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May 17, 2023

Assistant Professor Akanksha Menon Selected to Receive 2023 ASME Pi Tau Sigma Gold Medal

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Akanksha Menon, assistant professor in the George W. Woodruff School of Mechanical Engineering, has been selected to receive the 2023 American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME) Pi Tau Sigma Gold Medal.

May 16, 2023

Georgia Emissions Declining, Georgia Tech-led Drawdown Georgia Research Team Shows

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Transportation is now the state's leading emitter of greenhouse gases, eclipsing energy production.

Student and Faculty, Student Research

Student and Faculty, Student Research

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.

Research

Research

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.

Energy

Energy

May 9, 2023

Devesh Ranjan Selected to Receive 2023 ASME Gustus L. Larson Memorial Award

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Devesh Ranjan, Eugene C. Gwaltney, Jr. School Chair and professor in the George W. Woodruff School of Mechanical Engineering at Georgia Tech, has been selected to receive the 2023 Gustus L. Larson Memorial Award from the American Society of Mechanical Eng

Environment, Student and Faculty

Georgia Tech researchers give presentations on their Undergraduate Sustainability Education Innovation Grants during a recent "Jamboree" in the Kendeda Building. (Photo Jess Hunt-Ralston)

Environment, Student and Faculty

May 8, 2023

College of Sciences Courses Spotlight UN Sustainable Development Goals

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Six proposals from the College of Sciences will evolve existing courses, create new ones to include the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals — a key part of Georgia Tech’s Sustainability Next initiative.

Research

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

Research

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.

Centipedes are known for their wiggly walk. With tens to hundreds of legs, they can traverse any terrain without stopping.

May 5, 2023

Scurrying Centipedes Inspire Many-Legged Robots That Can Traverse Difficult Landscapes

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Researchers developed a new theory of multilegged locomotion and created many-legged robotic models, discovering the robot with redundant legs could move across uneven surfaces without any additional sensing or control technology as the theory predicted.

Community, Education, Economic Development and Policy, Institute Leadership, Student and Faculty, Environment, Institute and Campus, Research

Community, Education, Economic Development and Policy, Institute Leadership, Student and Faculty, Environment, Institute and Campus, Research

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.

Research

Speaker presenting at the Visions for Sustainable Polymers Symposium

Research

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

Aerospace, Industrial Design, Research

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

Aerospace, Industrial Design, Research

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.

Nanotechnology and Nanoscience

Nanotechnology and Nanoscience

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

Research

Research

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.

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Community, Institute Leadership, Student Research, Energy, Engineering, Environment, Industrial Design, Life Sciences and Biology, Research

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.

Regents' Professor Marilyn Brown stands among solar panels

April 24, 2023

Brown Elected to the American Academy of Arts and Sciences

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Brown was previously elected to the National Academy of Engineering and the National Academy of Sciences.

A project rendering for the New York Climate Exchange (The Exchange) on Governors Island in New York City. The center is slated to open in 2028.

April 24, 2023

Georgia Tech Chosen as Partner Institution for World-Leading Climate Center

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Georgia Tech will be a key partner for the New York Climate Exchange (The Exchange), a first-of-its-kind international center for developing and deploying dynamic solutions to the global climate crisis.

Energy, Research

Attendees at the Georgia Beneficial Electrification Leadership Summit

Energy, Research

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.

Community, City Planning, Transportation, and Urban Growth, Environment, Institute and Campus

Bird's eye view of the expanded Community Garden

Community, City Planning, Transportation, and Urban Growth, Environment, Institute and Campus

April 20, 2023

Community Garden to Unveil Expansion Friday

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First opened in 2012, the Community Garden has undergone a complete transformation. The latest expansion has doubled its square footage, converted the garden to full ADA accessibility, and increased the number of beds to expand access to sustainable produ

Economic Development and Policy, Energy, Environment, Institute and Campus, Physics and Physical Sciences

Economic Development and Policy, Energy, Environment, Institute and Campus, Physics and Physical Sciences

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.