Georgia Tech Launches European Alumni Association
Georgia Tech, which opened a campus in Metz, France, in 1990, has launched an alumni association for its European graduates. More than 700 Tech alumni live in Europe. Former Tech Physicist Named Dean at Peking University
C.S. Kiang, a physicist who helped develop an environmental program at Georgia Tech, has been chosen to head the College of Environmental Sciences at China's most prestigious university. Engineering Education Center Opens
The School of Electrical and Computer Engineering celebrated the opening of the Arbutus Center for Distributed Engineering Education. Funded by a $2.25 million grant from James R. Carreker, EE 69, and his wife, Helen, the center is devoted to developing state-of-the-art computer-enhanced education technologies for ECE students. Davis Recognized as Top NASA Executive
Jan Davis, Biol 75, has been named by President George W. Bush as one of 32 NASA executives nationwide to receive the 2002 Presidential Rank Meritorious Executive Award for her contributions to the space shuttle, International Space Station and other space projects. Snyder Named Chair of Materials Science and Engineering
Robert L. Snyder, professor and chair of the Department of Materials Science and Engineering at Ohio State University, was selected as the new chair of Georgia Tech’s School of Materials Science and Engineering. Sound Disinfectant
An acoustic phenomenon previously studied for its effects on submarines could be the basis for an improved disinfection technique able to rapidly kill microorganisms on medical instruments without high temperatures or harsh chemicals.
Hispanic MBAs Name Tech Program Best
Georgia Tech received two awards from the Atlanta Chapter of the National Society of Hispanic MBAs, the third largest chapter in the nation. The DuPree College of Management was named the University of the Year and Tech graduate student Eduardo Neeter was named the MBA Student of the Year.
Robot Challenge
Do It Yourself Network, an affiliate of Home & Garden Television, taped the premiere of "Robot Rivals," a series that challenges students from rival colleges to build robots from a storage of available parts. In the first episode, three Georgia Tech students square off against three from Virginia Tech.
Tech Professor Partners With Defense Agencies
National defense agencies will team with Lancope Inc., a company founded by Georgia Tech Eminent Scholar John Copeland, to beef up security using Lancope’s intrusion detection technology called StealthWatch. Professor Named to European Geophysical Society
Robert E. Dickinson of the School of Earth and Atmospheric Sciences has been
tapped for honorary membership in one of Europe's most prestigious academic societies. Landman Awarded Medal
Uzi Landman, a Georgia Tech physicist who used powerful computer simulations to predict how friction and lubrication would affect nanometer-scale mechanical systems, has received a medal from the Materials Research Society. Top Cop
Teresa Crocker has been named Georgia Tech's new director of security and police. Crocker currently serves as chief of police at East Carolina University. She fills the position formerly held by Jack Vickery, who retired last summer.
Need a Speaker?
If you are interested in learning more about professional development training, Technology Square or the new Global Learning Center conference center, Michael Coleman, Professional Development marketing manager, is available to speak at your next alumni club meeting. For information, see http://gtalumni.org/OnlineServices/speakers/search.html
Dyke, Muyres Earn Academic Awards
Georgia Tech senior punter Dan Dyke was named to the Verizon Academic All-America football team for the fourth straight year, while senior football standout Jeremy Muyres was the recipient of the Atlantic Coast Conference's Jim Tatum Award, signifying the top senior student athlete among ACC football players. Georgia Tech Athletics News
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