{"660534":{"#nid":"660534","#data":{"type":"news","title":"Research Next Enters New Phase","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EWith the research landscape rapidly changing, Georgia Tech must respond to external\u0026nbsp;forces to address local, national, and global\u0026nbsp;challenges and produce novel ideas\u0026nbsp;\u200band actionable solutions.\u200b\u0026nbsp;In alignment with the Institute strategic plan, Research Next positions Georgia Tech to respond to future challenges with innovation, expertise, creativity, and a dedication to improving the human condition.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026ldquo;Georgia Tech envisions a future in which we continue to educate transformative researchers, strive for inclusive excellence and truth, and leverage our scale and resources to address the most urgent challenges of our time,\u0026rdquo; said Chaouki Abdallah, executive vice president for research at Georgia Tech. \u0026ldquo;Our plan is people centered, value based, and data informed. Like the Institute\u0026rsquo;s strategic plan, this belongs to all of us, and it will be up to us to make it a reality.\u0026rdquo;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003ETo create the research strategy, Georgia Tech faculty, staff, and students assessed the current landscape for research-intensive universities. They identified the internal and external forces and factors that shape the research ecosystem.\u0026nbsp;Out of this came a \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/researchnext.gatech.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/Research-Next-Report.pdf\u0022\u003Eresearch landscape analysis\u003C\/a\u003E. The Phase II work capitalized on the rich insights from the Phase I to identify 16 goals and 50 objectives for Georgia Tech to work toward over the next decade.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003ENow, seven initial projects have been identified to support the vision of the Research Next.\u0026nbsp; They are large-scale, campus-wide projects. Four of the teams have assembled, and efforts are underway, including:\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cul\u003E\r\n\t\u003Cli\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EProject management support: large-scale projects and scaling PI operations\u003C\/strong\u003E\r\n\r\n\t\u003Cul\u003E\r\n\t\t\u003Cli\u003EThis group develops project management recommendations that are proactively supporting\u0026nbsp;researchers and\u0026nbsp;thinking\u0026nbsp;through the needs of both singular, large activities, as well as the demands for larger efforts\u0026nbsp;distributed\u0026nbsp;over a\u0026nbsp;range of projects.\u003C\/li\u003E\r\n\t\u003C\/ul\u003E\r\n\t\u003C\/li\u003E\r\n\t\u003Cli\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EResearch faculty engagement \u0026amp; career development\u003C\/strong\u003E\r\n\t\u003Cul\u003E\r\n\t\t\u003Cli\u003EThis group takes a deeper look at Georgia Tech\u202fresearch faculty environment, including\u202fhiring, mentoring, career development, community and work environment, promotion,\u202fand compensation approaches.\u003C\/li\u003E\r\n\t\u003C\/ul\u003E\r\n\t\u003C\/li\u003E\r\n\t\u003Cli\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EAll members of the research enterprise feel connected to and included in and able to contribute to the mission, conduct, and products of research\u003C\/strong\u003E\r\n\t\u003Cul\u003E\r\n\t\t\u003Cli\u003EThis group makes our community feel appreciated and empowered by creating an environment\u0026nbsp;and culture in which all can grow, thrive, and add value.\u003C\/li\u003E\r\n\t\u003C\/ul\u003E\r\n\t\u003C\/li\u003E\r\n\t\u003Cli\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EStrategic \u0026amp; operational expansion of historically Black colleges and universities (HBCUs) \u0026amp; minority serving institutions (MSIs) research partnerships\u003C\/strong\u003E\r\n\t\u003Cul\u003E\r\n\t\t\u003Cli\u003EThis group identifies and streamlines processes that enable collaborative research with MSIs;\u0026nbsp;develops an ongoing process for identifying, networking, and finalizing potential research collaborations across Georgia Tech\u0026nbsp;and MSIs; and establish\/maintain a network of sources, sponsors, and new paradigms for funding long-term research\u0026nbsp;partnerships.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/li\u003E\r\n\t\u003C\/ul\u003E\r\n\t\u003C\/li\u003E\r\n\u003C\/ul\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThree additional teams will be launched in FY23, including:\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cul\u003E\r\n\t\u003Cli\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EResearch prioritization \u0026amp; annual strategic analysis\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\n\tThis team will monitor progress and metrics across all Research Next initiatives, as well advise the research enterprise on large research initiatives and directions.\u003C\/li\u003E\r\n\t\u003Cli\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EOrganizational structures \u0026amp; pathways of interdisciplinary research\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\n\t\u0026nbsp;This team will address crosscutting educational offering, coordinating faculty hiring with research prioritization, and integrating campus operations with research. It will also create structures for supporting and incubating new ideas; funding models (fundraising); alignment and assessment of existing structures\u202f(startup\/ sunset); and integration of social sciences, diversity efforts, and the arts.\u003C\/li\u003E\r\n\t\u003Cli\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EResearch leader \u0026amp; mentor development\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\n\tThis team will create a comprehensive research leadership development program for\u202fGeorgia Tech. It will leverage and build off of other GTRI and Provost office leadership initiatives, but also develop the unique\u202fmaterials associated with research leadership.\u202f\u202f\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/li\u003E\r\n\u003C\/ul\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThe Research Next plan will\u0026nbsp;leverage trends and thought leadership to\u0026nbsp;prepare for changes in the research landscape, focus Georgia Tech\u0026rsquo;s efforts, and resolve grand challenges.\u0026nbsp;Stay tuned for regular updates on how the project teams are evolving to meet the needs of the Institute and world.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003ECheck out the \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/researchnext.gatech.edu\/\u0022\u003Efull Research Next website\u003C\/a\u003E.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EWith the research landscape rapidly changing, Georgia Tech must respond to external\u0026nbsp;forces to address local, national, and global\u0026nbsp;challenges and produce novel ideas\u0026nbsp;\u200band actionable solutions.\u200b\u0026nbsp;In alignment with the Institute strategic plan, Research Next positions Georgia Tech to respond to future challenges with innovation, expertise, creativity, and a dedication to improving the human condition.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","format":"limited_html"}],"field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"Georgia Tech\u2019s Strategic Plan for Research will shape the future of innovation"}],"uid":"34602","created_gmt":"2022-08-25 14:50:06","changed_gmt":"2022-08-30 17:04:34","author":"Georgia Parmelee","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","dateline":{"date":"2022-08-25T00:00:00-04:00","iso_date":"2022-08-25T00:00:00-04:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"hg_media":{"660533":{"id":"660533","type":"image","title":"RN logo","body":null,"created":"1661436728","gmt_created":"2022-08-25 14:12:08","changed":"1661436728","gmt_changed":"2022-08-25 14:12:08","alt":"research next logo","file":{"fid":"250290","name":"research-next-logo-navy-gold (1).jpg","image_path":"\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/research-next-logo-navy-gold%20%281%29.jpg","image_full_path":"http:\/\/www.tlwarc.hg.gatech.edu\/\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/research-next-logo-navy-gold%20%281%29.jpg","mime":"image\/jpeg","size":118456,"path_740":"http:\/\/www.tlwarc.hg.gatech.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/740xx_scale\/public\/images\/research-next-logo-navy-gold%20%281%29.jpg?itok=X3Glrwp6"}}},"media_ids":["660533"],"groups":[{"id":"1214","name":"News Room"},{"id":"1188","name":"Research Horizons"},{"id":"620089","name":"Center for Microbial Dynamics and Infection (CMDI)"},{"id":"1278","name":"College of Sciences"},{"id":"364801","name":"EAS"},{"id":"565971","name":"Ocean Science and Engineering (OSE)"},{"id":"1275","name":"School of Biological Sciences"},{"id":"85951","name":"School of Chemistry and Biochemistry"},{"id":"1279","name":"School of Mathematics"},{"id":"126011","name":"School of Physics"},{"id":"443951","name":"School of Psychology"}],"categories":[],"keywords":[{"id":"187915","name":"go-researchnews"},{"id":"166882","name":"School of Biological Sciences"}],"core_research_areas":[],"news_room_topics":[{"id":"71871","name":"Campus and Community"}],"event_categories":[],"invited_audience":[],"affiliations":[],"classification":[],"areas_of_expertise":[],"news_and_recent_appearances":[],"phone":[],"contact":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EGeorgia Parmelee\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","format":"limited_html"}],"email":["georgia.parmelee@gatech.edu"],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}}}