{"548971":{"#nid":"548971","#data":{"type":"news","title":"School of Building Construction\u0027s Baabak Ashuri is \u0022A Rising Star\u0022","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EBaabak Ashuri is one of only 15 Rising Stars in Civil Engineering Award winners this year. Ashuri was selected for his exceptional teaching, research, and commitment to the industry.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThe Rising Stars in Civil Engineering program recognizes civil engineers \u002240 years old or younger working in the United States who have shown exceptional technical capability, leadership ability, effective teaching or research, and\/or public service benefiting the civil engineering profession, their employers, project owners, and\/or society,\u0022 according to Bob Drake, Editor of\u0026nbsp;\u003Cem\u003ECivil + Structural Engineer\u003C\/em\u003E.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EAshuri is an associate professor in the School of Building Construction and the School of Civil \u0026amp; Environmental Engineering at Georgia Tech. His work is multidisciplinary and bridges the fields of Construction Management, Civil Engineering, Planning, and Design. Ashuri\u2019s expertise includes: Risk Management, Investment Valuation, Innovative Project Delivery Systems, and Economic Decision Analysis. He seeks ways to streamline, expedite, and reduce the cost of realizing a design.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EHis accomplishments are highlighted in the April issue of \u003Cem\u003ECivil + Structural Engineer\u003C\/em\u003E.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cIt is a great honor to receive this award,\u0022 Ashuri said. \u0022I\u2019m proud to have my research and teaching recognized by\u003Cem\u003E Civil +\u003C\/em\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003Cem\u003EStructural Engineer,\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/em\u003Eand be one of the 2016 Rising Stars.\u201d\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EView the full story here:\u003Cem\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/cenews.com\/article\/10328\/2016-rising-stars-in-civil-structural-engineering\u0022 title=\u0022http:\/\/cenews.com\/article\/10328\/2016-rising-stars-in-civil-structural-engineering\u0022\u003Ehttp:\/\/cenews.com\/article\/10328\/2016-rising-stars-in-civil-structural-en...\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/em\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cem\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/em\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003ESchool of Building Construction associate professor receives \u003Cem\u003ECivil + Structural Engineer\u2019s\u003C\/em\u003E 2016 Rising Star Award for exceptional teaching and research accomplishments benefiting the Civil Engineering profession. \u003C\/p\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"School of Building Construction associate professor receives \u0022Civil + Structural Engineer\u2019s\u0022 2016 Rising Star Award for exceptional teaching and research accomplishments benefiting the Civil Engineering profession."}],"uid":"27520","created_gmt":"2016-06-29 10:26:04","changed_gmt":"2016-10-08 03:22:00","author":"Brenda Morris","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","dateline":{"date":"2016-06-29T00:00:00-04:00","iso_date":"2016-06-29T00:00:00-04:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"hg_media":{"199421":{"id":"199421","type":"image","title":"Ashuri 2013","body":null,"created":"1449179934","gmt_created":"2015-12-03 21:58:54","changed":"1475894851","gmt_changed":"2016-10-08 02:47:31","alt":"Ashuri 2013","file":{"fid":"196525","name":"ashuri_2012.jpg","image_path":"\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/ashuri_2012_0.jpg","image_full_path":"http:\/\/www.tlwarc.hg.gatech.edu\/\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/ashuri_2012_0.jpg","mime":"image\/jpeg","size":290437,"path_740":"http:\/\/www.tlwarc.hg.gatech.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/740xx_scale\/public\/images\/ashuri_2012_0.jpg?itok=y-ic9ezC"}}},"media_ids":["199421"],"groups":[{"id":"1221","name":"College of Design"}],"categories":[{"id":"145","name":"Engineering"}],"keywords":[],"core_research_areas":[{"id":"39531","name":"Energy and Sustainable Infrastructure"},{"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\u003EFor more information, please contact:\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022mailto:baabak.ashuri@design.gatech.edu\u0022\u003Ebaabak.ashuri@design.gatech.edu\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"email":["baabak.ashuri@design.gatech.edu"],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}}}