{"681410":{"#nid":"681410","#data":{"type":"news","title":"Two Ivan Allen College Faculty Named AAAS Fellows","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003ETwo Ivan Allen College of Liberal Arts scholars are among seven Georgia Tech faculty chosen by the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) for its 2025 class of fellows.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThey are Margaret E. Kosal, an associate professor in the Sam Nunn School of International Affairs, and Juan D. Rogers, professor and associate chair in the School of Public Policy.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/iac.gatech.edu\/people\/person\/juan-rogers\u0022\u003ERogers\u003C\/a\u003E was selected for his contribution to \u201cthe development of new models and tools for impact assessment of R\u0026amp;D programs.\u201d Kosal was chosen for her work helping develop \u201ctestable frameworks to explore the relationships between science, technology, and security and to explain their impacts on geopolitics,\u201d according to the AAAS.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EFounded in 1848, AAAS says it is the world\u2019s largest general scientific society. It seeks to advance science through programs that include science policy as well as education and public engagement.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cThis year\u2019s class of fellows are the embodiment of scientific excellence and service to our communities,\u201d said Sudip S. Parikh, the organization\u2019s chief executive officer and executive publisher of \u003Cem\u003EScience\u003C\/em\u003E journals. \u201cAt a time when the future of the scientific enterprise in the U.S. and around the world is uncertain, their work demonstrates the value of sustained investment in science and engineering.\u201d\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EKosal\u2019s work focuses on explaining the intersection of emerging science and technology and security, especially in the areas of reducing threats from the proliferation of weapons of mass destruction and the relationship of emerging science and technology and geopolitics.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cMy research is driven by scholarly, theoretically grounded discourse and discovery; by a commitment to bridging the academic\/scholarly-policy gap; and by a dedication to advancing and championing research by students and young scholars that bridges the physical, life and social sciences, and engineering,\u201d \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/iac.gatech.edu\/people\/person\/margaret-e-kosal\u0022\u003EKosal\u003C\/a\u003E said.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u0022I\u0027m honored and humbled to be selected as a fellow and look forward to further work bridging across disciplines,\u0022 Kosal said.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003ERogers\u2019 work addresses the\u0026nbsp;design, implementation, and evaluation of public policies that focus on science and technology, especially the\u0026nbsp;uses of science and technology to address special social or economic needs. He has developed models for the evaluation of research and development processes and a framework for public expenditure reviews, including public policy functional analysis, evaluation of the impacts of R\u0026amp;D policies and scientific research, and technology transfer and diffusion policies for science and technology.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cI feel honored and humbled to be recognized for my research work by AAAS,\u201d he said. \u201cIt is very rewarding to see that others find value in my contributions and, at the same time, feel responsible for communicating the importance of the research enterprise in today\u0027s world.\u201d\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003ERogers and Kosal join five other Georgia Tech faculty in being selected for the honor this year. AAAS also chose Krista S. Walton and Chaouki T. Abdallah in the College of Engineering, Wilbur Lam and Anant Madabhushi in the Wallace H. Coulter Department of Biomedical Engineering, and Daniel I. Goldman in the College of Sciences.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EIn all 32 other Georgia Tech faculty members are active AAAS fellows, according to the organization\u2019s website. This includes four in the Ivan Allen College: \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/iac.gatech.edu\/people\/person\/diana-hicks\u0022\u003EDiana Hicks\u003C\/a\u003E, \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/iac.gatech.edu\/people\/person\/kaye-husbands-fealing\u0022\u003EKaye Husbands Fealing\u003C\/a\u003E, retired Associate Professor \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/iac.gatech.edu\/people\/person\/cheryl-leggon\u0022\u003ECheryl Leggon\u003C\/a\u003E, and \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/iac.gatech.edu\/people\/person\/aaron-levine\u0022\u003EAaron Levine\u003C\/a\u003E, all in the School of Public Policy.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EFor more information on the other Georgia Tech recipients, see the \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/news.gatech.edu\/news\/2025\/03\/27\/aaas-honors-seven-georgia-tech-researchers-lifetime-fellows\u0022\u003Ecampuswide announcement\u003C\/a\u003E. 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