{"419991":{"#nid":"419991","#data":{"type":"news","title":"College Faculty Named \u2018Brook Byers Fellows\u2019","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EAssistant Professor \u003Cstrong\u003EBistra Dilkina\u003C\/strong\u003E (CSE) and Professor \u003Cstrong\u003EAshok Goel\u003C\/strong\u003E (IC) begin three-year terms as newly selected, inaugural Brook Byers Fellows at the Brook Byers Institute for Sustainable Systems at Georgia Tech. Ten other faculty across campus are among the new members who will provide essential advice about the direction of sustainability research at Georgia Tech.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EBrook Byers Fellows serve as exclusive strategic and tactical advisors to the independent research institute. They also serve as ambassadors to communicate broadly the vision, mission, values, and objectives of the Institute to others. They bring to the Director\u2019s attention individuals and organizations that share mutual interests in sustainability, and help facilitate partnerships when appropriate.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThe program is named after Brook Byers -- a venture capitalist and senior partner at \u003Ca title=\u0022Kleiner Perkins Caufield \u0026amp; Byers\u0022 href=\u0022https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Kleiner_Perkins_Caufield_%26_Byers\u0022\u003EKleiner Perkins Caufield \u0026amp; Byers\u003C\/a\u003E, who earned his \u003Ca title=\u0022Bachelor\u0026#039;s degree\u0022 href=\u0022https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Bachelor%27s_degree\u0022\u003Ebachelor\u0027s degree\u003C\/a\u003E in \u003Ca title=\u0022Electrical engineering\u0022 href=\u0022https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Electrical_engineering\u0022\u003Eelectrical engineering\u003C\/a\u003E in 1968 from \u003Ca title=\u0022Georgia Institute of Technology\u0022 href=\u0022https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Georgia_Institute_of_Technology\u0022\u003EGeorgia Tech\u003C\/a\u003E and later an \u003Ca title=\u0022MBA\u0022 href=\u0022https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/MBA\u0022\u003EMBA\u003C\/a\u003E from \u003Ca title=\u0022Stanford University\u0022 href=\u0022https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Stanford_University\u0022\u003EStanford University\u003C\/a\u003E. He has helped build more than 110 companies in the life sciences area, and is particularly active in biotechnology incubation. His philanthropy supports the eponymous Brook Byers Institute for Sustainable Systems.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EIn late August, the Fellows will begin mapping out a strategy for future years. 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