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Materials scientist Antonio Facchetti is one of the newest members of the National Academy of Engineering (NAE).The Academy announced his election Feb. 11 as part of a 2025 class that included 127 other U.S. members and 22 international members. Election to the NAE is among the highest professional recognitions for engineers and an honor bestowed…
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The bioresorbable heart valve (yellow) that promotes tissue regeneration and a 3D-printed heart model.Every year, more than 5 million people in the U.S. are diagnosed with heart valve disease, but this condition has no effective long-term treatment. When a person’s heart valve is severely damaged by a birth defect, lifestyle, or aging, blood flow…
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When Ashley Cotsman arrived as a freshman at Georgia Tech, she didn’t know how to code. Now, the fourth-year Public Policy student is leading a research project on AI and decarbonization technologies.When Cotsman joined the Data Science and Policy Lab as a first-year student, “I had zero skills or knowledge in big data, coding, anything like that…
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Decreasing carbon dioxide in the air can start with dirt on the ground. School of Earth and Atmospheric Sciences Associate Professor Chris Reinhard has been working in farm fields worldwide to jumpstart a vital part of the natural carbon cycle.Reinhard's specialty is how to keep planets habitable and how the carbon cycle influences this. “As a…
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Calculating and visualizing a realistic trajectory of ink spreading through water has been a longstanding and enormous challenge for computer graphics and physics researchers.When a drop of ink hits the water, it typically sinks forward, creating a tail before various ink streams branch off in different directions. The motion of the ink’s…
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The Georgia Legislator AI Workshop took place at the Georgia State Capitol, drawing state lawmakers, academic experts, and industry leaders to explore the transformative role of artificial intelligence, Jan. 28, 2025.The event was designed to provide legislators with a comprehensive understanding of how AI is reshaping key sectors, including…
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Pascal Van Hentenryck, professor and chair of the School of Industrial and Systems Engineering at Georgia Tech, as well as director of Tech AI and the NSF AI4OPT Institute, presented at the Georgia Department of Human Services’ Annual HR Conference, held Jan. 28-30, 2025, at the Savannah Convention Center.Themed “Customer-Centric Culture,” the…
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Jeonghyun “Jonna” Lee is the director of research in education innovation at the Center for 21st Century Universities (C21U).If not for the Backstreet Boys, Jeonghyun “Jonna” Lee might not be research faculty at Georgia Tech. “I grew up in an industrial city by the sea called Ulsan, South Korea,” said Lee. “It’s quite a global city due to the…
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As you move your computer mouse around the screen or scroll on your phone to read these words, you’re using technology Russell Dupuis helped enable. Same for when you turn on an LED light bulb or scan groceries at the self-checkout.The underlying technologies for those common devices are compound semiconductors manufactured using techniques Dupuis…
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Andrei Fedorov, Associate Chair for Graduate Studies, Rae S. and Frank H. Neely Chair, and professor in the George W. Woodruff School of Mechanical Engineering, will represent Georgia Tech in a new international research initiative. The program, Adopting Sustainable Partnerships for Innovative Research Ecosystem (ASPIRE) for Top Scientists, is…
