The new laboratory will support academic research in the areas of geochemistry, biogeochemistry, environmental sciences, biotechnology and material sciences. Dr. A. Mohamad Ghazi, M. Rastegar Distinguished Scholar of Geology at Georgia State is the primary investigator on these grants whom will also serve as the laboratory's director. The lab will also help create strong collaborative ties between faculty at Georgia State University and other academic institutions and create similar opportunities with research-oriented private companies. Lucent Technologies provided a letter of support for the laboratory as part of the NSF grant competition.
Talented people gravitate to where they can work with the best tools available.
And those innovative top minds provide the technology breakthroughs that create and stimulate a high tech economy. In addition, Lucent has worked closely with Georgia State in the establishment of a three-year collaboration with the Optical Fiber Research and Development Department at Lucent's Norcross manufacturing facility, which has provided real world experience in scientific application and design for students. Lucent Technologies, headquartered in Murray Hill, N.J., USA, designs and delivers the systems, software and services for next-generation communications networks for service providers and enterprises.