G. P. "Bud" Peterson
| G. P. "Bud" Peterson | |
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Georgia Tech President G.P. "Bud" Peterson
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| Born |
September 1, 1952 Palo Alto, California |
| Residence |
 U.S.
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| Nationality |
American
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| Fields | Mechanical Engineering |
| Institutions |
Georgia Institute of Technology University of Colorado at Boulder Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute Texas A&M University |
| Alma mater |
Texas A&M University Kansas State University |
| Doctoral advisor | Mario Colaluca |
| Known for | Contributions to phase change heat transfer |
George P. "Bud" Peterson (born September 1, 1952) is the 11th president of the Georgia Institute of Technology. Peterson is a graduate of Kansas State University, where he earned B.S. degrees in Mechanical Engineering and Mathematics and an M.S. in Engineering, and Texas A&M University, where he earned a Ph.D in Mechanical Engineering.
Prior to his position at Georgia Tech, he served as the chancellor of the University of Colorado at Boulder, the provost of Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, and associate vice-chancellor and executive associate dean of Engineering of Texas A&M University.
Peterson was named as the sole finalist for the position of president of Georgia Tech on February 2, 2009, and was accepted on February 25, 2009. He succeeded G. Wayne Clough and Gary Schuster (interim) when he took the position on April 1, 2009. He was officially installed as president at a September 3, 2009, investiture ceremony. Peterson shares his first name and middle initial with Georgia Tech's famous fictional student, George P. Burdell.
On October 17, 2009 Dr. Peterson accepted the north end-zone goalposts from students and fans on his lawn after the No. 19 Yellow Jackets upset the fourth-ranked Hokies in Bobby Dodd Stadium at Historic Grant Field. This was the first time Georgia Tech beat a top 5 team at Grant Field (The Jackets beat No. 3 Miami on the road in 2005) since the 1962 Alabama game.
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