June 25, 2025
Mars Rising as the New Frontier of Science and Strategy
As the White House accelerates plans for a 2026 crewed mission to Mars, Georgia Tech experts highlight the engineering, scientific, and diplomatic challenges that will shape the success—and sustainability—of humanity’s next giant leap.
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June 5, 2025
Volcano 'Hidden in Plain Sight' Could Help Date Mars — and its Habitability
Georgia Tech scientists have uncovered evidence that a mountain on the rim of Jezero Crater — where NASA’s Perseverance Rover is currently collecting samples for possible return to Earth — is likely a volcano.
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May 19, 2025
10 Questions with Jud Ready
Ready had hoped earning his bachelor’s, master’s, and doctoral degrees in materials science and engineering at Georgia Tech would lead him to a spot in NASA’s Astronaut Corps. Instead, it’s led him to GTRI, where his passion for space is alive and well.
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May 19, 2025
Unraveling the Mysteries of the Universe One Asteroid at a Time
Masatoshi Hirabayashi will utilize data from ancient asteroids to gain a deeper understanding of the history of space.
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May 16, 2025
Preparing to Study Venus’ Clouds
Georgia Tech braves an active volcano to field test an instrument for a private space mission to Venus.
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May 15, 2025
Georgia Tech Offers New Astrobiology Minor
Ivan Allen College scholars will teach classes in the new minor.
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May 2, 2025
Yuri's Day 2025: Shaping the Future of Space Research
Hosted by Georgia Tech’s Space Research Initiative (SRI), Yuri’s Day serves as an annual celebration of space research across the Institute, the state of Georgia, and beyond.
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May 1, 2025
Propelling Georgia Tech to the Final Frontier
New space IRI and commercialization activities showcase space as an exciting destination for students and faculty.
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AE Professor Masatoshi Hirabayashi Studies Compelling Way to Deflect Asteroids From Earth
A Georgia Tech study analyzes NASA’s DART mission and proposes an innovative approach for kinetic deflection.
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February 28, 2025
New lunar sample research could help protect astronauts and uncover the origins of water on the moon
New NASA-funded research by Georgia Tech offers fresh insights into the phenomenon of space weathering.
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February 20, 2025
Tim Lieuwen Named Georgia Tech’s Executive Vice President for Research
The Regents’ Professor and current interim EVPR brings strong leadership and deep research expertise to the role.
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February 13, 2025
Turning to CubeSats in the Search for Life Thousands of Light-Years from Earth
A new NASA-funded project will have Georgia Tech aerospace engineers developing new technology to one day study planets outside our solar system.
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January 23, 2025
Georgia Tech Space Research Institute Begins Search for Executive Director
The internal search will identify an inaugural executive director for the new Interdisciplinary Research Institute.
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October 1, 2024
Institute for Robotics and Intelligent Machines Announces New Initiative Leads
We hope that initiative leads will act as the “faculty face” of IRIM and communicate IRIM’s vision and activities to audiences both within and outside of Georgia Tech.
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September 19, 2024
Award-Winning Algorithm Used on Mars Rover Helps Scientists on Earth See Data in a New Way
Ph.D student Austin P. Wright wins a best paper runner-up award at an international conference for an algorithm used on the Mars Perseverance Rover than can be used in applications in earth science and other fields.
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September 18, 2024
Tim Lieuwen Honored by Royal Academy of Engineering
The former interim chair for the AE School has been elected an International Fellow for his contributions to the aerospace and energy professions.
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June 15, 2023
Tim Lieuwen Named Interim Chair of AE School
Tim Lieuwen has been selected to serve as interim chair of Georgia Tech’s Daniel Guggenheim School of Aerospace Engineering, effective August 1. Lieuwen is a Regents’ Professor; the David S. Lewis, Jr. Professor; and has been an AE School faculty member s
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September 18, 2023
Lieuwen to Give National Academy of Engineering Keynote on Net Zero Pathways
The National Academy of Engineering (NAE) chose Adjunct Professor and alumnus Tim Lieuwen, M.S. ME 1997, Ph.D. ME 1999, to give a keynote address about net zero pathways in the U.S. energy system as part of the 2023 Global Grand Challenges Summit.
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September 3, 2024
Research Centers Supported by the Space Research Initiative
The Space Research Institute is the hub of all things space-related at Georgia Tech, and it includes three core centers contribute distinct interdisciplinary perspectives to studying space.
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July 31, 2024
A Yellow Jacket on Mars
A Georgia Tech alum has emerged after living in a simulated Mars habitat at the Johnson Space Center in Houston for the past year.
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