{"58978":{"#nid":"58978","#data":{"type":"news","title":"Woodson NSF Fellowship for \u0027Pro-poor\u0027 Nanotechnology","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\nSchool of Public Policy doctoral candidate, Thomas Woodson, is searching for ways in which science and technology can help the impoverished. \u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EHe has been awarded a 3-year National Science Foundation (NSF) Graduate Fellowship and in Summer 2010 will begin examining the nanotechnology industries of India, Brazil, and South Africa.\n\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0022I want to see whether these countries\u0027 nanotechnology policies are benefiting the poor, decreasing inequality within the countries, and if there are any ways that nanotechnology can be a \u0027pro-poor\u0027 technology in those countries,\u0022  says Woodson.  \n\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EA graduate of Princeton University where he studied electrical engineering, Woodson\u0027s PhD studies focus on science and technology policy with an emphasis on international development.   He says he has been impressed by his advisor, Professor Susan Cozzens, and by the School of Public Policy.  \n\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0022There is tremendous collegiality between the faculty, staff, and students.  I can knock on any professor\u0027s door and ask for help.  Also the department is dynamic and productive.  Before coming here, I thought the School of Public Policy and the Ivan Allen College would be on the fringes of Georgia Tech since this university is so focused on engineering.  That\u0027s not the case at all. The School and Ivan Allen College are a central part of Tech and I\u0027m very fortunate to study here.\u0022 \n\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EIn time away from studies, Woodson does triathlons.  He\u0027s currently training to complete an Ironman triathlon comprised of a 2.4 mile swim, followed by a 112 mile bike, and finishing with a 26 mile run.  \n\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cem\u003EThe prestigious NSF fellowships recognize and support outstanding graduate students in NSF-supported science, technology, engineering, and mathematics disciplines who are pursuing research-based master\u0027s and doctoral degrees in the U.S. and abroad.  Each year NSF awards approximately 1000 of these fellowships across the country across all disciplines.\u003C\/em\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003ESchool of Public Policy doctoral candidate, Thomas Woodson, is searching for ways in which science and technology can help the impoverished.\u003C\/p\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"Woodson awarded prestigious NSF fellowship"}],"uid":"27167","created_gmt":"2010-04-13 00:00:00","changed_gmt":"2016-10-08 03:06:55","author":"Rebecca Keane","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","dateline":{"date":"2010-04-13T00:00:00-04:00","iso_date":"2010-04-13T00:00:00-04:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"hg_media":{"58979":{"id":"58979","type":"image","title":"Thomas Woodson","body":null,"created":"1449176204","gmt_created":"2015-12-03 20:56:44","changed":"1475894515","gmt_changed":"2016-10-08 02:41:55","alt":"Thomas Woodson","file":{"fid":"190795","name":"tdu61762.jpg","image_path":"\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/tdu61762_0.jpg","image_full_path":"http:\/\/www.tlwarc.hg.gatech.edu\/\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/tdu61762_0.jpg","mime":"image\/jpeg","size":34541,"path_740":"http:\/\/www.tlwarc.hg.gatech.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/740xx_scale\/public\/images\/tdu61762_0.jpg?itok=y4DJXx1W"}}},"media_ids":["58979"],"groups":[{"id":"1281","name":"Ivan Allen College of Liberal Arts"}],"categories":[{"id":"129","name":"Institute and Campus"},{"id":"134","name":"Student and Faculty"},{"id":"135","name":"Research"}],"keywords":[{"id":"368","name":"Fellowship"},{"id":"107","name":"Nanotechnology"},{"id":"363","name":"NSF"},{"id":"4294","name":"poverty"},{"id":"9952","name":"Woodson"}],"core_research_areas":[],"news_room_topics":[],"event_categories":[],"invited_audience":[],"affiliations":[],"classification":[],"areas_of_expertise":[],"news_and_recent_appearances":[],"phone":[],"contact":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003ERebecca Keane\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EIvan Allen College of Liberal Arts\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.gatech.edu\/contact\/index.html?id=rkeane3\u0022\u003EContact Rebecca Keane\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E404-894-1720\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"email":["rebecca.keane@iac.gatech.edu"],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}}}