{"68527":{"#nid":"68527","#data":{"type":"news","title":"Obama Taps Georgia Tech President for National Manufacturing Steering Committee","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EPresident Barack Obama today named Georgia Tech President G. P. \u201cBud\u201d Peterson to the Advanced Manufacturing Partnership steering committee. The partnership will bring together industry, universities and the federal government to identify and invest in the key emerging technologies, such as information technology, biotechnology and nanotechnology. The national initiative is designed to help U.S. manufacturers improve cost, quality and speed of production in order to remain globally competitive.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cWe applaud this initiative, and Georgia Tech is honored to collaborate to identify ways to strengthen the manufacturing sector to help create jobs in Georgia and across the United States,\u201d said Peterson, who also serves as a member of the Secretary of Commerce\u0027s National Advisory Council on Innovation and Entrepreneurship.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThe steering committee will guide the efforts of industry leaders, federal agency heads and university presidents, and will partner universities with industry and government agencies to develop new research and education agendas related to advanced manufacturing.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThe president also announced a new National Robotics Initiative as part of the advanced manufacturing and technology focus. Henrik Christensen, KUKA Chair of Robotics for Georgia Tech, serves as an academic and research leader on the National Robotics Initiative.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EAccording to Christensen, this is a critical time for the U.S. While the last 25 years saw tremendous progress due to the Internet, the next game-changing revolution will be robotics.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cRobotics technology addresses a number of our nation\u2019s most critical needs, including reinvigorating the U.S. manufacturing base, protecting our citizens and soldiers, caring for our aging population, preserving our environment, and reducing our dependence on foreign oil,\u201d Christensen said. \u201cThrough the National Robotics Initiative, the United States can regain our leadership position from Europe, Japan and South Korea, both in terms of basic research and in terms of the application of the technology to secure future growth. As home to one of the nation\u2019s top robotics programs, Georgia Tech is an enthusiastic member of this strategic effort.\u201d\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThe Advanced Manufacturing Partnership will commit to form a multiuniversity, collaborative framework for the sharing of educational materials and best practices relating to advanced manufacturing and its linkage to the innovation.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003ESusan Hockfield, president of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and Andrew Liveries of Dow Chemical are chairing the Advanced Manufacturing Partnership steering committee.\u0026nbsp; In addition to Peterson, other committee members include University of California at Berkley Chancellor Robert Birgeneau, University of Michigan President Mary Sue Coleman, Stanford President John Hennessy and Carnegie Mellon President Jared Cohon.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cMany of our challenges can be solved through innovation and fostering an entrepreneurial environment, as well as collaboration between industry, education and government to create a healthy economic environment and an educated workforce,\u201d Peterson said. \u201cThis collaborative effort will facilitate job creation and global competitiveness and is a component of Georgia Tech\u2019s strategic plan.\u201d\u003C\/p\u003E","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":[{"value":"College of Computing Professor Leads National Robotics Roadmap"}],"field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003E President Barack Obama today named Georgia Tech President G. 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