{"682584":{"#nid":"682584","#data":{"type":"news","title":"From Poetry to Polymers: How the Pursuit of a Creative Path Led to Electrochromic Materials","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/research.gatech.edu\/people\/eric-shen\u0022\u003EEric Shen\u003C\/a\u003E, a research engineer in the \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/chemistry.gatech.edu\/\u0022\u003ESchool of Chemistry and Biochemistry\u003C\/a\u003E, loves art and science in equal measure \u2014 and believes it\u2019s possible for creatives to build STEM careers that foster joy. In the latest installment of the \u201cUnexpected Paths\u201d series, Shen discusses his work with color-changing windows and why he continues to be at Georgia Tech after over a decade.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/research.gatech.edu\/node\/43211\u0022\u003ERead the article here \u00bb\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E","summary":"","format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EEric Shen loves art and science in equal measure \u2014 and believes it\u2019s possible for creatives to build STEM careers that foster joy. Learn about his unexpected path to becoming a research engineer in the School of Chemistry and Biochemistry.\u003C\/p\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"Eric Shen loves art and science in equal measure \u2014 and believes it\u2019s possible for creatives to build STEM careers that foster joy. "}],"uid":"36583","created_gmt":"2025-05-29 17:22:49","changed_gmt":"2025-06-06 14:54:21","author":"lvidal7","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","location":"Atlanta, GA","dateline":{"date":"2025-05-28T00:00:00-04:00","iso_date":"2025-05-28T00:00:00-04:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"hg_media":{"677148":{"id":"677148","type":"image","title":"Eric Shen","body":null,"created":"1748451373","gmt_created":"2025-05-28 16:56:13","changed":"1748540192","gmt_changed":"2025-05-29 17:36:32","alt":"Eric Shen","file":{"fid":"261016","name":"shen-feature-6.jpg","image_path":"\/sites\/default\/files\/2025\/05\/28\/shen-feature-6.jpg","image_full_path":"http:\/\/hg.gatech.edu\/\/sites\/default\/files\/2025\/05\/28\/shen-feature-6.jpg","mime":"image\/jpeg","size":85037,"path_740":"http:\/\/hg.gatech.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/740xx_scale\/public\/2025\/05\/28\/shen-feature-6.jpg?itok=7iCTzMwM"}}},"media_ids":["677148"],"related_links":[{"url":"https:\/\/research.gatech.edu\/feature\/unexpected-paths","title":"Unexpected Paths: 12 Research Faculty Journeys"}],"groups":[{"id":"1278","name":"College of Sciences"},{"id":"85951","name":"School of Chemistry and Biochemistry"}],"categories":[{"id":"141","name":"Chemistry and Chemical Engineering"},{"id":"135","name":"Research"},{"id":"134","name":"Student and Faculty"}],"keywords":[{"id":"192249","name":"cos-community"},{"id":"4896","name":"College of Sciences"},{"id":"166928","name":"School of Chemistry and Biochemistry"}],"core_research_areas":[],"news_room_topics":[{"id":"71871","name":"Campus and Community"}],"event_categories":[],"invited_audience":[],"affiliations":[],"classification":[],"areas_of_expertise":[],"news_and_recent_appearances":[],"phone":[],"contact":[],"email":[],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}}}