{"39720":{"#nid":"39720","#data":{"type":"news","title":"Ga. Tech\\\u0027s Record Research Serves as Catalyst for Economy","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EFor the first time ever, the Georgia Institute of Technology\u0027s research activity has exceeded the $500 million mark, reaching a record $524.9 million in fiscal year 2008. This represents a 10 percent increase over 2007 and an increase of 99 percent over the past decade, helping the Institute consistently rank among the top ten in research programs among universities without medical schools.\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0022The return on investment from the money that we\u0027re bringing back into the state comes in many forms -- from creating jobs and utilizing local goods and services to encouraging industrial and economic development,\u0022 said University System of Georgia Chancellor Erroll B. Davis Jr.  \u0022More importantly, these efforts help nurture Georgia\u0027s strategic economic advantages and strengthen our ability to innovate, laying the groundwork for our state\u0027s future prosperity in a global economy.\u0022 \n\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EMore than 70 percent of externally funded research comes from outside the state through federal and private funding. While the funds are designated for specific projects and research efforts, they have a significant impact on the state\u0027s bottom line, according to Georgia Tech Interim President and Provost Gary Schuster.\n\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EExternally funded projects represent a broad spectrum of programs that help create jobs and support the development of new technology in the state. For example, Georgia Tech\u0027s VentureLab evaluates more than 300 research invention disclosures a year, all of which are evaluated according to their potential to create jobs in the state. There are currently 63 projects in various stages of evaluation. Twenty-two companies have emerged from the program since it began in 2001, including Suniva, the Southeast\u0027s first solar cell manufacturer that has already raised $55 million in venture capital and generated more than $1 billion in orders.\n\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003ETo help meet the state\u0027s demand for math and science teachers, this funding also helps support the newly established Tech to Teaching program designed to create pathways for students pursuing K-12 or college teaching careers.  Likewise, the Foundations for the Future initiative helps Georgia educators incorporate technology into the classroom.\n\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EIn addition to supporting education, the well being of Georgians is the focus of early warning tornado systems developed by the Georgia Tech Research Institute\u0027s (GTRI) Severe Storms Research Center, while the Georgia Transportation Institute tackles the challenges of improving highway safety and finding solutions to traffic congestion. Georgians have access to a more wholesome and affordable food supply though innovative technologies designed by the Georgia Tech Agricultural Technology Research Program, while more than 14,000 Georgia workers were protected from hazardous conditions as a result of GTRI\u0027s workplace safety program, which saved the state\u0027s manufacturing sector nearly $2.5 million in penalties and lost work days.\n\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EResearch and development originating from Georgia Tech also positively impact the health of Georgians, according to Schuster. For example, discoveries from Georgia Tech labs have transformed the monitoring of patients with chronic cardiovascular conditions through tiny, wireless devices, while painless microneedles in patches applied to the skin could soon provide an alternative to delivery of vaccines through hypodermic injections.\n\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0022Georgia Tech continues to grow the amount of research funding it brings to the state of Georgia. This underscores the exceptional quality of our faculty and the high caliber of their work,\u0022 said Schuster. \u0022We take pride in Georgia Tech\u0027s role as an internationally prominent research institution and significant role as a positive catalyst in our state\u0027s economy.\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":[{"value":"Funding Improves Quality of Life for Georgia"}],"field_summary":[{"value":"For the first time ever, the Georgia Institute of Technology\u0027s research activity has exceeded the $500 million mark, reaching a record $524.9 million in fiscal year 2008.","format":"limited_html"}],"field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"Record research activity helps improve quality of life in Ga."}],"uid":"27281","created_gmt":"2009-03-10 00:00:00","changed_gmt":"2016-10-08 03:01:20","author":"Lisa Grovenstein","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","dateline":{"date":"2009-03-10T00:00:00-04:00","iso_date":"2009-03-10T00:00:00-04:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"hg_media":{"39721":{"id":"39721","type":"image","title":"trb92550.jpg","body":null,"created":"1449174117","gmt_created":"2015-12-03 20:21:57","changed":"1475894256","gmt_changed":"2016-10-08 02:37:36","alt":"","file":{"fid":"100513","name":"trb92550.jpg","image_path":"\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/trb92550_1.jpg","image_full_path":"http:\/\/tlwarc.hg.gatech.edu\/\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/trb92550_1.jpg","mime":"image\/jpeg","size":55263,"path_740":"http:\/\/tlwarc.hg.gatech.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/740xx_scale\/public\/images\/trb92550_1.jpg?itok=qpsmDj6S"}}},"media_ids":["39721"],"related_links":[{"url":"http:\/\/www.gtrc.gatech.edu\/","title":"Georgia Tech Research Corporation"},{"url":"http:\/\/www.gtri.gatech.edu\/","title":"Georgia Tech Research Institute"},{"url":"http:\/\/gtresearchnews.gatech.edu\/reshor\/default.html","title":"Research Horizons"}],"groups":[{"id":"1183","name":"Home"}],"categories":[{"id":"129","name":"Institute and Campus"},{"id":"131","name":"Economic Development and Policy"}],"keywords":[{"id":"727","name":"Chancellor"},{"id":"416","name":"GTRI"},{"id":"1186","name":"Research funding"}],"core_research_areas":[],"news_room_topics":[],"event_categories":[],"invited_audience":[],"affiliations":[],"classification":[],"areas_of_expertise":[],"news_and_recent_appearances":[],"phone":[],"contact":[{"value":"\u003Cstrong\u003ELisa Grovenstein\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003ECommunications \u0026amp; Marketing\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.gatech.edu\/contact\/index.html?id=lgrovenste3\u0022\u003EContact Lisa Grovenstein\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E404-894-8835\u003C\/strong\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"email":["lisa.grovenstein@comm.gatech.edu"],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}}}