{"123671":{"#nid":"123671","#data":{"type":"news","title":"Two Georgia Tech Students Named Goldwater Scholars","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003ETwo Georgia Tech students are recipients of the prestigious Barry M. Goldwater Scholarship, the premier academic award given to mathematics, science and engineering undergraduates.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EBinbin Chen, a junior majoring in biomedical engineering, is focusing on cancer research. As a freshman, he joined the Platt Lab in the Wallace H. Coulter Department of Biomedical Engineering, where he worked \u201cshoulder-to-shoulder\u201d with Assistant Professor Manu Platt on a cancer project.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E \u201cBoth of my grandfathers died of cancer, so I always hoped to contribute to the battlefield of cancer research,\u201d he said. \u201cThe Goldwater Scholarship is not only a recognition for me but also for my supportive parents, mentors and friends.\u201d\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EA sophomore majoring in computer science, Ramya\u0026nbsp;Ramakrishnan plans to carry on research in the field of human-computer interaction.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cThis scholarship and recognition inspires me to pursue goals that I am passionate about,\u201d she said. \u201cI hope to make a difference in people\u2019s lives.\u201d\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EVenkat Goli, a junior majoring in chemical and biomolecular engineering, also received an honorable mention.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThe Goldwater Scholars were selected on the basis of academic merit from a field of 1,123 mathematics, science and engineering students who were nominated by the faculties of colleges and universities nationwide. Awarded to 282 sophomores and juniors for the 2012\u20132013 academic year, the one- and two-year scholarships cover the cost of tuition, fees, books and room and board up to a maximum of $7,500 per year\u003C\/p\u003E","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":[{"value":"Prestigious award given to outstanding undergraduates"}],"field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EBinbin Chen, a junior majoring in biomedical engineering and Ramya Ramakrishnan, a sophomore majoring in computer science, have been named 2012 Goldwater Scholars.\u003C\/p\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"Two Georgia Tech students received the prestigious Barry M. Goldwater Scholarship, which is awarded to outstanding math, science and engineering undergraduates."}],"uid":"27281","created_gmt":"2012-04-12 10:17:29","changed_gmt":"2016-10-08 03:12:00","author":"Lisa Grovenstein","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","dateline":{"date":"2012-04-12T00:00:00-04:00","iso_date":"2012-04-12T00:00:00-04:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"hg_media":{"123591":{"id":"123591","type":"image","title":"Goldwater Scholar - Binbin Chen","body":null,"created":"1449178582","gmt_created":"2015-12-03 21:36:22","changed":"1475894746","gmt_changed":"2016-10-08 02:45:46","alt":"Goldwater Scholar - Binbin Chen","file":{"fid":"194443","name":"binbin_chen_picture_ii.jpg","image_path":"\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/binbin_chen_picture_ii_0.jpg","image_full_path":"http:\/\/hg.gatech.edu\/\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/binbin_chen_picture_ii_0.jpg","mime":"image\/jpeg","size":672065,"path_740":"http:\/\/hg.gatech.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/740xx_scale\/public\/images\/binbin_chen_picture_ii_0.jpg?itok=ilFZm1iG"}},"123601":{"id":"123601","type":"image","title":"Goldwater Scholar -  Ramya Ramakrishnan","body":null,"created":"1449178582","gmt_created":"2015-12-03 21:36:22","changed":"1475894746","gmt_changed":"2016-10-08 02:45:46","alt":"Goldwater Scholar -  Ramya Ramakrishnan","file":{"fid":"194444","name":"ramya_ramnakrishna.jpg","image_path":"\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/ramya_ramnakrishna_0.jpg","image_full_path":"http:\/\/hg.gatech.edu\/\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/ramya_ramnakrishna_0.jpg","mime":"image\/jpeg","size":17429,"path_740":"http:\/\/hg.gatech.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/740xx_scale\/public\/images\/ramya_ramnakrishna_0.jpg?itok=dIS7VN0r"}}},"media_ids":["123591","123601"],"related_links":[{"url":"http:\/\/www.act.org\/goldwater\/yyschrel.html","title":"Goldwater Scholarship"}],"groups":[{"id":"1214","name":"News Room"}],"categories":[{"id":"8862","name":"Student Research"}],"keywords":[{"id":"30091","name":"Binbin Chen"},{"id":"30081","name":"biomendical"},{"id":"1051","name":"Computer Science"},{"id":"516","name":"engineering"},{"id":"2389","name":"goldwater"},{"id":"30181","name":"Ramya Ramakrishnan"},{"id":"168670","name":"Scholars"},{"id":"167285","name":"scholarship"}],"core_research_areas":[],"news_room_topics":[],"event_categories":[],"invited_audience":[],"affiliations":[],"classification":[],"areas_of_expertise":[],"news_and_recent_appearances":[],"phone":[],"contact":[],"email":["lisa.grovenstein@comm.gatech.edu"],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}}}