{"266361":{"#nid":"266361","#data":{"type":"news","title":"Department of Energy Awards Contract to Detect Cyber Attacks on Utilities","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EToday\u2019s cyber attacks aren\u2019t just a threat to computer networks. Those with malicious intent can disrupt important infrastructure systems such as utilities and power grids.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThe trick is to identify when such attacks are underway.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThe Department of Energy has awarded the \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.gtri.gatech.edu\/\u0022\u003EGeorgia Tech Research Institute\u003C\/a\u003E (GTRI) $1.7 million to help detect cyber attacks on our nation\u2019s utility companies.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EBy partnering with the Georgia Tech \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.ece.gatech.edu\/\u0022\u003ESchool of Electrical and Computer Engineering\u2019s\u003C\/a\u003E \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.neetrac.gatech.edu\/\u0022\u003ENational Electric Energy Testing, Research and Applications Center\u003C\/a\u003E (NEETRAC) and the \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.energy.gatech.edu\/\u0022\u003EStrategic Energy Institute\u003C\/a\u003E (SEI), GTRI will work together with experts in smart grid technology to develop protocols and tools to detect such attacks.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cUtilities and energy delivery systems are unique in several ways,\u201d said GTRI researcher Seth Walters, one of the principal investigators on the project. \u201cThey provide distribution over a large geographic area and are composed of disparate components which must work together as the system\u2019s operating state evolves. Relevant security technologies need to work within the bandwidth limitations of these systems in order to see broad adoption and they need to account for the varying security profiles of the components within these power systems.\u201d\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003ETo detect adversarial manipulation of the power grid, the cyber security tool suite will consist of advanced modeling and simulation technologies and a network of advanced security sensors capable of acting to protect the power system in real-time on the basis of this modeling and simulation.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003ERather than attempting to identify the source of an attack, the system will evaluate the content of information sent to the power system.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cIt is impossible to predict what a clever cyber attacker can devise in the future,\u201d said A.P. \u201cSakis\u201d Meliopoulos, a Georgia Power Distinguished Professor in the School of Electrical and Computer Engineering (ECE), who is part of the team. \u201cA command to the control and operation infrastructure of the system can be evaluated on the basis of its content and the effect on the power system.\u201d\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThe system will build on past Georgia Tech research into the monitoring, protection, control and operation of electric power utilities and their automation infrastructure, as well as work on information security. Georgia Tech\u2019s power system control and automation laboratory will be used to develop methods to detect intrusion and malicious commands before the system is field demonstrated in an actual utility environment.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cThis project is particularly exciting as it integrates GTRI\u2019s cyber security expertise, with the expertise in grid and electrical power of NEETRAC and ECE,\u201d said SEI Executive Director Tim Lieuwen. \u201cA key piece of our energy strategy is promoting certain signature energy areas where Georgia Tech combines unique breadth and depth into best of class capabilities \u2013 the area of electrical power is one of those, and this project further demonstrates Georgia Tech\u2019s commitment to this space.\u201d\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThe project will consist of three phases, which include research and development, test and validation at Georgia Tech, and technology demonstration at operational utility sites with the assistance of multiple utility company partners.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cGTRI\u2019s expertise in systems engineering and cyber security will be a great advantage for execution on this award,\u201d Walters said. \u201cWe also have the singular advantage in being able to collaborate with professors from Georgia Tech. The School of Electrical and Computer Engineering was instrumental in bringing emerging research ideas to the proposal narrative.\u201d\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EGTRI worked with Meliopoulos, ECE Associate Professor Santiago Grijalva and NEETRAC engineer Carson Day, who are experts in power grid and smart grid technology, and Raheem Beyah, an ECE associate professor and an expert in cyber security.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cMy group, the Communications Assurance\u0026nbsp;and\u0026nbsp;Performance [CAP] Group, will work with GTRI researchers to develop, test and deploy a\u0026nbsp;context-aware\u0026nbsp;network-based intrusion detection system [NIDS],\u201d Beyah said. \u201cWorking with a power grid simulator, the NIDS will have the ability to prevent network packets containing application-layer commands that\u0026nbsp;render the power grid unstable from entering the network.\u201d\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EA Georgia Power Distinguished Professor and SEI Associate Director, Grijalva will integrate a cyber-power co-simulator where numerous cyber-attack mechanisms can be simulated, including their effects in the physical power infrastructure. He will also develop real-time decision-making algorithms that evaluate the impact of potential cyber-induced power infrastructure malfunction.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cThe proposed cybersecurity system is complex, so a disciplined approach to delivering a system of systems which embodies this complexity will be required,\u201d Walters said. \u201cFurthermore, as part of research and development, we will be working to ensure that the tool suite, as conceptualized by the team, remains relevant to current and emerging industry needs.\u201d\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EAndrew Howard, who heads GTRI\u2019s research on emerging threats and countermeasures, noted that this is a unique part of this proposal. \u201cThis proposal isn\u2019t just about the research,\u201d Howard said. \u201cIn addition to the extensive modeling and simulation, it\u2019s also about developing a commercialization plan for other utilities to benefit.\u201d\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cem\u003EThe research described in this news release is supported by the Department of Energy under contract number DE-OE0000673. Any findings or opinions expressed are those of the authors and do not necessarily represent the official views of the Department of Energy.\u003C\/em\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EResearch News\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EGeorgia Institute of Technology\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E177 North Avenue\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EAtlanta, Georgia\u0026nbsp; 30332-0181\u0026nbsp; USA\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EMedia Relations Contacts\u003C\/strong\u003E: Lance Wallace (404-407-7280) (\u003Ca href=\u0022mailto:lance.wallace@gtri.gatech.edu\u0022\u003Elance.wallace@gtri.gatech.edu\u003C\/a\u003E) or John Toon (404-894-6986) (\u003Ca href=\u0022mailto:jtoon@gatech.edu\u0022\u003Ejtoon@gatech.edu\u003C\/a\u003E).\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EWriter\u003C\/strong\u003E: Robert Nesmith\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EToday\u2019s cyber attacks aren\u2019t just a threat to computer networks. Those with malicious intent can disrupt important infrastructure systems such as utilities and power grids. To help combat this threat, the Department of Energy has awarded Georgia Tech $1.7 million to help detect cyber attacks on our nation\u2019s utility companies.\u003C\/p\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"Georgia Tech has been awarded $1.7 million to help detect cyber attacks on utility companies."}],"uid":"27303","created_gmt":"2014-01-13 13:32:51","changed_gmt":"2016-10-08 03:15:40","author":"John Toon","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","dateline":{"date":"2014-01-13T00:00:00-05:00","iso_date":"2014-01-13T00:00:00-05:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"hg_media":{"266331":{"id":"266331","type":"image","title":"Detecting Cyber Attacks","body":null,"created":"1449244039","gmt_created":"2015-12-04 15:47:19","changed":"1475894953","gmt_changed":"2016-10-08 02:49:13","alt":"Detecting Cyber Attacks","file":{"fid":"198525","name":"doe4.jpg","image_path":"\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/doe4_0.jpg","image_full_path":"http:\/\/www.tlwarc.hg.gatech.edu\/\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/doe4_0.jpg","mime":"image\/jpeg","size":2564144,"path_740":"http:\/\/www.tlwarc.hg.gatech.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/740xx_scale\/public\/images\/doe4_0.jpg?itok=W14mJzyG"}},"266341":{"id":"266341","type":"image","title":"Detecting Cyber Attacks2","body":null,"created":"1449244039","gmt_created":"2015-12-04 15:47:19","changed":"1475894953","gmt_changed":"2016-10-08 02:49:13","alt":"Detecting Cyber Attacks2","file":{"fid":"198526","name":"doe12.jpg","image_path":"\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/doe12_0.jpg","image_full_path":"http:\/\/www.tlwarc.hg.gatech.edu\/\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/doe12_0.jpg","mime":"image\/jpeg","size":2292489,"path_740":"http:\/\/www.tlwarc.hg.gatech.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/740xx_scale\/public\/images\/doe12_0.jpg?itok=YRSPJPff"}},"266351":{"id":"266351","type":"image","title":"Detecting Cyber Attacks3","body":null,"created":"1449244039","gmt_created":"2015-12-04 15:47:19","changed":"1475894953","gmt_changed":"2016-10-08 02:49:13","alt":"Detecting Cyber Attacks3","file":{"fid":"198527","name":"doe19.jpg","image_path":"\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/doe19_0.jpg","image_full_path":"http:\/\/www.tlwarc.hg.gatech.edu\/\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/doe19_0.jpg","mime":"image\/jpeg","size":2818296,"path_740":"http:\/\/www.tlwarc.hg.gatech.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/740xx_scale\/public\/images\/doe19_0.jpg?itok=AEffLBfv"}}},"media_ids":["266331","266341","266351"],"groups":[{"id":"1188","name":"Research Horizons"}],"categories":[{"id":"144","name":"Energy"},{"id":"145","name":"Engineering"},{"id":"135","name":"Research"}],"keywords":[{"id":"213","name":"energy"},{"id":"416","name":"GTRI"},{"id":"2678","name":"information security"},{"id":"405","name":"NEETRAC"},{"id":"166855","name":"School of Electrical and Computer Engineering"},{"id":"167055","name":"security"},{"id":"167358","name":"Strategic Energy Institute"},{"id":"83491","name":"utilities"},{"id":"83501","name":"utility companies"}],"core_research_areas":[{"id":"39531","name":"Energy and Sustainable Infrastructure"},{"id":"39481","name":"National Security"}],"news_room_topics":[{"id":"71881","name":"Science and Technology"},{"id":"71901","name":"Society and Culture"}],"event_categories":[],"invited_audience":[],"affiliations":[],"classification":[],"areas_of_expertise":[],"news_and_recent_appearances":[],"phone":[],"contact":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EJohn Toon\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EResearch News\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022mailto:jtoon@gatech.edu\u0022\u003Ejtoon@gatech.edu\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E(404) 894-6986\u003C\/p\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"email":["jtoon@gatech.edu"],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}},"270391":{"#nid":"270391","#data":{"type":"news","title":"NSF I-Corps: Turning Research Discoveries into Companies and Jobs","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EAyanna Howard has a heart for children with disabilities. So when a National Science Foundation grant led to development of an input device that would allow kids with disabilities to operate tablet computers, she wanted to commercialize the technology to get it into the hands of the children.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EBut after talking with more than a hundred potential users of the device, she learned the real need was for a generic interface system able to connect a wide range of input devices \u2013 big button switches, joysticks, sip-and-puff straws and others \u2013 to the tablet computers. And it turned out that the market was much larger than Howard imagined, extending to adults with disabilities and potentially even persons with Alzheimer\u2019s.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EA professor in the Georgia Tech \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.ece.gatech.edu\/\u0022\u003ESchool of Electrical and Computer Engineering\u003C\/a\u003E, \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.ece.gatech.edu\/faculty-staff\/fac_profiles\/bio.php?id=135\u0022\u003EHoward\u003C\/a\u003E has now launched a company, Zyrobotics, to commercialize the device, and a prototype has already been developed. The company, run by a former graduate student, won\u2019t be the next IBM, but it will help disabled children do what all kids want to do: play video games and interact with computers.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EAssistance with refining the device came through the Innovation Corps (I-Corps\u2122), a National Science Foundation program that helps NSF-funded researchers learn about starting up a company \u2013 and by talking to potential customers, determine whether there\u2019s really a market for what they\u2019ve developed.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cWithout I-Corps, I wouldn\u2019t have thought to pursue this,\u201d said Howard, who holds the title of Motorola Foundation Professor. \u201cThey showed us how to talk about the technology in terms that the general public could understand. And I-Corps made us take a step back and ask if what we had developed was really of value to potential customers.\u201d\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EI-Corps Innovation\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EA dozen Georgia Tech teams \u2013 each composed of a faculty member, entrepreneurial lead and industry mentor \u2013 have now gone through the six-week I-Corps program. About a third of them have, like Howard, revised their plans and decided to move forward with forming a company and creating a product based on the results of NSF-supported research. The program is part of a national effort to turn research discoveries into new companies and new products, supporting economic development and building understanding of what it means to be an entrepreneur.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cThrough the Innovation Corps, NSF seeks to accelerate the development of new technologies, products and processes that arise from fundamental research,\u201d said Rathindra (Babu) DasGupta, the NSF\u2019s program director for I-Corps. \u201cThe goals of I-Corps are to spur translation of fundamental research, to encourage collaboration between academia and industry, and to train students to understand innovation and entrepreneurship.\u201d\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThe program provides mentoring and funding designed to move the results of NSF-supported research through the early stages of company formation. \u201cNSF investments strategically strengthen the nation\u2019s innovation ecosystem by addressing the challenges inherent in the early stages of the innovation process,\u201d DasGupta added.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EI-Corps at Georgia Tech\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EBecause of its long experience with forming companies from university research, in July 2012 Georgia Tech was selected to be among the first institutions to become \u201dnodes\u201d teaching the I-Corps curriculum. The program is basically a boot camp that shows what it\u2019s like to form a startup company \u2013 and ensures that there\u2019s a real market for a fledgling company\u2019s proposed product. About 25 teams from universities around the country participate each time the program is taught at one of the I-Corps nodes, including Georgia Tech.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cThe I-Corps process is very similar to the scientific method, which scientists and engineers are familiar with,\u201d explained Keith McGreggor, who directs the I-Corps program at Georgia Tech. \u201cWe use this process to turn fiction \u2013 what you might think is true \u2013 into fact by doing experiments and testing hypotheses in the real world with customers instead of in the laboratory.\u201d\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EI-Corps puts faculty members and graduate students through a pressure cooker environment that simulates a real startup. Not everyone is cut out for entrepreneurship, McGreggor noted. Faculty members often have a skill set \u2013 collaborating with other researchers, teaching students and publishing papers \u2013 that\u2019s different from the skills needed to produce products and services that non-researchers are willing to buy.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThe centerpiece of the program is \u201ccustomer discovery\u201d in which the teams must talk with at least 100 potential customers about their proposed product. This interaction with the real world almost inevitably leads to what I-Corps calls \u201cthe pivot,\u201d which occurs when the teams, based on the customer feedback, realize they\u2019ve been developing a product for which there isn\u2019t a market. In many cases, that realization leads to new, and successful, directions for the technology.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cEveryone starts out with one idea about what they want to do, and they almost always change to something else that they are also capable of doing,\u201d McGreggor said. \u201cIt can be difficult for people to switch gears, but what\u2019s beautiful about this program is that they do switch.\u201d\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EAt the end of the six weeks, the teams decide whether or not to go forward with their idea. For Georgia Tech teams, fledgling companies that emerge from the process can join \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/venturelab.gatech.edu\/\u0022\u003EVentureLab\u003C\/a\u003E, a program that helps researchers form companies, create prototypes, bring in experienced management and obtain early-stage funding. VentureLab companies can go on to be members of the \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.atdc.org\/\u0022\u003EAdvanced Technology Development Center\u003C\/a\u003E (ATDC), Georgia Tech\u2019s accelerator program that helps entrepreneurs launch and build successful companies.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EMarketing MOFs\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.chbe.gatech.edu\/faculty\/walton\u0022\u003EKrista Walton\u003C\/a\u003E and \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.chbe.gatech.edu\/faculty\/sholl\u0022\u003EDavid Sholl\u003C\/a\u003E used the I-Corps process to confirm the market need for metal-organic frameworks (MOFs), a new materials technology with a broad range of potential market applications. With NSF support, the researchers had developed a way to scale up the synthesis of MOFs, a class of nanomaterials, but weren\u2019t sure what direction to take next \u2013 a classic problem for technologies that have many possible applications.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cBy talking with more than 100 potential customers, we went through numerous refinements in our understanding of how we can create a sustainable business with our technology,\u201d said Sholl, who is now chair of Georgia Tech\u2019s \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.chbe.gatech.edu\/\u0022\u003ESchool of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering\u003C\/a\u003E. \u201cWe saw over and over again that the issues that obsess researchers doing fundamental research and the issues that matter to customers are often not the same.\u201d\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003ETalking with the customers required a large investment of time, but Sholl \u2013 who is also a Georgia Research Alliance Eminent Scholar in Energy Sustainability \u2013 was pleased with the level of interest in the technology. The potential customers he and Walton interviewed also identified applications they had never considered.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EAs a result of the process, Sholl and Walton \u2013 an associate professor in the School of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering \u2013 formed Inmondo Tech, and are working with several initial customers to develop a first product.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003ESmartphone Questions\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EFor \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.ic.gatech.edu\/people\/gregory-abowd\u0022\u003EGregory Abowd\u003C\/a\u003E, the benefits of I-Corps were different. A serial entrepreneur with a record of launching successful companies, Abowd felt he knew how to commercialize technology he developed that helps connect young patients with their doctors through handheld devices. But he wanted to apply I-Corps\u2019 systematic process to starting up a new company.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cI\u2019ve had some successful and unsuccessful startup efforts, but I really didn\u2019t understand what were the important elements of the successful ones,\u201d said Abowd, who is a Regents\u2019 and Distinguished Professor in Georgia Tech\u2019s \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.ic.gatech.edu\/\u0022\u003ESchool of Interactive Computing\u003C\/a\u003E. \u201cI was intrigued with the idea of being a little more structured going into this one, because I had learned there are an infinite number of ways to make mistakes in the business world.\u201d\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThe company, established as L.S.Q. LLC in Georgia, will provide a way to ask questions of smartphone users at times when they aren\u2019t actively using their handheld devices. Building on the original purpose of the technology, which was to boost interaction with children who have chronic diseases, Abowd sees many possible applications, including surveys designed for the small screens of mobile devices.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cWe\u2019ll ask questions at a point when people are interacting with their phones, but at a point of pause,\u201d he explained. Abowd has assembled a team and is talking with potential customers. He expects to form a joint venture with a market research firm in early 2014 and develop a product quickly.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EAdvice to Others\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EWhat advice do the teams give faculty members and graduate students thinking about the I-Corps opportunity?\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cThere is a growing network to help with commercialization, both at Georgia Tech and around the country,\u201d noted Abowd. \u201cA successful startup requires a lot of effort, and it\u2019s more than a full-time job. I-Corps gives you a six-week exposure to help you determine whether this is right for you.\u201d\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EI-Corps requires a large investment of time, something that can be difficult if faculty members aren\u2019t prepared for it, Howard noted. To be successful, at least one member of the team has to be available nearly full-time during the six-week program.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cI would recommend this 100 percent, and have already talked with other faculty members about I-Corps,\u201d she said. \u201cThis process is very different from what we normally do in research and teaching, and it has changed the way I think about what I do. It was a great experience for us.\u201d\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EI-Corps teams follow a rigorous application process designed to determine whether team members are truly committed to launching and building a startup, McGreggor noted. That can be daunting.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cI-Corps simulates a startup, so it puts a lot of heat on the team to see if they are going to stay together when they get into a company,\u201d he said. \u201cWe challenge the researchers in ways that they have probably not been challenged since they were graduate students. It is exquisitely uncomfortable for some people.\u201d\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EBroader Impacts\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EI-Corps has also changed the way that Georgia Tech approaches startup companies. Customer discovery and early pivoting to serve the marketplace, for instance, are now at the core of Georgia Tech\u2019s VentureLab and Flashpoint programs, which serve all researchers regardless of their funding sources, McGreggor said.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cFaculty members are forced to look into the face of a world that may not want what they have produced,\u201d McGreggor said. \u201cWhat we\u2019ve learned is that when entrepreneurs get it wrong, it\u2019s usually because they are building something that nobody really wants. This has really changed our approach to doing things in VentureLab.\u201d\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThe I-Corps approach has also changed the role of graduate students in the startup process, and opened it more to junior faculty members. In the past, VentureLab had assumed that only tenured faculty would have the time and flexibility to commit to a startup. Now, he says, the program makes no distinction among researchers, and realizes that the graduate students involved in developing a technology may be the right team members to go forward as part of the new company. That makes creating a startup a real alternative to traditional post-graduation opportunities.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EBeyond the new enterprises begun, the I-Corps program is having a larger impact on the universities whose faculty members have participated.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cAdditional successes of the program have been far-reaching,\u201d said the NSF\u2019s DasGupta. \u201cFaculty are taking what they learned in I-Corps about innovation and technology transfer back to their universities and training their students differently. The participation of students and post-docs in I-Corps has also had favorable impacts: they report that their employability is enhanced by their participating in I-Corps.\u201d\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThe program was launched in 2011, and continues to evolve as NSF tracks the results. 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In 2012, the prolonged power outages in New York and New Jersey caused by Hurricane Sandy once again demonstrated the system\u2019s vulnerability.\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThe demands of our digital society are increasing. What\u2019s more, our need to accommodate renewable energy generation is rising, and threats to infrastructure security and concerns over global climate change are growing. To help address these concerns, Georgia Tech is conducting research that crosses many disciplines, including electrical and computer engineering, public policy, mechanical engineering and information security.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003ERevolutionizing the Delivery of Electricity\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThe electricity grid is a large, complex system of power generation, transmission and distribution. High-voltage transmission lines carry power from large power plants to load centers hundreds of miles away. 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For example, prosumers could include homeowners who consume electricity from the grid while also producing power onsite from solar panels on their homes\u2019 roofts that feeds back into the grid.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EAnalyzing Energy Policies\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EIn recent years, several U.S. states, the federal government and other countries have adopted or are considering laws, regulations, programs, and requirements aimed at improving power systems.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EResearchers from Georgia Tech\u2019s Sam Nunn School of International Affairs and School of Economics are analyzing and recommending policies that promote the path toward the next generation of the electric utility grid.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003ESecuring Utilities from Cyber Attacks\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EIn addition to asset management concerns, utilities are also worried about cyber threats. 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The investigators operated a silicon-germanium (SiGe) transistor at 798 gigahertz (GHz) fMAX, exceeding the previous speed record for silicon-germanium chips by about 200 GHz.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EAlthough these operating speeds were achieved at extremely cold temperatures, the research suggests that record speeds at room temperature aren\u0027t far off, said professor \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.ece.gatech.edu\/faculty-staff\/fac_profiles\/bio.php?id=123\u0022\u003EJohn D. Cressler\u003C\/a\u003E, who led the research for Georgia Tech. Information about the research was published in February 2014, by \u003Cem\u003EIEEE Electron Device Letters\u003C\/em\u003E.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u0022The transistor we tested was a conservative design, and the results indicate that there is significant potential to achieve similar speeds at room temperature \u2013 which would enable potentially world changing progress in high data rate wireless and wired communications, as well as signal processing, imaging, sensing and radar applications,\u0022 said Cressler, who hold the Schlumberger Chair in electronics in the Georgia Tech \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.ece.gatech.edu\/\u0022\u003ESchool of Electrical and Computer Engineering\u003C\/a\u003E. \u0022Moreover, I believe that these results also indicate that the goal of breaking the so called \u2018terahertz barrier\u2019 \u2013 meaning, achieving terahertz speeds in a robust and manufacturable silicon-germanium transistor \u2013 is within reach.\u0022\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EMeanwhile, Cressler added, the tested transistor itself could be practical as is for certain cold-temperature applications. 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In SiGe technology, small amounts of germanium are introduced into silicon wafers at the atomic scale during the standard manufacturing process, boosting performance substantially.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThe result is cutting-edge silicon germanium devices such as the IHP Microelectronics 800 GHz transistor. Such designs combine SiGe\u0027s extremely high performance with silicon\u0027s traditional advantages \u2013 low cost, high yield, smaller size and high levels of integration and manufacturability \u2013 making silicon with added germanium highly competitive with the other materials.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003ECressler and his team demonstrated the 800 GHz transistor speed at 4.3 Kelvins\u0026nbsp; (452 degrees below zero, Fahrenheit). 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In ECE, many of us in the Center of Information and Signal Processing (CSIP) have long been engaged in data analysis, modeling, representation, identification, processing and search, particularly related to media data.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThe greatest opportunity for Georgia Tech lies in our ability to identify substantial problems and to integrate the aforementioned expertise to formulate overarching problem-solving approaches that can produce impactful solutions directly from big data with measurable performance objectives. Again, the operative words are \u0026ldquo;problem-solving\u0026rdquo; and \u0026ldquo;measurable objective.\u0026rdquo;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EA problem must have a clearly defined and measurable objective. As an illustrating example, enabling a machine to make a decision is \u003Cem\u003Enot\u003C\/em\u003E a problem; enabling a machine to make the least number of errors in its decision is. How to use big data to achieve this in useful applications is where research opportunities exist.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E\u003Cem\u003EWhat are some of your\u0026mdash;or your colleagues\u0026rsquo;\u0026mdash;current research projects or major activities related to big data?\u003C\/em\u003E\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EWe have a vast number of big-data related projects ongoing in our group. Rather than enumerate them all, I\u0026rsquo;ll highlight a few.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EWhen data quantity is vast, its organization can be a challenge, including designing methods for easy retrieval, reliable identification, and accurate reconstruction, to name a few. My colleagues are figuring out ways to identify the succinct features of the data for these purposes.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EIn another telecom related project, we have access to a large set of wireless calling data, from which one can infer the best resource allocation scheme for wireless services based on the user\u0026rsquo;s perspective of feeling satisfied.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EWe also have a long tradition in speech and language related research. We ask questions like \u0026ldquo;Can a machine identify those most important words in a conversation for the sake of understanding the semantic transactions most accurately?\u0026rdquo; Or in a similar vein, given a lengthy article, \u0026ldquo;What is the shortest condensed message that retains the meaning of the text?\u0026rdquo; Even more provocative, \u0026ldquo;Can a machine translate a sentence or a paragraph in one language into another without understanding its meaning but just by searching for the most relevant expressions from a large set of cross-reference sentences?\u0026rdquo;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EAnother project we are working on in geo-signal processing aims at the possibility of inferring the seismic structure based on a vast amount of reference data from the past; e.g., \u0026ldquo;Where is the oil and how much is present?\u0026rdquo; or \u0026ldquo;Will the foundation of my house change due to nearby fracking?\u0026rdquo;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E\u003Cem\u003EHow do you think a campus-wide initiative in big data could help you enhance your research or develop new collaborations and funding opportunities?\u003C\/em\u003E\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EAs I alluded to above, if we share the common interest to develop problem-solving capabilities directly from big data, and we are able to integrate the wide and deep expertise currently available at Georgia Tech, we\u0026rsquo;ll succeed in bringing about a huge impact on society. A campus-wide big data initiative can certainly help with this integration and serve as a catalyst to make this potential a reality.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.ece.gatech.edu\/faculty-staff\/fac_profiles\/bio.php?id=124\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003EB.H. (Fred) Juang\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/strong\u003E\u0026rsquo;s research interests focus on digital signal processing; multi-channel signal processing; signal coding and recognition; multimedia communications; natural human-machine communication and interaction; signal modeling and stochastic processes; and intelligent informatics. He is the Motorola Foundation Chair Professor in the School of Electrical and Computer Engineering and a Georgia Research Alliance Eminent Scholar. 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The event will be held on April 24 beginning at 4:30 in the McCamish Pavilion.\u0026nbsp; Seniors from eight Georgia Tech schools spend an entire semester working on their projects, often partnering with industry and research sponsors to seek solutions to real-world challenges. The Capstone Design Expo is the culmination for many engineering students\u2019 undergraduate careers.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThe Capstone Design Expo has become one of the largest student-driven design expos in the U.S.\u0026nbsp; It is an opportunity for student teams to present team projects and ideas in front of industry investors and the general public.\u0026nbsp; These skills are vital to their ability to convey ideas to potential buyers, employers, and even consumers. By studying doctors\u2019 schedules, for example, a team of industrial engineering majors helped the Emory Orthopaedics \u0026amp; Spine Center boost patient satisfaction and save money.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cCapstone Design allows engineering students to learn how to function on multidisciplinary teams to solve problems,\u201d said Laurence Jacobs, associate dean for academic affairs. \u201cIt also challenges our students to think, not just learn. Through this course they collaborate, lead and participate in teams experiencing true hands-on activities.\u201d\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThe Design Expo showcases the work of engineering and industrial design majors, but they\u2019re not the only students present. Each year, hundreds of high school students also attend the event to learn from the work and find inspiration.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cTo see the culmination of the undergraduate studies of more than 400 graduating seniors through their hands-on\/design\/build capstone projects was truly inspiring,\u201d said Craig Forest, an assistant professor in mechanical engineering. \u201cFrom the invention studio to the makers club to capstone design, Georgia Tech undergraduates are showing us what they can do with the resources and incentives to pursue invention, innovation, and entrepreneurship.\u201d\u003C\/p\u003E","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":"","field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"If you ever want to learn what our future technology pioneers are doing, go to the next Capstone Design Expo at Georgia Tech."}],"uid":"27164","created_gmt":"2014-04-02 11:47:21","changed_gmt":"2016-10-08 03:16:11","author":"Rachael Pocklington","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","dateline":{"date":"2014-04-02T00:00:00-04:00","iso_date":"2014-04-02T00:00:00-04:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"related_links":[{"url":"http:\/\/capstone.gatech.edu\/","title":"Capstone Design"}],"groups":[{"id":"1298","name":"Parent and Family Programs"}],"categories":[],"keywords":[{"id":"12652","name":"capstone"},{"id":"823","name":"design"},{"id":"341","name":"innovation"}],"core_research_areas":[],"news_room_topics":[],"event_categories":[],"invited_audience":[],"affiliations":[],"classification":[],"areas_of_expertise":[],"news_and_recent_appearances":[],"phone":[],"contact":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003ECraig Forest\u003Cbr \/\u003EFaculty Contact\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022mailto:cforest@@gatech.edu\u0022\u003Ecforest@gatech.edu\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"email":["parents@gatech.edu"],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}},"291281":{"#nid":"291281","#data":{"type":"news","title":"Neuromorphic Computing \u0022Roadmap\u0022 Envisions Analog Path to Simulating Human Brain","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EIn the field of neuromorphic engineering, researchers study computing techniques that could someday mimic human cognition. 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The paper, \u0022Finding a Roadmap to Achieve Large Neuromorphic Hardware Systems\u0022 by Hasler and Bo Marr, was published in the September 2013 edition of the journal \u003Cem\u003EFrontiers in Neuroscience\u003C\/em\u003E.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u0022To my knowledge, this is the first time a detailed neuromorphic roadmap has been attempted,\u0022 said Hasler. \u0022We describe specific computational techniques could offer real progress in neuromorphic systems.\u0022\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EUnlike digital computing, in which computers can address many different applications by processing different software programs, analog circuits have traditionally been hard-wired to address a single application. For example, cell phones use energy-efficient analog circuits for a number of specific functions, including capturing the user\u0027s voice, amplifying incoming voice signals, and controlling battery power.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EBecause analog devices do not have to process binary codes as digital computers do, their performance can be both faster and much less power hungry. Yet traditional analog circuits are limited because they\u0027re built for a specific application, such as processing signals or controlling power. They don\u0027t have the flexibility of digital devices that can process software, and they\u0027re vulnerable to signal disturbance issues, or noise.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EIn recent years, Hasler has developed a new approach to analog computing, in which silicon-based analog integrated circuits take over many of the functions now performed by familiar digital integrated circuits. These analog chips can be quickly reconfigured to provide a range of processing capabilities, in a manner that resembles conventional digital techniques in some ways.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EOver the last several years, Hasler and her research group have developed devices called field programmable analog arrays (FPAA). Like field programmable gate arrays (FPGA), which are digital integrated circuits that are ubiquitous in modern computing, the FPAA can be reconfigured after it\u0027s manufactured \u2013 hence the phrase \u0022field-programmable.\u0022\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EHasler and Marr\u0027s 29-page paper traces a development process that could lead to the goal of reproducing human-brain complexity. The researchers investigate in detail a number of intermediate steps that would build on one another, helping researchers advance the technology sequentially.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EFor example, the researchers discuss ways to scale energy efficiency, performance and size in order to eventually achieve large-scale neuromorphic systems. The authors also address how the implementation and the application space of neuromorphic systems can be expected to evolve over time.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u0022A major concept here is that we have to first build smaller systems capable of a simple representation of one layer of human brain cortex,\u0022 Hasler said. \u0022When that system has been successfully demonstrated, we can then replicate it in ways that increase its complexity and performance.\u0022\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EAmong neuromorphic computing\u0027s major hurdles are the communication issues involved in networking integrated circuits in ways that could replicate human cognition. In their paper, Hasler and Marr emphasize local interconnectivity to reduce complexity. Moreover, they argue it\u0027s possible to achieve these capabilities via purely silicon-based techniques, without relying on novel devices that are based on other approaches.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003ECommenting on the recent publication, Alice C. Parker, a professor of electrical engineering at the University of Southern California, said, \u0022Professor Hasler\u0027s technology roadmap is the first deep analysis of the prospects for large scale neuromorphic intelligent systems, clearly providing practical guidance for such systems, with a nearer-term perspective than our whole-brain emulation predictions. 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Georgia Tech\u2019s IRIs offer unique environments where research performed by faculty and students, supported by professional staff, in state-of-the-art facilities, provide unmatched interdisciplinary expertise, know-how, and capabilities to solve the toughest problems facing government and industry which profoundly impact society.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EAs the Executive Director of IEN, the selected candidate will report to the Executive Vice President for Research, Steve Cross, and will also hold an endowed professorial appointment in the appropriate Georgia Tech academic school.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EThree finalists have been chosen to date.\u0026nbsp; Over the next few weeks each will visit the Georgia Tech campus and hold an open town hall meeting to which the Georgia Tech community is invited and encouraged to attend.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EThe candidates and town hall details are as follows:\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EWilliam P. King, Ph.D\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003ETuesday, April 29th, 11:00 am\u003Cbr \/\u003EMarcus Nanotechnology Building, Room 1117\u003Cbr \/\u003EWilliam P. King, Ph.D. is the College of Engineering Bliss Professor at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, with appointments in the Departments of Mechanical Science and Engineering, Materials Science and Engineering, and Electrical and Computer Engineering. He is the Director of the NSF Center for Nanoscale Chemical-Electrical-Mechanical Manufacturing Systems (Nano-CEMMS), an NSF Nanoscale Science and Engineering Research Center. He is also the Chief Technology Officer at the Digital Lab for Manufacturing in Chicago, IL, which is one of the nation\u2019s first Manufacturing Innovation Institutes, and is the nation\u2019s flagship research institute focused on digital manufacturing. Dr. King received a Ph.D. from Stanford University and completed the Program for Leadership Development at Harvard Business School. At the University of Illinois, Dr. King leads a research group whose work crosses boundaries between science, technology, and business. Dr. King has been founder, advisor, or director at a dozen early stage technology companies with a focus on nanotechnology, materials, and manufacturing.\u0026nbsp; He is the winner of numerous awards including the PECASE award from the White House and the ASME Gustus-Larson Award for accomplishment in Mechanical Engineering.\u0026nbsp; He was named by Technology Review Magazine as a person whose innovations will change the world. He has published more than 180 journal articles, and is a Fellow of ASME and AAAS.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EEric Vogel, Ph.D\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EThursday, May 1st, 3:00 pm\u003Cbr \/\u003EMarcus Nanotechnology Building, Room 1117\u003Cbr \/\u003EEric M. Vogel is currently Professor of Materials Science and Engineering and Adjunct Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering at the Georgia Institute of Technology (GIT). Prior to joining GIT in August 2011, he was Associate Professor of Materials Science and Engineering and Electrical Engineering at the University of Texas at Dallas (UTD). Prior to joining UTD in August of 2006, he was leader of the CMOS and Novel Devices Group and founded the Nanofab at the National Institute of Standards and Technology. He received the Ph. D. degree in 1998 in electrical engineering from North Carolina State University and the B. S. degree in 1994 in electrical engineering from Penn State University. Dr. Vogel\u2019s research interests relate to micro- and nano-electronic materials, devices and circuits. He has published over 150 archival papers and 5 book chapters, and given over 75 invited talks and tutorials.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EOliver Brand, Ph.D\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003ETuesday, May 13th, 10:00 am\u003Cbr \/\u003EJoseph M. Pettit Building, Room 102\u003Cbr \/\u003EProf. Oliver Brand is a Professor in the School of Electrical and Computer Engineering and the Interim Executive Director of the Institute for Electronics and Nanotechnology at the Georgia Institute of Technology. He received his diploma degree in Physics from Technical University Karlsruhe, Germany in 1990 and his Ph.D. degree from ETH Zurich, Switzerland in 1994. From 1995 to 1997, he worked as a postdoctoral fellow at the Georgia Institute of Technology. From 1997 to 2002, he was a lecturer at ETH Zurich in Zurich, Switzerland and deputy director of the Physical Electronics Laboratory (PEL).\u0026nbsp; Dr. Brand has co-authored more than 180 publications in scientific journals and conference proceedings. He is a co-editor of the Wiley-VCH book series Advanced Micro and Nanosystems and a member of the editorial board of Sensors and Materials. He has served as General Co-Chair of the 2008 IEEE International Conference on Micro Electro Mechanical Systems (MEMS 2008). He has been a member of technical program committees of the IEEE MEMS Conference, the IEEE Sensors Conference and the Transducers Conference. Dr. Brand is a senior member of the IEEE and a co-recipient the 2005 IEEE Donald G. Fink Prize Paper Award. He has received the 2011 ECE Distinguished Mentor Award and the 2012 ECE Richard M. Bass\/Eta Kappa Nu Outstanding Teacher Award (determined by the vote of the ECE senior class). His research interests are in the areas of integrated microsystems, microsensors, MEMS fabrication technologies, and microsystem packaging.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003ETo learn more about IEN please visit \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.ien.gatech.edu\u0022 title=\u0022www.ien.gatech.edu\u0022\u003Ewww.ien.gatech.edu\u003C\/a\u003E.\u003C\/p\u003E","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":[{"value":"Final Candidates for IEN Executive Director to Hold Town Hall Meetings.  Georgia Tech community invited to attend."}],"field_summary":"","field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"Final Candidates for IEN Executive Director to Hold Town Hall Meetings.  Georgia Tech community invited to attend."}],"uid":"27802","created_gmt":"2014-04-25 09:40:07","changed_gmt":"2016-10-08 03:16:18","author":"Teresa Hunton","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","dateline":{"date":"2014-04-25T00:00:00-04:00","iso_date":"2014-04-25T00:00:00-04:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"hg_media":{"293181":{"id":"293181","type":"image","title":"marcus building with ien logo","body":null,"created":"1449244313","gmt_created":"2015-12-04 15:51:53","changed":"1475894976","gmt_changed":"2016-10-08 02:49:36","alt":"marcus building with ien logo","file":{"fid":"199299","name":"marcus-photo.jpg","image_path":"\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/marcus-photo_0.jpg","image_full_path":"http:\/\/www.tlwarc.hg.gatech.edu\/\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/marcus-photo_0.jpg","mime":"image\/jpeg","size":12485,"path_740":"http:\/\/www.tlwarc.hg.gatech.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/740xx_scale\/public\/images\/marcus-photo_0.jpg?itok=yEdZM9Ux"}}},"media_ids":["293181"],"groups":[{"id":"1271","name":"NanoTECH"}],"categories":[],"keywords":[{"id":"12701","name":"Institute for Electronics and Nanotechnology"},{"id":"8646","name":"Marcus Nanotechnology Building"}],"core_research_areas":[{"id":"39441","name":"Bioengineering and Bioscience"},{"id":"39451","name":"Electronics and Nanotechnology"},{"id":"39471","name":"Materials"}],"news_room_topics":[],"event_categories":[],"invited_audience":[],"affiliations":[],"classification":[],"areas_of_expertise":[],"news_and_recent_appearances":[],"phone":[],"contact":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022mailto:teresa.hunton@ien.gatech.edu\u0022\u003Eteresa.hunton@ien.gatech.edu\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"email":["teresa.hunton@ien.gatech.edu"],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}},"292921":{"#nid":"292921","#data":{"type":"news","title":"United States Energy Secretary Visits Georgia Tech","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp class=\u0022p1\u0022\u003EOn Wednesday, April 16, United States Secretary of Energy Ernest Moniz visited Georgia Tech to deliver the keynote address at the \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.inta.gatech.edu\/sam-nunn-forum\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003ESam Nunn Bank of America Policy Forum\u003C\/a\u003E and to learn more about energy research and education initiatives on campus.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\u0022p1\u0022\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=WyAtUV8U6AY\u0026amp;list=PLiVQMdi0PkPtSWjy1KDIL7mbi5Ix1W-Q_\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003EView Secretary Moniz\u0027s keynote address \u0026gt;\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\u0022p1\u0022\u003EThemed \u201cU.S. Competitiveness Amid a Changing Natural Gas Landscape: A View from the Southeast,\u201d the policy forum provided a platform for Secretary Moniz to urge leaders in energy research like Georgia Tech to focus on energy independence, cost, and security, and we can do all three if we apply our innovation thinking.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\u0022p2\u0022\u003EAfter the forum, director of the Georgia Tech Strategic Energy Institute Tim Liewen hosted the Secretary in focused meetings with faculty and students. Faculty briefed Moniz on their work to define the future of the nation\u2019s energy grid, improve national security and explore international aspects of energy.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EPolicy Forum raises public awareness and highlights prospects for American, regional, and Georgia Tech leadership to seize opportunities and meet the challenges presented by the natural gas boom.\u003C\/p\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"Visit to campus helps faculty, researchers keep a pulse on federal priorities."}],"uid":"27213","created_gmt":"2014-04-24 09:59:06","changed_gmt":"2016-10-08 03:16:18","author":"Teri Nagel","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","dateline":{"date":"2014-04-24T00:00:00-04:00","iso_date":"2014-04-24T00:00:00-04:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"hg_media":{"292931":{"id":"292931","type":"image","title":"U.S. Energy Secretary Ernest Moniz","body":null,"created":"1449244313","gmt_created":"2015-12-04 15:51:53","changed":"1475894991","gmt_changed":"2016-10-08 02:49:51","alt":"U.S. Energy Secretary Ernest Moniz","file":{"fid":"199288","name":"moniz.jpg","image_path":"\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/moniz_0.jpg","image_full_path":"http:\/\/www.tlwarc.hg.gatech.edu\/\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/moniz_0.jpg","mime":"image\/jpeg","size":63675,"path_740":"http:\/\/www.tlwarc.hg.gatech.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/740xx_scale\/public\/images\/moniz_0.jpg?itok=LeD7cDUs"}}},"media_ids":["292931"],"groups":[{"id":"47398","name":"GCR (Office of Government and Community Relations)"}],"categories":[{"id":"129","name":"Institute and Campus"},{"id":"131","name":"Economic Development and Policy"},{"id":"144","name":"Energy"}],"keywords":[{"id":"92111","name":"cabinet member"},{"id":"213","name":"energy"},{"id":"67621","name":"federal relations"}],"core_research_areas":[{"id":"39531","name":"Energy and Sustainable Infrastructure"}],"news_room_topics":[],"event_categories":[],"invited_audience":[],"affiliations":[],"classification":[],"areas_of_expertise":[],"news_and_recent_appearances":[],"phone":[],"contact":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003ETeri Nagel, Georgia Tech Office of Government and Community Relations\u003C\/p\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"email":["tnagel@gatech.edu"],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}},"293551":{"#nid":"293551","#data":{"type":"news","title":"Georgia Tech Celebrates 247th Commencement","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp class=\u0022MsoNormal\u0022\u003EApproximately 2,700 undergraduate and graduate students will celebrate the Georgia Institute of Technology\u2019s 247th commencement with three ceremonies. The Institute will award bachelor\u2019s, master\u2019s and doctoral degrees through its six colleges and 29 schools.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\u0022MsoNormal\u0022\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.defense.gov\/bios\/biographydetail.aspx?biographyid=260\u0022\u003EAdmiral James \u0022Sandy\u0022 Winnefeld\u003C\/a\u003E will address the Ph.D. and master\u2019s ceremony on Friday, May 2, in the McCamish Pavilion at 7 p.m. \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.coca-colacompany.com\/our-company\/board-of-directors-muhtar-kent\u0022\u003EMuhtar Kent\u003C\/a\u003E, chairman of the board and chief executive officer of The Coca-Cola Company, and \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.att.com\/gen\/investor-relations?pid=9812\u0022\u003ERalph de la Vega\u003C\/a\u003E, president and CEO of AT\u0026amp;T Mobility, will address the undergraduate ceremonies on Saturday, May 3 at 9 a.m. and 3 p.m., respectively. \u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\u0022MsoNormal\u0022\u003EAdmiral Winnefeld serves as the ninth vice chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff. In this capacity, his is a member of the Joint Chiefs of Staff and the nation\u2019s second highest-ranking military officer.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\u0022MsoNormal\u0022\u003EAdmiral Winnefeld graduated from the Georgia Institute of Technology and received his commission from the Navy Reserve Office Training Corps program. He subsequently served with three fighter squadrons flying the F-14 Tomcast and as an instructor at the Navy Fighter Weapons School.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\u0022MsoNormal\u0022\u003EAdmiral Winnefeld\u2019s unit commands at sea include Fighter Squadron 211, USS Cleveland (LPD 7) and USS Enterprise (CVN 65). He led \u201cBig E\u201d through her 18\u003Csup\u003Eth\u003C\/sup\u003E deployment, which included combat operations in Afghanistan in support of Operation Enduring Freedom immediately after the terrorist acts of September 11, 2001. As commander, Carrier Strike Group TWO\/Theodore Roosevelt Carrier Strike Group, he led Task Forces 50, 152 and 58 in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom and maritime interception operations in the Arabian Gulf. He also served as commander, United States SIXTH Fleet; commander, NATO Allied Joint Command Lisbon; and commander, Striking Support Forces, NATO.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\u0022MsoNormal\u0022\u003EHis shore tours include service in the Joint Operations Directorate (J-3), as senior aide to the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff and as executive assistant to the vice chief of naval operations. As a flag officer he served ashore as director, Warfare Programs and Transformational Concepts, United States Fleet Forces Command, as director of Joint Innovation and Experimentation at United States Joint Forces Command and as the director of Strategic Plans and Policy (J-5) on the Joint Staff. He most recently served as the commander of North American Aerospace Defense Command (NORAD) and the U.S. Northern Command (USNORTHCOM).\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\u0022MsoNormal\u0022\u003EAdmiral Winnefeld\u2019s awards include the Defense Distinguished Service Medal, Distinguished Superior Service Medal, the Legion of Merit, the Bronze Star, the Defense Meritorious Service Medal, the Air Medal and five Battle Efficiency awards.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\u0022MsoNormal\u0022\u003EMuhtar Kent is chairman of the board and chief executive officer of The Coca-Cola Company, a position he has held since April 2009. Previously he was president and chief executive officer and earlier, president and chief operating officer.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\u0022MsoNormal\u0022\u003EKent joined The Coca-Cola Company in Atlanta in 1978 and has held a variety of marketing and operations leadership roles throughout his career in markets across Europe, Asia and the Middle East.\u0026nbsp; \u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\u0022MsoNormal\u0022\u003EIn 2005, Kent was appointed president of Coca-Cola International, responsible for overseeing all operations outside of North America.\u0026nbsp; In 2006, he assumed the role of president and chief operating officer and in 2008 was elevated to president and CEO.\u0026nbsp; \u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\u0022MsoNormal\u0022\u003EKent holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Economics from the University of Hull in England and a Master of Science degree in Administrative Sciences from Cass Business School, City University London.\u0026nbsp; \u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\u0022MsoNormal\u0022\u003EActive in the global business community, Kent is chairman of the International Business Council of the World Economic Forum, co-chair of the Bipartisan Policy Center\u2019s CEO Council on Health and Innovation, a fellow of the Foreign Policy Association, a member of the Business Roundtable, immediate past co-chair of the Consumer Goods Forum, a past chairman of the U.S.-China Business Council and chairman emeritus of the U.S. ASEAN Business Council. He also is a member of the Eminent Persons Group for ASEAN, appointed by President Barack Obama and former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton.\u0026nbsp; He serves on the boards of 3M, Special Olympics International, Ronald McDonald House Charities, Catalyst and Emory University.\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp; \u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\u0022MsoNormal\u0022\u003ERalph de la Vega is president and CEO of AT\u0026amp;T Mobility, a position he has held since 2007. Under his leadership, AT\u0026amp;T Mobility has become one of the world\u2019s leading smartphone and mobile Internet providers and is expanding into new growth areas such as home security and automation, connected cars and mobile payments.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\u0022MsoNormal\u0022\u003EPreviously, de la Vega served as chief operating officer of Cingular Wireless, with responsibility for technology planning, network operations, marketing, sales and customer care. Before joining Cingular in 2004, he served as president of BellSouth Latin America. He started his career in 1974 with BellSouth (then Southern Bell) as a management assistant.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\u0022MsoNormal\u0022\u003EDe la Vega serves on the boards of New York Life Insurance Company, the Georgia Aquarium, Morehouse College and the Metro Atlanta Chamber of Commerce. As a strong believer in community service, de la Vega actively supports nonprofit and youth organizations, serving as chairman of All-Markets Initiatives for the Boy Scouts of America and previously as chairman of Junior Achievement Worldwide. In 2013, he was honored with the Boy Scouts\u2019 highest commendation \u2013 the Silver Buffalo Award \u2013 recognizing his distinguished service to youth.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\u0022MsoNormal\u0022\u003EThe recipient of numerous awards recognizing his leadership, de la Vega has been inducted into the Atlanta Business Hall of Fame and the Hispanic Scholarship Fund\u2019s Alumni Hall of Fame. He is featured in the HBO original documentary \u003Cem\u003EThe Latino List\u003C\/em\u003E, which profiles notable and influential Latinos in America. In 2011, he received the prestigious Global Innovation Award from Emory University\u2019s Goizueta Business School.\u0026nbsp; \u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\u0022MsoNormal\u0022\u003EDe la Vega holds a bachelor\u2019s degree in mechanical engineering from Florida Atlantic University and a master\u2019s degree in business administration from Northern Illinois University. He completed the Executive Program at the University of Virginia and received an honorary doctorate from Florida Atlantic. He is the author of the best-selling book \u003Cem\u003EObstacles Welcome: Turn Adversity to Advantage in Business and Life\u003C\/em\u003E. \u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\u0022MsoNormal\u0022\u003EA native of Cuba, de la Vega lives in Atlanta.\u003C\/p\u003E","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EApproximately 2,700 undergraduate and graduate students will celebrate the Georgia Institute of Technology\u2019s 247th commencement with three ceremonies. \u003C\/p\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"Approximately 2,700 undergraduate and graduate students will celebrate the Georgia Institute of Technology\u2019s 247th commencement with three ceremonies."}],"uid":"27304","created_gmt":"2014-04-28 11:28:15","changed_gmt":"2016-10-08 03:16:18","author":"Matthew Nagel","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","dateline":{"date":"2014-04-28T00:00:00-04:00","iso_date":"2014-04-28T00:00:00-04:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"hg_media":{"293511":{"id":"293511","type":"image","title":"Admiral James \u0022Sandy\u0022 Winnefeld","body":null,"created":"1449244313","gmt_created":"2015-12-04 15:51:53","changed":"1475894991","gmt_changed":"2016-10-08 02:49:51","alt":"Admiral James \u0022Sandy\u0022 Winnefeld","file":{"fid":"199306","name":"adm_winnefeld.jpg","image_path":"\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/adm_winnefeld_0.jpg","image_full_path":"http:\/\/www.tlwarc.hg.gatech.edu\/\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/adm_winnefeld_0.jpg","mime":"image\/jpeg","size":2034662,"path_740":"http:\/\/www.tlwarc.hg.gatech.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/740xx_scale\/public\/images\/adm_winnefeld_0.jpg?itok=qeTkMuyo"}},"293521":{"id":"293521","type":"image","title":"Muhtar Kent","body":null,"created":"1449244313","gmt_created":"2015-12-04 15:51:53","changed":"1475894991","gmt_changed":"2016-10-08 02:49:51","alt":"Muhtar Kent","file":{"fid":"199307","name":"kent_muhtar.jpg","image_path":"\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/kent_muhtar_0.jpg","image_full_path":"http:\/\/www.tlwarc.hg.gatech.edu\/\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/kent_muhtar_0.jpg","mime":"image\/jpeg","size":802942,"path_740":"http:\/\/www.tlwarc.hg.gatech.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/740xx_scale\/public\/images\/kent_muhtar_0.jpg?itok=mxBec1FE"}},"293531":{"id":"293531","type":"image","title":"Ralph de la Vega","body":null,"created":"1449244313","gmt_created":"2015-12-04 15:51:53","changed":"1475894991","gmt_changed":"2016-10-08 02:49:51","alt":"Ralph de la Vega","file":{"fid":"199308","name":"rdelavega18.jpg","image_path":"\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/rdelavega18_0.jpg","image_full_path":"http:\/\/www.tlwarc.hg.gatech.edu\/\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/rdelavega18_0.jpg","mime":"image\/jpeg","size":1903724,"path_740":"http:\/\/www.tlwarc.hg.gatech.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/740xx_scale\/public\/images\/rdelavega18_0.jpg?itok=sx_HQID0"}}},"media_ids":["293511","293521","293531"],"related_links":[{"url":"http:\/\/www.commencement.gatech.edu\/","title":"Commencement information"}],"groups":[{"id":"1183","name":"Home"}],"categories":[{"id":"129","name":"Institute and Campus"},{"id":"133","name":"Special Events and Guest Speakers"}],"keywords":[{"id":"627","name":"commencement"},{"id":"13313","name":"James Winnefeld"},{"id":"92331","name":"Muhtar Kent"},{"id":"92311","name":"Ralph de la Vega"}],"core_research_areas":[],"news_room_topics":[{"id":"71871","name":"Campus and Community"}],"event_categories":[],"invited_audience":[],"affiliations":[],"classification":[],"areas_of_expertise":[],"news_and_recent_appearances":[],"phone":[],"contact":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003ELisa Grovenstein\u003Cbr \/\u003EAVP, Georgia Tech News and Campus Communications\u003Cbr \/\u003E404-660-2929\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022mailto:Lisa.Grovenstein@comm.gatech.edu\u0022\u003ELisa.Grovenstein@comm.gatech.edu\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"email":["LisaG@gatech.edu"],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}},"292711":{"#nid":"292711","#data":{"type":"news","title":"Tech Treasure Makes Donations Convenient during Move-Out","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EAs freshmen move out of their residence halls next week, a group of second-year students will be on hand to salvage some of the discarded pieces of their first year at college.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EAlex Cheu is one of the students organizing Tech Treasure, an initiative that will bring Goodwill trailers to campus to accept donations of unwanted items during move-out.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cWe saw the potential for student involvement in finding a place for all the reusable items that get discarded during move-out,\u201d said Cheu, an electrical engineering major. He and three classmates from the Grand Challenges program \u2014 Rishabh Ananthan, Jessica Taylor, and Ed Zhu \u2014 decided to tackle this challenge and found Goodwill to be an eager partner.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cThey want to work more with colleges and are already doing similar programs at other schools,\u201d he said. \u201cWe\u2019re able to let students support Goodwill\u2019s mission by helping them stock their stores.\u201d\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EPerhaps most importantly, the program makes it convenient for students to donate rather than discard their unwanted items. Goodwill trailers will be stationed outside East Campus housing on Techwood Drive from Wednesday, April 30, through Saturday, May 3, from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Cheu hopes the program can expand to serve additional areas of campus in the future.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EStudent volunteers will help direct students who are headed to the dumpster with reusable goods to instead take them to a Goodwill employee at one of the trailers. Volunteers have signed agreements that they won\u2019t be handling donations or \u201cdumpster diving,\u201d but simply trying to intercept students who may be throwing away items in good condition.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cWe\u2019re trying to do a small part of solving the grand challenge of sustainability in our community,\u201d Cheu said. 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Every day beautifully engineered structures are created by faculty, staff and student researchers that are never seen outside the labs. When these miniscule landscape are reproduced for distribution, it is often in a scientific paper that pairs the image with numerical charts and statistical data. Although the data is relevant to the image, and in fact may be the only reason the image was produced in the first place, often the pairing downplays the inherent artistic merit of the image to emphasize the its scientific significance.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EIn order to showcase and celebrate the beautiful, strange and incredibly small work occurring in the IEN cleanrooms and labs, the IEN Characterization Group will be holding a monthly image contest open to all IEN facility users. The submitted work will be used to promote IEN users\u2019 research and IEN capabilities to potential users, on campus and beyond. Three monthly winners of the contest will receive 5 free hours on the characterization tool of their choosing, and the monthly winners will be entered into a semi-annual Grand Prize selection for cash prizes of $60 for First Prize and $30 for each of the 2 Second Prize winners.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EIf you would like a chance to see you small image get big representation, check out the full contest details below or, for further questions contact Walter Henderson at \u0026lt;ahref=\u0022mailto:walter.henderson@ien.gatech.edu\u0022\u0026gt;walter.henderson@ien.gatech.eduor Jie Xu at \u003Ca href=\u0022mailto:jie.xu@gtri.gatech.edu\u0022\u003Ejie.xu@gtri.gatech.edu\u003C\/a\u003E.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EImage Contest Submission Dates\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E \u0026nbsp;Open May 1\u003Csup\u003Est\u003C\/sup\u003E \u2013 May 27\u003Csup\u003Eth\u003C\/sup\u003E and the 1\u003Csup\u003Est\u003C\/sup\u003E \u2013the 27\u003Csup\u003Eth\u003C\/sup\u003E of each month thereafter. 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Day one will feature \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.bucknell.edu\/x38054.xml\u0022\u003EMichael Prince\u003C\/a\u003E, a professor of chemical engineering at Bucknell University who professes to be \u201cinterested in almost any question that has to do with how engineering students learn\u201d and whose research focuses on enhancing classroom experiences.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EDay two will include presentations from an array of Tech faculty who are piloting new teaching methods in their classrooms or have expertise in learning sciences. Presenters include \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.ece.gatech.edu\/faculty-staff\/fac_profiles\/bio.php?id=47\u0022\u003EBonnie Ferri\u003C\/a\u003E, \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.bme.gatech.edu\/facultystaff\/faculty_record.php?id=21\u0022\u003EJoe LeDoux\u003C\/a\u003E, \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.bme.gatech.edu\/facultystaff\/faculty_record.php?id=34\u0022\u003EWendy Newstetter\u003C\/a\u003E, \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/c21u.gatech.edu\/team\/faculty\/noyes\u0022\u003ECaroline Noyes\u003C\/a\u003E, \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.ae.gatech.edu\/community\/staff\/bio\/pritchett-a\u0022\u003EAmy Pritchett\u003C\/a\u003E, \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.cetl.gatech.edu\/about\/people\u0022\u003EDia Sekayi\u003C\/a\u003E, \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.ce.gatech.edu\/people\/faculty\/501\/overview\u0022\u003EDon Webster\u003C\/a\u003E and Damon Williams.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EA panel of graduate students, all of whom have completed the Center for the Enhancement of Teaching and Learning\u2019s (CETL) \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.cetl.gatech.edu\/students\/teaching\u0022\u003ETech to Teaching\u003C\/a\u003E program, will talk with their peers about their experiences as instructors of college courses.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EAll presenters will discuss active learning, focusing on student-centered classroom organization.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EAs a national organization, ASEE takes learning research and applies it to the classroom. GT-ASEE was founded in 2011 by graduate students and aims to create a community of students interested in enhancing classroom experiences through teaching and scholarship. Newstetter also serves as the organization\u2019s advisor.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cI didn\u2019t recognize the importance of the intricacies involved in effective classroom design when I first started my Ph.D. program,\u201d Fleming said. \u201cLearning about the scholarship of teaching and learning got me involved with and excited about the future of engineering education. I now hope to incorporate contributions to engineering education in my end thesis.\u201d\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThe workshop is free to attend, thanks to support from Graduate Education and Faculty Affairs, the Student Government Association, CETL, Georgia Tech Student Foundation, and Campus Services Buzzfunds. 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The primary purpose of the IEN Seed Grant is to give first or second year graduate students in various disciplines working on original and un-funded research in micro- and nano-scale projects the opportunity to access the most advanced academic cleanroom space in the Southeast. In addition to accessing the high-level fabrication, lithography, and characterization tools in the labs, the students will have the opportunity to gain proficiency in cleanroom and tool methodology and to use the consultation services provided by research staff members of the IEN Advanced Technology Team.\u0026nbsp; In addition, the Seed Grant program gives faculty with novel research topics the ability to develop preliminary data in order to pursue follow-up funding sources.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThe 5 winning projects, from a diverse group of engineering disciplines, were awarded a six month block of IEN cleanroom and lab access time. 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The state also will get a greater source of power from solar over the next couple of years (\u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.eenews.net\/energywire\/stories\/1060000194\/\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003E\u003Cem\u003EEnergyWire\u003C\/em\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E, May 27).\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EMore than a dozen of Georgia\u0027s coal- and oil-fired plants already are slated to be closed as part of parent Southern Co.\u0027s plan to take 20,000 megawatts of coal off the grid to comply with previous environmental regulations.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EEven with those efforts, yesterday\u0027s proposed rule will make it harder for utility regulators to control the price of what customers pay if coal continues to be less of an option, another commissioner said.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u0022Even if we have made significant gains (to cut back on coal use), the problem is that it determines what economic dispatch will be made by the utility,\u0022 Georgia utility regulator Stan Wise told\u003Cem\u003EEnergyWire\u003C\/em\u003E. \u0022Instead of burning coal on a hot summer day, they are going to be forced to use other resources that may not be the least-cost option.\u0022\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003ESome regulators in other states deferred comment to their environmental protection agencies but agreed that it was the PSC that would have to sign off on any plant closures, changes to a utility\u0027s generation mix and whether customers would pay for those costs.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EElectric companies said they are continuing to evaluate the proposal, which requires them to meet targets that would result in a 30 percent CO2 reduction nationwide compared with 2005 levels by 2030.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Ch3\u003EBig actors\u003C\/h3\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThe South is the home to two of the nation\u0027s largest utilities, Duke Energy Corp. and Southern Co., which have taken steps to cut carbon emissions. Duke has reduced its emissions 20 percent based on 2005 levels, the company said. Southern has cut its carbon emission levels by 26 percent based on that level, CEO Tom Fanning said at the company\u0027s annual meeting last week.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThe 2005 baseline \u0022is going to really ease the pain in the South,\u0022 said Marilyn Brown, a professor at Georgia Tech\u0027s school of public policy and a board member of the Tennessee Valley Authority.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003ESouthern is now the nation\u0027s third-largest consumer of natural gas, but shaking its historic image as a coal utility will take a while, despite the company\u0027s efforts to promote its uses of gas, nuclear and renewables (\u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.eenews.net\/energywire\/stories\/1060000336\/\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003E\u003Cem\u003EEnergyWire\u003C\/em\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E, May 29).\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003ESouthern\u0027s smaller utility subsidiaries, Gulf Power and Mississippi Power, now get more than 60 percent of their electricity from natural gas. Alabama Power still gets slightly more than half of its electricity from coal, however.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u0022We think this is a really important issue,\u0022 Fanning told shareholders after being questioned about Southern\u0027s actions to reduce carbon emissions. Southern\u0027s words aren\u0027t rhetoric, he said.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EAt the meeting, Fanning touted Southern\u0027s involvement in the National Carbon Capture Research Center. The company\u0027s Mississippi Power subsidiary also is building a next-generation coal plant in Kemper County. The project has made news because of cost overruns, but Southern is hoping to expand the project\u0027s coal-gasification technology (\u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.eenews.net\/energywire\/stories\/1059997769\/\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003E\u003Cem\u003EEnergyWire\u003C\/em\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E,\u0026nbsp;April 11).\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EBut two of Southern\u0027s traditional coal-fired plants routinely stand out as well. Georgia Power\u0027s Plant Scherer and Alabama Power\u0027s Plant Miller rank No. 1 and 2 on the list of CO2-emitting power plants in the United States.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EPlant Scherer routinely ranks at the top of the list because of its size.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Ch3\u003EEfficiency lags\u003C\/h3\u003E\u003Cp\u003EStates can use energy efficiency to help meet their targets, but this is one area where the Southeast falls short.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003ECollectively, the states have spent half of what the others have on energy-efficient programs, said Brown at Georgia Tech. Where some states have strong energy efficient programs, those actions may be only pilot programs in the South, she said.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u0022The South is one of the most energy inefficient regions in the country,\u0022 Brown said.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThere\u0027s been little incentive for utilities to invest in energy-efficiency programs in the Southeast because electricity prices have been so cheap, Brown said. She\u0027s hoping that changes now that energy efficiency has more value.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EBrown and other environmental advocates point to TVA as a model for cutting emissions.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003ETVA\u0027s carbon emission levels already are more than 17 percent below what they were in 2005, according to the utility\u0027s figures. It is on track to reduce CO2 levels to 40 percent of what they were in 2005 by 2020, company officials say (\u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.eenews.net\/energywire\/stories\/1059998619\/\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003E\u003Cem\u003EEnergyWire\u003C\/em\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E,\u0026nbsp;April 29).\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003ETVA is in the middle of hashing out a long-term energy plan, which includes additional carbon reductions. As a federally owned utility, TVA must follow a mission -- energy, environment and economic development -- which includes taking care of the natural resources and communities in the seven states it serves.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EIn a conference call with reporters, TVA CEO Bill Johnson said the utility has been lucky to find a \u0022sweet spot\u0022 in lower-emitting fuels that are also less expensive. It will be a challenge to continue to do that going forward.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u0022We\u0027re going to have to work harder and be smarter,\u0022 he said. \u0022Over the last five years, we\u0027ve done a lot of work in this space, we still have very competitive rates, still attract business and industry to this region. We know what that sweet spot is, and we\u0027re going to have to work harder to get there.\u0022\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003ECopyright 2014, Environment and Energy Publishing LLC. Reprinted with permission.\u003C\/p\u003E","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":[{"value":"Southeast regulators fret about loss of price controls"}],"field_summary":"","field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"EPA\u0027s proposed rules to stem carbon pollution could force utility commissioners to make unpopular decisions around rates, fuel choice, generation mix and efficiency."}],"uid":"28034","created_gmt":"2014-06-05 10:17:45","changed_gmt":"2016-10-08 03:16:33","author":"Leslie Ross","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","dateline":{"date":"2014-06-03T00:00:00-04:00","iso_date":"2014-06-03T00:00:00-04:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"hg_media":{"280061":{"id":"280061","type":"image","title":"Marilyn Brown","body":null,"created":"1449244184","gmt_created":"2015-12-04 15:49:44","changed":"1475894973","gmt_changed":"2016-10-08 02:49:33","alt":"Marilyn Brown","file":{"fid":"198897","name":"brown.jpg","image_path":"\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/brown_0.jpg","image_full_path":"http:\/\/www.tlwarc.hg.gatech.edu\/\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/brown_0.jpg","mime":"image\/jpeg","size":166648,"path_740":"http:\/\/www.tlwarc.hg.gatech.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/740xx_scale\/public\/images\/brown_0.jpg?itok=NwEEerNH"}}},"media_ids":["280061"],"groups":[{"id":"1289","name":"School of Public Policy"}],"categories":[{"id":"144","name":"Energy"}],"keywords":[{"id":"213","name":"energy"},{"id":"330","name":"Marilyn Brown"},{"id":"167090","name":"SPP"}],"core_research_areas":[{"id":"39531","name":"Energy and Sustainable Infrastructure"}],"news_room_topics":[],"event_categories":[],"invited_audience":[],"affiliations":[],"classification":[],"areas_of_expertise":[],"news_and_recent_appearances":[],"phone":[],"contact":[],"email":[],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}},"300671":{"#nid":"300671","#data":{"type":"news","title":"RoboJackets Gear up for Competitive Summer","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EIs the idea of a team of full-sized, humanoid, soccer-playing robots something from your greatest dream, or wildest nightmare?\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EEither way, the RoboJackets, a student group focused on robotics, are hard at work trying to bring this and other robo-feats to reality.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThis weekend, a team of RoboJackets travels to Rochester, Michigan, for its first competition of the summer at the\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.igvc.org\/\u0022\u003EIntelligent Ground Vehicle Competition\u003C\/a\u003E\u0026nbsp;(IGVC). In this event, autonomous robots built by college students from around the world face off in an outdoor obstacle course.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cIt\u2019s a pretty tight-knit international community,\u201d said Ben Nuttle, RoboJackets president and a computer science major. \u201cWe meet up and compete against a lot of the same people all the time.\u201d\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EIn IGVC, robots are designed to respond to obstacles in real-time, without any human interference. The RoboJackets employ stereoscopic cameras and several other technologies to get their robot through the course.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003ELater this summer, the RoboJackets will also send a team to\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.robocup2014.org\/\u0022\u003ERoboCup\u003C\/a\u003E, where groups\u0026nbsp;compete in varying leagues with robots designed to focus on specific robotics aspects or functions as they relate to playing soccer.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cWe simplify the dynamics and mechanical challenges to really focus on things like intelligence, coordinating passing plays, and how you would strategically play a soccer game,\u201d Nuttle said. \u201cThe emphasis of the competition is really on who has the best software.\u201d\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThe RoboJackets also develop custom hardware from scratch \u2014 though the competition itself emphasizes software. Other behind-the-scenes work addresses hardware maintenance and upgrades, including the design and construction of custom control boards and new mechanical subsystems. At RoboCup, RoboJackets compete in the small-scale league, deploying small, omnidirectional robots that use custom radio signaling to play as a team. In the medium- and large-scale leagues, robots are closer to human size and focus on other aspects of mobility and intelligence. This year\u2019s competition, which takes place July 17\u201329, serves as an encore to the actual World Cup, which takes place in Brazil June 12 \u2013\u0026nbsp;July 13.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EWhile one RoboJackets team is in Brazil, another will be in Ontario from July 25\u201326, competing for the first time in the \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/robotracing.wordpress.com\/482-2\/\u0022\u003EInternational Autonomous Robot Racing Challenge\u003C\/a\u003E (IARRC).\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThe RoboJackets have been fielding robotics teams in various competitions since 1999, and in addition to participating in the three summer competitions, the group also hosts a FIRST Robotics Competition, where team members serve as mentors for high school students, and fields a team for BattleBots.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EAround 10 students will travel to each competition this summer. The campus community can follow along\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/RoboJackets\u0022\u003Evia Facebook\u003C\/a\u003E, and students interested in getting involved can contact\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022mailto:spedapudi3@gatech.edu\u0022\u003ESue Pedapudi\u003C\/a\u003E.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EThree teams will travel to Michigan, Brazil and Canada for competitions.\u003C\/p\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"Three teams will travel to Michigan, Brazil and Canada for competitions."}],"uid":"27469","created_gmt":"2014-06-05 15:38:40","changed_gmt":"2016-10-08 03:16:29","author":"Kristen Bailey","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","dateline":{"date":"2014-06-05T00:00:00-04:00","iso_date":"2014-06-05T00:00:00-04:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"hg_media":{"301101":{"id":"301101","type":"image","title":"RoboJackets - 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Media Roundtable","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EAttracting female students into the engineering field is a challenge facing educators, industry and policy makers across the country. Twenty-eight percent of Georgia Tech\u2019s College of Engineering students are female. That compares to the national average of 18 percent.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EGeorgia Tech is leading the way, graduating the most female engineers in the nation, but the College of Engineering is not resting on its success. Its incoming freshman class this fall will have close to 30 percent women. Two of Georgia Tech\u2019s engineering programs, biomedical and environmental, both have more than 50 percent women.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EDespite the success, Georgia Tech Dean of Engineering Gary May knows the Institute can do more.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cRight now we have a lot of work to do to build awareness and provide a support system for our women students as well as for our faculty, for that matter,\u201d said May, who hosted a media roundtable in Washington, D.C. to discuss the challenges and success stories involved with attracting women to the STEM fields.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cI think the most critical aspect of what we\u2019re doing is bringing awareness of the issues,\u201d said May. \u201cAs an institution in a leadership position in the production of women engineers and scientists, it is our responsibility to get the word out about how important this is to the rest of the nation.\u201d\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThe roundtable, held on Capitol Hill, highlighted a discussion of thought leaders from the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy, IBM and Caterpillar; representatives from academia; and recent alumni. \u0026nbsp;Panelists shared their personal stories about overcoming obstacles, how they developed their own career in a STEM field as well as shared what their employers are doing to encourage women in the STEM fields.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cI\u2019m an engineer. I\u2019ve had a terrific career and really enjoyed what I\u2019ve done and the types of problems you can bring your toolset to solve,\u201d said Patricia Falcone from the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy and a roundtable panelist. \u201cWhen I went to school, it was kind of the early days for women going into engineering. What surprises me is that the numbers haven\u2019t gone up. We know that having mixed and diverse teams really enables creativity and good solutions.\u201d\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cI believe the number one issue with girls and women in technical fields is confidence or lack of confidence,\u201d said Susan Puglia, vice president of IBM\u2019s Global University Programs and vice chair of IBM\u2019s Academy of Technology board of governors. \u201cBuilding that confidence early on as girls are going through middle school, high school and even college, as well as into the workforce, is so important.\u201d\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EPuglia says that IBM and other companies have programs designed to support their female workforce.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cWe\u2019ve been focused on some programs at IBM on teaching women what computing and engineering is all about,\u0022 she said. \u0022In the workforce, it takes the form of coaches or sponsorships to help them progress and do well in their fields.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThe media roundtables are an example of a collaborative effort between Georgia Tech\u2019s Office of Government and Community Relations, College of Engineering, Office of Development and Institute Communications.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cPolicymakers in Washington, D.C. are very concerned about the STEM crisis in our country and the impact it\u2019s having on our competitiveness,\u201d said Robert Knotts, Georgia Tech\u2019s director of Federal Relations. \u0022As the producer of more engineers than any other university in the country, it\u2019s important that Georgia Tech lead the discussion about how we can get more girls and women engaged in engineering. We were thrilled to hear from Congresswoman Eddie Bernice Johnson (the ranking member of the House Science, Space and Technology Committee) and from our distinguished panel of experts about what we can all do to encourage and support female engineers.\u201d\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cThis collaborative effort was possible because we had the support of so many units across campus,\u201d said Matt Nagel, director of media relations. \u201cMedia roundtables give us a unique opportunity to raise Georgia Tech\u2019s profile among many of its key audiences on a national level including media, congressional staff and other influencers in the D.C. area.\u201d\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EGeorgia Tech media relations team is working on several upcoming media roundtables, but Nagel says they are always looking for good ideas from the units across campus.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cEach roundtable is different. The Women in Engineering roundtable was targeted toward congressional staff and higher education reporters. 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The U.S. Department of Energy and General Motors Company are among the sponsors.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThe teams are tasked with developing and implementing an innovative vehicle powertrain that will lower emissions by incorporating alternative fuels. They must keep the Camaro\u2019s body design, retain safety standards and maintain consumer satisfaction with performance and cost.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cIt is a great opportunity to develop our own vehicle based on our own innovation,\u201d said Justin Wilbanks, a graduate research assistant in the George W. Woodruff School of Mechanical Engineering. \u201cThis is real-world experience while we\u2019re still in school. And it\u2019s exciting to know we\u2019re going to work on a Camaro.\u201d\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EWilbanks was among a group of undergraduate and graduate students and faculty who worked on Georgia Tech\u2019s application for the competition.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EWhen the fall semester starts later this month, students will begin work on their overall design concept. They will receive a new Camaro during fall 2015 and continue to work on the car through 2018.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EStudents applied for membership on the team through Georgia Tech\u2019s Vertically Integrated Projects (VIP). The program allows undergraduate and graduate students to work on multidisciplinary projects that can last for years.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThree advisors will work with the team: Tom Fuller, professor in the School of Chemical \u0026amp; Biomolecular Engineering; Michael Leamy, associate professor in mechanical engineering; and David Taylor, professor in the School of Electrical of Computer Engineering.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThe other 15 competing institutions are: Arizona State University, California State University (Los Angeles), Colorado State University, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University, McMaster University, Mississippi State University, Ohio State University, Pennsylvania State University, University of Tennessee (Knoxville), University of Alabama, University of Washington, University of Waterloo, Virginia Tech, Wayne State University and West Virginia University.\u003C\/p\u003E","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":[{"value":"Georgia Tech is one of 16 universities participating in the automobile engineering competition"}],"field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EStudent teams are tasked with developing and implementing an innovative vehicle powertrain that will lower emissions by incorporating alternative fuels.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"Students will spend four years redesigning the Chevrolet Camaro into a hybrid car."}],"uid":"27918","created_gmt":"2014-08-04 11:29:56","changed_gmt":"2016-10-08 03:16:52","author":"Laura Diamond","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","dateline":{"date":"2014-08-04T00:00:00-04:00","iso_date":"2014-08-04T00:00:00-04:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"hg_media":{"312321":{"id":"312321","type":"image","title":"EcoCAR challenge","body":null,"created":"1449244929","gmt_created":"2015-12-04 16:02:09","changed":"1475895022","gmt_changed":"2016-10-08 02:50:22","alt":"EcoCAR challenge","file":{"fid":"199874","name":"img_1371.jpg","image_path":"\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/img_1371_0.jpg","image_full_path":"http:\/\/www.tlwarc.hg.gatech.edu\/\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/img_1371_0.jpg","mime":"image\/jpeg","size":8221977,"path_740":"http:\/\/www.tlwarc.hg.gatech.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/740xx_scale\/public\/images\/img_1371_0.jpg?itok=xVisbw3g"}}},"media_ids":["312321"],"related_links":[{"url":"http:\/\/www.ecocar3.org\/","title":"EcoCAR 3"}],"groups":[{"id":"1214","name":"News Room"}],"categories":[{"id":"129","name":"Institute and Campus"},{"id":"42941","name":"Art Research"},{"id":"8862","name":"Student Research"},{"id":"144","name":"Energy"},{"id":"145","name":"Engineering"}],"keywords":[{"id":"1850","name":"alternative energy"},{"id":"213","name":"energy"},{"id":"516","name":"engineering"},{"id":"479","name":"Green Buzz"},{"id":"11852","name":"hybrid-electric vehicles"}],"core_research_areas":[{"id":"39531","name":"Energy and Sustainable Infrastructure"}],"news_room_topics":[{"id":"71871","name":"Campus and Community"},{"id":"71881","name":"Science and Technology"}],"event_categories":[],"invited_audience":[],"affiliations":[],"classification":[],"areas_of_expertise":[],"news_and_recent_appearances":[],"phone":[],"contact":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003ELaura Diamond\u0026nbsp;\u003Cbr \/\u003EGeorgia Tech Media Relations\u003Cbr \/\u003E404-894-6016\u003C\/p\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"email":["laura.diamond@gatech.edu"],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}},"313401":{"#nid":"313401","#data":{"type":"news","title":"GTScholar Simplifies Online Faculty CVs","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EFor several months, there\u2019s been lots of buzz about GTScholar \u2014 the electronic system designed to significantly reduce the amount of time faculty and researchers spend each year gathering information for items such as annual activity reports, promotion and tenure packages, CV updates, and grant applications.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EWhen faculty from across campus served as beta testers for the new system last fall, their feedback helped improve the system in ways that ensured it will remain easy to use. In the spring, academic units began providing faculty CVs to be imported into the system by the GTScholar team. To date, 70 faculty profiles have been created, with 100 more in a queue. With every new user, the Institute is one step closer to having a tool that will make life easier for faculty.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cI used an equivalent of GTScholar in my previous position at Imperial College,\u201d said Ross Ethier, professor in the Coulter Department of Biomedical Engineering. \u201cOnce it was set up, it was a snap; every month or two, I would get an email with notification of my publications that it had found. The email contained a link I could click on and confirm authorship of the articles, abstracts, or book chapters.\u201d\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EBy creating a centralized data source for faculty CVs, teaching, research, and service activities, GTScholar will support Tech\u2019s Southern Association of Colleges and Schools reaffirmation process.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EGTScholar also opens the door to new cross-campus research collaborations.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cGTScholar will provide excellent support to track research trends across thematic areas such as energy or sustainability,\u201d said Mary Hallisey Hunt, senior research associate and director of operations for the Strategic Energy Institute. \u201cWhether identifying strengths to facilitate engage- ment with industry partners or developing new collaborations across colleges, schools, and Interdisciplinary Research Institutes to pursue large interdisciplinary proposals, GTScholar will be a great resource.\u201d\u003C\/p\u003E","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EThe electronic system designed to reduce the amount of time faculty and researchers spend each year gathering information for annual activity reports, promotion and tenure packages, CV updates, and grant applications.\u003C\/p\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"Centralized electronic data source getting more widespread campus use"}],"uid":"27299","created_gmt":"2014-08-07 14:20:52","changed_gmt":"2016-10-08 03:16:52","author":"Michael Hagearty","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","dateline":{"date":"2014-08-07T00:00:00-04:00","iso_date":"2014-08-07T00:00:00-04:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"related_links":[{"url":"http:\/\/gtscholar.gatech.edu\/","title":"GT Scholar Website"}],"groups":[{"id":"1214","name":"News Room"}],"categories":[{"id":"129","name":"Institute and Campus"}],"keywords":[{"id":"3853","name":"cv"},{"id":"1506","name":"faculty"},{"id":"64321","name":"GTScholar"}],"core_research_areas":[],"news_room_topics":[{"id":"71871","name":"Campus and Community"}],"event_categories":[],"invited_audience":[],"affiliations":[],"classification":[],"areas_of_expertise":[],"news_and_recent_appearances":[],"phone":[],"contact":[],"email":[],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}},"315791":{"#nid":"315791","#data":{"type":"news","title":"Oliver Brand assumes top post at Institute for Electronics and Nanotechnology","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EOliver Brand, a professor in the Georgia Institute of Technology\u0027s \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.ece.gatech.edu\/\u0022\u003ESchool of Electrical and Computer Engineering\u003C\/a\u003E, has been named executive director of the \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.ien.gatech.edu\/\u0022\u003EInstitute for Electronics and Nanotechnology\u003C\/a\u003E (IEN), one of nine \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.research.gatech.edu\/institutes\u0022\u003Einterdisciplinary research institutes\u003C\/a\u003E (IRIs) at Georgia Tech.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EIn his new post, Brand leads an IRI that unites a wide range of faculty, research centers and shared-user laboratories working in the complementary fields of electronics and nanotechnology. This combination of infrastructure and interdisciplinary research activity seeks to fortify Georgia Tech\u2019s expertise in microsystems, advanced semiconductors, photonics and photovoltaics, electronics design, microelectronics packaging, and systems integration, while stimulating new and emerging application areas in biomedicine, energy, and nanomaterials.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u0022I view my most important task as that of enabling our faculty \u2013 maximizing their research involvement opportunities and prospects,\u0022 said Brand, who was awarded the executive position after a nationwide search. \u0022IEN\u0027s job is to help enhance interdisciplinary research at Georgia Tech, and at the same time promote industry-sponsored projects that offer opportunities to develop applications and products in electronics, nanotechnology and related fields, while accelerating new discoveries into the marketplace.\u0022\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EInterdisciplinary research institutes (IRIs) are inclusive units that help connect and support Georgia Tech\u0027s 200-plus research centers and laboratories. They extend across college, department and laboratory boundaries to help faculty and staff work with both industry and government on basic and applied research programs. IRIs provide critical research infrastructure, create and utilize novel research laboratories, interact with students, and collaborate with other research partners including corporations, universities and research institutes.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EEach IRI is dedicated to one of Georgia Tech\u2019s core research areas. Besides electronics and nanotechnology, Georgia Tech IRIs focus on bioengineering and bioscience; energy and sustainable infrastructure; manufacturing, trade and logistics; materials; national security; people and technology; renewable bioproducts; and robotics (see \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.research.gatech.edu\/institutes\u0022 title=\u0022www.research.gatech.edu\/institutes\u0022\u003Ewww.research.gatech.edu\/institutes\u003C\/a\u003E).\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u0022In addition to promoting collaboration and new research, I believe IEN should be forward-looking and help define future research grand challenges,\u0022 Brand said. \u0022On the one hand, we need to react quickly and effectively to requests for research proposals coming in to us, and on the other hand, we need to be proactive by seeding concepts that can be used to generate future calls for proposals.\u0022\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EBrand received his Ph.D. from ETH Zurich in Switzerland in 1994. He did postdoctoral research at Georgia Tech from 1995-1997, and then returned to ETH Zurich as a lecturer and deputy director of its Physical Electronics Laboratory. He came back to Georgia Tech in 2003 as a faculty member in the School of Electrical and Computer Engineering, gaining tenure in 2007 and becoming a full professor in 2009.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u0022Professor Brand is committed to seeding and growing new interdisciplinary and industry-sponsored research efforts and working closely with faculty and sponsors to define an electronics and nanotechnology roadmap for the future,\u0022 said Stephen E. Cross, Georgia Tech\u2019s executive vice president for research. \u0022In addition, he is wholeheartedly dedicated to positioning Georgia Tech as the home of the nation\u2019s leading electronics and nanotechnology thought leaders.\u0022\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EAs IEN\u0027s executive director, Brand oversees some 60 staff members, and shared-user research facilities that include two major buildings and more than 200 micro\/nanoelectronic fabrication and characterization tools in multiple cleanrooms and laboratories (see \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.ien.gatech.edu\u0022 title=\u0022www.ien.gatech.edu\u0022\u003Ewww.ien.gatech.edu\u003C\/a\u003E). The IEN and its associated research centers support the work of more than 200 faculty members from 10 academic schools, as well as the Georgia Tech Research Institute (GTRI).\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EBrand\u0027s own area of research focuses on micro-electromechanical systems, or MEMS.\u0026nbsp; MEMS is a complex field that spans a number of traditional engineering disciplines including mechanical engineering, electrical engineering and chemical engineering, along with physics and chemistry. This interdisciplinary work, he said, helps him appreciate the broad spectrum of research performed under the IEN banner.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThough directing IEN will consume much of his time, Brand said, he will continue to direct a research group and expects to teach some courses as well.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u0022The research enabled by IEN has the potential to revolutionize medicine, help protect the environment, enhance homeland security, and provide fresh approaches in energy creation and storage,\u0022 he said. \u0022It can also improve the size, performance and effectiveness of devices and systems used in many other traditional consumer and industrial applications worldwide.\u0022\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EResearch News\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EGeorgia Institute of Technology\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E177 North Avenue\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EAtlanta, Georgia\u0026nbsp; 30332\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EMedia Relations Contacts\u003C\/strong\u003E: John Toon (404-894-6986) (\u003Ca href=\u0022mailto:jtoon@gatech.edu\u0022\u003Ejtoon@gatech.edu\u003C\/a\u003E) or Brett Israel (404-385-1933) (\u003Ca href=\u0022mailto:brett.israel@comm.gatech.edu\u0022\u003Ebrett.israel@comm.gatech.edu\u003C\/a\u003E).\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EWriter\u003C\/strong\u003E: Rick Robinson\u003C\/p\u003E","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EOliver Brand, a professor in the Georgia Institute of Technology\u0027s School of Electrical and Computer Engineering, has been named executive director of the Institute for Electronics and Nanotechnology (IEN), one of nine interdisciplinary research institutes (IRIs) at Georgia Tech.\u003C\/p\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"Oliver Brand has been named executive director of the Institute for Electronics and Nanotechnology, one of nine interdisciplinary research institutes at Georgia Tech."}],"uid":"27303","created_gmt":"2014-08-14 19:05:30","changed_gmt":"2016-10-08 03:16:56","author":"John Toon","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","dateline":{"date":"2014-08-14T00:00:00-04:00","iso_date":"2014-08-14T00:00:00-04:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"hg_media":{"315761":{"id":"315761","type":"image","title":"Oliver Brand - 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For overall \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.cos.gatech.edu\/\u0022\u003Escience programs\u003C\/a\u003E, Georgia Tech ranked 40th in the world according to the ARWU. Georgia Tech\u2019s \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.math.gatech.edu\/\u0022\u003Emathematics \u003C\/a\u003Eprograms came in at number 41 in the world, and \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/scheller.gatech.edu\/\u0022\u003Ebusiness programs\u003C\/a\u003E ranked in the top 75.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003ESeveral indicators are used to differentiate the world\u2019s institutions of higher education, including cited researchers, staff and faculty honors, and per capita performance.\u0026nbsp;These rankings, which have been compiled since 2003 by Shanghai Jiao Tong University, are also broken down across disciplines and fields, including engineering, medicine, business, and science majors.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EAs an internationally recognized technological research university, Georgia Tech contributes vital research, ideas, and innovation to business, industry, government, and academia, regionally, nationally, and around the world.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003ELearn more about \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/coe.gatech.edu\/\u0022\u003EGeorgia Tech\u0027s College of Engineering\u003C\/a\u003E.\u003C\/p\u003E","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EAccording to the latest edition of the Academic Ranking of World Universities (ARWU), the Georgia Institute of Technology is the sixth-ranked engineering university in the world. 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It was evident when she was a Girl Scout in Powder Springs, Georgia, organizing her troop\u2019s \u2018Operation: Cookie Drop,\u2019 in which cookie buyers were encouraged to buy a box to send to American fighting men and women overseas. And it was evident last week at the graduation for the inaugural Georgia Institute of Technology Startup Summer, when two enterprises that she co-founded were in the mix of eight undergraduate student teams pitching their products and services to a group of faculty, mentors, fellow students and potential investors.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EWhat makes Ford\u2019s accomplishment so remarkable is that 79 student teams applied to be part of the final eight that qualified for the Startup Summer program. So, the odds weren\u2019t in her favor.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cI was just thrilled that I managed to get into the program, but to have both of my teams get in is an amazing accomplishment. But it\u2019s a testament to the teams, not one person,\u201d says Ford, a senior majoring in biomedical engineering with a minor in finance. \u201cI was blessed to have two good teams to be part of. It was luck and serendipity, and a lot of hard work.\u201d\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThe graduation (August 15 at the Technology Square Research Building, or TSRB) showcased the results of all that hard work, the culmination of a 12-week summer program. Eight companies with working prototypes, gave startup presentations in the TSRB auditorium, real-world training that may net real-world results for these teams, all of them made up of undergraduate students \u2013 recently graduated seniors, mostly. It was a day of celebration for a new program that might be heralding a change in the undergraduate educational experience at Georgia Tech.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cI think we are at a point in time where this eventually will become the norm in all universities, and I\u2019m thrilled that Georgia Tech is taking a bold step in terms of leading this kind of movement,\u201d says program coordinator Raghupathy \u2018Siva\u2019 Sivakumar, a successful entrepreneur who has started two venture-backed companies, and is a professor in the School of Electrical and Computer Engineering (ECE), which supported the pilot Startup Summer effort, along with the Wallace H. Coulter Department of Biomedical Engineering (BME).\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThe Startup program is, \u201cpart of a larger initiative to have \u0027entrepreneurial confidence\u0027 be a signature feature of a large number of Georgia Tech undergraduate\u0026nbsp;students of all majors,\u201d explains Ravi Bellamkonda, the professor who chairs the Coulter Department. \u201cThe idea started with the realization that students increasingly want to work for their own startups and businesses. \u0026nbsp;Also, larger companies value employees who are creative and entrepreneurial and take initiative. \u0026nbsp;These two aspects combined to create a burning question in my mind. What if Georgia Tech designed a set of experiences where students create their own jobs as a part of their experience at Georgia Tech?\u2019\u2019\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThe answer to that question led to a fruitful collaboration and partnership across many university departments, spearheaded by the Coulter Department of Biomedical Engineering and the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering (ECE) and the Executive Vice President for Research\u2019s office. They needed someone with entrepreneurial experience to help lead the program, and Sivakumar was glad to step in.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cAs an entrepreneur myself, I\u2019m passionate about this program, which provides a platform for students that are interested in entrepreneurship,\u201d Sivakumar says. \u201cOur broader vision, going forward, is to create a bouquet of programs for undergraduate entrepreneurs, from the first day a student lands at Georgia Tech until they leave, giving them the knowledge, skills and experiences to pursue their own opportunities when they go out into the world. Startup Summer is one key aspect of that, and only the beginning.\u201d\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003ESivakumar offered a class for sophomores and juniors, \u2018Startup Lab,\u2019 in the spring that he\u2019ll bring back next spring. His co-leader in Startup Summer, Ray Vito (professor emeritus in the George W. Woodruff School of Mechanical Engineering) offers a freshman\/sophomore level class, \u2018Your Idea, Your Invention.\u2019 \u201cThese are just examples,\u201d Sivakumar says. \u201cOur vision is really to have 20 such programs, all through the education process of an undergraduate student.\u201d\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003ESivakumar, having already created venture-capital supported companies (including, most recently, StarMobile and Asankya) was a logical choice to lead the program, with an instructional team that included Vito, Keith McGreggor (director of VentureLab at Georgia Tech), and Tech alum and entrepreneur Sanjay Parekh. These guys were tasked with choosing from among the 79 applicant teams.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cThe biggest challenge going forward will be keeping up with the demand,\u201d Vito says. \u201cThere is a lot of student interest. We looked at 79 teams, interviewed about 30 of them, and there were at least five or 10 teams in addition to the final eight that could easily have benefited from this experience. It took a fair amount of work on the part of the teams. A lot of it was in developing the technologies, and taking what they learned and essentially putting it to good use. The presentations went great today, and they seemed to all come together at the last minute. But then, the Tech culture is a last-minute culture.\u201d\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003ESivakumar envisions a time in the not too distant future when the Startup suite of programs is helping to create up to 100 student-led companies a year, with a longer-range goal of 300. But creating little enterprises is not the only aim of the program. It\u2019s more like a targeted bonus.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cIts not just about starting companies, which only a small percentage of our students might do,\u201d says ECE professor and chair Steve McLaughlin, who partnered with Bellamkonda in helping to launch the program (and provide a major chunk of support). \u201cIts about creating leaders and equipping our students with a life skill over and above the superior education they get as engineers, scientists, and business graduates.\u201d\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EIn the summer program, eight teams went through 12 weeks of entrepreneurial training, most of that time spent on identifying potential customers and market needs. It took a lot of intent. One team (Filitic, an apparel analytics company) flew across country to meet with different clothing companies. Another team, Unmanned United, a drone technology company that spent a lot of time working outdoors.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cThey practically went and lived with farmers in South Georgia,\u201d Sivakumar says. \u201cIt\u2019s one thing to hypothesize the problem, but another thing to actually be embedded with the customer and understand what their problems are.\u201d\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThe other teams were Sucette (which makes a pacifier that changes colors when the baby is running a temperature, or it gets too hot outside for safety); Narvaro (which offers revolutionary, 3D telepresence for hyper-real virtual experiences); Gimme (which makes software that vastly increases efficiency for small to medium vending machine owners); Cloudpin (which offers an easier way to wirelessly share content with people nearby, opening up new avenues for location-based digital marketing); SonoFAST (which incorporates an innovative polymer pad for medical ultrasound procedures, replacing the need for messy liquid ultrasound); and FIXD (which has developed a plug-in sensor and an app that helps you understand your vehicle by translating your check engine light).\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cWhat does this light really mean? In reality, this light can mean over 7,000 things,\u201d says John Gattuso, FIXD co-founder, who gave his company\u2019s presentation. \u201cSo a few months ago I get a call from my mom. She says, \u2018John, I\u2019m driving home from work and my \u2018check engine\u2019 light came on. What does it mean? Can you help me?\u2019 Me being 500 miles away, I wasn\u2019t much use. I told her to go home, go to a mechanic and they\u2019d be able to figure out. It turns out the problem was a malfunction in the airbag system. My mother\u2019s life was in danger, but because this light is so vague, she was none the wiser. Her car was talking to her but she was not able to listen.\u201d\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EEach of the companies set up a table with information and demonstrations, and all were busy fielding questions, showing off their product or service, or explaining the technology behind it. The multi-talented Ford spread her time out among the two companies she helped start\u2013 Sucette (where she has utilized her biomedical engineering education and product development skills developed at DuPont, where she worked under a co-op arrangement), and FIXD (where she is putting her finance education to work in more of a business development capacity).\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cI\u2019m trying to bridge the gap between science and business,\u201d says Ford, who dreams of being a CEO and a soccer mom \u2013 she wants to have it all. \u201cWhen I worked in industry, at DuPont, I found that you really need backgrounds in both.\u201d\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThe Startup Summer teams were generally comprised of two to five students. Each team had a mentor that worked with them along the early stage startup path. For Chris Klaus, the former Georgia Tech student who launched the multi-million dollar ISS (Internet Security Systems), then founded (and still leads) Kaneva (a 3D virtual world that supports 2D web browsing, social networking and shared media), this meant answering a lot of one on one business questions.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cWhat\u2019s a startup? How do we reach customers? How do we set up a set up a web site? That kind of stuff,\u201d Klaus says. \u201cI acted as a sort of advisor, or coach, for Narvaro. It\u2019s a 3D telepresence concept that has never really been explored before. It\u2019s been done in science fiction, but now we have the technology, and it\u2019s about to explode, within the next 12 months. So I saw this as a unique opportunity to jump in and provide some guidance, offer any lessons that I stubbed my toes on along the way.\u201d\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThe difference between the Startup program philosophy and a typical business school approach, Klaus says, \u201cis like the difference between researching how to drive a car and actually driving the car. You\u2019re going to make mistakes, everyone does, but you\u2019re going to learn much quicker if you get in the car and drive.\u201d\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EAnd the program is exactly what it implies it is \u2013 a start, not the end all, but a first step toward starting a viable business.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cIt sort of accelerates the learning curve for student entrepreneurs,\u201d observes Lee Herron, vice president of commercialization for the Georgia Research Alliance, who has spent most of his career starting bioscience companies and helping others do the same. \u201cI\u2019m not saying it makes them entrepreneurs, but it accelerates the learning curve. These were some very polished, well-coached, well rehearsed pitches, and some unique ideas.\u201d\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EHerron wonders if this does mark the beginning of a change in undergraduate education, a new element to the experience. Bellamkonda and McLaughlin both believe it very well could be that, and more.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cWe believe that Startup Lab and Startup Summer are just the beginning of something big, not only for engineering students, but all Georgia Tech students,\u201d McLaughlin says. \u201cThe idea that we are giving students the exposure, experience, and confidence to create their own jobs is exciting to students and increasingly important for their careers and lives in general.\u201d\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EBellamkonda also sees the potential for economic benefits rippling throughout the Atlanta region.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cOne very likely outcome of this initiative is going to be a large number of student led startups that can vitalize the Atlanta economy further,\u201d he says. Still, he maintains that the primary aim goes beyond the rapid creation and rise of fledgling companies. 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Team members help prospective female students connect with women on campus who can share stories about their lives at Tech.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cI attended a couple of WRT events in high school, and it was the deciding factor for my enrollment at Georgia Tech,\u201d said Mary Peters, a current WRT member. \u201cWRT has so much power in raising the male to female ratio on campus.\u201d\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EWRT members participate in three to four events for perspective students per semester, including tailgates, coffee nights, socials, talking with visitors in the admission office, and assisting with phone and email campaigns.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EIn addition to helping current students meet prospective students, it also gives current students opportunities to connect with one another.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cI love WRT because it has enabled me to get to know other awesome women on our campus and learn about their passions,\u201d Peters said.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EInterested students should contact Katie Mattli at \u003Ca href=\u0022mailto:katie.mattli@admission.gatech.edu\u0022\u003Ekatie.mattli@admission.gatech.edu\u003C\/a\u003E\u0026nbsp;for application information. 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Applications of this research span all disciplines in science and engineering with particular emphasis on biomedicine, electronics, optoelectronics and photonics, and energy applications. As there can be a learning curve associated with initial proof-of-concept development and testing using cleanroom tools, this seed grant program was developed to expedite the initiation of new graduate students and new research projects into productive activity. Successful proposals to this program will identify a new, currently unfunded research idea that requires cleanroom access to generate preliminary data necessary to pursue other funding avenues.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EProgram Eligibility\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EThis program is open to any current Georgia Tech or GTRI faculty member as project PI. The graduate student performing the research should be in the first 2 years of his\/her graduate studies. Preference will be given to students who are new users of the IEN facilities. The student\u2019s research advisor (project PI) does not need to be a current user of the IEN cleanroom\/lab facilities. Past awardees of a seed grant may submit additional proposals for different students\/projects, but not in consecutive funding cycles.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EAward Information\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EEach seed grant award will consist of free cleanroom access to the student identified in the proposal for 2 (consecutive) billing quarters. Based on current access rates and the academic cap on hourly charges (\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/cleanroom.ien.gatech.edu\/rates\/\u0022\u003Ehttps:\/\/cleanroom.ien.gatech.edu\/rates\/\u003C\/a\u003E), this comprises a maximum award of $6000 for the 6 month period. This maximum award amount is still in effect even if IEN non-cleanroom (lab) equipment or electron beam lithography (EBL) is required. The designated student user is expected to only utilize the cleanroom\/tool access while working with the PI on the proposed project. Members of the IEN Advanced Technology Team (ATT) will be available to consult during the project period. The number of awards for each proposal submission date will depend on the number and quality of the proposals, but typically 3-5 awards will be made. A short report describing the research activities will be requested midway and at the completion of the award period.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003ESubmission Schedule\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EThis Seed Grant program is offered in two competitions each year with due dates on \u003Cstrong\u003EOctober 1\u003C\/strong\u003E and \u003Cstrong\u003EApril 1\u003C\/strong\u003E. 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Note if there are collaborative relationships with other Georgia Tech faculty that bear on this research project.\u003Cbr \/\u003E5. Specify the potential for follow-on funding based on the results of this initial work.\u003Cbr \/\u003ESubmit the PDF file by the specified due date to Ms. Amy Duke (\u003Ca href=\u0022mailto:amy.duke@ien.gatech.edu\u0022\u003Eamy.duke@ien.gatech.edu\u003C\/a\u003E).\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EReview Criteria\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EProposals will initially be reviewed by IEN staff for technical feasibility within the 6-month time frame. 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Georgia Tech ranked seventh among public universities and 35th among all national universities.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cThis is the 16th consecutive year that Georgia Tech has ranked among the top ten public universities,\u201d said Georgia Tech President G.P. \u201cBud\u201d Peterson. \u201cGeorgia Tech continues to be recognized nationally for the faculty\u2019s commitment to excellence in preparing our students to meet the challenges that face our society through innovation, research, and collaboration.\u201d\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EGeorgia Tech\u2019s College of Engineering moved up to a fourth place ranking (rising from fifth\u0026nbsp;place in 2014) for undergraduate engineering programs at institutions that award doctoral degrees. The college also continued with solid rankings in its engineering programs, with seven programs ranking in the top five.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EGeorgia Tech\u2019s internship and cooperative education initiatives are also cited in the publication\u2019s \u201cAcademic Programs to Look For.\u201d\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThe Scheller College of Business ranked 29th for undergraduate business education.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Ch5\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EGEORGIA TECH BY THE NUMBERS\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/h5\u003E\u003Ch6\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003ENational Ranks \u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/h6\u003E\u003Cp\u003E#7\u0026nbsp;\u0026shy;\u0026shy;\u2013 Public Universities\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E#4 \u2013 Undergraduate Engineering Programs\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E#29 \u2013 Undergraduate Business Programs\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Ch6\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003ESpecialty Ranks - Engineering\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/h6\u003E\u003Cp\u003E#1 \u2013 Industrial Engineering\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E#2 \u2013 Civil Engineering\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E#3 \u2013\u0026nbsp;Aerospace Engineering\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E#3 \u2013 Environmental Engineering\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E#4 \u2013 Biomedical Engineering\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E#5 \u2013 Mechanical Engineering\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003ESpecialty Ranks \u2013 Business\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E#5 \u2013 Quantitative Analysis\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003ESee the\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/colleges.usnews.rankingsandreviews.com\/best-colleges\/georgia-institute-of-technology-139755\/overall-rankings\u0022\u003Efull list of Georgia Tech rankings from U.S. News and World Report\u003C\/a\u003E.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\u0022MsoNormal\u0022\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":[{"value":"Tech ranks 7th among public universities"}],"field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EThe Georgia Institute of Technology continued its longstanding record for high marks in the 2015 Best Colleges undergraduate rankings by U.S. News and World Report. 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Helmsley Charitable Trust. The group will focus on first- and second-year undergraduates who want to be engineers. The goal is to enhance students\u2019 ability to learn, help a greater percentage complete their degrees, and ultimately foster a larger, more diverse and better-trained workforce.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\u0022release\u0022\u003E\u201cGiven what we know about the important role that reflective practice plays in the development of effective engineers, there is great opportunity to expand the use of reflective practice in teaching and learning within the College of Engineering and beyond,\u201d Dean Gary S. May said. \u201cThis works hand in hand with Georgia Tech\u2019s commitment to developing effective practitioners who excel in complex problem solving and design.\u201d\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\u0022release\u0022\u003EReflection \u2013 giving meaning to prior experiences and determining how that meaning will guide future actions \u2013 has long been recognized as important in higher education.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\u0022release\u0022\u003E\u201cReflection is important for achieving deep and enduring learning and remains crucial for problem solving and professional development,\u201d said Esther Jordan, assistant director for programming for Georgia Tech\u2019s Center for the Enhancement of Teaching and Learning (CETL) and Georgia Tech\u2019s lead on this project. \u201cWe expect there is great need for teaching enrichment in this area, and CETL is uniquely positioned to lead this charge.\u201d\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\u0022release\u0022\u003EGeorgia Tech and others in the consortium will each receive $200,000 over two academic years to fund a principal investigator and other colleagues to carry out the work. Tools and practices developed throughout this initiative will be shared with engineering programs nationwide.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\u0022release\u0022\u003EThe 12-school consortium will involve nearly 250 educators who will collect data on 18,000 student experiences. The consortium\u2019s member institutions each bring a distinct perspective on engineering instruction and great enthusiasm for expanding their focus on reflection, organizers said.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\u0022release\u0022\u003E\u201cThe Trust is delighted to support such a diverse group of schools in this effort to increase our nation\u2019s engineering capacity,\u201d said Ryan Kelsey, program officer for higher education at the Helmsley Charitable Trust. \u201cHelping first- and second-year students reflect on what it means to be an engineer as they learn foundational concepts is a very promising strategy for attracting and retaining a larger and more diverse future engineering workforce.\u201d\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\u0022release\u0022\u003EThe consortium is led by the University of Washington\u2019s Center for Learning and Teaching.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EOther involved schools are: Arizona State University, Polytechnic School, Mesa, Arizona; Bellevue College in Bellevue, Washington; California Polytechnic State University in San Luis Obispo, California; Clarkson University in Potsdam, New York; Green River Community College in Auburn, Washington; Highline College in Des Moines, Iowa; Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology in Terre Haute, Indiana; Seattle Central College in Seattle; Seattle University in Seattle; Stanford University in Palo Alto, California; and the University of Washington.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":[{"value":"Collaborative effort designed to increase country\u2019s engineering capacity"}],"field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp class=\u0022release\u0022\u003EThe goal is to enhance students\u2019 ability to learn, help a greater percentage complete their degrees, and ultimately foster a larger, more diverse and better-trained workforce.\u003C\/p\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"This work emphasizes the importance of reflection -- giving meaning to prior experiences and determining how that meaning will guide future actions."}],"uid":"27918","created_gmt":"2014-09-08 12:26:00","changed_gmt":"2016-10-08 03:17:04","author":"Laura Diamond","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","dateline":{"date":"2014-09-08T00:00:00-04:00","iso_date":"2014-09-08T00:00:00-04:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"hg_media":{"259761":{"id":"259761","type":"image","title":"GT logo","body":null,"created":"1449243977","gmt_created":"2015-12-04 15:46:17","changed":"1475894943","gmt_changed":"2016-10-08 02:49:03","alt":"GT logo","file":{"fid":"198332","name":"gt_logo_3.gif","image_path":"\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/gt_logo_3_0.gif","image_full_path":"http:\/\/www.tlwarc.hg.gatech.edu\/\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/gt_logo_3_0.gif","mime":"image\/gif","size":6087,"path_740":"http:\/\/www.tlwarc.hg.gatech.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/740xx_scale\/public\/images\/gt_logo_3_0.gif?itok=BWPDPKmT"}}},"media_ids":["259761"],"groups":[{"id":"1214","name":"News Room"}],"categories":[{"id":"129","name":"Institute and Campus"},{"id":"145","name":"Engineering"}],"keywords":[{"id":"13286","name":"Center for the Enhancement of Teaching and Learning"},{"id":"1601","name":"CETL"}],"core_research_areas":[],"news_room_topics":[{"id":"71871","name":"Campus and Community"}],"event_categories":[],"invited_audience":[],"affiliations":[],"classification":[],"areas_of_expertise":[],"news_and_recent_appearances":[],"phone":[],"contact":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003ELaura Diamond\u0026nbsp;\u003Cbr \/\u003EGeorgia Tech Media Relations\u003Cbr \/\u003E404-894-6016\u003C\/p\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"email":["laura.diamond@comm.gatech.edu"],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}},"326541":{"#nid":"326541","#data":{"type":"news","title":"Georgia Tech Sponsors South\u0027s Largest Hackathon","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EHundreds of the nation\u2019s top student hackers will swarm the Georgia Tech campus this weekend, as Tech sponsors its first official hackathon.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EAt stake is the largest hackathon prize to date: $60,000.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EHackers from across the nation will travel by bus and plane to represent more than 100 universities in the South\u2019s largest hackathon. The mission: Build products to improve the state of software and hardware today.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cThere are no limits and no restrictions during the 36 hours, except for the limits of the hackers\u2019 imagination and their stamina,\u201d said \u003Cstrong\u003EShehmeer Jiwani\u003C\/strong\u003E, a computer science major at Georgia Tech and an organizer of the student-run event. \u201cThey can explore the vulnerabilities of existing hardware, create new apps, or develop new code.\u201d\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cFor HackGT, we\u2019ve said that you should be able to come to a hackathon and build a chair, as long as it\u2019s the best chair we\u2019ve ever seen,\u201d said \u003Cstrong\u003EPavleen Thukral\u003C\/strong\u003E, also a computer science major and organizer. \u201cAs long as students come here with a determination to build and to \u2018Expect Greatness\u2019.\u201d\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003ESponsors range from eBay to twilio to Microsoft to Bloomberg, with several providing hardware and programs for hackers to improve or to discover vulnerabilities. These include Intel\u2019s Edison modules, the Leap Motion Controller, the Thalmic Myo, and the Oculus Rift.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThe top team will win a $10,000 grand prize, along with an additional $50,000 in investments from Tech Square Labs to launch their winning project.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EThad Starner\u003C\/strong\u003E, a professor with the School of Interactive Computing and the technical lead for Google Glass, will serve as the event\u2019s closing keynote speaker on Sunday, Sept. 21.\u0026nbsp; Scott Grimes, CEO of Cardlytics and a partner sponsor, will provide the keynote during the opening ceremony on Friday, Sept. 19.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EJudges include \u003Cstrong\u003ECarie Davis\u003C\/strong\u003E, global director of innovation and entrepreneurship at The Coca-Cola Company; \u003Cstrong\u003EDave Jagoda\u003C\/strong\u003E, technical director at Andreessen Horowitz; \u003Cstrong\u003EPaul Judge\u003C\/strong\u003E, an entrepreneur cited by MIT Technology Review as one of the Top 100 innvoators in the world; \u003Cstrong\u003EMichael Koziol\u003C\/strong\u003E, director of the Atlanta office of Huge, a leading digital design and development firm; and \u003Cstrong\u003EJoe Uhl\u003C\/strong\u003E, operation director for MailChimp.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EFor information, visit \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/hackgt.com\/\u0022\u003Ehackgt.com\u003C\/a\u003E.\u003C\/p\u003E","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":"","field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"Tech lures hundreds of student hackers to campus for 36 non-stop hours of hacking with promise of a $60,000 grand prize"}],"uid":"27998","created_gmt":"2014-09-18 08:41:43","changed_gmt":"2016-10-08 03:17:07","author":"Brittany Aiello","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","dateline":{"date":"2014-09-19T00:00:00-04:00","iso_date":"2014-09-19T00:00:00-04:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"hg_media":{"326531":{"id":"326531","type":"image","title":"HackGT Logo Image","body":null,"created":"1449245041","gmt_created":"2015-12-04 16:04:01","changed":"1475895037","gmt_changed":"2016-10-08 02:50:37","alt":"HackGT Logo Image","file":{"fid":"200227","name":"hackgtnodate.jpeg","image_path":"\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/hackgtnodate_0.jpeg","image_full_path":"http:\/\/www.tlwarc.hg.gatech.edu\/\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/hackgtnodate_0.jpeg","mime":"image\/jpeg","size":148246,"path_740":"http:\/\/www.tlwarc.hg.gatech.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/740xx_scale\/public\/images\/hackgtnodate_0.jpeg?itok=VtcD_CRU"}}},"media_ids":["326531"],"groups":[{"id":"47223","name":"College of Computing"}],"categories":[],"keywords":[{"id":"8859","name":"hack"},{"id":"61371","name":"Hackathon"},{"id":"98591","name":"hackgt"},{"id":"103731","name":"Intel Edison module"},{"id":"103721","name":"Joe Uhl"},{"id":"335","name":"Microsoft"},{"id":"103711","name":"Oculus Rift"},{"id":"103701","name":"Paul Judge"},{"id":"114601","name":"Press Release"},{"id":"1944","name":"Thad Starner"}],"core_research_areas":[],"news_room_topics":[],"event_categories":[],"invited_audience":[],"affiliations":[],"classification":[],"areas_of_expertise":[],"news_and_recent_appearances":[],"phone":[],"contact":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EPhillip Taylor\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003ENews and Media Relations Manager\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022mailto:ptaylor@cc.gatech.edu\u0022\u003Eptaylor@cc.gatech.edu\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"email":["ptaylor@cc.gatech.edu"],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}},"327391":{"#nid":"327391","#data":{"type":"news","title":"New RFID technology helps robots find household objects","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EMobile robots could be much more useful in homes, if they could locate people, places and objects. Today\u2019s robots usually see the world with cameras and lasers, which have difficulty reliably recognizing things and can miss objects that are hidden in clutter. A complementary way robots can \u201csense\u201d what is around them is through the use of small ultra-high frequency radio-frequency identification (UHF RFID) tags. Inexpensive self-adhesive tags can be stuck on objects, allowing an RFID-equipped robot to search a room for the correct tag\u2019s signal, even when the object is hidden out of sight. Once the tag is detected, the robot knows the object it\u2019s trying to find isn\u2019t far away.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cBut RFID doesn\u2019t tell the robot where it is,\u201d said \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/charliekemp.com\u0022\u003ECharlie Kemp\u003C\/a\u003E, an associate professor in Georgia Tech\u2019s Wallace H. Coulter Department of Biomedical Engineering. \u201cTo actually find the object and get close to it, the robot has to be more clever.\u201d\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThat\u2019s why Kemp, former Georgia Tech student \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.travisdeyle.com\/\u0022\u003ETravis Deyle\u003C\/a\u003E and University of Washington Professor \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.ee.washington.edu\/people\/faculty\/reynolds_matt\/\u0022\u003EMatthew Reynolds\u003C\/a\u003E developed a new search algorithm that improves a robot\u2019s ability to find and navigate to tagged objects. \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/youtu.be\/Op4QxSJJS6o\u0022\u003EThe team has implemented their system on a PR2 robot\u003C\/a\u003E, allowing it to travel through a home and correctly locate different types of tagged household objects, including a medication bottle, TV remote, phone and hair brush. The research \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.hsi.gatech.edu\/hrl\/pdf\/iros2014_in_home_rfid_deyle_reynolds_kemp.pdf\u0022\u003Ewas presented\u003C\/a\u003E September 14-18 in Chicago at the \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.iros2014.org\/\u0022\u003EIEEE\/RSJ International Conference on Intelligent Robots and Systems\u003C\/a\u003E (IROS).\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThe researchers have equipped a PR2 robot with articulated, directionally sensitive antennas and a new algorithm that allows the robot to successfully find and navigate to the intended object. Due to the physics of radio-frequency propagation, these antennas tend to receive stronger signals from a tag when they are closer to it and pointed more directly at it. By moving around the antennas on its shoulders and driving around the room, the PR2 can figure out the direction it should move to get a stronger signal from a tag and thus become closer to a tagged object. \u0026nbsp;In essence, the robot plays the classic childhood game of \u201cHotter\/Colder\u201d with the tag telling the PR2 when it\u2019s getting closer to the target object.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EIn contrast to other approaches, the robot doesn\u2019t explicitly estimate the 3D location of the target object, which significantly reduces the complexity of the algorithm.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cInstead the robot can use its mobility and our special behaviors to get close to a tag and oriented toward it,\u201d said Deyle, who conducted the study in \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.hsi.gatech.edu\/hrl\/\u0022\u003EKemp\u2019s lab\u003C\/a\u003E while earning his doctoral degree in Electrical and Computer Engineering from Georgia Tech.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EDeyle, who currently works at Google, says the research has implications for future home robots and is particularly compelling for applications such as helping people with medicine, as RFID is able to provide precise identification information about an object or a person.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cThis could allow a robot to search for, grasp and deliver the right medication to the right person at the right time,\u201d he added. \u201cRFID provides precise identification, so the risk of delivering the wrong medication is dramatically reduced. Creating a system that allows robots to accurately locate the correct tag is an important first step.\u201d\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EReynolds added, \u201cWhile we have demonstrated this technology with a few common household objects, the RFID tags can uniquely identify billions of different objects with essentially zero false positives. This is important because many objects look alike, yet must be uniquely identified \u2013 for example, identifying the correct medication bottle that should be delivered to a specific person.\u201d\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cWith a little modification of the objects in your home, a robot could quickly take inventory of your possessions and navigate to an object of your choosing,\u201d said Kemp, a professor in Georgia Tech\u2019s School of Biomedical Engineering. \u201cAre you looking for something? The robot will show you where it is.\u201d\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003ECITATION\u003C\/strong\u003E: Travis Deyle, Matt Reynolds and Charles C. Kemp, \u201c\u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.hsi.gatech.edu\/hrl\/pdf\/iros2014_in_home_rfid_deyle_reynolds_kemp.pdf\u0022\u003EFinding and Navigating to Household Objects with UHF RFID Tags by Optimizing RF Signal Strength\u003C\/a\u003E.\u201d IEEE\/RSJ International Conference on Intelligent Robots and Systems (IROS), 2014.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EFUNDING\u003C\/strong\u003E: \u003Cem\u003EThis work was supported in part by National Science Foundation (NSF) awards CBET-0932592 and CBET-0931924, an NSF Graduate Research Fellowship Program award and Willow Garage. 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The simplified approach produces micro-scale optical detection devices that cost less to make than other designs, and provide a six-fold increase in sensitivity to target molecules.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThe new technique uses a thin film of porous silicon material to coat a layer of light-conducting dense silicon. The porous silicon thin film contains many connected pores and internal surfaces that greatly increase the effective area onto which a chemical component of interest \u2013 often referred to as an analyte \u2013 can bind. The increased surface area allows the porous silicon to capture larger numbers of analyte molecules, which increases overall detection sensitivity and thereby facilitates detection of analytes occurring in low concentrations.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EUnlike earlier methods for generating porous silicon, the Georgia Tech thin-film process is more easily adapted for use with standard silicon-on-insulator (SOI) substrates, and also allows for highly precise control of the thickness of the porous silicon layer. The research was described in a recent paper, \u0022Magnesiothermically Formed Porous Silicon Thin Films on Silicon-on-Insulator Optical Microresonators for High-Sensitivity Detection,\u0022 published in the journal \u003Cem\u003EAdvanced Optical Materials\u003C\/em\u003E.\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u0022A larger surface area means there\u0027s more room for the analytes you\u0027re seeking to land, and then to interact with the optical signal \u2013 the light \u2013 that detects them,\u0022 explained \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.ece.gatech.edu\/faculty-staff\/fac_profiles\/bio.php?id=2\u0022\u003EAli Adibi\u003C\/a\u003E, Joseph M. Pettit Chair and a professor in the \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.ece.gatech.edu\/\u0022\u003ESchool of Electrical and Computer Engineering \u003C\/a\u003E(ECE), who co-led the research along with \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.mse.gatech.edu\/faculty\/sandhage\u0022\u003EKenneth H. Sandhage\u003C\/a\u003E, B. Mifflin Hood Professor in the \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.mse.gatech.edu\/\u0022\u003ESchool of Materials Science and Engineering\u003C\/a\u003E (MSE). \u0022And unlike other techniques, our process confines the pores to the thin film layer on top. The porous area doesn\u0027t impinge on the dense-silicon layer underneath, and consequently doesn\u0027t compromise the optical quality of the devices fabricated in the dense layer and the ability of the sensor to detect the analytes.\u0022\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThe work was part of the Centers in Integrated Photonics Engineering Research (CIPhER) program, a $4.3 million, two-year effort funded by the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) to develop advanced laboratory-on-chip sensing technology capable of detecting multiple biological and chemical threats on a compact integrated platform. Other center participants included Emory University, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, University of California-Santa Cruz, and Yale University.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EAt Georgia Tech, Professor Mostafa El-Sayed of the School of Chemistry and Biochemistry and David Gottfried of the Institute for Electronics and Nanotechnology were also principal investigators on the CIPhER program. Ali A. Eftekhar, an ECE research engineer, was also part of the technical management of this project. Adibi was the lead principal investigator of this program.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EOptical Detection of Analytes\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThe Georgia Tech researchers are working with a silicon-based optical sensor that utilizes a racetrack-shaped optical resonator capable of coupling strongly with light passing through a nearby optical waveguide at particular light frequencies. The resonator\u0027s surface is chemically functionalized to bind with specific bio-markers, chemical components or other analytes being sought.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EAs the optical signal passes through the silicon waveguide and resonator, the associated electromagnetic field can interact with one or more specific types of chemical components captured in the silicon surface. If an analyte is present, it alters the resonance frequency of the racetrack resonator, showing its effect on the power transmitted through the waveguide. The greater the concentration of the analyte, the larger the frequency shift, and the larger the effect on the transmitted power.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003ETraditionally in bio-sensing, a layer of dense silicon has served a dual purpose. It functions as the waveguide for the optical signal that detects analytes, and it also provides the surface that captures those analytes.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u0022The problem with that approach is that dense, planar silicon has limited surface area onto which analytes can bind,\u0022 explained Sandhage, who is also on the faculty of the School of Chemistry and Biochemistry. \u0022That significantly reduces how much response you get from the interaction of the light with the analyte.\u0022\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EPrevious efforts to create pores in silicon to increase surface area have encountered drawbacks, including complexity \u2013 such as difficulty in adapting to standard silicon-on-insulator substrates \u2013 and a reduction in silicon\u0027s ability to transport optical signals, he said. One such technique, called anodization, hinges on the problematic use of a hazardous hydrofluoric acid bath with an applied electrical current to etch into doped silicon. The technique tends to yield relatively large columnar (two-dimensional) pores in doped silicon, a modest surface area, and higher loss of optical signals.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThe ability to controllably convert silica into porous silicon with fine, 3-D-interconnected pores is useful in other applications besides chemical sensing, Sandhage said. These include anodes for lithium ion batteries, optical displays, and inverse opals, which are three-dimensional photonic crystals.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u0022The collaborative interplay between Professor Adibi\u0027s group and my group was essential to the success of this work,\u0022 he said. \u0022We both brought to bear specific techniques and expertise that enabled us to accomplish what neither of us could have done alone.\u0022\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EA Simpler Method\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EIn their recent paper, the Georgia Tech teams report development of a simpler, more effective device fabrication approach. Using an oxidation process, they first grew silica (silicon dioxide) on top of the dense-silicon layer. Then, using a shape-preserving magnesiothermic reduction process, the Sandhage group exposed the silica layer to magnesium gas generated by heating magnesium silicide. The process has been patented by the Georgia Tech Research Corp. under U.S. Patent No. 7,615,206.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThe resulting magnesium gas reacted with the silica layer to yield a fine mixture of silicon and magnesium oxide, but did not react with the dense-silicon layer underneath. The magnesium oxide was then easily dissolved with a weak acid solution to yield a porous silicon layer with very fine 3-D-connected pores, which trapped analytes effectively but did not appreciably scatter light and could be tailored to within about a nanometer of thickness.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EForming a reliable sensor requires careful design and optimal fabrication of the nanophotonic structures, a task that was performed in Adibi\u2019s group. The fabrication process includes a critical step \u2013 using electron beams to cut channels in the porous silicon and underlying dense silicon, to form a patterned structure. This microlithography technique creates tiny trenches in the porous silicon and dense silicon, yielding porous-silicon-on-dense-silicon waveguides and microresonators that guide the optical signals and enable them to detect analytes.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EIn addition, the Adibi\u0026nbsp; team used advanced computing approaches to model the materials development process and to design the sensor structures. The models helped the researchers understand which techniques were most effective for producing efficient microresonators.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u0022We have demonstrated that you can integrate microlithography and controlled-pore silicon on dense silicon without significantly sacrificing the quality of the resonator,\u0022 Adibi said. \u0022The result is a resonant-frequency response for sensing with much larger sensitivity \u2013 by about a factor of six \u2013 compared to when you don\u0027t have the porous silicon.\u0022\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThis research was supported by the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA). 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The regional dialogue at the iconic Tech Tower brought together executive-level representatives from industry, academia, and government to discuss solutions to the challenges facing America\u2019s engineering enterprise.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\u0022MsoNormal\u0022\u003E\u201cSince our nation\u2019s founding, the engineering enterprise has been the wellspring of our security and prosperity,\u201d said Jeff Wilcox, Lockheed Martin\u2019s vice president of engineering and founder of NEF. \u201cThe NEF movement is dedicated to bringing together stakeholders from across the engineering community and developing an actionable roadmap to ensure the sustainability of that enterprise.\u201d\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\u0022MsoNormal\u0022\u003ENEF\u2019s regional dialogue series has been to 14 American engineering hubs, including New York, Los Angeles, Pittsburgh, Boston, and Chicago. Still ahead are dialogues in Phoenix and several more locations in the planning stages.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\u0022MsoNormal\u0022\u003E\u201cNEF is a center of gravity pulling everyone together to face engineering\u2019s challenges of capacity, capability and competitiveness. We call those challenges the 3C\u2019s,\u201d Wilcox said. \u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\u0022MsoNormal\u0022\u003EAtlanta was chosen as a regional dialogue city because of its significant role in technology, biomedical engineering, manufacturing, and education. Georgia Tech and the Georgia Research Alliance are ideal NEF hosts. Georgia Tech is a renowned science and technology-focused research institution, serving more than 13,000 students in the College of Engineering. The university is acclaimed for its achievements in clean, sustainable energy research, discoveries in diseases and treatment, and advancements in national defense and security, while the Georgia Research Alliance is aligned with \u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\u0022MsoNormal\u0022\u003EGeorgia\u2019s universities, and brings focus to science and industry in the region, launching new companies and creating high-value jobs.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\u0022MsoNormal\u0022\u003E\u201cAt Georgia Tech, we\u2019ve learned that innovation solutions are many times interdisciplinary and the result of collaboration between education, business, industry, and government,\u201d said Georgia Tech President G. P. \u201cBud\u201d Peterson.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\u0022MsoNormal\u0022\u003E\u201cRegional dialogues like this one, initiated by the National Engineering Forum, are helping to stimulate the conversation between thought leaders from all of these groups, and helping to build a community of action with tremendous potential in order to advance U.S. leadership in engineering.\u201d\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\u0022MsoNormal\u0022\u003E\u201cEngineering talent is critical to the future of American innovation and competitiveness,\u201d said C. Michael Cassidy, President and CEO of the Georgia Research Alliance. \u0026nbsp;\u201cWe \u003Ca name=\u00222\u0022\u003E\u003C\/a\u003Ewere proud to cohost the NEF Regional dialogue and look forward to collaborating with our partners from the universities, business and government on how to address the needs of the U.S engineering enterprise.\u201d\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\u0022MsoNormal\u0022\u003E\u201cIt is critical that we bring together all those who have a stake in preserving and growing the American engineering enterprise,\u201d said Chad Evans, executive vice president of the Council on Competitiveness. \u201cWe need engineers themselves,along with the business community, government leaders, educators and the media collaborating to enlighten our collective national consciousness about the power of engineering and its vital role in our nation\u2019s competitiveness in the global economy.\u201d \u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\u0022MsoNormal\u0022\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003Cstrong\u003EAbout the National Engineering Forum:\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\u0022MsoNormal\u0022\u003E\u003Cem\u003EThe National Engineering Forum (NEF) brings together leaders concerned about the sustainability of the United States engineering field and the impact on the nation\u2019s security and prosperity. 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And that\u2019s good news for Californian Henry Evans.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003ETen years ago, Evans suffered a stroke that left him with limited mobility. Over the past two years, he\u2019s been working with Kemp, an associate professor in the Wallace H. Coulter Department of Biomedical Engineering at Georgia Tech and Emory University, to develop and test robots that help him shave, adjust a blanket when he\u2019s cold, and even scratch an annoying itch.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cWe did things with the robots that I never could have imagined,\u201d said Evans, who contacted Kemp after seeing him on a CNN broadcast about health care robots.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003ERobots working directly with people \u2013 even helping them shave \u2013 is both challenging and unusual. Most robots today work in manufacturing facilities where, for safety reasons, they stay far away from humans. 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The second annual \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.calendar.gatech.edu\/event\/347051\u0022\u003ETech4Good Poster Showcase\u003C\/a\u003E and the twice-yearly \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/expo.gatech.edu\/\u0022\u003ECapstone Design Expo\u003C\/a\u003E both help students gain real world experience and promote creativity in designing their own products for market.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003ETech4Good lets students from different areas of study work on projects that benefit nonprofit organizations and local communities.\u0026nbsp;It aims to build on current service learning activities on campus and promote social entrepreneurship and civic engagement in Tech\u0027s curriculum.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThe Capstone Design Expo focuses on mechanical, biomedical, electrical and computer, and industrial and systems engineering projects, as well as industrial design projects. 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Oh\u2019s coauthors on the work were Li Zheng and Yue Zhang, his fellow Ph.D. students in the Integrated 3D Systems Group, which is led by Bakir.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThe poster presented a\u0026nbsp;three-dimensional integrated circuit (3D IC) system with an embedded microfluidic cooling heat sink (MFHS).\u0026nbsp;In the proposed 3D IC system, high power tiers contain embedded MFHS and high-aspect ratio (23:1) through-silicon vias (TSVs) routed through the integrated MFHS. Each tier has dedicated solder-based electrical and fluidic microbumps for electrical interconnection and fluidic delivery, respectively. In addition, thermal characterization of a microfluidic heat sink with embedded TSVs was also presented for the first time.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EMishra, a newly graduated Ph.D. from the School of Materials Science and Engineering, was advised by 3D Systems Packaging Research Center Director and ECE Professor Rao Tummala and 3D Systems Packaging Research Center research faculty member P.M. Raj.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EMishra\u2019s poster, titled \u201cMultilayered ferromagnetic \u2013polymer composite structures and their integration for power supply inductors,\u201d presented the material modeling, design, processing, characterization and integration of a new class of multilayered ferromagnetic-polymer composite structures for high-density power inductor applications. The multilayered composite structures comprise of stacked high-permeability, high-Ms, low-coercivity magnetic layers with ultrathin polymer adhesives. The adhesive acts as an insulating layer to reduce eddy current losses while also enabling high permeability at higher operating frequencies. The final outcome was the achievement of high inductance densities with improved power handling in 1-10 MHz frequency regime.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EPackaging Research Center students also garnered the second and third place awards. The second place poster prize was awarded to Brett Sawyer, \u201cDesign and demonstration of 2.5D glass interposers at 40-50um bump pitch for 100 GB\/s to 1 TB\/s die-to-die bandwidth,\u201d and Jialing Tong, \u201cModeling and characterization of taper through-package-vias (TPVs) in glass substrate\u201d. \u0026nbsp;Third place went to Ninad Shahane, \u201cMetastable Cu-Sn interconnections for high-throughput ultrafine pitch SLID bonding,\u201d and Ting-Chia Huang, \u201cLow-temperature, low-pressure Cu Interconnections without solder at ultra-fine pitch\u201d.\u003C\/p\u003E","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EHanju Oh and Dibyajat Mishra shared the first place poster award at the IEEE Global Interposer Technology Conference, held November 5-7 at the Georgia Tech Global Learning Center.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EOh, A Ph.D. student in the Georgia Tech School of Electrical and Computer Engineering (ECE), is advised by ECE Associate Professor Muhannad Bakir and ECE Professor and College of Engineering Dean Gary May.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EMishra, a newly graduated Ph.D. from the School of Materials Science and Engineering, was advised by 3D Systems Packaging Research Center Director and ECE Professor Rao Tummala and 3D Systems Packaging Research Center research faculty member P.M. 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Roe Stamps, a private investor and co-founder of the Boston-based private investment company Summit Partners, will address the undergraduate ceremony at 9 a.m. Zhong Lin (Z.L.) Wang, A Regents Professor at Georgia Tech and the Hightower Chair in Materials Science and Engineering, will address the Ph.D. and master\u2019s ceremony on Friday, December 12 at 7 p.m.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EStamps a former lieutenant in the United States Navy Reserve, will also be awarded an honorary degree during the Saturday morning ceremony. \u0026nbsp;His company, Summit Partners has grown to be one of the largest and most successful investment firms in the country.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EBorn in Waycross and raised in Macon, Stamps earned bachelor\u2019s and master\u2019s degrees in industrial engineering from Georgia Tech in 1967 and 1972, respectively. He went on to earn an MBA from Harvard Business School. Stamps and his wife, Penny, are members of The Hill Society, Georgia Tech\u2019s most prestigious donor recognition society that honors principal benefactors.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThrough the Stamps Family Charitable Foundation, the Stamps have invested in Georgia Tech\u2019s most promising undergraduate students for more than 14 years, beginning with gifts in support of the President\u2019s Scholarship Program in 2000. The Stamps expanded their support of Georgia Tech\u2019s leading undergraduate students through the launch of the merit-based Stamps Leadership Scholars Program in 2006. This visionary initiative became a prototype for the program that has expanded on a national basis to include scholars from more than three dozen universities from coast to coast. Of the 583 current scholars nationwide, 51 are from Georgia Tech.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EPrior to the advent of the Stamps Leadership Scholars Program, the Stamps\u2019 philanthropy at Tech had positively affected thousands of students through their support of Stamps Field, the Edward R. Stamps III Student Health Services, and Stamps Student Center Commons.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EIn addition to his philanthropy, Stamps has provided extensive volunteer leadership to his alma mater. He served as vice chairman for Campaign Georgia Tech during the quiet phase, and along with his wife, Penny, serves as an honorary chair of the Campaign. He also was a member of the Campaign for Georgia Tech National Steering Committee.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EAn emeritus member of the H. Milton Stewart School of Industrial and Systems Engineering Advisory Board and the Georgia Tech Foundation Board of Trustees, Stamps has received the Distinguished Alumni Award from both the Stewart School and the College of Engineering. He was inducted into the College of Engineering\u2019s Hall of Fame in 2001. Stamps also received the Joseph Mayo Pettit \u003Cem\u003EAlumni Distinguished Service Award\u003C\/em\u003E, the highest award conferred by the Georgia Tech Alumni Association, recognizing lifetime leadership, achievement and service to the Institute and to the community. In 2012, he received Harvard Business School\u2019s Alumni Achievement Award, the school\u2019s top honor. \u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EProfessor Wang has made original and innovative contributions to the synthesis, discovery, characterization and understanding of fundamental physical properties of oxide nanobelts and nanowires, as well as applications of nanowires in energy sciences, electronics, optoelectronics and biological science.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EOne of the world\u2019s leading figures in ZnO nanostructure research, Wang has pursued work in developing nanogenerators that has established the principle and technological road map for harvesting mechanical energy from the environment and biological systems for powering personal electronics. His research on self-powered nanosystems has inspired a worldwide effort in academia and industry for studying energy for micro-nano-systems, which is now a distinct discipline in energy research and future sensor networks. Wang coined and pioneered the field of piezotronics and piezo-phototronics by introducing the piezoelectric potential gated charge transport process in fabricating new electronic and optoelectronic devices. This historical breakthrough has important applications in smart MEMS\/NEMS, nanorobotics, human-electronics interface and sensors.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EWang also invented and pioneered the in-situ technique for measuring the mechanical and electrical properties of a single nanotube\/nanowire inside a transmission electron microscope (TEM).\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EA highly regarded educator, Wang has advised and graduated 38 doctoral students and two master\u2019s students, and is currently advising 10 doctoral students. He has also hosted and supervised 105 postdoctoral fellows and visiting scientists. His students have received more than 30 awards from Georgia Tech and various professional societies for best paper\/poster presentation and other academic achievements.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EWang is recognized as a pioneer and world leader in nanoscience and nanotechnology. He has authored and co-authored six scientific reference and textbooks and more than 950 peer-reviewed journal articles, edited and co-edited 14 volumes of books on nanotechnology and held more than 100 U.S. and foreign patents. He is one of the world\u2019s top five most cited authors in nanotechnology.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThe recipient of numerous honors and awards, Wang was named the 2014 Georgia Tech Distinguished Professor. He also received the 2014 NANOSMAT Prize (United Kingdom), the China International Science and Technology Collaboration Award and the 2014 James C. McGroddy Prize in New Materials from the American Physical Society. Other honors include the ACS Nano Lectureship (2013); the Edward Orton Memorial Lecture Award, American Ceramic Society (2012); the Materials Research Society Medal (2011); the Purdy Award, American Ceramic Society (2009); the John M. Cowley Distinguished Lecture, Arizona State University (2012); NanoTech Briefs, Top 50 Award (2005); Georgia Tech Faculty Outstanding Research Author (2004, 2000); the S.T. Li Prize for Distinguished Achievement in Science and Technology (2001); the Burton Medal, Microscopy Society of America (1999); Outstanding Overseas Young Scientist Award; and the NSF China (1998) and NSF CAREER (1998) awards.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EWang holds a doctorate in physics from Arizona State University.\u003C\/p\u003E","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":[{"value":"Approximately 1,800 students graduate this weekend"}],"field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp class=\u0022MsoNormal\u0022\u003EGeorgia Tech celebrates 248th commencement with approximately 1,800 undergraduate and graduate students participating in ceremonies Friday, December 12, and Saturday, December 13 in McCamish Pavilion.\u003C\/p\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"Georgia Tech celebrates 248th commencement with approximately 1,800 undergraduate and graduate students participating in the ceremonies."}],"uid":"27304","created_gmt":"2014-12-12 09:40:50","changed_gmt":"2016-10-08 03:17:41","author":"Matthew Nagel","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","dateline":{"date":"2014-12-12T00:00:00-05:00","iso_date":"2014-12-12T00:00:00-05:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"hg_media":{"355171":{"id":"355171","type":"image","title":"E. 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