CAPABILITIES IN THE BIOSCIENCES
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Georgia Institute of Technology Bioscience Resources Updated 1/2007 General Information on the Biosciences at Georgia Tech Primary Contact for Follow Up Links to People, Facilities, and Equipment Applied Physiology and Assistive Technologies Bioinformatics Biomaterials Biomedical Engineering Biosensors Biomechanics Cardiovascular Engineering Cell and Tissue Biology Computational and Systems Biology Drug & Gene Delivery Health Systems Engineering Imaging and Image Analysis Mass Spectrometry Materials Science and Characterization Metabolic Engineering Microarrays Microelectronics Microfluidics Microscopy Molecular Engineering Nanotechnology Neural Engineering Optics Orthopedic Engineering Rapid Prototyping Regenerative Medicine/Tissue Engineering Stem Cell Biology Centers of Excellence at Georgia Tech Sponsored Reseach and Intellectual Property, Technology Transfer Commercialization and Incubator Programs at Georgia Tech Industry Programs Student Recruitment for Internships or Employment Educational Programs Not Finding The Topic You Are Looking For? 1 CAPABILITIES IN THE BIOSCIENCES The Georgia Institute of Technology is one of the nation's premiere research universities. Ranked ninth among U.S. News & World Report's top public universities, Georgia Tech educates more than 17,000 students every year through its Colleges of Architecture, Computing, Engineering, Liberal Arts, Management and Sciences. Tech maintains a diverse campus and is among the nation's top producers of women and African-American engineers. The Institute offers research opportunities to both undergraduate and graduate students and is home to more than 100 interdisciplinary units plus the Georgia Tech Research Institute. During the 2004-2005 academic year, Georgia Tech reached $357 million in new research award funding. The Institute also maintains an international presence with campuses in France and Singapore and partnerships throughout the world. Groundbreaking research is performed in many bioscience labs, focused on producing technology and innovation that will drive economic growth. Through the use of state-of-the-art facilities, institutes and research programs, Georgia Tech encourages scientist and researchers to collaborate with the private sector to turn discoveries into commercial successes. Recognizing the traditional strengths in engineering and science, the Georgia Institute of Technology has launched bioengineering and bioscience programs to integrate engineering, information technology, and the sciences in the conduct of biomedical research and education. Partnerships between participating academic units are facilitated and integrated to foster synergistic collaborative research in biomedical engineering, biology, chemistry and biochemistry, chemical engineering, electrical and computer engineering, mechanical engineering, and other departments, institutes and centers at Georgia Tech. Active areas of research include: new imaging techniques for diagnosing illnesses; tissue engineering and regenerative medicine; blood flow dynamics; cellular and soft tissue biomechanics; medical devices and products; bacterial and eukaryotic molecular genetics; signal transduction for animal and plant cells; synthesis and modification of small molecules for use as enzyme inhibitors, anti-cancer and anti-AIDS compounds and neuropeptide analogs; systems biology, genetics and bioinformatics; the study of vascular disease; and research in health systems. The expansion of knowledge in bioengineering and the biosciences is critical to the enhancement of health care and the development of new medical and industrial technology which Georgia Tech is a major contributor. Link to the Centers of Excellence at Georgia Tech RETURN TO LIST Primary Contact for Assistance If you would like more information on how to navigate all of Georgia Tech’s Bioscience Resources or need further assistance, please call or email Ann E. Schmierer, Ph.D., Strategic Partners, Bioscience Officer Georgia Tech Enterprise Innovation Institute Email: ann.schmierer@innovate.gatech.edu, Phone (mobile): 404-295-5565 RETURN TO LIST 2 Applied Physiology and Assistive Technologies People Robert J. Gregor, Director, Center for Human Movement Studies, Profile Stephen Sprigle, Director, Center for Assistive Technologies and Environmental Access (CATEA), Profile Linghua Kong, Research Scientist, CATEA, Profile Facilities and Equipment School of Applied Physiology, Overview, Website Center for Assistive Technologies and Environmental Access, Overview, Website, Location RETURN TO LIST Bioinformatics People Mark Borodovsky, Director, Center for Bioinformatics and Computational Genomics, Profile Jeffrey Skolnick, Director, Center for the Study of Systems Biology, Profile Stephen Harvey, Eminent Scholar in Structural Biology, Profile Eberhard Voit, Director, Laboratory for Biological Systems Analysis, Profile May Dongmei Wang, Assistant Professor, Biomedical Engineering, Profile, Website Full List of Program Faculty Facilities and Equipment Bioinformatics Program, Overview, Website Center for Bioinformatics and Computational Genomics, Overview, Website Biomedical Informatics and Bioimaging Lab, Overview, Website RETURN TO LIST Biomaterials People Julia E. Babensee, Associate Professor, Biomedical Engineering, Profile Thomas Barker, Assistant Professor, Biomedical Engineering, Profile, Website Barbara Boyan, Professor, Eminent Scholar, Biomedical Engineering, Profile Rudy Gleason, Assistant Professor, Biomedical Engineering, Profile Joseph LeDoux, Associate Professor, Biomedical Engineering, Profile, Website Todd McDevitt, Assistant Professor, Biomedical Engineering, Profile, Website Niren Murthy, Assistant Professor, Biomedical Engineering, Profile Johnna Temenoff, Assistant Professor, Biomedical Engineering, Profile Yadong Wang, Assistant Professor, Biomedical Engineering, Profile, Website Andrés J. García, Associate Professor, Mechanical Engineering, Profile, Website Andrew Lyon, Associate Professor, Chemistry and Biochemistry, Profile, Website Facilities and Equipment See listings under Material Science and Characterization RETURN TO LIST Biomedical Engineering People Complete Faculty Listing on Website Facilities and Equipment Overview 3 Research Laboratory Listing Website Location, Directions/Map RETURN TO LIST Biosensors People Boris Mizaikoff, Associate Professor, Chemistry and Biochemistry, Profile Facilities and Equipment Applied Senors Lab, Overview, Website Medical Device Test Center for Electronic Article Surveillance, Overview, Contact MicroSensors and MicroActuators, Georgia Tech MEMS Group, Website RETURN TO LIST Biomechanics People Robert Guldberg, Professor, Mechanical Engineering, Profile Facilities and Equipment Mechanics of Materials Research Group, Website RETURN TO LIST Cardiovascular Mechanics and Biology People Don Giddens, Dean of Engineering, Professor, Biomedical Engineering Profile, Website Ajit Yoganathan, Associate Chair for Research, Distinguished Faculty Chair in Biomedical Engineering Profile, Website Raymond Vito, Professor, Mechanical Engineering, Profile, Website Elliot Chaikof, Chair of Surgery, Emory University, Profile Robert M. Nerem, Director, GTEC and the Petit Institute for Bioengineering and Biosciences, Professor, Mechanical Engineering, Profile Facilities and Equipment Cardiovascular Mechanics & Biology, Dept. of Biomedical Engineering, Website Cardiovascular Fluid Mechanics Laboratory, Website, Contact Computer-Aided Engineering and Design Research Group, Website Cardiovascular Tissue Engineering, Website, Contact RETURN TO LIST Cell and Tissue Biology People Barbara D. Boyan, Professor, GRA Eminent Scholar, Biomedical Engineering, Profile Gang Bao, Professor, Biomedical Engineering, Profile, Website, Press John McDonald, Chair & Professor, Biology, Profile, Ovarian Cancer Website Cheng Zhu, Regents’ Professor, Biomedical Engineering, Profile, Press Larry V. McIntire, Chair & Professor, Biomedical Engineering, Profile Hanjoong Jo, Associate Professor, Biomedical Engineering, Profile, Website W. Robert Taylor, Associate Professor, Biomedical Engineering, Profile, Website Laura O’Farrell, DVM, Phone: 404-385-6233, Email: laura.ofarrell@gtrc.gatech.edu Robert Guldberg, Chair, Institutional Animal Care and Use Committee 4 Phone: 404/894-6589, Email Facilities and Equipment Microscopy and Microanalysis Labs, Overview, Website Histology, Overview, Website Animal Physiology, Contact: Laura O’Farrell, DVM, or Robert Guldberg (above) Ovarian Cancer Institute RETURN TO LIST Computational and Systems Biology People Jeffrey Skolnick, Director, Center for the Study of Systems Biology, Profile Eberhard Voit, Director, Laboratory for Biological Systems Analysis, Profile Complete List of Program Faculty Facilities and Equipment Center for Study of Systems Biology, Overview, Website Genomics Core Facility, Overview, Services, Website, Location Klaus Advanced Computing Building, Overview, Website BIOINFORMATICS (or see above listing) RETURN TO LIST Drug & Gene Delivery People Mark Prausnitz, Professor, Chemical & Biomolecular Engineering, Profile, Website Niren Murthy, Assistant Professor, Biomedical Engineering, Profile Andrés J. García, Associate Professor, Mechanical Engineering, Profile, Website Joseph LeDoux, Associate Professor, Biomedical Engineering, Profile, Website Andrew Lyon, Associate Professor, Chemistry and Biochemistry, Profile Facilities and Equipment Center for Drug Discovery, Design, & Delivery Laboratory for Drug Delivery RETURN TO LIST Health Systems Engineering People François Sainfort, Director, Health Systems Institute, Profile Full List of Program Faculty Facilities and Equipment Health Systems: Overview, Location and Directions RETURN TO LIST Imaging and Image Analysis People Gang Bao, Professor, Biomedical Engineering, Profile, Website Xiaoping Hu, Professor, Biomedical Engineering & GRA Eminent Scholar in Imaging, Profile, Website Shuming Nie, Professor, Biomedical Engineering, Profile, Website, Oncology Site Paul J. Benkeser, Professor, Biomedical Engineering, Profile, Website John Oshinski, Assistant Professor, Biomedical Engineering, Profile, Website Shella Keilholz, Assistant Professor, Biomedical Engineering, Profile Oskar Skrinjar, Assistant Professor, Biomedical Engineering, Profile Allen Tannenbaum, Professor, Bioengineering, Systems & Controls Profile, Website 5 Anthony Yezzi, Associate Professor, Electrical & Computer Engineering, Profile Robert Guldberg, Professor, Mechanical Engineering, Profile Facilities and Equipment Micro-Computed Tomography (Micro-CT), Contact Biomedical Imaging Technology Center (BITC), Overview, Website Emory Imaging Core Facilities Frederik Philips Magnetic Resonance Research Center RETURN TO LIST Mass Spectrometry People Alfred Merrill, Jr., Professor, Biology, Director of Mass Spectrometry Facility, Profile M. Cameron Sullards, Contact: Email, Phone: 404-385-4249 Facilities and Equipment Mass Spectrometry Facility, Overview, Website RETURN TO LIST Materials Science and Characterization People Robert Snyder, Professor & Chair, Materials Science and Engineering, Profile Kenneth Sandhage, Professor, Materials Science and Engineering, Profile Rina Tannenbaum, Professor, Materials Science and Engineering, Profile Facilities and Equipment School of Material Science and Engineering, Overview, Website Genetically Engineered Materials and Micro/Nano Devices, Website Microstructural Characterization Facility, Overview, Website Scanning Electron Microscope, Yolanda Berta, Profile/Contact Electron Microscope Facility, Contact Electron Beam Lithography Facility, Overview, Website Center for Nanoscience and Nanotechnology Center for Structure Characterization and Fabrication Advanced Materials Lab Mechanics of Materials Research Group Other Equipment and Facilities RETURN TO LIST Metabolic Engineering People Athanassios Sambanis, Professor, Chemical & Biomolecular Engineering, Profile, Website Facilities and Equipment Cell Therapies and Engineered Solutions for Diabetes, Website, Contact RETURN TO LIST Microarrays People Patricia Sobecky, Director, Genomics Core Facility, Profile Facilities and Equipment Genomics Core Facility, Overview, Services, Website, Location Winship Cancer Institute DNA Microarray Core Facility, Website RETURN TO LIST 6 Microelectronics People James Meindl, Director, Microelectronics Research Center (MIRC), Profile, Website Kevin Martin, Associate Director, MIRC, Email, Phone: (404) 894-5030 Mark Allen, Professor, Electrical & Computer Engineering, Profile, Website Levent Degertekin, Associate Professor, Electrical & Computer Engineering, Profile Paul Hasler, Associate Professor, Electrical & Computer Engineering, Profile William Hunt, Professor, Electrical & Computer Engineering, Profile, Website Facilities and Equipment Microelectronics Research Center (MIRC), Overview, Website MicroSensors and MicroActuators, Georgia Tech MEMS Group, Website RETURN TO LIST Microfluidics People Roman Grigoriev, Associate Professor, Physics, Profile Michael Schatz, Associate Professor, Physics, Profile Hang Lu, Assistant Professor, Chemical & Biomolecular Engineering, Profile Victor Breedveld, Assistant Prof., Chemical & Biomolecular Engineering, Profile Clifford Henderson, Associate Prof., Chemical & Biomolecular Engineering, Profile Peter J. Ludovice, Associate Prof., Chemical & Biomolecular Engineering, Profile Albert B Frazier, Associate Professor, Electrical & Computer Engineering, Profile Facilities and Equipment Microfluidics Program, Overview Center for MEMS and Microsystems Technologies, Website Micro-Instrumentation Laboratory, Website RETURN TO LIST Microscopy People Steve Woodard, Primary Equipment and Facilities Contact. Phone: 404-894-5981, Email: steve.woodard@ibb.gatech.edu Facilities and Equipment List of Microscopy and Microanalysis Labs RETURN TO LIST Molecular Engineering People Gang Bao, Professor, Biomedical Engineering, Profile, Website Shuming Nie, Professor, Biomedical Engineering, Profile, Website, Oncology Site Andreas Bommarius, Professor, Chemical & Biomolecular Engineering, Profile Sheldon May, Professor, Chemistry and Biochemistry, Profile Nicolas Hud, Associate Professor, Chemistry and Biochemistry, Profile Donald Doyle, Associate Professor, Chemistry and Biochemistry, Profile Bridgette Barry, Professor, Chemistry and Biochemistry, Profile Christoph Fahrni, Associate Professor, Chemistry and Biochemistry, Profile Facilities and Equipment Biomolecular Engineering and Nanomedicine Lab, Website DNA/Protein Synthesis and Analysis Lab, Overview, Website RETURN TO LIST 7 Nanotechnology People James D. Meindl, Director, Nanotechnology Research Center, Profile Z.L. Wang, Director, Center for Nanoscience and Nanotechnology, Profile Lawrence Bottomley, Chemistry and Biochemistry, Profile Mostafa A. El-Sayed, Director, Laser Dynamics Laboratory, Profile Gang Bao, Professor, Biomedical Engineering, Profile Facilities and Equipment Nano@Tech, Website NIH/NCI Centers of Cancer Nanotechnology Excellence, Website Electron Beam Lithography Facility, Overview, Website Center for Nanoscience and Nanotechnology Laser Dynamics Lab, Website RETURN TO LIST Neural Engineering People Steve DeWeerth, Professor, Electrical and Computer Engineering, Profile, Website Rob Butera, Associate Professor, Electrical & Computer Engineering, Profile Steve Potter, Assistant Professor, Biomedical Engineering, Profile, Website Ravi Bellamkonda, Professor, Biomedical Engineering, Profile, Website Michelle LaPlaca, Associate Prof., Biomedical Engineering, Profile, Website, Press Robert H. Lee, Assistant Professor, Biomedical Engineering, Profile Richard Nichols, Professor, Biomedical Engineering, Profile, Website Lena Ting, Assistant Professor, Biomedical Engineering, Profile, Website Facilities and Equipment Laboratory for Neuroengineering Center for Rehabilitation Medicine Neural Tissue Engineering RETURN TO LIST Optics People Bernard Kippelen, Professor, Electrical & Computer Engineering, Profile Robert Dickson, Associate Professor, Chemistry and Biochemistry, Profile Andrew Lyon, Associate Professor, Chemistry and Biochemistry, Profile Mostafa El-Sayed, Regent’s Professor, Chemistry and Biochemistry, Profile Kenneth Sandhage, Professor, Materials Science and Engineering, Profile Marcus Weck, Assistant Professor, Chemistry and Biochemistry, Profile David M. Collard, Professor, Chemistry and Biochemistry, Profile Facilities and Equipment Optics + Photonics: Overview, Website, Full List of Facilities and Equipment RETURN TO LIST Orthopedic Engineering People Robert Guldberg, Associate Professor, Mechanical Engineering, Profile Andres Garcia, Associate Professor, Mechanical Engineering, Profile Barbara Boyan, Professor, Biomedical Engineering, Profile Johnna Temenoff, Assistant Professor, Biomedical Engineering, Profile 8 Facilities and Equipment Biomechanics Laboratory, Contact Robert Gulberg, 404/894-6589, Email Micro-Computed Tomography (Micro-CT), Contact RETURN TO LIST Rapid Prototyping People Dave Rosen, Director, Rapid Prototyping and Manufacturing Institute, Profile Facilities and Equipment Rapid Prototyping and Manufacturing Institute Overview, Website Mechanical Engineering Machine Shop, Contact: John Graham, (404) 894-3216 RETURN TO LIST Regenerative Medicine and Tissue Engineering People Complete Faculty List Industry Liaison for the Georgia Tech/Emory Center (GTEC) for the Engineering of Living Tissues, Katharine Montgomery, Email, 404-385-2105 Facilities and Equipment Cardiovascular, Website, Cardiovascular Thrust Leader, Contact Heart Valves, Website, Contact Orthopedic, Website, Orthopedic Thrust Leader, Contact Neural, Website, Neural Thrust Leader, Contact Metabolic Tissue Engineering, Website, Metabolic Thrust Leader, Contact General Facilities, Website RETURN TO LIST Stem Cell Biology People Marie Csete, Associate Professor, Anesthesiology, Emory U., Profile, Website Steve Stice, Associate Professor, Animal & Dairy Science, U. Georgia, Profile, Website Todd McDevitt, Assistant Professor, Biomedical Engineering, Profile, Website Robert Guldberg, Associate Professor, Mechanical Engineering, Profile Andres Garcia, Associate Professor, Mechanical Engineering, Profile Barbara Boyan, Professor, Biomedical Engineering, Profile Michelle LaPlaca, Associate Professor, Biomedical Engineering, Profile, Website Ravi Bellamkonda, Professor, Biomedical Engineering, Profile, Website Athanassios Sambanis, Professor, Chemical & Biomolecular Engineering, Profile, Website Joseph LeDoux, Associate Professor, Biomedical Engineering, Profile, Website Samuel Dudley, Jr., Associate Professor, Medicine, Physiology, Emory U., Profile W. Robert Taylor, Associate Professor, Biomedical Engineering, Profile, Website Yadong Wang, Assistant Professor, Biomedical Engineering, Profile, Website Robert M. Nerem, Director, GTEC and the Petit Institute for Bioengineering and Biosciences, Professor, Mechanical Engineering, Profile Johnna Temenoff, Assistant Professor, Biomedical Engineering, Profile Facilities and Equipment Georgia Tech/Emory Center (GTEC) for the Engineering of Living Tissues, Website, Contact: Katharine Montgomery, 404-385-2105, Email Embryonic Stem Cell Core Laboratory, Contact: Marie Csete, Profile, Info 9 Human Embryonic Stem Cell Toolbox Workshop University of Georgia Regenerative Bioscience Center RETURN TO LIST Georgia Institute of Technology Research areas: understanding the science of human movement, the physiological basis of movement control, and instruction related to the importance of maintaining sound physiological systems utilizing both basic and applied sciences. Dr. Robert J. Gregor, Chair, School of Applied Physiology Director, Center for Human Movement Studies Phone: (404) 894-1028 Email: robert.gregor@ap.gatech.edu Profile: http://www.ap.gatech.edu/gregor/ http://www.ap.gatech.edu/who.shtml RETURN Joint Department between Emory University and the Georgia Institute of Technology Biomedical engineering integrates physical, chemical, mathematical, and computational sciences and engineering principles to study biology, medicine, behavior, and health. It advances fundamental concepts; creates knowledge from the molecular to the organ systems level; and develops innovative biologics, materials, processes, implants, devices and informatics approaches for the prevention, diagnosis, and treatment of disease. Research Areas: Cardiovascular mechanics and biology, biomaterials and tissue engineering, neuroengineering, biomedical imaging and informatics, cellular and biomolecular engineering, biomedical modeling and computing, cancer technology, and health systems. Dr. Larry McIntire, Chair, Wallace H. Coulter Department of Biomedical Engineering Phone: 404-894-5057 Fax: 404-385-5028 Email: larry.macintire@bme.gatech.edu http://www.bme.gatech.edu 313 Ferst Drive Suite 2127 Atlanta, GA 30332-0535 Tel: (404) 385-0124 Fax: (404) 894-4243 101 Woodruff Circle Suite 2001 Atlanta, GA 30322-4600 Tel: (404) 727-9874 Fax: (404) 727-9873 10 RETURN Bioinformatics, Website, List of All Program Faculty Computational biology and bioinformatics are areas that are becoming of increasing importance for all areas of modern biology. Research interests of bioinformaticists in the School include DNA and protein sequence analysis, comparative genomic analysis, systems analysis and structure analysis, and prediction. Georgia Tech Center for Bioinformatics and Computational Genomics The Center for Bioinformatics and Computational Genomics at Georgia Tech has been formed to facilitate collaborative research in the interdisciplinary area of bioinformatics and computational genomics and to create an intellectual environment for interdisciplinary education and training of the MS and PhD students in Bioinformatics. The Center is comprised of the Georgia Tech faculty with research interests in bioinformatics and computational genomics. Mark Borodovsky, Director, Profile School of Biology and Biomedical Engineering Email: mark.borodovsky@biology.gatech.edu Phone: (404) 894-8432 Center Website: RETURN Center for Assistive Technology & Environmental Access (CATEA) The Center for Assistive Technology & Environmental Access (CATEA), formerly known as the Center for Rehabilitation Technology, has been in existence for over 25 years. Our foci are: 1) Development, evaluation, and utilization of assistive technology (technologies or devices designed to allow or improve performance of activities of daily living or work). 2) Design and development of accessible environments (environments, private and public, accessible to all people, including those with disabilities). CATEA is a unit of the College of Architecture at the Georgia Institute of Technology in Atlanta, Georgia. We are supported in our mission by strategic partners and a national advisory council. The application of our resources is intended to promote maximum access to opportunity and environments by enhancing individuals' capabilities through the appropriate use of technology. Center Website Dr. Stephen Sprigle, Profile Director, Center for Assistive Technologies and Environmental Access; Departments of Industrial Design and Applied Physiology, Phone: 404-894-4960, Email: stephen.sprigle@coa.gatech.edu RETURN Cell and Tissue Resources at the Petit Institute for Bioengineering and Bioscience Facilities and Equipment For a complete list of labs and equipment, go to http://www.ibb.gatech.edu/equipment.html MICROSCOPY AND MICROANALYSIS LAB Multi Photon Excitation (MPE) Confocal Microscope Flow Cytometer/Cell Sorter Confocal Microscope Coulter Cell Counter Fluorescence Microplate Reader 11 Digital Flow Cytometer Fluorescence/Phospho-Imager Sequence Detector HISTOLOGY LAB Automatic Stainer Microm Cryostat Rotary Microtome Tissue Embedding System Enclosed Tissue Processor OTHER EQUIPMENT Dark Room Gamma Counter Scintillation Counter Ultracentrifuge Film Developer Primary contact for all facilities and equipment at IBB is: Steve Woodard Phone: 404-894-5981 Email: steve.woodard@ibb.gatech.edu, Director of the Petit Institute for Bioengineering and Bioscience Dr. Robert M. Nerem, Phone: 404-894-2768, Fax: 404-894-2291 Email: robert.nerem@ibb.gatech.edu http://www.ibb.gatech.edu/index2.html DNA/Protein Synthesis and Analysis Lab: Peptide and oligonucleotide synthesis service center. List of Equipment: HPLC w/ UV detector HPLC Protein Sequencer Peptide Synthesizer DNA Synthesizer Speed Vac System Contact: Nadia Boguslavsky, Phone: 404-385-0215 Email: nadia.boguslavsky@ibb.gatech.edu Website: http://www.ibb.gatech.edu/equipment.html RETURN Georgia Tech/Emory Center (GTEC) for the Engineering of Living Tissues Georgia Institute of Technology, Emory University The Georgia Tech/Emory Center (GTEC) for the Engineering of Living Tissues is headquartered in the Parker H. Petit Institute for Bioengineering and Bioscience, with strong interactions with Emory University School of Medicine. Established in 1998 by the National Science Foundation as an Engineering Research Center, GTEC's mission is to be the leader in the development of critical core technologies and an educated workforce that 12 will enable the development of tissue engineering and regenerative medicine and revolutionize the medical implant industry. GTEC is developing tissue engineering technologies and regenerative medicine approaches through an integrated systems approach, harnessing discoveries from recent biological and engineering advances to significantly improve clinical therapies. Focus areas of research are in cardiovascular systems, bioartificial pancreas, orthopaedic tissues, and neural repair and regeneration. Associated projects in biomaterials development, cell sources and cellular engineering, stem cells, cryopreservation of cells and tissues, modulation of immune responses, bioreactor system development, biomechanics of cells and tissues, flow dynamics in cardiovascular tissues. Dr. Robert M. Nerem, Director, Georgia Tech/Emory Center (GTEC) for the Engineering of Living Tissues Phone: 404-894-2768 Email: robert.nerem@ibb.gatech.edu http://www.gtec.gatech.edu Health Systems Institute The Health Systems Institute's mission is to develop and implement novel multidisciplinary and collaborative research, education, and outreach programs to transform health care delivery systems and lead the nation away from an ineffective, reactive, disease-focused system to achieve a cost-effective, pro-active, health- and wellness-focused system. The Georgia Tech/Emory initiative is creating a new model for healthcare delivery through integrative interdisciplinary solutions, drawing medicine, engineering, computing, management and public policy. The research objectives are to advance fundamental knowledge of issues central to the delivery of health care services through efficient allocation and management of health resources, and the design, development, implementation, and evaluation of integrated, patient-centered, and personalized health care delivery systems that capitalize on state-ofthe-art information, communication, decision support, healthcare and biomedical technologies. François Sainfort, Ph.D., Director, Health Systems Institute Associate Dean, College of Engineering, William George Professor of Health Systems, Coulter Dept. of Biomedical Engineering 311 Ferst Drive, Suite L1350 Atlanta, Georgia 30332-0477 Phone:404-385-5055 E-Mail: francois.sainfort@hsi.gatech.edu Web site: http://www.hsi.gatech.edu/ RETURN Center for the Study of Systems Biology 13 Recognized by most experts in the field as the future of biology, Systems Biology seeks to understand how complex living systems interact with each other so that we can diagnose and treat disorders such as cancer. Systems Biology seeks to understand how the components of complex living systems interact and give rise to life and how their malfunction causes disease. Since many diseases are caused by the malfunctioning of proteins, key questions are to identify which proteins are responsible for which disease and then to design drugs to treat it. Realization of these objectives will provide a fundamental understanding of cellular pathways and enable the application of these insights both to accelerate the process of drug discovery and to engineer and control such pathways, with a particular focus being those related to cancer. Areas emphasized include computational systems biology, proteomics, pharmacogenomics, metabolomics, epigenetics. Since, fundamental research often yields immediate practical implications, emphasis will be placed on the rapid commercialization of the ideas and technology that is developed. Services include: TM-score calculation, Calculation of structural alignment using TM-align, Comparative modeling using TASSER-Lite Facilities: RAZOR Computing Cluster at Bell South, and the Center for the Study of Systems Biology (CSSB) at 250 14th Street, NW Jeffrey Skolnick, Ph.D., Director, Center for the Study of Systems Biology 250 14th Street NW, Room 138 Atlanta GA, 30318, Mail Code:0590 Tel :(404) 407-8975 Fax :(404) 385-7478 Email: skolnick@gatech.edu Website: http://cssb.biology.gatech.edu/skolnick/ RETURN Bioanalytical Mass Spectrometry Facility Georgia Tech has five (5) research grade mass spectrometers including state-of-the-art Q-TOF and TOF/TOF instruments. The research interests include identification, quantitation, and structure elucidation of a wide variety of biomolecules via molecular mass. Capabilities include low and high resolution MS and MS/MS, complex mixture analysis via gas or liquid chromatography, and ionization by electron impact, chemical ionization, fast atom bombardment, matrix assisted laser desorption, and electrospray. Collaborative projects with other academic institutions, industry, and government agencies are invited. Dr. M. Cameron Sullards School of Biology and School of Chemistry and Biochemistry Phone: 404-385-4249 Fax: 404-894-4061 Email: cameron.sullards@chemistry.gatech.edu Website: RETURN Center for Optics + Photonics (www.op.gatech.edu) In the same way that electronics became pervasive in the twentieth century, optics and photonics will play a critical role in enabling the development and refinement of manufacturing, medical, sensing, telecommunications, and defense technologies in the twenty-first century. By harnessing 14 the resources of the Schools of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Electrical and Computer Engineering, Materials Science and Engineering, Physics and the Georgia Tech Research Institute, the Center provides in-depth research into the area of Biophotonics, the science of generating and harnessing light to image, detect, manipulate biological systems, the product of which is used in medicine to study tissue and blood to detect, diagnose and treat diseases. RETURN Electron Beam Lithography Facility Georgia Tech’s JBX-9300FS electron beam lithography system has been up and running since June 2004. Active research projects utilizing the tool include such topics as advanced high resolution chemically amplified resists, quantum dot fabrication, t-gate patterning for high speed HEMT devices, high resolution nano-imprint embossing stamps, and high speed photo detectors. The JBX-9300FS is operated by Devin Brown and Raghunath Murali, both research engineers on staff at the Microelectronics Research Center. Website: http://www.nanolithography.gatech.edu/ RETURN Microstructural Characterization Facility Image Analysis Laboratory, X-Ray Diffraction Laboratory, Crystal Physics Laboratory, Surface Analysis Facilities Dr. Arun Gokhale, MSE, Image Analysis Facilities, 404-894-2887 Dr. Stuart Stock, MSE, X-Ray Diffraction Facilities, 404-894-6882 Dr. Brent Carter, MSE, Surface Analysis Facilities, 404-894-6762 http://www.mse.gatech.edu/academics/facilities/MC/body_mc.html RETURN Applied Sensor Laboratory Purpose: Research interests in advanced chemical IR sensors, molecular recognition layers, quantum cascade lasers, and SECM-AFM Boris Mizaikoff 404-894-4030 Email: boris.mizaikoff@chemistry.gatech.edu http://asl.chemistry.gatech.edu/ RETURN INSTITUTIONAL BUSINESS INCUBATORS/CENTERS/PROGRAMS Enterprise Innovation Institute (www.innovate.gatech.edu) Commercialization Services Georgia Tech’s Enterprise Innovation Institute helps companies, entrepreneurs, economic developers and communities improve their competitiveness through the application of science, technology and innovation. Commercialization Services helps move innovations out of Georgia Tech laboratories and into the marketplace. It provides assistance and advice, and makes connections to investors, experienced entrepreneurs, corporate R&D officials and other specialists. Commercialization Services specialists evaluate the marketplace potential of research discoveries, recommend a pathway to commercialization, and – when appropriate – help form startup companies to commercialize Georgia Tech innovations. The following programs are divisions of the Enterprise Innovation Institute Commercialization Services which supports faculty 15 members, research staff commercialization process. members and graduate students throughout the Industry’s Bridge to Georgia Tech Strategic Partners Office (http://www.innovate.gatech.edu/Default.aspx?tabid=1525) The Strategic Partners Office links your company to leading-edge resources at the Georgia Institute of Technology, applying Georgia Tech faculty know-how, specialized facilities and student talent to such goals as new product development, improved competitiveness and transformation of industrial processes. With its in-depth knowledge of Georgia Tech faculty expertise, research initiatives and academic programs, the Strategic Partners Office can identify exactly the resources you need – and make the right connections to develop a collaboration that meets your needs. The Strategic Partners Office serves to connect companies with the resources and people at Georgia Tech. VentureLab (www.venturelab.gatech.edu) To enhance the Institute’s reputation for research innovation, Georgia Tech set up VentureLab, a one-stop center for technology commercialization that evaluates innovations’ commercial value, connects researchers with experienced entrepreneurs, and offers pre-seed awards for start-ups. After drafting a revenue model, gaining seed capital, and putting together an advisory team, entrepreneurs are offered incubator assistance through the ATDC, Georgia Tech’s nationally-recognized science and technology incubator which has helped Georgia entrepreneurs launch more than one hundred successful companies, including publicly-traded firms. In collaboration with specialists in Georgia Tech’s Commercialization Services, innovators receive assistance in four key areas, Technology Evaluation, Commercialization Workshops and Seminars, VentureLab Fellows and VentureLab Commercialization Awards. Advanced Technology Development Center (www.atdc.org) The Advanced Technology Development Center is a nationally recognized science and technology incubator that helps Georgia entrepreneurs launch and build successful companies. ATDC is part of Georgia Tech's Office of Economic Development and Technology Ventures (EDTV). This organization serves as Georgia Tech's primary organization for economic development, technology transfer and technology commercialization. Units within EDTV provide assistance to Georgia entrepreneurs as they launch and build successful technology companies, technology-driven solutions for Georgia companies, communities and economic developers as they help grow the state's economy, assistance to Georgia Tech faculty members in evaluating the commercial potential of technology innovations and forming start-up companies and access to Georgia Tech research and other resources for companies. With a commitment to the technology-based enterprise, the ATDC provides a broad base of assistance to bioscience entrepreneurs. Available assistance covers the continuum of new company formation and maturation including the fundamental aspects of strategic focus through facilitating vital connections with potential board members, management and sources of capital. In December 2002, ATDC opened the new bioscience incubator laboratory space on the Georgia Tech campus that is currently available for occupancy. This incubator facility has been designed to accommodate a wide range of bioscience activities. More than 100 companies have emerged from ATDC, including publicly-traded firms such as MindSpring Enterprises - now part of EarthLink. Headquartered at the Georgia Institute 16 of Technology, ATDC has been recognized by Inc. Magazine as one of the nation's top non-profit incubators. ATDC was formed in 1980 to stimulate growth in Georgia's technology business base and now has locations in Atlanta, Columbus, Savannah and Warner Robins. Georgia invests in ATDC to strengthen the state's technology community, so our companies aren't required to give up equity in exchange for our services. To facilitate startup and accommodate growth, we offer turnkey services and flexible lease terms in our facilities. ATDC member companies operate in many areas of technology, including biomedical technology, computers & electronics, engineering & technology services, environmental technology, internet applications, manufacturing, new media, optical technology, software and telecommunications. Dr. Lee Herron, Director of Bioscience Commercialization Phone: 404-385-1597 Email: lee.herron@atdc.org http://www.atdc.org The Business School at the Georgia Institute of Technology94.1552 The intersection of business and technology has always been at the heart of the College of Management and today that focus is more relevant than ever. Leveraging Georgia Tech's strengths in entrepreneurship and technology innovation, the College grounds students in critical thinking and teaches them to perform in highly technological and global environments. The interdisciplinary curriculum stresses teamwork, cultural diversity, and relevant solutions to real-world problems to prepare tomorrow's business leaders to achieve, lead, and succeed in today's changing technological environments. Steve Salbu, Ph.D., Dean & Chair of the College of Management 800 West Peachtree Street NW Atlanta, GA 30308-0520 Email: steve.salbu@mgt.gatech.edu Phone: 404-894-2600 Fax: 404-894-6030 RETURN TO LIST INSTITUTIONAL CONTACTS FOR SPONSORED RESEARCH AND INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY/TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER ISSUES Georgia Tech Research Corporation (http://www.gtrc.gatech.edu) Together with the Office of Technology Licensing, Tech’s Economic Development and Technology Venture’s VentureLab and Advanced Technology and Development Center, The Georgia Tech Research Corporation (GTRC) provides assistance to new businesses, turning technologies into commercial successes. Through the Office of Sponsored Programs, GTRC enables the Institute to maintain beneficial partnerships with public and private sectors in research and technology. The GTRC’s Office of Technology Licensing also provides services to inventors and offers new technologies available for licensing to established or start-up companies. 17 Industry Contracting Office, Georgia Tech Research Corporation Christopher D'Urbano, Manager of Industry Contracting, Phone: 404-385-6797 christopher.durbano@osp.gatech.edu http://www.osp.gatech.edu/ Office of Technology Licensing, Georgia Tech Research Corporation Dr. George G. Harker, III, Director, Phone: 404-894-6287 Email: george.harker@gtrc.gatech.edu http://otl.gtrc.gatech.edu/ RETURN TO LIST INSTITUTIONAL RECRUITING CONTACTS FOR STUDENT INTERNSHIPS AND EMPLOYMENT Ralph Mobley, Director of Career Services Phone: 404-894-3754 Email: ralph.mobley@sucess.gatech.edu Sally Gerrish, Education Director, Biomedical Engineering Phone: 404-385-2259 Fax: 404-894-2291 (fax) Email: sally.gerrish@bme.gatech.edu RETURN TO LIST Interdisciplinary Bioengineering Graduate Program Georgia Institute of Technology This is a separate graduate program for students from any engineering department that would like to tailor their graduate studies in the area of bioengineering, but do not want to enter into the joint Georgia Tech/Emory Biomedical Engineering program. Historically, this program predated the establishment of the joint Georgia Tech/Emory program, and continues as an option for students that would like to matriculate through their home departments with a bioengineering focus. Research Areas: biomechanics and tissue engineering, bioinstrumentation and medical imaging, medical informatics and telemedicine, biomaterials and drug delivery, biomechanics, cellular engineering, interactive biomedical technologies, medical imaging, quantitative analysis and modeling. Dr. Robert Butera, Director, Interdisciplinary Bioengineering Graduate Program, School of Electrical and Computer Engineering Phone: 404-385-6655 Fax: 404-894-2291 Email: rbutera@neuro.gatech.edu RETURN TO LIST Centers of Excellence at the Georgia Institute of Technology Georgia Tech is one of the nation’s leading research universities. Groundbreaking research is underway in dozens of labs throughout campus, focused on producing technology and innovation that will drive economic growth. Through the use of state-of-the-art facilities, institutes and 18 research programs, Georgia Tech encourages scientist and researchers to collaborate with the private sector to turn discoveries into commercial successes. Life Sciences Complex This complex contains over 1 million square feet and was designed to foster interaction among peers from various departments. Rather than the traditional design of devoting sections of a building to each discipline, researchers from chemical, electrical, mechanical and biomedical engineers share office and lab space with their colleagues from areas such as biology and chemistry. This arrangement is already leading to developments in fields like molecular imaging, which requires experts with knowledge of molecular biology, quantum mechanics and electrical and computer engineering. The complex includes the Ford Motor Company Environmental Science and Technology, the Whitaker Biomedical Engineering Building and the Parker H. Petit Biotechnology Building. RETURN TO LIST Whitaker Biomedical Engineering Building Houses Wallace H. Coulter Department of Biomedical Engineering (www.bme.gatech.edu) The top-ranked nationally ranked Wallace H. Coulter Department of Biomedical Engineering at Georgia Tech and Emory University, believed to be the nation’s first joint department linking a public and a private university, is a powerful combination of resources with the potential to redefine healthcare. The U.A. Whitaker Building, funded in part with a grant from The Whitaker Foundation, will provide a permanent home for the department on the Tech campus. The Biomedical Engineering (BME) Building is envisioned to provide essential research and instructional facilities for faculty and students form the College of Engineering who are focused on the advancement for Biomedical Engineering in an exceptionally comprehensive strategy. Both universities have identified thrust areas in which to focus research and faculty recruiting. The individual thrusts are comprised of the following: Cardiovascular Mechanics and Biology, Biomaterials and Tissue Engineering, Neuroengineering, Biomedical Imaging and Informatics, Cellular and Biomolecular Engineering, and Health Systems. The Ford Motor Company Environmental Science & Technology Building The 287,000-square-foot Ford Environmental Science & Technology Building (ES&T), which opened in late 2002, is the largest academic building ever constructed on the Georgia Tech campus and provides space for 80 faculty and their graduate students, research laboratories, and classrooms. An incubator and entrepreneurial center will facilitate the transfer of new environmental technologies into the marketplace. houses 19 facilities and a variety of life-science programs in such areas as biomedical engineering, earth and atmospheric sciences, clean energy, the environment, sustainable technologies, chemical engineering and biological sciences. The incubator portion of the building, covering 22,000 square feet, includes wet labs, space for new ventures and offices for entrepreneurs. Its goal is to put top research faculty together with entrepreneurs to form new research-driven enterprises. Parker H. Petit Biotechnology Building In 1999, the Petit Institute for Bioengineering and Bioscience moved into a $30-million facility on the campus of Georgia Tech. This is the first step in the development of facilities mirroring Tech's commitment to biorelated and environmental research in the decades to come. The Petit Institute occupies a three-story building with a total size of nearly 150,000 gross square feet. The building is configured to facilitate the interdisciplinary research programs of 40 faculty and their research groups, including both graduate and undergraduate students. The concept behind the building is to provide an environment to integrate the research efforts of the bioengineers on campus with those of the bioscientists in a way that fosters synergistic collaborative research. The building is also designed to provide the flexibility to rapidly change to meet growing needs in biorelated research and health care delivery in the next decade. Georgia Tech/Emory Center (GTEC) for the Engineering of Living Tissues Georgia Institute of Technology, Emory University The Georgia Tech/Emory Center (GTEC) for the Engineering of Living Tissues is headquartered in the Parker H. Petit Institute for Bioengineering and Bioscience, with strong interactions with Emory University School of Medicine. Established in 1998 by the National Science Foundation as an Engineering Research Center, GTEC's mission is to be the leader in the development of critical core technologies and an educated workforce that will enable the development of tissue engineering and regenerative medicine and revolutionize the medical implant industry. GTEC is developing tissue engineering technologies and regenerative medicine approaches through an integrated systems approach, harnessing discoveries from recent biological and engineering advances to significantly improve clinical therapies. Focus areas of research are in cardiovascular systems, bioartificial pancreas, orthopaedic tissues, and neural repair and regeneration. Associated projects in biomaterials development, cell sources and cellular engineering, stem cells, cryopreservation of cells and tissues, modulation of immune responses, bioreactor system development, biomechanics of cells and tissues, flow dynamics in cardiovascular tissues. GTEC seeks collaborations in research with companies and other entities in the biomedical fields. GTEC has an active industrial partners program for industry to closely interact with faculty, students and staff to attain their research objectives. Dr. Robert M. Nerem, Director, Georgia Tech/Emory Center (GTEC) for the Engineering of Living Tissues Phone: 404-894-2768 Email: robert.nerem@ibb.gatech.edu http://www.gtec.gatech.edu 20 Molecular Science and Technology Building <need picture> RETURN TO LIST Emory-Georgia Tech Nanotechnology Center for Personalized and Predictive Oncology "Centers of Cancer Nanotechnology Excellence" (CCNE) (www.wcigtccne.org) The ultimate mission of the Emory-Georgia Tech CCNE is to create a “discovery accelerator” embedded in a new cancer center - the Winship Cancer Institute (WCI) at Emory University. The energy for acceleration draws from basic, translational, engineering, and clinical cancer investigators from Georgia Tech and Emory who all share a common vision: to reduce timelines separating basic discovery to “proof of concept” nanotechnology investigations in earlier cancer detection, in profiling therapeutic target biomarkers on biopsies for personalized and predictive therapy, and in translating new nanoscale anticancer medicines to the clinic. Since promising advances in research are outnumbering the national training pool of young translational cancer scientists, the Emory-Georgia Tech CCNE also intends to be a new training center in both the WCI clinics and laboratories for the next generation of translational cancer scientists. Unique opportunities now exist at Emory University and Georgia Tech to develop an NCI CCNE in parallel with the full development of Emory’s NCI Comprehensive Cancer Center (CCC) - so that the new culture of nanotechnology and bioengineering in cancer research can shape how cancer center faculty attack research at the bench and bedside. Concurrently, we will educate engineering scientists and help them become “oncologists” with a deeper understanding of cancer genomics, cancer biology, and unmet clinical needs. RETURN TO LIST Center for Biologically Inspired Design Biologically inspired design, or biomimicry, capitalizes on the rich source of design solutions present in biological processes at all levels. All successful organisms survive because they have adapted to a particular challenge where biological processes serve as design solutions. The goal of CBID is to enable the search for biologically inspired solutions as efficient, practical, and sustainable answers to design and engineering problems. CBID was organized to facilatate, develop infrastructure, and promote interdisciplinary research and education in biological inspired design. CBID is an intellectual incubator for knowledge exchange and provides opportunities for integrating, networking and promoting interdisciplinary research. Research focuses on biosensors, biomimetic materials and processes, locomotory devices, systems organization, environmentally conscious design. Jeannette Yen, Director, Professor, School of Biology Professor Email: jeannette.yen@biology.gatech.edu Phone: 404-385-1596 http://www.cbid.gatech.edu/ RETURN TO LIST Georgia Center for Electronic Design (www.gedcenter.org) The Georgia Electronic Design Center (GEDC) supports world-class research that fosters the development of new communications technology in wireless/RF, wired/copper and fiber channel applications. Home of the nation's largest university-based mixed-signal research team, Georgia 21 Tech's GEDC collaborates with more than 40 member companies and federal agency partners, conducting approximately $10 million in research each year. RETURN TO LIST Microelectronics Research Center The Center provides expertise, facilities, infrastructure and teaming environments to enable and facilitate interdisciplinary research in microelectronics, integrated optoelectronics, microsensors and actuators. The Center currently provides user support and training for nanotechnology researchers from academia, industry and government. It is also the location for the southeast node of the National Nanotechnology Infrastructure Network (NNIN), which is a National Science Foundation funded program consisting of thirteen integrated sites that offer state-of-the-art facilities to serve the needs if the nanoscale science and engineering community. Website: http://www.mirc.gatech.edu RETURN TO LIST The Klaus Advanced Computing Building, College of Computing The Christopher W. Klaus Advanced Computing Building, opened in the 2006, will house some of the most advanced computing labs and innovative educational technology in the world. The College of Computing, a national leader in the creation of realworld computing breakthroughs that drive social and scientific progress, recently announced that, starting with the 2006-2007 academic year, incoming freshmen will be the first to experience Threads™, its transformational approach to undergraduate computer science education developed by college faculty. With the goal of producing graduates whose skill sets will be difficult to outsource in a globallycompetitive marketplace, Threads is the basis for a flexible, exciting and innovative computer science curriculum that enables students to pursue lifelong learning and drive real, sustainable value throughout their careers. Web site: http://www.cc.gatech.edu RETURN The Food Processing Technology Building at Georgia Tech (www.foodtech.gatech.edu) Georgia Tech’s state-of-the-art Food Processing Technology Building is a world-class center for collaborative food processing technology development, academic research, and public interaction. The building serves as headquarters for the Food Processing Technology Division of the Georgia Tech Research Institute, the nonprofit applied research arm of Georgia Tech. The division is a unique research unit focused on new technology developments for processing efficiency and operational enhancement in the food processing and poultry industries, and conducts significant research under two major programs: the Agricultural Technology Research Program (ATRP) and Georgia’s Traditional Industries Program for Food Processing, which is managed through the Food Processing Advisory Council (FoodPAC). 22 The building’s high bay research area is a 4,370-square-foot space with a 34-foot ceiling, a 3-ton overhead crane, a 16-foot 24-foot climate control chamber, a modeling shop, and access via both a loading dock and semi-tractor trailer drive-in door. The building also contains specialized labs to support environmental analysis studies, optics research, software development, and electronic fabrication and troubleshooting. RETURN TO LIST x Institute of Paper Science and Technology (www.ipst.gatech.edu) The 162,000-square-foot facility Paper Tricentennial Building on the corner of 10th and Hemphill streets houses laboratories, classrooms, offices, a library, and The American Museum for Paper Making. Located on a corner of the Georgia Tech campus, the Institute of Paper Science and Technology (formerly the Institute of Paper Chemistry) is dedicated to the further development and utilization of this inexpensive but highly versatile material called paper. With support from nearly 60 of the nation's major pulp and paper manufacturers and supplier companies, researchers at the Institute are addressing such concerns as enhanced productivity, improved quality control, dwindling resources, and meeting increasingly stringent environmental regulations. They do this through a rigorous program consisting of both fundamental and applied research, process engineering, and commercialization of technology. Projects range from studying a tree as a raw, renewable resource, to converting that tree into paper products, to utilizing those products as unique engineering materials. RETURN TO LIST Coming in 2008 Marcus Nanotechnology Center (www.nano.gatech.edu) Already one of the world leaders in nanoscience and nanotechnology research and design, the new facility will attract more research funding as well as world class scholars and students. When completed in 2008, the Center will include 20,000 square feet of space dedicated physical science and an adjacent 10,000 square feet of space dedicated to biological and biomedical nanotechnology research; creating a unique combination of research space currently non-existent in the world. The facility will also be available to research scientist throughout the University System as well as the private sector. RETURN TO LIST Centenial Research Building Georgia Tech Research Institute (www.gtri.gatech.edu) The Georgia Tech Research Institute helps companies bring new products to market and supports technology initiative in federal, state and local governments. GTRI conducts applied 23 research – work that is designed to solve specific challenges, and to be useable the moment it is completed. GTRI’s work includes developing hardware and software, performing test and evaluation, and conducting studies. RETURN TO LIST Centergy (www.centergy.org) Together with Technology Square, Centergy forms one of the largest and most important public/private projects ever developed in Atlanta. Phase One of the project contains Centergy One and the Technology Square Research Building, both totaling 700,000 square feet of office, research and retail space. Centergy is adjacent to Technology Square, a 700,000 square foot project developed and owned by the Georgia Institute of Technology. Technology Square contains the Institute’s College of Management, the Global Learning Center, the Georgia Tech Hotel & Conference Center, the Economic Development Institute and the Georgia Tech Bookstore. Technology Square Research Building (TSRB) (www.tsrb,gatech.edu) Houses the Georgia Center for Electronic Design (www.gedcenter.org) and the Center for Research on Embedded Systems and Technologies (www.crest.gatech.edu) The Technology Square Research Building is located within the Centergy complex, adjacent to Technology Square. The building is the new home of the Georgia Electronic Design Center (GEDC), Georgia's strategic initiative to foster growth in the broadband telecommunications industry. Formerly known as Yamacraw, GEDC leverages Georgia's existing high-tech base and combines it with resources from private sector companies, major universities, the research community, and more than $100 million in state funds. The initiative is making Georgia a world leader in the design of broadband (high-speed) communication systems, devices, and chips—the industries that will mold the future. The Center for Research on Embedded Systems and Technologies (CREST), also located in TSRB, was established in 2000 with a mission of international leadership in embedded systems technology through both groundbreaking research and curricular innovations. CREST's goal is to reduce by orders of magnitude the non-recurring engineering costs and time-to-solution of embedded systems, accelerating their pervasive growth and positive impact on all aspects of our lives including transportation, communications, entertainment, education, and ubiquitous information access. Centergy One Houses ATDC, VentureLab and GCATT Located adjacent to the Technology Square Research Building, Centergy One, a 487,000 square foot building in Midtown Atlanta, houses Georgia Tech’s Advanced Technology Development Center, a nationally recognized incubator for emerging technology companies, as well as the Busbee Center for Global Economic Development & Innovation, the State of Georgia’s center for economic development and international trade that includes the State’s Department of Economic Development, their Quick Start division of the Department of Technical & Adult Education, and 24 the U. S. Department of Commerce’s Export Trade Assistance Center. RETURN TO LIST 25
