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June 2, 2026

Engineering Safer Skies

5 min read

Sarah Li creates technology that helps satellites and aircraft make smart, real‑time decisions in crowded, unpredictable conditions.

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June 2, 2026

How Agentic AI is Rethinking the Origins of Life on Earth

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Georgia Tech researchers Amirali Aghazadeh and Daniel Saeedi discuss AstroAgents, an agentic AI system that analyzes space chemistry to generate new ideas for life’s beginnings.

June 2, 2026

Georgia Tech Students Create Chemical Safety Model for Everyday Exposures

4 min read

The tool, a class project, estimates how hazardous vapors build up in enclosed spaces after a spill.

June 2, 2026

Ph.D. Student Gets the Assist as Bike Robot Performs First Front Flip

4 min read

A Georgia Tech Ph.D. student's robot control policy helped the Robotics and AI Institute develop the first bike robot capable of an unassisted front flip.

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May 29, 2026

New App Allows Anyone to Operate a Robot From Their Phone

4 min read

A new mobile app turns smartphones into controllers for robot arms.

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May 29, 2026

As Demand for Research Commercialization Grows, VentureLab Is Leading by Example

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As demand for research commercialization continues to grow, VentureLab is helping institutions build the skills, systems, and strategies needed to move more innovations from the lab to the marketplace.

May 28, 2026

BBISS Appoints Three New Faculty Directors

3 min read

BBISS has expanded its team to include three more faculty members.

May 27, 2026

New Framework Enhances AR Experience by Predicting Where Users Will Look

4 min read

Ph.D. student Fiona Ryan has created a new framework for tracking and predicting user gaze in Augmented Reality devices

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May 27, 2026

Data Centers, Microbes, and the Future of Water Reuse

5 min read

Metro Atlanta has become a magnet for hyperscale data centers and securing enough cooling water with wastewater reuse has unknown public health risks.

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May 27, 2026

New Framework Enhances AR Experience by Predicting Where Users Will Look

4 min read

Ph.D. student Fiona Ryan has created a new framework for tracking and predicting user gaze in Augmented Reality devices

From left: Carson Meredith, Blair Brettmann, Andreas (Andy) S. Bommarius, Ulrika Egertsdotter, Joel Kostka, Titiksha Fernandes and Chris Luettgen.

May 27, 2026

Renewable Bioproducts Institute (RBI) Spring Workshop Highlights Advances in Renewable Materials

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The Renewable Bioproducts Institute (RBI) at Georgia Tech hosted its Spring 2026 Workshop, “Resilient Forests to Renewable Futures,” on May 11 and 12.

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May 27, 2026

Clough Lecture Highlights the Human Side of Climate Science

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The Earth and Atmospheric Sciences 2026 Clough Lecture, co-sponsored by BBISS, featured Kate Marvel, a climate scientist and author.

May 27, 2026

Breakthrough Study Sheds Light on How BRCA‑Related Cancers Repair Broken DNA

4 min read

The research captures detailed snapshots of a process that helps cancer cells survive — and may point to new treatments.

May 27, 2026

Steven Ferguson Builds Better On-Ramps to Georgia Manufacturing, Education

3 min read

For Steven Ferguson, deputy director of the Georgia Tech Manufacturing Institute and executive director of the Georgia Tech Manufacturing 4.0 Consortium, advancing Georgia’s manufacturing industry and its workforce is personal.

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May 27, 2026

Georgia Program Backs Pioneering Antibody Research with Global Reach

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A new grant from the Georgia Research Alliance (GRA) is backing an ambitious effort by Georgia Tech scientists to accelerate the development of human antibody therapies

EPIcenter Director Laura Taylor, Southern Company Chairman and CEO Chris Womack, President Angel Cabrera, EVPR Tim Lieuwen, SEI Executive Director Yuanzhi Tang

May 26, 2026

INTERSECT 2026 Marks a Decade of Impact in Advancing the Southeast’s Energy Policy

2 min read

Georgia Tech’s INTERSECT 2026 brought together leading voices in energy on May 18 to explore critical issues in the Southeast’s energy ecosystem.

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May 26, 2026

Georgia Tech Students Advance Energy, Science Innovation Through National Lab Internships

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Georgia Tech students are gaining hands-on research experience at U.S. national laboratories this summer, reinforcing the Institute’s strong and enduring partnerships across the national lab system.

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May 25, 2026

BBISS Insights Series Reflection: Demystifying Data Centers — Water

3 min read

A recent BBISS seminar focused on the issue of water and data centers, bringing together perspectives from engineering, utilities, and infrastructure planning.

May 22, 2026

Associate Professor John Blazeck Receives NSF’s CAREER Award

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John Blazeck, associate professor in Georgia Tech's School of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering (ChBE), has won a 2026 Faculty Early Career Development (CAREER) Award from the National Science Foundation (NSF).