{"71982":{"#nid":"71982","#data":{"type":"news","title":"Georgia Tech Names New Senior Vice Provost","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EGeorgia Tech\u0027s Office of the Provost and Executive Vice President for Academic Affairs has named Mark Allen the new senior vice provost for Research and Innovation.\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0022I am extremely pleased that Mark will be leading our research, commercialization, and economic development activities here at Georgia Tech,\u0022 said Gary Schuster, provost and executive vice president for Academic Affairs.  \u0022He brings a wealth of experience and expertise in both research and technology transfer to our leadership team, and he will be an excellent advocate for Tech.\u0022\n\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EAllen, 44, was selected from four finalists and comes to the provost\u0027s office after serving as Regent\u0027s Professor and J.M. Pettit Professor in Microelectronics in Georgia Tech\u0027s School of Electrical and Computer Engineering and the School of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering. He is also co-founder of CardioMEMS, a successful biotechnology start-up company that produces innovative cardiovascular sensors based on micro-electro-mechanical systems technology he developed.\n\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EAs a member of the provost\u0027s senior leadership team, Allen will be instrumental in setting the Institute\u0027s research and economic development agenda and strategic direction. He will not only manage Tech\u0027s $458 million research portfolio, but also oversee the commercialization of innovation, ensuring that the Institute takes maximum advantage of the intellectual property developed in its research labs.\n\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0022I\u0027m excited about the opportunity to serve Georgia Tech in this new capacity and hope to continue the success we have experienced in research and technology transfer,\u0022 said Allen.  \u0022Georgia Tech is already a recognized leader in these areas, and I look forward to helping us realize the significant potential for further growth that is vitally important to Tech\u0027s future.\u0022\n\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EThe finalists were selected by a committee comprised of faculty members and campus leaders and chaired by College of Engineering Dean Don Giddens.\n\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EAllen replaces Charlie Liotta, who has returned to the faculty following a long and successful tenure in this position.\n\u003C\/p\u003E","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":[{"value":"Mark Allen named New Senior Vice Provost for Research and Innovation"}],"field_summary":[{"value":"Georgia Tech\u0027s Office of the Provost and Executive Vice President for Academic Affairs has named Mark Allen the new senior vice provost for Research and Innovation.","format":"limited_html"}],"field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"Georgia Tech Names Mark Allen Senior Vice Provost"}],"uid":"27304","created_gmt":"2007-08-17 00:00:00","changed_gmt":"2016-10-08 03:02:18","author":"Matthew Nagel","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","dateline":{"date":"2007-08-17T00:00:00-04:00","iso_date":"2007-08-17T00:00:00-04:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"hg_media":{"71983":{"id":"71983","type":"image","title":"Mark Allen","body":null,"created":"1449177425","gmt_created":"2015-12-03 21:17:05","changed":"1475894647","gmt_changed":"2016-10-08 02:44:07"}},"media_ids":["71983"],"related_links":[{"url":"http:\/\/www.provost.gatech.edu\/","title":"Office of the Provost"}],"groups":[{"id":"1214","name":"News Room"}],"categories":[{"id":"129","name":"Institute and Campus"},{"id":"132","name":"Institute Leadership"}],"keywords":[{"id":"341","name":"innovation"},{"id":"2313","name":"Mark Allen"},{"id":"365","name":"Research"},{"id":"170803","name":"Senior Vice Provost"}],"core_research_areas":[],"news_room_topics":[],"event_categories":[],"invited_audience":[],"affiliations":[],"classification":[],"areas_of_expertise":[],"news_and_recent_appearances":[],"phone":[],"contact":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EGeorgia Tech Media Relations\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003ELaura Diamond\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022mailto:laura.diamond@comm.gatech.edu\u0022\u003Elaura.diamond@comm.gatech.edu\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E404-894-6016\u003Cbr \/\u003EJason Maderer\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022mailto:maderer@gatech.edu\u0022\u003Emaderer@gatech.edu\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E404-660-2926\u003C\/p\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"email":["matthew.nagel@comm.gatech.edu"],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}}}