{"590475":{"#nid":"590475","#data":{"type":"news","title":"IRIM Welcomes Its First Visiting Faculty Fellow","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EJohns Hopkins\u0026rsquo; Gregory S. Chirikjian will join IRIM as its first Visiting Faculty Fellow on Monday, April 17.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EEach year, IRIM welcomes distinguished scholars from around the world to pursue research interests in robotics during an extended visit to the Georgia Tech Atlanta campus. Candidates engaged in research activities focusing on robotics are selected from universities or industry\/government laboratories.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EBio\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EGregory S. Chirikjian received undergraduate degrees from Johns Hopkins University in 1988, and a Ph.D. degree from the California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, in 1992.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003ESince 1992, he has served on the faculty of the Department of Mechanical Engineering at Johns Hopkins University, attaining the rank of full professor in 2001. Additionally, from 2004-2007, he served as department chair.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EChirikjian\u0026rsquo;s research interests include robotics, applications of group theory in a variety of engineering disciplines, and the mechanics of biological macromolecules.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EHe is a 1993 National Science Foundation Young Investigator, a 1994 Presidential Faculty Fellow, and a 1996 recipient of the ASME Pi Tau Sigma Gold Medal.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EIn 2008, Chirikjian became a fellow of the ASME, and in 2010, he became a fellow of the IEEE. 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