{"628426":{"#nid":"628426","#data":{"type":"news","title":"Alumni Homecoming 2019","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003ENalini Polavarapu is the chief of data science strategy of a Fortune 500 pharmaceutical. Sadaf Kazi is a research scientist helping to improve the safety of health care systems. Ryan Hynd and Denise Okafor found themselves in academic careers close to the degree they earned at Georgia Tech. Colin Blenis and Jayda Nail used their Georgia Tech science education to enter medical professions.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EAll of them used their College of Sciences degrees to make a difference in their professions. For some, that path took a turn because of what they learned about science \u0026ndash; and themselves \u0026ndash; at Georgia Tech. Six College of Sciences alumni share their memories of life at Georgia Tech, the lessons they learned that they applied in their careers, and what they would tell current students about how to make the most of their time in the College of Sciences.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/cos.gatech.edu\/article\/r-colin-blenis-emergency-nurse-emory-university\u0022\u003EMeet Colin Blenis\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/cos.gatech.edu\/article\/ryan-c-hynd-associate-professor-mathematics-university-pennsylvania\u0022\u003EMeet Ryan Hynd\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/cos.gatech.edu\/article\/sadaf-kazi-research-scientist-medstar-health-research-institute\u0022\u003EMeet Sadaf Kazi\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/cos.gatech.edu\/article\/t-jayde-nail-neurosurgical-resident-tufts-medical-center\u0022\u003EMeet Jayde Nail\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/cos.gatech.edu\/article\/c-denise-okafor-soon-be-assistant-professor-pennsylvania-state-university\u0022\u003EMeet Denise Okafor\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/cos.gatech.edu\/article\/nalini-polavarapu-head-data-science-strategy-bayer\u0022\u003EMeet Nalini Polavarapu\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":[{"value":"The Many Places a College of Sciences Degree Can Take You"}],"field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003ESix College of Sciences alumni share their memories of life at Georgia Tech, the lessons they learned that they applied in their careers, and what they would tell current students about how to make the most of their time in the College of Sciences.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","format":"limited_html"}],"field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"Six College of Sciences alumni share experiences and insights from their time at Georgia Tech."}],"uid":"30678","created_gmt":"2019-10-31 16:11:15","changed_gmt":"2019-10-31 16:13:37","author":"A. Maureen Rouhi","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","dateline":{"date":"2019-10-31T00:00:00-04:00","iso_date":"2019-10-31T00:00:00-04:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"hg_media":{"628427":{"id":"628427","type":"image","title":"Alumni Homecoming 2019","body":null,"created":"1572538339","gmt_created":"2019-10-31 16:12:19","changed":"1572538339","gmt_changed":"2019-10-31 16:12:19","alt":"","file":{"fid":"239332","name":"2019 Alumni Group photo.png","image_path":"\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/2019%20Alumni%20Group%20photo.png","image_full_path":"http:\/\/www.tlwarc.hg.gatech.edu\/\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/2019%20Alumni%20Group%20photo.png","mime":"image\/png","size":2610760,"path_740":"http:\/\/www.tlwarc.hg.gatech.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/740xx_scale\/public\/images\/2019%20Alumni%20Group%20photo.png?itok=zs6mYV3W"}}},"media_ids":["628427"],"groups":[{"id":"1278","name":"College of Sciences"},{"id":"364801","name":"EAS"},{"id":"1275","name":"School of Biological Sciences"},{"id":"85951","name":"School of Chemistry and Biochemistry"},{"id":"1279","name":"School of Mathematics"},{"id":"126011","name":"School of Physics"},{"id":"443951","name":"School of Psychology"}],"categories":[],"keywords":[{"id":"182939","name":"alumni homecoming 2019"}],"core_research_areas":[{"id":"39501","name":"People and Technology"}],"news_room_topics":[],"event_categories":[],"invited_audience":[],"affiliations":[],"classification":[],"areas_of_expertise":[],"news_and_recent_appearances":[],"phone":[],"contact":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EA. Maureen Rouhi, Ph.D.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\nDirector of Communications\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\nCollege of Sciences\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","format":"limited_html"}],"email":["maureen.rouhi@cos.gatech.edu"],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}}}