{"69204":{"#nid":"69204","#data":{"type":"news","title":"School of Building Construction Appoints Chair","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EDaniel Castro, associate professor, is the new chair of the School of Building Construction in the College of Architecture.\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp; \u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EAn expert in material procurement, automation protocols and sustainable energy alternatives for buildings, he is tasked with advancing the school\u2019s education and research and with expanding its international outreach.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003ECastro was a finalist selected by a 12-member search committee, a mix of academics and senior figures in the construction industry. \u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cI am certain that Daniel\u2019s leadership will strengthen and redefine the character of the School of Building Construction in response to transforming industry \u2014 an industry in which Georgia Tech graduates have played a strong role, and which will continue to be a major contributor to the nation\u2019s economy,\u201d said Alan Balfour, dean of the College of Architecture. \u201cHe will bring a broad and distinct international perspective to the ambitions of the school.\u201d\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EAs interim chair in 2011, Castro prepared the proposal for a new PhD degree with a major in building construction (final approval is expected in fall 2011) and also led the winning bid to host the American Society of Civil Engineers Construction Research Congress at Georgia Tech in 2014.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003ECastro joined the Georgia Tech faculty in 2006 after teaching at Ohio University. He holds a PhD in civil engineering from Purdue University, a master\u2019s in construction management from University of Reading (United Kingdom) and a bachelor\u2019s in civil engineering from the Universidad de Los Andes (Colombia).\u003C\/p\u003E","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EDaniel Castro, associate professor, is the new chair of the School of Building Construction in the College of Architecture.\u003C\/p\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"Daniel Castro, associate professor, is the new chair of the School of Building Construction in the College of Architecture."}],"uid":"27445","created_gmt":"2011-08-05 15:32:33","changed_gmt":"2016-10-08 03:09:52","author":"Amelia Pavlik","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","dateline":{"date":"2011-08-08T00:00:00-04:00","iso_date":"2011-08-08T00:00:00-04:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"hg_media":{"69203":{"id":"69203","type":"image","title":"Daniel Castro","body":null,"created":"1449177239","gmt_created":"2015-12-03 21:13:59","changed":"1475894606","gmt_changed":"2016-10-08 02:43:26","alt":"Daniel Castro","file":{"fid":"193393","name":"castro_2011_headshot_0.jpg","image_path":"\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/castro_2011_headshot_0_0.jpg","image_full_path":"http:\/\/hg.gatech.edu\/\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/castro_2011_headshot_0_0.jpg","mime":"image\/jpeg","size":1066831,"path_740":"http:\/\/hg.gatech.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/740xx_scale\/public\/images\/castro_2011_headshot_0_0.jpg?itok=1Mu2U6QG"}}},"media_ids":["69203"],"groups":[{"id":"1259","name":"Whistle"}],"categories":[{"id":"129","name":"Institute and Campus"}],"keywords":[{"id":"9481","name":"daniel castro"},{"id":"169352","name":"School Chair"},{"id":"167100","name":"school of building construction"}],"core_research_areas":[],"news_room_topics":[],"event_categories":[],"invited_audience":[],"affiliations":[],"classification":[],"areas_of_expertise":[],"news_and_recent_appearances":[],"phone":[],"contact":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022mailto:teri.nagel@coa.gatech.edu\u0022\u003ETeri Nagel\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003ECollege of Architecture\u003C\/p\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"email":[],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}}}