{"659406":{"#nid":"659406","#data":{"type":"news","title":"Joseph Montoya Named Director of Ocean Science and Engineering ","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EThe \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/cos.gatech.edu\/\u0022\u003ECollege of Sciences\u003C\/a\u003E and \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/coe.gatech.edu\/\u0022\u003ECollege of Engineering\u003C\/a\u003E are pleased to announce the appointment of \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/biosciences.gatech.edu\/people\/joseph-montoya\u0022\u003EJoseph Montoya\u003C\/a\u003E, professor in the \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/biosciences.gatech.edu\/people\/joseph-montoya\u0022\u003ESchool of Biological Sciences\u003C\/a\u003E, to the position of director of the \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/ocean.gatech.edu\/\u0022\u003EInterdisciplinary Ph.D. Program in Ocean Science and Engineering\u003C\/a\u003E (OSE) at Georgia Tech. The appointment follows a search process and approval by Georgia Tech leadership.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EMontoya has previously served as associate chair for Undergraduate Affairs in the School of Biology (Biological Sciences), and has additional leadership experience with the ECOGIG (Ecosystem Impacts of Oil and Gas Inputs to the Gulf) Consortium. He is also a founding member of the \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/cos.gatech.edu\/news\/georgia-tech-diversity-equity-and-inclusion-council-formed-further-address-campus-disparity\u0022\u003EGeorgia Tech Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Council\u003C\/a\u003E, as well as a member of the \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/cos.gatech.edu\/faculty-resources\/faculty-diversity-council\u0022\u003ECollege of Sciences Faculty Diversity Council\u003C\/a\u003E.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026ldquo;The OSE program benefits from a close collaboration between the Schools of Biological Sciences, \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/eas.gatech.edu\/\u0022\u003EEarth and Atmospheric Sciences\u003C\/a\u003E, and \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/ce.gatech.edu\/\u0022\u003ECivil and Environmental Engineering\u003C\/a\u003E,\u0026rdquo; said \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/chemistry.gatech.edu\/people\/david-m-collard\u0022\u003EDavid Collard\u003C\/a\u003E, senior associate dean in the College of Sciences and professor in the \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.chemistry.gatech.edu\/\u0022\u003ESchool of Chemistry \u0026amp; Biochemistry\u003C\/a\u003E. \u0026ldquo;The College of Sciences and College of Engineering continue to support the program and Professor Montoya is well-prepared to advance the program.\u0026rdquo;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026ldquo;At the same time, I would also like to express immense gratitude to Professor \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/scholar.google.com\/citations?user=fpcWWqgAAAAJ\u0026amp;hl=en\u0022\u003EEmanuele Di Lorenzo\u003C\/a\u003E for his vision, hard work and leadership in creating the OSE program and serving as its founding director,\u0026rdquo; Collard added. \u0026ldquo;He leaves the program in a healthy position, and with great opportunities to expand the instructional and research missions of Georgia Tech in a critical field of study.\u0026rdquo;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EMeet Joseph Montoya\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EJoseph Montoya is a biological oceanographer with research interests at the interface of biology and geochemistry. His lab specializes in studies of the marine nitrogen cycle, using a combination of direct rate measurements and stable isotope natural abundance methods to explore the role of biological dinitrogen (N\u003Csub\u003E2\u003C\/sub\u003E) fixation in structuring the flow of nitrogen and energy through planktonic ecosystems. The metabolic capability to use atmospheric nitrogen to support biological production plays a key role in supporting diverse ecosystems in many offshore and coastal waters.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThe Montoya Lab has also been deeply involved in studies of the impact of the Deepwater Horizon oil spill on offshore ecosystems of the Gulf of Mexico. His group\u0026rsquo;s research program is highly interdisciplinary, incorporating work in plankton biology, marine chemistry, and isotope biogeochemistry both at sea and in the lab.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EMontoya received an A.B. in Biology at the University of California and a Ph.D. in Organismic and Evolutionary Biology from Harvard University. He served on the faculty of the Departments of Organismic and Evolutionary Biology and Earth and Planetary Sciences at Harvard before joining the Georgia Tech faculty in 1998.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cem\u003ELearn more about Montoya\u0026rsquo;s work: \u003C\/em\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cul\u003E\r\n\t\u003Cli\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/cos.gatech.edu\/news\/scientists-discover-biggest-seaweed-bloom-world\u0022\u003E\u003Cem\u003EScientists Discover the Biggest Seaweed Bloom in the World\u003C\/em\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/li\u003E\r\n\t\u003Cli\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/rh.gatech.edu\/news\/489651\/gulf-mexico-study-finds-microbes-thriving-above-natural-oil-seeps\u0022\u003E\u003Cem\u003EGulf of Mexico Study Finds Microbes Thriving above Natural Oil Seeps\u003C\/em\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/li\u003E\r\n\u003C\/ul\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EAbout Georgia Tech \u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThe \u003Cstrong\u003EGeorgia Institute of Technology\u003C\/strong\u003E, or Georgia Tech, is a top 10 public research university developing leaders who advance technology and improve the human condition. The Institute offers business, computing, design, engineering, liberal arts, and sciences degrees. Its nearly 44,000 students representing 50 states and 149 countries, study at the main campus in Atlanta, at campuses in France and China, and through distance and online learning. As a leading technological university, Georgia Tech is an engine of economic development for Georgia, the Southeast, and the nation, conducting more than $1 billion in research annually for government, industry, and society.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EThe College of Sciences and College of Engineering are pleased to announce the appointment of Joseph Montoya, professor in the School of Biological Sciences, to the position of director of the Interdisciplinary Ph.D. Program in Ocean Science and Engineering (OSE) at Georgia Tech.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","format":"limited_html"}],"field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"The Colleges of Sciences and Engineering are pleased to announce the appointment of Joseph Montoya, professor in Biological Sciences, to the position of director of the Interdisciplinary Ph.D. Program in Ocean Science and Engineering at Georgia Tech."}],"uid":"34528","created_gmt":"2022-07-14 20:29:53","changed_gmt":"2022-07-14 20:36:23","author":"jhunt7","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","dateline":{"date":"2022-07-14T00:00:00-04:00","iso_date":"2022-07-14T00:00:00-04:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"hg_media":{"659407":{"id":"659407","type":"image","title":"Joseph Montoya, professor in the School of Biological Sciences (Photo courtesy of Andreas Teske, ECOGIG)","body":null,"created":"1657830730","gmt_created":"2022-07-14 20:32:10","changed":"1657830730","gmt_changed":"2022-07-14 20:32:10","alt":"","file":{"fid":"249939","name":"2022 Joseph Montoya - OSE - IMG_6868Mandy\u0026JoeMarch31_cropped.jpg","image_path":"\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/2022%20Joseph%20Montoya%20-%20OSE%20-%20IMG_6868Mandy%26JoeMarch31_cropped.jpg","image_full_path":"http:\/\/www.tlwarc.hg.gatech.edu\/\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/2022%20Joseph%20Montoya%20-%20OSE%20-%20IMG_6868Mandy%26JoeMarch31_cropped.jpg","mime":"image\/jpeg","size":406347,"path_740":"http:\/\/www.tlwarc.hg.gatech.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/740xx_scale\/public\/images\/2022%20Joseph%20Montoya%20-%20OSE%20-%20IMG_6868Mandy%26JoeMarch31_cropped.jpg?itok=A3_1nmT9"}},"659408":{"id":"659408","type":"image","title":"Joseph Montoya collecting Sargassum about 80 nautical miles off the coast of Barbados. 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