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January 31, 2025

Thank the Backstreet Boys: A Teacher’s Journey to Education Research

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In this feature, follow Jeonghyun “Jonna” Lee’s path from English language educator in Seoul to leading a research team in Georgia Tech’s College of Lifetime Learning.

January 30, 2025

Solar Rebound: The Behavioral Economics Behind Increased Electricity Use

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A recent study by Matthew E. Oliver from the Georgia Institute of Technology and his co-authors, Juan Moreno-Cruz from the University of Waterloo and Kenneth Gillingham from Yale University, delves into the solar rebound effect.

Joe Bozeman and Noura Howell Initiative Lead Q&A

January 29, 2025

Initiative Lead Q and A: Noura Howell and Joe Bozeman

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In this brief Q&A, Howell and Bozeman discuss their research focus, how it relates to Matter and System’s core research focuses, and the national impact of this initiative.

January 28, 2025

Russell Dupuis Receives Japan Prize for Laying the Foundation for LEDs, Solar Cells, Lasers, and Other Everyday Tech

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The highly regarded prize recognizes ECE researcher’s pioneering work enabling mass production of compound semiconductors that fuel our information age.

January 28, 2025

From Ideas to Solutions: Georgia Tech's First Energy and Sustainability Hackathon

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EnergyHack @GT, Georgia Tech’s inaugural student-run energy and sustainability hackathon, kicked off Jan. 17-19, 2025.

Poster featuring S.K. Sharma, former Chief Analytics and AI Officer at Universal Music Group, promoting the Deep Startups event on January 30 at 7 p.m. in Marcus Nano Rooms 1116-1118. The event, hosted by CREATE-X, will discuss developing startups using AI, data science, and strategic analytics within the music industry

January 27, 2025

Deep Startups with S.K. Sharma: Transforming Music With AI and Data Science

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CREATE-X will host a Deep Startups fireside chat featuring S.K. Sharma, former chief analytics and AI officer at Universal Music Group, on Jan. 30, focusing on startup development in the music industry.

January 24, 2025

Andrei Fedorov Selected as Part of Major International Research Initiative in Big Data and AI for Energy

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The program, Adopting Sustainable Partnerships for Innovative Research Ecosystem (ASPIRE) for Top Scientists, is funded by the Japan Science and Technology Agency. It will receive approximately $3.2 million in funding over five years.

Farzaneh Najafi, assistant professor in the School of Biological Sciences at Georgia Tech, conducting research in her lab.

January 24, 2025

From Molecules to Mind: Farzaneh Najafi Receives Multiple Awards for Cognitive Research

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The School of Biological Sciences assistant professor has received several awards that will enable interdisciplinary research on the neural mechanisms of cognition.

January 23, 2025

Georgia Tech Space Research Institute Begins Search for Executive Director

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The internal search will identify an inaugural executive director for the new Interdisciplinary Research Institute.

Participants outside of the Frissell Community House at the Penn Center on November 21, 2024. Photo credit - Jennifer Hirsch.

January 23, 2025

Building Toward Community-Owned Resilience Hubs

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Resilience hubs are trusted, community-serving facilities designed to support residents and coordinate communication and resources in everyday life

Researchers launch a a lightweight, balloon-borne instrument to collect data. "To keep advancing, we need scientists who can determine what data we need, collect that data, and solve problems," Bracco says. (NOAA)

January 22, 2025

At the Intersection of Climate and AI, Machine Learning is Revolutionizing Climate Science

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A Georgia Tech-led review paper recently published in Nature Reviews Physics is exploring the ways machine learning is revolutionizing the field of climate physics — and the role human scientists might play.

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January 22, 2025

ACM Recognizes Faculty Trio for Their Transformative Computing Contributions

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College of Computing Professors Michael Bailey, Dana Randall, and Thad Starner are among 55 Fellows named by ACM, the Association for Computing Machinery.

This image shows computer science students in Twiggs County, Georgia in their virtual class with Georgia Tech

January 22, 2025

Georgia Tech's Computer Science Initiative Expands Opportunities for Rural Students

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Georgia Tech’s Rural Computer Science Initiative empowers rural teachers and students in Georgia through co-taught computer science courses, preparing them for tech careers and supporting Georgia’s future workforce.

January 22, 2025

Being an Engineer in a Circular Economy

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Christos Athanasiou wants to make life in space as sustainable as possible... and on Earth.

January 22, 2025

The Year in Photos — 2024

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From the physics of knitting to highlighting how batteries work, Georgia Tech photographers captured the impact and breadth of the Institute’s research enterprise. See our best shots and discover unseen gems in this collection.

A female student operating a knitting machine in a research lab at Georgia Tech.

January 22, 2025

The Year in Photos

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See our photographers’ best shots and discover unseen gems in this collection.

January 21, 2025

White Named Inaugural Member of National Semiconductor Technology Center Workforce Advisory Board

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George White has been named a member of the inaugural National Semiconductor Technology Center (NSTC) Workforce Advisory Board (WFAB).

Photo of the Marcus Nanotechnology Building. A glass building with sunshine shining through in the top right corner.

January 21, 2025

Georgia Tech Joins $840M DoD Project to Develop and Manufacture Next-gen Semiconductor Microsystems

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Researchers will contribute extensive 3D heterogeneous integration expertise to the Texas Institute for Electronics-led initiative.

Collage of Startup Launch alumni an CREATE-X participants on the cover of the CREATE-X Decade Report

January 17, 2025

CREATE-X Releases Report on 10-Year Milestone

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CREATE-X, founded in 2014 at Georgia Tech, has released its first decade report, showcasing its impact of supporting the Georgia Tech community in launching more than 560 startups, achieving a total portfolio valuation of over $2 billion.

January 16, 2025

Biden Administration Names Interactive Computing Researcher as PECASE Recipient

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Interactive Computing Associate Professor Josiah Hester is one of 400 people to be awarded the Presidential Early Career Award For Scientists and Engineers (PECASE), the nation's highest honor for early career researchers.