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Atlanta | Posted: March 7, 2003
To assist reporters with on-going coverage of the U.S. campaign to disarm Iraq, the Office of Institute Communications and Public Affairs prepared this list of Georgia Tech experts in a variety of fields.
It includes scientists and researchers who can discuss defense issues, information security, international affairs, military technologies, terrorism, unmanned aerial vehicles, weapons of mass destruction, and weather in the Persian Gulf, among other topics.
Feel free to contact any of the experts listed below directly.
Also, check back periodically for updates as events unfold, or contact one of the media specialists listed at the bottom of this list for additional assistance. You also may call Institute Communications and Public Affairs directly, (404) 894-0870.
Georgia Tech Experts
Updated March 7, 2003
Aerial Robotics and Drones/Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs)
Daniel Schrage
Professor, School of Aerospace Engineering
Georgia Institute of Technology
404-894-6257
daniel.schrage@aerospace.gatech.edu
Eric Johnson
Lockheed Martin Assistant Professor of Avionics Integration
School of Aerospace Engineering
Georgia Institute of Technology
404-385-2519
eric.johnson@aerospace.gatech.edu
Bio online at: http://www.ae.gatech.edu/~ejohnson
Judy Curry
Professor and Chair, School of Earth and Atmospheric Sciences
Georgia Institute of Technology, College of Sciences
(404) 894-3955
judith.curry@eas.gatech.edu
http://www.eas.gatech.edu/people/curry.html
Chem-Bio Sensor Technology
Dan Campbell
Senior Research Scientist
Electro-optics, Environment and Materials Laboratory
Georgia Tech Research Institute
(404) 894-3627
daniel.campbell@gtri.gatech.edu
http://gtresearchnews.gatech.edu/reshor/rh-win02/r-first.html
Homeland Security Initiatives / Emergency Response Technology
Tom Bevan
Principal Research Associate and Director
Center for Emergency Response Technology, Instruction & Policy
Georgia Tech Research Institute
404.894.7076
tom.bevan@gtri.gatech.edu
www.gatech.edu/news-room/archive/news_releases/homelandsecurity.html
State-of-the-Art Warplanes
Eric Johnson
Lockheed Martin Assistant Professor of Avionics Integration
School of Aerospace Engineering
Georgia Institute of Technology
404-385-2519
eric.johnson@aerospace.gatech.edu
Bio online at: http://www.ae.gatech.edu/~ejohnson
Information Security
Richard A. DeMillo
Dean, College of Computing
Georgia Institute of Technology
Expertise: Information security, Department of Defense policy for software testing and evaluation, Patriot Air Defense System, Strategic Defense Initiative
404-894-8357
Seymour Goodman
Professor, Sam Nunn School of International Affairs and Joint Appointment with College of Computing
Georgia Institute of Technology
Expertise: Terrorism; Information Technologies and National Security; International Dimensions of Information Technologies and Related Policy Issues
404-385-1461
goodman@cc.gatech.edu
International Affairs
Peter Brecke
Associate Professor, Sam Nunn School of International Affairs
Georgia Institute of Technology
Expertise: conflict management, developing a conflict early warning system, reconciliation in international relations
404-894-6599
peter.brecke@inta.gatech.edu
John Endicott
Professor, Sam Nunn School of International Affairs
Georgia Institute of Technology
Expertise: nuclear non-proliferation, foreign relations, intelligence community, American defense policy, Korea, Japan and East Asia, security affairs
404-894-9451
Seymour Goodman
Professor, Sam Nunn School of International Affairs and Joint Appointment with College of Computing
Georgia Institute of Technology
Expertise: Terrorism; Information Technologies and National Security; International Dimensions of Information Technologies and Related Policy Issues
404-385-1461
goodman@cc.gatech.edu
Bill Hoehn
Visiting Professor, Sam Nunn School of International Affairs
Georgia Institute of Technology
Expertise: Terrorism; Arms Control; Information Security; Weapons of Mass Destruction Preparedness
404-894-8823
william.hoehn@inta.gatech.edu
Ambassador John H. Kelly
Center for International Strategy, Technology and Policy in the Sam Nunn School of International Affairs
Georgia Institute of Technology
Expertise: As former US Ambassador to Lebanon and Finland, Kelly has extensive knowledge of the Middle East.
Call 404-894-4233 or 404-894-0870 to schedule an interview.
Sylvia Maier
Visiting Assistant Professor, Sam Nunn School of International Affairs
Georgia Institute of Technology
Expertise: International Law; Human Rights; Politics of Immigration in Europe; Patterns of Discrimination Against Minorities; Nationalism and Ethnic Conflict; Legal Pluralism
sylvia.maier@inta.gatech.edu
404-385-2829
Computing Technologies
Ronald C. Arkin
Professor and Director of the Mobile Robot Laboratory, College of Computing
Georgia Institute of Technology
Expertise: mobile land robots, developing software for robots to be used in urban warfare
404-894-8209
ronald.arkin@cc.gatech.edu
Richard A. DeMillo
Dean, College of Computing
Georgia Institute of Technology
Expertise: Information security, Department of Defense policy for software testing and evaluation, Patriot Air Defense System, Strategic Defense Initiative
404-894-8357
Nuclear Plant Protection and Safety
Nolan Hertel
Director of the Neely Research Center
Professor of nuclear and radiological engineering
Georgia Institute of Technology
404-894-3601
nolan.hertel@me.gatech.edu
Radiation and Dirty Bombs
Jim St. John
Research Scientist
School of Earth and Atmospheric Sciences
Georgia Institute of Technology, College of Sciences
(404) 894-1754
jim.stjohn@eas.gatech.edu
http://stjohn.eas.gatech.edu/
Impact of Terrorism on Supply Chain Management
John Langley
Director of Supply Chain Executive Programs
The Logistics Institute, Georgia Institute of Technology
404-894-6523
john.langley@isye.gatech.edu
Impact of Terrorism on Air Cargo
Mo Bazaraa
Managing Director, Global Logistics Program
The Logistics Institute, Georgia Institute of Technology
404-894-4821
mo.bazaraa@isye.gatech.edu
Impact of Terrorism on Transportation Logistics and Ports Security
Chelsea (Chip) White
Professor in Transportation and Logistics, Industrial Systems and Engineering
Georgia Institute of Technology
404-894-0235
cwhite@isye.gatech.edu
Weather in the Persian Gulf Region
Jim St. John
Research Scientist
School of Earth and Atmospheric Sciences
Georgia Institute of Technology, College of Sciences
(404) 894-1754
jim.stjohn@eas.gatech.edu
http://stjohn.eas.gatech.edu/
For additional assistance, call:
Elizabeth Campell
Direct: 404-894-4233
elizabeth.campell@icpa.gatech.edu
Topic Areas: Business; economics; humanities; computing; e-commerce; finance; educational technology; entrepreneurship; international affairs; internet technology; and public policy.
Larry Bowie
Direct: 404-894-6016
larry.bowie@icpa.gatech.edu
Topic Areas: Engineering, including biomedical; aerospace; chemical; mechanical; civil and environmental; electrical and computer; textiles and fiber, and industrial and systems engineering; broadband; nanotechnology; telecommunications; sustainable technology; Georgia Tech Lorraine and the Georgia Tech Regional Engineering Program.
Sean Selman
Direct: 404-894-7460
sean.selman@icpa.gatech.edu
Topic Areas: Architecture; science; environment; smart growth; regional planning; air and water quality; art; music; drama; distance learning; alumni; athletics; biology; physics; bioinformatics and nanotechnology.
David Terraso
Direct: 404-385-2966
david.terraso@icpa.gatech.edu
Topic Areas: University-wide issues; international education; admissions; financial aid; student affairs; academic affairs; enrollment; commencement; continuing education; legal affairs; philanthropy and fundraising.
