A Note from the Executive Director

I am honored to be the executive director of the Petit Institute for Bioengineering and Bioscience at such an exhilarating time for our bio-community. As I write this, we have more than 220 interdisciplinary faculty researchers (engineers, scientists, and clinicians) and 1,300 trainees leveraging almost $90 million in research funding for discoveries that will transform health care and improve the global human condition.  

Also, with approximately 20,000 people attending more than 400 events hosted by the Petit Institute in 2018, I am reminded of three words that perfectly describe our geographic strength: location, location, location. This is obviously the place to be. With our state-of-the-art core facilities, generous seed funding to support projects in the critical early stages, our 19 multidisciplinary research centers, and a thriving entrepreneurial spirit, we are well equipped to “Create the Next,” whether it is the next collaborative discovery, the next educational opportunity, or the next startup company.  

I want to thank our faculty, trainees, and staff for helping to make my job so thrilling, and I look forward to leading the Petit Institute into an innovative, limitless future.    

Andrés J. García, Ph.D., F.B.S.E.
Executive Director, Parker H. Petit Institute for Bioengineering and Bioscience
Petit Director’s Chair in Bioengineering and Bioscience
Regents’ Professor, George W. Woodruff School of Mechanical Engineering
Georgia Institute of Technology

Petit Institute Leadership

Andrés J. García, Ph.D.
Executive Director, Parker H. Petit Institute for Bioengineering and Bioscience
The Petit Director’s Chair in Bioengineering and Bioscience
Regents' Professor, George Woodruff School of Mechanical Engineering
Nicholas V. Hud, Ph.D.
Associate Director, Parker H. Petit Institute for Bioengineering and Bioscience
Director, NSF Center for Chemical Evolution
Regents’ Professor, Chemistry and Biochemistry

Petit Institute Faculty Steering Committee

  • Andrés J. García, Ph.D., Executive Director, Petit Institute, and Regents' Professor, School of Mechanical Engineering
  • Nicholas V. Hud, Associate Director, Petit Institute, and Professor, School of Chemistry and Biochemistry
  • King Jordan, Associate Professor, School of Biological Sciences
  • Ravi Kane, Professor, School of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering
  • Harold Kim, Associate Professor, School of Physics
  • Wilbur Lam, Associate Professor, Department of Biomedical Engineering
  • Aaron D. Levine, Associate Professor, School of Public Policy
  • Raquel Lieberman, Associate Professor, School of Chemistry and Biochemistry
  • Valeria Milam, Associate Professor, School of Materials Science and Engineering
  • Manu Platt, Associate Professor, Department of Biomedical Engineering
  • Francesca Storici, Associate Professor, School of Biological Sciences
  • Todd Sulchek, Associate Professor, School of Mechanical Engineering
  • Joshua Weitz, Professor, School of Biological Sciences