Georgia Tech President G.P. “Bud” Peterson announced Monday he‘ll retire this summer, after leading the university for 10 years. Peterson deliberately hasn’t identified a date when he’ll step down.
“I’ve spoken with the [University System] Chancellor [Steve Wrigley],” Peterson said. “I’ll continue in my current role until we’ve identified a new president, and then the plan is that I’ll go back to the faculty and teach and continue my research.”
It may be an unusual step for a retiring university president, but Peterson said he’s continued doing research as president. He’s also lectured in some classes, taught a Ph.D. candidate and secured some patents. He said he’ll probably teach classes in thermodynamics, heat transfer and interfacial transport phenomena.
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