*********************************
There is now a CONTENT FREEZE for Mercury while we switch to a new platform. It began on Friday, March 10 at 6pm and will end on Wednesday, March 15 at noon. No new content can be created during this time, but all material in the system as of the beginning of the freeze will be migrated to the new platform, including users and groups. Functionally the new site is identical to the old one. webteam@gatech.edu
*********************************
Atlanta, GA | Posted: November 14, 2017
Brent Verrill, Communications Manager, BBISS
SURFers, L to R Front Row: Faizah Asif, Kian Halim, Anneke Augenbroe, Gigi Pavur. L to R Back Row: Benjamin Tasistro-Hart, Braden Gilleland, Hayden Mcleod, Ellen Murphy, Leo Chen, Dongyuan He.
Summary Sentence:
Ten Georgia Tech undergraduates were selected as the inaugural (2017-2018) class of Sustainable Undergraduate Research Fellows (SURF).
Full Summary:
Ten Georgia Tech undergraduates were selected as the inaugural (2017-2018) class of Sustainable Undergraduate Research Fellows (SURF). Among them are Faizah Asif, from the School of Biological Sciences, and Gigi Pavur, from the School of Earth and Atmospheric Sciences.
Faizah Asif
Gigi Pavur
SURFers, L to R Front Row: Faizah Asif, Kian Halim, Anneke Augenbroe, Gigi Pavur. L to R Back Row: Benjamin Tasistro-Hart, Braden Gilleland, Hayden Mcleod, Ellen Murphy, Leo Chen, Dongyuan He.Editor's Note: This story was adapted from an article by Brent Verrill originally published by the Brook Byers Institute for Sustainable Systems.
Ten Georgia Tech undergraduates were selected as the inaugural (2017-2018) class of Sustainable Undergraduate Research Fellows (SURF). Among them are Faizah Asif, from the School of Biological Sciences, and Gigi Pavur, from the School of Earth and Atmospheric Sciences.
As paid researchers, the fellows are reviewing, designing, and developing prototypes for interactive systems that will convey the unique elements and qualities of the Kendeda Building for Innovative Sustainable Design (now under construction) and the behaviors that it engenders among its occupants and visitors. The fellows represent all six colleges at Georgia Tech and were selected from a group of 88 applicants.
Through their research, the fellows are learning about Living Buildings, performance dashboards, systems and complexity, and the design of human interfaces. Their work is being facilitated by Michael Chang, deputy director of the Brook Byers Institute for Sustainable Systems, and Dana Hartley, undergraduate program coordinator of the School of Earth and Atmospheric Sciences. This project will serve as the basis for a new Vertically Integrated Project (VIP), which allows undergraduates to earn academic credits by working on faculty-led research projects over multiple semesters, with students participating for up to three years.
