{"168511":{"#nid":"168511","#data":{"type":"news","title":"Combustion Lab Dedicated to Longtime Aerospace Professor","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp class=\u0022field-item odd\u0022\u003EA combustion lab was dedicated on Nov. 2 to Ben Zinn, an aerospace engineering professor who helped transform the Georgia Institute of Technology.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\u0022field-item odd\u0022\u003EWhen Zinn joined Georgia Tech in 1965, it was still building its reputation as one of the country\u2019s foremost engineering centers. Zinn took it upon himself to mentor younger faculty members and recruit new ones to the program. He also helped establish partnerships with businesses and individuals outside Tech.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003ENow, the\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.comblab.ae.gatech.edu\/\u0022\u003EBen T. Zinn Combustion Laboratory\u003C\/a\u003E\u0026nbsp;honors his service to the Institute.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u0022Ben is a pioneer who left his mark on academia in his field,\u0022 said Georgia Tech President G.P. Bud Peterson. \u0022He is the first U.S. combustion faculty member incorporating basic science into technology development -- studying fundamental problems at practical device operating conditions.\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;We are pleased to dedicate this facility\u0026nbsp;today\u0026nbsp;and to honor Ben Zinn for his contributions to Georgia Tech and to the field of combustion and energy.\u0022\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EAt 13,000 square feet, the lab offers plenty of workspace. Its features include four high-pressure test areas for conducting large-scale combustion experiments, as well as an instrument calibration room, a small machine shop, and a tool room.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EZinn, who gave remarks at the dedication ceremony, became a Regents\u2019 Professor in 1973. That distinction is the most prestigious one bestowed by the state university system.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EHis research fields include control of combustion processes and combustion instabilities in rocket motors, and he has published hundreds of papers. Zinn is also the co-holder of seven patents.\u003C\/p\u003E","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EA combustion lab was dedicated on Nov. 2 to Ben Zinn, an aerospace engineering professor who helped transform the Georgia Institute of Technology. \u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"A combustion lab was dedicated on Nov. 2 to Ben Zinn, an aerospace engineering professor who helped transform Georgia Tech."}],"uid":"27462","created_gmt":"2012-11-05 14:57:21","changed_gmt":"2016-10-08 03:13:06","author":"Liz Klipp","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","dateline":{"date":"2012-11-05T00:00:00-05:00","iso_date":"2012-11-05T00:00:00-05:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"hg_media":{"58042":{"id":"58042","type":"image","title":"Ben Zinn","body":null,"created":"1449176194","gmt_created":"2015-12-03 20:56:34","changed":"1475894510","gmt_changed":"2016-10-08 02:41:50","alt":"Ben Zinn","file":{"fid":"190748","name":"Zinnhead.JPG","image_path":"\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/Zinnhead_0.JPG","image_full_path":"http:\/\/hg.gatech.edu\/\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/Zinnhead_0.JPG","mime":"image\/jpeg","size":3132227,"path_740":"http:\/\/hg.gatech.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/740xx_scale\/public\/images\/Zinnhead_0.JPG?itok=Iz9kfhCp"}}},"media_ids":["58042"],"groups":[{"id":"1317","name":"News Briefs"}],"categories":[],"keywords":[{"id":"49131","name":"College of Engineering; School of Aerospace Engineering; Ben Zinn; Combustion Lab"}],"core_research_areas":[],"news_room_topics":[],"event_categories":[],"invited_audience":[],"affiliations":[],"classification":[],"areas_of_expertise":[],"news_and_recent_appearances":[],"phone":[],"contact":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022mailto:kay.kinard@coe.gatech.edu\u0022\u003EKay Kinard\u003C\/a\u003E, 404-385-7358\u003C\/p\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"email":["kay.kinard@coe.gatech.edu"],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}}}