All News | Research News Center

Three people review a tablet together in a lab setting, with one seated individual using a powered wheelchair and assistive device.

May 12, 2026

Kinemo: Turning Small Movements Into New Possibilities

1 min read

Georgia Tech startup Kinemo is helping people with limited mobility regain independence through wearable assistive technology.

A sophisticated, high-tech horizontal banner design featuring an abstract global supply chain network. The composition uses a series of interconnected translucent hexagons and mosaic tile patterns showing maritime shipping routes and industrial icons: chemical structures (naphtha), PVC, plastics, food and agriculture, liquefied petroleum gas, fertilizer, apparel.

May 11, 2026

What the Public Discussion on Hormuz Is Still Getting Wrong

10 min read

While modern supply chain analytics and AI are more advanced than ever, technical capability must be paired with rigorous critical thinking and operational discipline to ensure data-driven models translate into successful real-world decisions.

Football player holding a football while wearing a white VETTEX performance arm sleeve on an outdoor field.

May 11, 2026

From Classroom Concept to Sports Technology Startup: How VETTEX Grew Through Georgia Tech’s Commercialization Ecosystem

4 min read

VETTEX showcases how Georgia Tech’s commercialization ecosystem helps transform student ideas into growing startups.

May 11, 2026

Carter School Professor Receives $500,000 Sloan Grant to Study Renewable Energy Workforce

2 min read

Carter School Assistant Professor Michelle Graff will lead an inquiry into barriers to employment in the renewable energy sector.

May 11, 2026

Chris Luettgen Named Interim Director of Georgia Tech’s Renewable Bioproducts Institute

2 min read

After more than 25 years at Georgia Tech, including six years leading the Renewable Bioproducts Institute (RBI), Executive Director Carson Meredith will depart the Institute this summer to begin a new role at the University of Tennessee, Knoxville.

A researcher in a cleanroom suit, mask, and goggles sits beside a workstation with a microscope and computer, holding up peace signs.

May 11, 2026

Full Circle: Summer Research Program Helps Student Become Scientist

3 min read

What began as a 10-week undergraduate research experience became the foundation for Caroline Howell’s career in materials science and a full-circle return to Georgia Tech.

Images of fluorescent cells in orange, blue, purple, pink, and green are shown on a black background.

May 8, 2026

IBB Launches New Spatial Omics and Data Analytics Center

2 min read

The SODA Center envisions a future where spatial omics is used to help researchers understand biological function through their precise spatial and temporal relationships within tissues and organs, rather than solely through molecular components.

May 7, 2026

52-Year-Old Entrepreneur Has New Outlook After Completing Ph.D.

5 min read

Mizan Rahman, a tech entrepreneur who has founded three companies, is having his Ph.D. in human centered computing conferred this week.

Emily Weigel, School of Biological Sciences

May 6, 2026

Emily Weigel Receives National Award for Excellence in Ecology Education

2 min read

The award celebrates Weigel's sustained, outstanding work in ecology education.

May 6, 2026

New Graduate Builds Fintech Startup using Leadership Mindset

5 min read

Agam Shah returns to campus this week to officially graduate from Tech, giving us a chance to catch up about his grad school experience and life as an entrepreneur.

May 6, 2026

Music and Magic Inspire New Ph.D. Graduate’s Work in Brain Science

5 min read

Before he returns to New York City to continue building brain-interface technologies at Meta, we caught up with Chengrui Li to learn how he keeps such a cool head at Georgia Tech and beyond.

Three men in business attire stand side by side at a professional event, smiling at the camera. The men on the left and right hold certificates of award. Behind them are banners for the HBCU Chips Network and Clark Atlanta University’s Research and Sponsored Programs, highlighting innovation, creativity, and research.

May 6, 2026

HBCU CHIPS Conference Expands Opportunities with Inaugural Career Fair

4 min read

The conference expanded its impact by adding an inaugural career fair, strengthening connections among HBCU students, industry, and government while advancing diversity and workforce development in the U.S. semiconductor sector.

A smiling man in a blazer stands indoors next to a wall-mounted plaque displaying “The Sigmon Carver Outstanding Co-Op Achievement Award” and a list of recipients.

May 5, 2026

From Campus Learning to Industry Leadership

3 min read

Brandon Harrington’s journey shows how early research opportunities at Georgia Tech can grow into a career shaping advanced engineering industries.

The Human Space Exploration research team smiles in front of a Georgia Tech background holding their awards on stage.

May 5, 2026

Georgia Tech Awards Spotlight Space Research Leadership

3 min read

Several faculty affiliated with the Space Research Institute were recognized for contributions spanning individual scholarship and major interdisciplinary research programs.

EPIcenter ACCELERATE Program Recipients: Top (Left to Right) - Clio Andris, Marilyn Brown, Dylan Brewer, Gaurav Doshi, Michelle Graff; Bottom (Left to Right) - Tony Harding, Brian An, Matt Oliver, Micah Ziegler, Constance Crozier

May 5, 2026

EPIcenter Awards Inaugural Funding to Advance Energy Policy Impact in the Southeast

3 min read

The Energy Policy and Innovation Center at Georgia Tech has awarded funding to a new faculty cohort through its ACCELERATE program, designed to strengthen Georgia Tech’s thought leadership and real world impact in energy policy in the Southeast.

Collage of multiple individual portrait photos arranged in a grid, showing people photographed from the shoulders up in a variety of indoor and outdoor settings. Backgrounds include office spaces, greenery, campus walkways, and neutral studio backdrops, with individuals wearing professional or business‑casual clothing. The images vary in lighting and composition but share a consistent head‑and‑shoulders portrait style.

May 4, 2026

2026 Sustainability Next Seed Grants Awarded

3 min read

This year’s seed grant awards align with the four main thematic areas in which BBISS aims to enhance Georgia Tech’s research to address some of our most pressing sustainability challenges

A person filling gas in his car with the gas prices shown in the foreground

May 1, 2026

What’s in the Price of a Gallon of Gas?

7 min read

Georgia Tech energy economist Bobby Harris said U.S. gasoline prices are driven mainly by crude oil costs, with refining, distribution and taxes accounting for a smaller and shifting share of what consumers pay at the pump.

Photo portrait of Vijay Balasubramaniyan (PhD CS 2011), CEO and co-founder of Pindrop Security.

May 1, 2026

GT Computing's Entrepreneurial Ecosystem Fuels Rise of Two Influential Software Leaders

4 min read

Two companies founded by Georgia Tech alumni are featured on TIME's 10 Most Influential Software Companies of 2026.

Two data analysts, a man in a suit and a woman, are seated at a desk in a high-tech logistics control center. They monitor various displays, including a comprehensive data dashboard with charts and graphs, a US network map, and a tablet for a video conference. A massive, towering warehouse filled with stacked cardboard boxes is visible in the background.

April 30, 2026

The Blind Spot in Modern Supply Chain Analytics: Where Did Critical Thinking Go?

10 min read

Patrick Danahy, Lesley Baradel, Eric Sembrat, Ying Zhang, Flavio Fenton, and Joy Arulraj

April 30, 2026

Advancing Teaching with AI: A Fellowship Opportunity

2 min read

The call for proposals for the 2026-27 cohort is open to Georgia Tech academic professionals, lecturers, professors of practice, and tenure-track faculty members.