{"613514":{"#nid":"613514","#data":{"type":"news","title":"Getting to Know Georgia Tech: Ty McCaffrey","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EWith over 15,000 undergraduate students, six colleges, and more than 30 majors, the Georgia Tech community is a large and unique group.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EMeet Ty McCaffrey \u0026ndash; B.S. Materials Science and Engineering, Class of 2022\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EHometown \u0026ndash; Lawrenceville, Georgia\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Ch4\u003EWhy did you choose your major?\u003C\/h4\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EI\u0026#39;ve always been a math and science person. During my senior year of high school, I really enjoyed taking physics and chemistry. After attending a materials science and engineering (MSE) career day event, I decided MSE was a good blend of my interests.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Ch4\u003EWhat are some of the things you\u0026rsquo;d like to accomplish after graduation?\u003C\/h4\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EOne personal goal is to make a positive difference in the world \u0026ndash; whether through solving a major issue by designing new materials or leading materials innovation. Overall, I want to use my MSE degree to help others in some way.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Ch4\u003EWhat have you enjoyed about your experiences at Georgia Tech?\u003C\/h4\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EI\u0026#39;ve enjoyed the chance to meet many incredible new people. I\u0026rsquo;ve enjoyed attending a school with great people who share similar interests.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Ch4\u003EWhat do you like to do outside of class?\u003C\/h4\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EI love to swim, and having an Olympic-sized pool on campus is such a cool experience. Although I haven\u0026#39;t had much time lately, I always used to joke that the water was my second home \u0026mdash; I like to spend as much time swimming as possible.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cem\u003ERead more about students from other majors \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/news.gatech.edu\/features\/getting-know-georgia-tech\u0022\u003Ehere\u003C\/a\u003E.\u003C\/em\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EWith over 15,000 undergraduate students, six colleges, and more than 30 majors, the Georgia Tech community is a large and unique group. Meet Ty McCaffrey \u0026ndash; B.S. Materials Science and Engineering, Class of 2022\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","format":"limited_html"}],"field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"Meet Ty McCaffrey \u2013 B.S. Materials Science and Engineering, Class of 2022"}],"uid":"30867","created_gmt":"2018-12-07 15:07:25","changed_gmt":"2018-12-10 19:09:25","author":"Julia Faherty","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","dateline":{"date":"2018-12-10T00:00:00-05:00","iso_date":"2018-12-10T00:00:00-05:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"hg_media":{"615157":{"id":"615157","type":"image","title":"Ty McCaffrey","body":null,"created":"1544392820","gmt_created":"2018-12-09 22:00:20","changed":"1544392820","gmt_changed":"2018-12-09 22:00:20","alt":"Ty McCaffrey","file":{"fid":"234243","name":"ty.jpeg","image_path":"\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/ty.jpeg","image_full_path":"http:\/\/hg.gatech.edu\/\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/ty.jpeg","mime":"image\/jpeg","size":276196,"path_740":"http:\/\/hg.gatech.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/740xx_scale\/public\/images\/ty.jpeg?itok=SWkILmGK"}}},"media_ids":["615157"],"related_links":[{"url":"https:\/\/news.gatech.edu\/features\/getting-know-georgia-tech","title":"Read the full story"}],"groups":[{"id":"1182","name":"General"}],"categories":[{"id":"129","name":"Institute and Campus"}],"keywords":[{"id":"179552","name":"student profiles"},{"id":"4497","name":"Materials Science and Engineering"}],"core_research_areas":[],"news_room_topics":[{"id":"71871","name":"Campus and Community"}],"event_categories":[],"invited_audience":[],"affiliations":[],"classification":[],"areas_of_expertise":[],"news_and_recent_appearances":[],"phone":[],"contact":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022mailto:stucomm@gatech.edu\u0022\u003EJulia Faherty\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EInstitute Communications\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","format":"limited_html"}],"email":["stucomm@gatech.edu"],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}}}