Tom Kurfess

October 20, 2022

Thomas Kurfess Awarded Outstanding Lifetime Service Award

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The North American Manufacturing Research Institution of SME (NAMRI | SME) has awarded their 2022 Outstanding Lifetime Service Award to Thomas R. Kurfess

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EcoMake logo paired with image of the signage in the entrance to the new maker space.

October 17, 2022

Bio-Inspired Maker Space Opens in Kendeda Building

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A new maker space is soon to open in the Kendeda Building that only uses ecologically preferable materials and tools.

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October 4, 2022

Joel Kostka Awarded $3.2 Million to Keep Digging into How Soils and Plants Capture Carbon — And Keep It Out of Earth’s Atmosphere

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School of Biological Sciences Professor Joel Kostka’s decade of research in Minnesota peatlands has received a boost from a new Department of Energy grant, set to explore how science can address climate change with emphasis on carbon storage.

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Man in salmon colored shirt working at computer

September 28, 2022

Cyber Faculty Sets Out to Protect Nation’s Investment in AI Manufacturing

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Associate Professor Saman Zonouz will research ways to protect Georgia Tech's investment in AI manufacturing

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The nearly $11M, five-year extension of the SCALE program aims to restore global lead through education initiatives.

September 27, 2022

Partnership with DOD’s Microelectronics Workforce Development Program Continues, Expands

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The nearly $11M, five-year extension of the SCALE program aims to restore global lead through education initiatives.

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red fire ants making a raft in water

September 22, 2022

Fire Ant Rafts Form Thanks to a Force Known as the ‘Cheerios Effect’

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In water, ants tend to flail and actively repel each other but are drawn together by physics

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September 15, 2022

AI4OPT Sets Stage for Future Engineers and Leaders Through Seth Bonder Camp

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The Seth Bonder Camp is part of AI4OPT’s mission to inspire young Georgians to pursue STEM.

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John Crittenden receiving an ACS Honor Award. L to R: Sherine Obare, John Crittenden, Sharma Virender

September 12, 2022

American Chemical Society Honors John Crittenden

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The ACS held a series of symposia over three days at their recent Fall 2022 conference to honor of John Crittenden.

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Graphic demonstrating the topic space for adsorbent nanomaterials for water treatment.

September 12, 2022

Crittenden and Co-authors Win ES&T Best Paper Award

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The ACS journal Environmental Science & Technology Engineering are presenting a “Best Paper Award” for 2021 to John Crittenden and co-authors.

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Aaron Stebner, second from left, and Thomas Kurfess, third from right, attending the Robins Regional Chamber’s Eggs and Issues breakfast event on September 8, 2022.

September 9, 2022

Kurfess Highlights Georgia Tech at Robins Regional Chamber Event

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The Eggs & Issues breakfast series, sponsored by the Robins Regional Chamber, focuses on timely topics of local interest related to their middle Georgia community.

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Aaron Stenber and Tom Kurfess

September 6, 2022

$65M Grant to Build AI Manufacturing in Georgia

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A new $65 million grant will develop and expand AI manufacturing and workforce development throughout Georgia.

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Portrait of Beril Toktay.

September 1, 2022

Letter from the BBISS Interim Director, Beril Toktay

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Beril Toktay's letter of introduction as interim director of the Brook Byers Institute for Sustainable Systems.

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Ryan Lively and Krista Walton

August 31, 2022

DOE Renews Funding of Energy Frontier Research Center with $13.2 Million Grant

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Georgia Tech’s School of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering has been renewed by the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) for a third round of funding ($13.2 million over four years) for its Energy Frontier Research Center (EFRC) to study materials used in c

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August 30, 2022

SCL Welcomes Dematic's Chris Shaver to its Industry Advisory Board

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Chris Shaver replaces Hamid Montazeri as the Dematic representative.

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Thomas Kurfess, executive director of the Georgia Tech Manufacturing Institute and professor in the Woodruff School of Mechanical Engineering, has been selected to chair options for a national plan for smart manufacturing.

August 23, 2022

Kurfess Chairing Options for a National Plan for Smart Manufacturing

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Thomas Kurfess, executive director of the Georgia Tech Manufacturing Institute and professor in the Woodruff School of Mechanical Engineering, has been selected to chair options for a national plan for smart manufacturing.

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Ryan Lively and Krista Walton, School of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering

August 22, 2022

DOE Renews Funding of Energy Frontier Research Center with $13.2 Million Grant

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Georgia Tech’s School of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering has been renewed by the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) for a third round of funding ($13.2 million over four years) for its Energy Frontier Research Center (EFRC) to study materials used in c

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Side by side portraits of John Crittenden and Beril Toktay.

August 17, 2022

Leadership Transition in the Brook Byers Institute for Sustainable Systems

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John Crittenden will be stepping down as executive director of BBISS. Beril Toktay will serve as BBISS’ interim executive director.

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Graduates of GTMI's Summer 2022 REU-REVAMP program, summer 2022. Billyde Brown, Ph.D. (pictured second from left), leads the program every summer for Georgia Tech.

August 16, 2022

Students Graduate from GTMI’s Summer Advanced Manufacturing Program

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Ten students, including a U.S. Navy veteran, graduated from the 2022 Research Experience for Student Veterans in Advanced Manufacturing and Entrepreneurship (REVAMP) summer program.

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Koan at Georgia Tech

August 11, 2022

Tech Faculty Tapped for Regents' Awards

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The University System of Georgia Board of Regents tapped several members of the Georgia Tech faculty for Regents’ Awards

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Older man in suit, smiling, stands next to a green sign with white text.

August 8, 2022

George Mead, Remembered

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Museum benefactor and Institute Graduate passed away at age 94

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Groups photo of Team Tiffany ISyE Capstone

August 8, 2022

Congratulations to ISyE Senior Design Teams for Outstanding Recognition at the Capstone Design Competition

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Students recognized at Material Handling Industry (MHI) and College Industry Council on Material Handling Education (CICMHE) event.

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Interior of a Inorganic Mass Spectrometry tool

August 5, 2022

Now Online in the MCF: Inorganic Mass Spectrometry Capabilities

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The Materials Characterization Facility (MCF) at Georgia Tech has installed a new inorganic mass spectrometry facility.

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IUPAC subcommittee includes Blair Brettman

August 5, 2022

Supporting IUPAC

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Blair Brettmann (pictured left in sunglasses) participated in the IUPAC (International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry) Subcommittee on Polymer Terminology

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August 5, 2022

Georgia Tech Supply Chain and Logistics Institute Expands Its LEAP Program with the Georgia Department of Juvenile Justice

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LEAP to be offered to eligible participants in Chatham, Bibb, and Muscogee Education Transition Centers (ETC).

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A strong and ductile high-entropy alloy

August 3, 2022

Researchers 3D Print First High-Performance Nanostructured Alloy That’s Both Ultrastrong and Ductile

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Researchers at UMass Amherst and Georgia Tech have 3D printed a dual-phase, nanostructured high-entropy alloy that exceeds the strength and ductility of other state-of-the-art additively manufactured materials.

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