{"65202":{"#nid":"65202","#data":{"type":"news","title":"First Kolon Term Professor in School of Materials Science and Engineering Named","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EDon P. Giddens, dean of the College of Engineering at\nGeorgia Tech, has announced the appointment of Sundaresan Jayaraman as the\nKolon Term Professor. This new professorship in Georgia Tech\u2019s School of Materials\nScience and Engineering was established thanks to a gift from Kolon, a leader\nin the Korean chemical fiber manufacturing industry.\u003C\/p\u003E\n\n\u003Cp\u003EJayaraman was unanimously voted in by the selection\ncommittee and will hold the position for a term of four years. \u0026nbsp;Jayaraman holds a joint appointment between\nthe School of Materials Science and Engineering and the College of Management\nand is actively engaged in cutting edge research in smart textiles for\nhealthcare.\u003C\/p\u003E\n\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u201cWe are very excited about this new partnership\nbetween the School of Materials Science and Engineering and Kolon,\u201d Dean\nGiddens said.\u0026nbsp; \u201cThe investment by Kolon\nin Dr. Jayaraman\u2019s work demonstrates the importance of academic research to\ninnovation in industry.\u201d\u003C\/p\u003E\n\n\u003Cp\u003EJayaraman and his research group\nhave made significant contributions in the area of high-tech textiles,\nincluding the realization of the world\u0027s first Wearable Motherboard\u2122, also\nknown as the \u201cSmart Shirt.\u201d It is currently in the Archives of the Smithsonian\u2019s\nNational Museum of American History in\nWashington, D.C.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\n\n\u003Cp\u003EJayaraman\u2019s current research interests\ninclude engineering design and analysis of intelligent fibrous structures and\nprocesses, information technology and healthcare including wearable biomedical\nsystems, and the role of technology in public policy.\u003C\/p\u003E\n\n\u003Cp\u003EKolon was founded as the first Korean chemical fiber manufacturing\ncompany in 1957 and since 1980 has diversified into key national\nindustries such as petrochemicals, construction and electronic materials. In 2000, Kolon\ndecided that water, bio and energy would be the future growth engines and has\nfocused on developing related technologies and businesses. \u0026nbsp;As a pioneer of the synthetic fiber industry in the 20\u003Csup\u003Eth\u003C\/sup\u003E\ncentury, Kolon Glotech, a member of the Kolon Group, continues its efforts to\nbe at\nthe forefront of technology development in materials and textiles.\u003C\/p\u003E\n\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u201cWe are proud to establish the Kolon Term Professorship\nat Georgia Tech\u2019s School of Materials Science and Engineering and could not be\nhappier with the appointment of Dr. Jayaraman as the first holder of the\nposition,\u201d said Dong Moon Park, CEO of Kolon Glotech.\u003C\/p\u003E\n\n\u003Cp\u003EThe School of Materials Science and\nEngineering at Georgia Tech is one of the strongest in the world with 55 thesis\nsponsoring faculty. \u0026nbsp;Its undergraduate\nand graduate programs are routinely ranked among the nation\u2019s leading programs\nby U.S. News and World Report. The School offers degrees in Materials Science\nand Engineering at the bachelor\u0027s, master\u0027s and Ph.D. levels and its faculty\nscholars attract more than $26 million in annual research funding each year and\nlead 14 major interdisciplinary research centers, including centers devoted to\nNanotechnology, Bioengineering, Molecular Design, Electronic Packaging and\nPhotonics.\u003C\/p\u003E\n\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\n\n\u003Cp align=\u0022center\u0022\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EDon\nP. Giddens, dean of the College of Engineering at Georgia Tech, has announced\nthe appointment of Sundaresan Jayaraman as the Kolon Term Professor. This new\nprofessorship in Georgia Tech\u2019s School of Materials Science and Engineering was\nestablished thanks to a gift from Kolon, a leader in the Korean chemical fiber\nmanufacturing industry.\u003C\/p\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"Georgia Tech faculty Sundaresan Jayaraman named the first Kolon Term Professor."}],"uid":"27462","created_gmt":"2011-03-28 16:01:17","changed_gmt":"2016-10-08 03:08:26","author":"Liz Klipp","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","dateline":{"date":"2011-03-28T00:00:00-04:00","iso_date":"2011-03-28T00:00:00-04:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"hg_media":{"65201":{"id":"65201","type":"image","title":"Sundaresan Jayarman, Kolon Term Professor","body":null,"created":"1449176801","gmt_created":"2015-12-03 21:06:41","changed":"1475894577","gmt_changed":"2016-10-08 02:42:57","alt":"Sundaresan Jayarman, Kolon Term Professor","file":{"fid":"192189","name":"Kolon_-_Press_Release_photo_0.jpg","image_path":"\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/Kolon_-_Press_Release_photo_0_0.jpg","image_full_path":"http:\/\/www.tlwarc.hg.gatech.edu\/\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/Kolon_-_Press_Release_photo_0_0.jpg","mime":"image\/jpeg","size":822028,"path_740":"http:\/\/www.tlwarc.hg.gatech.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/740xx_scale\/public\/images\/Kolon_-_Press_Release_photo_0_0.jpg?itok=5h0yzniL"}}},"media_ids":["65201"],"groups":[{"id":"1317","name":"News Briefs"}],"categories":[],"keywords":[{"id":"594","name":"college of engineering"},{"id":"2008","name":"College of Management"},{"id":"12529","name":"Kolon Term Professor"},{"id":"171078","name":"School of Materials Sciences and Engineering"},{"id":"169344","name":"Sundaresan Jayaraman"}],"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":["klipp@gatech.edu"],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}}}