{"667506":{"#nid":"667506","#data":{"type":"news","title":"College of Sciences Students, Future Faculty Recognized with Annual Awards","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EEach spring, the Georgia Tech community \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/news.gatech.edu\/news\/2023\/04\/21\/outstanding-students-recognized-annual-celebration?utm_source=newsletter\u0026amp;utm_medium=email\u0026amp;utm_content=Outstanding%20Students%20Recognized%20at%20Annual%20Celebration\u0026amp;utm_campaign=Daily%20Digest%20-%20April%2024%2C%202023\u0022\u003Egathers to recognize\u003C\/a\u003E the academic achievements and excellence of undergraduate and graduate students across the Institute. Dozens of College of Sciences students were honored during \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/specialevents.gatech.edu\/events\/student-honors\u0022\u003ETech\u2019s Student Honors Celebration\u003C\/a\u003E, held on April 19 at the Academy of Medicine.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003ETeaching excellence was also honored through Georgia Tech Teaching Assistant Awards and special certificates during the Institute\u2019s \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/ctl.gatech.edu\/content\/awards\u0022\u003ETeaching Assistant (TA) and Future Faculty Award\u003C\/a\u003E ceremonies, also held on April 19, at the Exhibition Hall Midtown Ballroom.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EPlease join us in congratulating these special recipients across our College of Sciences community:\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Ch4\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/loveaward.oue.gatech.edu\/provost-excellence-award\/\u0022\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EProvost\u2019s Academic Excellence Award\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/h4\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EEstablished in 2021, the \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/oue.gatech.edu\/2023-provosts-academic-excellence-award\u0022\u003EProvost\u2019s Academic Excellence Award\u003C\/a\u003E was created to recognize the remaining finalists of the \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/loveaward.oue.gatech.edu\/\u0022\u003ELove Family Foundation Award\u003C\/a\u003E (awarded this year to \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/design.gatech.edu\/\u0022\u003ECollege of Design\u003C\/a\u003E student \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/loveaward.oue.gatech.edu\/#winner\u0022\u003EKaris Wang\u003C\/a\u003E). Each student is a graduating senior and represents the most outstanding scholastic record from their college. Finalists receive a $2,000 award, generously sponsored by the Love Family Foundation, and recognition at the annual Student Honors program.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EOne of this year\u2019s recipients of the Provost\u2019s Academic Excellence Award is \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/elena-cabrera-gatech\/\u0022\u003EElena Cabrera\u003C\/a\u003E, who is graduating from the \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/psychology.gatech.edu\/\u0022\u003ESchool of Psychology\u003C\/a\u003E. Cabrera conducted three years of research in the \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/hertzoglab.psychology.gatech.edu\/lab-members\/\u0022\u003EAdult Cognition Lab\u003C\/a\u003E, earning her the College of Sciences Dean\u2019s Scholarship and Early Research Award. She has also served as Psychology Association president and received two Tower Awards from the \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/diversity.gatech.edu\/student-support\/omed\/about-omed\/omed-events\/tower-awards\u0022\u003EOffice of Minority Educational Development\u003C\/a\u003E. After graduation, Cabrera plans to pursue social and cultural psychological research on her path to becoming a psychology professor.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EOther recipients include \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.scheller.gatech.edu\/news\/2023\/arul-gupta-named-poets-quants-2023-best-brightest-business-major.html\u0022\u003EArul Gupta\u003C\/a\u003E from the \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.scheller.gatech.edu\/index.html\u0022\u003EScheller College of Business\u003C\/a\u003E, \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/kevinyli\/\u0022\u003EKevin Li\u003C\/a\u003E from the \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.cc.gatech.edu\/\u0022\u003ECollege of Computing\u003C\/a\u003E, \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/jacob-young-541406197\/\u0022\u003EJacob Young\u003C\/a\u003E from the \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/iac.gatech.edu\/\u0022\u003EIvan Allen College of Liberal Arts\u003C\/a\u003E, and \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/peterflais\/\u0022\u003EPeter Lais\u003C\/a\u003E from the \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/coe.gatech.edu\/\u0022\u003ECollege of Engineering\u003C\/a\u003E. \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/oue.gatech.edu\/2023-provosts-academic-excellence-award\u0022\u003E\u003Cem\u003ERead more\u003C\/em\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cem\u003E.\u003C\/em\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Ch4\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EHonors Program Outstanding Student Award\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/h4\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThis award was established in fall 2022 to honor one graduating student who best exemplifies the Honors Program during their time at Georgia Tech.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThe first ever recipient of this award is \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/sasorme\/\u0022\u003ESarah Sorme\u003C\/a\u003E, a graduating \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/neuro.gatech.edu\u0022\u003Eneuroscience\u003C\/a\u003E major who has been active in the Honors Program. Sorme has had many leadership roles within the Honors Program during her time at Georgia Tech, including serving on two committees \u2014 the New Student Committee and the Community Outreach Committee \u2014 acting as a first-year retreat guide, and serving as editor of the Honors Program newsletter (The HyPe). She also served as co-director of the Honors Leadership Council and was instrumental in guiding the Program through the Covid-19 pandemic.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EAfter graduation, Sarah wants to use her cognitive science knowledge and leadership experiences to develop human-centered technology to improve society.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/oue.gatech.edu\/node\/2215\u0022\u003E\u003Cem\u003ERead more\u003C\/em\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cem\u003E about Sorme.\u003C\/em\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Ch4\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003ERoger M. Wartell and Stephen E. Brossette Award for Multidisciplinary Studies in Biology, Physics, and Mathematics\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/h4\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThis award is presented to an undergraduate student with demonstrated accomplishments at the interface of biology with either physics or mathematics. The award was established by a generous donation from alumnus Stephen E. Brossette in recognition of the many contributions of Roger M. Wartell to the Georgia Institute of Technology.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThe 2023 winner, \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/julianne-tijani-4b99861a2\/\u0022\u003EJulianne Tijani\u003C\/a\u003E, is a physics major who has conducted research on the evolution of yeast, antibiotic-resistant infections, and cystic fibrosis. She has participated in the National Science Foundation\u2019s (NSF) \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.nsf.gov\/crssprgm\/reu\/\u0022\u003EResearch Experiences for Undergraduates (REU)\u003C\/a\u003E program, and was recognized as a \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/research.gatech.edu\/bio\/petit-undergraduate-research-scholars-program\u0022\u003EPetit Scholar.\u003C\/a\u003E Julianne has also served as a teaching assistant in the \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/physics.gatech.edu\/\u0022\u003ESchool of Physics\u003C\/a\u003E, a student assistant for the \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/explorellc.cos.gatech.edu\/\u0022\u003EEXPLORE living learning community\u003C\/a\u003E, and a medical scribe at Emory University Hospital.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Ch4\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EA. Joyce Nickelson and John C. Sutherland Undergraduate Research Award\u003C\/strong\u003E \u003C\/h4\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThis award was created by the endowment gift of Joyce E. Nickelson and John C. Sutherland to honor Joyce\u2019s late mother, alumna A. Joyce Nickelson, and Sutherland. The scholarship, which recognizes excellence at the interface of mathematics and physics, is awarded to an undergraduate student who has jointly studied mathematics and physics, and who has engaged in scientific research.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003ENickelson-Sutherland award winner \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/lance-lampert-9544bb1bb\/\u0022\u003ELance Lampert\u003C\/a\u003E is completing degrees in physics and mathematics. He has been a research assistant at the \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/gtri.gatech.edu\/\u0022\u003EGeorgia Tech Research Institute\u003C\/a\u003E, has taken part in the University of Michigan NSF Research Experience for Undergraduates program, and will be conducting research at the \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/home.cern\/\u0022\u003ECERN\u003C\/a\u003E particle accelerator facility in Switzerland this summer. He is also a leader in the \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/gatech.campuslabs.com\/engage\/organization\/qca\u0022\u003EQuantum Computing Association\u003C\/a\u003E, maintains the web infrastructure for Georgia Tech\u2019s student radio station \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.wrek.org\/\u0022\u003EWREK\u003C\/a\u003E, and hosts a show on the channel.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Ch4\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003ECynthia L. Bossart and James Efron Scholarship\u003C\/strong\u003E \u003C\/h4\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThis honor was created by alumna Cindy Bossart to recognize high academic achievement by a student in the College of Sciences who is a non-Georgia resident.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/veronikavessigault\/\u0022\u003EVeronika Vessigault\u003C\/a\u003E is the 2022-3 recipient of this award and is a mathematics major with a minor in computational data analysis. She is currently taking graduate-level numerical linear algebra, and she studied in Hungary as part of the Budapest Semester in Mathematics. She plans to pursue a Ph.D. in mathematics and an academic career. While at Tech, she volunteered close to 100 hours teaching high school and community college students and served as a teaching assistant in both the \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/math.gatech.edu\/\u0022\u003ESchool of Mathematics\u003C\/a\u003E and the \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.cc.gatech.edu\/\u0022\u003ECollege of Computing\u003C\/a\u003E.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Ch4\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EMetha Phingbodhipakkiya Memorial Scholarship\u003C\/strong\u003E \u003C\/h4\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThis honor was established by Maranee Phingbodhipakkiya to honor her father, his love for physics, and the sacrifices he made to assure that she would have the finest education. This award is made to a junior or senior in the College of Sciences based on academic merit.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThe recipient of this award, \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/saima-firoj-08368b206\/\u0022\u003ESaima Firoj\u003C\/a\u003E, is a biochemistry major who is also completing minors in Spanish and health and medical sciences. She has conducted research on the structure and aggregation patterns of membranes through cryo-electron microscopy to aid in drug development and delivery, and on the biochemical origins of life. She has also volunteered extensively in the medical field. \u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Ch4\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003ERobert A. Pierotti Memorial Scholarship\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/h4\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThe College of Sciences presents this scholarship in honor of Robert \u201cBob\u201d Pierotti, past dean of the College and founder of the \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.ceismc.gatech.edu\/\u0022\u003ECenter for Education Integrating Science, Mathematics, and Computing (CEISMC)\u003C\/a\u003E. The award is made to top graduating seniors in the College who have excelled both academically and in research.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThe three recipients of the 2022 Pierotti Award are \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/thiago-esslinger\/\u0022\u003EThiago Esslinger\u003C\/a\u003E, \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/andrew-ji-020133191\/\u0022\u003EAndrew Ji\u003C\/a\u003E, and \u003Cstrong\u003ELila Nassar\u003C\/strong\u003E.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EEsslinger\u003C\/strong\u003E is majoring in both biochemistry and earth and atmospheric sciences. During his time as an undergraduate, Esslinger conducted research with \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/ibes.brown.edu\/people\/kim-cobb\u0022\u003EKim Cobb\u003C\/a\u003E, former professor in the \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/eas.gatech.edu\/\u0022\u003ESchool of Earth and Atmospheric Sciences\u003C\/a\u003E who now serves as the director of the \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/ibes.brown.edu\/\u0022\u003EInstitute at Brown for Environment and Society\u003C\/a\u003E. His research aimed to investigate the influence of symbiont community composition on coral geochemical proxy records in the central equatorial Pacific. In addition, he has worked as a study abroad teaching assistant, and has received a \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/undergradresearch.gatech.edu\/content\/presidents-undergraduate-research-awards\u0022\u003EPresident\u2019s Undergraduate Research Award\u003C\/a\u003E as well as the \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/serve-learn-sustain.gatech.edu\/georgia-tech-student-sustainability-champions\u0022\u003ESustainability Student Champions Award\u003C\/a\u003E.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EJi \u003C\/strong\u003Eis a biology major with a minor in computing and intelligence. He is a researcher in the \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/biosciences.gatech.edu\/\u0022\u003ESchool of Biological Sciences\u003C\/a\u003E, where he works with \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/biosciences.gatech.edu\/people\/francesca-storici\u0022\u003EFrancesca Storici\u003C\/a\u003E \u2014 professor and associate chair for Graduate Education in the School \u2014 to sequence the genome of a species of yeast. He also serves as a teaching assistant for the Bioethics and Integrative Genetics course, for which he was recognized as the School of Biological Sciences Undergraduate Teaching Assistant of the Year. Ji has also done considerable volunteer work in clinics and hospitals.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003ENassar\u003C\/strong\u003E is a physics major with a concentration in the physics of living systems. Nassar has a broad set of research experiences with faculty \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/physics.gatech.edu\/user\/martin-mourigal\u0022\u003EMartin Mourigal\u003C\/a\u003E and \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/physics.gatech.edu\/user\/jennifer-curtis\u0022\u003EJennifer Curtis\u003C\/a\u003E in the \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/physics.gatech.edu\/\u0022\u003ESchool of Physics\u003C\/a\u003E. Nassar has also served as the secretary and president of the\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/wip.gatech.edu\/\u0022\u003E Georgia Tech Society of Women in Physics\u003C\/a\u003E. In summer 2021, Nassar also participated in the NSF REU program at Vanderbilt University.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Ch4\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003ECollege of Sciences Undergraduate Research Awards\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/h4\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EUndergraduate research awards are made to students in the College of Sciences who have made strong contributions to research over a number of semesters. This year\u2019s winners were \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/chelsea-bekemeier\/\u0022\u003EChelsea Bekemeier\u003C\/a\u003E, \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/lydia-kenney-809962196\/\u0022\u003ELydia Kenney\u003C\/a\u003E, \u003Cstrong\u003EDimitrios Kidonakis\u003C\/strong\u003E, and \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/evelyn-gardolinski\/\u0022\u003EEvelyn Gardolinski\u003C\/a\u003E.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EBekemeier\u003C\/strong\u003E is graduating from the \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/eas.gatech.edu\/\u0022\u003ESchool of Earth and Atmospheric Sciences\u003C\/a\u003E with a concentration in meteorology. Bekemeier conducts research with \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/eas.gatech.edu\/people\/huey-dr-greg\u0022\u003EGreg Huey\u003C\/a\u003E, professor and chair of the School, and has contributed to controlled burning experiments in Fort Columbus, GA, as well as the \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/cos.gatech.edu\/news\/research-aircraft-investigate-monsoon-climate-connections\u0022\u003EAsian Summer Monsoon Chemical and CLimate Impact Project\u003C\/a\u003E (ACCLIP) based in South Korea. She has also been dedicated to outreach endeavors, serving as a STEM educator for iFLY Indoor Skydiving and a Superheroes Club Educator at \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.awakeneducationllc.com\/superheroes-club\u0022\u003EAwaken Education LLC\u003C\/a\u003E.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EKenney \u003C\/strong\u003Eis a biochemistry major who began working with Raquel Lieberman, professor and \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/chemistry.gatech.edu\/news\/raquel-lieberman-named-first-chair-alumna-funded-effort-boost-women-faculty-chemistry-and\u0022\u003ESepcic-Pfiel Endowed Chair\u003C\/a\u003E in the \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/chemistry.gatech.edu\/\u0022\u003ESchool of Chemistry and Biochemistry\u003C\/a\u003E in 2020. She was named a \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.beckman-foundation.org\/people\/lydia-kenney\/\u0022\u003EBeckman Scholar\u003C\/a\u003E \u2014 a 15-month mentored research experience for exceptional undergraduate students in chemistry and biological sciences \u2014 in 2021, conducting metagenomics research on deep sea sediments to identify novel binding proteins. Throughout her work with Lieberman, Kenney has won the best poster competition at the 36th Annual \u003Cem\u003EProtein Society Symposium \u003C\/em\u003Ein San Francisco, CA, and co-authored a manuscript.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EKidonakis\u003C\/strong\u003E is a mathematics major who began research as a high schooler in 2018. Working with \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/services.math.duke.edu\/~jdr\/\u0022\u003EJoseph Rabinoff\u003C\/a\u003E, associate professor at Duke University formerly in Georgia Tech\u2019s the School of Mathematics, Kidonakis conducted a research project on arithmetic geometry which won the award for best project in mathematics at the Georgia Science and Engineering Fair. During his time at Tech, Kidonakis has also worked with School of Mathematics professors \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/ib.math.gatech.edu\/\u0022\u003EIgor Belegradek\u003C\/a\u003E and \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/sites.google.com\/view\/mattbakermath\/home\u0022\u003EMatt Baker\u003C\/a\u003E.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EGardolinski\u003C\/strong\u003E is graduating from the \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/neuro.gatech.edu\/\u0022\u003EUndergraduate Program in Neuroscience\u003C\/a\u003E, and began doing research with Tim Cope, professor in the School of Biological Sciences, in 2020. Gardolinski conducted her research thesis with Cope, which aimed to develop a large data base on molecular mechanisms underlying signaling by specialized sensory receptors responsible for movement perception. She has also served as a teaching assistant, a peer advisor, and as the vice president of finance for Georgia Tech\u2019s Red Cross Club.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Ch4\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003ELarry O\u2019Hara Graduate Scholarship\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/h4\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThis honor is provided by an endowment bequeathed by alumnus Larry O\u2019Hara. It is presented to outstanding graduate students in the College of Sciences.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EAll of the 2023 winners have established a strong record of research with multiple publications in peer-reviewed journals, as well as multiple conference presentations:\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cul\u003E\r\n\t\u003Cli\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/xliu729.math.gatech.edu\/\u0022\u003EXiaonan Liu\u003C\/a\u003E, Ph.D. candidate, Mathematics\u003C\/li\u003E\r\n\t\u003Cli\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/biosciences.gatech.edu\/people\/aaron-pfennig\u0022\u003EAaron Pfennig\u003C\/a\u003E, Ph.D. candidate, Quantitative Biosciences program, Biological Sciences\u003C\/li\u003E\r\n\u003C\/ul\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003ELiu\u003C\/strong\u003E is currently studying structural graph theory, extremal combinatorics, and graph coloring with \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/math.gatech.edu\/people\/xingxing-yu\u0022\u003EXingxing Yu\u003C\/a\u003E, a professor in the School of Mathematics and the director of Graduate Studies.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EPfennig\u003C\/strong\u003E\u2019s research interests include theoretical and empirical population genetics of admixed populations. He currently works with \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/biosciences.gatech.edu\/people\/joseph-lachance\u0022\u003EJoseph Lachance\u003C\/a\u003E, an associate professor in the School of Biological Sciences, to examine admixture of modern humans with archaic hominins.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E \u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Ch4\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003ETeaching Assistant Awards\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/h4\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThe College of Science had several winners among the \u003Cstrong\u003E2023 Georgia Tech Teaching Assistant Awardees\u003C\/strong\u003E. The awards are presented annually by the \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/ctl.gatech.edu\/\u0022\u003ECenter for Teaching and Learning\u003C\/a\u003E to celebrate the contributions to teaching excellence at Georgia Tech made by graduate and undergraduate teaching assistants:\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cul\u003E\r\n\t\u003Cli\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EUndergraduate Teaching Assistant of the Year\u003C\/strong\u003E:\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\n\t\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/bret-min-hendricks\/\u0022\u003EBret Hendricks\u003C\/a\u003E, Mathematics \u003C\/li\u003E\r\n\t\u003Cli\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EGraduate Teaching Assistants of the Year\u003C\/strong\u003E:\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\n\t\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/math.gatech.edu\/people\/santana-afton\u0022\u003ESantana Afton\u003C\/a\u003E, Mathematics\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\n\t\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/markace-rainey-167757147\/\u0022\u003EMarkace Rainey\u003C\/a\u003E, Chemistry and Biochemistry\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\n\t\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/qbios.gatech.edu\/leo-wood\u0022\u003ELeo Wood\u003C\/a\u003E, Physics\u003C\/li\u003E\r\n\t\u003Cli\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EGraduate Student Instructor of the Year:\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\n\t\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/math.gatech.edu\/people\/james-anderson\u0022\u003EJames Anderson\u003C\/a\u003E, Mathematics \u003C\/li\u003E\r\n\u003C\/ul\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003ESeveral students also won Teaching Assistant Awards at the school level:\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cul\u003E\r\n\t\u003Cli\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EUndergraduate Teaching Assistant Award:\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\n\t\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/eas.gatech.edu\/charlotte-carl\u0022\u003ECharlotte Carl\u003C\/a\u003E, Earth and Atmospheric Sciences\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\n\t\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/hoganpeer\/\u0022\u003EBenjamin Peer\u003C\/a\u003E, Chemistry and Biochemistry\u003C\/li\u003E\r\n\t\u003Cli\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EGraduate Teaching Assistant Award:\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\n\t\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/alexbcosta\/\u0022\u003EAlex Costa\u003C\/a\u003E, Biological Sciences\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\n\t\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/erin-griffith-6a0a6ba\/\u0022\u003EErin Griffith\u003C\/a\u003E, Earth and Atmospheric Sciences\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\n\t\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/drupal.psychology.gatech.edu\/tiffany-nguyen\u0022\u003ETiffany Nguyen\u003C\/a\u003E, Psychology\u003C\/li\u003E\r\n\t\u003Cli\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EGraduate Student Instructor Award:\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\n\t\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/cassie-shriver\/?trk=public_profile_browsemap\u0022\u003ECassandra Shriver\u003C\/a\u003E, Biological Sciences\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\n\t\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/terri-dunbar-37645955\/\u0022\u003ETerri Dunbar\u003C\/a\u003E, Psychology\u003C\/li\u003E\r\n\t\u003Cli\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EOnline Teaching Assistant Award:\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\n\t\u003Cstrong\u003EMollene Denton\u003C\/strong\u003E, Mathematics\u003C\/li\u003E\r\n\u003C\/ul\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E \u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Ch4\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003ETech to Teaching Certificates\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/h4\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003ETech to Teaching Certificates are designed to prepare Georgia Tech graduate and postdoctoral associates for college teaching positions.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThrough this certificate program, participants will develop a thorough understanding of the scholarship of teaching and learning, and will demonstrate their ability to apply these skills in the classroom.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThe following College of Sciences students were awarded Tech to Teaching Certificates:\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cul\u003E\r\n\t\u003Cli\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/math.gatech.edu\/people\/austin-christian\u0022\u003EAustin Christian\u003C\/a\u003E, Mathematics\u003C\/li\u003E\r\n\t\u003Cli\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/cool.gatech.edu\/node\/58\u0022\u003ERebecca Guth-Metzler\u003C\/a\u003E, Chemistry and Biochemistry\u003C\/li\u003E\r\n\t\u003Cli\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/sknavel3.math.gatech.edu\/\u0022\u003ESierra Knavel\u003C\/a\u003E, Mathematics\u003C\/li\u003E\r\n\t\u003Cli\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/katie-m-kuo-1a9b4351\/\u0022\u003EKatie Kuo\u003C\/a\u003E, Chemistry and Biochemistry\u003C\/li\u003E\r\n\t\u003Cli\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/kavita-matange-b8208974\/\u0022\u003EKavita Matange\u003C\/a\u003E, Chemistry and Biochemistry\u003C\/li\u003E\r\n\t\u003Cli\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/athulyaram\/\u0022\u003EAthulya Ram Sreedharan Nair\u003C\/a\u003E, Mathematics\u003C\/li\u003E\r\n\t\u003Cli\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/emily-saccuzzo-189650185\/\u0022\u003EEmily Saccuzzo\u003C\/a\u003E, Chemistry and Biochemistry\u003C\/li\u003E\r\n\t\u003Cli\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/breanna-shi-b2247a1b9\/\u0022\u003EBreanna Shi\u003C\/a\u003E, Biological Sciences\u003C\/li\u003E\r\n\t\u003Cli\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/cosmo.gatech.edu\/members\/danielle-skinner\/\u0022\u003EDanielle Skinner\u003C\/a\u003E, Physics\u003C\/li\u003E\r\n\u003C\/ul\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Ch4\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003ECenter for the Integration of Research, Teaching, and Learning (CIRTL) Certificates\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/h4\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EAs a member institution in the \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/ctl.gatech.edu\/grad-students\/preparing-faculty\/cirtl\u0022\u003ECIRTL\u003C\/a\u003E national network, Georgia Tech joins with 39 other universities on a mission to improve undergraduate education through the preparation of future faculty.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EParticipants in these certificate programs learn about how students learn, how differences among students affect their learning, evidence-based teaching and assessment practices, and teaching with technology.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EParticipants who complete these foundation-level learning outcomes through a combination of coursework, workshops, or online learning, receive the CIRTL Associate certificate.  \u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThe following College of Sciences students were awarded CIRTL Certificates:\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cul\u003E\r\n\t\u003Cli\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/biosciences.gatech.edu\/people\/stephanie-bilodeau\u0022\u003EStephanie Bilodeau\u003C\/a\u003E, Biological Sciences\u003C\/li\u003E\r\n\t\u003Cli\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/math.gatech.edu\/people\/katherine-booth\u0022\u003EKatherine Booth\u003C\/a\u003E, 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