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April 24, 2026

Inside RBI’s Labs: Scott Sinquefield’s Work Behind More Efficient Industrial Systems

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Scott Sinquefield is a senior research engineer at Georgia Tech’s Renewable Bioproducts Institute (RBI), where he leads research on black liquor gasification and advanced chemical recovery systems.

April 24, 2026

Inside RBI’s Labs: Jamshad Mahmood Tackles Corrosion Across Industrial Systems

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At the Renewable Bioproducts Institute (RBI), Jamshad Mahmood leads efforts to tackle corrosion across industrial systems and mitigate these challenges through laboratory testing and field analysis.

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April 24, 2026

Mark Prausnitz Receives 1934 Distinguished Professor Award

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Prausnitz is awarded the highest honor given to a Georgia Tech professor.

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April 24, 2026

When Promising Cures Collapse Before They Reach Patients

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Georgia Tech research shows how misaligned biotech–pharma partnerships can delay or derail drug development.

Professor Emmanouil “Manos” Tentzeris and Ph.D. student Marvin Joshi hold a lens‑enabled backscatter system that could support battery‑free wireless communication across future smart city infrastructure.

April 24, 2026

How a Lens Is Pushing the Limits of Near-Zero‑Power Wireless Communication to Gigabits‑Per‑Second Speeds

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Emmanouil Tentzeris and Marvin Joshi’s new work demonstrates how a lens‑enabled backscatter system can deliver modern wireless capability without traditional transmitters.

Vibrant 'Spartina alterniflora' salt marsh grass wraps the oxbow of a tidal waterway. (Credit: Bald Head Island Conservancy)

April 23, 2026

Georgia's Tomorrow and Bald Head Island Conservancy Launch Research Fund, Partnership

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The Bald Head Island Conservancy and Georgia Tech for Georgia’s Tomorrow are pleased to announce a formal research fund and partnership.

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April 23, 2026

Joint Workshop Highlights Emerging Research at the Intersection of Sustainability, Mobility, and Health 

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Students, faculty, and researchers from Georgia Tech and Kennesaw State University gathered on April 8 for a joint workshop.

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April 22, 2026

Zoo Atlanta Elephants Embrace New GT-Designed Interactive Enrichment Wall

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Georgia Tech is working with Zoo Atlanta to design an audio enrichment wall for African elephants.

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April 22, 2026

Andrés García Elected to American Academy of Arts and Sciences

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April 22, 2026

Andrés García Elected to American Academy of Arts and Sciences

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The honorary society dates to the early days of the United States and honors excellence and contributions that advance society.

April 22, 2026

Andrés García Elected to American Academy of Arts and Sciences

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Side‑by‑side comparison graphic showing two hurricane forecast visualizations. The left panel, labeled ‘Conventional Hurricane Map,’ displays a white cone of uncertainty over the Atlantic Ocean and southeastern United States with dated forecast points for Hurricane Florence, while the right panel, labeled ‘Inclusive Hurricane Map,’ shows a red shaded impact corridor over Florida, Georgia, Alabama, and South Carolina with a storm track line and icons indicating storm categories near cities such as Atlanta, T

April 22, 2026

Communicating During a Crisis

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The Center for Inclusive Climate Communication (CICC) at Georgia Tech is a new and growing consortium of researchers, organizations, agencies, and companies whose goal is to ensure that climate and disaster information of all types is widely accessible.

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April 21, 2026

From Competition to Community: How Team Atlanta’s AI Cybersecurity Breakthrough Is Going Open Source

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Team Atlanta, winners of the DARPA AI Cyber Challenge, are turning their competition-winning AI cybersecurity system into a real-world tool for the open-source community.

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April 21, 2026

Georgia Is Building for an AI Future That May Not Happen

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The state is spending $16 billion to power data centers that could be obsolete in seven years. Two Georgia Tech researchers say residents will pay for that gamble either way.

Graph showing supply demand of crude oil with price plotted in the Y axis and quantity in million barrels per day in the X axis during the months of Feb-April 2026.

April 20, 2026

When oil prices spike, where does the money go?

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Georgia Tech–affiliated energy and trade economists describe how higher oil prices don’t just hurt consumers—they also shift enormous amounts of money to oil producers, with impacts varying by region, ownership, and government policy.

April 20, 2026

The Physics of Brain Development: How Cells Pull Together to Form the Neural Tube

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Georgia Tech researchers demonstrated the mechanics behind neural tube closure, which can lead to severe or fatal birth defects if unsuccessful.

April 20, 2026

The Hidden Language of Life’s Early Proteins

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Life’s first alphabet was likely small — but surprisingly powerful.

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April 20, 2026

Batteries Not Included, or Required, for These Smart Home Sensors

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Engineering and computing researchers create simple metal tags with unique ultrasonic fingerprints to detect door openings and other movements.

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April 17, 2026

Frontiers of Weatherization

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A recent review published in Energy Research & Social Science by EPIcenter public policy affiliates – Ryan Anthony, Brian An, Marilyn A. Brown, Michelle Graff, and Daniel C. Matisoff – examines five decades of low-income weatherization program evaluations