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In Brief ...... 3 Campus Events ...... 4 WHISTLE FACULTY/STAFF N EWSPAPER Volume 29, Number 30 • September 20, 2004 T HE G EORGIA I NSTITUTE OF T ECHNOLOGY

Searching for creative ways to Heat-controlled implants may offer face newest budget challenge new method for drug delivery David Terraso drug for more than one month at a Dan Treadaway Chameau pointed out that the Institute Communications time,” said Andrew Lyon, associate Institute Communications news is not entirely bad, especially and Public Affairs professor in the School of Chemistry and Public Affairs since Tech’s original FY 2005 budget and Biochemistry. picture was so strong. He also esearchers at The results add to a decade’s ast spring, the Institute adminis- reminded the audience that state rev- have developed a material that worth of work in controlled and tar- tration was feeling guardedly enues have been steadily increasing may one day allow patients to geted drug delivery. Lyon’s use of optimistic about the fiscal 2005 for several months, a trend that is R L forgo daily injections and pills and films assembled from microparticles budget picture, which hadn’t looked expected to continue. instead receive prescriptions through allows more control over drug release very bright in at least three years. “I believe we can handle this micro-thin implantable films that than films previously made in mono- That all changed last month with two year’s budget shortfall with limited release medication according to lithic form. little words from the office of Gov. impact upon the students,” Chameau changes in temperature. The The insulin tests, Lyon said, serve Sonny Perdue: payroll shift. said. “I am much more concerned research, detailing results from test- as proof of a concept that this The past couple of years, the state about the issues related to the fund- ing insulin release in the lab, appears method of drug delivery is worth fur- has balanced its budget during peri- ing formula.” For more than 20 years, in the September 13 edition of the ther investigation. Currently, the films ods of sharply declining revenues in the state’s funding formula for journal, Biomacromolecules. release their cargo at 31 degrees part by shifting the final state payroll University System institutions has pro- “We loaded insulin in layers of Celsius, six degrees below human of the fiscal year in June to the new vided automatic budget increases to microgel films in the lab and released body temperature, but Lyon’s group is fiscal year in July. This past spring, accompany enrollment increases. bursts of insulin by applying heat to working on pushing the release point that was part of the budget plan for During the past few years of tight the films. They were extremely stable the end of FY 2005 and the begin- state budgets, funding from the for- and could continue to release the Implant continued, page 3 ning of FY 2006. In August, however, mula has not kept pace with Georgia Perdue announced that he had Tech’s growing enrollment, and for- changed his mind and decided not to mula-based funding has not been do a payroll shift from FY 2005 into accounted for in the FY 2005 budget. FY 2006, consequently leaving a “We don’t want Georgia Tech and $180 million hole in the state budget. the University of Georgia to drop out The University System’s share of that of the top 20 public universities, and hole is $68 million, and Georgia this could be a policy shift [in the Tech’s portion is more than $7 mil- funding formula] that draws us toward I, Robot lion. that,” said Clough. Addressing this sudden shortfall Despite these challenges, Clough was the topic of a presentation by cautioned against speculating about President Wayne Clough and Provost dire scenarios, as the discussions Jean-Lou Chameau at the Sept. 14 prompted by the Governor’s Office combined meeting of the Academic are coming at least six months before Senate, General Faculty and General the Legislature would adopt a fiscal Faculty Assembly, which was attend- 2006 budget. “Georgia Tech is a great ed by approximately 100 people. school with a tremendous base of Clough outlined several options for support and lots of momentum,” he dealing with the budget shortfall, said. “We need to find a path forward including a mid-year tuition increase, that makes sense financially for the capping enrollment levels (enrollment state, for Georgia Tech and for our levels are expected to rise significant- students. We want to have a reasoned ly over the next few years), continuing dialogue with the governor and his to search for more operational effi- staff.” ciencies, and eliminating support In other business, the Senate and staff positions. General Faculty approved a new Ph.D. “The Board of Regents will decide program in applied physiology, a mas- in October whether there will be a ter’s in computer science to be mid-year tuition increase,” Clough offered at GT-Lorraine and a master’s said. “If I had to make a prediction, I in industrial engineering to be offered would predict that there will be some via video. Faculty members also increase in tuition approved, but I can heard presentations on changes to The Graphics, Visualization and Usability (GVU) Center hosts the inaugural guarantee that it won’t be 27 per- the Institute’s Conflict of Interest stop on a nationwide university tour for ASIMO, a humanoid robot devel- cent.” The 27 percent figure refers to Policy and regulations on the use of oped by the Honda Motor Company. Several live demonstrations — free the level of tuition increase that animals in teaching and research. and open to the public — showcasing its dexterity and artificial intelligence would be necessary to cover the will be held in the Ferst Center for the Arts. budget shortfall if increased tuition For more information... Sept. 23 - 24 at 2:30 p.m. were the only means used to address Sept. 25 at 1:30 and 3:30 p.m. it. Other strategies will clearly have to GT Faculty Governance For more information, visit www.gvu.gatech.edu. be used in concert with a tuition www.facultysenate.gatech.edu increase, Clough explained.

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“QUOTE- Alumnus gift to DramaTech honors emeritus dean Maria M. Lameiras UNQUOTE” Alumni Association ramaTech has received an anonymous gift of $250,000 from an alumnus in honor of “We were the Olympic Village, D Dean of Students Emeritus James E. so [Georgia Tech] got a jump- Dull. start on what a lot of universi- The funds will be used to make ties are doing. On just about improvements to the DramaTech the- every major campus, most ater and to create an endowment for everybody is rebuilding or reno- DramaTech administered by the vating.” , said Greg —Dan Morrison, associate Abbott, artistic director of director of residence life, on DramaTech. how universities are appeal- The theater where DramaTech per- ing to students by upgrading forms is named for Dull, and he is dorm life with more amenities the honorary chair of “Friends of and greater privacy. DramaTech,” an alumni group of for- ( Journal-Constitution) mer DramaTech participants. He and his wife, Gay, also support the group through scholarships. “We see the sale of the City DramaTech director Greg Abbott (left) and Dean of Students Emeritus Jim Dull. DramaTech receives a portion of Hall East complex for private its regular budget from the development as an opportunity Foundation, in addition to funds from for Atlanta to develop a proto- the Student Government Association “The students in DramaTech are in Dull and his wife, Gay, became type for urban neighborhood and the Ivan Allen College. the classes or are just students who aware of DramaTech when they revitalization.” Each year DramaTech produces love theater,” he said. “We have a lot arrived in 1957 and over the years —City and Regional Planning four main stage shows including one more students involved now than we have supported it both in spirit and Professors Nancey Green musical production, multiple smaller used to, and part of that has to do financially since seeing their first Leigh and Catherine Ross, in shows by the group’s improvisational with the number of different perform- DramaTech production, a an op-ed piece detailing a six- troupe Let’s Try This!, two shows by ances and activities the students can Shakespearean play performed in the point plan for creating “every- the musical theater group be involved in. We are also doing old Crenshaw Building. day communities” in under- VarietyTech, two sets of student- things better now, and part of that “We started going and we’ve performing areas of the city. directed one-act plays, and a murder- has to do with the fact that the Ivan almost never missed a production (Atlanta Journal-Constitution) mystery dinner theater production in Allen College helps create an environ- since,” Dull said. “Both Gay and conjunction with the Student Center ment that is supportive of the arts in myself were very active in drama and Programs Committee. general and DramaTech specifically.” musicals when we were in school our- Abbott said the number of stu- Dull said he was happy to have selves, and DramaTech has become dents involved has steadily increased another opportunity to support one of our passions.” over the years. DramaTech. As dean of students and as a “The fact that in the School of “The alumnus called me and said member of the administration, Dull Literature, Communication and a lot of nice things and told me he championed DramaTech and its Culture we are teaching classes in wanted to give $250,000 to spend on search for a permanent location, for Shakespeare and dramatic literature Tech and to reflect what my passion which the students thanked him by and that we have a theater in our was,” Dull said. “I was glad to be able naming the theater for him. The Dulls back yard is tremendous,” said to select a direction for this money, have also established the Gay K. Dull THE Abbot, who teaches classes in acting, and my number one interest at this Scholarship, which is awarded to two WHISTLE directing, set construction and light- point and for some time has been seniors each year who have been ing in the school. DramaTech.” deeply involved in DramaTech.

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Institute Communications director of Institute and Public Affairs Partnerships, and Gary May, Wardlaw Center executive assistant to the pres- 177 North Avenue ident. Ashmore encouraged Atlanta, Georgia 30332-0181 anyone wanting to become y Nicole Cappello involved in mentoring to con- o b Georgia Tech is a unit of the t tact her office. University System of Georgia. pho

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September 20, 2004 3 IN BRIEF: Charity event draws Tech runners

Chemical Engineering Assistant Professor Victor Alumnus killed serving in Iraq Breedveld, right, finished among the top 10 during Last week, the U.S. Department of Defense con- last week’s Kaiser Permanente Corporate Run/Walk, firmed the death of a Georgia Tech graduate an annual charity event that attracts 20,000 partici- and former student government president. pants from more than 4,500 Atlanta companies to On September 14, 1st Lt. Tyler Brown, 26, benefit the Boys and Girls Clubs of Metro Atlanta. died in Ar Ramadi, Iraq, when enemy forces Georgia Tech fielded 30 runners, who gathered after using small arms fire attacked his unit. the event for socializing. According to the most recent information avail- Below, Georgia Tech team captains George able, the incident is under military investigation. Brown started at Tech in the summer of Whitley and Susan Paraska join hands with Margaret 1996 as a freshman and received bachelor's Loper before the start of the race. degrees in Management and History, Technology and Society in the fall of 2001. He was elected president of the Student Government Association for the1999-2000 academic year. Dean of Students Gail DiSabatino said, “As student body president he was committed to inclusion. Tyler went to great lengths to include students who had never even thought of being involved in student government. As I talked with some older students and young alumni recently, they attributed their start in becoming involved on campus to Tyler. y Nicole Cappello “Tyler was an excel- os b t lent leader,” she added. pho “He cared greatly about Georgia Tech, his family and his country. These values will be his legacy. He made a difference in many people's lives, including mine.” He was assigned to the 1st Battalion, 9th Infantry Regiment, 2nd Infantry, based at Camp Hovey in Tongduchon A photo of Tyler Brown Professional Education announces fall enrichment courses City, Korea. taken in 1999. Brown’s family has eorgia Tech’s Professional Education deep ties with Georgia Tech. His father, Carey, Program has announced the latest Tech2Nite courses is chairman of the Georgia Tech Alumni classes in its Tech2Nite program — a G Family Genealogy: Discovering Your Family History Association, having graduated in 1969 with a collection of personal enrichment classes held Digital Photography Made Simple degree in industrial engineering. He was also in Technology Square’s Global Learning and student body president. Tyler’s brother, Brent, Conference Center. Buying Your First Home: Basics to Investing In Real Estate graduated from Tech in 1996. The fall series touches on technology, com- Introduction to Modern Dance/Dunham A funeral service is scheduled for 3 p.m. on munication, art, business and culture. Faculty Hip-Hop/Jazz for the Uninitiated Wednesday, Sept. 22, at the Cathedral of St. and staff from Tech as well as industry profes- Business Etiquette: Outclass the Competition Philip in Atlanta. He will be buried with full mili- sionals will explore these issues in a series of Investing for Financial Independence tary honors in Arlington National Cemetery. 3-, 6-, or 12-week classes, listed at right. Planning for your Prosperity: Roadmap to Prosperity In lieu of flowers, the family has requested The instructors, each an expert in a particu- Interior Redesign donations to the scholarship fund set up in his lar area, will pose questions and show exam- honor at the Georgia Tech Foundation. ples through demonstration, lecture and dis- Design Basics for the Novice cussion. Film and Technology The fall session is scheduled from October Beginning Conversational Spanish 12 - November 20. Individual class schedules Creating the Calm Mind, Healthy Body & Fulfilled Soul will vary. WLC solicits nominations Becoming Media Wise: How to Work with the News Media Each year the Women’s Leadership Conference Discounts are available for members of the Quilt Making in America Tech faculty and staff. For more information recognizes outstanding women in the Georgia Entertaining 101 or to register, visit www.pe.gatech.edu. Tech community at the Women of Distinction Terrorism and You: Are Duct Tape and Plastic Sheeting Enough? awards ceremony. Nomination forms are at www.cyberbuzz.gatech.edu/wlc, as well as in the Women’s Resource Center, located in suite 131 of the Student Services Building. To request the form through e-mail, direct queries to [email protected].

Implant, cont’d from page 1 Patients undergoing hormone therapy, chemotherapy or other treatments requiring peri- odic medication could conceivably get their to a temperature slightly above that of the human dosages this way. Collection for victims of Ivan Until September 24, the Caribbean Students body. Once implanted, the pharmaceutical-loaded “Of course, using these films to deliver med- Association will be collecting items to send to films could be placed on chips with resistive ications in humans would require many more tri- hurricane victims of the Caribbean Islands. A heaters and scheduled to release drugs according als,” said Lyon. “We believe we’ve taken an impor- table in the Post Office will be set up from 10 to a time schedule or another trigger. tant step in new methods of drug delivery.” a.m. – 2 p.m. for those wanting to donate “One potential use is tying the implant to a canned goods, clothes, sheets and blankets, blood glucose monitor using radio frequency tech- flashlights, batteries, construction tools, water, nology,” said Lyon. “When the monitor detects For more information... water purification tablets or money. The MOVE that a diabetic patient has high blood sugar, it Andrew Lyon’s Research Group office, located in the Student Services Building, could send a signal to the chip to heat the film web.chemistry.gatech.edu/~lyon will also accept donations. and release insulin into the bloodstream.”

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C A M P U S E V E N T S

Arts & Culture Sept. 24 Faculty/Staff Development The School of Earth and Atmospheric Sciences Sept. 28 hosts a seminar on “The Hydrological Cycle and Sept. 23 Ivan Allen College’s Poetry at Tech series wel- Climate Change: A Perspective Drawn from Global The Center for the Enhancement of Teaching and comes British poets Naomi Jaffa, Dean Parkin and Satellite Observations,” by Colorado State Learning’s Fall 2004 Faculty Development Neil Rollinson at 4:30 p.m. in the Clary Theater. University Professor Graeme Stephens, at 3 p.m. Seminars welcomes Professor Kurt Gramoll, For more information, visit in L1205, ES&T Building. University of Oklahoma, on “Web Portals for www.iac.gatech.edu/poetry.html. Engineering Education Courses,” and Professor Thomas Reeves, University of Georgia, on “The Sept. 29 National Science Digital Library (NSDL): The Oct. 3 The School of Psychology’s fall colloquium series Importance of Educational Contextualization,” The American Museum of Papermaking hosts the welcomes Walter Schneider, chair of the from noon - 2 p.m. in the Library’s Wilby workshop “Paper Tigers,” where participants make Psychology Department’s Cognitive Program at the Conference Room. For more information, visit paper to be autographed by sports stars such as University of Pittsburgh, on “The Control Network www.cetl.gatech.edu. former Atlanta Brave Ron Gant, from 11 a.m. - of the Human Brain,” at 3 p.m. in room 250, J.S. 2 p.m. For more information, visit Coon Building. For more information, e-mail www.ipst.gatech.edu/amp. [email protected]. Sept. 30 The Office of Sponsored Programs offers a com- Brown Bags/Conferences/Lectures puter training class on “Find Funding,” from 9:30 Sept. 29 a.m. - noon. Call 894-6944 to reserve a seat. The College of Management’s IMPACT Speaker Sept. 23 Series welcomes Anna Cablik, founder and presi- Miscellaneous dent of Anatech Inc., at 4:30 p.m. in the LeCraw The School of International Affairs and the Center Auditorium. for International Strategy, Technology and Policy host three panel discussions on “India-China Sept. 29 Relations: Prospects for Expanded Cooperation,” The entire campus is invited to attend the grand in the MARC Auditorium. For more information, Sept. 30 opening of the Campus Recreation Center, at 2 visit www.cistp.gatech.edu or call 894-3199. The Center for the Study of Women, Science and p.m. in the CRC lobby. Speeches, events, tours, Technology welcomes Silvia Pedraza, professor of refreshments and commemorative gifts will be sociology at the University of Michigan, on available. See www.crc.gatech.edu for more Sept. 23 “Women and Migration: The Social Consequences information. of Gender,” at 4 p.m. in suite A, Success Center. The Office of Sponsored Programs sponsors a brown bag workshop on “Equipment Management,” in the Research Administration Sept. 30 Building. Call 894-6944 to reserve a seat. Oct. 5 A Fidelity Investments representative will be on The Office of Sponsored Programs hosts a brown campus. To schedule a consultation with a retire- bag on “Subawards.” Call 894-6944 to reserve a ment counselor, call 404-239-7303. seat.

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