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Two side-by-side portraits of Lily Cheung (Left) and Simon Sponberg (Right)

May 18, 2023

On The Edge: Georgia Tech Professors Awarded Curci Grants for Emerging Bio Research

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Awarded to Lily Cheung and Simon Sponberg, the grants will fund cutting-edge research in their fields.

May 15, 2023

James X. Zhong Manis Selected for Department of Energy Graduate Student Research Program

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Georgia Tech Ph.D. Candidate James X. Zhong Manis is one of 87 awardees from 58 different universities who will conduct his thesis research at one of 16 DOE national laboratories.

May 10, 2023

Chuck Zhang Selected as Cyber Security Fellow

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Five faculty members will help grow the College of Engineering’s work in high-impact cyber-physical systems security (CPSS) as new Cybersecurity Fellows.

Georgia Tech student trying the virtual reality software systems at the Valmet Lab

May 5, 2023

Valmet Automation Field Trip Showcases Industry 4.0 Technologies

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Students enrolled in the Spring 2023 course Emerging Technology in Forest Bioproducts (offered by the College of Engineering – ChBE and ME 4730/8803) visited the Valmet Automation Center in Norcross, GA in April.

May 4, 2023

Undergraduate Sustainability Education Innovation Grants Will Transform Courses in All Six Colleges

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21 projects representing all six colleges and 15 schools were presented at the Undergraduate Sustainability Education Jamboree.

Speaker presenting at the Visions for Sustainable Polymers Symposium

May 3, 2023

RBI and Student Polymer Network co-host the 9th Annual Symposium on Sustainable Polymers

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In early April, the Renewable Bioproducts Institute (RBI) along with the Student Polymer Network (SPN) hosted the ninth annual research symposium titled “The Visions for Sustainable Polymers.” The symposium also included the annual SPN poster session at t

Concept diagram showing satellite capturing and deorbiting a spent rocket fuselage.

May 3, 2023

Space Lace: Net Fishing in Low Earth Orbit

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Lisa Marks is designing a net to capture space debris.

May 2, 2023

Georgia Tech Launches Wood-Based Renewables Research Center

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The Renewable Bioproducts Institute (RBI) at the Georgia Institute of Technology has launched a new science and technology research center called ReWOOD.

May 2, 2023

Georgia Tech Addressing the Nation’s Call for Semiconductors

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Georgia Tech's multidisciplinary semiconductor researchers working to innovate chip technology to ensure U.S. competitiveness

Illustration of Perseverance rover on Mars

April 30, 2023

New Algorithm Perseveres in Search for Data Anomalies on Mars

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Methodology implemented on Marse Rover will have applications in scientific data science.

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

April 25, 2023

Micro-Grants Community-Based Research Teams Present their Work

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The 2022-23 Micro-Grants Community-Based Research awardees presented their findings at the second annual symposium, held on April 18, 2023, in the auditorium of the Kendeda Building.

Attendees at the Georgia Beneficial Electrification Leadership Summit

April 24, 2023

Georgia Tech Hosts the Georgia Electrification Leadership Summit

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The Energy Policy Innovation Center (EPICenter), along with the Beneficial Electrification League and Wells Fargo, hosted the Georgia Electrification Leadership Summit on the Georgia Tech campus.

April 20, 2023

Physics to Host Climate Talk with Former U.S. Secretary of Energy, Nobel Laureate

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Physicist Steven Chu was the first person appointed to the U.S. Cabinet after having won a Nobel Prize. On April 26, he will deliver a public lecture at Georgia Tech on climate change and innovative paths towards a more sustainable future.

A mosaic-like illustration of a turbulent river

April 19, 2023

Chasing Chaos: Alex Blumenthal Awarded CAREER Grant for Research in Chaos, Fluid Dynamics

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The award, for “Chaotic dynamics of systems with noise,” will help Blumenthal continue tackling some of the most difficult questions in his field– those of chaotic fluid dynamics

An mosaic-like illustration of chemistry equipment, including flasks and beakers

April 19, 2023

The Fundamental Questions: Jesse McDaniel Awarded NSF CAREER Grant for Research Into New Method of Predicting Chemical Reaction Rates, Leveraging Computer Modeling

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By developing modeling techniques that can be applied to reactions at multiple scales, McDaniel aims to expand scientist’s ability to predict and model chemical reactions, and how they interact with their environments.

April 19, 2023

Chemistry, Chaos, Peptides, and (Infinite) Problems: Georgia Tech Researchers Pioneer New Frontiers with NSF CAREER Grants

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Five Georgia Tech College of Sciences researchers have been awarded CAREER grants from the National Science Foundation (NSF).

April 14, 2023

Faculty Receives NSF CAREER Award to Detect and Counter Social Media Misinformation

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School of CSE Assistant Professor Srijan Kumar receives a NSF CAREER award

Aerial view of Tybee Island marina in Chatham County, Georgia.

April 13, 2023

Tool Helps Coastal Areas Find Ideal Spots for Water Level Sensors

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Iris Tien’s method reduces the possible locations for sensors by nearly 99% and accounts for flood risk, population vulnerability, and more.

The new image generated by the PRIMO algorithm (EHT / Medeiros et al. 2023)

April 13, 2023

A Sharper Look at the M87 Black Hole

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A team of researchers, including astrophysicists from Georgia Tech, has created a new, high-fidelity version of the iconic Event Horizon Telescope's image of the supermassive black hole at the center of Messier 87.

April 9, 2023

Chris Luettgen appointed as APPTI Executive Director

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Christopher Luettgen, professor of the practice at the School of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering and associate director of the Renewable Bioproducts Institute (RBI) has been named as the new Executive Director of the Alliance for Pulp & Paper Techno