{"654771":{"#nid":"654771","#data":{"type":"news","title":"Cobb, Jo, Sa de Melo Honored as Lifetime AAAS Fellows","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EThe American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) has elected three faculty from Georgia Tech and Emory University to the newest class of AAAS Fellows, one of the highest distinctions in the scientific community:\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cul\u003E\r\n\t\u003Cli\u003E\r\n\t\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EKim M. Cobb\u003C\/strong\u003E, Georgia Power Chair, director of the \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.globalchange.gatech.edu\u0022\u003EGlobal Change Program\u003C\/a\u003E, and ADVANCE Professor in the \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/eas.gatech.edu\/\u0022\u003ESchool of Earth and Atmospheric Sciences\u003C\/a\u003E, \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/cos.gatech.edu\/\u0022\u003ECollege of Sciences\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\t\u003C\/li\u003E\r\n\t\u003Cli\u003E\r\n\t\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EHanjoong Jo\u003C\/strong\u003E, Wallace H. Coulter Distinguished Faculty Chair in Biomedical Engineering and the \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/bme.gatech.edu\/bme\/\u0022\u003ECoulter Department of Biomedical Engineering\u003C\/a\u003E\u0026rsquo;s associate chair for \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.emory.edu\/home\/index.html\u0022\u003EEmory University\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\t\u003C\/li\u003E\r\n\t\u003Cli\u003E\r\n\t\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003ECarlos A. R. Sa de Melo\u003C\/strong\u003E, professor in the \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/physics.gatech.edu\/\u0022\u003ESchool of Physics\u003C\/a\u003E, College of Sciences\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\t\u003C\/li\u003E\r\n\u003C\/ul\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThe 2021 class of \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.aaas.org\/news\/aaas-honors-outstanding-scientific-contributors-2021-aaas-fellows\u0022\u003EAAAS Fellows\u003C\/a\u003E includes 564 scientists, engineers, and innovators spanning 24 scientific disciplines who are being recognized for their scientifically and socially distinguished achievements. AAAS is the world\u0026rsquo;s largest general scientific society and publisher of the \u003Cem\u003EScience\u003C\/em\u003E family of journals.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003ETech\u0026rsquo;s trio of honorees lead a spectrum of global research spanning climate variability and trends to theoretical physics to atherosclerosis.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Ch4\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EKim M. Cobb\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/h4\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cem\u003EGeology \u0026amp; Geography | For distinguished service to the field of paleoclimatology and in outreach and education to foster a new generation of earth scientists who are engaged with the real world.\u003C\/em\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026ldquo;As a climate scientist,\u0026rdquo; Cobb shares, \u0026ldquo;it\u0026rsquo;s thrilling to uncover some of Earth\u0026rsquo;s longest held secrets. In that way, our research has always been its own reward to me. But this honor is special, and a true testament to the outsized contributions of our team\u0026rsquo;s research faculty, students, and staff.\u0026rdquo;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThe mission of \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/cobblab.eas.gatech.edu\/\u0022\u003ECobb\u0026rsquo;s research\u003C\/a\u003E is to uncover the mechanisms of global climate change \u0026mdash; both natural and anthropogenic \u0026mdash; to inform regional projections of future climate change.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EMore recently, her research has included the study of climate extremes in Georgia, with the aim of bolstering community resilience to climate change impacts.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EAs historically marginalized communities are most vulnerable to such impacts, Cobb explains, she works with a large team of colleagues and students that includes social scientists, as well as local officials and community organizations. Her AAAS Fellow citation recognizes her sustained efforts in communicating climate science to policymakers and the general public.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Ch4\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EHanjoong Jo\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/h4\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cem\u003EBiological Science | For distinguished contributions to atherosclerosis research, especially in discovering the role of blood flow on endothelial dysfunction and atherosclerosis using novel animal models and cultured cells.\u003C\/em\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EJo\u0026rsquo;s research focuses on better understanding atherosclerosis, a buildup of artery-clogging fats and cholesterol that can lead to heart attacks and strokes.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026ldquo;I am deeply honored and humbled to be elected as an AAAS Fellow,\u0026rdquo; \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/bme.gatech.edu\/bme\/news\/jo-elevated-aaas-fellow\u0022\u003Eshares Jo\u003C\/a\u003E. \u0026ldquo;This election recognizes my lifetime contribution to vascular mechanobiology and atherosclerosis by a distinguished group of AAAS Fellows, who are themselves accomplished leaders in broad [science, technology, engineering, and mathematics] fields.\u0026rdquo;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Ch4\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003ECarlos A. 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Sa de Melo\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/h4\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cem\u003EPhysics | For seminal contributions to superconductivity and superfluidity, particularly the crossover from BCS (Bardeen\u0026ndash;Cooper\u0026ndash;Schrieffer) superconductivity to Bose-Einstein condensation in ultra-cold atoms, and for communicating these advances to students and the public.\u003C\/em\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003ESa de Melo\u0026rsquo;s work focuses on theoretical condensed matter and ultra-cold atomic and molecular physics: superconductors, quantum magnets, superfluids, and Bose-Einstein condensates.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026ldquo;I strongly encourage my students to be broad, deep and creative,\u0026rdquo; he shares. \u0026ldquo;Breadth of knowledge is very important in today\u0026#39;s physics job market, as is expert (deep) knowledge in a particular area.\u0026rdquo; But most of all, he adds, it\u0026rsquo;s \u0026ldquo;the development of new directions, never explored before\u0026rdquo; comprising the dominant component of his research.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026ldquo;I am very thankful to the colleagues that have nominated me for such a recognition \u0026mdash; to my students and postdocs for their collaboration,\u0026rdquo; Sa de Melo says, \u0026ldquo;and to the AAAS Council for electing me to the rank of Fellow for contributions to theoretical physics in the fields of superconductivity and superfluidity.\u0026rdquo;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Ch4\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EA tradition since 1874\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/h4\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026ldquo;AAAS is proud to bestow the honor of AAAS Fellow to some of today\u0026rsquo;s brightest minds who are integral to forging our path into the future,\u0026rdquo; says Dr. Sudip Parikh, AAAS chief executive officer and \u003Cem\u003EScience\u003C\/em\u003E executive publisher. \u0026ldquo;We celebrate these distinguished individuals for their invaluable contributions to the scientific enterprise.\u0026rdquo;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThis tradition stretches back to 1874. AAAS Fellows are a \u0026ldquo;distinguished cadre of scientists, engineers, and innovators who have been recognized for their achievements across disciplines ranging from research, teaching, and technology, to administration in academia, industry, and government, to excellence in communicating and interpreting science to the public.\u0026rdquo;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EAAAS members achieve the rank of Fellow through a rigorous annual nomination and selection process. Cobb, Jo, and Sa de Melo join \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.aaas.org\/fellows\/historic?field_last_name_value=All\u0026amp;field_institutional_affiliation_value=%22georgia%20institute%20of%20technology%22\u0026amp;field_address_city=All\u0026amp;field_address_when_elected_administrative_area=All\u0026amp;field_address_when_elected_country_code=All\u0026amp;field_primary_aaas_section=All\u0026amp;field_status_value=All\u0026amp;order=field_year_elected\u0026amp;sort=desc\u0026amp;name_combine=\u0026amp;field_year_elected\u0022\u003Emore than 90 faculty\u003C\/a\u003E from Georgia Tech faculty elected as Fellows since 1954, including \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/iac.gatech.edu\/people\/person\/kaye-husbands-fealing\u0022\u003EKaye Husbands Fealing\u003C\/a\u003E, dean of the Ivan Allen College of Liberal Arts, who also serves on the AAAS Executive Board \u0026mdash; along with \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/cos.gatech.edu\/news\/lozier-elected-american-academy-arts-and-sciences\u0022\u003Eseveral fellow Georgia Tech faculty\u003C\/a\u003E inducted as AAAS members, including \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/cos.gatech.edu\/about\/meet-susan-lozier\u0022\u003ESusan Lozier\u003C\/a\u003E, dean of the College of Sciences and Betsy Middleton and John Clark Sutherland Chair.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThe new class of Fellows will receive an official certificate and a gold and blue rosette pin to commemorate their election (representing science and engineering, respectively) and will be celebrated at an AAAS commemoration later this year. The cohort is also featured in the AAAS News \u0026amp; Notes section of \u003Cem\u003EScience\u003C\/em\u003E for January 2022.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E***\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\nThe \u003Cstrong\u003EGeorgia Institute of Technology\u003C\/strong\u003E, or Georgia Tech, is a top 10 public research university developing leaders who advance technology and improve the human condition. The Institute offers business, computing, design, engineering, liberal arts, and sciences degrees. Its nearly 44,000 students representing 50 states and 149 countries, study at the main campus in Atlanta, at campuses in France and China, and through distance and online learning. As a leading technological university, Georgia Tech is an engine of economic development for Georgia, the Southeast, and the nation, conducting more than $1 billion in research annually for government, industry, and society.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThe \u003Cstrong\u003EAmerican Association for the Advancement of Science\u003C\/strong\u003E (AAAS) is the world\u0026rsquo;s largest general scientific society and publisher of the journal\u003Cem\u003E Science\u003C\/em\u003E, as well as \u003Cem\u003EScience Translational Medicine\u003C\/em\u003E; \u003Cem\u003EScience Signaling\u003C\/em\u003E; a digital, open-access journal, \u003Cem\u003EScience Advances\u003C\/em\u003E; \u003Cem\u003EScience Immunology; \u003C\/em\u003Eand \u003Cem\u003EScience Robotics\u003C\/em\u003E. AAAS was founded in 1848 and includes more than 250 affiliated societies and academies of science, serving 10 million individuals. 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