IRIM Executive Director Search
The Georgia Institute of Technology’s Office of the Vice President for Interdisciplinary Research (VPIR) is pleased to announce the initiation of the search for the next executive director of the Institute for Robotics and Intelligent Machines (IRIM).
Georgia Tech is seeking candidates who are experts in robotics-relevant fields, inclusive of social sciences, design, business, computing, science, engineering, and the Georgia Tech Research Institute. Ideal candidates will be world leaders who champion the Institute’s mission, empower colleagues across disciplines, and will view collective success as a priority.
IRIM is one of 11 interdisciplinary research institutes that build our research community, provide expertise and cutting-edge facilities, develop thought leadership, support education and training, and advance research through the innovation pipeline.
Announcement Date: Early 2027
Director Search Timeline
IRIM Strategic Planning Outcomes
Executive Director Search Town Hall
We would like to thank the following members of our campus community for agreeing to serve on this important search committee:
- David Sherrill (chair) - Regents Professor, Chemistry and Biochemistry and Executive Director of the Institute for Data Engineering and Science
- Aaron Young - Assistant Professor, Mechanical Engineering
- Bruce Walker - Professor, Psychology
- Cynthia (CJ) Jordan - Program Manager L4, IRIM
- Greg King - Associate Vice President for Economic Development, Institute Relations
- Kinsey Herrin - Principal Research Scientist, Mechanical Engineering and IRIM
- Sam Coogan - Associate Professor, Electrical and Computer Engineering
- Sean Wilson - Senior Research Engineer, GTRI-Aerospace, Transportation & Advanced Systems Laboratory
- Brian Magerko - Regents Professor, Literature, Media, & Communication
- Sonia Chernova - Associate Professor, Interactive Computing
- Harish Ravichandar - Assistant Professor, Interactive Computing
- Rob Kadel - Executive Director, Research Program Administration, VPIR (non-voting member)
- Savannah White - Project Support Specialist Sr., VPIR (non-voting member)
