{"63339":{"#nid":"63339","#data":{"type":"news","title":"New Director of Undergraduate Research and Student Innovation Joins Tech","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EOn Jan. 1, Christopher Reaves became Georgia Institute of Technology\u2019s first director of undergraduate research and student innovation. \u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cNow that innovation is listed among the Institute\u2019s strategic goals, we think it\u2019s vital to have a person in our office who is responsible for both providing support and\u0026nbsp; leadership for existing undergraduate research programs and evolving programs that are focused on undergraduate and graduate student innovation,\u201d said Ray Vito, vice provost for graduate and undergraduate studies.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EAs director, Reaves will oversee and support undergraduate research programs; provide support for student symposia, conferences and competitions related to undergraduate research and student innovation; and be responsible for campus communications related to both efforts, among other things. \u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cWhat I\u2019m most looking forward to is working with the faculty and students and contributing to the outstanding learning environment that exists at Tech,\u201d Reaves said. \u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EIn his most recent appointment as director of the Office for Undergraduate Research at the University of Alabama at Birmingham, Reaves initiated promotional activities that facilitated a 24% increase in student enrollment in undergraduate research courses from 2007 to 2010, developed and organized a campuswide undergraduate research day, and served as faculty advisor to the university\u2019s student editorial board for the annual undergraduate scientific research journal.\u0026nbsp; \u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EReaves earned a bachelor of science in education and a master of public administration from Jacksonville State University and a doctorate of philosophy in urban and public affairs with a concentration in urban planning and development from the University of Louisville.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cChristopher\u2019s track record is impressive and speaks for itself,\u201d Vito said. \u201cWe are fortunate to have someone with his creativity and work ethic join our team.\u201d\u003C\/p\u003E","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":"","field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"On Jan. 1, Christopher Reaves became Georgia Institute of Technology\u2019s first director of undergraduate research and student innovation."}],"uid":"27445","created_gmt":"2011-01-04 09:37:21","changed_gmt":"2016-10-08 03:07:57","author":"Amelia Pavlik","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","dateline":{"date":"2011-01-04T00:00:00-05:00","iso_date":"2011-01-04T00:00:00-05:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"hg_media":{"63340":{"id":"63340","type":"image","title":"Christopher Reaves","body":null,"created":"1449176668","gmt_created":"2015-12-03 21:04:28","changed":"1475894557","gmt_changed":"2016-10-08 02:42:37","alt":"Christopher Reaves","file":{"fid":"191808","name":"Chris_Reaves.jpg","image_path":"\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/Chris_Reaves_0.jpg","image_full_path":"http:\/\/tlwarc.hg.gatech.edu\/\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/Chris_Reaves_0.jpg","mime":"image\/jpeg","size":108260,"path_740":"http:\/\/tlwarc.hg.gatech.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/740xx_scale\/public\/images\/Chris_Reaves_0.jpg?itok=wAuJ-uZ7"}}},"media_ids":["63340"],"groups":[{"id":"1259","name":"Whistle"}],"categories":[{"id":"129","name":"Institute and Campus"}],"keywords":[{"id":"171056","name":"student innovation"},{"id":"453","name":"undergraduate research"}],"core_research_areas":[],"news_room_topics":[],"event_categories":[],"invited_audience":[],"affiliations":[],"classification":[],"areas_of_expertise":[],"news_and_recent_appearances":[],"phone":[],"contact":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022mailto:amelia.pavlik@comm.gatech.edu\u0022\u003EAmelia Pavlik\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EManager of Employee Communications\u003Cbr \/\u003E404-385-4142\u003C\/p\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"email":[],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}}}