Testimonial

Ali P. Gordon

[BME 1997, MSME 2000, Ph.D. ME 2006]
Assistant Professor
Department of Mechanical, Materials & Aerospace Engineering
University of Central Florida
Orlando, Florida

e-mail: apgordon@mail.ucf.edu

As a part of the dual-degree program, I had to complete my undergraduate studies at Georgia Tech in the Woodruff School over the course of essentially four semesters. That's roughly half the time that most students spend. While matriculating through the program, I came the conclusion that I could substantially prepare myself professionally and increase my skill set by continuing in the graduate program. The alternative was to miss out on the Georgia Tech experience.

The challenges that Woodruff students overcome as a part of completing the program make them much more diligent, skillful, and life-long learners. These program outcomes have been essential in my career.

The strong points of the graduate program at Tech are the people. Faculty, administrators, staff, and alumni are continually motivating the program and its students to new achievements.

The resources available to the Woodruff School are amazing. The faculty, students, and facilities are comparable to elite universities in the United States and internationally. Whenever I return for a visit to the Woodruff School, I observe that there is always some cutting edge research activity for which the school is now a leader.