{"675234":{"#nid":"675234","#data":{"type":"news","title":"Georgia Tech EVPR Chaouki Abdallah Named President of Lebanese American University ","body":[{"value":"\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cp lang=\u0022EN-US\u0022\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/research.gatech.edu\/chaouki-t-abdallah\u0022 rel=\u0022noreferrer noopener\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EChaouki Abdallah\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E, Georgia Tech\u2019s executive vice president for Research (EVPR), has been \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/news.lau.edu.lb\/2024\/dr-chaouki-t-abdallah-named-laus-10th-president.php\u0022\u003Enamed the new president\u003C\/a\u003E of the \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.lau.edu.lb\/\u0022 rel=\u0022noreferrer noopener\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003ELebanese American University in Beirut\u003C\/a\u003E.\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cp lang=\u0022EN-US\u0022\u003EAbdallah, MSECE 1982, Ph.D. ECE 1988, has served as EVPR\u0026nbsp;since 2018; in this role, he led extraordinary growth in Georgia Tech\u2019s research enterprise. Through the work of the \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.gtri.gatech.edu\/\u0022 rel=\u0022noreferrer noopener\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003EGeorgia Tech Research Institute\u003C\/a\u003E, \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/research.gatech.edu\/interdisciplinary-research-institutes\u0022 rel=\u0022noreferrer noopener\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003E10 interdisciplinary research institutes\u003C\/a\u003E (IRIs) and a broad portfolio of faculty research, Georgia Tech now stands \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/research.gatech.edu\/feature\/gt-rankings-jump#:~:text=December%2018%2C%202023%20%E2%80%94%20In%20the,for%20the%20past%20two%20years.\u0022\u003Eat No. 17 in the nation in research expenditures\u003C\/a\u003E \u2014 and No. 1 among institutions without a medical school. \u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cp lang=\u0022EN-US\u0022\u003EAdditionally, Abdallah has also overseen Tech\u2019s economic development activities through the Enterprise Innovation Institute and such groundbreaking entrepreneurship programs as CREATE-X, VentureLab, and the Advanced Technology Development Center.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cp lang=\u0022EN-US\u0022\u003EUnder Abdallah\u0027s strategic, thoughtful leadership, Georgia Tech strengthened its research partnerships with historically Black colleges and universities, \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/news.gatech.edu\/news\/2023\/04\/24\/georgia-tech-chosen-partner-institution-world-leading-climate-center\u0022 rel=\u0022noreferrer noopener\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003Elaunched the New York Climate Exchange\u003C\/a\u003E with a focus on accelerating climate change solutions, \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/ai.gatech.edu\/\u0022 rel=\u0022noreferrer noopener\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003Eestablished an AI Hub\u003C\/a\u003E to boost research and commercialization in artificial intelligence, advanced biomedical research (including three research awards from ARPA-H), and elevated the Institute\u2019s annual impact on Georgia\u2019s economy to a record $4.5 billion. \u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cp lang=\u0022EN-US\u0022\u003EPrior to Georgia Tech, Abdallah served as the 22nd president of the University of New Mexico (UNM), where he also had been provost, executive vice president of academic affairs, and chair of the electrical and computer engineering department. At UNM, he oversaw long-range academic planning, student success initiatives, and improvements in retention and graduation rates.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cp lang=\u0022EN-US\u0022\u003EA national search will be conducted for Abdallah\u2019s replacement. In the coming weeks, President \u00c1ngel Cabrera will name an interim EVPR.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E","summary":"","format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EAbdallah will serve as LAU\u0027s 10th president.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"Abdallah will serve as LAU\u0027s 10th president. 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