When you start learning how to do something new, like swinging a tennis racket or playing a musical instrument, the simplest tasks can feel difficult. Shifting from one chord to another on a guitar can require a lot of thought and concentration at first. Your brain is processing new sensations from the outside world — how the instrument feels,…
Since it was founded in 2002, the Applied Physiology Ph.D. program at Georgia Tech has had close ties to rehabilitation science. Now, thanks to the generosity of a Georgia Tech and Emory University alum’s family foundation, Applied Physiology will work with the Emory University School of Medicine and Shepherd Center’s Crawford…
A new award from NASA will give Georgia Tech researchers easier and faster access to research and engineering funds during the next five years to support advances in rotorcraft vertical lift technology. The team, led by Professor Marilyn Smith, is one of six chosen by NASA and the only higher education institution selected as a leader. Georgia…
When performing a Covid-19 test at home, confusing instructions, burdensome packaging, and human error can make the difference between receiving an accurate result and an inaccurate one. But thanks to the work of researchers at Georgia Tech's HomeLab and the Georgia Tech Research Institute (GTRI), two new at-home Covid-19 tests soon to hit the U.S…
The College of Computing at the Georgia Institute of Technology is proud to announce it has selected Michael Bailey as the founding chair of its School of Cybersecurity and Privacy. Bailey comes to Tech from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, where he is a professor in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering. “I am…
Meet David Sherrill, associate director of Georgia Tech's Institute for Data Engineering Science (IDEaS). IDEaS is one of Georgia Tech's 10 interdisciplinary research institutes within the Georgia Tech research enterprise. What is your field of expertise and why did you choose it? I work at the intersection of chemistry, algorithms…
The melting of ice sheets at the points where they float on and along the world’s oceans is a major climate culprit when it comes to sea level rise. But less is understood about the extent of melting that is due to warm, salty seawater that seeps underneath “grounded” portions of ice sheets along land, as well as what happens when that mix…
Eleven hours after a massive volcanic explosion rocked the Pacific Island nation of Tonga, sound waves from the blast rolled over the state of Georgia – though not many people beyond John Trostel may have noticed. Director of the Severe Storms Research Center (SSRC) at the Georgia Tech Research Institute (GTRI), Trostel saw the rumbling sound…
Soldiers, students, and researchers joined together at the first-ever Marne Innovation Workshop to solve today’s problems. The Georgia Tech Research Institute (GTRI) helped host the 3rd Infantry Division (3rd ID) and Georgia Tech’s Army ROTC during the four-day-long event, which was held Jan. 6 to Jan. 9 and focused on innovation through…
Two teams of researchers from the George W. Woodruff School of Mechanical Engineering have received Department of Energy funding to work with corporate partners to reduce the energy consumption and carbon emissions of energy intensive manufacturing processes. Principal investigator Professor Cyrus Aidun, along with Eugene C. Gwaltney…
