{"603934":{"#nid":"603934","#data":{"type":"news","title":"Kwong and Pai Honored by Georgia Tech\u2019s Center for Teaching and Learning","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003ETwo Wallace H. Coulter Department of Biomedical Engineering faculty will be honored at Georgia Tech\u0026rsquo;s annual faculty and staff honors luncheon on Wednesday, April 11\u003Csup\u003Eth\u003C\/sup\u003E.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EGabe Kwong\u003C\/strong\u003E, assistant professor, will receive the \u003Cstrong\u003ECenter for Teaching and Learning\/BP America Junior Faculty Teaching Excellence Award\u003C\/strong\u003E.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EBalakrishna Pai\u003C\/strong\u003E, director of instructional laboratories, will receive the Georgia Tech\u0026rsquo;s \u003Cstrong\u003EUndergraduate Educator Award\u003C\/strong\u003E.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EKwong investigates cancer nanotechnology, engineering immunity, biomedical nanosystems, and high-throughput biotechnologies. Here is some of the feedback received from students regarding Kwong\u0026rsquo;s teaching:\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cul\u003E\r\n\t\u003Cli\u003E\u0026ldquo;One of the best professors I have had since I have been at Tech.\u0026rdquo;\u003C\/li\u003E\r\n\t\u003Cli\u003E\u0026ldquo;Dr. Kwong is a fantastic lecturer. He obviously cares about what he\u0026#39;s teaching, and he gives very helpful examples and explanations . . .\u0026rdquo;\u003C\/li\u003E\r\n\t\u003Cli\u003E\u0026ldquo;He genuinely cared about the students and their well-being\u0026hellip;I think he was a phenomenal professor.\u0026rdquo;\u003C\/li\u003E\r\n\t\u003Cli\u003E\u0026ldquo;Everything Dr. Kwong explains, he explains exceptionally well.\u0026rdquo;\u003C\/li\u003E\r\n\u003C\/ul\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EWhen Pai is not teaching undergraduate biomedical engineering laboratory courses, his lab research time is used to further drug discovery and development, investigate cancer therapeutics, engineered biomaterials and other cellular\/molecular mechanisms related to normal and disease physiology. Here is some of the feedback received from students regarding Pai\u0026rsquo;s teaching:\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\n\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cul\u003E\r\n\t\u003Cli\u003E\u0026ldquo;Dr. Pai was awesome. . . He was always willing to help\u0026rdquo;\u003C\/li\u003E\r\n\t\u003Cli\u003E\u0026ldquo;Extremely kind and approachable. Very wise and, overall, a very effective professor\u0026rdquo;\u003C\/li\u003E\r\n\t\u003Cli\u003E\u0026ldquo;Very clearly cares for his students and is personally invested in helping them succeed\u0026rdquo;\u003C\/li\u003E\r\n\t\u003Cli\u003E\u0026ldquo;Dr. Pai is incredibly helpful and invested in his students\u0026rsquo; well-being and is just amazing\u0026rdquo;\u003C\/li\u003E\r\n\u003C\/ul\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":"","field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"Kwong and Pai Honored by Georgia Tech\u2019s Center for Teaching and Learning"}],"uid":"27513","created_gmt":"2018-03-16 20:19:42","changed_gmt":"2018-04-11 18:50:44","author":"Walter Rich","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","dateline":{"date":"2018-03-16T00:00:00-04:00","iso_date":"2018-03-16T00:00:00-04:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"hg_media":{"603933":{"id":"603933","type":"image","title":"Gabe Kwong, Ph.D. (left), and Bala Pai, Ph.D.","body":null,"created":"1521231470","gmt_created":"2018-03-16 20:17:50","changed":"1521231470","gmt_changed":"2018-03-16 20:17:50","alt":"Gabe Kwong, Ph.D. (left), and Bala Pai, Ph.D.","file":{"fid":"230184","name":"Gabe and Bala.jpg","image_path":"\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/Gabe%20and%20Bala.jpg","image_full_path":"http:\/\/hg.gatech.edu\/\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/Gabe%20and%20Bala.jpg","mime":"image\/jpeg","size":238133,"path_740":"http:\/\/hg.gatech.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/740xx_scale\/public\/images\/Gabe%20and%20Bala.jpg?itok=irbEVImk"}},"604974":{"id":"604974","type":"image","title":"Gabe Kwong, Ph.D. (left), and Bala Pai, Ph.D. holding their awards","body":null,"created":"1523472618","gmt_created":"2018-04-11 18:50:18","changed":"1523472618","gmt_changed":"2018-04-11 18:50:18","alt":"Gabe Kwong, Ph.D. (left), and Bala Pai, Ph.D. holding their awards","file":{"fid":"230652","name":"41350544832_f33c28c923_z.jpg","image_path":"\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/41350544832_f33c28c923_z.jpg","image_full_path":"http:\/\/hg.gatech.edu\/\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/41350544832_f33c28c923_z.jpg","mime":"image\/jpeg","size":87952,"path_740":"http:\/\/hg.gatech.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/740xx_scale\/public\/images\/41350544832_f33c28c923_z.jpg?itok=FpBpVhAk"}}},"media_ids":["603933","604974"],"groups":[{"id":"1254","name":"Wallace H. 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