{"693085":{"#nid":"693085","#data":{"type":"event","title":"Town Hall Meeting: Search for RBI\u0027s New Executive Director\u00a0","body":[{"value":"\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u200a\u003C\/div\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003ESearch for RBI\u0027s New Executive Director\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThe search for the next executive director of the Renewable Bioproducts Institute (RBI) will be chaired by Regents\u0027 Professor \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/nam12.safelinks.protection.outlook.com\/?url=https%3A%2F%2Ft.e2ma.net%2Fclick%2Fu7rvmi%2Fmxqpqly%2Fq0v2zdb\u0026amp;data=05%7C02%7Cjennifer.martin%40research.gatech.edu%7Ca8ea5772421b40b298b208df23038911%7C482198bbae7b4b258b7a6d7f32faa083%7C1%7C0%7C639268170223254806%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJFbXB0eU1hcGkiOnRydWUsIlYiOiIwLjAuMDAwMCIsIlAiOiJXaW4zMiIsIkFOIjoiTWFpbCIsIldUIjoyfQ%3D%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C\u0026amp;sdata=zVASyNzRHgaLYlD3%2FVEMPCfVVHQfbAOOI5IaIPyrRWM%3D\u0026amp;reserved=0\u0022 rel=\u0022noopener\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003EBeril Toktay\u003C\/a\u003E from the Scheller College of Business and supported by the office of the Vice President for Interdisciplinary Research (VPIR). The chosen candidate is expected to start in late summer 2027.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003ETo inform the Georgia Tech community about the search process and to answer questions, as well as to receive feedback about the search and what people wish to see in a future executive director, we have scheduled a \u003Cstrong\u003Etown\u0026nbsp;hall\u003C\/strong\u003E\u0026nbsp;meeting to which all RBI personnel, affiliated faculty, students, and all of the GT community are welcome.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThe town hall meeting will be hosted by Beril Toktay and Julia Kubanek, and several members of the search committee will be present for this hybrid event.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EThursday, October 22\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E9:00am-10:00am\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EIn person: \u003C\/strong\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/nam12.safelinks.protection.outlook.com\/?url=https%3A%2F%2Ft.e2ma.net%2Fclick%2Fu7rvmi%2Fmxqpqly%2F6sw2zdb\u0026amp;data=05%7C02%7Cjennifer.martin%40research.gatech.edu%7Ca8ea5772421b40b298b208df23038911%7C482198bbae7b4b258b7a6d7f32faa083%7C1%7C0%7C639268170223269809%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJFbXB0eU1hcGkiOnRydWUsIlYiOiIwLjAuMDAwMCIsIlAiOiJXaW4zMiIsIkFOIjoiTWFpbCIsIldUIjoyfQ%3D%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C\u0026amp;sdata=jrC%2BLBMSga825R0htdKXa8AMLw7MycU%2B9ycSbpcjuo4%3D\u0026amp;reserved=0\u0022 id=\u0022OWA449b66bc-cb8a-3f5a-bfc4-b5c1ce5b4617\u0022 rel=\u0022noopener\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022 title=\u0022https:\/\/nam12.safelinks.protection.outlook.com\/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fbioresearch.gatech.edu%2Fevent-space-reservations\u0026amp;data=05%7C02%7Cjennifer.martin%40research.gatech.edu%7C31ffb30f886843e3f03308df208b4693%7C482198bbae7b4b258b7a6d7f32faa083%7C1%7C0%7C639265454681577583%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJFbXB0eU1hcGkiOnRydWUsIlYiOiIwLjAuMDAwMCIsIlAiOiJXaW4zMiIsIkFOIjoiTWFpbCIsIldUIjoyfQ%3D%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C\u0026amp;sdata=45jAbwQatF8GW4803eP8NtgM32UEoBJUvfYVCXhK0Lg%3D\u0026amp;reserved=0\u0022\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EIBB 1128\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E \u003C\/strong\u003E(Suddath Seminar Room)\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/nam12.safelinks.protection.outlook.com\/?url=https%3A%2F%2Ft.e2ma.net%2Fclick%2Fu7rvmi%2Fmxqpqly%2Fmlx2zdb\u0026amp;data=05%7C02%7Cjennifer.martin%40research.gatech.edu%7Ca8ea5772421b40b298b208df23038911%7C482198bbae7b4b258b7a6d7f32faa083%7C1%7C0%7C639268170223287813%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJFbXB0eU1hcGkiOnRydWUsIlYiOiIwLjAuMDAwMCIsIlAiOiJXaW4zMiIsIkFOIjoiTWFpbCIsIldUIjoyfQ%3D%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C\u0026amp;sdata=xLN4qNlT%2BvpdSG73lvb4SWOU0ZPEjzHddsaKMx7i8yo%3D\u0026amp;reserved=0\u0022 rel=\u0022noopener\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EVirtual\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThank you to the following members of our campus community for agreeing to serve on this important search committee:\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EBeril Toktay\u0026nbsp;\u2013 Regents Professor, Scheller College of Business, and Executive Director \u2013 BBISS\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003ECyrus Aidun \u2013 Professor, Mechanical Engineering\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EChristos Athanasiou \u2013 Assistant Professor, Aerospace Engineering\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EDylan Brewer \u2013 Associate Professor, Economics\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EDoug Britton - Principal Research Engineer, GTRI\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EMerry Hunter Caudle \u2013 Director, Economic Development, Institute Relations\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003ELucas Clay - Assistant Professor, Scheller College of Business\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EJoel Kostka \u2013 Professor, Biological Sciences\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003ERyan Lively \u2013 Professor, Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EUlrika Egertsdotter \u2013 Principal Research Scientist, RBI\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EBelinda Vogel \u2013 Research Engagement Manager, RBI\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003ERob Kadel\u0026nbsp;- Executive Director, Research Program Administration, VPIR\u0026nbsp;(non-voting member)\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003ESavannah White -\u0026nbsp;Project Support Specialist Sr., VPIR (non-voting member)\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EGregory Owen - EVPR HR (non-voting member)\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E","summary":"","format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EThe VPIR office will be kicking off the search process for the new RBI Executive Director by hosting a town hall on 10\/22\/2026 at 9 am. 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