Home Department	Name	Service Date	Job Title
35 Years
Electrical & Computer Engr	Scott,Waymond R	1/3/1986	Professor
30 Years
Materials Science & Engr	Gerhardt,Rosario A	1/3/1991	Professor
25 Years
Electrical & Computer Engr	Williams,F Dean	1/2/1996	Research Coordinator II
Electrical & Computer Engr	Champion III,Thomas C	1/2/1996	Research Engineer II
Aerospace Systems Design Lab	Peak,Russell S	1/2/1996	Senior Research Engineer
Electrical & Computer Engr	Hill,Raymond C	1/2/1996	Senior Research Technologist
Electrical & Computer Engr	Parker,Thomas J	1/2/1996	Senior Research Technologist
Civil & Environmental Engr	Russell,Armistead G	1/3/1996	Regents Professor
Electrical & Computer Engr	Doolittle,William Alan	1/5/1996	Professor
Materials Science & Engr	Wong,C P	1/11/1996	Regents Professor
Engineering, College of	Ellis,LaJauna F	2/1/1996	Asst Dir-Business Ops
20 Years
Industrial & Systems Engr	Erera,Alan L	1/1/2001	Assoc Chair-Academic
Aerospace Engineering	Johnson,Eric N	1/2/2001	Adjunct Professor
Industrial & Systems Engr	Jacobson,Scott E	1/8/2001	Appl Developer Sr
Aerospace Systems Design Lab	Weston,Neil R	2/21/2001	Senior Research Engineer
Chemical and Biomolecular Engr	Moses,Rochelle	2/21/2001	Program & Ops Mgr
15 Years
Industrial & Systems Engr	Mei,Yajun	1/1/2006	Professor
Electrical & Computer Engr	Voss,Paul L	1/1/2006	Associate Professor
Aerospace Engineering	Costello,Mark Francis	1/1/2006	School Chair-Academic
Electrical & Computer Engr	Ma,Xiaoli	1/1/2006	Professor
Industrial & Systems Engr	Mei,Yajun	1/1/2006	Professor
Mechanical Engineering	Martino,James John	1/9/2006	IT Support Prof Lead
Electrical & Computer Engr	Torrence,Tasha M	1/11/2006	Academic Advising Mgr
Civil & Environmental Engr	Boothe-Miller,Tracy A	2/6/2006	Academic Advising Mgr
Biomedical Engr, GT/Emory	Mata Acosta,Jesus	2/14/2006	Acad & Res IT Supp Engr Sr
Materials Science & Engr	Nelson,Teresa L	2/15/2006	Academic Program Coord II
Electrical & Computer Engr	Hampton,Robert Nigel	2/17/2006	Principal Research Engineer
Electrical & Computer Engr	Hampton,Robert Nigel	2/17/2006	Principal Research Engineer
10 Years
Civil & Environmental Engr	Temple,Christopher John	1/1/2011	Acad & Res IT Supp Engr Sr
Industrial & Systems Engr	Smalley,Hannah Kolberg	1/1/2011	Research Engineer I – NE
Industrial & Systems Engr	Smalley,Hannah Kolberg	1/1/2011	Research Engineer I – NE
Biomedical Engr, GT/Emory	Lam,Wilbur A	1/3/2011	Adjunct Assistant Professor
Aerospace Engineering	Rimoli,Julian Jose	1/3/2011	Associate Professor
Engineering, College of	Sembrat,Eric Scott	1/3/2011	Dir-Communications
Biomedical Engr, GT/Emory	Jacobson,Martin Conrad	1/3/2011	Lecturer
Materials Science & Engr	Wallaert,Kerry Ann	1/4/2011	Educational Outreach Mgr I
Materials Science & Engr	Safranski,David Lee	1/18/2011	Adjunct Assistant Professor
Biomedical Engr, GT/Emory	Padala,Sai Muralidhar	2/2/2011	Adjunct Assistant Professor
Biomedical Engr, GT/Emory	Myers,David Richard	2/18/2011	Adjunct Assistant Professor
5 Years
Electrical & Computer Engr	Lancaster,Thomas Jonathan	1/1/2016	Research Engineer I
Industrial & Systems Engr	Lan,Guanghui	1/1/2016	Associate Professor
Biomedical Engr, GT/Emory	Haider,Bilal	1/1/2016	Assistant Professor
Chemical and Biomolecular Engr	Engler,Anthony Christian	1/4/2016	Postdoctoral Fellow
Mechanical Engineering	Gunawan,Andrey	1/4/2016	Research Engineer II
Chemical and Biomolecular Engr	Tang,Dai	1/8/2016	Postdoctoral Fellow
Mechanical Engineering	Fuller,Stephen	1/11/2016	Dir-Info Technology I
Aerospace Systems Design Lab	Justin,Cedric Yves	1/19/2016	Research Engineer II
Biomedical Engr, GT/Emory	Berman,Gordon Joseph	2/1/2016	Adjunct Assistant Professor
Aerospace Engineering	Manion,Kristopher L	2/8/2016	Laboratory Mgr I
Aerospace Engineering	Manion,Kristopher L	2/8/2016	Laboratory Mgr I
Electrical & Computer Engr	Calloway,Charles	2/9/2016	Electrical Tech II
Biomedical Engr, GT/Emory	Song,Hannah	2/12/2016	Research Scientist I
Mechanical Engineering	Skelton-Wells,Monifa Pamela	2/22/2016	Academic Program Mgr I
Chemical and Biomolecular Engr	Terry,Richard N	2/29/2016	Principal Research Scientist
1 Year
Biomedical Engr, GT/Emory	Abouelnasr,Dana Marie	1/1/2020	Senior Lecturer
Aerospace Engineering	Sankaran,Ramanan	1/1/2020	Adjunct Associate Professor
Electrical & Computer Engr	Abraham,Silja	1/1/2020	Postdoctoral Fellow-NE
Biomedical Engr, GT/Emory	Suri,Shalu	1/1/2020	Academic Professional
Biomedical Engr, GT/Emory	Naghizadeh Safa,Babak	1/1/2020	Postdoctoral Fellow
Electrical & Computer Engr	Whitmore,Kevin Thomas	1/1/2020	Research Engineer I-LT
Industrial & Systems Engr	Steimle,Lauren Nicole	1/1/2020	Assistant Professor
Electrical & Computer Engr	Whitmore,Kevin Thomas	1/1/2020	Research Engineer I-LT
Civil & Environmental Engr	Jin,Qingxu	1/1/2020	Postdoctoral Fellow
Electrical & Computer Engr	Abraham,Silja	1/1/2020	Postdoctoral Fellow-NE
Electrical & Computer Engr	Whitmore,Kevin Thomas	1/1/2020	Research Engineer I-LT
Mechanical Engineering	Giles,Diamond	1/2/2020	Admin Professional III
Aerospace Engineering	Wyers,Katie Brooke	1/6/2020	Student Assistant
Civil & Environmental Engr	Wang,Yu	1/6/2020	Postdoctoral Fellow
Chemical and Biomolecular Engr	Pierce,Christopher John	1/13/2020	Postdoctoral Fellow
Biomedical Engr, GT/Emory	Samaee,Milad	1/13/2020	Postdoctoral Fellow
Aerospace Systems Design Lab	Fields,Taylor Marcus	1/20/2020	Research Engineer I
Chemical and Biomolecular Engr	Crane,Matthew Muria	1/21/2020	Research Scientist II-NE
Biomedical Engr, GT/Emory	Gallahue,Sylvia Nicole	1/21/2020	Program Support Coord
Chemical and Biomolecular Engr	Crane,Matthew Muria	1/21/2020	Research Scientist II-NE
Biomedical Engr, GT/Emory	Andino,Rafael Victor	1/23/2020	Lecturer
Electrical & Computer Engr	Erfani,Elham	2/1/2020	Postdoctoral Fellow
Electrical & Computer Engr	Erfani,Elham	2/1/2020	Postdoctoral Fellow
Electrical & Computer Engr	Mihalik,Gregory	2/1/2020	Professor of the Practice
Biomedical Engr, GT/Emory	Dhodapkar,Kavita	2/1/2020	Adjunct Associate Professor
Electrical & Computer Engr	Erfani,Elham	2/1/2020	Postdoctoral Fellow
Electrical & Computer Engr	Erfani,Elham	2/1/2020	Postdoctoral Fellow
Electrical & Computer Engr	Mihalik,Gregory	2/1/2020	Professor of the Practice
Mechanical Engineering	Adams,Michael	2/1/2020	Postdoctoral Fellow
Biomedical Engr, GT/Emory	Quiroz,Felipe G	2/1/2020	Adjunct Assistant Professor
Biomedical Engr, GT/Emory	Dhodapicar,Madhav	2/1/2020	Adjunct Professor
Biomedical Engr, GT/Emory	Rowan,Matthew	2/1/2020	Adjunct Assistant Professor
Mechanical Engineering	Dahariya,Smreeti	2/10/2020	Postdoctoral Fellow
Aerospace Engineering	Scott,Cheryl	2/12/2020	Admin Professional III
Aerospace Engineering	Scott,Cheryl	2/12/2020	Admin Professional III
Biomedical Engr, GT/Emory	Gutman,David	2/14/2020	Adjunct Assistant Professor
Civil & Environmental Engr	Williams,Latesha	2/18/2020	Grants Administrator Sr
Biomedical Engr, GT/Emory	Mitchell,Natalie Alison	2/18/2020	Lecturer
Chemical and Biomolecular Engr	Ma,Chen	2/20/2020	Postdoctoral Fellow
Biomedical Engr, GT/Emory	Mekhloufi,Abdelilah	2/24/2020	Postdoctoral Fellow
Electrical & Computer Engr	Jin,Zhiyang	2/24/2020	Research Engineer II
Electrical & Computer Engr	Sebkhi,Nordine	2/24/2020	Postdoctoral Fellow
Biomedical Engr, GT/Emory	Del Cid Oseguera,Ada Fernanda	2/24/2020	Research Technician II
Aerospace Systems Design Lab	Demers Bouchard,Etienne	2/24/2020	Postdoctoral Fellow
Civil & Environmental Engr	Vaidyanathan,Ambarish	2/27/2020	Adjunct Assistant Professor
Civil & Environmental Engr	Vaidyanathan,Ambarish	2/27/2020	Adjunct Assistant Professor

40 YEARS
Electrical & Computer Engr	Owen III,Henry L	12/16/1980	Professor
35 YEARS
Mechanical Engineering	Colton,Jonathan S	11/1/1985	Professor
25 YEARS
Chemical and Biomolecular Engr	Baker,Imogene M	11/12/1995	Admin Mgr II
20 YEARS
Materials Science & Engr	Miller,William J	11/13/2000	IT Support Prof Mgr
Mechanical Engineering	Boulanger,Louis E	12/11/2000	Instrument Maker III
15 YEARS
Biomedical Engr, GT/Emory	Fincannon,John Paul	12/5/2005	Academic Advising Mgr
10 YEARS
Electrical & Computer Engr	Chang,Yusun	11/2/2010	Adjunct Professor
Mechanical Engineering	Wall,James Joseph	11/8/2010	Adjunct Assistant Professor
Mechanical Engineering	Han,Sang Y	11/9/2010	Graduate Research Assistant
Electrical & Computer Engr	Tridandapani,Srinivasan	12/1/2010	Adjunct Associate Professor
Electrical & Computer Engr	Rathi,Yogesh Nathamal	12/1/2010	Adjunct Associate Professor
Biomedical Engr, GT/Emory	Mitchell,Cassie Sue	12/3/2010	Assistant Professor
Mechanical Engineering	Genzale,Caroline Lynn	12/6/2010	Associate Professor
Chemical and Biomolecular Engr	Fang,Hanjun	12/13/2010	Research Engineer I
Civil & Environmental Engr	Hubbs,Melisa Joyce	12/14/2010	Financial Mgr I
5 YEARS
Engineered Biosystems	Walker,Farlenthia Catrice	11/2/2015	Faculty Support Coord
Electrical & Computer Engr	Damle,Tushar	11/2/2015	Graduate Research Assistant
Materials Science & Engr	Rath,Miriam Rosine	11/6/2015	Graduate Research Assistant
Biomedical Engr, GT/Emory	Pan,Wenju	11/9/2015	Affiliate-LongTerm Res/Collab
Engineered Biosystems	Clausnitzer,Logan	11/9/2015	Building Coord II
Aerospace Systems Design Lab	Gladin,Jonathan Conrad	11/16/2015	Research Engineer II
Aerospace Engineering	Watson,Alysia Faith	11/19/2015	Program Support Coord
Biomedical Engr, GT/Emory	Pala,Aurelie	11/23/2015	Postdoctoral Fellow
Materials Science & Engr	Bernardy,Amanda Blair	12/10/2015	Student Assistant
Civil & Environmental Engr	Lawal,Abiola Sherifat	12/14/2015	Graduate Research Assistant
Chemical and Biomolecular Engr	Yang,Shaowei	12/17/2015	Research Scientist I-LT
ONE YEAR
Biomedical Engr, GT/Emory	Pedersen,Nigel	11/1/2019	Adjunct Assistant Professor
Biomedical Engr, GT/Emory	Panoskaltsis,Nicki	11/1/2019	Adjunct Associate Professor
Biomedical Engr, GT/Emory	Li,Longchuan Leon	11/1/2019	Adjunct Assistant Professor
Biomedical Engr, GT/Emory	Sloan,Steven Andrew	11/1/2019	Adjunct Assistant Professor
Aerospace Systems Design Lab	Akinli,Cengiz Baris	11/1/2019	Research Engineer I
Biomedical Engr, GT/Emory	Au Yong,Nicholas	11/1/2019	Adjunct Assistant Professor
Biomedical Engr, GT/Emory	Sarkar,Aniruddh	11/1/2019	Assistant Professor
Electrical & Computer Engr	Wang,Mingjin	11/1/2019	Affiliate-LongTerm Res/Collab
Industrial & Systems Engr	Hamon,Hugo Jean, Celestin	11/1/2019	Graduate Research Assistant
Aerospace Engineering	Vicente La Lande,Adrian	11/3/2019	Graduate Teaching Assistant
Biomedical Engr, GT/Emory	Jean Carter,Gloria	11/4/2019	Affiliate-LongTerm Res/Collab
Biomedical Engr, GT/Emory	Lauderdale,Chordae	11/4/2019	Financial Admin III
Materials Science & Engr	Liu,Chaoran	11/5/2019	Affiliate-ShortTerm Res/Acces
Civil & Environmental Engr	Gao,Haiping	11/6/2019	Postdoctoral Fellow
Electrical & Computer Engr	Yuan,Zhaoyang	11/6/2019	Affiliate-LongTerm Res/Collab
Biomedical Engr, GT/Emory	Coleman,Abigail Navabpour	11/11/2019	Student Assistant
Biomedical Engr, GT/Emory	Lovell,Lyndah	11/11/2019	Research Technician I
Mechanical Engineering	Hanus,Riley	11/11/2019	Postdoctoral Fellow
Biomedical Engr, GT/Emory	Hagerty,Emma G	11/12/2019	Student Assistant
Materials Science & Engr	An,Chunhua	11/12/2019	Affiliate-LongTerm Res/Collab
Electrical & Computer Engr	Ghiasi Rad,Milad	11/13/2019	Graduate Assistant
Electrical & Computer Engr	Shi,Junchao	11/14/2019	Affiliate-LongTerm Res/Collab
Chemical and Biomolecular Engr	Liu,Huitian	11/14/2019	Affiliate-ShortTerm Res/Acces
Materials Science & Engr	Wang,Longfei	11/15/2019	Visit Research Scientist I-NE
Mechanical Engineering	Duff,Daniel	11/18/2019	IT Support Prof II
Civil & Environmental Engr	Lai,Chung Kei Chris	11/18/2019	Assistant Professor
Civil & Environmental Engr	Xi,Ziyan	11/18/2019	Affiliate-LongTerm Res/Collab
Mechanical Engineering	Gody Jr.,Anthony Theodore	11/19/2019	Affiliate-LongTerm Res/Collab
Civil & Environmental Engr	Zhu,Feng	11/20/2019	Affiliate-LongTerm Res/Collab
Biomedical Engr, GT/Emory	Xu,Jianchang	11/20/2019	Affiliate-LongTerm Res/Collab
Civil & Environmental Engr	Wu,Zhuorui	11/23/2019	Affiliate-LongTerm Res/Collab
Materials Science & Engr	An,Yu	11/25/2019	Affiliate-LongTerm Res/Collab
Electrical & Computer Engr	Allajbegu,Alban	11/25/2019	Student Assistant
Biomedical Engr, GT/Emory	Shook,Katherine	11/25/2019	Student Assistant
Biomedical Engr, GT/Emory	Guang,Zhe	12/1/2019	Postdoctoral Fellow
Biomedical Engr, GT/Emory	Pandey,Bhawana	12/1/2019	Postdoctoral Fellow
Biomedical Engr, GT/Emory	Chen,Huang	12/1/2019	Postdoctoral Fellow
Materials Science & Engr	Rajan,Arunkumar	12/1/2019	Postdoctoral Fellow
Biomedical Engr, GT/Emory	Cong,Peiwen	12/1/2019	Postdoctoral Fellow
Electrical & Computer Engr	GaJula,Durga Rao	12/1/2019	Postdoctoral Fellow
Mechanical Engineering	Nayebzadeh,Arash	12/1/2019	Postdoctoral Fellow
Civil & Environmental Engr	Calhoun,Samuel Dixon	12/5/2019	Student Assistant
Electrical & Computer Engr	Durna,Emre	12/9/2019	Postdoctoral Fellow
Mechanical Engineering	Zhang,Zhehao	12/9/2019	Affiliate-LongTerm Res/Collab
Aerospace Engineering	Thompson,Chandler	12/10/2019	Student Assistant
Industrial & Systems Engr	Ross,Kelley	12/11/2019	Acad & Res IT Supp Engr Lead
Biomedical Engr, GT/Emory	Parigoris,Eric	12/11/2019	Affiliate-LongTerm Res/Collab
Electrical & Computer Engr	Wu,Yanbo	12/15/2019	Affiliate-LongTerm Res/Collab
Electrical & Computer Engr	Ge,Yinghao	12/16/2019	Affiliate-LongTerm Res/Collab
Electrical & Computer Engr	Feng,Yunqi	12/16/2019	Affiliate-LongTerm Res/Collab
Electrical & Computer Engr	Hsu,Chin-Wei	12/16/2019	Postdoctoral Fellow
Materials Science & Engr	Hao,Shumeng	12/20/2019	Affiliate-LongTerm Res/Collab
Industrial & Systems Engr	Vatankhah Barenji,Ali	12/30/2019	Senior Research Scientist-LT
Materials Science & Engr	Xue,Wendan	12/30/2019	Affiliate-LongTerm Res/Collab
Industrial & Systems Engr	Vatankhah Barenji,Ali	12/30/2019	Senior Research Scientist-LT

By Kerry Ann Wallaert

The truth is, I miss in-person conferences and workshops as a means to engage in professional development. I love visiting new cities, meeting with friends and new colleagues, and presenting sessions in person. However, professional development is not only about conferences and workshops. Professional development, at least how I define it, centers on growing my strengths and talents, stretching myself to meet new goals, and engage with colleagues who support my development. It wasn’t until recently when I realized how impactful coaching and the ETD Initiative have been to my growth and I am thrilled to share insight into our ETD outreach.

The Effective Team Dynamics Initiative was developed with the intention of reshaping team experiences in a positive way. Utilizing research driven methods and reflective evaluations, the ETD team has expanded to a campus-wide initiative which includes over 5500 students and 1250 faculty/staff that have been trained during the past four years. The ETD Initiative empowers Gallup-Certified Strengths Coaches to engage our campus community in strengths-based development that is fully integrated in courses, workshops, retreats, and professional development trainings. Within our ETD team, we coach each other and continue to create new programming efforts to meet the ever-changing team dynamic needs of our campus community.

As a team, we create opportunities to reshape team experiences by asking three key questions: Who Am I? How Do I Team? How Do We Team? Interactive workshops focus on the unique characteristics of the individual (Who Am I?), what the individual brings to the table and how they interact with others (How Do I Team?), and how to understand and navigate team dynamics (How Do We Team?). In addition to workshops, we have certified coaches who meet one on one for individual strengths-based coaching sessions. In the coaching sessions, we explore your top five strengths with you as you begin to learn how your natural talents are utilized (or not) within your professional and personal life. These sessions provide an opportunity for you to set goals situated in your talents and strengths.

In these unprecedented times, personal and professional development may take a backseat to the daily tasks and unknown situations that come up in our lives and work. The silver lining is that you work on a campus where the ETD Initiative is thriving, despite the pandemic. We continue on with our mission to bring a strengths-based approach to our students, faculty, and staff. Our ETD Blog, provides insight into the impact of strengths-based team dynamics across campus. I welcome you to reach out directly to me, if you have questions about my coaching experience or personal/professional development plan, which is enhanced by my ETD coaching experiences. If you are interested in learning more about how to become a Gallup-Certified Strengths Coach, view the Gallup website here. I encourage you to schedule a workshop or a coaching session, or learn become a coach within the ETD Initiative. I look forward to connecting with you here!

The Culture Champion award is given to individuals who are striving to build a better culture in their School and College. The nominees are advocates for a positive and productive culture and help inspire others to promote a culture of inclusivity and acceptance.

Vickie Brian – AE Assistant Director for Admin Operations

Vickie has a sense of optimism and determination which is an inspiration to staff and faculty. Her can-do attitude, inclusiveness, and energy have brought a renewed sense that AE is a good place to work and grow.

Brenda Morris – BME Corporate Relations Manager 

Brenda builds a culture of trust and teamwork by acknowledging others, incorporating their thoughts with hers to envision a common goal, and then encouraging others to help execute that goal.

Danielle Ramirez – CEE Academic Program Coordinator

Danielle has organized workshops to drive a strong and positive culture across the School. She is valued for her hard work, expertise, celebrating others and going the extra mile.

Ellen Murkison – ChBE Academic Advising Manager

Ellen’s contributions to fostering student engagement have helped to create a collaborative student culture that is based on comradery more than competition, and this also translates to more positive interactions with staff and faculty.

Teresa Askew – ECE Assistant to the Chair

Teresa enriches her school by advocating for staff and her willingness to put in the hard work through a passionate leadership vision.

Amanda Ford – ISyE Graduate Programs Manager

Amanda is regarded as a trustworthy colleague for students and faculty alike, always acting in the students’ best interests. Amanda is a modest soul who is quick and joyful about complimenting others for their efforts

Scott Elliott – ME Machine Shop Supervisor

Scott has been very successful in developing ways to improve the communication with students and faculty, while also understanding the fabrication needs and design requirements from multiple disciplines on campus.

Kerry Wallaert – MSE Educational Outreach Manager

Kerry is the embodiment of positive engagement and goes above and beyond to participate actively in our department and committees, creating an environment of openness and teamwork.

Pumpkin Pancakes

Submitted by Christy Kelley, Administrative Manager, BME

Makes 12 Five-Inch Pancakes

Ingredients

2 cups Bisquick baking mix

1/3 cup light brown sugar, lightly packed

1 teaspoon pumpkin pie spice*

2 eggs

1/2 cup pumpkin puree

1 cup milk

Instructions

In a large bowl, mix together the baking mix, brown sugar, and pumpkin pie spice. In a small bowl, whisk together the eggs, pumpkin puree and milk.

Pour liquid into the flour mixture; stir until just blended. If batter is too thick, add 1 to 2 tablespoons of milk.

Place a lightly greased griddle or skillet over medium heat. For a 5-inch pancake, pour 1/4 cup batter onto the griddle. Use the back of a large spoon to spread the batter into a circle.  Cook until the surface bubbles and the underside is golden brown, about 2 minutes. Serve warm with your favorite topping. (Whipped cream!)

*DIY Pumpkin Pie Spice Instructions

1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon

1/4 teaspoon ground nutmeg

1/4 teaspoon ground ginger

 

Pumpkin Bread/Muffins

Submitted by Vickie Brian, Assistant Director of Administrative Operations, AE

Makes 2 loaves or 24 regular muffins and 48 mini muffins

Ingredients

1 2/3 cups all-purpose flour

1 ½ cups sugar

¾ tsp salt

1 tsp baking powder

½ tsp ground cloves

½ tsp ground nutmeg

½ tsp ground cinnamon

¼ tsp baking powder

2 eggs

½ cup vegetable oil

1 ¼ cups mashed cooked pumpkin

½ cup water

½ cup chopped nuts (optional)

½ cup chopped dates (optional)

Instructions

Combine first 8 ingredients in a large mixing bowl.  Add eggs, oil, pumpkin, and water; beat well. Fold in nuts and dates, if desired.

Pour into greased loaf pan or muffin pans.  Bake at 350 degrees for 1 hour for loaf or 15 minutes for muffins.

 

Spicy Pumpkin Sweet Potato Chili

Submitted by Dawn Franklin, Director-HR, College of Engineering Office of the Dean

Ingredients

1 Pound lean ground beef or ground chicken

¼ pound pork loin cubed

1 can tomatoes & chilies (e.g. Rotel)

1 can fire roasted tomatoes

1 can tomato paste

1 ½ cups beef broth

1 cup pumpkin puree

1 can kidney beans

1 can black beans

2 cloves garlic, minced

1 green bell pepper chopped

1 medium yellow onion chopped

2 sweet potatoes cubed

3-4 tablespoons chili powder, divided

1-2 teaspoons red pepper flakes

1 teaspoon pumpkin pie spice

1 teaspoon cumin, divided

¼ teaspoon nutmeg, divided

1 teaspoon sea salt, divided

1 teaspoon black pepper

Shredded cheddar cheese for garnish

Instructions

In a large skillet, brown ground beef, season it with salt and chili powder. Drain fat and transfer to crock pot.

Season the pork cubes with ½ teaspoon cumin and a pinch of nutmeg, then sear in the same skillet. Add to crock pot.

Combine remaining ingredients to crock pot, stirring well.

Cook on high for 4 hours, or low for 6 hours, stirring occasionally if you are able.

Garnish with shredded cheddar if desired upon serving.

 

Spoiled Dog Cake Recipe

Submitted by Alyssa Barnes, Communications Manager, MSE

Ingredients

Cake

1 cup flour

1/2 tsp baking soda

1/8 cup vegetable oil

1/4 cup peanut butter

1/2 cup applesauce

1/2 cup pumpkin puree

1 egg

Frosting

1/2 cup plain Greek yogurt

1/4 cup peanut butter

Instructions

Cake

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.

In a large bowl, combine flour and baking soda.

In a separate bowl mix together vegetable oil, peanut butter, applesauce and pumpkin puree. Once combined, mix in egg and mix until combined.

Combine wet and dry ingredients and stir until combined.

Pour mixture into an 8″ round pan (a square pan can also be used) that has been greased with oil.

Bake for approximately 25-30 minutes or until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean and the cake springs back when pressed lightly.

Allow to cool on a wire rack prior to removing from pan.

After cooling, add frosting if desired.

Frosting

Mix Greek yogurt and peanut butter until well combined. Spread over cake. If not serving immediately, store in refrigerator.

<A Gentle Trigger Warning>

Although this article is meant to be informative with positive information, due to the words used, and the social context we live in now along with other factors, reading this could potentially raise the stress level for some.  Please exercise caution and discretion as you move forward.  (Link to Well-Being/EAP for faculty and staff)

<The Pain We are Experiencing in the Year 2020 >

As early as in April, 2020, Dr. Andrew Solomon,  professor of medical clinical psychology at Columbia University Medical Center has shared in the following in NY Times.

“There are roughly four responses to the coronavirus crisis and the contingent social isolation. Some people take it all in stride and rely on a foundation of unshakable psychic stability.
Others constitute the worried well, who need only a bit of psychological first aid.
A third group who have not previously experienced these disorders are being catapulted into them.
Last, many who were already suffering from major depressive disorder have had their condition exacerbated, developing what clinicians call ‘double depression,’ in which a persistent depressive disorder is overlaid with an episode of unbearable pain.”

How one would fall into one category or another depends on several factors, including the inner resilience level one already has, the external support that one can get at the moment, and more. Having experienced some mental imbalance in the past as well as being a “highly sensitive person,” I was aware of my potential risk.  Combined with several factors hitting me and triggering me in March and April, I did indeed sink into a period of “unbearable pain.”   What started out as an Acute Stress Syndrome could have very well be called PTSD, as the symptoms did lasted longer than a month.  These are some of the symptoms I experienced.

• intense grief
• terror
• sense of doom
• energy loss
• sleep loss
• desperation
• shaking
• digestive issues, not being able to hold what I have eaten
• then not being able to eat
• uncontrollable negative thinking
• having to be curled up into a ball
• unable to get up at times
• major hair loss
• and more …

However, unlike in the past, I did not spiral down further into prolonged depression. And during the three months of my “COVID-Dip,” part of me was amused at this very unique opportunity to observe the unfolding and unwinding of the symptoms in real time.  The reason I was able to go through the situation with this awareness includes the fact that:

1. There were some therapists who were supporting me and my family already. They incorporate advanced somatic or brain based modalities in their sessions, such as EMDR, Brainspotting, Somatic Experiencing and more.
2. The great community of network of trauma aware practitioners around the globe rallied together to support each other (as a good number of us went into shock as well). We were reaching out to support each others as we did for others, and many have been so generous in sharing their time to give me private sessions, which was extremely valuable and helpful.
3. As an employee at this resourceful institution GT with conscientious leaders and colleagues, I felt quite well supported, therefore financial stress was not as high.
4. Also, I knew what I was experiencing didn’t have to last, that there would be learning from this experience, and that there was a way out
5. I actively sought out further self-regulation modalities, including Breathing, QiGong which were helpful in their own ways.

(I am aware that not everyone on the earth has the same level of support as I did.)  Gratefully, I was able to make quite some recovery in a short amount of time.  Not only that, I have also come out with a renewed perspective and passion.  Some might call it a Post Traumatic Growth (PTG).  (Another audio link on on PTG by Dr. Robert Tadeschi)  I certainly do not wish anyone to have to go through the same experience I had to go through (it was excruciating.) But I do wish to share that, if anyone happens experience similar stress symptoms, you/they are certainly not alone.  And also please know too, that there are many modalities and tools available, to help us and the students to powerfully move forward in our lives.  I would like to share a little more about one potent tool “Tapping.”

 

<The Gentle “Tapping” That Worked for Deep Traumas in Africa>

Meet Gunilla Hamne and Ulf Sandström from the Peaceful Heart Network.  Along with trauma expert Dr. Carl Johnson, they have worked with and trained people in Rwanda, Congo, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Chad, Kenya, Uganda, South Sudan, India, Canada, Sweden, Denmark, and Finland.  Together they have served some of the most vulnerable, including the orphans and survivors of the genocides, refugees, former child soldiers, and the professionals who support them.  The “Tapping” that Gunilla had synthesized is named “TTT” for “Trauma Tapping Technique.”  Here is one story of Jacques one of the first orphans to experience Trauma Tapping Technique in Rwanda. She now holds a Master in Public Health.

 

“Before I learned the tapping I could not think about those loved ones that I lost during the genocide. It felt like entering a dark fearful forest, not knowing what kind of danger awaited me there. I avoided the forest because it was too painful. But avoiding it also meant that I could not think about my parents and family. This made me feel very bad. Because you know for us Africans it is very important to connect with our ancestors. Therefore I felt like I betrayed them. But after getting to know this Tapping Technique things have changed. The forest has turned into a garden with flowers and different kind of trees. In this garden I can sit down with my family and feel we are all together again. It is a true relief.”
(From “Resolving Yesterday,” p.85)

There are many more real life case studies in their book “Resolving Yesterday” which is available for free on their website. (Also available for purchase on Amazon.) In the videos below, you can see Gunilla and Ulf taking us through the TTT Tapping protocol.  The first video has a calming music, and the second one is more fun and energetic where you can see the youth joyfully Tapping and dancing along to the great music

Calm TTT Tap Along Video
-> https://youtu.be/_jHWq6n6WNM

Energetic TTT Tap Along Video
-> https://youtu.be/Sl0AkZfRGNE

The masterfully combined Tapping, breathing, strokes, moving along beats and music, all have calming effects on the brain and the nervous system.   And while some other Tapping modalities use words to carefully and intentionally trigger some stress (for the purpose of processing the emotions,) TTT Tapping does not use setup phrase or affirmations, therefore can get past language barriers and is also quite safe way to Tap. TTT Tapping have been successfully demonstrated its efficacy with the collective healing out in the field as well as in the following study, and continues to be shared.

A study on TTT: “Evaluating a 3-Week Model for Reducing Symptoms of Stress in Traumatised Youth Using the Trauma Tapping Technique (TTT) for Self-help: A Pilot Trial”

<Research on “Tapping”>

The cousin of TTT Tapping, EFT Tapping is an evidence based modality, with over 120 published peer review journals, including several meta analyses.  EFT Tapping is has proven to be effective for anxiety including test anxiety, depression, phobia, food cravings, also long term weight management.   Listed below are well known sites that collect EFT Tapping related research.

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Some of the recent highlights include “Australian Psychologist of the Year 2019” recipient Dr. Peta Stapleton’s research which show changes in the brain pattern based on fMRI studies.  This information has been published in an easy to read book “The Science Behind Tapping;”  In this study EFT group had showed an impressive 43% drop of cortisol in a 1 hour session, compared to the 19% reduction in psychoeducation group.    Dr. Amy Gaesser has published a study that shows EFT Tapping as effective in reducing adolescent anxiety amongst high functioning students as well.  Dr. Liz Boath at Stafforshire University (UK) have also been researching EFT as well as Dr. Dawson Church.

<The Why and How “Tapping” Works>

Based on a Harvard Medical School fMRI study on acupuncture treatments, it appears that stimulating the designated acupuncture spots (which Tapping utilizes) causes a down regulation in the amygdala (fight or flight response.)  It appears these points have better electric conductivity than others.  As we activate the brain with stress, then do the Tapping, the neuro-wiring is shifted to where brain no longer responds to stress in the same way – rather it is now retrained to respond calmer. So, the original stress trigger is, no longer able to trigger stress in the same way it has just moments ago (this is where trauma memory feels distant, or becomes blur.)  It is also considered that as the amygdala calms down, it affects the 10^th cranial nerve,  also known as the vagas nerve.  This then now sends down a different message down the nerves, causeing shifts in the hormones produced in various organs (… such as the 40% drop of cortisol that was proven by studies).  All these cascade of neurophysiological shifts can be reinforced with repeated Tapping (such as not getting upset or nervous all the time any more.)

The Polivagal Theory which has been developed by Dr. Stephen Porges is often on the spotlight as we try to better understand the responses to threat at the autonomic nervous system level.  Dr. Porges proposes three major stages of progression, in how we deal with stress and threats.  While acknowledging the risk that this is over simplified, here is my current understanding and how it worked this year.

1. The first and ideal state is “Ventral Regulation” where despite some stress, we can manage, we can get through, feeling resourceful. If we are challenged in this stage, our natural instinct is to seek, confirm and/or further attempt to build social emotional connections so we can increase our sense of safety.
   –> GT leaders and various communities have demonstrated this beautifully during this crisis.
2. If the challenge continues and this level one strategy doesn’t work well enough, the next level response is “Sympathetic Immobalization Response.” This is where we go into flight/fight mode, where we are flooded with energy and our bodies are neurologically compelled to take actions (even if it doesn’t really make much sense)
   –> Perhaps all the attacks we witnessed on social media is one example of the “fight” response as the sense of safety was compromised?
3. If that still doesn’t work, the final level is to go into “Dorsal/Vagal Immobalization Response” This can also be called a collapse, freeze, or flop response – where the overwhelm and loss of control overpowers you and our body gives up in a sense.
   –> I believe this is what I have personally experienced as well (but was able to move back out of, thanks to the various neuro-regulation techniques available.)

<Tapping on College Campuses & Education>

Being an academic researcher and in a university, I asked Dr. Stapleton a few questions:

Q. How do you project the pandemic to impact college age students, current or incoming?

A: Universities are being impacted due to international students not being able to travel, and this will affect incomes. For current students already at college, or school, the pivot to online learning has been steep – technological issues can occur, and just being online has resulted in fatigue like no other! Plus the lack of connection in the classroom, to the teacher/lecturer has really impacted some students emotionally.

Q: Do you think Tapping can be a valuable tool for colleges to incorporate as a service on campuses?

A: Absolutely – the ability to use tapping to self-regulate, just tapping and breathing to cope, is a powerful tool to have. We offer EFT Tapping Wellness Sessions for staff here at Bond University (we always have a waiting list!), and students are given videos of Tapping as part of coping strategies. In the Staff Tapping Wellness Sessions, I pitch it as introductory, and teach clinical EFT, and then we usually apply to a recent stress situation (no deep dive, no trauma handling.) Anyone who needs/wants further sessions can get referrals to practitioners.  I usually briefly flag the evidence, our research and what we are doing, and often get the remark “I didn’t know it had so much research behind it!”  The staff also love the food craving research, so I am going back to do another session on food cravings, and they are all bringing food

Dr. Stapleton further shared that she is working towards the goal of being able to offer a course on “somatic based therapies for trauma.”  This is to be offered to students in the Masters of Clinical Psychology and Masters of Professional Practice (Psychology) programs at Bond University (Australia).  EFT Tapping will be one segment that will be taught during this course.   In France, a new university degree (D.U.) is now being offered at Lyon University Hospital that includes EFT Tapping in their curriculum as well.  Dr. Liz Boath at University of Staffordshire (UK) also has been conducting research, as well as Dr. Dawson Church in collaboration with other research groups.

Here in the United States, I am aware of Emory University sharing Tapping during one of their stress management classes, and there are several other universities where counselors/director of counseling are experimenting with and/or finding ways to offer Tapping to students. (Connecticut, Massachusetts, North Dakota at least, and probably many more.)

<In Closing>

“Tapping” is quickly gaining recognition for a good reason, and there is also a good amount of evidence to support its efficacy. While we await to know further on how it all works and why, I would also like to remind ourselves of the following.  Over the long human history, there always have been experience based knowledge and wisdom to be nurtured and passed down. Tapping is partly based on the thousands of years Chinese medicine, which have withstood the test of time.  In indigenous cultures, drumming and dancing as a community must have served a very important purposes of not just bringing communities together, but now it is understood that there is the therapeutic effect of bringing our nerves into more calm state as well.  We now have enough base knowledge in neuroscience and experiences that we can, and would want to, start working closely, kindly, and intentionally with our nervous systems.  This would only be supportive in creating positive shifts in our brains and for our overall well-being.  Tapping is one of the many neural-regulation tools, which is quite effective, all natural, wholistic, and free.  It is literally at our fingertips.  In these existential times where we are each needing to be proactive to mitigate the unprecedented and wide-spread impact of the crisis, we might wish to consider unconventional approaches to healing and growth as well.  Speaking of EFT Tapping specifically, research shows that the benefits is not just limited to the individuals.  With the quicker shifts to be generated, if therapists are to be well trained in this modality this means less therapy sessions to achieve the same results (I.e. 8 weeks vs 6 months), saving precious time, energy and costs for the care provider and organizations as well.  At this time, more and more people are starting to feel the Pandemic and Academic Burnout.  It would be a good idea to take proactive steps to change the trajectory.

As our Provost Steve has mentioned, “Tech is a community of a fearless solution seekers.”  I invite anyone who supports GT’s motto of “Progress and Service, and Improving Human Condition” to perhaps at least consider giving Tapping (or any other empowering somatic modalities such as yoga, qigong, Breathing, dancing, etc.) a try.  As we do so, we strengthen ourselves, and we strengthen each other.   Thank you for reading.

To our collectively growth –

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<Would you like to experience the emotion balancing effects of Tapping?>
I also love offering “Intro to Tapping” team building workshops.  This can be done anywhere between 10-30 min for any on campus units.  For this fall semester 2020, I am also offering Lunch Time Tapping for a mid-day stress reset.  This is open to all, so please feel free to send your stressed out students as well.  Participants will learn the very basics of Tapping, then the tool is yours/theirs to keep to be used anytime, anywhere

<Acknowledgement>
Thanks goes to Ulf Sandström, Gunnila Hemne, Peta Stapleton, John Freedom, Andy Bryce for your support and exchange in generating this article.

<Some More Clarifications on the Different “Tapping” Names>
TTT (Trauma Tapping Technique): Synthesized by Gunilla Hamne.  No affirmations or setup phrases are used. Tapping is combined with breathing, stroking etc intended to calm the nervous system.  It can be safely applied in most any situation and in groups.

EFT (Emotional Freedom Techniques):  Developed by Stanford Engineer Gary Craig, who have generously shared EFT for free adaptation.  EFT uses setup phrases, which is to purposefully trigger the nerves, so you can successfully override and tame the stress response.  This is also increasingly being used in the business communities as reducing stress can lead to boost in confidence, connections, creativity and more.  For research purposes, some follow strict algorithms so that there is consistency, and this can be called Evidence Based Clinical EFT (by Dr. Peta Stapleton), as otherwise there has been somewhat of a confusion as to what EFT actually is (with varying results) since each practitioner tends to develop their own style, some more effective than others.

TFT (Thought Field Therapy): Developed by Dr. Roger Callahan, which is now being taught by his wife Joanne Callahan.  TFT is the forerunner of TTT and EFT where the later two were simplified for ease of use, sharing and/or efficiency.  I do not yet fully understand the mechanisms (other than the overlap with EFT Tapping) but found it to be effective and supportive in my own recovery.

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50 YEARS
Aerospace Engineering	Hanagud,Sathyanaraya	9/28/1970	Professor
35 YEARS
Civil & Environmental Engr	Zureick,Abdulhamid	9/15/1985	Professor
Mechanical Engineering	Ferri,Aldo A	9/22/1985	Assoc Chair-Academic
Mechanical Engineering	Lee,Kok Meng	9/22/1985	Professor
Biomedical Engr, GT/Emory	Benkeser,Paul J	9/23/1985	Assoc Chair-Academic
Electrical & Computer Engr	Rohatgi,Ajeet	9/23/1985	Regents Professor
Industrial & Systems Engr	Nemhauser,George L	9/23/1985	Professor
Materials Science & Engr	Jayaraman,Sundaresan	9/23/1985	Professor
30 YEARS
Electrical & Computer Engr	Smith,William W	9/13/1990	Senior Academic Professional
Biomedical Engr, GT/Emory	Borodovsky,Mark	9/13/1990	Regents Professor
Civil & Environmental Engr	Mayne,Paul W	9/24/1990	Professor
Mechanical Engineering	Streator,Jeffrey L	9/24/1990	Associate Professor
Industrial & Systems Engr	Dai,Jiangang	9/24/1990	Adjunct Professor
Biomedical Engr, GT/Emory	Zhu,Cheng	9/24/1990	Regents Professor
25 YEARS
Industrial & Systems Engr	Ayhan,Hayriye	9/18/1995	Professor
Mechanical Engineering	Zhou,Min	9/18/1995	Professor
Industrial & Systems Engr	Andradottir,Sigrun	9/18/1995	Professor
Materials Science & Engr	Buckner,Latanya S	10/16/1995	Asst Dir-Financial Ops
Mechanical Engineering	Hicks,Angela L	10/27/1995	Dir-Business Ops
20 YEARS
Aerospace Engineering	O’Neill,Gary S	9/1/2000	Senior Research Engineer
Mechanical Engineering	Guillot,Francois	9/12/2000	Senior Research Engineer
Biomedical Engr, GT/Emory	Kelley,Christy Lane	9/15/2000	Admin Mgr I
Mechanical Engineering	Johnson,Glenda R.	10/5/2000	Academic Advising Mgr
15 YEARS
Industrial & Systems Engr	Blasick,Ann M	9/12/2005	Corporate Relations Mgr
Chemical and Biomolecular Engr	Kunicki,Sara T	9/13/2005	Faculty Support Coord
10 YEARS
Electrical & Computer Engr	Kathaperumal,Mohanalingam	9/1/2010	Senior Research Scientist
Civil & Environmental Engr	Bras,Rafael Luis	9/1/2010	Professor
Mechanical Engineering	Henry,Asegun Sekou	9/7/2010	Adjunct Assistant Professor
Biomedical Engr, GT/Emory	Pai,Balakrishna S	9/16/2010	Senior Academic Professional
Mechanical Engineering	Rinehart,Clint Allen	9/29/2010	Mechanical Engr I
5 YEARS
Materials Science & Engr	Bucknall,David G	8/1/2015	Adjunct Professor
Electrical & Computer Engr	VanderLaan,Donald	9/4/2015	Research Engineer I-LT
Electrical & Computer Engr	VanderLaan,Donald	9/4/2015	Research Engineer I-LT
Industrial & Systems Engr	Wunder-Smith,Shelley	9/11/2015	Writer/Editor Sr
Mechanical Engineering	Williams,Darryl	10/1/2015	Building Coord I
Chemical and Biomolecular Engr	Medford,Andrew James	10/19/2015	Assistant Professor
Mechanical Engineering	Mohan,Soumya	10/20/2015	Research Engineer I
1 YEAR
Industrial & Systems Engr	Dalmeijer,Kevin	9/1/2019	Postdoctoral Fellow
Chemical and Biomolecular Engr	Marques,Sarah	9/1/2019	Postdoctoral Fellow
Aerospace Systems Design Lab	Oh,Sehwan	9/1/2019	Postdoctoral Fellow
Biomedical Engr, GT/Emory	Hughes,Bryant	9/1/2019	HR Coordinator
Materials Science & Engr	Lee,Dong-Chan	9/1/2019	Postdoctoral Fellow
Materials Science & Engr	Sahu,Harikrishna	9/1/2019	Postdoctoral Fellow
Biomedical Engr, GT/Emory	Zhou,Fangyuan	9/1/2019	Postdoctoral Fellow
Aerospace Systems Design Lab	Oh,Sehwan	9/1/2019	Postdoctoral Fellow
Materials Science & Engr	Gonzalez Del Rio,Beatriz	9/1/2019	Postdoctoral Fellow
Civil & Environmental Engr	Qing,Zhu	9/3/2019	Postdoctoral Fellow
Electrical & Computer Engr	Mints,Steven	9/4/2019	IT Support Prof I
Mechanical Engineering	Curtis,Mack	9/5/2019	Academic Assistant II
Biomedical Engr, GT/Emory	Taylor Haralson,Roselyn	9/9/2019	Faculty Support Coord
Biomedical Engr, GT/Emory	Dobrowolski,Curtis Noel	9/16/2019	Postdoctoral Fellow
Electrical & Computer Engr	Al Abri,Said Salim Hamdan	9/17/2019	Postdoctoral Fellow
Materials Science & Engr	Zou,Haiyang	9/20/2019	Postdoctoral Fellow
Chemical and Biomolecular Engr	Yu,Zeyang	9/20/2019	Postdoctoral Fellow
Electrical & Computer Engr	Agosto,Carlos Javier	9/22/2019	Test Technician I
Biomedical Engr, GT/Emory	Phuengkham,Hathaichanok	9/23/2019	Postdoctoral Fellow
Chemical and Biomolecular Engr	Salami,Hossein	9/23/2019	Postdoctoral Fellow
Biomedical Engr, GT/Emory	Trusty,Phillip	9/23/2019	Research Engineer I – NE
Materials Science & Engr	Li,Zili	9/23/2019	Postdoctoral Fellow-NE
Electrical & Computer Engr	Daruwalla,Anosh Dorab	9/25/2019	Research Engineer I-LT
Electrical & Computer Engr	Daruwalla,Anosh Dorab	9/25/2019	Research Engineer I-LT
Biomedical Engr, GT/Emory	Franklin,Tina	10/1/2019	Research Scientist II
Materials Science & Engr	Perini,Carlo Andrea Riccardo	10/1/2019	Postdoctoral Fellow
Aerospace Engineering	Powell,Deborah	10/2/2019	Admin Professional III
Aerospace Engineering	Johnson,Donnel	10/7/2019	Admin Professional III
Mechanical Engineering	Niu,Tianye	10/7/2019	Associate Professor
Industrial & Systems Engr	Dehghanian,Amin	10/8/2019	Postdoctoral Fellow
Mechanical Engineering	Michalaki,Eleftheria	10/14/2019	Postdoctoral Fellow
Aerospace Engineering	Lee,Sangyup	10/14/2019	Postdoctoral Fellow
Materials Science & Engr	Zhang,Meng	10/14/2019	Postdoctoral Fellow-NE
Electrical & Computer Engr	McCormick,Jackson Cameron	10/16/2019	Postdoctoral Fellow
Civil & Environmental Engr	Zhao,Yangying	10/17/2019	Postdoctoral Fellow
Electrical & Computer Engr	Roy Chowdhury,Vikram	10/21/2019	Postdoctoral Fellow
Mechanical Engineering	Morris,Benjamin	10/21/2019	Financial Admin I

 

Department	Name	Service Date	Job Title
July 2020
25 Years
Chemical and Biomolecular Engr	Prausnitz,Mark R	7/1/1995	Regents Professor
Electrical & Computer Engr	Warren,Chelcea H	7/20/1995	Academic Program Mgr I
20 Years
Chemical and Biomolecular Engr	Meredith,James Carson	7/17/2000	Professor
Industrial & Systems Engr	Norback,Judith Shaul	7/17/2000	Senior Academic Professional
15 Years
Industrial & Systems Engr	Clarke,John-Paul B	7/1/2005	Professor
10 Years
Materials Science & Engr	Choi,Jiill	7/1/2010	Research Technician IV
Aerospace Engineering	Moore,Kathleen E	7/6/2010	Communications Mgr II
5 Years
Biomedical Engr, GT/Emory	Pardue,Machelle	7/1/2015	Professor
Biomedical Engr, GT/Emory	Read,Arthur Thomas	7/1/2015	Research Scientist II
Electrical & Computer Engr	Emelianov,Stanislav	7/1/2015	Professor
Mechanical Engineering	Dorozhkin,Denis Vitalievich	7/6/2015	Lecturer
Aerospace Systems Design Lab	Durham,Adrienne	7/8/2015	Academic Program Mgr I
Electrical & Computer Engr	Kandula,Rajendra Prasad	7/15/2015	Research Engineer II
Chemical and Biomolecular Engr	Paravastu,Anant Krishna	7/15/2015	Associate Professor
1 Year
Electrical & Computer Engr	Wu,Yi-Da	7/1/2019	Research Engineer II
Chemical and Biomolecular Engr	Turner,Randee R	7/1/2019	Financial Admin II
Mechanical Engineering	Sugino,Christopher Edward	7/2/2019	Postdoctoral Fellow
Biomedical Engr, GT/Emory	Mohanty,Pooja	7/9/2019	Research Technician III
Industrial & Systems Engr	Mukherjee,Debankur	7/11/2019	Assistant Professor
Biomedical Engr, GT/Emory	Harris,Adrian M	7/15/2019	Research Technician II
Biomedical Engr, GT/Emory	Kauffman,Terry	7/22/2019	Faculty Support Coord
Chemical and Biomolecular Engr	Wang,Yuchen	7/26/2019	Postdoctoral Fellow
Mechanical Engineering	Young,Katherine	7/30/2019	Faculty Support Coord
August 2020
30 Years
Mechanical Engineering	Neitzel,G Paul	8/14/1990	Professor Emeritus
25 Years
Electrical & Computer Engr	Keezer,David C	8/21/1995	Professor
20 years
Electrical & Computer Engr	Bourgeois,Christina M	8/1/2000	Senior Academic Professional
Electrical & Computer Engr	Dixon,Patricia A	8/14/2000	Financial Mgr II
Civil & Environmental Engr	Muhanna,Rafi L	8/16/2000	Associate Professor
Electrical & Computer Engr	Sivakumar,Raghupathy	8/16/2000	Professor
Chemical and Biomolecular Engr	Jones,Christopher W	8/16/2000	Professor
Chemical and Biomolecular Engr	Bommarius,Andreas S	8/16/2000	Professor
Electrical & Computer Engr	Fekri,Faramarz	8/16/2000	Professor
15 Years
Materials Science & Engr	Shofner,Meisha Lei	8/1/2005	Associate Professor
Mechanical Engineering	Zhu,Ting	8/1/2005	Professor
Chemical and Biomolecular Engr	Federico,Lori S.	8/15/2005	Asst to the Chair II
Mechanical Engineering	Gleason Jr.,Rudolph Lawson	8/15/2005	Associate Professor
Industrial & Systems Engr	Thomas,Valerie M	8/16/2005	Professor
Electrical & Computer Engr	Ougazzaden,Abdallah	8/16/2005	Professor
Industrial & Systems Engr	Nemirovski,Arkadi S	8/17/2005	Professor
Industrial & Systems Engr	Serban,Nicoleta	8/17/2005	Professor
10 Years
Biomedical Engr, GT/Emory	Maffey,Sandra I	8/2/2010	Admin Professional Sr
Chemical and Biomolecular Engr	Jenkins,Mack Joseph	8/10/2010	IT Support Prof Sr
Mechanical Engineering	O’Neill,Eric Brian	8/12/2010	Research Technician III
Electrical & Computer Engr	Zajic,Alenka	8/15/2010	Associate Professor
5 Years
Aerospace Engineering	Di Leo,Claudio Vinicius	8/1/2015	Assistant Professor
Chemical and Biomolecular Engr	Kane,Ravi S	8/1/2015	Professor
Electrical & Computer Engr	Kulisz,Olivia	8/3/2015	Corporate Relations Mgr
Mechanical Engineering	McDowell,Matthew Todd	8/10/2015	Assistant Professor
Mechanical Engineering	Hatzell,Marta	8/12/2015	Assistant Professor
Electrical & Computer Engr	Graber,Lukas	8/15/2015	Assistant Professor
Mechanical Engineering	Wood,Levi Benjamin	8/15/2015	Assistant Professor
Civil & Environmental Engr	Dai,Sheng	8/15/2015	Assistant Professor
Industrial & Systems Engr	Tokol-Goldsman,Gamze	8/15/2015	Lecturer
Materials Science & Engr	Kacher,Joshua P	8/15/2015	Assistant Professor
Electrical & Computer Engr	Krishna,Tushar	8/15/2015	Assistant Professor
Electrical & Computer Engr	Kubelick,Kelsey Paige	8/17/2015	Research Scientist II
Chemical and Biomolecular Engr	Caparco,Adam Alexander	8/17/2015	Research Technician III
Biomedical Engr, GT/Emory	Tsygankov,Denis V.	8/17/2015	Assistant Professor
Electrical & Computer Engr	Sharma,Suresh K	8/20/2015	Research Associate II
Aerospace Engineering	Lee,Jinwoo	8/31/2015	Academic Program Coord I
1 Year
Mechanical Engineering	Saha,Sourabh Kumar	8/1/2019	Assistant Professor
Mechanical Engineering	Yoon,Jeongkee	8/1/2019	Postdoctoral Fellow
Chemical and Biomolecular Engr	Scott,Joseph K	8/1/2019	Associate Professor
Electrical & Computer Engr	Li,Shaolan	8/1/2019	Assistant Professor
Materials Science & Engr	Alamgir,Alena	8/1/2019	Lecturer
Mechanical Engineering	Beck,Owen N	8/1/2019	Postdoctoral Scholar
Civil & Environmental Engr	Sherman,Ryan J	8/1/2019	Assistant Professor
Biomedical Engr, GT/Emory	Coskun,Ahmet	8/1/2019	Assistant Professor
Mechanical Engineering	Morton,Daniel	8/1/2019	Research Associate II
Aerospace Engineering	Dec,John A	8/1/2019	Professor of the Practice
Mechanical Engineering	Tao,Yuguo	8/5/2019	Research Engineer II
Aerospace Engineering	Skinner,Katherine	8/12/2019	Postdoctoral Fellow
Engineered Biosystems	Cleves,Ana Maria	8/12/2019	Faculty Support Coord II
Aerospace Engineering	Ho,Koki	8/15/2019	Assistant Professor
Industrial & Systems Engr	Dahan,Mathieu	8/15/2019	Assistant Professor
Materials Science & Engr	Jain,Samyak	8/15/2019	Research Technician I
Electrical & Computer Engr	Carroll,Brandon Thell	8/15/2019	Postdoctoral Fellow
Chemical and Biomolecular Engr	Ball,Madelyn Rose Baltus	8/16/2019	Postdoctoral Fellow
Biomedical Engr, GT/Emory	Goodson,Matthew	8/19/2019	Research Technician IV
Aerospace Engineering	Saetti,Umberto	8/19/2019	Postdoctoral Fellow
Biomedical Engr, GT/Emory	Carrion,Carmen Angelica	8/19/2019	Research Scientist I
Engineered Biosystems	Sidney,Rondereo	8/19/2019	Grants Administrator
Electrical & Computer Engr	Zewdie,Gebreab	8/21/2019	Postdoctoral Fellow
Biomedical Engr, GT/Emory	Demont,Robert Raymond	8/21/2019	Extension Professional I
Biomedical Engr, GT/Emory	Prichard,Ashley	8/22/2019	Postdoctoral Fellow
Civil & Environmental Engr	Fralick,Melissa Weinman	8/29/2019	Communications Mgr
Biomedical Engr, GT/Emory	Hobbs,Ryan Alexander	8/29/2019	Research Technician I
Civil & Environmental Engr	Malshe,Milind	8/30/2019	Research Engineer I

An interview with Lori Federico, assistant to Chair and Professor David Sholl in the School of Chemical & Biomolecular Engineering

Lori Federico is a working mom, gracefully balancing teleworking, while also entertaining and managing her two kids as they return to virtual school this fall. Her daughter Mia is 10 and has just started 5^th grade. Henry, her youngest at age four, has just started pre-K. All classes will be remote this fall.

Lori learned a few things when the pandemic started in March, as everyone had to scramble to adjust to the ‘new normal.’ From her home in Kirkwood, she provides a few tips for working parents to help juggle everything that comes with teleworking with school-age children in the house.

Lori’s tips for teaching at home while working

1. Create a color-coded Google calendar. For Mia’s classes, it includes due dates for assignments and when different class sessions are occurring. Henry’s schedule is a little more fluid, so we add in online music classes or a puppet show he can watch. My husband Brian who works at Warner Media has his schedule on there too. And of course, my schedule. Clearly, there are lots of moving parts, but it helps us stay organized. In a way, it’s like running your household like an office.
2. For virtual learning, don’t try to stick to a hard and fast schedule – you have to be flexible with the schedule. And have a back-up plan if things get off course.
3. Have lots of creative activities for the kids to do during down time. You have to create that school environment at home. I’ve had to buy a ton of creative supplies like glitter, glue and construction paper so the kids can do arts and crafts at home. We also do a lot of science experiments, like making slime and erupting volcanos.
4. Be patient with yourself – don’t give into the mom/dad guilt. We don’t give ourselves enough grace half the time. So, when we have a bad day, I sit down with the kids and just say, ‘Today really stinks. Let’s just take a walk and walk it out.’
5. Understand your kid’s frustrations too. They miss their friends and teachers. For Mia at age 10, we talk about her feelings. Sometimes if the kids act out, the reason behind it is because they miss their friends. Henry doesn’t always know how to express himself, so he will act out, but it’s just because he’s sad and missing his friends.
6. Some days are just really hard and I have to take a minute and think what can I drop right now in order to get some control back and stop the chaos.

Lori’s general tips for working from home

1. For ChBE, I do the calendaring and running of reports, among other things, so I’m able to arrange my schedule in a very flexible way. I recommend working with your supervisor to see if a flexible schedule is ok. The work will get done, it just might be at odd hours.
2. Work with your partner to manage the kids learning, and pinch hit for each other when you can to accommodate meetings that have to happen at certain times. I have a single parent friend, and she’s all about being organized and keeping her three year old entertained if she has a meeting. And a lot of the time, that means putting on a video or YouTube.
3. It’s all about organization – if I know I have a meeting from two to four, I plan for that and make sure the kids are occupied with an activity during that time.
4. Don’t be afraid to ask for flexibility from your boss. You need to have a mutual trust with your supervisor. If you have a good team that trusts each other and works well together, then there’s no problem
5. And remember, kids are going to be in the background on BlueJeans calls sometimes!

Parking Details from Sherry Davidson at PTS

Staff and faculty may cancel/return their permit (for the upcoming year) through August 14, without any charges.  Please use the Permit Return form location on our website.  The link can also be found here.   After August 14, 2020-2021 annual permits may be returned anytime through March 31, 2021 for a prorated refund.  Please note that temporary and SmartPark permits are not refundable.  So, if someone has renewed and has now changed their mind and would like to return their permit, they may do so by using the Permit Return form or they may contact our office by email at info.parking@parking.gatech.edu.  (The form is the preferred method to request a return).

Regarding the assigned area, unfortunately, once a permit is returned, the space assignment is not held for the individual.  This should not be a problem for most locations, but it will impact anyone with an E44 permit, due to the size of its waitlist.  Space in all other locations (including Peters and Burge) typically turn over pretty quickly.  So, if someone adds themselves to a waiting list for a location, they will most likely be awarded a space within the same semester.

I also want to update you on a pilot that we’re trying to launch by August 15.  For employees who are planning to telework and may commute to campus one-to -two times per week, you know we have the SmartPark program, which is currently available at 5 locations across campus (Area 1, E81, W02, W22 and W23).  Well we’re also looking to launch a program which allows faculty, staff and students to purchase temporary permits (online) for a similar cost as the SmartPark daily parking.  The temporary permits will be available at non-SmartPark locations, such as E65, W01, W06, W21, ER51, etc.  We have not yet finalized the guidelines, but hope to have it announced by next week and available beginning August 15.  These permits will be virtual (no physical hangtag) and may be purchased as needed.  This will give campus users the ability to park in more campus locations at a discounted rate.  As soon as we’ve completed the details, I’ll send you an update.

Tech Transit Updates

This fall, campus transit routes and service frequencies will be adjusted to accommodate social distancing impacts on bus capacity.  Primary routes, like the Gold (formerly called Tech Trolley) and Blue Routes, will have increased service frequencies.  Red Route, Midnight Rambler, and the weekend Gold Route services will not operate during the fall semester; those resources will be refocused on increasing service on our primary routes.

The GT/Emory shuttle will resume August 3^rd and the Blue, Green, and Tech Square/Clough Routes will resume service by August 17^th.  Detailed routes and schedules for fall semester are now posted on our PTS website at http://pts.gatech.edu/campus-bus-routes.

Also, in order to provide social distancing, the nighttime Stingerette service is currently limited to one rider at a time.  Starting August 1, Stingerette service will be available from 9:30 PM to 4:45 AM, daily.  Due to the change in Stingerette hours, we’re making some fixed route changes will be in effect starting August 17^th:

• The Blue Route service will be extended to midnight, Monday-Friday, to help accommodate evening ridership.
• The Green Route service will be extended to 9:30 PM, Monday-Friday, to help accommodate evening ridership.
• The Gold Route service will start at 5:00 AM, Monday-Friday, to accommodate early morning MARTA trips.

Regarding our new bus guidelines (to promote social distancing and safe riding), we’re implementing the following:

• Avoid riding the bus or Stingerette if you are sick.
• Face masks are required of all riders.  Riders without a mask may request a disposable mask from the driver.
• Boarding and exiting will take place through the back door whenever possible.
• Seating guidelines will be in place for social distancing (every other seat will be blocked).

• Standing will not be allowed on the bus. If no seats are available, passengers will need to wait for the next bus.
• Riders are encouraged to limit conversations on board buses.