{"98891":{"#nid":"98891","#data":{"type":"news","title":"Four IAC Faculty Honored at GTRC 75th Anniversary","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EFour IAC faculty members were presented with awards during the 75th Anniversary\u0026nbsp;Gala Celebration of Georgia Tech Research Corporation. The\u0026nbsp;awards were presented for Excellence in Research, Industry Engagement, and Technology Transfer. \u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThe following awards were presented to IAC faculty:\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cem\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EBig Data Award\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/em\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EAlan L. Porter\u003C\/strong\u003E, Professor Emeritus, Schools of Public Policy and Industrial \u0026amp; Systems Engineering\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThe Big Data Award recognizes a Georgia Tech researcher or research group that has successfully established a strong research relationship with industry and commercialized technology for the management and application of large complex datasets to solve problems in society and industry and, in so doing, developed new tools and methods for capture, storage, analysis, searching and visualization of information.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cem\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EPeople and Technology Award\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/em\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EMichael L. Best\u003C\/strong\u003E, Associate Professor, The Sam Nunn School of International Affairs and School of Interactive Computing;\u0026nbsp;Editor-in- Chief,\u003Cem\u003E Information Technologies \u0026amp; International Development\u003C\/em\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThe People and Technology Award honors the efforts of Georgia Tech researchers whose pursuit of research in the interaction between humans and technology demonstrates a transformative societal impact in improving the human condition.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cem\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EPublic Service, Leadership, and Policy Award\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/em\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EDan Breznitz\u003C\/strong\u003E, Associate Professor, The Sam Nunn School of International Affairs\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThe Public Service, Leadership, and Policy Award recognized a Georgia Tech researcher or research group that has made a significant contribution to the study of innovation and policies that promote and sustain research for public benefit.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cem\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EInnovation in Literature and Communication Award\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/em\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EThomas N. Lux\u003C\/strong\u003E, Professor, School of Literature, Communication, and Culture; Founder and Director of Poetry@Tech\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThe Innovation in Literature and Communication Award is given in recognition for innovation in communication and literature in science, engineering, and technology.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThe Gala Celebration\u0026nbsp;Honoring Innovators and Inventors \u0026amp; GTRC for 75 years of Service to\u0026nbsp;Georgia Tech Faculty\u0026nbsp;took place December 12, 2011 at the Georgia Tech Hotel and Conference Center Ballroom.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EFour IAC faculty members were presented awards during the 75th Anniversary\u0026nbsp;Gala Celebration of Georgia Tech Research Corporation.\u003C\/p\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"field_summary_sentence":"","uid":"27418","created_gmt":"2012-02-01 13:31:38","changed_gmt":"2016-10-08 03:11:02","author":"Lauren Langley","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","dateline":{"date":"2012-02-01T00:00:00-05:00","iso_date":"2012-02-01T00:00:00-05:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"hg_media":{"63131":{"id":"63131","type":"image","title":"Ivan Allen College of Liberal Arts","body":null,"created":"1449176649","gmt_created":"2015-12-03 21:04:09","changed":"1475894552","gmt_changed":"2016-10-08 02:42:32","alt":"Ivan Allen College of Liberal Arts","file":{"fid":"191746","name":"IAC_facade_200x300_rk.jpg","image_path":"\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/IAC_facade_200x300_rk_0.jpg","image_full_path":"http:\/\/www.tlwarc.hg.gatech.edu\/\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/IAC_facade_200x300_rk_0.jpg","mime":"image\/jpeg","size":48077,"path_740":"http:\/\/www.tlwarc.hg.gatech.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/740xx_scale\/public\/images\/IAC_facade_200x300_rk_0.jpg?itok=nA6TqvsH"}}},"media_ids":["63131"],"groups":[{"id":"1281","name":"Ivan Allen College of Liberal Arts"}],"categories":[{"id":"134","name":"Student and Faculty"}],"keywords":[{"id":"21131","name":"GTRC 75th anniversary"},{"id":"21121","name":"GTRC Research Awards"}],"core_research_areas":[],"news_room_topics":[],"event_categories":[],"invited_audience":[],"affiliations":[],"classification":[],"areas_of_expertise":[],"news_and_recent_appearances":[],"phone":[],"contact":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003ERebecca Keane 404-894-1720\u003C\/p\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"email":["rebecca.keane@iac.gatech.edu"],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}}}