenture, Cray Inc., LexisNexis, Northup Grumman, NVIDIA and Yahoo."}],"uid":"27490","created_gmt":"2016-01-07 18:51:41","changed_gmt":"2016-10-08 03:20:20","author":"Tara La Bouff","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","dateline":{"date":"2016-01-07T00:00:00-05:00","iso_date":"2016-01-07T00:00:00-05:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"hg_media":{"483501":{"id":"483501","type":"image","title":"Bader David with books for web","body":null,"created":"1452265200","gmt_created":"2016-01-08 15:00:00","changed":"1475895236","gmt_changed":"2016-10-08 02:53:56","alt":"Bader David with books for web","file":{"fid":"204253","name":"david_bader_web_0.jpg","image_path":"\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/david_bader_web_0_0.jpg","image_full_path":"http:\/\/www.tlwarc.hg.gatech.edu\/\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/david_bader_web_0_0.jpg","mime":"image\/jpeg","size":326035,"path_740":"http:\/\/www.tlwarc.hg.gatech.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/740xx_scale\/public\/images\/david_bader_web_0_0.jpg?itok=CfgseHYt"}}},"media_ids":["483501"],"groups":[{"id":"47223","name":"College of Computing"}],"categories":[],"keywords":[],"core_research_areas":[{"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\u003ETara La Bouff, Communications Manager\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E404.769.5408\u003C\/p\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"email":["tlabouff@cc.gatech.edu"],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}}}