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October 24, 2025

Alumni Spotlight: Ann Dunkin, SEI Distinguished External Fellow

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A short Q&A with Ann Dunkin reflecting on how the Institute influenced her career.

Yurt-like test chambers in a natural boreal spruce bog in northern Minnesota (provided).

October 23, 2025

Peatlands’ ‘Huge Reservoir’ of Carbon at Risk of Release

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Researchers analyzed data from 10, yurt-like test chambers in a natural boreal spruce bog in northern Minnesota.

October 17, 2025

EAS Faculty Named to Endowed Positions

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Congratulations to Isaiah Bolden, Jennifer Glass, Alex Robel, and Yuanzhi Tang on their new endowed faculty professorships.

Illustration of cancer cells along a road with location markers next to each cell to represent the cancer "atlas" Gabe Kwong and his collaborators are building.

October 16, 2025

Cancer Atlas Offers a Roadmap to Detecting Tumors Earlier Than Ever

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Two years into a $49.5 million cancer-mapping project, researchers are opening the door to new kinds of tests that could alert doctors to multiple kinds of cancer when they’re most treatable.

A lizard wearing one of the sensors, which weigh just three-hundredths of a gram each — the same as a two grains of rice. (Credit: Jon Suh)

October 15, 2025

Mapping Evolution: James Stroud Named 2025 Packard Fellow

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The award will support Stroud as he creates evolution’s first high-definition map — with the help of 1,000 backpack-wearing lizards.

Georgia Tech's Tech Tower with flowers blooming in the foreground

October 15, 2025

Teaching at the Speed of AI: Professor Uses Digital Twin to Teach About GenAI

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Georgia Tech’s David Joyner is using generative AI to reinvent online teaching, blending human expertise with AI tools to create courses that evolve as fast as the technology they explore.

October 14, 2025

Low Frequency Radio Lab Trio Go to Alaska for Atmospheric Research

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Ph.D. students Gus Richter, Malhar Tamhane, and Felipe Sandoval took part in the Polar Aeronomy and Radio Science program, taking advantage of the unique geography and equipment to work on their Ph.D. research.

Grace Tang (Left) and Alison Onstine (Right) holding bacteria plates that spell "BIOL 4590" (Credit: Tang and Onstine)

October 13, 2025

Undergraduate Bioinformatics Class Produces Published Research

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“This course truly underscores Georgia Tech’s commitment to pioneering meaningful undergraduate experiences,” says teacher Vinayak (Vinny) Agarwal. “No other peer institution I know of is exposing undergraduates to bioinformatics at this level.”

The high impact between the metal balls in a ball mill reactor and the polymer surface is sufficient to momentarily liquefy the polymer and facilitate chemical reactions.

October 10, 2025

New Method Uses Collisions to Break Down Plastic for Sustainable Recycling

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Researchers have developed a method to break down PET, one of the world’s most widely used plastics, for sustainable recycling using mechanical forces instead of heat or harsh chemicals.

Post-hurricane flooding inundates residential areas and transportation infrastructure, with low-lying terrain overwhelmed by storm surge and excessive rainfall.

October 9, 2025

Fixing Flooding for the Southeast’s Future

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Georgia Tech researchers are developing solutions to monitor and forecast flooding, as well as restore ecosystems to prevent future flooding. These efforts support communities’ resilience in the face of climate change and keep the U.S. secure.

cover of the 2023-2030 Sustainability Next Plan

October 7, 2025

BBISS Announces 2025 Sustainability Next Seed Grant Recipients

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The seed grant program reaches many faculty members from a diverse array of disciplines due to the generous support provided by broad-based partnerships in addition to the Sustainability Next funds.

October 7, 2025

ChBE Professor Leads Team Awarded $9.2M NSF Grant to Build “Plug-and-Play” Biotechnology

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Researchers received a $9.2 million grant from the National Science Foundation to accelerate the adoption of cell-free systems in biomanufacturing.

Collage of four images taken at the New York Climate Exchange 2025 events with Georgia Tech participants.

October 3, 2025

Georgia Tech’s Growing Climate Innovation Footprint: Reflections from Climate Week NYC

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Across five New York Climate Exchange partner events, the Georgia Tech community demonstrated something essential: Georgia Tech bridges research and real-world impact where it matters most – in people’s lives.

Group photo of Rural CS teachers with Georgia Tech instructors at the fall 2025 kickoff.

October 1, 2025

Rural Computer Science Initiative expands and inspires for new school year

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Now in its fourth year, the program continues to expand its reach.

Students across Georgia are designing and 3D printing pinewood derby cars as part of a new hands-on advanced manufacturing initiative.

September 23, 2025

Advanced Manufacturing Takes Off in Georgia Classrooms

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Launched this fall, Georgia Tech’s Advanced Manufacturing Pathways Program works to spark interest in high-tech careers and strengthen Georgia’s talent pipeline.

James Stroud examines a lizard in the field. (Credit: Day’s Edge Productions)

September 22, 2025

James Stroud Receives Maxwell/Hanrahan Award in Field Biology

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The award recognizes outstanding scientists conducting field research that both explores the natural world and leverages collaboration.

September 20, 2025

Postdoctoral Researcher Jiaqi Wang Earns 2025 TSL Best Paper Award

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His research tackles a critical real-world problem: how emergency response teams can efficiently assess earthquake damage when resources are limited.

September 19, 2025

Mathematics Meets Rocket Science: Jaden Wang Awarded NASA Research Opportunity

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Wang has been awarded a NASA Space Technology Graduate Research Opportunity to develop mathematically grounded solutions for landing spacecraft.

September 17, 2025

Two IC Faculty Receive NSF CAREER for Robotics and AR/VR Initiatives

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Two Georgia Tech professors, Danfei Xu and Yalong Yang, have received the prestigious NSF CAREER award for their research in robotics, which focuses on teaching robots to self-improve, and in augmented and virtual reality (AR/VR), which aims to create imm

Lukas Berg (right), who flew several variants of the UH-60 Blackhawk over the course of his career, celebrated his final flight before joining the Georgia Tech Manufacturing Institute in August.

September 16, 2025

Georgia Tech Taps Military Talent to Boost Manufacturing Workforce

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Georgia Tech’s partnership with the Hiring Our Heroes program grows with a new fellowship placement focused on rural outreach and manufacturing workforce readiness.