{"669114":{"#nid":"669114","#data":{"type":"news","title":"Brown, Yaszek Earn Reappointment as Regents\u2019 Professors","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003EMarilyn A. Brown of the School of Public Policy and Lisa Yaszek of the School of Literature, Media, and Communication have each been reappointed as Regents\u2019 Professors.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003EBrown was reappointed for a third three-year term. Yaszek was reappointed for the first time following her \u003C\/span\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/iac.gatech.edu\/news\/item\/635481\/lmc-lisa-yaszek-named-regents-professor-spp-marilyn-brown-reappointed\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan\u003Einitial appointment\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E in 2020.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003EThey are among 16 Georgia Tech faculty \u003C\/span\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/news.gatech.edu\/news\/2023\/08\/16\/tech-faculty-receive-2023-regents-distinctions\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan\u003Eappointed or reappointed\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E to the prestigious Regents\u2019 positions, awarded by the Board of Regents of the University System of Georgia for outstanding contributions to their institutions.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003EThe title is granted to faculty members in recognition of outstanding research and scholarship. It is awarded upon the unanimous recommendation of the institution\u2019s president, chief academic officer, dean, and three other faculty members named by the president. The nominations also require the approval of the chancellor and the Board of Regents Committee on Academic Affairs.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/iac.gatech.edu\/people\/person\/lisa-yaszek\u0022\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003EYaszek\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E is one of the leading\u0026nbsp;researchers in science fiction studies. She specializes in research at the intersections of science fiction with issues of gender, race, and technology. She is an influential voice on science fiction and the vital role of the humanities in our technological age, in both academia and the wider public.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003EHer recent edited volume, \u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cem\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003EThe Future Is Female! Vol. 2: The 1970s \u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/em\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003Ewas a finalist for the Locus Award for Best Science Fiction Anthology.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003ESome of her other books include \u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Self-Wired-Technology-Subjectivity-Contemporary\/dp\/0415866960\/ref=mt_paperback?_encoding=UTF8\u0026amp;me=\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003E\u003Cem\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003EThe Self-Wired: Technology and Subjectivity in Contemporary American Narrative\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/em\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cem\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E, \u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/em\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Galactic-Suburbia-Recovering-Science-Fiction\/dp\/0814251641\/ref=tmm_pap_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8\u0026amp;qid=\u0026amp;sr=\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003E\u003Cem\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003EGalactic Suburbia: Recovering Women\u2019s Science Fiction\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/em\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E, and\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Sisters-Tomorrow-Science-Fiction-Classics\/dp\/0819576247\/ref=tmm_pap_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8\u0026amp;qid=1520365015\u0026amp;sr=1-1\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003E\u003Cem\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003ESisters of Tomorrow: The First Women of Science Fiction\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/em\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cem\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/em\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003EShe is frequently cited in the popular media, including in publications such as\u0026nbsp;\u003Cem\u003E\u003Cspan\u003EThe Washington Post\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/em\u003E and\u0026nbsp;\u003Cem\u003E\u003Cspan\u003EUSA Today\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/em\u003E. She also provided authoritative commentary for the AMC miniseries\u0026nbsp;\u003Cem\u003E\u003Cspan\u003EJames Cameron\u0027s Story of Science Fiction, \u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/em\u003E\u0026nbsp;BBC4\u2019s\u0026nbsp;\u003Cem\u003E\u003Cspan\u003EStranger Than Sci Fi,\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/em\u003E\u0026nbsp;and Wired.com\u2019s\u0026nbsp;\u003Cem\u003E\u003Cspan\u003EGeek\u2019s Guide to the Galaxy.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/em\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.iac.gatech.edu\/people\/faculty\/brown\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003EBrown\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E, who was \u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/iac.gatech.edu\/news\/item\/597446\/marilyn-brown-named-regents-professor-helena-mitchell-renewed-researcher\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003Efirst named\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E a Regents\u2019 Professor in 2017,\u0026nbsp;is Brook Byers Professor of Sustainable Systems in Public Policy, where she founded and directs the Climate and Energy Policy Lab. Her research focuses on the design and modeling of energy and climate policies, with an emphasis on the electric utility industry,\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E \u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003Eenergy resources on the customer side of the meter, and issues of access, equity, and reliability. \u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003EShe has authored more than 250 publications and six books.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003EShe leads the science team that underpins the Drawdown Georgia climate initiative. She also is one of the few scholars at Georgia Tech with appointments to the National Academy of Engineering, the National Academy of Sciences, and the American Academy of Arts and Sciences. \u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003EBrown also was a co-author of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change report whose authors were acknowledged in the 2007 Nobel Peace Prize that was shared with Vice President Al Gore.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003EShe joined Georgia Tech in 2006 after a distinguished career at the U.S. Department of Energy\u0027s Oak Ridge National Laboratory, where she led several national climate change mitigation studies and became a leader in analyzing and interpreting energy futures in the United States.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","summary":"","format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EBrown first received the prestigious title in 2017; Yaszek received the honor in 2020.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","format":"limited_html"}],"field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"Brown first received the prestigious title in 2017; Yaszek received the honor in 2020."}],"uid":"34600","created_gmt":"2023-08-22 20:27:47","changed_gmt":"2023-08-22 20:32:46","author":"mpearson34","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","dateline":{"date":"2023-08-22T00:00:00-04:00","iso_date":"2023-08-22T00:00:00-04:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"hg_media":{"671453":{"id":"671453","type":"image","title":"Regents Professors\u0027 Marilyn A. 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