Beyond Compliance: 50th Anniversary of Sec. 504
Release Date: 09/27/2023
ATRP --Episode 18: Dr. Alex Samoylov: Farm Processing and Transport (FPAT) project
Georgia Tech Research Podcast
The latest episode of the Georgia Tech Research Podcast focuses on a key agricultural technology initiative at the Georgia Tech Research Institute (GTRI): the USDA Farm Processing and Transport (FPAT) project. The episode features Dr. Alexander Samoylov, a Principal Research Scientist at GTRI, who shares insights into this project, which aims to reshape the poultry industry's approach to transport and processing.
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GTRI's Women in Technology Award Nominees
Georgia Tech Research Podcast
The latest episode of the Georgia Tech Research podcast delves into the remarkable journeys of two Georgia Tech Research Institute (GTRI) researchers, Megan Birch and Sheila Isbell, both recently honored as finalists in the 2024 Women in Technology (WIT) Women of the Year Awards. Hosted by GTRI Senior Researcher Eric Klein, the episode explores Megan and Sheila’s stories, insights, and the impact they have made at GTRI. Megan, a research scientist in GTRI’s Electro-Optical Systems Laboratory (EOSL), was recently named the inaugural winner of the WIT "Young Professional" Woman of the Year...
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ATRP--Episode 17: International Food Automation Networking (IFAN) Conference
Georgia Tech Research Podcast
This episode focuses on the International Food Automation Networking (IFAN) Conference at the Georgia Tech Research Institute. The IFAN Conference focuses on Robotics and Automation in the food industry and examines new technology trends, industry challenges, and evolving research. The conference brings together industry leaders from across the globe for two days of education sessions and networking opportunities. The conference is organized by the Georgia Tech Research Institute (GTRI); FAN Limited; and BMC, UK. Targeted toward corporate food manufacturing engineering leaders, equipment...
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Highlights From GTRI's 90th Anniversary Celebration
Georgia Tech Research Podcast
GTRI recently celebrated its 90th anniversary with a gala event that brought together current and former employees, as well as others who have partnered with GTRI over the years. More than 300 people gathered at The GTRI Headquarters Conference Center in Atlanta, Georgia for a gala event that paid tribute to GTRI's history of innovation and collaboration. The Aug. 16 event featured dignitaries from across GTRI, the Institute, and the State of Georgia. This podcast episode is a compendium of some of the highlights from the 90th Anniversary Celebration event. It features recordings...
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Tech Connects: Courtney Crooks
Georgia Tech Research Podcast
The September 27th Tech Connects event will feature Courtney Crooks, Principal Research Scientist and Senior Staff in SEAL’s Command, Control, Communications Division (C3D). Designing Human-Centered Artificial Intelligence for Decision Advantage in C3 Operations Courtney’s research expertise is in forensic cyberpsychology, behavioral analysis, and human-centered design of artificial intelligence (AI) and other technology with health and defense applications. Courtney’s research applies foundational psychoanalytic theory to understand the national security, ethical, and societal...
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David Zurn: Regents' Researcher
Georgia Tech Research Podcast
This episode of the Georgia Tech Research Podcast features a conversation with David Zurn, Principal Research Engineer in the ELSYS Laboratory of GTRI. Since joining GTRI’s Electronic Systems Laboratory (ELSYS) in 2003, Zurn has worked on a variety of EW-related research efforts including radar warning receiver hardware and software development and test, missile warning system hardware and software test, and development of hardware-in-the-loop (HITL) test solutions tailored to EW applications. Zurn is currently the Division Chief of the Test Engineering Division within ELSYS. In this podcast...
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Tech Connects: Charles Domercant
Georgia Tech Research Podcast
You are invited to listen to the next Tech Connects podcast on Friday, August 23rd. Maybe you have heard of Tech Connects, but you’re not sure what it is? Then join us for the next Tech Connects research podcast, featuring Dr. Charles Domercant, Senior Research Engineer and Research Engagements Manager for GTRI’s Chief Technology Officer (CTO). Charles will speak in more detail about Tech Connects and why it is important to GTRI’s mission and vision.
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Lee Wadzeck: GTRI Leadership Award Recipient
Georgia Tech Research Podcast
This episode features a conversation with Lee Wadzeck, the 2023 GTRI Leadership Award recipient. During the course of the podcast, he details his leadership style. Wadzeck is Chief of the Command, Control, and Communications Division (C3D) within the Sensors and Electromagnetic Applications Laboratory (SEAL) at Georgia Tech Research Institute (GTRI). In that role, Wadzeck leads a team of researchers focused on identifying and delivering critical state-of-the-art tactical airborne communications and networking solutions to address a wide array of problem sets. Prior to joining GTRI, Wadzeck...
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ATRP--Episode 16: AI-SLAMS (Artificial Intelligence driven Smart Low-cost Ammonia Monitoring System)
Georgia Tech Research Podcast
This episode covers the AI-SLAMS (Artificial Intelligence-driven Smart Low-cost Ammonia Monitoring System) project. The project is part of the NSF Convergence Accelerator 2023 cohort for phase one to advance solutions and critical areas. AI-SLAMS brings together insights and advances in chemical sensing, material science/nanotechnology, poultry science, manufacturing, AI, and data science. The project aims to identify challenges and opportunities and develop technology concepts and workforce training plans for developing and deploying a smart poultry farm ammonia...
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GTRI's IRAD Program and the 2024 IRAD Extravaganza
Georgia Tech Research Podcast
In this episode of the Georgia Tech Research Podcast, Georgia Tech Research Institute (GTRI) Chief Technology Officer (CTO) Mark Whorton previews GTRI's upcoming 2024 IRAD Extravaganza. The objective of Independent Research and Development (IRAD) is to support The GTRI Strategic Plan through investment in projects with anticipated long-term return. Independent research investment is intended to expand capability and sustain a competitive position in critical research areas as well as foster exploration and accelerate entry into new areas that may have a high payoff for GTRI's stakeholders and...
info_outlineOctober is National Disability Employment Awareness Month (NDEAM).
This episode of the Georgia Tech Research Podcast focuses on the 50th anniversary of Section 504, the federal law which morphed into the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA). The host of this episode, J. Denise Johnson Marshall, ADA Compliance Coordinator at Georgia Institute of Technology, calls this episode “a very special podcast for us at Georgia Tech.”
The special guest is Richard Scotch, a professor of sociology, public policy and political economy at the University of Texas at Dallas. Dr. Scotch has been doing research on disability issues since he was a graduate student back in the 1970s, and has written and spoken extensively on Section 504 and the ADA, legislation which he has termed “a beacon of hope.”
Observed each October, National Disability Employment Awareness Month (NDEAM) celebrates the contributions of America’s workers with disabilities, showcasing supportive, inclusive employment policies and practices that benefit employers and employees. The national governing body, the U.S. Department of Labor’s Office of Disability Employment Policy (ODEP), has chosen "Advancing Access and Equity" as the theme for NDEAM 2023.