{"689929":{"#nid":"689929","#data":{"type":"news","title":"Sciences Faculty and Staff Receive 2026 Institute Honors ","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EThe following members of the College of Sciences community were honored at the 2026\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/specialevents.gatech.edu\/faculty-and-staff-honors\u0022\u003EGeorgia Tech Faculty and Staff Honors Luncheon\u003C\/a\u003E on Friday, April 24. We join the Institute in celebrating these awardees, who together represent five of the College\u2019s six schools along with the Office of the Dean.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cem\u003EView luncheon\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/em\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/georgiatech\/albums\/72177720333308109\/\u0022\u003E\u003Cem\u003Ephotos on Flickr\u003C\/em\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cem\u003E, and see recipients from all colleges \u003C\/em\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/cos.gatech.edu\/news\/outstanding-employees-honored-annual-luncheon\u0022\u003E\u003Cem\u003Ehere\u003C\/em\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cem\u003E.\u003C\/em\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Ch2\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EGeorgia Tech Chapter Sigma Xi Awards\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/h2\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EBest Faculty Paper Award\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EJiang Zhigang\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003Cbr\u003EProfessor\u003Cbr\u003ESchool of 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Loutzenhiser\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/em\u003E\u003Cbr\u003E\u003Cem\u003EAssociate Professor\u003C\/em\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cem\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EAlvaro Romero-Calvo\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/em\u003E\u003Cbr\u003E\u003Cem\u003EAssistant Professor\u003C\/em\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cem\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EMeisha Shofner\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/em\u003E\u003Cbr\u003E\u003Cem\u003EProfessor\u003C\/em\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Ch2\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EStaff Awards\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/h2\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003ELettie Pate Whitehead Evans Gender Equity Award\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003ESusan Lozier\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003Cbr\u003ECollege of Sciences Dean\u003Cbr\u003EBetsy Middleton and John Clark Sutherland Chair\u003Cbr\u003EProfessor, School of Earth and Atmospheric 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