{"62537":{"#nid":"62537","#data":{"type":"news","title":"Andrea Thomaz: College of Computing Professor of Excellence for 2010","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EAssistant Professor Andrea Thomaz (\u003Cem\u003EInteractive Computing\u003C\/em\u003E) has been named a Subaru\nProfessor of Excellence for her outstanding contributions to the Institute and to\nher field of study. \u003C\/p\u003E\n\n\u003Cp\u003ESubaru and Georgia Tech have paired up as partners, based on\na shared commitment to engineering excellence and environmental stewardship. To\ncelebrate these shared interests and new partnership, Subaru has recognized one\noutstanding professor from each college at Georgia Tech. \u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\n\n\u003Cp\u003EIn recognition of Thomaz\u2019 accomplishments, Subaru will make\na $1,000 gift to the Institute in her name, as well as holding a luncheon to recognize\nher and her fellow honorees. Anyone can register to attend this luncheon here: \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/ramblinwreck.cstv.com\/subaru\/\u0022\u003Ehttp:\/\/ramblinwreck.cstv.com\/subaru\/\u003C\/a\u003E, as well as be entered into a drawing to win a $400 gift card to the Georgia\nTech Barnes \u0026amp; Noble. \u003C\/p\u003E\n\n\u003Cp\u003EThomaz directs the Socially Intelligent Machines research\nlab, where the focus is on machines that learn new tasks and goals from\nordinary people in everyday environments. \u003C\/p\u003E\n\n\u003Cp\u003EThomaz\u2019 fellow Professors of Excellence included:\u003C\/p\u003E\n\n\u003Cul\u003E\u003Cli\u003EReggie Desroches, College of Engineering\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003EEllen Dunham Jones, College of Architecture\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003EMichael Goodisman, College of Science\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003EChuck Mulford, College of Management\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003EAdam Stulberg, Ivan Allen College of Liberal\nArts\u003C\/li\u003E\u003C\/ul\u003E","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EAssistant Professor Andrea Thomaz (\u003Cem\u003EInteractive Computing\u003C\/em\u003E) has been named a Subaru\nProfessor of Excellence for her outstanding contributions to the Institute and to\nher field of study. \u003Cem\u003ESource: Office of Communications\u003C\/em\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"field_summary_sentence":"","uid":"27166","created_gmt":"2010-11-04 09:28:16","changed_gmt":"2016-10-08 03:07:42","author":"Juliet Helms","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","dateline":{"date":"2010-11-04T00:00:00-04:00","iso_date":"2010-11-04T00:00:00-04:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"groups":[{"id":"47223","name":"College of Computing"}],"categories":[],"keywords":[{"id":"492","name":"green"},{"id":"169449","name":"Subaru"}],"core_research_areas":[],"news_room_topics":[],"event_categories":[],"invited_audience":[],"affiliations":[],"classification":[],"areas_of_expertise":[],"news_and_recent_appearances":[],"phone":[],"contact":[],"email":[],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}}}