{"537261":{"#nid":"537261","#data":{"type":"news","title":"Search Underway for New Biomedical Engineering Department Chair","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EEarlier this month (May 2016), a diverse committee of faculty, staff, students, along with an external advisory board member, began the process of seeking and evaluating nominations of candidates to fill the position of chair of the Wallace H. Coulter Department of Biomedical Engineering (BME). The Coulter Department is a joint department of the Georgia Institute of Technology\u2019s College of Engineering and Emory University\u2019s School of Medicine with buildings, faculty, and staff located on both campuses. The chair reports directly to the dean of the College of Engineering at Georgia Tech and the dean of the School of Medicine at Emory.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThe Coulter Department\u0027s biomedical engineering graduate program is ranked #2, and it\u0027s undergraduate program is ranked #3 by \u003Cem\u003EU.S. News and World Report.\u003C\/em\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EAccording to Steven McLaughlin, co-chair of the search committee and the Steve W. Chaddick School Chair of the School of Electrical and Computer Engineering at Georgia Tech, \u201cthis [chair position] is unlike any other biomedical engineering department in the country because of this program\u2019s highly ranked reputation and the unique Georgia Tech and Emory structure. This person will have more leadership opportunities than you would normally get as a department head, really significant fundraising exposure, and serve an externally-focused role for both national and international leadership in the biomedical field.\u201d\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EAllan Levey, search committee co-chair and executive associate dean for research at the Emory University School of Medicine, said, \u201cEmory University and Georgia Tech each has unique strengths and this is an opportunity to bring together healthcare and technology \u2013 it\u2019s a once in a lifetime opportunity to make a difference. There has never been a more important time to marry the great strengths of our universities to collaborate on technology, research, and teaching to transform the future of healthcare.\u201d\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EC. Ross Ethier, professor and Georgia Research Alliance Lawrence L. Gellerstedt, Jr. Eminent Scholar in Bioengineering,has agreed to serve as interim chair. He joined the Wallace H. Coulter Department of Biomedical Engineering at Georgia Tech and Emory in 2012 after being recruited from the Imperial College of London. He led the Department of Bioengineering at the College as department head, and was also the director of the Institute for Biomedical Engineering. He will assume the interim chair role on August 1, 2016. Gary May, dean of the College of Engineering, said, \u201dRoss brings a wide range of administrative experience to the position along with his extensive research knowledge. With his background, I am extremely confident that he will be able to provide sound and steady leadership until a permanent chair is in place.\u201d\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThe full search committee consists of:\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EAllan Levey, co-chair, Emory University\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003ESteve McLaughlin, co-chair, Georgia Tech\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EEd Botchwey \u2013 Coulter Department faculty\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EAnita Corbett \u2013 Emory University School of Medicine faculty\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EMike Davis \u2013 Coulter Department faculty\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003ETracie Dinkins \u2013 Coulter Department staff\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003ECourtney Ferencik \u2013 Coulter Department staff\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EBob Gross \u2013 Emory University School of Medicine faculty\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EBob Guldberg \u2013 Parker H. Petit Institute, Georgia Tech faculty\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EHanjoong Jo \u2013 Coulter Department faculty\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EJessica Joyce \u2013 Coulter Department graduate student\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EMelissa Kemp \u2013 Coulter Department faculty\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EGabe Kwong \u2013 Coulter Department faculty\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EChristopher Schenck \u2013 Coulter Department undergraduate student\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EStephen Snowdy \u2013 Coulter Department advisory board\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EMalu Tansey \u2013 Emory University School of Medicine faculty\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EBob Taylor \u2013 Coulter Department faculty\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EJohnna Temenoff \u2013 Coulter Department faculty\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003ECheng Zhu \u2013 Coulter Department faculty\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EView the \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/bme.gatech.edu\/bme\/sites\/default\/files\/BMEChairPositionatGeorgiaTechandEmory.pdf\u0022\u003ECoulter Department chair job description and how to apply.\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\u0022p1\u0022\u003EMedia Contacts:\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\u0022p2\u0022\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022mailto:wrich@gatech.edu\u0022\u003EWalter Rich\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\u0022p1\u0022\u003ECommunications Manager\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\u0022p1\u0022\u003EWallace H. Coulter Department of Biomedical Engineering\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\u0022p1\u0022\u003EGeorgia Institute of Technology\u003C\/p\u003E","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":"","field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"Georgia Institute of Technology\u2019s College of Engineering and Emory University\u2019s School of Medicine Seeking New Chair for the Wallace H. Coulter Department of Biomedical Engineering"}],"uid":"27513","created_gmt":"2016-05-18 14:12:54","changed_gmt":"2016-10-08 03:21:42","author":"Walter Rich","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","dateline":{"date":"2016-05-18T00:00:00-04:00","iso_date":"2016-05-18T00:00:00-04:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"hg_media":{"550431":{"id":"550431","type":"image","title":"C. Ross Ethier, Professor, Georgia Research Alliance Lawrence L. 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