Georgia Tech researchers are in demand. Here are some of our faculty and researchers who have been appointed to serve in advisory or leadership roles for federal organizations and committees, extending the thought leadership of Georgia Tech into national affairs.

​Department of Commerce 

• National Advisory Council on Innovation and Entrepreneurship | Tiffany Wilson (Global Center for Medical Innovation)
• NIST Smart Grid Federal Advisory Committee | Santiago Grijalva (Electrical and Computer Engineering)

Department of Energy

• Advanced Scientific Computing Technical Advisory Committee | Vivek Sarkar (Computer Science)
• Fusion Energy Sciences Advisory Committee | Mitchell Walker (Aerospace Engineering)
• National Petroleum Council | Tim Lieuwen (Aerospace Engineering, Strategic Energy Institute)
• Oak Ridge National Lab Core University Liaison | Julia Kubanek (Associate Dean, College of Sciences)
• Oak Ridge National Lab Board of Governors and Science and Technology Committee | Tim Lieuwen (Aerospace Engineering, Strategic Energy Institute)
• Pacific Northwest National Laboratory Cybersecurity Advisory Board | Annie Antón (Chair, Interactive Computing)
• Sandia National Laboratories Advisory Board | Rob Butera (Electrical and Computer Engineering)

National Academies Division of Engineering and Physical Sciences

• Board on Energy and Environmental Systems | Deepak Divan (Electrical and Computer Engineering)
• National Materials and Manufacturing Board | Ben Wang (Georgia Tech Manufacturing Institute)

National Aeronautics and Space Administration

• NASA Advisory Council Aeronautics Committee | John-Paul Clarke (Aerospace Engineering)

National Institutes of Health

• National Advisory General Medical Sciences Council | Kaye Husbands Fealing (Chair, Public Policy)

National Laboratories

• Energy and Environment Directorate Advisory Council, Pacific Northwest National Lab (PNNL) | Tim Lieuwen (Aerospace Engineering, Strategic Energy Institute)
• Science Advisory Board, National Renewable Energy Lab (NREL) Materials and Chemical Sciences and Technology Directorate | Tim Lieuwen (Aerospace Engineering, Strategic Energy Institute)

National Science Foundation 

• Advisory Committee for International Science and Engineering | Steven McLaughlin (Dean, College of Engineering)
• Directorate for Computer and Information Science and Engineering Advisory Committee | Charles Isbell (Dean, College of Computing)

Tennessee Valley Authority

• Board of Directors | Marilyn Brown (Public Policy)

United States Air Force

• Air Force Scientific Advisory Board​ 
  • Dimitri Mavris (Aerospace Engineering)
  • William Melvin (Georgia Tech Research Institute)​
• Air University Board of Visitors
  • ​Robert D. Beasley (Georgia Tech Research Institute)

United States Army

• Army Science Board
  • Wendy Newstetter (Assistant Dean of Educational Research and Innovation, College of Engineering)