{"674293":{"#nid":"674293","#data":{"type":"news","title":"USG Honors Thomas Kurfess with Regents\u0027 Title","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EThe University System of Georgia (USG) Board of Regents honored 12 Georgia Tech faculty members across campus with Regents\u2019 appointments at its April meeting.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EAmong those recognized is \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/research.gatech.edu\/manufacturing\u0022\u003EGeorgia Tech Manufacturing Institute\u003C\/a\u003E\u0026nbsp;(GTMI) Executive Director \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/research.gatech.edu\/thomas-kurfess\u0022\u003EThomas Kurfess\u003C\/a\u003E, who was named Regents\u0027 Professor. The highest distinction awarded by the USG, Regents\u0027 distinctions recognize faculty members for academic, innovation, and entrepreneurial excellence.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Ch3\u003EAbout Kurfess\u003C\/h3\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Ch4 id=\u0022thomas-kurfess\u0022\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/me.gatech.edu\/faculty\/kurfess\u0022\u003EThomas Kurfess\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/h4\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cem\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003ERegents\u2019 Professor,\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/me.gatech.edu\u0022\u003EGeorge W. Woodruff School of Mechanical Engineering\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/em\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\n\u003Cstrong\u003EHUSCO\/Ramirez Distinguished Chair in Fluid Power and Motion Control\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EKurfess researches advanced manufacturing systems, designing, developing, and optimizing new approaches for complex production systems. He helps lead a\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/coe.gatech.edu\/news\/2022\/09\/building-georgia-ai-and-manufacturing\u0022\u003E$65 million effort to use artificial intelligence in manufacturing and transform Georgia\u2019s industrial economy\u003C\/a\u003E. The Georgia AI Manufacturing (GA-AIM) Technology Corridor is creating and deploying new AI innovations across all manufacturing sectors while training the necessary talent and workforce.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EIn addition to his role as executive director of GTMI, Kurfess\u0026nbsp;is the 2023-24 president of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME).\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EHe served as chief manufacturing officer at Oak Ridge National Laboratory from 2019 to 2021, overseeing strategic planning in advanced manufacturing. Kurfess also previously led the advanced manufacturing team at the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy during the Obama administration from 2012 to 2013.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EKurfess is a member of the National Academy of Engineering and a fellow of the Society of Manufacturing Engineers, ASME, and the American Association for the Advancement of Science.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","summary":"","format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EGeorgia Tech Manufacturing Institute Executive Director Thomas Kurfess was recently named a Regents\u0027 Professor by the University System of Georgia Board of Regents.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","format":"limited_html"}],"field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"Georgia Tech Manufacturing Institute Executive Director Thomas Kurfess was recently named a Regents\u0027 Professor by the University System of Georgia Board of Regents."}],"uid":"35575","created_gmt":"2024-04-19 20:51:27","changed_gmt":"2024-04-19 20:55:15","author":"adavidson38","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","dateline":{"date":"2024-04-19T00:00:00-04:00","iso_date":"2024-04-19T00:00:00-04:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"hg_media":{"673790":{"id":"673790","type":"image","title":"Thomas Kurfess, executive director of the Georgia Tech Manufacturing Institute.","body":"\u003Cp\u003EThomas Kurfess, executive director of the Georgia Tech Manufacturing Institute.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","created":"1713560038","gmt_created":"2024-04-19 20:53:58","changed":"1713560038","gmt_changed":"2024-04-19 20:53:58","alt":"Thomas Kurfess, executive director of the Georgia Tech Manufacturing Institute.","file":{"fid":"257228","name":"Kurfess_Picture_2015 copy-2.jpg","image_path":"\/sites\/default\/files\/2024\/04\/19\/Kurfess_Picture_2015%20copy-2.jpg","image_full_path":"http:\/\/hg.gatech.edu\/\/sites\/default\/files\/2024\/04\/19\/Kurfess_Picture_2015%20copy-2.jpg","mime":"image\/jpeg","size":2365991,"path_740":"http:\/\/hg.gatech.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/740xx_scale\/public\/2024\/04\/19\/Kurfess_Picture_2015%20copy-2.jpg?itok=TkPmFGLX"}}},"media_ids":["673790"],"related_links":[{"url":"https:\/\/coe.gatech.edu\/news\/2024\/04\/usg-honors-5-regents-titles","title":"USG Honors 5 Engineering Professors with Regents\u2019 Titles"},{"url":"https:\/\/research.gatech.edu\/thomas-kurfess-elected-asme-president?utm_source=coe_homepage\u0026utm_medium=web\u0026utm_campaign=newsfeed","title":"Thomas Kurfess Elected ASME President"},{"url":"https:\/\/news.gatech.edu\/news\/2022\/09\/02\/economic-development-administration-awards-georgia-tech-65-million-ai-manufacturing","title":"Economic Development Administration Awards Georgia Tech $65 Million for AI Manufacturing Project"}],"groups":[{"id":"155831","name":"Georgia Tech Manufacturing Institute (GTMI)"}],"categories":[{"id":"42911","name":"Education"},{"id":"132","name":"Institute Leadership"}],"keywords":[{"id":"186857","name":"go-gtmi"},{"id":"19401","name":"Regents Professors"}],"core_research_areas":[{"id":"39461","name":"Manufacturing, Trade, and Logistics"}],"news_room_topics":[],"event_categories":[],"invited_audience":[],"affiliations":[],"classification":[],"areas_of_expertise":[],"news_and_recent_appearances":[],"phone":[],"contact":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022mailto:audra.davidson@research.gatech.edu\u0022\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EAudra Davidson\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\nResearch Communications Program Manager\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\nInstitute Communications\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","format":"limited_html"}],"email":["audra.davidson@research.gatech.edu"],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}}}