{"679002":{"#nid":"679002","#data":{"type":"news","title":"Matthew McDowell Selected as Associate Chair for Research","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EAssociate Professor \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.me.gatech.edu\/faculty\/mcdowell-1\u0022\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EMatthew McDowell\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E has been selected as the next Associate Chair for Research in the George W. Woodruff School of Mechanical Engineering. He will step into the role on January 1, 2025.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThe Associate Chair for Research is responsible for working with the Woodruff School\u2019s faculty to develop a strategic research plan for future growth and investments in the School, as well as identifying new research opportunities, helping to foster strategic relationships with government, industry, and foundations, and synergizing research efforts with other units in the \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/coe.gatech.edu\/\u0022\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003ECollege of Engineering\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E and across the Institute.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cI am thrilled to be chosen for this role, and I look forward to working with the faculty, students, researchers, and staff of the Woodruff School to enhance and support our world-class research program,\u201d said McDowell.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EMcDowell joined Georgia Tech in the fall of 2015 as an assistant professor with a joint appointment in the Woodruff School and the \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.mse.gatech.edu\/\u0022\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003ESchool of Materials Science and Engineering\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E (MSE). He was named Carter N. Paden, Jr. Distinguished Chair earlier this year and serves as co-director of the \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/batteries.research.gatech.edu\/\u0022\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EGeorgia Tech Advanced Battery Center\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E (GTABC). Through this center, McDowell and Professor \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.mse.gatech.edu\/people\/gleb-yushin\u0022\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EGleb Yushin\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E (MSE) are building community at the Institute, enhancing research and educational relationships with industry partners, and creating a new battery manufacturing facility on Georgia Tech\u2019s campus.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cI am excited to work with Matt in advancing the research priorities and goals of the Woodruff School,\u201d said\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.me.gatech.edu\/faculty\/ranjan\u0022\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EDevesh Ranjan\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E, Eugene C. Gwaltney Jr. School Chair and professor. \u201cThrough his exceptional leadership of the Georgia Tech Advanced Battery Center, Matt has demonstrated a deep commitment to excellence in scholarship and to fostering partnerships that drive innovative, collaborative research across the Institute. I am confident in the positive transformation he will bring to our program in this new role.\u201d\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003ERead More on the \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.me.gatech.edu\/news\/matthew-mcdowell-selected-associate-chair-research\u0022\u003EME Newspage\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E","summary":"","format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EAssociate Professor \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.me.gatech.edu\/faculty\/mcdowell-1\u0022\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EMatthew McDowell\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E has been selected as the next Associate Chair for Research in the George W. Woodruff School of Mechanical Engineering. He will step into the role on January 1, 2025.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThe Associate Chair for Research is responsible for working with the Woodruff School\u2019s faculty to develop a strategic research plan for future growth and investments in the School, as well as identifying new research opportunities, helping to foster strategic relationships with government, industry, and foundations, and synergizing research efforts with other units in the \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/coe.gatech.edu\/\u0022\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003ECollege of Engineering\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E and across the Institute.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cI am thrilled to be chosen for this role, and I look forward to working with the faculty, students, researchers, and staff of the Woodruff School to enhance and support our world-class research program,\u201d said McDowell.\u003C\/p\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"Associate Professor Matthew McDowell has been selected as the next Associate Chair for Research in the George W. Woodruff School of Mechanical Engineering. He will step into the role on January 1, 2025.  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