{"72036":{"#nid":"72036","#data":{"type":"news","title":"Finalists for Senior Vice Provost Named","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EThe Office of the Provost and Executive Vice President for Academic Affairs has announced four finalists for the position of senior vice provost for Research and Innovation. As a member of the provost\u0027s senior leadership team, the person in this position will set the Institute\u0027s research and economic development agenda and strategic direction. In addition, he will not only manage Tech\u0027s $425 million research portfolio, but also oversee the commercialization of innovation, ensuring the Institute takes maximum advantage of the intellectual property developed by its community.\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EThe following finalists were selected by a committee comprised of faculty members and campus leaders chaired by College of Engineering Dean Don Giddens.\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EMark Allen\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n- Regents\u0027 professor and J.M. Pettit Professor in Microelectronics, School of Electrical and Computer Engineering and School of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering\n\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EJoseph Hughes\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n- Professor and chair, School of Civil and Environmental Engineering\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n- Professor, School of Materials Science and Engineering\n\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EFrancois Sainfort\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n- William W. George Professor of Health Systems and director, Health Systems Institute, Department of Biomedical Engineering\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n- Associate dean for Interdisciplinary Programs, College of Engineering\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n- Professor, Stewart School of Industrial and Systems Engineering\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n- Adjunct professor, College of Management\n\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EWilliam Wepfer\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n- Vice Provost, Distance Learning and Professional Education\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n- Professor, Woodruff School of Mechanical Engineering\n\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EIn the coming weeks, the finalists will participate in full interviews, which will include an open forum where each will address his vision and its implementation for research and innovation at Georgia Tech. For updates on the dates and location of these public forums, visit the Web site to the Office of the Provost.\u003C\/p\u003E","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":[{"value":"The Office of the Provost and Executive Vice President for Academic Affairs has announced four finalists for the position of senior vice provost for Research and Innovation.","format":"limited_html"}],"field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"Four Tech faculty to share vision in open forums"}],"uid":"27299","created_gmt":"2007-06-18 00:00:00","changed_gmt":"2016-10-08 03:00:50","author":"Michael Hagearty","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","dateline":{"date":"2007-06-18T00:00:00-04:00","iso_date":"2007-06-18T00:00:00-04:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"hg_media":{"72037":{"id":"72037","type":"image","title":"tech tower","body":null,"created":"1449177425","gmt_created":"2015-12-03 21:17:05","changed":"1475894649","gmt_changed":"2016-10-08 02:44:09"}},"media_ids":["72037"],"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":"2159","name":"allen"},{"id":"2348","name":"hughes"},{"id":"341","name":"innovation"},{"id":"937","name":"provost"},{"id":"365","name":"Research"},{"id":"169406","name":"sainfort"},{"id":"2347","name":"wepfer"}],"core_research_areas":[],"news_room_topics":[],"event_categories":[],"invited_audience":[],"affiliations":[],"classification":[],"areas_of_expertise":[],"news_and_recent_appearances":[],"phone":[],"contact":[{"value":"\u003Cstrong\u003EJennifer Herazy\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EProvost\/VP Academic\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.gatech.edu\/contact\/index.html?id=jh290\u0022\u003EContact Jennifer Herazy\u003C\/a\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"email":["jennifer.herazy@carnegie.gatech.edu"],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}}}