{"562831":{"#nid":"562831","#data":{"type":"news","title":"2016 REVAMP Class Includes Five Veterans","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EThe Georgia Tech Manufacturing Institute was awarded a three-year National Science Foundation grant to host a Research Experience for Undergraduates (REU) summer site.\u0026nbsp;This summer, the third year of the grant, the Georgia Tech Manufacturing Institute (GTMI) hosted 11 students who participated in ongoing research at GTMI. In addition to their research, they took coursework on how to become a successful entrepreneur.\u0026nbsp;This year\u0027s class included five veterans and four females.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EBy leveraging\u0026nbsp;GTMI\u2019s\u0026nbsp;world-class facilities, diverse technical expertise, and inspiring interdisciplinary research environment, the REVAMP\u0026nbsp;REU\u0026nbsp;has given students and faculty the opportunity to improve knowledge in the critically-important advanced manufacturing technology topic areas. Training in research methodology, performance of scientific manufacturing research, and completion of technical seminars provided by\u0026nbsp;GTMI faculty expanded each student\u2019s manufacturing knowledgebase, preparing them for future careers in advanced manufacturing. Through entrepreneurship training, students also had a unique transformative opportunity to develop critical leadership skills for transitioning basic research discoveries into commercially viable innovations.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EAccording to John Morehouse who directs the program for GTMI, a proposal for three more years of funding is in the works.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EThe NSF grant provided the opportunity for the Georgia Tech Manufacturing Institute (GTMI) to host 11 students who participated in ongoing research at GTMI. In addition to their research, they took coursework on how to become a successful entrepreneur.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"Five Veterans and Four Women Make Up 2016 REVAMP REU Class"}],"uid":"28069","created_gmt":"2016-08-15 15:09:00","changed_gmt":"2016-10-08 03:22:19","author":"Laura Day","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","dateline":{"date":"2016-08-15T00:00:00-04:00","iso_date":"2016-08-15T00:00:00-04:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"hg_media":{"562801":{"id":"562801","type":"image","title":"2016 REVAMP Class","body":null,"created":"1471287366","gmt_created":"2016-08-15 18:56:06","changed":"1475895367","gmt_changed":"2016-10-08 02:56:07","alt":"2016 REVAMP Class","file":{"fid":"206806","name":"2016revampclass.jpg","image_path":"\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/2016revampclass.jpg","image_full_path":"http:\/\/hg.gatech.edu\/\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/2016revampclass.jpg","mime":"image\/jpeg","size":4075703,"path_740":"http:\/\/hg.gatech.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/740xx_scale\/public\/images\/2016revampclass.jpg?itok=o98MG0xr"}}},"media_ids":["562801"],"groups":[{"id":"155831","name":"Georgia Tech Manufacturing Institute (GTMI)"}],"categories":[],"keywords":[],"core_research_areas":[],"news_room_topics":[],"event_categories":[],"invited_audience":[],"affiliations":[],"classification":[],"areas_of_expertise":[],"news_and_recent_appearances":[],"phone":[],"contact":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003ELaura Day\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022mailto:laura.day@gatech.edu\u0022\u003Elaura.day@gatech.edu\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"email":["laura.day@gatech.edu"],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}}}