Tuesday, February 26, 2013
Mallory Soldner has a passion for affecting change both locally and globally and focuses her research on practical applications with societal impact.
Mallory Soldner, a Ph.D. student in the Stewart School of Industrial & Systems Engineering, was selected as the Institute of Industrial Engineers representative for the 2013 New Faces of Engineering, a program that honors promising young engineers who are contributing greatly to society, thus promoting the image of engineering globally. Soldner, along with the other honorees, were profiled in a special section of USA Today during National Engineers Week, February 17-23. Soldner has a passion for affecting change both locally and globally and focuses her research on practical applications with societal impact. Since 2009, Soldner has served as a research assistant for the Georgia Tech Center for Health & Humanitarian Logistics (HHL) where …
Monday, December 3, 2012
Those honored were awarded by the AAAS because of their scientifically or socially distinguished efforts to advance science or its applications.
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Monday, December 3, 2012
Seven Georgia Institute of Technology faculty members have been named Fellows of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS), the world’s largest general scientific society. They were awarded this honor by AAAS because of their scientifically or socially distinguished efforts to advance science or its applications. This year’s AAAS Fellows were announced in the journal Science on November 30, 2012. The new AAAS Fellows from Georgia Tech are: AAAS is the world’s largest general scientific society, and publisher of the journal, Science. AAAS was founded in 1848, and includes 261 affiliated societies and academies of science, serving 10 million individuals. Science has the largest paid circulation of any peer-reviewed …
Wednesday, October 31, 2012
“I am proud that our efforts to improve diversity span the full spectrum.” - Dr. Rafael L. Bras, provost and executive vice president for Academic Affairs at Georgia Tech
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Wednesday, October 31, 2012
Staff Report The National Action Council for Minorities in Engineering (NACME) has presented its annual University Rising Star Award to the Georgia Institute of Technology for its commitment to providing successful outreach and support programs that address the needs of underrepresented minorities in engineering. Georgia Tech’s efforts in addressing such needs have traditionally received recognition from various sources. Diverse Issues in Higher Education, for instance, ranks the University No. 1 in multiple categories: engineering bachelor’s degrees awarded to all minority students, engineering doctoral degrees awarded to African Americans, engineering doctoral degrees awarded to Hispanics and engineering doctoral degrees awarded to all …
Saturday, September 8, 2012
Tech's College of Engineering boasts 132 Hispanic or Latino graduate students.
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Saturday, September 8, 2012
Georgia Tech’s engineering college has been named No. 1 for Hispanic graduate students by Hispanic Business magazine, marking the fifth year in a row that the college has grabbed the top slot. Hispanic Business, which highlights trends in Hispanic markets, released the news on its website. The College of Engineering was singled out for factors like its academics and campus climate, as well as efforts to recruit and retain Hispanic students. As of September, the College of Engineering boasts 132 Hispanic or Latino graduate students. "This honor reflects the college's longstanding commitment to diversity," Gary May, dean of College of Engineering, said in release. "We've made important strides in recruiting Hispanic students and promoting a …
Thursday, August 30, 2012
"This partnership is a natural fit because both institutions thrive at the intersection of science, technology and engineering." - Georgia Tech President G.P. "Bud" Peterson
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Thursday, August 30, 2012
The Georgia Institute of Technology and the California Institute of Technology’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) formed a partnership Wednesday to promote and encourage collaboration in space science and technology between the two institutions. Georgia Tech President G.P. "Bud" Peterson and JPL Director Charles Elachi signed a memorandum of understanding that outlines how the two organizations will work together to identify and enhance research and educational opportunities in space systems and instrument definition and design. The agreement also promotes personnel exchanges between Georgia Tech and JPL to encourage participation of students, postdoctoral fellows and faculty in JPL research, as well as involve JPL engineers in research and…
Sherri Caldwell - The Rebel Housewife
11:05 am on Thursday, August 30, 2012
Very cool! Do you think we'll start seeing more mohawks on campus? :) more ›