{"584334":{"#nid":"584334","#data":{"type":"news","title":"Chemistry Ph.D. Student Is One of Eight 2016 Sam Nunn Security Fellows","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EGeorge Tan, a third-year Ph.D. student in the College of Sciences, has been named a 2016 Sam Nunn Security Fellow. He joins seven other Ph.D. students from other Georgia Tech units who will bring their backgrounds to bear to help develop policies addressing problems of national and international importance.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EWorking under the guidance of Amanda Stockton, Tan studies biodiversity and variations of geochemical signatures in terrestrial analogs of Mars. One of Stockton\u0026rsquo;s research focus is developing organic analysis instruments that can be used to search for extraterrestrial life.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EAs a Sam Nunn Security Fellow, Tan is interested in learning how emerging technologies will impact future global conflicts and national security.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003ETan is the fourth Ph.D. student from the School of Chemistry and Biochemistry to be named a Sam Nunn Security Fellow since 2012. Following are the chemistry majors immediately preceding Tan:\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cul\u003E\r\n\t\u003Cli\u003EJennifer Beveridge, 2014-15 fellow, now in the fifth-year of Ph.D. studies under the guidance of M.G. Finn\u003C\/li\u003E\r\n\t\u003Cli\u003EMarchello Cavitt, 2013-14 fellow, graduated in 2015 under the guidance of Stefan France\u003C\/li\u003E\r\n\t\u003Cli\u003EAriell Marshall, 2012-13 fellow, graduated in 2014 under the guidance of Joseph Perry\u003C\/li\u003E\r\n\u003C\/ul\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003ESam Nunn Security Fellows are selected on the basis of scholarly merit. The fellowship program examines issues at the intersection of science, technology, and security. Fellows participate in an international security seminar and learn about policy processes through field trips to key governmental and nongovernmental organizations in the Southeast and Washington, D.C.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026ldquo;The current fellows were selected from a pool of more than 45 applicants,\u0026rdquo; says Margaret E. Kosal, the director of the \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/cistp.gatech.edu\/programs\/sam-nunn-security-program\u0022\u003ESam Nunn Security Program\u003C\/a\u003E in the \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.inta.gatech.edu\/\u0022\u003ESam Nunn School of International Affairs\u003C\/a\u003E. She and a group of alumni fellows reviewed applications. Kosal made the final selections.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThe fellowship awards a stipend and covers expenses for two field trips, including one week in Washington, D.C., in the spring semester.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EFollowing is the list of 2016 Sam Nunn Security Fellows:\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cul\u003E\r\n\t\u003Cli\u003EVictor Chukwuka, School of Electrical and Computer Engineering\u003C\/li\u003E\r\n\t\u003Cli\u003EAndrew Conant, George W. Woodruff School of Mechanical Engineering\u003C\/li\u003E\r\n\t\u003Cli\u003EPete Exline, George W. Woodruff School of Mechanical Engineering\u003C\/li\u003E\r\n\t\u003Cli\u003ESeth Gordon, School of Aerospace Engineering\u003C\/li\u003E\r\n\t\u003Cli\u003ERockie Marie Rodriguez, Sam Nunn School of International Affairs\u003C\/li\u003E\r\n\t\u003Cli\u003EAnmol Soni, School of Public Policy\u003C\/li\u003E\r\n\t\u003Cli\u003EWes Stayton, Sam Nunn School of International Affairs\u003C\/li\u003E\r\n\t\u003Cli\u003EGeorge Tan, School of Chemistry and Biochemistry\u003C\/li\u003E\r\n\u003C\/ul\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cem\u003EPictured from left are Wes Stayton, Pete Exline, Rockie Marie Rodriguez, Seth Gordon, Andrew Conant, Victor Chukwuka, Amnol Soni, and George Tan. Photo courtesy of Margaret Kosal.\u003C\/em\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":[{"value":"George Tan is fourth security fellow from the School of Chemistry and Biochemistry since 2012"}],"field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EGeorge Tan, a third-year Ph.D. student in the College of Sciences, has been named a 2016 Sam Nunn Security Fellow. He joins seven other Georgia Tech Ph.D. students who will bring their backgrounds to bear to help develop policies addressing problems of national and international importance.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","format":"limited_html"}],"field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"George Tan is fourth security fellow from the School of Chemistry and Biochemistry since 2012."}],"uid":"30678","created_gmt":"2016-11-29 13:50:12","changed_gmt":"2016-11-29 18:43:33","author":"A. 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