{"566401":{"#nid":"566401","#data":{"type":"news","title":"College of Sciences names Dan Margalit as Inaugural 2016 Leddy Family Faculty Fellow","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EThe College of Sciences has selected \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/people.math.gatech.edu\/~dmargalit7\/\u0022\u003EDan Margalit\u003C\/a\u003E to receive the inaugural 2016 Leddy Family Faculty Fellowship. Margalit is a professor in the \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.math.gatech.edu\/\u0022\u003ESchool of Mathematics\u003C\/a\u003E who does research in geometric group theory and topology.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThe fellowship provides research support over two years, made possible by a generous gift to the College of Sciences by alumnus Jeffrey A. Leddy (B.S. in Physics 1978) and his wife, Pam.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cThis is an incredible honor and a great surprise,\u201d said Margalit upon hearing of his selection. \u201cThe fellowship will have a huge impact for the next two years \u2013 and beyond.\u201d\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EMargalit\u2019s research is about surfaces, which could be that of a ball or a donut. \u201cSurfaces are central in mathematics,\u201d Margalit said \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.math.gatech.edu\/news\/get-know-math-prof-dan-margalit\u0022\u003Ein April 2016\u003C\/a\u003E. \u201cThey can describe the possible motions of a robot arm or all the possible solutions of a polynomial.\u201d\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EIncreasingly, Margalit sees mathematics as a social activity. Advances in solving difficult problems are often made by assembling the right group of experts, he explained. \u201cI will use the Leddy Fellowship to promote collaboration through seminars, mini-conferences, and the hiring of a postdoctoral researcher,\u201d he said. \u201cMy colleagues and I will be attacking important long-standing problems on the abstract symmetries of surfaces and graphs.\u201d\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EIn nominating Margalit for the fellowship, School of Mathematics Interim Chair \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/people.math.gatech.edu\/~tetali\/\u0022\u003EPrasad V. Tetali\u003C\/a\u003E emphasized Margalit\u2019s top-notch research and its connections to many fields including biology, chemistry, robotics, and solar astrophysics. Tetali also underscored Margalit\u2019s \u201cextensive and extremely influential\u201d service to Georgia Tech and the School of Mathematics and his strong record of teaching and mentoring at the undergraduate, graduate, and postdoctoral levels. \u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cDan Margalit has an exceptional record as a member of the School of Mathematics,\u201d Tetali wrote. \u201cI am confident he will put the award money to creative, meaningful, and overall excellent use.\u201d\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cWe all appreciate mathematics for its impact, including across the sciences. But we should also treasure it for its uplifting beauty, as we do the sonnets of Shakespeare or the sculptures of Bernini,\u201d says College of Sciences Dean Paul M. Goldbart.\u0026nbsp;\u201cIn Dan Margalit, we have a colleague whose work delivers both: beauty and impact. I congratulate Dan on his selection as the inaugural Leddy Family Faculty Fellow. And I thank the Leddy family for its generous support of the College of Sciences.\u201d\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":[{"value":"Award brings two years of research support to the School of Mathematics professor."}],"field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EAward brings two years of research support to the School of Mathematics professor.\u003C\/p\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"Award brings two years of research support to the School of Mathematics professor."}],"uid":"30678","created_gmt":"2016-08-22 18:23:19","changed_gmt":"2016-10-08 03:22:23","author":"A. 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Maureen Rouhi\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EDirector of Communications\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003ECollege of Sciences\u003C\/p\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"email":["maureen.rouhi@cos.gatech.edu"],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}}}