His students, from undergraduates to post-doctoral fellows, are unanimous in reporting that he is uncompromising in his expectations of excellence, but at the same time deeply concerned that his students comprehend the material. With a bachelor's from Wayne State University, and a doctorate from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Powers joined Tech in 1970 as the Institute's first biochemist. His research has focused on the design and synthesis of protease inhibitors for use in treating diseases such as emphysema, arthritis and stroke. And we really mean it. Considering the massive barricades, this traffic signal may seem unnecessary, but it's a sign of the times at Georgia Tech.
Plans call for more green space in the central campus, and moving all parking to perimeter lots.
In time, Tech will become an oasis amid the concrete and bustle of a booming Atlanta. Tech's New Career Diplomat John H. Kelly former U.S. ambassador and assistant secretary of state for the Near East and South Asia, will join Georgia Tech's Center for International Strategy, Technology and Policy as an adjunct senior research associate. Kelly was U.S. ambassador in Beirut, Lebanon, from 1986 to 1988. He was assistant secretary of state for the Near East and South Asia from 1989 to 1991, during the Gulf War and the Madrid Middle East Peace Conference. A four-time deputy assistant secretary of state, he served as ambassador in Finland from 1991 to 1994.