{"693947":{"#nid":"693947","#data":{"type":"news","title":"Mark Losego Elected as 2026 AVS Fellow","body":[{"value":"\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/people.research.gatech.edu\/mark-losego\u0022\u003EMark Losego\u003C\/a\u003E, a professor in the School of Materials Science and Engineering, is one of just five AVS members elected as Fellows in 2026. The honor recognizes his contributions to understanding inorganic vapor infiltration of polymers, a process used to create novel hybrid materials, and his leadership within the vapor-phase processing research community.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EOver more than a decade at Georgia Tech, Mark D. Losego has advanced research in vapor-phase materials processing while training students in vapor deposition techniques and vacuum equipment. His work has explored unconventional applications involving plastics, textiles, and lumber, while uncovering fundamental insights relevant across materials research and manufacturing.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.mse.gatech.edu\/news\/mark-losego-elected-2026-avs-fellow\u0022 rel=\u0022noopener noreferrer\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003ERead the full story by the School of Materials Science and Engineering.\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E","summary":"","format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cdiv\u003EGeorgia Tech materials scientist Mark D. Losego has been named an AVS Fellow for his pioneering research on vapor-phase processing and hybrid materials, as well as his service to the field.\u003C\/div\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"Georgia Tech materials scientist Mark D. Losego has been named an AVS Fellow for his pioneering research on vapor-phase processing and hybrid materials, as well as his service to the field."}],"uid":"35272","created_gmt":"2026-11-10 16:15:20","changed_gmt":"2026-11-10 16:16:29","author":"aneumeister3","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","location":"Atlanta, GA","dateline":{"date":"2026-09-09T00:00:00-04:00","iso_date":"2026-09-09T00:00:00-04:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"hg_media":{"681715":{"id":"681715","type":"image","title":"losego.png","body":null,"created":"1794327350","gmt_created":"2026-11-10 16:15:50","changed":"1794327350","gmt_changed":"2026-11-10 16:15:50","alt":"Mark Losego stands in a laboratory setting wearing saftey googles and a suit.","file":{"fid":"266155","name":"losego.png","image_path":"\/sites\/default\/files\/2026\/11\/10\/losego.png","image_full_path":"http:\/\/hg.gatech.edu\/\/sites\/default\/files\/2026\/11\/10\/losego.png","mime":"image\/png","size":508753,"path_740":"http:\/\/hg.gatech.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/740xx_scale\/public\/2026\/11\/10\/losego.png?itok=vNZjz1tC"}}},"media_ids":["681715"],"groups":[{"id":"660369","name":"Matter and Systems"}],"categories":[],"keywords":[],"core_research_areas":[{"id":"193652","name":"Matter and Systems"},{"id":"193657","name":"Space Research Initiative"}],"news_room_topics":[],"event_categories":[],"invited_audience":[],"affiliations":[],"classification":[],"areas_of_expertise":[],"news_and_recent_appearances":[],"phone":[],"contact":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022mailto:amelia.neumeister@research.gatech.edu\u0022\u003EAmelia Neumeister\u003C\/a\u003E | Communications Manager\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThe Institute for Matter and Systems\u003C\/p\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"email":["amelia.neumeister@research.gatech.edu"],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}}}