the planet mars with a satellite flying in front of it

June 25, 2025

Mars Rising as the New Frontier of Science and Strategy

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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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A view of Jezero Mons from the publication. The mountain is ~21 km across.

June 5, 2025

Volcano 'Hidden in Plain Sight' Could Help Date Mars — and its Habitability

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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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Jud Ready holds a sample of a perovskite solar cell, along with other samples similar to those launched to the International Space Station. (Photo: Branden Camp)

May 19, 2025

10 Questions with Jud Ready

4 min read

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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Lucy Lift Off

May 19, 2025

Unraveling the Mysteries of the Universe One Asteroid at a Time

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Masatoshi Hirabayashi will utilize data from ancient asteroids to gain a deeper understanding of the history of space.

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VENUSIAN team travels to Hawaii to field test autofluorescence nephelometer

May 16, 2025

Preparing to Study Venus’ Clouds

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Georgia Tech braves an active volcano to field test an instrument for a private space mission to Venus.

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A piece of meteorite inside a glass jar.

May 15, 2025

Georgia Tech Offers New Astrobiology Minor

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Ivan Allen College scholars will teach classes in the new minor.

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Space Commercialization Panel

May 2, 2025

Yuri's Day 2025: Shaping the Future of Space Research

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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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Trenton Gantt and Hugh (Ka Yui) Chen work together in the lab

May 1, 2025

Propelling Georgia Tech to the Final Frontier

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New space IRI and commercialization activities showcase space as an exciting destination for students and faculty.

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February 19, 2025

AE Professor Masatoshi Hirabayashi Studies Compelling Way to Deflect Asteroids From Earth

4 min read

A Georgia Tech study analyzes NASA’s DART mission and proposes an innovative approach for kinetic deflection.

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Photo of the moon with a lunar sample

February 28, 2025

New lunar sample research could help protect astronauts and uncover the origins of water on the moon

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New NASA-funded research by Georgia Tech offers fresh insights into the phenomenon of space weathering.

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Tim Lieuwen, Executive Vice President for Research

February 20, 2025

Tim Lieuwen Named Georgia Tech’s Executive Vice President for Research

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The Regents’ Professor and current interim EVPR brings strong leadership and deep research expertise to the role.

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a rendering of two CubeSats in space, beaming light

February 13, 2025

Turning to CubeSats in the Search for Life Thousands of Light-Years from Earth

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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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Image of the earth from space

January 23, 2025

Georgia Tech Space Research Institute Begins Search for Executive Director

2 min read

The internal search will identify an inaugural executive director for the new Interdisciplinary Research Institute.

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Two Industrial Robots sloving a puzzle

October 1, 2024

Institute for Robotics and Intelligent Machines Announces New Initiative Leads

9 min read

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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KDD 2024

September 19, 2024

Award-Winning Algorithm Used on Mars Rover Helps Scientists on Earth See Data in a New Way

4 min read

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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Tim Lieuwen standing above one of the Strategic Energy Institute's (SEI) research areas.

September 18, 2024

Tim Lieuwen Honored by Royal Academy of Engineering

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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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Tim Lieuwen

June 15, 2023

Tim Lieuwen Named Interim Chair of AE School

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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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Tim Lieuwen, Executive Director of SEI

September 18, 2023

Lieuwen to Give National Academy of Engineering Keynote on Net Zero Pathways

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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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Three photos in hexagons - one group photo outside, one seminar presentation, and one of someone in a lab.

September 3, 2024

Research Centers Supported by the Space Research Initiative

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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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Ross Brockwell exiting the Mars Dune Alpha habitat at NASA's Johnson Space Center in Houston, Texas.

July 31, 2024

A Yellow Jacket on Mars

4 min read

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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