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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

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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.

Georgia Tech's Tech Tower with flowers blooming in the foreground

May 15, 2025

Cyrus K. Aidun: A Pioneering Force in Engineering Innovation at Georgia Tech

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New Multiphase Forming Facility Opens, Demonstrating Water and Heat Reduction Opportunities in Papermaking

May 14, 2025

Georgia Tech Celebrates 2025 Ph.D. Graduates in Cybersecurity and Privacy

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Five Ph.D. students from Georgia Tech’s School of Cybersecurity and Privacy graduated in Spring 2025, contributing significant research in software security, cryptography, and privacy with 34 published papers.

Gaurav Doshi, Assistant Professor in Applied Economics, Georgia Tech School of Economics

May 13, 2025

Meet the Expert: Gaurav Doshi

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The assistant professor in applied economics researches, among other topics, ways to make the benefits of large electrification projects more transparent.

May 13, 2025

Researchers Say Stress “Sweet Spot” Can Improve Remote Operators' Performance

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Georgia Tech researchers say there's a "sweet spot" of stress that can enhance performance of remote robot operators such as drone pilots and astronauts.

May 13, 2025

Georgia Tech’s Renewable Bioproducts Institute Opens New Multiphase Forming Lab

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New Multiphase Forming Lab Conserves Energy, Water

Yuanzhi Tang, Professor, and Strategic Energy Institute's Initiative Lead for Sustainable Resources presenting at the GEMs-3 and GRACE Workshop in Macon, GA

May 12, 2025

Moving Toward Development: GEMs-3 and GRACE Workshop Builds Momentum for Critical Mineral Production and Economic Development in Georgia

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The third Georgia Partnerships for Essential Minerals (GEMs) Workshop, held jointly with the Growing Resilience for America’s Critical Mineral Economy (GRACE) Engine initiative marked a pivotal step in the region’s critical mineral strategy.

May 5, 2025

Bruce Walker Named Founding Director of New Center to Advance Human-AI-Robot Collaboration

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Georgia Tech’s new Center for Human-AI-Robot Teaming (CHART) looks to revolutionize the collaboration between humans, AI, and robots.

Computer Processor Technology. CPU Semiconductor Hardware

May 1, 2025

Georgia Tech To Develop Validation Technologies for Semiconductor Packaging

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Researchers will work with university and industry partners in South Korea on a seven-year collaborative project that focuses on developing core evaluation technologies for advanced semiconductor packaging.

April 30, 2025

A New Frontier of Immune Research: Andrew McShan Awarded CAREER Grant for Protein-Lipid Research

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Andrew McShan has been awarded a $1.4M NSF CAREER grant to research lipids, and how they interact with proteins in the body.

April 30, 2025

EPIcenter Announces Selection of Six Students For Inaugural Summer Research Program

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The Energy Policy and Innovation Center (EPIcenter) at Georgia Tech has announced the selection of six students for its inaugural Summer Research Program.

The four members of the 2025 MNCP with the wafers they made.

April 29, 2025

Advancing the Microelectronics Workforce Through Specialized Training

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The latest cohort of the Microelectronics and Nanomanufacturing Certificate Program has finished their training, gaining hands-on experience in advanced fabrication techniques.

From left to right, Jack Rose, Team Carchive; Angela Duodu, Hadley Williams, Brandon Parker, Oluwatooni Alade , and Jesus Sierra Jr., Team Sensible; and Yasmine Green, Team Onyc.

April 28, 2025

Car History Database Wins Spring 2025 I2P Showcase

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At the Spring 2025 Idea to Prototype (I2P) Showcase, the winning innovations included Carchive, a prototype that helps car enthusiasts find niche vehicles and their histories; a browser extension by Team Sensible that rates product sustainability and sugg

Tim Lieuwen gives remarks at Georgia Tech Energy Day

April 28, 2025

Energy Day Showcases Georgia Tech's Leadership in Energy Research

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More than 300 industry, government, and academic leaders convened at Georgia Tech to discuss the latest developments in energy storage, solar energy, and carbon-neutral fuels.

By unlocking a new type of origami-inspired folding, a recent physics study could lead to advances in everything from heart stents to airplane wings. (Adobe Stock)

April 28, 2025

Unlocking a New Class of Material — With Origami

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A recent physics study has unlocked a new type of origami-inspired folding, and could lead to advances in everything from heart stents to airplane wings.

Sarah Roney oversees nursery troughs in the UGA Shellfish Research Lab filled with young oysters growing on shells recycled from restaurants all over Georgia.

April 25, 2025

Restoring and Protecting Georgia’s Coast — With Oysters

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How a Georgia Tech grad student is building living shorelines that resist erosion and predators.

From left to right, Stridelink Founders Cassandra McIltrot , Marzeah “Zea” Khorramabadi, and Neel Narvekar. Khorramabadi is holding one of their sensors, a device like a watch.

April 25, 2025

Female Founders Alumni Talk Patient Care with AI and Wearable Sensors

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Female Founders alumni and Stridelink founders discuss their entrepreneurial pathway to delivering better patient care through a wearable sensor for orthopedic recovery.

Instead of relying on traditional methods like cognitive tests and image scans, this new approach leverages data science and algorithms.

April 24, 2025

Computing Framework Could Reveal Signs of Neuro Disorders Hidden within Brain Data

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A Georgia Tech doctoral student’s dissertation could help physicians diagnose neuropsychiatric disorders, including schizophrenia, autism, and Alzheimer’s disease.

April 22, 2025

SEI Initiative Lead Profile: Scott Duncan

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This is a brief Q&A with SEI's initiative lead for microgrids, Scott Duncan, where he discusses his research and how it influences the microgrids initiative at Georgia Tech.

Michelle LaPlaca (left), associate chair for Faculty Development and professor in the Department of Biomedical Engineering; W. Hong Yeo, Harris Saunders, Jr. Professor in the George W. Woodruff School of Mechanical Engineering.

April 18, 2025

Newly Named Children’s PTC at Georgia Tech Peterson Professorship Recipients Work to Improve the Lives of Kids in Georgia and Beyond

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Professors Michelle LaPlaca and W. Hong Yeo are recognized for their innovative contributions to pediatric healthcare research.