{"84401":{"#nid":"84401","#data":{"type":"news","title":"Stephen Cross Tapped to Lead Georgia Tech Research Institute","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EStephen Cross has been named a vice president for the Georgia Institute of Technology and the new director of the Georgia Tech Research Institute (GTRI) in Atlanta. He will also hold a joint appointment as a professor in the School of Industrial and Systems Engineering. \n\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EDr. Cross -- currently the director and chief executive officer of the Carnegie Mellon Software Engineering Institute -- succeeds Edward Reedy, who has served as director of GTRI since 1996. Dr. Reedy is retiring from Tech after a 33-year career. \n\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003ECross begins his new responsibilities Sept. 1, 2003.\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0022To lead one of the world\u0027s most highly regarded research organizations is an exciting opportunity and challenge,\u0022 Cross said. \u0022I\u0027m honored to be asked to join such an impressive group of professionals. \n\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0022GTRI has made -- and continues to make -- significant and lasting contributions to the nation\u0027s security and economic strength,\u0022 he said. \u0022It has a key role to play in Georgia Tech\u0027s vision and strategy for the future.\u0022\n\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EThe Georgia Tech Research Institute is the applied research arm of the Institute. Some 1,200 GTRI employees perform or support about $115 million in annual research for more than 200 clients in industry and government.  \n\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EThe GTRI mission is to plan and conduct focused programs of innovative research, education, and economic development that advance the global competitiveness and security of Georgia, the region, and the nation. \n\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0022Steve brings an impressive background to an important post,\u0022 said Georgia Tech Provost Jean-Lou Chameau. \u0022From radar to fuel cells, and homeland defense to technology transfer, GTRI conducts research vital to government and industry and contributes to a strong academic environment at Georgia Tech.  \n\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0022Steve\u0027s hands-on leadership style, coupled with his innovative ideas and outstanding academic credentials, will serve the university well in the years to come,\u0022  Dr. Chameau said. \u0022I\u0027m very pleased to see someone as capable as Steve succeed Ed Reedy, a loyal and successful employee during his distinguished career. Our research institute will be in very good hands.\u0022\n\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003ESince 1996, Dr. Cross has been director and chief executive officer of the Software Engineering Institute, an applied research laboratory at Carnegie Mellon University.  He also holds a joint appointment as a research professor in the Robotics Institute of the School of Computer Science.  He joined the university in 1994 as a member of the research faculty.\n\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EDr. Cross is a member of the Air Force Scientific Advisory Board and is the past chairman of the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency Information Science and Technology panel. He has published more than 50 papers on technology transition and the applications of advanced information processing technology. \n\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003ECross received his Ph.D. from the University of Illinois, his M.S.E.E. from the Air Force Institute of Technology, and his B.S.E.E. from the University of Cincinnati. In addition, Cross is a graduate of the U.S. Air Force Test Pilot School (Flight Test Engineer Program), the Air War College, and the National Defense University. \n\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EIn 2002, Dr. Cross was selected as a Fellow of the Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers and as a Distinguished Alumnus of the University of Cincinnati\u0027s College of Engineering. \u003C\/p\u003E","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":[{"value":"Dr. Stephen Cross has been named as a vice president for the Georgia Institute of Technology and the new director of the Georgia Tech Research Institute (GTRI). He will also hold a joint appointment as a professor in the School of Industrial and Systems Engineering. Dr. Cross is currently the director and chief executive officer of the Carnegie Mellon Software Engineering Institute. He will begin his new responsibilities on September 1.","format":"limited_html"}],"field_summary_sentence":"","uid":"27304","created_gmt":"2003-06-24 00:00:00","changed_gmt":"2016-10-08 03:02:06","author":"Matthew Nagel","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","dateline":{"date":"2003-06-09T00:00:00-04:00","iso_date":"2003-06-09T00:00:00-04:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"hg_media":{"84411":{"id":"84411","type":"image","title":"Dr. Cross","body":null,"created":"1449178102","gmt_created":"2015-12-03 21:28:22","changed":"1475894704","gmt_changed":"2016-10-08 02:45:04"}},"media_ids":["84411"],"related_links":[{"url":"http:\/\/www.gtri.gatech.edu\/","title":"Georgia Tech Research Institute"}],"groups":[{"id":"1214","name":"News Room"}],"categories":[],"keywords":[],"core_research_areas":[],"news_room_topics":[],"event_categories":[],"invited_audience":[],"affiliations":[],"classification":[],"areas_of_expertise":[],"news_and_recent_appearances":[],"phone":[],"contact":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EGeorgia Tech Media Relations\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003ELaura Diamond\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022mailto:laura.diamond@comm.gatech.edu\u0022\u003Elaura.diamond@comm.gatech.edu\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E404-894-6016\u003Cbr \/\u003EJason Maderer\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022mailto:maderer@gatech.edu\u0022\u003Emaderer@gatech.edu\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E404-660-2926\u003C\/p\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"email":["matthew.nagel@comm.gatech.edu"],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}}}