{"502781":{"#nid":"502781","#data":{"type":"news","title":"C-STAR Designated as an Interdisciplinary Research Center","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EThe Center for Science, Technology, And Research (C-STAR) is one of seven newly created Interdisciplinary Research Centers (IRCs) recently named by the Executive Vice President for Research.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003ELike the larger, more established Interdisciplinary Research Institutes (IRIs), the IRCs will bring together researchers from different disciplines to address topics of strategic importance to Georgia Tech.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EC-STAR was designated as a Type II IRC.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EEstablished in 2013 under the direction of GT-AE professor\u0026nbsp;\u003Cstrong\u003ERobert Braun\u003C\/strong\u003E, C-STAR has focused faculty from several disciplines on space-related research and the growth of Georgia\u0027s space industry. The Center is actively engaged in partnerships with NASA\u0027s Jet Propulsion Laboratory, the Georgia Department of Economic Development Center of Innovation for Aerospace, and the Georgia Space Grant Consortium.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThe IRI\u0027s will continue to articulate Georgia Tech\u0027s strategic research priorities, addressing broad societal challenges. The seven newly created IRCs will join Centers in playing a more active role in leading specific teams and responses.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EIn addition to C-STAR, the EVPR named the following entities as IRC\u0027s:\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EType\u0026nbsp;I\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cul\u003E\u003Cli\u003EGVUCenter Director: Prof. Keith Edwards, reporting through CoC\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003ECenter for Regenerative Engineering \u0026amp; Medicine\u003Cbr \/\u003EDirector: Prof. Johnna Temenoff, reporting to IBB\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003ESupply Chain and Logistics Institute,\u003Cbr \/\u003EDirectors: Prof.\u2019s Montreuil and Savelsburgh, reporting through ISyE\/COE\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003ECenter for Health and Humanitarian Systems,\u003Cbr \/\u003EDirectors: Prof.\u2019s Keskinocak and Swann, reporting through IPaT\u003C\/li\u003E\u003C\/ul\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EType II\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cul\u003E\u003Cli\u003ECenter for Immuno Engineering,\u003Cbr \/\u003EDirector: Prof. Krishnendu Roy, reporting through IBB\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003ECenter for Urban Innovation,\u0026nbsp;\u003Cbr \/\u003EDirector: Prof. Jennifer Clark, reporting through IAC\u003C\/li\u003E\u003C\/ul\u003E","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":"","field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"The Center for Science, Technology, And Research (C-STAR) is one of seven newly created Interdisciplinary Research Centers (IRCs) recently named by the Executive Vice President for Research."}],"uid":"30502","created_gmt":"2016-02-18 12:05:43","changed_gmt":"2016-10-08 03:20:49","author":"Sapna Mistry","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","dateline":{"date":"2015-11-30T00:00:00-05:00","iso_date":"2015-11-30T00:00:00-05:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"hg_media":{"474771":{"id":"474771","type":"image","title":"Robert Braun","body":null,"created":"1449257202","gmt_created":"2015-12-04 19:26:42","changed":"1475895225","gmt_changed":"2016-10-08 02:53:45","alt":"Robert Braun","file":{"fid":"99262","name":"braun-bobby-square-headshot.jpg","image_path":"\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/braun-bobby-square-headshot_0.jpg","image_full_path":"http:\/\/hg.gatech.edu\/\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/braun-bobby-square-headshot_0.jpg","mime":"image\/jpeg","size":46986,"path_740":"http:\/\/hg.gatech.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/740xx_scale\/public\/images\/braun-bobby-square-headshot_0.jpg?itok=Hs_WAaH2"}}},"media_ids":["474771"],"groups":[{"id":"1239","name":"School of Aerospace Engineering"}],"categories":[{"id":"136","name":"Aerospace"},{"id":"134","name":"Student and Faculty"}],"keywords":[{"id":"91821","name":"C-STAR"},{"id":"126111","name":"GT-AE"},{"id":"171590","name":"Interdisciplinary Research Center"},{"id":"2575","name":"Robert Braun"}],"core_research_areas":[],"news_room_topics":[],"event_categories":[],"invited_audience":[],"affiliations":[],"classification":[],"areas_of_expertise":[],"news_and_recent_appearances":[],"phone":[],"contact":[],"email":["kathleen.moore@ae.gatech.edu"],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}}}