Georgia State University has named the recipients of the first-ever Ignite Awards. The awards recognize outstanding contributions from faculty, staff and students whose work offers tremendous impact on advancing knowledge, solving complex problems, creating new innovations and enhancing the quality of life in Georgia and beyond.
“The Ignite Awards honor the wide range of disciplines here at Georgia State as well as a scholars and staff at every level, from doctoral students to seasoned professors to administrators,” said Vice President for Research and Economic Development Tim Denning. “Our success and our impact simply wouldn’t be possible without their efforts.”
“Georgia State’s strategic vision for the decade ahead calls for the university to innovate in research, scholarship and creativity,” said Provost and Executive Vice President for Academic Affairs Nicolle Parsons-Pollard. “I am proud to celebrate those whose work has supported our current path of excellence, and thanks to their dedication, the university will continue to advance its contributions to the greater good.”
The 2023 Ignite Award winners include:
For the Research Impact Award: The CHARA Array of Georgia State University, consisting of Gail Schaefer, Theo ten Brummelaar, Nic Scott, Narsireddy Anugu, Nils Turner, Christopher Farrington, Jeremy Jones and Cyprien Lanthermann
- The CHARA Array is one of the most complex astronomical facilities ever built, and the work of this team has led to the discoveries of magnetic storms on the surfaces of stars, the expanding fireball from a nova explosion and the gas and dust ring surrounding a supermassive black hole.
For the Research Partnership Award: Shannon Self-Brown and Dan Whitaker
- Self-Brown and Whitaker have worked over the past 15 years developing and leading the National SafeCare Training and Research Center within the Mark Chaffin Center for Healthy Development. Their work partnering with hundreds of…
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