Deferred Aspirations: GTRI Engineer Earns Nunn School Master’s After Time Away to Care for Daughter

Posted December 13, 2022

In the fall of 2020, everything seemed to be going according to plan for Darrel Zeh, a research engineer at the Georgia Tech Research Institute (GTRI). His family had settled into Atlanta after leaving Ohio’s cold winters behind for Georgia's milder temps — and a new job. He was well on his way to earning a master’s degree from the Sam Nunn School of International Affairs. And he had a new daughter on the way. But a devastating diagnosis blew up his plans, forcing him to put aside his studies and tend to his new baby's health. Learn more about Zeh’s journey to graduation at https://b.gatech.edu/3VX0hVb.