{"672929":{"#nid":"672929","#data":{"type":"news","title":"Ivan Allen College Faculty Members Join Energy, Policy, and Innovation Center Affiliate Program ","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003ENine full-time Ivan Allen College faculty members are among 13 named to the new Faculty Affiliates program in Georgia Tech\u2019s Energy, Policy, and Innovation Center, a unit of the Strategic Energy Institute (SEI).\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003ETwo other appointees hold joint or courtesy appointments in the College.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThe new affiliates will serve as informal advisors helping guide the Center\u2019s work, enhance opportunities for interdisciplinary research, and help connect faculty members and policymakers throughout the Southeast.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EInterim SEI director Laura Taylor, also the chair of the School of Economics, expects the program to \u201clead to more enrichment opportunities for students, and more awareness of the research intersections of energy technology, economics, and public policy,\u201d according to SEI\u2019s \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/research.gatech.edu\/energy-policy-and-innovation-center-launches-epicenter-faculty-affiliate-program\u0022 rel=\u0022noreferrer noopener\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003Eannouncement\u003C\/a\u003E of the appointments.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThe full-time faculty Ivan Allen College faculty members named to the program are:\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EEconomics:\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cul\u003E\r\n\t\u003Cli\u003E\r\n\t\u003Cp\u003EAssistant Professor Dylan Brewer\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\t\u003C\/li\u003E\r\n\t\u003Cli\u003E\r\n\t\u003Cp\u003EAssistant Professor Guarav Doshi\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\t\u003C\/li\u003E\r\n\t\u003Cli\u003E\r\n\t\u003Cp\u003EAssistant Professor Tony Harding\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\t\u003C\/li\u003E\r\n\t\u003Cli\u003E\r\n\t\u003Cp\u003EAssistant Professor Bobby Harris\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\t\u003C\/li\u003E\r\n\t\u003Cli\u003E\r\n\t\u003Cp\u003EAssociate Professor Matthew Oliver\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\t\u003C\/li\u003E\r\n\t\u003Cli\u003E\r\n\t\u003Cp\u003EAssociate Professor Casey Wichman\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\t\u003C\/li\u003E\r\n\u003C\/ul\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EPublic Policy:\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cul\u003E\r\n\t\u003Cli\u003E\r\n\t\u003Cp\u003EAssociate Professor Omar Isaac Asensio\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\t\u003C\/li\u003E\r\n\t\u003Cli\u003E\r\n\t\u003Cp\u003ERegents\u2019 Professor and Brook Byers Professor of Sustainable Systems Marilyn A. Brown\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\t\u003C\/li\u003E\r\n\t\u003Cli\u003E\r\n\t\u003Cp\u003EProfessor Daniel Matisoff\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\t\u003C\/li\u003E\r\n\u003C\/ul\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EValerie Thomas, the Anderson-Interface Chair of Natural Systems and professor in the School of Industrial \u0026amp; Systems Engineering \u2014 and a joint appointee in the School of Public Policy \u2014 was also named to the program. Rounding out the IAC-affiliated appointments is Joe F. Bozeman III, who holds a courtesy appointment in the School of Public Policy. His primary appointment is assistant professor in the School of Civil and Environmental Engineering.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EU.S. News \u0026amp; World Report recently ranked Georgia Tech as the \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/research.gatech.edu\/georgia-tech-named-top-ranked-public-university-energy\u0022 rel=\u0022noreferrer noopener\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003Etop public university\u003C\/a\u003E and No. 3 nationwide in energy and fuel research.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","summary":"","format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EThe new affiliates will serve as informal advisors helping guide the Center\u2019s work, among other things.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","format":"limited_html"}],"field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"The new affiliates will serve as informal advisors helping guide the Center\u2019s work, among other things."}],"uid":"34600","created_gmt":"2024-02-13 21:45:02","changed_gmt":"2024-02-13 21:51:30","author":"mpearson34","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","dateline":{"date":"2024-02-13T00:00:00-05:00","iso_date":"2024-02-13T00:00:00-05:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"hg_media":{"673072":{"id":"673072","type":"image","title":"Ivan Allen College faculty join Energy, Policy, and Innovation Center.","body":"\u003Cp\u003EIvan Allen College faculty join Energy, Policy, and Innovation Center.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","created":"1707860809","gmt_created":"2024-02-13 21:46:49","changed":"1707860809","gmt_changed":"2024-02-13 21:46:49","alt":"\u0022\u0022","file":{"fid":"256425","name":"EPIC story image.jpg","image_path":"\/sites\/default\/files\/2024\/02\/13\/EPIC%20story%20image.jpg","image_full_path":"http:\/\/hg.gatech.edu\/\/sites\/default\/files\/2024\/02\/13\/EPIC%20story%20image.jpg","mime":"image\/jpeg","size":1061754,"path_740":"http:\/\/hg.gatech.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/740xx_scale\/public\/2024\/02\/13\/EPIC%20story%20image.jpg?itok=FsTIjsJ6"}}},"media_ids":["673072"],"groups":[{"id":"1281","name":"Ivan Allen College of Liberal Arts"},{"id":"1282","name":"School of Economics"},{"id":"1289","name":"School of Public Policy"}],"categories":[],"keywords":[],"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:michael.pearson@iac.gatech.edu\u0022\u003EMichael Pearson\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\nIvan Allen College of Liberal Arts\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","format":"limited_html"}],"email":["michael.pearson@iac.gatech.edu"],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}}}