Dr.-Lora-Weiss-speaking

Georgia Tech Announces GTRI Leadership Change

06.13.2018

Andrew Gerber has stepped down from his position as Georgia Tech senior vice president and director of the Georgia Tech Research Institute (GTRI).

Lora Weiss, Regents researcher, deputy director, and chief technology officer at GTRI, has agreed to serve as the interim senior vice president and director of GTRI.

In this role, Weiss will report to the executive vice president for research and serve as a member of the president’s cabinet. Weiss has been at GTRI since 2006.

GTRI is the nonprofit, applied research division of Georgia Tech. It employs more than 2,000 people supporting eight laboratories in more than 20 locations around the country, and performs more than $350 million of problem-solving research annually for government and industry.

Media Inquiries

Or use our contact form >

Newsletter

Sign up for monthly updates on GTRI’s research, activity, and more.

Related News

Comas Haynes
| News stories

GTRI’s Comas Haynes Earns Georgia Tech EVPR Institute Research Award

GTRI’s Comas Haynes, Ph.D., has been honored with Georgia Tech’s Executive Vice President for Research (EVPR) Institute Research Award for Outstanding Achievement in Research Engagement and Outreach. This prestigious recognition highlights Haynes's contributions to energy sustainability, research outreach, and STEM diversity.
Jeremy Epstein is the new co-director of ICARIS
| News stories

Jeremy Epstein Joins Georgia Tech-PNNL Cybersecurity Institute

Jeremy Epstein, a cybersecurity researcher with more than 25 years of industry and government experience, has joined the Institute for Cybersecurity and Resilient Infrastructure Studies (ICARIS).
A photo of the GTRI team working on the project described in this article.
| News stories

GTRI’s Nanoparticle Technology Enhances Water Purification

In recent pilot tests conducted at the City of Woodstock's wastewater treatment plant in Georgia, GTRI demonstrated that its nanoparticle technology improves efficiency and reduces waste in municipal wastewater treatment.