{"635054":{"#nid":"635054","#data":{"type":"news","title":"OMSCS Student Awarded Major Scholarship by The Honor Society Foundation","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EMohammad Fotouhi\u003C\/strong\u003E, a student in the Online Master of Science in Computer Science (OMSCS) program, has \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.prnewswire.com\/news-releases\/high-achievers-awarded-scholarships-by-the-honor-society-foundation-301017267.html\u0022\u003Ereceived\u003C\/a\u003E the Honor Society Foundation\u0026rsquo;s Graduate Achiever Scholarship for Winter 2020.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThe scholarship is one of seven highly competitive awards the foundation presents to students across the U.S. who demonstrate high academic achievement and determination.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026ldquo;Winning this scholarship is a great encouragement and it is an honor to be recognized for this competitive award,\u0026rdquo; Fotouhi said.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EOriginally from Iran, Fotouhi received his Ph.D. in geotechnical engineering from Iowa State University, where he also discovered a passion for computer science. After his doctoral work required him to program and do data analysis, he wanted to continue his education with OMSCS.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EFotouhi joined OMSCS in January 2018 to study machine learning. Throughout the program, he has maintained a 4.0 GPA. Because of his grades, he was invited to join the National Honor Society and apply for its scholarships. He will use the funding for his final semester.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EOMSCS has been life changing for Fotouhi. After he graduates this spring, he will shift careers from geotechnical\/structural engineering to data science.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026ldquo;Attending OMSCS is one of the best decisions I\u0026rsquo;ve made,\u0026rdquo; he said. \u0026ldquo;The quality and scope of the courses offered has allowed me to make progress in my career.\u0026rdquo;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":"","field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"Mohammad Fotouhi, a student in the Online Master of Science in Computer Science (OMSCS) program, has received the Honor Society Foundation\u2019s Graduate Achiever Scholarship for Winter 2020."}],"uid":"34541","created_gmt":"2020-05-04 21:32:00","changed_gmt":"2020-05-04 21:34:12","author":"Tess Malone","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","dateline":{"date":"2020-05-04T00:00:00-04:00","iso_date":"2020-05-04T00:00:00-04:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"hg_media":{"635055":{"id":"635055","type":"image","title":"Mohammad Fotouhi","body":null,"created":"1588628030","gmt_created":"2020-05-04 21:33:50","changed":"1588628030","gmt_changed":"2020-05-04 21:33:50","alt":"Mohammad Fotouhi","file":{"fid":"241670","name":"MohammadFotouhi.jpg","image_path":"\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/MohammadFotouhi.jpg","image_full_path":"http:\/\/www.tlwarc.hg.gatech.edu\/\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/MohammadFotouhi.jpg","mime":"image\/jpeg","size":169153,"path_740":"http:\/\/www.tlwarc.hg.gatech.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/740xx_scale\/public\/images\/MohammadFotouhi.jpg?itok=TY_r7SAj"}}},"media_ids":["635055"],"groups":[{"id":"47223","name":"College of Computing"},{"id":"431631","name":"OMS"}],"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\u003ETess Malone, Communications Officer\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022mailto:tess.malone@cc.gatech.edu\u0022\u003Etess.malone@cc.gatech.edu\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","format":"limited_html"}],"email":[],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}}}