{"686631":{"#nid":"686631","#data":{"type":"news","title":"Alexander Cachine Awarded Steve Jobs Archive Fellowship for Textile-Inspired Medical Solutions","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp dir=\u0022ltr\u0022\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/physics.gatech.edu\u0022\u003ESchool of Physics\u003C\/a\u003E Ph.D. student\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/physics.gatech.edu\/user\/alexander-cachine\u0022\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EAlexander Cachine\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E has been selected as a 2025 recipient of the prestigious\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/stevejobsarchive.com\/fellowship\u0022\u003ESteve Jobs Archive (SJA) Fellowship\u003C\/a\u003E for his work in solving modern medical challenges using ancient textile techniques.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp dir=\u0022ltr\u0022\u003E\u201cThis fellowship with the Archive is a fantastic opportunity for me as a physicist. There is an incredible community of creatives that I get to be a part of and draw inspiration from,\u201d he says. \u201cIt\u2019s also very validating that an organization with as much prestige as the SJA finds value in the work we\u2019re doing here in the lab. I\u2019m so grateful that people believe in me and the work that we\u2019re doing.\u201d\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp dir=\u0022ltr\u0022\u003ECachine is one of just eight individuals selected this year from a nationwide pool. The one-year fellowship supports work at the intersection of technology and the liberal arts, and will provide essential support for his creative trajectory, including a stipend, mentoring, and a robust community of peers.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp dir=\u0022ltr\u0022\u003EAt Georgia Tech, Cachine is the lab manager and lead experimentalist for the\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/matsumoto.gatech.edu\/\u0022\u003EMatsumoto Group\u003C\/a\u003E where he works alongside his advisor, School of Physics Associate Professor\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/physics.gatech.edu\/user\/elisabetta-matsumoto\u0022\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EElisabetta Matsumoto\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp dir=\u0022ltr\u0022\u003E\u201cAs a physicist who studies craft, I often see that this is an overlooked area of research, especially in women\u2019s health,\u201d Cachine says. \u201cI hope that beyond building a pathway to improved patient outcomes, my work this year will show people that crafting traditions are incredible technological feats \u2014 they are entire knowledge systems waiting to be explored.\u0026nbsp; There is so much we can learn from craft.\u201d\u003C\/p\u003E","summary":"","format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003ECachine was selected for his work in solving modern medical challenges using ancient textile techniques.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"Cachine was selected for his work in solving modern medical challenges using ancient textile techniques. 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