{"603070":{"#nid":"603070","#data":{"type":"news","title":"Dean Paul Goldbart Named Atlanta Science Festival Honorary Chair","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/cos.gatech.edu\/about\u0022\u003ECollege of Sciences Dean\u003C\/a\u003E and \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.sutherlandchair.cos.gatech.edu\/\u0022\u003ESutherland Chair\u003C\/a\u003E Paul M. Goldbart has been selected as the \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/atlantasciencefestival.org\/\u0022\u003EAtlanta Science Festival\u003C\/a\u003E\u0026rsquo;s inaugural honorary chair. Goldbart will speak and be recognized at the event from March 9-24. The two-week festival includes more than 100 events across metro Atlanta, including the kickoff event at Georgia Tech.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026ldquo;I\u0026rsquo;m delighted and honored to participate in this year\u0026rsquo;s festival in this novel capacity,\u0026rdquo; Goldbart says. \u0026ldquo;With astronomer Carl Sagan, I see science as one of humanity\u0026rsquo;s \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/The_Demon-Haunted_World\u0022\u003Ecandles in the dark\u003C\/a\u003E, furnishing us with bright light that helps guide us to a better tomorrow, through the improvements in medicine, computing, architecture, and other technologies that greater scientific understanding brings.\u0026rdquo;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EMeisa Salaita, co-founder and co-director of the Atlanta Science Festival, said Goldbart exemplifies the spirit of curiosity that organizers hope to kindle among all festival-goers.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026ldquo;Paul has championed the festival since its inception; he is a strong advocate for science education, public engagement with science, and scientists\u0026rsquo; engagement with the public,\u0026rdquo; she said. \u0026ldquo;The festival has grown tremendously and has become a mainstay in the city. It was time to expand it and to showcase the important people who have helped make this dream a reality.\u0026rdquo;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.cos.gatech.edu\/hg\/item\/602192\u0022\u003ERead the full story\u003C\/a\u003E on the Georgia Tech College of Sciences page.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003ESee the \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.calendar.gatech.edu\/event\/602309\u0022\u003Elist of Georgia Tech events\u003C\/a\u003E during the Atlanta Science Festival, including the \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/atlantasciencefestival.org\/launch\/\u0022\u003Erobot petting zoo\u003C\/a\u003E that kicks off the two-week celebration of science.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":[{"value":"Festival runs March 9-24"}],"field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003ECollege of Sciences Dean Paul Goldbart named first-ever honorary chair of annual Atlanta Science Festival, which runs March 9-24. Several events will be held on campus.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","format":"limited_html"}],"field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"College of Sciences Dean Paul Goldbart named first-ever honorary chair of annual Atlanta Science Festival."}],"uid":"27560","created_gmt":"2018-02-28 21:50:05","changed_gmt":"2018-02-28 21:50:36","author":"Jason Maderer","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","dateline":{"date":"2018-02-28T00:00:00-05:00","iso_date":"2018-02-28T00:00:00-05:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"hg_media":{"602429":{"id":"602429","type":"image","title":"Paul Goldbart","body":null,"created":"1518717613","gmt_created":"2018-02-15 18:00:13","changed":"1518717613","gmt_changed":"2018-02-15 18:00:13","alt":"","file":{"fid":"229605","name":"Paul Goldbart.wide300.jpg","image_path":"\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/Paul%20Goldbart.wide300.jpg","image_full_path":"http:\/\/tlwarc.hg.gatech.edu\/\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/Paul%20Goldbart.wide300.jpg","mime":"image\/jpeg","size":82562,"path_740":"http:\/\/tlwarc.hg.gatech.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/740xx_scale\/public\/images\/Paul%20Goldbart.wide300.jpg?itok=ia-YGlut"}}},"media_ids":["602429"],"related_links":[{"url":"https:\/\/atlantasciencefestival.org\/events\/","title":"Atlanta Science Festival"}],"groups":[],"categories":[],"keywords":[],"core_research_areas":[{"id":"39431","name":"Data Engineering and Science"}],"news_room_topics":[{"id":"71871","name":"Campus and Community"}],"event_categories":[],"invited_audience":[],"affiliations":[],"classification":[],"areas_of_expertise":[],"news_and_recent_appearances":[],"phone":[],"contact":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EA. Maureen Rouhi\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\nCollege of Sciences\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\nPh: 404 385-5207\/Cell: 470 755-1318\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\nmaureen.rouhi@cos.gatech.edu\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","format":"limited_html"}],"email":["maureen.rouhi@cos.gatech.edu"],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}}}