{"648085":{"#nid":"648085","#data":{"type":"news","title":"Seven Grad Students Chosen for BBISS GRA Scholars Program","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EThe inaugural class of seven Brook Byers Institute for Sustainable Systems (BBISS) Graduate Research Assistant (GRA) Scholars was recently selected for a 2-year program of working, studying, and training as an interdisciplinary sustainability research team. Launching in the Fall of 2021 with funding provided by a generous gift from Brook and Shawn Byers and guidance from a Faculty Advisory Board, the BBISS GRA Scholars will receive supplemental training in sustainability, team science, and leadership. They will apply their skills and talents, working directly with their peers, faculty, and external partners on a long-term, large team, sustainability relevant Vertically Integrated Project. They will participate in the organization and hosting of a seminar series in which they will invite and meet global leaders in sustainability, and they will have additional opportunities to develop professional networks, to publish, to draft proposals, to acquire knowledge, and to develop other skills critical to their professional success and relevant to their intellectual interests.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThe first class of Brook Byers Institute for Sustainable Systems Graduate Research Assistant Scholars are:\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cul\u003E\r\n\t\u003Cli\u003EBettina Arkhurst - Ph.D. student, George W. Woodruff School of Mechanical Engineering, College of Engineering\u003C\/li\u003E\r\n\t\u003Cli\u003EKatherine Duchesneau - Ph.D. student, School of Biological Sciences\u003C\/li\u003E\r\n\t\u003Cli\u003EMarjorie Hall - Ph.D. student in History of Technology, School of History and Sociology, Ivan Allen College of Liberal Arts\u003C\/li\u003E\r\n\t\u003Cli\u003EMeaghan McSorley - Ph.D. student, School of City and Regional Planning, College of Design\u003C\/li\u003E\r\n\t\u003Cli\u003EUdita Ringania - Ph.D. student, School of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering\u003C\/li\u003E\r\n\t\u003Cli\u003EIoanna Maria Spyrou - Ph.D. student, School of Economics, Ivan Allen College of Liberal Arts\u003C\/li\u003E\r\n\t\u003Cli\u003EYilun \u0026#39;Elon\u0026#39; Zha - Ph.D. student, School of Architecture, College of Design, and Master of Science candidate in statistics, Stewart School of Industrial and Systems Engineering, College of Engineering\u003C\/li\u003E\r\n\u003C\/ul\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThe Faculty Advisory Board for the BBISS GRA Scholars is composed of the faculty who\u0026nbsp;submitted the students\u0026#39; nominations. Nominations for Classes II and III of the BBISS GRA Scholars program will open in Spring 2022 and Spring 2023. It is expected that 6 to 8 scholars will be selected for each year\u0026rsquo;s group.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThe Faculty Advisory Board for the inaugural class are:\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cul\u003E\r\n\t\u003Cli\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.chbe.gatech.edu\/people\/saad-bhamla\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003ESaad Bhamla\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/li\u003E\r\n\t\u003Cli\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/planning.gatech.edu\/people\/nisha-botchwey\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003ENisha Botchwey\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/li\u003E\r\n\t\u003Cli\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/econ.gatech.edu\/people\/person\/shatakshee-dhongde\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003EShatakshee Dhongde\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/li\u003E\r\n\t\u003Cli\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/arch.gatech.edu\/people\/ellen-dunham-jones\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003EEllen Dunham-Jones\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/li\u003E\r\n\t\u003Cli\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.me.gatech.edu\/faculty\/fu\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003EKatherine Fu\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/li\u003E\r\n\t\u003Cli\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/biosciences.gatech.edu\/people\/joel-kostka\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003EJoel Kostka\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/li\u003E\r\n\t\u003Cli\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/iac.gatech.edu\/people\/person\/steven-usselman\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003ESteve Usselman\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/li\u003E\r\n\u003C\/ul\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EUpdates and outcomes will be posted to the BBISS website as the project progresses. Additional information is available at \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/sustainable.gatech.edu\/bbiss_gra_scholars\u0022\u003Ehttps:\/\/sustainable.gatech.edu\/bbiss_gra_scholars\u003C\/a\u003E.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EThe inaugural class of seven Brook Byers Institute for Sustainable Systems (BBISS) Graduate Research Assistant (GRA) Scholars was recently selected for a 2-year program of working, studying, and training as an interdisciplinary sustainability research team. Launching in the Fall of 2021 with funding provided by a generous gift from Brook and Shawn Byers and guidance from a Faculty Advisory Board, the BBISS GRA Scholars will receive supplemental training in sustainability, team science, and leadership. They will apply their skills and talents, working directly with their peers, faculty, and external partners on a long-term, large team, sustainability relevant Vertically Integrated Project. They will participate in the organization and hosting of a seminar series in which they will invite and meet global leaders in sustainability, and they will have additional opportunities to develop professional networks, to publish, to draft proposals, to acquire knowledge, and to develop other skills critical to their professional success and relevant to their intellectual interests.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Ch3\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/sustainable.gatech.edu\/bigideas\/seven-grad-students-chosen-bbiss-gra-scholars-program\u0022\u003ERead More...\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/h3\u003E\r\n","format":"limited_html"}],"field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"The inaugural class of Brook Byers Institute for Sustainable Systems (BBISS) Graduate Research Assistant (GRA) Scholars was recently selected for a 2-year program of working, studying, and training as an interdisciplinary sustainability research team."}],"uid":"27338","created_gmt":"2021-06-11 16:02:49","changed_gmt":"2021-06-23 15:56:20","author":"Brent Verrill","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","dateline":{"date":"2021-06-11T00:00:00-04:00","iso_date":"2021-06-11T00:00:00-04:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"hg_media":{"648086":{"id":"648086","type":"image","title":"BBISS Graduate Fellows Montage 1","body":null,"created":"1623428138","gmt_created":"2021-06-11 16:15:38","changed":"1701724126","gmt_changed":"2023-12-04 21:08:46","alt":"Montage of portraits of the inaugural class of BBISS Graduate Fellows. L to R, top to bottom,\u00a0Bettina Arkhurst, Katherine Duchesneau, Marjorie Hall, Meaghan McSorley, Udita Ringania, Ioanna Maria Spyrou, Yilun \u0027Elon\u0027 Zha.","file":{"fid":"246022","name":"GRA_Scholars_Portraits@0.5x.jpg","image_path":"\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/GRA_Scholars_Portraits%400.5x.jpg","image_full_path":"http:\/\/www.tlwarc.hg.gatech.edu\/\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/GRA_Scholars_Portraits%400.5x.jpg","mime":"image\/jpeg","size":298535,"path_740":"http:\/\/www.tlwarc.hg.gatech.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/740xx_scale\/public\/images\/GRA_Scholars_Portraits%400.5x.jpg?itok=z8xhYLQC"}}},"media_ids":["648086"],"related_links":[{"url":"https:\/\/sustainable.gatech.edu\/bbiss_gra_scholars","title":"BBISS GRA Scholars Page"}],"groups":[{"id":"244191","name":"Brook Byers Institute for Sustainable Systems"},{"id":"1278","name":"College of Sciences"},{"id":"1275","name":"School of Biological Sciences"}],"categories":[{"id":"8862","name":"Student Research"},{"id":"135","name":"Research"},{"id":"154","name":"Environment"}],"keywords":[{"id":"166871","name":"bbiss_big_ideas"},{"id":"132161","name":"BBISS"},{"id":"188048","name":"BBISS GRA Scholars"},{"id":"368","name":"Fellowship"},{"id":"177557","name":"climate change and sustainability sciences"},{"id":"166882","name":"School of Biological Sciences"}],"core_research_areas":[{"id":"39531","name":"Energy and Sustainable Infrastructure"}],"news_room_topics":[],"event_categories":[],"invited_audience":[],"affiliations":[],"classification":[],"areas_of_expertise":[],"news_and_recent_appearances":[],"phone":[],"contact":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022mailto:brent.verrill@research.gatech.edu\u0022\u003EBrent Verrill\u003C\/a\u003E, Research Communications Program Manager, BBISS\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","format":"limited_html"}],"email":["brent.verrill@research.gatech.edu"],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}}}