{"670100":{"#nid":"670100","#data":{"type":"news","title":"Georgia Tech Interdisciplinary Research Institutes Create Faculty Advisory Council","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003EResearch faculty at the Georgia Institute of Technology now have their own advocacy group. Since 2022, the \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/research.gatech.edu\/research-faculty-advisory-council-rfac\u0022\u003EResearch Faculty Advisory \u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003ECouncil\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E (RFAC) has increased research faculty engagement and addressed concerns from researchers in the Interdisciplinary Research Institutes (IRIs), joining similar organizations that address such needs in other colleges.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003EThe group addresses issues such as retention, professional development, recognition, and compensation. \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/research.gatech.edu\/julia-kubanek-0\u0022\u003EJulia Kubanek\u003C\/a\u003E, vice president for Interdisciplinary Research (VPIR), formed the group after hearing feedback from research faculty and modeled it after a similar council in the College of Sciences.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u201cThis advisory council has helped clarify how we can improve both the status and experience of research faculty on campus,\u201d Kubanek said. \u201cThe recommendations they\u2019ve provided and the initiatives they\u2019ve launched are already making a difference.\u201d\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\u003EThe 12 members are nominated from across the IRIs, plus two other interdisciplinary research units supported by the VPIR\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E. These members include:\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cul\u003E\r\n\t\u003Cli\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003EVishwadeep Ahluwalia (Center for Advanced Brain Imaging)\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/li\u003E\r\n\t\u003Cli\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003EMichael Chang (Brook Byers Institute for Sustainable Systems)\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/li\u003E\r\n\t\u003Cli\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003ESriram Chockalingam (Institite for Data Engineering and Science)\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/li\u003E\r\n\t\u003Cli\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003EChristine Conwell (\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003EStrategic Energy Institute\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E)\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/li\u003E\r\n\t\u003Cli\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003EAndrew Dugenske (\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003EGeorgia Tech Manufacturing Institute\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E)\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/li\u003E\r\n\t\u003Cli\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003EUlrika Egertsdotter (\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003ERenewable Bioproducts Institute\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E)\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/li\u003E\r\n\t\u003Cli\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003EEvan Goldberg (Global Center for Medical Innovation )\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/li\u003E\r\n\t\u003Cli\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003EWalter Henderson (Institute for Materials)\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/li\u003E\r\n\t\u003Cli\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003EJohannes Leisen (\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003EParker H. Petit Institute for Bioengineering and Bioscience\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E)\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/li\u003E\r\n\t\u003Cli\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003EPaul Joseph (Institute for Electronics and Nanotechnology)\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/li\u003E\r\n\t\u003Cli\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003ELeanne West (Pediatric Technology Center)\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/li\u003E\r\n\t\u003Cli\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003EClint Zeagler (\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003EInstitute for People and Technology\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E)\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/li\u003E\r\n\u003C\/ul\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003EIn its first year, RFAC had two co-leads: \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.scl.gatech.edu\/users\/andrew-dugenske\u0022\u003EAndrew Dugenske\u003C\/a\u003E, the director of \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/fis.gatech.edu\/\u0022\u003Ethe Factory Information Systems Center\u003C\/a\u003E and a principal research engineer at the \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/research.gatech.edu\/manufacturing\u0022\u003EGeorgia Tech Manufacturing Institute\u003C\/a\u003E, and \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/research.gatech.edu\/paul-joseph\u0022\u003EPaul Joseph\u003C\/a\u003E, a principal research scientist and director of External User Programs for \u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003ESoutheastern Nanotechnology Infrastructure Corridor. \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\u201cAlthough the research faculty contribute significantly to the overall growth of Georgia Tech, we remain largely underrepresented, unrecognized, and underemployed because of the lack of suitable platforms to talk about the challenges faced by research faculty colleagues,\u201d Joseph said. \u201cIt was not a surprise that the same concerns surfaced and were discovered by the council when we collected input from the research faculty throughout the IRIs on issues that concern and are important to research faculty.\u201d\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\u003EAlthough Joseph and Dugenske have completed their terms in their leadership roles, they are satisfied with RFAC\u2019s initial success in creating awareness of research faculty challenges on campus, and initiatives that include a mentorship program with the Research Next team, a Research Faculty Mentoring Network, and efforts in RFAC bylaws creation. Leanne West and Walter Henderson now serve as co-leads.\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\u201cIt was great for the administration to recognize the many contributions that research faculty make to the Institute and establish a way to improve research faculty job satisfaction and engagement,\u201d Dugenske said. \u201cDuring the first year of the RFAC, the committee did a great job of gathering issues of importance to research faculty and presenting clear and actionable recommendations to decision-makers.\u201d \u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","summary":"","format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003EResearch faculty at the Georgia Institute of Technology now have their own advocacy group. Since 2022, the \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/research.gatech.edu\/research-faculty-advisory-council-rfac\u0022\u003EResearch Faculty Advisory \u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003ECouncil\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E (RFAC) has increased research faculty engagement and addressed concerns from researchers in the Interdisciplinary Research Institutes (IRIs), joining similar organizations that address such needs in other colleges.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","format":"limited_html"}],"field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"Research faculty at the Georgia Institute of Technology now have their own advocacy group."}],"uid":"34541","created_gmt":"2023-10-02 15:27:23","changed_gmt":"2023-10-03 15:28:12","author":"Tess Malone","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","dateline":{"date":"2023-10-02T00:00:00-04:00","iso_date":"2023-10-02T00:00:00-04:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"hg_media":{"671915":{"id":"671915","type":"image","title":"Photo - RFAC Meet and Greet Jan 2023.jpg","body":null,"created":"1696260712","gmt_created":"2023-10-02 15:31:52","changed":"1696260712","gmt_changed":"2023-10-02 15:31:52","alt":"RFAC gathering","file":{"fid":"255071","name":"Photo - RFAC Meet and Greet Jan 2023.jpg","image_path":"\/sites\/default\/files\/2023\/10\/02\/Photo%20-%20RFAC%20Meet%20and%20Greet%20Jan%202023.jpg","image_full_path":"http:\/\/www.tlwarc.hg.gatech.edu\/\/sites\/default\/files\/2023\/10\/02\/Photo%20-%20RFAC%20Meet%20and%20Greet%20Jan%202023.jpg","mime":"image\/jpeg","size":1289802,"path_740":"http:\/\/www.tlwarc.hg.gatech.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/740xx_scale\/public\/2023\/10\/02\/Photo%20-%20RFAC%20Meet%20and%20Greet%20Jan%202023.jpg?itok=8ted5oxc"}}},"media_ids":["671915"],"groups":[{"id":"1214","name":"News Room"},{"id":"1188","name":"Research Horizons"},{"id":"1278","name":"College of Sciences"}],"categories":[],"keywords":[{"id":"187915","name":"go-researchnews"},{"id":"192249","name":"cos-community"}],"core_research_areas":[],"news_room_topics":[],"event_categories":[],"invited_audience":[],"affiliations":[],"classification":[],"areas_of_expertise":[],"news_and_recent_appearances":[],"phone":[],"contact":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003ETess Malone, Senior Research Writer\/Editor\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003Etess.malone@gatech.edu\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","format":"limited_html"}],"email":[],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}}}