{"658786":{"#nid":"658786","#data":{"type":"news","title":"Georgia Tech Awards Another Round of Research Seed Grants","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EOn a crowded, vibrant planet with limited resources, the challenges facing society are increasingly complex. Whether it\u0026rsquo;s climate change, health disparities, or food security, the effective solutions will be multi-dimensional. Innovation this big requires teams of experts.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003ERecognizing that, Georgia Tech\u0026rsquo;s Office of the Executive Vice President for Research has awarded a third round of seed grants, advancing the development and growth of cross-disciplinary research teams. Thirteen projects involving researchers from all over campus are sharing $700,000 to help jumpstart their projects. The seed grants support teams at two stages of development: the \u0026ldquo;Forming Teams and Establishing Collaborative Expertise\u0026rdquo; program supports new collaborations and the \u0026ldquo;Moving Teams Forward\u0026rdquo; program advances existing collaborations.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026ldquo;These programs continue to resonate with the faculty and enable the creation of cross-campus teams, bringing together something we really need \u0026ndash; a diverse array of researchers to tackle complex new problems,\u0026rdquo; said \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/research.gatech.edu\/robert-butera\u0022\u003ERob Butera\u003C\/a\u003E, vice president for Research Development and Operations, and professor in the \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/coe.gatech.edu\/\u0022\u003ECollege of Engineering\u003C\/a\u003E at Georgia Tech. \u0026ldquo;We are looking for teams that are not just seeking to fund a research project, but will establish a trajectory for the future of research at Georgia Tech.\u0026rdquo;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThe future looks diverse. The selected proposals for this round of seed grants involve all of the colleges on campus, the \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/gtri.gatech.edu\/\u0022\u003EGeorgia Tech Research Institute\u003C\/a\u003E, and a number of research centers (including the centers for \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/cidi.gatech.edu\/\u0022\u003EInclusive Design and Innovation\u003C\/a\u003E, \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/cacp.gatech.edu\/\u0022\u003EAdvanced Communications Policy\u003C\/a\u003E, and \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/gvu.gatech.edu\/research\/labs\/interactive-media-technology-center-imtc\u0022\u003EInteractive Media Technology\u003C\/a\u003E).\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThe program, which operates on a biannual cycle, was launched in 2021 when it awarded a first round of 17 seed grants valued at $1 million. The next round of funding, announced in February, went to 14 teams that were awarded about $900.000. An upcoming round will be announced in Fall 2022. As is reflected by the two-stage support, the aim is on establishing an effective and sustainable team research culture, not the kind of thing that happens overnight.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026ldquo;Consider the combination of technical and social science expertise that might be needed, for example, to address climate change or health disparities,\u0026rdquo; said \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/research.gatech.edu\/office-research-development\u0022\u003ERebecca Terns, director of Research Development\u003C\/a\u003E at Georgia Tech.\u0026nbsp;\u0026ldquo;Tackling grand challenges can require teams of scientists from many fields working and communicating effectively with one another.\u0026nbsp; It takes more than assembling a group of qualified individuals. \u0026nbsp;The seed grant program is designed to give teams time and resources to work together and develop the experience to be effective.\u0026rdquo;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026ldquo;A track record of productive work in team research not only prepares our faculty to be competitive for external funding opportunities,\u0026rdquo; Terns said. \u0026ldquo;It also positions them to be successful in addressing large and complex societal challenges.\u0026rdquo;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":"","field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"Office of Executive Vice President of Research releases another round of seed grants at Georgia Tech."}],"uid":"28153","created_gmt":"2022-06-10 13:08:23","changed_gmt":"2022-06-13 18:16:29","author":"Jerry Grillo","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","dateline":{"date":"2022-06-10T00:00:00-04:00","iso_date":"2022-06-10T00:00:00-04:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"hg_media":{"658785":{"id":"658785","type":"image","title":"Research building","body":null,"created":"1654865892","gmt_created":"2022-06-10 12:58:12","changed":"1654865892","gmt_changed":"2022-06-10 12:58:12","alt":"","file":{"fid":"249710","name":"original.jpg","image_path":"\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/original_14.jpg","image_full_path":"http:\/\/hg.gatech.edu\/\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/original_14.jpg","mime":"image\/jpeg","size":632922,"path_740":"http:\/\/hg.gatech.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/740xx_scale\/public\/images\/original_14.jpg?itok=d3Zd_ZaI"}}},"media_ids":["658785"],"groups":[{"id":"1188","name":"Research Horizons"}],"categories":[],"keywords":[{"id":"187915","name":"go-researchnews"},{"id":"174822","name":"seed grants"},{"id":"109","name":"Georgia Tech"},{"id":"190767","name":"executive vice president of research"},{"id":"14463","name":"Rob Butera"}],"core_research_areas":[],"news_room_topics":[],"event_categories":[],"invited_audience":[],"affiliations":[],"classification":[],"areas_of_expertise":[],"news_and_recent_appearances":[],"phone":[],"contact":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022mailto:jerry.grillo@ibb.gatech.edu\u0022\u003EJerry Grillo\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","format":"limited_html"}],"email":["jerry.grillo@ibb.gatech.edu"],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}}}