{"348111":{"#nid":"348111","#data":{"type":"news","title":"13 Ph.D. Students Honored at ARCS Luncheon","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EOn Nov. 20, 13 Georgia Institute of Technology Ph.D. students were among the 45 students from Georgia universities who were honored at a luncheon for ARCS scholars. ARCS Foundation provides funding to foster STEM research to address the country\u0027s need for new scientists and engineers.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cFor two decades, ARCS has made a profound impact at the Institute through transformative support of undergraduate scholarships and graduate fellowships,\u201d said Rafael L. Bras, provost and executive vice president for Academic Affairs. \u201cI can think of no better investment than to help bright, hardworking students fulfill their potential by making a Georgia Tech graduate education possible.\u201d\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThe following students were honored:\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cul\u003E\u003Cli\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E\u003Cem\u003EChastity Aiken, Earth and Atmospheric Sciences\u003C\/em\u003E:\u003C\/strong\u003E Herz Global Impact Award \u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E\u003Cem\u003EJosie Bates, Environmental Engineering\u003C\/em\u003E:\u003C\/strong\u003E Drummond Award\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E\u003Cem\u003ESarah Cannon, Computer Science\u003C\/em\u003E:\u003C\/strong\u003E Petter Award\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E\u003Cem\u003ELauren Casa, Mechanical Engineering\u003C\/em\u003E:\u003C\/strong\u003E Betsy Hansen Memorial Award\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E\u003Cem\u003ESusan Hastings, Mechanical Engineering\u003C\/em\u003E:\u003C\/strong\u003E Roche\/ARCS Membership Award\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E\u003Cem\u003EBenjamin Lee, Mechanical Engineering\u003C\/em\u003E:\u003C\/strong\u003E Jones Award\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E\u003Cem\u003EElizabeth Nadelman, Civil and Environmental Engineering\u003C\/em\u003E:\u003C\/strong\u003E UPS Award\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E\u003Cem\u003ETemi Olubanjo, Electrical and Computer Engineering\u003C\/em\u003E:\u003C\/strong\u003E Cannon Award\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E\u003Cem\u003EMatthew Plumlee, Industrial and Systems Engineering\u003C\/em\u003E:\u003C\/strong\u003E Printpack\/Love Award\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E\u003Cem\u003EDaniel Prosser, Aerospace Engineering\u003C\/em\u003E:\u003C\/strong\u003E Nunn Award\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E\u003Cem\u003EDouglas White, Biomedical Engineering\u003C\/em\u003E:\u003C\/strong\u003E\u0026nbsp;Leake\/Liss Award\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E\u003Cem\u003EShiang-Ting Yeh, Aerospace Engineering\u003C\/em\u003E:\u003C\/strong\u003E Frannie Graves Memorial\/ARCS Century Award)\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E\u003Cem\u003ECarol Young, Electrical and Computer Engineering\u003C\/em\u003E:\u003C\/strong\u003E Cooley Award\u003C\/li\u003E\u003C\/ul\u003E\u003Cp\u003EEvery year, Georgia Tech students are nominated by their advisors for ARCs scholarships. The foundation was established in 1958 by a group of women who had a vision of what America needs to remain technologically strong and internationally competitive. Since then, 17 chapters across the country have provided 14,754 scholar awards totaling more than $87 million. \u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EFor more information about this year\u2019s scholars, visit the \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.arcsfoundation.org\/atlanta\/current-scholars\u0022\u003EARCS website\u003C\/a\u003E.\u003C\/p\u003E","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EOn Nov. 20, 13 Georgia Institute of Technology Ph.D. students were among the 45 students from Georgia universities who were honored at a luncheon for ARCS scholars.\u003C\/p\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"On Nov. 20, 13 Georgia Institute of Technology Ph.D. students were among the 45 students from Georgia universities who were honored at a luncheon for ARCS scholars."}],"uid":"27445","created_gmt":"2014-11-21 13:47:09","changed_gmt":"2016-10-08 03:17:34","author":"Amelia Pavlik","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","dateline":{"date":"2014-11-21T00:00:00-05:00","iso_date":"2014-11-21T00:00:00-05:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"hg_media":{"348101":{"id":"348101","type":"image","title":"ARCS Logo","body":null,"created":"1449245682","gmt_created":"2015-12-04 16:14:42","changed":"1475895071","gmt_changed":"2016-10-08 02:51:11","alt":"ARCS Logo","file":{"fid":"200979","name":"arcs_logo.png","image_path":"\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/arcs_logo_0.png","image_full_path":"http:\/\/hg.gatech.edu\/\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/arcs_logo_0.png","mime":"image\/png","size":10832,"path_740":"http:\/\/hg.gatech.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/740xx_scale\/public\/images\/arcs_logo_0.png?itok=NVDvVr1o"}}},"media_ids":["348101"],"related_links":[{"url":"https:\/\/www.arcsfoundation.org\/","title":"ARCS Foundation"}],"groups":[{"id":"221981","name":"Graduate Studies"}],"categories":[{"id":"129","name":"Institute and Campus"}],"keywords":[{"id":"110571","name":"ARCS scholars"},{"id":"12821","name":"fellowships office"},{"id":"1808","name":"graduate students"}],"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:fellowships@gatech.edu\u0022\u003EFellowships Office\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"email":[],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}}}