The College of Sciences is pleased to announce the appointment of Tim Cope as the inaugural director of the new Ph.D. Program in Neuroscience and Neurotechnology.
“In the next step toward establishing Tech’s preeminence in neuroscience, I am excited and privileged to guide this new Ph.D. program,” says Cope, a professor in the School of Biological Sciences and Coulter Department of Biomedical Engineering.
A joint effort across the Colleges of Computing, Engineering, and Sciences, the program will educate students and advance the field of neuroscience through an interdisciplinary approach — ultimately integrating neuroscience research and technological development to study all levels of nervous system function. The program expects to enroll its first graduate students in Fall 2025.
“This student-centered program, built on the strength of our exceptional researchers and educators, will bring about a major shift,” Cope adds. “Students will gain expertise in neuroscience, backed by Georgia Tech’s commitment to tackling grand challenges through a mix of experimental, engineering, and computational approaches.”
Building on the recently launched Neuro Next Initiative in Research, the established Undergraduate Program in Neuroscience, and the interdisciplinary B.S. in Neuroscience degree in the College of Sciences (currently the fastest growing undergraduate major at Georgia Tech), Cope emphasizes that the program will be a win-win for faculty and students.
“Our neuroscience faculty will help students succeed in their careers while also boosting their own research productivity through mentorship and training,” he explains. “Plus, the program will foster stronger connections within our neuroscience community — nothing builds faculty collaboration and integration like a cohort of graduate students."
“With the addition of the graduate program, we’re completing the three foundational pillars that will elevate Georgia Tech among top neuroscience institutions.”
The search for the Executive Director of the forthcoming Institute of Neuroscience, Neurotechnology, and Society is ongoing.
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Tim Cope is a professor in the School of Biological Sciences and Coulter Department of Biomedical Engineering, where his research focuses on how movement is controlled by neuron signaling to the spinal cord in mammals.
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