Five Georgia Tech faculty members have been selected for the 2024 ACC Academic Leaders Network (ACC ALN) Fellows program. The ALN program is designed to foster cross-institutional networking and collaboration between ACC schools, while increasing the academic leadership capacity within each institution.  

The new cohort includes:  

• Gulsah Akar, Professor and Chair, School of City and Regional Planning, College of Design 

• Elizabeth Cherry, Associate Professor and Associate Chair, School of Computational Science and Engineering, College of Computing 

• Javier Irizarry, Professor and Associate Dean for Academic Affairs and Outreach, School of Building Construction, College of Design 

• Kyriaki Kalaitzidou, Rae S. and Frank H. Neely Professor and Associate Chair for Faculty Development, George W. Woodruff School of Mechanical Engineering, College of Engineering 

• Lewis Wheaton, Professor and Director of C-PIES, School of Biological Sciences, College of Sciences 

The ACC ALN program strengthens a culture of community, enhances relationships among faculty across the Institute and conference, and enables Georgia Tech to foster a climate of leadership. In 2024, fellows will participate in three in-person conferences at Clemson University, the University of Louisville, and North Carolina State University. Fellows form project teams around topics of interest, develop a paper or other deliverable, and present their findings at the final conference in November. 

Explore ALN program details and find out about current and past Georgia Tech fellows, here.