{"649997":{"#nid":"649997","#data":{"type":"news","title":"Cressler Appointed as Regents Professor","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EJohn D. Cressler has been promoted to the rank of Regents Professor; his nomination to this rank was approved by the University System of Georgia Board of Regents on August 10.\u0026nbsp;He is a faculty member in the Georgia Tech School of Electrical and Computer Engineering (ECE).\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003ECressler has been a prolific researcher and educator in the development of novel micro\/nanoelectronic and photonic devices,\u0026nbsp;circuits, and systems using nanoscale silicon-germanium (SiGe) alloys. He and his team apply these technologies to\u0026nbsp;next-generation communications systems, ground and space-based radar and remote sensing systems, quantum science, and planetary exploration missions.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EA proud Georgia\u0026nbsp;Tech alumnus, Cressler graduated with his B.S. degree in physics in 1984. He spent eight-and-a-half years at IBM T.J. Watson Research Center, received his Ph.D. from\u0026nbsp;Columbia University in 1990, and then worked for 10 years on the ECE faculty at Auburn\u0026nbsp;University. Cressler joined Georgia Tech in 2002 as a professor in ECE, and from 2004-2013, he held the title of Ken\u0026nbsp;Byers Professor. He was appointed as the Schlumberger Chair\u0026nbsp;Professor in Electronics in 2013 and as a Ken Byers Teaching Fellow in Science and Religion in 2017.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003ECressler and his students have produced over 750 refereed journal and conference papers. He has written three textbooks, edited three others, and written 31 book chapters. He is also a part-time novelist and has published three historical novels set in medieval Muslim Spain, with a fourth nearing completion.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EDuring his career at Georgia Tech, Cressler has received over 100\u0026nbsp;research grants and contracts, totaling more than $30 million. He has graduated 62 Ph.D. students during his career, 53 of whom received their degrees from Georgia Tech. Cressler also serves as the associate director of the Georgia Electronic\u0026nbsp;Design Center, a position that he has held since 2015. Throughout his career, he has\u0026nbsp;received numerous awards for his research accomplishments,\u0026nbsp;including\u0026nbsp;being named an IEEE Fellow and an IEEE Third\u0026nbsp;Millennium Medal recipient.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003ECressler is highly dedicated to his classroom teaching and student mentoring. He is a mainstay in the microelectronics\u0026nbsp;instructional program in ECE for both the undergraduate and graduate students. His book, \u003Cem\u003ESilicon-Germanium Heterojunction Bipolar Transistors\u003C\/em\u003E, is the most widely referenced book in this area and is used as a textbook for graduate classes at a number of universities.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003ECressler also teaches two highly popular courses that are open to all Georgia Tech undergraduate students. CoE 3002 \u0026mdash;Introduction to the Microelectronics and Nanotechnology Revolution serves both the Technology and Management Program and the Honors Program, while IAC 2002\u0026mdash;Science, Engineering, and Religion: An Interfaith Dialogue serves the Georgia Tech-Emory Leadership and Multifaith Program Partnership.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003ECressler has received numerous local, national, and international teaching and mentoring honors throughout his career. Earlier this year, he received the 2021 IEEE James H. Mulligan Education Medal\u0026nbsp;\u0026ldquo;for inspirational teaching and mentoring of\u0026nbsp;undergraduate and graduate students.\u0026rdquo; In 2020, Cressler received the Outstanding Educator\u0026nbsp;Award from the IEEE Atlanta Section, and in 2013, he received Georgia Tech\u0026rsquo;s highest\u0026nbsp;award for faculty, the Class of 1934 Distinguished Professor Award.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003ECressler has been an active member and leader in his professional communities and at\u0026nbsp;Georgia Tech. He has held leadership roles in four different IEEE\u0026nbsp;societies, including as editor-in-chief of the \u003Cem\u003EIEEE Transactions on Electron Devices\u003C\/em\u003E. Cressler led an Institute-level task\u0026nbsp;force on the Georgia\u0026nbsp;Tech Honors Program that helped to strengthen the program\u0026rsquo;s mission and better\u0026nbsp;serve students\u0026rsquo; needs. Currently, he serves on a Georgia\u0026nbsp;Tech committee focused on supporting mental health, substance abuse, and suicide prevention efforts on campuses throughout the University System of Georgia.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026ldquo;John is exceptionally deserving of being named as a Regents Professor, and I am very happy that the University System Board of Regents and the Georgia\u0026nbsp;Tech administration have chosen John to hold this title,\u0026rdquo; said Douglas M. Blough, the Interim Steve W. Chaddick School Chair for ECE. \u0026ldquo;He is an outstanding research scholar and teacher, an\u0026nbsp;inspirational mentor to his students, and a dedicated member of his\u0026nbsp;professional and campus communities. He has our heartfelt\u0026nbsp;thanks for all that he has done for ECE and Georgia\u0026nbsp;Tech, and we are fortunate to have him as a colleague and friend.\u0026rdquo;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EJohn D. Cressler has been promoted to the rank of Regents Professor; his nomination to this rank was approved by the University System of Georgia Board of Regents on August 10.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","format":"limited_html"}],"field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"John D. Cressler has been promoted to the rank of Regents Professor; his nomination to this rank was approved by the University System of Georgia Board of Regents on August 10. 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