Our Faculty in the News
Celebrating Tenure - Spring 2024
This semester, 33 faculty members from across the Institute were awarded tenure. Tenure recognizes a faculty member’s contributions to Georgia Tech through research, teaching, and community. We are honored to celebrate this defining moment in our faculty members' careers.
Faculty Researchers Win 2024 Sloan Fellowships
Four researchers from the Georgia Tech — Alex Blumenthal, Juan-Pablo Correa-Baena, Chunhui Du, and Daniel Genkin — have received 2024 Sloan Research Fellowships, one of the highest honors for early-career faculty.
They are among the 126 researchers chosen from more than 1,000 nominations this year. Fellows receive $75,000 over two years to advance their research.
New Cohort of Faculty Executive Leadership Academy Announced
Four faculty members have been selected for the second cohort of the Faculty Executive Leadership Academy (FELA) program, which is designed to identify and develop senior faculty members for leadership. The new cohort includes: David Ballantyne, School of Physics; Martha Grover, School of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering; Aaron Levine, School of Public Policy; and Han Zhang, Scheller College of Business.
Dima Nazzal Elected as Chair of Georgia Tech's Faculty Executive Board
Dima Nazzal, director of professional practice and principal academic professional in the H. Milton Stewart School of Industrial and Systems Engineering, has been elected as the new chair of the Faculty Executive Board. A distinguished alumna, she earned her Ph.D. in Industrial Engineering from Georgia Tech in 2006. As chair of the Faculty Executive Board, Nazzal leads the faculty in governance of itself, the curriculum, and Georgia Tech students.
Tech Has a New Champion for Research Faculty
Maribeth Gandy Coleman, Regents’ Researcher in the Institute for People and Technology (IPaT), has been named interim Assistant Vice Provost for Research Faculty (AVP-RF) and will lead strategic engagement with research faculty on behalf of the Office of the Vice Provost for Faculty at Georgia Tech. In this newly formed, project-driven leadership role, Coleman will advocate for research faculty in arenas including onboarding, mentoring, and career development.
Celebrating 100 Years of Psychology at Tech
Though psychology courses had been taught at the Institute prior, it was in 1924 that psychology became a core requirement for three of Tech’s then 12 degree programs, solidifying it as a staple of the Georgia Tech curriculum. To commemorate the past century of psychology at Georgia Tech, we’re taking a deep dive into its storied history at the Institute.
First Cohort Announced for Ascend Faculty Professional Development Program
Ascend, a new career development program for mid-career faculty, launched its cohort for Spring 2024. Supported by the Office of Faculty Professional Development, Ascend cohort members include academic professionals and lecturers from across campus. The cohort will build on current strengths and successes and explore ways to thrive mid-career and in the future.
The Heart of the Matter
Flavio Fenton has been fascinated by the human heart for 30 years. The professor in the School of Physics explores the physics and mathematics behind the heart — specifically, arrythmias, or abnormal heart rhythms. His current projects involve possible advances in the amount of voltage used to treat fibrillations, and new knowledge about where in the heart to apply that voltage.