Georgia Tech’s Faculty/Staff Newspaper • Vol. 37, No. 16 • August 6, 2012 WTHE histle ASK AWAY ‘The Internship’ Begins Filming at Tech

I’ve noticed that COMMUNICATIONS & MARKETING Georgia Tech’s Office of Capital people leave Planning and Space Management, the coins on the Areas of Georgia Tech have Tech Police Department, Facilities ?? grave marker for Management, Parking and Transportation, been transformed into a movie Sideways. What’s Environmental Health and Safety and the the story? set as 20th Century Fox gears up Office of Legal Affairs have worked closely production on “The Internship,” with 20th Century Fox to ensure minimal According starring Vince Vaughn and Owen disruption during production. to Marilyn There may be times when access to Somers, Wilson. buildings and other areas is rerouted or director Set preparations for the movie began in restricted, but students, faculty and staff of the late July, with production scheduled to will continue to have access to their offic- Georgia wrap up by the end of August. es, classrooms and labs. Tech Living History Filming will take place at the following One of the many signs that Hollywood has There also may be isolated situations Program, the tradition of come to Georgia Tech. “The Internship,” locations: the Campus Recreation Center, where popular locations are impacted. For tossing coins on the grave a movie starring Vince Vaughn and Owen Environmental Science and Technology example, the Clough Commons Starbucks of Sideways the dog is Wilson, will be filming at locations across Building, Clough Undergraduate campus through the end of August. location is projected to be closed for sev- one passed on by word of Learning Commons, Klaus Advanced eral days during active production, with mouth. “When an alum is Computing Building, Leadership Challenge some impact on services when nearby film- away from campus for an setting for our story.” Course, Noonan Courtyard and Marcus ing is under way. Dining Services will post extended period of time, he In addition to set preparation and pro- Nanotechnology Building. these details at the Starbucks location and or she is supposed to throw duction activities, there are numerous trail- “Georgia Tech is one of the most unique on the Dining Services website (www. the coin or coins onto the ers and tents on campus to accommodate and dynamic campuses I have ever seen,” gatechdining.com). base of the memorial to equipment and the many extras appearing said the director of “The Internship,” “The Internship” is scheduled for release ensure good luck for the in the film. Shawn Levy. “The architecture and space is in 2013. More information about the film coming year,” Somers added. The greenhouse area of the Student as forward-thinking as its curriculum and can be found on the IMDb website at Center food court is being used as the din- student body; we thought it was the perfect Have a Tech-related ing area for the crew. tinyurl.com/c995f6p question that you’d like answered? Email it to [email protected]. Yellow Jackets Compete in Institute Offers NEWS BRIEFS Olympics Free Lynda.com The Summer Olympic Games in London are Training Courses BuzzCard Moves in full swing, and six current and former Yellow to Tech Square Jackets are testing their skills in pursuit of gold. AMELIA PAVLIK Location COMMUNICATIONS & MARKETING Georgia Tech-affiliated athletes are competing in basketball, The swimming, and track and field, representing the United States BuzzCard Whether you’ve always wanted to learn how to and three other countries. A Yellow Jacket will also compete in use Adobe Photoshop or you’d like to learn the ins Center has the Paralympic Games — which begin in London on Aug. 29 relocated — in track and field. and outs of switching from a PC to a Mac, a new to the sec- Here is a look at Georgia Tech’s Olympic and Paralympic free service offered by Georgia Tech can provide ond floor athletes. you with training on a variety of software and tech- of the Barnes & Noble @ nology topics. Georgia Tech Bookstore. Find Cassie Mitchell, United States out more at Cassie Mitchell, a research faculty member in the Coulter Faculty, students and staff now tinyurl.com/cods3t4 Department of Biomedical Engineering, is a member of the have unlimited access to all of USA Track and Field team for the the online video training services Library Installs London 2012 Paralympic Games. She offered by lynda.com. “With lynda.com, you don’t ‘Tap and Go’ Gates will compete in the Women’s T52/F52 (quadriplegic) 200-meter on Sept. 1, the have to sign up for any classes Starting 100-meter on Sept. 5 and the F52 discus or sit in a classroom — you can Aug. 1, all on Sept. 7. take classes anytime and any- Georgia At 18, Mitchell was afflicted with where,” said JulieBeth Golden, Tech stu- Devic’s Neuromyelitis Optica, leaving her asset and licensing officer for the dents, a quadriplegic with visual impairments. Office of Information Technology The free lynda.com online Cassie Mitchell faculty and As a postdoctoral fellow at Tech, she (OIT). courses are offered on staff members will need to began to pursue paracycling and track and field. Mitchell Courses are offered in every- topics ranging from home computing to business. tap their BuzzCards at the won the H1 Women’s Road Race National Championship in thing from home computing to newly installed security gates Augusta, Ga. Her performance at this event earned her a spot business, and the service is free before entering the Library. on the USA National Paracycling team and a place at the 2011 Learn more at LYNDA.COM, continued on page 3 tinyurl.com/cj9segf OLYMPICS, continued on page 2 www.whistle.gatech.edu EVENTS Campus News

CONFERENCES Artifacts from 1996 Olympics on Exhibit AND LECTURES TEARANNY STREET • The Olympic torch LIBRARY August 22 • The official report of the centennial games The Department of Homeland Security (three volumes) (DHS) will give a three-hour presenta- When the 1996 Centennial • Commemorative editions of the Atlanta tion open to employees and students. Olympic Games came to Atlanta, it The first hour will focus on under- Committee for the Olympic Games standing cybersecurity and future left its mark on the Georgia Tech Programs threats and opportunities. The second community. hour will focus on working in cyber- • Volunteer polo shirt and hat with Olympic security for DHS, the FBI and Secret logos and graphics In honor of the 2012 Olympic Games in Service. During the third hour, Georgia • Olympic village backpack Tech and Georgia Tech Research London, the Georgia Tech Archives will Institute will share opportunities for showcase 1996 Olympic artifacts in an exhibit • Olympic lunchboxes and other official education and employment in this titled “Atlanta’s Olympics: Georgia Tech, souvenirs field on campus. The event will begin Home of the Olympic Village.” at 2:30 p.m. in the Clary Theater, In addition to the artifacts that are on dis- Student Success Center. “This will give folks a general idea of how play, the Institute has also created an online tinyurl.com/2e2bkdj the Tech campus was used as the Olympic album of photos taken during the 1996 fes- village and venue site,” said Kirk Henderson, tivities. The School of Chemical and Georgia Tech records manager and curator of To take a look at the images captured dur- Biomolecular Engineering will kick the exhibit. off its weekly seminar at 4 p.m. in ing this historic time on Tech’s campus, go to room G011, Molecular Science and The exhibit is located in the third floor gal- Engineering Building. Refreshments lery of the Clough Undergraduate Learning www.gatech.edu/photos/ will be served at 3:30 p.m. in the Commons and closes Sept. 2. During the 1996 Olympic Games in 1996-olympics-atlanta Emerson-Lewis Reception Salon. The following artifacts will be on display: Atlanta, Tech was home to the Olympic http://chbe.gatech.edu/seminars Village and hosted some sporting events.

TRAINING OLYMPICS, continued from page 1 August 9 A course on welcoming diversity in Paracycling World Championships. Mitchell The Israeli swimmer the event. the workplace will be offered at 8:30 helped Team USA bring home its ninth world also won his heat on Prior to the Games, a.m. in room 320, Student Center. To championship. But, she did not make the July 28 in the 200-meter Taylor was selected by register, visit 2012 USA Paralympic Cycling Team. butterfly and finished his teammates as cap- www.trains.gatech.edu But Mitchell had a backup plan. She set per- third in his heat in the tain of the men’s track sonal records in three of her four events at the 400-meter individual squad. August 17 A course on defensive driving will National Track Trials and earned a spot on medley on July 30. But The Albany, Ga., be held at 8:30 a.m. in the Crescent the USA Track and Field Team. neither time was fast native competed in the Room, Student Center Commons. To Gal Nevo enough to advance to 2000 Sydney Games, Angelo Taylor register, visit Andrew Chetcuti, Malta the semifinals. then won gold in 2004 www.trains.gatech.edu Nevo graduated from Tech in Fall 2010 in Athens and 2008 in Beijing. He added Biomedical engineer- with a bachelor’s in economics. another gold medal in China in the 4 x 400 ing major Andrew meter relay race. MISCELLANEOUS Chetcuti swam for his native country of Malta Chaunté Lowe, United States August 8 in the 100-meter free- High jumper Chaunté Alade Aminu, Nigeria Members from the Georgia Tech style on July 31. He fin- Lowe is competing While much of the world is paying attention community who are responsible for planning events within their current ished third in his heat, in her third Olympic to the “Dream Team,” former Jacket Alade job function or who are interested in with a time of 51.67, Games. The 2008 Tech Aminu is suiting up for the Nigerian national the event industry are encouraged Andrew Chetcuti setting a new national graduate will jump in team. Aminu scored a team high of 15 points to attend the Event Coordinators’ record for Malta; how- the qualifying rounds on on July 29 against Tunisia, as Nigeria won its Network’s Fourth Annual Workshop, ever, he was not fast enough to advance to the Aug. 9, hoping to reach first-ever Olympic game. “Rising to the Next Level.” semifinals. finals on Aug. 11. At the time this article was written, Nigeria Participants will have the opportunity to learn from guest keynote speaker The 19-year-old didn’t focus on swimming Lowe holds the Chaunté Lowe was currently 1-1 after a loss to Lithuania on Jim Hooker, associate senior vice until age 12, but has already rewritten the American record in the July 31. Only eight teams will advance to this president of the Office of Cultural swimming record books. Chetcuti has set event, jumping 6-8 ¼ inches in 2010. She week’s elimination round. Relations and University Events at the seven national records in the 50-, 100- and missed most of the 2011 season after giving Aminu, an Atlanta native whose father is University of Southern California. The 200-meter freestyle; the 200- and 400-meter birth to her second child, Aurora, last April. of Nigerian descent, cost to attend is $75, and the event will be held from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. in freestyle relays; and the 200- and 400-meter The 28-year-old athlete, who graduated wrapped up his four- the Academy of Medicine. medley relays. Chetcuti, who just wrapped with a degree in economics and finance, fin- year Tech career in tinyurl.com/7y9bxjf up his freshman season at Tech, is the fourth ished sixth in the 2008 Beijing Games. When 2009. He’s the third Yellow Jacket to swim in the Olympics. she competed in the 2004 Games in Athens, Yellow Jacket men’s August 13 Lowe become the first woman from Tech’s basketball player to The Center for the Enhancement of Gal Nevo, Israel track and field team to become an Olympian. play in the Olympics Teaching and Learning (CETL) invites and the first to play for faculty to participate in its 2012 Fall After competing in 2008 in Beijing, Tech a team other than the Teaching Kickoff from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. alumnus Gal Nevo represented his native Angelo Taylor, United States Alade Aminu United States. He is cur- in the Wilby Room, Library. To register country, Israel, in his second Olympic Games. One of the most elite athletes in the world for workshops, visit rently playing for the French Pro A team Élan Nevo posted a 1:59 time in the 200-meter for more than a decade, former Jacket Angelo http://www.cetl.gatech.edu Chalon. individual medley to advance to the semi- Taylor is competing in his fourth Olympics. finals on Aug. 1. He raced in the same heat as Taylor will go for his third gold medal in the

Events continue on page 3 Michael Phelps and Ryan Lochte of the United 400-meter hurdles, which began on Aug. 4. Georgia Tech Athletics and Institute States, but he didn’t qualify for the finals. No athlete has ever won three gold medals in Communications contributed to this article.

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It’s a way for both groups to get COMMUNICATIONS & MARKETING to know each other better.” August 13 Leavey is also incorporating the magazine Please join the Georgia Tech GIS Jennifer Leavey created Charged into the courses she teaches by asking stu- Community of Interest, led by the GIS@GTRI Program, at 11:30 a.m. at Magazine with one thought in dents to write articles for Charged; she hopes Georgia Tech Research Institute. Bring mind — to create an online science that other professors will consider giving your own lunch. Parking is free. 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A special reception us,” she said. “Other posts take complicated and student volunteers to contribute to writ- for parents and guests will be held dinator for the College of Sciences. “I wanted topics and explain them in an edgy, creative ing, editing, designing, marketing and manag- immediately before the convocation Charged to be a science magazine that read way.” ing Charged. ceremony. Parking will be available in like a fashion or entertainment magazine.” Charged will officially launch this fall, and “It would also be helpful to find someone the GWCC Blue Lot for $10. tinyurl.com/c6pvx52 The magazine has featured the work of stu- while Leavey hopes that the venture will gain who can help with the functionality of our dents with and without science backgrounds, popularity among students, she would also website, as well as the coding,” she added. with articles focusing on everything from like to see more faculty and staff members Writing, sketch, photography and recording For a more comprehensive listing of how to celebrate DNA Day with a chocolate become engaged. submissions are accepted on an ongoing basis events updated daily, visit smoothie to the psychology of Facebook. “I would love to see more submissions at [email protected]. www.gatech.edu/calendar. 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Georgia Tech’s Faculty/Staff Newspaper • Vol. 37, No. 11 • May 28, 2012 service will be available for a year, and if the service is popular, OIT WTHE histle Looking for two working profession- ASK AWAY Recent Grad Aims to Improve iPad Experience

If I get into a car KRISTEN SHAW can’t take credit. accident on cam- COMMUNICATIONS & MARKETING “Another developer pus, do I call 911 emailed me saying he or the Georgia ? Tech Police When Daniel Hooper became had made a Wikipedia ? page,” Hooper said. Department? frustrated with editing text on his als or graduate student roommates to iPad, he wrote an application that “He was concerned so many people were According to Alex Gutierrez, could revolutionize the way users crime prevention officer for copying the work that Going Back to College? select and arrange their words on GTPD, call GTPD at 404-894- I wouldn’t be remem- will propose that the subscription be renewed. 2500. “If you call 911 using tablets. bered as the creator. your cell phone it will go to The name is kind of the city of Atlanta,” he said. “I see the iPad as the future of comput- dorky and still sounds “And they will just transfer ing, and I think a couple years down the weird to me, but it road it will be the only thing most people works.” Image courtesy of Daniel Hooper you to GTPD.” Gutierrez also The Hooper Selection uses the iPad keyboard to select, suggests that you program own,” said Hooper, who earned a bach- Hooper, who him- copy and paste text, rather than having the user highlight the number into your phone elor’s degree in computational media from self is an iPad and on the text itself. under “AGTPD,” so you Georgia Tech in May. “Because of that, I iPhone owner, has share large, fully furnished 2BR/2BA won’t have to scroll through feel a lot of things need to get better — been working on iOS not, Hooper hopes it inspires all companies contacts if you ever need to particularly editing text.” development since his freshman year at to put more time and research into this call in an emergency. The Hooper Selection uses the keyboard Tech. Last fall, he created a game called aspect of the tablet user experience. He’s to select, copy and paste text, rather than Percepto, and Hooper Selection emerged as already seen some third-party developers Have a Tech-related having the user highlight on the text itself. a project for his digital humanities course use it in their applications. question that you’d like Hooper demonstrates the method in a last spring. “I put the video out there hoping people answered? Email it to YouTube video (visit tinyurl.com/cvq9l3x) “It’s sort of a bland thing, text edit- would think it was cool and, at the very [email protected]. that has garnered more than 600,000 views ing, but it’s so key to everything you do. least, make them unhappy with the current Lynda.com offers more than 1,000 courses taught by industry and drawn attention from media outlets Regardless of the app, you’re probably typ- state even if this isn’t the solution. such as Business Insider, Gizmodo and ing at some point.” Engadget. As for the name, Hooper himself Whether Apple implements the idea or IPAD, continued on page 3 NEWS BRIEFS We’re doing an article featuring Georgia Tech Buckhead condo. Close to Tech cam- Tech Awarded $3.1 Vice Provost Million for Nuclear Energy Research, Vito to Retire Education Tech Gets $5 Million

The Institute COMMUNICATIONS & MARKETING has been for Hispanic, Latino awarded Following 37 years of service to Georgia Tech as $3.1 million Outreach from the U.S. a professor, researcher, administrator and advo- Department cate, Raymond Vito has announced his intention COMMUNICATIONS & MARKETING pus. $650/mo., includes utilities and experts. Courses are designed for all levels of learners and can also be of Energy for research and to retire at the end of May. scholarships focused on The Goizueta Foundation has awarded Georgia nuclear energy. Read the full For the past five years, Vito has served staff members who are earning a degree. To story at as Tech’s vice provost for Graduate Tech a $5 million grant to promote Science, Technology, Engineering and Math (STEM) fields tinyurl.com/ca78e5u and Undergraduate Studies, overseeing academic activities such as curriculum to Hispanic/Latino K-12 students. development and educational technology, G.I.T. FIT this Summer as well as experiential learning initiatives “Georgia Tech has a longstanding commitment to inspir- The Campus Recreation such as the Honors Program, cooperative ing and attracting young people to enter STEM fields,” said Center’s schedule of summer education and the InVenture Prize. President G. P. “Bud” Peterson. “Hundreds of Georgia Tech group fitness classes is now “The most rewarding aspect of my Hispanic and Latino students have benefitted from support career has been anything that impacts Raymond Vito cable/Internet. Call 404-561-5052. available. Classes run through provided by The Goizueta Foundation over the last decade. July 27. Learn more at student success,” he said. “It’s amazing We’re looking forward to partnering with the foundation to how clear your thinking on an issue becomes when you ask, tinyurl.com/68slwl6 expand opportunities for K-12 Hispanic and Latino students ‘what would be best for the students?’” through new programs, and enhancing those where Tech has Following his official retirement, Vito will return on a part- national leadership.” accessed on iPhones and iPads. Alumni Magazine time basis later this year as an emeritus faculty member and The five-year grant will support and enhance the GoSTEM participate, email [email protected]. Website Gets special assistant in support of institutional initiatives for both research-based model and will demonstrate how technological a New Look the Office of the Provost and Office of the Executive Vice universities and school systems can partner to promote aca- President for Research. demic achievement. The Alumni “Ray has been one of the driving forces in creating the Specifically, the grant will support the following programs: Magazine and kinds of student experiences that highlight Tech’s commit- its website ment to entrepreneurship and creativity,” said Provost and • Graduate Teaching Fellows Program have been Executive Vice President for Academic Affairs Rafael L. Bras. • Pathways to College Program, after-school programming redesigned. On the research side, Vito’s involvement will focus on com- Take a look at mercialization, the multifaceted process for bringing ideas GOIZUETA, continued on page 4 the new site at from concept to reality and, ultimately, to market. http://gtalumnimag.com VITO, continued on page 3 Many courses are complemented with exercises that allow partici- www.whistle.gatech.edu Classifieds continue on page 4 pants to review the concepts they’ve learned. Upon completion of each

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I’ve been all over Europe, but the one Looking for new tidy roommate for our tasks such as managing the budget, compil- the Georgia Tech Research Institute and the newly renovated Atlantic Station ing information for the annual report, plan- Manufacturing Research Center. When I left location I’m eager to return to is Rome. It home. $350/mo. plus utilities. Fully fur- nished with new granite counters and ning special events and symposia, and coor- for a few years, I realized how much I missed is such an intriguing place. Historical spots such as the Colosseum aren’t located off in cabinets, and gas stove. Email bblount@ dinating MRSEC’s communications needs. the Institute. Tech is home. Both my middle gatech.edu. My days are spent doing everything from daughter and her husband have degrees the distance — they are right there, integrat- ed into the city. reaching out to faculty who receive MRSEC from Tech, and I’ve spent much of my life MISCELLANEOUS

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Thomasville bookcase, twin bed and The following Georgia Tech P. Cody Award in Ocean Sciences from trundle storage drawers for sale. Great employees or units have been Scripps Institution of Oceanography at the condition. Bed measures 42.5 in. wide by University of California, San Diego. 90 in. long. Bookcase is 12 in. deep. Two honored in recent months: large storage drawers underneath mea- • The North Avenue Dining Hall received sure 37 in. wide by 39 in. long by 9.5 in. • Chamber Music America has selected the an Award of Excellence from the Atlanta deep. $350. Email [email protected]. Ferst Center for the Arts to receive a Urban Design Commission. Santa Cruz Superlight Mountain Bike. Residency Partnership Grant for its 2012- • Thomas Gaylord, Regents Professor and Blue, medium. Rock Shox Sid 100, 13 ARTech Residency with post-classical suspension works great, no leaks. XTR Julius Brown Chair Professor in the School V-Brakes, XT Cranks, XT Cassette. Great string quartet, Ethel. of Electrical and Computer Engineering, shape, some superficial scratches from travelling/wear. $700. Email ccequus@ • Hans Klein, an associate professor in the has been named as one of the 50 most pub- gmail.com. School of Public Policy, has been appoint- lished authors of Applied Optics, a publica- ed by U.S. Secretary of Transportation Ray tion of the Optical Society of America. Adopt a tame and abandoned GT kitten or cat. All are spayed/neutered with LaHood to the Intelligent Transportation • Steve Hackman and Joel Sokol, associate some shots. Free adoption for GT Systems Program Advisory Committee. professors in the H. Milton Stewart School employees, students and friends. Visit www.krazyaboutkats.com or • Marilyn Brown, a professor in the School of Industrial and Systems Engineering, email Marilyn Smith at marilyn.smith@ of Public Policy, has been named an inau- took first place in the Innovations in ae.gatech.edu. gural ambassador in the U.S. Department Curriculum Competition sponsored by the Georgia Center of Innovation for Logistics, Lemond Poprad Cyclocross bicycle, of Energy/MIT Women in Clean Energy Institute of Industrial Engineers. has been named to DC Velocity Magazine’s 57-cm. frame, Shimano 105 compo- Program for the United States. 2012 Rainmaker list of the top 10 industry nents, excellent condition, $700. Ridden • Bobby Braun, the David and Andrew exclusively on-road. Includes clipless • Saibal Mukhopadhyay, an assistant pro- Lewis Professor of Space Technology in the professionals in the country. pedals, computer and spare stem. Email fessor in the School of Electrical and School of Aerospace Engineering, received • David Gottfried, senior research scien- [email protected]. Computer Engineering, has been awarded the 2012 Al Seiff Award at the ninth tist in the Institute for Electronics and Old Town 147 canoe, like new. Includes a 2012 Office of Naval Research Young International Planetary Probe Workshop in Nanotechnology, has been selected to be a car and land carrier, two seats with Investigator Award. Toulouse, France. fellow by the American Chemical Society. backs, two paddles and mount for elec- tric motor. Call Joe at 404-849-1193. • Mark Hay, Teasley Professor of • Howard Werthheimer, director of capi- Environmental Biology in the School of tal planning and space management, Submissions for this feature will be accepted on an Ads run for at least three issues in the Biology and co-director of the Center for was elected to the American Institute of ongoing basis. Provide name, title, unit and honor order in which they are received. Aquatic Chemical Ecology at Georgia Tech, Architect’s College of Fellows. (spelling out all acronyms) to editor@comm. Submit your 35-word-or-less ad to [email protected]. was awarded the 2012 Robert L. and Bettie • Page Siplon, executive director of the gatech.edu. www.whistle.gatech.edu THE WHISTLE • August 6, 2012 • PAGE 4