{"591386":{"#nid":"591386","#data":{"type":"news","title":"Graduate Spotlight: Matt Allen","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EMatt Allen made his way back to Georgia and to Georgia Tech in part through conversations with his uncle.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EAllen used to teach public school in Chicago. He spent a lot of time visiting his uncle, a Georgia Tech graduate, who lived nearby in Indiana.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EAllen already had two degrees in journalism and Spanish from the University of Georgia, but he realized he needed a more stable career. He graduated Saturday with a degree in electrical engineering.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThere was another motivator as well.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026ldquo;I felt like I could help people better if I helped myself as well,\u0026rdquo; he said. \u0026ldquo;It\u0026rsquo;s great to think about the fact that I\u0026rsquo;m now graduating with a degree in engineering. I think it definitely makes me a more well-rounded person.\u0026rdquo;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EAllen\u0026rsquo;s desire to help others could be found in his project for the Spring 2017 Capstone Design Expo, which showcases innovations designed and built by graduating seniors.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EHe was part of the team that made Medcap, a medical cap that helps prevent heat stroke in recreational athletes by monitoring their core temperature and blood pressure.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThe device even won the expo\u0026rsquo;s electrical and computer engineering award.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003ELearn more about Allen \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=7JY5SNjLfdc\u0026amp;feature=youtu.be\u0022\u003Ehere\u003C\/a\u003E.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":"","field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"A former Bulldog returns to the Peach State to graduate with a degree in electrical engineering from Georgia Tech. "}],"uid":"27918","created_gmt":"2017-05-04 20:11:14","changed_gmt":"2017-05-09 15:20:57","author":"Laura Diamond","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","dateline":{"date":"2017-05-04T00:00:00-04:00","iso_date":"2017-05-04T00:00:00-04:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"hg_media":{"591561":{"id":"591561","type":"image","title":"Matt Allen ","body":null,"created":"1494343068","gmt_created":"2017-05-09 15:17:48","changed":"1494343186","gmt_changed":"2017-05-09 15:19:46","alt":"Matt Allen earned a degree in electrical engineering from Georgia Tech.","file":{"fid":"225456","name":"Screen Shot 2017-05-09 at 11.10.55 AM.png","image_path":"\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/Screen%20Shot%202017-05-09%20at%2011.10.55%20AM.png","image_full_path":"http:\/\/www.tlwarc.hg.gatech.edu\/\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/Screen%20Shot%202017-05-09%20at%2011.10.55%20AM.png","mime":"image\/png","size":373302,"path_740":"http:\/\/www.tlwarc.hg.gatech.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/740xx_scale\/public\/images\/Screen%20Shot%202017-05-09%20at%2011.10.55%20AM.png?itok=McXuZNR5"}}},"media_ids":["591561"],"groups":[{"id":"1214","name":"News Room"}],"categories":[{"id":"129","name":"Institute and Campus"},{"id":"133","name":"Special Events and Guest Speakers"},{"id":"134","name":"Student and Faculty"}],"keywords":[],"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":["laura.diamond@gatech.edu"],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}}}