Director of Real Estate Planning and Development Named

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Campus MovieFest ...... 2 THE Awards & Honors ...... 3

In Brief ...... 3 Campus Events ...... 4 WHISTLE FACULTY/STAFF N EWSPAPER Volume 32, Number 16 • April 23, 2007 T HE G EORGIA I NSTITUTE OF T ECHNOLOGY

M Building dedication marks A remembrance ceremony for Virginia Tech advancement of research agenda

eorgia Tech’s research infra- quality of life, such as cancer treat- structure has taken a giant ment that does not kill healthy tis- G leap forward with the April 19 sue.” dedication of the Molecular Science In his remarks, President Wayne and Engineering Building, also known Clough pointed out that construction as the M Building. of the M Building was made possible The fourth and final structure in entirely through private philanthropy Tech’s Biotechnology Complex, the M and he expressed the Institute’s grati- Building is furthering the shared goal tude to the donors who supported of the first three facilities: fostering the project. “Today, the M Building interactions between scientists and and the entire Biotechnology engineers whose research interests Complex are helping us reach our intersect. Research in the facility is goal of defining the technological uni- focusing on materials and the molec- versity of the 21st century. The M ular basis of their structures and Building has a critical role to play in properties. that. Nanotechnology is now permeat- Gary Schuster, current provost and ing all that we do in areas such as vice president for Academic Affairs solar cells, computing and cancer who was also dean of the College of detection. My first grandchild was Several hundred students gather at the Campanile last Tuesday in a demonstration Sciences for 12 years, served as born last fall, and I marvel at how of sympathy and support for the students of Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State emcee for the dedication ceremony. much better her life will be because University, where the deadliest shooting in the nation’s history occurred the previ- “This is a day we will remember forev- of the kind of research that will take ous day. On Friday, members of the Georgia Tech community wore Virginia Tech’s er,” said Schuster. “This wonderful place in this building.” school colors — orange and maroon — as a show of solidarity to the grieving new building holds immense promise Clough expressed gratitude to families and friends. for the future, but also contains a Scientific-Atlanta and its founder, promise fulfilled for Georgia Tech.” Glen Robinson Jr., for their support. “This facility is the result of a Robinson, an alumnus for whom vision shared between Georgia Tech’s one of the building’s towers is scientists and engineers,” said named, shared with the audience his College of Engineering Dean Don long history with Tech and the pivotal Giddens, who was unable to attend role the Institute and its people the ceremony. “The intersection of played in the conception and found- these two disciplines offers untold promise for vastly improving the M Building continued, page 3 Director of real estate planning and development named

eorgia Tech’s Division of Administration and Finance Added green space a sign of G has hired John Majeroni as its next executive director of Real Estate Development for Georgia Tech. progress on Campus Master Plan He had been employed at Cornell University for 26 years, most recently t doesn’t look like much right The plan calls for the addition of as its director of Real Estate. Among John Majeroni will now, but soon a former parking lot 40 new trees, replacing 15 mature his projects are Cornell’s Business oversee Tech’s I in the center of campus will be hardwoods. Anne Boykin-Smith, a and Technology Park, developing 19 strategies for real only a memory, replaced with a large master planner in the Office of additional buildings and more than estate development swath of green space. Capital Planning and Space 60 new tenant companies. In all, the and acquisition. A few months ago, crews began Management, said removal was nec- portfolio under his direction included tearing up the asphalt lot, located essary because the trees had been more than 600 properties — institu- At Tech, his department is between Van Leer Building and the planted too close to the buildings, tional, commercial and residential — responsible for leading development College of Architecture, making way shortening the lifespan. New trees will distributed over 25 states. and acquisition strategies for the for the two additional acres known as be a mix of hardwoods and ornamen- “Mr. Majeroni comes to Georgia Institute, working with the University Tech Green North. When it is com- tals, and the sidewalk — to be known Tech with a wealth of relevant experi- System’s Board of Regents, the pleted, the space will consist of two as Plum Corridor after one of the ence and an entrepreneurial spirit Georgia Tech Foundation and private large lawns bisected by a wide pedes- original city streets on campus — will that is fully aligned with Georgia development partners to coordinate trian walkway running between the be wide enough to accommodate Tech’s culture and mission,” said land and building procurement, two buildings. Additional landscaping emergency vehicles. Senior Vice President of financing, approvals and transactions — deciduous trees, shrubs and Administration and Finance Robert flowerbeds — will frame the area. Tech Green continued, page 2 Thompson. Majeroni continued, page 3

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“QUOTE- Student filmmakers compete in national contest David Terraso room to heighten the drama. Institute Communications Born in the Soviet Union, Gluzman UNQUOTE” and Public Affairs moved with his family to Atlanta in 1990, when he was three years old. fter winning Best Picture in the He hadn’t heard about Kaplan’s story Atlanta competition of before he began researching for the “It’s a real step forward.” A Campus MovieFest, directors film, but once he discovered it he —President Wayne Clough, who Michael Gluzman and Brad found that his family was well-versed heads a National Research Council Herrmann, along with their cast and in the tale. According to Gluzman, committee investigating the New crew, will compete at the even though Kaplan wasn’t successful Orleans levee breaches, on a recent International Grand Finale this in assassinating Lenin that day, he amendment to Louisiana’s constitu- month. The competition will be held was seriously wounded and the bul- tion requiring that the political this week at the Landmark Midtown A scene from “Fanya Kaplan,” a six- lets, which were never removed from appointees to local levee boards Art Cinema in Atlanta. Their film, minute film created by Georgia Tech his neck, are speculated to have “Fanya Kaplan,” is a Russian-language caused the stroke that took his life have expertise in fields such as students that won Best Picture at the historical narrative based on a Atlanta Campus MovieFest in February. six years later. engineering, hydrology, geology woman who attempted to assassinate The film was written by Gluzman’s and law. Soviet leader Vladimir Lenin in 1918. be enough of a challenge to make it friend Wesley Wingo, a film student at (New York Times) The film credits Kaplan’s attempt with worthwhile. New York University, and the original helping to start the Red Terror in The biggest challenge was filming music was composed by Tech under- which thousands of people were the movie in Russian. None of the graduate Rolan Duvvury. Gluzman’s arrested and executed without trial by actors, except for Gluzman, knew the father played the old Russian revolu- Lenin’s government. language, so he and friend Ildar tionary song “Varshavianka” on the Gluzman, an industrial design Musin taught the actors all they need- accordion for part of the soundtrack. major, met Herrmann, a mechanical ed for the film in about a week. Gluzman said he and Herrmann engineering student who also runs Gluzman spent six hours working plan to restore a scene they had ini- the student organization Buzz with lead actress Becky Tucker, and tially cut to pare the film down to the Studios, at the Campus MovieFest spent two hours working with co-star regulation length of six minutes. The competition last year. Herrmann had Matt Perry. In addition to the one-on- scene doubles the running time of entered his film, “Casuality,” while one language lessons, Gluzman gave the film, but would make it closer to Gluzman showed his movie, his actors MP3 files of himself read- their original vision. They plan to “Vendetta.” ing the lines to hear how they should enter the newly edited director’s cut “We got to talking and made small sound. into film festivals. talk about working together next “There was a lot of doubt as to year,” said Gluzman. whether we could pull it off in Unlike most small talk, this conver- Russian,” Gluzman said. “The other For more information... sation actually led to something. option was accents.” Georgia Tech Film Club Like most historical films, the Together, they decided this year they www.cyberbuzz.gatech.edu/buzzstudios wanted to make a war movie. piece does take some liberties with Gluzman came across Kaplan’s story the material. Gluzman said they Campus MovieFest added the roles of Kaplan’s accom- while doing some research and decid- www.campusmoviefest.com ed that bringing it to fruition would plices and a scene in an interrogation

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Tech Green, cont’d from page 1 Editor: Michael Hagearty

Photos by Rob Felt, unless noted Tech Green North will also help to

Published by Institute Communications manage run-off storm water, Boykin- and Public Affairs. Smith said. Planners expect this, along with other measures such as Publication is weekly throughout capturing rainwater for irrigation, will the academic year and biweekly significantly reduce the campus con- throughout the summer. tribution to the city’s storm sewer system. Archived issues of The Whistle can be The project is part of a larger accessed electronically through the vision: a Campus Master Plan that Georgia Tech Web page, or directly at serves to merge the Institute’s strate- www.whistle.gatech.edu. gic vision with design guidelines that Calendar submissions e-mailed to stress flexibility and longevity. It sets [email protected], overarching goals for improving the or faxed to 404-894-7214 must be ecological, educational and economic sent at least 10 days prior to desired environment at Tech by focusing on publication date. Classified submis- sustainability, accessibility and com- sions are on a first come, first serve munity collaboration. basis. For more information, call 404- In the current version, streets and 385-8336. surface parking encompass a smaller percentage of land use, freeing up Institute Communications N and Public Affairs space for additional academic facili- Wardlaw Center ties and green space. 177 North Avenue The removal of the parking lot adjacent to the Van Leer Building and the College of Atlanta, Georgia 30332-0181 For more information... Architecture will add nearly two acres of green space to the central campus. Tech

Georgia Tech is a unit of the University Georgia Tech Campus Master Plan Green North is bisected by a 20-foot walkway — known as the Plum Corridor, System of Georgia. www.space.gatech.edu/masterplan.htm named after one of the original city streets on campus — that is expected to be a primary pedestrian route between the Biotechnology Complex and 4th Street.

WWW.WHISTLE.GATECH.EDU April 23, 2007 3 The final piece in the Biotechnology Complex IN BRIEF:

‘Mad Money’ postponed CNBC’s “Mad Money with Jim Cramer,” which was set to tape at the College of Management on April 24, has been postponed until fall in the wake of the tragedy at Virginia Tech. CNBC and Georgia Tech officials decided that the timing of the show’s back-to-school tour, which is meant to be a time of fun and The entrance to the Molecular Science and Engineering Building celebration on campus, is now inappropriate (above, left) faces the courtyard of the Biotechnology Complex (above), due to the suffering of those at a school closely which is expected to be the center of interdisciplinary research at affiliated with the Institute. The College of Management will announce Georgia Tech. At left, alumnus Glen Robinson Jr. offers some perspec- details of the show’s rescheduling once they’ve tive on the history of Institute research during the dedication ceremony. been finalized.

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IAC seeking associate dean ing of Scientific-Atlanta. “I have been very pleased to con- Ivan Allen College seeks applications and nomi- tribute to the M Building,” Robinson said, “and I hope that all nations for the position of associate dean for goes well for the faculty and students who will be doing such Research, reporting to Dean Sue Rosser. important work here.” Applicants should be Georgia Tech faculty members tenured in the College who are able to begin the half-time appointment at the beginning of fall semester 2007. Candidates for the position should send a Majeroni, cont’d from page 1 will be finding compatible companies to occupy Technology Enterprise Park (TEP), the 11-acre letter explaining their interest and experience in research park on North Avenue at Northside leading research programs and a current cur- that align with the implementation of the Campus Drive, designed specifically for bioscience and riculum vita to: Associate Dean for Research, Master Plan. technology companies leaving the incubation Search Committee, c/o Judy Alexander, Ivan He will be the principal contact with the real stage, with flexible space that will allow tenants Allen College Dean’s Office, Habersham, mail estate development community in Atlanta and to expand as needed. code 0525. Applications are due by May 4. constituent neighborhoods impacted by Institute In addition to early-stage companies, expansion. Majeroni said he thought this was one Technology Enterprise Park expects to attract area that his predecessor, Scott Levitan, did par- established companies, including multinational ticularly well, and he was looking forward to build- firms that are looking to set up shop in Atlanta. Where your money is ing similar relationships with Tech’s neighbors. The proximity to Georgia Tech researchers and The credit union ATM formerly located on the Additionally, Majeroni will be vice president of facilities, it is believed, will be a big plus for more second floor of the Student Center has been real estate for Georgia Advanced Technology mature companies. Altea Therapeutics, the first relocated to Student Center Commons in the Ventures, a tax-exempt affiliate of Georgia Tech tenant of TEP, will occupy approximately 40,000 lobby adjacent to the Hair Cuttery, Starbucks, that promotes growth of bioscience and technolo- square feet of the 128,000 square-foot initial and Einstein Bros. Bagels. There are no with- gy companies. building at the park. drawal fees for members of the State One of his primary objectives in that capacity Employee’s Credit Union or Lockheed Federal Credit Union.

New fee payment program for graduate research assistants Awards & Honors A new fee payment program provides graduate research and teaching assistants the option to pay their semester fees through payroll deduc- The Computer Human Interaction Special Interest The Georgia Society of Certified Public Accountants tion. This option will apply to all fees assessed through the Bursar’s Office and will be included Group (SIGCHI) within the Association for Computer have selected Associate Professor Deborah Turner in the self-service fee payment selections avail- Machinery has awarded Professor Gregory Abowd (Management) as the recipient of the 2007 able from the student invoice statement. (Interactive Computing) their Social Impact Award, Accounting Educator of the Year Award. Students will select the amount of their out- given to individuals who promote the application of standing balance they would like to defer for the human-computer interaction research to pressing Georgia Tech head coach Bryan Shelton has been semester, and that amount will be deducted in social needs. named the 2007 ACC Coach of the Year for Women’s three equal installments. A validation of the pay- Tennis. Also earning conference accolades are senior roll records will be performed to ensure the stu- Professor C.F. “Jeff” Wu (Industrial and Systems Alison Silverio, junior Kristi Miller and freshman dent’s monthly payroll will be sufficient to cover Engineering) recently received an honorary professor- Amanda Craddock, who were named to the 2007 the requested deduction. ship from the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) for All-ACC Women’s Tennis Team. Shelton’s honor marks Two key elements of the program are the student’s timely appointment in the payroll system his research contributions in and for fostering collabo- the third time the eighth-year head coach has at the beginning of the semester, and an active rations and interactions between the United States and received the accolade, and second time over the last monthly payroll appointment at the time bal- China. Wu is the first statistician to have received this three years. ances are due. Otherwise, the student will be honor from CAS. ineligible for participation. The Computer Human Interaction Special Interest The plan will be available in the fall 2007 Professor Rao Tummala (Electrical and Computer Group (SIGCHI) within the Association for Computer and spring 2008 semesters. The program will Engineering) has been named the recipient of the Machinery has named Professor James Foley not be available for the summer term. For more 2007 David Feldman Outstanding Contributions (Interactive Computing) recipient of its Lifetime information, visit Award, the highest honor given by the IEEE Achievement Award, the organization’s most presti- www.bursar.gatech.edu. Components, Packaging, and Manufacturing gious honor, given to those who have made the great- Technology (CPMT) Society. est contributions to the study of human-computer interaction and who have led the shaping of the field.