ATRP-E5: Dale Atkins and Chuck Ross

May 22, 2023

Host Stephanie Richter talks with former GTRI employees who helped grow ATRP into the program it is now. Dale Atkins was a former Program Director of ATRP, and Chuck Ross helped establish the research areas of Wastewater and Food Safety.

This episode of the Georgia Tech Research Podcast is the third in a special series commemorating the 50th anniversary of the Georgia Tech Research Institute’s Agricultural Technology Research Program (ATRP). Host Stephanie Richter, a GTRI Research Scientist, talks with former GTRI employees who helped grow ATRP into the program it is now. Dale Atkins was a former Program Director of ATRP, and Chuck Ross helped establish the research areas of Wastewater and Food Safety.

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