{"143721":{"#nid":"143721","#data":{"type":"news","title":"Ghovanloo Tapped for World Economic Forum\u0027s Young Scientists Program","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EMaysam Ghovanloo will take part in the World Economic Forum\u2019s Annual Meeting of the New Champions as a member of the Forum\u2019s Young Scientists community. This annual event, also known as the \u201cSummer Davos,\u201d will take place September 11-13, 2012 in Tianjin, China.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThis meeting is the foremost global business gathering in Asia and provides a unique platform for 1,500 leaders from business, government, media, academia, and civil society to discuss the leading actors and drivers of growth. Under the theme, \u003Cem\u003ECreating the Future Economy, \u003C\/em\u003Ethis year\u2019s program will focus on how to ensure that the right values, incentives, and models are in place to deliver the best possible outcomes for global prosperity, national competitiveness, and entrepreneurial growth for future generations.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EAs a Young Scientists participant, Dr. Ghovanloo will join 40-50 scientists under the age of 40 who represent a wide range of disciplines and come from all regions of the world. They will contribute their scientific and engineering insights and knowledge\u2013along with those provided by the other communities of the Forum, including Technology Pioneers, Social Entrepreneurs, Young Global Leaders, and Global Shapers\u2013to address four sub-themes:\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cul\u003E\u003Cli\u003ERethinking traditional markets and existing value chains\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003ERewarding entrepreneurial solutions to societal challenges\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003EReinventing institutions and industries through innovative models\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003ERecognizing the new frontiers of science and technology\u003C\/li\u003E\u003C\/ul\u003E\u003Cp\u003EA member of the Georgia Tech faculty since 2007, Dr. Ghovanloo is an associate professor in the School of Electrical and Computer Engineering (ECE). A rising leader in brain-machine interfaces, biosensors, implantable neuroprostheses, and neural engineering, he has initiated an exceptionally strong research program at Georgia Tech through the GT-Bionics Lab. Two projects in particular\u2013the \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/gtresearchnews.gatech.edu\/tonguedrive3\/\u0022\u003ETongue Drive System\u003C\/a\u003E and the \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/gtresearchnews.gatech.edu\/sensor-necklace\/\u0022\u003EMagneTrace sensor necklace\u003C\/a\u003E\u2013have brought much national and international acclaim to his group, ECE, and Georgia Tech.\u003C\/p\u003E","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EECE Associate Professor Maysam Ghovanloo will take part in the World Economic Forum\u2019s Annual Meeting of the New Champions as a member of the Forum\u2019s Young Scientists community.\u003C\/p\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"ECE Associate Professor Maysam Ghovanloo will take part in the World Economic Forum\u2019s Annual Meeting of the New Champions as a member of the Forum\u2019s Young Scientists community."}],"uid":"27241","created_gmt":"2012-08-01 16:43:37","changed_gmt":"2016-10-08 03:12:36","author":"Jackie Nemeth","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","dateline":{"date":"2012-08-01T00:00:00-04:00","iso_date":"2012-08-01T00:00:00-04:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"hg_media":{"56994":{"id":"56994","type":"image","title":"photo of Maysam Ghovanloo","body":null,"created":"1449175653","gmt_created":"2015-12-03 20:47:33","changed":"1475894501","gmt_changed":"2016-10-08 02:41:41","alt":"photo of Maysam Ghovanloo","file":{"fid":"190505","name":"tln78371.jpg","image_path":"\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/tln78371_0.jpg","image_full_path":"http:\/\/tlwarc.hg.gatech.edu\/\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/tln78371_0.jpg","mime":"image\/jpeg","size":9924,"path_740":"http:\/\/tlwarc.hg.gatech.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/740xx_scale\/public\/images\/tln78371_0.jpg?itok=sUVKUfOE"}}},"media_ids":["56994"],"related_links":[{"url":"http:\/\/www.ece.gatech.edu\/","title":"School of Electrical and Computer Engineering"},{"url":"http:\/\/www.weforum.org\/events\/annual-meeting-new-champions-2012","title":"Annual Meeting of the New Champions"},{"url":"http:\/\/www.weforum.org\/","title":"World Economic Forum"},{"url":"http:\/\/www.ece.gatech.edu\/faculty-staff\/fac_profiles\/bio.php?id=147","title":"Maysam Ghovanloo"},{"url":"http:\/\/www.ece.gatech.edu\/research\/labs\/gt-bionics\/","title":"Maysam Ghovanloo"}],"groups":[{"id":"1255","name":"School of Electrical and Computer Engineering"}],"categories":[{"id":"131","name":"Economic Development and Policy"},{"id":"132","name":"Institute Leadership"},{"id":"134","name":"Student and Faculty"},{"id":"145","name":"Engineering"},{"id":"146","name":"Life Sciences and Biology"},{"id":"149","name":"Nanotechnology and Nanoscience"},{"id":"150","name":"Physics and Physical Sciences"}],"keywords":[{"id":"109","name":"Georgia Tech"},{"id":"8781","name":"Maysam Ghovanloo"},{"id":"166855","name":"School of Electrical and Computer Engineering"},{"id":"39381","name":"World Economic Forum Young Scientists Program"}],"core_research_areas":[],"news_room_topics":[],"event_categories":[],"invited_audience":[],"affiliations":[],"classification":[],"areas_of_expertise":[],"news_and_recent_appearances":[],"phone":[],"contact":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EJackie Nemeth\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003ESchool of Electrical and Computer Engineering\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E404-894-2906\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022mailto:jackie.nemeth@ece.gatech.edu\u0022\u003Ejackie.nemeth@ece.gatech.edu\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"email":["jackie.nemeth@ece.gatech.edu"],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}}}