{"342081":{"#nid":"342081","#data":{"type":"news","title":"Treating Cancer: Researchers Develop and Improve Techniques for Attacking Cancer","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003ECancer treatment typically involves surgery, radiation therapy, chemotherapy, hormone therapy or biological therapy. An oncologist may use one therapy or a combination of methods, depending on the type and location of the cancer, whether the disease has spread, the patient\u2019s age and general health, and other factors.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EAt Georgia Tech, researchers are pursuing many different directions toward improving existing cancer treatment methods and developing new therapeutic techniques, including:\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cul\u003E\u003Cli\u003EAttacking cancer stem cells;\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003EImproving radiation therapy;\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003EIncluding motion and biological information in planning treatment;\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003EAssessing a tumor\u2019s ability to create new blood vessels;\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003EDeveloping a new approach to targeted cancer therapy;\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003EIncreasing responses to chemotherapy;\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003EEnabling personalized drug delivery; and\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003EAnalyzing gene expression data to predict response to drugs.\u003C\/li\u003E\u003C\/ul\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThis is the third in a series of three reports focusing on cancer research at Georgia Tech. The first highlighted efforts to\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/gtresearchnews.gatech.edu\/understanding-cancer-origins\/\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003Eunderstand how cancer arises\u003C\/a\u003E, and the second featured\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/gtresearchnews.gatech.edu\/diagnosing-cancer\/\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003Ecancer detection and diagnostic techniques\u003C\/a\u003E.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Ch3\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EATTACKING CANCER STEM CELLS\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/h3\u003E\u003Cp\u003ERecent evidence suggests that certain cancers may persist or recur after treatment because a few cells \u2013 called cancer stem cells \u2013 survive existing therapy and then seed new tumors. These stem cells can be particularly resistant to chemotherapy and radiation.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cIn the future, effective cancer therapy may require the detection and elimination of cancer stem cells in tumors,\u201d said\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.bme.gatech.edu\/facultystaff\/faculty_record.php?id=2\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003EGang Bao\u003C\/a\u003E, the Robert A. Milton Chair in Biomedical Engineering in the\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.bme.gatech.edu\/\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003EWallace H. Coulter Department of Biomedical Engineering at Georgia Tech and Emory University\u003C\/a\u003E. \u201cDeveloping a method to detect cancer stem cells is challenging because evidence suggests there is only one cancer stem cell for every 100,000 to 1 million cancer cells in tumor tissue, so the method must be very sensitive.\u201d\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EBao and postdoctoral fellow Won Jong Rhee recently developed a new method that effectively discriminates cancer stem cells from other cancer cells by locating protein markers on the surface of stem cells and stem cell-specific genes inside cancer stem cells. The work was published on April 2, 2009, in the journal\u0026nbsp;\u003Cem\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/dx.doi.org\/10.1186\/1472-6750-9-30\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003EBMC Biotechnology\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/em\u003E.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThe researchers located live stem cells by simultaneously detecting the presence of the stem cell surface protein marker SSEA-1 with dye-labeled antibodies and stem cell-specific mRNA \u2013 called Oct-4 \u2013 inside the stem cells using molecular beacons.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cBy fluorescently imaging the level of Oct-4 mRNA in the cytoplasm of live stem cells with molecular beacons, we were able to increase the detection sensitivity and specificity,\u201d explained Bao, who is also a Georgia Tech College of Engineering Distinguished Professor.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003ESince initially developing this method for detecting and isolating stem cells, the research team has been improving the method\u2019s efficiency and specificity by targeting multiple mRNAs and cell surface markers using molecular beacons and antibodies.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EAccording to Bao, the next stage for this research is to isolate cancer stem cells from human tumor tissue samples.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cAfter we isolate the cancer stem cells, we still need to learn more about them, including the pathways or genes responsible for their development and whether they behave the same when isolated from different patients. Then we need to identify drug molecules that can kill them,\u201d he added.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cem\u003EFunding for this research is provided by the Emory-Georgia Tech National Cancer\u0026nbsp;Institute Center for Cancer Nanotechnology Excellence (CCNE). This work was funded by grant number U54CA119338 from the National Institutes of Health (NIH). The content is solely the responsibility of the principal investigator and does not necessarily represent the official\u0026nbsp;view of the NIH.\u003C\/em\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Ch3\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EIMPROVING RADIATION THERAPY\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/h3\u003E\u003Cp\u003EOne critical challenge in radiation therapy has always been how best to minimize damage\u0026nbsp;to normal tissue while delivering therapeutic doses to cancer cells. Intensity-modulated radiation therapy (IMRT) is an advanced type of radiation treatment that utilizes computer-controlled linear accelerators to deliver precise radiation doses to tumors while avoiding critical organs. Clinicians can use IMRT to treat difficult-to-reach tumors \u2013 such as tumors in the brain, head, neck, prostate, lung and liver \u2013 with new levels of accuracy.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cConstructing an IMRT treatment plan that radiates the cancerous tumor without impacting adjacent normal structures is challenging,\u201d explained\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.isye.gatech.edu\/faculty-staff\/profile.php?entry=sa94\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003EShabbir Ahmed\u003C\/a\u003E, an associate professor in the\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.isye.gatech.edu\/\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003EStewart School of Industrial and Systems Engineering\u003C\/a\u003E\u0026nbsp;at Georgia Tech. \u201cBecause of the many possible beam geometries and the range of intensities, there are an infinite number of treatment plans and many metrics to assess their quality.\u201d\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003ETo develop better treatment plans faster, Ahmed began working with School of Industrial and Systems Engineering professor\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.isye.gatech.edu\/faculty-staff\/profile.php?entry=ms79\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003EMartin Savelsbergh\u003C\/a\u003E\u0026nbsp;and graduate student Halil Ozan Gozbasi, as well as collaborators Ian Crocker, Timothy Fox and Eduard Schreibmann from the Emory University School of Medicine\u2019s Department of Radiation Oncology. Funding for this research\u0026nbsp;was provided by Emory University.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThe Georgia Tech researchers built on an existing model and developed a fully automated program that simultaneously generates several high-quality treatment plans satisfying the clinician-provided requirements. The optimization program uses three-dimensional computed tomography images of the patient and information about (1) the type, location and size of the tumor; (2) maximum allowable doses to non-cancerous organs; and (3) the patient\u2019s health.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cPrevious models would produce one treatment plan in an hour and then if it was not exactly what the clinician wanted, someone would have to change the requirements and rerun the program to create a new treatment plan,\u201d explained Ahmed. \u201cOur program produces several optimized solutions in a fraction of the time.\u201d\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThe technology, which has been tested successfully on real brain, head\/neck and prostate cancer cases, produces clinically acceptable treatment plans in less than 15 minutes.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Ch3\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EINCLUDING MOTION AND BIOLOGICAL INFORMATION IN TREATMENT PLANNING\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/h3\u003E\u003Cp\u003EIntensity-modulated radiation therapy (IMRT) treatment planning is challenging because some organs, such as the prostate, move due to normal daily volume changes in the bladder and rectum. In addition, a tumor can change shape during radiation treatment, which typically lasts five days a week for five to 10 weeks.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.isye.gatech.edu\/faculty-staff\/profile.php?entry=el44\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003EEva Lee\u003C\/a\u003E, an associate professor in the\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.isye.gatech.edu\/\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003EStewart School of Industrial and Systems Engineering\u003C\/a\u003E\u0026nbsp;at Georgia Tech, and Joseph Deasy, a professor and director of the Division of Bioinformatics and Outcomes Research in the Department of Radiation Oncology at Washington University in St. Louis,are addressing motion issues with liver and lung cancer patients.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EBy collecting computed tomography images over time, the researchers can track every spatial point of interest in the tumor and surrounding area during each phase of the breathing cycle. This allows them to develop treatment plans that account for breathing, motion and shape changes throughout the treatment regimen.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cAccounting for motion in the image-guided treatment planning dramatically improves under-dosing the tumor tissue and even reduces the dose to normal tissue and critical organs,\u201d noted Eva Lee, who is also director of the Center for Operations Research in Medicine and HealthCare at Georgia Tech.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EIn lung cancer cases, that means reducing the average dose of radiation to the normal lung tissue, heart and esophagus. For liver cancer, the researchers have reduced the radiation delivered to normal liver and non-liver tissues.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EIn another project, Lee and Marco Zaider, an attending physicist and head of brachytherapy physics in medical physics at Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center in New York, are incorporating biological information into treatment planning for prostate cancer IMRT and brachytherapy \u2013 the placement of radioactive \u201cseeds\u201d inside a tumor.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EUsing magnetic resonance spectroscopy, the researchers identified regions of the prostate that had denser populations of tumor cells. These areas could then be targeted with an escalated radiation dose, while maintaining a minimal dose to critical and normal tissues.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cOne of our main concerns is avoiding normal tissue toxicity, so by targeting only the \u2018bad\u2019 pockets of tumor cells, we hope to improve the outcome,\u201d said Zaider. \u201cBiological optimization attempts to target tissue that is potentially responsible for metastatic spread.\u201d\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003ELee\u2019s research has been supported by the\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.nsf.gov\/\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003ENational Science Foundation\u003C\/a\u003E\u0026nbsp;(NSF), the\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.nih.gov\/\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003ENational Institutes of Health\u003C\/a\u003E\u0026nbsp;(NIH) and the Whitaker Foundation.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cem\u003EThis project was partially supported by Award No. 0800057 from the NSF and Award No. 5UL1RR025008-02 from the NIH. The content is solely the responsibility of the principal investigator and does not necessarily represent the official views of the NSF or NIH.\u003C\/em\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Ch3\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EASSESSING A TUMOR\u2019S ABILITY TO CREATE NEW BLOOD VESSELS\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/h3\u003E\u003Cp\u003ECancer manifests itself in different ways \u2013 some cancers proceed slowly, while others spread aggressively. These differences have led clinicians to believe that personalized cancer therapies might be the best solution for treating the disease.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003ENow, new research, published in the June 2009 issue of the journal\u0026nbsp;\u003Cem\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/dx.doi.org\/10.1371\/journal.pone.0005843\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003EPLoS ONE\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/em\u003E, is providing insight into the aggressiveness of tumors. This information could facilitate development of a personalized treatment regimen.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EBecause aggressive tumors create more new blood vessels to sustain their growth, researchers designed long-circulating nanoprobes that were 100 nanometers in diameter and contained\u0026nbsp;a contrast agent that could only seep into tumors from blood vessels that were growing and therefore leaky.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cWe exploited the fact that the nanoprobes are too big to leak out of normal blood vessels, but they can leak out of newly forming tumor vessels because these immature vessels have bigger holes in them,\u201d explained lead author\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.bme.gatech.edu\/facultystaff\/faculty_record.php?id=59\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003ERavi Bellamkonda\u003C\/a\u003E, a professor in the Wallace H. Coulter\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.bme.gatech.edu\/\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003EDepartment of Biomedical Engineering\u003C\/a\u003E\u0026nbsp;at Georgia Tech and Emory University.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThe study showed that the degree of \u201cleakiness\u201d of tumor blood vessels to the nanoprobe correlates to its expression of vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF), a protein that stimulates the growth of new blood vessels in tumors.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cClinical studies have shown that VEGF expression varies among tumors, with higher levels of VEGF expression correlating with unfavorable prognosis, but scientists haven\u2019t been able to non-invasively determine VEGF expression levels in individual tumors until now,\u201d said Bellamkonda, who is also a\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.georgiacancer.org\/\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003EGeorgia Cancer Coalition\u003C\/a\u003E\u0026nbsp;Distinguished Scholar.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EAfter injecting the contrast-containing nanoprobes into rats with six-day-old breast cancer tumors, the research team visualized the levels of nanoprobe accumulation in the tumor using digital mammography. The results showed increased \u201cleakiness,\u201d nanoprobe accumulation and tumor growth rates in tumors with higher levels of VEGF. Similar-size tumors showed various degrees of angiogenesis and blood vessel permeability, which caused them to behave differently, emphasizing the inherent variability in tumors and the need for a personalized approach to each tumor.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cIn the future, instead of just measuring the size of a tumor, clinicians can quantify the leakiness of tumor blood vessels to determine the extent of angiogenesis in each tumor and decide which patients should undergo anti-angiogenic therapy or other aggressive treatment regimens,\u201d added Bellamkonda.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003ECollaborators on this research include Efstathios Karathanasis, formerly a Coulter Department postdoctoral fellow and currently an assistant professor in the Department of Biomedical\u0026nbsp;Engineering at Case Western Reserve University; Carl D\u2019Orsi and Ioannis Sechopoulos of the Department of Radiology and Winship Cancer Institute at the Emory University School of Medicine; and Ananth Annapragada, an associate professor of health information sciences at the University of Texas, Houston.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cem\u003EThis project is supported by the National Science Foundation (NSF) (Award Nos. 0401627 and ERC-EEC-9731643), the Nora Reed Foundation, the Wallace H. Coulter Foundation and the Georgia Cancer Coalition. The content is solely the responsibility of the principal investigator and does not necessarily represent the official view of the NSF.\u003C\/em\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Ch3\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EDEVELOPING A NEW APPROACH TO TARGETED CANCER THERAPY\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/h3\u003E\u003Cp\u003EA new therapeutic strategy for cancer treatment is to inhibit enzymes called histone deacetylases, which play an important role in the regulation of gene expression. Vorinostat (SAHA) \u2013 a histone deacetylase inhibitor \u2013 was approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration in 2006 to treat an immune system cancer called cutaneous T-cell lymphoma.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EWhile these inhibitors are clinically valuable, they typically inhibit many of the 18 different histone deacetylase subtypes, a process that can be harmful to essential cell functions throughout the body.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cOur goal is to create inhibitors for these enzymes that target specific cancerous organs so that we can exploit their anti-cancer activity in the cancerous tissue areas only and not negatively\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003Eaffect other areas of the body,\u201d said\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.chemistry.gatech.edu\/faculty\/Oyelere\/\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003EAdegboyega \u201cYomi\u201d K. Oyelere\u003C\/a\u003E, who holds the Blanchard Assistant Professorship in the Georgia Tech\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.chemistry.gatech.edu\/\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003ESchool of Chemistry and Biochemistry\u003C\/a\u003E.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EIn the January 22, 2009, issue of the\u0026nbsp;\u003Cem\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/dx.doi.org\/10.1021\/jm801128g\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003EJournal of Medicinal Chemistry\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/em\u003E, Oyelere and Georgia Tech biology assistant professor\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.biology.gatech.edu\/faculty\/yuhong-fan\/\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003EYuhong Fan\u003C\/a\u003E\u0026nbsp;described a new class of potent non-peptide histone deacetylase inhibitors that can be selectively accumulated in the lungs.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003ETo create them, the researchers modified the amine sugar portion of common antibiotics such as azithromycin and clarithromycin with a histone deacetylase inhibiting structure. Experiments have shown that the new compounds are more potent than SAHA and are lung-specific. As a result of these preliminary findings, Oyelere was recently awarded a five-year, $1.5 million grant from the\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.nih.gov\/\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003ENational Institutes of Health\u003C\/a\u003E\u0026nbsp;to continue this lung cancer research.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EOyelere is also designing histone deacetylase inhibitors that can be taken up by the hormones expressed on the surface of hormone-positive breast cancer cells to stop the cells from dividing.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EFor this project, he is working with\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.chemistry.gatech.edu\/faculty\/Doyle\/\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003EDonald Doyle\u003C\/a\u003E, an associate professor in the Georgia Tech School of Chemistry and Biochemistry.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cA majority of hormone-positive breast cancers develop resistance to anti-cancer hormone drugs, so if we can exploit the ability of our compounds to be accepted by hormone-positive breast cancers, whether they\u2019re resistant or not, this could lead to the identification of new, broad anti-cancer agents for targeted cancer therapy,\u201d explained Oyelere.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003ENext up on Oyelere\u2019s list of cancers to tackle with this approach is prostate cancer.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cem\u003EThis work is funded by grant number R01CA131217 from the National Institutes of Health (NIH). The content is solely the responsibility of the principal investigator and does not necessarily represent the official view of the NIH.\u003C\/em\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Ch3\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EINCREASING RESPONSES TO CHEMOTHERAPY\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/h3\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.chbe.gatech.edu\/fac_staff\/faculty\/taite.php\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003ELakeshia Taite\u003C\/a\u003E\u0026nbsp;is investigating ways to smuggle powerful chemotherapeutic drugs and chemical compounds into tumor cells, thus increasing the drugs\u2019 cancer-killing activities and reducing their toxic side effects on healthy cells.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EAs an assistant professor in the Georgia Tech\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.chbe.gatech.edu\/\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003ESchool of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering\u003C\/a\u003E, Taite is developing cancer drug delivery vehicles composed of a gold nanoshell core with dendrimers attached to the surface. Dendrimers are polymers that exhibit a tree-like structure with many branches and cavities where chemotherapy drugs can be encapsulated.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThe dendrimers are synthesized with targeting molecules on their surfaces that can seek out and bind to cancer cells. Introduced into the body, they bind to cancer cells, and when near-infrared light shines on the body, the gold nanoshell heats up. That heat leads the dendrimers to shrink, the drug to be released, and the tumor cells are exposed to both the heat and drug therapies.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cIn some cases, ablation takes place at temperatures that can be uncomfortable to the patient, so we are trying to develop dendrimers that require lower transition temperatures to release the drug,\u201d said Taite. \u201cWe believe that even if the lower temperature does not kill all of the cancer cells, it will still damage them enough that they will become extremely vulnerable to the drug, ultimately still leading to cell death.\u201d\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EAmanda Lowery, a research fellow in radiation oncology at Vanderbilt University, is collaborating with Taite on this research.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003ETaite is also designing another delivery vehicle to carry and release nitric oxide for the treatment of aggressive brain tumors. She is focusing on nitric oxide because it has the ability to cross the blood-brain barrier and help other molecules cross both the blood-brain barrier and the blood-tumor barrier.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cNitric oxide has been shown to increase the sensitivity of certain tumors to chemotherapeutics and radiation, so we are working to form materials that can be attached to imaging particles and a chemotherapeutic that can be targeted to specific tumors. That would significantly enhance current tumor treatment approaches,\u201d explained Taite.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThe targeted nitric oxide delivery system will be used to study the efficacy of using nitric oxide to sensitize brain tumors to treatment and improve patient prognosis.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cMy ultimate goal in designing all of these drug delivery systems is to improve patient quality of life and reduce cancer recurrence,\u201d added Taite.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Ch3\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EENABLING PERSONALIZED DRUG DELIVERY\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/h3\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThe search is on for drug delivery systems that allow treatment to be tailored to an individual patient and a particular tumor. Researchers at Georgia Tech are contributing to the pursuit by developing ways to program the assembly and disassembly of multi-particle drug delivery vehicles.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cCancer is a complicated disease, and we wanted to find a way that we could simultaneously deliver many different particles to the tumor site as a package and, upon arrival, break open the packages so that the individual particles could then carry out their particular functions,\u201d said\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.mse.gatech.edu\/FacultyStaff\/MSE_Faculty_researchbios\/Milam\/milam.html\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003EValeria Milam\u003C\/a\u003E, an assistant professor in the Georgia Tech\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.mse.gatech.edu\/\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003ESchool of Materials Science and Engineering\u003C\/a\u003E.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EIndividuals benefit from this type of personalized treatment through the increase in the drug\u2019s cancer-killing power and the reduction of its toxic side effects. Milam and her students are using short nucleic acid polymers called oligonucleotides to connect the particle surfaces for simultaneous delivery of different therapeutic and diagnostic agents to the tumor site.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cTo assemble the pieces, we are using short oligonucleotides as the glue because they have a weak, yet sufficient affinity for their partner strand,\u201d explained Milam, who is also a\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.georgiacancer.org\/\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003EGeorgia Cancer Coalition\u003C\/a\u003EDistinguished Cancer Scholar. \u201cThis allows us to direct particles A and B to attach to particle C through oligonucleotide linkages, while keeping particles A and B unconnected to one another.\u201d\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThen, to disassemble the particle package, a competitive oligonucleotide \u2013 one with a stronger affinity as a partner strand \u2013 is introduced into the system. These competitive strands displace the original partner strands, allowing the package to break open. Milam and her team are further improving the drug delivery vehicle so that it can be initially camouflaged to avoid any host response that would clear it out of the body before arriving at the tumor site.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cOur ongoing work involves initially masking the presence of the therapeutic carriers by applying a stealth coating to the vehicle surface,\u201d noted Milam. \u201cThen, after the desired circulation time, the coating will be shed to reveal cancer-targeting ligands.\u201d\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EWhile Milam\u2019s experiments are still at the laboratory stage, her ultimate goal is to develop materials that can be used in the clinical setting to treat cancer. Former Georgia Tech students Christopher Tison and Sonya Parpart, and current graduate students James Hardin and Bryan Baker, also worked on this research. This work is currently supported by the Georgia Cancer Coalition, a National Science Foundation CAREER award, and the U.S. Army. It was previously supported by the Emory-Georgia Tech National Cancer Institute Center for Cancer Nanotechnology Excellence (CCNE).\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cem\u003EThis material is based upon work supported by the U.S. Army (Award No. W911NF-09-1-0479), National Institutes of Health (NIH) (Award No. U54CA119338) and National Science Foundation (NSF) (Award No. DMR-0847436). Any opinions, finding, conclusions or recommendations expressed are those of the principal investigator and do not necessarily reflect the views of the U.S. Army, NIH or NSF.\u003C\/em\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Ch3\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EANALYZING GENE EXPRESSION DATA TO PREDICT DRUG RESPONSE\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/h3\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThe major clinical goals in applying gene expression profiling to cancer are to develop predictors of drug response that will guide more individualized therapies.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.isye.gatech.edu\/faculty-staff\/profile.php?entry=my46\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003EMing Yuan\u003C\/a\u003E, an associate professor in the Stewart\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.isye.gatech.edu\/\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003ESchool of Industrial and Systems Engineering\u003C\/a\u003E\u0026nbsp;at Georgia Tech, is using computational and mathematical approaches to analyze how gene expression evolves over time in individuals with breast cancer and whether these patterns can predict treatment outcome. Specifically, Yuan is studying how gene expression evolves during\u0026nbsp;the menstrual cycle and whether there is any association between these patterns and cancer relapse.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cOur goal is to weed out the genes that just change expression level due to a woman\u2019s menstrual cycle and not because of tumor progression or treatment,\u201d explained Yuan, who is also a\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.georgiacancer.org\/\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003EGeorgia Cancer Coalition\u003C\/a\u003EDistinguished Cancer Scholar. \u201cWe want to know which genes are abnormally expressed over time and behave differently than the majority of genes because that would make them likely drug targets.\u201d\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EBetter predictors of relapse risk could help cancer patients make better treatment decisions in consultation with their physicians. Yuan is working with William Hrushesky of the University of South Carolina and the Dorn Veterans Affairs Medical Center on this research.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EIn another project, Yuan is collaborating with two University of Wisconsin professors, Alan Attie and Christina Kendziorski, to conduct expression quantitative trait loci (eQTL) studies. This analysis allows the researchers to identify genomic hot spots that regulate gene transcription and expression on a genome-wide scale.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cWe want to determine which regions of the genome are most predictive of expression variations, but it\u2019s challenging because there are a vast range of possible regulatory loci and many of them are correlated, making it hard to differentiate which is actually responsible for a given effect,\u201d said Yuan.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EYuan\u2019s analysis will determine the hot spots as well as how those genes are connected to each other, but ultimately, the proposed genes will need to be studied further by biologists.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EYuan\u2019s research is supported by the National Science Foundation and the Georgia Cancer Coalition.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cem\u003EThis work was partly funded by grant number DMS-0846234 from the National Science Foundation (NSF). 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Cross\u003C\/a\u003E.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cOur history is tied to major changes in how government and industry regard university-based research and development,\u201d he said. \u201cIt also reflects steadfast support from Georgia government and industry \u2013 and the hard work of a lot of smart people.\u201d\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Ch3\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EModest Beginnings\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/h3\u003E\u003Cp\u003EGTRI, the applied research arm of Georgia Tech, might be celebrating its 90th anniversary if things had gone a bit differently. When W. Harry Vaughan, a Georgia Tech associate professor of ceramics, was preparing a plan in 1929 for the development of an engineering experiment station, he discovered that the General Assembly had authorized \u2013 but not funded \u2013 just such an organization in 1919.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EBy 1934, however, funding priorities had changed.\u0026nbsp; With the Great Depression wilting the state\u2019s economy, the University System of Georgia\u2019s Board of Regents appropriated $5,000 to establish a State Engineering Experiment Station. Georgia Tech was to furnish personnel and other support to the new unit, which was envisioned as an industry-oriented version of the federally funded agricultural experiment stations that were already operating in many states.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EWhat soon became known as simply \u201cthe research station\u201d opened for business on July 1, 1934, with Vaughan as its first director. The state even came up with an additional budget allocation, with the understanding that it would be augmented by sponsored research funds \u2013 actual contracts \u2013 as new projects came on board.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003ELegislation authorized the new Engineering Experiment Station to conduct specific research in areas that included \u201ctransportation, road building, drainage, irrigation, flood protection, aeronautics, aerodynamics, fuels, power, lighting, heating, refrigeration, ventilation, sanitation and architecture.\u201d\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThe research organization went on to do just about all of that \u2013 and a great deal more.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThe first years at EES were modest.\u0026nbsp; The research effort was housed in the basement of Georgia Tech\u2019s Old Shop Building, with much of its equipment rented from the School of Mechanical Engineering. Much of its first work focused on textiles and ceramics \u2013 including a facility where researchers developed the first rayon made from Georgia pine pulp.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EEES contracts in the 1930s included work on the autogyro, a short-winged aircraft that foreshadowed the helicopter. It\u2019s not known what contributions the EES may actually have made to the true helicopter, which emerged by 1940.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EValue of the EES research-project portfolio in 1940: $260,000.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Ch3\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EWartime Transformation\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/h3\u003E\u003Cp\u003EEES\u2019s workload jumped sharply just before and during World War II, thanks to new funding from the federal government.\u0026nbsp; The research station\u2019s sponsored work expanded to include wind-tunnel testing of airfoil designs and additional helicopter research.\u0026nbsp; The EES also focused on sensitive communications research including a high-selectivity, high-gain audio amplifier; a rugged portable \u201cmini-band\u201d amplifier; and lock-in amplifier circuits used to separate pulse signals from thermal noise.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EPerhaps most important \u2013 for the organization\u2019s future \u2013 was an EES study of electromagnetic-wave propagation.\u0026nbsp; That work was followed by a large Navy contract for radar research and development, which set the stage for Georgia Tech\u2019s longtime status as a leading U.S. innovator in radar and defense electronics.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EGerald Rosselot, a Georgia Tech physics professor, took over as EES director in 1941.\u0026nbsp; He\u2019s often credited with facilitating the research station\u2019s entry into electronics during and after the war.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EOne wartime EES story indicates just how comfortable researchers were becoming with electromagnetic-wave technology.\u0026nbsp; Several sources agree that one electrical-engineering professor had discovered that certain radio frequencies, transmitted inside a box, would heat food.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cThe only things the EES would give him to cook were sweet potatoes and peanuts,\u201d said George M. Jeffares, who worked at the station part-time as a Georgia Tech senior. Jeffares was recruited along with other EES personnel to periodically \u201ctaste the sweet potatoes to see if they were done.\u201d\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EWartime research priorities scotched further investigation of the phenomenon. Possible EES claims to discovery of the microwave oven became the stuff of Georgia Tech lore.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EBy the 1943-44 fiscal year, more than 30 projects were under way at EES, which now employed 17 full-time and nearly 100 part-time researchers.\u0026nbsp; Just over half of the operating budget came from government and industry contracts, as opposed to state support. By the last year of the war, the government-industry figure had climbed to 61 percent.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Ch3\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003ECold War Tensions\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/h3\u003E\u003Cp\u003EWorld War II\u2019s intensity gave way to Cold War tensions, and it soon became clear that federal government support for university-based research would continue.\u0026nbsp; Georgia Tech President Blake Van Leer and Dean of Engineering Cherry Emerson spearheaded a 1946 move to create an independent, nonprofit corporation to handle contract and patent issues for EES.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThe name for the new entity was the Georgia Tech Research Institute. Nearly four decades later, the EES would take that name for itself, and the contracting unit would become the Georgia Tech Research Corporation.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EUnder the new structure, growth continued nicely. By 1947, 56 full-time and 95 part-time EES researchers were performing work worth $441,000 \u2013 87 percent from outside contracts.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EOn the home front, EES was collaborating with the University of Georgia\u2019s College of Agriculture to make Georgia peanut farming more profitable, including production of better harvesting and processing machinery. Experiments with an electric eye, to aid peanut-picking machinery, were a precursor to sophisticated machine-vision work for the poultry industry decades later.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EIn 1948, the Research Building, built in 1939 as EES\u2019s home base, was enlarged and named after a major contributor, Atlanta dentist Thomas Hinman. Soon after, EES\u2019s annual research income passed the $1 million mark.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThe Korean conflict (1950-53) increased the flow of federal research dollars to universities across the country. EES\u2019s share included many sensitive projects in the areas of radar, microwave propagation, communications, missile-tracking frequency control, antenna design, underwater acoustics and microwave optics.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThe research station\u2019s role in national security research had become permanent.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Ch3\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EMillimeter Wave Pioneers\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/h3\u003E\u003Cp\u003EEES\u2019s wartime work had brought Georgia Tech growing recognition as a top player in radar research and development. Research-station investigators were soon delving into millimeter waves, an area of the electromagnetic spectrum that seemed to offer great opportunities. Millimeter waves \u2013 the band between 30 and 300 gigahertz \u2013 can provide effective image identification even through fog, rain and smoke.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EResearchers were soon determining which millimeter-wave frequencies worked best for a given task \u2013 and in doing so they pioneered the basic science of the millimeter-wave environment. The research that began at EES has continued at today\u2019s GTRI, bringing with it international recognition for millimeter-wave expertise.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\u0022wp-caption-text\u0022\u003EScientific Atlanta, one of Atlanta\u0027s oldest technology companies, was purchased recently by Cisco. Engineering Experiment Station personnel helped found the company in 1952.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EEES engineers also developed broad expertise in the hardware \u2013 antennas, receivers and transmitters \u2013 needed for millimeter-wave applications.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EToday, millimeter-wave technology is used for everything from identifying tanks and warplanes to tracking raindrops and wind patterns as part of severe-weather research and climate modeling.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EGeorgia Tech\u2019s important role in helping to create new Georgia companies began during this period as well.\u0026nbsp; It was an auspicious start.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EIn 1952, several EES personnel \u2013 including Director Rosselot, Associate Director James E. Boyd and former EES researcher Glen P. Robinson, Jr. \u2013 formed Scientific Atlanta. The venture\u2019s basic business model was to commercialize some of the technology developed at Georgia Tech, especially for antennas.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EScientific Atlanta eventually became a large company, renowned for developing satellite Earth stations and cable television equipment. In 2006, it was acquired by Cisco Systems Inc., a major network-technology corporation.\u003Cbr \/\u003EDawn of the Computer Age\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EIn 1947, EES installed an \u201celectro-mechanical brain\u201d \u2013 an analog computer \u2013 the first in the Southeast.\u0026nbsp; It was so large that the Research Building needed an annex to house it.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThen, in 1955, Georgia Tech opened the Rich Electronic Computer Center, with a mission of \u201ceducation, service to industry and research.\u201d The Rich Center, too, was the first facility of its kind in the Southeast.\u0026nbsp; Its first resident was a UNIVAC 1101, built by Remington Rand, an analog computer that measured 38 feet by 20 feet and featured rotating-drum memory equal to 48 kilobytes.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cWe had to program it by counting drum revolutions and putting ones and zeros on it,\u201d recalls Fred Dyer, who joined EES as a Georgia Tech student in 1957 (and stayed on some 40 years). \u201cThere wasn\u2019t even a compiler. 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Analog-computer experience during the 1950s prepared Tech\u2019s engineers and scientists for the revolutionary transition from analog to digital computing that took place in the 1960s.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EIn and out of the computer center, the research station\u2019s work during this period was nearly as diverse as GTRI\u2019s work is today.\u0026nbsp; In addition to the core defense work, EES engineers of the 1960s tackled an electro-mechanical system for organizing and aligning plastic bottles, spectrographic analysis of diesel truck components, a study of butane lighters, improvements to peanut-brittle manufacturing \u2013 even a project involving bra design for the Loveable Brassiere Co.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EDuring the 1960s, Georgia Tech became well-known for its innovative experimental systems in atomic collisions, initiated by Earl W. McDaniel of EES. Among notable EES projects in atomic collisions was development of the first drift-tube mass spectrometer to study certain low-energy chemical reactions. Another highlight was the first experiments in the U.S. to study collisions between beams of electrons and ions.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThe station kept up its Georgia connections as well. During the five-year period from 1966 to 1970, EES\u2019s industrial extension division performed 16 major feasibility studies of manufacturing opportunities in Georgia, 24 studies of industrial sites and 14 special reports on manufacturing, plant financing and other issues.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EAnd thanks to an EES study begun in 1969 on how to shield heart-regulating pacemakers from microwave interference, the once-familiar \u201cWARNING: Microwave Oven in Use\u201d sign is rarely seen today. Analogous safety work continues today at GTRI\u2019s Medical Device Test Center.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Ch3\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EEnergy \u2013 Nuclear and Otherwise\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/h3\u003E\u003Cp\u003EAfter several relatively short-term directors \u2013 including Paul Calaway, James E. Boyd, Robert Stiemke and Wyatt E. Whitley \u2013 EES veteran radar researcher Maurice Long became EES director in 1968.\u0026nbsp; He was one of the first directors chosen from within the EES ranks.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EBy fiscal year 1970-1971, new contracts and grants at EES totaled a record $5.2 million.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EScientific interest in nuclear technology was peaking in the 1960s.\u0026nbsp; At the EES, a Radioisotopes and Bioengineering Laboratory had opened in 1959; it was utilized for both academic and research activities.\u0026nbsp; Elsewhere on campus, a low-power nuclear reactor was also built.\u0026nbsp; (It has since been dismantled.)\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThe oil embargo of 1973 made energy a national priority. EES started work on an array of alternative fuel technologies, particularly solar \u2013 an important research focus to this day. EES staff conducted a detailed proof-of-concept study of a large solar-energy power-generation plant, while a 325 kilowatt, 500-mirror Solar Thermal Test Facility \u2013 second largest of its type in the U.S.\u0026nbsp; \u2013 was constructed on campus in 1977 where the Manufacturing Research Center now stands.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EOne National Science Foundation project examined power-system options for the Southeast. It identified potential opportunities for increasing efficiency and lowering the cost of electrical power and transmission. And EES staff created energy monitoring and conversion proposals for such energy-intensive industries as petroleum refining, meat packing, steel production, papermaking and others.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EEES defense activity remained strong during the 1960s. The compact range was invented by Richard C. Johnson in 1966 to measure antenna performance. Today, building-size compact ranges are used to simulate radiation patterns of antennas as they would occur naturally over much longer distances in real-world applications.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\u0022wp-caption-text\u0022\u003EEES\u0027s high-temperature ceramic expertise led to a fused-silica technique for forming complex shapes such as missile radomes. (Click image for high-resolution version)\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EIn 1970, researchers discovered that by manipulating the temperature and the rate and duration of heating, they could strengthen certain ceramics via a phenomenon called sintering. These improved ceramics were used to produce radomes \u2013 structures that shield a missile\u2019s sensors \u2013 for such missile systems as the Patriot.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EAmong his accomplishments, Director Long successfully resisted an attempt by the university\u2019s administration to drastically change EES\u2019s status by absorbing it into Georgia Tech\u2019s academic programs. Long believed that Georgia Tech needed a separate applied research arm; his viewpoint prevailed when Georgia Tech President Arthur G. Hansen resigned in 1971 and was replaced by Joseph M. Pettit, dean of engineering at Stanford and a strong advocate of applied research.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Ch3\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EThe Grace Years\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/h3\u003E\u003Cp\u003EDirector Long stepped down in 1976, and the choice of his replacement came straight from the top. President Pettit had worked at Stanford with a man named Donald J. Grace, whose positions there had included director of the Systems Techniques Laboratory and associate dean of engineering.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EGrace\u2019s arrival at Georgia Tech was greeted with much anticipation, according to Hugh Denny, a retired principal research engineer and former director of the Electromagnetic and Environmental Division.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cThere was a feeling that we were out in the woodpile someplace and nobody paid much attention to us,\u201d Denny recalled. \u201cBecause he had worked with Joe Pettit earlier out at Stanford, the sense we had with Don was that now we had somebody who at least had the ear of the president.\u201d\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EUnder Grace, EES acquired the Cobb County research complex in 1978, and much of its most sensitive research is still done there. The Cobb facility was expanded in the 1980s with a multi million-dollar electromagnetic radiation measurement range.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EAnother early Grace-era accomplishment was establishment of the Huntsville Research Laboratory. The idea for a permanent Georgia Tech presence in Huntsville was first proposed by William McCorkle, executive director of the U.S. Army\u2019s Missile Research, Development, and Engineering Center.\u0026nbsp; McCorkle and his staff worked with EES\u2019s Electro-Magnetics Laboratory to make the proposal a reality, and by early 1979, six Georgia Tech research faculty and co-op students had settled into government offices at Redstone Arsenal in Huntsville, Ala.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThe move \u201cgave Tech instant accessibility to the government sponsors who were in need of expertise,\u201d said Richard Stanley, who began a 14-year career as Huntsville\u2019s director in 1984.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EInquiring minds at the EES were always delving into the latest technology. Fred Dyer recently recalled reading about something called Ethernet in 1974 and then teaming with other research-station personnel to run test cable between buildings \u2013 long before most people had even heard of the technology. By 1976, serious networking had begun at Georgia Tech on a building-by-building basis, he said, although it wasn\u2019t until the 1980s that the campus became fully networked.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Ch3\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003ENew Name, New Home\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/h3\u003E\u003Cp\u003EIn October 1984, on the occasion of its 50th anniversary, the Engineering Experiment Station officially became the Georgia Tech Research Institute.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\u0022wp-caption-text\u0022\u003EEES\/GTRI research on millimeter wave radar culminated in the development of what was at the time the world\u0027s highest frequency radar operating at 225 GHz. (Click image for high-resolution version)\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cI had nothing against engineering experiment stations \u2013 they\u2019re all over the country \u2013 but that wasn\u2019t what we were,\u201d Grace said.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EFrom the GTRI perspective, the 1980s were especially productive. Its core competencies fit in well with the dramatic upswing in military spending under the Reagan administration. The Strategic Defense Initiative missile-defense system, known as \u201cStar Wars,\u201d brought Georgia Tech its largest research contract to date \u2013 $21.3 million divided between the School of Electrical Engineering and GTRI.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EGTRI landed a 1986 solo contract \u2013 its largest ever at the time \u2013 with a $14.7 million job to design and build technology that would simulate a Soviet surface-to-air missile system. The huge simulator was housed in a 40-foot trailer and three 20-foot transportable shelters.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThe same year, coinciding with Georgia Tech\u2019s 100th birthday, GTRI\u2019s new home, the Centennial Research Building, was dedicated at 10th and Dalney streets. The $12.5 million, six-story structure provided desperately needed lab and office space for GTRI\u2019s growing research activities.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Ch3\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003ENational Recognition, Active Growth\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/h3\u003E\u003Cp\u003EBetween 1980 and 1985, electronics \u2013 including defense electronics, electronic systems, electronic techniques and components, antennas, electromagnetics and optics \u2013 comprised two-thirds of the organization\u2019s research volume. Energy accounted for 15 percent; domestic and international economic development projects 9 percent; computer technology 7 percent, and the balance involved the physical, chemical and material sciences.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EResearch accomplishments at Georgia Tech and GTRI were becoming noticed at a national level. The volume of Georgia Tech\u2019s engineering research placed it third among all U.S. universities, and GTRI contributed substantially to that success.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EGrowth was extensive throughout GTRI. The Research Institute expanded its defense work, developing new expertise in such areas as computer software technology, electronic warfare technology, multispectral sensors, electro-optic materials and applications, space power and strategic materials.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EIt also expanded into newer areas, including autonomous aerial vehicles, artificial intelligence and robotics, and lead paint and asbestos abatement, among many others. Sponsored programs ranged from basic neutrino experiments to the development of economically viable solar-heated chicken houses.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cWhat I remember most is how much it grew and how fast it grew,\u201d recalled Janice Rogers, a GTRI veteran who retired in 2006 after a 30-year career that included assisting four directors and rising to senior management. \u201cWhen I worked for the Systems Engineering Lab, it was not unusual for us to hire two or three researchers a week.\u0026nbsp; I think we probably doubled in size during the 10 or so years I worked in that lab.\u201d\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EGTRI became involved in antenna-design work for the International Space Station. GTRI also tackled other projects for the space station, such as design of an Earth-controllable robot to perform experiments onboard the station.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EIn 1987, GTRI unveiled its first LIght Detection And Ranging (LIDAR) system \u2013 a technology that is similar to radar but uses light waves instead of radio waves. To encourage more women to consider a science career, GTRI established a LIDAR observatory at private Agnes Scott College in Atlanta.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EAlso in the 1980s, GTRI and Georgia Tech founded the Materials Handling Research Center for improving the movement of products through factories and distribution systems. It quickly became a successful National Science Foundation Industry\/University Cooperative Research Center, with more than 20 major companies and federal agencies supporting its research.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EBy the late 1980s, GTRI was becoming noted for its expertise in a highly important area: retrofitting existing military aircraft with new technology. The work, which continues today, keeps existing systems operating and saves the cost of building new ones. Among GTRI\u2019s successful early projects was an upgrade of the Air Force\u2019s H-53 helicopter.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EDuring the same period, researcher Nile Hartman developed an integrated optic interferometric sensor that would quickly detect even small amounts of contaminants in air, soil, groundwater and food.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EGTRI was also becoming involved in electronic warfare (EW) research and development, which protects U.S. aircraft from enemy radar and missile systems. EW continues to be a major area of expertise for the Research Institute.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EIntegrated Defensive Avionics Software (IDAS) is a component of GTRI-developed EW technology that rapidly displays and responds to threats and gives accurate, useful information to the aircrew.\u0026nbsp; IDAS incorporates the Virtual Electronic Combat Training System function, which allows aircrews to train in-flight using simulated threats.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Ch3\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EFusion Failure, Olympic Victory\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/h3\u003E\u003Cp\u003EOne of GTRI\u2019s most embarrassing moments was, arguably, also one of its finest.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EIn the spring of 1989, a University of Utah research team announced that it had achieved cold fusion in the laboratory. A GTRI team led by James Mahaffey sought to confirm the astonishing report.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EMahaffey and team soon believed they had succeeded.\u0026nbsp; Reporters flocked to hear the news, and the name of Georgia Tech echoed round the world.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EIt turned out that the original Utah experiment was fatally skewed due to unsuspected instrumentation errors. The Georgia Tech team, following the Utah team\u2019s flawed procedure to try to duplicate the results, had arrived at the same flawed positive conclusion.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cIt turned out that what we had was a problem with the neutron detectors,\u201d which had not been designed to count very low numbers of neutrons accurately, Mahaffey recalled recently. \u201cAnd I said, well, we made a big splash with a press conference to announce it, so we\u2019ve got to de-announce it.\u0026nbsp; At Georgia Tech, data integrity and the integrity of research were so ground into us \u2013 if we were wrong, we were going to say that we were wrong and why we were wrong.\u201d\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EA few days after the first announcement, GTRI called the press back in. Standing side by side with Don Grace in front of dozens of cameras, Mahaffey reported the error.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cIt was the right thing to do,\u201d Grace later recalled.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EAny lingering Georgia Tech chagrin gave away to euphoria when, in September 1990, the International Olympic Committee announced that Atlanta would be the site of the 1996 Summer Olympics.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThat win was the work of thousands of people.\u0026nbsp; Yet it was widely acknowledged that a computer-generated virtual tour \u2013 developed by a GTRI-led team \u2013 of Atlanta\u2019s proposed Olympic venues was a key to Georgia\u2019s underdog win.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Ch3\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003ESwords and Plowshares\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/h3\u003E\u003Cp\u003EAfter a record 16 years as director of GTRI, Grace retired in late 1992 and was replaced by Richard H. Truly, a former NASA administrator, retired vice admiral, space-shuttle astronaut and Georgia Tech alumnus. Truly took over at a sensitive time.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cWhen I arrived in 1992, the Soviet Union had recently collapsed,\u201d Truly recalled. \u201cAnd frankly, there was fear on the campus that GTRI would become a lot smaller because there would be much less defense work.\u201d\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EChanges were soon made. Truly helped GTRI put together a new plan \u2013 \u201ca very simple strategic plan,\u201d he calls it. Management also adjusted the makeup of the GTRI national advisory committee, a move that Truly remembers as being very helpful.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EAmong other things, the new plan stressed becoming involved in a number of non-defense areas, as well as a growing emphasis on industry customers in general. It also sought to sharpen the focus of GTRI\u2019s defense-related research.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EJanice Rogers, assistant to the director at the time, recalled some of the non-defense transitions. These included, for example, utilizing GTRI\u2019s extensive radar expertise to improve breast-cancer imaging and other medical applications, and the use of imaging and geographical information systems for such applications as weather mapping, cloud mapping and predictability analysis.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003ETruly\u2019s shakeup included a transition for Rogers. He asked her to fill a new position: director of administration.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cI got to branch out, which I really enjoyed,\u201d Rogers remembered recently. \u201cOne of the first things I had to do was revamp the GTRI policies and procedures manual. Up until then everything was kind of unspoken \u2013 this person does this and that person does that. But under Richard Truly we codified a lot.\u201d\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EIt was an important move for an organization dependent on contract research, she added.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EGrowth wasn\u2019t meteoric during the early to mid-1990s, Truly recalled, but the feared contraction never took place. \u201cGTRI did grow, and we got into some new areas.\u0026nbsp; But I think fundamentally it was pretty much the same core organization when I left as when I got there.\u201d\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Ch3\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EConnecting with Industry\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/h3\u003E\u003Cp\u003EGTRI\u2019s efforts to decrease reliance on military contracts and diversify its customers began to show results quickly. By 1994, while defense support remained the heart of the budget, it decreased from about 76 percent to just over 70 percent. Other categories increased \u2013 industry to 16.6 percent; state and local to 1.5 percent, and federal non-defense, 9.6 percent.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EManagement renewed emphasis on industry partnerships, including a project between GTRI and Shaw Industries to reduce carpet waste. Additional research initiatives were successfully begun in transportation, education and medical technology, as well as modeling, simulation and testing.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EAs costs and community opposition shut down urban-road expansion across the country during the \u201990s, a number of GTRI transportation projects addressed ways to manage traffic flow. Meanwhile, Foundations for the Future, funded by a major AT\u0026amp;T grant, utilized GTRI expertise to integrate technology into Georgia\u2019s K-12 classrooms. The University of Georgia and Morris Brown Research Institute also participated in that program.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EIn 1997, Edward K. Reedy, a Georgia Tech research engineer since 1970, took over as director when Truly resigned to head the National Renewable Energy Laboratory in Golden, Colo. Though Reedy came from the research side, he was no stranger to leadership \u2013 he had been director of a large GTRI lab for 10 years.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cI felt we had to get back into a stronger growth mode,\u201d Reedy said recently. \u201cIt was obvious our DoD funding profile was not going to increase significantly at that time.\u0026nbsp; So, without de-emphasizing our defense-related work, we re-emphasized working for the state of Georgia, as well as with industry.\u201d\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EGTRI re-emphasized a number of state initiatives, including research conducted for Georgia\u2019s large and economically important poultry industry.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cI think probably the thing I was most pleased about during my directorship was construction of the Food Processing Technology Building, which gave GTRI\u2019s poultry-related research effort a permanent home,\u201d Reedy said.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EHe added that he\u2019s also proud of helping create the Glen P. Robinson Jr. endowed research chair in electro-optics at GTRI \u2013 the Research Institute\u2019s first such research chair.\u0026nbsp; Robinson also endowed a chair in non-linear science at Georgia Tech\u2019s School of Physics.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EIn April 1997, GTRI began a $17 million contract with mPhase Technologies Inc. to develop a system that incorporated Digital Subscriber Line communications with digital signal processing and filtering. The research focused on Internet Protocol Television (IPTV) precursor technologies that enabled telephone companies to deliver TV to subscribers over existing copper lines.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThe GTRI of the 1990s continued to be active and creative in its core areas of expertise.\u0026nbsp; One particular success was FalconView\u2122, a software package that lets military planners use laptops to analyze and display geographical data crucial to planning aircraft missions.\u0026nbsp; Developed through GTRI\u2019s Air National Guard Electronic Warfare Program, FalconView has been improved many times and now has more than 45,000 users.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EIn recent years, GTRI and Georgia Tech\u2019s Aerospace Systems Design Laboratory produced an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) powered by fuel cells running on compressed hydrogen. Fuel cells don\u2019t presently produce enough power to propel passenger aircraft, but they can power smaller vehicles such as UAVs.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EGTRI researchers also provided engineering and technical guidance for the Global Justice XML Data Model initiative, which is used by the AMBER Alert system. This voluntary partnership among law enforcement agencies and the news media quickly provides information to the public when a child is declared missing or abducted.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EAnd, as baby boomers reach retirement age, GTRI has been following the marketplace potential for a range of medical and health-related technologies, including assistive technologies.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cGTRI has always been an organization that\u2019s flexible and quick on its feet and able to adapt to a changing market,\u201d Reedy said. \u201cWe took advantage of that to get GTRI back in a strong growth direction.\u201d\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EIt worked, assisted by growth in GTRI\u2019s core areas as well. Research awards in the millennial year of 2000 topped $100 million.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Ch3\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EToday\u2019s Explosive Growth\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/h3\u003E\u003Cp\u003EWhen Stephen E. Cross took over as GTRI director in September 2003, he was also was named a professor in the School of Industrial and Systems Engineering.\u0026nbsp; He soon set a course that emphasized growth in both traditional and new areas, as well as a closer relationship with Georgia Tech\u2019s academic side.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\u0022wp-caption-text\u0022\u003EStephen E. Cross became director of GTRI in 2003, beginning another period of rapid growth and new collaboration with Georgia Tech\u0027s academic units. (Click image for high-resolution version)\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThe results of that decision were soon obvious \u2013 GTRI\u2019s research awards for fiscal 2009 topped $200 million, up 63 percent over a three-year period.\u0026nbsp; GTRI now has nearly 1,500 employees, including some 700 research faculty.\u0026nbsp; It has added 120 research faculty members over the past year, and expects to add at least 100 more in the near term.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EJust as important, both GTRI and Georgia Tech management are on the same page about the role of the Research Institute within the university.\u0026nbsp; GTRI is the applied research arm of Georgia Tech.\u0026nbsp; It works closely and collaboratively with the academic colleges, but it is a business embedded in a university.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cI believe new ideas occur at the boundaries of technical and scientific fields,\u201d Cross said.\u0026nbsp; \u201cThat is one reason why the university\u2019s interdisciplinary focus is so right for our future.\u201d\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EGTRI\u2019s future promises to be as accomplished as its past. 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From humble beginnings as Georgia\u2019s engineering experiment station, GTRI has grown into a $200-million enterprise with nearly 1,500 faculty and staff. GTRI\u2019s research relies on four underlying competencies developed over the course of those 75 years:\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cul\u003E\u003Cli\u003ESensor technologies\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003ESystems engineering\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003EInformation and communications technologies\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003ETest and evaluation\u003C\/li\u003E\u003C\/ul\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThis cover section of Research Horizons focuses on GTRI\u2019s present and future, and includes an interview with its director, Stephen E. Cross. A longer section on GTRI\u2019s history is available: (\u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/gtresearchnews.gatech.edu\/gtri-history\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003Ehttp:\/\/gtresearchnews.gatech.edu\/gtri-history\/\u003C\/a\u003E).\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Ch3\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EGTRI PRESENT: A CAPABLE AND AGILE ORGANIZATION FOCUSES ON REAL-WORLD PROBLEMS\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/h3\u003E\u003Cp class=\u0022wp-caption-text\u0022\u003EGTRI researchers Lora Weiss and Rusty Roberts pose with examples of unmanned systems. Shown are a Dragon Eye unmanned aerial vehicle and an iRobot ATRV unmanned ground vehicle. Both have been modified by Georgia Tech. (Click for high-resolution image. Credit: Gary Meek)\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EApplied research. The Georgia Tech Research Institute (GTRI) doesn\u2019t mince words in describing its job \u2013 it\u2019s the applied research unit of the Georgia Institute of Technology. Its purpose is to use science and engineering to solve real-world problems.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EIn the 75 years since it opened its doors, GTRI has become the largest research unit at Georgia Tech, and one of the largest university-based research organizations in the nation.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cWe\u2019re extremely proud to be Georgia Tech\u2019s applied-research arm,\u201d said Stephen E. Cross, vice president of Georgia Tech and director of GTRI. \u201cI\u2019d like to think that if the great innovator Thomas Edison were alive today, he would have created GTRI.\u201d\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EYet the Georgia Tech Research Institute, Cross acknowledges, differs from the Edison approach in some critical ways. Unlike Edison\u2019s isolated invention factory, GTRI makes a point of working closely with others \u2013 especially Georgia Tech\u2019s academic colleges. It\u2019s a collaboration that fosters a research depth capable of dealing with the most challenging problems.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EWhile numerous U.S. research universities have spun off their applied-research functions into separate organizations, Cross said, GTRI has become ever more tightly integrated with Georgia Tech\u2019s academic units. Collaboration between the academic and the applied sides has been a conscious direction for Georgia Tech since it was founded; its 1885 charter mandated an approach to technological education that would directly support the state\u2019s economic growth.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003ESpeaking at the GTRI 75th Anniversary Technology Symposium, Georgia Tech President G.P. \u201cBud\u201d Peterson remarked that as Georgia Tech looks ahead, \u201cclearly it\u2019s important that we continue to expand the collaboration between GTRI and the academic units. As universities are increasingly called upon to become drivers of innovation and high-end economic development, the importance of the role of GTRI and organizations like it will continue to grow.\u201d\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Ch3\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EConsistent Growth\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/h3\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThe Research Institute that began in 1934 as the State Engineering Experiment Station (EES) employs nearly 1,500 people today, including some 700 researchers. Of those, more than 40 GTRI faculty members also have appointments in the academic colleges and perform teaching roles along with their research.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EToday\u2019s GTRI has seven laboratories and 13 field offices located throughout the United States and in Ireland. It also has numerous facilities on the Georgia Tech campus and a secure 55-acre research facility in Cobb County north of Atlanta.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EAfter several years of particularly strong growth, GTRI\u2019s research awards for fiscal 2009 topped $200 million, a total that is up 63 percent in the past three years. GTRI is the largest single contributor to Georgia Tech\u2019s total research budget of about $500 million.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThe Research Institute has hired 120 new research staff in the past year, and plans to hire an additional 100 research staff in the near term. The number of Georgia Tech graduate and undergraduate students currently working as co-op students at GTRI now stands at more than 350; it\u2019s a workforce that\u2019s an important plus for research flexibility and creativity.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EGTRI\u2019s customers include a who\u2019s who of U.S. federal agencies, U.S. and overseas corporations, U.S. allies, and state and local governments. Among GTRI\u2019s major sponsors are the Department of Defense agencies, the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA), the state of Georgia, major U.S. defense contractors, and many other governmental and commercial entities.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cWe\u2019ve shown pretty good progress for an organization that was authorized by the state legislature in 1919 but couldn\u2019t get funded until 1934 \u2013 and which started out in the basement of Georgia Tech\u2019s Old Shop Building,\u201d Cross said.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Ch3\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003ECapabilities and Collaboration\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/h3\u003E\u003Cp\u003EGTRI performs research and development in dozens of areas, from radar to robotics, from electronic defense to energy, from product testing to food processing. It also provides a wide range of services, from analyzing indoor environments to teaching workplace safety.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThe vast majority of the Institute\u2019s work relies on four underlying competencies developed over many decades, said Tom McDermott, GTRI\u2019s director of research. They are sensor technologies, systems engineering, information and communications technologies, and test and evaluation.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cYou could argue that sensor technology is our core strength,\u201d he said. \u201cGTRI probably has the broadest capability in terms of different sensing technologies of any research body in the world.\u201d\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EGTRI, he explained, provides research and development in a vast array of sensor technologies. It has broad sensing capabilities that began with World War II radar research. That work led to pioneering, internationally recognized work in millimeter-wave radar technology.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EToday GTRI\u2019s sensor capabilities cover every bandwidth of the electromagnetic spectrum used for defense and communication, as well as chemical sensors vital to numerous defense and industry applications.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EBut, McDermott added, even the most advanced sensors have little utility without the other collaborating capabilities \u2013 systems engineering, information and communications technology, and test and evaluation.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EFor example, GTRI today tackles challenging multi-sensor problems. Yet the task of fusing data from a variety of sensor sources would be next to impossible without sophisticated computing and networking. Just as important, successful design of a complex sensor-based system would be hard to achieve without systems engineering expertise. Equally useful are the advanced modeling capabilities of the test and evaluation disciplines that help guide the system-design process.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cPart of why GTRI is strong in systems engineering is because we\u2019re non-profit and independent \u2013 we can choose the best solution from a variety of options,\u201d McDermott said. \u201cAnd part of it is that we have long-time subject-matter experts who are able to grow a very broad view of problems within their technical areas over time.\u201d\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EAnother key is the collaboration that takes place at GTRI across the disciplines, said Terry Tibbitts, director of the Electronic Systems Laboratory (ELSYS), GTRI\u2019s largest lab with roots going back to the Engineering Experiment Station\u2019s work in radar and signal processing. Tibbitts pointed to a recent high priority project that added vitally needed missile protection to the A-10 attack aircraft, an Air Force workhorse. To deal with the vulnerability, GTRI mounted an urgent effort, the A-10 Infrared Countermeasures Program. The work mobilized researchers and technicians from across the Research Institute, including ELSYS and several other GTRI labs.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EIn 200 days \u2013 a brief period by most defense-project standards \u2013 the team went from program-concept meetings to a successful flight test. Today, the entire U.S. A-10 fleet is protected by the countermeasure technology GTRI developed.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cPrograms like this one show GTRI\u2019s greatest strengths \u2013 we\u2019re small enough to move very quickly, but big enough to have the deep capabilities needed to handle an entire program for a sponsor,\u201d Tibbitts said. \u201cWe\u2019re also good at collaborating across disciplines \u2013 we know each other\u2019s strengths, and we work well together.\u201d\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EGisele Bennett is director of the Electro-Optical Systems Laboratory (EOSL), a major contributor to GTRI\u2019s sensor capability. She noted that GTRI\u2019s identity as a multi-disciplinary organization has been the product of many decades of effort.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cGTRI has evolved slowly and deliberately from a research institute with a narrow range of technical expertise to one that has a very broad and deep range of technical expertise,\u201d she said. \u201cI\u2019m personally confident we can maintain our technical pre-eminence in our core areas, while also branching out by applying core expertise gained over the decades to other disciplines.\u201d\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Ch3\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EThe Economic Imperative\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/h3\u003E\u003Cp\u003ELike Georgia Tech, GTRI was founded with a mandate to contribute to the economy of the state of Georgia and the surrounding region. The Research Institute pursues that critical assignment on several levels.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EOne effort involves direct support of the economy through research on tough challenges facing Georgia industry. To that end, GTRI has performed important research and problem-solving for many important industries, including food processing, carpet manufacturing, paper and others.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThe Georgia Tech Research Institute maintains an extensive on-campus facility, the Food Processing Technology Building, to support Georgia\u2019s vast poultry processing industry, among others. GTRI\u2019s support for the food industry has included many innovations, including one of the first computer-vision systems for improving quality in poultry processing.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cFood processing is a very good example of where GTRI is able to take the sensor, robotics, computer-vision and manufacturing technologies that we\u2019ve developed \u2013 largely with defense funding \u2013 and apply them to an industry that\u2019s important to the economy,\u201d said GTRI director Cross.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThe Research Institute also provides services that directly support the state\u2019s employers and their workforce. The Occupational Safety and Health Program, located in GTRI\u2019s Human Systems Integration Division, helps businesses keep workplaces safe by complying with the requirements of the federal Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA).\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThe program offers free on-site safety consultations to smaller Georgia companies. It also teaches a large number of OSHA safety and health courses, mainly through Georgia Tech Distance Learning and Professional Education.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EGTRI plays an important role in advancing the technical knowledge of U.S. defense professionals, both in the military and in industry. Through Georgia Tech\u2019s Defense Technology Professional Education Program, engineers, scientists and faculty from GTRI and Georgia Tech\u2019s College of Engineering teach nine certificate programs and some 80 courses at eight U.S. sites, as well as via video-conferencing and online video.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Ch3\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EThe New Company Connection\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/h3\u003E\u003Cp class=\u0022wp-caption-text\u0022\u003EScientific Atlanta, one of Atlanta\u0027s oldest technology companies, was purchased recently by Cisco. Engineering Experiment Station personnel helped found the company in 1952.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EAn important GTRI role involves assisting the development of new high technology companies in Georgia. Its first startup was Scientific Atlanta, founded in 1952 by several EES personnel. The venture prospered, becoming internationally known for satellite Earth stations and cable TV equipment, and was acquired by Cisco Systems, Inc. in 2006.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EGTRI works with Georgia Tech\u2019s business assistance and economic development unit, the Enterprise Innovation Institute (EI\u00b2), to offer technical support for new technology companies.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EEI\u00b2 is widely known as home to Georgia Tech\u2019s successful startup-company accelerator, the Advanced Technology Development Center (ATDC), which has graduated more than 120 startups since 1980. GTRI works directly with the Strategic Partners Office within EI\u00b2 to connect\u0026nbsp;companies to Georgia Tech resources and promote broadly based development initiatives in Georgia.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EOne result of that collaboration is the FutureMediasm initiative, directed by Renu Kulkarni, which is aimed at helping to make Georgia a global leader in the burgeoning fields of digital, social and multi media.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cThere\u2019s a great deal of interaction between GTRI and EI\u00b2 now,\u201d said research director McDermott. \u201cWe\u2019ve been able to work with some of the startup companies that are incubating there, and we believe there will be plenty of collaboration in the future.\u201d\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThe Georgia Tech Research Institute also works with EI\u00b2\u2019s Industry Services division, an outreach program that provides support to Georgia manufacturers, including direct technical, engineering and other assistance. Industry Services personnel can connect companies that have specific manufacturing challenges to GTRI engineers, scientists and technicians.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003ENot the least of GTRI\u2019s contributions is the economic impact of the salaries of its nearly 1,500 employees, a number that includes some 700 degreed research engineers and scientists, said Tom Horton, GTRI\u2019s chief of staff and director of government relations.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EBy the most conservative of economic multipliers, GTRI\u2019s contribution to Georgia\u2019s economy last year was about $450 million, Horton said. That number includes the impact of salaries, as well as direct and indirect GTRI expenditures among Georgia businesses for everything from pencils and paper to computers and sophisticated research equipment.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cOf course, we are a non-profit organization,\u201d Horton said. \u201cBut if it were a business, GTRI\u2019s revenues and number of employees would place us within the top 15 corporations in Georgia.\u201d\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EHorton noted that GTRI and Georgia Tech contribute to Georgia\u2019s attractiveness as a home for national and international corporations. He cited the NCR Corporation\u2019s recent decision to move its worldwide headquarters to Duluth, Ga., and CEO Bill Nuti\u2019s comment that \u201cworking in\u0026nbsp;partnership with the world-class academic institutions in Georgia\u201d was part of the attraction.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003ECross argues that GTRI\u2019s unique blend of capability, commitment and organizational agility developed naturally over the decades. The Institute has dealt successfully with many challenges, and a positive mentality developed as a result.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cInterdisciplinary collaboration and the willingness to accept a tough challenge are among our greatest assets,\u201d he said. \u201cI\u2019m proud of the people of GTRI. They can take great Georgia Tech research \u2013 some of it done here, much of it done in the colleges \u2013 bring it together and apply it to solve real world problems.\u201d\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Ch3\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EGTRI FUTURE: CALCULATED RISKS, KEY TECHNOLOGIES CHARACTERIZE THE GTRI OF THE FUTURE\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/h3\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThe GTRI of the future will likely look much like the GTRI of today, but with broadly expanded capabilities in cutting-edge technologies and more collaboration with Georgia Tech\u2019s academic colleges.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EDuring its 75-year journey, Georgia Tech\u2019s applied-research institute has chosen its growth areas carefully. GTRI has never tried to be all things to all sponsors; it extends its research into areas that appear to offer promise \u2013 as well as the expected tough challenges.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cThere are phrases we should outlaw as researchers, such as \u2018it can\u2019t be done\u2019 or \u2018it\u2019s never been done that way before,\u2019 \u201c said Stephen E. Cross, GTRI\u2019s director. \u201cWe should never be overly concerned about risk. We want to take calculated risks, but we should never use risk as a reason for not tackling something.\u201d\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EGTRI has used its four core competencies \u2013 sensor technologies, systems engineering, information and communications technologies, and test and evaluation \u2013 to develop internationally known specialties in radar, electronic warfare, antennas and communications technologies, among numerous others.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EToday the Research Institute is bringing those core skills to bear on new areas of expertise. An active recruitment effort has brought to GTRI a cadre of new researchers who are accomplished in several critical focus areas.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThe concepts of open and disruptive innovation have been useful in directing development paths, GTRI leaders explain. In open innovation, an organization uses both internal and external ideas to advance technology. Disruptive innovations are those that create unexpected change; they\u2019re often problematic because they compete with time-honored approaches, yet they present unique opportunities to a research organization.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cAt GTRI, we\u2019ve found that open- and disruptive-innovation concepts are very helpful in guiding our understanding of how to recognize future opportunities \u2013 and how to pursue them,\u201d said Tom McDermott, GTRI\u2019s director of research.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThe object, of course, is to expand GTRI\u2019s problem-solving capacity in a number of crucial 21st century technology arenas \u2013 which will in turn support and facilitate research throughout the Research Institute.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Ch3\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EDigital Media\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/h3\u003E\u003Cp\u003EGTRI leadership believes that Georgia, already quite active in several media areas, can become a global leader in the exploding fields of digital, social and multi media. The FutureMediasm\u0026nbsp;Initiative, directed by former Motorola executive Renu Kulkarni, is a broad-based Georgia Tech program aimed at leveraging the efforts of Georgia universities, corporations, venture capitalists,\u0026nbsp;entrepreneurs and government to make the state a digital-media powerhouse.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EGeorgia Tech initiated an October 2009 FutureMediasm\u0026nbsp;conference in Atlanta that brought together 260 academics, officials and executives from as far away as Singapore and South Korea to discuss Georgia\u2019s media future. GTRI, the Georgia Tech Research Network Operations Center, Georgia Tech\u2019s GVU Center and the Georgia Electronic Design Center were among many Georgia Tech groups that presented scores of technology demonstrations to conference participants.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cWe want to create an open-innovation ecosystem that will make Georgia a global pioneer in this field,\u201d Kulkarni said, \u201cand provide a model not only for what we do in future digital media, but also in how we do it.\u201d\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Ch3\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EAutonomous Systems and Robotics\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/h3\u003E\u003Cp\u003EGTRI is pursuing a number of high stakes programs in an arena that will clearly play an extensive role in humanity\u2019s future. This work includes the Micro Autonomous Systems and Technology (MAST) program, a multi-year initiative sponsored by the U.S. Army Research Laboratory. GTRI is working with Georgia Tech\u2019s College of Computing and the College of Engineering, as well more than a dozen universities and companies, to develop small, intelligent mobile robots capable of collaboration as well as advanced locomotion.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EIn related work, a GTRI team is developing unmanned underwater vehicles that can function both autonomously and collaboratively to carry out a range of undersea missions. In another program, GTRI researchers are supporting development of a road map to improve the testing and evaluation of unmanned and autonomous systems, and are also investigating common control technology for unmanned systems.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Ch3\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EEnergy and Environment\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/h3\u003E\u003Cp\u003EGTRI investigators, collaborating with Georgia Tech\u2019s College of Engineering and the College of Sciences, are extensively involved in the fields of fuel cells, solar energy, batteries, wind turbines, supercapacitors and biofuels. The Research Institute is an active participant in Georgia\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003ETech\u2019s Center for Innovative Fuel Cell and Battery Technologies and its mission to help turn the fuel-cell promise into reality.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EAt the fuel-cell center \u2013 directed by GTRI\u2019s Tom Fuller, who also has an appointment in the Georgia Tech School of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering \u2013 GTRI researchers are addressing the systems engineering issues surrounding compact fuel cells for soldiers, as well as the larger systems needed for transportation and distributed power generation.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EGTRI is also conducting a broad range of research in energy modeling, utilizing its established expertise in information technology, communications and networking. Research includes development of modeling and simulation tools that enable the evaluation of different energy strategies. Other GTRI projects are developing technologies to reduce the environmental impact of energy and water usage, and investigating the health and environmental benefits of green technologies.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Ch3\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003ECyber Warfare\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/h3\u003E\u003Cp\u003EAt GTRI, information operations (IO) is an area of particular focus. Researchers are pursuing a broad range of projects related to the role of intelligence technologies in national defense. This work involves close collaboration with the Georgia Tech Internet Security Center (GTISC).\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThe cyber battlefield is of special importance. This high-priority area, involving defensive and offensive use of computers and the Internet, is a rapidly growing research area. GTRI\u2019s Center of Excellence for Emerging Information Technologies is investigating security issues involving both current and emerging digital technologies. The aim is to better protect U.S. military, government and other information systems, ensuring that the element of technology surprise remains a U.S. asset.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EGTRI is active in more than a dozen IO\/cyber-related projects sponsored by a variety of government agencies. Researchers are conducting several new initiatives to build cyber-intelligence capabilities in emerging technologies, including techniques that simulate hostile intrusion attempts into networks and other critical areas. They are also pursuing the development of enhanced security for novel architectures, and construction of a $200,000-plus IO laboratory that will support research ranging from cloud computing to converged infrastructures.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Ch3\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003ESystems Engineering Expertise\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/h3\u003E\u003Cp\u003ESupporting U.S. systems engineering capabilities, in both government agencies and in industry, is a growing focus at GTRI. In fall 2009, the Research Institute helped launch a new Professional Master\u2019s Degree in Applied Systems Engineering (PMASE). This College of Engineering degree\u0026nbsp;is aimed at mid-career engineers in government and corporations who manage complex systems and want to expand their systems-engineering knowledge.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThe program combines traditional teaching with group learning, distance education and face-to-face interactions, and is aimed at filling a significant gap in higher education offerings for working engineers. Graduates are expected to be proficient in methods and practices of systems engineering, and to develop awareness of cutting-edge research shaping the future of the discipline. A unique aspect of the degree is an experiential component based on pioneering work in systems analysis tools and methods developed by the Aerospace Systems Design Laboratory in the Georgia Tech School of Aerospace Engineering.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Ch3\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EInternational Cooperation\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/h3\u003E\u003Cp\u003EGTRI is also emphasizing expanded international research partnerships and collaboration. GTRI continues to ramp up its GT-Ireland initiative, which is focused on collaboration in radio-frequency identification technology. Georgia Tech, supported by GTRI, is also involved in educational and research collaborations in France, Singapore and China.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cThe international strategy for Georgia Tech and GTRI involves a rapidly growing number of nations around the globe,\u201d said director Cross, who is also a Georgia Tech vice president. \u201cWe have to consider the uniqueness of each country and its goals, and we also want to consider the benefit of these affiliations to the Atlanta campus and to Georgia.\u201d\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Ch3\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003ESecurity Research\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/h3\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThe GTRI of the future will focus its research and development efforts wherever the U.S. needs advanced investigation and innovation.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EIn one homeland-security field, GTRI is helping protect shipping containers, which have been long identified as an area of vulnerability that terrorists could exploit. GTRI has developed a container security device that monitors whether container doors have been opened in route by an unauthorized user, explained Gisele Bennett, director of GTRI\u2019s Electro-Optical Systems Laboratory (EOSL).\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cWe\u2019ve used GTRI\u2019s sensor expertise, built up over many decades, to develop a device that works well and has been successfully tested. This technology will move into a pilot phase very soon,\u201d she said. GTRI sensor experts are also designing a wall intrusion detection system for composite containers. This research, performed in collaboration with Georgia Tech\u2019s School\u0026nbsp;of Electrical and Computer Engineering, could detect any breaching of a shipping container\u2019s walls.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\u0022wp-caption-text\u0022\u003EGTRI researchers Kevin Massey, Vince Camp and Burt Jennings (left to right) pose with the ULTRA II test article as it was set up for evaluation at the Aberdeen Test Center in Maryland. (Click image for high-resolution version. Credit Aberdeen Test Center)\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003ECross noted that in one especially high priority area, GTRI is tackling the deadly problem of improvised explosive devices (IEDs) in war zones around the world. For example, the ULTRA II design concept is aimed at producing military vehicles with a new type of protected personnel compartment. The concept uses a sacrificial \u201cblast wedge\u201d to absorb energy from IEDs and improve occupant safety in future light armored patrol vehicles.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EIn years to come as in the past, Cross added, GTRI\u2019s core research and applications will help support innovations that can aid U.S. business and economic growth.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cA large part of our future strategy,\u201d Cross said, \u201cis to take the defense technology that we create \u2013 and the problem-solving expertise we develop \u2013 and move it into other market areas to benefit commercial industry and result in more jobs here in Georgia.\u201d\u003C\/p\u003E","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":"","field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"In 2009, the Georgia Tech Research Institute (GTRI), Georgia Tech\u2019s applied research organization, celebrated 75 years of solving difficult research problems for government and industry."}],"uid":"28152","created_gmt":"2014-11-05 16:35:54","changed_gmt":"2016-10-08 03:17:26","author":"Claire Labanz","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":{"341711":{"id":"341711","type":"image","title":"Research Horizons - 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Whaley also won the $5,000 People\u0027s Choice Award, voted on\nduring the broadcast by the audience. \u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003EAerospace\nEngineering major Sarah Vaden, from Huddleston, VA, won second place and\n$10,000 with her Pneumatically Elevated Pitch (PEP) Pedal that allows drummers\nto change the pitch of their instruments while they\u2019re playing.\u0026nbsp; \u003C\/li\u003E\u003C\/ul\u003E\n\n\n\n\u003Cp\u003EBoth winners received\na free U.S. patent filing from the Georgia Tech Office of Technology Licensing,\neach valued at approximately $20,000.\u0026nbsp; \u003C\/p\u003E\n\n\u003Cp\u003EThe\nnext competition is planned for March 9, 2011.\u003C\/p\u003E","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":[{"value":"Undergraduate Ingenuity Showcased Statewide"}],"field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EThe Georgia\nInstitute of Technology teamed up with Georgia Public Broadcasting (GPB) to\npresent the live debut of InVenture Prize competition. 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Ecologists had believed that at times like these, competition between species becomes less important as all struggle to survive.\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EBut a new laboratory study of microscopic organisms subjected to varying degrees of acoustic disturbance now challenges that assumption -- and could lead ecologists to reconsider how organisms compete during challenging times.\n\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0022The consistent role of competition at all levels of disturbance found in our study underscores the need for ecologists to examine competitive interactions and their consequences even in highly disturbed habitats,\u0022 said Lin Jiang, an assistant professor in the Georgia Tech School of Biology.\n\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003ESponsored by the National Science Foundation, the research was reported June 28, 2010, in the early online edition of the journal \u003Cem\u003EProceedings of the National Academy of Sciences\u003C\/em\u003E. The study is believed to be the first to show experimentally that competition could be a factor in regulating ecological communities regardless of the intensity or frequency of disturbance.\n\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EJiang and his team -- Cyrille Violle, formerly a postdoctoral fellow at Georgia Tech currently at the University of Arizona, and Georgia Tech biology graduate student Zhichao Pu -- conducted experiments with freshwater bacterivorous protists in artificial, simplified ecosystems called microcosms.\n\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0022A key advantage of this microcosm system is that the rapid reproduction of the microorganisms allowed us to examine multigenerational community dynamics, including competitive exclusion and stable coexistence, in a period of a few weeks,\u0022 said Jiang.\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EThe researchers assessed the ability of different species of single-celled eukaryotes called protozoa to cope with disturbance in the absence of competition, the competitive ability of species in the absence of disturbance, and the role of competition between species under disturbance. Disturbance was imposed by the application of sound energy to the small ecosystems at 11 different levels, ranging from weak disturbances that had little effect on most species to strong disturbances that caused the direct extinction of most species.\n\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EFirst, the researchers placed all of the protist species in separate microcosms for one month and measured each species\u0027 change in population density to assess the ability of each to cope with disturbance. Next, the researchers assessed the competitive ability of species by compelling pairs of species to battle for resources for 10 weeks in the absence of disturbance. \n\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EThe final set of experiments subjected groups of protist species to both disturbance and competition. The population densities of 11 species -- including three Paramecium species -- in each of 55 microcosms were recorded for five months. The results of the multi-species experiment showed that the number of species decreased with increased disturbance and that most species were no longer present across most levels of disturbance.\n\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0022One might think that the observed decline of species diversity with disturbance was because high levels of disturbances directly eliminated most or all species.  But this idea was not supported by our first set of experiments, which showed that several species were able to sustain viable populations even at the highest disturbance intensities -- when they were not with other species,\u0022 explained Jiang.\n\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EInstead, the species extinctions that occurred through different levels of disturbance could be partly attributed to competition between species. And the rate of extinctions attributable to competition was greater at higher levels of disturbance.\n\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EThe findings contradict the intermediate disturbance hypothesis, which suggests that at high levels of disturbance, the species that survive will be those that are hardy under disturbed conditions. At low disturbance, the hypothesis suggests that the ecosystem will be dominated by species that are good competitors. At some intermediate disturbance level, the good competitors will have an opportunity to gain a foothold without being destroyed by disturbance, but will not be able to out-compete the hardier species or exclude less-fit species.\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EIn this study, the 11 species differed markedly in their competitive ability and in their ability to tolerate disturbance. When considered together, there was a strong tradeoff between the two traits, according to Jiang. \n\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0022Each species was most vulnerable to inter-species competition at its upper disturbance limit, which is when its population density was the most severely reduced,\u0022 noted Jiang.\n\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EWhile this study provided unique experimental evidence that competition can consistently regulate species extinction and community richness over broad disturbance gradients, three characteristics of this experiment may influence the applicability of these results to other systems, according to Jiang. \n\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EFirst, since the protist species in these experiments competed for shared food resources and affected each other by reducing the availability of those resources, these findings may not apply to communities competing in other ways, such as those physically or chemically fighting with each other. Second, there was no outside immigration into the experimental microcosms, unlike natural communities in which other organisms can join the competition. \n\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EFinally, given the size of the microcosms, disturbance in the experiments could be considered \u0022global,\u0022 which contrasts with the more common situation in nature where disturbance is heterogeneous over an area.\n\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EIn the future, more attention should be focused on examining other mechanisms that may potentially contribute to intermediate disturbance hypothesis patterns, says Jiang.\n\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0022Our results challenge conventional thinking and have important implications for understanding relevant ecological issues, such as those related to biodiversity, community assembly and conservation,\u0022 he added.\n\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cem\u003EThis project was supported by the National Science Foundation (NSF) (Award No. DEB-0640416). 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Biology"},{"id":"135","name":"Research"}],"keywords":[{"id":"2029","name":"Competition"},{"id":"10205","name":"Disturbance"},{"id":"7111","name":"dynamics"},{"id":"4320","name":"ecology"},{"id":"10202","name":"Ecology\/Environment"},{"id":"4098","name":"ecosystem"},{"id":"10206","name":"intermediate disturbance hypothesis"},{"id":"10208","name":"Microcosm"},{"id":"10204","name":"Protist"},{"id":"10203","name":"Protozoa"},{"id":"170856","name":"species"},{"id":"171006","name":"Species Diversity"}],"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\u003EAbby Vogel Robinson\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EResearch News and Publications\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.gatech.edu\/contact\/index.html?id=avogel6\u0022\u003EContact Abby Vogel Robinson\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E404-385-3364\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"email":["abby@innovate.gatech.edu"],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}},"59841":{"#nid":"59841","#data":{"type":"news","title":"Georgia Tech Now Part of Futurity News Distribution","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EWhen the Georgia Institute of Technology became a member of the American Association of Universities (AAU) last April, the Institute also became eligible to participate in the organization\u2019s research news initiative known as Futurity.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EFuturity was created to aggregate the very best research news produced by the 63 AAU member universities.\u0026nbsp; Futurity.org , hosted by the University of Rochester, covers research findings on a range of topics including the environment, health, science and society.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EAccording to Futurity founders, the recent decline in science and research coverage by traditional news outlets led to the creation of the website and news distribution initiative. That, combined with the fact that research universities are considered among the most credible and trusted institutions in society, prompted the AAU members to create a vehicle to deliver their news and information directly to readers.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EIf you would like to review the website or subscribe to the news service, please visit \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.futurity.org\u0022 title=\u0022www.futurity.org\u0022\u003Ewww.futurity.org\u003C\/a\u003E.\u003C\/p\u003E","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":[{"value":"AAU membership brings new opportunities."}],"field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nWhen the Georgia Institute of Technology became a member of the\nAmerican Association of Universities (AAU) last April, the Institute\nalso became eligible to participate in the organization\u2019s research news\ninitiative known as Futurity.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nFuturity was created to aggregate the very best research news produced\nby the 63 AAU member universities.\u0026nbsp; Futurity.org , hosted by the\nUniversity of Rochester, covers research findings on a range of topics\nincluding the environment, health, science and society\u003C\/p\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"When the Georgia Institute of Technology became a member of the American Association of Universities (AAU) last April, the Institute also became eligible to participate in the organization\u2019s research news initiative known as Futurity."}],"uid":"27281","created_gmt":"2010-06-28 12:18:55","changed_gmt":"2016-10-08 03:06:59","author":"Lisa Grovenstein","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","dateline":{"date":"2010-06-29T00:00:00-04:00","iso_date":"2010-06-29T00:00:00-04:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"related_links":[{"url":"http:\/\/www.futurity.org\/","title":"Futurity"}],"groups":[{"id":"1317","name":"News Briefs"}],"categories":[{"id":"129","name":"Institute and Campus"}],"keywords":[{"id":"9919","name":"AAU"},{"id":"10200","name":"American Association of Universities"},{"id":"10199","name":"Daily Digest"},{"id":"10198","name":"Futurity"},{"id":"3245","name":"News"},{"id":"365","name":"Research"}],"core_research_areas":[],"news_room_topics":[],"event_categories":[],"invited_audience":[],"affiliations":[],"classification":[],"areas_of_expertise":[],"news_and_recent_appearances":[],"phone":[],"contact":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003ELisa Grovenstein, 404-894-8835\u003C\/p\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"email":["lisa.grovenstein@comm.gatech.edu"],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}},"59853":{"#nid":"59853","#data":{"type":"news","title":"Take Time to Review Lightning Safety Tips","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EWith summer activities in full swing, Georgia Tech\u2019s Office of Emergency Preparedness encourages the campus community to review lightning safety guidelines.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003ELightning kills an average of 58 people and injures approximately 300 others each year.\u0026nbsp; According to the National Weather Service, lightning can strike as far as 10 miles from the area where it is raining, about the distance you can hear thunder. If you can hear thunder, you are within striking distance, so you should seek safe shelter immediately. Additional lightning safety guidelines can be found at the following link: \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.lightningsafety.noaa.gov\/overview.htm.\u00a0\u0022 title=\u0022http:\/\/www.lightningsafety.noaa.gov\/overview.htm.\u00a0\u0022\u003Ehttp:\/\/www.lightningsafety.noaa.gov\/overview.htm.\u00a0\u003C\/a\u003E In addition, information on common lightning myths and realities can be found at \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.lightningsafety.noaa.gov\/myths.htm\u0022 title=\u0022http:\/\/www.lightningsafety.noaa.gov\/myths.htm\u0022\u003Ehttp:\/\/www.lightningsafety.noaa.gov\/myths.htm\u003C\/a\u003E.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EYou can stay informed about specific severe weather conditions impacting campus by subscribing to severe weather alerts. Go to \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.police.gatech.edu\/weather.htm\u0022 title=\u0022http:\/\/www.police.gatech.edu\/weather.htm\u0022\u003Ehttp:\/\/www.police.gatech.edu\/weather.htm\u003C\/a\u003E for details on how to sign up.\u003C\/p\u003E","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":[{"value":"Summer Outdoor Activities Increase Exposure to Dangerous Weather"}],"field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EWith summer activities in full swing, Georgia Tech\u2019s Office of\nEmergency Preparedness encourages the campus community to review\nlightning safety guidelines.\u003C\/p\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"Review lightning safety tips so that you will know the proper steps to take during threatning weather conditions."}],"uid":"27281","created_gmt":"2010-06-28 19:07:42","changed_gmt":"2016-10-08 03:06:59","author":"Lisa Grovenstein","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","dateline":{"date":"2010-06-29T00:00:00-04:00","iso_date":"2010-06-29T00:00:00-04:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"hg_media":{"59856":{"id":"59856","type":"image","title":"Lightning","body":null,"created":"1449176239","gmt_created":"2015-12-03 20:57:19","changed":"1475894517","gmt_changed":"2016-10-08 02:41:57","alt":"Lightning","file":{"fid":"191016","name":"lightning2.jpg","image_path":"\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/lightning2_0.jpg","image_full_path":"http:\/\/www.tlwarc.hg.gatech.edu\/\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/lightning2_0.jpg","mime":"image\/jpeg","size":40877,"path_740":"http:\/\/www.tlwarc.hg.gatech.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/740xx_scale\/public\/images\/lightning2_0.jpg?itok=-Iu0vB90"}}},"media_ids":["59856"],"related_links":[{"url":"http:\/\/www.police.gatech.edu\/weather.htm","title":"SmartRAD Weather Alerts"},{"url":"http:\/\/www.lightningsafety.noaa.gov\/overview.htm","title":"Lightning Safety Tips"},{"url":"http:\/\/www.lightningsafety.noaa.gov\/myths.htm","title":"Lightning Truths\/Myths"}],"groups":[{"id":"1317","name":"News Briefs"}],"categories":[{"id":"129","name":"Institute and Campus"}],"keywords":[{"id":"10199","name":"Daily Digest"},{"id":"8743","name":"emergency preparedness"},{"id":"1396","name":"lightning"}],"core_research_areas":[],"news_room_topics":[],"event_categories":[],"invited_audience":[],"affiliations":[],"classification":[],"areas_of_expertise":[],"news_and_recent_appearances":[],"phone":[],"contact":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003ELisa Ray Grovenstein, 404-894-8835\u003C\/p\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"email":["lisa.grovenstein@comm.gatech.edu"],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}},"59884":{"#nid":"59884","#data":{"type":"news","title":"Office of Success Programs Recognized For Excellence In Academic Support","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EContributed by Steven Girardot and Eric Moschella\u003C\/p\u003E\n\n\u003Cp\u003EGeorgia Tech\u0027s Office of Success Programs\u2019 Peer-Led Undergraduate Study (PLUS) program recevied two awards for excellence in academic support at the International Conference on Supplemental Instruction held June 2-4 in New Orleans Louisiana. PLUS, coordinated by Eric Moschella, Assistant Director of Success Programs at Georgia Tech, is based on the Supplemental Instruction (SI) model of academic support and utilizes peer-assisted study sessions. Dr. Joyce Weinsheimer, Associate Director of Tech\u2019s Center for the Enhancement of Learning (CETL), was selected as the winner of the 2010 Outstanding SI Support by a Campus Administrator award, and Sam Coogan, a graduating senior in Electrical and Computer Engineering, received the 2010 Outstanding SI student leader award.\u0026nbsp; \u003C\/p\u003E\n\n\u003Cp\u003EWeinsheimer\u2019s award recognizes the special supporting role she and CETL play in the success of the PLUS program at Georgia Tech.\u0026nbsp; PLUS began in the Fall of 2009 in select Biology and Calculus classes. The program has grown, logging over 4600 student contact hours among 2100 undergraduates in the 2009-2010 academic year. Weinsheimer\u0027s support of collaborative learning and innovative teaching practices played a large role in getting the program piloted and generating faculty interest in PLUS.\u003C\/p\u003E\n\n\u003Cp\u003ECoogan was nominated by students who attended his PLUS sessions and the faculty who taught the Calculus course he supported. Sam was one of only two students internationally to receive the honor. Exceptional facilitation skills, thorough understanding of the course material, and his creative study sessions are a few of the reasons he received the award. More than 500 student visited to his Calculus PLUS sessions in\u0026nbsp; the Spring 2010 semester.\u0026nbsp; He is also credited with being the first to pilot \u0022Calculus Jeopardy\u0022 in his sessions.\u003C\/p\u003E\n\n\n\n\u003Cp\u003EIn addition to PLUS, the Office of Success programs oversees FASET Orientation, New Student Convocation, GT1000 Freshman Seminar, Sophomore Programs, 1-to-1 Tutoring, and a variety of transition and academic support programs.\u0026nbsp; The office strives to support the orientation, transition, and academic success of Georgia Tech undergraduates throught their various offerings. For more information, visit \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.successprograms.gatech.edu\/\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003Ewww.successprograms.gatech.edu\u003C\/a\u003E.\u003C\/p\u003E","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":[{"value":"Dr. Joyce Weinsheimer, Student Sam Coogan Awarded For Their Efforts"}],"field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EThe Office of Success Programs\u2019 Peer-Led Undergraduate Study (PLUS)\nprogram was recently recognized at the International Conference on\nSupplemental Instruction held June 2-4 in New Orleans Louisiana.\u0026nbsp; Dr. Joyce Weinsheimer, Associate Director of Tech\u2019s Center for the\nEnhancement of Learning (CETL), was selected as the winner of the 2010\nOutstanding SI Support by a Campus Administrator award, and\u0026nbsp; Sam\nCoogan, a graduating senior in ECE, received the 2010 Outstanding SI\nstudent leader award.\u003C\/p\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"The Office of Success Programs\u2019 Peer-Led Undergraduate Study (PLUS) program was recently recognized at the International Conference on Supplemental Instruction."}],"uid":"15436","created_gmt":"2010-06-30 15:02:57","changed_gmt":"2016-10-08 03:06:59","author":"Automator","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","dateline":{"date":"2010-06-30T00:00:00-04:00","iso_date":"2010-06-30T00:00:00-04:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"hg_media":{"41394":{"id":"41394","type":"image","title":"Buzz gives a thumbs up","body":null,"created":"1449174301","gmt_created":"2015-12-03 20:25:01","changed":"1475894371","gmt_changed":"2016-10-08 02:39:31"}},"media_ids":["41394"],"related_links":[{"url":"http:\/\/www.successprograms.gatech.edu\/","title":"Office of Success Programs"}],"groups":[{"id":"1317","name":"News Briefs"}],"categories":[{"id":"129","name":"Institute and Campus"},{"id":"134","name":"Student and Faculty"},{"id":"8862","name":"Student Research"}],"keywords":[{"id":"1601","name":"CETL"},{"id":"10227","name":"Joyce Weinsheimer"},{"id":"10225","name":"Office of Success Programs"},{"id":"10224","name":"PLUS"},{"id":"171007","name":"Sam Coogan"},{"id":"167069","name":"student affairs"}],"core_research_areas":[],"news_room_topics":[],"event_categories":[],"invited_audience":[],"affiliations":[],"classification":[],"areas_of_expertise":[],"news_and_recent_appearances":[],"phone":[],"contact":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003ESteven Girardot,\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EDirector, Office of Success Programs\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E \u003Ca href=\u0022mailto:steven.girardot@vpss.gatech.edu\u0022\u003Esteven.girardot@vpss.gatech.edu\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"email":[],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}},"58022":{"#nid":"58022","#data":{"type":"news","title":"USA Today Names Georgia Tech Senior An Academic All-Star","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EUSA Today has named Georgia Tech senior \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?hd=1\u0026amp;v=KjhYzw9yWAw\u0022\u003EWill Boyd\u003C\/a\u003E as a 2010 Academic All-Star. Recognized for his environmentally conscious leadership, Boyd is an example of the symbiotic relationship between progress and service.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\n\u003Cbr \/\u003EThe Physics and Computer Science double major from Dayton, Tennessee, was nominated for the award by Georgia Tech\u2019s Office of Fellowship Communications.\u0026nbsp; \u201cI\u2019m never one to turn down an opportunity,\u201d said Boyd of his decision to apply for the honor after learning of his nomination. As part of the application process Boyd detailed his involvement at Georgia Tech, both inside and outside of the classroom\u2014no small feat considering his dynamic leadership at the Institute.\u0026nbsp; Among his many accomplishments, Boyd founded a company as well as a student organization, conducted undergraduate research around the world, and won a competition for student inventors. Best summed up by Professor Greg Nobles, director of the Georgia Tech Honors Program, \u201cWill becomes a leader because he wants to do things.\u0026nbsp; He doesn\u2019t do things because he wants to be a leader.\u201d\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp; \u0026nbsp;\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\n\u003Cbr \/\u003EWith a drive to integrate environmentally sustainable practices into science and society, Boyd seemingly leaves no path at Georgia Tech unexplored in his pursuit of \u201cgreen\u201d leadership. \u201cI believe that my generation must redesign and rebuild our society to be more environmentally sustainable in order to not only allow humanity to continue to thrive and prosper, but also in order to survive,\u201d said Boyd. \u201cI think that this effort will require both education of the public about environmental issues and their impact\u2014both presently and for future generations\u2014and strong leadership, particularly from the public sector, to make strategic and responsible decisions to transform us into a more sustainable economy.\u201d\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\n\u003Cbr \/\u003EBoyd is a man of action, not simply belief.\u0026nbsp; Searching for a way to reduce the harmful impact of the emissions on Earth\u2019s atmosphere, Boyd and his peers developed an idea to breed algae that feeds on carbon dioxide. \u201cWe designed a chlorocyte bioreactor which can be used to grow algae. The idea behind our bioreactor was to feed algae carbon dioxide emissions from power plants,\u201d said Boyd. \u201cThe algae would feed on the carbon dioxide, bind it into its biomass, and effectively sequester it and clean it from the power plant emissions.\u201d \u0026nbsp;\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\n\u003Cbr \/\u003EThis idea won Georgia Tech\u2019s 2009 InVenture Prize competition, a contest for student inventors. \u201cOur team was fortunate enough to win the competition with our design. Since winning InVenture, we have filed a patent on our bioreactor [it is pending] and started Sora Corporation,\u201d said Boyd. \u201cMy hope is to enter the world of business with a product that not only generates value for the economy, but that does so in a sustainable way.\u201d\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\n\u003Cbr \/\u003EThough the financial capital necessary to run Sora has proved elusive, Boyd believes \u201cwe accomplished a big step along the way to making algae a big business in the future.\u201d\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp; And, his initial success is evidence of Boyd\u2019s \u201cenergy, imagination, and doggedness to make things happen,\u201d Nobles said.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\n\u003Cbr \/\u003EBoyd\u2019s natural tendency to collaborate with his peers is the key ingredient in his efforts to raise environmental consciousness.\u0026nbsp; As a student in the inaugural class of Georgia Tech\u2019s Honors Program, Boyd and several of his friends developed GT Trailblazers, a student organization that has since evolved into the host of Georgia Tech\u2019s largest alternative spring break.\u0026nbsp; The organization was initially funded by the student challenge fund, a small amount of money set aside for honors program students to partially fund ideas \u201cfor projects that have benefit to Georgia Tech and beyond,\u201d Nobles said.\u0026nbsp; \u201cWill was part of the group that brought the first proposal ever.\u201d\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EBoyd and his peers outlined a plan for a spring break trip that would be spent rehabilitating trails in the Appalachian Mountains near Harpers Ferry, West Virginia.\u0026nbsp; \u201cWe worked with the Potomac Appalachian Trail Club (PATC) for four days\u0026nbsp; conducting trail maintenance on the Appalachian Trail followed by three days of backpacking along the Appalachian Trail in Maryland,\u201d said Boyd. \u201cThe idea was to promote environmental awareness by bringing together students to build a trail, then hike it.\u201d\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u201cThey took about a dozen students,\u201d on the first trip, Nobles said.\u0026nbsp; \u201cThey did such a good job, it encouraged me to make the challenge fund a prominent part of the Honors Program.\u201d\u0026nbsp; Today, the GT Trailblazers continue to rehabilitate trails across the U.S. during fall, winter, and spring trips, utilizing the skills of more than 50 students.\u0026nbsp; The organization also works, and climbs, on trails around Atlanta throughout the year.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\n\u003Cbr \/\u003EBoyd attributes much of his success at Tech to his time in the Georgia Tech Honors Program. \u201cThe Honors Program has also impacted me for the better in many ways since joining Tech,\u201d said Boyd.\u0026nbsp; \u201cI met so many other interested and involved individuals who have continued to be many of my best friends throughout college. In addition, the Honors Program allowed me to take honors calculus and chemistry courses among others that proved to be some of the best taught courses I\u2019ve taken at Tech.\u201d\u0026nbsp; The challenge fund that provided seed funding for the GT Trailblazers also helped Boyd travel to conferences and labs around the U.S. to share his research. \u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\n\u003Cbr \/\u003EBoyd considers his research with Georgia Tech Chemistry and Biochemistry Professor Joseph Perry on the photophysics of chromophore-coated silver nanoparticles one of his greatest accomplishments.\u0026nbsp; \u201cI discussed my research at the European Organization for Nuclear Research (CERN) where I spent summer 2009 as an intern developing a computer simulation of CERN\u0027s GRID computing network,\u201d Boyd said.\u0026nbsp; He also presented his research at conferences in Chicago and Washington, D.C., and attend the 2010 INNOVATE conference in Vietnam and Taiwan.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\n\u003Cbr \/\u003EBuilding off his research, Boyd hopes to \u201cenroll in a joint doctoral program in plasma physics with an MBA,\u201d in the fall of 2011. \u201cWith a Ph.D. in plasma physics, I hope to work on computational modeling and software development for nuclear fusion reactors,\u201d he said. \u201cIn addition, I hope to use my MBA to work on start-up ventures in renewable energy later in my career.\u201d\u0026nbsp; Boyd also plans to hike the entire Appalachian Trail before beginning graduate school.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\n\u003Cbr \/\u003EIt would be easy to applaud Boyd for his lasting impact on the Georgia Tech community after learning about his involvement during the past four years.\u0026nbsp; However, his potential was identified before he enrolled in his first class.\u0026nbsp; As an incoming freshman, Boyd was awarded a President\u0027s Scholarship and named a Stamps Leadership Scholar.\u0026nbsp; Made possible by a gift from Georgia Tech Alumnus E. Roe Stamps IV, the scholarship is awarded to the top freshman students entering Georgia Tech and exposes those individuals to leadership experiences in addition to financial assistance. \u0026nbsp;\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u201cThe Stamps Leadership Program is designed to attract the nation\u0027s best student leaders to Georgia Tech and then to support them with unsurpassed opportunities to study abroad, conduct research, and seek challenges,\u201d said Randy McDow, director of the President\u2019s Scholarship Program.\u0026nbsp; \u201cI am very proud of Will for all that he has accomplished at Georgia Tech.\u0026nbsp; I look forward to following his career in academia and beyond.\u0026nbsp; He has unusual potential for contributions to science that will affect the world.\u201d\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\n\u003Cbr \/\u003EBoyd\u2019s path to becoming a USA Today All-Star was heavily influenced by the Stamps\u0026nbsp; Scholarship.\u0026nbsp; \u201cI was fortunate enough to receive the scholarship as part of the President\u0027s Scholarship Program. This scholarship made a huge impact on my life by not only making it financially feasible for me to attend Georgia Tech, but also by making available a host of opportunities,\u201d Boyd said. \u201cBeing a Roe Stamps Scholar has meant that I have an obligation to live up to the opportunities that have been afforded to me and to make the world a better place as a result of them.\u201d \u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\n\u003Cbr \/\u003ELuckily for the rest of us, Boyd is a man of his word.\u003C\/p\u003E","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":[{"value":"Will Boyd Recognized For Green Leadership"}],"field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EUSA Today has named Georgia Tech senior Will Boyd as a 2010 Academic All-Star. 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Prior to serving as Director, Riggle was the Center\u2019s coordinator. She holds a bachelor\u2019s degree in exercise and health science from Alma College and master\u2019s degree in college student affairs leadership from Grand Valley State University. \u003C\/p\u003E\n\n\u003Cp\u003EIn addition to her work with the WRC, Riggle is actively involved in advocacy for women in higher education.\u0026nbsp; She is the newly elected co-chair of National Women\u2019s Studies Association Women\u2019s Center Committee as well as a member of the Women in Student Affairs Knowledge Community within the National Association of Student Personnel Administrators (NASPA). \u003C\/p\u003E\n\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EGT: How did you become interested in working with female students? \u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003ECR: During my time in graduate school, I had the opportunity to work with the Women\u2019s Resource Center in its infancy. I felt passionately about the programs and services the Center was creating. During my tenure at the University of Tampa, I had the opportunity to create and develop a new Women\u2019s Resource Center, so when the WRC Coordinator position was created at Georgia Tech in June 2006, it was a natural career path for me. Being the Director of a Women\u2019s Center is an honor I\u2019ve always wanted to achieve.\u003C\/p\u003E\n\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EGT: Why did you decide to work at Georgia Tech?\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003ECR: I came to Georgia Tech specifically to work at the WRC. It was a perfect fit with my experience and passion for working on sexual violence initiatives. 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I am thrilled to support other members of the team.\u003C\/p\u003E\n\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EGT: What is your vision for the Women\u2019s Resource Center? \u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003ECR: The WRC celebrated its tenth anniversary 2008, and we\u2019re proud to be viewed as a \u2018best practice\u2019 that offers superior programming to female students. Utilizing the WRC Advisory Board and student input, I am interested in continuing the high level of programming and exploring additional services and program that might be of interest to staff and faculty. In addition, I would like to explore development opportunities for the center, while assisting with the recruitment and retention of women students. 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I am not sure exactly what that looks like, but I think I will spend the next year exploring and conducting assessments to get a clearer picture. We are mainly here to serve students, but if faculty and staff have any issues they want us to look at, let us know. It is something we want to explore.\u003C\/p\u003E\n\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EGT: What kind of programming does the WRC currently sponsor?\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003ECR: We offer programming year-round, such as sexual violence prevention, field trips to the Fox Theatre, or camping. In the fall may have a documentary series.\u0026nbsp; A lot of people just walk in to the WRC to chat or talk through a situation. We always try to provide support or resources if a student needs help. 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While the other three bases of RNA -- adenine (A), cytosine (C) and uracil (U) -- could be created by heating a simple precursor compound in the presence of certain naturally occurring catalysts, guanine had not been observed as a product of the same reactions.\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EBy adding ultraviolet light to a model prebiotic reaction, researchers from the Georgia Institute of Technology and the University of Roma, \u201cLa Sapienza\u201d, have discovered a route by which the missing guanine could have been formed. They also found that the RNA bases may have been easier to form than previously thought -- suggesting that starting life on Earth might not have been so difficult after all. \n\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EThe findings are reported June 14, 2010 in the journal \u003Cem\u003EChemBioChem\u003C\/em\u003E. This collaborative work is supported by the National Science Foundation (NSF), the National Aeronautics and Space Administration, and the European Space Agency. The NSF funding is provided through the Center for Chemical Evolution at Georgia Tech.\n\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EUnderstanding how life emerged is one of the greatest scientific challenges. There is considerable evidence that the evolution of life passed through an early stage in which RNA played a more central role, before DNA and protein enzymes appeared.\n\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003ERecent efforts to understand the prebiotic formation of the building blocks of RNA have focused on the chemical formamide (H2NCOH) as a potential starting material to create the RNA bases because it contains the four required elements -- carbon, hydrogen, oxygen and nitrogen -- and because of its stability, reactivity and low volatility compared to water. Previous reports have shown that these nucleic acid components -- with the exception of guanine -- can be synthesized by heating formamide to 160 degrees Celsius in the presence of mineral catalysts.\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EIn their \u003Cem\u003EChemBioChem\u003C\/em\u003E paper, the researchers show for the first time that guanine can be produced by subjecting a solution of formamide to ultraviolet radiation during heating. The trace gaunine yield was greatly enhanced when minerals and photons were used together. In addition, production of adenine and a related molecule called hypoxanthine increased when ultraviolet light was added to the heating process -- a 15-fold increase was seen in adenine yield. \n\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003E\u201cThese results potentially relax some of the requirements and reactions necessary to get life started, because formamide molecules would not have had to be in contact with a particular type of rock when heated on the prebiotic Earth, if the formamide was exposed to direct sunlight during heating,\u201d said Nicholas Hud, a professor in the Georgia Tech School of Chemistry and Biochemistry.\n\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EThe study demonstrated that guanine, adenine and hypoxanthine can be produced at lower temperatures than previously reported, even in the absence of minerals, as long as photons are added. \n\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003E\u201cFor these experiments we built a very simple reaction chamber with an inexpensive 254-nanometer photon source to simulate conditions that could have been present on early Earth,\u201d explained Thomas Orlando, also a professor in Georgia Tech\u2019s School of Chemistry and Biochemistry. \u201cWe didn\u2019t need extremely sophisticated experimental systems or expensive lasers; however, we did use sophisticated mass spectrometers to analyze the resulting complex chemical mixtures.\u201d\n\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EThe Hud and Orlando laboratories conducted experiments by heating formamide to 130 degrees Celsius -- 30 degrees cooler than previous experiments -- and shining ultraviolet light onto it. \u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003E\u201cOur work has allowed us to consider a different type of \u2018primordial soup\u2019 than what has previously been considered possible starting conditions for life,\u201d said Orlando. \u201cOur model prebiotic reaction is attractive because most aspects of the process were likely to occur on the early Earth and it reduces chemical constraints.\u201d\n\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EThe authors suggest that aqueous pools containing small amounts of formamide may have existed on the early Earth. During hot and dry periods, water evaporation could have given rise to concentrated solutions of formamide and exposed mineral surfaces coated with formamide.\n\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EBy conducting additional experiments at 100 degrees Celsius with solutions of formamide and water, the researchers confirmed that this \u201cdrying pool\u201d model could give rise to solutions of formamide capable of producing the compounds found in their earlier experiments.  \n\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003E\u201cWhile there is still a lot of chemistry required for us to better understand the formation of biological molecules needed for life, these one-pot reactions that occur due to the synergy of thermal and photochemical processes tell us that the chemical and environmental requirements to produce life are probably less restrictive than we once thought,\u201d added Hud.\n\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003ESapienza University professor of molecular biology Ernesto Di Mauro, and Georgia Tech chemistry graduate students Hannah Barks and Ragan Buckley and research scientist Gregory Grieves also contributed to this work.\n\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cem\u003EThis project is supported by the National Science Foundation (NSF) (Award No. CHE-0739189) and the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) (Award Nos. 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But the females of certain rotifer species can do something quite unusual: they can reproduce asexually by creating clones of themselves, or they can initiate a process that allows sexual reproduction by producing male rotifers. \u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThe chemical mediator for this change from asexual to sexual reproduction turns out to be progesterone \u2013 a simple molecule that also plays a vital role in regulating reproduction and sexual development in humans and many other species. Finding this sex steroid and its receptor in simple rotifers suggests that the progesterone signaling technique dates back hundreds of millions of years. \u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cThis has really important evolutionary implications,\u201d said Julia Kubanek, an associate professor in the School of Biology at the Georgia Institute of Technology and one of the study\u2019s principal authors. \u201cOur study shows that the identical steroid molecule found in humans and rotifers is used for two very different aspects of reproduction.\u201d \u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003ESponsored by the National Science Foundation, the research was published June 14, 2010, in the early online edition of the journal \u003Cem\u003EProceedings of the National Academy of Sciences\u003C\/em\u003E. The study is believed to be the first to document the use of progesterone in the lineage of simple animals that includes rotifers \u2013 and has been largely unchanged for millions of years. \u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EMost animals reproduce sexually, a method that makes a species more adaptable by facilitating the elimination of bad genes and creating potentially beneficial new gene combinations. Very simple organisms, such as bacteria, reproduce through cell division and obtain new genetic material from the environment. \u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThe rotifer species \u003Cem\u003EBrachionus manjavacas \u003C\/em\u003Eis somewhere in between. During most of the year, the rotifer population consists only of females, which reproduce by creating clones of themselves. But when unfavorable environmental conditions threaten \u2013 such as the loss of algae food \u2013 about a third of the rotifer population switches to sexual reproduction, which is the only way the creatures can produce eggs able to survive through a long winter. \u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EKubanek and her collaborators wanted to understand what was triggering that change, which begins with the production of male rotifers. The switching appears to depend on a pheromone protein that the rotifers release into the water to indicate that other rotifers are nearby. When the rotifer population grows large enough to create a significant concentration of that protein, females start laying eggs that can develop as males. A population large enough to do that usually doesn\u2019t build up until fall in North America \u2013 when winter and the end of the algae food supply are near. \u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cThe rotifers are pretty good at figuring out when conditions are getting bad and when it\u2019s time to produce males, have sex, make these overwintering eggs and call it a day,\u201d Kubanek said. \u201cThey are really making some fairly sophisticated decisions about when to have sex, and when to go it alone.\u201d \u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003ETo understand the complex process, the researchers combined several different research techniques to piece the puzzle together. \u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EProfessor Terry Snell in Georgia Tech\u2019s School of Biology, along with his students and collaborators at Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution, studied the partially-sequenced genome of the rotifer and located a receptor for a progesterone-like molecule. Then, using a fluorescent probe developed by James La Clair of the Xenobe Research Institute in San Diego, Paige Stout, a Ph.D. student in Georgia Tech\u2019s School of Chemistry and Biochemistry showed that progesterone binds to a receptor in the reproductive systems of female rotifers. \u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThe researchers gained further evidence of progesterone receptor\u2019s presence through the use of affinity chromatography, which used the same probe system to extract the receptor from a mixture of proteins contained in the rotifers. Further, mass spectrometry indicated the presence of progesterone at parts-per-billion levels in rotifer mass. \u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EFinally, Snell and School of Biology research scientist Tonya Shearer demonstrated a direct connection between the hormone and the switch to sexual reproduction in the rotifers. They used RNA interference (RNAi) technology to silence the gene controlling the progesterone receptor, which reduced by nearly two-thirds the number of animals switching over to sexual reproduction in response to the progesterone signal. \u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cThis suggests that progesterone is important in this switch from asexual to sexual reproduction,\u201d Stout said. \u201cProgesterone is certainly involved in the process, though there may be more going on in a cascade process that we haven\u2019t yet seen.\u201d \u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EBeyond explaining how chemical signaling mechanisms crucial to both rotifers and humans evolved over time, the research can also help researchers understand the interplay between the environment, metabolism, hormones and behaviors. \u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cWe can learn things from working with rotifers that touch upon human biology, including \u2013 in this case \u2013 the universality of steroids in reproduction and how steroids are used differently in different animals,\u201d Kubanek said. \u201cWhen we experiment with rotifers in the lab, we can manipulate their behavior, physiology and metabolic pathways to determine how these steroids are made and used.\u201d \u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThough the researchers were looking for progesterone in the rotifers, finding the same molecule that is essential to humans still came as a surprise. \u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cIt\u2019s a very complex system for such a simple organism,\u201d said Stout, whose primary research focuses on complex potential pharmaceutical compounds produced by marine organisms such as seaweeds. \u201cThough we were certainly looking for it, I was surprised to see progesterone and not some derivative of it.\u201d \u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cem\u003EThis research was supported by National Science Foundation grant BE\/GenEn MCB-0412674. Any opinions, findings, conclusions or recommendations expressed in this article are those of the researchers and do not necessarily reflect the views of the National Science Foundation.\u003C\/em\u003E \u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EResearch News \u0026amp; Publications Office\u003Cbr \/\u003EGeorgia Institute of Technology\u003Cbr \/\u003E75 Fifth Street, N.W., Suite 314\u003Cbr \/\u003EAtlanta, Georgia 30308 USA\u003C\/strong\u003E \u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EMedia Relations Contacts\u003C\/strong\u003E: John Toon (404-894-6986)(\u003Ca href=\u0022mailto:jtoon@gatech.edu\u0022\u003Ejtoon@gatech.edu\u003C\/a\u003E) or Abby Vogel Robinson (404-385-3364)(\u003Ca href=\u0022mailto:abby@innovate.gatech.edu\u0022\u003Eabby@innovate.gatech.edu\u003C\/a\u003E). \u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EWriter\u003C\/strong\u003E: John Toon \u003C\/p\u003E","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EA new study shows that humans and tiny aquatic animals known as rotifers have something important in common when it comes to sex. 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Now the College\u0027s sixth Regents\u0027 Professor, he is a member of the School of Computer Science\u0027s systems research group, working in high performance, real-time and ubiquitous applications.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u0022Regents\u0027 Professorships are granted by the Board of Regents to outstanding tenured, full professors, based on excellence in research and contributions to their profession and to Georgia Tech,\u0022 Institute President Bud Peterson wrote to Schwan in announcing the appointment. \u0022This honor is evidence of the outstanding reputation you have developed among your peers not only at Georgia Tech but throughout the research community. Your innovative scholarship and noteworthy achievements have helped Georgia Tech to become one of the premier research universities in the world.\u0022\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.scs.gatech.edu\/people\/karsten-schwan\u0022 target=\u0022_self\u0022\u003ESchwan\u003C\/a\u003E earned both his master\u0027s and Ph.D. degrees in computer science from Carnegie Mellon University. He deferred much of the credit for his appointment to his fellow CERCS researchers.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u0022A big part of receiving this honor,\u0022 Schwan said, \u0022is due to my excellent colleagues and collaborators who, by helping to create CERCS and thereby pooling their talents and activities, have been able to attain a degree of national prominence and impact that would otherwise not have been possible.\u0022\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.cercs.gatech.edu\/\u0022 target=\u0022_self\u0022\u003ECERCS\u003C\/a\u003E has established itself in three major research areas: cloud computing, high performance computing and multicore systems. The center works in collaboration with major industry partners such as Hewlett Packard, IBM, Intel and NVidia.\u003C\/p\u003E","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EKarsten Schwan has been named a Regents\u0027 Professor by the University System of Georgia Board of Regents. \u003Cem\u003ESource: Office of Communications\u003C\/em\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"field_summary_sentence":"","uid":"27174","created_gmt":"2010-06-15 09:35:36","changed_gmt":"2016-10-08 03:06:47","author":"Mike Terrazas","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","dateline":{"date":"2010-06-15T00:00:00-04:00","iso_date":"2010-06-15T00:00:00-04:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"hg_media":{"46487":{"id":"46487","type":"image","title":"Karsten Schwan","body":null,"created":"1449174448","gmt_created":"2015-12-03 20:27:28","changed":"1475894421","gmt_changed":"2016-10-08 02:40:21"}},"media_ids":["46487"],"groups":[{"id":"1317","name":"News Briefs"}],"categories":[{"id":"134","name":"Student and Faculty"}],"keywords":[],"core_research_areas":[],"news_room_topics":[],"event_categories":[],"invited_audience":[],"affiliations":[],"classification":[],"areas_of_expertise":[],"news_and_recent_appearances":[],"phone":[],"contact":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022mailto:stefany@cc.gatech.edu\u0022\u003EStefany Wilson\n\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003ECollege of Computing\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E404-894-7253\u003C\/p\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"email":[],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}},"57938":{"#nid":"57938","#data":{"type":"news","title":"Three Georgia Tech Students Awarded Fulbright Scholarships","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EIt is widely believed that today\u2019s engineer should possess an intellectual diversity sensitive to the needs of an increasingly global society. During the past semester, three of Georgia Tech\u2019s students \u2014 Hunter Causey, Thomas Wall, and Alice Wang \u2014 were recognized by The J. William Fulbright Foreign Scholarship Board for their ability to combine engineering and a passion for teaching and learning with ambassadorship.\u003C\/p\u003E\n\n\u003Cp\u003E\u201cGeorgia Tech\u2019s Fulbright recipients are not just going to learn in another country, they are also contributing their own knowledge. There is mutual benefit in the ambassadorial spirit of the Fulbright program,\u201d said Karen Adams, interim director of Georgia Tech\u2019s Fellowship Communication Program. \u201cThrough the Fulbright program, our students and alumni are finding their places in the world.\u201d\u003C\/p\u003E\n\n\u003Cp\u003EOver the previous two decades, two dozen Tech students have earned Fulbright Scholarships, representing the Institute across the globe. \u201cIn the past three years, 12 Georgia Tech Fulbright winners have served in Japan, two in Germany and Indonesia, and others in Poland, Tunisia, Switzerland, and Mexico,\u201d Adams said. \u201cThis coming year, students will travel to the European Union, Cyprus, and Mongolia.\u201d \u003C\/p\u003E\n\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EClimate Change in Mongolia\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003ECausey, currently earning his master\u2019s degree in civil engineering will spend 10 months in Mongolia studying the effects of climate change on the Tuul River and its people. An avid fly fisherman and world traveler, Causey has \u201ca special appreciation for contributing to protecting one of the world\u2019s most pristine river systems.\u201d Causey also has a special appreciation for Georgia Tech. His grandfather, who graduated from Tech in 1935, instilled in him a sense of the Institute\u2019s \u201cacademic excellence.\u201d \n\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003ECausey\u2019s interest in the Fulbright Scholarship was the result of both an international and academic experience. \u201cThe combination of a semester abroad to Denmark and undergraduate research with [Professor] Donald Webster sparked an interest in international research,\u201d said Causey. \u201cThe Fulbright program interested me because in addition to being an academic research program, its primary aim is to foster mutual understanding.\u0022 \u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003ECausey devotes much of his spare time to addressing global humanitarian issues. He is involved in the Georgia Tech Initiative for Development and Education in Africa (GTIDEA) and is a tutor at the International Community School in Atlanta through the Georgia Tech Office of International Education.\u003C\/p\u003E\n\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EComputers and Conflict in Cyprus\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EWang, a recent graduate with a Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering with a minor in Economics and Law, Science, and Technology, plans to use her Fulbright in Cyprus implementing computer-assisted conflict resolution. \u201cI look forward to applying the technical engineering knowledge I have learned at Georgia Tech to a real-world international affairs situation,\u201d said Wang.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cI have always been interested in computer applications in international affairs and policy,\u201d said Wang. \u201cI was looking for a fellowship opportunity to go abroad for a year, and the Fulbright seemed a perfect match.\u201d She credits School of Public Policy Professor Hans Klein for encouraging her interest in the Fulbright. \u201cDr. Klein convinced me to apply to the Fulbright and helped me through the application process. He has been a source of invaluable guidance throughout my time at Georgia Tech with career advice and networking help.\u201d\n\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EOriginally from Zhengzhou, China, Wang now calls Marietta, Georgia, home. After graduating from Walton High School, she chose to come to Georgia Tech \u201cbecause of a great offer from the President\u0027s Scholarship Program here. The scholarship offered an impressive network of support as well as financial support, which convinced me to choose Georgia Tech over MIT and Caltech,\u201d she said.\u003C\/p\u003E\n\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003ETransportation Infrastructure and Climate Change in Europe\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003ESecond-year civil engineering doctoral student Thomas Wall will study the relationship between climate change and transportation infrastructure at two universities in Europe. \u201cI applied for a Fulbright because of the opportunity it afforded to conduct research at ground zero \u2014 that is, at two of the leading universities, The University of Oxford and the University of Amsterdam \u2014 in my chosen field of study: potential impacts of climate change on transportation infrastructure,\u201d said Wall. \u201cI am looking forward to the opportunity to exchange thoughts and research ideas with researchers to further our collective understanding of the potential impacts that climate change will have on transportation infrastructure and to develop methodologies to best adapt our current management practices given this context of changing climate.\u201d\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EOriginally deterred from applying for the Fulbright because he thought it would not fund engineering studies, Wall quickly learned that many of his fellow Georgia Tech engineering students had participated in the program. \u201cAfter speaking with my current adviser, Professor Michael Meyer, we decided that the Fulbright would be a good experience, applicable to my research interests and an opportunity to gain an international perspective on climate change in relation to transportation,\u201d he said.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EWall came to Georgia Tech from Seattle because of the Institute\u2019s \u201cstrong, nationally competitive transportation engineering program,\u201d and the amicability of the faculty, staff and students. He also is carrying on a family tradition. \u201cMy grandfather was a civil engineer in California, who worked for an international design and construction firm,\u201d Wall said. \u201cHe worked on projects all around the Pacific Rim. His career is a very personal illustration of the responsibility that we have as civil engineers to the public. It also illustrates the global nature of that responsibility \u2014 the responsibility to positively affect communities outside of the U.S. and foster international exchange.\u201d In addition to his studies, Wall actively seeks out ways to help the global community through his involvement in the Georgia Tech chapter of Engineers Without Borders.\u003C\/p\u003E\n\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EAbout the Fulbright\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003ENamed after Senator J. 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Now, a research team at the Georgia Institute of Technology has developed an assay that reliably detects and quantifies mature cathepsin K using a technique called gelatin zymography. \u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u0022This assay is important because researchers and pharmaceutical companies need a dependable method for sensitively detecting a small amount of cathepsin K and quantifying its activity to develop inhibitors to the enzyme that can fight the diseases while minimizing side effects,\u0022 said Manu Platt, an assistant professor in the Wallace H. 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The major advantage of this protocol, he said, is the definitive knowledge that mature cathepsin K is being detected in cells and tissues -- and not its immature form or one of the other 10 cathepsin varieties: B, H, L, S, C, O, F, V, X or W. \u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EAnother advantage of this technique is that it is more sensitive and less expensive than current, less reliable techniques. The new assay allows cathepsin K to be detected in quantities as small as a few femtomoles and does not require antibodies, which can be expensive and cannot be used across different species. \u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u0022In our experiments we were able to detect mature cathepsin K activity in quantities as small as 3.45 femtomoles with zymography, which was 10 to 50 times more sensitive at detecting the enzyme than conventional Western blotting,\u0022 noted Platt, who is also a Georgia Cancer Coalition Distinguished Cancer Scholar. \u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EIn addition, zymography allowed the researchers to measure the activity of the enzyme, whereas Western blotting just measured its presence. \u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003ETo detect mature cathepsin K with gelatin zymography, Platt and Georgia Tech undergraduate student Weiwei Li first separated the enzymes present in cells by their molecular weights. This allowed them to distinguish the mature form of cathepsin K from the immature form and other cathepsin varieties. \u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThen, to verify the identity and presence of mature cathepsin K, the team activated the enzymes in the gel. They created the perfect acidic environment for cathepsin K to thrive and added inhibitors to block the activity of all enzymes except mature cathepsin K. \u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003ETo validate the cathepsin K activity detected in the laboratory experiments, Platt and Georgia Tech undergraduate student Zachary Barry developed a computational kinetic model of the enzyme\u0027s activity. By solving a system of differential equations, they were able to calculate the concentrations of immature, mature and inactive cathepsin K present at all times during the experimental procedure. \u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u0022It is more challenging to work with enzymes than proteins because enzymes have to be functional, which means they have to be folded correctly to be active,\u0022 explained Platt. \u0022The model suggested that even after the slight denaturation and refolding required by our assay, the cathepsin K activity determined by zymography reflected what happens in nature and was not an artifact of the experimental procedure.\u0022 \u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThe model also predicted something unexpected -- the inactive form of cathepsin K commonly purchased from supply houses contained 20 percent mature enzyme. \u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u0022Cathepsins are implicated in many different diseases and the value of this assay is that it enables the measurement of previously undeterminable cathepsin activity in normal and diseased cells and tissues,\u0022 noted Platt. \u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EWith this assay, Platt\u2019s team is currently investigating whether cathepsin K activity is different in the cells of individuals with metastatic and non-metastatic breast and prostate cancers, and the role of cathepsin K in cardiovascular diseases, such as stroke, in children with sickle cell anemia. They are also examining whether cathepsin K plays a role in the inflammation associated with HIV. \u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u0022This research should provide new information on a number of existing pathophysiological conditions where cathepsin K activity had been previously undetectable,\u0022 added Platt. \u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EAdditional contributors to this work included Georgia Tech research technologists Catera Wilder and Philip Keegan; former graduate student Rebecca Deeds; and Joshua Cohen, a summer researcher at Georgia Tech and currently an undergraduate at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. \u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EResearch News \u0026amp; Publications Office\u003Cbr \/\u003EGeorgia Institute of Technology\u003Cbr \/\u003E75 Fifth Street, N.W., Suite 314\u003Cbr \/\u003EAtlanta, Georgia 30308 USA\u003C\/strong\u003E \u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EMedia Relations Contacts\u003C\/strong\u003E: Abby Vogel (\u003Ca href=\u0022mailto:avogel@gatech.edu\u0022\u003Eavogel@gatech.edu\u003C\/a\u003E)(404-385-3364) or John Toon (\u003Ca href=\u0022mailto:jtoon@gatech.edu\u0022\u003Ejtoon@gatech.edu\u003C\/a\u003E)(404-894-6986) \u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EWriter\u003C\/strong\u003E: Abby Vogel \u003C\/p\u003E","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EA Georgia Tech research team has developed a new technique that reliably detects and quantifies an enzyme implicated in osteoporosis, arthritis, atherosclerosis, cancer metastasis and other disease processes.\u003C\/p\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"An enzyme important to many disease processes can now be detected"}],"uid":"27303","created_gmt":"2010-06-01 00:00:00","changed_gmt":"2016-10-08 03:06:39","author":"John Toon","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","dateline":{"date":"2010-06-01T00:00:00-04:00","iso_date":"2010-06-01T00:00:00-04:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"hg_media":{"57714":{"id":"57714","type":"image","title":"Manu Platt detecting key enzyme","body":null,"created":"1449176051","gmt_created":"2015-12-03 20:54:11","changed":"1475894506","gmt_changed":"2016-10-08 02:41:46","alt":"Manu Platt detecting key enzyme","file":{"fid":"190638","name":"ths97847.jpg","image_path":"\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/ths97847_0.jpg","image_full_path":"http:\/\/www.tlwarc.hg.gatech.edu\/\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/ths97847_0.jpg","mime":"image\/jpeg","size":1624014,"path_740":"http:\/\/www.tlwarc.hg.gatech.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/740xx_scale\/public\/images\/ths97847_0.jpg?itok=YlTZ3YIC"}},"57715":{"id":"57715","type":"image","title":"Manu Platt detecting key enzyme","body":null,"created":"1449176051","gmt_created":"2015-12-03 20:54:11","changed":"1475894506","gmt_changed":"2016-10-08 02:41:46","alt":"Manu Platt detecting key enzyme","file":{"fid":"190639","name":"trg97847.jpg","image_path":"\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/trg97847_0.jpg","image_full_path":"http:\/\/www.tlwarc.hg.gatech.edu\/\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/trg97847_0.jpg","mime":"image\/jpeg","size":1277779,"path_740":"http:\/\/www.tlwarc.hg.gatech.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/740xx_scale\/public\/images\/trg97847_0.jpg?itok=1s1L0xrr"}}},"media_ids":["57714","57715"],"related_links":[{"url":"http:\/\/www.bme.gatech.edu\/","title":"Wallace H. 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The Special\nCouncil on Tax Reform and Fairness for Georgians was created June 1 through\nlegislation signed by Governor Sonny Perdue.\u003C\/p\u003E\n\n\u003Cp\u003EAs a member of the council, Ries will work with Gov. Perdue, four\nappointed Georgia lawmakers, the chairpersons of the Georgia Chamber of\nCommerce and the National Federation of Independent Business, and\nrepresentatives from Georgia State University, the University of Georgia, and\nMercer University. The council will study the state\u2019s revenue structure\nand develop tax code recommendations that will be submitted to the\nlegislature\u2019s Special Joint Committee on Georgia Revenue Structure. 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At the event, ATDC added four companies to its long list of graduates.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EGeorgia Tech President G.P. \u0022Bud\u0022 Peterson was the main speaker, reviewing the ATDC\u0027s history and congratulating members of the Committee of Twenty -- Georgia Tech alumni whose interest in technology startups during the late 1970s led to formation of the incubator. \u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u0022It\u0027s really a pleasure to be here to celebrate this 30-year anniversary and to be able to reflect back on some of the great successes of the ATDC,\u0022 Peterson told a crowd of entrepreneurs assembled in the ballroom of the Georgia Tech Hotel. \u0022There are many, many positive things that have resulted from this organization and its interaction with people in this community, the greater Atlanta area, the state of Georgia -- and all across the country.\u0022 \u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EStephen Fleming, Georgia Tech vice president and executive director of the Enterprise Innovation Institute, reviewed progress made by the ATDC in expanding membership and increasing program offerings over the past year. \u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u0022If you are a Georgia technology entrepreneur, we will help you no matter where you are located in the state or what your background is,\u0022 he said. \u0022In addition to our brick-and-mortar facilities in Atlanta and Savannah, we are spreading across the rest of the state, which is part of our mandate.\u0022 \u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003ENearly a year ago, ATDC opened its membership to all technology companies in Georgia. On the day of the Showcase, ATDC had 321 members. \u0022That makes us the largest technology incubator, as far as I know, in the world,\u0022 Fleming added. \u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThe startup accelerator still focuses on companies that are developing new technologies, but no longer emphasizes raising venture capital. That\u0027s because many entrepreneurs are now bootstrapping their operations or have independent sources of funding, Fleming said. \u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EEven with the incubator\u0027s reduced fund-raising focus and the down economy, ATDC companies still raised a total of at least $150 million in venture capital during the past year, Fleming said. \u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EATDC is also expanding the geographic breadth of its operations beyond its physical incubators in Atlanta and Savannah. At the Showcase, Fleming announced that ATDC would begin offering educational programs in Gwinnett County, along with regular office hours to meet entrepreneurs -- though there are no current plans to provide incubator space there. \u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EHe also noted that ATDC has resumed its focus on biosciences companies with the hiring of two staff members -- Nina Sawczuk and Harold Shlevin -- both with long experience in the life sciences industry. \u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EFleming congratulated representatives from four companies that had met requirements for graduating from the incubator. The four -- CommerceV3, Endgame Systems, Izenda Reports and Purewire -- joined 120 other companies on a list of ATDC graduates that goes back to 1986. \u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EPresident Peterson took note of ATDC\u0027s best known graduate: Suniva, which became the Southeast\u0027s first manufacturer of photovoltaic cells in 2009. The firm grew out of research in Georgia Tech\u0027s University Center of Excellence for Photovoltaics Research and Education, which is part of the School of Electrical and Computer Engineering. \u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u0022Suniva has created more than 150 clean-energy jobs manufacturing high-efficiency solar cells,\u0022 Peterson noted. The company was recently recognized by U.S. Secretary of Energy Steven Chu, who called it \u0022the poster child for the new energy economy.\u0022 \u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EAbout the ATDC\u003C\/strong\u003E: The Advanced Technology Development Center (ATDC) is a startup accelerator that helps Georgia technology entrepreneurs launch and build successful companies. For 30 years, ATDC has helped create millions of dollars in tax revenues by graduating more than 120 companies, which together have raised more than a billion dollars in outside financing. ATDC has provided business incubation and acceleration services to thousands of Georgia entrepreneurs. \u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003ERecently, ATDC expanded its mission by merging with Georgia Tech\u0027s VentureLab and with the Georgia SBIR Assistance Program, which are also part of Georgia Tech\u0027s Enterprise Innovation Institute. This change has enabled ATDC to greatly extend its reach to serve more technology companies along multiple growth paths and at all stages of development. ATDC has opened its membership to all technology entrepreneurs in Georgia, from those at the earliest conception stage to the well-established, venture-fundable companies. \u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EEnterprise Innovation Institute\u003Cbr \/\u003EGeorgia Institute of Technology\u003Cbr \/\u003E75 Fifth Street, N.W., Suite 314\u003Cbr \/\u003EAtlanta, Georgia 30308 USA\u003C\/strong\u003E \u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EMedia Relations Contacts\u003C\/strong\u003E: John Toon (404-894-6986)(\u003Ca href=\u0022mailto:jtoon@gatech.edu\u0022\u003Ejtoon@gatech.edu\u003C\/a\u003E) or Nancy Fullbright (912-963-2509)(\u003Ca href=\u0022mailto:nancy.fullbright@innovate.gatech.edu\u0022\u003Enancy.fullbright@innovate.gatech.edu\u003C\/a\u003E). \u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EWriter\u003C\/strong\u003E: John Toon \u003C\/p\u003E","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EGeorgia Tech\u0027s startup accelerator, the Advanced Technology Development Center (ATDC), celebrated 30 years of helping launch and build technology companies with a \u0022Startup Showcase\u0022 attended by more than 500 persons on May 24th.\u003C\/p\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"The ATDC commemorates 30 years of helping companies"}],"uid":"27303","created_gmt":"2010-05-27 00:00:00","changed_gmt":"2016-10-08 03:06:35","author":"John Toon","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","dateline":{"date":"2010-05-27T00:00:00-04:00","iso_date":"2010-05-27T00:00:00-04:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"hg_media":{"57705":{"id":"57705","type":"image","title":"Companies present at Showcase","body":null,"created":"1449176051","gmt_created":"2015-12-03 20:54:11","changed":"1475894506","gmt_changed":"2016-10-08 02:41:46","alt":"Companies present at Showcase","file":{"fid":"190635","name":"tkj92277.jpg","image_path":"\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/tkj92277_0.jpg","image_full_path":"http:\/\/www.tlwarc.hg.gatech.edu\/\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/tkj92277_0.jpg","mime":"image\/jpeg","size":1680013,"path_740":"http:\/\/www.tlwarc.hg.gatech.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/740xx_scale\/public\/images\/tkj92277_0.jpg?itok=8jMfDRa5"}},"57706":{"id":"57706","type":"image","title":"Networking at ATDC Showcase","body":null,"created":"1449176051","gmt_created":"2015-12-03 20:54:11","changed":"1475894506","gmt_changed":"2016-10-08 02:41:46","alt":"Networking at ATDC Showcase","file":{"fid":"190636","name":"tkg92277.jpg","image_path":"\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/tkg92277_0.jpg","image_full_path":"http:\/\/www.tlwarc.hg.gatech.edu\/\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/tkg92277_0.jpg","mime":"image\/jpeg","size":1309910,"path_740":"http:\/\/www.tlwarc.hg.gatech.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/740xx_scale\/public\/images\/tkg92277_0.jpg?itok=f8_ggwsZ"}}},"media_ids":["57705","57706"],"related_links":[{"url":"http:\/\/www.atdc.org\/","title":"ATDC"},{"url":"http:\/\/www.innovate.gatech.edu\/","title":"Enterprise Innovation Institute"}],"groups":[{"id":"1188","name":"Research Horizons"}],"categories":[{"id":"129","name":"Institute and Campus"},{"id":"131","name":"Economic Development and Policy"}],"keywords":[{"id":"4238","name":"atdc"},{"id":"9683","name":"companies"},{"id":"9682","name":"entreprneur"},{"id":"166973","name":"startup"}],"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\u003EJohn Toon\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EResearch News \u0026amp; Publications Office\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.gatech.edu\/contact\/index.html?id=jt7\u0022\u003EContact John Toon\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E404-894-6986\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"email":["jtoon@gatech.edu"],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}},"57442":{"#nid":"57442","#data":{"type":"news","title":"Volunteers Wanted For Wii Fit Study","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EThe Georgia Tech Research Institute (GTRI) is seeking participants for a research study on exercise and hip flexor strength.\nParticipants will be asked to participate in traditional exercises or Wii Fit training. \u003C\/p\u003E\n\n\u003Cp\u003EVolunteers will exercise 30 minutes per day, 3 times per week for 5 weeks.  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The slate of newly elected graduate and undergraduate student government presidents and vice presidents is set on innovating the Institute\u2019s approach to communication and collaboration. Instrumental in nearly every aspect of Institute policy, operations, academics, and student life, the Student Government Association\u2019s newest leaders are motivated to change the Institute through personal experiences, but readily acknowledge their goals are achievable only with the help of their fellow Yellow Jackets. \u003Cbr \/\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003Cbr \/\u003EHailing from Albany, Georgia, Undergraduate Student Government (USGA) President Corey Boone is a third-year management major and aspiring human rights attorney. A love of advocacy was a key factor in his decision to run for USGA president. \u201cI wanted to be president because I felt that my experiences here have prepared me to be a strong advocate for students,\u201d said Boone. \u201cI also felt that there exists so much potential to better the student experience here. I knew at my core that it was something that I needed to do, and I am so glad that the students agree.\u201d Though he is confident in his mission, Boone remains grounded in his respect for his fellow students. \u201cI\u0027m honored to serve in this position. If anyone had told me three years ago that I would be student body president, I wouldn\u0027t have believed them.\u201d\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EDuring his presidency, Boone wants \u201cto create an enriched student experience that brings us together as a community and moves us beyond the year-to-year issues that continually weigh us down.\u201d This includes \u201ca more transparent student government through restructuring our communications board, better faculty\/student relationship through an Institute-wide mentoring program, lengthened dining hours at our Student Center and increased collaboration amongst student organizations through incentives for collaboration,\u201d as well as the completion of the student portal initiative.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EIronically, Boone \u201chad no intentions of coming to Georgia Tech,\u201d but decided to visit campus after listening to Leslie Jackson, a Georgia Tech alumna and assistant director of special recruitment, speak about her Georgia Tech experience. \u201cI toured the campus and knew immediately that Georgia Tech was the right fit for me. This campus is so rich with tradition, yet it sits in the heart of the most progressive city in the South. I couldn\u0027t think of a better fit.\u201d\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EJoining Boone on his mission to improve the student experience is Brenda Morales-Pico, the executive vice president (EVP) of undergraduate student government. \u201cI am extremely honored to be serving Georgia Tech in this capacity and am looking forward to working with the new representatives and the executive cabinet, in addition to the administration, to enrich the student experience at Georgia Tech,\u201d she said.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EIn her role, Morales-Pico will concentrate on \u201cencouraging and inspiring [student] representatives to do the best that they can in serving as a voice for their constituents and as accountable and responsible stewards of their Student Activity Fee. I feel that one of the best ways that I can do this is to provide representatives with the tools and the training that they need in order to do their jobs well.\u201d She also hopes \u201cto ensure that student priorities are advanced on campus and on the state level, and that the student opinion is given weight and consideration in every decision that is made on this campus.\u201d\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003ESince arriving at Georgia Tech by way of San Juan, Puerto Rico, and Norcross, Georgia, Morales-Pico has been actively engaged in numerous SGA committees as well as in undergraduate research and the Alpha Delta Pi sorority. These experiences gave the biochemistry major with a French minor a sense of the relationship between student leadership and the value of her degree as well as the motivation to run for office. \u201cThe (student) representatives really serve as the liaison between the student body and the Student Government. In a sense, the House is also a training ground for many students who eventually go on to take other leadership positions, and I would like to ensure that we continue our legacy of strong leadership at Georgia Tech,\u201d she explained.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EWhile Morales-Pico hopes to attend medical school after graduation, she is certain that her time at Georgia Tech will have been a wise investment in her future. \u201cI ultimately chose to attend Georgia Tech because of its reputation for excellence and its great value. I knew a degree from Georgia Tech would have the same \u2013 if not more \u2013 value than a degree from the other universities that I was considering.\u201d\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003ERepresenting the graduate student body will be Anthony Baldridge, Graduate Student Government Association (GSGA) president. He is a fourth-year graduate student in the School of Chemistry and Biochemistry, hails from Blue Ridge, Georgia, and plans to pursue a career in academia. While active in Graduate Student Government for the past three years, Baldridge \u201cwanted to become more involved to help make a difference at Tech.\u201d\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EAmong his priorities, Baldridge hopes \u201cto facilitate communication amongst graduate students so that significant campus events are conveyed to the graduate body,\u201d particularly decisions related to health insurance. \u201cAdditionally, there will be a focus on grad student professional development with the [annual] career event held in March and the graduate student research symposium held in February,\u201d he said.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EBaldridge sees students as key drivers of change, especially graduate student government. \u201c[GSAG\u2019s] most significant charge is to be the student voice to the administration and convey the issues of students.\u201d He hopes to increase student involvement in the organizations. \u201cSGA truly is a great opportunity for any graduate student on campus,\u201d he said. \u201cThe initiatives that we pursue truly affect the entire student body.\u201d\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EKathy Schnure, the new EVP of GSGA, shares Baldridge\u2019s concern for improved communications between students and the administration. \u201cAs the graduate population at Tech continues to grow, it is becoming increasingly important for the graduate voice to be heard,\u201d said Schnure. \u201cGraduate students have a unique set of needs and concerns, and Graduate Student Government exists to ensure those needs and concerns are heard by the administration.\u201d\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EPreviously serving as a graduate senator as well as a member of many committees, Schnure has already accomplished a great deal in her three years as a doctoral student in industrial and organizational psychology. \u201cI\u0027ve been a senator since my first year, and I\u0027ve served as the director of the Graduate Conference Fund and a member of the executive committee for the last two years,\u201d said Schnure. 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Coulter Department of Biomedical Engineering at Georgia Tech, testified before the U.S. Senate Committee on Veterans\u0027 Affairs on Wednesday examining Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI) in veterans and progress being made in treating this wound.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003ELaPlaca shared her research experience in diagnosing and treating TBI along with her collaborations with the Department of Veterans\u0027 Affairs.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EVideo and a textual transcript of her testimony can be found at the proceeding link.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"Professor Michelle LaPlaca testified before the Committee on Veterans\u0027 Affairs on TBI."}],"uid":"15436","created_gmt":"2010-05-07 10:37:09","changed_gmt":"2016-10-08 03:05:57","author":"Automator","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","dateline":{"date":"2010-05-07T00:00:00-04:00","iso_date":"2010-05-07T00:00:00-04:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"related_links":[{"url":"http:\/\/veterans.senate.gov\/hearings.cfm?action=release.display\u0026release_id=87aad454-b462-4272-8476-7f664c0308b9","title":"LaPlaca Testimony Before U.S. Senate Committee on Veterans\u0027 Affairs"}],"groups":[{"id":"1317","name":"News Briefs"}],"categories":[{"id":"155","name":"Congressional Testimony"}],"keywords":[{"id":"9265","name":"LaPlaca; 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\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EBy registering your internship, you will gain the following benefits:\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cul\u003E\u003Cli\u003E\u003Cp\u003EA free audit-credit internship\ncourse, which does not affect financial aid or scholarships, including\nHope,\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003E\u003Cp\u003EInclusion of your internship will appear on your Georgia Tech transcript, \u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003E\u003Cp\u003EMaintain full-time student status while working, \u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003E\u003Cp\u003EDocuments to help you set goals and obtain performance feedback from your internship supervisor.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/li\u003E\u003C\/ul\u003E\u003Cp\u003ETo register your internship, schedule a meeting on \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.p2d2.gatech.edu\/\u0022\u003EP2D2\u003C\/a\u003E before Wednesday,\nMay 12, or drop by DoPP\u0027s offices during in during walk-in hours. \u0026nbsp;Walk-in hours will be held\nthroughout Phase II Registration (May 12 - 21) from 10 a.m. - Noon and1:30 - 3:30PM. \u0026nbsp;Please be sure to bring a paper copy of your offer letter\nor offer email. \u003C\/p\u003E","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":[{"value":"Students Should Register Summer Internships By May 12 To Receive Credit On Georgia Tech Transcript"}],"field_summary":"","field_summary_sentence":"","uid":"15436","created_gmt":"2010-05-07 14:54:04","changed_gmt":"2016-10-08 03:05:57","author":"Automator","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","dateline":{"date":"2010-05-07T00:00:00-04:00","iso_date":"2010-05-07T00:00:00-04:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"related_links":[{"url":"http:\/\/www.p2d2.gatech.edu\/","title":"Schedule A Meeting"}],"groups":[{"id":"1317","name":"News Briefs"}],"categories":[{"id":"8862","name":"Student Research"}],"keywords":[{"id":"7835","name":"Division of Professional Practice"},{"id":"4044","name":"internship"}],"core_research_areas":[],"news_room_topics":[],"event_categories":[],"invited_audience":[],"affiliations":[],"classification":[],"areas_of_expertise":[],"news_and_recent_appearances":[],"phone":[],"contact":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EMary Fisher \u0026amp; Ann Blasick\u003Cbr \/\u003EAssistant Directors, Internship Program\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.intern.gatech.edu\/\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003Ewww.intern.gatech.edu\u003C\/a\u003E \u003Cbr \/\u003EDivision of Professional Practice\u003Cbr \/\u003EGeorgia Institute of Technology\u003Cbr \/\u003ESavant Building, 1st Floor\u003Cbr \/\u003E631 Cherry Street\u003Cbr \/\u003EAtlanta, GA \u0026nbsp;30332\u003Cbr \/\u003EPhone: \u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022+1404-894-3320\u0022\u003E404-894-3320\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EFax: \u003Ca href=\u0022+1404-894-7308\u0022\u003E404-894-7308\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EEmail: \u0026nbsp;mary.fisher@dopp.gatech.edu, ann.blasick@dopp.gatech.edu\u003C\/p\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"email":[],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}},"55601":{"#nid":"55601","#data":{"type":"news","title":"Georgia Tech Police Department Participate in Training Exercise","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EThe Georgia Tech Police Department will participate in a special operations exercise in and around the the Ferst Center for the Arts today from noon - 3 p.m. Participants will be outfitted in response gear and simunition gunfire will be used as part of the exercise. Signs noting, \u0022This is a Drill,\u0022 will be posted around the Ferst Center.\u003C\/p\u003E","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":[{"value":"Special Operations Exercise Planned in Ferst Center Today"}],"field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EThe Georgia Tech Police Department will participate in a special\noperations exercise in and around the the Ferst Center for the Arts\ntoday from noon - 3 p.m. Participants will be outfitted in response\ngear and simunition gunfire will be used as part of the exercise. Signs\nnoting, \u0022This is a Drill,\u0022 will be posted around theFerst Center.\u003C\/p\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"The Georgia Tech Police Department will participate in a special operations exercise in and around the the Ferst Center for the Arts today from noon - 3 p.m."}],"uid":"27281","created_gmt":"2010-05-10 08:25:02","changed_gmt":"2016-10-08 03:05:57","author":"Lisa Grovenstein","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","dateline":{"date":"2010-05-10T00:00:00-04:00","iso_date":"2010-05-10T00:00:00-04:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"related_links":[{"url":"http:\/\/www.police.gatech.edu\/","title":"Georgia Tech Police Department"}],"groups":[{"id":"1317","name":"News Briefs"}],"categories":[{"id":"129","name":"Institute and Campus"}],"keywords":[{"id":"4075","name":"exercise"},{"id":"3390","name":"Georgia Tech Police Department"}],"core_research_areas":[],"news_room_topics":[],"event_categories":[],"invited_audience":[],"affiliations":[],"classification":[],"areas_of_expertise":[],"news_and_recent_appearances":[],"phone":[],"contact":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003ELisa Grovenstein - 404-894-8835\u003C\/p\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"email":["lisa.grovenstein@comm.gatech.edu"],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}},"55603":{"#nid":"55603","#data":{"type":"news","title":"Research Shows Chemicals from Seaweed Can Kill Coral on Contact","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EField studies have shown for the first time that several common species of seaweeds in both the Pacific and Caribbean Oceans can kill corals upon contact using chemical means. \u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EWhile competition between seaweed and coral is just one of many factors affecting the decline of coral reefs worldwide, this chemical threat may provide a serious setback to efforts aimed at repopulating damaged reefs. Seaweeds are normally kept in check by herbivorous fish, but in many areas overfishing has reduced the populations of these plant-consumers, allowing seaweeds to overpopulate coral reefs. \u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EA study documenting the chemical effects of seaweeds on corals was published May 10, 2010, in the early edition of the journal \u003Cem\u003EProceedings of the National Academy of Sciences \u003C\/em\u003E(PNAS). The research was supported by the National Institutes of Health, the National Science Foundation, and the Teasely Endowments at the Georgia Institute of Technology. \u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u0022Between 40 and 70 percent of the seaweeds we studied killed corals,\u0022 said Mark Hay, a professor in the School of Biology at Georgia Tech. \u0022We don\u0027t know how significant this is compared to other problems affecting coral, but we know this is a growing problem. For reefs that have been battered by human use or overfishing, the presence of seaweeds may prevent natural recovery from happening at all.\u0022 \u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003ECoral reefs are declining worldwide, and scientists studying the problem had suspected that proliferation of seaweed was part of the cause -- perhaps by crowding out the coral or by damaging it physically. \u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EUsing racks of coral being transplanted as part of repopulation efforts, Hay and graduate student Douglas Rasher compared the fate of corals from two different species when they were placed next to different types of seaweed common around Fijian reefs in the Pacific -- and Panamanian reefs in Caribbean. They planted the seaweeds next to coral being transplanted -- and also placed plastic plants next to some of the coral to simulate the effects of shading and mechanical damage. Other coral in the racks had neither seaweeds nor plastic plants near them. \u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThe researchers revisited the coral two days, 10 days and 20 days later. In as little as two days, corals in contact with some seaweed species bleached and died in areas of direct contact. In other cases, the effects took a full 20 days to appear -- or for some seaweed species, no damaging effects were noted during the 20-day period. Ultimately, as much as 70 percent of the seaweed species studied turned out to have harmful effects -- but only when they were in direct contact with the coral. \u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003ETo confirm that chemical factors were responsible, Hay and Rasher extracted chemicals from the seaweeds -- and from only the surfaces of the seaweeds. They then applied both types of chemicals to corals by placing the chemicals into gel matrix bound to a strip of window screen, forming something similar to a gauze bandage and applying that directly to the corals. To a control group of corals, they applied the gel and screen without the seaweed chemicals. \u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThe effects confirmed that chemicals from both the surface of certain seaweeds and extracts from those entire plants killed corals. \u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u0022In all cases where the coral had been harmed, the chemistry appeared to be responsible for it,\u0022 said Hay. \u0022The evolutionary reasons why the seaweeds have these compounds are not known. It may be that these compounds protect the seaweeds against microbial infection, or that they help compete with other seaweeds. But it\u0027s clear now that they also harm the corals, either by killing them or suppressing their growth.\u0022 \u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThe researchers studied coral of different species in the Pacific and Caribbean, matching them up against different species of seaweed common to their geographic areas. The coral species chosen \u2013 \u003Cem\u003EPorites porites \u003C\/em\u003Ein Panama and \u003Cem\u003EPorites cylindrica \u003C\/em\u003Ein Fiji -- are among the hardiest of coral, suggesting that other species may be even more dramatically affected by the seaweed compounds. \u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EIn the Caribbean, five of the seven seaweeds studied caused bleaching of the coral, while in the Pacific, three of eight species studied caused the effect. \u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThe harmful chemicals affect only coral in direct contact with the seaweed, suggesting the compounds are not soluble in water, Hay noted. The effects -- which were measured through photographic image analysis and Pulse-Amplitude-Modulated fluorometry -- also varied considerably, with certain seaweeds showing stronger impacts than others. \u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EConducted during 2008 and 2009, the study adds new information about the decline of reefs worldwide, and reinforces the importance of maintaining a healthy ecosystem that includes enough herbivorous fish to keep seaweed under control. \u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u0022Removing the herbivorous fishes really sets up a cascade of effects,\u0022 said Hay, who holds the Harry and Linda Teasely Chair in the Georgia Tech School of Biology. \u0022The more you fish, the more seaweeds there are. The more seaweeds there are, the more damage is done to the coral. The less coral there is, the fewer fish will be recruited to an area. If there are fewer fish, the seaweeds outgrow the coral. It\u0027s a downward death spiral that may be difficult to recover from.\u0022 \u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EIn earlier research, Hay and other researchers demonstrated that keeping fish away from coral reefs fuels the growth of seaweeds, and that certain fish are responsible for eating specific seaweed species. That information could help guide fisheries management by encouraging protection of fish that control the most harmful seaweeds. \u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u0022The most damaging seaweed in our study is eaten voraciously by one species of fish, and no other species will touch it,\u0022 Hay said. \u0022Now that we know that seaweeds can kill coral through these chemical means, it is even more important to understand which herbivores control which seaweeds so we can consider additional protections for these critical fish species, even outside of normal marine protected areas.\u0022 \u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cem\u003EThis work was supported by the National Science Foundation under grants DGE 0114400 and OCE 0929119 and by the National Institutes of Health under grant U01 TW007401-01. The comments and conclusions in this news release are those of the principal investigator and do not necessarily reflect the official view of the National Science Foundation or the National Institutes of Health. \u003C\/em\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EResearch News \u0026amp; Publications Office\u003Cbr \/\u003EGeorgia Institute of Technology\u003Cbr \/\u003E75 Fifth Street, N.W., Suite 314\u003Cbr \/\u003EAtlanta, Georgia 30308\u003C\/strong\u003E \u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EMedia Relations Assistance\u003C\/strong\u003E: John Toon (404-894-6986)(\u003Ca href=\u0022mailto:jtoon@gatech.edu\u0022\u003Ejtoon@gatech.edu\u003C\/a\u003E) or Abby Vogel (404-385-3364)(\u003Ca href=\u0022mailto:avogel@gatech.edu\u0022\u003Eavogel@gatech.edu\u003C\/a\u003E). \u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003ETechnical Contact\u003C\/strong\u003E: Mark Hay (404-894-8429)(\u003Ca href=\u0022mailto:mark.hay@biology.gatech.edu\u0022\u003Emark.hay@biology.gatech.edu\u003C\/a\u003E). \u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EWriter\u003C\/strong\u003E: John Toon \u003C\/p\u003E","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EField studies have shown for the first time that several common species of seaweeds in both the Pacific and Caribbean Oceans can kill corals upon contact using chemical means.\u003C\/p\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"A new study offers proof that some seaweeds can poison coral"}],"uid":"27303","created_gmt":"2010-05-10 00:00:00","changed_gmt":"2016-10-08 03:05:57","author":"John Toon","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","dateline":{"date":"2010-05-10T00:00:00-04:00","iso_date":"2010-05-10T00:00:00-04:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"hg_media":{"55604":{"id":"55604","type":"image","title":"Coral being studied in racks","body":null,"created":"1449175556","gmt_created":"2015-12-03 20:45:56","changed":"1475894491","gmt_changed":"2016-10-08 02:41:31","alt":"Coral being studied in racks","file":{"fid":"190332","name":"tvi20482.jpg","image_path":"\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/tvi20482_0.jpg","image_full_path":"http:\/\/www.tlwarc.hg.gatech.edu\/\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/tvi20482_0.jpg","mime":"image\/jpeg","size":1385695,"path_740":"http:\/\/www.tlwarc.hg.gatech.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/740xx_scale\/public\/images\/tvi20482_0.jpg?itok=1ttyv-RZ"}},"55605":{"id":"55605","type":"image","title":"Effects of seaweed","body":null,"created":"1449175556","gmt_created":"2015-12-03 20:45:56","changed":"1475894491","gmt_changed":"2016-10-08 02:41:31","alt":"Effects of seaweed","file":{"fid":"190333","name":"tgf20482.jpg","image_path":"\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/tgf20482_0.jpg","image_full_path":"http:\/\/www.tlwarc.hg.gatech.edu\/\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/tgf20482_0.jpg","mime":"image\/jpeg","size":954427,"path_740":"http:\/\/www.tlwarc.hg.gatech.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/740xx_scale\/public\/images\/tgf20482_0.jpg?itok=0EvDbWBz"}},"55606":{"id":"55606","type":"image","title":"Seaweed prevents coral growth.","body":null,"created":"1449175556","gmt_created":"2015-12-03 20:45:56","changed":"1475894491","gmt_changed":"2016-10-08 02:41:31","alt":"Seaweed prevents coral growth.","file":{"fid":"190334","name":"ttv20482.jpg","image_path":"\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/ttv20482_0.jpg","image_full_path":"http:\/\/www.tlwarc.hg.gatech.edu\/\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/ttv20482_0.jpg","mime":"image\/jpeg","size":978165,"path_740":"http:\/\/www.tlwarc.hg.gatech.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/740xx_scale\/public\/images\/ttv20482_0.jpg?itok=leSNZaFb"}}},"media_ids":["55604","55605","55606"],"related_links":[{"url":"http:\/\/www.biology.gatech.edu\/","title":"School of Biology"},{"url":"http:\/\/www.biology.gatech.edu\/faculty\/mark-hay\/","title":"Mark Hay"}],"groups":[{"id":"1188","name":"Research Horizons"}],"categories":[{"id":"154","name":"Environment"},{"id":"146","name":"Life Sciences and Biology"},{"id":"135","name":"Research"}],"keywords":[{"id":"9269","name":"bleaching"},{"id":"7166","name":"coral"},{"id":"7168","name":"herbivorous"},{"id":"9268","name":"poison"},{"id":"7167","name":"reef"},{"id":"169448","name":"seaweed"}],"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\u003EJohn Toon\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EResearch News \u0026amp; Publications Office\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.gatech.edu\/contact\/index.html?id=jt7\u0022\u003EContact John Toon\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E404-894-6986\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"email":["jtoon@gatech.edu"],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}},"55614":{"#nid":"55614","#data":{"type":"news","title":"Instrument Grant Supports Nanomaterials Research","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EGeorgia Tech\u2019s School of Materials Science and Engineering has received an award through the Micromeritics Instrument Grant program. The ASAP 2020 Accelerated Surface Area and Porosimetry System will be used to support ground-breaking nanomaterials research. \u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EThe School of Materials Science and Engineering conducts research in a number of areas including ionic transport in microporous solids, porous electrodes for fuel cells, nanomaterials for sensors, porous polymer and gas separation membranes and nanomaterials for the semiconductor industry. According to Gleb Yushin, an assistant professor in the school and principal investigator for the grant, the equipment will provide a critical analytical tool for supporting this ongoing research.\u003C\/p\u003E","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":[{"value":"Materials Science and Engineering Receive New Analytical Tool"}],"field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EGeorgia Tech\u2019s School of Materials Science and Engineering has received\nan award through the Micromeritics Instrument Grant program. The ASAP\n2020 Accelerated Surface Area and Porosimetry System will be used to\nconduct ground-breaking nanomaterials research.\u003C\/p\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"Georgia Tech\u2019s School of Materials Science and Engineering has received an award through the Micromeritics Instrument Grant program"}],"uid":"27281","created_gmt":"2010-05-11 15:36:29","changed_gmt":"2016-10-08 03:05:57","author":"Lisa Grovenstein","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","dateline":{"date":"2010-05-11T00:00:00-04:00","iso_date":"2010-05-11T00:00:00-04:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"related_links":[{"url":"http:\/\/www.mse.gatech.edu\/","title":"Georgia Tech School of Materials Science and Engineering"}],"groups":[{"id":"1317","name":"News Briefs"}],"categories":[],"keywords":[],"core_research_areas":[],"news_room_topics":[],"event_categories":[],"invited_audience":[],"affiliations":[],"classification":[],"areas_of_expertise":[],"news_and_recent_appearances":[],"phone":[],"contact":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003ELisa Grovenstein, 404-894-8835\u003C\/p\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"email":["lisa.grovenstein@comm.gatech.edu"],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}},"55615":{"#nid":"55615","#data":{"type":"news","title":"Advanced Technology Development Center (ATDC) to Hold Showcase","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EMore than 1,000 technology leaders, university leaders, investors and aspiring entrepreneurs are expected to witness emerging technology company members and graduate members exhibit their innovative technologies and successes at this year\u2019s Advanced Technology Development Center Startup Showcase. The event, which is celebrating 30 years of the ATDC\u2019s dedication to growing technology companies in Georgia, will be held Monday, May 24, from 1:30 p.m. until 4:30 p.m. at the Georgia Tech Hotel and Conference Center. \u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cWe are proud of this group of startup companies and the level of success they have achieved; they are representative of the types of companies that have been successful during the first 30 years of our existence,\u201d said Stephen Fleming, vice president and director of the ATDC. \u201cAs we open our doors to a larger number of quality entrepreneurs and startup companies, we believe that the number of companies that we can assist will grow.\u201d \u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EEach year ATDC member companies that have attained rigorous growth milestones are selected to graduate from the startup incubator. The 2010 graduating companies are: \u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E* \u003Cstrong\u003ECommerceV3\u003C\/strong\u003E, a provider of an order-management system that allows users to create, launch and grow customized web storefronts; \u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E* \u003Cstrong\u003EEndgame Systems\u003C\/strong\u003E, an organization of highly-skilled information security veterans providing advanced vulnerability research programs and next-generation security solutions; \u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E* \u003Cstrong\u003EIzenda\u003C\/strong\u003E, a company that delivers a fully-integrable add-on to software developers that gives end users the ability to create and customize reports; and \u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E* \u003Cstrong\u003EPureWire\u003C\/strong\u003E, a web security software-as-a-service vendor that secures business and social interactions on the web. \u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EFor more information about the Showcase or to RSVP, please contact Melissa Zbeeb at \u003Ca href=\u0022mailto:melissa.zbeeb@atdc.org\u0022\u003Emelissa.zbeeb@atdc.org\u003C\/a\u003E or visit \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.atdc.org\/services\/showcase\u0022\u003Ewww.atdc.org\/services\/showcase\u003C\/a\u003E. The cost to attend the event is $10 per person. \u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EAbout the ATDC\u003C\/strong\u003E:\u003Cbr \/\u003EThe Advanced Technology Development Center (ATDC) is a startup accelerator that helps Georgia technology entrepreneurs launch and build successful companies. Founded in 1980, ATDC has helped create millions of dollars in tax revenues by graduating more than 120 companies, which together have raised more than a billion dollars in outside financing. ATDC has provided business incubation and acceleration services to hundreds of Georgia startups \u2013 most of which are not based on Georgia Tech research, but which benefit from the close proximity to the university. \u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003ERecently ATDC expanded its mission by merging with Georgia Tech\u2019s VentureLab and with the Georgia Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Assistance Program. This change has enabled ATDC to greatly extend its reach to serve more technology companies along multiple growth paths and at all stages of development. ATDC has opened its membership to all technology entrepreneurs in Georgia, from those at the earliest conception stage to the well-established, venture-fundable companies. \u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EATDC is part of the Enterprise Innovation Institute (EI2) at Georgia Tech, which helps Georgia enterprises improve their competitiveness through the application of science, technology and innovation. ATDC currently has three facilities; two at Georgia Tech\u2019s main campus in Atlanta, and one at Georgia Tech\u2019s satellite campus in Savannah. \u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EResearch News \u0026amp; Publications Office\u003Cbr \/\u003EEnterprise Innovation Institute\u003Cbr \/\u003EGeorgia Institute of Technology\u003Cbr \/\u003E75 Fifth Street, N.W., Suite 314\u003Cbr \/\u003EAtlanta, Georgia 30308 USA\u003C\/strong\u003E \u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EMedia Relations Contacts\u003C\/strong\u003E: Nancy Fullbright (912-963-2509); E-mail: (\u003Ca href=\u0022mailto:nancy.fullbright@innovate.gatech.edu\u0022\u003Enancy.fullbright@innovate.gatech.edu\u003C\/a\u003E) or John Toon (404-894-6986); E-mail (\u003Ca href=\u0022mailto:john.toon@innovate.gatech.edu\u0022\u003Ejohn.toon@innovate.gatech.edu\u003C\/a\u003E). \u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EWriter\u003C\/strong\u003E: Nancy Fullbright\u003C\/p\u003E","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EMore than 1,000 technology leaders, university leaders, investors and aspiring entrepreneurs are expected to witness emerging technology company members and graduate members exhibit their innovative technologies and successes at this year\u2019s Advanced Technology Development Center Startup Showcase.\u003C\/p\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"The ATDC Showcase will celebrate 30 years of growing technology companies."}],"uid":"15436","created_gmt":"2010-05-11 00:00:00","changed_gmt":"2016-10-08 03:05:57","author":"Automator","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","dateline":{"date":"2010-05-11T00:00:00-04:00","iso_date":"2010-05-11T00:00:00-04:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"hg_media":{"57706":{"id":"57706","type":"image","title":"Networking at ATDC Showcase","body":null,"created":"1449176051","gmt_created":"2015-12-03 20:54:11","changed":"1475894506","gmt_changed":"2016-10-08 02:41:46","alt":"Networking at ATDC Showcase","file":{"fid":"190636","name":"tkg92277.jpg","image_path":"\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/tkg92277_0.jpg","image_full_path":"http:\/\/www.tlwarc.hg.gatech.edu\/\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/tkg92277_0.jpg","mime":"image\/jpeg","size":1309910,"path_740":"http:\/\/www.tlwarc.hg.gatech.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/740xx_scale\/public\/images\/tkg92277_0.jpg?itok=f8_ggwsZ"}}},"media_ids":["57706"],"related_links":[{"url":"http:\/\/www.atdc.org\/","title":"ATDC"},{"url":"http:\/\/www.innovate.gatech.edu\/","title":"Enterprise Innovation Institute"},{"url":"http:\/\/www.atdc.org\/services\/showcase","title":"ATDC Showcase Event"}],"groups":[{"id":"1188","name":"Research Horizons"}],"categories":[{"id":"129","name":"Institute and Campus"},{"id":"131","name":"Economic Development and Policy"},{"id":"133","name":"Special Events and Guest Speakers"}],"keywords":[{"id":"4238","name":"atdc"},{"id":"2301","name":"entrepreneur"},{"id":"166973","name":"startup"},{"id":"623","name":"Technology"}],"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\u003ENancy Fullbright\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EGeorgia Tech Enterprise Innovation Institute\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022mailto:nancy.fullbright@innovate.gatech.edu\u0022\u003EContact Nancy Fullbright\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E912-963-2509\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"email":["nancy.fullbright@innovate.gatech.edu"],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}},"55729":{"#nid":"55729","#data":{"type":"news","title":"OIT Seeks Feedback on Campus E-mail, Calendar System","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EThe Office of Information Technology (OIT) is seeking campus feedback on the Zimbra e-mail, calendar and contacts system originally implemented in May 2007. 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Well-prepared students, faculty, and staff are critically important to the overall readiness and resiliency of Georgia Tech. The better you\u0027re prepared, the better the Institute is prepared to prevent and respond to emergencies on campus.\n\n\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003ETwo years ago the Office of Emergency Preparedness collaborated with the Office of Organizational Development (OOD) to implement the Emergency Preparedness Certificate Program. Classes cover topics such as fire safety, first aid, crime prevention and emergency planning. The program offers a mix of classroom and online instruction \u2014 all free of charge \u2014 most of which are 90 minutes long. Participants must complete five required courses and two electives to earn the certificate. \n\n\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EAccording to Andy Altizer, director of the Office of Emergency Preparedness, they are taking the show on the road. Departments interested in individualized Emergency Preparedness classes can schedule an instructor conduct the class in your building. It\u0027s a great way to have staff refresh their knowledge on some personal skills as well as the emergency resources available on campus.\u003C\/p\u003E","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EDuring the summer, departments interested in individualized emergency preparedness classes can schedule an instructor conduct the class in your building. 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But beyond this essential work, fibrin can also cause heart attack, stroke and tissue damage by forming clots that block blood vessels.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EFibrin forms when an enzyme removes parts of a blood protein called fibrinogen, exposing \u201cknobs\u201d that fit into \u201choles\u201d located on both ends of fibrinogen molecules. Uncovering these knobs allows the fibrinogen molecules to attach to one another, forming a fibrin network. To inhibit unwanted fibrin formation, researchers have developed synthetic knobs to fill the holes, but the best amino acid sequence and structure for these knobs have not been well investigated. \u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EA new study published online in the journal \u003Cem\u003EBlood\u003C\/em\u003E reveals factors that could improve the binding of synthetic fibrin knobs to holes and the structures of these knobs in solution. The study also identifies a novel synthetic knob that displays a 10-fold higher affinity for fibrinogen holes than current synthetic knobs. This research was supported by the National Institutes of Health and the Wallace H. Coulter Foundation. \u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cUnderstanding the fundamentals of this knob-hole interaction will lead to a more thorough knowledge of fibrin assembly mechanisms and allow us to establish criteria for designing superior anticoagulants with high hole affinity that can inhibit fibrin assembly,\u201d said Thomas Barker, an assistant professor in the Wallace H. Coulter Department of Biomedical Engineering at Georgia Tech and Emory University.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EBarker, postdoctoral fellow Sarah Stabenfeldt and School of Computational Science and Engineering graduate student Jared Gossett investigated the interactions between holes and short synthetic peptides modeled after real fibrin knob sequences. They focused specifically on modeling the binding interaction and characterizing the structure of the peptides in solution. \u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EUsing a technique called surface plasmon resonance, the research team explored the role of structural and electrostatic properties in regulating the binding of knobs to holes. The structural properties of knob peptides in an aqueous environment had not been examined previously because the small peptides could not be crystallized for structural X-ray studies. \u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cResearchers previously measured how knob molecules bound to holes in a saturated solution,\u201d explained Barker, \u201cbut we wanted to know how fast the knobs were binding to the holes and the length of time the knob and hole interacted to determine if we could optimize these parameters to inhibit fibrin formation.\u201d \u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThe researchers measured the hole binding characteristics of six different knob sequences -- each seven or eight amino acids in length -- to evaluate the impact of additional backbone stabilization and\/or different charge distributions. They found that the binding rates improved significantly by adding two amino acids, called proline and phenylalanine, for stabilization and having charged configurations in the sixth and seventh positions in the sequences. \u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cInvestigating these binding events under dynamic conditions provided critical information, but the results didn\u2019t really surprise us,\u201d noted Barker. \u201cSmall peptides in aqueous solutions \u2018wiggle\u2019 a lot, so the more stable the molecules are in their active structural state, the better chance they have of establishing a good knob-hole interaction because they\u2019re not changing their shape as much.\u201d \u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EAnalyzing the structural dynamics of the peptides through simulation indicated that the orientation of the arginine amino acid side chain and backbone stability contributed significantly to functional binding of the knobs and holes.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EDuring their investigation, the researchers also identified a novel knob peptide mimic (GPRPFPAC) that exhibited a binding rate to holes one order of magnitude higher than previously published knob sequences -- even surpassing the binding activity of the gold standard mimic (GPRPAAC). Future studies will involve modifying this novel peptide further to enhance its ability to inhibit fibrin formation for applications when blood clotting is undesirable. \u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThe surface plasmon resonance and modeling techniques used in this study enable peptide sequences to be modified and optimized to control the typical wound healing matrix. \u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cAn additional goal for this technology is to develop a viable delivery strategy for synthetically engineered fibrin glue so that we can guide and control the body\u2019s response to an injury,\u201d added Barker. \u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EShuming Nie, the Wallace H. Coulter Distinguished Faculty Chair in Biomedical Engineering, and Steve Harvey, a professor in Georgia Tech\u2019s School of Biology, also contributed to this research. \u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cem\u003EThis project is supported by the National Institutes of Health (NIH) (Award Nos. 1R21EB008463 and K12GM0007680). The content is solely the responsibility of the principal investigator and does not necessarily represent the official view of the NIH.\u003C\/em\u003E \u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EResearch News \u0026amp; Publications Office\u003Cbr \/\u003EGeorgia Institute of Technology\u003Cbr \/\u003E75 Fifth Street, N.W., Suite 314\u003Cbr \/\u003EAtlanta, Georgia 30308 USA\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EMedia Relations Contacts:\u003C\/strong\u003E Abby Vogel (avogel@gatech.edu; 404-385-3364) or John Toon (jtoon@gatech.edu; 404-894-6986)\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EWriter:\u003C\/strong\u003E Abby Vogel\u003C\/p\u003E","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EA new study reveals factors that improve the activity of synthetic fibrin \u201cknobs\u201d, which bind to \u201choles\u201d on fibrinogen molecules to prevent blood clot formation. 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R. 4173), because he thought it could be an effective and creative way to help level the playing field among American businesses. The office would go beyond an attempt to achieve social equity, he said.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cMuch like the unemployment compensation act initiated during the Great Depression, this bill can be viewed solely on its merits as an effective approach to economic stimulus, poverty reduction, community revitalization and job creation among minority workers in distressed central cities,\u201d said Boston. \u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThe meeting was chaired by representatives Maxine Waters (D-CA) and Dennis Moore (D-KS). 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The work discussed at the conference will impact issues related to biological imaging and sensing, as well as photovoltaics and lighting. The conference is chaired by Seth Marder, director of the Center for Organic Photonics and Electronics and professor in the School of Chemistry, and Jean-Luc Br\u00e9das, regent\u0027s professor in the School of Chemistry and Biochemistry and chair in molecular design.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EF-\u03c0-9 will follow the success of previous F-\u03c0 conferences organized in Japan (Osaka in 1989, 1999, and 2006 and Kobe in 1992), the United States (Santa Cruz in 1995 and Ithaca in 2004), Germany (Ulm in 2002) and Austria (Graz in 2008). The conference started as the \u0022International Symposium on Functional Dyes\u0022; however, to broaden the scope of the conference and to adjust to developments in academic and industrial research, the name was changed to the \u0022International Symposium on Functional \u03c0-Electron Systems\u0022 in 2002.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cBringing the Ninth International Conference on Functional Pi-Electron Systems to Georgia Tech is a tribute to the strength and breadth of the faculty, students and staff in this area.\u0026nbsp; It is a recognition of the impact that the Center for Organic Electronics and Photonics has had locally, nationally and internationally,\u201d said Marder.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EF-\u03c0-9 will attract around 500 participants from all over the world to discuss their new results in the context of conjugated polymer\/oligomer synthesis, organic semiconductor materials, photovoltaic and electroactive materials and devices, graphene, functional \u03c0-systems for therapeutic applications and more. Six plenary speakers, including the 2008 Nobel Laureate in Chemistry Roger Tsien, will present their latest research along with 35 invited speakers. 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Industry,\u0026nbsp;laboratories\u0026nbsp;and other\u0026nbsp;universities\u0026nbsp;are set to collaborate on many of these projects.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThe research is broken down into four categories. Georgia Tech will receive funding of $1,046,277 in the area of \u0022Generation IV Reactor Research and Development.\u0022 The goal: to develop the next generation of nuclear reactors that produce more energy with less waste.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EProf. Farzad Rahnema, associate chair of the Woodruff School and chair of the Nuclear and Radiological Engineering\/Medical Physics program, will spearhead the project.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThis grant is in addition to a $1 million award Tech received from the Department of Energy last month for membrane research and carbon capture, one of 37 projects selected to help develop clean energy potential in the U.S. Georgia Tech will also partner with Oak Ridge National Laboratory on a second approved project \u2013 budgeted at $987,547 \u2013 involving membranes and carbon capture. Georgia Research Alliance Eminent Scholars David Sholl and Bill Koros, both from the School of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, will be taking the lead on these research projects.\u003C\/p\u003E","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EGeorgia Tech has been selected by the U.S. Department of Energy for one of 42 university-led research and development projects aimed at developing the next generation of nuclear technologies.\u003C\/p\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"Georgia Tech receives grant for one of 42 university-led nuclear projects."}],"uid":"15436","created_gmt":"2010-05-20 17:32:51","changed_gmt":"2016-10-08 03:05:57","author":"Automator","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","dateline":{"date":"2010-05-20T00:00:00-04:00","iso_date":"2010-05-20T00:00:00-04:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"related_links":[{"url":"http:\/\/nuclear.gov\/pdfFiles\/NEUP_FY10_RDAwards.pdf","title":"List of selected projects"},{"url":"http:\/\/www.chbe.gatech.edu\/koros\/index.php?do=koros","title":"Bill Koros Research Group"},{"url":"http:\/\/www.chbe.gatech.edu\/sholl\/","title":"David Sholl Research Group"},{"url":"http:\/\/www.me.gatech.edu\/faculty\/rahnema.shtml","title":"Farzad Rahnema"}],"groups":[{"id":"1317","name":"News Briefs"}],"categories":[{"id":"129","name":"Institute and Campus"},{"id":"144","name":"Energy"},{"id":"145","name":"Engineering"}],"keywords":[{"id":"9480","name":"energy; nuclear; mechanical;"}],"core_research_areas":[],"news_room_topics":[],"event_categories":[],"invited_audience":[],"affiliations":[],"classification":[],"areas_of_expertise":[],"news_and_recent_appearances":[],"phone":[],"contact":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EDon Fernandez\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022mailto:don.fernandez@comm.gatech.edu\u0022\u003Edon.fernandez@comm.gatech.edu\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E404-894-6016\u003C\/p\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"email":["don.fernandez@comm.gatech.edu"],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}},"57454":{"#nid":"57454","#data":{"type":"news","title":"GTRI Researchers Design, Test Microfabricated Ion Traps","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EDespite a steady improvement in the speed of conventional computers during the last few decades, certain types of problems remain computationally difficult to solve. Quantum computers hold the promise of offering a new route to solving some classes of these problems, such as breaking encryptions. The tremendous computing power of these devices stems from their use of quantum systems, called \u201cqubits,\u201d which can exist in a \u201csuperposition\u201d of two states at the same time \u2013 in stark contrast to the transistors in conventional computers that can only be in the state \u201c0\u201d or \u201c1\u201d. \u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003E\u201cThough a practical quantum computer may still be decades away, research being conducted today is laying the groundwork for such a device by bridging the vast gap between the theory and practice of quantum information processing,\u201d said Dick Slusher, a principal research scientist at the Georgia Tech Research Institute (GTRI) and director of the Georgia Tech Quantum Institute.\n\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EOne path toward creating quantum computers is to use trapped ions as the qubits. However, it is currently difficult to scale up conventional ion traps into an array large enough to create a useful quantum computer. \n\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EAt GTRI, researchers are designing, fabricating and testing planar ion traps that can be more readily combined into large, interconnected trap arrays. Details of the research effort, led by Slusher and GTRI senior research scientist Alexa Harter, were scheduled to be presented at the annual meeting of the American Physical Society\u2019s Division of Atomic Molecular and Optical Physics on May 26 and 27. \n\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EThe presentations were to be made by GTRI postdoctoral fellow Charlie Doret, GTRI research scientist Arkadas Ozakin and Georgia Tech electrical and computer engineering graduate student Fayaz Shaikh. This research is funded by the Intelligence Advanced Research Projects Activity (IARPA) and the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) through contracts with the Army Research Office.\n\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EGTRI\u2019s microfabricated planar ion traps employ a combination of radio-frequency signals and static voltages applied to aluminum electrodes that are layered on silicon wafers. \u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003E\u201cThese planar trap geometries are advantageous because they are scalable to large systems of ions and also offer improved laser access compared to currently available traps,\u201d said Doret.\n\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003ELasers are applied to the ions to induce \u201centanglement\u201d \u2013 a quantum mechanical property whereby the states involved cannot be completely described independently. Using systems of trapped ions, researchers have measured entanglement clearly and can preserve it for extended periods of time. To date, however, the largest number of entangled particles ever achieved in a quantum computer is eight calcium ions. At least thirty ions are required to perform calculations that cannot be realized on a classical computer, so a major challenge for the future is to increase the number of trapped ions that can interact.\n\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EThe GTRI team has used state-of-the-art computer simulations of the electromagnetic trapping fields and the trapped ion motion to design versatile traps capable of holding many ions. Trap designs were improved using genetic algorithms that fed back to the shapes and spacing of trap electrodes to optimize trap depth and minimize heating when ions were transported between trapping zones.\n\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EPrototypes of the designs were fabricated with the help of Kevin Martin, a principal research scientist in the Georgia Tech Nanotechnology Research Center. The research team then tested the prototypes in GTRI\u2019s ion trapping laboratory, where calcium ions were first trapped in October 2009 using devices designed and fabricated at Georgia Tech.\n\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EExperimental data on trap loading efficiency, ion lifetime and ion shuttling efficiency were used to validate the designs and provide feedback for additional improvements. \u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EThe GTRI team is working with researchers at Duke University to integrate optics directly into the ion traps, while researchers at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology are testing the devices in a cryogenic environment. \n\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EIn collaboration with the University of Maryland, GTRI researchers are also investigating the use of an array of trapped ions and\/or ultra-cold atoms trapped in optical lattices for applications in quantum simulation. \n\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003E\u201cWe still have much to learn about individual quantum systems, how to connect them, how to control them, how to measure them and how to fix the inevitable errors,\u201d added Slusher. \n\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EFuture work at GTRI will include testing new trap designs, such as linear traps optimized for holding long ion chains. \n\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003E\u201cThis field requires a multidisciplinary effort and Georgia Tech has the synergy and strengths in the technology and science areas and the fabrication facilities to make real progress,\u201d added Slusher.\n\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cem\u003EThis material is based upon work supported by the Intelligence Advanced Research Projects Activity (IARPA) Scaled Multiplexed Ion Trap project under U.S. Army Award No. W911NF-08-1-0315, and the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) Optical Lattice Emulator program under U.S. Army Award No. W911NF-07-1-0576. Any opinions, findings, conclusions or recommendations expressed in this article are those of the researchers and do not necessarily reflect the views of the U.S. Army.\u003C\/em\u003E\n\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EResearch News \u0026amp; Publications Office\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nGeorgia Institute of Technology\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n75 Fifth Street, N.W., Suite 314\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nAtlanta, Georgia  30308  USA\n\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E\n\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EMedia Relations Contacts:\u003C\/strong\u003E Abby Vogel (avogel@gatech.edu; 404-385-3364) or John Toon (jtoon@gatech.edu; 404-894-6986) or Kirk Englehardt (kirk.englehardt@gtri.gatech.edu; 404-407-7280).\n\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EWriter:\u003C\/strong\u003E Abby Vogel\u003C\/p\u003E","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EResearchers at GTRI are designing, fabricating and testing planar ion traps that can be more readily combined into large, interconnected trap arrays. 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Presented\nby the Office of Naval Research (ONR), the award recognizes academic\nscientists\nand engineers who show exceptional promise for creative study. Zhang\nwas one of 17 selected nationwide from 211 proposal submissions. \u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThr highly competitive program provides a three-year research grant up to $510,000. Recipients were selected based on a comprehensive evaluation including the applicant\u0027s past performance, a creative research proposal and a long-term commitment from the recipient\u0027s university.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EZhang\u2019s research proposal, \u201cGeneric Environmental Models for Agile Marine Autonomy,\u201d identifies the capabilities of unmanned robots and mobile sensor networks to meet the challenge of monitoring large areas in the ocean and atmosphere with limited sensing resources and limited power. Zhang has developed motion planning algorithms and motion control laws for underwater robots to explore and sample ocean fields. His current goal is to establish a lab and a research program for designing underwater robots and sensor networks at the Georgia Tech Savannah campus.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cDr. Zhang is truly committed to advancing the science and engineering profession,\u201d said Georgia Tech Vice Provost and Director of Georgia Tech Savannah J. David Frost. \u201cHis research endeavors are pursuing creative approaches to developing scientific applications that can make a difference in society.\u201d\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u201cI am honored to be recognized among other talented young investigators who received this prestigious award,\u201d said Zhang. \u201cThis award allows me to further my research and academic career in maritime robotics, ocean sensing and the science of autonomy. I look forward to pursuing influential intellectual contributions with my colleagues and students.\u201d\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EZhang, who did post-doctoral studies at Princeton University, obtained his Ph.D. degree in electrical and computer engineering from the University of Maryland, College Park. His B.S. and M.S. degrees, both in electrical engineering, are from Tsinghua University in Beijing.\u003C\/p\u003E","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":[{"value":"Office of Naval Research Honors Outstanding Researchers"}],"field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EFumin Zhang, assistant electrical and computer engineering\nprofessor at the Georgia Institute of Technology Savannah campus, has\nbeen named a recipient of the 2010 Young Investigator Award. Presented by the Office of Naval Research (ONR), the award recognizes academic scientists\nand engineers who show exceptional promise for creative study. Zhang\nwas one of 17 selected nationwide from 211 proposal submissions.\u003C\/p\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"Fumin Zhang has been named a recipient of the 2010 Young Investigator Award given by the Office of Naval Research."}],"uid":"27281","created_gmt":"2010-05-04 17:18:24","changed_gmt":"2016-10-08 03:05:53","author":"Lisa Grovenstein","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","dateline":{"date":"2010-05-04T00:00:00-04:00","iso_date":"2010-05-04T00:00:00-04:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"hg_media":{"55555":{"id":"55555","type":"image","title":"Fumin Zhang","body":null,"created":"1449175533","gmt_created":"2015-12-03 20:45:33","changed":"1475894491","gmt_changed":"2016-10-08 02:41:31","alt":"Fumin Zhang","file":{"fid":"190313","name":"Fumin_Zhang.jpg","image_path":"\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/Fumin_Zhang_1.jpg","image_full_path":"http:\/\/www.tlwarc.hg.gatech.edu\/\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/Fumin_Zhang_1.jpg","mime":"image\/jpeg","size":2253403,"path_740":"http:\/\/www.tlwarc.hg.gatech.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/740xx_scale\/public\/images\/Fumin_Zhang_1.jpg?itok=yzgXcmMj"}}},"media_ids":["55555"],"related_links":[{"url":"http:\/\/www.gtsav.gatech.edu\/","title":"Georgia Tech Savannah"},{"url":"http:\/\/www.onr.navy.mil\/","title":"Office of Naval Research"}],"groups":[{"id":"1317","name":"News Briefs"}],"categories":[{"id":"134","name":"Student and Faculty"}],"keywords":[{"id":"7045","name":"Fumin Zhang"},{"id":"1317","name":"Georgia Tech Savannah"},{"id":"9242","name":"Office of Navel Research"},{"id":"1512","name":"Young Investigator Award"}],"core_research_areas":[],"news_room_topics":[],"event_categories":[],"invited_audience":[],"affiliations":[],"classification":[],"areas_of_expertise":[],"news_and_recent_appearances":[],"phone":[],"contact":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003ENikki Troxclair, 912-966-7913\u003C\/p\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"email":["ntroxclair@gatech.edu"],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}},"55556":{"#nid":"55556","#data":{"type":"news","title":"Willow Garage Awards Healthcare Robotics Lab New Robot","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EGeorgia Tech\u0027s Healthcare Robotics Lab is welcoming a new member to its growing family of robots.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003ERobotics research lab Willow Garage, which develops open-source software and hardware for robotics applications, awarded the lab one of 11 of its PR2 robots as part of its PR2 Beta Program.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EWillow Garage received 78 proposals for the 11 robots, which are valued at $4.4 million. Other recipients include MIT CSAIL,\u0026nbsp;Stanford\u0026nbsp;University, the University of California, Berkeley and the University of Tokyo, Jouhou System Kougaku (JSK) Laboratory.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThe Healthcare\u0026nbsp;Robotics\u0026nbsp;Lab will be placing the PR2 robot into Georgia Tech\u0027s Aware Home\u0026nbsp;to\u0026nbsp;study how robots interact with older adults with assistive requirements and aid in developing software that reflects the read world needs of these individuals.\u003C\/p\u003E","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"Georgia Tech Healthcare Robotics Lab one of 11 recipients of PR2 beta robots."}],"uid":"15436","created_gmt":"2010-05-04 17:53:37","changed_gmt":"2016-10-08 03:05:53","author":"Automator","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","dateline":{"date":"2010-05-04T00:00:00-04:00","iso_date":"2010-05-04T00:00:00-04:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"groups":[{"id":"1317","name":"News Briefs"}],"categories":[{"id":"129","name":"Institute and Campus"},{"id":"145","name":"Engineering"},{"id":"152","name":"Robotics"}],"keywords":[{"id":"9243","name":"Willow Garage; Healthcare Robotics lab; Engineering; PR2"}],"core_research_areas":[],"news_room_topics":[],"event_categories":[],"invited_audience":[],"affiliations":[],"classification":[],"areas_of_expertise":[],"news_and_recent_appearances":[],"phone":[],"contact":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EDon Fernandez\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022mailto:don.fernandez@comm.gatech.edu\u0022\u003Edon.fernandez@comm.gatech.edu\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E404-894-6016\u003C\/p\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"email":["don.fernandez@comm.gatech.edu"],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}},"55566":{"#nid":"55566","#data":{"type":"news","title":"Georgia Tech Student Excels At Work Abroad Assignment","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EWhen a fast growing software company from Prague, with offices in the United States, was looking for an undergraduate intern for its software\ndevelopment team, the perfect fit was found at Georgia Tech in student Sean Swezey. The Division of Professional Practice was instrumental in forging this partnership, helping Sean gain professional and international experience through its work abroad program.\u003C\/p\u003E","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":[{"value":"Division Of Professional Practice\u0027s Work Abroad Program Opening Doors For Students Around The Globe"}],"field_summary":"","field_summary_sentence":"","uid":"15436","created_gmt":"2010-05-05 11:00:01","changed_gmt":"2016-10-08 03:05:53","author":"Automator","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","dateline":{"date":"2010-05-05T00:00:00-04:00","iso_date":"2010-05-05T00:00:00-04:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"hg_media":{"54703":{"id":"54703","type":"image","title":"Tech Tower","body":null,"created":"1449175459","gmt_created":"2015-12-03 20:44:19","changed":"1475894481","gmt_changed":"2016-10-08 02:41:21"}},"media_ids":["54703"],"related_links":[{"url":"http:\/\/www.workabroad.gatech.edu\/sean_swezey_javin_inc.php","title":"Read more ..."}],"groups":[{"id":"1317","name":"News Briefs"}],"categories":[{"id":"129","name":"Institute and Campus"},{"id":"8862","name":"Student Research"}],"keywords":[{"id":"7835","name":"Division of Professional Practice"},{"id":"2182","name":"dopp"},{"id":"9250","name":"Prague"},{"id":"170963","name":"Sean Swezey"},{"id":"1013","name":"work abroad"}],"core_research_areas":[],"news_room_topics":[],"event_categories":[],"invited_audience":[],"affiliations":[],"classification":[],"areas_of_expertise":[],"news_and_recent_appearances":[],"phone":[],"contact":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EDivision of Professional Practice\u003Cbr \/\u003EWork Abroad Program\u003Cbr \/\u003EGeorgia Institute of Technology\u003Cbr \/\u003E237 Uncle Heinie Way\u003Cbr \/\u003EA. French Building\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\t\tSuite 112 \u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\t\tAtlanta, GA 30332-0740\u003Cbr \/\u003E(404) 894-3320\u003Cbr \/\u003EFax: (404) 385-7541\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022mailto:workabroad@dopp.gatech.edu\u0022\u003Eworkabroad@dopp.gatech.edu\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"email":["workabroad@dopp.gatech.edu"],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}},"55439":{"#nid":"55439","#data":{"type":"news","title":"Georgia Tech Named To Green Honor Roll","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EGeorgia Tech is one of the country\u0027s greenest schools according to The Princeton Review and U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC).  One of fifteen schools to be named to the 2010 Green Honor Roll, Georgia tech is also one of 286 green schools included in the newly released \u003Cem\u003EThe Princeton Review\u2019s Guide to 286 Green Colleges\u003C\/em\u003E.  Georgia Tech also has the distinction of being named to \u003Cem\u003EPrinceton Review\u0027s\u003C\/em\u003E Green Honor Roll in 2008 and 2009. \u003C\/p\u003E\n\n\u003Cp\u003EThe guide was established, \u0022to recognize the impressive environmental and sustainability programs at universities and colleges across the country,\u0022 said \u003Cem\u003EPrinceton Review\u0027s\u003C\/em\u003E Leah Pennino and USGBC\u0027s Ashley Katz.  In addition, the Green Honor Roll, first established in 2008, \u0022salutes the institutions receiving the highest possible Green Rating score (99) in the year\u2019s tallies,\u201d said Pennino.\u003C\/p\u003E\n\n\u003Cp\u003EAccording to \u003Cem\u003EPrinceton Review\u003C\/em\u003E, Georgia Tech\u2019s inclusion on the Honor Roll and in the guide is an indication that the Institute excels in providing students a healthy and sustainable quality of life, preparing students for green jobs and responsible green citizenship and using environmentally responsible school policies.\u003C\/p\u003E\n\n\u003Cp\u003EEnvironmental sustainability is a vital component of the Georgia Tech academic experience.  With classes, research, and majors addressing various aspects of the topic stretching across all of the Institute\u2019s colleges and majors, students learn to think green.  In addition, Georgia Tech\u2019s strategic plan recommends that all students should take at least one class focused on sustainability before they graduate.\u003C\/p\u003E\n\n\u003Cp\u003EThe Institute also integrates sustainable practices in all aspects of campus operations, maintaining a fleet of natural gas powered buses, using local and organic food in the dining halls, recycling various items including batteries, paper, plastic, and glass, and using non-toxic cleaner in buildings.  The institute also maintains a rigorous building code for all renovations and new buildings, ensuring that they meet LEED standards.\u003C\/p\u003E","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":[{"value":"The Princeton Review, U.S. Green Building Council Recognize Georgia Tech\u0027s Leadership In Environmental Sustainability"}],"field_summary":"","field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"Georgia Tech is named a top green college by the Princeton Review and the U.S. Green Building Council."}],"uid":"15436","created_gmt":"2010-04-20 18:40:06","changed_gmt":"2016-10-08 03:05:53","author":"Automator","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","dateline":{"date":"2010-04-20T00:00:00-04:00","iso_date":"2010-04-20T00:00:00-04:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"hg_media":{"54703":{"id":"54703","type":"image","title":"Tech Tower","body":null,"created":"1449175459","gmt_created":"2015-12-03 20:44:19","changed":"1475894481","gmt_changed":"2016-10-08 02:41:21"}},"media_ids":["54703"],"related_links":[{"url":"http:\/\/www.greenbuzz.gatech.edu\/","title":"Green Buzz"}],"groups":[{"id":"1317","name":"News Briefs"}],"categories":[{"id":"129","name":"Institute and Campus"}],"keywords":[{"id":"492","name":"green"},{"id":"9192","name":"green honor roll"},{"id":"1882","name":"Princeton Review"},{"id":"5276","name":"usgbc"}],"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\u003EGeorgia Tech Media Relations\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003ELaura Diamond\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022mailto:laura.diamond@comm.gatech.edu\u0022\u003Elaura.diamond@comm.gatech.edu\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E404-894-6016\u003Cbr \/\u003EJason Maderer\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022mailto:maderer@gatech.edu\u0022\u003Emaderer@gatech.edu\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E404-660-2926\u003C\/p\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"email":["matt.nagel@comm.gatech.edu"],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}},"55440":{"#nid":"55440","#data":{"type":"news","title":"Forbes Lists Georgia Tech\u0027s ATDC Among World\u0027s Top Incubators","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cem\u003EForbes\u003C\/em\u003E Magazine has named Georgia Tech\u0027s science and technology startup accelerator, the Advanced Technology Development Center (ATDC), to its new list of the \u002210 technology incubators that are changing the world.\u0022 ATDC is the only incubator in the Southeast to be included on the \u003Cem\u003EForbes\u003C\/em\u003E list.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EIn its brief description of ATDC, \u003Cem\u003EForbes\u003C\/em\u003E noted that the program has graduated more than 120 companies since 1980 and that companies associated with ATDC have collectively raised more than $1 billion in outside financing. \u0022The companies are heavy with Georgia Tech alumni,\u0022 the magazine noted, \u0022but that\u0027s not a requirement.\u0022 \u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EAccording to \u003Cem\u003EForbes\u003C\/em\u003E, the United States has more than 300 incubators that host approximately 6,000 companies. Many of them associated with universities, the incubators provide a broad range of support, from shared laboratory equipment to accounting and secretarial support, the magazine said. \u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EIncubators like the ATDC, \u003Cem\u003EForbes\u003C\/em\u003E added, \u0022are increasingly drawing intellectual capital from around the world.\u0022 The magazine said it worked with CB Insights, a New York firm that tracks private-company funding trends -- including venture capital private equity and government-backed deals -- to select 10 \u0022especially crackling innovation hubs.\u0022 \u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cem\u003EForbes\u003C\/em\u003E is the third leading U.S business publication to cite ATDC\u0027s record of success in helping Georgia entrepreneurs. \u003Cem\u003EInc\u003C\/em\u003E. Magazine and \u003Cem\u003EBusinessWeek\u003C\/em\u003E had earlier included ATDC on their lists of leading incubators. \u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EPart of Georgia Tech\u0027s Enterprise Innovation Institute, the ATDC now has more than 300 companies in its program. ATDC helps Georgia technology entrepreneurs launch and build successful companies. As part of its incubation and acceleration services, ATDC helps Georgia Tech faculty members and researchers form new companies based on intellectual property developed in the Institute\u0027s $500 million-per-year research program. ATDC also helps companies compete for and win federal grants through the Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) program. \u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u0022Startups play an essential role in creating new jobs and growing the economy,\u0022 noted Stephen Fleming, Georgia Tech vice provost and executive director of the Enterprise Innovation Institute. \u0022We are proud of the many companies that have emerged from ATDC -- and those currently in our program that are Georgia\u0027s technology leaders of the future.\u0022 \u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EOn May 24th, ATDC will celebrate its 30th anniversary at its annual startup showcase and celebration. That makes the \u003Cem\u003EForbes\u003C\/em\u003E honor especially timely, Fleming noted. \u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u0022As ATDC prepares to celebrate its 30th anniversary, this recognition demonstrates that it remains relevant and important to the entrepreneur community in Georgia,\u0022 he said. \u0022As we enjoy this attention, we thank those who have supported ATDC over many years: the Georgia General Assembly, the Georgia Research Alliance, the Georgia Tech administration and all of the volunteers who have shared their time and expertise with companies. Becoming one of the top programs in the world required long-term investment by many people and organizations.\u0022 \u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EOther incubator programs cited in the Forbes list were: \u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u2022 The Environmental Business Cluster (San Jose, CA) \u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u2022 Houston Technology Center (Houston, TX) \u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u2022 The IceHouse (Auckland, New Zealand) \u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u2022 Massachusetts Biomedical Initiatives (Worcester, MA) \u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u2022 Palo Alto Research Center (Palo Alto, CA) \u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u2022 The Research Park at the University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign (Champaign, IL) \u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u2022 The Technology Innovation Center (Evanston, IL) \u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u2022 University Research Park \u0026amp; MGE Innovation Center at the University of Wisconsin (Madison, WI) \u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u2022 Y Combinator (Mountain View, CA) \u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EResearch News \u0026amp; 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More than 80 undergraduates shared their research work through posters, presentations, and models or displays.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u201cThe event began as an idea from the annual meeting of ACC university presidents in 1999,\u201d said Karen Harwell, Georgia Tech\u2019s director of undergraduate research. The group sought to encourage collaboration across all ACC universities outside athletic competitions. Using proceeds from the annual ACC championship football game, the university presidents established the Meeting of the Minds conference. \u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EMeeting of the Minds has evolved into an important event for each of the participating schools. \u201cThe conference has become an opportunity for ACC universities to highlight the diversity of research work being completed by undergraduates and for students to share their work with peers,\u201d said Harwell. \u201cPart of the research experience is learning to present the work to varied audiences. This event allows students to present their work to other peers in a very diverse set of majors.\u201d \u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EStudents must be appointed by their university to attend the conference; Georgia Tech sent eleven students: Nathaniel Bloodworth, Sam Coogan, Kalpi Desai, Katy Hammersmith, Steve Hsieh, Nadir Kabir, Gita Mahmoudabadi, Colby Mangels, Kelsey Martin, Daniel McGrail, Brittany Utting. The research presented by Tech students originated from several schools and colleges across the Institute, ranging from DNA structures to the image of women in advertising. \u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EAppointed faculty members from each of the twelve schools also attend. \u201cFaculty representatives hold their own panel sessions on undergraduate research and creative inquiry in order to learn best practices from each other,\u201d said Harwell.\u003C\/p\u003E","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003ERepresentatives from each of the universities visited Atlanta recently\nfor the annual Meeting of the Minds Undergraduate Research Conference,\nbringing together the top student researchers from the University of\nMiami, Virginia Tech, Florida State University, University of Maryland,\nNorth Carolina State University, Boston College, Wake Forest, Clemson,\nDuke, University of North Carolina, University of Virginia, and Georgia\nTech.\u003C\/p\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"Representatives from each of the universities visited Atlanta recently for the annual Meeting of the Minds Undergraduate Research Conference."}],"uid":"15436","created_gmt":"2010-04-21 16:54:04","changed_gmt":"2016-10-08 03:05:53","author":"Automator","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","dateline":{"date":"2010-04-21T00:00:00-04:00","iso_date":"2010-04-21T00:00:00-04:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"hg_media":{"55462":{"id":"55462","type":"image","title":"Meeting of the Minds","body":null,"created":"1449175533","gmt_created":"2015-12-03 20:45:33","changed":"1475894491","gmt_changed":"2016-10-08 02:41:31","alt":"Meeting of the Minds","file":{"fid":"190301","name":"MeetingoftheMinds.jpg","image_path":"\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/MeetingoftheMinds_0.jpg","image_full_path":"http:\/\/www.tlwarc.hg.gatech.edu\/\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/MeetingoftheMinds_0.jpg","mime":"image\/jpeg","size":4753304,"path_740":"http:\/\/www.tlwarc.hg.gatech.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/740xx_scale\/public\/images\/MeetingoftheMinds_0.jpg?itok=pJAJ7iUO"}}},"media_ids":["55462"],"related_links":[{"url":"http:\/\/www.accconf2010.gatech.edu\/","title":"Meeting of the Minds"},{"url":"http:\/\/acciac.org\/","title":"ACC Academic Interests"}],"groups":[{"id":"1317","name":"News Briefs"}],"categories":[{"id":"129","name":"Institute and Campus"},{"id":"8862","name":"Student Research"}],"keywords":[{"id":"3224","name":"ACC"},{"id":"109","name":"Georgia Tech"},{"id":"720","name":"Meeting of the Minds"},{"id":"167141","name":"Student Life"},{"id":"453","name":"undergraduate research"}],"core_research_areas":[],"news_room_topics":[],"event_categories":[],"invited_audience":[],"affiliations":[],"classification":[],"areas_of_expertise":[],"news_and_recent_appearances":[],"phone":[],"contact":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EKaren E. Harwell, Ph.D.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nDirector, Undergraduate Research\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nUndergraduate Research Opportunities Program (UROP)\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nGeorgia Institute of Technology \u003Cbr \/\u003E\nA. French Building Room 214\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nAtlanta, GA 30332-0740\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nPhone: (404) 385-7325\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nFax: (404) 385-6940\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nEmail: karen.harwell@carnegie.gatech.edu\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.undergradresearch.gatech.edu\/\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003Ewww.undergradresearch.gatech.edu\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"email":[],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}},"55472":{"#nid":"55472","#data":{"type":"news","title":"OIT Briefs Campus on Antivirus Update Mishap","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EYesterday at 9:15 a.m., the Office of Information Technology (OIT) learned that an update to campus machines running Windows XP Pro, Service Pack 3 with McAfee Antivirus installed was causing machines to reboot and enter an unusable state.  The issue was caused by a virus definition update (also called a DAT file) that quarantined a critical Windows system file by mistake. OIT immediately contacted McAfee and began working on a solution.  OIT rolled back to a good DAT file at 10 a.m. and provided instructions to the technical community on how to clean up affected machines at noon.  The DAT file that caused the issue was removed from Georgia Tech\u0027s McAfee servers (also known as ePO servers).  \n\n\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EAt last count, more than 500 machines that are centrally managed by the Georgia Tech McAfee servers were affected and repaired. However, a large segment of the population, including students, is running stand-alone versions of McAfee that are also affected. The Technology Support Center and Residential Housing Technical Support staff are working with students to recover from this issue.\n\n\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThis incident was not isolated to Georgia Tech. The bad DAT file was pushed out from McAfee to all McAfee customers worldwide, resulting in a large-scale remediation effort for all McAfee customers, not just Georgia Tech.\n\n\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EOIT would like to thank the campus IT technology community for their quick work and help to get the issue resolved and assist users with affected computers.  Without their help, the incident would have been much worse.\n\n\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EOIT will continue to work with McAfee and the campus IT community to resolve any lingering problems arising from this issue and will be taking steps to help reduce the chances of such an incident occurring at Georgia Tech in the future. In the meantime, if your computer is exhibiting any of the symptoms described above, please contact your unit\u2019s technical staff or the campus Technology Support Center at 404-894-7173.\n\n\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003ETo read McAfee\u2019s response, visit:\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/siblog.mcafee.com\/support\/mcafee-response-on-current-false-positive-issue\/\u0022\u003Ehttp:\/\/siblog.mcafee.com\/support\/mcafee-response-on-current-false-positive-issue\/\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EYesterday, the Office of Information Technology (OIT) learned that an update to campus machines running Windows XP Pro, Service Pack 3 with McAfee Antivirus installed was causing machines to reboot and enter an unusable state.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"Machines running Windows XP Pro, Service Pack 3 with McAfee Antivirus may have received a software update rendering them unusable"}],"uid":"27299","created_gmt":"2010-04-22 14:25:19","changed_gmt":"2016-10-08 03:05:53","author":"Michael Hagearty","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","dateline":{"date":"2010-04-22T00:00:00-04:00","iso_date":"2010-04-22T00:00:00-04:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"related_links":[{"url":"http:\/\/www.oit.gatech.edu\/content\/information-security","title":"Georgia Tech Information Security"}],"groups":[{"id":"1317","name":"News Briefs"}],"categories":[{"id":"129","name":"Institute and Campus"},{"id":"134","name":"Student and Faculty"},{"id":"8862","name":"Student Research"}],"keywords":[{"id":"9202","name":"antivirus"},{"id":"9201","name":"DAT"},{"id":"9200","name":"McAfee"},{"id":"4112","name":"oit"},{"id":"170962","name":"software support"}],"core_research_areas":[],"news_room_topics":[],"event_categories":[],"invited_audience":[],"affiliations":[],"classification":[],"areas_of_expertise":[],"news_and_recent_appearances":[],"phone":[],"contact":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022mailto:richard.biever@oit.gatech.edu\u0022\u003ERichard Biever\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EOIT-Information Security\u003Cbr \/\u003E404-894-6318\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"email":[],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}},"55502":{"#nid":"55502","#data":{"type":"news","title":"Duke, LRMC are big winners in NCAA tournament","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EWhile Duke was crowned the victor in the NCAA men\u0027s\nbasketball national championship this month,\u0026nbsp;another big winner emerged:\nthe Georgia Tech LRMC method for predicting NCAA\u0026nbsp;tournament outcomes. \u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\n\n\u003Cp\u003EThe new Bayesian LRMC method \u2013 an updated version of the previous\nsystem \u2013 correctly predicted the\u0026nbsp;winner of more games during this year\u0027s\ntournament than all other ranking systems tracked on BCS computer ranker\nKen\u0026nbsp;Massey\u0027s website, masseyratings.com, which analyzes predictions for\nvarious sporting events.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nBayesian LRMC finished three full\u0026nbsp;games ahead of the field, which included\nwell-known rankings such as the\u0026nbsp;Associated Press and\nUSA\u0026nbsp;Today\u0026nbsp;polls, the NCAA\u0027s Ratings Percentage Index, Pomeroy,\nSagarin and Massey\u0027s own computer ranking methods. \u0026nbsp;Bayesian\u0026nbsp;LRMC was\nthe only ranking to correctly predict the winner of more than 50\u0026nbsp;games.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nIn addition to Bayesian LRMC\u0027s first place finish, the original LRMC\u0026nbsp;method\nfinished in a three-way tie for second place with 48 correct\u0026nbsp;predictions.\n\u0026nbsp;A correct prediction was defined as the winner of a\u0026nbsp;game being ranked\nhigher than the game\u0027s loser.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nThis is the second recent success for the system. In 2008, the LRMC correctly\npredicted the winner of every game in the final three rounds of the\u0026nbsp;NCAA\ntournament before the tournament started.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nThe LRMC method was first developed by Professors Paul Kvam and Joel Sokol at\nGeorgia Tech\u0027s H. Milton Stewart School of\u0026nbsp;Industrial and Systems\nEngineering (ISyE). \u0026nbsp;The LRMC team has since\u0026nbsp;expanded to include ISyE\nprofessor George Nemhauser and City College of\u0026nbsp;New York mathematics\nprofessor Mark Brown.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nA mathematical description of Bayesian LRMC\u0026nbsp;is forthcoming in the Journal\nof Quantitative Analysis in Sports.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003C\/p\u003E","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":"","field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"The Georgia Tech LRMC method correctly predicted the winner of more games during this year\u0027s NCAA tournament than all other ranking systems."}],"uid":"15436","created_gmt":"2010-04-28 14:07:27","changed_gmt":"2016-10-08 03:05:53","author":"Automator","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","dateline":{"date":"2010-04-28T00:00:00-04:00","iso_date":"2010-04-28T00:00:00-04:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"groups":[{"id":"1317","name":"News Briefs"}],"categories":[{"id":"129","name":"Institute and Campus"},{"id":"145","name":"Engineering"}],"keywords":[{"id":"9212","name":"LRMC; Final Four; ISyE"}],"core_research_areas":[],"news_room_topics":[],"event_categories":[],"invited_audience":[],"affiliations":[],"classification":[],"areas_of_expertise":[],"news_and_recent_appearances":[],"phone":[],"contact":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EDon Fernandez\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E404-894-6016\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022mailto:don.fernandez@comm.gatech.edu\u0022\u003Edon.fernandez@comm.gatech.edu\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"email":["don.fernandez@comm.gatech.edu"],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}},"55505":{"#nid":"55505","#data":{"type":"news","title":"Expanded Notification Keeps Campus Community Informed about Threats","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EThe Jeanne Clery Disclosure of Campus Security Policy and Campus Crime Statistics Act\u0026nbsp; (Clery Act) requires colleges and universities to report certain crime statistics (outlined in the annual crime awareness brochure found at \u003Ca title=\u0022Annual Crime Awareness brochure\u0022 href=\u0022http:\/\/www.police.gatech.edu\/documents\/brochure.pdf\u0022 target=\u0022_self\u0022\u003Ehttp:\/\/www.police.gatech.edu\/documents\/brochure.pdf\u003C\/a\u003E) as well as to make timely notifications about crimes that pose a threat to the campus community. While students, faculty and staff currently opt-in to receive crime alerts, only a small percentage of the campus population has chosen to do so. To ensure that everyone receives timely personal notification, e-mail alerts will now be sent to the entire campus community and the current opt-in system will be phased out.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EFor those who are not part of the campus e-mail system, crime alerts will continue to be posted online at \u003Ca title=\u0022Crime Alerts\u0022 href=\u0022http:\/\/www.police.gatech.edu\/crimeinfo\/crimealerts\/\u0022 target=\u0022_self\u0022\u003Ehttp:\/\/www.police.gatech.edu\/crimeinfo\/crimealerts\/\u003C\/a\u003E. In addition to Clery Act alerts, the following notification tools will be utilized as needed:\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EGeorgia Tech Emergency Notification System (GTENS\u003C\/strong\u003E) \u2013 GTENS messages are limited to 160 characters and this system will only be used to distribute information regarding emergencies that dictate immediate action. Examples of alerts include severe weather, evacuations and other threatening situations or emergencies. The message will direct you where to go for further information or what action to take. Less urgent messages will be sent using the campus advisory e-mail system. Following a warning, the alert system may be used to provide additional messages or an \u0022all clear\u0022 announcement. Everyone in the Georgia Tech mail system will receive an e-mail message.You are urged to sign up to receive phone and text notification by logging into PASSPORT at \u003Ca title=\u0022PASSPORT\u0022 href=\u0022https:\/\/passport.gatech.edu\u0022 target=\u0022_self\u0022\u003Ehttps:\/\/passport.gatech.edu\u003C\/a\u003E\/.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003ESiren Warning System\u003C\/strong\u003E - The Siren Warning System is comprised of seven speaker stations located across campus that are tested on the first Thursday of each month. Designed to notify people who are outdoors, the system complements GTENS.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003ESystem to Create and Relay Emergency Action Messages (SCREAM)\u003C\/strong\u003E - This system is designed to enhance the Institute\u2019s emergency message delivery capabilities by sending emergency alert messages to classroom projectors as well as to electronic signage and computer clusters on campus.\u0026nbsp; Created and operated by Georgia Tech, the SCREAM software allows messages to be delivered to approximately 450 campus locations in less than two minutes.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003ECable TV Alert System \u003C\/strong\u003E\u2013 Emergency messages can be relayed via the Georgia Tech Cable Network.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThe Georgia Tech Police Department Web site features a map that indicates crime occurrences in the area at the following link: \u003Ca title=\u0022Crime Map\u0022 href=\u0022http:\/\/www.police.gatech.edu\/crimeinfo\/crimemap\/\u0022 target=\u0022_self\u0022\u003Ehttp:\/\/www.police.gatech.edu\/crimeinfo\/crimemap\/\u003C\/a\u003E.\u0026nbsp; The campus community is urged to report any safety concerns or suspected criminal activity by calling 404-894-2500.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":[{"value":"Clery Act Crime Alerts Go Campuswide"}],"field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EThe Jeanne Clery Disclosure of Campus Security Policy and Campus Crime\nStatistics Act requires colleges and universities to\nreport certain crime statistics as well s to make timely notifications about crimes that pose a threat to the\ncampus community.\u003C\/p\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"field_summary_sentence":"","uid":"27281","created_gmt":"2010-04-28 17:46:48","changed_gmt":"2016-10-08 03:05:53","author":"Lisa Grovenstein","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","dateline":{"date":"2010-04-29T00:00:00-04:00","iso_date":"2010-04-29T00:00:00-04:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"related_links":[{"url":"http:\/\/www.police.gatech.edu\/crimeinfo\/crimemap\/","title":"Crime Alerts"},{"url":"http:\/\/www.police.gatech.edu\/","title":"Georgia Tech Police Department"}],"groups":[{"id":"1317","name":"News Briefs"}],"categories":[],"keywords":[{"id":"9216","name":"Alert"},{"id":"9218","name":"Clery Act"},{"id":"1772","name":"crime"},{"id":"9217","name":"notification"},{"id":"167060","name":"safety"}],"core_research_areas":[],"news_room_topics":[],"event_categories":[],"invited_audience":[],"affiliations":[],"classification":[],"areas_of_expertise":[],"news_and_recent_appearances":[],"phone":[],"contact":[],"email":["lisa.grovenstein@comm.gatech.edu"],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}},"55514":{"#nid":"55514","#data":{"type":"news","title":"Initiative Seeks to Aid Collaboration with Historically Black Colleges and Universities","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EIn the spirit\nof collaboration, the Georgia Tech Research Institute (GTRI) is stepping up\nefforts with its Historically Black Colleges \u0026amp; Universities and Minority\nInstitutions (HBCU\/MI) Outreach Initiative. \u003C\/p\u003E\n\n\u003Cp\u003EEstablished in\nthe early 1990s, the program seeks to be less of a mentoring outreach, instead\nfocusing on creating partnerships with colleges and institutions that already\nhave strong research infrastructures in place. According to GTRI Outreach\nManager Margie Brown, the Army Environmental Policy Institute contracted with\nGTRI in the early \u201990s to help develop its HBCU\/MI and minority-owned\nsmall-business outreach partnership policies to ensure continued relationships\nwith a diverse group of vendors and institutions. \u201cThis initiative was\nformalized by Dr. Jean-Lou Chameau, who at the time was the Vice Provost for\nResearch,\u201d Brown said. \u003C\/p\u003E\n\n\u003Cp\u003EWorking in\ntandem with the U.S. Department of Defense and industry partners, Brown helps engage researchers\nfrom Tech\u2019s academic units and GTRI with complementary researchers and programs in\nminority-serving institutions. \u201cThe objectives of this initiative are to\nincrease interactions with HBCUs, sustain relationships for long-term impact\nand growth by all participants, and monitor efforts to ensure that they are\nmeasurable and meaningful,\u201d she said. \u003C\/p\u003E\n\n\u003Cp\u003EThe outreach\ninitiative seeks interested faculty members and researchers with an interest in\ncollaborative proposals. Support is provided to researchers in the way of\nassistance with proposals, access to a research database of HBCU\/MI expertise\nand capabilities, travel costs to contract development meetings or conferences,\nand a calendar of events involving minority institutions and professional\norganizations. Funding for the program is a partnership between the Institute\nand GTRI, through the Office of the Senior Vice Provost for Research and\nInnovation, and the GTRI director\u2019s office. \u003C\/p\u003E\n\n\u003Cp\u003EProgram\ncollaborators include Alabama A\u0026amp;M University, Florida International\nUniversity, Hampton University, Tennessee State University, University of Texas\nSan Antonio, Morehouse College, Savannah State and Florida A\u0026amp;M University.\nThe initiative has more than 15 institutions as past or present partners.\u003C\/p\u003E\n\n\u003Cp\u003E\u201cThis effort is in keeping with the Institute\u2019s mission of being the\npremier international technological university in a global society, and in\nkeeping with its institutional commitment to the local and larger communities\nserved by Georgia Tech,\u201d Brown said. \u201cThe vision for current outreach efforts\nincludes building upon previous experiences with these institutions,\nestablishing new partnerships and collectively enriching the talent pool of\nscientists, technologists and engineers.\u201d\u003C\/p\u003E","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EGeorgia Tech program aims to facilitate cooperation with Institute researchers and those at Historically Black Colleges and Universities and minority institutions.\u003C\/p\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"field_summary_sentence":"","uid":"27191","created_gmt":"2010-04-29 15:20:57","changed_gmt":"2016-10-08 03:05:53","author":"Robert Nesmith","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","dateline":{"date":"2010-04-29T00:00:00-04:00","iso_date":"2010-04-29T00:00:00-04:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"hg_media":{"55515":{"id":"55515","type":"image","title":"HCBU\/MI Outreach Initiative","body":null,"created":"1449175533","gmt_created":"2015-12-03 20:45:33","changed":"1475894491","gmt_changed":"2016-10-08 02:41:31","alt":"HCBU\/MI Outreach Initiative","file":{"fid":"190307","name":"HBCU_logo.jpg","image_path":"\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/HBCU_logo_0.jpg","image_full_path":"http:\/\/www.tlwarc.hg.gatech.edu\/\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/HBCU_logo_0.jpg","mime":"image\/jpeg","size":27560,"path_740":"http:\/\/www.tlwarc.hg.gatech.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/740xx_scale\/public\/images\/HBCU_logo_0.jpg?itok=QvzHOubU"}}},"media_ids":["55515"],"related_links":[{"url":"http:\/\/hbcumi.ittl.gtri.org\/index.html","title":"Historically Black Colleges \u0026 Universities \/ Minority Institutions Outreach Initiative"}],"groups":[{"id":"1317","name":"News Briefs"}],"categories":[{"id":"129","name":"Institute and Campus"}],"keywords":[{"id":"736","name":"diversity"},{"id":"415","name":"Georgia Tech Research Institute"},{"id":"9225","name":"Historically Black Colleges \u0026 Universities"},{"id":"9226","name":"Minority Institutions"},{"id":"9227","name":"outreach initiative"},{"id":"167806","name":"small business"}],"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\u003EMargie Brown\u003C\/strong\u003E, Outreach Manager\u003Cbr \/\u003EGeorgia Tech Research Institute\u003Cbr \/\u003E404-407-6069\u003C\/p\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"email":[],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}},"55536":{"#nid":"55536","#data":{"type":"news","title":"Mentor Tech Program Begins New Cycle","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EWith the annual performance review period completed, it is now time to start thinking ahead, making plans and setting goals for the upcoming year. If career development is on the list, then the Mentor Tech program may be worth a closer look.\n\n\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003ESponsored by Georgia Tech\u2019s \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.orgdev.gatech.edu\u0022\u003EOffice of Organizational Development\u003C\/a\u003E, Mentor Tech matches faculty and staff who volunteer to assist junior employees with a desire to learn. The program taps into the wealth of experience and talent possessed by other successful Georgia Tech employees. \n\n\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EMentoring is not only a viable method for growing career skills, but also widely viewed as an important tool in the process of life long learning. As an informal advisor, mentors also receive support from the Mentor Tech staff in the form of training and reference materials.\n\n\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cWe are recruiting mentors and prot\u00e9g\u00e9s at all levels of the Institute,\u201d said Deborah Covin Wilson, director of the Mentor Tech program. \u201cMentors do not have to be a supervisor, but must have a successful track record, possess several years of experience at Georgia Tech and be willing to commit two hours a month to a prot\u00e9g\u00e9. Prospective prot\u00e9g\u00e9s should be serious about their professional development.\u201d\n\n\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EApplications for this year\u2019s program are available at \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.mentortech.gatech.edu\u0022\u003Ewww.mentortech.gatech.edu\u003C\/a\u003E; the deadline to apply is May 14. Applicants will be notified of their status in early June.\u003C\/p\u003E","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003ESponsored by Georgia Tech\u2019s Office of Organizational Development, Mentor Tech matches faculty and staff who volunteer to assist junior employees with a desire to learn. 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Applicant should be an alumnus who is a friend to every student and excels at coaching freshman football, track and cross-country, and instructs mathematics courses. Degrees in civil engineering and industrial management and experience as a distinguished naval captain during World War II are preferred; applicants should expect to be memorialized as a statue.\u003C\/p\u003E\n\n\u003Cp\u003ETo date, only one individual has met all of these qualifications: George C. Griffin. \u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EMany on campus may know him by the contemplative statue of his likeness that sits outside the Ferst Center for the Arts. The former dean of students was exceptionally influential in shaping the Georgia Tech we know today, earning him many superlatives including \u201cThe Original Mr. Georgia Tech\u201d and \u201cA Friend to Every Student.\u201d His impact was so widely felt that former Governor Carl Sanders declared May 16, 1964, Dean Griffin Day. \u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThough Griffin died in 1990, his spirit still imbues many on campus\nwith a sense of passion and pride. His contributions are honored each\nyear at the Dean Griffin Day Luncheon\u2014held this year on Friday, April 23\u2014through recognition of faculty\nwho, through their actions, best emulate him.\u003C\/p\u003E\n\n\u003Cp\u003E\u201cAlthough the date has varied in years since, [Dean Griffin Day] has been celebrated annually with the purpose of remembering his awesome legacy and impact on Georgia Tech,\u201d said Dean Griffin Day Luncheon Chair, Georgia Tech Ambassador, and industrial systems engineering student Zack Higbie. \u003C\/p\u003E\n\n\u003Cp\u003EArriving at the Georgia School of Technology in 1914, Griffin began a lifelong commitment to the Institute that spanned more than seven decades. Among his many notable contributions, he served as the executive secretary of the Alumni Association, founded the Georgia Tech Placement Center and the Alumni Career Services Program, and started an emergency loan program that he called the \u201cHip Pocket Fund\u201d that enabled many students to remain at Tech when their money ran out. In his many roles at Georgia Tech, Griffin\u2019s preoccupation with helping students always emerged as a priority. In his final role at Tech, he served as dean of students from 1946 to 1964.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cThe addition of a luncheon [to the day\u2019s festivities] did not come until many years later, but it has been used as a method of recognizing the faculty, staff and teaching assistants who still embody this legacy today,\u201d said Higbie. Sponsored by the Georgia Tech Ambassadors and the Center for the Enhancement of Teaching and Learning (CETL), the luncheon brings together more than 300 students from across campus to thank professors that have been influential in shaping their Georgia Tech experience.\u003C\/p\u003E\n\n\u003Cp\u003EThroughout the school year, CETL collects letters written by students to their professors through their Thank A Teacher program. \u201cAll of the notes written to these outstanding members of the Tech community [are] presented at the luncheon or sent via campus mail to let them know how much the students value their contributions,\u201d said Higbie.\u003C\/p\u003E\n\n\u003Cp\u003E\u201c[Griffin] was a team player, willing to do just about anything Georgia Tech asked him to do,\u0022 said President Bud Peterson at the luncheon. \u0022But he was best known for his passion for students, and would do anything he could to help them succeed. If he had just invested in programs, we probably wouldn\u2019t be celebrating him today. His real legacy is about the people he touched, and specifically, students.\u201d\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThis year\u2019s letters consistently expressed gratitude for teaching assistants\u2019, instructors\u2019, and professors\u2019 prompt responses to e-mails, a knack for making material interesting, and accessible and inspiring success. In true Georgia Tech style, today\u2019s professors and instructors innovated on the lessons\nof the Original Mr. Georgia Tech to inspire future generations of\nprogress and service.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cul\u003E\u003Cli\u003EA student from Raghu Pucha\u2019s Mechanical Engineering 1770 class wrote, \u201cI want to thank you for reminding me that school is not all about the grades, but about the experience and the learning I get from it. I will always remember some simple, yet important advice you told me: figure out what I want to do, figure out what it takes, and do it.\u0026nbsp; You have encouraged me to know that I am capable of succeeding at Tech. Thank you for encouraging me to find my passion and work for it.\u201d\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003EIn regards to Kristin Marsicano\u2019s Computer Science 1315 class, one student wrote, \u201cIf anyone deserves this, it is you. Thank you for truly being a friend of the student and investing not only your skill and expertise, but also your heart and soul into your work. You are one of the most hardworking professors out there, and I wanted you to be acknowledged for it.\u201d\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003EAnother student wrote a letter to teaching assistant (TA) Russ Krenek: \u201cYou are simply the best TA I have ever met. Almost every TA knows the information; there is no question about that. However, you excel above all others with your ability to explain the information in a way that the students can understand it. You can also tell when the class understands or when we need another round of explanations, something that never ceases to amaze me. There is a great difference between knowing and teaching. Few appreciate that fact. Here\u2019s to you for being one of the few.\u201d\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003EDr. Alan Erera was praised by a student in his Industrial and Systems Engineering 3103 class: \u201cThank you for taking the time to really teach this class even though it is double the size it is supposed to be. I can tell it is a challenge to hold a class of 140 when it really is only supposed to be 70 students, but I think that it\u2019s great that you still try and stay on a personal level and teach a class versus a lecture!\u201d\u003C\/li\u003E\u003C\/ul\u003E\n\n\u003Cp\u003EThe 2009-2010 academic year saw the largest student enrollment in Georgia Tech\u2019s history\u201420,000. \u201cThose of you who we are celebrating today are here because you don\u2019t see 20,000. You see individuals,\u201d said Peterson. \u201cYou have been nominated by students because you care, you\u2019re willing to go the extra mile, and you have a passion for teaching and helping students get everything they need to succeed.\u201d\u003C\/p\u003E","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":[{"value":"Thank A Professor Program Allows Students To Praise Professors That Embody Spirit Of Former Dean Of Students"}],"field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EThough Griffin passed away in 1990, his spirit still imbues many on\ncampus with a sense of passion and pride. 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Stamps Health Services reminds everyone that the single best way to protect against the H1N1 virus is to be vaccinated.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EStamps Health Services has a plentiful supply of the H1N1 vaccine on hand. Students, faculty and staff who have not been vaccinated can get the H1N1 immunization \u003Cem\u003Efree-of-charge\u003C\/em\u003E simply by scheduling an appointment at the link below. For additional information, you may contact Stamps Health Services at 404-894-1420.\u003C\/p\u003E","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":[{"value":"Free Immunizations for the Campus Community"}],"field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EAccording to the Georgia Division of Public Health, there has been a\nrecent increase in the number of persons in the state being\nhospitalized with 2009 H1N1 influenza. Stamps Health Services reminds\neveryone that the single best way to protect against the H1N1 virus is\nto be vaccinated.\u003C\/p\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"H1N1 vaccinations recommended to prevent threat of H1N1."}],"uid":"27281","created_gmt":"2010-03-31 19:00:33","changed_gmt":"2016-10-08 03:05:49","author":"Lisa Grovenstein","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","dateline":{"date":"2010-04-01T00:00:00-04:00","iso_date":"2010-04-01T00:00:00-04:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"hg_media":{"55185":{"id":"55185","type":"image","title":"H1N1 Vaccine Available to Campus","body":null,"created":"1449175507","gmt_created":"2015-12-03 20:45:07","changed":"1475894489","gmt_changed":"2016-10-08 02:41:29","alt":"H1N1 Vaccine Available to Campus","file":{"fid":"190250","name":"H1N1_vaccine_close_up_0.jpg","image_path":"\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/H1N1_vaccine_close_up_0_0.jpg","image_full_path":"http:\/\/www.tlwarc.hg.gatech.edu\/\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/H1N1_vaccine_close_up_0_0.jpg","mime":"image\/jpeg","size":5623788,"path_740":"http:\/\/www.tlwarc.hg.gatech.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/740xx_scale\/public\/images\/H1N1_vaccine_close_up_0_0.jpg?itok=Y0581S90"}}},"media_ids":["55185"],"related_links":[{"url":"https:\/\/www.myappointment.health.gatech.edu\/","title":"Schedule an appointment"}],"groups":[{"id":"1317","name":"News Briefs"}],"categories":[{"id":"129","name":"Institute and Campus"}],"keywords":[{"id":"294","name":"H1N1"},{"id":"764","name":"immunization"},{"id":"167128","name":"Stamps Health Services"},{"id":"170960","name":"swine flu"},{"id":"763","name":"vaccine"}],"core_research_areas":[],"news_room_topics":[],"event_categories":[],"invited_audience":[],"affiliations":[],"classification":[],"areas_of_expertise":[],"news_and_recent_appearances":[],"phone":[],"contact":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003ELisa Grovenstein\u003Cbr \/\u003E404-894-8835\u003C\/p\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"email":["lisa.grovenstein@comm.gatech.edu"],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}},"55186":{"#nid":"55186","#data":{"type":"news","title":"Danny Breznitz Testifies on the Federal Government\u0027s Role in Supporting Innovation","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EOn March 24, Danny Breznitz, associate professor at Georgia Tech\u0027s \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.inta.gatech.edu\u0022\u003ESam Nunn School of International Affairs\u003C\/a\u003E in the Ivan Allen College of Liberal Arts, testified before the House Science and Technology Committee\u0027s \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/science.house.gov\/subcommittee\/tech.aspx\u0022\u003ESubcommittee on Technology and Innovation\u003C\/a\u003E at a hearing on the federal government\u0027s role in supporting innovation. Others who testified were: Aneesh Chopra, chief technology officer in the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy; Mark Kamlet, provost at Carnegie Mellon University; Rob Atkinson, President of the Information Technology and Innovation Foundation; and Paul Holland, general partner at Foundation Capital.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\u0022MsoNormal\u0022\u003EOne theme of the hearing was the need for a comprehensive federal strategy to create an environment that is conducive to innovation in the U.S. \u0026nbsp;According to the witnesses, a comprehensive innovation strategy would include components such as a tax policy amenable to attracting capital, a more efficient process to transition research to commercialization and immigration policies that attract the best and the brightest and keep them in the U.S. \u0026nbsp; \u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\u0022MsoNormal\u0022\u003EBreznitz discussed three roles that the government has to play in innovation policy: public financing of private innovation, public production of innovation (i.e. financing of industrial research at non-profit institutions), and facilitation of professional, inter-institutional networks. He also suggested that federal-state partnerships could encourage states to compete in the development of different, experimental and creative policies for innovation and encourage regional collaboration.\u003C\/p\u003E","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EOn March 24, Danny Breznitz, associate professor at Georgia Tech\u0027s Sam Nunn School of International Affairs in the Ivan Allen College of Liberal Arts, testified before the House Science and Technology Committee\u0027s Subcommittee on Technology and Innovation at a hearing on the federal government\u0027s role in supporting innovation.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"Breznitz testified before a House committee on March 24."}],"uid":"15436","created_gmt":"2010-04-01 09:08:20","changed_gmt":"2016-10-08 03:05:49","author":"Automator","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","dateline":{"date":"2010-04-01T00:00:00-04:00","iso_date":"2010-04-01T00:00:00-04:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"hg_media":{"39615":{"id":"39615","type":"image","title":"Danny Breznitz","body":null,"created":"1449174110","gmt_created":"2015-12-03 20:21:50","changed":"1475894263","gmt_changed":"2016-10-08 02:37:43","alt":"Danny Breznitz","file":{"fid":"189708","name":"trs13928.jpg","image_path":"\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/trs13928_3.jpg","image_full_path":"http:\/\/www.tlwarc.hg.gatech.edu\/\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/trs13928_3.jpg","mime":"image\/jpeg","size":1798079,"path_740":"http:\/\/www.tlwarc.hg.gatech.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/740xx_scale\/public\/images\/trs13928_3.jpg?itok=dONZt5JH"}}},"media_ids":["39615"],"related_links":[{"url":"http:\/\/science.house.gov\/publications\/hearings_markups_details.aspx?NewsID=2775","title":"Webcast of Dr. Breznitz\u0027s testimony"}],"groups":[{"id":"1317","name":"News Briefs"}],"categories":[{"id":"155","name":"Congressional Testimony"},{"id":"134","name":"Student and Faculty"}],"keywords":[{"id":"1988","name":"Breznitz"},{"id":"346","name":"congress"},{"id":"3176","name":"house"},{"id":"348","name":"house testimony"},{"id":"341","name":"innovation"}],"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\u003EGeorgia Tech Media Relations\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003ELaura Diamond\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022mailto:laura.diamond@comm.gatech.edu\u0022\u003Elaura.diamond@comm.gatech.edu\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E404-894-6016\u003Cbr \/\u003EJason Maderer\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022mailto:maderer@gatech.edu\u0022\u003Emaderer@gatech.edu\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E404-660-2926\u003C\/p\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"email":["david.terraso@comm.gatech.edu"],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}},"55203":{"#nid":"55203","#data":{"type":"news","title":"Debbie Gulick Named Georgia Tech DoPP Interim Executive Director","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EGeorgia Tech Vice Provost for Graduate and Undergraduate Studies Ray Vito has announced the appointment of Debbie Gulick as interim executive director of the Georgia Tech Division of Professional Practice (DoPP), replacing Thomas M. Akins, who retired from Georgia Tech after 34 years of service.  \n\n\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EGulick will continue in her current position as Director of the DoPP Work Abroad Program while serving as DoPP interim executive director. Gulick, who joined Georgia Tech in 2005, earned her bachelor\u2019s degree in communications from Appalachian State University (NC), and holds a master\u2019s degree in international communications from American University School of International Services.\n\n\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EAccording to Vito, a national search for Akins\u2019 replacement is underway and the search committee will soon begin reviewing the resumes submitted in application for the position.\n\n\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThe Division of Professional Practice offers Georgia Tech students the opportunity to earn income to help cover education expenses while gaining valuable work experience related to the student\u2019s major field in a professional work environment. 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She is one of four women and 11 men selected from an elite pool of nearly 600 applicants and is the only student from the southeastern United States to receive the fellowship this year. \u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EValued at more than $250,000, Hertz Fellowships are a unique no-strings-attached award that allow exceptional applied scientists and engineers the freedom to innovate.\u0026nbsp; The awards provide support lasting up to five years of their graduate studies. Considered the nation\u2019s most generous Ph.D. fellowships, the Hertz Fellowship are provided by the Fannie and John Hertz Foundation, one of the nation\u2019s leading non-profit organizations.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EScheduled to graduate in May 2010, Barrett is a recipient of the President\u2019s Scholarship, the highest merit award given at Georgia Tech. 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She has worked in labs at Georgia Tech, Harvard Medical School, Osaka University in Japan, and the National Cancer Institute, leading the way on projects studying chromosome structure using genomic sequencing techniques, manipulating optical laser set-ups to improve biological microscopic imaging, developing data combination strategies for microarray data and graphical user interfaces for mass spectrometry imaging data, and measuring the effects of a potential skin cancer drug in mouse primary keratinocytes.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EBuilding on her undergraduate coursework and research experience in various facets of biomedical engineering, Barrett plans to pursue a Ph.D. in bioinformatics and computational biology and eventually a career in academia as a research professor at a top research institution. 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He served\nas administrator of the Secretariat of American National Standard Committee A58\non Minimum Design Loads from 1977 to 1984, directing the development of the\ngeneral probability-based load criteria for limit states design that have\nappeared for nearly three decades in successive editions of \u201cMinimum Design\nLoads for Buildings and Other Structures,\u201d most recently ASCE Standard 7-05.\nThese standards are found in all strength design standards\u2014structural steel,\nconcrete and wood construction\u2014in the United States.\u003C\/p\u003E\n\n\u003Cp\u003EAccording to ASCE, Ellingwood is\nrecognized primarily for his contributions of the last 30 years in implementing\nnovel research concepts into engineering practice. In recent years, Ellingwood\u2019s\nexpertise in dealing with low-probability, high-consequence events in\nstructural design and condition assessment has made him an authoritative and\nsought-after individual for the treatment of abnormal loads and progressive\n(disproportionate) collapse, structural engineering for fire conditions, and\nfor probabilistic risk assessment of special structures.\u003C\/p\u003E\n\n\u003Cp\u003EAccording to Ellingwood, in the\n158-year history of the ASCE, only 586 other engineers have been similarly\nnamed. \u201cI was truly honored to be elected as a Distinguished Member of ASCE,\u201d\nhe said. \u201cI have been a member of ASCE for over 35 years, and treasure my\nnumerous professional associations and friendships with Society colleagues.\u0026nbsp;My\nfellow Distinguished Members are at the top of the profession, and it is a\nprivilege to be considered as worthy to be included in that group.\u201d\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\n\nEllingwood\u2019s career has\nspanned both academe and federal service. He joined the Civil and Environmental Engineering faculty in 2000, and\nwas Chair of the School from 2000 to 2002. In 2001, he was elected to the\nNational Academy of Engineering for his leadership in the use of probability\nand statistics in the design of structures and in the development of new design\ncriteria.\u003C\/p\u003E","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EThe American Society of Civil\nEngineers have elected School of Civil and Environmental Engineering\nDistinguished Professor Bruce R. 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Legislation passed in 2009 removed prior restrictions to research in the areas of breast, prostate, or ovarian cancer.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003ESince the 2000 inception of\nthe State Income Tax Checkoff program, $2.75 million has been raised for cancer\nresearch, which is matched by each researcher\u2019s organization. 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This year\u2019s recipients, 23 men and 15 women, are comprised of 28 graduate students and 10 undergraduates (seniors). Areas of study range from artificial intelligence to science policy. In addition, 37 current Georgia Tech students received an honorable mention designation from NSF.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EAs a result of increased financial support from Stimulus Funding through the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act, NSF made 2,000 awards in 2010 compared to 1,244 awards last year. 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April marks the 40th anniversary of the publication.\u003C\/p\u003E\n\n\u003Cp\u003EEstablished in 1969 by student Richard Sawyer, Erato is \u201cdedicated solely to the artistic endeavors of Georgia Tech students, another way to set Tech students apart,\u201d said Erato Editor Amaris Gutierrez-Ray. The journal displays the creativity of Georgia Tech students, publishing an annual volume comprised of student poetry, prose, and art.\u003C\/p\u003E\n\n\u003Cp\u003EThe history of Erato authenticates the existence of interdisciplinary thought and creativity at Georgia Tech. \u201cForty years is an especially long run for any journal, so Erato is quite distinguished for this reason,\u201d said Karen Head, an instructor in the School of Literature, Communication and Culture as well as the journal\u2019s faculty advisor. \u201cOne of the biggest misconceptions people have is that students at an engineering school are not interested in \u2014 or capable of producing \u2014 fine art. 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This is\nthe team\u2019s first year to compete in the FIRST competition.\u003C\/p\u003E\n\n\u003Cp\u003EThe\nteam, which consists of 25 Arab high school students and five teachers, hails\nfrom the Achva Gilboa Comprehensive High School, which serves nine Arabic\nvillages near Nazareth. This school is part of the Israel Sci-Tech Schools Network.\u003C\/p\u003E\n\n\u003Cp\u003E\u201cYou\ndon\u2019t have to be from Jerusalem or a big city to win the competition, you can\nbe from Gilboa, too,\u201d said Israeli native Landman during a meet-and-greet some\nmembers of the team held with him and Provost Gary Schuster before the\ncompetition started.\u003C\/p\u003E\n\n\u003Cp\u003EThis\nyear\u2019s competition boasts more than 10,000 student participants from 30\ncountries competing with 533 homemade robots.\u0026nbsp;Each team has won at\nregional competition to make it to the championships.\u003C\/p\u003E\n\n\u003Cp\u003EThe\nstudents worked seven hours per day after school to build and test their robot\nwith their parents bringing dinner from their home villages every night. \u201cWhen\nwe won the [regional] competition, all of our village came out to help us\ncelebrate,\u201d said Hanan Zoubi, a student on the team. \u201cIt was like a wedding\nwith the caravan of cars that we usually have.\u201d Hanan wants to be involved in\nrobotics when she graduates.\u003C\/p\u003E\n\n\u003Cp\u003EThe\nname of the team is the Eastern Stars. They have such a love of Star Trek that\nthey named their robot \u201cEnterprise NX-1\u201d after the starship in the television\nseries, \u201cStar Trek: Enterprise.\u201d\u003C\/p\u003E\n\n\u003Cp\u003EThe\nEastern Star\u2019s motto is \u201cTechnology for Tolerance.\u201d Although they\u2019re in Atlanta\nto compete at FIRST, using their knowledge to help create a better world is\nfirst in their thoughts. \u201cThis project taught us to work together to use\ntechnology to help other people,\u201d said Hosni Zoubi, a student on the team who\neventually wants to study and work in medicine.\u003C\/p\u003E\n\n\u003Cp\u003EMore\nthan 500 teams competed in three levels of FIRST: FIRST LEGO League, FIRST Tech\nChallenge and FIRST Robotics Competition. According to a FIRST release, the\nEastern Stars were not included among the winning teams.\u003C\/p\u003E\n\n\u003Cp\u003E\u201cI\nhope you win the competition,\u201d Schuster said as their meeting came to a close, prior\nto the event. \u201cIn my view, you already are winners.\u201d\u003C\/p\u003E","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EPhysics Professor Uzi Landman and Provost Gary Schuster play host to a FIRST robotics team from a small village in Israel.\u003C\/p\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"field_summary_sentence":"","uid":"27191","created_gmt":"2010-04-19 16:16:44","changed_gmt":"2016-10-08 03:05:49","author":"Robert Nesmith","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","dateline":{"date":"2010-04-19T00:00:00-04:00","iso_date":"2010-04-19T00:00:00-04:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"hg_media":{"55417":{"id":"55417","type":"image","title":"Robo Team 2","body":null,"created":"1449175533","gmt_created":"2015-12-03 20:45:33","changed":"1475894491","gmt_changed":"2016-10-08 02:41:31","alt":"Robo Team 2","file":{"fid":"190290","name":"RoboTeam-004.jpg","image_path":"\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/RoboTeam-004_0.jpg","image_full_path":"http:\/\/www.tlwarc.hg.gatech.edu\/\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/RoboTeam-004_0.jpg","mime":"image\/jpeg","size":586833,"path_740":"http:\/\/www.tlwarc.hg.gatech.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/740xx_scale\/public\/images\/RoboTeam-004_0.jpg?itok=4ZdpTXh1"}},"55416":{"id":"55416","type":"image","title":"Robo team 1","body":null,"created":"1449175533","gmt_created":"2015-12-03 20:45:33","changed":"1475894491","gmt_changed":"2016-10-08 02:41:31","alt":"Robo team 1","file":{"fid":"190289","name":"RoboTeam-001.jpg","image_path":"\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/RoboTeam-001_0.jpg","image_full_path":"http:\/\/www.tlwarc.hg.gatech.edu\/\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/RoboTeam-001_0.jpg","mime":"image\/jpeg","size":650553,"path_740":"http:\/\/www.tlwarc.hg.gatech.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/740xx_scale\/public\/images\/RoboTeam-001_0.jpg?itok=JaMd8Avz"}}},"media_ids":["55417","55416"],"groups":[{"id":"1317","name":"News Briefs"}],"categories":[{"id":"129","name":"Institute and Campus"}],"keywords":[{"id":"9181","name":"FIRST Robotics Competition"},{"id":"9179","name":"Gary B. 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Georgia Tech won this year\u2019s best video honor after receiving the highest number of votes on \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.GoGreenTube.com\u0022 title=\u0022www.GoGreenTube.com\u0022\u003Ewww.GoGreenTube.com\u003C\/a\u003E.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EGeorgia Tech\u2019s SOS teamed up with the Environmental Alliance group to create the winning video that showcases recycling, environmental education, bicycle repair and proliferation and community garden programs at Georgia Tech. The organizations will receive a $500 grant to continue innovating global warming solutions.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EThe Chill Out initiative is part of the National Wildlife Federation\u2019s Campus Ecology Program,\u0026nbsp; an integral part of the campus greening movement since 1989. The nation\u2019s 4,100 colleges and universities educate more than 15 million students in any given year, making these schools important laboratories for creativity and innovation\u2014keys to tackling a monumental crisis like global warming.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":[{"value":"Students for Sustainability submit winning entry"}],"field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EA video submitted by the Georgia Institute of Technology\u2019s Students\nOrganizing for Sustainability (SOS) has been named the winner of a\nNational Wildlife Federation competition.\u0026nbsp; The annual award program,\n\u201cChill Out: Campus Solutions to Global Warming,\u201d honors U.S. campuses\nthat are advancing creative solutions to address the environmental\nchallenge.\u003C\/p\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"A video submitted by the Georgia Institute of Technology\u2019s Students Organizing for Sustainability (SOS) has been named the winner of a National Wildlife Federation competition."}],"uid":"27281","created_gmt":"2010-04-20 08:34:23","changed_gmt":"2016-10-08 03:05:49","author":"Lisa Grovenstein","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","dateline":{"date":"2010-04-20T00:00:00-04:00","iso_date":"2010-04-20T00:00:00-04:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"hg_media":{"55419":{"id":"55419","type":"image","title":"Campus Sustainability","body":null,"created":"1449175533","gmt_created":"2015-12-03 20:45:33","changed":"1475894491","gmt_changed":"2016-10-08 02:41:31","alt":"Campus Sustainability","file":{"fid":"190291","name":"Campus_sustainability.jpg","image_path":"\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/Campus_sustainability_0.jpg","image_full_path":"http:\/\/www.tlwarc.hg.gatech.edu\/\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/Campus_sustainability_0.jpg","mime":"image\/jpeg","size":5987812,"path_740":"http:\/\/www.tlwarc.hg.gatech.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/740xx_scale\/public\/images\/Campus_sustainability_0.jpg?itok=qhlyT7dT"}}},"media_ids":["55419"],"related_links":[{"url":"http:\/\/www.nwf.org\/","title":"National Wildlife Foundation"},{"url":"http:\/\/www.sos.gatech.edu\/","title":"Students Organizing for Sustainability"},{"url":"http:\/\/www.gogreentube.com\/watch.php?v=MTA1OTA3OQ==","title":"Winning Georgia Tech Video"}],"groups":[{"id":"1317","name":"News Briefs"}],"categories":[{"id":"134","name":"Student and Faculty"}],"keywords":[{"id":"492","name":"green"},{"id":"9184","name":"National Wildlife Federation"},{"id":"9183","name":"NWF"},{"id":"166905","name":"Students Organizing for Sustainability"}],"core_research_areas":[],"news_room_topics":[],"event_categories":[],"invited_audience":[],"affiliations":[],"classification":[],"areas_of_expertise":[],"news_and_recent_appearances":[],"phone":[],"contact":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003ELisa Grovenstein, 404-894-8835\u003C\/p\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"email":["lisa.grovenstein@comm.gatech.edu"],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}},"55159":{"#nid":"55159","#data":{"type":"news","title":"Georgia Tech President G.P. \u0022Bud\u0022 Peterson Meets with Members of Congress, Agency Leaders","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EOn\nMarch 23-24, Georgia Tech President Bud Peterson was in Washington, DC,\nwhere he met with Members of Congress, leaders at federal agencies, and\nparticipated in the Board of Directors meeting of the Association of\nPublic and Land-grant Universities.\u0026nbsp; \u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EOn this trip, President Peterson\nmet with three Members of the Georgia delegation to Congress:\nCongressman Sanford Bishop (representing GA\u2019s 2\u003Csup\u003End\u003C\/sup\u003E\u0026nbsp;district which includes Albany,\nColumbus and Thomasville), Congressman Hank Johnson (representing GA\u2019s 4\u003Csup\u003Eth\u003C\/sup\u003E\u0026nbsp;district which includes Lithonia\nand Tucker), and Congressman David Scott (representing GA\u2019s 13\u003Csup\u003Eth\u003C\/sup\u003E\u0026nbsp;district which includes\nJonesboro and Smyrna).\u0026nbsp; \u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EAt federal agencies, he met with Department of\nEnergy Under Secretary Steven Koonin, with whom he discussed Georgia\nTech\u0027s research activities and industry partnerships in a variety of\nenergy areas.\u0026nbsp; He also met with Esther Lee, the Director of the new\nOffice of Innovation and Entrepreneurship within the Office of\nSecretary at the U.S. Department of Commerce, to discuss Georgia Tech\u0027s\nrole as an economic driver for the state of Georgia and the\nSoutheastern U.S. and the Institute\u0027s experience and expertise in\ninnovation and technology transfer. \u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":[{"value":"Georgia Tech President meets with three members of the Georgia delegation to Congress"}],"field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EOn\nMarch 23-24, Georgia Tech President Bud Peterson was in Washington, DC,\nwhere he met with Members of Congress, leaders at federal agencies, and\nparticipated in the Board of Directors meeting of the Association of\nPublic and Land-grant Universities. \u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"Peterson discusses Georgia Tech\u0027s role as economic driver during recent visit to D.C."}],"uid":"27304","created_gmt":"2010-03-30 08:41:22","changed_gmt":"2016-10-08 03:05:45","author":"Matthew Nagel","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","dateline":{"date":"2010-03-30T00:00:00-04:00","iso_date":"2010-03-30T00:00:00-04:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"hg_media":{"31158":{"id":"31158","type":"image","title":"President G.P. \\\u0022Bud\\\u0022 Peterson","body":null,"created":"1449172543","gmt_created":"2015-12-03 19:55:43","changed":"1475894331","gmt_changed":"2016-10-08 02:38:51","alt":"President G.P. \\\u0022Bud\\\u0022 Peterson","file":{"fid":"189851","name":"tnb70654.jpg","image_path":"\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/tnb70654_1.jpg","image_full_path":"http:\/\/www.tlwarc.hg.gatech.edu\/\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/tnb70654_1.jpg","mime":"image\/jpeg","size":929847,"path_740":"http:\/\/www.tlwarc.hg.gatech.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/740xx_scale\/public\/images\/tnb70654_1.jpg?itok=Zw-WQgnU"}}},"media_ids":["31158"],"related_links":[{"url":"http:\/\/www.gatech.edu\/president\/","title":"Georgia Tech President G.P. (Bud) Peterson"}],"groups":[{"id":"1317","name":"News Briefs"}],"categories":[{"id":"155","name":"Congressional Testimony"}],"keywords":[{"id":"9038","name":"G.P."},{"id":"1271","name":"President"},{"id":"2087","name":"Washingon"}],"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\u003EGeorgia Tech Media Relations\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003ELaura Diamond\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022mailto:laura.diamond@comm.gatech.edu\u0022\u003Elaura.diamond@comm.gatech.edu\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E404-894-6016\u003Cbr \/\u003EJason Maderer\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022mailto:maderer@gatech.edu\u0022\u003Emaderer@gatech.edu\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E404-660-2926\u003C\/p\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"email":["mattnagel@gatech.edu"],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}},"55161":{"#nid":"55161","#data":{"type":"news","title":"Tech Employee Named One of Atlanta\u2019s Top 100 Black Women of Influence","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EDonna Ennis, project director of the Georgia Minority Business Enterprise Center (GMBEC), has been named one of Atlanta\u0027s Top 100 Black Women of Influence by the Atlanta Business League. Funded by the U.S. Department of Commerce\u0027s Minority Business Development Agency and operated by Georgia Tech\u0027s Enterprise Innovation Institute, GMBEC helps emerging and existing minority businesses experience significant growth and sustainability and generate long-term economic impact through the creation of jobs and revenue. \n\n\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003ESince 1994, the Atlanta Business League has published its annual list of \u0022Atlanta\u0027s Top 100 Black Women of Influence.\u0022 The list include black women in the metro Atlanta community who have reached senior level positions within their professions, are leading entrepreneurs in their industries or have attained the ability to influence large public bodies politically. In addition to professional accomplishments, the \u0022100 Black Women of Influence\u0022 have demonstrated their commitment to the citizenry of Metro Atlanta by maintaining significant involvement and participation in community and civic activities.\n\n\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u0022Donna Ennis was selected as one of Atlanta\u0027s Top 100 Black Women of Influence because of her commitment and dedication to growing minority businesses,\u0022 said Leona Barr-Davenport, Atlanta Business League president and CEO. \u0022Very simply put, she cares and is results oriented. Her work speaks for itself!\u0022\n \n\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EEnnis is responsible for the strategic direction, marketing and outreach, and operations of the GMBEC and assists clients with strategic, business and market planning; marketing research and communications; public and private procurement, finance and operations; and business process improvement. She has more than 25 years of experience in marketing, communications, public relations and business development, with emphasis on identifying company needs and matching them to the appropriate resources.  \n\n\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u0022The Georgia Minority Business Enterprise Center plays a vital role in facilitating the growth of both emerging and established minority businesses in Georgia,\u0022 noted Stephen Fleming, vice provost in the Georgia Tech Enterprise Innovation Institute. \u0022Donna Ennis has been the driving force behind the Center\u0027s success, and I am pleased to see her hard work and dedication recognized in this way.\u0022\n\n\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EEnnis is also a member of the board of directors of the Georgia Resource Capital and the National Center for the Prevention of Home Improvement Fraud and on the board of trustees of Atlanta Unity Church. She has a bachelor\u0027s degree in communications from Boston University and a master\u2019s degree in public administration from Georgia State University.\u003C\/p\u003E","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EDonna Ennis, project director of the Georgia Minority Business Enterprise Center (GMBEC), has been named one of Atlanta\u0027s Top 100 Black Women of Influence by the Atlanta Business League.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"Donna Ennis, project director of the Georgia Minority Business Enterprise Center, received the recognition."}],"uid":"27299","created_gmt":"2010-03-30 09:31:14","changed_gmt":"2016-10-08 03:05:45","author":"Michael Hagearty","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","dateline":{"date":"2010-03-30T00:00:00-04:00","iso_date":"2010-03-30T00:00:00-04:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"hg_media":{"55162":{"id":"55162","type":"image","title":"Donna Ennis","body":null,"created":"1449175507","gmt_created":"2015-12-03 20:45:07","changed":"1475894489","gmt_changed":"2016-10-08 02:41:29","alt":"Donna Ennis","file":{"fid":"190243","name":"MG_8546.jpg","image_path":"\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/MG_8546_0.jpg","image_full_path":"http:\/\/www.tlwarc.hg.gatech.edu\/\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/MG_8546_0.jpg","mime":"image\/jpeg","size":1485212,"path_740":"http:\/\/www.tlwarc.hg.gatech.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/740xx_scale\/public\/images\/MG_8546_0.jpg?itok=U_BLd65x"}}},"media_ids":["55162"],"related_links":[{"url":"http:\/\/www.georgiambec.org\/","title":"Georgia Minority Business Enterprise Center (GMBEC)"},{"url":"http:\/\/www.atlantabusinessleague.org\/","title":"Atlanta Business League"}],"groups":[{"id":"1317","name":"News Briefs"}],"categories":[{"id":"129","name":"Institute and Campus"}],"keywords":[{"id":"101","name":"Award"},{"id":"8307","name":"EII"},{"id":"8350","name":"employee"},{"id":"9039","name":"GMBEC"},{"id":"2587","name":"honor"},{"id":"6748","name":"recognition"}],"core_research_areas":[],"news_room_topics":[],"event_categories":[],"invited_audience":[],"affiliations":[],"classification":[],"areas_of_expertise":[],"news_and_recent_appearances":[],"phone":[],"contact":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022mailto:nancy.fullbright@innovate.gatech.edu\u0022\u003ENancy Fullbright\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EEnterprise Innovation Institute\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"email":[],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}},"55177":{"#nid":"55177","#data":{"type":"news","title":"Study Questions Earlier Conclusions about Kinetics of T Cell Receptors","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003ET cell receptors are among the most important molecules in the immune system because of their role in recognizing the antigens that signal such threats as viruses and cancer. The receptors must also distinguish these threats from the body\u2019s own cells to avoid triggering an unwanted immune system response.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003ERecognition requires direct physical contact between the receptor and the antigen. Researchers attempting to understand this critical mechanism, therefore, have been studying such factors as the affinity for interaction between antigens and T cell receptors, how long those interactions last and how rapidly they occur. Information about these interactions has come mostly from studying receptor molecules removed from the outer membranes of T cells \u2013 the location where they normally operate. \u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003ENow, a paper published March 31 in the journal \u003Cem\u003ENature\u003C\/em\u003E questions much of what had been believed about the kinetics of T cell receptors. Based on two techniques that mechanically study receptors as they operate on T cell membranes, the findings could lead to a reevaluation of earlier conclusions. \u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cWe compared parameters that had been measured by using purified T cell receptor molecules to the parameters we measured from T cell receptors on the surfaces of cells, and we found dramatic differences,\u201d said Cheng Zhu, a Regents professor in the Coulter Department of Biomedical Engineering at the Georgia Institute of Technology and Emory University. \u201cWe don\u2019t yet fully understand why the T cell receptor behaves differently when it is located on the surface of a cell compared to when it is purified in solution, but this may be a warning to reconsider earlier conclusions.\u201d \u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThe research, done in collaboration between Georgia Tech and Emory University, was sponsored by the National Institutes of Health and the National Multiple Sclerosis Society. \u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EIn their studies of two-dimensional receptor-antigen interactions, the researchers found as much as 8,300 times more rapid off-rates than earlier studies. More importantly, they found that the strongest interactions with antigens turned on and off the most quickly \u2013 a finding exactly opposite what had been observed in purified T cell receptors. \u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cThe earlier conclusions state that the interaction with the most potent antigens remained stable for a long time to allow many steps of the resulting cascade to occur before dissociation,\u201d said Veronika Zarnitsyna, a research scientist in Zhu\u2019s laboratory. \u201cBut we found that the most potent antigen actually dissociated the fastest. Since mathematical models of T cell discrimination of antigens are based on these earlier conclusions, our findings may cause people to rethink what has been done.\u201d \u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EWhen measured on the cell surfaces, the molecular interactions show an affinity range about 100 times greater and an on-rate range about 1,000 times greater than what had been reported in studies with purified T cell receptors. That is potentially important, Zhu says, because the much broader dynamic ranges found in the new research can now match the range over which the T cells respond to antigens \u2013 whereas the narrower ranges of the previous measurements could not. \u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EZhu\u2019s research team has been studying two-dimensional molecular interactions for more than a decade, and developed a simple mechanical technique \u2013 known as the adhesion frequency assay \u2013 for assessing interactions on cell surfaces. On one micropipette, they place a T cell that they want to study. On another micropipette, they put a red blood cell on which an antigen \u2013 technically known as a peptide-major histocompatibility complex \u2013 has been placed. They then carefully move the two cells together, allowing the antigen and receptor to make contact. \u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cWhen the molecules interact, they actually link the two cells together,\u201d Zhu explained. \u201cWe can see the interaction through the microscope if the two cells remain stuck together when we try to pull them apart.\u201d \u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EBy measuring the elongation of the cells and the time required to create the binding, the researchers can learn about the interaction. Under computer control, the assays are repeated as many as 100 times to estimate the frequency, or the likelihood, of the interactions. \u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cWe can measure the frequency versus the contact time,\u201d said Zhu. \u201cFrom that information, we can determine the kinetics of the interaction.\u201d \u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThe second technique, known as thermal fluctuation assay, detects the interactions from changes in the fluctuations due to a physical anchorage between the two surfaces. \u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThe researchers studied the responses of just one T cell receptor to seven different antigens. Since there are millions of different T cell receptors in the body, the researchers would like to study responses of additional receptors to see if what they found is a general principle. \u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cNext, we plan to study a single peptide against a panel of T cell receptors to see whether the same principles apply,\u201d said Zhu. \u201cWe need to see whether or not this is a general principle governing the interaction of T cell receptors.\u201d \u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EFor the study reported in Nature, the team used T cells provided by Lindsay Edwards, who also measured the functional T cell responses. Edwards is a student of Brian Evavold, a professor in the department of microbiology and immunology at Emory University. In addition to Zhu, Zarnitsyna, Edwards and Evavold, the paper\u2019s authors include postdoctoral scholar Baoyu Liu and two former graduate students in Zhu\u2019s lab, Jun Huang and Ning Jiang. \u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThe new findings could be important not only for scientists who study the immune system, but also for researchers fighting the war on cancer and companies producing vaccines. \u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cEverything starts with the T cell receptor, and the interaction has to be a direct physical contact between the T cell and another cell in the body,\u201d Zhu noted. \u201cThis work provides a new framework for understanding how the T cell receptor function works.\u201d \u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EResearch News \u0026amp; Publications Office\u003Cbr \/\u003EGeorgia Institute of Technology\u003Cbr \/\u003E75 Fifth Street, N.W., Suite 314\u003Cbr \/\u003EAtlanta, Georgia 30308 USA\u003C\/strong\u003E \u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EMedia Relations Contacts\u003C\/strong\u003E: John Toon (404-894-6986)(\u003Ca href=\u0022mailto:jtoon@gatech.edu\u0022\u003Ejtoon@gatech.edu\u003C\/a\u003E) or Abby Vogel (404-385-3364)(\u003Ca href=\u0022mailto:avogel@gatech.edu\u0022\u003Eavogel@gatech.edu\u003C\/a\u003E). \u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EWriter\u003C\/strong\u003E: John Toon \u003C\/p\u003E","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003ET cell receptors are among the most important molecules in the immune system because of their role in recognizing the antigens that signal such threats as viruses. 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The annual evaluation provides a summary of your performance during the past year. \u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EManagers and employees should complete evaluations by Thursday, March 31, and submit to their unit\u0027s HR Representative.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EVisit HR\u0027s Performance Management Web site for additional information and resources.\u003C\/p\u003E","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EThe 2009-2010 performance review period for Georgia Tech employees concludes March 31.\u003C\/p\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"field_summary_sentence":"","uid":"27191","created_gmt":"2010-03-24 16:19:58","changed_gmt":"2016-10-08 03:05:45","author":"Robert Nesmith","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","dateline":{"date":"2010-03-24T00:00:00-04:00","iso_date":"2010-03-24T00:00:00-04:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"related_links":[{"url":"http:\/\/www.ohr.gatech.edu\/performance","title":"Performance Management \u2014 Office of Human Resources"},{"url":"http:\/\/www.ohr.gatech.edu\/performance\/performancecycle\/review","title":"Review: 2009-2010 Performance Evaluations"}],"groups":[{"id":"1317","name":"News Briefs"}],"categories":[{"id":"129","name":"Institute and Campus"}],"keywords":[{"id":"8122","name":"Office of Human Resources"},{"id":"8927","name":"Performance Management"}],"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\u003EEmployee Relations\u003C\/strong\u003E, Office of Human Resources\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E404-894-9410\u003C\/p\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"email":[],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}},"55128":{"#nid":"55128","#data":{"type":"news","title":"Lords of Finance Author Ahamed to Discuss Economic Crisis in April 7 Lecture","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003ELiaquat Ahamed, author of the best-selling book\u0026nbsp;\u003Cem\u003ELords of Finance: The Bankers Who Broke the World\u003C\/em\u003E,\nwill discuss parallels between the Great Depression and the current\neconomic crisis on\u0026nbsp;Wednesday\u0026nbsp;April 7 in the second annual Thomas R.\nWilliams Distinguished Lecture.\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EAhamed, whose talk is\u0026nbsp;titled \u0022Lessons from the Great Depression,\u0022\nwill speak\u0026nbsp;from 4:30 to 5:30 PM in LeCraw Auditorium of the Management\nbuilding (800 West Peachtree Street NW). A reception with light\nrefreshments will follow in the Thornton Atrium.\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EAhamed, who has been a professional investment manager for 25 years,\nwon the 2009 Financial Times-Goldman Sachs Best Business Book of the\nYear for \u003Cem\u003ELords of Finance\u003C\/em\u003E, which discusses the lead up to the Great Depression. According to a review in \u003Cem\u003EThe New York Times\u003C\/em\u003E,\nthe book \u0022easily connects the dots between the economic crises that\nrocked the world during the years his book covers and the emergencies\nthat beset us today.\u0022\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EWhile conventional wisdom holds that the Great Depression that began\nin 1929 resulted from a confluence of events beyond any one person\u0027s or\ngovernment\u0027s control, Ahamed writes that the decisions taken by a small\nnumber of central bankers were the primary cause of the economic\nmeltdown\u2014 the effects of which set the stage for World War II and\nreverberated for decades.\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EThrough the years, Ahamed has worked at the World Bank in Washington\nand the New York-based partnership of Fischer Francis Trees and Watts,\nwhere he served as chief executive. He is currently an adviser to\nseveral hedge fund groups, including the Rock Creek Group and the\nRohatyn Group. He also is a director of Aspen Insurance Co. and serves\non the board of trustees of the Brookings Institution and the New\nAmerica Foundation.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u0026nbsp;\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cstrong\u003EAbout the Williams Lecture\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EThe Williams lecture is named in honor of Thomas R. Williams, a 1950 graduate of Georgia Tech who died in 2002.\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EAfter graduation, Williams worked as an industrial engineer and then\na management consultant before joining National City Bank of Cleveland\nin 1965. He became chairman of that bank in 1969, three years before\nbeing named president of First National Bank of Atlanta.\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EHe guided First National from third place to first in metro Atlanta\ndeposits, eventually helping arrange that bank\u0027s merger with Wachovia\nin 1985. He became chairman of the board of Wachovia, and then retired\nin 1987.\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EMore than a talented executive, Williams was an important civic\nleader, volunteering for many cultural and educational organizations.\nHe served as president of the Atlanta Chamber of Commerce and chairman\nof the United Negro College Fund, among many other activities.\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EThe Williams Lecture is a special\u0026nbsp;event of the IMPACT Speaker\nSeries, organized by Georgia Tech\u0027s Institute for Leadership and\nEntrepreneurship.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":[{"value":"Thomas R. Williams Distinguished Lecture will showcase author Liaquat Ahamed"}],"field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003ELiaquat Ahamed, author of the best-selling book\u0026nbsp;\u003Cem\u003ELords of Finance: The Bankers Who Broke the World\u003C\/em\u003E,\nwill discuss parallels between the Great Depression and the current\neconomic crisis on\u0026nbsp;Wednesday\u0026nbsp;April 7 in the second annual Thomas R.\nWilliams Distinguished Lecture.\u003C\/p\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"Ahamed, whose talk is titled \u0022Lessons from the Great Depression,\u0022 will speak from 4:30 to 5:30 PM in LeCraw Auditorium of the Management building (800 West Peachtree Street NW). 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Worth $35,000 in legal,\nfinancial, and other services, this honor goes to the team deemed by\njudges to be most ready to enter the marketplace.\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EShannon developed the technology and plan for the\ncompany Belle Curves with fellow students in the Evening MBA Program:\nRobert Halley, Grace Powers, Richard Powers (MBA 2008), and Fran Ruskin.\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EOrganized by Georgia Tech\u0027s Institute for\nLeadership and Entrepreneurship, the Business Plan Competition is open\nto students in all of Georgia Tech\u0027s academic programs (graduate and\nundergraduate) as well as recent alumni. It includes multiple award\ncategories.\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EThe Belle Curves team also won the Best Elevator\nPitch prize ($500), which recognizes the company that does the best job\nexplaining its concept in a one-minute oral presentation \u2013 representing\nthe limited amount of time entrepreneurs might have to sell a concept\nto potential investors they encounter.\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EBelle Curves team members say they are serious\nabout taking their product to market, and they hope to raise $200,000\nto help get it there by 2011. All the team members,\u0026nbsp;four of whom are\nstill earning their MBA at night, plan on keeping their day jobs as\nthey develop the company, which they eventually hope to sell to a major\ncorporation.\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EHarlow\u0027s idea for a more flattering sports bra\nfor women with smaller cup sizes (AAA-B) took shape after realizing\nthat Robert Halley, her seatmate in the Evening MBA New Product\nDevelopment class, is vice president of research and development at\nAmerican Breast Care, a manufacturer of bras and other products for\nwomen who\u0027ve had mastectomies.\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EWhat separates BeBuxom from other sports bras is\nits design, Harlow says. Its silicone inserts are held in special\npockets instead of being worn directly against a wearer\u0027s skin where\nthey might shift or feel irritating. \u0022We use a lightweight silicone\nwith thin edges so that it shapes well to the body with no unsightly\nlines,\u0022 explains team member Grace Powers.\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EHarlow adds: \u0022We knew we were onto something when\nmany of the members of the focus group who tested the product didn\u0027t\nwant to return the bras back to us. They begged us to keep them.\u0022\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EFirst Place\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E\u003C\/strong\u003EIn addition to the Most\nCommercializable Award for the team most ready for market, the Business\nPlan Competition also awarded First, Second and Third Place winners in\nthe overall competition.\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EThe First Place honor ($10,000) went to \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.alpzhi.com\/\u0022\u003EAlpZhi\u003C\/a\u003E,\nwhich has developed an innovative manufacturing process for\nmicro-lenses. This process facilitates an improvement in the design\nflexibility of micro-lenses and the devices that incorporate them,\nincluding digital cameras, cell phones, LCD computer screens, and\nfiber-optic equipment.\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EIn addition to the first prize, AlpZhi also won\nthe $10,000 Innovators Award, which recognizes a potentially\ndisruptive\u0026nbsp;technology.\u0026nbsp;AlpZhi\u0027s\ntechnology will enable creation of such advanced products as 3D TVs,\nflexible displays, compact bio-sensors, and high-efficiency solar\npanels.\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EThe team includes\nAmit S. Jariwala, a PhD student in mechanical engineering; Brian Baum,\nan Emory law student; Greg Sheridan, an MBA student, and\u0026nbsp;Fei Ding, a\npost-doctoral fellow in mechanical engineering. Jariwala, Baum, and\nSheridan are part of the the TI:GER\u00ae program, a\ncollaboration between Georgia Tech and Emory Law School that brings\ntogether science and engineering PhD, MBA, and law students to work on\ncommercializing technologies.\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EJariwala, who is working on the AlpZhi micro-fabrication\u0026nbsp;technology\nfor his PhD, explained that it \u0022allows for manufacturing eight times\nfaster and one-sixth the current cost of competing technologies,\u0026nbsp;eventually leading to faster market entry of next generation imaging devices.\u0022\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EAlpZhi employs a computer-controlled system\ninvolving the addition of photosensitive resins to create lenses of\nprecise dimensions. However, instead of adding material like AlpZhi,\ncurrent competing technologies employ more expensive subtractive\nprocesses involving etching and the\u0026nbsp;use of\u0026nbsp;hard tools to achieve the desired lens structure. \u0022This additive fabrication approach leads to a\u0026nbsp;better quality lens,\u0022 says Jariwala, who hopes to the have the company\u0027s first generation micro-lens products on the market by 2011.\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EIdeas to SERVE\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E\u003C\/strong\u003ERunning parallel to the Business\nPlan Competition was Georgia Tech\u0027s Ideas to SERVE (Socially and\nEnvironmentally Responsible Value Enhancement) Competition, for\nearly-stage business concepts that could help solve social issues or\nsustain the environment.\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EIn finals held March 10, the Ideas to SERVE\nSocial Solution track winner ($1,250) was One Motion Syringe. Improving\nupon the current syringe design, its technology provides a shorter\ntraining period for healthcare workers learning to use syringes and a\nbetter ergonomic experience. The ease-of-use of these syringes could\nhelp facilitate the dissemination of vaccines in Third World countries.\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EThe Ideas to SERVE Environmental Solutions track winner ($1,250) was SecondWind.\u0026nbsp;\nIt proposes leveraging high-speed roadways to generate wind-driven\nelectric power. Small wind turbines, embedded in roadside barriers,\nwould harness the current from passing traffic in industrialized\nnations.\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EJudges for the multiple awards in the Business Plan\nCompetition and its sister Ideas to SERVE Competition included numerous\nleaders in the corporate, venture capital, technology transfer, legal,\nand academic communities.\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003ESponsors of the Business Plan Competition were\nILE, Georgia Tech College of Management, GREENGUARD Environmental\nInstitute, Advanced Technology Development Center, Executive\nEntrepreneurs Society, Nelson Mullins Riley \u0026amp; Scarborough LLP,\nInterfaceFLOR, Hi Tech Partners, Fish \u0026amp; Richardson, Gray Ghost\nVentures, HLB Gross Collins PC, and Bondurant Mixon \u0026amp; Elmore LLP.\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EIdeas to SERVE sponsors included ILE, Georgia\nTech College of Management, MaRC Sustainable Design \u0026amp;\nManufacturing, Tedd Munchak Chair in Entrepreneurship at Georgia Tech,\nTech\u0027s Brook Byers Institute for Sustainable Systems, and the Arthur M.\nBlank Family Foundation Speaker Series.\u003C\/p\u003E","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":[{"value":"2010 Georgia Tech Business Plan Competition announces winners"}],"field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EWhen former competitive gymnast Shannon Harlow would work out,\nshe didn\u0027t like everything she saw in the mirrors at the gym.\nSpecifically, the way that sports bras flattened her chest and showed\nunsightly seams.\u003C\/p\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"Most Ready for Market won $35,000 in legal, financial and other services"}],"uid":"27304","created_gmt":"2010-03-26 13:49:10","changed_gmt":"2016-10-08 03:05:45","author":"Matthew Nagel","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","dateline":{"date":"2010-03-26T00:00:00-04:00","iso_date":"2010-03-26T00:00:00-04:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"hg_media":{"45982":{"id":"45982","type":"image","title":"Tech Tower","body":null,"created":"1449174338","gmt_created":"2015-12-03 20:25:38","changed":"1475894342","gmt_changed":"2016-10-08 02:39:02","alt":"Tech Tower","file":{"fid":"190013","name":"tgx26837.jpg","image_path":"\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/tgx26837_0.jpg","image_full_path":"http:\/\/www.tlwarc.hg.gatech.edu\/\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/tgx26837_0.jpg","mime":"image\/jpeg","size":42265,"path_740":"http:\/\/www.tlwarc.hg.gatech.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/740xx_scale\/public\/images\/tgx26837_0.jpg?itok=rXyXtCSj"}}},"media_ids":["45982"],"related_links":[{"url":"http:\/\/mgt.gatech.edu\/news_room\/news\/2010\/articles\/bpcwinners.html","title":"College of Management"}],"groups":[{"id":"1317","name":"News Briefs"}],"categories":[{"id":"139","name":"Business"},{"id":"134","name":"Student and Faculty"},{"id":"8862","name":"Student Research"}],"keywords":[{"id":"2983","name":"business plan competition"},{"id":"2008","name":"College of Management"}],"core_research_areas":[],"news_room_topics":[],"event_categories":[],"invited_audience":[],"affiliations":[],"classification":[],"areas_of_expertise":[],"news_and_recent_appearances":[],"phone":[],"contact":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cem\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EBrad Dixon\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/em\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EAssistant Director of Communications\u003Cbr \/\u003E404.894.3943\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022mailto:brad.dixon@mgt.gatech.edu\u0022\u003Ebrad.dixon@mgt.gatech.edu\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"email":["brad.dixon@mgt.gatech.edu"],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}},"55131":{"#nid":"55131","#data":{"type":"news","title":"Georgia Tech Researcher\u0027s New Book Describes How to Play Career Game","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EFew people recognize that the pursuit of an open job can be framed\nas a \u0022move\u0022 in a multifaceted game called a career, according to a new\nbook by Georgia Tech College of Management Professor Nathan Bennett and\nleadership consultant Stephen A. Miles.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u0026nbsp;\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nEmploying the innovative lens of game theory, they describe how such an\napproach can be applied to\u0026nbsp;career management\u0026nbsp;in the book \u003Cem\u003EYour Career Game: How Game Theory Can Help You Achieve Your Professional Goals\u003C\/em\u003E.\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EIndividuals who take the perspective of a \u0022career game\u0022\u2014a\nfascinating, complex, nuanced, real-life, multiplayer maze that unfolds\nin real time\u2014can develop into better players, explain Bennett, a\nprofessor of organizational behavior at Tech and principal of Red Buoy\nConsulting; and Miles, vice chairman of leadership advisory within\nHeidrick \u0026amp; Struggles\u0027 Leadership Consulting Practice.\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003ESavvy players, by definition, have a better shot at successfully\ncompeting for the highly sought-after positions that will enable them\nto realize their goals, they write.\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EYour Career Game includes conversations with a wide range of\nsuccessful professionals, such as Ursula Burns (Xerox), Stephen Elop\n(Microsoft), Marius Kloppers (BHP Billiton), Ken Frazier (Merck), and\nLiz McCartney (The St. Bernard Project), and discusses how their career\nmoves demonstrate elements of a game theory approach to career\nmanagement.\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EAccording to the authors, anyone who can impact your game is a\nplayer. What distinguishes savvy players is that they routinely develop\nplans to influence other players to participate in ways that create\nadvantage for them. Savvy players are keenly aware that their strengths\nwhen combined with the moves of another player can allow both players\nto win a bit, Bennett and Miles explain.\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EAs a reminder that the game is ultimately self-interested, the\nauthors write, \u0022Of course, recognizing potential gains from the trade\nrequires that you understand the commitments other players can keep. If\nyou partner with players who cannot deliver their ends of the deal, you\nwill end up having been played as a sucker.\u0022\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EBennett and Miles delineate three fundamental moves that any player would need to be aware of\u2014\u0022\u003Cstrong\u003Ecareer refining\u003C\/strong\u003E\u2014incremental efforts that sharpen your qualifications and focus your r\u00e9sum\u00e9. Other moves may have been \u003Cstrong\u003Ecareer defining\u003C\/strong\u003E\u2014these\nare the successful big swings that create positive disruptions and\nsharply accelerate your career progress. Still other moves may be\nblunders that produced terrible results and threaten to set back or\nstall your career. We call these moves \u003Cstrong\u003Ecareer ending or career limiting\u003C\/strong\u003E\u2014moves that could require you to leave the game or simply send you back to square one.\u0022\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EThe book also shows how you can strategically manage your key\nworking relationships as your career needs change over time\u2014with your\nboss, the \u0022weak ties\u0022 in your network, and the all-important\nrelationships with your mentors and sponsors.\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EAs Bennett and Miles point out, \u0022Mentors and sponsors can be among\nthe most impactful players in your career game. The ability to draw on\ntheir insight and experience can be an incredible resource for players.\nIn fact, this is precisely how good game players should view these\nallies in the career game\u2014as a resource that should be proactively and\nstrategically managed.\u0022\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EBennett and Miles are also authors of the 2006 book \u003Cem\u003ERiding Shotgun: The Role of the COO\u003C\/em\u003E (Stanford University Press).\u003C\/p\u003E","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":[{"value":"Authors say savvy players, by definition, have a better shot at successfully competing for the highly sought-after positions that will enable them to realize their goals"}],"field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EFew people recognize that the pursuit of an open job can be framed\nas a \u0022move\u0022 in a multifaceted game called a career, according to a new\nbook by Georgia Tech College of Management Professor Nathan Bennett and\nleadership consultant Stephen A. 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The new devices can measure the pH of liquids or detect the presence of ultraviolet light using electrical current produced from mechanical energy in the environment.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EBased on arrays containing as many as 20,000 zinc oxide nanowires in each nanogenerator, the devices can produce up to 1.2 volts of output voltage, and are fabricated with a chemical process designed to facilitate low-cost manufacture on flexible substrates. Tests done with nearly one thousand nanogenerators \u2013 which have no mechanical moving parts \u2013 showed that they can be operated over time without loss of generating capacity. \u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EDetails of the improved nanogenerator and self-powered nanosensors were reported March 28 in the journal \u003Cem\u003ENature Nanotechnology\u003C\/em\u003E. The research was supported by the National Science Foundation, the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency, and the U.S. Department of Energy. \u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cWe have demonstrated a robust way to harvest energy and use it for powering nanometer-scale sensors,\u201d said Zhong Lin Wang, a Regents professor in the School of Materials Science and Engineering at the Georgia Institute of Technology. \u201cWe now have a technology roadmap for scaling these nanogenerators up to make truly practical applications.\u201d \u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EFor the past five years, Wang\u2019s research team has been developing nanoscale generators that use the piezoelectric effect \u2013 which produces electrical charges when wires made from zinc oxide are subjected to strain. The strain can be produced by simply flexing the wires, and current from many wires can be constructively combined to power small devices. The research effort has recently focused on increasing the amount of current and voltage generated and on making the devices more robust. \u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EIn the paper, Wang and collaborators report on a new configuration for the nanowires that embeds both ends of the tiny structures in a polymer substrate. The wires can then generate current as they are compressed in a flexible nanogenerator enclosure, eliminating the contact with a metallic electrode that was required in earlier devices. Because the generators are completely enclosed, they can be used in a variety of environments. \u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cWe can now grow the wires chemically on substrates that are foldable and flexible and the processing can now be done at substrate temperatures of less than 100 degrees Celsius \u2013 about the temperature of coffee,\u201d explained Wang. \u201cThat will allow lower cost fabrication and growth on just about any substrate.\u201d \u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThe nanogenerators are produced using a multi-step process that includes fabrication of electrodes that provide both Ohmic and Shottky contacts for the nanowires. The arrays can be grown both vertically and laterally. To maximize current and voltage, the growth and assembly requires alignment of crystalline growth, as well as the synchronization of charging and discharging cycles. \u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EProduction of vertical nanogenerators begins with growing zinc oxide nanowires on a gold-coated surface using a wet chemical method. A layer of polymethyl-methacrylate is then spun-coated onto the nanowires, covering them from top to bottom. Oxygen plasma etching is then performed, leaving clean tips on which a piece of silicon wafer coated with platinum is placed. The coated silicon provides a Shottky barrier, which is essential for maintaining electrical current flow. \u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThe alternating current output of the nanogenerators depends on the amount of strain applied. \u201cAt a strain rate of less than two percent per second, we can produce output voltage of 1.2 volts,\u201d said Wang. \u201cThe power output is matched with the external load.\u201d \u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003ELateral nanogenerators integrating 700 rows of zinc oxide nanowires produced a peak voltage of 1.26 volts at a strain of 0.19 percent. In a separate nanogenerator, vertical integration of three layers of zinc oxide nanowire arrays produced a peak power density of 2.7 milliwatts per cubic centimeter. \u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EWang\u2019s team has so far produced two tiny sensors that are based on zinc oxide nanowires and powered by the nanogenerators. By measuring the amplitude of voltage changes across the device when exposed to different liquids, the pH sensor can measure the acidity of liquids. An ultraviolet nanosensor depends on similar voltage changes to detect when it is struck by ultraviolet light. \u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EIn addition to Wang, the team authoring the paper included Sheng Xu, Yong Qin, Chen Xu, Yaguang Wei, and Rusen Wang, all from Georgia Tech\u2019s School of Materials Science and Engineering. \u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThe new generator and nanoscale sensors open new possibilities for very small sensing devices that can operate without batteries, powered by mechanical energy harvested from the environment. Energy sources could include the motion of tides, sonic waves, mechanical vibration, the flapping of a flag in the wind, pressure from shoes of a hiker or the movement of clothing. \u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cBuilding devices that are small isn\u2019t sufficient,\u201d Wang noted. \u201cWe must also be able to power them in a sustainable way that allows them to be mobile. Using our new nanogenerator, we can put these devices into the environment where they can work independently and sustainably without requiring a battery.\u201d \u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EResearch News \u0026amp; Publications Office\u003Cbr \/\u003EGeorgia Institute of Technology\u003Cbr \/\u003E75 Fifth Street, N.W., Suite 314\u003Cbr \/\u003EAtlanta, Georgia 30308 USA\u003C\/strong\u003E \u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EMedia Relations Contacts\u003C\/strong\u003E: John Toon (404-894-6986)(\u003Ca href=\u0022mailto:jtoon@gatech.edu\u0022\u003Ejtoon@gatech.edu\u003C\/a\u003E) or Abby Vogel (404-385-3364). \u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EWriter\u003C\/strong\u003E: John Toon \u003C\/p\u003E","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EBy combining a new generation of piezoelectric nanogenerators with two types of nanowire sensors, researchers have created what are believed to be the first self-powered nanometer-scale sensing devices that draw power from the conversion of mechanical energy.\u003C\/p\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"Researchers build first first self-powered nanoscale sensing devices"}],"uid":"27303","created_gmt":"2010-03-29 00:00:00","changed_gmt":"2016-10-08 03:05:45","author":"John Toon","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","dateline":{"date":"2010-03-29T00:00:00-04:00","iso_date":"2010-03-29T00:00:00-04:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"hg_media":{"55148":{"id":"55148","type":"image","title":"Zhong Lin Wang with nanosensors","body":null,"created":"1449175507","gmt_created":"2015-12-03 20:45:07","changed":"1475894486","gmt_changed":"2016-10-08 02:41:26","alt":"Zhong Lin Wang with nanosensors","file":{"fid":"190239","name":"tba76743.jpg","image_path":"\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/tba76743_0.jpg","image_full_path":"http:\/\/www.tlwarc.hg.gatech.edu\/\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/tba76743_0.jpg","mime":"image\/jpeg","size":909903,"path_740":"http:\/\/www.tlwarc.hg.gatech.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/740xx_scale\/public\/images\/tba76743_0.jpg?itok=lGFjYFGv"}},"55149":{"id":"55149","type":"image","title":"Schematic of nanogenerator","body":null,"created":"1449175507","gmt_created":"2015-12-03 20:45:07","changed":"1475894486","gmt_changed":"2016-10-08 02:41:26","alt":"Schematic of nanogenerator","file":{"fid":"190240","name":"twi76743.jpg","image_path":"\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/twi76743_0.jpg","image_full_path":"http:\/\/www.tlwarc.hg.gatech.edu\/\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/twi76743_0.jpg","mime":"image\/jpeg","size":634386,"path_740":"http:\/\/www.tlwarc.hg.gatech.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/740xx_scale\/public\/images\/twi76743_0.jpg?itok=knCgr8F4"}},"55150":{"id":"55150","type":"image","title":"Close-up of nanogenerators","body":null,"created":"1449175507","gmt_created":"2015-12-03 20:45:07","changed":"1475894489","gmt_changed":"2016-10-08 02:41:29","alt":"Close-up of nanogenerators","file":{"fid":"190241","name":"tey76743.jpg","image_path":"\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/tey76743_0.jpg","image_full_path":"http:\/\/www.tlwarc.hg.gatech.edu\/\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/tey76743_0.jpg","mime":"image\/jpeg","size":1504275,"path_740":"http:\/\/www.tlwarc.hg.gatech.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/740xx_scale\/public\/images\/tey76743_0.jpg?itok=2hbXUaOc"}}},"media_ids":["55148","55149","55150"],"related_links":[{"url":"http:\/\/www.mse.gatech.edu\/","title":"Georgia Tech School of Materials Science and Engineering"},{"url":"http:\/\/www.mse.gatech.edu\/FacultyStaff\/MSE_Faculty_researchbios\/Wang\/wang.html","title":"Zhong Lin Wang"}],"groups":[{"id":"1188","name":"Research Horizons"}],"categories":[{"id":"144","name":"Energy"},{"id":"145","name":"Engineering"},{"id":"149","name":"Nanotechnology and Nanoscience"},{"id":"135","name":"Research"}],"keywords":[{"id":"1334","name":"nanogenerator"},{"id":"9030","name":"nanosensor"},{"id":"7699","name":"piezoelectric"},{"id":"7649","name":"zinc oxide"}],"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\u003EJohn Toon\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EResearch News \u0026amp; Publications Office\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.gatech.edu\/contact\/index.html?id=jt7\u0022\u003EContact John Toon\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E404-894-6986\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"email":["jtoon@gatech.edu"],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}},"55155":{"#nid":"55155","#data":{"type":"news","title":"Board of Regents to Audit Dependent Insurance Information","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EThe \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.usg.edu\u0022\u003EUniversity System of Georgia\u003C\/a\u003E\u2019s Board of Regents has announced an upcoming \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.usg.edu\/hr\/news\/2010_dependent_eligibility_audit\/\u0022\u003EDependent Eligibility Audit\u003C\/a\u003E for all faculty and staff who cover dependents on a Georgia Tech health plan. \n\n\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThe purpose of this process is to ensure the dependents covered under health plans are eligible dependents as defined by the plan. The Board of Regents has retained the services of an independent auditor, Chapman Kelly, to assist in completing this dependent verification.\n \n\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EDuring the week of March 29, any faculty or staff who have dependents enrolled in a health plan offered through the University System of Georgia will receive a letter, mailed to a home address, from Chapman Kelly. The letter will detail the steps and documentation required to complete this verification process. \n\n\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EEmployees will receive specific information on what documentation is required, but may include copies of marriage certificates, birth certificates and copies of other documents that validate financial interdependence. If verification is not received in the time period communicated, the dependent will be removed from the health plan.\n \n\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EBecause this is a Board of Regents directive, the Georgia Tech Benefits Team is not permitted to accept any documentation and have been advised to refer all questions to Chapman Kelly.\u003C\/strong\u003E Upon receiving correspondence from Chapman Kelly, read it carefully and follow the dates when certain information needs to be returned. Failure to comply could result in loss of coverage for your dependent(s).\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EThe University System of Georgia\u2019s Board of Regents has announced an upcoming Dependent Eligibility Audit for all faculty and staff who cover dependents on a Georgia Tech health plan.\u003C\/p\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"A verification program for all employees who cover dependents on a USG health plan"}],"uid":"27299","created_gmt":"2010-03-29 15:16:16","changed_gmt":"2016-10-08 03:05:45","author":"Michael Hagearty","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","dateline":{"date":"2010-03-29T00:00:00-04:00","iso_date":"2010-03-29T00:00:00-04:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"related_links":[{"url":"http:\/\/www.usg.edu\/hr\/news\/2010_dependent_eligibility_audit\/","title":"2010 Dependent Eligibility Audi"},{"url":"http:\/\/www.chapmankelly.com\/index.html","title":"Chapman Kelly"}],"groups":[{"id":"1317","name":"News Briefs"}],"categories":[{"id":"129","name":"Institute and Campus"}],"keywords":[{"id":"4288","name":"benefits"},{"id":"728","name":"Board of Regents"},{"id":"9036","name":"dependents"},{"id":"2493","name":"health care"},{"id":"3425","name":"HR"},{"id":"2775","name":"human resources"}],"core_research_areas":[],"news_room_topics":[],"event_categories":[],"invited_audience":[],"affiliations":[],"classification":[],"areas_of_expertise":[],"news_and_recent_appearances":[],"phone":[],"contact":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022mailto:sharon.ray@ohr.gatech.edu\u0022\u003ESharon Ray\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EOffice of Human Resources\u003Cbr \/\u003E404-385-3890\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"email":[],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}},"54892":{"#nid":"54892","#data":{"type":"news","title":"Former Atlanta Mayor Shirley Franklin to Address, \u2018Imagining- A Better Future\u2019","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EFormer Atlanta mayor Shirley Franklin will deliver a keynote address March 12 for \u201cIMAGINING\u2014A BETTER FUTURE,\u201d a two-day event hosted by the Georgia Tech College of Architecture featuring widely acclaimed architects including Thom Mayne, Liz Diller, and Georgia Tech alumnus Mack Scogin, to name a few. Franklin is expected to reflect on her eight years in office administering a city of unusual cultural diversity.\u0026nbsp; Franklin\u0027s speech will begin at 6 p.m. in the Reinsch-Pierce Family Auditorium on the Georgia Tech campus.\u0026nbsp; This event is free and open to the public. \u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EAdditional details and live webcast at \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.coa.gatech.edu\/imagining\u0022 target=\u0022_self\u0022\u003Ewww.coa.gatech.edu\/imagining\u003C\/a\u003E.\u003C\/p\u003E","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":[{"value":"Georgia Tech College of Architecture to host former Atlanta mayor"}],"field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EFormer Atlanta mayor Shirley Franklin will deliver a keynote address\nfor \u201cIMAGINING\u2014A BETTER FUTURE,\u201d a two-day event hosted by the Georgia\nTech College of Architecture featuring widely acclaimed architects\nincluding Thom Mayne, Liz Diller, and Georgia Tech alumnus Mack Scogin,\nto name a few.\u003C\/p\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"Former Atlanta mayor to give keynote at \u0027Imagining - A Better Future\u0022"}],"uid":"27304","created_gmt":"2010-03-11 12:10:25","changed_gmt":"2016-10-08 03:05:41","author":"Matthew Nagel","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","dateline":{"date":"2010-03-10T00:00:00-05:00","iso_date":"2010-03-10T00:00:00-05:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"hg_media":{"54703":{"id":"54703","type":"image","title":"Tech Tower","body":null,"created":"1449175459","gmt_created":"2015-12-03 20:44:19","changed":"1475894481","gmt_changed":"2016-10-08 02:41:21"}},"media_ids":["54703"],"related_links":[{"url":"http:\/\/www.coa.gatech.edu\/imagining\/","title":"Additional Information"}],"groups":[{"id":"1317","name":"News Briefs"}],"categories":[{"id":"137","name":"Architecture"},{"id":"133","name":"Special Events and Guest Speakers"}],"keywords":[{"id":"926","name":"College of Architecture"},{"id":"8939","name":"Former Atlanta Mayor"},{"id":"8938","name":"Imagining - A Better Future"},{"id":"170956","name":"Shirley Franklin"}],"core_research_areas":[],"news_room_topics":[],"event_categories":[],"invited_audience":[],"affiliations":[],"classification":[],"areas_of_expertise":[],"news_and_recent_appearances":[],"phone":[],"contact":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003ETeri Nagel\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003ECollege of Architecture\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E404-385-2156\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022mailto:Teri.Nagel@coa.gatech.edu\u0022\u003ETeri.Nagel@coa.gatech.edu\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"email":["teri.nagel@coa.gatech.edu"],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}},"54902":{"#nid":"54902","#data":{"type":"news","title":"Students Selling Vouchers For Chili On Skiles Walkway, Helping Chilean Earthquake Victims","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EGeorgia Tech students are raising funds to aid the victims of Chile\u2019s\nrecent earthquake by selling vouchers for bowls of chili.\u0026nbsp; Vouchers are\navailable on Skiles\nWalkway March 16 \u2013 19 from 11 \u2013 1 p.m. (and from 3 - 8 p.m. on March 18\nin the Student Center).\u0026nbsp; Each voucher is $3.\u0026nbsp; Students can redeem the\nvouchers from 11 - 8 p.m. on Wednesdays in the Student Center Food\nCourt.\u0026nbsp; Profits will support Cruz Rojo Chilena (Red Cross\nChile).\u003C\/p\u003E\n\n\u003Cp\u003EMore than 700 lives were lost in the 8.8 magnitude Chilean Earthquake.  Georgia Tech student Melissa McCoy, currently co-oping in Santiago, saw some effects of the disaster first-hand. \u201cI\u0027ve been trying to find ways to help the victims of the earthquake here as many of my friends and colleagues have been greatly affected by it,\u201d she said.  \u201cWhile volunteers are welcomed in some areas, it appears that money and supplies are what is really needed in the destroyed areas.\u201d\u003C\/p\u003E\n\n\u003Cp\u003EMcCoy reached out the Georgia Tech community and pitched an idea to raise funds by selling bowls of chili.  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Business casual preferred for all other students.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E Yearbooks strive to accurately represent they year they record.\u0026nbsp; The Blueprint has been a shining example of this tradition for more than 100 years at Georgia Tech.\u0026nbsp; This image represents a few of Georgia Tech\u0027s top memorable moments as capture by the Blueprint.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EFar left: 1996 (\u003Cem\u003EBlueprint\u003C\/em\u003E volume 89)\u003Cbr \/\u003EAtlanta hosted the Summer Olympics in 1996 and Georgia Tech was at the heart of the event.\u0026nbsp; Many of the dorms on campus today served as housing for the athletes, with the Australian delegation taking over all of Area II housing, the Hungarian teams staying in today\u0027s North Avenue Apartments, and some smaller delegations living in Greek houses.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EUpper middle: 1987 (\u003Cem\u003EBlueprint\u003C\/em\u003E volume 80)\u003Cbr \/\u003EThe majority of Blueprints published until 1988 contained a \u0022Beauties\u0022 section.\u0026nbsp; The section always provided an insightful snapshot of fashion at the time.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003ELower right: 1977 (\u003Cem\u003EBlueprint\u003C\/em\u003E volume 70)\u003Cbr \/\u003EThe 1977 \u003Cem\u003EBlueprint\u003C\/em\u003E is a shining example of the 70\u0027s with its groovy graphics and focus on the personality of the Institute.\u0026nbsp; Perhaps most interesting are this edition\u0027s photos of campus (with relatively little change on East Campus) juxtaposed with Atlanta (with few landmarks remaining the same).\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EContributed by Grace Stephens, \u003Cem\u003EBlueprint\u003C\/em\u003E Editor\u003C\/p\u003E","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":"","field_summary_sentence":"","uid":"15436","created_gmt":"2010-03-12 17:25:07","changed_gmt":"2016-10-08 03:05:41","author":"Automator","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","dateline":{"date":"2010-03-12T00:00:00-05:00","iso_date":"2010-03-12T00:00:00-05:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"hg_media":{"54917":{"id":"54917","type":"image","title":"Blueprint1","body":null,"created":"1449175490","gmt_created":"2015-12-03 20:44:50","changed":"1475894483","gmt_changed":"2016-10-08 02:41:23","alt":"Blueprint1","file":{"fid":"181444","name":"Blueprint1.jpg","image_path":"\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/Blueprint1_0.jpg","image_full_path":"http:\/\/www.tlwarc.hg.gatech.edu\/\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/Blueprint1_0.jpg","mime":"image\/jpeg","size":597753,"path_740":"http:\/\/www.tlwarc.hg.gatech.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/740xx_scale\/public\/images\/Blueprint1_0.jpg?itok=b7Z-t_uR"}}},"media_ids":["54917"],"related_links":[{"url":"http:\/\/www.blueprint.gatech.edu\/index.php","title":"Blueprint Web Site"}],"groups":[{"id":"1317","name":"News Briefs"}],"categories":[{"id":"8862","name":"Student Research"}],"keywords":[{"id":"6669","name":"blueprint"}],"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":""}},"54924":{"#nid":"54924","#data":{"type":"news","title":"Blueprint Memories, Part II","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EAll Georgia Tech students are invited to sit for free yearbook portraits this week (March 15 - 19, 9 - 5 p.m. on Monday, Tuesday and Friday and 9 - 9 p.m. on Wednesday and Thursday in the Kaiser Room on\nthe 5th floor of the library).  Students that are graduating in the of Spring 2010 or Summer 2010 should make an appointment online at \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.ouryear.com\/\u0022\u003Eouryear.com\u003C\/a\u003E (code: 87169) and wear business formal clothing.  Appointments are not required for all other students. Business casual preferred for all other students.\u003C\/p\u003E\n\n\u003Cp\u003EYearbooks strive to accurately represent they year they record.  The Blueprint has been a shining example of this tradition for more than 100 years at Georgia Tech.  This image represents a few of Georgia Tech\u0027s most memorable moments as capture by the Blueprint.\u003C\/p\u003E\n\n\u003Cp\u003ELeft: 1956 (\u003Cem\u003EBlueprint\u003C\/em\u003E, volume 49):\u003Cbr \/\u003EBlake Ragsdale Van Leer, the Institute\u0027s 5th\nPresident, had a significant role in shaping Georgia Tech.  His 12 year Presidency was marked by the name change from the Georgia School of Technology to the Georgia Institute of Technology\nin 1948, the completion of several buildings still on campus today: Price Gilbert Memorial Library (pictured), East Architecture and the West Stands of Bobby Dodd Stadium.  He also initiated the admittance of women to the Institute.\u003C\/p\u003E\n\n\u003Cp\u003EUpper right: 1969 (\u003Cem\u003EBlueprint\u003C\/em\u003E, volume 62):\u003Cbr \/\u003EPerhaps the one of the most controversial\nyearbooks ever printed, the 1969\u003Cem\u003E Blueprint\u003C\/em\u003E instigated a rally of thousands in Peter\u0027s Park that resulted in national media coverage of the event.  Students were upset with the publication because they believed it had a political agenda, something deemed inappropriate for a student yearbook.  Alumnus Robert Stephens (M.S. IM \u002774) attended the rally, where many students \u0022tore all the pages out, burned the\nannuals, hung an effigy of the Editor-in-Chief, and tried to throw the business manager into the pyre.\u0022  The discontent over the yearbook\u0027s focus on the surrounding community rather than Georgia Tech lasted from the initial distribution in mid-May of 1969 to the end of the quarter.  The 1970 staff took the rally to heart and hung the charred remains of a book on the office wall under a sign reading \u0022Lest We Not Forget.\u0022\u003C\/p\u003E\n\n\u003Cp\u003ELower right: 1977 (\u003Cem\u003EBlueprint\u003C\/em\u003E, volume 70)\u003Cbr \/\u003EYearbooks strive to accurately reflect the year they record.  Pictured is a homecoming banner that references a popular song from that era, \u0022In the Year 2525 (Exordium and Terminus).\u0022\u003C\/p\u003E\n\n\u003Cp\u003EContributed by Grace Stephens, \u003Cem\u003EBlueprint\u003C\/em\u003E Editor\u003C\/p\u003E","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EAll Georgia Tech students are invited to sit for free yearbook portraits this week (March 15 - 19, 9 - 5 p.m. on Monday, Tuesday and Friday and 9 - 9 p.m. on Wednesday and Thursday in the Kaiser Room on\nthe 5th floor of the library).  Students that are graduating in the of Spring 2010 or Summer 2010 should make an appointment online at \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.ouryear.com\/\u0022\u003Eouryear.com\u003C\/a\u003E (code: 87169) and wear business formal clothing.  Appointments are not required for all other students. 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The study was supported by the National Institutes of Health.\n\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EThe findings may open up new possibilities for developing treatments of metabolic diseases associated with inflammation, such as atherosclerosis. Atherosclerosis typically occurs in branched or curved regions of arteries where plaques form because of cholesterol build-up. Inflammation can alter the structure of plaques so that they become more likely to rupture, causing a blood vessel blockage and leading to heart attack or stroke.\n\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003E\u201cThis is the first systematic study showing that HuR not only responds to external stimuli as a stress-sensitive gene, but it also regulates other stress-sensitive genes,\u201d said senior author Gang Bao, the Robert A. Milton Chair in Biomedical Engineering in the Wallace H. Coulter Department of Biomedical Engineering at Georgia Tech and Emory University.\n\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EThe study results show that HuR promotes the expression of genes that support atherosclerosis and inhibits the expression of genes that combat atherosclerosis. \n\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003E\u201cWe found that suppressing expression of HuR inhibited the inflammatory response of cells, which shows that designing drugs that block HuR function may reduce the risk of plaques rupturing,\u201d explained Bao.\n\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EBao guided Won Jong Rhee, a former postdoctoral fellow in his laboratory, to conduct a series of experiments investigating the biology, behavior and pathways of HuR.\n\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EThe researchers first studied how the HuR gene responds to different flow environments and chemical treatments. They exposed human umbilical vein endothelial cells to disturbed flow -- which occurs in artery regions where plaques form -- and found that the cells expressed higher levels of HuR than when they experienced a static or laminar flow environment. This finding was validated in tissue experiments with results showing increased amounts of HuR in regions of a mouse aorta that were exposed to disturbed flow.\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EThen the researchers treated endothelial cells with statins, medications used to treat atherosclerosis by reducing the number of cholesterol-containing low-density lipoprotein (LDL) molecules in the blood and inhibiting inflammation. The results indicated a decreased level of HuR with statin treatment.\n\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EAfter establishing HuR as a stress-sensitive gene regulated by external stimuli, including flow and statin treatment, the researchers conducted experiments to determine whether HuR regulates the expression of other stress-sensitive genes. They found that reducing the level of HuR in cells increased the levels of two genes that combat atherosclerosis -- Kruppel-like factor 2 (Klf2) and endothelial nitric oxide synthase (eNOS). The reduction in HuR also decreased the expression of bone morphogenic protein-4 (BMP-4), a gene that supports atherosclerosis.\n\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EReducing the level of HuR in cells also significantly inhibited many inflammatory responses of the endothelial cells, including the expression of two potential atherosclerosis drug targets: inter-cellular adhesion molecule-1 (ICAM-1) and vascular cell adhesion molecule-1 (VCAM-1).\n\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EThough this study showed that HuR plays a critical role in inducing and mediating an inflammatory response in cells subjected to a stressful environment, the underlying mechanism for this regulation is still not known.\n\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003E\u201cHuR protein often binds to messenger RNAs to increase their stability and translation, but we found that regulation of other stress-sensitive genes by HuR was not due to changes in mRNA stability by direct protein binding,\u201d explained Bao.\n\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003ETo uncover the pathways that lead to HuR\u2019s stress sensitivity, the researchers conducted a series of studies to reveal that HuR functions by adding a phosphate group to the transcriptional factor nuclear factor kappa B (NFkB) and its inhibitor IkBa. Additional research is underway to reveal what mRNAs HuR binds to and the mechanisms used to respond to mechanical and chemical stresses. Identifying the triggers for inflammation and unraveling the details of inflammatory pathways may eventually furnish new therapeutic targets.\n\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EHanjoong Jo, the Coulter Department\u2019s Ada Lee and Pete Correll Professor in Biomedical Engineering, Kyunghwa Chang, graduate student Chih-Wen Ni and research scientist Zhilan Zheng also contributed to this research.\n\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cem\u003EThis project is supported by the National Institutes of Health (NIH) (Award Nos. HL80711, CA119338 and HL70531). The content is solely the responsibility of the principal investigator and does not necessarily represent the official view of the NIH.\u003C\/em\u003E\n\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EResearch News \u0026amp; Publications Office\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nGeorgia Institute of Technology\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n75 Fifth Street, N.W., Suite 314\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nAtlanta, Georgia  30308  USA\n\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EMedia Relations Contacts: Abby Vogel (avogel@gatech.edu; 404-385-3364) or John Toon (jtoon@gatech.edu; 404-894-6986)\n\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EWriter:\u003C\/strong\u003E Abby Vogel\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":[{"value":"A new study suggests a gene called HuR plays a critical role in inducing and mediating inflammatory responses in cells experiencing stresses. 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The staff of Georgia Rep. John Lewis will join DesRoches during his meeting with the House Foreign Relations Committee.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThese briefings will be followed by a brown bag lunch at the World Bank, where he will present his findings alongside other national and international researchers.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EDesRoches will be traveling back to Haiti at the beginning of March for further evaluation of the country\u0027s condition.\u003C\/p\u003E","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":[{"value":"Georgia Tech Professor Reginald DesRoches will present his first-hand account of the damage that resulted from January\u0027s earthquake in Haiti along with recommendations on rebuilding to members of Congress along with the World Bank on Thursday in Washington, D.C.","format":"limited_html"}],"field_summary_sentence":"","uid":"15436","created_gmt":"2010-02-24 16:37:35","changed_gmt":"2016-10-08 03:05:38","author":"Automator","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","dateline":{"date":"2010-02-24T00:00:00-05:00","iso_date":"2010-02-24T00:00:00-05:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"hg_media":{"39771":{"id":"39771","type":"image","title":"Reginald DesRoches","body":null,"created":"1449174117","gmt_created":"2015-12-03 20:21:57","changed":"1475894253","gmt_changed":"2016-10-08 02:37:33"}},"media_ids":["39771"],"groups":[{"id":"1317","name":"News Briefs"}],"categories":[{"id":"129","name":"Institute and Campus"},{"id":"155","name":"Congressional Testimony"},{"id":"134","name":"Student and Faculty"},{"id":"145","name":"Engineering"}],"keywords":[{"id":"8851","name":"Focus on Haiti; engineering"}],"core_research_areas":[],"news_room_topics":[],"event_categories":[],"invited_audience":[],"affiliations":[],"classification":[],"areas_of_expertise":[],"news_and_recent_appearances":[],"phone":[],"contact":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EDon Fernandez\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022mailto:don.fernandez@comm.gatech.edu\u0022\u003Edon.fernandez@comm.gatech.edu\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E404-894-6016\u003C\/p\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"email":["don.fernandez@comm.gatech.edu"],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}},"54675":{"#nid":"54675","#data":{"type":"news","title":"Georgia Tech\u0027s Campaign For EveryBody","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EThis week marks the third annual Georgia Tech Campaign For EveryBody, a series of exhibits, conversations, and performances intended to support students, faculty, and staff in gaining a peaceful acceptance of and respect for their bodies. \u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThe week provides several opportunities to raise awareness of this physical and mental health issues that surround one\u0027s body image. As a show of support, members of the Georgia Tech community are also invited to sign the GT Body Peace Treaty, which outlines healthy thoughts and behaviors that encourage a positive body image. \u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\n\n\u003Cp\u003EWhile many colleges and universities have eating disorder awareness weeks, the Georgia Tech Campaign for EveryBody takes an ambitious approach to education about body image. \u0022We decided to broaden awareness to include education about some of the larger issues that are contributing factors to positive and negative body image,\u201d said Colleen Riggle, interim director of the Women\u2019s Resource Center and co-chair of the committee. Also unique to Georgia Tech is the inclusion of men in the committee\u2019s mission and events.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EEvents include an open mic night, a reading of Eve Ensler\u2019s \u0022The Good Body,\u0022 multiple photo exhibits sponsored by the GT Photo Club on the subjects of beauty and body image, and the launch of the new Body Mod Blog, for members of the Georgia Tech community to share their experiences with body modification such as tattooing, cosmetic surgery, and piercing.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThe Campaign for EveryBody Committee is comprised of individuals from the campus community, including representatives from the Women\u2019s Resource Center, Stamps Health Services, Counseling Center, Athletic Association, Campus Recreation Center, Housing, GT Library, Student Center, Student Involvement, Communications and Marketing, Dining Services, and the Office of International Education.  The committee\u0027s effort is not limited to one week of events; they also work with the freshman seminar GT1000 and Go T.E.C.H. throughout the year to promote body image awareness.\u003C\/p\u003E\n\n\u003Cp\u003EA full calendar of events, the Body Mod Blog, and the GT Body Peace treaty are available at \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.womenscenter.gatech.edu\/bodyimage\/\u0022 title=\u0022www.womenscenter.gatech.edu\/bodyimage\/\u0022\u003Ewww.womenscenter.gatech.edu\/bodyimage\/\u003C\/a\u003E.\u003C\/p\u003E","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":[{"value":"Week of events increases body image awareness"}],"field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EMonday marked the start of the third annual Georgia Tech Campaign For\nEveryBody week. Empowering students, faculty, and staff to gain a\npeaceful acceptance of and respect for their bodies, the week provides\na variety of opportunities to increase body image awareness.\u003C\/p\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"Georgia Tech celebrates the Campaign for EveryBody with a week of events."}],"uid":"15436","created_gmt":"2010-02-24 19:27:27","changed_gmt":"2016-10-08 03:05:38","author":"Automator","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","dateline":{"date":"2010-02-24T00:00:00-05:00","iso_date":"2010-02-24T00:00:00-05:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"hg_media":{"54676":{"id":"54676","type":"image","title":"Campaign for EveryBody","body":null,"created":"1449175459","gmt_created":"2015-12-03 20:44:19","changed":"1475894481","gmt_changed":"2016-10-08 02:41:21","alt":"Campaign for EveryBody","file":{"fid":"172612","name":"body_image.jpg","image_path":"\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/body_image_1.jpg","image_full_path":"http:\/\/www.tlwarc.hg.gatech.edu\/\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/body_image_1.jpg","mime":"image\/jpeg","size":1088290,"path_740":"http:\/\/www.tlwarc.hg.gatech.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/740xx_scale\/public\/images\/body_image_1.jpg?itok=vr7wwDSn"}}},"media_ids":["54676"],"related_links":[{"url":"http:\/\/www.womenscenter.gatech.edu\/bodyimage\/","title":"Body Image at Georgia Tech"},{"url":"http:\/\/www.facebook.com\/group.php?gid=7623058958","title":"GT Body Peace Treaty Facebook Group"}],"groups":[{"id":"1317","name":"News Briefs"}],"categories":[{"id":"129","name":"Institute and Campus"}],"keywords":[{"id":"8854","name":"body image"},{"id":"8370","name":"campaign for everybody"},{"id":"1015","name":"Go T.E.C.H."},{"id":"398","name":"health"}],"core_research_areas":[],"news_room_topics":[],"event_categories":[],"invited_audience":[],"affiliations":[],"classification":[],"areas_of_expertise":[],"news_and_recent_appearances":[],"phone":[],"contact":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EGeorgia Tech Campaign for EveryBody\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022mailto:bodyimage@gatech.edu\u0022\u003Ebodyimage@gatech.edu\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"email":[],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}},"54682":{"#nid":"54682","#data":{"type":"news","title":"Study Quantifies the Effects of Placing Metal Contacts on Graphene","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EUsing large-scale supercomputer calculations, researchers have analyzed how the placement of metallic contacts on graphene changes the electron transport properties of the material as a factor of junction length, width and orientation. The work is believed to be the first quantitative study of electron transport through metal-graphene junctions to examine earlier models in significant detail. \u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EInformation on the ways in which attaching metal contacts affects electron transport in graphene will be important to scientists studying the material -- and to designers who may one day fabricate electronic devices from the carbon-lattice material. \u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u0022Graphene devices will have to communicate with the external world, and that means we will have to fabricate contacts to transport current and data,\u0022 said Mei-Yin Chou, a professor and department chair in the School of Physics at the Georgia Institute of Technology. \u0022When they put metal contacts onto graphene to measure transport properties, researchers and device designers need to know that they may not be measuring the instrinsic properties of pristine graphene. Coupling between the contacts and the material must be taken into account.\u0022 \u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EInformation on the effects of metal contacts on graphene was reported in the journal \u003Cem\u003EPhysical Review Letters\u003C\/em\u003E on February 19th. The research was supported by the U.S. Department of Energy, and involved interactions with researchers at the National Science Foundation (NSF)-supported Materials Research Science and Engineering Center (MRSEC) at Georgia Tech. \u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EUsing large-scale, first-principles calculations done at two different NSF-supported supercomputer centers, the Georgia Tech research team -- which included postdoctoral fellows Salvador Barraza-Lopez and Mihajlo Vanevic, and assistant professor Markus Kindermann -- conducted detailed atomic-level calculations of aluminum contacts grown on graphene. \u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThe calculations studied two contacts up to 14 nanometers apart, with graphene suspended between them. In their calculations, the researchers allowed the aluminum to grow as it would in the real world, then studied how electron transfer was induced in the area surrounding the contacts. \u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u0022People have been able to come up with phenomenological models that they use to find out what the effects are with metallic contacts,\u0022 Chou explained. \u0022Our calculations went a few steps farther because we built contacts atom-by-atom. We built atomistically-resolved contacts, and by doing that, we solved this problem at the atomic level and tried to do everything consistent with quantum mechanics.\u0022 \u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EBecause metals typically have excess electrons, physically attaching the contacts to graphene causes a charge transfer from the metal. Charge begins to be transferred as soon as the contracts are constructed, but ultimately the two materials reach equilibrium, Chou said. \u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThe study showed that charge transfer at the leads and into the freestanding section of the material creates an electron-hole asymmetry in the conductance. For leads that are sufficiently long, the effect creates two conductance minima at the energies of the Dirac points for the suspended and clamped regions of the graphene, according to Barraza-Lopez. \u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u0022These results could be important to the design of future graphene devices,\u0022 he said. \u0022Edge effects and the impact of nanoribbon width have been studied in significant detail, but the effects of charge transfer at the contacts may potentially be just as important.\u0022 \u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThe researchers modeled aluminum, but believe their results will apply to other metals such as copper and gold that do not form chemical bonds with graphene. However, other metals such as chromium and titanium do chemically alter the material, so the effects they have on electron transport may be different. \u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EBeyond the new information provided by the calculations, the research further proposes quantitative models that can be used under certain circumstances to describe the impact of the contacts. \u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u0022Earlier models had been based on physical insights, but nobody really knew how faithfully they described the material,\u0022 Kindermann said. \u0022This is the first calculation to show that these earlier models apply under certain circumstances for the systems that we studied.\u0022 \u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EData from the study may one day help device designers engineer graphene circuits by helping them understand the effects they are seeing. \u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u0022When we modify graphene, we need to understand what changes occur as a result of adding materials,\u0022 added Chou. \u0022This is really fundamental research to understand these effects and to have a numerical prediction for what is going on. We are helping to understand the basic physics of graphene.\u0022 \u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cem\u003EThis research was supported by Department of Energy grant DE-FG02-97ER45632. Comments and conclusions in this article are those of the researchers and do not necessarily reflect the views of the Department of Energy.\u003C\/em\u003E \u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EResearch News \u0026amp; Publications Office\u003Cbr \/\u003EGeorgia Institute of Technology\u003Cbr \/\u003E75 Fifth Street, N.W., Suite 314\u003Cbr \/\u003EAtlanta, Georgia 30308 USA\u003C\/strong\u003E \u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EMedia Relations Contacts\u003C\/strong\u003E: John Toon (404-894-6986)(\u003Ca href=\u0022mailto:jtoon@gatech.edu\u0022\u003Ejtoon@gatech.edu\u003C\/a\u003E) or Abby Vogel (404-385-3364)(\u003Ca href=\u0022mailto:avogel@gatech.edu\u0022\u003Eavogel@gatech.edu\u003C\/a\u003E). \u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EWriter\u003C\/strong\u003E: John Toon \u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EUsing large-scale supercomputer calculations, researchers have analyzed how the placement of metallic contacts on graphene changes the electron transport properties of the material as a factor of junction length, width and orientation.\u003C\/p\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"Placing contacts onto graphene changes the material\u0027s properties."}],"uid":"27303","created_gmt":"2010-02-25 01:00:00","changed_gmt":"2016-10-08 03:05:38","author":"John Toon","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","dateline":{"date":"2010-02-25T00:00:00-05:00","iso_date":"2010-02-25T00:00:00-05:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"hg_media":{"54683":{"id":"54683","type":"image","title":"Research team and findings","body":null,"created":"1449175459","gmt_created":"2015-12-03 20:44:19","changed":"1475894481","gmt_changed":"2016-10-08 02:41:21","alt":"Research team and findings","file":{"fid":"172616","name":"tlq13442.jpg","image_path":"\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/tlq13442_0.jpg","image_full_path":"http:\/\/www.tlwarc.hg.gatech.edu\/\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/tlq13442_0.jpg","mime":"image\/jpeg","size":702218,"path_740":"http:\/\/www.tlwarc.hg.gatech.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/740xx_scale\/public\/images\/tlq13442_0.jpg?itok=vUuBgEHz"}},"54684":{"id":"54684","type":"image","title":"Graphic showing metal contacts","body":null,"created":"1449175459","gmt_created":"2015-12-03 20:44:19","changed":"1475894481","gmt_changed":"2016-10-08 02:41:21","alt":"Graphic showing metal contacts","file":{"fid":"172617","name":"tjy13058.jpg","image_path":"\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/tjy13058_0.jpg","image_full_path":"http:\/\/www.tlwarc.hg.gatech.edu\/\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/tjy13058_0.jpg","mime":"image\/jpeg","size":199182,"path_740":"http:\/\/www.tlwarc.hg.gatech.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/740xx_scale\/public\/images\/tjy13058_0.jpg?itok=-Zf8NoJS"}}},"media_ids":["54683","54684"],"related_links":[{"url":"http:\/\/www.physics.gatech.edu\/","title":"Georgia Tech School of Physics"},{"url":"http:\/\/prl.aps.org\/abstract\/PRL\/v104\/i7\/e076807","title":"Physical Review Letters paper"}],"groups":[{"id":"1188","name":"Research Horizons"}],"categories":[{"id":"145","name":"Engineering"},{"id":"149","name":"Nanotechnology and Nanoscience"},{"id":"135","name":"Research"}],"keywords":[{"id":"8858","name":"contacts"},{"id":"429","name":"graphene"},{"id":"7435","name":"material"},{"id":"7415","name":"transport"}],"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\u003EJohn Toon\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EResearch News \u0026amp; Publications Office\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.gatech.edu\/contact\/index.html?id=jt7\u0022\u003EContact John Toon\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E404-894-6986\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"email":["jtoon@gatech.edu"],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}},"54687":{"#nid":"54687","#data":{"type":"news","title":"Professor Reginald DesRoches To Lead EERI Team In Haiti","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EA multi-disciplinary team of US earthquake researchers and practitioners, organized by the Earthquake Engineering Research Institute (EERI), is traveling to Haiti to document scientific, engineering and societal effects resulting from the devastating January 12 earthquake in Haiti.The research team is under the leadership of Reginald DesRoches, Professor and Associate Chair of the School of Civil \u0026amp; Environmental Engineering at Georgia Institute of Technology, a native of Haiti and a current EERI Board member, and includes experts in engineering, urban planning, architecture, geography and community resilience.\n\n\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThe team departs on February 28, 2010 and will spend six days collecting data and documenting observations, paying particular attention to the disaster\u2019s impacts on people, the performance of structures and lifelines, and the enormous societal challenges of relief, recovery and rebuilding. Team members will meet with local Haitian engineers, architects and planners, as well as Haitian government officials and business leaders that will lead the nation\u2019s reconstruction.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\n\nThe enormity of the earthquake presents serious challenges for Haiti\u0027s infrastructure, economy, and society. Estimates suggest more than 212,000 people died, 250,000 were critically injured and more than one million Haitians were made homeless. The EERI and the U.S. Geological Society organized an advance reconnaissance team that visited Haiti in late January. Their trip report, including findings, is available on EERI\u0027s Haiti Virtual Clearinghouse Web site.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EFor more than thirty years, EERI has managed a National Science Foundation sponsored project called Learning from Earthquakes. EERI has sent researchers to investigate all damaging across the world. The research teams have brought back valuable observations that hold lessons for U.S. and international engineering practitioners and researchers as they strive to reduce earthquake hazards. After the Haiti team returns, their findings will be published and briefings will be made to researchers, practitioners and decision makers.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\n\nThe scale of this disaster is so large that many organizations will be working together in conducting reconnaissance. The Learning from Earthquakes team will be joined by representatives from partnering organizations who are all traveling under Professor DesRoches\u2019 leadership.\u003C\/p\u003E","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EA multi-disciplinary team of US earthquake researchers and\npractitioners, organized by the Earthquake Engineering Research\nInstitute (EERI), is traveling to Haiti to document scientific,\nengineering and societal effects resulting from the devastating January\n12 earthquake in Haiti. The research team is under the leadership of\nReginald DesRoches, Professor and Associate Chair of the School of\nCivil \u0026amp; Environmental Engineering at Georgia Institute of\nTechnology, a native of Haiti and a current EERI Board member.\u003C\/p\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"A team of U.S. earthquake researchers is traveling to Haiti to document effects from the January earthquake."}],"uid":"15436","created_gmt":"2010-02-25 16:01:55","changed_gmt":"2016-10-08 03:05:38","author":"Automator","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","dateline":{"date":"2010-02-25T00:00:00-05:00","iso_date":"2010-02-25T00:00:00-05:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"hg_media":{"39771":{"id":"39771","type":"image","title":"Reginald DesRoches","body":null,"created":"1449174117","gmt_created":"2015-12-03 20:21:57","changed":"1475894253","gmt_changed":"2016-10-08 02:37:33"}},"media_ids":["39771"],"groups":[{"id":"1317","name":"News Briefs"}],"categories":[],"keywords":[{"id":"8851","name":"Focus on Haiti; engineering"}],"core_research_areas":[],"news_room_topics":[],"event_categories":[],"invited_audience":[],"affiliations":[],"classification":[],"areas_of_expertise":[],"news_and_recent_appearances":[],"phone":[],"contact":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EDon Fernandez\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022mailto:don.fernandez@comm.gatech.edu\u0022\u003Edon.fernandez@comm.gatech.edu\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E404-894-6016\u003C\/p\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"email":["don.fernandez@comm.gatech.edu"],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}},"54694":{"#nid":"54694","#data":{"type":"news","title":"Campus Printing Services Shift to 100 Percent Recycled Content","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EGeorgia Tech Printing and Copying Services (PCS) has announced that they are increasing the percentage of recyclable material in its paper and envelopes without sacrificing either quality or appearance.\n\n\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u0022Post-consumer recycled content has come a long way,\u0022 said Bill Georgia, production planner for PCS, adding that the new supply very nearly approximates virgin pulp in that it has a smooth, consistent look and feel. \n\n\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EGeorgia said the impetus for the change came about through conversations with several campus clients. So when it came time to restock the PCS paper supply, Georgia shopped around. As it turned out, 100 percent post-consumer waste content was less expensive than his previous purchase of 30 percent recycled content. \n\n\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThough the savings are modest, they do represent an extension of Georgia Tech\u2019s commitment to sustainable practices, particularly in an area that represents the highest percentage of institutional recycling. In 2009, for example, office paper represented 31 percent \u2014 or 281.6 tons \u2014 of Tech\u2019s recycled materials. In 2008, the Institute received national recognition from the American Forest and Paper Association for the quality of its paper recycling program.\n\n\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u0022This is a great step for Georgia Tech,\u0022 said Cindy Jackson, manager of Recycling Services. \u0022It also sends a strong message to those who still contend that recycled paper is of inferior quality and won\u2019t work in a copier or printer. 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The winning design will appear on the cover of the textbook, a publication distributed to more than 1,000 students (on average).  The winning designer will also receive an iPod touch furnished by the book\u0027s publisher, Cengage Learning.\u003C\/p\u003E\n\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0022This is a great opportunity for a student to have his or her work used in a professional context and would\ncertainly make a nice addition to someone\u2019s portfolio,\u0022 said Steven Girardot, Director of the Office of Success Programs.  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While a number of\nfunding scenarios were discussed, Georgia Tech will not know a specific\ncourse of action until the Board of Regents are able to act on the budget\napproved by the Georgia General Assembly later in the session. \u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EFor this reason, Georgia Tech is actively engaged with the\nUniversity System of Georgia to devise a strategy that will enable us\nto maintain the value and quality of the degrees expected by our\nstudents and alumni. The Institute will continue to work with the Board\nof Regents to identify additional reduction amounts and opportunities\nfor cost-savings during the coming weeks.\u003C\/p\u003E","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EGeorgia Tech is continuing to work with the Board of Regents in regards to budget considerations.\u003C\/p\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"Subcommittee hearings focused on University System of Georgia budget"}],"uid":"27191","created_gmt":"2010-02-26 10:33:20","changed_gmt":"2016-10-08 03:05:38","author":"Robert Nesmith","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","dateline":{"date":"2010-02-26T00:00:00-05:00","iso_date":"2010-02-26T00:00:00-05:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"groups":[{"id":"1317","name":"News Briefs"}],"categories":[{"id":"129","name":"Institute and Campus"}],"keywords":[{"id":"728","name":"Board of Regents"}],"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\u003ELisa Grovenstein\u003C\/strong\u003E, Director of Public Relations\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E404-894-8835\u003C\/p\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"email":[],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}},"54732":{"#nid":"54732","#data":{"type":"news","title":"Ross invited to White House Clean Energy Forum","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003ECatherine L. Ross, Harry West Professor and director of the Center for\nQuality Growth and Regional Development (CQGRD) at Georgia Institute of\nTechnology, has been invited to the White House, in partnership with\nDOT and HUD, Clean Energy Forum on March 3 in Washington, D.C.\u0026nbsp; Secretary Ray LaHood (DOT) and\nSecretary Shaun Donovan (HUD) will speak about why action for a clean\nenergy future is of vital importance and will then illicit responses\nand experiences from stakeholders regarding the issue. Ross has\nextensive experience in regional planning, infrastructure planning, and\ndevelopment. She is the author of the recently released \u201cMegaregions:\nPlanning for Global Competitiveness,\u201d published by Island Press in\nJuly\u0026nbsp;2009. Ross co-authored \u201cThe Inner City: Urban Poverty and Economic\nDevelopment in the Next Century,\u201d published by Transaction Press. Ross\nadvises the newly created White House Office of Urban Affairs .It is\nheaded by Director Adolfo Carrion, Jr., who is charged with reporting\ndirectly to President Obama and concurrently to both Valerie Jarrett\nand to Melody Barnes.\u003C\/p\u003E","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":[{"value":"Georgia Tech Director of Center for Quality Growth and Regional Development invited to Clean Engergy Forum"}],"field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003ECatherine L. Ross, Harry West Professor and director of the Center for\nQuality Growth and Regional Development (CQGRD) at Georgia Institute of\nTechnology, has been invited to the White House, in partnership with\nDOT and HUD, Clean Energy Forum on March 3, 2010.\u003C\/p\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"Catherine Ross, director of the Center for Quality Growth and Regional Development, has been invited to the White House Clean Energy Forum."}],"uid":"27304","created_gmt":"2010-03-02 16:13:55","changed_gmt":"2016-10-08 03:05:38","author":"Matthew Nagel","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","dateline":{"date":"2010-03-02T00:00:00-05:00","iso_date":"2010-03-02T00:00:00-05:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"hg_media":{"40536":{"id":"40536","type":"image","title":"Catherine Ross","body":null,"created":"1449174210","gmt_created":"2015-12-03 20:23:30","changed":"1475894206","gmt_changed":"2016-10-08 02:36:46"}},"media_ids":["40536"],"groups":[{"id":"1317","name":"News Briefs"}],"categories":[{"id":"134","name":"Student and Faculty"}],"keywords":[{"id":"648","name":"catherine ross"},{"id":"8879","name":"Center for Quality Growth"},{"id":"8880","name":"Clean Engergy"},{"id":"2828","name":"Engergy"},{"id":"3866","name":"forum"},{"id":"817","name":"White House"}],"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\u003EGeorgia Tech Media Relations\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003ELaura Diamond\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022mailto:laura.diamond@comm.gatech.edu\u0022\u003Elaura.diamond@comm.gatech.edu\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E404-894-6016\u003Cbr \/\u003EJason Maderer\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022mailto:maderer@gatech.edu\u0022\u003Emaderer@gatech.edu\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E404-660-2926\u003C\/p\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"email":["mattnagel@gatech.edu"],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}},"54717":{"#nid":"54717","#data":{"type":"news","title":"Georgia Tech Will Not Delay Opening on Wednesday","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EUPDATED: Wedesday, March 3 at 5:00 AM\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EGeorgia Tech Will Not Delay Opening on Wednesday\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThe Georgia Tech Police Department monitored road conditions overnight. This morning they report that the campus is clear. Faculty, staff, and students are encouraged to actively monitor weather reports and road conditions in their areas to determine whether it is safe to travel and to work with their supervisors and instructors if there are any concerns. As always, exercise your best judgment regarding when it is safe for you to drive to work or classes.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EUPDATED: Tuesday, March 2 at 1:45 PM\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EA Winter Storm\nWarning remains in effect for much of North Georgia, including Fulton\nCounty and the Georgia Tech campus, until midnight tonight. Total\naccumulation is still predicted between 1 and 2 inches for the area,\nalthough most road surfaces have proven to be too warm to support much\naccumulation. The heaviest snow should end by mid-afternoon with light\nsnow showers possible throughout the remainder of the evening.\nTemperatures tonight will drop into the upper 20s and may cause some\nicy patches on roadways. Winds between 10 and 20 MPH should help to dry\nexcess water on the roadways, but icing cannot be ruled out.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EPrimary Hazards\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E\u003C\/strong\u003EThe primary hazard will be from possible icy conditions Wednesday morning.\n\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003ENext Steps\n\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cul\u003E\u003Cli\u003EUnless there are significant changes in campus weather conditions, Georgia Tech will continue normal operations for the remainder of the day and into the evening.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003EIndividuals who live in areas of concern should work with their supervisors or instructors to determine the most appropriate course of action.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003EThe Georgia Tech Police Department will monitor road conditions overnight to make sure that the campus is clear.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003EFaculty, staff, and students are also encouraged to actively monitor weather reports and road conditions in their areas to determine whether it is safe to travel.\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003EAny changes in Georgia Tech\u0027s hours of operation will be disseminated through:\n\u0026nbsp;\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u2022 the Georgia Tech Web site (\u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.gatech.edu\u0022\u003Ewww.gatech.edu\u003C\/a\u003E)\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u2022 Social Media (\u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.facebook.com\/georgiatech\u0022\u003Ewww.facebook.com\/georgiatech\u003C\/a\u003E \u0026amp; \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.twitter.com\/Georgia_Tech\u0022\u003Ewww.twitter.com\/Georgia_Tech\u003C\/a\u003E)\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u2022 Inclement Weather Hotline (404-894-0500)\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003EAs always, exercise your best judgment on when it is safe for you to drive to work.\u003C\/li\u003E\u003C\/ul\u003E","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EThe Georgia Tech Police Department monitored road conditions overnight. 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Attendees can then use their BuzzCards to shop for free office supplies at the Earth Day Celebration. \u003C\/li\u003E\u003C\/ul\u003E\u003Ch5\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EClothing Swap\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/h5\u003E\u003Cul\u003E\u003Cli\u003EDonate old clothes, shoes and accessories, and then select from the gently used offerings at the Clothing Swap on Skiles Courtyard during Tech\u0027s Earth Day Celebration. Clothing items for men and women are free to those attending Tech\u0027s Earth Day events. Any clothing not selected will be donated to area shelters.\u003C\/li\u003E\u003C\/ul\u003E\u003Ch5\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EElectronics Recycling\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/h5\u003E\u003Cul\u003E\u003Cli\u003EGeorgia Tech\u0027s Earth Day Planning Committee is partnering with Atlanta\nRecycling Solutions to host the fifth annual Electronics Recycling\nDrive during Georgia Tech\u0027s Earth Day Celebration. 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The system could provide new information about the effects of global climate change.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThe research will create a technological first -- a small, lightweight, low-cost phased-array radar that uses silicon-germanium (SiGe) chips in tandem with radio-frequency micro-electromechanical systems (RF MEMS). The system being developed could be mounted on aircraft or satellites to enable high-quality mapping of ice and snow formations. \u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003ETraditionally, research on frozen areas has required bulky radar equipment that must be operated on the surface, said John Papapolymerou, a professor in Georgia Tech\u0027s School of Electrical and Computer Engineering who is principal investigator on the project. The lightweight radar approach could allow unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) to gather information by flying over a large area such as Greenland, using the radar system to map ice sheets in three dimensions. \u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u0022This aerial approach would greatly facilitate environmental remote sensing of ice, allowing us to map larger areas of interest to better understand location, quantity and composition,\u0022 said Papapolymerou, who is teamed with another Georgia Tech professor, John Cressler, and Ted Heath, a Georgia Tech Research Institute (GTRI) senior research scientist. \u0022This mapping ability is very important because we need to know about ice accumulation, consistency and stability.\u0022 \u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EPhased-array radar technology uses fixed, interconnected antenna elements to send and receive multiple radar signals almost simultaneously. This approach employs a technique called phase-shifting to electronically steer the radar-signal beam. \u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EBy contrast, a conventional radar antenna changes the direction of the signal beam mechanically; the antenna moves physically among set positions, sending and receiving signals at each position. The serial approach used by conventional radar generally offers slower and less-effective performance than the more parallel technique of phased-array radar. \u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThe basic sub-array unit under development consists of a flat grid with eight antenna elements on a side -- 64 elements in all. These sub-arrays, measuring about 8.5 by 7 inches, can be combined to create a far larger radar array capable of high-quality 3-D mapping. \u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThe sub-arrays are constructed using polymers as the substrate, which is the board-like structure in which the electronics are embedded. Polymers have numerous advantages; robust and flexible, they are also low in cost and offer good electrical performance. \u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003ETo date, the researchers have produced and successfully tested an eight-by-two-element sub-array mounted on a multi-layer substrate. This substrate consists of a layer of liquid crystal polymer (LCP), which is a robust organic polymer, and a layer of a composite material called Duroid. \u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThe LCP\/Duroid substrate houses integrated circuits made from silicon-germanium (SiGe). The SiGe chips transmit and receive the radar signals via the sub-array\u0027s multiple interconnected antenna elements. \u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThe researchers chose silicon-germanium because it offers high-performance signal amplification that is also low in noise and in power consumption, said Cressler, who is a Ken Byers Professor in the School of Electrical and Computer Engineering. SiGe chips are also robust, low in cost and highly resistant to weather and to radiation encountered in space. \u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u0022Using silicon-germanium allows much higher levels of integration, which older radar systems don\u2019t give you,\u0022 Cressler said. \u0022It enables you to go from a system which is much larger and more expensive, and less robust, to a chip that is only a few millimeters on a side and costs far less.\u0022 \u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003ESilicon-germanium circuits also interface well with RF-MEMS systems, which are tiny micro-electromechanical devices capable of movement on a very small scale. The team is using RF-MEMS devices, embedded in the substrate, to perform two functions -- switching between the transmit and receive circuits, and activating phase-shifters that electronically guide the radar signals sent by the sub-array\u0027s 64 antenna elements. \u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EUsing MEMS devices for electro-mechanical switching results in less signal loss than integrating the transmit-receive switching function within a SiGe chip electronically, Cressler said. And while MEMS switching is a bit slower than a purely electronic approach, it offers both better signal performance and the ability to handle higher signal-output power. \u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThe system under development uses the X band -- microwave frequencies between 8 and 12 gigahertz (GHz). This band is especially effective for scanning within ice and snow deposits and remotely mapping them in three dimensions.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EGTRI\u0027s Heath and his team are developing the hardware that controls the electronic components, such as the field-programmable gate arrays used by the phase-shifters to electronically steer the signal beam. The GTRI team is also designing the power supplies required by the system. \u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EIn addition, the Georgia Tech team is using the radar range at GTRI\u0027s Cobb Country Research Facility for testing. \u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u0022GTRI is tasked with taking the silicon-germanium \/ MEMS transmit-receive elements and putting them into a functioning radar system,\u0022 Heath said. \u0022These back-end electronics supply the power to those chips, as well as provide the signal processing and conditioning that steer the signals, and the processing of the raw data coming back.\u0022 \u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EPapapolymerou added that this approach to phased-array technology is expected to have uses in a variety of defense and commercial applications. \u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cem\u003EThis research was conducted under contract number NNX-08AN22G. Any opinions, findings and conclusions or recommendations expressed in this article are those of the researchers, and do not necessarily reflect the views of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration.\u003C\/em\u003E \u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EResearch News \u0026amp; Publications Office\u003Cbr \/\u003EGeorgia Institute of Technology\u003Cbr \/\u003E75 Fifth Street, N.W., Suite 314\u003Cbr \/\u003EAtlanta, Georgia 30308 USA\u003C\/strong\u003E \u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EMedia Relations Assistance\u003C\/strong\u003E: John Toon (404-894-6986)(\u003Ca href=\u0022mailto:jtoon@gatech.edu\u0022\u003Ejtoon@gatech.edu\u003C\/a\u003E) or Abby Vogel (404-385-3364)(\u003Ca href=\u0022mailto:avogel@gatech.edu\u0022\u003Eavogel@gatech.edu\u003C\/a\u003E). \u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003ETechnical Contact\u003C\/strong\u003E: John Papapolymerou (404-385-6004)(\u003Ca href=\u0022mailto:ioannis.papapolymerou@ece.gatech.edu\u0022\u003Eioannis.papapolymerou@ece.gatech.edu\u003C\/a\u003E). \u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EWriter\u003C\/strong\u003E: Rick Robinson \u003C\/p\u003E","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EThe National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) has awarded $2.4 million to the Georgia Institute of Technology to develop a new type of radar system that will be used to study the Earth\u0027s ice and snow formations from the air.\u003C\/p\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"A new radar system will enable remote mapping of ice formations."}],"uid":"27303","created_gmt":"2010-03-03 01:00:00","changed_gmt":"2016-10-08 03:05:38","author":"John Toon","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","dateline":{"date":"2010-03-03T00:00:00-05:00","iso_date":"2010-03-03T00:00:00-05:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"hg_media":{"54742":{"id":"54742","type":"image","title":"John Papapolymerou and graduate students","body":null,"created":"1449175474","gmt_created":"2015-12-03 20:44:34","changed":"1475894481","gmt_changed":"2016-10-08 02:41:21"},"54743":{"id":"54743","type":"image","title":"John Papapolymerou and radar sub-arrays","body":null,"created":"1449175474","gmt_created":"2015-12-03 20:44:34","changed":"1475894481","gmt_changed":"2016-10-08 02:41:21"},"54744":{"id":"54744","type":"image","title":"John Papapolymerou and graduate students","body":null,"created":"1449175474","gmt_created":"2015-12-03 20:44:34","changed":"1475894481","gmt_changed":"2016-10-08 02:41:21"}},"media_ids":["54742","54743","54744"],"related_links":[{"url":"http:\/\/www.ece.gatech.edu\/","title":"School of Electrical and Computer Engineering"},{"url":"http:\/\/www.gtri.gatech.edu\/","title":"Georgia Tech Research Institute"},{"url":"http:\/\/www.ece.gatech.edu\/faculty-staff\/fac_profiles\/bio.php?id=78","title":"John Papapolymerou"},{"url":"http:\/\/www.ece.gatech.edu\/faculty-staff\/fac_profiles\/bio.php?id=123","title":"John Cressler"}],"groups":[{"id":"1188","name":"Research Horizons"}],"categories":[{"id":"145","name":"Engineering"},{"id":"154","name":"Environment"},{"id":"135","name":"Research"}],"keywords":[{"id":"831","name":"climate change"},{"id":"8885","name":"ice"},{"id":"408","name":"NASA"},{"id":"7638","name":"phased-array"},{"id":"2621","name":"radar"}],"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\u003EJohn Toon\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EResearch News \u0026amp; 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Rising sophomores and juniors involved in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) research should contact Dr. Karen Adams for additional scholarship information.\u003C\/li\u003E\u003C\/ul\u003E\u003Cul\u003E\u003Cli\u003EUdall Scholarships - Rising sophomores and juniors involved in activities associated with and plan to pursue a career related the environment should contact Dr. Karen Adams for additional scholarship information.\u003C\/li\u003E\u003C\/ul\u003E\u003Cul\u003E\u003Cli\u003ETruman Scholarship \u2013 Rising juniors who plan to pursue a career in public service should contact Paul Hurst no later than November 1 for additional scholarship information.\u003C\/li\u003E\u003C\/ul\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EScholarships for Graduate Study\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cul\u003E\u003Cli\u003ERhodes Scholarship \u2013 Graduate students interested in studying at Oxford University should contact Paul Hurst. \u003C\/li\u003E\u003C\/ul\u003E\u003Cul\u003E\u003Cli\u003EMarshall, Gates, Fulbright, Mitchell, and Churchill Scholarship \u2013 Interested students should contact Dr. Karen Adams.\u003C\/li\u003E\u003C\/ul\u003E\u003Cul\u003E\u003Cli\u003ENational Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowships - Rising seniors or students in their first year of graduate work, or in the first semester of their second year of graduate work should contact Dr. Karen Adams for additional scholarship information.\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp; 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The $15,000 prize will help launch the new company, which will be known as Multispectral Imagers.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003ETreatment of pressure ulcers costs an estimated $8 billion each year in the United States alone, but the painful skin injury can be prevented if detected early. The device, a hand-held multispectral imaging system that provides data in real-time, could be used by health care professionals to detect signs of pressure ulcers before they can be seen with conventional visual screening techniques -- especially in patients with darker skin. \u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cWe have developed a novel multispectral imager that can be integrated onto a chip,\u201d said Fengtao Wang, a Georgia Tech School of Electrical and Computer Engineering graduate student who explained the company\u2019s plan to a judging panel. \u201cWe can deliver a compact, real-time and low-cost multispectral imager to detect erythema at an early stage.\u201d \u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThe device would be marketed to clinics, nursing homes, rehabilitation centers, hospitals and other facilities that treat patients whose mobility problems can result in development of pressure ulcers. In addition to the medical applications, Wang said the device may also have military, agricultural, manufacturing and environmental uses. \u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EIn addition to Wang, the company team includes Ali Adibi and Fuhan Liu in the Georgia Tech School of Electrical and Computer Engineering, and Linghua Kong and Stephen Sprigle of the Center for Assistive Technology and Environmental Access (CATEA) in the Georgia Tech College of Architecture. Adibi and Sprigle are both professors; Kong is a senior faculty engineer and Liu is research engineer. \u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThe Georgia Tech Edison Prize was established to encourage formation of startup companies based on technology developed at Georgia Tech, and was made possible by a multi-year grant from the Charles A. Edison Fund, named for the inventor\u2019s son. Awarding of the first Georgia Tech Edison Prize was part of the Georgia Tech Graduate Research and Innovation Conference held February 8. \u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cThomas Edison often receives credit for inventing the electric light bulb, but his real accomplishment was in making that device -- along with the phonograph and motion picture camera -- commercially successful to create new companies and new industries,\u201d said Stephen Fleming, Georgia Tech\u2019s vice provost for economic development and technology ventures. \u201cThrough the Edison Prize, we want to advance this kind of company-producing technology commercialization at Georgia Tech.\u201d \u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThe Georgia Tech Edison Fund, which is managed by Fleming, also provides seed funding to startup companies that have a close association with Georgia Tech. \u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cThe judges for the first Georgia Tech Edison Prize heard a number of excellent presentations,\u201d Fleming explained. \u201cThe judges selected Fengtao Wang because he had successfully identified an un-served market for the product and had begun approaching potential partners to commercialize the technology. Innovation is ultimately about turning knowledge into money.\u201d \u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EApproximately 100 entries were received for the prize competition from among the 300 graduate students who submitted posters to the Graduate Research and Innovation Conference. Those entries were evaluated by a committee of entrepreneurs, venture capitalists and Georgia Tech faculty to create a list of 11 finalists. Those finalists were each invited to make presentations to a judging committee, which selected the winner announced at a reception on the evening of February 8. \u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThe judging committee included: \u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u2022 Jamie Bardin, former CEO of EZ-Prints\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u2022 Nelson Chu, general partner of Kinetic Ventures\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u2022 Merrick Furst, distinguished professor in the Georgia Tech College of Computing\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u2022 Gary Lee, former CEO of Flexlight Systems\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u2022 Keith McGreggor, manager of technology evaluation in the ATDC\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u2022 Nina Sawczuk, assistant director for biosciences in the ATDC\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u2022 Jim Stratigos, president of Broadband Strategies \u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EAbout the Enterprise Innovation Institute\u003C\/strong\u003E:\u003Cbr \/\u003EThe Georgia Tech Enterprise Innovation Institute helps companies, entrepreneurs, economic developers and communities improve their competitiveness through the application of science, technology and innovation. It is one of the most comprehensive university-based programs of business and industry assistance, technology commercialization and economic development in the nation. \u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EResearch News \u0026amp; Publications Office\u003Cbr \/\u003EGeorgia Institute of Technology\u003Cbr \/\u003E75 Fifth Street, N.W., Suite 314\u003Cbr \/\u003EAtlanta, Georgia 30308 USA\u003C\/strong\u003E \u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EMedia Relations Contact\u003C\/strong\u003E: John Toon (404-894-6986)(\u003Ca href=\u0022mailto:jtoon@gatech.edu\u0022\u003Ejtoon@gatech.edu\u003C\/a\u003E). \u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EWriter\u003C\/strong\u003E: John Toon \u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":[{"value":"A Georgia Tech startup company being formed to commercialize a new device that could help prevent pressure ulcers in hospital and nursing home patients has won the first Georgia Tech Edison Prize.  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PhD students from all of the science and engineering disciplines at Georgia Tech are eligible to apply for TI:GER.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EPhD applicants should have completed qualifying exams and identified or begun research in a primary field of interest. They should be in their second or third year of their PhD program and have an interest in technology commercialization and entrepreneurship.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EStudents who win acceptance into the highly competitive TI:GER program are assembled into five-member teams, including two MBAs and two law students, who focus on the commercialization of the PhD student\u2019s research over a two-year period.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u0022This program will help PhD students develop the skills necessary for success whether they plan to remain in a university environment as a researcher or move into an industry setting\u0022 says TI:GER Executive Director Marie Thursby, a strategic management professor who founded the program in 2002.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EJeff Gross, PhD BME 07, found that his TI:GER experience opened doors to competitive career opportunities. He credits the program with helping him land a job as a senior management consultant with Easton Associates, a leading global healthcare consulting firm.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u201cEaston liked the fact that I had not only a PhD in science, but also experience with market assessment as well as communicating with CEOs and others on the business side,\u201d says Gross, whose job focuses on strategy and mergers and acquisitions. \u201cTI:GER helped me understand the importance of market research, due diligence, and industry analysis before taking technologies to market.\u201d\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003ETI:GER has helped foster the development of promising companies, such as Syzygy, a developer of shape-memory plastics that recently won a $100,000 small business innovation grant (SBIR) from the National Science Foundation, among other honors.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003ESyzygy\u0027s Chief Technology Officer Walter Voit, who earned his PhD in materials science and engineering at Georgia Tech in 2009, says, \u0022The TI:GER program gives PhD students the opportunity to see how their technology will impact people. Understanding the stages required for commercialization helps give the research focus and purpose.\u0022\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003ETI:GER has won international acclaim for setting a new standard in interdisciplinary, collaborative entrepreneurship education. Winner of an Innovation in Pedagogy Award from the Academy of Management, the program recently won an award from the Global Consortium of Entrepreneurship Centers for its multidisciplinary approach to educating future leaders in technology commercialization.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003ETo attend the February 23 Information Session, RSVP to \u003Ca href=\u0022mailto:Jennifer.smith@mgt.gatech.edu\u0022\u003EJennifer.smith@mgt.gatech.edu\u003C\/a\u003E by February 22. For more information on the program, visit \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/tiger.gatech.edu\u0022 title=\u0022http:\/\/tiger.gatech.edu\u0022\u003Ehttp:\/\/tiger.gatech.edu\u003C\/a\u003E or contact the Program Director, Margi Berbari at \u003Ca href=\u0022mailto:margi.berbari@mgt.gatech.edu\u0022\u003Emargi.berbari@mgt.gatech.edu\u003C\/a\u003E.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E- Contributed by Brad Dixon\u003C\/p\u003E","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":[{"value":"Many Georgia Tech PhD students have found that the TI:GER\u00ae (Technological Innovation: Generating Economic Results) Program helped broaden their career horizons by developing a deeper understanding of what it takes to commercialize research and technology.  The TI:GER program, which brings together PhD, MBA, and law students in the classroom and research lab to advance early-stage research into real business opportunities, will hold an Information Session for PhD students from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. on Tuesday, February 23 in Room 312 of the College of Management (pizza lunch included).","format":"limited_html"}],"field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"Many Georgia Tech PhD students have found that the TI:GER\u00ae (Technological Innovation: Generating Economic Results) Program helped broaden their career horizons by developing a deeper understanding of what it takes to commercialize research and techno"}],"uid":"15436","created_gmt":"2010-02-11 17:57:27","changed_gmt":"2016-10-08 03:05:33","author":"Automator","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","dateline":{"date":"2010-02-11T00:00:00-05:00","iso_date":"2010-02-11T00:00:00-05:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"hg_media":{"52887":{"id":"52887","type":"image","title":"TI:GER Student","body":null,"created":"1449175459","gmt_created":"2015-12-03 20:44:19","changed":"1475894476","gmt_changed":"2016-10-08 02:41:16","alt":"TI:GER Student","file":{"fid":"146094","name":"TIGERstudent.jpg","image_path":"\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/TIGERstudent_0.jpg","image_full_path":"http:\/\/www.tlwarc.hg.gatech.edu\/\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/TIGERstudent_0.jpg","mime":"image\/jpeg","size":4880886,"path_740":"http:\/\/www.tlwarc.hg.gatech.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/740xx_scale\/public\/images\/TIGERstudent_0.jpg?itok=o6qhzT9E"}}},"media_ids":["52887"],"related_links":[{"url":"http:\/\/tiger.gatech.edu\/","title":"TI:GER Program"}],"groups":[{"id":"1317","name":"News Briefs"}],"categories":[],"keywords":[{"id":"8457","name":"TI:GER"}],"core_research_areas":[],"news_room_topics":[],"event_categories":[],"invited_audience":[],"affiliations":[],"classification":[],"areas_of_expertise":[],"news_and_recent_appearances":[],"phone":[],"contact":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EMargi Berbari \u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003ETI:GER Program Director\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022mailto:margi.berbari@mgt.gatech.edu\u0022\u003Emargi.berbari@mgt.gatech.edu\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EBrad Dixon\u003C\/p\u003E\n\n\u003Cp\u003EAssistant Communications Director\u003C\/p\u003E\n\n\u003Cp\u003EGeorgia Tech College of Management\u003C\/p\u003E\n\n\u003Cp\u003E404-894-3943\u003C\/p\u003E\n\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022mailto:brad.dixon@mgt.gatech.edu\u0022\u003Ebrad.dixon@mgt.gatech.edu\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"email":["brad.dixon@mgt.gatech.edu"],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}},"52890":{"#nid":"52890","#data":{"type":"news","title":"One-step Process Produces Both P-type and N-type Doping in Graphene","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EA simple one-step process that produces both n-type and p-type doping of large-area graphene surfaces could facilitate use of the promising material for future electronic devices. The doping technique can also be used to increase conductivity in graphene nanoribbons used for interconnects.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EBy applying a commercially-available spin-on-glass (SOG) material to graphene and then exposing it to electron-beam radiation, researchers at the Georgia Institute of Technology created both types of doping by simply varying the exposure time. Higher levels of e-beam energy produced p-type areas, while lower levels produced n-type areas. \u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThe technique was used to fabricate high-resolution p-n junctions. When properly passivated, the doping created by the SOG is expected to remain indefinitely in the graphene sheets studied by the researchers. \u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u0022This is an enabling step toward making possible complementary metal oxide graphene transistors,\u0022 said Raghunath Murali, a senior research engineer in Georgia Tech\u0027s Nanotechnology Research Center. \u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EA paper describing the technique appeared February 10, 2010 in the journal \u003Cem\u003EApplied Physics Letters\u003C\/em\u003E. The research was supported by the Semiconductor Research Corporation and the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) through the Interconnect Focus Center. \u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EIn the new doping process, Murali and graduate student Kevin Brenner begin by removing flakes of graphene one to four layers thick from a block of graphite. They place the material onto a surface of oxidized silicon, then fabricate a four-point contact device. \u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003ENext, they spin on films of hydrogen silsesquoxane (HSQ), then cure certain portions of the resulting thin film using electron beam radiation. The technique provides precise control over the amount of radiation and where it is applied to the graphene, with higher levels of energy corresponding to more cross-linking of the HSQ. \u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u0022We gave varying doses of electron-beam radiation and then studied how it influenced the properties of carriers in the graphene lattice,\u0022 Murali said. \u0022The e-beam gave us a fine range of control that could be valuable for fabricating nanoscale devices. We can use an electron beam with a diameter of four or five nanometers that allows very precise doping patterns.\u0022 \u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EElectronic measurements showed that a graphene p-n junction created by the new technique had large energy separations, indicating strong doping effects, he added. \u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EResearchers elsewhere have demonstrated graphene doping using a variety of processes including soaking the material in various solutions and exposing it to a variety of gases. The Georgia Tech process is believed to be the first to provide both electron and hole doping from a single dopant material. \u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EDoping processes used for graphene are likely to be significantly different from those established for silicon use, Murali said. In silicon, the doping step substitutes atoms of a different material for silicon atoms in the material\u2019s lattice. \u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EIn the new single-step process for graphene, the doping is believed to introduce atoms of hydrogen and oxygen in the vicinity of the carbon lattice. The oxygen and hydrogen don\u0027t replace carbon atoms, but instead occupy locations atop the lattice structure. \u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u0022Energy applied to the SOG breaks chemical bonds and releases hydrogen and oxygen which bond with the carbon lattice,\u0022 Murali said. \u0022A high e-beam energy converts the whole SOG structure to more of a network, and then you have more oxygen than hydrogen, resulting in a p-type doping.\u0022 \u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EIn volume manufacturing, the electron beam radiation would likely be replaced by a conventional lithography process, Murali said. Varying the reflectance or transmission of the mask set would control the amount of radiation reaching the SOG, and that would determine whether n-type or p-type areas are created. \u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u0022Making everything in a single step would avoid some of the expensive lithography steps,\u0022 he said. \u0022Gray-scale lithography would allow fine control of doping across the entire surface of the wafer.\u0022 \u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EFor doping bulk areas such as interconnects that do not require patterning, the researchers simply coat the area with HSQ and expose it to a plasma source. The technique can make the nanoribbons up to 10 times more conductive than untreated graphene. \u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EBecause HSQ is already familiar to the microelectronics industry, the one-step approach to doping could help integrate graphene into existing processes, avoiding a disruption of the massive semiconductor design and fabrication system, Murali noted. \u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EOver the past two years, researchers in the Nanotechnology Research Center had observed changes caused by application of HSQ during electrical testing. Only recently did they take a closer look at what was happening to understand how to take advantage of the phenomenon. \u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EFor the future, they\u0027d like to better understand how the process works and whether other polymers might provide better results. \u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u0022We need to have a better understanding of how to control this process because variability is one of the issues that must be controlled to make manufacturing feasible,\u0022 Murali explained. \u0022We are trying to identify other polymers that may provide better control or stronger doping levels.\u0022 \u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EResearch News \u0026amp; Publications Office\u003Cbr \/\u003EGeorgia Institute of Technology\u003Cbr \/\u003E75 Fifth Street, N.W., Suite 314\u003Cbr \/\u003EAtlanta, Georgia 30308 USA\u003C\/strong\u003E \u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EMedia Relations Contacts\u003C\/strong\u003E: John Toon (404-894-6986)(\u003Ca href=\u0022mailto:jtoon@gatech.edu\u0022\u003Ejtoon@gatech.edu\u003C\/a\u003E) or Abby Vogel (404-385-3364)(\u003Ca href=\u0022mailto:avogel@gatech.edu\u0022\u003Eavogel@gatech.edu\u003C\/a\u003E). \u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EWriter\u003C\/strong\u003E: John Toon \u003C\/p\u003E","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":[{"value":"A simple one-step process that produces both n-type and p-type doping of large-area graphene surfaces could facilitate use of the promising material for future electronic devices.","format":"limited_html"}],"field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"A simple doping technique could facilitate graphene devices"}],"uid":"27303","created_gmt":"2010-02-11 01:00:00","changed_gmt":"2016-10-08 03:05:33","author":"John Toon","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","dateline":{"date":"2010-02-11T00:00:00-05:00","iso_date":"2010-02-11T00:00:00-05:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"hg_media":{"52891":{"id":"52891","type":"image","title":"Electrical measurements of graphene","body":null,"created":"1449175459","gmt_created":"2015-12-03 20:44:19","changed":"1475894476","gmt_changed":"2016-10-08 02:41:16","alt":"Electrical measurements of graphene","file":{"fid":"146095","name":"toj27664.jpg","image_path":"\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/toj27664_0.jpg","image_full_path":"http:\/\/www.tlwarc.hg.gatech.edu\/\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/toj27664_0.jpg","mime":"image\/jpeg","size":1326151,"path_740":"http:\/\/www.tlwarc.hg.gatech.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/740xx_scale\/public\/images\/toj27664_0.jpg?itok=e5Df_xSv"}},"52892":{"id":"52892","type":"image","title":"Graduate student Kevin Brenner","body":null,"created":"1449175459","gmt_created":"2015-12-03 20:44:19","changed":"1475894476","gmt_changed":"2016-10-08 02:41:16","alt":"Graduate student Kevin Brenner","file":{"fid":"146096","name":"the27664.jpg","image_path":"\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/the27664_0.jpg","image_full_path":"http:\/\/www.tlwarc.hg.gatech.edu\/\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/the27664_0.jpg","mime":"image\/jpeg","size":1386708,"path_740":"http:\/\/www.tlwarc.hg.gatech.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/740xx_scale\/public\/images\/the27664_0.jpg?itok=TvoYkyqH"}},"52893":{"id":"52893","type":"image","title":"Graduate student Kevin Brenner","body":null,"created":"1449175459","gmt_created":"2015-12-03 20:44:19","changed":"1475894476","gmt_changed":"2016-10-08 02:41:16","alt":"Graduate student Kevin Brenner","file":{"fid":"146097","name":"tpa27664.jpg","image_path":"\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/tpa27664_0.jpg","image_full_path":"http:\/\/www.tlwarc.hg.gatech.edu\/\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/tpa27664_0.jpg","mime":"image\/jpeg","size":735708,"path_740":"http:\/\/www.tlwarc.hg.gatech.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/740xx_scale\/public\/images\/tpa27664_0.jpg?itok=if3W9je0"}}},"media_ids":["52891","52892","52893"],"related_links":[{"url":"http:\/\/www.nrc.gatech.edu\/","title":"Nanotechnology Research Center"},{"url":"http:\/\/www.mirc.gatech.edu\/raghu\/","title":"Raghunath Murali"}],"groups":[{"id":"1188","name":"Research Horizons"}],"categories":[{"id":"145","name":"Engineering"},{"id":"149","name":"Nanotechnology and Nanoscience"},{"id":"135","name":"Research"},{"id":"150","name":"Physics and Physical Sciences"}],"keywords":[{"id":"8458","name":"doping"},{"id":"609","name":"electronics"},{"id":"429","name":"graphene"},{"id":"7435","name":"material"},{"id":"4261","name":"transistor"}],"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\u003EJohn Toon\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EResearch News \u0026amp; Publications Office\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.gatech.edu\/contact\/index.html?id=jt7\u0022\u003EContact John Toon\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E404-894-6986\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"email":["jtoon@gatech.edu"],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}},"52917":{"#nid":"52917","#data":{"type":"news","title":"Computational Modeling Helps Design Improved Membrane Technology","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EComputational modeling tools developed at the Georgia Institute of Technology could accelerate development of a new type of membrane technology that will boost the efficiency of energy-related gas separations. The tools will help researchers identify the best candidate materials for use in new metal-organic framework (MOF) membranes now under development. \u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EMOF membranes offer an alternative to more energy intensive processes for separating gases such as carbon dioxide, methane, nitrogen and hydrogen. The technology has generated significant interest because of the broad range of crystalline structures that can be synthesized, but development of new MOF membranes is still at an early stage. \u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cMetal-organic framework membranes will be useful for doing large-scale energy-related separations in an efficient way. We are trying to accelerate their development to help move the world\u2019s energy economy toward a more sustainable path,\u201d said David Sholl, a professor in the Georgia Tech School of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering. \u201cA lot of chemists are interested in developing these metal-organic frameworks, and we hope to provide a new approach to designing the membranes.\u201d \u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EA publication on the use of atomically detailed calculations for designing metal-organic framework membranes was recently cited by ScienceWatch as its \u201cfast-breaking paper in engineering\u201d for February 2010. Details of the work were published in the journal \u003Cem\u003EIndustrial Engineering Chemical Research \u003C\/em\u003Ein January 2009. The research was funded in part by the National Science Foundation (NSF). \u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EMetal-organic framework materials are nanoporous crystals that combine metal-organic complexes with organic linkers to create highly porous frameworks. They offer advantages such as high surface area, porosity, low density and both thermal and mechanical stability \u2013 all important for separation membranes. \u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThere are many possible material combinations that could be used in the membranes. By comparing such properties as binding strength and flow rates, the computational modeling could give researchers a way to rapidly identify the materials that will work best in high-volume industrial applications. \u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cThe extra challenge with using metal-organic frameworks is that there are literally thousands of different materials that could be considered for use,\u201d said Sholl, who is a Georgia Research Alliance eminent scholar in energy sustainability. \u201cThis is where computational modeling really helps. We are doing the materials screening problem computationally to guide us in attacking the actual fabrication problem experimentally.\u201d \u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003ESholl hopes the technique will narrow the list of candidate materials from thousands down to as few as 10. Researchers would then fabricate the membranes and test them in real-world conditions. \u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cIf we were testing all of these in the lab without the computational guidance, it\u2019s unlikely that we would ever choose the right material,\u201d he said. \u201cThe biggest challenge for making a new membrane is that it really requires a lot of work to make a functioning device. Even if we know exactly what material to use, there is a very long development path.\u201d \u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EAt Georgia Tech, Sholl\u2019s modeling group is working with experimentalists such as Sankar Nair and Christopher Jones \u2013 both professors in the School of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering \u2013 to produce prototype membranes for evaluation. \u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cThe big push right now is to make some devices and get test data,\u201d Sholl said. \u201cIn particular, we want to do this within a technology framework that we know can scale up to real-world industrial levels quickly.\u201d \u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EIn addition to colleagues at Georgia Tech, the group is also working with industrial partners to help ensure that the membranes work in industrial conditions. \u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cIf we can go from the idea in the academic lab to a serious field test within five years, that would be a real success,\u201d said Sholl, who holds the Michael Tennenbaum Family Chair in the School of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering. \u201cWe can\u2019t afford for this to take 25 years because there is a need for this technology now.\u201d \u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThe new membrane technology could be used to address environmental issues such as removal of carbon dioxide from stack gases of coal-burning facilities in a cost-effective way. The technology could also make it economically attractive to use natural gas supplies that are contaminated with carbon dioxide, potentially expanding supplies of that fuel. \u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThe researchers, including graduate student Seda Keskin, have modeled how the membrane technology would operate in separating methane from carbon dioxide, hydrogen from carbon dioxide, nitrogen from carbon dioxide, hydrogen from methane, nitrogen from hydrogen and methane from nitrogen. \u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cThe common thread of this work is that we are interested in very large scale, large volume applications that can only be economical with very low energy input,\u201d Sholl added. \u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cem\u003EThis research was supported in part by the National Science Foundation (NSF) under grants CTS-0413027 and CTS-0556831. The content of this article is solely the responsibility of the principal investigator and does not necessarily represent the official view of the NSF.\u003C\/em\u003E \u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EResearch News \u0026amp; Publications Office\u003Cbr \/\u003EGeorgia Institute of Technology\u003Cbr \/\u003E75 Fifth Street, N.W., Suite 314\u003Cbr \/\u003EAtlanta, Georgia 30308 USA\u003C\/strong\u003E \u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EMedia Relations Contacts\u003C\/strong\u003E: John Toon (404-894-6986)(\u003Ca href=\u0022mailto:jtoon@gatech.edu\u0022\u003Ejtoon@gatech.edu\u003C\/a\u003E) or Abby Vogel (404-385-3364)(\u003Ca href=\u0022mailto:avogel@gatech.edu\u0022\u003Eavogel@gatech.edu\u003C\/a\u003E). \u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003ETechnical Contact\u003C\/strong\u003E: David Sholl (404-894-2822)(\u003Ca href=\u0022mailto:david.sholl@chbe.gatech.edu\u0022\u003Edavid.sholl@chbe.gatech.edu\u003C\/a\u003E). \u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EWriter\u003C\/strong\u003E: John Toon \u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":[{"value":"Computational modeling tools developed at the Georgia Institute of Technology could accelerate development of a new type of membrane technology that will boost the efficiency of energy-related gas separations.","format":"limited_html"}],"field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"New membrane technology could boost energy-related separations"}],"uid":"27303","created_gmt":"2010-02-15 01:00:00","changed_gmt":"2016-10-08 03:05:33","author":"John Toon","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","dateline":{"date":"2010-02-15T00:00:00-05:00","iso_date":"2010-02-15T00:00:00-05:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"hg_media":{"52918":{"id":"52918","type":"image","title":"How an MOF membrane works","body":null,"created":"1449175459","gmt_created":"2015-12-03 20:44:19","changed":"1475894476","gmt_changed":"2016-10-08 02:41:16","alt":"How an MOF membrane works","file":{"fid":"149144","name":"tyi50387.jpg","image_path":"\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/tyi50387_0.jpg","image_full_path":"http:\/\/www.tlwarc.hg.gatech.edu\/\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/tyi50387_0.jpg","mime":"image\/jpeg","size":235089,"path_740":"http:\/\/www.tlwarc.hg.gatech.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/740xx_scale\/public\/images\/tyi50387_0.jpg?itok=2AvnZLhU"}},"52919":{"id":"52919","type":"image","title":"Prof. David Sholl","body":null,"created":"1449175459","gmt_created":"2015-12-03 20:44:19","changed":"1475894476","gmt_changed":"2016-10-08 02:41:16","alt":"Prof. David Sholl","file":{"fid":"149145","name":"tjb50387.jpg","image_path":"\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/tjb50387_0.jpg","image_full_path":"http:\/\/www.tlwarc.hg.gatech.edu\/\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/tjb50387_0.jpg","mime":"image\/jpeg","size":903188,"path_740":"http:\/\/www.tlwarc.hg.gatech.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/740xx_scale\/public\/images\/tjb50387_0.jpg?itok=F4aEuIU7"}}},"media_ids":["52918","52919"],"related_links":[{"url":"http:\/\/www.chbe.gatech.edu\/","title":"School of Chemical \u0026 Biomolecular Engineering"},{"url":"http:\/\/www.chbe.gatech.edu\/fac_staff\/faculty\/sholl.php","title":"David Sholl"}],"groups":[{"id":"1188","name":"Research Horizons"}],"categories":[{"id":"141","name":"Chemistry and Chemical Engineering"},{"id":"144","name":"Energy"},{"id":"154","name":"Environment"},{"id":"135","name":"Research"}],"keywords":[{"id":"213","name":"energy"},{"id":"7440","name":"membrane"},{"id":"8464","name":"metal-organic"},{"id":"169566","name":"separation"}],"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\u003EJohn Toon\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EResearch News \u0026amp; Publications Office\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.gatech.edu\/contact\/index.html?id=jt7\u0022\u003EContact John Toon\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E404-894-6986\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"email":["jtoon@gatech.edu"],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}},"53729":{"#nid":"53729","#data":{"type":"news","title":"Living-learning Communities Encourage Students to \u0022Think Big\u0022","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EWith ten proposed ThinkBig communities for the fall 2010 and spring 2011 semesters, Georgia Tech\u2019s students can sign up for a dorm room as well as try a new approach to living on campus. \u003C\/p\u003E\n\n\u003Cp\u003EFormally established during the previous academic year, ThinkBig brings together students and faculty in a residence hall setting to discuss intriguing ideas and issues. No additional homework or coursework is required as a part of the community experience. Students can sign up to be a part of any community without prior knowledge or experience in the topic. The majority of the communities will be housed in the North Avenue Apartments, providing greater flexibility for students that want to meet new people while still living close to friends. \u003C\/p\u003E\n\n\u003Cp\u003EStudents involved in ThinkBig will pay an additional $150 each semester that they live in a community. While the increased cost may be a concern for some students, participants will never pay for any other expenses associated with the community\u2019s activities, such as coffee nights or field trips. According to ThinkBig Program Coordinator, Craig Rawe, \u201cstudents are expanding their horizons like study abroad but without all the expenses.\u201d Scholarships are available to students interested in ThinkBig but unable to pay the additional cost. \u003C\/p\u003E\n\n\u003Cp\u003EWhile the living-learning model is not new to Tech, ThinkBig has increased the number of community options. Both the International House (I-House) and the Women in Science and Technology (WST) communities have a history of strong student participation. Each community has been in existence for nearly a decade (nine and seven years, respectively). The success of these communities paved the way for additional living-learning communities. \u003C\/p\u003E\n\n\u003Cp\u003EAfter listening to student feedback expressing a desire to builder a deeper sense of community throughout various aspects of Georgia Tech life, the Office of Undergraduate Studies and the Department of Housing\u2019s Residence Life program partnered to develop a series of communities that bring like-minded students together to explore intellectual side streets apart from their coursework. \u201cStudents were experiencing a negative transition between their freshmen and upperclassman years,\u201d said Rawe. \u201cThe administration sought out to create living-learning communities to complement and expand upon what the Freshman Experience program provides freshmen students. ThinkBig can be a catalyst and contribution to the evolution of the Georgia Tech student experience, both academically and non-academically.\u201d \u003C\/p\u003E\n\n\u003Cp\u003EIn addition to extending community-building efforts from one year to the next, ThinkBig also extends learning opportunities from the classroom into the dorm room. \u201cThinkBig benefits student life as a whole in the way it provides a new source of intellectual stimulation and opportunity,\u201d Rawe said. \u201cStudents are able to dive into a topic of interest and really explore something they would not have had the chance to study inside the classroom. Participants bond and connect with their peers in this unique housing environment while developing themselves professionally, academically, and socially.\u201d\u003C\/p\u003E\n\n\u003Cp\u003ECommunity topics were selected from proposals submitted by Georgia Tech faculty and reviewed by the Office of the Provost. \u201cBecause more proposals are submitted than room allows, the best fits are selected for the students,\u201d said Rawe. \u201cStaff in Undergraduate Studies and Housing then turn these ideas into a reality.\u201d Each community has a student leader that works with the professor and housing staff to develop topical programming and events.  A diverse range of topics, including humor and innovation and sustainability and the science of real food, ensure that many students will find a ThinkBig community that fits their interests. \u003C\/p\u003E\n\n\u003Cp\u003EStudents may sign-up for ThinkBig when they register for their housing assignment. For more information on the communities, the professors, and the program, visit \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.thinkbig.gatech.edu\u0022 title=\u0022www.thinkbig.gatech.edu\u0022\u003Ewww.thinkbig.gatech.edu\u003C\/a\u003E or attend one of the remaining ThinkBig information sessions on February 18 and February 25.\u0026nbsp; Housing registration ends March 1.\u003C\/p\u003E","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":[{"value":"ThinkBig Program Encourages Unconventional Student Experiences"}],"field_summary":[{"value":"With ten proposed ThinkBig communities for the fall 2010 and spring 2011 semesters, Georgia Tech\u2019s students can sign up for a dorm room as well as try a new approach to living on campus.","format":"limited_html"}],"field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"Students can sign-up to live in one of ten ThinkBig communities"}],"uid":"15436","created_gmt":"2010-02-16 18:55:54","changed_gmt":"2016-10-08 03:05:33","author":"Automator","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","dateline":{"date":"2010-02-16T00:00:00-05:00","iso_date":"2010-02-16T00:00:00-05:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"hg_media":{"53726":{"id":"53726","type":"image","title":"ThinkBig","body":null,"created":"1449175459","gmt_created":"2015-12-03 20:44:19","changed":"1475894476","gmt_changed":"2016-10-08 02:41:16","alt":"ThinkBig","file":{"fid":"151298","name":"ThinkBig1.jpg","image_path":"\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/ThinkBig1_0.jpg","image_full_path":"http:\/\/www.tlwarc.hg.gatech.edu\/\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/ThinkBig1_0.jpg","mime":"image\/jpeg","size":57931,"path_740":"http:\/\/www.tlwarc.hg.gatech.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/740xx_scale\/public\/images\/ThinkBig1_0.jpg?itok=MSoRs4YV"}}},"media_ids":["53726"],"related_links":[{"url":"http:\/\/www.thinkbig.gatech.edu\/","title":"ThinkBig@Tech"}],"groups":[{"id":"1317","name":"News Briefs"}],"categories":[{"id":"129","name":"Institute and Campus"},{"id":"134","name":"Student and Faculty"}],"keywords":[{"id":"7759","name":"thinkbig"}],"core_research_areas":[],"news_room_topics":[],"event_categories":[],"invited_audience":[],"affiliations":[],"classification":[],"areas_of_expertise":[],"news_and_recent_appearances":[],"phone":[],"contact":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003ECraig Rawe\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E \u003Ca href=\u0022mailto:craig.rawe@provost.gatech.edu\u0022\u003Ecraig.rawe@provost.gatech.edu\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"email":[],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}},"50739":{"#nid":"50739","#data":{"type":"news","title":"University System Initiates Survey with an Employee Focus","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EAs part of the University System of Georgia\u2019s Customer Focus program, randomly selected members of the Georgia Tech community are being asked to complete a survey to assess each university\u2019s workplace quality and employee satisfaction.\n\n\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThe survey is a collaborative project of the Governor\u2019s Office of Customer Service, State Personnel Administration, and the University System of Georgia (USG). Members of the faculty, staff and administration will be randomly selected from each institution and the system office. \n\n\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThe goal of the Customer Focus program is to promote a customer-focus culture throughout the University System of Georgia. Each institution has a Customer Service Champion, appointed by the president, on their campus. One of the objectives for the Customer Service Champions is to guide and manage customer service improvement throughout their institutions. \n\n\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThe USG Customer Service Employee Satisfaction Survey represents the first assessment of its kind. With the results, the Customer Focus program will review workplace satisfaction trends, gain knowledge of employee customer service expectations and opportunities to make a difference in employee satisfaction at Georgia Tech and the University System of Georgia.\n \n\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EParticipation is voluntary, and your name and your answers will be kept confidential. The survey link will be sent from \u003Cem\u003Ecustomerfocus@usg.edu\u003C\/em\u003E and will take approximately 20 minutes to complete.\u003C\/p\u003E","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":[{"value":"Randomly selected members of the Georgia Tech community asked to participate"}],"field_summary":[{"value":"As part of the University System of Georgia\u2019s Customer Focus program, randomly selected members of the Georgia Tech community are being asked to complete a survey to assess each university\u2019s workplace quality and employee satisfaction.","format":"limited_html"}],"field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"Randomly selected members of the Georgia Tech community are being asked to complete a survey"}],"uid":"27299","created_gmt":"2010-01-29 15:30:28","changed_gmt":"2016-10-08 03:04:16","author":"Michael Hagearty","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","dateline":{"date":"2010-01-29T00:00:00-05:00","iso_date":"2010-01-29T00:00:00-05:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"hg_media":{"50740":{"id":"50740","type":"image","title":"USG Customer Focus program","body":null,"created":"1449175437","gmt_created":"2015-12-03 20:43:57","changed":"1475894471","gmt_changed":"2016-10-08 02:41:11","alt":"USG Customer Focus program","file":{"fid":"190153","name":"CustomerFocus.jpg","image_path":"\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/CustomerFocus.jpg","image_full_path":"http:\/\/www.tlwarc.hg.gatech.edu\/\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/CustomerFocus.jpg","mime":"image\/jpeg","size":33039,"path_740":"http:\/\/www.tlwarc.hg.gatech.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/740xx_scale\/public\/images\/CustomerFocus.jpg?itok=rMcDHbzs"}}},"media_ids":["50740"],"related_links":[{"url":"http:\/\/customerfocus.usg.edu\/","title":"USG Customer Focus program"},{"url":"http:\/\/www.usg.edu\/","title":"University System of Georgia"}],"groups":[{"id":"1317","name":"News Briefs"}],"categories":[{"id":"129","name":"Institute and Campus"}],"keywords":[{"id":"8349","name":"customer service"},{"id":"8350","name":"employee"},{"id":"167062","name":"survey"},{"id":"1966","name":"usg"}],"core_research_areas":[],"news_room_topics":[],"event_categories":[],"invited_audience":[],"affiliations":[],"classification":[],"areas_of_expertise":[],"news_and_recent_appearances":[],"phone":[],"contact":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022mailto:customerfocus@usg.edu\u0022\u003EDeborah Scott\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EUniversity System of Georgia\u003Cbr \/\u003E888-370-2930\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"email":[],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}},"50760":{"#nid":"50760","#data":{"type":"news","title":"OIT Launches New Visual Voicemail Service","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EThe Telecommunications group within the Office of Information Technology (OIT) is launching a new visual voicemail service that will allow Georgia Tech faculty and staff to receive e-mail copies of any telephone messages, as well as the ability to listen to and manage their voicemail messages on the Web.\n\n\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThe new service also comes with an OIT policy change that is designed to improve service. Beginning Friday, February 26, any voicemail messages older than 30 days will be purged from the system. Going forward, messages will be held as voicemail for a maximum of 30 days before being deleted from the system. Any voice messages a faculty or staff member wants to keep long term will need to be managed as e-mail.\n\n\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EFaculty and staff are currently able to set up and access GT Visual Voicemail though Buzzport (\u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.buzzport.gatech.edu\u0022\u003Ewww.buzzport.gatech.edu\u003C\/a\u003E). Once enabled, users can download messages directly to their computer as e-mail, forward voicemail files to any e-mail address, or listen to voice messages through their Web browser. For security purposes, however, the user must either be on the campus network or connected via a virtual private network (VPN) to access the visual voicemail Web page.\n\n\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EAccording to OIT, the change was prompted by a desire to add additional capability for campus customers while also addressing concerns that the performance of the voicemail system was sagging under the weight of messages that have been saved for months or years. \n\n\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cThe impact on our voicemail system from storing large numbers of messages long term is that it can create delays \u2014 sometimes several hours \u2014 in delivering new messages to faculty and staff,\u201d said John Mullin, associate vice provost of OIT. \u201cSetting a time limit on voicemail message retention will improve those service issues. Because of this policy change, we wanted to provide a new service to allow users to keep permanent copies of their voicemails prior to instituting a mandatory delete process.\n\n\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EA complete user guide for GT Visual Voicemail service is available at:\n\u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.oit.gatech.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/GTvisvmv1.pdf\u0022\u003Ewww.oit.gatech.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/GTvisvmv1.pdf\u003C\/a\u003E. \n\n\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EIf you have any questions or need any additional information, call OIT Telecommunications at 404-894-7173, option 3.\u003C\/p\u003E","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":[{"value":"Enables faculty and staff to receive e-mail copies of any telephone messages"}],"field_summary":[{"value":"The Telecommunications group within the Office of Information Technology (OIT) is launching a new visual voicemail service that will allow Georgia Tech faculty and staff to receive e-mail copies of any telephone messages, as well as the ability to listen to and manage their voicemail messages on the Web.","format":"limited_html"}],"field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"A new tool for managing and storing voice messages"}],"uid":"27299","created_gmt":"2010-02-01 12:37:13","changed_gmt":"2016-10-08 03:04:16","author":"Michael Hagearty","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","dateline":{"date":"2010-02-01T00:00:00-05:00","iso_date":"2010-02-01T00:00:00-05:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"hg_media":{"50761":{"id":"50761","type":"image","title":"OIT Telecommunications","body":null,"created":"1449175437","gmt_created":"2015-12-03 20:43:57","changed":"1475894471","gmt_changed":"2016-10-08 02:41:11","alt":"OIT Telecommunications","file":{"fid":"135677","name":"GeorgiaTechvisualvoice-c.png","image_path":"\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/GeorgiaTechvisualvoice-c_0.png","image_full_path":"http:\/\/www.tlwarc.hg.gatech.edu\/\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/GeorgiaTechvisualvoice-c_0.png","mime":"image\/png","size":8830,"path_740":"http:\/\/www.tlwarc.hg.gatech.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/740xx_scale\/public\/images\/GeorgiaTechvisualvoice-c_0.png?itok=f8bDLd7g"}}},"media_ids":["50761"],"related_links":[{"url":"http:\/\/www.oit.gatech.edu\/service\/telecommunications\/oit-telecommunications","title":"OIT Telecommunications"},{"url":"http:\/\/www.oit.gatech.edu\/","title":"Office of Information Technology (OIT)"}],"groups":[{"id":"1317","name":"News Briefs"}],"categories":[{"id":"129","name":"Institute and Campus"}],"keywords":[{"id":"4112","name":"oit"},{"id":"767","name":"Policy"},{"id":"1463","name":"Telecommunications"},{"id":"8359","name":"voicemail"}],"core_research_areas":[],"news_room_topics":[],"event_categories":[],"invited_audience":[],"affiliations":[],"classification":[],"areas_of_expertise":[],"news_and_recent_appearances":[],"phone":[],"contact":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022mailto:scampbell@gatech.edu\u0022\u003ESusan Campbell\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EOIT Telecommunications\u0026nbsp;\u003Cbr \/\u003E404-385-5171\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"email":[],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}},"50806":{"#nid":"50806","#data":{"type":"news","title":"Arthritis Simulation Gloves Aid Design of Easy-to-Use Products","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EAs the U.S. population ages, manufacturers of consumer goods are realizing that many customers may not be as nimble-fingered or sharp-sighted as they once were. To help product designers and engineers address those changing requirements, researchers at the Georgia Tech Research Institute (GTRI) have been developing evaluation methods and design techniques to identify and address the needs of all consumers, including those with functional limitations. \u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EGTRI\u2019s latest product is a pair of arthritis simulation gloves, which reproduce the reduction in functional capacity experienced by persons with arthritis. The gloves help those responsible for consumer products better understand how arthritis affects a person\u2019s ability to grasp, pinch, turn, lift and twist objects. \n\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003E\u201cA product manager or designer can put these gloves on and attempt to open their company\u2019s products or packaging,\u201d explained GTRI principal research scientist Brad Fain. \u201cIf they are unable to open a product or package, then chances are high that people with moderate to severe symptoms of arthritis will also have difficulty opening it.\u201d\n\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EThe gloves can be used with a variety of consumer products, including medicine bottles, beverage containers, office supplies, medical devices, vehicles, cell phones and many other consumer products. They can also be used with many different types of packaging, including clamshell packages, cardboard boxes, cereal containers and foil packages. \n\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EThree companies, including Kraft Foods, are currently using the gloves in-house.\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003E\u201cMaxwell House always keeps our consumers\u2019 needs in mind when designing packaging,\u201d said Linda Roman, senior group leader for packaging strategic research at Kraft Foods. \u201cFor example, we used the gloves created by the Georgia Tech Research Institute to verify that the lid on our new instant coffee jar is accessible for those who have difficulty opening jars with regular caps. The gloves helped us evaluate the EZ Grip lid to be sure that our lid is, in fact, easy for our consumers to use.\u201d\n\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EThe gloves were designed to reduce a wearer\u2019s functional ability to grasp something and either pull or rotate it by 33-50 percent. They also stiffen an individual\u2019s finger joints and restrict the range of motion of his or her fingers. To create the finger stiffness and reduced finger strength experienced by individuals with arthritis, the gloves were designed with metal wires between layers of neoprene and other fabrics. \n\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EIn addition to identifying ease of use issues with products, the gloves are also intended to raise awareness about issues faced by people with disabilities and to support programs focused on ease of use in design. Currently, the Arthritis Foundation in the United States and Arthritis Australia are using the gloves for such educational purposes.\n\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EThe gloves can be purchased alone, or as part of GTRI\u2019s disability awareness kit, which also includes a low-vision simulation kit, a finger strength simulation kit and a CD training program. The finger strength simulation kit consists of finger exercises that are calibrated to certain amounts of force recommended for packaging and the training program teaches individuals how to use the gloves. \u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EThe low-vision simulation kit contains a pair of glasses that simulate common visual disabilities, including various degrees of cataracts, visual acuity problems, contrast sensitivity issues and age-related macular degeneration.\n\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003E\u201cA product manager can put the glasses on and observe products to see if he or she can read important things written in small print, like instructions or an expiration date,\u201d added Fain.\n\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EIn the future, many baby boomers will likely demand the same access to products that they currently have -- even as their functional abilities decline.\n\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003E\u201cThese older individuals will attribute any inability to open or use a product with deficiencies in the product itself,\u201d added Fain. \u201cThat message or perception can be detrimental to companies because they want to avoid being associated with a product that\u2019s difficult to use. 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To purchase the arthritis simulation gloves or the disability awareness kit, please visit: \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.gtri.gatech.edu\/facilities\/aef\u0022\u003Ehttp:\/\/www.gtri.gatech.edu\/facilities\/aef.\u003C\/a\u003E \n\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EResearch News \u0026amp; Publications Office\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nGeorgia Institute of Technology\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n75 Fifth Street, N.W., Suite 314\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nAtlanta, Georgia  30308  USA\n\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EMedia Relations Contacts:\u003C\/strong\u003E Abby Vogel (avogel@gatech.edu; 404-385-3364); Kirk Englehardt (kirk.englehardt@gtri.gatech.edu; 404-407-7280); or John Toon (jtoon@gatech.edu; 404-894-6986).\n\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EWriter:\u003C\/strong\u003E Abby Vogel\u003C\/p\u003E","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":[{"value":"Researchers have designed arthritis simulation gloves that reproduce the reduction in functional capacity experienced by those with arthritis. 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Students, faculty, and staff can watch President G.P. \u0022Bud\u0022 Peterson\u2019s reading of a children\u2019s book beginning February 8 by visiting \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.ferstfoundation.org\u0022 title=\u0022www.ferstfoundation.org\u0022\u003Ewww.ferstfoundation.org\u003C\/a\u003E.  Competing with other university presidents (including the University of Georgia) for the title of \u201cGeorgia\u2019s Favorite Reader,\u201d students, faculty, and staff can vote on the President\u2019s performance.  While the first vote is free, any subsequent votes are $3.  Donations will fund the purchase of books for Georgia\u2019s preschool children.  For additional information, please visit \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.ferstfoundation.org\u0022 title=\u0022www.ferstfoundation.org\u0022\u003Ewww.ferstfoundation.org\u003C\/a\u003E.\u003C\/p\u003E","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":[{"value":"Georgia Tech Community Can Help Him Win"}],"field_summary":[{"value":"Beginning February 8, Students, Faculty, and Staff may \u0022pick Peterson\u0022 as \u0022Georgia\u0027s Favorite Reader.\u0022","format":"limited_html"}],"field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"President Peterson competes for the title of \u0022Georgia\u0027s Favorite Reader.\u0022"}],"uid":"15436","created_gmt":"2010-02-05 12:35:16","changed_gmt":"2016-10-08 03:04:16","author":"Automator","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","dateline":{"date":"2010-02-05T00:00:00-05:00","iso_date":"2010-02-05T00:00:00-05:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"hg_media":{"50851":{"id":"50851","type":"image","title":"pick peterson","body":null,"created":"1449175449","gmt_created":"2015-12-03 20:44:09","changed":"1475894473","gmt_changed":"2016-10-08 02:41:13","alt":"pick peterson","file":{"fid":"146031","name":"Pick_Peterson_0.jpg","image_path":"\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/Pick_Peterson_0_0.jpg","image_full_path":"http:\/\/www.tlwarc.hg.gatech.edu\/\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/Pick_Peterson_0_0.jpg","mime":"image\/jpeg","size":58370,"path_740":"http:\/\/www.tlwarc.hg.gatech.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/740xx_scale\/public\/images\/Pick_Peterson_0_0.jpg?itok=-P9jd5aw"}}},"media_ids":["50851"],"related_links":[{"url":"http:\/\/www.ferstfoundation.org\/","title":"Georgia\u0027s Favorite Reader"}],"groups":[{"id":"1317","name":"News Briefs"}],"categories":[{"id":"130","name":"Alumni"},{"id":"129","name":"Institute and Campus"},{"id":"134","name":"Student and Faculty"}],"keywords":[{"id":"262","name":"Ferst"},{"id":"3399","name":"G.P. 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Recent successes include his lead role in developing the\u003Cem\u003E New York City Active Living Design Guidelines\u003C\/em\u003E and\na significant research grant from the United States Department of\nDefense Military Health System to evaluate and upgrade its hospitals\nand clinics.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThe list is administered by the editorial board of \u003Cem\u003EHealthcare Design Magazine\u003C\/em\u003E and\nresulted from an internal nomination process, public voting online and\nvotes from the magazine\u2019s publishing partners at The Center for Health\nDesign.\u003C\/p\u003E","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":[{"value":"College of Architecture professor makes Most Influential list"}],"field_summary":[{"value":"Environmental psychologist and Professor of Architecture Craig Zimring and two Georgia Tech alumni--Debajyoti Pati (PhD Arch 2005) and Anjali Joseph (PhD 2006)--were included in Healthcare Design Magazine\u2019s list of the 25 most influential people in healthcare design.","format":"limited_html"}],"field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"College of Architecture Professor Craig Zimring named to Healthcare Design\u0027s Most Influential"}],"uid":"27304","created_gmt":"2010-02-08 11:08:46","changed_gmt":"2016-10-08 03:04:16","author":"Matthew Nagel","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","dateline":{"date":"2010-02-05T00:00:00-05:00","iso_date":"2010-02-05T00:00:00-05:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"hg_media":{"50855":{"id":"50855","type":"image","title":"Craig Zimring-100","body":null,"created":"1449175449","gmt_created":"2015-12-03 20:44:09","changed":"1475894473","gmt_changed":"2016-10-08 02:41:13","alt":"Craig Zimring-100","file":{"fid":"146033","name":"Zimring-100.jpg","image_path":"\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/Zimring-100_0.jpg","image_full_path":"http:\/\/www.tlwarc.hg.gatech.edu\/\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/Zimring-100_0.jpg","mime":"image\/jpeg","size":34035,"path_740":"http:\/\/www.tlwarc.hg.gatech.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/740xx_scale\/public\/images\/Zimring-100_0.jpg?itok=-Q4cGOH8"}},"50854":{"id":"50854","type":"image","title":"Craig Zimring","body":null,"created":"1449175449","gmt_created":"2015-12-03 20:44:09","changed":"1475894473","gmt_changed":"2016-10-08 02:41:13","alt":"Craig Zimring","file":{"fid":"146032","name":"Zimring.jpg","image_path":"\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/Zimring_0.jpg","image_full_path":"http:\/\/www.tlwarc.hg.gatech.edu\/\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/Zimring_0.jpg","mime":"image\/jpeg","size":920509,"path_740":"http:\/\/www.tlwarc.hg.gatech.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/740xx_scale\/public\/images\/Zimring_0.jpg?itok=lDIT4qs2"}}},"media_ids":["50855","50854"],"groups":[{"id":"1317","name":"News Briefs"}],"categories":[{"id":"137","name":"Architecture"}],"keywords":[{"id":"5503","name":"craig zimring"},{"id":"823","name":"design"},{"id":"1129","name":"healthcare"},{"id":"8408","name":"Most Influential"}],"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\u003EGeorgia Tech Media Relations\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003ELaura Diamond\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022mailto:laura.diamond@comm.gatech.edu\u0022\u003Elaura.diamond@comm.gatech.edu\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E404-894-6016\u003Cbr \/\u003EJason Maderer\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022mailto:maderer@gatech.edu\u0022\u003Emaderer@gatech.edu\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E404-660-2926\u003C\/p\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"email":["mattnagel@gatech.edu"],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}},"50853":{"#nid":"50853","#data":{"type":"news","title":"Provost Search Committee Reviewing Nominations","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EFollowing last month\u0027s call for nominations, the Provost Advisory Search Committee is actively reviewing each candidate\u0027s information in advance of the suggested application date of March 15. The committee, chaired by Steve Salbu, Dean and Stephen P. Zelnak, Jr. Chair in the College of Management, plans to invite selected finalists to campus later this spring.\n \n\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u0022We initiated the search process in December,\u0022 Salbu said. \u0022President Peterson met with the committee then to discuss the search and provide guidance. Since that time, we have finalized and posted the position ad and have been meeting with the search firm to discuss the process and the characteristics of the ideal candidate. We have also been gathering nominations of prospective candidates.\u0022\n \n\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003ETo maximize the pool of qualified candidates, the committee retained the services of a respected executive search firm, R. William Funk \u0026amp; Associates, that has particular expertise in higher education recruitment. As a proactive agent, the firm will aid in identifying and referring potential candidates to the committee. In addition to many leadership position searches at leading universities and peer institution, Funk and Associates has worked with Georgia Tech on the presidential search and other recent dean searches.\n \n\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThe Georgia Tech community is invited and encouraged to submit nominations of \ncandidates and can do so by contacting Mr. William Funk at \u003Ca href=\u0022mailto:krisha.creal@rwilliamfunk.com\u0022\u003Ekrisha.creal@rwilliamfunk.com\u003C\/a\u003E. 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With its narrow streets and single-side parking restrictions, neighbors hope this action will deter illegal parkers, creating more space for residents and allow emergency vehicles to pass without hazard.\n\n\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EBecause parking and congestion has been such a big issue, Home Park representatives intend to ask the city\u0027s new parking enforcement office to include the neighborhood on its regular runs, resulting in tickets for those parked illegally.\n\n\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EKathy Boehmer, who chairs the public safety committee for the Home Park Community Improvement Association (HPCIA), wanted the Georgia Tech community to be aware that the neighborhood intends to crack down on this issue.\n\n\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u0022Before the city closed down its parking enforcement office a few years ago, we used to have them come through the neighborhood,\u0022 she said. \u0022But since they\u0027ve been gone, the problem has come back. 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Catherine Murray-Rust, dean and director of libraries at Georgia Tech, will serve as chair of the committee. Other members include: \n\n\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cul\u003E\u003Cli\u003EMarguerite Brown\n\u003Cbr \/\u003EDirector of HBCU Outreach, Georgia Tech Research Institute\u0026nbsp;\n\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003EAbhishek Chhikara\n\u003Cbr \/\u003EGraduate Student, School of Electrical and Computer Engineering\u0026nbsp;\n\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003ECarol Colatrella\n\u003Cbr \/\u003EProfessor, School of Literature, Communication and Culture\u0026nbsp;\n\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003EMark Cottle\n\u003Cbr \/\u003EAssociate Professor, College of Architecture\u0026nbsp;\n\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003ERigoberto Hernandez\n\u003Cbr \/\u003EProfessor, School of Chemistry \u0026amp; Biochemistry\u0026nbsp;\n\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003EMary Ann Ingram\n\u003Cbr \/\u003EADVANCE Professor, College of Engineering\u0026nbsp;\n\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003EDenise Johnson-Marshall\n\u003Cbr \/\u003EAssistant Dean of Students and Director of Disability Services (ADAPTS)\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003E\u0026nbsp;Wing S. Li\n\u003Cbr \/\u003EADVANCE Professor, College of Sciences\u0026nbsp;\n\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003EMollie S. Mayfield\n\u003Cbr \/\u003EAssociate Director of Athletics-Administrative Services, GT Athletic Association\u0026nbsp;\n\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003ECandace Mitchell\n\u003Cbr \/\u003EUndergraduate Student, College of Computing\u0026nbsp;\n\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003ERuperto M. Perez\n\u003Cbr \/\u003EDirector, Georgia Tech Counseling Center\u0026nbsp;\n\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003EDana Randall\n\u003Cbr \/\u003EProfessor, School of Computer Science\u0026nbsp;\n\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003EKoert Van Ittersum\n\u003Cbr \/\u003EAssistant Professor, College of Management\u0026nbsp;\n\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003EKathleen Wasch\n\u003Cbr \/\u003ESenior Attorney, Office of Legal Affairs\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003E\u0026nbsp;Chuck Donbaugh\u0026nbsp;\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nAssociate Vice President, Human Resources (ex officio)\u003C\/li\u003E\u003C\/ul\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u0022The rich history of Georgia Tech and the city of Atlanta make this an attractive opportunity for the right individual,\u0022 Murray-Rust said. \u0022The faculty, staff and students who comprise this committee welcome our role in advancing Tech\u2019s reputation as a leader in diversity.\u0022 \n\n\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EA national search firm will be hired to assist in the recruiting of potential candidates. The committee will hold its first meeting in the coming weeks, receive a formal charge from the president, and finalize the position description. Nominations, recommendations, and comments may be directed to \u003Ca href=\u0022mailto:catherine.murray-rust@library.gatech.edu\u0022\u003EDean Murray-Rust\u003C\/a\u003E.\u003C\/p\u003E","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":[{"value":"A national search for leadership to direct Georgia Tech\u0027s diversity initiatives"}],"field_summary":[{"value":"As part of the leadership restructuring announced last November, President Bud Peterson has confirmed the formation of a search committee to identify who will direct Georgia Tech\u0027s diversity initiatives.","format":"limited_html"}],"field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"A national search for leadership to direct Georgia Tech\u0027s diversity initiatives"}],"uid":"27299","created_gmt":"2010-02-09 18:04:12","changed_gmt":"2016-10-08 03:04:16","author":"Michael Hagearty","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","dateline":{"date":"2010-02-09T00:00:00-05:00","iso_date":"2010-02-09T00:00:00-05:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"hg_media":{"50894":{"id":"50894","type":"image","title":"Catherine Murray-Rust","body":null,"created":"1449175449","gmt_created":"2015-12-03 20:44:09","changed":"1475894473","gmt_changed":"2016-10-08 02:41:13","alt":"Catherine Murray-Rust","file":{"fid":"190170","name":"10E8010-P2-006.jpg","image_path":"\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/10E8010-P2-006.jpg","image_full_path":"http:\/\/www.tlwarc.hg.gatech.edu\/\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/10E8010-P2-006.jpg","mime":"image\/jpeg","size":142206,"path_740":"http:\/\/www.tlwarc.hg.gatech.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/740xx_scale\/public\/images\/10E8010-P2-006.jpg?itok=j-j5TZUl"}}},"media_ids":["50894"],"groups":[{"id":"1317","name":"News Briefs"}],"categories":[{"id":"132","name":"Institute Leadership"}],"keywords":[{"id":"736","name":"diversity"},{"id":"8416","name":"institutional diversity"},{"id":"6045","name":"OMED"},{"id":"167751","name":"search"},{"id":"8415","name":"VPID"},{"id":"3672","name":"WST"}],"core_research_areas":[],"news_room_topics":[],"event_categories":[],"invited_audience":[],"affiliations":[],"classification":[],"areas_of_expertise":[],"news_and_recent_appearances":[],"phone":[],"contact":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022mailto:lynn.durham@carnegie.gatech.edu\u0022\u003ELynn Durham\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EOffice of the President\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"email":[],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}},"50223":{"#nid":"50223","#data":{"type":"news","title":"Volunteers Needed For Georgia Tech Research And Innovation Conference","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EVolunteers are needed to assist with the Georgia Tech Research and Innovation Conference on February 8.  Volunteers will have the opportunity to help coordinate day-of activities at Georgia Tech\u0027s largest Graduate Research Conference.  Students, faculty, and staff are encouraged to participate.  Individuals or departments interested in volunteering should contact Linda Harley at \u003Ca href=\u0022mailto:linda.harley@gatech.edu\u0022\u003Elinda.harley@gatech.edu\u003C\/a\u003E.\u003C\/p\u003E","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":[{"value":"Volunteers are needed to assist with the Georgia Tech Research and Innovation Conference on February 8.  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McDevitt, PhD, has\nbeen awarded the 2010 Young Investigator Award from the Society of Biomaterials\n(SFB). The Young Investigator Award recognizes an individual each year who has\ndemonstrated outstanding achievements and leadership in the field of biomaterials\nresearch. McDevitt will receive the award at the 2010 Annual Meeting to be held\nin Seattle, Washington next April where he will also be provided the opportunity to\naddress the whole society. \u003C\/p\u003E\n\n\u003Cp\u003EThis\nmarks the fourth time in the last seven years that a Georgia Tech faculty member\nhas received the SFB Young Investigator award. \u0026nbsp;Niren Murthy (BME) received the award in 2008, Julia Babensee (BME)\nin 2005 and Andr\u00e9s Garc\u00eda (ME) in 2004.\u0026nbsp; \u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nThe McDevitt Laboratory for the Engineering of Stem Cell Technologies is\nfocused on the development and application of engineering principles to\ntranslate the potential of stem cells into viable regenerative therapies and in\nvitro diagnostics. Biomaterials-based approaches are used to engineer the\nmicroenvironment of stem cells in order to improve the efficiency and\nhomogeneity of directed stem cell differentiation strategies.\u0026nbsp; \u003C\/p\u003E\n\n\u003Cp\u003EIn\naddition, the McDevitt laboratory\u2019s research focuses on development of novel\nregenerative molecular therapies from natural biomaterials produced by stem\ncells. The combination of directed stem cell differentiation and development of\nstem cell-derived biomaterials is expected to yield fresh insights into stem\ncell biology, facilitate new regenerative therapies and create novel cell\ndiagnostic platforms. The McDevitt laboratory research is supported by funding\nfrom the National Institutes of Health, National Science Foundation, American\nHeart Association and the Georgia Research Alliance, among others.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nIn addition to the being named the 2010 Society for Biomaterials Young\nInvestigator, McDevitt was appointed as a Petit Faculty Fellow in the Institute\nfor Bioengineering and Bioscience in September 2009 and named the Director of\nthe new Stem Cell Engineering Center at Georgia Tech, which is scheduled to\nofficially launch in 2010.\u0026nbsp; The establishment of the first center of its\nkind in the United States will bring together expertise from different\nengineering disciplines to address key technical challenges that currently\nlimit the translation of stem cells and to innovate new technologies that will\nenhance basic stem cell research.\u0026nbsp; The center will include Georgia Tech\nfaculty from the College of Engineering, College of Sciences, and Ivan Allen\nCollege, in addition to collaborative partnerships with stem cell researchers at\nthe University of Georgia, Emory University and other partnering institutions\nthroughout the state of Georgia.\u003C\/p\u003E","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":[{"value":"Todd C. 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Dr. Vladimir Tsukruk,\nSchool of Materials\n Science and Engineering,\nDr. Brett Wick, School\n of Mathematics, are\nrecipients of the award.\u003C\/p\u003E\n\n\u003Cp\u003ETsukruk, who was recently named co-director\nof Georgia Tech\u2019s Bio-nano-enabled Inorganic\/Organic\nNanostructures and Improved Cognition (BIONIC) center, will begin his research\nat the \u003Cem\u003EUniversity\u003C\/em\u003E\u003Cem\u003E \u003C\/em\u003Eof\u003Cem\u003E\n\u003C\/em\u003E\u003Cem\u003EBayreuth\u003C\/em\u003E\u003Cem\u003E in\u003C\/em\u003E\nGermany\nthis month. Since 1987, his research has focused on the field of fabrication\nand structural characterization of molecular films.\u0026nbsp; \u003C\/p\u003E\n\n\u003Cp\u003EWick received the\naward in recognition of his research in complex function theory. His 18-month fellowship,\nbased at the University\n of Paderborn, will begin\nthis spring and continue through 2012. Wick\u2019s research interests focus on\nproblems in analysis of several complex variables, harmonic analysis and\noperator theory, and specifically the interaction between these subjects. \u003C\/p\u003E\n\n\n\u003Cp\u003EThe Humboldt Foundation grants up to 100 research awards\nannually in recognition of a researcher\u0027s entire achievements to date to\nacademics whose fundamental discoveries, new theories or insights have had a\nsignificant impact on their own discipline and who are expected to continue\nproducing cutting-edge achievements in future. 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Students that wish to receive the e-Edition should visit \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/studentaffairs.gatech.edu\/php\/usatoday.php\u0022 title=\u0022http:\/\/studentaffairs.gatech.edu\/php\/usatoday.php\u0022\u003Ehttp:\/\/studentaffairs.gatech.edu\/php\/usatoday.php\u003C\/a\u003E to enroll. \u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EThe e-Edition is, \u201can exact replica of the daily newspaper, featuring interactive and extra inclusive content,\u201d said Jan Brown, Director of Education Resource Development at USA Today.\u0026nbsp; Additional features of the electronic version include, \u201cmore color pages, interactive puzzles, snapshots, video reports, a special weekend edition, and an audio feature that allows you to listen to articles,\u201d said Brown.\u0026nbsp; Student subscribers will receive their e-Edition by 5:30 a.m. each day. \u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003ETech is one of only four colleges to pilot the new format.\u0026nbsp; \u201cGeorgia Tech was selected because of its robust Collegiate Readership Program on campus and a very active student government, student body and administration,\u201d said Brown.\u0026nbsp; Other schools include Indiana University, Penn State, and the University of Missouri.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EGeorgia Tech\u2019s collegiate readership program is the result of collaboration between the Office of Student Affairs and the Student Government Association.\u0026nbsp; Paper copies of both the Atlanta Journal-Constitution and USA Today will continue to be available to students on campus.\u003C\/p\u003E","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":[{"value":"Students Can Subscribe To Online Edition of USA Today"}],"field_summary":[{"value":"Beginning this week, Georgia Tech students may elect to have a copy of USA Today delivered to their inbox.  Already available in the traditional paper format at various locations across campus, the online format will give students greater flexibility in how they receive their news.  There is no cost for the new service. Students that wish to receive the e-Edition should visit \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/studentaffairs.gatech.edu\/php\/usatoday.php\u0022 title=\u0022http:\/\/studentaffairs.gatech.edu\/php\/usatoday.php\u0022\u003Ehttp:\/\/studentaffairs.gatech.edu\/php\/usatoday.php\u003C\/a\u003E to enroll.","format":"limited_html"}],"field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"Beginning this week, Georgia Tech students may elect to have a copy of USA Today delivered to their inbox."}],"uid":"15436","created_gmt":"2010-01-13 18:25:01","changed_gmt":"2016-10-08 03:04:08","author":"Automator","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","dateline":{"date":"2010-01-13T00:00:00-05:00","iso_date":"2010-01-13T00:00:00-05:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"hg_media":{"46153":{"id":"46153","type":"image","title":"USA Today logo","body":null,"created":"1449174358","gmt_created":"2015-12-03 20:25:58","changed":"1475894412","gmt_changed":"2016-10-08 02:40:12"}},"media_ids":["46153"],"related_links":[{"url":"http:\/\/studentaffairs.gatech.edu\/php\/usatoday.php","title":"Enroll in the e-Edition Program"}],"groups":[{"id":"1317","name":"News Briefs"}],"categories":[{"id":"129","name":"Institute and Campus"}],"keywords":[{"id":"747","name":"USA Today"}],"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":""}},"48976":{"#nid":"48976","#data":{"type":"news","title":"Grant Aims to Reduce Cost of Wind Turbines for Generating Electricity","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EA technology originally developed to increase lift in aircraft wings and simplify helicopter rotors may soon help reduce the cost of manufacturing and operating wind turbines used for generating electricity.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThis \u201ccirculation control\u201d aerodynamic technology could allow the wind turbines to produce significantly more power than current devices at the same wind speed.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EResearch aimed at adapting circulation control technology to wind turbine blades will be conducted by a California company, PAX Streamline, in collaboration with the Georgia Institute of Technology. The two-year project, which will lead to construction of a demonstration pneumatic wind turbine, will be supported by a $3 million grant from the Advanced Research Projects Agency-Energy -- the federal energy research and development organization also known as ARPA-E.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cOur goal will be to make generation of electricity from wind turbines less expensive by eliminating the need for the complex blade shapes and mechanical control systems used in current turbines,\u201d said Robert J. Englar, principal research engineer at the Georgia Tech Research Institute (GTRI). \u201cBecause these new blades would operate effectively at lower wind speeds, we could potentially open up new geographic areas to wind turbine use. Together, these advances could significantly expand the generation of electricity from wind power in the United States.\u201d\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003ECirculation control techniques use compressed air blown from slots on the trailing edges of wings or hollow blades to change the aerodynamic properties of those wings or blades. In aircraft, circulation control wings improve lift, allowing aircraft to fly at much lower speeds \u2013 and take off and land in much shorter distances. In helicopter rotor blades, the technique -- also known as the \u201ccirculation control rotor\u201d -- both simplifies the rotor and its control system and produces more lift.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThe ARPA-E project will apply the technique to controlling the aerodynamic properties of wind turbine blades, which now must be made in complicated shapes and controlled by complex control mechanisms to extract optimal power from the wind.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cThe speed at which these turbines would begin to operate will be much lower than with existing blades,\u201d said Englar. \u201cPlaces that wind maps have previously indicated would not be suitable locations for wind turbines may now be useful. The blown technology should also allow safe operation at higher wind speeds and in wind gusts that would cause existing turbines to be shut down to prevent damage.\u201d\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EBecause they would produce more aerodynamic force, torque and power than comparable blades, these blown structures being developed by Georgia Tech and PAX could also allow a reduction in the size of the wind turbines.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cIf you need a specific amount of wind force and torque generated by the wind turbine to generate electricity, we could get that force and torque from a smaller blade area because we\u2019d have more powerful lifting surfaces,\u201d Englar explained.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EA major question awaiting study is how much energy will be required to produce the compressed air the blown blades need to operate. Preliminary studies done by Professor Lakshmi Sankar in Georgia Tech\u2019s School of Aerospace Engineering suggest that wind turbines with the blown blades could produce 30 to 40 percent more power than conventional turbines at the same wind speed -- even when the energy required to produce the compressed air is subtracted from the total energy production.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThe new turbine blades will be developed at GTRI\u2019s low-speed wind tunnel research facility located in Cobb County, north of Atlanta.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EOfficials of PAX Streamline see the circulation control technology as key to the development of a new generation of turbines that could significantly lower the cost of producing electricity from the wind.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cThis is a significant validation of our established turbine R\u0026amp;D,\u201d said PAX CEO John Webley. \u201cWith this grant, we can rapidly accelerate our research program and, within the next two years, deploy a prototype wind turbine which demonstrates our game-changing technology.\u201d\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EResearch News \u0026amp; Publications Office\u003Cbr \/\u003E Georgia Institute of Technology\u003Cbr \/\u003E 75 Fifth Street, N.W., Suite 314\u003Cbr \/\u003E Atlanta, Georgia 30308 USA\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EMedia Relations Assistance\u003C\/strong\u003E: John Toon (404-894-6986) (\u003Ca href=\u0022mailto:jtoon@gatech.edu\u0022\u003Ejtoon@gatech.edu\u003C\/a\u003E) or Kirk Englehardt (404-407-7280) (\u003Ca href=\u0022mailto:kirk.englehardt@gtri.gatech.edu\u0022\u003Ekirk.englehardt@gtri.gatech.edu\u003C\/a\u003E).\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EWriter\u003C\/strong\u003E: John Toon\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EA technology originally developed to increase lift in aircraft wings and simplify helicopter rotors may soon help reduce the cost of manufacturing and operating wind turbines used for generating electricity.\u003C\/p\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"Technology may reduce cost of building and operating wind turbin"}],"uid":"27303","created_gmt":"2010-01-13 01:00:00","changed_gmt":"2016-10-08 03:04:08","author":"John Toon","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","dateline":{"date":"2010-01-13T00:00:00-05:00","iso_date":"2010-01-13T00:00:00-05:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"hg_media":{"48977":{"id":"48977","type":"image","title":"Wind turbine farm","body":null,"created":"1449175408","gmt_created":"2015-12-03 20:43:28","changed":"1475894463","gmt_changed":"2016-10-08 02:41:03","alt":"Wind turbine farm","file":{"fid":"101300","name":"tqq35072.jpg","image_path":"\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/tqq35072_0.jpg","image_full_path":"http:\/\/www.tlwarc.hg.gatech.edu\/\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/tqq35072_0.jpg","mime":"image\/jpeg","size":45669,"path_740":"http:\/\/www.tlwarc.hg.gatech.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/740xx_scale\/public\/images\/tqq35072_0.jpg?itok=5F8zUeLa"}}},"media_ids":["48977"],"related_links":[{"url":"http:\/\/www.gtri.gatech.edu\/","title":"Georgia Tech Research Institute"}],"groups":[{"id":"1188","name":"Research Horizons"}],"categories":[{"id":"144","name":"Energy"},{"id":"135","name":"Research"}],"keywords":[{"id":"8249","name":"circulation-control"},{"id":"213","name":"energy"},{"id":"8248","name":"turbine"},{"id":"2329","name":"wind"}],"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\u003EJohn Toon\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EResearch News \u0026amp; Publications Office\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.gatech.edu\/contact\/index.html?id=jt7\u0022\u003EContact John Toon\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E404-894-6986\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"email":["jtoon@gatech.edu"],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}},"49641":{"#nid":"49641","#data":{"type":"news","title":"Students Continue Haiti Relief Efforts","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EWhen news of the devastation caused by the recent Earthquake in Haiti reached Georgia Tech\u0027s Caribbean Student Association (CaribSA), the organization began organizing various resources to assist in relief efforts.\u003C\/p\u003E\n\n\u003Cp\u003EMember Reginald Liger chartered an Atlanta division of Foundation for the World, calling it Angels For Haiti.\u0026nbsp; Foundation for the World seeks to improve the condition of mankind.\u0026nbsp; With support from CaribSa, Angels for Haiti is working to collect water, food, clothing, medical supplies, and money.\u0026nbsp; Food for the Poor and the Clinton Bush Haiti Fund will receive all of the donations and transport them to Haiti. \u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003ERelying on CaribSa members as well as other student organizations such as M.O.V.E, Angels for Haiti is already collecting donations in the Student Center, on Skiles Walkway, and during men\u0027s and women\u0027s basketball games.  Students, faculty, staff or organizations with clothing, food, or cash to spare can make donations to the organization.\u0026nbsp; For those who want to donate their time, Angels for Haiti also offers several volunteer opportunities.\u003C\/p\u003E\n\n\u003Cp\u003ETapping into the Georgia Tech community\u0027s full range of resources is another key part of Angel\u0027s for Haiti\u0027s efforts.  The group is soliciting volunteers on behalf of Engineering World Health Georgia Tech (EWH-GT).  EWH-GT regularly partners with MedShare International to assess and repair donated medical equipment which is then sent to countries in need.  EWH-GT\u2019s January 23rd meeting will focus on repairing supplies and equipment that will be sent to Haiti. MedShare has pledged to send at least one 40-foot container of medical equipment and other supplies to the relief effort.  No prior experience is necessary to participate in EWH-GT\u0027s meeting.  Interested students should meet on the second floor of the Student Center in the commons area outside the computer lab at 8:45 a.m. on Saturday, January 23. Future meetings will take place February 2 and 20, as well as March 6 and April 3.\u003C\/p\u003E\n\n\u003Cp\u003EFor those that are short on time and money, Angels for Haiti offers another solution: Facebook.\u0026nbsp; For additional information about Angels for Haiti or all of Georgia Tech\u0027s efforts to help the people of Haiti, visit the Institute\u2019s Focus on Haiti Web site.\u003C\/p\u003E","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":[{"value":"When news of the devastation caused by the recent Earthquake in Haiti reached Georgia Tech\u0027s students, they immediately sprang into action, organizing various resources to assist in relief efforts.","format":"limited_html"}],"field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"Georgia Tech\u0027s Students Coordinating Help for Haiti"}],"uid":"15436","created_gmt":"2010-01-21 15:34:50","changed_gmt":"2016-10-08 03:04:08","author":"Automator","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","dateline":{"date":"2010-01-21T00:00:00-05:00","iso_date":"2010-01-21T00:00:00-05:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"related_links":[{"url":"http:\/\/www.facebook.com\/group.php?gid=250058250804\u0026ref=search\u0026sid=12820076.1675421596..1","title":"Angels for Haiti on FaceBook"},{"url":"http:\/\/cyberbuzz.gatech.edu\/caribsa\/","title":"CaribSA"},{"url":"http:\/\/www.gatech.edu\/haiti\/","title":"Focus on Haiti"}],"groups":[{"id":"1317","name":"News Briefs"}],"categories":[],"keywords":[{"id":"8295","name":"CaribSA"},{"id":"8253","name":"focus on Haiti"}],"core_research_areas":[],"news_room_topics":[],"event_categories":[],"invited_audience":[],"affiliations":[],"classification":[],"areas_of_expertise":[],"news_and_recent_appearances":[],"phone":[],"contact":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EMakeda Cyrus\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022mailto:vincygal10@gatech.edu\u0022\u003Evincygal10@gatech.edu\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"email":[],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}},"49694":{"#nid":"49694","#data":{"type":"news","title":"Congressional Oversight Panel to Hold Hearing in Atlanta on Commercial Real Estate","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EOn Wednesday, January 27, the Congressional Oversight Panel will hold a field hearing in Atlanta on the state of commercial real estate lending, the potential effect of commercial real estate problems on the banking system, and the role and impact of the Troubled Asset Relief Program (TARP) in addressing that effect. The Panel will hear from government witnesses as well as local bankers and investors about their perspectives on commercial real estate, the financing markets, and the performance of the TARP.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThe hearing is open to press and public and will be webcast at\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/cop.senate.gov\u0022\u003Ecop.senate.gov\u003C\/a\u003E.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThe Panel is currently scheduled to hear from the following witnesses:\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cul\u003E\u003Cli\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EJon Greenlee\u003C\/strong\u003E, associate director, Division of Banking Supervision and Regulation, Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EBrian Olasov\u003C\/strong\u003E, managing director - Atlanta, McKenna, Long and Aldridge\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EDavid Stockert\u003C\/strong\u003E, chief executive officer, Post Properties\u003C\/li\u003E\u003C\/ul\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThe full witness list will be announced in advance of the hearing.\n \n\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003ECongress created the Congressional Oversight Panel to oversee the $700 billion Troubled Asset Relief Program. 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Though these long-lived compounds now exist in relatively low concentrations, their ability to absorb energy at these wavelengths means their contributions to global warming could increase if their levels continue to rise. \u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EBecause the compounds are relatively inert chemically, information on how they react with electronically excited atomic oxygen \u2013 known as O(1D) \u2013 will help improve the accuracy of global climate models by providing a better estimate of how long these absorbers remain in the atmosphere. The information could also inform public policy debate about whether the chemicals, now used in industrial applications, should be replaced with compounds that have less climate change impact. \u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cThis study will contribute to an understanding of the long-term effect of these compounds on climate,\u201d said Paul Wine, a professor in the Schools of Chemistry and Biochemistry and Earth and Atmospheric Sciences at the Georgia Institute of Technology. \u201cThere is significant interest in trying to establish the role of these heavy absorbers of infrared radiation, especially the compounds that absorb in the window region where other greenhouses gases are not factors.\u201d \u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EInformation on the reaction rates of sulfuryl fluoride (SO2F2), nitrogen trifluoride (NF3) and trifluoromethyl sulfur pentafluoride (SF5CF3) was published Jan. 25, 2010, in the early edition of the PNAS, and will be part of a special issue on atmospheric chemistry. The research was funded by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA). \u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003ESulfuryl fluoride is a fumigant widely used as a replacement for the ozone-depleting compound methyl bromide (CH3Br). Nitrogen trifluoride is used in the electronics industry for plasma etching and equipment cleaning. Trifluoromethyl sulfur pentafluoride \u2013 the most powerful known greenhouse gas on a per-molecule basis \u2013 is believed to be a breakdown product of an insulating compound used in high-voltage equipment. \u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThe three compounds have some of the highest global warming potentials (GWP) of any compounds in the atmosphere. Trifluoromethyl sulfur pentafluoride has a global warming potential approximately 18,000 times greater \u2013 on a per unit mass basis \u2013 than carbon dioxide when evaluated over a 100-year time period. Nitrogen trifluoride has a GWP of approximately 17,000, while sulfuryl fluoride is approximately 4,000 times more effective than carbon dioxide at trapping infrared radiation. \u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThe presence of these compounds in the atmosphere and their potential contributions to climate change were only recently recognized. Reaction with electronically-excited oxygen atoms is the only known pathway by which these compounds are destroyed at atmospheric altitudes below the ionosphere. Though present at relatively low levels today, studies show that their concentrations are increasing \u2013 with atmospheric levels of NF3 growing at more than 10 percent per year. \u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cThese chemicals are relatively inert, which makes them useful for specific applications,\u201d Wine said. \u201cBut because of their chemical inertness, they tend to have long lifetimes in the atmosphere and are available to trap radiation for a long time. That contributes to their high global warming potential.\u201d \u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003ETo study the rate at which the compounds react with and deactivate the atomic oxygen species, Wine and Georgia Tech collaborators Zhijun Zhao, Patrick Laine and J. Michael Nicovich used laser flash photolysis in the laboratory to create O(1D) and expose it to the three compounds in controlled environments at temperatures ranging from about 200 to 350 degrees Kelvin. \u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EO(1D) is produced in the atmosphere by the interaction of ozone (O3) and molecular oxygen (O2) with ultraviolet light. This electronically-excited oxygen interacts quickly with other molecules around it \u2013 such as N2 and O2 \u2013 to form ground-state atomic oxygen. Hence, its levels are higher in the upper atmosphere than in the lower atmosphere. \u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThe researchers found that O(1D) interaction with trifluoromethyl sulfur pentafluoride destroys this compound in \u2013 at most \u2013 one out of a thousand interactions. That means amounts of that compound released into the atmosphere will remain there for long periods of time, probably around a thousand years. \u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EFor NF3, the researchers found a reaction rate more than double one that had been reported in a previous study, meaning the material may have less warming impact than previously thought. For SO2F2, which also may be taken up by the ocean, the Georgia Tech findings agreed with one earlier study. \u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EWine said the new data on these compounds will be factored into the next major report of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change. Knowing how long the compounds will likely remain in the atmosphere permits more accurate accounting for what could be a significant infrared trapping effect. \u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cIf you put new molecules into the atmosphere that absorb infrared radiation where carbon dioxide and methane already absorb, they would have to be present in very large quantities to have any effect at all,\u201d Wine noted. \u201cBut because these molecules absorb in the window region at wavelengths between 8 and 12 microns, they don\u2019t have to be present at high levels to have an effect.\u201d \u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EResearch News \u0026amp; Publications Office\u003Cbr \/\u003EGeorgia Institute of Technology\u003Cbr \/\u003E75 Fifth Street, N.W., Suite 314\u003Cbr \/\u003EAtlanta, Georgia 30308 USA\u003C\/strong\u003E \u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EMedia Relations Contacts\u003C\/strong\u003E: John Toon (404-894-6986) (\u003Ca href=\u0022mailto:jtoon@gatech.edu\u0022\u003Ejtoon@gatech.edu\u003C\/a\u003E) or Abby Vogel (404-385-3364) (\u003Ca href=\u0022mailto:avogel@gatech.edu\u0022\u003Eavogel@gatech.edu\u003C\/a\u003E). \u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EWriter\u003C\/strong\u003E: John Toon \u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":[{"value":"A study published this week in the journal Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS) provides new information about the rates at which three of the most powerful greenhouse gases are destroyed by a chemical reaction that takes place in the upper atmosphere.","format":"limited_html"}],"field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"Study shows how three greenhouse gases react with atmospheric chemicals"}],"uid":"27303","created_gmt":"2010-01-26 01:00:00","changed_gmt":"2016-10-08 03:04:08","author":"John Toon","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","dateline":{"date":"2010-01-26T00:00:00-05:00","iso_date":"2010-01-26T00:00:00-05:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"hg_media":{"49712":{"id":"49712","type":"image","title":"Researchers in lab","body":null,"created":"1449175428","gmt_created":"2015-12-03 20:43:48","changed":"1475894468","gmt_changed":"2016-10-08 02:41:08","alt":"Researchers in lab","file":{"fid":"124701","name":"tqy13705.jpg","image_path":"\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/tqy13705_0.jpg","image_full_path":"http:\/\/www.tlwarc.hg.gatech.edu\/\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/tqy13705_0.jpg","mime":"image\/jpeg","size":1677181,"path_740":"http:\/\/www.tlwarc.hg.gatech.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/740xx_scale\/public\/images\/tqy13705_0.jpg?itok=84b06TIh"}},"49713":{"id":"49713","type":"image","title":"Reseachers in lab","body":null,"created":"1449175428","gmt_created":"2015-12-03 20:43:48","changed":"1475894468","gmt_changed":"2016-10-08 02:41:08","alt":"Reseachers in lab","file":{"fid":"124702","name":"tmh13705.jpg","image_path":"\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/tmh13705_0.jpg","image_full_path":"http:\/\/www.tlwarc.hg.gatech.edu\/\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/tmh13705_0.jpg","mime":"image\/jpeg","size":1900067,"path_740":"http:\/\/www.tlwarc.hg.gatech.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/740xx_scale\/public\/images\/tmh13705_0.jpg?itok=izM4DW1o"}}},"media_ids":["49712","49713"],"related_links":[{"url":"http:\/\/www.eas.gatech.edu\/","title":"School of Earth and Atmospheric Sciences"},{"url":"http:\/\/www.chemistry.gatech.edu\/","title":"School of Chemistry and Biochemistry"}],"groups":[{"id":"1188","name":"Research Horizons"}],"categories":[{"id":"141","name":"Chemistry and Chemical Engineering"},{"id":"154","name":"Environment"},{"id":"135","name":"Research"}],"keywords":[{"id":"7455","name":"greenhouse"},{"id":"1657","name":"oxygen"},{"id":"8324","name":"reaction"},{"id":"2327","name":"warming"}],"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\u003EJohn Toon\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EResearch News \u0026amp; Publications Office\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.gatech.edu\/contact\/index.html?id=jt7\u0022\u003EContact John Toon\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E404-894-6986\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"email":["jtoon@gatech.edu"],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}},"55897":{"#nid":"55897","#data":{"type":"news","title":"Gates Foundation Grant Awarded for Innovative Global Health Research","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EThe Georgia Institute of Technology has received a $100,000 Grand Challenges Explorations grant from the Bill \u0026amp; Melinda Gates Foundation. The grant will support an innovative global health research project led by Todd Sulchek, an assistant professor in Georgia Tech\u2019s School of Mechanical Engineering, titled \u0022Complement-based antibiotic microbeads.\u0022\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003ESulchek\u0027s project is one of 78 grants announced by the Gates Foundation in the fourth funding round of Grand Challenges Explorations, an initiative to help scientists around the world explore bold and largely unproven ways to improve health in developing countries. The grants were provided to scientists in 18 countries on six continents. \u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003ETo receive funding, Sulchek and David White, a microbiologist at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), showed in a two-page application how their idea falls outside current scientific paradigms and might lead to significant advances in global health. \u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EFor their project, Sulchek and White plan to design multi-functional microparticles that can fight infectious diseases. \u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u0022If we are successful, this technique may eventually be useful for battling many hard-to-treat diseases, like malaria and tuberculosis, which evade the immune system,\u0022 said Sulchek. \u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThe microparticles will be engineered to simultaneously accomplish two goals: target and bind infectious disease microorganisms, and activate the localized immune system. \u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u0022The ultimate goal is to activate the immune system so that it can fight the microbe itself,\u0022 said White. \u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EGeorgia Tech graduate student Patricia Pacheco and several undergraduate students will also be involved in this project. \u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThe initiative is highly competitive, receiving almost 2,700 proposals in this round. \u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u0022The winners of these grants show the bold thinking we need to tackle some of the world\u0027s greatest health challenges,\u0022 said Dr. Tachi Yamada, president of the Gates Foundation\u0027s Global Health Program. \u0022I\u0027m excited about their ideas and look forward to seeing some of these exploratory projects turn into life-saving breakthroughs.\u0022 \u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EGrand Challenges Explorations is a five-year, $100 million initiative of the Gates Foundation to promote innovation in global health. The program uses an agile, streamlined grant process \u2013 applications are limited to two pages, and preliminary data are not required. Proposals are reviewed and selected by a committee of foundation staff and external experts, and grant decisions are made within approximately three months of the close of the funding round. Successful projects have the opportunity to receive a follow-on grant of up to $1 million.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EResearch News \u0026amp; Publications Office\u003Cbr \/\u003EGeorgia Institute of Technology\u003Cbr \/\u003E75 Fifth Street, N.W., Suite 314\u003Cbr \/\u003EAtlanta, Georgia 30308 USA\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EMedia Relations Contacts:\u003C\/strong\u003E\u0026nbsp;Abby Vogel (avogel@gatech.edu; 404-385-3364) or John Toon (jtoon@gatech.edu; 404-894-6986)\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EWriter:\u003C\/strong\u003E\u0026nbsp;Abby Vogel\u003C\/p\u003E","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":[{"value":"$100,000 Grant to Design Multi-functional Microparticles Awarded to Todd Sulchek"}],"field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003ETodd Sulcheck, a Georgia Tech mechanical engineering assistant professor, has received a $100,000 Grand Challenges Explorations grant from the Bill \u0026amp; Melinda Gates Foundation to design multi-functional microparticles that can fight infectious diseases.\u003C\/p\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"Todd Sulchek has been awarded a Gates Foundation grant."}],"uid":"27206","created_gmt":"2010-05-18 00:00:00","changed_gmt":"2016-10-08 03:04:08","author":"Abby Vogel Robinson","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","dateline":{"date":"2010-05-19T00:00:00-04:00","iso_date":"2010-05-19T00:00:00-04:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"hg_media":{"55898":{"id":"55898","type":"image","title":"Microbeads","body":null,"created":"1449175598","gmt_created":"2015-12-03 20:46:38","changed":"1475894496","gmt_changed":"2016-10-08 02:41:36","alt":"Microbeads","file":{"fid":"190410","name":"tqf30665.jpg","image_path":"\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/tqf30665_1.jpg","image_full_path":"http:\/\/www.tlwarc.hg.gatech.edu\/\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/tqf30665_1.jpg","mime":"image\/jpeg","size":104474,"path_740":"http:\/\/www.tlwarc.hg.gatech.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/740xx_scale\/public\/images\/tqf30665_1.jpg?itok=hfjq7qed"}}},"media_ids":["55898"],"related_links":[{"url":"http:\/\/www.me.gatech.edu\/faculty\/sulchek.shtml","title":"Todd Sulchek"},{"url":"http:\/\/www.me.gatech.edu\/","title":"George W. 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The simple, low-cost fabrication technique was designed to be easily scaled up and compatible with existing battery manufacturing. \u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EDetails of the new self-assembly approach were published online in the journal \u003Cem\u003ENature Materials \u003C\/em\u003Eon March 14. \u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u0022Development of a novel approach to producing hierarchical anode or cathode particles with controlled properties opens the door to many new directions for lithium-ion battery technology,\u0022 said Gleb Yushin, an assistant professor in the School of Materials Science and Engineering at the Georgia Institute of Technology. \u0022This is a significant step toward commercial production of silicon-based anode materials for lithium-ion batteries.\u0022 \u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThe popular and lightweight batteries work by transferring lithium ions between two electrodes -- a cathode and an anode -- through a liquid electrolyte. The more efficiently the lithium ions can enter the two electrodes during charge and discharge cycles, the larger the battery\u0027s capacity will be. \u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EExisting lithium-ion batteries rely on anodes made from graphite, a form of carbon. Silicon-based anodes theoretically offer as much as a ten-fold capacity improvement over graphite, but silicon-based anodes have so far not been stable enough for practical use. \u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EGraphite anodes use particles ranging in size from 15 to 20 microns. If silicon particles of that size are simply substituted for the graphite, expansion and contraction as the lithium ions enter and leave the silicon creates cracks that quickly cause the anode to fail. \u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThe new nanocomposite material solves that degradation problem, potentially allowing battery designers to tap the capacity advantages of silicon. 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Silicon nanospheres with diameters of less than 30 nanometers are then formed within the carbon structures using a chemical vapor deposition process. The silicon-carbon composite structures resemble \u0022apples hanging on a tree.\u0022 \u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EUsing graphitic carbon as an electrically-conductive binder, the silicon-carbon composites are then self-assembled into rigid spheres that have open, interconnected internal pore channels. The spheres, formed in sizes ranging from 10 to 30 microns, are used to form battery anodes. The relatively large composite powder size -- a thousand times larger than individual silicon nanoparticles -- allows easy powder processing for anode fabrication. \u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThe internal channels in the silicon-carbon spheres serve two purposes. They admit liquid electrolyte to allow rapid entry of lithium ions for quick battery charging, and they provide space to accommodate expansion and contraction of the silicon without cracking the anode. The internal channels and nanometer-scale particles also provide short lithium diffusion paths into the anode, boosting battery power characteristics. \u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThe size of the silicon particles is controlled by the duration of the chemical vapor deposition process and the pressure applied to the deposition system. The size of the carbon nanostructure branches and the size of the silicon spheres determine the pore size in the composite. \u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EProduction of the silicon-carbon composites could be scaled up as a continuous process amenable to ultra high-volume powder manufacturing, Yushin said. Because the final composite spheres are relatively large when they are fabricated into anodes, the self-assembly technique avoids the potential health risks of handling nanoscale powders, he added. \u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EOnce fabricated, the nanocomposite anodes would be used in batteries just like conventional graphite structures. That would allow battery manufacturers to adopt the new anode material without making dramatic changes in production processes. \u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003ESo far, the researchers have tested the new anode through more than a hundred charge-discharge cycles. Yushin believes the material would remain stable for thousands of cycles because no degradation mechanisms have become apparent. \u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u0022If this technology can offer a lower cost on a capacity basis, or lighter weight compared to current techniques, this will help advance the market for lithium batteries,\u0022 he said. \u0022If we are able to produce less expensive batteries that last for a long time, this could also facilitate the adoption of many \u0027green\u0027 technologies, such as electric vehicles or solar cells.\u0022 \u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EIn addition to Yushin, the paper\u0027s authors included Alexandre Magasinki, Patrick Dixon and Benjamin Hertzberg -- all from Georgia Tech -- and Alexander Kvit from the Materials Science Center and Materials Science Department at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, and Jorge Ayala from Superior Graphite. The paper also acknowledges the contributions of Alexander Alexeev at Georgia Tech and Igor Luzinov from Clemson University. \u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThe research was partially supported by a Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) grant from the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) to Chicago-based Superior Graphite and Atlanta-based Streamline Nanotechnologies, Inc. \u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cem\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EThis research was partially supported by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) through SBIR grant NNX09CD29P 2008-1. The statements and opinions expressed in the article are those of the researcher and do not necessarily represent the official position of NASA.\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/em\u003E \u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EResearch News \u0026amp; Publications Office\u003Cbr \/\u003EGeorgia Institute of Technology\u003Cbr \/\u003E75 Fifth Street, N.W., Suite 314\u003Cbr \/\u003EAtlanta, Georgia 30308 USA\u003C\/strong\u003E \u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EMedia Relations Contacts\u003C\/strong\u003E: John Toon (404-894-6986)(\u003Ca href=\u0022mailto:jtoon@gatech.edu\u0022\u003Ejtoon@gatech.edu\u003C\/a\u003E) or Abby Vogel (404-385-3364)(\u003Ca href=\u0022mailto:avogel@gatech.edu\u0022\u003Eavogel@gatech.edu\u003C\/a\u003E). \u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EWriter\u003C\/strong\u003E: John Toon \u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EA new high-performance anode structure based on silicon-carbon nanocomposite materials could significantly improve the performance of lithium-ion batteries used in a wide range of applications from hybrid vehicles to portable electronics.\u003C\/p\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"High-capacity anode could boost lithium-ion battery performance"}],"uid":"27303","created_gmt":"2010-03-15 00:00:00","changed_gmt":"2016-10-08 03:04:08","author":"John Toon","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","dateline":{"date":"2010-03-15T00:00:00-04:00","iso_date":"2010-03-15T00:00:00-04:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"hg_media":{"54921":{"id":"54921","type":"image","title":"Schematic of nanocomposite","body":null,"created":"1449175379","gmt_created":"2015-12-03 20:42:59","changed":"1475894455","gmt_changed":"2016-10-08 02:40:55"},"54922":{"id":"54922","type":"image","title":"Nanocomposite microscope image","body":null,"created":"1449175408","gmt_created":"2015-12-03 20:43:28","changed":"1475894463","gmt_changed":"2016-10-08 02:41:03"}},"media_ids":["54921","54922"],"related_links":[{"url":"http:\/\/www.mse.gatech.edu\/","title":"Georgia Tech School of Materials Science and Engineering"},{"url":"http:\/\/www.mse.gatech.edu\/FacultyStaff\/MSE_Faculty_researchbios\/Yushin\/yushin.html","title":"Gleb Yushin"}],"groups":[{"id":"1188","name":"Research Horizons"}],"categories":[{"id":"144","name":"Energy"},{"id":"145","name":"Engineering"},{"id":"149","name":"Nanotechnology and Nanoscience"},{"id":"135","name":"Research"}],"keywords":[{"id":"1292","name":"battery"},{"id":"8948","name":"lithium-ion"},{"id":"1692","name":"materials"},{"id":"7563","name":"nanocomposite"}],"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\u003EJohn Toon\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EResearch News \u0026amp; Publications Office\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.gatech.edu\/contact\/index.html?id=jt7\u0022\u003EContact John Toon\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E404-894-6986\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"email":["jtoon@gatech.edu"],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}},"48911":{"#nid":"48911","#data":{"type":"news","title":"Going Green: College of Engineering Researching Sustainable Energy Resources","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EEnvironmental awareness has recently taken off among mainstream Americans, but for Georgia Tech\u0027s College of Engineering (COE), the concept of going green has been a critical research effort for the past several years.\u0026nbsp; As part of the college\u0027s strategic research goals, COE has been focusing on\u0026nbsp; building research talent in the areas of sustainable energy within the schools of the college with a focus toward interdisciplinary efforts.\u0026nbsp; Follow this link to learn more:\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.coe.gatech.edu\/feature\/10_green.php\u0022 title=\u0022http:\/\/www.coe.gatech.edu\/feature\/10_green.php\u0022\u003Ehttp:\/\/www.coe.gatech.edu\/feature\/10_green.php\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":[{"value":"Research Centers Search For Sustainable Energy Solutions"}],"field_summary":[{"value":"Environmental awareness has recently taken off among mainstream Americans, but for Georgia Tech\u2019s College of Engineering (COE), the concept of going green has been a critical research effort for the past several years.  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This type of therapeutic treatment could be a potential alternative to bone grafting operations.\n\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0022Massive bone injuries are among the most challenging problems that orthopedic surgeons face, and they are commonly seen as a result of accidents as well as in soldiers returning from war,\u0022 said the study\u0027s lead author Robert Guldberg, a professor in Georgia Tech\u0027s Woodruff School of Mechanical Engineering. \u0022This study shows that there is promise in treating these injuries by delivering stem cells to the injury site. These are injuries that would not heal without significant medical intervention.\u0022\n\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EDetails of the research were published in the early edition of the journal \u003Cem\u003EProceedings of the National Academy of Sciences\u003C\/em\u003E on January 11, 2010. This work was funded by the National Institutes of Health and the National Science Foundation.\n\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EThe study was conducted in rats in which two bone gaps eight millimeters in length were created to simulate massive injuries. One gap was treated with a polymer scaffold seeded with stem cells and the other with scaffold only. The results showed that injuries treated with the stem cell scaffolds showed significantly more bone growth than injuries treated with scaffolds only. \n\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EGuldberg and mechanical engineering graduate student Kenneth Dupont experimented with scaffolds containing two different types of human stem cells -- bone marrow-derived mesenchymal adult stem cells and amniotic fluid fetal stem cells. \n\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0022We were able to directly evaluate the therapeutic potential of human stem cells to repair large bone defects by implanting them into rats with a reduced immune system,\u0022 explained Guldberg, who is also the director of the Petit Institute for Bioengineering and Bioscience at Georgia Tech.\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EMicro-CT measurements showed no significant differences in bone regeneration between the two stem cell groups. However, combining the two types of stem cells produced significantly higher bone volume and strength compared to scaffolds without cellular augmentation.\n\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EAlthough stem cell delivery significantly enhanced bone growth and biomechanical properties, it was not able to consistently repair the injury. Eight weeks after the treatment, new bone bridged the gaps in four of nine defects treated with scaffolds seeded with adult stem cells, one of nine defects treated with scaffolds seeded with fetal stem cells, and none of the defects treated with the scaffold alone.\n\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0022We thought that the functional regeneration of the bone defects may have been limited by stem cells migrating away from the injury site, so we decided to investigate the fate and distribution of the delivered cells,\u0022 said Guldberg.\n\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003ETo do this, Guldberg labeled stem cells with fluorescent quantum dots -- nanometer-scale particles that emit light when excited by near-infrared radiation -- to track the distribution of stem cells after delivery on the scaffolds and completed the same experiments as previously described. \n\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EThroughout the entire study, the researchers observed significant fluorescence at the stem cell scaffold sites. However, beginning seven to 10 days after treatment, signals appeared at the scaffold-only sites. Additional analysis with immunostaining revealed that the quantum dots present at the scaffold-only sites were contained in inflammatory cells called macrophages that had taken up quantum dots released from dead stem cells.\n\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0022While our overall study shows that stem cell therapy has a lot of promise for treating massive bone defects, this experiment shows that we still need to develop an improved way of delivering the stem cells so that they stay alive longer and thus remain at the injury site longer,\u0022 explained Guldberg.\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EThe researchers also found that the quantum dots diminished the function of the transplanted stem cells and thus their therapeutic effect. When the stem cells were labeled with quantum dots, the results showed a failure to enhance bone formation or bridge defects. However, the same low concentration of quantum dots did not affect cell viability or the ability of the stem cells to become bone cells in laboratory studies. \n\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0022Although in vitro laboratory studies remain important, this work provides further evidence that well-characterized in vivo models are necessary to test the ability of regenerative tissue strategies to effectively integrate and restore function in complex living organisms,\u0022 added Guldberg. \u0022Improved methods of non-invasive cell tracking that do not alter cell function in vivo are needed to optimize stem cell delivery strategies and compare the effectiveness of different stem cell sources for tissue regeneration.\u0022\n\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EGuldberg is currently exploring alternative cell tracking methods, such as genetically modifying the stem cells to express green fluorescent protein and\/or other luminescent enzymes such as luciferase. He is also investigating the addition of programming cues to the scaffold that will direct the stem cells to differentiate into bone cells. These signals may be particularly effective for fetal stem cells, which are believed to be more primitive than adult stem cells, according to Guldberg. \n\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003ELessons learned from the current work are also being applied to develop effective stem cell therapies for severe composite injuries to multiple tissues including bone, nerve, vasculature and muscle. This follow-on work is being conducted in the Georgia Tech Center for Advanced Bioengineering for Soldier Survivability in collaboration with Ravi Bellamkonda and Barbara Boyan, professors in the Wallace H. Coulter Department of Biomedical Engineering at Georgia Tech and Emory University.\n\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EOther authors on the paper include Andres Garcia, professor and Woodruff Faculty Fellow in Georgia Tech\u0027s Woodruff School of Mechanical Engineering and the Petit Institute for Bioengineering and Bioscience; Georgia Tech research scientist Hazel Stevens, Georgia Tech graduate student Joel Boerckel; and National University of Ireland medical student Kapil Sharma.\n\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cem\u003EThis work was funded by grant number R01-AR051336 from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) and by grant number EEC-9731643 from the National Science Foundation (NSF). 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All-optical processing could also facilitate photonic computers with similar speed advances. \u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EDetails of these materials \u2013 and the design approach behind them \u2013 were reported February 18th in Science Express, the rapid online publication of the journal \u003Cem\u003EScience\u003C\/em\u003E. Conducted at the Georgia Institute of Technology, the research was funded by the National Science Foundation (NSF), the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) and the Office of Naval Research (ONR). \u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cThis work provides proof that at least from a molecular point of view, we can identify and produce materials that have the right properties for all-optical processing,\u201d said Seth Marder, a professor in the Georgia Tech School of Chemistry and Biochemistry and co-author of the paper. \u201cThis opens the door for looking at this issue in an entirely different way.\u201d \u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThe polymethine organic dye materials developed by the Georgia Tech team combine large nonlinear properties, low nonlinear optical losses, and low linear losses. Materials with these properties are essential if optical engineers are to develop a new generation of devices for low-power and high-contrast optical switching of signals at telecommunications wavelengths. Keeping data all-optical would greatly facilitate the rapid transmission of detailed medical images, development of new telepresence applications, high-speed image recognition \u2013 and even the fast download of high-definition movies. \u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EBut favorable optical properties these new materials developed at Georgia Tech have only been demonstrated in solution. For their materials to have practical value, the researchers will have to incorporate them in a solid phase for use in optical waveguides \u2013 and address a long list of other challenges. \u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cWe have developed high-performing materials by starting with optimized molecules and getting the molecular properties right,\u201d said co-author Joseph Perry, also a professor in the Georgia Tech School of Chemistry and Biochemistry. \u201cNow we have to figure out how to pack them together so they have a high density and useful physical forms that would be stable under operation.\u201d \u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EMarder, Perry and collaborators in Georgia Tech\u2019s Center for Organic Photonics and Electronics (COPE) have been working on the molecules for several years, refining their properties and adding atoms to maximize their length without inducing symmetry breaking, a phenomenon in which unequal charges build up within molecules. This molecular design effort, which builds on earlier research with smaller molecules, included both experimental work \u2013 and theoretical studies done in collaboration with Jean-Luc Bredas, a also a professor in the School of Chemistry and Biochemistry. \u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThe design strategies identified by the research team \u2013 which also included Joel Hales, Jonathan Matichak, Stephen Barlow, Shino Ohira, and Kada Yesudas \u2013 could be applied to development of even more active molecules, though Marder believes the existing materials could be modified to meet the needs of all-optical processing \u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cFor this class of molecules, we can with a high-degree of reliability predict where the molecules will have both large optical nonlinearities and low two-photon absorption,\u201d said Marder. \u201cNot only can we predict that, but using well-established chemical principles, we can tune where that will occur such that if people want to work at telecommunications wavelengths, we can move to where the molecules absorb to optimize its properties.\u201d \u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003ESwitching of optical signals carried in telecommunications networks currently requires conversion to electrical signals, which must be switched and then converted back to optical format. Existing electro-optical technology may ultimately be able to provide transmission speeds of up to 100 gigabits-per-second. However, all-optical processing could theoretically transmit data at speeds as high as 2,000 gigabits-per-second, allowing download of high-definition movies in minutes rather than hours. \u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cEven if the frequency of signals coming and going is high, there is a latency that causes a bottleneck for the signals until the modulation and switching are done,\u201d Perry explained. \u201cIf we can do that all optically, then that delay can be reduced. We need to get electronics out of the system.\u201d \u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EPerry and Marder emphasize that many years of research remain ahead before their new materials will be practical. But they believe the approach they\u2019ve developed charts a path toward all-optical systems. \u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cWhile we have not made all-optical switches, what we have done is provide a fundamental understanding of what the systems are that could have the combined set of properties that would make this possible,\u201d Marder said. \u201cConceptually, we have probably made it over the hump with this class of molecules. The next part of this work will be difficult, but it will not require a fundamental new understanding of the molecular structure.\u201d \u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cem\u003EThis article is based on work supported in part by the STC program of the National Science Foundation under agreement DMR-0120967, the DARPA MORPH Program and ONR (N00014-04-0095 and N00014-06-1-0897) and the DARPA ZOE Program (W31P4Q-09-1-0012). 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The change comes about as part of an institutional reorganization designed to align many of Georgia Tech\u2019s diversity initiatives under a single office.\n\n\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EOffice of Student Diversity Programs\u003C\/strong\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.diversityprograms.gatech.edu \u0022\u003Ehttp:\/\/www.diversityprograms.gatech.edu\n\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003ELed by the associate dean of students, the office helps to meet the co-curricular needs of students by coordinating and planning educational opportunities that enhance interaction and learning across groups.\n\n\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EOffice of Institute Diversity\u003C\/strong\u003E \u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.diversity.gatech.edu\u0022\u003Ehttp:\/\/www.diversity.gatech.edu\u003C\/a\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003ELed by the vice president for Institute Diversity, the office provides leadership to formulate goals and execute inclusive strategies in support of the Institute\u2019s strategic plan.\u003C\/p\u003E","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EThe Office of Student Diversity Programs\u0026nbsp;\u2014 a unit of\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.studentaffairs.gatech.edu \u0022\u003EGeorgia Tech Student Affairs\u003C\/a\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u2014 is modifying its web address to accommodate the newly created Office of Institute Diversity. 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