{"614626":{"#nid":"614626","#data":{"type":"news","title":"Getting to Know Georgia Tech: Siddhant Garg","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EWith over 15,000 undergraduate students, six colleges, and more than 30 majors, the Georgia Tech community is a large and unique group.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EMeet Siddhant Garg \u0026ndash; B.S. Electrical Engineering, Class of 2019\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EHometown \u0026ndash; Long Island, New York\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Ch4\u003EWhy did you choose to study electrical engineering at Georgia Tech?\u003C\/h4\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EI have always been curious about how everything around us works. As an electrical engineer, I knew that I would have the opportunity to explore all sorts of technical areas and develop a foundation to allow me to continue learning outside of classes, too.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Ch4\u003EWhat is your favorite memory from your years at Tech?\u003C\/h4\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EDuring my first year, I got a season pass to the Georgia Aquarium with some friends that I had recently made. We spent most Saturday mornings walking to the aquarium and spending time learning as much as we could about the exhibits. To this day, I still remember the names of all four whale sharks.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Ch4\u003EWhat organizations have you been involved with on campus?\u003C\/h4\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EI am the president of \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/orgsync.com\/144828\/chapter\u0022\u003EElectrical and Computer Engineering (ECE) Ambassadors\u003C\/a\u003E, which is an organization that tries to bridge the gap between ECE students and faculty. We have monthly luncheons where we invite students and professors to have a discussion in an environment outside of the classroom. We also conduct weekly tours for prospective students and their families. Our overall goal is to continue improving the ECE community at Georgia Tech.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Ch4\u003EWhat is something that others may not know about you?\u003C\/h4\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EBefore I started college, I played the violin and practiced martial arts for about 10 years.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cem\u003ERead more about students from other majors \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/news.gatech.edu\/features\/getting-know-georgia-tech\u0022\u003Ehere\u003C\/a\u003E.\u003C\/em\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EWith over 15,000 undergraduate students, six colleges, and more than 30 majors, the Georgia Tech community is a large and unique group. Meet Siddhant Garg \u0026ndash; B.S. Electrical Engineering, Class of 2019\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","format":"limited_html"}],"field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"Meet Siddhant Garg \u2013 B.S. Electrical Engineering, Class of 2019"}],"uid":"30867","created_gmt":"2018-12-07 14:14:32","changed_gmt":"2018-12-10 19:08:22","author":"Julia Faherty","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","dateline":{"date":"2018-12-10T00:00:00-05:00","iso_date":"2018-12-10T00:00:00-05:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"hg_media":{"615158":{"id":"615158","type":"image","title":"Siddhant Garg","body":null,"created":"1544393169","gmt_created":"2018-12-09 22:06:09","changed":"1544393169","gmt_changed":"2018-12-09 22:06:09","alt":"Siddhant Garg","file":{"fid":"234244","name":"siddhant.jpeg","image_path":"\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/siddhant.jpeg","image_full_path":"http:\/\/tlwarc.hg.gatech.edu\/\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/siddhant.jpeg","mime":"image\/jpeg","size":208552,"path_740":"http:\/\/tlwarc.hg.gatech.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/740xx_scale\/public\/images\/siddhant.jpeg?itok=bGE4dfHM"}}},"media_ids":["615158"],"related_links":[{"url":"http:\/\/news.gatech.edu\/features\/getting-know-georgia-tech","title":"Read more student profiles"}],"groups":[{"id":"1182","name":"General"}],"categories":[{"id":"129","name":"Institute and Campus"}],"keywords":[{"id":"179552","name":"student profiles"},{"id":"1259","name":"electrical engineering"}],"core_research_areas":[],"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\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022mailto:stucomm@gatech.edu\u0022\u003EJulia Faherty\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EInstitute Communications\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","format":"limited_html"}],"email":["stucomm@gatech.edu"],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}}}