{"647516":{"#nid":"647516","#data":{"type":"news","title":"Four ECE Students Receive Warren Batts and Austin Brown Innovation Awards","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EFour students from the Georgia Tech School of Electrical and Computer Engineering (ECE) have been selected for the 2021 Warren Batts and Austin Brown Innovation Awards. They are Benjamin Bogard, Gregory Lanier, Stephen Fazio, and Madeline Wilson.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EPresented by the Vertically Integrated Projects (VIP) Program, these scholarship awards recognize students who experience academic and professional growth through VIP and who substantially contribute to their VIP project teams.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EBogard is a senior electrical engineering\u0026nbsp;major and is on the \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.vip.gatech.edu\/teams\/vpo\u0022\u003ELightning at the Edge of Space\u003C\/a\u003E team. This research team builds high-altitude balloons equipped with sensors to study lightning, solar eclipses, and other upper atmospheric phenomena.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003ELanier is a senior ECE major and is on the \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.vip.gatech.edu\/teams\/vp3\u0022\u003EStadium IoPT\u003C\/a\u003E team. This research team is creating an\u0026nbsp;\u003Cem\u003EInternet of People and Things\u003C\/em\u003E\u0026nbsp;(IoPT) within Bobby Dodd Stadium to enhance the game-day experiences and safety of 55,000 Georgia Tech football fans.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EFazio is a junior electrical engineering major and is on the \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.vip.gatech.edu\/teams\/vpd\u0022\u003EGTRI Agricultural Robotics\u003C\/a\u003E team. This research team aims to leverage recent advances in robotics to improve agricultural processes such as crop inspection and harvesting on specialty farms.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EWilson\u0026nbsp;is a senior computer engineering major and is on the \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.vip.gatech.edu\/teams\/vv5\u0022\u003EEngineering for Social Innovation\u003C\/a\u003E team. This research team uses engineering design and development skills for solving social problems and meeting social needs. Ongoing projects are selected from corporate and non-profit organizations.\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EIn the VIP Program, teams of undergraduate students \u0026ndash; from various years, disciplines, and backgrounds \u0026ndash; work with faculty and graduate students in their areas of research, scholarship, and exploration. Undergraduate students earn academic credit for their work and have direct experience with the innovation process, while faculty and graduate students benefit from the extended efforts of their teams. As of spring 2021, 84 teams were part of the VIP Program.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EStudents are invited to apply for the Warren Batts and Austin Brown Scholarships that will be awarded in Spring 2022. For more information, please visit the VIP website at \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.vip.gatech.edu\/\u0022\u003Ehttps:\/\/www.vip.gatech.edu\/\u003C\/a\u003E. VIP is also on social media at Twitter at \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/twitter.com\/VIPatGaTech\u0022\u003Ehttps:\/\/twitter.com\/VIPatGaTech\u003C\/a\u003E, Facebook at \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/VIPGaTech\u0022\u003Ehttps:\/\/www.facebook.com\/VIPGaTech\u003C\/a\u003E, and on LinkedIn at \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/company\/georgiatech-vip\/\u0022\u003Ehttps:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/company\/georgiatech-vip\/\u003C\/a\u003E.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EPictured clockwise from upper left in the photo grid:\u003C\/strong\u003E Benjamin Bogard, Gregory Lanier, Madeline Wilson, and Stephan Fazio.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EFour students from the Georgia Tech School of Electrical and Computer Engineering (ECE) have been selected for the 2021 Warren Batts and Austin Brown Innovation Awards. 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