{"588897":{"#nid":"588897","#data":{"type":"news","title":"Congratulations to GTMI Staff and Students","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EChris Oberste\u003C\/strong\u003E\u0026nbsp;- Oberste,\u0026nbsp;GTMI Graduate Research Assistant and MSE Ph.D. Candidate \u0026amp; Cytec Doctoral Fellow, has racked up an impressive list of awards, grants, patents AND fellowships in the last few years. The following sums up years of effort and a special expertise honed from study, research, lab work and work ethic:\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cdiv\u003E\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EAwards and Grants\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\u003C\/div\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003ENational Science Foundation, Innovation Corps: $50,000 -\u0026nbsp;\u003Cem\u003EJuly 2016\u003C\/em\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EGeorgia Center of Innovation for Manufacturing, Student Startup Funds: $8,000\u0026nbsp;-\u0026nbsp;\u003Cem\u003EMay 2016\u003C\/em\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EGeorgia Research Alliance, Phase 1 Funding: $50,000\u0026nbsp;-\u0026nbsp;\u003Cem\u003EMar 2015\u003C\/em\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E1\u003Csup\u003Est\u003C\/sup\u003E Place, TIECON Southeast Young Entrepreneurs Pitch Competition -\u0026nbsp;\u003Cem\u003EApr 2017\u003C\/em\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003ESemifinalist, University of Oregon New Venture Championship\u0026nbsp;-\u0026nbsp;\u003Cem\u003EApr 2017\u003C\/em\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003ERunner-up, Georgia Tech Venture Lab Pitch Competition -\u0026nbsp;\u003Cem\u003EFeb 2017\u003C\/em\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E2\u003Csup\u003End\u003C\/sup\u003E Place, Georgia Bowl Business Plan Competition -\u0026nbsp;\u003Cem\u003EFeb 2017\u003C\/em\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EFinalist, Georgia Tech Start-up Competition\u0026nbsp;-\u0026nbsp;\u003Cem\u003EFeb 2016\u003C\/em\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EPatents\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EOberste, C. et al. 2016.\u0026nbsp; System and Methods for Continuous Fabrication of Woven Composite Materials. WO. Patent Pending\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EOberste, C. et al. 2015. Interlaced Three-Dimensional Printed Composites and Method for Fabricating the Same. United States. Patent Pending.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cdiv\u003E\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EFellowships\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\u003C\/div\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003ETI:GER Doctoral Fellowship -\u0026nbsp;\u003Cem\u003EAug 2015-Dec 2016\u003C\/em\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003ECytec Engineered Materials Doctoral Fellowship -\u0026nbsp;\u003Cem\u003EAug 2014 - Present\u003C\/em\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EGeorgia Institute of Technology Presidential Fellowship -\u0026nbsp;\u003Cem\u003EAug 2013 \u0026ndash; Present\u003C\/em\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003ECongratulations, Chris!\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\n\u003Cstrong\u003ELatanya Buckner\u003C\/strong\u003E - Ms. Buckner was accepted into the Georgia Tech Inclusive Leaders Academy, a professional leadership and legacy development program for managers at Tech. The goals of the program are two-fold:\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cul\u003E\r\n\t\u003Cli\u003ETo support managers\u0026#39; career development by creating opportunities to learn and grow.\u003C\/li\u003E\r\n\t\u003Cli\u003ETo build a leadership community who will transform the culture at the Institute through modeling inclusive excellence.\u003C\/li\u003E\r\n\u003C\/ul\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EMs. Buckner is the assistant director of business operations at GTMI.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\n\u003Cstrong\u003EDr. Richard E. Cowan\u003C\/strong\u003E - Dr. Cowan was one of up to 40 Georgia Tech faculty honored in 2016 as recipient of the Class of 1940 Course Survey Teaching Effectiveness Award.\u0026nbsp;The criteria for selection included a CIOS response rate of at least 85% for Fall and\/or Spring semesters with a class size of at least 40 students, and a CIOS score for the question that reads \u0026ldquo;Overall, this instructor is an effective teacher\u0026rdquo; of at least 4.9 (out of 5.0). Dr. Cowan is a senior research scientist and the\u0026nbsp;director of the\u0026nbsp;Laboratory for Extreme Tribology \u0026amp; Diagnostics at GTMI.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\n\u003Cstrong\u003EDr. Ben Wang\u003C\/strong\u003E - Dr. Wang recently recently served as a panelist for a session at\u0026nbsp;the Airodef Conference held in Texas in early March 2017. Dr.\u0026nbsp;Wang joined in a panel discussion to explore\u0026nbsp;how the Air Force\u0026rsquo;s Manufacturing Technology (ManTech) Program can be responsive to future warfighting game changers such as directed energy, hypersonics, and autonomy, as well as \u0026ldquo;third offset\u0026rdquo; technologies.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThe\u0026nbsp;panel included discussion of technology, emerging trends, workforce development, public policy, and legislation required for Air Force ManTech to improve warfighting capability and to reduce acquisition and sustainment costs.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EDr. Wang, who serves as the executive director of the Georgia Tech Manufacturing Institute, was joined by John Russell, Air Force Research Laboratory; Lane Ballard, Boeing Research and Technology; Michael Maher, Maher \u0026amp; Associates, LLC; Ralph Resnick, National Center for Defense Manufacturing and Machining; and Charles Wessner, Georgetown University.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":"","field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"GTMI Staff and Students Continue to Lead and Learn: Awards and Recognitions"}],"uid":"28069","created_gmt":"2017-03-16 18:10:06","changed_gmt":"2017-06-05 19:03:59","author":"Laura Day","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","dateline":{"date":"2017-03-16T00:00:00-04:00","iso_date":"2017-03-16T00:00:00-04:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"groups":[{"id":"155831","name":"Georgia Tech Manufacturing Institute (GTMI)"}],"categories":[],"keywords":[{"id":"94431","name":"Georgia Tech Manufacturing Institute (GTMI)"}],"core_research_areas":[{"id":"39461","name":"Manufacturing, Trade, and Logistics"}],"news_room_topics":[],"event_categories":[],"invited_audience":[],"affiliations":[],"classification":[],"areas_of_expertise":[],"news_and_recent_appearances":[],"phone":[],"contact":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003ELaura Day\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\nMarketing Communications Manager\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\nGeorgia Tech Manufacturing Institute\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\n404-385-2958\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\nlaura.day@gatech.edu\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","format":"limited_html"}],"email":["laura.day@gatech.edu"],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}}}