{"596036":{"#nid":"596036","#data":{"type":"news","title":"Welcoming New Colleagues, Celebrating Award Recipients ","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EThe College of Sciences feted new colleagues joining in the 2017-18 academic year at a summer dinner on Sept. 6. Dean and \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.sutherlandchair.cos.gatech.edu\u0022\u003ESutherland Chair\u003C\/a\u003E Paul M. Goldbart and Jenny Singleton, associate chair and professor in the School of Psychology, hosted the celebration, which also recognized recipients of 2017 College of Sciences awards.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026ldquo;It is invigorating to start the school year by warmly welcoming new colleagues into our scholarly community and celebrating our outstanding teachers, researchers, and mentors,\u0026rdquo; Goldbart said.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EOne program director, one professor of practice, eight assistant professors, two associate professors, and three professors joined the college in the 2017-18 academic year. Three of them \u0026ndash; Felix Herrmann, Gregory Sawicki, and Carlos Silva \u0026ndash; have joint appointments in other Georgia Tech units.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThe Schools of Biological Sciences and of Chemistry and Biochemistry welcomed the most number of new colleagues in the 2017-18 academic year \u0026ndash; four each.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThe Center for Education Integrating Science, Mathematics, and Computing (CEISMC) recruited \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.cos.gatech.edu\/hg\/item\/539531\u0022\u003ECasey Bethel, Georgia\u0026rsquo;s 2017 Teacher of the Year\u003C\/a\u003E, to coordinate campus communications.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThe following individuals joined the college in the 2017-18 academic year:\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cul\u003E\r\n\t\u003Cli\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.chemistry.gatech.edu\/people\/agarwal\/vinayak\u0022\u003EVinayak Agarwal\u003C\/a\u003E, assistant professor, School of Chemistry and Biochemistry\u003C\/li\u003E\r\n\t\u003Cli\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.ceismc.gatech.edu\/about\/staffdirectory\/casey-bethel\u0022\u003ECasey Bethel\u003C\/a\u003E, program director, CEISMC\u003C\/li\u003E\r\n\t\u003Cli\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/psychology.gatech.edu\/thackery-i-brown\u0022\u003EThackery Brown\u003C\/a\u003E, assistant professor, School of Psychology\u003C\/li\u003E\r\n\t\u003Cli\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/biosci.gatech.edu\/people\/stephen-diggle\u0022\u003EStephen Diggle\u003C\/a\u003E, associate professor, School of Biological Sciences\u003C\/li\u003E\r\n\t\u003Cli\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.math.gatech.edu\/people\/albert-fathi\u0022\u003EAlbert Fathi\u003C\/a\u003E, professor of practice, School of Mathematics\u003C\/li\u003E\r\n\t\u003Cli\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.chemistry.gatech.edu\/people\/garg\/neha\u0022\u003ENeha Garg\u003C\/a\u003E, assistant professor, School of Chemistry and Biochemistry\u003C\/li\u003E\r\n\t\u003Cli\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.eas.gatech.edu\/content\/handlos-dr-zachary\u0022\u003EZachary Handlos\u003C\/a\u003E, academic professional, School of Earth and Atmospheric Sciences\u003C\/li\u003E\r\n\t\u003Cli\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.eas.gatech.edu\/content\/felix_herrmann\u0022\u003EFelix Herrmann\u003C\/a\u003E, professor, joint appointment, School of Earth and Atmospheric Sciences, School of Electrical and Computer Engineering, and School of Computational Science and Engineering.\u003C\/li\u003E\r\n\t\u003Cli\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/people.math.gatech.edu\/~wliao60\/\u0022\u003EWenjing Liao\u003C\/a\u003E, assistant professor, School of Mathematics\u003C\/li\u003E\r\n\t\u003Cli\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/ww2.chemistry.gatech.edu\/mcdaniel\/jesse-g-mcdaniel\u0022\u003EJesse McDaniel\u003C\/a\u003E, assistant professor, School of Chemistry and Biochemistry\u003C\/li\u003E\r\n\t\u003Cli\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.physics.gatech.edu\/user\/david-rocklin\u0022\u003ED. Zeb Rocklin\u003C\/a\u003E, assistant professor, School of Physics\u003C\/li\u003E\r\n\t\u003Cli\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/hpl.bme.unc.edu\/\u0022\u003EGregory Sawicki\u003C\/a\u003E, associate professor, joint appointment, School of Mechanical Engineering and School of Biological Sciences\u003C\/li\u003E\r\n\t\u003Cli\u003ECarlos Silva, professor, joint appointment, \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.chemistry.gatech.edu\/people\/silva%20\/carlos\u0022\u003ESchool of Chemistry and Biochemistry\u003C\/a\u003E and \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.physics.gatech.edu\/user\/carlos-silva\u0022\u003ESchool of Physics\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/li\u003E\r\n\t\u003Cli\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/biosci.gatech.edu\/people\/alberto-stolfi\u0022\u003EAlberto Stolfi\u003C\/a\u003E, assistant professor, School of Biological Sciences\u003C\/li\u003E\r\n\t\u003Cli\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/biosci.gatech.edu\/people\/marvin-whiteley\u0022\u003EMarvin Whiteley\u003C\/a\u003E, professor and Bennie H. \u0026amp; Nelson D. Abell Chair and Georgia Research Alliance Eminent Scholar in Molecular and Cellular Biology, School of Biological Sciences\u003C\/li\u003E\r\n\u003C\/ul\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EAlso celebrated as new colleagues were \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/people.math.gatech.edu\/~rkuske7\/\u0022\u003ERachel Kuske\u003C\/a\u003E and \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/biosci.gatech.edu\/people\/jmcguire\u0022\u003EJenny McGuire\u003C\/a\u003E. Kuske is a professor in and the chair of the School of Mathematics. \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.cos.gatech.edu\/hg\/item\/586736\u0022\u003EShe joined the College of Sciences on Jan. 3, 2017\u003C\/a\u003E. McGuire previously held the position of Research Scientist II in the School of Biological Sciences. She is now assistant professor, tenure track, with joint appointment in the Schools of Biological Sciences and of Earth and Atmospheric Sciences.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EAlso at the 2017 summer dinner, nine faculty members were named recipients of 2017 faculty awards.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003ESchool of Mathematics Professors \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/people.math.gatech.edu\/~etnyre\/\u0022\u003EJohn Etnyre\u003C\/a\u003E and \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/people.math.gatech.edu\/~panrh\/\u0022\u003ERonghua Pan\u003C\/a\u003E, with School of Chemistry and Biochemistry Associate Professor \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.chemistry.gatech.edu\/faculty\/lieberman\/\u0022\u003ERaquel Lieberman\u003C\/a\u003E, received the 2017 College of Sciences Faculty Mentor Awards. They were recognized for sharing their experience, providing advice and encouragement, and helping the next generation of faculty succeed.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThe college selected School of Physics Professor and Chair \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.physics.gatech.edu\/user\/pablo-laguna\u0022\u003EPablo Laguna\u003C\/a\u003E for the 2017 Ralph and Jewel Gretzinger Moving Forward School Award. The award praises leadership of a school chair or senior faculty member who has played a pivotal role in diversifying faculty, creating a family-friendly work environment, or providing a supportive environment for junior faculty. Laguna was commended for driving equity and inclusion and for mentoring of groups underrepresented in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM). The award is supported by an endowment fund from School of Mathematics alumnus \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.cos.gatech.edu\/ralph-e-gretzinger-iii\u0022\u003ERalph Gretzinger\u003C\/a\u003E.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003ESchool of Earth and Atmospheric Sciences Assistant Professors \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.eas.gatech.edu\/content\/reinhard-dr-chris\u0022\u003EChris Reinhard\u003C\/a\u003E and \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.eas.gatech.edu\/people\/Britney_Schmidt\u0022\u003EBritney Schmidt\u003C\/a\u003E received the 2017 Eric R. Immel Memorial Award for Excellence in Teaching. The award salutes exemplary teaching of a foundational class by junior faculty. In particular, Reinhard and Schmidt were commended for \u0026ldquo;their imaginative and effective redevelopment\u0026rdquo; of EAS 1601, How to Build a Habitable Planet. Their work has inspired teaching assistants, excited students, and raised enrolment. The award is supported by an endowment fund from School of Mathematics alumnus \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.cos.gatech.edu\/charles-j-crawford\u0022\u003ECharles Crawford\u003C\/a\u003E.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003ESchool of Physics Assistant Professor \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.physics.gatech.edu\/user\/james-jc-gumbart\u0022\u003EJames \u0026ldquo;JC\u0026rdquo; Gumbart\u003C\/a\u003E, School of Biological Sciences Associate Professor \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/biosci.gatech.edu\/people\/brian-hammer\u0022\u003EBrian Hammer\u003C\/a\u003E, and School of Mathematics Associate Professor \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/people.math.gatech.edu\/~aleykin3\/\u0022\u003EAnton Leykin\u003C\/a\u003E were recognized with 2017 Cullen-Peck Fellowship Awards. The awards recognize innovative research led by faculty who are at the associate professor or advanced assistant professor level. They are made possible by a gift from School of Mathematics and School of Industrial and Systems Engineering alumni Frank Cullen and Libby Peck. The awards applaud outstanding research in computational biophysics (Gumbart), in the biology of competition and cooperation in bacterial systems (Hammer), and in applied and computational algebraic geometry (Leykin).\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026ldquo;We are proud to have so many exceptional faculty members,\u0026rdquo;\u0026nbsp;Goldbart said. \u0026ldquo;I am especially grateful for the generosity of our thoughtful alumni, whose gifts enable our colleagues to achieve the highest level of success in their teaching, research, and service.\u0026rdquo;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":[{"value":"College of Sciences greets 2017-18 academic year with annual summer dinner "}],"field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EThe College of Sciences feted new colleagues joining in the 2017-18 academic year at a summer dinner on Sept. 6. 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