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August 28, 2024

Collaborative Graduate Training in Computational Neural Engineering Expands

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Funding for the Georgia Tech and Emory University training program in computational neural engineering was recently renewed and increased by the National Institutes of Health, expanding opportunities for students and scholars.

August 28, 2024

NSF Awards $2M to Clark Atlanta University in Collaboration With the HBCU CHIPS Network

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Georgia Tech HBCU CHIPS Network partner school, Clark Atlanta University, has been awarded $2 million by the National Science foundation as part of the CHIPS Network.

From the Left: Presentations by Chris Luettgen, Carson Meredith and Cyrus Aidun during the APPTI Net Zero Workshop

August 28, 2024

Renewable Bioproducts Institute Hosts APPTI’s Workshop on Decarbonizing the Pulp and Paper Sector

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The Renewable Bioproducts Institute (RBI) of Georgia Tech hosted the APPTI Net Zero Workshop on Decarbonizing the Pulp & Paper Sector during the second week of August.

August 28, 2024

Meisha Shofner Selected for ELATES National Leadership Program

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Meisha Shofner, professor in the School of Materials Science and Engineering (MSE), has been selected for the 2024-2025 class of Drexel University’s Executive Leadership in Academic Technology, Engineering and Science (ELATES) program.

Montage of five portraits, L to R, T to B: Josiah Hester, Peng Chen, Yongsheng Chen, Rosemarie Santa González, and Joe Bozeman.

August 21, 2024

How Georgia Tech is Using AI to Solve Sustainability Problems

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Georgia Tech researchers are leveraging AI to address sustainability challenges in areas like climate change, urban farming, food distribution, and carbon storage, while ensuring ethical use of the technology.

August 20, 2024

Profile on Anna Doll – Education Curator at Robert C. Williams Museum of Papermaking

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This article provides the day-to-day work of Anna Doll, education curator at the Robert C. Williams Museum of Papermaking, located in Georgia Tech’s Renewable Bioproducts Institute.

Trackoscope is a frugal-science innovation accessible to a wide range of users, from high school laboratories to resource-constrained research environments.

August 8, 2024

Trackoscope Democratizing Microorganism Research with Open, Affordable Tracking Microscopy

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Georgia Tech researchers have developed an inexpensive, easy-to-assemble, modular, autonomous tracking microscope.

August 7, 2024

Study Highlights Challenges in Detecting Violent Speech Aimed at Asian Communities

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A study of language detection software found that algorithms struggle to differentiate anti-Asian violence-provoking speech from general hate speech. Left unchecked, threats of violence online can go unnoticed and turn into real-world attacks.

Christine Conwell, Interim Executive Director of Strategic Energy Institute

August 6, 2024

Christine Conwell Appointed Interim Executive Director of the Strategic Energy Institute

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Christine Conwell has been named interim executive director of the Strategic Energy Institute (SEI), effective Sept. 10.

August 5, 2024

Community Spotlight - Yuanzhi Tang

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Tang took on the role of associate co-director of interdisciplinary research for BBISS so she could help others access resources that had shaped her growth as a researcher at Georgia Tech.

August 5, 2024

Hernandez-Mejia Appointed Interim Director of NEETRAC

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Hernandez-Mejia, who has worked at ECE’s National Electric Energy Testing, Research, & Applications Center (NEETRAC) since 2017, brings extensive experience to the member-driven electric utility research center.

Ross Brockwell exiting the Mars Dune Alpha habitat at NASA's Johnson Space Center in Houston, Texas.

July 31, 2024

A Yellow Jacket on Mars

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A Georgia Tech alum has emerged after living in a simulated Mars habitat at the Johnson Space Center in Houston for the past year.

Tim Lieuwen, Regents' Professor and SEI executive director, has been named interim EVPR.

July 30, 2024

Regents’ Professor Tim Lieuwen to Serve as Georgia Tech’s Interim EVPR

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Lieuwen will begin his term as interim EVPR on September 10, 2024.

Senior Research Scientist Eric Shen (left) and Principal Research Scientist Anna Österholm (right) demonstrate how films of electrochromic polymers can be applied to large surfaces.

July 30, 2024

New Service and Development Fund for Research Faculty

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The Office of the Executive Vice President for Research has announced a new fund to cover up to 5% of research faculty salaries, enabling career development activities and service to the Institute.

July 30, 2024

RBI Initiative Lead Profile: Will Gutekunst

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Will Gutekunst, associate professor in the School of Chemistry and Biochemistry at Georgia Tech, co-leads the interface of polymer science and wood-based materials initiative along with Blair Brettmann at the Renewable Bioproducts Institute (RBI).

A group photo of several researchers at ICAA19.

July 30, 2024

Novelis and Georgia Tech Showcase Technical Leadership at International Aluminum Conference

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Global aluminum leader Novelis and the Georgia Institute of Technology recently co-hosted the 19th International Conference on Aluminum Alloys, highlighting advances in sustainability, future mobility, and next-generation manufacturing.

An early rendering of the main expanded research area at the Advanced Manufacturing Pilot Facility (Credit: Lord Aeck Sargent).

July 23, 2024

AI and Automation Converge in Expansion of Georgia Tech’s Advanced Manufacturing Pilot Facility

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The Georgia Tech Manufacturing Institute’s pilot facility will continue to bridge the gap between manufacturing research and industry with its new AI- and automation-focused expansion.

Foot on Track at Georgia Tech's George C. Griffin Track and Field Facility

July 19, 2024

How the Paris Olympic Track Is Designed to Break Records

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Like the track laid down at Georgia Tech before the 1996 Olympic Games, the Mondo track in Paris was engineered to produce fast times.

July 17, 2024

Isabel Berry Earns Prestigious Department of Energy Fellowship

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Berry, a Chemistry Ph.D. student, is one of 40 students in the U.S. to receive the Department of Energy Computational Science Graduate Fellowship awarded to emerging leaders in computational science.

July 16, 2024

Tech Researchers Embark on Disability in STEM Study

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Cassie Mitchell and Robert Quinn are examining the factors that affect the inclusion of people with disabilities in STEM fields, aiming to understand the challenges they face with the ultimate goal of improving accessibility and financial independence for