{"429921":{"#nid":"429921","#data":{"type":"news","title":"Undergraduates, Veterans Learn About Advanced Manufacturing","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EFor nearly two months, Daniel Daugherty immersed himself in research surrounding conductive polymers.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EHe\u2019s tested various formulations of particular polymers to produce a film on materials that is relatively thin, transparent and sufficiently conductive. Through this work he\u2019s gained a general knowledge of conductive polymers and learned about atomic force microscopy and constructing electrochemical cells.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EHe\u2019s done all this as an undergraduate student.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EDaugherty is one of 10 undergraduate students from across the country spending the summer at Georgia Tech learning about the fundamental principles of advanced manufacturing science and technology.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThe Georgia Tech Manufacturing Institute runs the program, which targets veterans and underrepresented minorities. Daugherty, who served in the U.S. Army and is now a student at Georgia Perimeter College, is one of five veterans participating in Research Experience for Student Veterans in Advanced Manufacturing and Entrepreneurship (REVAMP).\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EDaugherty, 28, hopes to transfer to Georgia Tech and study materials science and engineering. He\u2019s enjoyed conducting research.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cIt probably helps that I\u2019ve had a good deal of success, but that\u2019s really just luck,\u201d he said. \u201cSometimes you\u0027re lucky, sometimes you\u0027re not. If you\u0027re not lucky, that doesn\u0027t mean it was bad research or a waste of time, it just means that you\u0027ve learned something that you maybe didn\u0027t expect, even if it is only what not to do.\u0022\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EA three-year grant from the National Science Foundation supports the program, which provides students with a $5,000 stipend, on-campus housing, hands-on manufacturing research, leadership skills and entrepreneurship training.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThis is the program\u2019s second year and organizers received about 50 applications for the 10 slots, said John Morehouse, director of Manufacturing Programs and Partnerships at GTMI, and co-principal investigator for REVAMP.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cThis allows us to leverage what we\u2019re doing on campus to enhance manufacturing education,\u201d Morehouse said. \u201cStudents learn the latest manufacturing techniques and gain hands-on experience to prepare them for the workforce.\u201d\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003ESalah Mousa, a chemical engineering major from the University of Arizona, joined REVAMP to learn about current manufacturing techniques. The 31-year-old served in the airborne infantry and was interested in manufacturing research.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cThis is the first time in college where being a veteran has given me an edge over the competition,\u201d he said. \u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003ESome students, like Brittany Robinson, knew little about advanced manufacturing before the program. Robinson, 28, is working toward an associate\u2019s degree from St. Petersburg College in Florida and is interested in orthotics and prosthetics.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cLearning about research here is the best thing to happen to me,\u201d she said.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EShe aspires to publish her research, work with veterans and maybe even open her own business.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cMy dreams have gotten bigger just by being here,\u201d she said.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EThe Georgia Tech Manufacturing Institute runs a summer program to train undergraduate students in the fundamental\u0026nbsp;principles of advanced manufacturing science and technology and entrepreneurship.\u0026nbsp;The program, supported through a National Science Foundation grant, targets veterans and underrepresented minorities.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"The GTMI program trains students in the fundamental principles of advanced manufacturing science and technology."}],"uid":"27918","created_gmt":"2015-07-31 09:10:04","changed_gmt":"2016-10-08 03:19:19","author":"Laura Diamond","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","dateline":{"date":"2015-07-31T00:00:00-04:00","iso_date":"2015-07-31T00:00:00-04:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"hg_media":{"429901":{"id":"429901","type":"image","title":"Georgia Tech Manufacturing Institute","body":null,"created":"1449254358","gmt_created":"2015-12-04 18:39:18","changed":"1475895169","gmt_changed":"2016-10-08 02:52:49"},"429911":{"id":"429911","type":"image","title":"REVAMP program exposes students to advanced manufacturing","body":null,"created":"1449254358","gmt_created":"2015-12-04 18:39:18","changed":"1475895169","gmt_changed":"2016-10-08 02:52:49"}},"media_ids":["429901","429911"],"related_links":[{"url":"http:\/\/www.manufacturing.gatech.edu\/","title":"Georgia Tech Manufacturing Institute"}],"groups":[{"id":"1214","name":"News Room"}],"categories":[{"id":"129","name":"Institute and Campus"},{"id":"134","name":"Student and Faculty"},{"id":"8862","name":"Student Research"},{"id":"144","name":"Energy"},{"id":"135","name":"Research"}],"keywords":[{"id":"81901","name":"GTMI"},{"id":"137031","name":"John Morehouse"},{"id":"137041","name":"REVAMP"}],"core_research_areas":[],"news_room_topics":[{"id":"106361","name":"Business and Economic Development"},{"id":"71871","name":"Campus and Community"},{"id":"71881","name":"Science and Technology"}],"event_categories":[],"invited_audience":[],"affiliations":[],"classification":[],"areas_of_expertise":[],"news_and_recent_appearances":[],"phone":[],"contact":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003ELaura Diamond\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EGeorgia Institute of Technology\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E404-894-6016\u003C\/p\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"email":["laura.diamond@gatech.edu"],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}}}