{"692311":{"#nid":"692311","#data":{"type":"news","title":"Filming Activities Planned in Several Campus Locations","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003ELights, camera, action! A film production crew will be conducting activities in several high-traffic areas on campus\u0026nbsp;beginning Tuesday, Sept. 8, and concluding Thursday, Sept. 10. During this time, community members should anticipate intermittent pedestrian delays, temporary access restrictions, and crew activity in and around several campus locations.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EWe encourage everyone to allow extra travel time when moving through these affected areas:\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cul\u003E\u003Cli data-list-item-id=\u0022e85dc07ccc8a8bccbbfde386a7cba4330\u0022\u003EThe Historic Academy of Medicine.\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli data-list-item-id=\u0022ef91e816d590ab25a609be605adb86d31\u0022\u003EClough Undergraduate Learning Commons.\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli data-list-item-id=\u0022e093bb0fd941c157edbc56423a6f826ba\u0022\u003EPrice Gilbert Memorial Library.\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli data-list-item-id=\u0022e13749c1df3fb2bd61607735a9dc26075\u0022\u003ECrosland Tower.\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli data-list-item-id=\u0022e40fa5a0a06208fd4ddd5f3b248bfb053\u0022\u003ETech Green.\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli data-list-item-id=\u0022ede40f1c14a440fa3328335f0d2954a44\u0022\u003EHarrison Square.\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli data-list-item-id=\u0022ea00f56bbc3308545e872d514449e164f\u0022\u003EKessler Campanile area.\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli data-list-item-id=\u0022eb344721a5c81328f6c6771c3699fcb03\u0022\u003EBobby Dodd Way and Cherry Street corridors.\u003C\/li\u003E\u003C\/ul\u003E\u003Cp\u003EProduction activity is expected to take place primarily during the day, starting as early as 7 a.m., and in the early evening hours, with setup, filming, and breakdown occurring throughout the three days. While every effort will be made to minimize disruption, brief holds may be necessary at various times to ensure the safety of the campus community and filming crew.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003ECampus parking and vehicular traffic may also be affected in select areas due to production vehicle and equipment staging. This includes parking in E84, W21, and limited spaces along Ferst Drive near the John Lewis Student Center. Please follow all posted signage.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EWe appreciate your patience and cooperation as Georgia Tech hosts this production.\u003C\/p\u003E","summary":"","format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EA film production crew will be conducting activities in several high-traffic areas on campus\u0026nbsp;beginning Tuesday, Sept. 8, and concluding Thursday, Sept. 10. During this time, community members should anticipate intermittent pedestrian delays, temporary access restrictions, and crew activity in and around several campus locations.\u003C\/p\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"A film production crew will be conducting activities in several high-traffic areas on campus beginning Tuesday, Sept. 8, and concluding Thursday, Sept. 10. "}],"uid":"27164","created_gmt":"2026-09-03 21:24:04","changed_gmt":"2026-09-03 21:53:20","author":"Rachael Pocklington","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","location":"Atlanta, GA","dateline":{"date":"2026-09-03T00:00:00-04:00","iso_date":"2026-09-03T00:00:00-04:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"hg_media":{"630997":{"id":"630997","type":"image","title":"Filming on Georgia Tech\u0027s Campus","body":null,"created":"1578948395","gmt_created":"2020-01-13 20:46:35","changed":"1578948459","gmt_changed":"2020-01-13 20:47:39","alt":"filming on campus","file":{"fid":"240185","name":"GettyImages-184916983.jpg","image_path":"\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/GettyImages-184916983.jpg","image_full_path":"http:\/\/hg.gatech.edu\/\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/GettyImages-184916983.jpg","mime":"image\/jpeg","size":283034,"path_740":"http:\/\/hg.gatech.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/740xx_scale\/public\/images\/GettyImages-184916983.jpg?itok=54zVo-cw"}}},"media_ids":["630997"],"groups":[{"id":"1214","name":"News Room"}],"categories":[],"keywords":[],"core_research_areas":[],"news_room_topics":[{"id":"71871","name":"Campus and Community"}],"event_categories":[],"invited_audience":[],"affiliations":[],"classification":[],"areas_of_expertise":[],"news_and_recent_appearances":[],"phone":[],"contact":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EJulie Birchfield\u003Cbr\u003EDirector of Community Engagement\u003Cbr\u003EGeorgia Tech Campus Services\u003Cbr\u003E678.756.0287\u003C\/p\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"email":["julie.birchfield@gatech.edu"],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}},"692179":{"#nid":"692179","#data":{"type":"news","title":"New Center Seeks to Unlock the Science of Turbulence for Energy, Flight, and Discovery","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EMost people know turbulence as the force that can make airplane flights bumpy. Scientists recognize it as one of the most important, yet unsolved, problems in physics.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EDespite decades of research, the chaotic nature of turbulence makes it difficult to predict and control. This challenge impedes more than smoother air travel. Solving the turbulence problem could lead to advances in areas ranging from sustainable energy to training a smarter workforce for the era of artificial intelligence (AI).\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003ETo advance understanding of turbulence, the National Science Foundation is establishing a new, $30 million Science and Technology Center (\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.nsf.gov\/news\/nsf-launches-three-new-science-technology-centers-90m\u0022\u003ESTC\u003C\/a\u003E) at Michigan State University. Georgia Tech is among eight universities supporting the center.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EAssistant Professor\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/tangqi.github.io\/\u0022\u003EQi Tang\u003C\/a\u003E will join the STC for Transformative Explorations in Multi-Physics and Engineering of Scientific Turbulence (\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/tempest-stc.msu.edu\/\u0022\u003ETEMPEST\u003C\/a\u003E). TEMPEST, launching on Sept. 1, aims to build trustworthy, predictive models of real-world turbulence.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003ETang will lead TEMPEST\u2019s modeling and scientific machine learning (ML) efforts. NSF will fund Tang and Georgia Tech with over $1 million from the center\u2019s five-year, $30 million award.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EBy understanding and predicting turbulence, TEMPEST can unlock new applications, with a focus on fusion energy and national security. The center will also generate long-term research projects with applications in air and space flight, manufacturing, chemistry, and broaden science education and AI fluency.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cTurbulence has resisted prediction for a century,\u201d said Tang, a faculty member in the\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/cse.gatech.edu\/\u0022\u003ESchool of Computational Science and Engineering\u003C\/a\u003E (CSE).\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cSTC TEMPEST aims to develop a unified, predictive science that advances fusion energy, improves hypersonic technologies, and deepens our understanding of how stars created the elements that make up our world and ourselves. For everyday people, the center points toward abundant clean energy and faster, more efficient flight.\u0022\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003ETurbulence is the motion of a fluid characterized by chaotic changes in pressure and speed. Turbulent flows can occur across all scales, from interactions between subatomic particles to astrophysical scales, including supernovas, black holes, and cosmic rays.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EWhile turbulent flows are common and occur naturally, scientists still do not fully understand them. Small changes in a turbulent flow can produce dramatically different outcomes. Combined with the countless interactions across multiple scales of time and space, this makes turbulence extraordinarily difficult to predict.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cRather than studying individual pieces of this enormously complex problem in isolation, we are bringing together theory, experimentation, computation and artificial intelligence to develop a deeper understanding of turbulence across scales,\u201d\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/msutoday.msu.edu\/news\/2026\/08\/nsf-grant-turbulence-research-center\u0022\u003Esaid Michael Murillo\u003C\/a\u003E, an MSU professor and the director of TEMPEST.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cOur goal is not simply to understand turbulence better, but to make it predictable and controllable in ways that will enable new technologies and scientific discoveries.\u201d\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThe NSF TEMPEST award supports students and researchers at Michigan State University,\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/wire.auburn.edu\/content\/cosam\/2026\/08\/261600-nsf-turbulence-center.php?utm_source=auburn-today\u0026amp;utm_medium=web\u0022\u003EAuburn University\u003C\/a\u003E,\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/news.web.baylor.edu\/news\/story\/2026\/baylor-astrophysicists-among-partners-30-million-nsf-grant-establish-turbulence\u0022\u003EBaylor University\u003C\/a\u003E, Georgia Tech,\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/blogs.sjsu.edu\/newsroom\/2026\/sjsu-researchers-join-30m-nsf-science-and-technology-center-to-tackle-turbulence\/\u0022\u003ESan Jos\u00e9 State University\u003C\/a\u003E,\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.tamucc.edu\/news\/2026\/08\/images\/tamu-cc-researcher-to-be-part-of-nsf-funded-turbulence-research-center.php\u0022\u003ETexas A\u0026amp;M University-Corpus Christi\u003C\/a\u003E,\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.rochester.edu\/newscenter\/nsf-funded-tempest-turbulence-research-center-716372\/\u0022\u003EUniversity of Rochester\u003C\/a\u003E, and\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/news.yale.edu\/2026\/08\/28\/tempest-collaboration-will-take-turbulence\u0022\u003EYale University\u003C\/a\u003E to combine theory, computation, AI techniques, and experimentation to build trustworthy predictive models of real-world turbulence for high-consequence applications.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EAdditional partners include Los Alamos National Laboratory, Sandia National Laboratories, Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, Pacific Fusion, and General Atomics.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003ETogether, TEMPEST researchers will build more accurate and reliable physics-grounded models. The center will test new ideas against real-world observations, then use those results to refine the models.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003ETang contributes expertise in ML, scientific computing, and plasma physics to STC TEMPEST.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EEarlier this year, Tang received an \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.cc.gatech.edu\/news\/department-energy-award-power-nuclear-research-machine-learning\u0022\u003EEarly Career Research award\u003C\/a\u003E from the Department of Energy\u2019s Office of Science. He is using the award to build ML and data science tools that help scientists analyze massive datasets from fusion experiments and simulations.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThis interdisciplinary approach is intended to move science from understanding why turbulence behaves as it does to predicting how it will behave. Through prediction and simulation, scientists could eventually engineer solutions to control turbulence in real-world scenarios.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThe center will make its data and software broadly available and engage the public through museum exhibitions, immersive media, and educational programs that are expected to reach more than 10,000 K-12 students annually. TEMPEST will also help train an AI-fluent scientific workforce prepared to tackle complex problems across disciplines.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cOne reason I am excited to work in TEMPEST is because it aligns perfectly with our School of CSE mission. As a discipline, CSE complements theory and experimentation as a mode of scientific discovery,\u201d Tang said.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cWe build computational models to simulate scientific and engineering concepts, like turbulence in this case, so that we can test theories that are too difficult, expensive, or risky for physical experiments.\u201d\u003C\/p\u003E","summary":"","format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EMost people know turbulence as the force that can make airplane flights bumpy. Scientists recognize it as one of the most important, yet unsolved, problems in physics.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EDespite decades of research, the chaotic nature of turbulence makes it difficult to predict and control. This challenge impedes more than smoother air travel. Solving the turbulence problem could lead to advances in areas ranging from sustainable energy to training a smarter workforce for the era of artificial intelligence (AI).\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003ETo advance understanding of turbulence, the National Science Foundation is establishing a new, $30 million Science and Technology Center (\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.nsf.gov\/news\/nsf-launches-three-new-science-technology-centers-90m\u0022\u003ESTC\u003C\/a\u003E) at Michigan State University. Georgia Tech is among eight universities supporting the center.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EAssistant Professor\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/tangqi.github.io\/\u0022\u003EQi Tang\u003C\/a\u003E will join the STC for Transformative Explorations in Multi-Physics and Engineering of Scientific Turbulence (\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/tempest-stc.msu.edu\/\u0022\u003ETEMPEST\u003C\/a\u003E). 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Backlit by blue and red light, it reads, \u201cPlant Library: Fridays 3:30 \u2013 4:30\u201d. This sign has caught the eye of many students, who walk inside to discover a bustling scene. Instead of books lining shelves, plants of all sorts are gathered in the windows, drinking in the sunlight. A group of students browses for a few moments before leaving with a plant of their own to nurture. The majority are gathered around a table, cutting up English ivy to propagate in recycled containers. \u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThe plant library began as a collection of plants in a Clough Commons lab, but as of Fall 2025, it developed into a weekly event, inviting students to learn environmental concepts and spend the hour connecting with other students.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cWe have a lot of people who come through,\u201d said Liana Boop, senior lecturer in the \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/eas.gatech.edu\u0022\u003ESchool of Earth and Atmospheric Sciences\u003C\/a\u003E and manager of the plant library. \u201cSome of them are taking a plant and leaving. Some of them want to talk about plants, but also a lot of people just really want to get their hands dirty.\u201d\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cp\u003EEach plant has a story behind it. Some come from students or faculty who find themselves unable to keep up with their own houseplant and hope it can find a home somewhere else. Others come from around Tech\u2019s campus as part of invasive species removal. And, at times, they\u2019ve come from the Atlanta Botanical Garden.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cp\u003EWorking with the Botanical Garden as they took down their holiday display, Boop filled a car with white orchids and commercial-grade pots. At the plant library, the orchids were gone almost instantly. Seeing the enthusiasm for the program, Boop expanded plant library access to any interested students.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cp\u003EOne Friday, the plant library rooted propagations of English ivy that Students Organizing for Sustainability had collected from around The Kendeda Building for Innovative Sustainable Design. They put the plant cuttings in jars of water, hoping they would multiply for students to take home. It had become more than just yard work. It was a space to meet new people and, even if they were new to propagation, at least they weren\u2019t the only ones.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cWe want this to be a space for people to come in and relax and get a plant, or not get a plant, but just, you know, get some dirt under their fingernails and have fun. And I think it\u2019s a nice way to end the week,\u201d Boop said.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cp\u003EStudents entered with the stresses of midterms and college life, but over the course of an hour, that began to fade. Those who entered the library out of curiosity began exploring new environmental concepts and plant propagation and discussing them with fellow newcomers.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cp\u003EWhile the plant library is associated with the lab for EAS1600, any student who goes practices principles of environmental science, through the recycled pasta jars and rescuing a plant that may have been left to die. Even beyond that, each student has helped a plant to grow. This fall, the EAS1600 Honors section will steward the program before the Majors section takes over in the spring.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cp\u003EBoop explained her approach. \u201cI\u0027m taking my Friday afternoon. I could be sitting on my couch watching Netflix,\u201d she said, but \u201cI\u0027m going to plant some plants. I don\u0027t know who they\u0027re going to go to, but think about how many individual cuttings your hands touched. 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Ehmer Theater inside the John Lewis Student Center, he emphasized that the end of his tenure is not the end of a race but rather the next leg of a relay. As he prepares to pass the baton to the next president, he outlined Tech\u2019s unprecedented momentum. \u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cHere\u2019s what I\u2019ve learned about relays: The best handoffs happen at full speed. Not when a team is limping and not when it\u2019s regrouping, but rather when the momentum is strong, the baton is secure, and the next runner is already moving,\u201d he said. \u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Ch3\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003ENew Heights\u003C\/strong\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/h3\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cp\u003ESince 2019, when Cabrera took office as the Institute\u2019s 12th president, Tech has become one of the nation\u2019s fastest-growing universities, delivering a strong return on investment for students, life-changing research, and record economic impact for Georgia.\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cul\u003E\u003Cli data-list-item-id=\u0022eaac63ac10224f4067cde758cf98e034b\u0022\u003EEnrollment grew from 36,490 to 56,715 in 2025 \u2014 a 55% increase. \u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli data-list-item-id=\u0022ecf288d1be4ed0f84ed4d21ac4ced8a57\u0022\u003EThe four-year graduation rate rose from 51% to nearly 75%.\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli data-list-item-id=\u0022e19447499fb65feb3f8020dc8938178a1\u0022\u003EThe number of conferred degrees has risen from 8,535 to nearly 14,000 annually \u2014 a 64% increase.\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli data-list-item-id=\u0022e33e816050a58dcf01b5a56bc745eceb3\u0022\u003ETech\u2019s state economic impact is\u003Cstrong\u003E \u003C\/strong\u003E$6.3 billion, the \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/news.gatech.edu\/news\/2026\/08\/14\/georgia-techs-record-63b-economic-impact-leads-usg-institutions\u0022 rel=\u0022noreferrer noopener\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003Elargest of any USG institution\u003C\/a\u003E and a 61% increase. \u0026nbsp;\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli data-list-item-id=\u0022e534fca7c660e80783475ba0ece377590\u0022\u003EResearch expenditures rose from $834 million to $1.35 billion \u2014 a 62% increase \u2014 and Tech remains the largest research enterprise in the nation among higher education institutions without a medical school.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/li\u003E\u003C\/ul\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Ch3\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EAgainst the Grain\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/strong\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/h3\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cp\u003ETech\u2019s continued growth has occurred during a period when many universities are struggling to maintain public trust. Cabrera outlined how Tech is bucking national trends to achieve the goals outlined in its \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/strategicplan.gatech.edu\/\u0022 rel=\u0022noreferrer noopener\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003Estrategic plan\u003C\/a\u003E. \u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cul\u003E\u003Cli data-list-item-id=\u0022ed2c32fea7824f68ed1db74bc43d9e99e\u0022\u003EAs costs rise nationally, Cabrera pointed out that, adjusted for inflation, attending Georgia Tech this year is nearly $4,400 cheaper for Georgia residents than it was in 2019 \u2014 a 27% cost reduction. \u0026nbsp;\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli data-list-item-id=\u0022e4bb566955c0dc479e4fbc6ab19a8bb31\u0022\u003ETech students outpace the national four-year graduation rate by 30% and the six-year rate by a margin of 94% to 61%. \u0026nbsp;\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli data-list-item-id=\u0022e0b90dfacf387f209b291872e59e71ea2\u0022\u003ETen years after graduation, Tech alumni are earning a median salary of $126,000, and students enter the workforce with \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/news.gatech.edu\/news\/2026\/04\/09\/georgia-tech-earns-top-c-suite-ranking-among-forbes-new-ivies?utm_source=newsletter\u0026amp;utm_medium=email\u0026amp;utm_content=Tech%20tower\u0026amp;utm_campaign=Daily%20Digest%20-%20April%209%2C%202026\u0022 rel=\u0022noreferrer noopener\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003Ethe skills employers seek\u003C\/a\u003E.\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli data-list-item-id=\u0022e35fcab524bc06b21a29cd968ac31d0e7\u0022\u003EThrough the continued expansion of need-based scholarships and financial aid options, a Georgia Tech degree is within reach for more students than ever before.\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/li\u003E\u003C\/ul\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cp\u003EHe noted that, as the No. 2 university in federally sponsored research, Tech continues to conduct life-changing research that addresses real-world challenges. His examples included a cancer-screening breath test, skin patches that deliver vaccines and medicines without needles, stronger and more sustainable batteries, new methods of mining critical minerals, and pioneering \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/ae.gatech.edu\/building-future-aerospace-engineering\u0022 rel=\u0022noreferrer noopener\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003Einnovative aircraft solutions\u003C\/a\u003E for the next generation of flight. \u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cp\u003ETech students fill the job openings of Georgia and the nation\u2019s most critical industries, and funds invested in the Institute become a crucial part of the state\u2019s economic engine. As a hub for innovation, \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/research.gatech.edu\/commercialization\u0022 rel=\u0022noreferrer noopener\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003ETech has risen from No. 48 to No. 19 worldwide in patents\u003C\/a\u003E issued to faculty. Last year, faculty and students launched 143 startups, compared to 57 in 2019.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cDemand for a Georgia Tech degree is at an all-time high because the value of a Georgia Tech degree has never been greater,\u201d he said. \u201cState and philanthropic support are at all-time highs because our quality, scale, and impact have never been greater. Our research enterprise has never been stronger because our research has never done more to make this state and this nation safer, healthier, and more competitive. The public\u2019s confidence in higher education is not something we can lecture our way back into. It has to be earned. Georgia Tech is earning it every day.\u201d \u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cp\u003EFor the second consecutive year, Georgia Tech set a new fundraising record. The Institute raised more than $415 million in fiscal year 2026, exceeding the previous record by more than $100 million and pushing \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/transformingtomorrow.gatech.edu\/\u0022 rel=\u0022noreferrer noopener\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003E\u003Cem\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003ETransforming Tomorrow: The Campaign for Georgia Tech\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/em\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E past the $2 billion mark with 18 months remaining. \u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cp\u003EA $30 million donation has established the \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/news.gatech.edu\/news\/2026\/09\/01\/georgia-tech-launches-michael-e-tennenbaum-family-institute-technology-and-civic\u0022 rel=\u0022noreferrer noopener\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003EMichael E. Tennenbaum Family Institute for Technology and Civic Leadership\u003C\/a\u003E, a new interdisciplinary institute designed to prepare students to navigate the intersection of technology, civic life, and leadership. It is an integral part of Tech\u2019s efforts to foster open inquiry, civil discourse, and responsible problem-solving through teaching, research, and public engagement.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Ch3\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EPassing the Baton\u003C\/strong\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/h3\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cp\u003EAs he prepares to depart from his alma mater, Cabrera sees an opportunity for a smooth transition with a leadership team ready to hit the ground running.\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cLook at where we are. Enrollment, research, state support, philanthropy, and economic impact are all at record levels,\u201d he said. \u201cWe are several years into a strategic plan that is working and that our community believes in. Our newest leaders are in place and past the learning curve. The executive leadership team is in lockstep. Students want to come here. Companies want to move here to work with us and hire from us. Government agencies bring us their hardest problems. Donors want in on all the amazing work being done here every day.\u201d\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cp\u003EHis address was followed by a panel discussion featuring Provost Raheem Beyah, Executive Vice President for Research Tim Lieuwen, Executive Vice President for Administration and Finance Tricia Chastain, and Senior Vice President of Strategic Initiatives and Chief of Staff Ron Johnson. \u0026nbsp;\u003Cbr\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003Cbr\u003E\u201cThe only thing that is constant is change,\u201d Johnson said. \u201cOur North Star is our strategic plan \u2014 our mission, our values, and our goals remain the same. If we focus on that, and let that be our guide, we\u2019ll get through whatever change there is. I\u2019m happy to be a part of it with this team.\u201d \u0026nbsp;\u003Cbr\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003Cbr\u003EConcluding his final Institute Address, Cabrera reflected on the role that Tech has played in his life and his wife Beth\u2019s life. \u0026nbsp;\u003Cbr\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003Cbr\u003E\u201cI got something almost nobody gets: the chance to come back and lead the place that made me. Serving as your 12th president has been the honor of my career,\u201d he said, becoming visibly emotional. \u201cI\u2019ve had the enormously good fortune to spend seven years working alongside some of the best people in higher education anywhere \u2014 to do work that truly matters and makes a huge difference in the lives of countless thousands \u2014 at the institution that set the course of my own life.\u201d \u0026nbsp;\u003Cbr\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003Cbr\u003EOn Beth\u2019s role as Tech\u2019s first lady, Cabrera praised the passion and generosity that she has shown since the couple arrived on campus. \u0026nbsp;\u003Cbr\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003Cbr\u003E\u201cA lot of what people describe as the warmth of this community, or my own, has come from Beth. She\u2019s poured more of herself into Georgia Tech than most people will ever know, and she did it with great joy, without expecting anything in return,\u201d he said. \u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cp\u003EAs Cabrera departs to serve as the next president and CEO of the Aspen Institute, the Board of Regents of the University System of Georgia is conducting a national search for Georgia Tech\u2019s 13th president.\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThe Presidential Search Committee is currently inviting \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/presidentialsearch.gatech.edu\/\u0022 rel=\u0022noreferrer noopener\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003Enominations and applications\u003C\/a\u003E from qualified individuals.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E","summary":"","format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":[{"value":"President Cabrera delivered his final address, noting that Georgia Tech has built considerable momentum in seven years. 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The paper was selected as a runner-up for the conference\u2019s distinguished paper award, placing it among 36 recognized papers from 362 accepted papers out of 3,028 submissions.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThe paper examines how the seven finalist teams approached the competition and what the results reveal about the future of AI-powered cybersecurity.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Ch2\u003EPutting AI to the Test\u003C\/h2\u003E\u003Cp\u003EAIxCC challenged teams to build Cyber Reasoning Systems (CRSs) that could operate with minimal human assistance to identify software vulnerabilities, develop fixes, and determine whether security alerts were real threats.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThe teams had 143 hours to analyze 53 software projects during the final competition.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EGeorgia Tech\u2019s \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/team-atlanta.github.io\/\u0022\u003ETeam Atlanta\u003C\/a\u003E, which won the competition, used an approach that combined multiple AI agents with traditional security tools. Other teams used different approaches, including applying AI for specific tasks or building highly autonomous AI agents.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThe variety of systems provided researchers with a rare opportunity to compare different approaches to AI-powered cybersecurity.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Ch2\u003ELesson from the Competition\u003C\/h2\u003E\u003Cp\u003EOne of the biggest lessons was that reliability matters as much as intelligence.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003ESome systems were highly capable but struggled to remain operational while analyzing large, complicated software projects. The strongest systems were often those that could work reliably throughout the competition.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThe researchers also found that AI and traditional security tools have different strengths. Traditional tools were still effective at finding common bugs, while AI performed better at reasoning through more complex problems.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EHowever, AI-generated fixes remain a major challenge.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EResearchers found that 38% to 46% of AI-generated patches were semantically incorrect. This means a patch might stop a security problem but also break a feature or create another problem.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThe results show that AI can play an important role in cybersecurity, but human experts are still needed to verify the safety of AI-generated fixes.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Ch2\u003ESharing the Lessons\u003C\/h2\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003ECen\u003C\/strong\u003E \u003Cstrong\u003EZhang\u003C\/strong\u003E, the paper\u2019s first author, said the research offers a unique look at the competition by combining lessons from the finalist teams, organizers, and DARPA\u2019s data.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cThis paper provides a unique angle on how AIxCC was designed, the techniques teams used, and what the scores reveal and conceal,\u201d Zhang said.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EJiho\u003C\/strong\u003E \u003Cstrong\u003EKim\u003C\/strong\u003E presented the paper at USENIX Security 2026. He said the presentation was an opportunity to share lessons from two years of work with the broader cybersecurity community.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cSeeing the strong interest and thoughtful questions from the audience made the experience particularly rewarding,\u201d Kim said.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThe researchers say they hope the lessons from AIxCC will help guide the next generation of cybersecurity tools.\u003C\/p\u003E","summary":"","format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EWhat can artificial intelligence (AI) do to protect software from cyberattacks?\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EGeorgia Tech researchers spent two years helping to answer that question through DARPA\u2019s AI Cyber Challenge (AIxCC), a competition designed to test whether AI could identify and fix security vulnerabilities in real-world software.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003ENow, they are sharing what they learned with the cybersecurity community.\u003C\/p\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"Georgia Tech researchers spent two years helping to answer the question: What can artificial intelligence (AI) do to protect software from cyberattacks?"}],"uid":"36253","created_gmt":"2026-09-03 19:03:58","changed_gmt":"2026-09-03 19:20:31","author":"John Popham","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","location":"Atlanta, GA","dateline":{"date":"2026-09-03T00:00:00-04:00","iso_date":"2026-09-03T00:00:00-04:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"hg_media":{"681067":{"id":"681067","type":"image","title":"USENIX-AIxCC-Paper-web-copy.jpg","body":null,"created":"1788463126","gmt_created":"2026-09-03 19:18:46","changed":"1788463126","gmt_changed":"2026-09-03 19:18:46","alt":"A dark room with a man presenting from a slideshow","file":{"fid":"265418","name":"USENIX-AIxCC-Paper-web-copy.jpg","image_path":"\/sites\/default\/files\/2026\/09\/03\/USENIX-AIxCC-Paper-web-copy.jpg","image_full_path":"http:\/\/hg.gatech.edu\/\/sites\/default\/files\/2026\/09\/03\/USENIX-AIxCC-Paper-web-copy.jpg","mime":"image\/jpeg","size":1074015,"path_740":"http:\/\/hg.gatech.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/740xx_scale\/public\/2026\/09\/03\/USENIX-AIxCC-Paper-web-copy.jpg?itok=473Fyfwp"}}},"media_ids":["681067"],"groups":[{"id":"47223","name":"College of Computing"},{"id":"1188","name":"Research Horizons"},{"id":"660406","name":"School of Cybersecurity \u0026 Privacy"},{"id":"660367","name":"School of Cybersecurity and Privacy"}],"categories":[{"id":"194606","name":"Artificial Intelligence"},{"id":"153","name":"Computer Science\/Information Technology and Security"},{"id":"193158","name":"Student Competition Winners (academic, innovation, and research)"},{"id":"8862","name":"Student Research"}],"keywords":[],"core_research_areas":[{"id":"193655","name":"Artificial Intelligence at Georgia Tech"},{"id":"145171","name":"Cybersecurity"},{"id":"39501","name":"People and Technology"}],"news_room_topics":[],"event_categories":[],"invited_audience":[],"affiliations":[],"classification":[],"areas_of_expertise":[],"news_and_recent_appearances":[],"phone":[],"contact":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EJohn Popham\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003ECommunications Officer for the School of Cybersecurity and Privacy\u003C\/p\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"email":["jpopham3@gatech.edu"],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}},"692273":{"#nid":"692273","#data":{"type":"news","title":"Mahajan Receives NSF CAREER Award","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EThe National Science Foundation (NSF) named Georgia Tech \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/ece.gatech.edu\/\u0022\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003ESchool of Electrical and Computer Engineering\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E (ECE) Assistant Professor \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/ece.gatech.edu\/directory\/divya-mahajan\u0022\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EDivya Mahajan\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E a recipient of the Faculty Early Career Development (CAREER) Award.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThe CAREER Award is NSF\u2019s most prestigious honor for early-career faculty, recognizing researchers who demonstrate the potential to become leaders in both research and education.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EMahajan received the award for her research on designing energy-efficient, adaptive artificial intelligence (AI) datacenters through a cyber-physical approach that jointly considers AI software, computing hardware, and the physical state of the underlying infrastructure.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EAs AI models continue to grow in scale and complexity, they place increasing demands on every layer of datacenter infrastructure\u2014from accelerators, memory, and networking to power delivery, cooling, and security. Yet these systems are often designed and optimized one layer at a time, limiting overall efficiency and adaptability.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EMahajan\u2019s research reimagines AI datacenters as cyber-physical systems in which software, hardware, and physical operating conditions continuously inform one another.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cAI infrastructure should be designed around the real-time condition of the hardware, not just its specifications,\u201d Mahajan said. \u201cBy making AI systems aware of the physical state of the infrastructure, we can build datacenters that are more efficient, adaptive, and resilient at scale.\u201d\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/ece.gatech.edu\/news\/2026\/08\/mahajan-receives-nsf-career-award\u0022\u003ERead Full Story on the ECE News Page\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E","summary":"","format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EThe National Science Foundation (NSF) named Georgia Tech \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/ece.gatech.edu\/\u0022\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003ESchool of Electrical and Computer Engineering\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E (ECE) Assistant Professor \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/ece.gatech.edu\/directory\/divya-mahajan\u0022\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EDivya Mahajan\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E a recipient of the Faculty Early Career Development (CAREER) Award.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThe CAREER Award is NSF\u2019s most prestigious honor for early-career faculty, recognizing researchers who demonstrate the potential to become leaders in both research and education.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EMahajan received the award for her research on designing energy-efficient, adaptive artificial intelligence (AI) datacenters through a cyber-physical approach that jointly considers AI software, computing hardware, and the physical state of the underlying infrastructure.\u003C\/p\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"The National Science Foundation (NSF) named Georgia Tech School of Electrical and Computer Engineering (ECE) Assistant Professor Divya Mahajan a recipient of the Faculty Early Career Development (CAREER) Award."}],"uid":"36413","created_gmt":"2026-09-03 17:39:24","changed_gmt":"2026-09-03 17:42:37","author":"pdevarajan3","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","location":"Atlanta, GA","dateline":{"date":"2026-08-07T00:00:00-04:00","iso_date":"2026-08-07T00:00:00-04:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"hg_media":{"681065":{"id":"681065","type":"image","title":"Mahajan-NSF-CAREER.jpeg","body":"\u003Cp\u003E\u0026nbsp;Georgia Tech School of Electrical and Computer Engineering (ECE) Assistant Professor Divya Mahajan\u003C\/p\u003E","created":"1788457252","gmt_created":"2026-09-03 17:40:52","changed":"1788457252","gmt_changed":"2026-09-03 17:40:52","alt":" Georgia Tech School of Electrical and Computer Engineering (ECE) Assistant Professor Divya Mahajan","file":{"fid":"265416","name":"Mahajan-NSF-CAREER.jpeg","image_path":"\/sites\/default\/files\/2026\/09\/03\/Mahajan-NSF-CAREER.jpeg","image_full_path":"http:\/\/hg.gatech.edu\/\/sites\/default\/files\/2026\/09\/03\/Mahajan-NSF-CAREER.jpeg","mime":"image\/jpeg","size":347352,"path_740":"http:\/\/hg.gatech.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/740xx_scale\/public\/2026\/09\/03\/Mahajan-NSF-CAREER.jpeg?itok=5j8pWANd"}}},"media_ids":["681065"],"related_links":[{"url":"https:\/\/ece.gatech.edu\/news\/2026\/08\/mahajan-receives-nsf-career-award","title":"Full Story on the ECE News Page"}],"groups":[{"id":"367481","name":"SEI Energy"},{"id":"1280","name":"Strategic Energy Institute"}],"categories":[{"id":"144","name":"Energy"}],"keywords":[{"id":"186858","name":"go-sei"}],"core_research_areas":[{"id":"39531","name":"Energy and Sustainable Infrastructure"}],"news_room_topics":[],"event_categories":[],"invited_audience":[],"affiliations":[],"classification":[],"areas_of_expertise":[],"news_and_recent_appearances":[],"phone":[],"contact":[],"email":[],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}},"692258":{"#nid":"692258","#data":{"type":"news","title":"Isbell, Stamps Fellowships Advance Minority-led Research in School of IC","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003ESherilyn Francis\u003C\/strong\u003E enters her final semester of her Ph.D. at Georgia Tech with extra motivation after being named the first recipient of the \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.cc.gatech.edu\/news\/2023-isbells-visionary-impact-pushed-beyond-boundaries\u0022\u003ECharles Isbell Jr. Graduate Fellowship\u003C\/a\u003E.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThe new fellowship award was announced in 2023 and named after Isbell, who served as dean for the Georgia Tech College of Computing from 2019 to 2023.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EIsbell joined Georgia Tech as a faculty member in 2002. He was instrumental in developing the College\u2019s innovative Threads curriculum and the \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/omscs.gatech.edu\/\u0022\u003EOnline Master of Science in Computer Science\u003C\/a\u003E (OMSCS) program.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThe new fellowship is given to graduate students from underrepresented groups.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EFrancis is a fifth-year Ph.D. student in human-centered computing (HCC) working toward the improvement of black women\u2019s maternal health. She is advised by Associate Professor \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/wtl.cc.gatech.edu\/people\/\u0022\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EAndrea Parker\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cI\u2019m humbled and grateful that my body of work was compelling enough to be awarded,\u201d Francis said. \u201cReceiving this fellowship in Dr. Isbell\u2019s name is encouraging, and I want to do my best work in my last semester to honor his legacy.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cThis fellowship secures funding to complete my Ph.D. and continue equity-centered work and champion voices of marginalized or under-resourced populations. This fellowship is directly making this work possible.\u201d\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EFrancis\u2019s work drew attention early in her Ph.D. when she started assisting Parker in the \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/centerformaternalhealth-equity.org\/programs\/3103-2\/\u0022\u003EPreventing Maternal Mortality Using Mobile Technology\u003C\/a\u003E (PM3) study led by the Morehouse School of Medicine\u2019s Center for Maternal Health Equity.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThe project aimed toward designing an app that reduces maternal mortality among Black postpartum women by getting them care on their phones. The app featured real-time health monitoring, educational resources, social support groups, and personalized care.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EGoogle recognized Francis\u2019s work through its Fitbit Health Equity Research initiative in 2021.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EFrancis entered the HCC Ph.D. program with a background in public health. She holds a bachelor\u2019s degree in public health education and promotion from Georgia Southern University and master\u2019s degrees in public health and biotechnology from Morehouse.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cI felt overwhelmed at first because I thought I had made the wrong choice pursuing a computing Ph.D. coming from a public health background,\u201d she said. \u201cAfter steeping myself in the literature and applying myself, I found that I can be a leader and innovator in this space.\u201d\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EFrancis said the fellowship will allow her to continue her research in clinical artificial intelligence (AI) for black women\u2019s health.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Ch4\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EStudent Enters Ph.D. Program as Stamps Fellow\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/h4\u003E\u003Cp\u003EAs Francis gets set for her final semester, \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/rachelbakerramos.com\/\u0022\u003ERachel Baker-Ramos\u003C\/a\u003E is beginning the first semester of her Ph.D. as a recipient of the Stamps Fellowship.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EBaker-Ramos is part of the second cohort of the Stamps Fellows, which was implemented by Georgia Tech in 2025. The Stamps Fellowship is the highest merit-based doctoral fellowship offered by Georgia Tech and given to exceptional scholars positioned to advance technology that improves the human condition.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EShe is the second student from the School of Interactive Computing to be named a Stamps Fellow. \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.cc.gatech.edu\/news\/prestigious-fellows-bring-industry-experience-school-ic\u0022\u003EAdya Danaditya\u003C\/a\u003E was a member of the first cohort last year.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EBaker-Ramos completed her master\u2019s in human-computer interaction in 2024 under Georgia Tech\u2019s MSHCI program.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EShe spent two years as a research scientist in the \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/kamoamoa.com\/\u0022\u003EKa Moamoa Lab\u003C\/a\u003E, led by SIC associate professor \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/josiahhester.com\/\u0022\u003EJosiah Hester\u003C\/a\u003E. In 2025, she received the College of Computing\u2019s Outstanding Research Scientist Award.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EShe will continue her Ph.D. research with Hester as her advisor.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EBaker-Ramos has assisted Hester, a native Hawaiian, on several Hawaii-based projects centered on sustainability and indigenous STEM education.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EAs a master\u2019s student, Baker-Ramos led the design of \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/kumuconnect.com\/\u0022\u003EKumu Connect\u003C\/a\u003E, a STEM lesson plan generator that creates culturally relevant lessons co-designed with Hawaiian immersion language teachers.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EHester and his lab received a Google Academic Research Award for their work on Kumu Connect and recognition from the 2025 MIT Solve Indigenous Communities Fellowship. Baker-Ramos was also first author on a paper about the project that earned best paper honorable mention recognition at the ACM Interaction Design and Children Conference.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cWhen I first came to Tech, I was seeking out something with the Hispanic community because we are underrepresented in STEM, but it became this partnership with my advisor,\u201d Baker-Ramos said. \u201cIt\u2019s been interesting as a researcher from an underrepresented community working with another community that has some experiences that are parallel and some that are different.\u201d\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EAs she thinks about what her Ph.D. research will look like, she is interested in how AI is impacting indigenous cultures. She plans to start research in that area in Hawaii and then expand to other communities.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cWe\u2019re talking with Hawaiian educators about what AI should look like if it were grounded in principles of caring for the land,\u201d she said. \u201cI want to look at what\u2019s appropriate with these tools, and what should be their limitations with data sovereignty, community agency, sustainable impacts, and how they\u2019re localized to each community.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cRight now, my work is mostly in Hawaiian spaces, but there\u2019s a lot of nuance between different communities. 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He researches how natural language processing can benefit humanities scholars, including analyzing historical texts to make new discoveries.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EMamoli, a native of Greece, is an architectural historian and joint lecturer in the \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/arch.gatech.edu\/\u0022\u003ESchool of Architecture\u003C\/a\u003E and\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/hsoc.gatech.edu\/\u0022\u003ESchool of History and Sociology\u003C\/a\u003E\u0026nbsp;. She conducted early research on how computational methods can help reconstruct historical architectural remains while earning her Ph.D. in architecture from Tech.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EMamoli is one of hundreds of researchers who spend their summers each year studying archaeological sites and monuments in Greece or Italy. She is among a select few working at the Ancient Agora in Athens.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cThe Agora is where the political buildings of Athens emerged, and democracy was born, so it\u2019s one of the most important sites in the classical world,\u201d said Mamoli.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cHaving been excavated by the American School of Classical Studies in Athens for almost 100 years, it\u2019s the most well-funded, systematically explored, and most digitally well-documented site.\u201d\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EMore than 180,000 artifacts have been uncovered at the Ancient Agora.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThe physical structures that have survived for thousands of years, along with recorded data and references in ancient texts, are the primary sources scholars rely on to determine what buildings might have looked like in antiquity.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EMamoli said identifying and studying all comparable structures and formulating hypotheses about them takes years. Every discovery made at the Agora since 1933 has a digitized record, leaving a massive amount of data to sort through.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EAI can comb through it in a matter of moments and help researchers fill the gaps.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cAnything I want to look at, I can access it online, but the process of going through and connecting the dots and identifying certain design principles like proportions and material is tedious. Imagine if we could feed this data into an AI model that would automatically discover the connections.\u201d\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EMamoli said architecture has its own \u201clanguage\u201d that can be analyzed as a shape grammar. This visual, rule-based mathematical concept is used to generate designs in that language. Each architectural style has its own shape grammar.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EMamoli\u2019s work as a Ph.D. student involved manually computing this information to generate 2D visualizations. Now, she hopes Goyal\u2019s models will enable the instant conversion of data into more subjective and accurate visualizations.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cYou encode these design principles and then apply them recursively, and you come up with various possible reconstructions,\u201d she said. \u201cMaking these rules is time-consuming, so we hope with AI, a whole fresh approach can happen where AI can discover the rules by looking at the data at scale.\u201d\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EGoyal has already used similar methods to analyze early modern English printed books and identify their printing origins. When Mamoli approached him about collaborating with her, he believed the same process could be applied to reconstructing classical buildings.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cAncient texts and historical architecture records can help us fill in the blanks,\u201d Goyal said.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cThese systems can automatically infer patterns from the fragmentary plans described in various texts. To automatically generate a proposed reconstruction, we are deploying machine learning techniques. They make the model not just think about producing tokens or pixels, but also about the aesthetic and geometric features.\u201d\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EGoyal said he\u2019s aware some humanities scholars have expressed concern that AI could compromise scholarly integrity. Large-language models, for example, can struggle to account for cultural nuances and often inject biased hallucinations into their output.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cThis is reflected in many problems in the humanities that I\u2019m working on \u2014 the need for AI systems to be more transparent and more easily modifiable,\u201d he said. \u201cIf we run these models blindly, we risk incorporating undetected bias.\u201d\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EMamoli said it\u2019s important to limit the scope of AI and think of it as a tool.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cI strongly believe that AI should not replace the human brain,\u201d she said. \u201cI don\u2019t see it replacing the scholarly work that is being done. I see it as assisting it.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EFor archaeologists, it may be necessary.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EWith so many sites being excavated, it could be the best way to keep track of hundreds of thousands of artifacts and use them to gain a clearer historical understanding.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cRight now, I am working in the Section Iota in the Agora of Athens,\u201d said Mamoli.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cThis is a disturbed site with artifacts from all over the Agora because people have moved them for secondary uses. 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The appointed committee will explore current and next-generation battery energy storage technologies for defense applications.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThe committee, convened through the National Academies\u0027 project \u003Cem\u003EFuture of Battery Technology Options for Defense Applications\u003C\/em\u003E, will identify the strengths and weaknesses of future battery technologies, including an examination of performance, safety, and manufacturability across technology and manufacturing readiness levels. The committee will also identify gaps where research investments could potentially improve battery capabilities across technology and manufacturing readiness levels, creating opportunities to leverage commercially available technologies.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EWith a joint appointment in MSE and \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.me.gatech.edu\/\u0022\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003Ethe George W. 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The lecture will explore the evolution of Ahmed\u0027s research, from sensing systems designed for eldercare homes to low-resource technologies that address challenges faced by women and marginalized communities.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cI was inspired by many other projects that handled social and humanitarian problems, especially one where Jill Diamond \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.ajc.com\/lifestyles\/georgia-tech-student-helps-create-street-harassment-app\/kMNuBbctHPCiFSTktVBL9J\/\u0022 rel=\u0022noreferrer noopener\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003Eworked on domestic violence\u003C\/a\u003E under the supervision of \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.cc.gatech.edu\/people\/amy-bruckman\u0022 rel=\u0022noreferrer noopener\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003EAmy Bruckman\u003C\/a\u003E at Georgia Tech,\u201d Ahmed said. \u201cI thought, \u2018this is what work should look like, where lives are changed, and impacts are made.\u2019\u201d\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cp\u003EAhmed\u2019s research journey began with designing sensing systems for eldercare homes as a creative solution to an existing commercial problem. After completing her doctorate, she returned to Bangladesh, where she found that conventional technology design approaches often did not fit communities whose challenges were deeply connected to social and cultural contexts.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cp\u003EHer work subsequently shifted toward low-resource technologies designed for women and marginalized communities.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cp\u003EIn her upcoming OMSCS Speaker Series lecture, Ahmed will discuss projects focused on social justice and on preventing violence and sexual harassment, as well as sensing technologies designed to improve people\u2019s lives. 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Her primary research interests include feminist human-computer interaction (HCI), low-cost sensor systems, and information and communication technologies (ICT) for development.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cp\u003EAhmed hopes those who attend her lecture this month\u0026nbsp;will take away the importance of continuing to pursue meaningful change.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cThe fact that things do not change much, but still we can keep trying to make the world a better place,\u201d she said.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cp\u003EAhmed said she is looking forward to returning to Georgia Tech.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cI am so humbled, honored, and can\u0027t wait to meet many of my old friends,\u201d she said.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThe lecture will take place Sept. 14 from noon to 1:30 p.m. in the Klaus Building, Rooms 1116 East and West. 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The \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/research.gatech.edu\/ipat\u0022\u003EInstitute for People and Technology\u003C\/a\u003E (IPaT) is opening the Trash Lab, a makerspace in Room S27 of the Technology Square Research Building dedicated to plastic recycling, upcycling, and circular-economy innovation.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EAt the heart of the new lab is the miniTrashpresso, a compact recycling and manufacturing system developed by the sustainability technology company \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.miniwiz.com\/\u0022\u003EMiniwiz\u003C\/a\u003E. The machine can take used plastics and other waste materials, process them locally, and transform them into new products in less than five minutes. By bringing manufacturing and recycling together in a single system, the Trash Lab aims to give the Georgia Tech community a way to explore sustainable design, material reuse, and the future of circular manufacturing.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cThe launch of IPaT\u2019s new Trash Lab represents an exciting step forward for sustainability at Georgia Tech,\u201d said Jennifer Chirico, associate vice president of Sustainability. \u201cAs a living-learning lab, it provides students and researchers with hands-on opportunities to work alongside campus operations, turning used plastics into valuable new products and creating innovative solutions that support a more circular campus.\u201d\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EA Makerspace Focused on Circular Innovation\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThe Trash Lab expands Georgia Tech\u2019s growing network of makerspaces and innovation environments by focusing specifically on waste recovery and reuse. Instead of treating used plastics as disposable materials, the lab encourages users to view them as valuable resources that can be transformed into new products.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThe miniTrashpresso represents the latest generation of recycling technology developed by Miniwiz. The company originally launched the world\u2019s first mobile recycling line, known as the Trashpresso, to support communities that lacked access to traditional recycling infrastructure. The newer miniTrashpresso is smaller, more energy-efficient, and more portable, making it suitable for campuses and community-based applications.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThe modular system uses industrial equipment, including shredders, presses, and heating technologies, to process materials on-site. Advanced heat-induction presses and specialized molds can quickly transform recovered plastics into new objects and components. The system can also be integrated with AI-powered waste-tracking tools and robotic automation technologies that help identify, sort, and process materials more efficiently.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EFor IPaT leaders, the Trash Lab represents more than the addition of specialized equipment.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cCommunity resilience and people-centered sustainability are core research areas within IPaT,\u201d said Michael Best, executive director. \u201cOur new Trash Lab will allow the entire Georgia Tech community to not only think about upcycling and plastic reuse but to make and do innovative projects that directly demonstrate sustainable futures.\u201d\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003ETurning Trash Into a Resource\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EMiniwiz founder Arthur Huang, who developed the miniTrashpresso system, describes upcycling as a practice rooted in centuries of human ingenuity.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cUpcycling is actually recycling old material and turning that into something new,\u201d Huang said.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThroughout history, societies have reused existing materials in construction, manufacturing, and everyday life. According to Huang, modern waste streams, particularly plastic packaging and electronic waste, represent an enormous and often untapped source of raw materials.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThe miniTrashpresso was designed around that idea. Rather than transporting waste long distances to centralized facilities, the system enables materials to be processed where they are collected. By reducing transportation needs and creating opportunities for local manufacturing, decentralized recycling systems can help lower the environmental footprint associated with traditional waste management.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EMiniwiz estimates that using recycled materials can reduce embedded energy consumption by 60% to 80% compared with using raw materials. The company has developed more than 1,200 upcycled materials and products from everyday waste streams, including plastics, food packaging, coffee cups, and electronic waste.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003ESince its introduction, Miniwiz technology has been deployed in communities, campuses, and organizations worldwide, including projects in Taiwan, Italy, Singapore, Sweden, Saudi Arabia, Thailand, the United Kingdom, and the United Arab Emirates. According to Huang, Georgia Tech is installing and operating North America\u2019s first miniTrashpresso recycling machine from Miniwiz.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EBuilding a Community Around Sustainability\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThe new facility is also intended to serve as a gathering place for interdisciplinary collaboration. Students interested in sustainability, materials science, engineering, design, manufacturing, and public policy will have opportunities to experiment with new ideas while working with researchers and campus partners.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cWhen Michael Best first pitched the idea of the Trash Lab, I expected there to be interest in a space like this given the general momentum toward sustainable practices on campus, but the level of excitement from students, staff, and faculty has been outstanding,\u201d said Tim Trent, IPaT\u2019s lab director for the Trash, Craft, Prototyping, and Usability Labs.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cThis is an opportunity to create a gathering point for sustainability initiatives, act as a catalyst for partnerships, and help strengthen the many amazing networks and projects already present on campus,\u201d he said. \u201cThe IPaT Innovation Labs have a continuous focus on supporting the overall Georgia Tech research enterprise, and I\u2019m happy we are adding another piece to the portfolio.\u201d\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EAs the Trash Lab opens its doors, members of the Georgia Tech community will be invited to explore how waste materials can be reimagined as resources, prototypes, and products. 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Selected for their outstanding leadership in sustainability-related research, these faculty members will join a growing community of scholars working to advance innovative solutions to some of the world\u0027s most pressing environmental, social, and economic challenges.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EEstablished in 2014, the BBISS Faculty Fellows program brings together distinguished faculty from across Georgia Tech to foster interdisciplinary collaboration, strengthen the sustainability research community, and advance the Institute\u0027s mission of generating real-world impact through research, education, and engagement. Serving three-year terms, fellows act as strategic advisors, community ambassadors, and thought leaders within the broader sustainability ecosystem. Building on this foundational vision, the BBISS Faculty Fellows program has evolved to meet the dynamic needs of modern sustainability leaders. The newly revamped program emphasizes active leadership development, offering tailored networking opportunities, connections with broader sustainability networks, and focused training to help fellows grow as influential voices in their respective fields. Through these enhancements, the BBISS Faculty Fellows program aims to empower early-career researchers to maximize their reach, elevate their research, and innovate transformative sustainability solutions.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThe 2026 cohort represents a wide range of expertise spanning AI and sustainability, sustainable finance, computational materials discovery, infrastructure systems, environmental chemistry, urban resilience, and community-engaged research.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Ch2\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EThe 2026 BBISS Faculty Fellows are:\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/h2\u003E\u003Cul\u003E\u003Cli data-list-item-id=\u0022ebdd6fbeb1f5c84612d7d8b8ec428501d\u0022\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/lmc.gatech.edu\/people\/person\/624a4663-6439-585b-8bb0-3633dbbf089f\u0022\u003EHeidi Biggs\u003C\/a\u003E, Assistant Professor, School of Literature, Media, and Communication, Ivan Allen College of Liberal Arts.\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli data-list-item-id=\u0022eccad3040096319a501aee63554cbcea4\u0022\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/eas.gatech.edu\/people\/bowen-jennifer\u0022\u003EJennifer Bowen\u003C\/a\u003E, Assistant Professor, School of Earth and Atmospheric Sciences, College of Sciences.\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli data-list-item-id=\u0022ecfc8499e98dcbc37448e99cb5e031457\u0022\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/econ.gatech.edu\/people\/person\/aa477a68-e824-5441-84f8-f9c968a402d7\u0022\u003EGaurav Doshi\u003C\/a\u003E, Assistant Professor, School of Economics, Ivan Allen College of Liberal Arts.\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli data-list-item-id=\u0022e352d0010b0267e54c3729870e34e18a9\u0022\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.scheller.gatech.edu\/directory\/faculty\/he\/index.html\u0022\u003EXindi He\u003C\/a\u003E, Assistant Professor, Scheller College of Business.\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli data-list-item-id=\u0022e511b1bb49a5411509b3a05c9f8d430d9\u0022\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.mse.gatech.edu\/people\/guoxiang-emma-hu\u0022\u003EGuoxiang (Emma) Hu\u003C\/a\u003E, Assistant Professor, School of Materials Science and Engineering, College of Engineering.\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli data-list-item-id=\u0022eff1911cdc56eb3366df5283d34c60f51\u0022\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.me.gatech.edu\/user\/1086\u0022\u003ESuhas Jain\u003C\/a\u003E, Assistant Professor, George W. 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Their diverse expertise fosters new interdisciplinary collaborations that accelerate the development of practical, scalable solutions for communities, industries, and ecosystems.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cWe are delighted to welcome this exceptional group of faculty leaders to the BBISS community,\u201d said BBISS Executive Director Beril Toktay. \u201cTheir expertise, creativity, and commitment to sustainability will help expand opportunities for collaboration and accelerate the impact of sustainability research across Georgia Tech and beyond.\u201d\u003C\/p\u003E","summary":"","format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EThe Brook Byers Institute for Sustainable Systems (BBISS) has appointed nine new faculty fellows for 2026, selected for their leadership in sustainability research. These fellows will join an interdisciplinary community aiming to develop innovative solutions to environmental, social, and economic challenges. 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It\u2019s disappointing, for sure \u2013 and increasingly common.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.epa.gov\/habs\/great-atlantic-sargassum-belt-gasb\u0022\u003ESince 2011\u003C\/a\u003E, summer scenes like this have played out on \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/myfwc.com\/research\/about\/ear\/sargassum\/\u0022\u003Ebeaches in South Florida\u003C\/a\u003E and \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.caricoos.org\/sargassum\u0022\u003Ethroughout the Caribbean\u003C\/a\u003E.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThe consequences are even greater for people who live and work \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/theconversation.com\/sargassum-is-choking-the-caribbeans-white-sand-beaches-fueling-an-economic-and-public-health-crisis-230954\u0022\u003Ealong the Caribbean\u003C\/a\u003E and Gulf coasts and the coasts of the tropical Atlantic. Large masses of sargassum seaweed can \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/youtu.be\/1DdbcxT4Rq8?si=KGNIsspNzzaJd84i\u0022\u003Eclog harbors, interfering with fishing and boating\u003C\/a\u003E, and in \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/coral.org\/blog\/the-stench-of-sargassum-season-how-seaweed-is-threatening-mesoamerica\/\u0022\u003Esome cases harm marine life\u003C\/a\u003E. As the seaweed begins to decompose it releases gases, including hydrogen sulfide, ammonia and methane, raising concerns for both \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.epa.gov\/habs\/sargassum-inundation-events-sies-impacts-human-health\u0022\u003Epublic health and the environment\u003C\/a\u003E.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003ETo reduce the impact of these sargassum blooms, a crucial first step is understanding why the seaweed started growing in the first place and what\u2019s sustaining it now.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EWe study \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/scholar.google.com\/citations?user=6jEKlrQAAAAJ\u0026amp;hl=en\u0022\u003Ethe oceans\u003C\/a\u003E, \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/scholar.google.com\/citations?user=H15F-wYAAAAJ\u0026amp;hl=en\u0022\u003Emarine life\u003C\/a\u003E, and \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/scholar.google.com\/citations?user=1sSh4GAAAAAJ\u0026amp;hl=en\u0022\u003Ealgae blooms\u003C\/a\u003E, such as sargassum. Our research suggests that these vast mats of smelly seaweed may have entered a self-sustaining cycle, effectively feeding their own expansion. It\u2019s creating a chronic disaster for the affected coasts, with little sign of ending.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Ch2\u003EColumbus and the Great Sargasso Sea\u003C\/h2\u003E\u003Cp\u003EPelagic sargassum is a \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/coral.org\/blog\/the-stench-of-sargassum-season-how-seaweed-is-threatening-mesoamerica\/\u0022\u003Etype of brown seaweed\u003C\/a\u003E that floats on the ocean surface and is naturally abundant in the Sargasso Sea, a region of the subtropical North Atlantic.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThe seaweed takes its name from sarga\u00e7o, the Portuguese word for grape. When Portuguese navigators reached the region, they noticed its small, grapelike, air-filled bladders that keep the seaweed afloat. Christopher \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.science.org\/doi\/10.1126\/science.aaw7912\u0022\u003EColumbus later wrote about encountering\u003C\/a\u003E vast mats of it during his voyage to the Americas.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EHowever, in 2011, people began noticing \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1126\/science.aaw7912\u0022\u003Eunusually large mats\u003C\/a\u003E of sargassum in the tropical Atlantic, between the coasts of Africa and Brazil. In the years since, these blooms have become more frequent, lasted longer, and grown much larger, with vast amounts of sargassum washing ashore across Central America, the Caribbean and the Gulf of Mexico.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cfigure class=\u0022align-center zoomable\u0022\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/images.theconversation.com\/files\/749554\/original\/file-20260722-57-1h34z.png?ixlib=rb-4.1.1\u0026amp;q=45\u0026amp;auto=format\u0026amp;w=1000\u0026amp;fit=clip\u0022 aria-label=\u0022Zoomable image\u0022\u003E\u003Cimg alt=\u0022A satellite data image shows the belt stretching from the Gulf of Mexico, across the top of South America, to Africa.\u0022 src=\u0022https:\/\/images.theconversation.com\/files\/749554\/original\/file-20260722-57-1h34z.png?ixlib=rb-4.1.1\u0026amp;q=45\u0026amp;auto=format\u0026amp;w=754\u0026amp;fit=clip\u0022 srcset=\u0022https:\/\/images.theconversation.com\/files\/749554\/original\/file-20260722-57-1h34z.png?ixlib=rb-4.1.1\u0026amp;q=45\u0026amp;auto=format\u0026amp;w=600\u0026amp;h=326\u0026amp;fit=crop\u0026amp;dpr=1 600w, https:\/\/images.theconversation.com\/files\/749554\/original\/file-20260722-57-1h34z.png?ixlib=rb-4.1.1\u0026amp;q=30\u0026amp;auto=format\u0026amp;w=600\u0026amp;h=326\u0026amp;fit=crop\u0026amp;dpr=2 1200w, https:\/\/images.theconversation.com\/files\/749554\/original\/file-20260722-57-1h34z.png?ixlib=rb-4.1.1\u0026amp;q=15\u0026amp;auto=format\u0026amp;w=600\u0026amp;h=326\u0026amp;fit=crop\u0026amp;dpr=3 1800w, https:\/\/images.theconversation.com\/files\/749554\/original\/file-20260722-57-1h34z.png?ixlib=rb-4.1.1\u0026amp;q=45\u0026amp;auto=format\u0026amp;w=754\u0026amp;h=409\u0026amp;fit=crop\u0026amp;dpr=1 754w, https:\/\/images.theconversation.com\/files\/749554\/original\/file-20260722-57-1h34z.png?ixlib=rb-4.1.1\u0026amp;q=30\u0026amp;auto=format\u0026amp;w=754\u0026amp;h=409\u0026amp;fit=crop\u0026amp;dpr=2 1508w, https:\/\/images.theconversation.com\/files\/749554\/original\/file-20260722-57-1h34z.png?ixlib=rb-4.1.1\u0026amp;q=15\u0026amp;auto=format\u0026amp;w=754\u0026amp;h=409\u0026amp;fit=crop\u0026amp;dpr=3 2262w\u0022 sizes=\u0022(min-width: 1466px) 754px, (max-width: 599px) 100vw, (min-width: 600px) 600px, 237px\u0022\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cfigcaption\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022caption\u0022\u003EA satellite image of the Great Atlantic Sargassum Belt in July 2023 shows the density of the mats. Red areas have the largest concentrations of sargassum.\u003C\/span\u003E \u003Ca class=\u0022source\u0022 href=\u0022https:\/\/svs.gsfc.nasa.gov\/5298\/\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022attribution\u0022\u003ENASA\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/figcaption\u003E\u003C\/figure\u003E\u003Cp\u003EIn this new area, now called the Great Atlantic Sargassum Belt, the amount of sargassum surpassed an estimated \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1126\/science.aaw7912\u0022\u003E37,500 million tons\u003C\/a\u003E in 2025. Forecasts suggest summer 2026 \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/optics.marine.usf.edu\/projects\/SaWS\/pdf\/Sargassum_outlook_2026_bulletin06_USF.pdf\u0022\u003Ecould break records again\u003C\/a\u003E.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Ch2\u003ESargassum\u2019s Drivers Changed Over Time\u003C\/h2\u003E\u003Cp\u003EFor years, scientists have searched for the causes of the Great Atlantic Sargassum Belt.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThey \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1038\/s43247-025-02074-x\u0022\u003Eexplored changes in ocean nitrogen and phosphorus\u003C\/a\u003E from fertilizer and other human activities in the Amazon and Congo river basins, increasing amounts of \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1093\/pnasnexus\/pgag085\u0022\u003ESaharan dust\u003C\/a\u003E blowing in the wind, and changes in ocean temperatures, winds and currents. None of the hypotheses could fully explain year-to-year variations in the sargassum belt.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EOur research suggests \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1038\/s41467-026-72183-4\u0022\u003Esomething else is also going on\u003C\/a\u003E \u2013 the main cause has changed.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ciframe class=\u0022tc-infographic-datawrapper\u0022 style=\u0022border-width:0;\u0022 id=\u00226NM8y\u0022 src=\u0022https:\/\/datawrapper.dwcdn.net\/6NM8y\/1\/\u0022 height=\u0022400px\u0022 width=\u0022100%\u0022 scrolling=\u0022no\u0022 frameborder=\u00220\u0022 title=\u0022How sargassum concentration has increased over time\u0022\u003E\u003C\/iframe\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EIn the winter of 2010, strong winds brought some sargassum southward from the Sargasso Sea to the tropical Atlantic. For a few years, winds stayed strong in winter and spring, acting like a giant spoon and mixing deeper, nutrient-rich water up to the sunlit surface, giving the algae the resources it needed to bloom and grow.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EA floating sargassum mat is much more than just seaweed. It is like a floating city, home to fish, shrimp, crabs and countless tiny living organisms, all food for larger fish. Together, they form an \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1038\/s41467-026-72183-4\u0022\u003Eecosystem that we call the sargassumsphere\u003C\/a\u003E. It\u2019s much like a mobile reef or forest.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThese animals collect food around the floating mats and recycle nutrients through their waste and the breakdown of older sargassum. In this way, nutrients are gathered from a much larger area and concentrated around the seaweed, helping the next bloom to grow.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThis process can make sargassum blooms very likely to persist in the years ahead.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003ETo \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1038\/s41467-026-72183-4\u0022\u003Etest this theory\u003C\/a\u003E, we created a mathematical model that accounts for the mechanisms controlling the blooms. With the measurements of nitrogen content and isotopic composition in argassum collected around the U.S. Virgin Islands, our model not only reproduced the blooms from 2011 to 2022 but also predicted ahead of time the size and evolution of blooms that occurred in 2023 and 2024, suggesting the theory is correct.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Ch2\u003EBetter Forecasts, Better Solutions\u003C\/h2\u003E\u003Cp\u003EOur work shows that the Great Atlantic Sargassum Belt is likely here to stay.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EPredicting when blooms will occur, and understanding what drives them, can help create early warning systems that give coastal communities time to prepare for their unwanted arrival. It can also support long-term efforts to turn sargassum from a costly nuisance \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/doi.org\/10.3390\/biomass6010009\u0022\u003Einto a valuable resource\u003C\/a\u003E.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cfigure\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ciframe width=\u0022440\u0022 height=\u0022260\u0022 src=\u0022https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/1DdbcxT4Rq8?wmode=transparent\u0026amp;start=0\u0022 frameborder=\u00220\u0022 allowfullscreen=\u0022\u0022\u003E\u003C\/iframe\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cfigcaption\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022caption\u0022\u003ECompetitive sailors discuss the sargassum mats they\u2019re seeing in the Atlantic. The Ocean Race\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/figcaption\u003E\u003C\/figure\u003E\u003Cp\u003ESargassum biomass has attracted growing interest as a \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.energy.gov\/cmei\/fuels\/articles\/getting-seaweeds-exploring-algae-storage-biofuel-conversion\u0022\u003Erenewable feedstock for biofuel production\u003C\/a\u003E. Unlike bioenergy crops grown on land, sargassum does not need land, freshwater or fertilizers, reducing competition with food production. The seaweed is rich in carbohydrates that can be converted into bioethanol, biogas, bio-oil, or hydrogen through processes such as fermentation, anaerobic digestion, hydrothermal liquefaction and gasification.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EScientists at a university in Barbados, for example, \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.mcgillenergyjournal.com\/post\/rum-and-sargassum-turning-problems-into-solutions\u0022\u003Edeveloped a way to produce biofuel\u003C\/a\u003E from a combination of the excessive sargassum on the island\u2019s shores and wastewater from the local rum industry.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThe island is also encouraging farms to use \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/barbadostoday.bb\/2026\/07\/17\/govt-exploring-sargassum-to-biofuel-opportunities-straughn\/\u0022\u003Esargassum as a fertilizer\u003C\/a\u003E and soil amendment, providing a sustainable alternative to synthetic fertilizers. Sargassum is rich in organic matter, potassium, calcium, magnesium and trace elements. After careful processing to remove the salt and excessive metals, it can be used to improve soil structure, enhance water retention and stimulate plant growth.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cfigure class=\u0022align-center zoomable\u0022\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/images.theconversation.com\/files\/749552\/original\/file-20260722-57-nnb4iv.jpg?ixlib=rb-4.1.1\u0026amp;q=45\u0026amp;auto=format\u0026amp;w=1000\u0026amp;fit=clip\u0022 aria-label=\u0022Zoomable image\u0022\u003E\u003Cimg alt=\u0022Brown weeds cover the shore with homes in the background.\u0022 src=\u0022https:\/\/images.theconversation.com\/files\/749552\/original\/file-20260722-57-nnb4iv.jpg?ixlib=rb-4.1.1\u0026amp;q=45\u0026amp;auto=format\u0026amp;w=754\u0026amp;fit=clip\u0022 srcset=\u0022https:\/\/images.theconversation.com\/files\/749552\/original\/file-20260722-57-nnb4iv.jpg?ixlib=rb-4.1.1\u0026amp;q=45\u0026amp;auto=format\u0026amp;w=600\u0026amp;h=339\u0026amp;fit=crop\u0026amp;dpr=1 600w, https:\/\/images.theconversation.com\/files\/749552\/original\/file-20260722-57-nnb4iv.jpg?ixlib=rb-4.1.1\u0026amp;q=30\u0026amp;auto=format\u0026amp;w=600\u0026amp;h=339\u0026amp;fit=crop\u0026amp;dpr=2 1200w, https:\/\/images.theconversation.com\/files\/749552\/original\/file-20260722-57-nnb4iv.jpg?ixlib=rb-4.1.1\u0026amp;q=15\u0026amp;auto=format\u0026amp;w=600\u0026amp;h=339\u0026amp;fit=crop\u0026amp;dpr=3 1800w, https:\/\/images.theconversation.com\/files\/749552\/original\/file-20260722-57-nnb4iv.jpg?ixlib=rb-4.1.1\u0026amp;q=45\u0026amp;auto=format\u0026amp;w=754\u0026amp;h=426\u0026amp;fit=crop\u0026amp;dpr=1 754w, https:\/\/images.theconversation.com\/files\/749552\/original\/file-20260722-57-nnb4iv.jpg?ixlib=rb-4.1.1\u0026amp;q=30\u0026amp;auto=format\u0026amp;w=754\u0026amp;h=426\u0026amp;fit=crop\u0026amp;dpr=2 1508w, https:\/\/images.theconversation.com\/files\/749552\/original\/file-20260722-57-nnb4iv.jpg?ixlib=rb-4.1.1\u0026amp;q=15\u0026amp;auto=format\u0026amp;w=754\u0026amp;h=426\u0026amp;fit=crop\u0026amp;dpr=3 2262w\u0022 sizes=\u0022(min-width: 1466px) 754px, (max-width: 599px) 100vw, (min-width: 600px) 600px, 237px\u0022\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cfigcaption\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022caption\u0022\u003EMassive accumulations of sargassum cover the beach near the southernmost point of the continental U.S., in Key West, Fla.\u003C\/span\u003E \u003Cspan class=\u0022attribution source\u0022\u003EXing Zhou\/Georgia Tech\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/figcaption\u003E\u003C\/figure\u003E\u003Cp\u003ESargassum is increasingly also being explored as a sustainable construction material, particularly in Mexico and Brazil. The biomass can be incorporated into building products, such as \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/unamglobal.unam.mx\/global_tv\/sargapanel-innovacion-para-construir-con-sargazo\/\u0022\u003Ecompressed panels similar to drywall\u003C\/a\u003E that were developed by researchers at the National Autonomous University of Mexico, and low-cost \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.csmonitor.com\/World\/2023\/0419\/The-world-sees-invasive-seaweed.-This-gardener-sees-housing-bricks\u0022\u003Ebricks developed by entrepreneur\u003C\/a\u003E Omar V\u00e1zquez S\u00e1nchez in Mexico using about 40% sargassum with limestone and other organic materials. Using sargassum as a mortar additive also helps reduce dependence on conventional, carbon-intensive materials.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EBy learning to live with and make use of sargassum, affected regions may be able to transform a growing challenge into a new opportunity.\u003C!-- Below is The Conversation\u0027s page counter tag. 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Joe Raedle\/Getty Images","body":"\u003Cp\u003ESargassum littered beaches in Fort Lauderdale, Fla., in spring 2023, making a mess during spring break. \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.gettyimages.com\/detail\/news-photo\/beachgoers-walk-past-seaweed-that-washed-ashore-on-march-16-news-photo\/1473976187?adppopup=true\u0022\u003EJoe Raedle\/Getty Images\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E","created":"1788441321","gmt_created":"2026-09-03 13:15:21","changed":"1788441321","gmt_changed":"2026-09-03 13:15:21","alt":"Sargassum littered beaches in Fort Lauderdale, Fla., in spring 2023, making a mess during spring break. 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A Software Engineering Researcher\u00a0Explains","body":[{"value":"\u003Cdiv class=\u0022theconversation-article-body\u0022\u003E\u003Cp\u003EYou\u2019ve probably heard artificial intelligence models described as \u201copen\u201d or \u201cclosed.\u201d These are not descriptions of the model\u2019s personality. Large language model AIs like the one under the hood of ChatGPT don\u2019t have actual personalities, despite appearances.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThe labels refer to whether all of the information about how an AI model works is publicly available and the model can be modified, or whether the model\u2019s developer keeps its inner workings secret and the model itself private property.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Ch2\u003EOpen-Source Software\u003C\/h2\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThe concept of open-source software originated in the \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/os-sci.com\/blog\/our-blog-posts-1\/the-history-of-open-source-132\u0022\u003Efree software movement\u003C\/a\u003E of the 1980s and \u201990s. The movement\u2019s founders believed that software creators and users had the right to \u201c\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/os-sci.com\/blog\/our-blog-posts-1\/four-freedoms-of-open-source-42\u0022\u003Efour freedoms\u003C\/a\u003E\u201d \u2013 to run the program, to study and modify it, to distribute copies of the original, and to distribute copies of subsequently modified versions. The fundamental requirement was that the source code \u2013 \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.techtarget.com\/searchapparchitecture\/definition\/source-code\u0022\u003Ethe basic instructions\u003C\/a\u003E \u2013 for a program should be made available.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EIn the late 1990s, software developers associated with projects such as the \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.zdnet.com\/home-and-office\/networking\/how-netscape-lives-on-30-years-of-shaping-the-web-open-source-and-business\/\u0022\u003ENetscape web browser\u003C\/a\u003E and the \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.linux.com\/what-is-linux\/\u0022\u003ELinux operating system\u003C\/a\u003E coined and promoted the term \u201copen source\u201d to refer to these ideals.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EAs part of the evolving movement, certain organizations developed open-source licenses that specified how a particular piece of source code could be used and distributed, including the \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.gnu.org\/licenses\/gpl-3.0.en.html\u0022\u003EGnu General Public License\u003C\/a\u003E, Apache License, MIT License and the Berkeley Software Distribution. Each type of license also specified any potential restrictions on how software patents applied to the source code.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Ch2\u003EOpen Source or Open Weight?\u003C\/h2\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThe open-source idea has risen to prominence again in the past several years as artificial intelligence large language models have surged, notably OpenAI\u2019s ChatGPT, released in 2022. Developers first train new models on large datasets, then deploy the models for use by other people.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cfigure\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ciframe width=\u0022440\u0022 height=\u0022260\u0022 src=\u0022https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/Gmz24X86-5E?wmode=transparent\u0026amp;start=0\u0022 frameborder=\u00220\u0022 allowfullscreen=\u0022\u0022\u003E\u003C\/iframe\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cfigcaption\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022caption\u0022\u003EOpen-source artificial intelligence is explained in two minutes.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/figcaption\u003E\u003C\/figure\u003E\u003Cp\u003EMeta was one of the first large companies to release an open-source large language model, called \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/techcrunch.com\/2025\/10\/06\/meta-llama-everything-you-need-to-know-about-the-open-generative-ai-model\/\u0022\u003ELLaMa\u003C\/a\u003E. The company released LLaMa on Feb. 24, 2023, and made available the \u201cinference\u201d source code \u2013 the instructions that run the model. And it released the so-called weights, the encoded knowledge the model learned during training. However, open-source organizations such as the \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/opensource.org\/\u0022\u003EOpen Source Initiative\u003C\/a\u003E have stated that the LLaMa licensing guidelines prohibit commercial reuse, which the initiative maintains is not truly open source.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EOther companies have released \u201c\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/opensource.org\/ai\/open-weights\u0022\u003Eopen weight\u201d models\u003C\/a\u003E, such as DeepSeek from DeepSeek AI and Qwen from Alibaba. The models have less restrictive terms for reuse, and the AI community has adopted them rapidly. Still, many developers believe that a true open-source AI model must not only include the source code and weights but also the data that is used to train the model.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Ch2\u003EA Lot to Open Up\u003C\/h2\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThe Open Source Initiative\u2019s definition of a \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/opensource.org\/ai\/open-source-ai-definition\u0022\u003Efully open-source AI model\u003C\/a\u003E includes the training data as a key element. Some developers wonder, however, how feasible it is to distribute the enormous datasets required.\u003C!-- Below is The Conversation\u0027s page counter tag. 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Read the \u003C\/em\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/theconversation.com\/what-is-open-source-ai-a-software-engineering-researcher-explains-236668\u0022\u003E\u003Cem\u003Eoriginal article\u003C\/em\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cem\u003E.\u003C\/em\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E","summary":"","format":"full_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EThe labels refer to whether all of the information about how an AI model works is publicly available and the model can be modified, or whether the model\u2019s developer keeps its inner workings secret and the model itself private property.\u003C\/p\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"The labels refer to whether all of the information about how an AI model works is publicly available and the model can be modified, or whether the model\u2019s developer keeps its inner workings secret and the model itself private property."}],"uid":"27469","created_gmt":"2026-09-03 13:08:09","changed_gmt":"2026-09-03 13:13:32","author":"Kristen Bailey","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","location":"Atlanta, GA","dateline":{"date":"2026-07-23T00:00:00-04:00","iso_date":"2026-07-23T00:00:00-04:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"hg_media":{"681056":{"id":"681056","type":"image","title":"Open-source AI models allow anyone to read their inner workings like a book. Utamaru Kido\/Moment via Getty Images","body":"\u003Cp\u003EOpen-source AI models allow anyone to read their inner workings like a book. \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.gettyimages.com\/detail\/photo\/books-royalty-free-image\/957583536\u0022\u003EUtamaru Kido\/Moment via Getty Images\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E","created":"1788441082","gmt_created":"2026-09-03 13:11:22","changed":"1788441082","gmt_changed":"2026-09-03 13:11:22","alt":"Open-source AI models allow anyone to read their inner workings like a book. Utamaru Kido\/Moment via Getty Images","file":{"fid":"265407","name":"file-20260721-69-wu09rg.jpg","image_path":"\/sites\/default\/files\/2026\/09\/03\/file-20260721-69-wu09rg.jpg","image_full_path":"http:\/\/hg.gatech.edu\/\/sites\/default\/files\/2026\/09\/03\/file-20260721-69-wu09rg.jpg","mime":"image\/jpeg","size":143489,"path_740":"http:\/\/hg.gatech.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/740xx_scale\/public\/2026\/09\/03\/file-20260721-69-wu09rg.jpg?itok=oExsCwuf"}}},"media_ids":["681056"],"related_links":[{"url":"https:\/\/theconversation.com\/what-is-open-source-ai-a-software-engineering-researcher-explains-236668`","title":"Read This Article on The Conversation"}],"groups":[{"id":"47223","name":"College of Computing"},{"id":"1214","name":"News Room"}],"categories":[],"keywords":[{"id":"194974","name":"go-theconversation"}],"core_research_areas":[],"news_room_topics":[{"id":"71881","name":"Science and Technology"}],"event_categories":[],"invited_audience":[],"affiliations":[],"classification":[],"areas_of_expertise":[],"news_and_recent_appearances":[],"phone":[],"contact":[{"value":"\u003Ch5\u003EAuthor:\u003C\/h5\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/theconversation.com\/profiles\/jeffrey-young-1631845\u0022\u003EJeffrey Young\u003C\/a\u003E, Principal Research Scientist, Partnership for an Advanced Computing Environment, \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/theconversation.com\/institutions\/georgia-institute-of-technology-1310\u0022\u003EGeorgia Institute of Technology\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Ch5\u003EMedia Contact:\u003C\/h5\u003E\u003Cp\u003EShelley Wunder-Smith\u003Cbr\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022mailto:shelley.wunder-smith@research.gatech.edu\u0022\u003Eshelley.wunder-smith@research.gatech.edu\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"email":[],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}},"692238":{"#nid":"692238","#data":{"type":"news","title":"Companies Are Hyping AI the Same Way They Talked Up Sustainability, But There Are Ways to Fix\u00a0That","body":[{"value":"\u003Cdiv class=\u0022theconversation-article-body\u0022\u003E\u003Cp\u003EAcross corporate earnings calls, investor presentations and marketing pitches, \u201cartificial intelligence\u201d has become the buzzword of choice. Yet a troubling pattern lies under the hype. Many claims \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/technology\/2025\/11\/22\/ai-bubble-economy-evidence\/\u0022\u003Evastly overstate \u003C\/a\u003Eactual AI sophistication, misleading people about true capabilities, future outcomes and potential harms.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EA case in point is the recent 600% share price surge of \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2026\/04\/15\/us\/allbirds-shoes-ai-pivot.html\u0022\u003EAllbirds\u003C\/a\u003E, after the once-trendy sustainable footwear business issued a vague announcement in April 2026 that it would pivot to AI. In the coming months, the company plans to rename itself \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.forbes.com\/sites\/jonmarkman\/2026\/04\/20\/how-39-million-shoe-company-allbirds-turned-in-to-an-ai-company\/\u0022\u003ENewBird AI and give up its status\u003C\/a\u003E as a public benefit corporation.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.scheller.gatech.edu\/directory\/faculty\/dhanorkar\/index.html\u0022\u003EAs a scholar\u003C\/a\u003E who studies corporate sustainability, I see parallels between this \u201cAI washing\u201d phenomenon \u2013 when companies oversell the benefits of AI while glossing over the risks \u2013 and the \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.un.org\/en\/climatechange\/science\/climate-issues\/greenwashing\u0022\u003Egreenwashing\u003C\/a\u003E trend in the recent past, when companies claimed to commit to sustainability but didn\u2019t enact fundamental change. \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1525\/cmr.2011.54.1.64\u0022\u003EWidespread deception was rampant\u003C\/a\u003E, with businesses spending far more on green marketing than on actual sustainability improvements. And those efforts often backfired on both the companies and the communities they served. Even more worrisome: AI washing\u2019s rapid rise and widespread adoption will likely eclipse the greenwashing trends.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Ch2\u003EHow We Got Here\u003C\/h2\u003E\u003Cp\u003EAI washing is thriving because companies and policymakers ignore four important principles. These shortfalls, in the past, also characterized greenwashing.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EFirst, AI guidelines lack standardization. By 2019, \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1038\/s42256-019-0088-2\u0022\u003E84 sets of AI ethics principles and guidelines\u003C\/a\u003E had already been published. By 2023, this number had \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.cell.com\/patterns\/fulltext\/S2666-3899(23)00241-6\u0022\u003Eexploded to more than 200\u003C\/a\u003E \u2013 a mess of voluntary frameworks from companies, research institutions and public organizations.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EMaking matters worse is that the U.S. currently relies on \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.wsj.com\/articles\/trump-order-on-ai-may-not-deter-state-laws-fe7071c0\u0022\u003Efragmented AI rules\u003C\/a\u003E, with most being voluntary. The Trump administration has generally sided with Big Tech to \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.wsj.com\/politics\/policy\/trump-republican-state-ai-regulation-74fd83c6\u0022\u003Epush back efforts\u003C\/a\u003E at state or federal regulation. At a global level, one of the few exceptions is the \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.wsj.com\/tech\/ai\/ai-act-passes-european-union-law-regulation-e04ec251\u0022\u003EEuropean Union AI Act\u003C\/a\u003E, perhaps one of the most comprehensive frameworks, but its implementation won\u2019t be fully phased in until 2027 or later.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EIn the early 2000s, corporate sustainability faced a similar credibility crisis. Every company measured sustainability differently, making comparisons impossible and \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.bloomberg.com\/news\/articles\/2023-12-18\/what-s-greenwashing-how-can-i-steer-clear-of-it-quicktake\u0022\u003Egreenwashing easy\u003C\/a\u003E. The breakthrough came only when \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/thesustainableagency.com\/blog\/the-history-of-esg\/\u0022\u003Estandardized, industry-specific metrics\u003C\/a\u003E allowed meaningful benchmarking. Initiatives such as the \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.globalreporting.org\/\u0022\u003EGlobal Reporting Initiative\u003C\/a\u003E and \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.ifrs.org\/issued-standards\/sasb-standards\/\u0022\u003ESustainability Accounting Standards Board\u003C\/a\u003E established common metrics for measuring environmental impact, social responsibility and quality of governance, known by the \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.wsj.com\/articles\/esg-investing-terms-explained-11651003824\u0022\u003Eshorthand ESG\u003C\/a\u003E.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cfigure class=\u0022align-center\u0022\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cimg alt=\u0022Global leaders attending the U.N. Climate Summit pose for a group photo and hold hands.\u0022 src=\u0022https:\/\/images.theconversation.com\/files\/736273\/original\/file-20260517-63-5myymt.jpg?ixlib=rb-4.1.1\u0026amp;q=45\u0026amp;auto=format\u0026amp;w=754\u0026amp;fit=clip\u0022 srcset=\u0022https:\/\/images.theconversation.com\/files\/736273\/original\/file-20260517-63-5myymt.jpg?ixlib=rb-4.1.1\u0026amp;q=45\u0026amp;auto=format\u0026amp;w=600\u0026amp;h=400\u0026amp;fit=crop\u0026amp;dpr=1 600w, https:\/\/images.theconversation.com\/files\/736273\/original\/file-20260517-63-5myymt.jpg?ixlib=rb-4.1.1\u0026amp;q=30\u0026amp;auto=format\u0026amp;w=600\u0026amp;h=400\u0026amp;fit=crop\u0026amp;dpr=2 1200w, https:\/\/images.theconversation.com\/files\/736273\/original\/file-20260517-63-5myymt.jpg?ixlib=rb-4.1.1\u0026amp;q=15\u0026amp;auto=format\u0026amp;w=600\u0026amp;h=400\u0026amp;fit=crop\u0026amp;dpr=3 1800w, https:\/\/images.theconversation.com\/files\/736273\/original\/file-20260517-63-5myymt.jpg?ixlib=rb-4.1.1\u0026amp;q=45\u0026amp;auto=format\u0026amp;w=754\u0026amp;h=503\u0026amp;fit=crop\u0026amp;dpr=1 754w, https:\/\/images.theconversation.com\/files\/736273\/original\/file-20260517-63-5myymt.jpg?ixlib=rb-4.1.1\u0026amp;q=30\u0026amp;auto=format\u0026amp;w=754\u0026amp;h=503\u0026amp;fit=crop\u0026amp;dpr=2 1508w, https:\/\/images.theconversation.com\/files\/736273\/original\/file-20260517-63-5myymt.jpg?ixlib=rb-4.1.1\u0026amp;q=15\u0026amp;auto=format\u0026amp;w=754\u0026amp;h=503\u0026amp;fit=crop\u0026amp;dpr=3 2262w\u0022 sizes=\u0022(min-width: 1466px) 754px, (max-width: 599px) 100vw, (min-width: 600px) 600px, 237px\u0022\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cfigcaption\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022caption\u0022\u003EThe U.N. climate change summits, like this one in Brazil in 2025, have offered a global forum for policymakers and business leaders on climate and sustainability issues.\u003C\/span\u003E \u003Ca class=\u0022source\u0022 href=\u0022https:\/\/newsroom.ap.org\/home\/search?query=belem%20climate%20summit%20leaders\u0026amp;mediaType=photo\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022attribution\u0022\u003EAP Photo\/Fernando Llano\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/figcaption\u003E\u003C\/figure\u003E\u003Cp\u003EWhen companies must report carbon emissions using the same methodology, for example, or disclose labor conditions using identical categories, investors can compare performance, identify laggards and \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1287\/mnsc.2013.1863\u0022\u003Eallocate capital accordingly\u003C\/a\u003E. This push made comparisons possible and deception harder, although it still wasn\u2019t foolproof. For example, a \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/wedocs.unep.org\/items\/d078780c-238b-4c88-af8c-675cf8f6c6b8\u0022\u003E2023 United Nations Environment Programme report\u003C\/a\u003E on the fast-fashion industry found that many companies continue to make \u201cvague and inflated\u201d sustainability claims.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003ESecond, there are \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/fortune.com\/2026\/05\/15\/ai-policy-patchwork-state-federal-regulation-framework-sonnenfeld-marcus\/\u0022\u003Eno comprehensive frameworks\u003C\/a\u003E in the U.S. that require businesses to judge how AI affects them \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/online.hbs.edu\/blog\/post\/what-is-materiality\u0022\u003Ein a material way\u003C\/a\u003E and publicly disclose those impacts. Examples of AI-driven material impacts include whether algorithmic bias shapes business outcomes, or whether decisions on how to use AI systems carry significance for shareholders and the public.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EInstead, AI governance remains dominated by the \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1177\/15396754251359961\u0022\u003Enarrow inner circle\u003C\/a\u003E of companies that build the AI systems, while affected communities rarely have a say in determining which AI impacts are material enough to warrant public attention. For example, Big Tech companies like Google, Microsoft, Apple, NVIDIA and others adhere to their own AI governance guidelines, with relatively little public input.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThe development of sustainability principles offers some examples of how to build these frameworks. The \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/finance.ec.europa.eu\/financial-markets\/company-reporting-and-auditing\/company-reporting\/corporate-sustainability-reporting_en\u0022\u003EEU\u2019s Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive\u003C\/a\u003E requires over 50,000 companies to formally evaluate which sustainability topics are material to their stakeholders, and then disclose that information. These efforts try to ensure that accountability is clear across entire supply chains.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EWhile nowhere nearly as comprehensive, U.S. regulations such as the \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/casi.sites.stanford.edu\/sites\/g\/files\/sbiybj20551\/files\/media\/file\/A_Regulatory_Greenlight_Steele.pdf\u0022\u003E2010 Dodd-Frank financial reform\u003C\/a\u003E and \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/leginfo.legislature.ca.gov\/faces\/billNavClient.xhtml?bill_id=202320240SB261\u0022\u003ECalifornia\u2019s law requiring reporting on statewide greenhouse gas emissions\u003C\/a\u003E provide a similar blueprint that U.S. policymakers could build on if they chose.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EA third problem is the general lack of \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/bclawreview.bc.edu\/articles\/766\/files\/63b3cf9487346.pdf\u0022\u003Ethird-party verification\u003C\/a\u003E, making AI washing trivially easy. Effective disclosure means reporting all material impacts \u2013 not just cherry-picked successes.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/arxiv.org\/abs\/2006.04707\u0022\u003EIn practice\u003C\/a\u003E, AI audits can vary dramatically in rigor, scope and methodology. One auditor might conduct extensive testing across demographic groups, analyze decision-making and validate the quality of training data. Another might simply review documentation and accept company explanations at face value. Given the \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.ibm.com\/think\/topics\/ai-audit\u0022\u003Evariety of AI auditing models\u003C\/a\u003E out there, different auditors may use incompatible methodologies, making results impossible to compare. If companies adopted third-party accreditation systems to assess \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/arxiv.org\/abs\/2601.22424\u0022\u003Ehow they use AI\u003C\/a\u003E, they would help ensure the accountability that self-reported claims cannot match.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EBy contrast, there was reasonable progress in this respect as companies adopted ESG principles. For example, institutions such as the \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.cdp.net\/en\u0022\u003ECarbon Disclosure Project\u003C\/a\u003E and \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.globalreporting.org\/\u0022\u003EGlobal Reporting Initiative\u003C\/a\u003E have a network of partners that offer independent verification. These providers, certified under international standards, verify corporate sustainability data against rigorous criteria. That way, they provide the assurance that lets companies show the progress needed to unlock sustainable finance and mitigate legal risks. \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/corpgov.law.harvard.edu\/2014\/07\/22\/monitoring-the-monitors\/\u0022\u003EThird-party audits are far from perfect\u003C\/a\u003E, but they offer a clear path for improvement.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThe fourth principle is robust enforcement. Early ESG initiatives relied on reputational pressure and stakeholder goodwill \u2013 things that \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/journals.sagepub.com\/doi\/abs\/10.1525\/cmr.2011.54.1.64?casa_token=h4AcpZYuX3gAAAAA:T8NxBo1Zt-Sbnsl9OoFpRZbTTPwRyePK46wUSh7gO49Pn9mqvPm14qwavLDbJzn3PQOYuws1Jg0\u0022\u003Ecorporations routinely ignored\u003C\/a\u003E when profits were at stake. When change came, it was because regulations established legal liability and financial penalties.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThese consequences changed how corporations assess risk and continue to shape sustainability practices today. \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.bbc.com\/news\/business-34324772\u0022\u003EVolkswagen\u2019s 2015 \u2018Dieselgate\u2019 scandal\u003C\/a\u003E, for example, cost the company over US$30 billion in fines, settlements and criminal charges after U.S regulators found that the carmaker was cheating emissions tests. \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.epa.gov\/enforcement\/deepwater-horizon-bp-gulf-america-oil-spill\u0022\u003EBP faced billions\u003C\/a\u003E in penalties and liabilities for the 2010 Deepwater Horizon disaster, the biggest oil spill in the history of marine oil drilling operations.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThe current \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.sec.gov\/newsroom\/speeches-statements\/gensler-ai-021324#_ftn25\u0022\u003Eenforcement gap in AI\u003C\/a\u003E creates a predictable dynamic. The expected value of AI washing \u2013 like potential investment gains, competitive advantage, and market valuation increases \u2013 far exceeds the expected cost in terms of penalties and risk of detection. Until enforcement imposes consequences that exceed benefits, AI washing will persist as a rational business strategy rather than a risk to a business\u2019s reputation.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EFortunately, investors are beginning to step up. The \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.ftc.gov\/news-events\/news\/press-releases\/2024\/09\/ftc-announces-crackdown-deceptive-ai-claims-schemes\u0022\u003EFederal Trade Commission, for example, launched Operation AI Comply\u003C\/a\u003E in 2024, targeting deceptive AI claims, although this effort has been \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.reuters.com\/legal\/legalindustry\/ftc-enters-new-chapter-its-approach-artificial-intelligence-enforcement--pracin-2026-02-04\/\u0022\u003Epartially scaled back\u003C\/a\u003E by the current Trump administration.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Ch2\u003ENew Standards For a New Era\u003C\/h2\u003E\u003Cp\u003EUntil businesses address these four principles, AI washing will continue. Without standards and audits, even well-intentioned companies can\u2019t know if their work meets adequate rigor. Without assessments of material impact, some groups of consumers or shareholders will be hurt. And without liability, even thorough auditors won\u2019t be able to identify whether a business\u2019s claims about AI are truthful.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThese principles, applied broadly, also help explain why greenwashing persists. For example, the lack of universal reporting standards continues to leave some gaps, with data-quality issues persisting even as reporting frameworks emerged. More fundamentally, \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/corpgov.law.harvard.edu\/2024\/01\/14\/seven-key-trends-in-esg-for-2023-and-what-to-expect-in-2024\/\u0022\u003Epolitical buy-in for ESG has diminished significantly\u003C\/a\u003E, particularly in the U.S., where \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.pleiadesstrategy.com\/state-house-report-bill-tracker-republican-anti-esg-attacks-on-freedom-to-invest-responsibly-earns-business-labor-and-environmental-opposition\u0022\u003Eover 150 bills\u003C\/a\u003E were introduced across multiple states by 2023 to disincentivize firms from adopting ESG. Major financial institutions \u2013 including JP Morgan, State Street, BlackRock and PIMCO \u2013 have \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.climateaction100.org\/news\/climate-action-100-reaction-to-recent-departures\/\u0022\u003Eretreated from their earlier climate commitments\u003C\/a\u003E amid political pressure as well as antitrust concerns.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThis trend shows that even well designed accountability measures require durable political support to succeed. After all, corporate sustainability took more than 25 years to develop from an initial framework to mandatory standards, and it still remains a work in progress. AI, by contrast, is advancing exponentially in terms of its reach and societal impact. There may not be 25 years to catch up \u2013 but at least there are lessons from the recent past.\u003C!-- Below is The Conversation\u0027s page counter tag. 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An Aerospace Scientist Unpacks the Challenges of Interstellar Spaceflight","body":[{"value":"\u003Cdiv class=\u0022theconversation-article-body\u0022\u003E\u003Cp\u003EOn May 22, 2026, the Pentagon \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.war.gov\/ufo\/\u0022\u003Ereleased a second batch of previously classified photos and videos\u003C\/a\u003E showing what appear to be unexplained flying objects. These file dumps were the culmination of a process that was set in motion \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/theconversation.com\/whistleblower-calls-for-government-transparency-as-congress-digs-for-the-truth-about-ufos-210435\u0022\u003Eback in July 2023\u003C\/a\u003E, when a group of government whistleblowers testified before Congress that the U.S. government was secretly in possession of extraterrestrial spacecraft and suspected alien body parts.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThat congressional hearing marked the beginning of a cultural shift in which UFO reports are increasingly treated as a matter for serious discussion, both within the government \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.sciencedirect.com\/science\/article\/pii\/S0376042125000235\u0022\u003Eand the scientific community\u003C\/a\u003E.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cfigure class=\u0022align-center zoomable\u0022\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/images.theconversation.com\/files\/737219\/original\/file-20260520-57-3z09xd.png?ixlib=rb-4.1.1\u0026amp;q=45\u0026amp;auto=format\u0026amp;w=1000\u0026amp;fit=clip\u0022 aria-label=\u0022Zoomable image\u0022\u003E\u003Cimg alt=\u0022A grainy photo of a dark, blurry object in the sky.\u0022 src=\u0022https:\/\/images.theconversation.com\/files\/737219\/original\/file-20260520-57-3z09xd.png?ixlib=rb-4.1.1\u0026amp;q=45\u0026amp;auto=format\u0026amp;w=754\u0026amp;fit=clip\u0022 srcset=\u0022https:\/\/images.theconversation.com\/files\/737219\/original\/file-20260520-57-3z09xd.png?ixlib=rb-4.1.1\u0026amp;q=45\u0026amp;auto=format\u0026amp;w=600\u0026amp;h=338\u0026amp;fit=crop\u0026amp;dpr=1 600w, https:\/\/images.theconversation.com\/files\/737219\/original\/file-20260520-57-3z09xd.png?ixlib=rb-4.1.1\u0026amp;q=30\u0026amp;auto=format\u0026amp;w=600\u0026amp;h=338\u0026amp;fit=crop\u0026amp;dpr=2 1200w, https:\/\/images.theconversation.com\/files\/737219\/original\/file-20260520-57-3z09xd.png?ixlib=rb-4.1.1\u0026amp;q=15\u0026amp;auto=format\u0026amp;w=600\u0026amp;h=338\u0026amp;fit=crop\u0026amp;dpr=3 1800w, https:\/\/images.theconversation.com\/files\/737219\/original\/file-20260520-57-3z09xd.png?ixlib=rb-4.1.1\u0026amp;q=45\u0026amp;auto=format\u0026amp;w=754\u0026amp;h=424\u0026amp;fit=crop\u0026amp;dpr=1 754w, https:\/\/images.theconversation.com\/files\/737219\/original\/file-20260520-57-3z09xd.png?ixlib=rb-4.1.1\u0026amp;q=30\u0026amp;auto=format\u0026amp;w=754\u0026amp;h=424\u0026amp;fit=crop\u0026amp;dpr=2 1508w, https:\/\/images.theconversation.com\/files\/737219\/original\/file-20260520-57-3z09xd.png?ixlib=rb-4.1.1\u0026amp;q=15\u0026amp;auto=format\u0026amp;w=754\u0026amp;h=424\u0026amp;fit=crop\u0026amp;dpr=3 2262w\u0022 sizes=\u0022(min-width: 1466px) 754px, (max-width: 599px) 100vw, (min-width: 600px) 600px, 237px\u0022\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cfigcaption\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022caption\u0022\u003EThe Pentagon released over 200 previously classified UFO files in May 2026.\u003C\/span\u003E \u003Cspan class=\u0022attribution source\u0022\u003EDepartment of Defense\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/figcaption\u003E\u003C\/figure\u003E\u003Cp\u003EBut is this newfound legitimacy deserved? As \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/scholar.google.com\/citations?user=CdazOWQAAAAJ\u0026amp;hl=en\u0022\u003Ean aerospace scientist\u003C\/a\u003E who studies aircraft and spacecraft design, I approach this question using math, physics and the principles of engineering. To assess the plausibility of alien visitors, it\u2019s necessary to understand the obstacles that an extraterrestrial vessel would need to overcome to reach Earth.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Ch2\u003EThe Tyranny of Distance\u003C\/h2\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThere is no evidence of intelligent alien life in our solar system. So any extraterrestrial visitors would likely have to come from another star system within our Milky Way galaxy.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EProxima Centauri, the star closest to our Sun, is located \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/earthsky.org\/astronomy-essentials\/proxima-centauri-our-suns-nearest-neighbor\/\u0022\u003E4.25 light-years\u003C\/a\u003E (about 25 trillion miles or 40 trillion kilometers) away.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EFor perspective, if Earth were the size of a pea, the distance to Proxima Centauri would roughly equal the distance between New York and Sydney, Australia.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cfigure\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ciframe width=\u0022440\u0022 height=\u0022260\u0022 src=\u0022https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/dCSIXLIzhzk?wmode=transparent\u0026amp;start=0\u0022 frameborder=\u00220\u0022 allowfullscreen=\u0022\u0022\u003E\u003C\/iframe\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cfigcaption\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022caption\u0022\u003EEven the stars closest to Earth are incredibly far away.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/figcaption\u003E\u003C\/figure\u003E\u003Cp\u003ESince only a fraction of stars are thought to host intelligent life, the nearest alien civilization \u2013 if one exists \u2013 is surely much farther away than Proxima.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Ch2\u003EA Need for Speed\u003C\/h2\u003E\u003Cp\u003EGiven the scale of interstellar distances, it\u2019s inevitable that any alien voyage to Earth would span many years and possibly several centuries. But as the time spent in transit increases, so does the risk of catastrophic accidents or system malfunctions that could jeopardize the mission. So it\u2019s important to avoid an overly lengthy journey by traveling as fast as possible.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003ENo object \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.space.com\/36273-theory-special-relativity.html\u0022\u003Ecan reach or exceed the speed of light\u003C\/a\u003E (roughly 186,000 miles or 300,000 kilometers per second). But well before approaching that threshold, engineering constraints begin to assert themselves. Limited fuel availability and the potential for structural damage will restrict the spacecraft\u2019s peak velocity.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThere is no universally accepted upper limit on interstellar flight speeds, but studies tend to converge \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.researchgate.net\/publication\/362716578_Interstellar_Propulsion_Using_Laser-Driven_Inertial_Confinement_Fusion_Physics\u0022\u003Earound 19,000 miles per second (30,000 km\/s)\u003C\/a\u003E \u2013 10% of the speed of light \u2013 as a realistic cruise velocity. At this speed, a journey of 10 light-years will take approximately 100 years to complete.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Ch2\u003EFueling the Dream\u003C\/h2\u003E\u003Cp\u003EFinding a way to accelerate the ship to its target cruise speed is the central challenge facing any would-be alien explorers.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EInterstellar space is unforgivingly vast, but the emptiness has some advantages. The lack of atmosphere means there is no \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www1.grc.nasa.gov\/beginners-guide-to-aeronautics\/what-is-drag\/\u0022\u003Eaerodynamic drag\u003C\/a\u003E. So when the ship reaches its cruise speed, it can shut down its propulsion system and coast toward the final destination. Unfortunately, the lack of atmosphere also means there is nothing to slow the ship down prior to arrival. So ideally, the propulsion system would be used for both acceleration at the start of the trip and deceleration at the end.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EOne of the more exotic propulsion strategies employs high-powered laser beams to \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/doi.org\/10.2514\/6.1998-3403\u0022\u003Epush the ship through space\u003C\/a\u003E. The beam is projected from a stationary array near the travelers\u2019 home planet and directed toward a thin reflective sail attached to the ship. The beam\u2019s photons \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/theconversation.com\/spacecraft-equipped-with-a-solar-sail-could-deliver-earlier-warnings-of-space-weather-threats-to-earths-technologies-259877\u0022\u003Eexert radiation pressure on the sail\u003C\/a\u003E, propelling the ship forward.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThis approach has a major advantage in that it requires no onboard fuel. But the amount of energy and infrastructure needed to operate the laser would be staggering. Also, beamed propulsion provides no mechanism for deceleration. At best, this method could be deployed as part of a hybrid strategy that uses a separate system for deceleration.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EA more practical approach is to use rocket propulsion. Rockets \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.space.com\/how-rockets-work\u0022\u003Egenerate propulsive force\u003C\/a\u003E, also known as thrust, by expelling high-velocity exhaust in a rearward stream. By reversing the direction of the exhaust, rockets can also be used to slow the ship down.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003ETheir main disadvantage is that rockets must carry their own fuel in addition to carrying the passengers, the habitat and other life-sustaining systems. The extra load necessitates even more fuel. In other words, you need fuel to transport your fuel. The result is a costly snowball effect that can cause the total fuel requirement to balloon to absurd proportions.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003ERocket propulsion can be divided into three broad categories.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EChemical propulsion uses chemical reactions \u2013 \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.grc.nasa.gov\/WWW\/K-12\/airplane\/combst1.html\u0022\u003Etypically combustion\u003C\/a\u003E \u2013 to extract energy from the bonds between atoms. All human space missions thus far have used chemical propulsion. The problem with this method is that it accesses only a tiny fraction of the energy contained within the fuel.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EConsequently, using chemical propulsion on a spacecraft with a cruise velocity of 19,000 miles per second (30,000 km\/s) would require \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.scientificamerican.com\/blog\/life-unbounded\/why-chemical-rockets-and-interstellar-travel-dont-mix\/\u0022\u003Emore fuel than all the mass in the observable universe\u003C\/a\u003E.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/science.howstuffworks.com\/antimatter.htm\u0022\u003EAntimatter propulsion\u003C\/a\u003E is theoretically the most efficient option. When antimatter comes into contact with ordinary matter, the two undergo mutual annihilation and 100% of their combined mass is converted into energy. This makes it possible to achieve the same cruise velocity \u2013 one-tenth the speed of light \u2013 with fuel accounting for less than a quarter of the ship\u2019s total mass. This is science fiction-level fuel efficiency, which makes antimatter an attractive option for interstellar propulsion.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThe downside is that antimatter is extremely unstable and difficult to make. To date, particle physicists have produced \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.niac.usra.edu\/files\/studies\/final_report\/1071Bickford.pdf\u0022\u003Eless than 20 billionths of a gram of antimatter\u003C\/a\u003E. Moreover, these particles had lifespans lasting only fractions of a second and a \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/theconversation.com\/space-rocks-and-asteroid-dust-are-pricey-but-these-arent-the-most-expensive-materials-used-in-science-214614\u0022\u003Eprice tag in the hundreds of millions of dollars\u003C\/a\u003E.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/theconversation.com\/nuclear-fusion-could-one-day-be-a-viable-clean-energy-source-but-big-engineering-challenges-stand-in-the-way-237544\u0022\u003ENuclear fusion\u003C\/a\u003E offers a more viable alternative to antimatter. This approach harvests energy stored inside the nucleus of an atom using the same process that powers the Sun. With current technology, \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/theconversation.com\/nuclear-rockets-could-travel-to-mars-in-half-the-time-but-designing-the-reactors-that-would-power-them-isnt-easy-236463\u0022\u003Efusion engines remain aspirational\u003C\/a\u003E, but they could, in theory, produce \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/general\/the-fusion-driven-rocket-nuclear-propulsion-through-direct-conversion-of-fusion-energy\u0022\u003E10 million times more energy per kilogram\u003C\/a\u003E than chemical rockets.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cfigure class=\u0022align-center zoomable\u0022\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/images.theconversation.com\/files\/335876\/original\/file-20200518-83393-1ygu5b7.jpg?ixlib=rb-4.1.1\u0026amp;q=45\u0026amp;auto=format\u0026amp;w=1000\u0026amp;fit=clip\u0022 aria-label=\u0022Zoomable image\u0022\u003E\u003Cimg alt=\u0022An illustration of a cylindrical spacecraft orbiting Earth\u0022 src=\u0022https:\/\/images.theconversation.com\/files\/335876\/original\/file-20200518-83393-1ygu5b7.jpg?ixlib=rb-4.1.1\u0026amp;q=45\u0026amp;auto=format\u0026amp;w=754\u0026amp;fit=clip\u0022 srcset=\u0022https:\/\/images.theconversation.com\/files\/335876\/original\/file-20200518-83393-1ygu5b7.jpg?ixlib=rb-4.1.1\u0026amp;q=45\u0026amp;auto=format\u0026amp;w=600\u0026amp;h=338\u0026amp;fit=crop\u0026amp;dpr=1 600w, https:\/\/images.theconversation.com\/files\/335876\/original\/file-20200518-83393-1ygu5b7.jpg?ixlib=rb-4.1.1\u0026amp;q=30\u0026amp;auto=format\u0026amp;w=600\u0026amp;h=338\u0026amp;fit=crop\u0026amp;dpr=2 1200w, https:\/\/images.theconversation.com\/files\/335876\/original\/file-20200518-83393-1ygu5b7.jpg?ixlib=rb-4.1.1\u0026amp;q=15\u0026amp;auto=format\u0026amp;w=600\u0026amp;h=338\u0026amp;fit=crop\u0026amp;dpr=3 1800w, https:\/\/images.theconversation.com\/files\/335876\/original\/file-20200518-83393-1ygu5b7.jpg?ixlib=rb-4.1.1\u0026amp;q=45\u0026amp;auto=format\u0026amp;w=754\u0026amp;h=424\u0026amp;fit=crop\u0026amp;dpr=1 754w, https:\/\/images.theconversation.com\/files\/335876\/original\/file-20200518-83393-1ygu5b7.jpg?ixlib=rb-4.1.1\u0026amp;q=30\u0026amp;auto=format\u0026amp;w=754\u0026amp;h=424\u0026amp;fit=crop\u0026amp;dpr=2 1508w, https:\/\/images.theconversation.com\/files\/335876\/original\/file-20200518-83393-1ygu5b7.jpg?ixlib=rb-4.1.1\u0026amp;q=15\u0026amp;auto=format\u0026amp;w=754\u0026amp;h=424\u0026amp;fit=crop\u0026amp;dpr=3 2262w\u0022 sizes=\u0022(min-width: 1466px) 754px, (max-width: 599px) 100vw, (min-width: 600px) 600px, 237px\u0022\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cfigcaption\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022caption\u0022\u003ENASA has been working to develop nuclear propulsion. This artist\u2019s impression shows what a nuclear-powered rocket could look like.\u003C\/span\u003E \u003Ca class=\u0022source\u0022 href=\u0022https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Nuclear_thermal_rocket#\/media\/File:Orion_docked_to_Mars_Transfer_Vehicle.jpg\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022attribution\u0022\u003EJohn Frassanito \u0026amp; Associates\/Wikipedia\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/figcaption\u003E\u003C\/figure\u003E\u003Cp\u003EStill, a fusion-powered ship with a cruise velocity of 19,000 miles per second (30,000 km\/s) \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/i4is.org\/reaching-the-stars-in-a-century-using-fusion-propulsion\/#gsc.tab=0\u0022\u003Ewould require fuel equivalent to 150 times the mass of the ship itself\u003C\/a\u003E.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Ch2\u003EA Delicate Balancing Act\u003C\/h2\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThese numbers assume that our extraterrestrial visitors have figured out how to efficiently convert the energy released by their reactor \u2013 whether nuclear fusion or antimatter \u2013 into thrust.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EJust as importantly, they must be able to create optimized fuel tank structures that are ultra lightweight yet highly secure. Designing the structure of the ship, from the fuel tanks to the hull, would be one of the biggest engineering challenges of the entire mission.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/theconversation.com\/what-is-space-made-of-an-astrophysics-expert-explains-all-the-components-from-radiation-to-dark-matter-found-in-the-vacuum-of-space-235402\u0022\u003EInterstellar space\u003C\/a\u003E contains a sparse smattering of hydrogen atoms and \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1016\/j.actaastro.2017.10.014\u0022\u003Emicroscopic grains of cosmic dust\u003C\/a\u003E. At 19,000 miles per second (30,000 km\/s), dust particles would smash into the ship\u2019s hull with the energy of a .22-caliber bullet. The bombardment of hydrogen atoms would produce a violent cascade of radiation that could erode even the most resilient engineering materials.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003ESurviving the onslaught would require no less than a flying fortress with complex magnetic shielding. This would increase the total mass of the ship, which further drives up the demand for fuel.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThis example is just one of the hundreds of delicate design trade-offs that would plague any interstellar vessel. Each individual design requirement acts as a filter, reducing the number of feasible solutions.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EFinding a single system that simultaneously satisfies all the requirements is analogous to shopping for a car online. With each new filter you apply \u2013 four-wheel drive, black exterior, less than 10,000 miles on the odometer \u2013 the number of available options dwindles.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EWhen design requirements are in tension with one another \u2013 for example, requiring a structure that is lightweight but also supremely durable \u2013 the number of feasible solutions can drop to zero.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003ENo single law of physics prohibits an interstellar voyage to Earth. But the combined effects of hundreds of extreme, often conflicting engineering requirements may render it physically infeasible.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EIt\u2019s also possible that alien civilizations have discovered novel technologies that outperform anything currently known to humans. But like the examples discussed here, any such technology will inevitably encounter its own engineering hurdles.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Ch2\u003EThe Trillion-Dollar Question\u003C\/h2\u003E\u003Cp\u003EUltimately, engineering challenges are just some of the many barriers to interstellar travel. Any prospective alien visitors must also have sufficient cognitive ability, technological maturity, physical resources, collective desire and proximity to Earth.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThat said, if the stars were to align and an alien vessel made it to Earth intact, it would trigger a torrent of burning questions: Where are they from? What do they want? What are they made of?\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EBut the question that would go furthest in shedding light on the deeper mysteries of the universe is, \u201cHow on Earth did they get here?\u201d\u003C!-- Below is The Conversation\u0027s page counter tag. Please DO NOT REMOVE. --\u003E\u003Cimg style=\u0022border-color:!important;border-style:none;box-shadow:none !important;margin:0 !important;max-height:1px !important;max-width:1px !important;min-height:1px !important;min-width:1px !important;opacity:0 !important;outline:none !important;padding:0 !important;\u0022 src=\u0022https:\/\/counter.theconversation.com\/content\/280657\/count.gif?distributor=republish-lightbox-basic\u0022 alt=\u0022The Conversation\u0022 width=\u00221\u0022 height=\u00221\u0022 referrerpolicy=\u0022no-referrer-when-downgrade\u0022\u003E\u003C!-- End of code. If you don\u0027t see any code above, please get new code from the Advanced tab after you click the republish button. 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Read the \u003C\/em\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/theconversation.com\/could-aliens-ever-visit-earth-an-aerospace-scientist-unpacks-the-challenges-of-interstellar-spaceflight-280657\u0022\u003E\u003Cem\u003Eoriginal article\u003C\/em\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cem\u003E.\u003C\/em\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E","summary":"","format":"full_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003ETo assess the plausibility of alien visitors, it\u2019s necessary to understand the obstacles that an extraterrestrial vessel would need to overcome to reach Earth.\u003C\/p\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"To assess the plausibility of alien visitors, it\u2019s necessary to understand the obstacles that an extraterrestrial vessel would need to overcome to reach Earth."}],"uid":"27469","created_gmt":"2026-09-03 12:37:47","changed_gmt":"2026-09-03 12:41:30","author":"Kristen Bailey","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","location":"Atlanta, GA","dateline":{"date":"2026-05-26T00:00:00-04:00","iso_date":"2026-05-26T00:00:00-04:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"hg_media":{"681054":{"id":"681054","type":"image","title":"The universe is vast and teeming with stars \u2013 but if intelligent life exists, it may not be able to visit Earth. ","body":"\u003Cp\u003EThe universe is vast and teeming with stars \u2013 but if intelligent life exists, it may not be able to visit Earth. \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/nasawebbtelescope\/55065929901\u0022\u003ENASA, ESA, CSA, STScI, Rohan Naidu (MIT); Image Processing: Joseph DePasquale (STScI)\u003C\/a\u003E, \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/creativecommons.org\/licenses\/by\/4.0\/\u0022\u003ECC BY\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E","created":"1788439142","gmt_created":"2026-09-03 12:39:02","changed":"1788439142","gmt_changed":"2026-09-03 12:39:02","alt":"The universe is vast and teeming with stars \u2013 but if intelligent life exists, it may not be able to visit Earth. 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And I don\u2019t mean a couple of feet in front of you, at the car merging into your lane without a blinker. I mean really paid attention to the route you take.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/figure\u003E\u003Cp\u003EDid you see the landmarks in the distance that make up the city skyline? Did you drive right past the grocery store you promised to stop by at the corner of this Peachtree Street or that Peachtree Street, a struggle \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/atlanta.com\/articles\/peachtree\/how-many-peachtree-streets-in-atlanta\u0022\u003EAtlanta locals know well\u003C\/a\u003E?\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cOops! Force of habit,\u201d you might say to yourself as you miss your turn and begin to think about when and where you can turn around.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003ERelying on familiarity can either facilitate or impede daily navigation. As a \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/scholar.google.com\/citations?user=RxSk0-sAAAAJ\u0026amp;hl=en\u0022\u003Eresearcher studying memory and navigation\u003C\/a\u003E, I aim to understand how the brain supports spatial navigation and what happens if the cognitive mechanisms for choosing the best route home begin to decline, such as during stress or with aging.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EHumans are \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.ebsco.com\/research-starters\/psychology\/habit-psychology\u0022\u003Ecreatures of habit\u003C\/a\u003E \u2013 at least that\u2019s what people tell themselves when wary of trying something new. But what if a new route is faster or safer than the one you usually take? Would you try it?\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EResearch from my team suggests that people \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1016\/j.neuroimage.2026.121736\u0022\u003Ebalance between exploration and habit\u003C\/a\u003E \u2013 that is, trying something new or sticking with the familiar \u2013 when deciding what route to take. Which navigation strategy someone chooses depends not only on their spatial abilities but on their network of brain regions that support navigation.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cfigure class=\u0022align-center zoomable\u0022\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/images.theconversation.com\/files\/734321\/original\/file-20260506-57-milo30.jpg?ixlib=rb-4.1.1\u0026amp;q=45\u0026amp;auto=format\u0026amp;w=1000\u0026amp;fit=clip\u0022 aria-label=\u0022Zoomable image\u0022\u003E\u003Cimg alt=\u0022Close-up of side view mirror reflecting city skyline and other cars on the road\u0022 src=\u0022https:\/\/images.theconversation.com\/files\/734321\/original\/file-20260506-57-milo30.jpg?ixlib=rb-4.1.1\u0026amp;q=45\u0026amp;auto=format\u0026amp;w=754\u0026amp;fit=clip\u0022 srcset=\u0022https:\/\/images.theconversation.com\/files\/734321\/original\/file-20260506-57-milo30.jpg?ixlib=rb-4.1.1\u0026amp;q=45\u0026amp;auto=format\u0026amp;w=600\u0026amp;h=400\u0026amp;fit=crop\u0026amp;dpr=1 600w, https:\/\/images.theconversation.com\/files\/734321\/original\/file-20260506-57-milo30.jpg?ixlib=rb-4.1.1\u0026amp;q=30\u0026amp;auto=format\u0026amp;w=600\u0026amp;h=400\u0026amp;fit=crop\u0026amp;dpr=2 1200w, https:\/\/images.theconversation.com\/files\/734321\/original\/file-20260506-57-milo30.jpg?ixlib=rb-4.1.1\u0026amp;q=15\u0026amp;auto=format\u0026amp;w=600\u0026amp;h=400\u0026amp;fit=crop\u0026amp;dpr=3 1800w, https:\/\/images.theconversation.com\/files\/734321\/original\/file-20260506-57-milo30.jpg?ixlib=rb-4.1.1\u0026amp;q=45\u0026amp;auto=format\u0026amp;w=754\u0026amp;h=503\u0026amp;fit=crop\u0026amp;dpr=1 754w, https:\/\/images.theconversation.com\/files\/734321\/original\/file-20260506-57-milo30.jpg?ixlib=rb-4.1.1\u0026amp;q=30\u0026amp;auto=format\u0026amp;w=754\u0026amp;h=503\u0026amp;fit=crop\u0026amp;dpr=2 1508w, https:\/\/images.theconversation.com\/files\/734321\/original\/file-20260506-57-milo30.jpg?ixlib=rb-4.1.1\u0026amp;q=15\u0026amp;auto=format\u0026amp;w=754\u0026amp;h=503\u0026amp;fit=crop\u0026amp;dpr=3 2262w\u0022 sizes=\u0022(min-width: 1466px) 754px, (max-width: 599px) 100vw, (min-width: 600px) 600px, 237px\u0022\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cfigcaption\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022caption\u0022\u003EWhen was the last time you paid attention to the scenery of your usual commute?\u003C\/span\u003E \u003Ca class=\u0022source\u0022 href=\u0022https:\/\/www.gettyimages.com\/detail\/photo\/view-of-a-traffic-jam-from-the-cars-wing-mirror-royalty-free-image\/1497102645\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022attribution\u0022\u003EBoonchai Wedmakawand\/Moment via Getty Images\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/figcaption\u003E\u003C\/figure\u003E\u003Ch2\u003EA Spatial Blueprint\u003C\/h2\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/theconversation.com\/kids-set-free-to-roam-on-their-own-feel-more-confident-navigating-in-adulthood-163972\u0022\u003ESpatial navigation\u003C\/a\u003E refers to the cognitive ability that helps you travel from one location to another. It may sound simple, but it requires using cognitive functions such as memory, attention, decision-making and assessing potential rewards \u2013 never mind the ability to simply perceive the environment itself.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003ESpatial navigation uses \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1126\/science.7414331\u0022\u003Ememories of things you consciously experienced\u003C\/a\u003E. Two types of memory relevant to navigation are what scientists call episodic and semantic.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EFor example, you might retrieve an \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1146\/annurev.psych.53.100901.135114\u0022\u003Eepisodic memory\u003C\/a\u003E about a specific event: remembering a detour you took a week ago to drop a package off at the post office, including the traffic and weather that day.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EYou might also retrieve a \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1146\/annurev.psych.53.100901.135114\u0022\u003Esemantic memory\u003C\/a\u003E that\u2019s more factual and knowledge-based: remembering how many blocks away the post office is from the park and the turns you need to make to get there.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003ETogether, these kinds of memory inform your \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1007\/978-3-540-29678-2_5549\u0022\u003Espatial memory\u003C\/a\u003E, which allows you to retrieve location information. This could be where buildings are in relation to each other or where objects are situated in your house. Spatial memories help form your \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.ebsco.com\/research-starters\/psychology\/cognitive-maps\u0022\u003Ecognitive map\u003C\/a\u003E, which is essential for getting around in the world.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EOften, these \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1016\/j.neuroimage.2026.121736\u0022\u003Edifferent ways of remembering interact\u003C\/a\u003E, and you can use one type of memory to inform the other. For example, you\u2019ve become accustomed to your commute to work and know it\u2019s relatively short (semantic memory), but over the past three days you\u2019ve been arriving late due to heavy traffic (episodic memory), so you choose to take a different route next time.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EResearch from my team has found that \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1016\/j.neuroimage.2026.121736\u0022\u003Edisagreements in your brain over possible routes\u003C\/a\u003E can happen. Different types of memory can come up with different solutions for what route you can take, and this conflict is a big factor in how hard your brain needs to work when navigating an environment.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Ch2\u003EResponding to New and Familiar Memories\u003C\/h2\u003E\u003Cp\u003EHabits stem from what researchers call \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1006\/nlme.1996.0007\u0022\u003Estimulus-response memories\u003C\/a\u003E. These include the knee-jerk reaction you might have to familiar landmarks \u2013 when you perceive these places, your brain signals you to make a turn along your commute without needing to consciously think about it.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EHabits are rigid, but they can also be beneficial: By taking care of the navigation for you, habit frees up your brain to have a conversation with someone or plan what to make for dinner when you get home.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EWhen navigating less familiar routes or environments, where habit doesn\u2019t kick in automatically, you rely on brain regions \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1016\/S0896-6273(02)00830-9\u0022\u003Esuch as the hippocampus\u003C\/a\u003E to call on detailed memories from recent experiences to help guide the way.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cfigure class=\u0022align-center zoomable\u0022\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/images.theconversation.com\/files\/734324\/original\/file-20260506-57-evhixb.jpg?ixlib=rb-4.1.1\u0026amp;q=45\u0026amp;auto=format\u0026amp;w=1000\u0026amp;fit=clip\u0022 aria-label=\u0022Zoomable image\u0022\u003E\u003Cimg alt=\u0022Aerial view of a busy intersection in a city, crowds of people milling about and buildings lit with animated billboards\u0022 src=\u0022https:\/\/images.theconversation.com\/files\/734324\/original\/file-20260506-57-evhixb.jpg?ixlib=rb-4.1.1\u0026amp;q=45\u0026amp;auto=format\u0026amp;w=754\u0026amp;fit=clip\u0022 srcset=\u0022https:\/\/images.theconversation.com\/files\/734324\/original\/file-20260506-57-evhixb.jpg?ixlib=rb-4.1.1\u0026amp;q=45\u0026amp;auto=format\u0026amp;w=600\u0026amp;h=400\u0026amp;fit=crop\u0026amp;dpr=1 600w, https:\/\/images.theconversation.com\/files\/734324\/original\/file-20260506-57-evhixb.jpg?ixlib=rb-4.1.1\u0026amp;q=30\u0026amp;auto=format\u0026amp;w=600\u0026amp;h=400\u0026amp;fit=crop\u0026amp;dpr=2 1200w, https:\/\/images.theconversation.com\/files\/734324\/original\/file-20260506-57-evhixb.jpg?ixlib=rb-4.1.1\u0026amp;q=15\u0026amp;auto=format\u0026amp;w=600\u0026amp;h=400\u0026amp;fit=crop\u0026amp;dpr=3 1800w, https:\/\/images.theconversation.com\/files\/734324\/original\/file-20260506-57-evhixb.jpg?ixlib=rb-4.1.1\u0026amp;q=45\u0026amp;auto=format\u0026amp;w=754\u0026amp;h=503\u0026amp;fit=crop\u0026amp;dpr=1 754w, https:\/\/images.theconversation.com\/files\/734324\/original\/file-20260506-57-evhixb.jpg?ixlib=rb-4.1.1\u0026amp;q=30\u0026amp;auto=format\u0026amp;w=754\u0026amp;h=503\u0026amp;fit=crop\u0026amp;dpr=2 1508w, https:\/\/images.theconversation.com\/files\/734324\/original\/file-20260506-57-evhixb.jpg?ixlib=rb-4.1.1\u0026amp;q=15\u0026amp;auto=format\u0026amp;w=754\u0026amp;h=503\u0026amp;fit=crop\u0026amp;dpr=3 2262w\u0022 sizes=\u0022(min-width: 1466px) 754px, (max-width: 599px) 100vw, (min-width: 600px) 600px, 237px\u0022\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cfigcaption\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022caption\u0022\u003EWhen visiting a new city, you might rely on your existing mental map of urban environments.\u003C\/span\u003E \u003Ca class=\u0022source\u0022 href=\u0022https:\/\/www.gettyimages.com\/detail\/photo\/shibuya-pedestrians-cross-a-busy-tokyo-intersection-royalty-free-image\/2203191177\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022attribution\u0022\u003EFrancesco Riccardo Iacomino\/Moment via Getty Images\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/figcaption\u003E\u003C\/figure\u003E\u003Cp\u003EBut let\u2019s say you\u2019re shopping at a new grocery store where most things are where you expect them to be, even though you\u2019ve never been in this particular store before. What happens when your brain experiences both something new and something familiar about an environment?\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EResearchers have shown that when something about an environment is familiar and aligns with your prior experiences, the \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1073\/pnas.1005238108\u0022\u003Eprefrontal regions of your brain\u003C\/a\u003E \u2013 those responsible for \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/my.clevelandclinic.org\/health\/articles\/executive-function\u0022\u003Eexecutive functions\u003C\/a\u003E such as decision-making \u2013 become more active. They can bypass or even inhibit your hippocampus\u2019s ability to form new memories about specific events.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EIn other words, your brain can weave information about a new experience into your database of existing knowledge, rather than storing it as completely new information with little relation to the past. This process may help \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1073\/pnas.1005238108\u0022\u003Efast-track your understanding\u003C\/a\u003E about new experiences.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Ch2\u003EUpdating Cognitive Maps\u003C\/h2\u003E\u003Cp\u003EResearchers know that cognitive maps of the environment depend on the hippocampus and its database of memories about specific events. However, I and other researchers argue these maps can also \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1111\/tops.12576\u0022\u003Efunction as a schema\u003C\/a\u003E \u2013 a \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/theconversation.com\/your-brain-thinks-but-how-153951\u0022\u003Ecollection of memories\u003C\/a\u003E made up of associations between environmental details. You can add new information to these collections and use it to infer new relationships.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003ESay a new pedestrian bridge is built between the park and the post office. Your brain can more easily weave this new route information into your existing memories compared with learning a new environment from scratch. Similarly, if you just moved to a new town and know very little about the spatial layout, you might rely on your past experiences of towns to infer where something is.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cfigure\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ciframe width=\u0022440\u0022 height=\u0022260\u0022 src=\u0022https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/xoAUMmZ0pzc?wmode=transparent\u0026amp;start=0\u0022 frameborder=\u00220\u0022 allowfullscreen=\u0022\u0022\u003E\u003C\/iframe\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cfigcaption\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022caption\u0022\u003ESchemas help you interpret and incorporate new information more quickly.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/figcaption\u003E\u003C\/figure\u003E\u003Cp\u003EUsing neuroimaging techniques as well as virtual reality programs designed to test a participant\u2019s ability to navigate different routes, my team found that there is likely an \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1016\/j.neuroimage.2026.121736\u0022\u003Einterdependent relationship\u003C\/a\u003E between the brain areas that store memories of specific events and areas that store related information across memories when planning to navigate less familiar places.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003ENew routes are more difficult to follow when they differ from your prior experiences. Thus, a stronger schema helps integrate your knowledge of the spatial relationships between locations and landmarks (such as the distance between the post office and the park) with more general knowledge (such as prior route difficulty). This all informs how you choose to navigate.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Ch2\u003ENavigating Daily Life\u003C\/h2\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThese memory principles help explain why inconsistencies with your previous experiences can make it so difficult to navigate many aspects of daily life.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EImagine you woke up tomorrow and the GPS on your smartphone was no longer available. How will you plan your route to get to your destination?\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EYou might be used to navigating north from your home to the grocery store \u2013 but have you ever tried to navigate to that grocery story from a different location? It\u2019s much harder!\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EFactors \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1016\/j.cub.2020.03.006\u0022\u003Esuch as stress\u003C\/a\u003E, \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1016\/j.neuron.2017.06.037\u0022\u003Eaging and general cognitive decline\u003C\/a\u003E can affect brain function and human behavior. Imagine how much harder that new route to the grocery store is for an older adult.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003ERelating new information to your prior experiences may help strengthen your schema and make navigation easier. And understanding what processes the brain needs to go through to solve these navigation problems can help you understand why getting around can be challenging.\u003C!-- Below is The Conversation\u0027s page counter tag. 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Read the \u003C\/em\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/theconversation.com\/how-does-your-brain-decide-between-the-road-not-taken-or-the-same-old-route-resolving-conflicting-memories-is-key-to-navigation-279435\u0022\u003E\u003Cem\u003Eoriginal article\u003C\/em\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cem\u003E.\u003C\/em\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E","summary":"","format":"full_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EResearch suggests that people balance between exploration and habit \u2013 that is, trying something new or sticking with the familiar \u2013 when deciding what route to take.\u003C\/p\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"Research suggests that people balance between exploration and habit \u2013 that is, trying something new or sticking with the familiar \u2013 when deciding what route to take."}],"uid":"27469","created_gmt":"2026-09-03 12:32:37","changed_gmt":"2026-09-03 12:37:42","author":"Kristen Bailey","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","location":"Atlanta, GA","dateline":{"date":"2026-05-11T00:00:00-04:00","iso_date":"2026-05-11T00:00:00-04:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"hg_media":{"681052":{"id":"681052","type":"image","title":"Which route should you take? 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Petit Institute for Bioengineering and Bioscience\u003C\/a\u003E, has uncovered an unexpected feature of human DNA linked to gene activity and the physical organization of DNA. The findings, \u003Ca rel=\u0022noreferrer noopener\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022 href=\u0022https:\/\/www.cell.com\/cell\/fulltext\/S0092-8674(26)00922-0\u0022\u003Epublished in \u003Cem\u003ECell\u003C\/em\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E, could change how scientists think about DNA organization, transcription, and genome function.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cp\u003EDNA and RNA are usually separate molecules inside cells, each with a different job. But small RNA building blocks, called ribonucleotides, sometimes become embedded in DNA during normal cellular activities. Scientists knew these RNA building blocks existed, but until now they did not know where they were located across the human genome or whether they served a purpose.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cp\u003EStorici\u0027s team, working with collaborators at multiple institutions, created their detailed map of these RNA building blocks throughout human DNA. The researchers found that they are not randomly scattered. Instead, they are distributed in distinct patterns across the genome. The researchers call this genome-wide landscape of DNA-embedded ribonucleotides the human nuclear \u201cribome.\u201d\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cRibonucleotides embedded in DNA have traditionally been viewed mainly as mistakes that need to be removed,\u201d Storici said. \u201cOur findings suggest a different perspective: they can influence the physical properties of DNA and may have biological functions that we are only beginning to understand.\u201d\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThe team discovered that these embedded RNA building blocks are especially common near the starting points of active genes, where cells begin reading genetic instructions to make RNA. Their abundance also increases with gene activity. These regions experience physical stress as DNA is repeatedly accessed and used. The researchers found evidence that the embedded RNA building blocks influence how tightly the DNA twists and coils in these areas. This DNA twisting, known as supercoiling, is closely associated with transcription.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThe findings suggest that these RNA building blocks are more than accidental leftovers from normal cellular processes. Instead, they can modulate DNA supercoiling, revealing a previously unrecognized connection between embedded ribonucleotides, DNA topology, and transcription.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cOne of the most exciting findings is that processing ribonucleotides embedded in DNA can change DNA supercoiling,\u201d Storici said. \u201cThis provides a new connection between the chemical composition of DNA, its physical organization, and transcription.\u201d\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThe work also may help scientists better understand diseases linked to problems removing embedded RNA from DNA, including rare autoimmune disorders. More broadly, the discovery could open a new area of investigation into the roles of embedded ribonucleotides in human genome biology.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cp\u003EBy providing the first comprehensive map of these RNA marks in human nuclear DNA, the study shows that what once appeared to be simple molecular mistakes may actually contribute to how the genome is organized and functions. The discovery opens new opportunities to explore how embedded ribonucleotides influence DNA topology, transcription, and genome maintenance.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E______\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cem\u003EStorici\u0027s team included: Deepali Kundnani (alumnus), Yeunsoo Lee (Ph.D. student), Tyler Warner (Ph.D. student), and Ryan Eckerty (undergraduate student). Nata\u0161a Jonoska, a mathematician at the University of South Florida, also contributed. Additional collaborators across multiple institutions contributed expertise, resources, and scientific insights that greatly expanded the scope and comprehensiveness of the study.\u003C\/em\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E","summary":"","format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cdiv\u003EResearchers led by Francesca Storici, a professor in the School of Biological Sciences and faculty member of the Parker H. Petit Institute for Bioengineering and Bioscience, created the first comprehensive map of ribonucleotides embedded in human nuclear DNA. Published in \u003Cem\u003ECell\u003C\/em\u003E, the study found that these RNA building blocks cluster near active genes and are associated with DNA supercoiling, a physical property linked to transcription. The findings suggest that embedded ribonucleotides are not simply molecular errors but may help shape genome organization and function, opening new avenues for research into gene regulation and diseases associated with defects in ribonucleotide removal.\u003C\/div\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"A new study led by Francesca Storici reveals that RNA building blocks embedded in human DNA are organized in distinct patterns and may play an important role in regulating DNA structure and gene activity."}],"uid":"36479","created_gmt":"2026-08-28 17:05:02","changed_gmt":"2026-09-03 12:34:50","author":"abowman41","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","location":"Atlanta, GA","dateline":{"date":"2026-08-28T00:00:00-04:00","iso_date":"2026-08-28T00:00:00-04:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"hg_media":{"681002":{"id":"681002","type":"image","title":"_0000_storici-ribonucleotides.jpg","body":"\u003Cdiv\u003EScientific rendering of multiple DNA double helices with several embedded ribonucleotides highlighted in red along the strands.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/div\u003E","created":"1787936801","gmt_created":"2026-08-28 17:06:41","changed":"1787936801","gmt_changed":"2026-08-28 17:06:41","alt":"Scientific rendering of multiple DNA double helices with several embedded ribonucleotides highlighted in red along the strands. 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Others move slowly over time.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EFor years, the leading explanation for slow-moving faults has been that high-pressure fluids along the fault lubricate it, allowing the slabs to slide steadily rather than building up stress until that stress is eventually released in a large, destructive earthquake.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EBut in a new \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1038\/s41467-026-71176-7\u0022\u003Estudy of the Shumagin Gap\u003C\/a\u003E, a quiet section of the Alaska-Aleutian subduction zone \u2013 the area where one tectonic plate dives below another \u2013 my colleagues and I found that the fault does not contain enough fluid to explain why it slides slowly. Scientists may need to rethink this assumption about subduction zones around the world.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EPinning down why faults creep matters for how scientists build models of the world\u2019s most powerful earthquake zones to assess long-term earthquake and \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.tsunami.gov\/\u0022\u003Etsunami hazards\u003C\/a\u003E, from Alaska to Japan to the Pacific Northwest. Knowing how earthquakes are likely to behave is essential for helping communities decide where and how to build homes and other infrastructure so they can withstand an earthquake and tsunami.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cfigure class=\u0022align-center zoomable\u0022\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/images.theconversation.com\/files\/732887\/original\/file-20260428-69-aoaxg4.png?ixlib=rb-4.1.1\u0026amp;q=45\u0026amp;auto=format\u0026amp;w=1000\u0026amp;fit=clip\u0022 aria-label=\u0022Zoomable image\u0022\u003E\u003Cimg alt=\u0022A topographic map shows the Shumagin gap between two spots where major earthquakes occurred recently.\u0022 src=\u0022https:\/\/images.theconversation.com\/files\/732887\/original\/file-20260428-69-aoaxg4.png?ixlib=rb-4.1.1\u0026amp;q=45\u0026amp;auto=format\u0026amp;w=754\u0026amp;fit=clip\u0022 srcset=\u0022https:\/\/images.theconversation.com\/files\/732887\/original\/file-20260428-69-aoaxg4.png?ixlib=rb-4.1.1\u0026amp;q=45\u0026amp;auto=format\u0026amp;w=600\u0026amp;h=467\u0026amp;fit=crop\u0026amp;dpr=1 600w, https:\/\/images.theconversation.com\/files\/732887\/original\/file-20260428-69-aoaxg4.png?ixlib=rb-4.1.1\u0026amp;q=30\u0026amp;auto=format\u0026amp;w=600\u0026amp;h=467\u0026amp;fit=crop\u0026amp;dpr=2 1200w, https:\/\/images.theconversation.com\/files\/732887\/original\/file-20260428-69-aoaxg4.png?ixlib=rb-4.1.1\u0026amp;q=15\u0026amp;auto=format\u0026amp;w=600\u0026amp;h=467\u0026amp;fit=crop\u0026amp;dpr=3 1800w, https:\/\/images.theconversation.com\/files\/732887\/original\/file-20260428-69-aoaxg4.png?ixlib=rb-4.1.1\u0026amp;q=45\u0026amp;auto=format\u0026amp;w=754\u0026amp;h=586\u0026amp;fit=crop\u0026amp;dpr=1 754w, https:\/\/images.theconversation.com\/files\/732887\/original\/file-20260428-69-aoaxg4.png?ixlib=rb-4.1.1\u0026amp;q=30\u0026amp;auto=format\u0026amp;w=754\u0026amp;h=586\u0026amp;fit=crop\u0026amp;dpr=2 1508w, https:\/\/images.theconversation.com\/files\/732887\/original\/file-20260428-69-aoaxg4.png?ixlib=rb-4.1.1\u0026amp;q=15\u0026amp;auto=format\u0026amp;w=754\u0026amp;h=586\u0026amp;fit=crop\u0026amp;dpr=3 2262w\u0022 sizes=\u0022(min-width: 1466px) 754px, (max-width: 599px) 100vw, (min-width: 600px) 600px, 237px\u0022\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cfigcaption\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022caption\u0022\u003EA topographic map of the Alaska-Aleutian subduction zone highlights the Shumagin Gap. The magnitude 7.8 earthquake in 2020 occurred at its inland edge, and a magnitude 8.2 earthquakes in 2021 struck nearby. Other large earthquakes are shown from 1938, 1946 and 1964.\u003C\/span\u003E \u003Ca class=\u0022source\u0022 href=\u0022https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1038\/s41467-026-71176-7\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022attribution\u0022\u003EYinchu Li, et al., 2026\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/figcaption\u003E\u003C\/figure\u003E\u003Ch2\u003EHow Earthquakes Happen Along Faults\u003C\/h2\u003E\u003Cp\u003EAn \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.usgs.gov\/faqs\/what-a-fault-and-what-are-different-types\u0022\u003Eearthquake fault\u003C\/a\u003E is a break in Earth\u2019s outer rock layer where two blocks of rock slide past each other. The way they slide determines what kind of shaking, if any, reaches the surface.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.usgs.gov\/media\/images\/lockedfaultgif\u0022\u003ESome faults are \u201clocked\u003C\/a\u003E.\u201d They do not budge until stress builds to a breaking point, then they release it all at once in a sudden rupture. This is what happens during most damaging earthquakes. \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.usgs.gov\/programs\/earthquake-hazards\/creep-evidence-active-faulting\u0022\u003EOther faults \u201ccreep\u003C\/a\u003E.\u201d They glide past each other steadily, releasing stress gradually.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThe biggest and most destructive earthquakes on Earth happen along \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.usgs.gov\/special-topics\/subduction-zone-science\u0022\u003Esubduction zones\u003C\/a\u003E, where one tectonic plate dives beneath another. The \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/oceanexplorer.noaa.gov\/expedition-feature\/okeanos-seascape-alaska-ex2304-features-geology\/\u0022\u003EAlaska-Aleutian margin\u003C\/a\u003E, the \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1126\/science.ady0234\u0022\u003EJapan Trench\u003C\/a\u003E, the \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1016\/j.epsl.2020.116195\u0022\u003Esubduction zone off Chile\u003C\/a\u003E and the \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/pnsn.org\/education\/pnw-earthquakes\/sources\/cascadia\u0022\u003EPacific Northwest\u2019s Cascadia zone\u003C\/a\u003E are all examples. When a locked patch of a subduction fault suddenly slips, the seafloor can jolt upward and a tsunami can follow.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Ch2\u003EA Quiet Fault Challenges a Common Assumption\u003C\/h2\u003E\u003Cp\u003EDeep underground, fault behavior is hard to see directly, especially offshore where faults often sit beneath kilometers of seawater and sediment.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EScientists rely on measurements from GPS stations, \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.bgs.ac.uk\/discovering-geology\/earth-hazards\/earthquakes\/how-are-earthquakes-detected\/\u0022\u003Eseismometers\u003C\/a\u003E and seafloor sensors, and then build computer models of what must be happening below. For decades, the leading explanation for creeping faults has been that high-pressure fluids along the fault reduce friction, the way a film of water causes tires to hydroplane.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cfigure class=\u0022align-center zoomable\u0022\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/images.theconversation.com\/files\/732890\/original\/file-20260428-71-poavyn.png?ixlib=rb-4.1.1\u0026amp;q=45\u0026amp;auto=format\u0026amp;w=1000\u0026amp;fit=clip\u0022 aria-label=\u0022Zoomable image\u0022\u003E\u003Cimg alt=\u0022A cross section of a subducting slab and an explanation of how fluid might be involved.\u0022 src=\u0022https:\/\/images.theconversation.com\/files\/732890\/original\/file-20260428-71-poavyn.png?ixlib=rb-4.1.1\u0026amp;q=45\u0026amp;auto=format\u0026amp;w=754\u0026amp;fit=clip\u0022 srcset=\u0022https:\/\/images.theconversation.com\/files\/732890\/original\/file-20260428-71-poavyn.png?ixlib=rb-4.1.1\u0026amp;q=45\u0026amp;auto=format\u0026amp;w=600\u0026amp;h=311\u0026amp;fit=crop\u0026amp;dpr=1 600w, https:\/\/images.theconversation.com\/files\/732890\/original\/file-20260428-71-poavyn.png?ixlib=rb-4.1.1\u0026amp;q=30\u0026amp;auto=format\u0026amp;w=600\u0026amp;h=311\u0026amp;fit=crop\u0026amp;dpr=2 1200w, https:\/\/images.theconversation.com\/files\/732890\/original\/file-20260428-71-poavyn.png?ixlib=rb-4.1.1\u0026amp;q=15\u0026amp;auto=format\u0026amp;w=600\u0026amp;h=311\u0026amp;fit=crop\u0026amp;dpr=3 1800w, https:\/\/images.theconversation.com\/files\/732890\/original\/file-20260428-71-poavyn.png?ixlib=rb-4.1.1\u0026amp;q=45\u0026amp;auto=format\u0026amp;w=754\u0026amp;h=391\u0026amp;fit=crop\u0026amp;dpr=1 754w, https:\/\/images.theconversation.com\/files\/732890\/original\/file-20260428-71-poavyn.png?ixlib=rb-4.1.1\u0026amp;q=30\u0026amp;auto=format\u0026amp;w=754\u0026amp;h=391\u0026amp;fit=crop\u0026amp;dpr=2 1508w, https:\/\/images.theconversation.com\/files\/732890\/original\/file-20260428-71-poavyn.png?ixlib=rb-4.1.1\u0026amp;q=15\u0026amp;auto=format\u0026amp;w=754\u0026amp;h=391\u0026amp;fit=crop\u0026amp;dpr=3 2262w\u0022 sizes=\u0022(min-width: 1466px) 754px, (max-width: 599px) 100vw, (min-width: 600px) 600px, 237px\u0022\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cfigcaption\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022caption\u0022\u003EScientists often describe subduction faults as either locked or creeping. Locked patches, top right, stick as stress builds, then rupture suddenly in earthquakes. Creeping patches slide more gradually. One common explanation has been that high-pressure fluids help keep them weak and slippery, lower right. But new research questions that fluid-based explanation. At the Shumagin Gap, we found too little fluid pressure for fluid alone to explain the slow, consistent slide.\u003C\/span\u003E \u003Ca class=\u0022source\u0022 href=\u0022https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1038\/s41467-026-71176-7\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022attribution\u0022\u003EYinchu Li, et al., 2026\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/figcaption\u003E\u003C\/figure\u003E\u003Cp\u003ETesting that idea requires seeing the fluids, and that\u2019s where our team came in.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EWe use \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/marineemlab.ucsd.edu\/resources\/concepts\/CSEM_MT.html\u0022\u003Emarine electromagnetic imaging\u003C\/a\u003E, a method that maps how easily underground materials conduct electricity. A ship tows an instrument close to the seafloor, sending electromagnetic signals into the rocks below, while other instruments on the seabed record the response. Different materials beneath the seafloor conduct electricity differently, and that shows up in the measurements. Because salty water conducts electricity very well, the method is especially good at mapping where fluids are and where they aren\u2019t.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cfigure class=\u0022align-center zoomable\u0022\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/images.theconversation.com\/files\/732292\/original\/file-20260426-57-b5kyhu.jpg?ixlib=rb-4.1.1\u0026amp;q=45\u0026amp;auto=format\u0026amp;w=1000\u0026amp;fit=clip\u0022 aria-label=\u0022Zoomable image\u0022\u003E\u003Cimg alt=\u0022People aboard a ship lower a large instrument into the water.\u0022 src=\u0022https:\/\/images.theconversation.com\/files\/732292\/original\/file-20260426-57-b5kyhu.jpg?ixlib=rb-4.1.1\u0026amp;q=45\u0026amp;auto=format\u0026amp;w=754\u0026amp;fit=clip\u0022 srcset=\u0022https:\/\/images.theconversation.com\/files\/732292\/original\/file-20260426-57-b5kyhu.jpg?ixlib=rb-4.1.1\u0026amp;q=45\u0026amp;auto=format\u0026amp;w=600\u0026amp;h=338\u0026amp;fit=crop\u0026amp;dpr=1 600w, https:\/\/images.theconversation.com\/files\/732292\/original\/file-20260426-57-b5kyhu.jpg?ixlib=rb-4.1.1\u0026amp;q=30\u0026amp;auto=format\u0026amp;w=600\u0026amp;h=338\u0026amp;fit=crop\u0026amp;dpr=2 1200w, https:\/\/images.theconversation.com\/files\/732292\/original\/file-20260426-57-b5kyhu.jpg?ixlib=rb-4.1.1\u0026amp;q=15\u0026amp;auto=format\u0026amp;w=600\u0026amp;h=338\u0026amp;fit=crop\u0026amp;dpr=3 1800w, https:\/\/images.theconversation.com\/files\/732292\/original\/file-20260426-57-b5kyhu.jpg?ixlib=rb-4.1.1\u0026amp;q=45\u0026amp;auto=format\u0026amp;w=754\u0026amp;h=424\u0026amp;fit=crop\u0026amp;dpr=1 754w, https:\/\/images.theconversation.com\/files\/732292\/original\/file-20260426-57-b5kyhu.jpg?ixlib=rb-4.1.1\u0026amp;q=30\u0026amp;auto=format\u0026amp;w=754\u0026amp;h=424\u0026amp;fit=crop\u0026amp;dpr=2 1508w, https:\/\/images.theconversation.com\/files\/732292\/original\/file-20260426-57-b5kyhu.jpg?ixlib=rb-4.1.1\u0026amp;q=15\u0026amp;auto=format\u0026amp;w=754\u0026amp;h=424\u0026amp;fit=crop\u0026amp;dpr=3 2262w\u0022 sizes=\u0022(min-width: 1466px) 754px, (max-width: 599px) 100vw, (min-width: 600px) 600px, 237px\u0022\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cfigcaption\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022caption\u0022\u003EResearchers deploy marine electromagnetic instruments off Alaska to image fluids and rock structure beneath the seafloor.\u003C\/span\u003E \u003Ca class=\u0022source\u0022 href=\u0022https:\/\/egl.eas.gatech.edu\/projects\/emage\/\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022attribution\u0022\u003EEMAGE team\/Kerry Key\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/figcaption\u003E\u003C\/figure\u003E\u003Cp\u003EWe \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/egl.eas.gatech.edu\/projects\/emage\/\u0022\u003Esurveyed a 75-mile (120-kilometer) stretch of seafloor\u003C\/a\u003E across the Shumagin Gap, a section of the Alaska-Aleutian subduction zone that has been creeping for more than a century. The Shumagin Gap had long been considered a \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/earthquake.alaska.edu\/new-perspective-seismic-hazards-shumagin-gap\u0022\u003Equiet part of the margin\u003C\/a\u003E, even though neighboring segments have produced magnitude 8 and larger earthquakes.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003ETo our surprise, the fault at the Shumagin Gap was not as fluid-rich as the leading explanation would predict.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EOur images show that the shallow part of the fault, closest to the ocean, has \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1038\/s41467-026-71176-7\u0022\u003Elittle open space in the rock for fluid\u003C\/a\u003E to occupy. And the fluid that is there is under roughly normal pressure, not the high pressure that the \u201cslippery fluid\u201d model predicts.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThe fault surface is bumpy and rugged. The upper plate appears to be a patchwork of stronger and weaker material, and we found possible pathways where fluids may drain into the rock above the fault.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EIn other words, this quiet fault isn\u2019t quiet because it\u2019s well lubricated. Something else is keeping it stable, most likely a combination of rough fault surface, varying rock strength and, in some places, fluid.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cfigure class=\u0022align-center zoomable\u0022\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/images.theconversation.com\/files\/732888\/original\/file-20260428-57-fj7l9j.png?ixlib=rb-4.1.1\u0026amp;q=45\u0026amp;auto=format\u0026amp;w=1000\u0026amp;fit=clip\u0022 aria-label=\u0022Zoomable image\u0022\u003E\u003Cimg alt=\u0022A cross section of the Shumagin Gap\u0022 src=\u0022https:\/\/images.theconversation.com\/files\/732888\/original\/file-20260428-57-fj7l9j.png?ixlib=rb-4.1.1\u0026amp;q=45\u0026amp;auto=format\u0026amp;w=754\u0026amp;fit=clip\u0022 srcset=\u0022https:\/\/images.theconversation.com\/files\/732888\/original\/file-20260428-57-fj7l9j.png?ixlib=rb-4.1.1\u0026amp;q=45\u0026amp;auto=format\u0026amp;w=600\u0026amp;h=375\u0026amp;fit=crop\u0026amp;dpr=1 600w, https:\/\/images.theconversation.com\/files\/732888\/original\/file-20260428-57-fj7l9j.png?ixlib=rb-4.1.1\u0026amp;q=30\u0026amp;auto=format\u0026amp;w=600\u0026amp;h=375\u0026amp;fit=crop\u0026amp;dpr=2 1200w, https:\/\/images.theconversation.com\/files\/732888\/original\/file-20260428-57-fj7l9j.png?ixlib=rb-4.1.1\u0026amp;q=15\u0026amp;auto=format\u0026amp;w=600\u0026amp;h=375\u0026amp;fit=crop\u0026amp;dpr=3 1800w, https:\/\/images.theconversation.com\/files\/732888\/original\/file-20260428-57-fj7l9j.png?ixlib=rb-4.1.1\u0026amp;q=45\u0026amp;auto=format\u0026amp;w=754\u0026amp;h=471\u0026amp;fit=crop\u0026amp;dpr=1 754w, https:\/\/images.theconversation.com\/files\/732888\/original\/file-20260428-57-fj7l9j.png?ixlib=rb-4.1.1\u0026amp;q=30\u0026amp;auto=format\u0026amp;w=754\u0026amp;h=471\u0026amp;fit=crop\u0026amp;dpr=2 1508w, https:\/\/images.theconversation.com\/files\/732888\/original\/file-20260428-57-fj7l9j.png?ixlib=rb-4.1.1\u0026amp;q=15\u0026amp;auto=format\u0026amp;w=754\u0026amp;h=471\u0026amp;fit=crop\u0026amp;dpr=3 2262w\u0022 sizes=\u0022(min-width: 1466px) 754px, (max-width: 599px) 100vw, (min-width: 600px) 600px, 237px\u0022\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cfigcaption\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022caption\u0022\u003EA cross-sectional illustration of the Shumagin Gap shows a rough plate interface and limited fluid.\u003C\/span\u003E \u003Ca class=\u0022source\u0022 href=\u0022https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1038\/s41467-026-71176-7\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022attribution\u0022\u003EYinchu Li, et al., 2026\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/figcaption\u003E\u003C\/figure\u003E\u003Ch2\u003EWhat This Means for Assessing Earthquake Risks\u003C\/h2\u003E\u003Cp\u003EOur findings about this fault have consequences for assessing earthquake and tsunami hazards more broadly.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EMany models lean on the idea that fluid pressure helps determine whether a subduction fault slips suddenly or creeps. If fluid isn\u2019t the main control keeping the Shumagin Gap quiet, other quiet faults might similarly lack fluid, raising questions about how stable those faults really are.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EUnderstanding these mechanisms matters for assessing coastal communities\u2019 earthquake and tsunami risks. A shallow slip near a trench is what drives the most destructive tsunamis. Tsunamis from Alaska\u2013Aleutian earthquakes have reached distant coasts before. Large earthquakes in \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/sos.noaa.gov\/catalog\/datasets\/tsunami-historical-series-aleutian-islands-1946\/\u0022\u003E1946\u003C\/a\u003E, \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.usgs.gov\/centers\/pcmsc\/news\/revisiting-1957-aleutian-earthquake-new-insights-tsunami-hazards-hawaii\u0022\u003E1957\u003C\/a\u003E and \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.usgs.gov\/centers\/alaska-science-center\/science\/1964-great-alaska-earthquake-and-tsunami\u0022\u003E1964\u003C\/a\u003E generated tsunamis that damaged the coasts of Hawaii and California.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EAs our results show, there isn\u2019t a single, simple story explaining slow-sliding faults. More and better offshore data will help scientists more accurately assess earthquake and tsunami hazards around the world and help communities well beyond Alaska prepare.\u003C!-- Below is The Conversation\u0027s page counter tag. 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Read the \u003C\/em\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/theconversation.com\/a-quiet-alaska-fault-is-missing-the-fluids-scientists-expected-and-its-changing-what-we-know-about-earthquake-zones-281510\u0022\u003E\u003Cem\u003Eoriginal article\u003C\/em\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cem\u003E.\u003C\/em\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E","summary":"","format":"full_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EScientists may need to rethink the assumption about subduction zones around the world.\u003C\/p\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"Scientists may need to rethink the assumption about subduction zones around the world."}],"uid":"27469","created_gmt":"2026-09-02 18:28:24","changed_gmt":"2026-09-03 12:32:24","author":"Kristen Bailey","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","location":"Atlanta, GA","dateline":{"date":"2026-05-04T00:00:00-04:00","iso_date":"2026-05-04T00:00:00-04:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"hg_media":{"681051":{"id":"681051","type":"image","title":"Large earthquakes have been common along the Alaska-Aleutian subduction zone, except at the Shumagin Gap. 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ICS 1983) has had two careers. In the first, he climbed the ranks at NCR and Dell, eventually leading a multi-billion-dollar enterprise systems division. In the second, he devoted himself to working for his church and a nonprofit ministry serving a local congregation and the city.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003ENow, in what he calls his \u201cfourth quarter,\u201d he and his wife plan to spend time with family, travel the world \u2014 and, of course, keep working, if only part-time, as the operations director for the nonprofit ministry connected to his church.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cI don\u2019t think retirement is a biblical term,\u201d he said. \u201cA friend of mine referred to it as being repurposed. I suspect that as long as I have breath, I\u2019ll work within this calling to have an impact for good.\u201d\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EHolt says his computing education at Georgia Tech prepared him for every phase of his life.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cI love the challenges of problem-solving and figuring out puzzles,\u201d Holt said, \u201chow to make things work and then debugging it to find out things that are wrong. They\u2019re just skills you carry through life.\u201d\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EThe First Quarter: Education\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EHolt began his college career at the U.S. Air Force Academy. While there, he met the woman who captured his heart. But because cadets weren\u2019t allowed to marry, he dropped out of the academy to marry his wife and enrolled at Georgia Tech in 1981.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EBoth Holts worked hard, lived in married-student housing, and watched their pennies. That didn\u2019t keep them from making good memories, though.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cWe would watch Thursday night movies in the engineering building auditorium,\u201d Holt said. \u201cIt was only 25 cents to attend. That theater was a kind of respite for us, something we could afford.\u201d\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EHis other favorite places on campus were the library and the basement of the Information building, which housed the IT department for the then-called School of Information and Computer Science.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cI was just thinking about how far things have come with AI now,\u201d he said. \u201cI actually had a punch card class.\u201d\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EThe Second Quarter: Computing Industry\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EHolt graduated from Georgia Tech with highest honors in September 1983 and accepted a position at NCR. He flourished there, rising from programmer to Vice President and General Manager of NCR\u2019s small-business computer division in just 12 years.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EIn the late 1990s, NCR began divesting its computer business. After 14 years with NCR, Holt took a job at Dell in 1998, a role that came with two challenges. First, he was a software expert, yet Dell put him in charge of a hardware team. Second, he took a step down in rank for the job.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cWithin six months, I became the vice president and general manager of their entry-level server division,\u201d he said. \u201cIn 2002, I became a member of the executive committee.\u201d\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EHis role expanded to vice president and general manager of the enterprise systems division, covering both servers and storage. The 2002 Network World annual list, \u002250 Most Powerful People in Networking,\u0022 included Holt and a Dell colleague, both co-vice presidents and general managers of Dell Computer Corporation\u2019s Enterprise Systems Group.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EDuring this period, Dell significantly accelerated its push into high-density rack servers, networking switches, and enterprise Linux deployments. Rather than listing them individually, Network World grouped them by their collective impact on corporate infrastructure and named them among the final 50.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EWhile at NCR, Russ served as a Georgia Tech contact involved in NCR recruiting. He assumed a similar role after he settled into Dell. Holt was invited to serve on the College\u2019s Advisory Board in 2003 and remained on the board until 2015, serving as the board\u2019s chair for the last two of those years.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EHis career was flourishing, but around 2002 he felt called to leave it all behind.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EThe Third Quarter: Ministry\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EWhen he was in his early 30s, Holt wrote a mission statement for his life as part of a broader drive to live with purpose.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cem\u003EIt is my mission in life to experience sustaining joy by living an abundant life spiritually, socially, industrially, and financially.\u003C\/em\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EHolt had been a devout Christian since childhood, and as he reached new career heights, he began to wonder whether it was time to give back by serving in ministry and living out his faith in practical ways.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cThere came a point in my career when my wife asked me, \u2018When is enough enough?\u2019\u201d he said. \u201cWas I going to have a life that was all about me and what I could accomplish, or about giving back? We made the decision together to go into ministry.\u201d\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EWhile at NCR, the couple had spent 14 years attending Gateway Church in Columbia, South Carolina, a Southern Baptist Church. In 2006, their pastor was building a leadership team. Twenty-three years after graduating from Tech and after a little over 8 years with Dell, Russ stepped into ministry. Russ Holt jumped in, not as a preacher, but to use his professional skills to help the congregation.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EAfter three years with Gateway Church, he joined Crossroads Church, a non-denominational church that had founded a non-profit organization focused on reaching the city with the gospel \u2013 the good news of Christ. The non-profit encourages churches in the city to work together, to collaborate rather than compete, and to mobilize their people where they live, learn, work, and play, so they have the opportunity to love and serve their neighbors and colleagues and to share their faith with those who are far from God but close to them.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EHe became the church\u2019s executive pastor and served as the operations director for the non-profit. These roles were similar to those of a chief operating officer in industry. He helped select and implement management software as part of the church\u2019s operations. This included designing the system\u2019s workflows to improve processes within the church and the non-profit.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cThe software industry is pretty active on the church side as well,\u201d he said.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003ECrossroads Church later connected with other churches across the U.S. and, together, founded a nonprofit network operating in more than 100 cities across the U.S. and Canada. Rather than serving in traditional pastoral roles, he leaned into the same strengths that had carried his corporate career: administration, finance, staffing, strategic planning, and process design.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EFor example, he built workflow diagrams for how the church should handle everything from guest follow-up to staff hand-offs, applying engineering discipline to congregational life. At the nonprofit, he held similar roles, including assisting other churches with their operations and strategic planning.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EHis ordination came later, prompted not by a career milestone but by his youngest son\u0027s request that he officiate his wedding. After 15 years on staff, Russ began to sense another transition in his calling and purpose.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EThe Fourth Quarter: Service\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EHolt describes his life in roughly twenty-year arcs. The first twenty-two years prepared him for adulthood; the next twenty-three were spent in the computing industry; and the following twenty were devoted to full-time ministry. Now 65, he is \u201cre-purposing\u201d to focus on family and the non-profit ministry.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EHe and his wife have three adult children, seven grandchildren, and have been married for forty-five years. This year, they are taking a river cruise down the Rhine, and next year, they\u0027re headed to the Cotswolds with Georgia Tech Alumni.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EHe is not stepping down from his mission, however. Holt continues to serve as an elder with Crossroads Church and, in his part-time role as operations director, will continue serving with the non-profit network, which now has 37 active city movements across North America.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cIt wasn\u2019t a drastic shift,\u201d he said. \u201cIt was more of a, \u2018I want to drop the HR, the administration, the business financial side of running the church, and just dedicate half my time, 20 hours a week, to this nonprofit.\u2019\u201d\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EAlthough he divides his life into quarters, Holt says there\u2019s been a strong \u003Cem\u003Ethread\u003C\/em\u003E running through it.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cMy identity is wrapped up in my faith in Christ,\u201d Holt said. \u201cI feel like my time at Tech and in industry was preparing me with skills I could apply to ministry \u2013 to helping the church and serving ministry leaders.\u201d\u003C\/p\u003E","summary":"","format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003ERuss Holt (B.S. 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A key idea behind Saeed\u2019s proposal is to develop an integrated view of these operations to improve efficiency without requiring additional hardware.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cWhen performing operations jointly, you can maximize performance and completely eliminate the chances of conflict,\u201d Saeed said.\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EAnother driver of the project is what Saeed calls the \u201csingle queue fallacy.\u201d This occurs when data center load controllers assume that all incoming requests to a server wait in a single queue to be processed.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EIn reality, servers are much more complex than this and can handle multiple queues at the same time. Modern workloads have heterogeneous load requirements, meaning that different requests end up landing in different queues.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cThis single queue fallacy can lead to severe underutilization of these servers,\u201d he said.\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003ERecent research by Saeed shows that a server\u2019s throughput can be doubled by avoiding the single-queue fallacy. \u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThe potential benefits of this project are wide-ranging and impactful. Maximizing server efficiency would reduce costs and energy use. With fewer resources needed, the project could contribute to more sustainable computing infrastructure. Lower operational costs would benefit companies, application developers, and users.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cThe goal of my proposal is to develop mechanisms and policies that can allow data center operators to easily maximize the utilization of all hardware,\u201d he said.\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EAs part of the educational component of his proposal, Saeed plans to organize competitions for students to design more efficient load and resource management algorithms using artificial intelligence.\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EIn addition to this award, Saeed was named a \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/news.research.gatech.edu\/2025\/11\/13\/bbiss-welcomes-seven-new-faculty-fellows\u0022 rel=\u0022noreferrer noopener\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003EBrook Byers Institute for Sustainable Systems (BBISS) Faculty Fellow\u003C\/a\u003E last fall to support his goal of making data centers more sustainable.\u202f\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E","summary":"","format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003ESchool of Computer Science Assistant Professor Ahmed Saeed has received a CAREER Award from the National Science Foundation (NSF) to support his research on improving data center efficiency. \u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThe potential benefits of this project are wide-ranging and impactful. 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She assumed the role on Aug. 1. \u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cp\u003EKim has been an SCS faculty member for nearly 20 years. Her career at Georgia Tech began in 2007, after earning her Ph.D. in electrical engineering and computer science from the University of Texas at Austin. She has\u202fserved as associate chair of SCS since 2022. She is also co-director of the \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/crnch.gatech.edu\/\u0022 rel=\u0022noreferrer noopener\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003ECenter for Research into Novel Computing Hierarchies\u003C\/a\u003E (CRNCH) and leads the \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/sites.gatech.edu\/hparch\/\u0022 rel=\u0022noreferrer noopener\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003EHPArch research group\u003C\/a\u003E. \u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cp\u003EOne of Kim\u2019s main focuses is determining the role of artificial intelligence (AI) in the School\u2019s future and how it will be leveraged to teach students and streamline administrative processes.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cI\u2019d like to create those kinds of discussions and foster an environment to engage with faculty members, staff, and students on this topic,\u0022 she said.\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cp\u003EKim is an acclaimed researcher whose interests span computer architecture, compilers, and runtime systems. She recently began focusing on open-source GPU technologies for next-generation computing. She is an IEEE Fellow and a Hall of Fame member of the International Symposium on High-Performance Computer Architecture (HPCA) and the International Symposium on Microarchitecture (MICRO).\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cp\u003ERegents\u2019 Professor Mostafa Ammar has served as interim chair since 2024, when former chair Vivek Sarkar became the dean of the College of Computing.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E","summary":"","format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EProfessor Hyesoon Kim has been named the new chair of Georgia Tech\u2019s School of Computer Science (SCS). She assumed the role on Aug. 1. \u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EKim has been an SCS faculty member for nearly 20 years. 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The people who create and use the software that powers these simulations are meeting in Atlanta this fall to share best practices and improve their tools.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EGeorgia Tech is hosting the 2026 MFEM (Modular Finite Element Methods) Community Workshop, Sept. 22-25. MFEM supports research in computational physics, earth systems modeling, engineering, energy, and other fields.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThe four-day\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/mfem.org\/workshop\/\u0022\u003Eworkshop\u003C\/a\u003E is being held at the\u0026nbsp;Georgia Tech Global Learning Center and will focus on improving software for scientific computing and discovery. Participants can also attend online. \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/docs.google.com\/forms\/d\/e\/1FAIpQLSc95PhC-tyb2V63iEtp7Dto6P8odbePLJl7Ok26cffsGegNtg\/viewform\u0022\u003ERegistration\u003C\/a\u003E for the workshop is open through Sept. 11.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cWe\u0027re very excited and grateful for the opportunity to have this workshop at Georgia Tech,\u201d said\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/people.llnl.gov\/kolev1\u0022\u003ETzanio Kolev\u003C\/a\u003E, a computational mathematician at Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL).\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cGeorgia Tech has a great reputation in our field, and \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/computing.llnl.gov\/about\/newsroom\/mfem-workshop-2025\u0022\u003Ehosting at universities\u003C\/a\u003E is a great way to connect with students. We see students as our future colleagues who will improve MFEM for generations to come.\u201d\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EMFEM is an open-source software library for solving equations in computational models. Scientists and engineers use it to build and test virtual designs on some of the world\u2019s most powerful supercomputers before creating real-world prototypes.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EIn fact, MFEM powered a tsunami early-warning model that ran on\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.llnl.gov\/news\/highlights\/el-capitan-high-performance-computing\u0022\u003EEl Capitan\u003C\/a\u003E, the world\u2019s second-fastest supercomputer. The framework completed a simulation in a fraction of a second, 10 billion times faster than conventional algorithms. Kolev was part of the team that won the\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.llnl.gov\/article\/53636\/llnl-ut-ucsd-win-gordon-bell-prize-exascale-tsunami-forecasting\u0022\u003E2025 Gordon Bell Prize\u003C\/a\u003E for the project.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EMFEM\u2019s impact extends beyond its original developers. The AWS Center for Quantum Computing uses the software as the foundation for a tool called\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/aws.amazon.com\/blogs\/quantum-computing\/aws-releases-open-source-software-palace-for-cloud-based-electromagnetics-simulations-of-quantum-computing-hardware\/\u0022\u003EPalace\u003C\/a\u003E. This project runs 3D electromagnetic simulations to aid in the design of quantum computing hardware.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cThese workshops have been very beneficial for both the broader user community and also for MFEM developers,\u201d said Kolev.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cEvery workshop, we are surprised by the ways people are building on our work, seeing what incredible, interesting, amazing things they do with it.\u201d\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003ENext month\u2019s workshop at Georgia Tech will connect MFEM users and developers from national laboratories, academia, government, and industry.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThe United Kingdom Atomic Energy Authority joins LLNL and Georgia Tech in sponsoring this year\u2019s workshop. Nearly 20 scientists from Department of Energy (DOE) laboratories are attending in person. They represent LLNL, Los Alamos National Laboratory, Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory, and the Naval Nuclear Laboratory.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThe workshop\u2019s first day features a free, hybrid tutorial.\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/hpcic.llnl.gov\/\u0022\u003ELLNL\u2019s High Performance Computing Innovation Center\u003C\/a\u003E will lead the tutorial, helping new users get started with MFEM and learn what the software can do. The tutorial\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/llnlfed.webex.com\/webappng\/sites\/llnlfed\/meeting\/register\/8ebcc46f456b4ad18d9a52681e65dbc4?ticket=4832534b00000007c5b494f01c941f17a12a8cd43c82453c4f35f60a3648a272a8d8a99672c47aa6\u0026amp;timestamp=1787231662277\u0026amp;RGID=rb48e17ed4f10072dffdae65cdeffe44f\u0026amp;isAutoPopRegisterForm=false\u0022\u003Erequires separate registration\u003C\/a\u003E for virtual participants.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThe workshop will also host a simulation and visualization contest. Participants can submit images and videos of simulations using MFEM, which will be posted in a\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/mfem.org\/gallery\/\u0022\u003Egallery\u003C\/a\u003E. The workshop organizers will select an overall winner.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EFurther workshop activities include:\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cul\u003E\u003Cli data-list-item-id=\u0022ee31916319061709fa9a28fec836fd3bf\u0022\u003EMFEM news and roadmap for future projects\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli data-list-item-id=\u0022edce38a0a18d98d1d7fa524b78a89e1f8\u0022\u003ETalks from application developers\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli data-list-item-id=\u0022ed8c28becfd96baa3239b50eb0c1330d7\u0022\u003EStudent-user lightning talks\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli data-list-item-id=\u0022e11e59f4f20a8a56dee6c6eafabc7390e\u0022\u003EIn-person poster sessions\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli data-list-item-id=\u0022e43fcdf35c0105418070457776f42b786\u0022\u003EOffice hours with MFEM experts\u003C\/li\u003E\u003C\/ul\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThe MFEM workshop highlights the role open-source software plays in scientific discovery.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EBy making tools freely available, researchers can build on each other\u2019s work rather than starting from scratch. This shared approach can accelerate innovation, improve software, and make advanced computing tools accessible to a wider community.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EGeorgia Tech hosts a\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/ssecenter.cc.gatech.edu\/\u0022\u003ECenter for Scientific Software Engineering\u003C\/a\u003E and an\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/ospo.cc.gatech.edu\/\u0022\u003EOpen-Source Program Office\u003C\/a\u003E. This year\u2019s workshop connects these units with the MFEM community to help put the software into the hands of more researchers across science and engineering.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cThe MFEM workshop aims to foster collaboration among all MFEM users and developers,\u201d said\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/tangqi.github.io\/\u0022\u003EQi Tang\u003C\/a\u003E, a workshop organizer and assistant professor in the\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/cse.gatech.edu\/\u0022\u003ESchool of Computational Science and Engineering\u003C\/a\u003E.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cHosting its annual community workshop brings researchers from DOE laboratories, universities, and industry to campus, giving Georgia Tech faculty and students direct access to experts from the field.\u201d\u003C\/p\u003E","summary":"","format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EBefore building a fusion reactor, designing a new aircraft, or forecasting tsunamis, scientists and engineers test their ideas using computer simulations. 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The programs support students, faculty, researchers, and alumni in transforming ideas into companies within industries ranging from healthcare and robotics to legal technology and accessibility.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u0022Crossing the\u202f200\u202fstartup teams\u202fmilestone is more than a record. It\u0027s a reflection of a commercialization ecosystem that is helping\u202ftranslate\u202fideas\u202finto products and companies that solve real problems,\u0022 said Raghupathy \u0022Siva\u0022 Sivakumar, chief commercialization officer. \u0022Building a dense, connected community of founders is essential to our vision of becoming the nation\u0027s leading startup campus and maximizing the\u202fvalue\u202fof Georgia Tech innovation.\u0022\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Ch3\u003EDiverse Paths to Entrepreneurship\u003C\/h3\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThe founders behind this year\u0027s milestone represent the many paths entrepreneurs can take at Georgia Tech. 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It was so valuable to hear her perspective on what good sales metrics look like, what the goal of a customer call should be, and how to approach those conversations.\u0022\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EToday, Brio Robotics is\u202ffinalizing\u202fits first design partnership with a drone company and has five\u202fadditional\u202frobotics companies in its sales pipeline.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Ch3\u003ETurning Research\u202fInto\u202fa Startup\u003C\/h3\u003E\u003Cp\u003EWhile many startups begin with student entrepreneurs, others\u202femerge\u202fdirectly from Georgia Tech\u0027s research labs.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EFor Yue Chen, associate professor in the Wallace H. Coulter Department of Biomedical Engineering, commercialization meant looking beyond the lab. Working with Ph.D. students Yixuan Xia, Yilin Cai, and Samuel Wilcox, Chen launched Fructus, a startup developing robotic harvesting technology to help growers address labor shortages and improve harvesting quality.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThe technology began as a USDA-funded blackberry harvesting project. But through Quadrant-i\u202fStartup Launch, conversations with growers and industry stakeholders revealed a greater opportunity in Georgia\u0027s blueberry industry, prompting the team to pivot toward a larger market and a more pressing need.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u0022For faculty, we focus on research and developing fundamental science\u0022 Chen said. \u0022But there\u0027s a gap between the work we do in the lab and the final product.\u0022 Startup Launch helped bridge that gap through customer discovery. It \u201cgave us the opportunity to get out of the lab, talk to stakeholders, and understand what they really need.\u0022 \u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EFor Cai, the experience changed the team\u0027s perspective. \u0022As researchers, we usually focus on solving a research problem,\u0022 he said. \u0022Through Startup Launch, we learned to see the problem from the customer\u0027s perspective and think about what it really takes to build a product.\u0022\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Ch3\u003ELooking Ahead\u003C\/h3\u003E\u003Cp\u003EMore than\u202f150\u202fstartups\u202fwill showcase\u202ftheir ventures at CREATE-X \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.eventbrite.com\/e\/create-x-demo-day-2026-tickets-1990094599519?aff=website\u0022\u003EDemo Day\u003C\/a\u003E on Thursday, Sept. 3, at LOOP, Georgia Tech\u0027s newest creative\u202farts\u202fand performance venue. The event will bring together students, investors, mentors, industry leaders, and the broader community to meet the founders behind this record-breaking cohort and explore the next generation of Georgia Tech innovation.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u0022This experience has completely changed the way we think about ourselves and what\u0027s possible,\u0022\u202fEstala\u202fsaid. \u0022If you have an idea, just do it. 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href=\u0022https:\/\/www.woodmac.com\/press-releases\/wood-mackenzie-mid-year-outlook-oil-and-gas-industry-cash-rich-but-capital-cautious-as-nearly-half-a-trillion-dollar-windfall-fails-to-trigger-a-spending-surge\/\u0022\u003Ecash windfall of US$495 billion in 2026\u003C\/a\u003E. That\u2019s profit above and beyond what the industry expected before the U.S.-Israel war with Iran began.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThree separate bills seeking to tax those profits are now in Congress, and President Donald Trump has even said the oil companies are \u201c\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/us-news\/2026\/aug\/07\/trump-windfall-tax-big-oil-iran-war\u0022\u003Emaking too much money\u003C\/a\u003E.\u201d\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EAs an \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/scholar.google.com\/citations?user=p4hJf78AAAAJ\u0026amp;hl=en\u0026amp;oi=ao\u0022\u003Eapplied microeconomist\u003C\/a\u003E, I am often asked how taxes affect economic activity. Economists have long held a more nuanced view of windfall taxes than either side of the current debate suggests. Advocates often make overly optimistic revenue projections, and opponents often overstate how much such a tax might discourage investment. A 1980s U.S. windfall-tax experiment is instructive on both counts.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cfigure class=\u0022align-center zoomable\u0022\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/images.theconversation.com\/files\/753115\/original\/file-20260810-72-pzsr9m.jpg?ixlib=rb-4.1.1\u0026amp;rect=0%2C448%2C8667%2C4875\u0026amp;q=45\u0026amp;auto=format\u0026amp;w=1000\u0026amp;fit=clip\u0022 aria-label=\u0022Zoomable image\u0022\u003E\u003Cimg alt=\u0022A person pumps gas into a car.\u0022 src=\u0022https:\/\/images.theconversation.com\/files\/753115\/original\/file-20260810-72-pzsr9m.jpg?ixlib=rb-4.1.1\u0026amp;rect=0%2C448%2C8667%2C4875\u0026amp;q=45\u0026amp;auto=format\u0026amp;w=754\u0026amp;fit=clip\u0022 srcset=\u0022https:\/\/images.theconversation.com\/files\/753115\/original\/file-20260810-72-pzsr9m.jpg?ixlib=rb-4.1.1\u0026amp;q=45\u0026amp;auto=format\u0026amp;w=600\u0026amp;h=399\u0026amp;fit=crop\u0026amp;dpr=1 600w, https:\/\/images.theconversation.com\/files\/753115\/original\/file-20260810-72-pzsr9m.jpg?ixlib=rb-4.1.1\u0026amp;q=30\u0026amp;auto=format\u0026amp;w=600\u0026amp;h=399\u0026amp;fit=crop\u0026amp;dpr=2 1200w, https:\/\/images.theconversation.com\/files\/753115\/original\/file-20260810-72-pzsr9m.jpg?ixlib=rb-4.1.1\u0026amp;q=15\u0026amp;auto=format\u0026amp;w=600\u0026amp;h=399\u0026amp;fit=crop\u0026amp;dpr=3 1800w, https:\/\/images.theconversation.com\/files\/753115\/original\/file-20260810-72-pzsr9m.jpg?ixlib=rb-4.1.1\u0026amp;q=45\u0026amp;auto=format\u0026amp;w=754\u0026amp;h=502\u0026amp;fit=crop\u0026amp;dpr=1 754w, https:\/\/images.theconversation.com\/files\/753115\/original\/file-20260810-72-pzsr9m.jpg?ixlib=rb-4.1.1\u0026amp;q=30\u0026amp;auto=format\u0026amp;w=754\u0026amp;h=502\u0026amp;fit=crop\u0026amp;dpr=2 1508w, https:\/\/images.theconversation.com\/files\/753115\/original\/file-20260810-72-pzsr9m.jpg?ixlib=rb-4.1.1\u0026amp;q=15\u0026amp;auto=format\u0026amp;w=754\u0026amp;h=502\u0026amp;fit=crop\u0026amp;dpr=3 2262w\u0022 sizes=\u0022(min-width: 1466px) 754px, (max-width: 599px) 100vw, (min-width: 600px) 600px, 237px\u0022\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cfigcaption\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022caption\u0022\u003EAs customers pay more, oil giants are raking in the cash.\u003C\/span\u003E \u003Ca class=\u0022source\u0022 href=\u0022https:\/\/www.gettyimages.com\/detail\/news-photo\/person-pumps-gas-at-a-chevron-gas-station-on-august-07-2026-news-photo\/2289514532\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022attribution\u0022\u003EBrandon Bell\/Getty Images\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/figcaption\u003E\u003C\/figure\u003E\u003Ch2\u003EOther Nations Have This Type of Tax\u003C\/h2\u003E\u003Cp\u003EIn the U.K., a windfall tax on North Sea oil and gas \u2013 layered on top of existing levies to produce a combined rate of 78% on profits \u2013 is on course to generate an \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.gbnews.com\/money\/rachel-reeves-windfall-energy-tax\u0022\u003Eestimated 8 billion pounds in 2026\u003C\/a\u003E (about $10.8 billion), roughly \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.gov.uk\/government\/statistics\/government-revenues-from-uk-oil-and-gas-production--2\/government-revenues-from-oil-and-gas-production-september-2025\u0022\u003Edouble its 2024\u201325 revenue\u003C\/a\u003E.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EA similar European Union-wide tax imposed as a one-time measure after Russia\u2019s 2022 invasion of Ukraine \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/taxfoundation.org\/data\/all\/eu\/windfall-profits-taxes-europe\/\u0022\u003Eraised 26.15 billion euros\u003C\/a\u003E ($30 billion). Five EU countries are now \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.politico.eu\/article\/austria-germany-italy-portugal-spain-tax-energy-companies-benefit-iran-war\/\u0022\u003Ecalling for a second one\u003C\/a\u003E in response to the Iran war.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Ch2\u003EHow to Tax a Windfall\u003C\/h2\u003E\u003Cp\u003EMany taxes are deliberately designed to \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.npr.org\/transcripts\/1255755376\u0022\u003Echange behavior\u003C\/a\u003E. But a windfall tax is different: It goes after money that results from a company making the same production decision it was already planning to make before prices rose. The oil was going to be pumped regardless; the war just made each barrel worth more.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EA textbook windfall tax would not fall on all profits, but only on the amount exceeding a baseline level. Australia\u2019s \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.ato.gov.au\/businesses-and-organisations\/gst-excise-and-indirect-taxes\/petroleum-resource-rent-tax\u0022\u003EPetroleum Resource Rent Tax\u003C\/a\u003E and Norway\u2019s \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.norskpetroleum.no\/en\/economy\/petroleum-tax\/\u0022\u003Especial petroleum tax\u003C\/a\u003E are the closest working examples. Under those, companies deduct all costs \u2014 including exploration and investment \u2013 plus a normal rate of return, before any windfall tax is owed.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EIn the U.S., the \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.congress.gov\/bill\/96th-congress\/house-bill\/3919\u0022\u003ECrude Oil Windfall Profit Tax\u003C\/a\u003E, enacted in 1980, was projected to raise $393 billion over its planned 10-year life. It raised about $80 billion before being repealed in 1988 \u2013 roughly a fifth of the projection. Prices collapsed after 1986, domestic production was increasingly exempted, and the tax was generating almost nothing by the time it was repealed.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cfigure class=\u0022align-center zoomable\u0022\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/images.theconversation.com\/files\/753116\/original\/file-20260810-50-vcyx03.jpg?ixlib=rb-4.1.1\u0026amp;q=45\u0026amp;auto=format\u0026amp;w=1000\u0026amp;fit=clip\u0022 aria-label=\u0022Zoomable image\u0022\u003E\u003Cimg alt=\u0022A large industrial tower rises out of a gray seascape.\u0022 src=\u0022https:\/\/images.theconversation.com\/files\/753116\/original\/file-20260810-50-vcyx03.jpg?ixlib=rb-4.1.1\u0026amp;q=45\u0026amp;auto=format\u0026amp;w=754\u0026amp;fit=clip\u0022 srcset=\u0022https:\/\/images.theconversation.com\/files\/753116\/original\/file-20260810-50-vcyx03.jpg?ixlib=rb-4.1.1\u0026amp;q=45\u0026amp;auto=format\u0026amp;w=600\u0026amp;h=400\u0026amp;fit=crop\u0026amp;dpr=1 600w, https:\/\/images.theconversation.com\/files\/753116\/original\/file-20260810-50-vcyx03.jpg?ixlib=rb-4.1.1\u0026amp;q=30\u0026amp;auto=format\u0026amp;w=600\u0026amp;h=400\u0026amp;fit=crop\u0026amp;dpr=2 1200w, https:\/\/images.theconversation.com\/files\/753116\/original\/file-20260810-50-vcyx03.jpg?ixlib=rb-4.1.1\u0026amp;q=15\u0026amp;auto=format\u0026amp;w=600\u0026amp;h=400\u0026amp;fit=crop\u0026amp;dpr=3 1800w, https:\/\/images.theconversation.com\/files\/753116\/original\/file-20260810-50-vcyx03.jpg?ixlib=rb-4.1.1\u0026amp;q=45\u0026amp;auto=format\u0026amp;w=754\u0026amp;h=503\u0026amp;fit=crop\u0026amp;dpr=1 754w, https:\/\/images.theconversation.com\/files\/753116\/original\/file-20260810-50-vcyx03.jpg?ixlib=rb-4.1.1\u0026amp;q=30\u0026amp;auto=format\u0026amp;w=754\u0026amp;h=503\u0026amp;fit=crop\u0026amp;dpr=2 1508w, https:\/\/images.theconversation.com\/files\/753116\/original\/file-20260810-50-vcyx03.jpg?ixlib=rb-4.1.1\u0026amp;q=15\u0026amp;auto=format\u0026amp;w=754\u0026amp;h=503\u0026amp;fit=crop\u0026amp;dpr=3 2262w\u0022 sizes=\u0022(min-width: 1466px) 754px, (max-width: 599px) 100vw, (min-width: 600px) 600px, 237px\u0022\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cfigcaption\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022caption\u0022\u003EThe U.K. heavily taxes revenue from oil and gas wells in the North Sea.\u003C\/span\u003E \u003Ca class=\u0022source\u0022 href=\u0022https:\/\/www.gettyimages.com\/detail\/news-photo\/february-2025-lower-saxony-emden-view-of-the-drilling-news-photo\/2197513406\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022attribution\u0022\u003ELars Penning\/picture alliance via Getty Images\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/figcaption\u003E\u003C\/figure\u003E\u003Ch2\u003EWhat Congress is Considering\u003C\/h2\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThe bills currently in Congress are structured very differently from the textbook design \u2013 and from each other.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EA proposal by Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse of Rhode Island and Rep. Ro Khanna of California, both Democrats would \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.congress.gov\/bill\/119th-congress\/senate-bill\/4111\u0022\u003Elevy a 50% excise tax per barrel\u003C\/a\u003E on the difference between the \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/markets.businessinsider.com\/commodities\/oil-price\u0022\u003Ecurrent average Brent crude price\u003C\/a\u003E and the \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.eia.gov\/todayinenergy\/detail.php?id=66944\u0022\u003E2025 average of $69\u003C\/a\u003E. With a July 2026 average of $84, a company would owe $7.50 per barrel \u2013 regardless of production costs or profitability.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EA second bill, the \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/sherman.house.gov\/media-center\/press-releases\/congressman-brad-sherman-introduces-legislation-prevent-oil-companies\u0022\u003EIran War Oil Crisis Windfall Profits Tax Act\u003C\/a\u003E by Democratic Rep. Brad Sherman of California, is more aggressive: a 100% tax on the amount by which crude prices exceed $75 per barrel. At the July 2026 average of $84, companies would owe $9 per barrel. That tax would be in effect only until hostilities end and prices fall below that threshold.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EBoth are triggered by prices, not by any measure of underlying profit. A third proposal, the \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.finance.senate.gov\/ranking-members-news\/wyden-schumer-bennet-bill-would-increase-tax-on-stock-buybacks-for-oil-and-gas-companies\u0022\u003ETaxing Buybacks from Big Oil Windfalls Act\u003C\/a\u003E by Democratic Sens. Ron Wyden, Chuck Schumer, and Michael Bennet, takes a different approach: raising the excise tax on stock buybacks from 1% to 25% for large oil and gas companies, targeting not the windfall itself but what companies do with it.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cfigure class=\u0022align-center zoomable\u0022\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/images.theconversation.com\/files\/753119\/original\/file-20260810-50-xw2izn.jpg?ixlib=rb-4.1.1\u0026amp;q=45\u0026amp;auto=format\u0026amp;w=1000\u0026amp;fit=clip\u0022 aria-label=\u0022Zoomable image\u0022\u003E\u003Cimg alt=\u0022People in ties and stock-trader jackets stand near multiple electronic monitors.\u0022 src=\u0022https:\/\/images.theconversation.com\/files\/753119\/original\/file-20260810-50-xw2izn.jpg?ixlib=rb-4.1.1\u0026amp;q=45\u0026amp;auto=format\u0026amp;w=754\u0026amp;fit=clip\u0022 srcset=\u0022https:\/\/images.theconversation.com\/files\/753119\/original\/file-20260810-50-xw2izn.jpg?ixlib=rb-4.1.1\u0026amp;q=45\u0026amp;auto=format\u0026amp;w=600\u0026amp;h=400\u0026amp;fit=crop\u0026amp;dpr=1 600w, https:\/\/images.theconversation.com\/files\/753119\/original\/file-20260810-50-xw2izn.jpg?ixlib=rb-4.1.1\u0026amp;q=30\u0026amp;auto=format\u0026amp;w=600\u0026amp;h=400\u0026amp;fit=crop\u0026amp;dpr=2 1200w, https:\/\/images.theconversation.com\/files\/753119\/original\/file-20260810-50-xw2izn.jpg?ixlib=rb-4.1.1\u0026amp;q=15\u0026amp;auto=format\u0026amp;w=600\u0026amp;h=400\u0026amp;fit=crop\u0026amp;dpr=3 1800w, https:\/\/images.theconversation.com\/files\/753119\/original\/file-20260810-50-xw2izn.jpg?ixlib=rb-4.1.1\u0026amp;q=45\u0026amp;auto=format\u0026amp;w=754\u0026amp;h=503\u0026amp;fit=crop\u0026amp;dpr=1 754w, https:\/\/images.theconversation.com\/files\/753119\/original\/file-20260810-50-xw2izn.jpg?ixlib=rb-4.1.1\u0026amp;q=30\u0026amp;auto=format\u0026amp;w=754\u0026amp;h=503\u0026amp;fit=crop\u0026amp;dpr=2 1508w, https:\/\/images.theconversation.com\/files\/753119\/original\/file-20260810-50-xw2izn.jpg?ixlib=rb-4.1.1\u0026amp;q=15\u0026amp;auto=format\u0026amp;w=754\u0026amp;h=503\u0026amp;fit=crop\u0026amp;dpr=3 2262w\u0022 sizes=\u0022(min-width: 1466px) 754px, (max-width: 599px) 100vw, (min-width: 600px) 600px, 237px\u0022\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cfigcaption\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022caption\u0022\u003EOil companies are not using their skyrocketing profits to buy back their stocks.\u003C\/span\u003E \u003Ca class=\u0022source\u0022 href=\u0022https:\/\/www.gettyimages.com\/detail\/news-photo\/traders-work-on-the-floor-of-the-new-york-stock-exchange-at-news-photo\/2287222043\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022attribution\u0022\u003EAngela Weiss\/AFP via Getty Images\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/figcaption\u003E\u003C\/figure\u003E\u003Ch2\u003EWhere the Money is Going\u003C\/h2\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThe American Petroleum Institute has argued that proposals like these \u201c\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/kvcr.org\/news\/npr-top-stories\/2026-07-16\/oil-prices-windfall-tax-iran-war\u0022\u003Eerode the certainty needed to make investment\u003C\/a\u003E\u201d decisions. The Tax Foundation has warned that \u201c\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/taxfoundation.org\/oped\/oil-gas-tax-windfall-profits\/\u0022\u003Etaxing producers is the opposite of a solution to a supply crisis\u003C\/a\u003E.\u201d Neither side, however, has put a specific dollar figure on how much investment would actually be deterred.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThe data tells a different story. According to Wood Mackenzie, the 49 largest oil and gas companies will \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.woodmac.com\/press-releases\/wood-mackenzie-mid-year-outlook-oil-and-gas-industry-cash-rich-but-capital-cautious-as-nearly-half-a-trillion-dollar-windfall-fails-to-trigger-a-spending-surge\/\u0022\u003Epocket about $272 billion\u003C\/a\u003E of the sector\u2019s windfall \u2013 roughly equal to 70% of their combined annual investment budgets. Yet investment spending has barely moved, stock buybacks are on course to fall, and \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.woodmac.com\/press-releases\/wood-mackenzie-mid-year-outlook-oil-and-gas-industry-cash-rich-but-capital-cautious-as-nearly-half-a-trillion-dollar-windfall-fails-to-trigger-a-spending-surge\/\u0022\u003Edividends have stayed flat\u003C\/a\u003E. The cash is simply accumulating on balance sheets.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThis is exactly what \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1016\/0304-405X(94)90009-4\u0022\u003Eeconomic research predicts\u003C\/a\u003E: When a windfall doesn\u2019t change a firm\u2019s underlying investment opportunities, managers hold the cash and wait. In 2026, the industry is waiting for clarity on how long the war lasts, whether prices have peaked and whether Congress will pass a windfall tax. The argument that such a tax would prevent important economic activity weakens by the day.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cfigure class=\u0022align-center zoomable\u0022\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/images.theconversation.com\/files\/753120\/original\/file-20260810-60-aoni39.jpg?ixlib=rb-4.1.1\u0026amp;q=45\u0026amp;auto=format\u0026amp;w=1000\u0026amp;fit=clip\u0022 aria-label=\u0022Zoomable image\u0022\u003E\u003Cimg alt=\u0022A person holds up a sign that says \u0026apos;people over profit.\u0026apos;\u0022 src=\u0022https:\/\/images.theconversation.com\/files\/753120\/original\/file-20260810-60-aoni39.jpg?ixlib=rb-4.1.1\u0026amp;q=45\u0026amp;auto=format\u0026amp;w=754\u0026amp;fit=clip\u0022 srcset=\u0022https:\/\/images.theconversation.com\/files\/753120\/original\/file-20260810-60-aoni39.jpg?ixlib=rb-4.1.1\u0026amp;q=45\u0026amp;auto=format\u0026amp;w=600\u0026amp;h=402\u0026amp;fit=crop\u0026amp;dpr=1 600w, https:\/\/images.theconversation.com\/files\/753120\/original\/file-20260810-60-aoni39.jpg?ixlib=rb-4.1.1\u0026amp;q=30\u0026amp;auto=format\u0026amp;w=600\u0026amp;h=402\u0026amp;fit=crop\u0026amp;dpr=2 1200w, https:\/\/images.theconversation.com\/files\/753120\/original\/file-20260810-60-aoni39.jpg?ixlib=rb-4.1.1\u0026amp;q=15\u0026amp;auto=format\u0026amp;w=600\u0026amp;h=402\u0026amp;fit=crop\u0026amp;dpr=3 1800w, https:\/\/images.theconversation.com\/files\/753120\/original\/file-20260810-60-aoni39.jpg?ixlib=rb-4.1.1\u0026amp;q=45\u0026amp;auto=format\u0026amp;w=754\u0026amp;h=506\u0026amp;fit=crop\u0026amp;dpr=1 754w, https:\/\/images.theconversation.com\/files\/753120\/original\/file-20260810-60-aoni39.jpg?ixlib=rb-4.1.1\u0026amp;q=30\u0026amp;auto=format\u0026amp;w=754\u0026amp;h=506\u0026amp;fit=crop\u0026amp;dpr=2 1508w, https:\/\/images.theconversation.com\/files\/753120\/original\/file-20260810-60-aoni39.jpg?ixlib=rb-4.1.1\u0026amp;q=15\u0026amp;auto=format\u0026amp;w=754\u0026amp;h=506\u0026amp;fit=crop\u0026amp;dpr=3 2262w\u0022 sizes=\u0022(min-width: 1466px) 754px, (max-width: 599px) 100vw, (min-width: 600px) 600px, 237px\u0022\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cfigcaption\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022caption\u0022\u003EHigh, and still rising, energy costs have sparked protests across the U.S.\u003C\/span\u003E \u003Ca class=\u0022source\u0022 href=\u0022https:\/\/www.gettyimages.com\/detail\/news-photo\/attendees-hold-up-signs-during-a-press-conference-at-nv-news-photo\/2281748049\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022attribution\u0022\u003EPhoto by Bryan Steffy\/Getty Images for People\u0027s Action\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/figcaption\u003E\u003C\/figure\u003E\u003Ch2\u003EWhat the Current Proposals Would Mean\u003C\/h2\u003E\u003Cp\u003EFor oil companies, the direct effect is straightforward: Every dollar paid in tax is a dollar less in earnings. The indirect effect \u2013 discouraging investment \u2013 is likely weaker than usual because the windfall isn\u2019t being invested now anyway.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EFor government revenue, the 1980 experience is a cautionary tale: Projections built on current prices tend to overstate what a tax will collect.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EFor consumers, a tax only on domestic production is largely borne by producers, while a tax that touches imports can raise pump prices.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EBut the use of the revenue matters too. Both the Whitehouse-Khanna and Sherman bills rebate proceeds directly to households. The Whitehouse-Khanna proposal could give an \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.whitehouse.senate.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Big-Oil-Windfall-Profits-Tax-Summary-3-17-26.v2.pdf\u0022\u003Eestimated $216 a year to a single taxpayer at $100-per-barrel oil\u003C\/a\u003E \u2013 helping offset pump prices particularly for lower-income families, who spend a \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.cnbc.com\/2022\/03\/18\/why-high-gas-prices-fall-harder-on-lower-earners.html\u0022\u003Elarger share of their budgets on fuel\u003C\/a\u003E.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EWhether the trade-off between taxing companies\u2019 war-driven windfall profits and the risks of market intervention is worth making depends on human values as much as on financial estimates. People differ on how fair it is to let companies keep profits that result from a war, and on the reliability of projections about revenue raised and investment lost. 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Georgia Tech\u2019s campus will be closed on Monday, Sept. 7, in observance of Labor Day.\u0026nbsp; \u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cp\u003EIf you\u2019ll be in town, there are plenty of ways to enjoy the long weekend.\u0026nbsp; \u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Ch4\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/ramblinwreck.com\/sports\/w-volley\/schedule\u0022 rel=\u0022noreferrer noopener\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EVolleyball Games\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/h4\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThe Yellow Jackets will host three different opponents at O\u2019Keefe Gymnasium throughout the weekend.\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cp\u003EVolleyball vs. Southern Indiana: Friday, Sept. 4, 4 p.m.\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cp\u003EVolleyball vs. Campbell: Saturday, Sept. 5, 4 p.m.\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cp\u003EVolleyball vs. Xavier: Sunday, Sept. 6, 1 p.m.\u0026nbsp; \u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Ch4\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/aflackickoffgame.com\/sports\/2021\/6\/23\/TailgateTown.aspx\u0022 rel=\u0022noreferrer noopener\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EAflac Kickoff Game Tailgate Town\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/h4\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003ESaturday, Sept. 5\u003C\/strong\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cp\u003EAtlanta will host the Aflac Kickoff Game, featuring Auburn vs. Baylor, on Saturday at Mercedes-Benz Stadium. 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Since joining the Georgia Tech faculty in 1993, he has contributed to the Institute as a researcher, educator, and administrator. He currently serves as associate chair for undergraduate programs in the School of Chemistry and Biochemistry.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cAngus has earned the respect of colleagues across Georgia Tech through his thoughtful leadership, institutional knowledge, and commitment to academic excellence,\u201d said Raheem Beyah, provost and executive vice president for Academic Affairs. \u201cHis collaborative approach and dedication to shared governance make him well-suited to lead the Faculty Executive Board. I look forward to working with him as we continue advancing Georgia Tech\u2019s mission of education, research, and service.\u201d\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cp\u003EAs an institution of the University System of Georgia, Georgia Tech operates under a model of shared governance. This model empowers faculty to fulfill responsibilities related to their own governance, the governance of students, and the maintenance of high educational standards. Through this process, faculty play an important role in shaping the academic experience across the Institute.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cp\u003EAs chair of the \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/facultygovernance.gatech.edu\/\u0022 rel=\u0022noreferrer noopener\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003EFaculty Executive Board\u003C\/a\u003E, Wilkinson will help lead the faculty in governance of itself, the curriculum, and Georgia Tech students. The Faculty Executive Board serves a central role in shared governance, representing faculty perspectives and working with Institute leadership on issues that shape the academic experience. Wilkinson will work closely with Secretary of the Faculty \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/ae.gatech.edu\/directory\/person\/adam-michael-steinberg\u0022 rel=\u0022noreferrer noopener\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003EAdam Steinberg\u003C\/a\u003E to oversee governance processes and amplify faculty voices.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cGeorgia Tech\u2019s strength has always been rooted in the talent and dedication of its faculty,\u201d Wilkinson said. \u201cI am honored by the opportunity to serve as chair of the Faculty Executive Board and to work with faculty colleagues and Institute leadership to ensure that faculty perspectives help inform decisions that affect our students, our research enterprise, and our academic community.\u201d\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cp\u003EWilkinson earned a bachelor\u2019s degree in chemistry from the University of Oxford and completed graduate studies in chemical crystallography and inorganic chemistry at Oxford. 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The first traditional residence hall constructed on campus since 1969, Bud and Val Peterson Residence Hall features collaborative learning areas, an esports lounge, a fitness room, community lounges, a kitchen on the first floor of each wing, and a 24\/7 cashierless market.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThe opening of the new residence hall allows Tech to keep pace with enrollment as the Institute continues to grow. This fall, over \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/admission.gatech.edu\/images\/pdf\/2026\/undergraduate-admission-year-in-review-2026.pdf\u0022 rel=\u0022noreferrer noopener\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003E4,100 first-year students will enroll at the Institute\u003C\/a\u003E, along with 1,400 transfer students in the fall and spring. With growth comes the need for new infrastructure, as Georgia Tech President \u00c1ngel Cabrera said during Thursday\u2019s ribbon-cutting ceremony.\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cIt turns out that more unbelievable students from every county in Georgia, from every corner of our country and countries around the world, want to have the learning experience here. It\u2019s our duty to figure out creative solutions, not just to house them, but to provide them with a transformative experience,\u201d he said. \u201cThe transformation of our students happens right here. It happens in the residence halls. It happens in the friendships that you make, the study groups, the activities, and when you\u2019re learning to be independent and to grow up. This is not just a dorm where you come to sleep.\u201d\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThe residence hall is named in honor of Georgia Tech\u2019s 11th president and first lady. During Peterson\u2019s tenure from 2009 to 2019, Tech enhanced student programs and grew enrollment; increased collaboration and built strategic partnerships in Atlanta and Georgia; expanded its global reach, with a focus on innovation; executed Campaign Georgia Tech, which raised $1.8 billion for the Institute; and more than doubled new research awards, exceeding $1 billion for the first time in 2019. As president, Peterson launched the Online Master of Science in Computer Science program, which has since become a global model for accessible education.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cp\u003EHe has remained involved with the Institute as president emeritus, a \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.me.gatech.edu\/faculty\/peterson\u0022 rel=\u0022noreferrer noopener\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003ERegents\u2019 Professor\u003C\/a\u003E in the George W. Woodruff School of Mechanical Engineering, and a member of the steering committee for \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/transformingtomorrow.gatech.edu\/\u0022 rel=\u0022noreferrer noopener\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003E\u003Cem\u003ETransforming Tomorrow: The Campaign for Georgia Tech\u003C\/em\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cp\u003EIn his remarks, Peterson recounted his first time visiting Tech, the feeling he got when he was on campus, and his path to eventually becoming Tech\u2019s next president, succeeding President Emeritus G. Wayne Clough, who was in attendance at the ceremony.\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cp\u003EBecoming a candidate for the job of president was \u201cone of the most important decisions I\u2019ve made in my professional career,\u201d Peterson said. \u201cThis is a remarkable place with remarkable people doing remarkable things. Val and I are enormously honored to be recognized in this fashion.\u201d\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cp\u003EAs first lady, Val Peterson was a dedicated presence on campus and an ardent supporter of students and faculty. She served as the chief spokesperson for the Tech Ends Suicide Together initiative when it launched in 2016 and mentored students and campus organizations. Val Peterson holds two bachelor\u2019s degrees and a teaching certificate from Kansas State University and a master\u2019s degree from Texas A\u0026amp;M. She has been recognized as an honorary alumna by the Georgia Tech Alumni Association for her devotion to the greater good of the Institute. Nicknamed the \u201cQueen Bee\u201d of Georgia Tech, she found it \u201cquite fitting\u201d that the new hall bears the couple\u2019s names, because they lived together in a dorm room at KSU when they were first married.\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cThat\u2019s where it all began. Those two towers, like us, together forever,\u201d she said. \u201cMy hope for the students who live in Peterson Hall is that their experience parallels our paths, not only in school but in life.\u201d\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cp\u003EEach space in the new residence hall is designed to encourage students to interact and develop shared experiences, a mindset that Kasey Helton, associate vice president of Campus Services, says was fostered during Peterson\u2019s tenure.\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cWe weren\u0027t trying to create 860 places to sleep. 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This time, she returned not to visit family and friends, but to represent Georgia Tech at the 2026 Artificial Intelligence in Education (AIED) Conference, held as part of the Festival of Learning.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cPresenting my research at an international conference is always rewarding, but having the opportunity to do so in my home country, where my personal roots and professional journey converge, made the experience especially memorable,\u201d said Lee, director of Research in Education Innovation for the Center for 21st Century Universities in the Georgia Tech College of Lifetime Learning.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThe conference gave her the opportunity to share her research paper, co-authored with College of Lifetime Learning Research Scientist Meryem Yilmaz Soylu, \u003Cem\u003EScaling Socratic Dialogue with Generative AI: Understanding Implications for Student Engagement and Learning Outcomes\u003C\/em\u003E. It also gave Lee the chance to reconnect with Seoul after years away.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cSeoul felt immediately familiar, yet I was also struck by how much the city had evolved,\u201d Lee said. \u201cIts modern skyline, vibrant atmosphere, and remarkably efficient public transportation system reflected both continuity and rapid innovation.\u201d\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThose themes of innovation and tradition also appear in the research. The paper examines an artificial intelligence-powered learning tool designed to scale adaptive Socratic dialogue in large undergraduate courses. The study offers practical guidance for creating learning experiences that encourage meaningful student engagement rather than simply increasing AI use.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThe presentation sparked conversations about how AI can support deeper, more interactive learning experiences.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cMany attendees were interested in how adaptive Socratic dialogue can encourage deeper reasoning and reflection, how educators can evaluate the quality of students\u2019 engagement with AI beyond usage metrics, and what instructional strategies are needed to implement AI-supported dialogue effectively while maintaining appropriate human oversight,\u201d Lee said.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EOutside the conference, Lee noticed how deeply K-pop has become integrated into daily life in South Korea.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cIts global influence was evident everywhere, from public spaces and advertisements to conversations with people from around the world,\u201d she said. \u201cIt highlighted Korea\u2019s growing cultural impact.\u201d\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EShe also found time to enjoy a familiar favorite, \u003Cem\u003Esagol gomtang\u003C\/em\u003E (Korean beef bone soup).\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cIt\u2019s a comforting dish that brought back fond memories from home,\u201d Lee said.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThe conference reinforced a central takeaway: The future of AI in education will depend on collaboration across disciplines, institutions, and countries. 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Foley has a strong pedigree in this area.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EHe co-authored the 1982 textbook \u003Cem\u003EFundamentals of Interactive Computer Graphics\u003C\/em\u003E, which was renamed in its second edition as \u003Cem\u003EComputer Graphics: Principles and Practice\u003C\/em\u003E. With over 1,100 pages, it is widely regarded as the foundational text of modern computer graphics and animation.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cSome people called it \u2018the bible\u2019 of computer graphics, though I think there were some other good graphics textbooks,\u201d Foley said. \u201cWe covered many different aspects of computer graphics, from hardware to algorithms to software systems to user interface and design.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cIt stands out as an all-encompassing textbook, whereas current books are targeted at specific aspects of computer graphics rather than a broad introduction.\u201d\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EFoley co-authored the first edition with Andries Van Dam, a professor who co-founded Brown University\u2019s Department of Computer Science. Van Dam was the first to receive the Distinguished Educator Award in 2019.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cI had people thanking me for the book while I was at the conference and telling me it was the first book they learned computer graphics from,\u201d Foley said.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EFoley came to Georgia Tech in 1991 and founded the Graphics, Visualization, \u0026amp; Usability (GVU) Center, which merged with Tech\u2019s Institute for People and Technology (IPaT) in 2023. GVU faculty helped establish Georgia Tech\u2019s prestigious reputation in computer graphics, and GVU students became highly sought after by video game and film animation studios, including Disney and Pixar.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EFoley and other GVU faculty were also at the forefront of the emerging field of human-computer interaction (HCI).\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EFoley said he enjoyed teaching in the classroom as much as anything and preferred practical approaches.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cI was always big on learning by doing, so I always had projects in my class that made students apply what I was talking about and not just regurgitate stuff on exams,\u201d he said. \u201cI think students enjoy having that hands-on experience.\u201d\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EHowever, teaching was something he had to learn.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cI wasn\u2019t good at it at first, but I think writing the book helped with that,\u201d he said. \u201cWhen you write a book, you discover how much you don\u2019t know about something because you\u2019re trying to carefully explain it so other people can understand.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cIt makes you do more thinking, work through the explanations so that it makes sense to you and the reader.\u201d\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EGeorgia Tech established the James D. Foley Endowment in 2007 to honor his achievements. Since then, annual fellowships in his name have been awarded to outstanding graduate students.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThe 2026 Foley Scholar Awards will be announced in November.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E","summary":"","format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EJim Foley accepted the 2026 ACM SIGGRAPH Distinguished Educator Award, presented annually since 2019. 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This includes obeying traffic signals and posted signs, yielding to pedestrians, and following other rules that apply to vehicles operating on public roadways. More information regarding applicable laws can be found \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/police.gatech.edu\/bicycle-laws\u0022 rel=\u0022noreferrer noopener\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003Ehere\u003C\/a\u003E.\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003ERiders should also remember that the walkways surrounding Tech Green are designated for pedestrians and ADA mobility devices during peak pedestrian traffic, from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Cyclists, scooter riders, and other micromobility users should dismount and walk their devices through the area during those times.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Ch4\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EEducation Remains Essential\u003C\/strong\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/h4\u003E\u003Cp\u003EAlong with enforcement, GTPD will offer a Micromobility Diversion Class designed to reinforce safe riding behaviors and educate eligible riders about applicable traffic laws and expectations.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThe rider improvement course focuses on safe driving attitudes and behaviors, rules of the road, and responsible micromobility operation.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThe diversion program will be available to eligible Georgia Tech-affiliated micromobility riders who receive a citation from GTPD. To be eligible, you must have a referral from a GTPD officer. Micromobility users determined to be at fault in a collision are not eligible. Additional circumstances may also affect eligibility, and receiving a micromobility citation does not guarantee admission into the diversion program.\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Ch4\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003ESafety Is a Shared Responsibility\u003C\/strong\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/h4\u003E\u003Cp\u003EGTPD has continued to expand micromobility education as bicycles, scooters, and other devices become increasingly common modes of transportation across campus. Riders are encouraged to wear a helmet; remain alert; avoid distractions; use appropriate lighting at night; and be mindful of pedestrians, vehicles, buses, and other micromobility users.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EWhether traveling across campus for class, work, or another activity, the expectation is simple: Know the rules of the road, ride responsibly, and help keep Georgia Tech safe for everyone.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EFor additional information about micromobility rules, safety practices, violations, and educational resources, visit the Georgia Tech Police Department\u0027s Micromobility \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/police.gatech.edu\/micro-mobility-diversion\u0022 rel=\u0022noreferrer noopener\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003Ewebpage\u003C\/a\u003E.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E","summary":"","format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cp\u003EOn Monday, Aug. 31, the Georgia Tech Police Department (GTPD) began increased enforcement of micromobility violations across campus, reinforcing existing state laws and City of Atlanta ordinances that apply to all micromobility devices.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"On Monday, Aug. 31, the Georgia Tech Police Department (GTPD) began increased enforcement of micromobility violations across campus, reinforcing existing state laws and City of Atlanta ordinances that apply to all micromobility devices. 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Tennenbaum and his family.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EBuilding on initial seed funding from the State of Georgia and shaped by substantial engagement with Georgia Tech stakeholders, and in alignment with the vision of the Board of Regents, the Governor\u2019s office, and the Georgia General Assembly, the institute will serve as a convening hub for students, faculty, and external partners. Tennenbaum\u0027s investment will create a permanent endowment to support the institute\u0027s long-term operations and strategic initiatives. It will also expand programming, strengthen faculty and student engagement, and help position Georgia Tech as a national leader in addressing societal challenges through innovation.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cAt Georgia Tech, we believe that technological innovation and civic leadership must go hand in hand,\u201d said \u00c1ngel Cabrera, president of Georgia Tech. \u201cThe Tennenbaum Family Institute will help to ensure that our students grow as productive, open-minded, engaged leaders, ready to work across ideological lines to get the job done. We are grateful to Michael Tennenbaum and his family for making this vision possible.\u201d\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003ERooted in Georgia Tech\u0027s motto of Progress and Service, the institute will foster open inquiry, civil discourse, and responsible problem-solving through teaching, research, and public engagement. Georgia Tech\u0027s strengths in engineering, computing, the liberal arts, entrepreneurship, and interdisciplinary collaboration position it to address important questions arising from rapid technological change. \u201cGiven the complexity of modern social life, the Tennenbaum Family Institute will be essential in building the well-rounded, technical leaders we\u2019ll need in the future,\u201d said Amanda Murdie, dean of the Ivan Allen College of Liberal Arts at Georgia Tech and Ivan Allen Jr. Chair.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cThe institute will support new courses and programming that encourage students to grapple with a wide range of perspectives and prepare them to lead in a world shaped by rapidly advancing technology,\u201d said Aaron Levine, interim executive director of the Michael E. Tennenbaum Family Institute for Technology and Civic Leadership and interim chair of the Jimmy and Rosalynn Carter School of Public Policy. \u201cWe hope this new institute will engage our students and faculty with external partners as they work together to address pressing real-world questions at the intersection of technology and the human condition.\u201d\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003ETennenbaum is a distinguished alumnus and business leader whose philanthropy has supported entrepreneurship initiatives, interdisciplinary research, student scholarships, faculty positions, and programs across Georgia Tech. He also played an instrumental role in the growth of CREATE-X, the Institute\u2019s student startup program. In recognition of his achievements, leadership, and service, Georgia Tech awarded an honorary doctorate to Tennenbaum in 2016.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cThe challenges facing society today do not fit neatly within any one discipline,\u201d said Tennenbaum. \u201cAddressing them requires leaders who understand technology, appreciate civic responsibility, and can work across differences to find solutions. My family and I are proud to support Georgia Tech in creating an institute that will encourage the exchange of ideas and will prepare the next generation of thoughtful leaders.\u201d \u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003ETennenbaum\u2019s commitment is part of \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/transformingtomorrow.gatech.edu\/\u0022\u003E\u003Cem\u003ETransforming Tomorrow: The Campaign for Georgia Tech\u003C\/em\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cem\u003E, \u003C\/em\u003Ehelping advance priorities\u003Cem\u003E \u003C\/em\u003Eto expand opportunity, accelerate innovation, and strengthen Georgia Tech\u0027s impact in Georgia and beyond.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E","summary":"","format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EThe interdisciplinary institute will prepare students to navigate the intersection of technology, civic life, and leadership.\u003C\/p\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"The interdisciplinary institute will prepare students to navigate the intersection of technology, civic life, and leadership."}],"uid":"27469","created_gmt":"2026-08-31 15:30:42","changed_gmt":"2026-09-01 12:50:02","author":"Kristen Bailey","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","location":"Atlanta, GA","dateline":{"date":"2026-09-01T00:00:00-04:00","iso_date":"2026-09-01T00:00:00-04:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"hg_media":{"681010":{"id":"681010","type":"image","title":"Michael E. 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I am confident he will build on Edmond\u2019s strong foundation to guide the School\u0027s continued success.\u201d\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThe School of CSE associate chair helps lead faculty development, academic planning, and new initiatives. These responsibilities include course scheduling, teaching assignments, and reviewing proposals for new courses.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003ERapid growth defined Chow\u2019s tenure as associate chair, which started in summer 2021.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EAs associate chair, Chow led CSE\u2019s faculty recruiting committee. The School hired 15 new professors during his term, doubling the faculty in that span.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EChow\u2019s relationship with new hires didn\u2019t end with recruiting. Each new professor needed support to onboard smoothly, which he helped facilitate by pairing new hires with faculty mentors in the School.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EChow helped new and veteran faculty alike design courses centered on their expertise and the field\u0027s emerging needs. As a result, he broadened and enriched the CSE curriculum at Georgia Tech.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EChow led CSE\u2019s effort to secure space in the \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/cse.gatech.edu\/coda\u0022\u003ECoda Building\u003C\/a\u003E to accommodate so many new faculty and students. With his help, the School added the east wing of the 13th floor and space for four labs on the fifth floor.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EWhile at \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/europe.gatech.edu\/en\u0022\u003EGeorgia Tech-Europe\u003C\/a\u003E, Chow will teach \u003Cem\u003ECS 7545: Machine Learning Theory\u003C\/em\u003E and \u003Cem\u003ECS 1371: Computing for Engineers\u003C\/em\u003E.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EChow is a fellow of the Society for Industrial and Applied Mathematics (\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.siam.org\/\u0022\u003ESIAM\u003C\/a\u003E). Like CSE, the professional society recognized Chow\u2019s leadership and administrative talents, selecting him for several roles.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EWith his associate chair responsibilities concluded, Chow will focus more on his role as SIAM\u2019s vice president for programs. He also co-chairs the organizing committee for the \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.siam.org\/conferences-events\/siam-conferences\/cse27\/\u0022\u003ESIAM Conference on CSE\u003C\/a\u003E, to be held Feb. 22-26, 2027, in Pittsburgh.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EPreviously, Chow served as vice chair of the \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.siam.org\/get-involved\/connect-with-a-community\/activity-groups\/computational-science-and-engineering\/\u0022\u003ESIAM Activity Group on CSE\u003C\/a\u003E from 2025 to 2026. He co-chaired the organizing committee for \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.siam.org\/conferences-events\/past-event-archive\/an22\/\u0022\u003ESIAM\u2019s 2022 annual meeting\u003C\/a\u003E.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u0022It has been an honor to serve CSE,\u201d Chow said. \u201cI am also inspired to have worked alongside others, including Haesun, who care so much for the School.\u201d\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003ESince joining Georgia Tech in 2012, Chau has distinguished himself as a leading expert in data science and AI.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EChau\u2019s research combines machine learning and visualization to create scalable, interactive tools. His lab has developed applications for studying massive datasets, interpreting complex AI models, and solving real-world problems in cybersecurity, human-centered AI, graph visualization and mining, and social good.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EChau has taught CSE \u003Cem\u003E4242\/6242: Data and Visual Analytics\u003C\/em\u003E since 2013. The course has grown into the \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/poloclub.github.io\/#cse6242\u0022\u003Eworld\u0027s largest semester-long university class on the subject\u003C\/a\u003E. More than 19,600 students have taken the course throughout its history.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EAlongside his research and teaching, Chau has held several leadership roles at Georgia Tech.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003ESince 2014, Chau has served as associate director of Georgia Tech\u2019s \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.analytics.gatech.edu\/\u0022\u003EM.S. Analytics program\u003C\/a\u003E. The program celebrated its 10th anniversary in 2024, when he received the Innovator Award for his leadership and pioneering approaches to analytics education.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EIn 2019, Chau accepted roles as director of industry relations for the Institute for Data Engineering and Science (\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/ideas.gatech.edu\/\u0022\u003EIDEaS\u003C\/a\u003E) and as associate director of corporate relations for the Machine Learning Center (\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/ml.gatech.edu\/\u0022\u003EML@GT\u003C\/a\u003E). Chau recently stepped down from his leadership positions with IDEaS and ML@GT to accommodate his responsibilities as CSE\u2019s associate chair.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cI enjoy building deep connections with people, and this role provides a lot of opportunities to do that,\u201d Chau said. \u201cFaculty development helps my colleagues build the careers that they want, and collectively shape CSE\u2019s future. That\u2019s what I look forward to the most.\u201d\u003C\/p\u003E","summary":"","format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EGeorgia Tech\u2019s School of Computational Science and Engineering (CSE) has undergone remarkable expansion in recent years, doubling its faculty, broadening its programs and curriculum, and strengthening its reputation as a leading research hub.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003ENow, as Professor \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/faculty.cc.gatech.edu\/~echow\/\u0022\u003EEdmond Chow\u003C\/a\u003E prepares to teach at Georgia Tech-Europe for the 2026-2027 academic year, Professor \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/poloclub.github.io\/polochau\/\u0022\u003EPolo Chau\u003C\/a\u003E is stepping into the role of associate chair to help guide the School\u2019s next phase of growth.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003ETheir leadership transition comes at a time when demand for expertise in artificial intelligence (AI), data science and 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users under 13 and stricter enforcement of teenager-specific settings for users under 18, \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/oag.ca.gov\/news\/press-releases\/attorney-general-bonta-secures-transformative-17-billion-settlement-meta\u0022 rel=\u0022noreferrer noopener\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003Eamong other measures\u003C\/a\u003E.\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Ch3\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EMore Work To Be Done\u003C\/strong\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/h3\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThe settlement has been celebrated by the 47 \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/law.georgia.gov\/press-releases\/2026-08-26\/carr-announces-largest-big-tech-settlement-history\u0022\u003Eattorneys general\u003C\/a\u003E of the represented states as a transformative moment in the oversight of social media. While she believes it is a step in the right direction, \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.gatech.edu\/expert\/munmun-de-choudhury-social-and-computer-science-expert\u0022 rel=\u0022noreferrer noopener\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003EMunmun De Choudhury\u003C\/a\u003E, a professor in Georgia Tech\u2019s School of Interactive Computing, says the work cannot stop with the changes proposed in the settlement.\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cp\u003EDe Choudhury\u2019s research has pioneered the computational use of social media data for mental health. In 2023, she co-authored a consensus report for the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine on the connection between \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.nationalacademies.org\/read\/27396\/chapter\/1\u0022 rel=\u0022noreferrer noopener\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003Esocial media and adolescent health\u003C\/a\u003E. Several of the recommendations in the report are reflected in the Meta settlement, but De Choudhury sees areas that still need to be addressed at the root of social media\u2019s effects on mental health.\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cI think it\u0027s a reasonable start. It was necessary, but if you look at the research literature, whether restricting screen time actually improves mental health is not a settled question,\u201d she said. \u201cWe need to look at the context, which means not just how much time they\u0027re spending on these platforms but also how they\u0027re spending that time.\u201d\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThe $17 billion will be distributed among the states and territories involved in the lawsuit, and, according to De Choudhury, the funds will be a critical part of the settlement achieving its intended outcomes.\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cThe grassroots portion of this is asking: How do we empower young people and their families with information so that they can make the right decisions for themselves? This money can be used to provide social media literacy efforts and to train parents and teachers to better guide kids. We often hear that adults want to help, but parents and teachers didn\u2019t grow up in the social media era, and given how fast it changes, they don\u2019t always have the right answers,\u201d she said.\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Ch3\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EGetting Others on Board\u003C\/strong\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/h3\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cp\u003ECertain portions of the settlement, such as financial penalties and exact time restrictions, are contingent upon Meta\u2019s competitors, TikTok and YouTube, adopting similar measures. De Choudhury says research shows that when one platform becomes more restrictive, users will migrate to another.\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cThe kids who want to access social media between midnight and 6 a.m., when these platforms won\u0027t be available, will go to TikTok or they\u0027ll go somewhere else,\u201d she said. \u201cThis means that what we end up doing is not mitigating the harm but shifting it elsewhere. And that doesn\u0027t help anyone. So, this is welcome if it means the scope of this implementation can be broadened, and it would go a long way.\u201d \u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Ch3\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003ESocial Media in the AI Age\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/strong\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/h3\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cp\u003EDe Choudhury implores regulators to consider additional measures to protect children in the future, particularly those that safeguard their data in the age of artificial intelligence.\u0026nbsp; \u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cAll of our data is getting used to train these AI models. This is especially true for a company like Meta, which has its own AI models. We are talking about minors. They can\u0027t meaningfully consent to the use of their data to build AI models. So we need to expand the scope of harm here, which is not just the mental health harm that can happen but the impacts of these companies storing and using children\u2019s data,\u201d she said.\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cp\u003EA federal \u201cright to be forgotten\u201d that allows individuals to request deletion of their data from social media sites and other online profiles is a step De Choudhury recommends, mirroring the \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/gdpr.eu\/right-to-be-forgotten\/\u0022 rel=\u0022noreferrer noopener\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003EEuropean Union\u2019s policy\u003C\/a\u003E.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Ch3\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EProtecting the Vulnerable\u003C\/strong\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/h3\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cp\u003EAdults aren\u2019t immune to the dangers of social media, De Choudhury explained, but teenagers are more susceptible to triggers based on their stage of brain development. She hopes the recent settlement sets a precedent for active oversight.\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cWe have seen lawsuits in the past where specific school systems sued a social media company. We have seen some individual states taking action as well, but the scale of this settlement is something we haven\u0027t seen before,\u201d she said.\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThe changes to the platforms will take effect over the next 12 months, but should Meta fail to do so, \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.scheller.gatech.edu\/directory\/faculty\/liu_j\/index.html\u0022 rel=\u0022noreferrer noopener\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003EJerry Liu\u003C\/a\u003E, lecturer in the Scheller College of Business and teacher of legal and ethical aspects of business, says states would not need to relitigate the case, in which Meta did not admit wrongdoing. Rather, they could ask the court to seek enforcement with contempt remedies, like additional financial penalties or sanctions.\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThe Meta case has drawn comparisons to lawsuits against big tobacco in the 1990s. Liu says both cases invoke similar questions surrounding legality and ethics in business.\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cThere is a broader, ethical issue with this case, which is drawing the line between making an engaging product versus deliberately designing the product around human vulnerabilities to make a product addictive, particularly for children, and concealing harmful consequences,\u201d he said.\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cWith big tobacco, the problem wasn\u0027t simply that cigarettes were addictive. It was the allegation that the industry knew about the addictive nature of cigarettes, manipulated nicotine levels, and \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.factualamerica.com\/behind-the-screenplay\/blowing-the-whistle-the-true-story-behind-the-insider\u0022 rel=\u0022noreferrer noopener\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003Econcealed or minimized that knowledge\u003C\/a\u003E. Similarly, as with Meta and social media, the question is whether the social media companies know that particular design features or algorithmic tools can create unhealthy or compulsive behavior, particularly in children, and whether they have an ethical obligation to disclose that knowledge and redesign the product accordingly.\u201d\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThe Federal Trade Commission and the Department of Justice retain federal enforcement authority in this case, but Liu said that individuals (including class-action suits) can potentially pursue separate state-law or other claims against Meta.\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E","summary":"","format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":[{"value":"The social media giant will make changes to its platforms to address allegations of consumer protection law violations and the targeting of teenagers through addictive features.\u00a0 "}],"field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EThe social media giant will make changes to its platforms to address allegations of consumer protection law violations and the targeting of teenagers through addictive features.\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"The social media giant will make changes to its platforms to address allegations of consumer protection law violations and the targeting of teenagers through addictive features.\u00a0 "}],"uid":"36418","created_gmt":"2026-09-01 01:02:42","changed_gmt":"2026-09-01 01:31:29","author":"sgagliano3","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","location":"Atlanta, GA","dateline":{"date":"2026-09-01T00:00:00-04:00","iso_date":"2026-09-01T00:00:00-04:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"hg_media":{"681023":{"id":"681023","type":"image","title":"Meta","body":null,"created":"1788226037","gmt_created":"2026-09-01 01:27:17","changed":"1788226037","gmt_changed":"2026-09-01 01:27:17","alt":"Meta","file":{"fid":"265371","name":"AdobeStock_479759140_Editorial_Use_Only.jpeg","image_path":"\/sites\/default\/files\/2026\/08\/31\/AdobeStock_479759140_Editorial_Use_Only.jpeg","image_full_path":"http:\/\/hg.gatech.edu\/\/sites\/default\/files\/2026\/08\/31\/AdobeStock_479759140_Editorial_Use_Only.jpeg","mime":"image\/jpeg","size":4211015,"path_740":"http:\/\/hg.gatech.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/740xx_scale\/public\/2026\/08\/31\/AdobeStock_479759140_Editorial_Use_Only.jpeg?itok=O7dBUsbM"}}},"media_ids":["681023"],"groups":[{"id":"1214","name":"News Room"}],"categories":[{"id":"151","name":"Policy, Social Sciences, and Liberal Arts"}],"keywords":[{"id":"167543","name":"social media"},{"id":"10343","name":"mental health"},{"id":"10835","name":"Facebook"},{"id":"37031","name":"Instagram"}],"core_research_areas":[],"news_room_topics":[{"id":"71901","name":"Society and Culture"}],"event_categories":[],"invited_audience":[],"affiliations":[],"classification":[],"areas_of_expertise":[],"news_and_recent_appearances":[],"phone":[],"contact":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022mailto:Steven.gagliano@gatech.edu\u0022\u003ESteven Gagliano\u003C\/a\u003E \u2013\u0026nbsp;Institute Communications\u003C\/p\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"email":[],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}},"692137":{"#nid":"692137","#data":{"type":"news","title":"Incoming Professor Envisions World of Humans and Robots Working Together","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EWhen Siddharth Karamcheti watches robot demonstration videos, he pays attention to how close humans are to the robot.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EKaramcheti said there are times when he doesn\u2019t see any humans at all. Those instances reinforce the perception that robots are replacing humans rather than assisting them.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cYou have humanoid robots doing things like folding laundry, and you see videos of it on social media,\u201d Karamcheti said. \u201cIt bothers me that in all these videos, I see the robot doing these tasks alone without a single person around them. True human-robot collaboration is missing.\u201d\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EAs he joins the Georgia Tech School of Interactive Computing as an assistant professor, Karamcheti seeks to improve human-robot collaboration and maximize output through his research.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EKaramcheti comes to Tech after earning his Ph.D. in computer science (CS) from Stanford University. He also holds bachelor\u2019s degrees in CS and literary arts from Brown University.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EIn addition to human-robot interaction, he has conducted research on fine-tuning vision-language-action (VLA) models.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EVLAs are artificial intelligence (AI) systems typically built by fine-tuning vision-language models (VLMs) or large language models (LLMs). They use visual perception, natural language, and physical action to perform tasks.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cI have a high-level vision of what I think robotics should be, but there are many winding paths I like to take along the way as I try to understand why something works the way it does,\u201d Karamcheti said.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EKaramcheti said his vision was inspired by the movie \u003Cem\u003EIron Man\u003C\/em\u003E and by how the main character, Tony Stark, interacts with robots in his lab.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cI don\u2019t want a robot that replaces all the work I\u2019m doing in my life,\u201d he said. \u201cI want a robot that\u2019s embedded in my life like my laptop or smartphone.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cThey\u2019re making it possible for me to do more things. I also want to make it so that robots start doing more and learning more when I leave the room.\u201d\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EKaramcheti said the School of IC is a \u201cdream\u201d job for him because of its renowned faculty in human-robot interaction. It\u2019s the ideal place to keep humans at the center of his research.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cWe must design models around interaction and the idea that there\u2019s going to be a person in the room. Robots don\u2019t need to be perfect at any one thing. They just need to be able to ask for help when it\u2019s needed and learn from those teaching interactions.\u201d\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EKaramecheti said many robotics researchers are pursuing robots that are as close to perfect as possible so they can operate without human oversight. However, the amount\u0026nbsp;of money and data needed to get there is substantial.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cI think you see diminishing returns with scale. If a robot performs tasks correctly 90% of the time, the data required to go from 90% to 95% is much less than that required to go from 95% to 99%. Many robotics companies and labs are investing to reach a 99% success rate,\u201d he said.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EKaramcheti added that the pursuit of perfection shouldn\u2019t prevent a robot from being deployed. They could be deployed at 95% and increase their success rate by working with and learning from humans.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cOnce I have a robot that\u2019s 95% capable, I understand that 5% of failures will occur for a specific task. If I know a human is always going to be near the robot, I can design a system that sequences tasks and anticipates human intervention.\u201d\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EKaramcheti is recruiting students to join his lab who bring new perspectives to robotics.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cI\u2019m looking for students who aren\u2019t afraid to challenge common assumptions and who enjoy hacking and building,\u201d he said. \u201cI want to work with students who have strong opinions about how robotics should look.\u201d\u003C\/p\u003E","summary":"","format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EAs he joins the Georgia Tech School of Interactive Computing as an assistant professor, Karamcheti seeks to improve human-robot collaboration and maximize output through his research.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EKaramcheti comes to Tech after earning his Ph.D. in computer science (CS) from Stanford University. 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Scientists can recreate many of these biological building blocks in the lab, but controlling how they organize themselves into larger assemblies remains one of the most fundamental challenges in soft materials research.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp dir=\u0022ltr\u0022\u003EGeorgia Tech\u2019s\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/research.gatech.edu\/people\/itamar-kolvin\u0022\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EItamar Kolvin\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E is aiming to solve that problem using molecular motors powered by tiny chemical reactions, giving researchers a new way to guide how fibers assemble into larger structures in the lab. The work could open the door to advances in wound healing, artificial tissues, and organ repair.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp dir=\u0022ltr\u0022\u003ENow, Kolvin, an assistant professor in the\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/physics.gatech.edu\/\u0022\u003ESchool of Physics\u003C\/a\u003E, has been\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.nsf.gov\/awardsearch\/show-award?AWD_ID=2541531\u0022\u003Eawarded a $747,000 CAREER grant\u003C\/a\u003E from the National Science Foundation (NSF) to support this research.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp dir=\u0022ltr\u0022\u003EThe NSF Faculty Early Career Development Program is a five-year grant designed to help promising researchers establish a foundation for a lifetime of leadership in their field. Known as CAREER awards, the grants are NSF\u2019s most prestigious funding for early-career faculty.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp dir=\u0022ltr\u0022\u003E\u201cThe CAREER award is a crucial opportunity to push this research forward,\u201d says Kolvin. \u201cNSF plays a critical role in advancing science, and we wouldn\u2019t be able to do our work without their support.\u0026nbsp;I\u2019m incredibly grateful for their commitment to advancing science.\u201d\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Ch3\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EMicroscopic Motorboats\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/h3\u003E\u003Cp dir=\u0022ltr\u0022\u003EWhile the body naturally assembles these fibers, their small size makes protein filaments difficult to control in a lab setting. Without guidance, the materials grow randomly, creating weak and disorganized structures. But Kolvin has found that exposing the filaments to controlled fluid flows can help them grow in predictable ways.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp dir=\u0022ltr\u0022\u003EThat\u2019s where Kolvin\u2019s molecular motors come in. He attaches the motors to rod-shaped particles called microtubules, transforming the otherwise inert particles into microscopic motorboats. Powered by chemical reactions, the microtubules move through the fluid and generate tiny currents. Those currents guide the suspended protein filaments, directing how they align and assemble.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp dir=\u0022ltr\u0022\u003ELike sticks in a stream, the current helps the protein filaments align with the flow around them. When millions of filaments interact in this way, they can form bundles, clusters, and large-scale networks.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp dir=\u0022ltr\u0022\u003E\u201cHow do these rods align, when do they tangle, and when do they form networks?\u201d Kolvin asks. \u201cI\u2019m interested in learning how we may be able to predict and ultimately control that behavior in order to direct the ways these structures can grow.\u201d\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Ch3\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EFlexible Filaments\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/h3\u003E\u003Cp dir=\u0022ltr\u0022\u003EKolvin\u2019s earlier work has already shown success with actin, the filaments responsible for building muscles. When suspended in fluid, the molecular motors helped actin fibers bundle together and form a membrane-like structure.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp dir=\u0022ltr\u0022\u003EWhile that work demonstrated that molecular motors could influence assembly, Kolvin now aims to create a more dynamic, tunable system. Actin is limited, he explains, because of its simple rod-like shape, lack of rigidity, and because its bonds become permanent once the fibers bundle together.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp dir=\u0022ltr\u0022\u003EHe believes the more rigid, helix-shaped flagella in this new work will offer a wider range of opportunities. \u201cThe shape and rigidity of flagella expand the variety of patterns they can form,\u201d he explains. \u201cThese new structures could have different applications.\u201d\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Ch3\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EToward Tunable Materials\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/h3\u003E\u003Cp dir=\u0022ltr\u0022\u003EThrough molecular engineering, the \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/sites.gatech.edu\/ikolvinlab\/\u0022\u003EKolvin Lab\u003C\/a\u003E creates flagella that are temperature-sensitive, meaning that they can make and unmake bonds at different temperatures. This property might be key in creating a system that could be assembled and disassembled on demand.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp dir=\u0022ltr\u0022\u003E\u201cThis could make it possible to tune materials in real-time by warming or cooling the system,\u0022 Kolvin explains.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp dir=\u0022ltr\u0022\u003EBy combining molecular motors with temperature-sensitive protein fibers, Kolvin aims to create systems that can be predictably shaped, assembled, and disassembled on demand, opening the door to new possibilities for tissue engineering and regenerative medicine.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp dir=\u0022ltr\u0022\u003EThe work could also help answer long-standing problems in physics about active matter and collective behavior, revealing how flow and shape influence the way millions of microscopic building blocks align, pack, and assemble into complex materials.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp dir=\u0022ltr\u0022\u003E\u201cThis CAREER award provides an exciting opportunity to pursue new ideas and tackle difficult, far-reaching questions,\u201d Kolvin says. \u201cI\u2019m looking forward to seeing where this research leads in the years ahead.\u201d\u003C\/p\u003E","summary":"","format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cdiv\u003EThe grant will support Kolvin\u2019s research using molecular motors powered by chemical reactions to direct how protein fibers assemble into larger structures in the lab. 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The strategy recognizes that decisions about AI in academic settings are best informed by faculty expertise and disciplinary judgment.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cp\u003ELed by Provost and Executive Vice President for Academic Affairs Raheem Beyah, the strategy was shaped by faculty, staff, students, and academic leaders from across the Institute. It focuses on three priorities: AI Fluency for Every Student, AI Innovation Across the Academic Enterprise, and Institutional Leadership and Engagement.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u0022Artificial intelligence is transforming nearly every industry and profession our graduates will enter,\u0022 said Beyah. \u0022Georgia Tech has a responsibility to ensure our students are prepared not only to work with these technologies, but to understand their possibilities, limitations, and impacts. This strategy provides a road map for helping our community engage with AI in ways that advance learning, discovery, and societal good.\u0022\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cp\u003EHelping bring that vision into practice is the \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/c14750.wpmucdn.com\/5843\/files\/2026\/08\/Georgia-Tech-Academic-AI-Playbook-2026-Edition.pdf\u0022\u003EAcademic AI Playbook\u003C\/a\u003E, led by David Joyner, interim vice provost for AI in Education. The effort began as a campus-wide initiative to better understand how our instructional community was using, teaching, and responding to AI in Georgia Tech courses. Faculty were invited to share examples of how they were incorporating AI into instruction, teaching AI concepts within their disciplines, and adapting coursework to reflect AI\u2019s growing influence across society.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cp\u003EWhat began as an effort to inform future planning evolved into an opportunity to capture and share the wide range of work already underway across Georgia Tech.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u0022In order to understand what the Institute should do regarding AI in education, we needed to understand what faculty were already doing,\u0022 said Joyner. \u0022While higher education has been wrestling with the impact of AI, Georgia Tech faculty have turned hundreds of classes into micro-laboratories to explore how these technologies can support teaching and learning.\u0022\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThe first edition of the playbook features 67 faculty-authored articles representing every College at Georgia Tech, along with 20 lessons drawn from classroom experience. The collection includes examples of faculty using AI to support instruction, teaching students how AI is shaping their fields, and redesigning assignments and learning experiences for an increasingly AI-enabled world. Together, the articles provide practical, discipline-specific insights that faculty can adapt to their own teaching contexts.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cp\u003EAs additional resources, examples, and opportunities for engagement emerge, the Institute will continue sharing guidance and fostering conversations that help faculty shape how AI should and should not be used in the classroom.\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E","summary":"","format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003ERooted in academic freedom, the strategy reflects Georgia Tech\u0027s commitment to ensuring students are prepared to use AI effectively, thoughtfully, and responsibly while empowering faculty and staff to explore new approaches to teaching, learning, and discovery. 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Notifications to move vehicles will continue to be sent to permit holders in affected parking areas throughout the week, especially with some areas closing as early as 3 p.m. on game day. Visit the \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.pts.gatech.edu\/2026\/08\/28\/gameday-parking-and-transit-impacts-for-colorado-game\/\u0022 rel=\u0022noreferrer noopener\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003EParking and Transportation website\u003C\/a\u003E for details. \u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cp\u003EWhile no formal work schedule modifications are being made at the Institute level, supervisors are encouraged to be flexible with employees and ensure that they are aware of alternative parking options, available flexible work arrangements, and time-off request procedures. \u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cp\u003EGeorgia Tech faculty and staff can purchase up to four tickets for just $10 apiece for this game. This exclusive offer is available on a first-come, first-served basis, and only a limited number of tickets remain. \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/ramblinwreck.evenue.net\/promotions\/FB-COLOFS\u0022 rel=\u0022noreferrer noopener\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003EPurchase\u003C\/a\u003E your tickets today. In addition, the Helluva Block Party is moving to Bobby Dodd Way, with activities beginning four hours before kickoff. \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/ramblinwreck.com\/news\/2026\/08\/27\/major-artists-announced-for-2026-helluva-block-party-concerts\u0022 rel=\u0022noreferrer noopener\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003ELearn more here\u003C\/a\u003E. \u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cp\u003EGo Jackets!\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E","summary":"","format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EStudents, faculty, and staff should anticipate increased campus congestion and modifications to parking locations and transportation schedules on Thursday, Sept. 3.\u003C\/p\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"Students, faculty, and staff should anticipate increased campus congestion and modifications to parking locations and transportation schedules on Thursday, Sept. 3."}],"uid":"27164","created_gmt":"2026-08-30 21:23:10","changed_gmt":"2026-08-30 21:35:42","author":"Rachael Pocklington","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","location":"Atlanta, GA","dateline":{"date":"2026-08-30T00:00:00-04:00","iso_date":"2026-08-30T00:00:00-04:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"hg_media":{"681005":{"id":"681005","type":"image","title":"Nightime-game.png","body":null,"created":"1788125299","gmt_created":"2026-08-30 21:28:19","changed":"1788125299","gmt_changed":"2026-08-30 21:28:19","alt":"Nighttime game at Bobby Dodd Stadium","file":{"fid":"265352","name":"Nightime-game.png","image_path":"\/sites\/default\/files\/2026\/08\/30\/Nightime-game.png","image_full_path":"http:\/\/hg.gatech.edu\/\/sites\/default\/files\/2026\/08\/30\/Nightime-game.png","mime":"image\/png","size":2555369,"path_740":"http:\/\/hg.gatech.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/740xx_scale\/public\/2026\/08\/30\/Nightime-game.png?itok=lWPh0ZiK"}}},"media_ids":["681005"],"related_links":[{"url":"https:\/\/www.pts.gatech.edu\/2026\/08\/28\/gameday-parking-and-transit-impacts-for-colorado-game\/","title":"Parking and Transportation Operations for Season Opener"},{"url":"https:\/\/ramblinwreck.com\/sports\/m-footbl","title":"Georgia Tech Athletics Football Information"}],"groups":[{"id":"1214","name":"News Room"}],"categories":[],"keywords":[],"core_research_areas":[],"news_room_topics":[{"id":"71871","name":"Campus and Community"}],"event_categories":[],"invited_audience":[],"affiliations":[],"classification":[],"areas_of_expertise":[],"news_and_recent_appearances":[],"phone":[],"contact":[],"email":[],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}},"692108":{"#nid":"692108","#data":{"type":"news","title":"Getting Food to the Neighborhoods That Need It Most","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EBBISS researcher\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/people.research.gatech.edu\/nicole-kennard\u0022\u003ENicole Kennard\u003C\/a\u003E is mapping how Atlanta\u0027s local food ecosystem functions today, how the people inside it envision its future, and where the opportunities for transformation lie. A summer research trip to Europe brought back fresh models and new energy for the work.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EHow does Atlanta\u0027s local food ecosystem function today? How do the people working inside it envision its future? And where are the opportunities for transformation?\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThose three questions drive the systems and network mapping research of Nicole Kennard, a research scientist and assistant director for Community-Engaged Research at Georgia Tech\u2019s\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/sustainablesystems.gatech.edu\/\u0022\u003EBrook Byers Institute for Sustainable Systems\u003C\/a\u003E (BBISS). Within a systems map, Kennard charts intersecting food challenges and the intervention strategies that could address them. A companion social network map reveals the relationships that already exist across the food ecosystem and who needs to be brought together to create change. Both feed into the Atlanta Food System Research Network, an effort to increase coordination and build teams around the food system\u0027s most stubborn, systemic challenges.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThe mapping regularly shows one significant gap: One in eight metro Atlantans are struggling to access food. Although more local farmers are growing good food, there is a \u201cmissing middle layer\u201d of infrastructure connecting that food to those who need it, according to Atlanta\u2019s\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/climateresilientatl.com\/climate-resilience-action-plan-2026-low.pdf\u0022\u003E2026 Climate Resilience Action Plan\u003C\/a\u003E. Food produced by smaller farms often can\u2019t enter traditional supply chains due to small quantities, so new models are needed to move that food in ways that people can access it within their everyday routines. A summer research trip through France, Belgium, and the U.K. provided her with fresh models for closing that gap.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u0022I learned a lot from these models that I\u0027m trying to bring back to Atlanta for my systems mapping research,\u0022 Kennard said. \u0022One of the biggest issues is we\u0027re missing that middle layer \u2014 better ways to distribute local food so it\u0027s reaching all neighborhoods equitably, and it\u0027s actually accessible.\u0022\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EIt\u0027s not Kennard\u0027s first time working on food systems abroad. After graduating from Georgia Tech with a degree in materials science and engineering and running a student-led hydroponics project that grew food for the\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.acfb.org\/\u0022\u003EAtlanta Community Food Bank\u003C\/a\u003E, she spent nearly four years in the U.K. as a Fulbright Scholar, earning a master\u0027s in sustainable agriculture and food security at Newcastle University before completing a Ph.D. in chemistry and biosciences at the University of Sheffield in 2023. That background, she said, is part of what draws her to the field. \u0022Food is the great connector.\u0022\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EBringing Ideas Home From Europe\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThis summer, Kennard split her time between France, Belgium, and a return visit to Sheffield. At Georgia Tech-Europe, the institute\u0027s Metz campus, she met with\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/ece.gatech.edu\/directory\/paul-l-voss\u0022\u003EPaul Voss\u003C\/a\u003E, director of academic programs, to explore future partnerships around sustainable entrepreneurship and research, potentially bringing BBISS-affiliated faculty and coursework to the campus.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EIn Montpellier, she presented her work to three organizations clustered on a single campus: INRAE (France\u0027s National Research Institute for Agriculture, Food, and Environment), L\u0027Institut Agro Montpellier, and CIRAD, the country\u0027s international agricultural development research arm, along with MOISA, an interdisciplinary CIRAD-affiliated research unit focused on sustainable food systems. There, she encountered a \u0022right-to-food\u0022 pilot in which Montpellier residents, half of whom live in poverty, pay a voluntary monthly amount on a sliding scale, from as little as 1 euro to 150 euros, and all receive a flat 100 euros back, redeemable at a handful of partner supermarkets. She also saw \u0022social grocery stores\u0022 reaching rural areas through mobile markets, and digital platforms, letting neighbors pool their money to buy directly from local farmers.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EKennard also attended the European Ecological Economics Society Conference in Belgium, where she presented her food systems mapping research and learned about other local food models, specifically farmer-based cooperatives.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EIn Sheffield, Kennard gave a talk on community-engaged research methods and came away with insights from their local food network, \u2018\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/sheffood.org.uk\/\u0022\u003EShefFood,\u2019\u003C\/a\u003E which is community-led rather than run by the university or city (though both have seats on its board). Leadership rotates every couple of years to keep it grounded in the community it serves.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EFrom Campus to Community\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EKennard\u0027s Atlanta work leans heavily on the students and community partners building it with her. This semester, she is working with incoming computer science Ph.D. student\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/tristan-daniel-8b9b26253\/\u0022\u003ETristan Daniel\u003C\/a\u003E to automate her network map, scraping newsletters, news articles, and annual tax filings to keep the map\u0027s data updated in near-real time.\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/rhutviahircde.my.canva.site\/rhutvi-ahir\u0022\u003ERhutvi Ahir\u003C\/a\u003E, a master\u2019s student in city and regional planning, has been working on integrating the systems map into a publicly available and interactive online platform.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003ELast semester, through a BBISS 2025 Sustainability Next Seed Grant project, Kennard, along with principal investigators\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.isye.gatech.edu\/users\/johannes-milz\u0022\u003EJohannes Milz,\u003C\/a\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/people.research.gatech.edu\/ingeborg-rocker\u0022\u003EIngeborg Rocker,\u003C\/a\u003E and\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.cc.gatech.edu\/people\/carl-disalvo\u0022\u003ECarl DiSalvo\u003C\/a\u003E, professor in the\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.ic.gatech.edu\/\u0022\u003ESchool of Interactive Computing\u003C\/a\u003E, convened 16 community and civic partners for a participatory design workshop mapping how food moves across metro Atlanta and where better data sharing could prevent waste. Drawing on feedback from that session, DiSalvo\u2019s team is now exploring tools such as digital maps that show where surplus food, refrigerated trucks, and distribution sites are located, as well as a dedicated messaging system to coordinate what is now handled through ad hoc texts and calls.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThis fall, DiSalvo\u2019s graduate students in the interdisciplinary M.S. in Human-Computer Interaction program \u2014 from computing, design, and social science backgrounds \u2014 will turn those concepts into early prototypes to test with partners, giving students experience designing technology for real community needs rather than just commercial products.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EDiSalvo says the core issue isn\u2019t only a lack of food, but the difficulty of coordinating people, resources, and logistics at scale. \u201cThere\u2019s so much need with food insecurity, and resources as well. It\u2019s a coordination challenge. Most people didn\u2019t get into this because they love logistics; they have a commitment to feeding people,\u201d he said.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EHe credits Kennard with helping position Georgia Tech as a hub for food systems and community-engaged sustainability research. \u201cNicole\u2019s work is important \u2014 not just her food systems research, but also the oversight she gives to community-based research. It\u2019s amazing we have her as a colleague.\u201d\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EDiSalvo isn\u0027t the only faculty collaborator.\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/ce.gatech.edu\/directory\/person\/sofia-perez-guzman\u0022\u003ESof\u00eda P\u00e9rez-Guzm\u00e1n\u003C\/a\u003E, an assistant professor in the\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/ce.gatech.edu\/\u0022\u003ESchool of Civil and Environmental Engineering\u003C\/a\u003E and a BBISS Faculty Fellow, has partnered with Kennard to survey Atlanta residents in West End and citywide about how they access food. Their next step: building a tool based on what they learned.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u0022We\u0027re designing a decision-making tool that helps connect food locally, from producers to distributors and food access points in the community,\u0022 P\u00e9rez-Guzm\u00e1n said.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003ENot every connection requires a grant or a formal project. Through the networks she is building and her continued engagement, Kennard has linked a local consulting group with a co-op needing strategic guidance and introduced a farmers market organizer to a food rescue partner. Community partner Fresh Harvest even referenced her food system network map in a recent presentation to WABE radio\u003Ca\u003E.\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022#_msocom_1\u0022 id=\u0022_anchor_1\u0022\u003E[MJ1]\u003C\/a\u003E\u0026nbsp; According to Kennard, it generated a lot of buzz, underscoring the appetite that Atlantans have for a shared picture of the food distribution ecosystem.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003ETwo Maps, One Goal\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EBoth of Kennard\u0027s maps are expected to go live by the end of the summer. The\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/foodfutures.research.gatech.edu\/atlanta-food-systems-network-map\/\u0022\u003Enetwork map\u003C\/a\u003E identifies the organizations working in the space and how they connect. The\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/foodfutures.research.gatech.edu\/atlanta-food-systems-map\/#:~:text=Sustainable%20Systems%20(BBISS).-,Systems%20Map,-Alongside%20the%20network\u0022\u003Esystems map\u003C\/a\u003E, still being finalized, distills her interviews and engagement work into nine key thematic areas emerging as priorities for the city, along with competing visions of what a more resilient food system could look like.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThe maps also anchor the research network Kennard co-leads with Emory University Associate Professor\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/envs.emory.edu\/people\/bios\/burchfield-emily.html\u0022\u003EEmily Burchfield\u003C\/a\u003E and agrifood systems researcher\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/katem-d\/\u0022\u003EKate Mundon-Dixon\u003C\/a\u003E. The network has held two gatherings so far, one at a local hydroponic farm, where attendees added their own connections to the map. The network\u2019s active listserv now includes more than 55 organizations.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EFor Kennard, the goal was never a single map or tool. It was building the foundation and the infrastructure that let everyone else act together. \u0022I wanted to create this foundational research so that the academics and partners most poised to address specific challenges can create those teams and move forward together,\u0022 she said.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EShe added that while most of her work is Atlanta-focused, it has implications for regional food access across Georgia. \u201cA key insight that came from my systems mapping work is the need to connect rural and urban growers to move forward a statewide agenda for a resilient food system,\u201d Kennard said. \u201cMy colleague at Emory, Emily Burchfield, is doing a lot more of the rural engagement, and we hope to align our work later.\u201d\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EEverybody in Atlanta\u0027s food space is doing amazing work, she added, noting that, \u0022If we can better align and coordinate under a shared vision and strategy, then we can actually move the needle on systems change, instead of just a few isolated things happening in different neighborhoods.\u201d\u003C\/p\u003E","summary":"","format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EThree questions drive Nicole Kennard\u0027s research into Atlanta\u0027s local food system. 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She will continue her research as a professor in the \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/eas.gatech.edu\u0022\u003ESchool of Earth and Atmospheric Sciences\u003C\/a\u003E.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003ESince becoming the first woman to serve as dean of the College in 2019, Lozier\u0027s strategic approach has led to historic growth in enrollment, research activity, philanthropy, and reputational excellence. During her tenure, the College has launched dozens of innovative programs and expanded support and mentoring for more than 3,300 students and 550 faculty across six internationally ranked Schools.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EIn fiscal year 2026, the College reached a record $70 million in research expenditures. Undergraduate enrollment is up by more than 60%, with nearly 180,000 undergraduate credit hours taught each year. More than three-quarters of the College\u0027s undergraduate students are from Georgia.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cIt has been nothing short of an honor and pleasure to serve as dean,\u201d said Lozier. \u201cIf my tenure will be remembered as one that fostered an environment where amazingly talented students, faculty, and staff felt supported and encouraged in their work, then I will have accomplished what I set out to do. From year one to year seven, the people in the College of Sciences community have been my top priority.\u201d\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThe College has added new minors ranging from astrophysics and quantum science to the science of mental health and well-being. New offerings include bachelor\u2019s degrees in math and computing and environmental science, as well as the interdisciplinary doctoral program in Neuroscience and Neurotechnology.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EUnder Lozier\u2019s leadership, the College also achieved reputational highs, with all graduate degrees ranked in the top 10% of their respective U.S. News \u0026amp; World Report program rankings.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EIn 2025, Sciences was the first college to surpass its \u003Cem\u003ETransforming Tomorrow\u003C\/em\u003E campaign goal, raising more than $90 million and counting. Philanthropic contributions to the College have created new undergraduate scholarships and set record fellowship and endowment support for graduate students, faculty, and postdoctoral scholars. The College also advanced new initiatives for student support and career education, faculty mentoring and teaching, and alumni engagement, and expanded programming to convene experts in space exploration, health and ecology, and artificial intelligence and brain science.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003ELozier established four new strategic research centers to extend work on critical minerals, artificial intelligence, and spatial processing and navigation. She also led the creation of \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/sciences.gatech.edu\/georgias-tomorrow\u0022\u003EGeorgia Tech for Georgia\u2019s Tomorrow\u003C\/a\u003E, a wide-ranging effort to address pressing health and climate challenges across the state, from farms and forests to Georgia\u2019s coastal communities and growing cities.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cDean Lozier has set a remarkable example of what it means to lead with purpose, generosity, and deep commitment,\u201d said Raheem Beyah, provost and executive vice president for Academic Affairs. \u201cShe has left an enduring mark on the College of Sciences and on the many people who have benefited from her guidance, advocacy, and mentorship. She has helped position the College for an exciting future while bringing distinction to Georgia Tech through her leadership and scholarship. We are grateful for all she has given to the Institute, and I look forward to seeing the continued impact of her tenure in the years ahead.\u201d\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EBeyond Georgia Tech, Lozier has served in leadership roles in several international scientific organizations, including a recent term as president of the American Geophysical Union, representing more than 62,000 members across 144 countries, and as president of The Oceanography Society. She currently serves on the Board of Trustees for the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution and is a member of the Board of Directors for the Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003ERecent honors include election as a fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences in 2020 and receipt of the Henry Stommel Research Medal in 2022, the highest honor given to an oceanographer by the American Meteorological Society. In 2025, Lozier was named Faculty of the Year by the Georgia Tech Graduate Student Government Association and, earlier this year, received the Lettie Pate Whitehead Evans Award.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EAn active researcher and one of the world\u2019s foremost physical oceanographers, Lozier remains the international project lead for the $32 million National Science Foundation-funded Overturning in the Subpolar North Atlantic Program observing system, known as OSNAP.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EIn planning for new leadership, Beyah has named Mitchell Walker, dean of the College of Engineering, to serve as chair of the search committee. 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The beetle\u2019s white exoskeleton is made from a compound called chitin, which is a type of carbohydrate \u2013 one that is also commonly found in crab and lobster shells.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003ERead the full article in The Conversation here: https:\/\/bit.ly\/4uBteYr\u003C\/p\u003E","summary":"","format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/scholar.google.com\/citations?user=YpxchNkAAAAJ\u0026amp;hl=en\u0022\u003EJie Wu\u003C\/a\u003E, an engineering graduate student, was studying a type of striking white beetle found in Southeast Asia and attempting to figure out how to mimic its brilliant color when an unexpected discovery upended the experiment.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cp\u003EJie and I had been hoping to identify naturally occurring whitening pigments that could be used in paper and paints. 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Thanks to new child-friendly waste stations at \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/campusservices.gatech.edu\/child-care\u0022 rel=\u0022noopener noreferrer\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003EThe Children\u2019s Campus\u003C\/a\u003E (TCC), Georgia Tech\u0027s on-campus childcare center, the Institute\u0027s youngest community members are learning how to sort waste and make environmentally conscious choices every day.\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003EThe project was led by the Campus Services \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/sustainability.campusservices.gatech.edu\/\u0022 rel=\u0022noopener noreferrer\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003ESustainability team\u003C\/a\u003E as part of a broader campus waste-standardization effort in partnership with the \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/sustain.gatech.edu\/\u0022 rel=\u0022noopener noreferrer\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003EOffice of Sustainability\u003C\/a\u003E\u0027s \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/sustain.gatech.edu\/zero-waste-resource-hub\/\u0022 rel=\u0022noopener noreferrer\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003EZero Waste\u003C\/a\u003E Task Force. As campus partners evaluated waste and recycling needs across campus, they conducted walkthroughs to better understand the unique requirements of different spaces.\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003ETo support its youngest learners, TCC needed waste stations that were accessible to children ages 3 to 5 while meeting Institute standards and safety requirements. The result is a set of child-friendly compost, recycling, and landfill stations that allow children to participate in sustainability efforts independently.\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u0022While the bins support Georgia Tech\u0027s waste-reduction goals, they also serve as hands-on learning tools,\u0022 said Erin Getzelman, director of sustainability engagement for Campus Services. \u0022As children learn about topics such as plants, soil, composting, and natural cycles, they can connect those concepts to real-world actions through the waste stations.\u0022\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003EBy incorporating the stations into daily routines, teachers help children sort items after meals and snacks and think about where everyday materials go after they are thrown away.\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003EOn July 22, a group of rising kindergarteners from TCC toured Georgia Tech\u0027s Kendeda Building for Innovative Sustainable Design, the \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/livingbuilding.gatech.edu\/about\u0022 rel=\u0022noopener noreferrer\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003Egreenest building in the Southeast\u003C\/a\u003E.\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003EDuring the tour, the children explored the building\u0027s sustainability features and learned how it meets the rigorous standards of the Living Building Challenge, the world\u0027s most ambitious green building certification program.\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003EThe visit included stops at the solar panels, compost bins, beehives, and community garden. The children also touched reclaimed wood from major film productions in Atlanta that is now incorporated into the building\u0027s stairs and walls.\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003EBy introducing sustainable habits at an early age, TCC is helping children develop an understanding of environmental stewardship while reinforcing a key message behind Georgia Tech\u0027s sustainability efforts: Building a culture of sustainability requires participation from every member of the community, regardless of age.\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003ETo learn more about The Children\u0027s Campus at Georgia Tech, visit \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/campusservices.gatech.edu\/child-care\u0022\u003Ecampusservices.gatech.edu\/child-care\u003C\/a\u003E.\u003C\/div\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E","summary":"","format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cdiv\u003ENew child-friendly waste stations at The Children\u0027s Campus are helping Georgia Tech preschoolers learn recycling, composting, and environmental stewardship through hands-on experiences.\u003C\/div\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"New child-friendly waste stations at The Children\u0027s Campus are helping Georgia Tech\u0027s youngest learners develop sustainability habits through hands-on daily experiences and campus-based environmental education."}],"uid":"36136","created_gmt":"2026-08-25 16:07:08","changed_gmt":"2026-08-27 17:34:59","author":"tparrett3","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","location":"Atlanta, GA","dateline":{"date":"2026-08-25T00:00:00-04:00","iso_date":"2026-08-25T00:00:00-04:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"hg_media":{"680981":{"id":"680981","type":"image","title":"Kendeda-15.jpg","body":null,"created":"1787674097","gmt_created":"2026-08-25 16:08:17","changed":"1787674097","gmt_changed":"2026-08-25 16:08:17","alt":"preschool-aged children hold hands and observe as they learn about composting.","file":{"fid":"265325","name":"Kendeda-15.jpg","image_path":"\/sites\/default\/files\/2026\/08\/25\/Kendeda-15.jpg","image_full_path":"http:\/\/hg.gatech.edu\/\/sites\/default\/files\/2026\/08\/25\/Kendeda-15.jpg","mime":"image\/jpeg","size":381977,"path_740":"http:\/\/hg.gatech.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/740xx_scale\/public\/2026\/08\/25\/Kendeda-15.jpg?itok=uZZldAp9"}}},"media_ids":["680981"],"groups":[{"id":"499601","name":"Campus Services"}],"categories":[{"id":"194836","name":"Sustainability"}],"keywords":[{"id":"73811","name":"The Children\u0027s Campus"},{"id":"195257","name":"sustainability learning"},{"id":"176789","name":"zero waste"},{"id":"40601","name":"campus recycling"},{"id":"177739","name":"Kendeda Building"},{"id":"10257","name":"campus services"},{"id":"9810","name":"Auxiilary Services"}],"core_research_areas":[{"id":"194566","name":"Sustainable Systems"}],"news_room_topics":[{"id":"71871","name":"Campus and Community"}],"event_categories":[],"invited_audience":[],"affiliations":[],"classification":[],"areas_of_expertise":[],"news_and_recent_appearances":[],"phone":[],"contact":[],"email":[],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}},"692044":{"#nid":"692044","#data":{"type":"news","title":"Dingjing Shi Honored with 2026 ISDSA Best Paper Award","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EGeorgia Tech\u2019s \u003Cstrong\u003EDingjing Shi\u003C\/strong\u003E, assistant professor in the School of Psychological and Brain Sciences, has received a \u003Cstrong\u003E2026 Best Paper Award from the International Society for Data Science and Analytics (ISDSA)\u003C\/strong\u003E for research advancing statistical methods for mediation analysis.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EDr. Shi received the award for the paper \u201cSelecting Mediators in a Bayesian Exploratory Mediation Model,\u201d co-authored with \u003Cstrong\u003EDexin Shi\u003C\/strong\u003E and \u003Cstrong\u003EAmanda Fairchild\u003C\/strong\u003E. 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The researchers develop a groundbreaking exploratory Bayesian mediation modeling framework that improves the selection of potential mediators for dimensionality reduction and quantifies their effects on a continuous scale, a powerful statistical approach that can help researchers analyze complex relationships in psychological, behavioral, and other data-intensive sciences.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EISDSA brings together researchers, practitioners, and educators from around the world to share advances in data science and analytics and discuss emerging directions for the field.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EShi\u2019s research focuses on the development and application of advanced quantitative methods for psychological and behavioral science. Her work strengthens the School of Psychological and Brain Sciences\u2019 growing expertise at the intersection of \u003Cstrong\u003Epsychology, quantitative methodology, and data science\u003C\/strong\u003E.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cI am grateful for being part of the community and having the opportunity to represent Georgia Tech and the School of Psychological and Brain Sciences,\u201d Shi said. \u201cIt has been an amazing experience coming to Atlanta.\u201d\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003ETansu Celikel,\u003C\/strong\u003E chair of the School of Psychological and Brain Sciences, said the recognition reflects both the quality of Shi\u2019s scholarship and the School\u2019s commitment to advancing rigorous, innovative approaches to psychological science.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cDingjing\u2019s achievement highlights both the excellence of her research and the importance of methodological innovation in our field,\u201d Celikel said. \u201cHer work equips researchers with more powerful ways to understand complex psychological, neural, and behavioral processes. It is wonderful to see her scholarship receive this international recognition, and we are fortunate to have her as part of our Georgia Tech community.\u201d\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003ELearn more:\u003C\/strong\u003E The full list of 2026 ISDSA Best Paper Award recipients is available on the ISDSA Annual Meeting website. \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/isdsa.org\/meeting\/index\u0022\u003Ehttps:\/\/isdsa.org\/meeting\/index\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E","summary":"","format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EGeorgia Tech\u2019s \u003Cstrong\u003EDingjing Shi\u003C\/strong\u003E, assistant professor in the School of Psychological and Brain Sciences, has received a \u003Cstrong\u003E2026 Best Paper Award from the International Society for Data Science and Analytics (ISDSA)\u003C\/strong\u003E for research advancing statistical methods for mediation analysis.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EDr. Shi received the award for the paper \u201cSelecting Mediators in a Bayesian Exploratory Mediation Model,\u201d co-authored with \u003Cstrong\u003EDexin Shi\u003C\/strong\u003E and \u003Cstrong\u003EAmanda Fairchild\u003C\/strong\u003E. The award was presented in connection with the 2026 ISDSA Annual Meeting in Beijing, China.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThe award-winning work addresses an important methodological challenge in mediation analysis: identifying which variables help explain the mechanisms through which one variable influences another. The researchers develop a groundbreaking exploratory Bayesian mediation modeling framework that improves the selection of potential mediators for dimensionality reduction and quantifies their effects on a continuous scale, a powerful statistical approach that can help researchers analyze complex relationships in psychological, behavioral, and other data-intensive sciences.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EISDSA brings together researchers, practitioners, and educators from around the world to share advances in data science and analytics and discuss emerging directions for the field.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EShi\u2019s research focuses on the development and application of advanced quantitative methods for psychological and behavioral science. Her work strengthens the School of Psychological and Brain Sciences\u2019 growing expertise at the intersection of \u003Cstrong\u003Epsychology, quantitative methodology, and data science\u003C\/strong\u003E.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cI am grateful for being part of the community and having the opportunity to represent Georgia Tech and the School of Psychological and Brain Sciences,\u201d Shi said. \u201cIt has been an amazing experience coming to Atlanta.\u201d\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003ETansu Celikel,\u003C\/strong\u003E chair of the School of Psychological and Brain Sciences, said the recognition reflects both the quality of Shi\u2019s scholarship and the School\u2019s commitment to advancing rigorous, innovative approaches to psychological science.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cDingjing\u2019s achievement highlights both the excellence of her research and the importance of methodological innovation in our field,\u201d Celikel said. \u201cHer work equips researchers with more powerful ways to understand complex psychological, neural, and behavioral processes. It is wonderful to see her scholarship receive this international recognition, and we are fortunate to have her as part of our Georgia Tech community.\u201d\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003ELearn more:\u003C\/strong\u003E The full list of 2026 ISDSA Best Paper Award recipients is available on the ISDSA Annual Meeting website. \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/isdsa.org\/meeting\/index\u0022\u003Ehttps:\/\/isdsa.org\/meeting\/index\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"Dingjing Shi received the 2026 ISDSA Best Paper Award for her innovative research advancing Bayesian methods for mediation analysis."}],"uid":"36911","created_gmt":"2026-08-26 16:06:57","changed_gmt":"2026-08-27 17:17:57","author":"tcopeland39","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","location":"Atlanta, GA","dateline":{"date":"2026-08-26T00:00:00-04:00","iso_date":"2026-08-26T00:00:00-04:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"hg_media":{"680988":{"id":"680988","type":"image","title":"Dingjing Shi","body":null,"created":"1787761269","gmt_created":"2026-08-26 16:21:09","changed":"1787761269","gmt_changed":"2026-08-26 16:21:09","alt":"Dingjing at the the FIFA World Cup 2026","file":{"fid":"265332","name":"dingjingshi2.jpg","image_path":"\/sites\/default\/files\/2026\/08\/26\/dingjingshi2_0.jpg","image_full_path":"http:\/\/hg.gatech.edu\/\/sites\/default\/files\/2026\/08\/26\/dingjingshi2_0.jpg","mime":"image\/jpeg","size":232924,"path_740":"http:\/\/hg.gatech.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/740xx_scale\/public\/2026\/08\/26\/dingjingshi2_0.jpg?itok=URXuhqN3"}}},"media_ids":["680988"],"groups":[{"id":"443951","name":"School of Psychology"}],"categories":[],"keywords":[],"core_research_areas":[],"news_room_topics":[],"event_categories":[],"invited_audience":[],"affiliations":[],"classification":[],"areas_of_expertise":[],"news_and_recent_appearances":[],"phone":[],"contact":[],"email":[],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}},"692052":{"#nid":"692052","#data":{"type":"news","title":"Speare Earns Highly Competitive NIH MIRA Grant","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp dir=\u0022ltr\u0022\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/biosciences.gatech.edu\/\u0022\u003ESchool of Biological Sciences\u003C\/a\u003E Assistant Professor\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/biosciences.gatech.edu\/people\/lauren%20speare\u0022\u003E\u0026nbsp;Lauren Speare\u003C\/a\u003E has received a Maximizing Investigators\u2019 Research Award (MIRA) from the National Institute of General Medical Sciences (NIGMS), part of the National Institutes of Health (NIH). According to the\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.nigms.nih.gov\/Research\/mechanisms\/MIRA\/Pages\/default\u0022\u003E\u0026nbsp;MIRA website\u003C\/a\u003E, the awards provide investigators with long-term, flexible funding to pursue ambitious research programs and explore promising new directions as discoveries emerge.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp dir=\u0022ltr\u0022\u003ESpeare plans to use the funding to build on her lab\u2019s previous finding that\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/biosciences.gatech.edu\/news\/tiny-predatory-bacteria-help-protect-endangered-caribbean-corals?utm_source=newsletter\u0026amp;utm_medium=email\u0026amp;utm_content=Tiny%20Predatory%20Bacteria%20Help%20Protect%20Endangered%20Corals\u0026amp;utm_campaign=Daily%20Digest%20-%20Aug.%206%2C%202026\u0022\u003E\u0026nbsp;naturally occurring predatory bacteria can reduce disease severity in threatened staghorn corals by defending them against harmful bacteria.\u003C\/a\u003E Her new research will move beyond direct predator-prey interactions to better understand how bacterial predators influence the broader microbial communities living on corals.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp dir=\u0022ltr\u0022\u003E\u201cWe know bacterial predators can alter disease outcomes in corals,\u201d explains Speare. \u201cWhat we don\u2019t yet comprehend is what predation actually does to a complex microbiome inside a living animal. Does a predator simply remove particular bacteria, or can those interactions ripple through the entire microbiome and ultimately affect the host?\u201d\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp dir=\u0022ltr\u0022\u003EUnderstanding those changes could reveal why some corals are better able to resist disease and recover from environmental stress than others.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Ch2\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003ENext Steps\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/h2\u003E\u003Cp dir=\u0022ltr\u0022\u003ESpeare and researchers from the\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.spearelab.com\/\u0022\u003E\u0026nbsp;Speare Marine Microbial Ecology Lab\u003C\/a\u003E will investigate microbial predation outside the laboratory in a whole-community context.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp dir=\u0022ltr\u0022\u003E\u201cMost of what we know about microbial interactions comes from studying one or two populations in a test tube,\u201d says Speare. \u201cBut microbes can behave very differently in a living host. We want to understand those interactions where they are actually happening.\u201d\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp dir=\u0022ltr\u0022\u003EHer research will use staghorn corals as a model for observing these interactions over time. Because corals are made up of colonies of genetically identical animal polyps, scientists can repeatedly sample the same colony and track how its microbial communities change. This approach offers a unique window into how microbiomes evolve within an animal host, something that is much more difficult to study\u0026nbsp; in many other animals used in research\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp dir=\u0022ltr\u0022\u003E\u0022One of the really powerful things about corals as a model is that we can repeatedly observe what is happening within the same host,\u0022 says Speare. \u0022Instead of taking a single snapshot of a microbiome, we can follow how interactions unfold through time and explore how those changes ultimately affect the animal.\u0022\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp dir=\u0022ltr\u0022\u003ESpeare hopes the research will uncover how bacteria interact within coral microbiomes and whether those interactions can help corals stay healthy and resist disease.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp dir=\u0022ltr\u0022\u003E\u201cIt\u2019s unusual to have a model system where fundamental questions about microbial ecology can have such immediate relevance to conservation,\u201d says Speare. \u201cIf we learn something that can improve coral health or restoration efforts, we can communicate those findings directly to the practitioners who are actively working to restore these populations.\u201d\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Ch2\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003ESeed Grant Support\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/h2\u003E\u003Cp dir=\u0022ltr\u0022\u003ESpeare credits two prior grants for providing preliminary data for the MIRA award. A NOAA Ruth D. Gates Coral Restoration Innovation Grant helped her develop disease models and investigate the potential health applications of predatory bacteria in corals. A Georgia Tech\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/sustainablesystems.gatech.edu\/research\/seed-grants\u0022\u003E\u0026nbsp;Sustainability Next Seed Grant\u003C\/a\u003E filled a critical knowledge gap in the research by testing how these bacterial predators interact with healthy corals.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp dir=\u0022ltr\u0022\u003E\u201cBefore we could ask what microbial predation does within a complex microbiome, we needed to establish that these predators could persist within corals without negatively affecting the host,\u201d says Speare. \u201cThat work gave us the foundation to start asking much bigger ecological questions.\u201d\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp dir=\u0022ltr\u0022\u003EThe Sustainability Next Seed Grant, administered by the\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/sustainablesystems.gatech.edu\/\u0022\u003E\u0026nbsp;Brook Byers Institute for Sustainable Systems\u003C\/a\u003E, also supported workshops and collaboration-building efforts that strengthened partnerships with the University of Miami\u2019s Lirman Lab and Rescue a Reef which provide corals and expertise for ongoing restoration-focused research.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Ch2\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003ELooking Ahead\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/h2\u003E\u003Cp dir=\u0022ltr\u0022\u003E\u201cThe flexibility that comes with this funding is incredibly exciting,\u201d says Speare. \u201cWe have five years to follow the biology wherever it leads us. If we discover an unexpected interaction or mechanism, we have the freedom to pursue it rather than being constrained by a single predefined project. That gives us the opportunity to build a much broader understanding of how microbial predation influences coral health.\u201d\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Ch2\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003ESupport Acknowledgement\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/h2\u003E\u003Cp dir=\u0022ltr\u0022\u003EResearch reported in this publication was supported by the National Institute of General Medical Sciences of the National Institutes of Health under Award Number 1R35GM165598.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp dir=\u0022ltr\u0022\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E","summary":"","format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EThe award will support funding aimed at uncovering new insights that could support future coral restoration and disease management efforts.\u003C\/p\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"The award will support funding aimed at uncovering new insights that could support future coral restoration and disease management efforts."}],"uid":"36607","created_gmt":"2026-08-26 18:29:49","changed_gmt":"2026-08-27 13:56:33","author":"ls67","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","location":"Atlanta, GA","dateline":{"date":"2026-08-26T00:00:00-04:00","iso_date":"2026-08-26T00:00:00-04:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"hg_media":{"680992":{"id":"680992","type":"image","title":"Lauren Speare","body":"\u003Cp\u003EHeadshot\u003C\/p\u003E","created":"1787769048","gmt_created":"2026-08-26 18:30:48","changed":"1787769048","gmt_changed":"2026-08-26 18:30:48","alt":"Headshot of a woman","file":{"fid":"265336","name":"55472992335_5e2145b021_k--1-.jpg","image_path":"\/sites\/default\/files\/2026\/08\/26\/55472992335_5e2145b021_k--1-.jpg","image_full_path":"http:\/\/hg.gatech.edu\/\/sites\/default\/files\/2026\/08\/26\/55472992335_5e2145b021_k--1-.jpg","mime":"image\/jpeg","size":963283,"path_740":"http:\/\/hg.gatech.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/740xx_scale\/public\/2026\/08\/26\/55472992335_5e2145b021_k--1-.jpg?itok=Dim63k4S"}}},"media_ids":["680992"],"related_links":[{"url":"https:\/\/biosciences.gatech.edu\/news\/tiny-predatory-bacteria-help-protect-endangered-caribbean-corals?utm_source=newsletter\u0026utm_medium=email\u0026utm_content=Tiny%20Predatory%20Bacteria%20Help%20Protect%20Endangered%20Corals\u0026utm_campaign=Daily%20Digest%20-%20Aug.%206%2C%202026","title":"Tiny Predatory Bacteria Help Protect Endangered Caribbean Corals"}],"groups":[{"id":"1278","name":"College of Sciences"},{"id":"1275","name":"School of Biological Sciences"}],"categories":[{"id":"154","name":"Environment"},{"id":"146","name":"Life Sciences and Biology"},{"id":"135","name":"Research"}],"keywords":[{"id":"180325","name":"coral conservation"},{"id":"192254","name":"cos-climate"},{"id":"192249","name":"cos-community"},{"id":"8057","name":"faculty research"}],"core_research_areas":[{"id":"39441","name":"Bioengineering and Bioscience"}],"news_room_topics":[],"event_categories":[],"invited_audience":[],"affiliations":[],"classification":[],"areas_of_expertise":[],"news_and_recent_appearances":[],"phone":[],"contact":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003ELaura S. 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His role gives him current visibility into the contractors now being asked to rapidly scale production of munitions and interceptors after a season of heavy use. I knew from his hands-on background he would have a point of view that would validate or challenge my perceptions. What I got instead was a conversation any plant manager would recognize and was quite familiar with my food and beverage experience. In sophisticated and automated operations, it still comes down to having qualified people who are engaged in a process-disciplined culture.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EHe described operations that depend on specific people more than solely on documented processes. Sequencing steps marked with tape on the tooling. Machine settings carried on a folded sheet of paper in an operator\u0027s back pocket. Tools modified by hand over the years, with the changes never finding their way back into the work instructions. He walked through the standard surge playbook familiar to me, adding a third or fourth shift and moving the most experienced operators to nights to anchor it. Then he smiled and said that third shift is where the magic happens. He meant it with affection and a wince at the same time.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003ENone of this was foreign to me. I spent my early career in plant and distribution operations at Frito-Lay and then 25 years in the Coca-Cola system, and I have seen every one of these patterns. So I tested the conversation with several people in my network, most of them Coca-Cola alumni, plant managers and continuous improvement leaders, and one with a deep project management background. They all landed in the same place. The complexity is real. The people dealing with it deserve empathy rather than criticism, because they are being asked to do something genuinely hard: rebuild years of inventory in months, with supply chains built for a different era, often without the contracts that would let them invest.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Ch2\u003EHow We Got Here, Honestly\u003C\/h2\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThe defense industrial base did not get fragile through negligence. It got fragile through rational decisions, made year after year, that optimized for a demand pattern that had been reduced across a long timeframe.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EConsider the Tomahawk cruise missile. CSIS reports that orders averaged 86 missiles a year over the past decade, so recent production ran under 200 a year even though the manufacturer\u0027s capacity goal exceeds 1,000. Nobody sized that production schedule and capacity plan incorrectly. It was sized to the order book. The same logic explains the single sourcing that is common in the defense industry. Peacetime volumes could not sustain two qualified suppliers of anything specialized, so awarding the work to one kept one alive. Lean and just-in-time practices, imported from those of us in commercial industry, minimized carrying costs exactly as designed.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003ECSIS estimates it will take three or more years to restore inventories of the interceptors and missiles most heavily used in recent operations. When the National Defense Industrial Association surveyed its members about barriers to surging capacity, the top answer was not machines or floor space. Fifty-six percent said they had no contract vehicle to justify expansion, and 41 percent pointed to the technical workforce. Suppliers have been burned before, and the deeper tiers reach into global sources, including China, for materials and components most of us would assume were made here.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003ESome of the gaps are genuinely surprising. The United States has not produced its own TNT since 1986. The primary explosive fill for artillery shells has come entirely from overseas for nearly four decades. A new plant is finally under construction in Kentucky, fully funded and politically championed, and its estimated completion is early 2029, roughly four and a half years after the contract was signed. Meanwhile, seven of the most heavily consumed missiles trace back to two prime contractors and essentially one solid rocket motor industrial base, with several programs drawing on the same small labor markets in places like Camden, Arkansas.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Ch2\u003EReasons for Optimism, and Lessons from Other Ramps\u003C\/h2\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThis is a challenging situation, but there is light at the end of the tunnel. Since January the Pentagon has signed multiyear framework agreements intended to lift Patriot PAC-3 production from roughly 600 to 2,000 interceptors a year over seven years, THAAD from 96 to 400, and Tomahawk toward more than 1,000. Congress carved out dedicated funding for the solid rocket motor base. And the Army\u0027s 155mm artillery ramp, while short of its goal, has proven something useful: spreading production across several smaller facilities has delivered, with new propellant plants opening ahead of schedule, while the single large facility built on untested equipment has struggled. Spreading the wealth to additional producers has started to build resilience.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EMy friends pushed the conversation toward a question I think holds the real value: where have other industries ramped capacity under pressure, and what did they learn? Three cases stand out to me, and together they carry one message.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cblockquote\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EYou can\u0027t build sustainable capacity without committed demand.\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/blockquote\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThe largest domestic surgical mask maker offered in January 2020 to reactivate four mothballed N95 lines, and the federal government showed little interest. They were able to ramp up production a few months later when the Texas National Guard helped staff them to 24-hour operation. Rational suppliers do not build capacity against urgency alone. Operation Warp Speed proved the other side of the same coin: advance purchase agreements signed before vaccine trials even finished, priority ratings on materials, government staff embedded at manufacturing sites, and regulatory steps run in parallel rather than in sequence.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThen there is UPS, a story from our own industry. After the 2013 peak season failure left an estimated two million packages undelivered on Christmas Eve, UPS spent half a billion dollars on trucks, sorting capacity, and people. Delivery performance recovered, and earnings cratered when forecast volumes failed to appear. The lasting fix took years: disciplined demand shaping with retailers, collaborative forecasting, and automated capacity that was still coming online in 2018.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cblockquote\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EEfficiency won\u0027t get you there.\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/blockquote\u003E\u003Cp\u003ESurge capacity is a different investment from efficient operations, and even a company with money, urgency, and full control of its own network bought it in years, not quarters.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThat is the common denominator across every case, and it was the project manager in the group who put a fine point on it. The schedule is set by the slowest constraint, whether that is a chemical plant, a qualification test, a hiring funnel, or a training curve. The solutions that actually work are the ones that buy time back: demand certainty that starts the clock sooner, doing in parallel what tradition does in sequence, and managing demand honestly while capacity catches up.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Ch2\u003EWhat We Would Do: It Still Comes Down to People\u003C\/h2\u003E\u003Cp\u003EUnderneath the contracts and the chemistry, the constraint I keep coming back to is the one my friend led with that matched our experience at Coca-Cola. These are person-centric operations, and the surge playbook puts them at risk at the worst possible moment. We learned at Coca-Cola that around-the-clock operations do not add capacity in a straight line, especially in less automated environments. The research agrees, showing night shifts running measurably behind days in manual work while highly automated lines show little difference. Moving your best operators to third shift while handing first shift to trainees stretches your thinnest asset, which is experienced judgment, exactly when quality margins are tightest.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003ESo before adding a shift, I would count the operations that only one person can run to spec. Most plants I worked with never thought to do this math. I would treat the ramp itself as the opportunity because your best people are demonstrating everything they know every day while they train others. Put cameras on the setups and build the digital work instructions now, not after the veterans retire. I would open a no-fault \u201clibrary book amnesty\u201d window for operators to bring the taped sequences and pocket settings into the documented process, because those informal practices are the real process, and punishing their discovery only keeps them hidden.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EAnd I would hold one line firmly: no single person should ever be the sole verifier of safety-critical test results. I have seen what happens when one person\u0027s \u201cread\u201d of a gauge becomes the only record that a batch was in spec. The mistake does not surface until the product is already in the market, and by then it is not a documentation problem anymore.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EFinally, we as supply chain professionals should give contractors some flexibility. Defense suppliers are heavily audited, and their quality image is deserved, but specs for specs\u0027 sake are a genuine bottleneck. The pharmaceutical industry figured this out: classify which parameters actually carry the product\u0027s reliability and protect those absolutely, then flex what is merely habit. Do that classification with the senior operators in the room, because they know which settings matter and which ones are folklore.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003ERequirements that carry reliability are sacred. Requirements that carry only tradition are negotiable, and a surge is the right time to know the difference. That classification should produce something durable, not a conversation everyone forgets by the next shift: a change-controlled, plant-floor document, owned by the senior operators who built it, that travels with the work instructions and gets revisited every time the line changes hands.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThe people inside these plants are not the problem. They are the asset, and in many cases they are the process. If we respect that, preserve what they know, and give them the certainty and the flexibility to do their jobs, a rapid ramp-up can succeed.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EA final question: \u003C\/strong\u003EDo you understand your process dependencies on key players and single operators? If you aren\u0027t comfortable with a single-source supplier, why would you be comfortable with your business continuity hinging on a single individual?\u003C\/p\u003E","summary":"","format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EAmerica\u0027s defense manufacturers are being asked to rebuild critical inventories at unprecedented speed, but the biggest challenges aren\u0027t always what you\u0027d expect. 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The hub will expand opportunities for training and workforce readiness in high-demand technical careers in aerospace.\u003Cbr\u003EThe SE-STARS Hub includes the Georgia Space Grant Consortium (GSGC), Georgia Tech\u2019s Space Research Institute (SRI), the Georgia Tech Manufacturing Institute (GTMI), the Technical College System of Georgia (TCSG), Georgia Southern University, Georgia College and Career Academies, Georgia Aerospace \u0026amp; Defense Alliance (GADA), and select Georgia aerospace employers to support the growing aerospace industry and NASA missions.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EAerospace products are Georgia\u2019s No. 1 export and the state has more than 800 companies supporting aviation, manufacturing, research, maintenance, repair, and operations.\u0026nbsp; Many aerospace and engineering positions rely on skilled technical workers whose training pathways do not require a four-year, or advanced degree. There are significant gaps in technical roles such as machinists, electronics technicians, test operators, and systems integrators. These shortages are driven by an aging workforce and a projected national shortfall of at least one million skilled technical workers by 2030. (National Academics of Sciences, Engineering, Medicine, 2025). The gap also stems from the rapid pace of technological advancement, where even current skills can quickly become obsolete if not constantly renewed.\u0026nbsp; All this combines to create an urgent need for training to support new and sustainable aerospace career pathways.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EStephen Ruffin\u003C\/strong\u003E, interim chair of the Daniel Guggenheim School of Aerospace Engineering and GSGC director will serve as the principal investigator (PI).\u0026nbsp; \u003Cstrong\u003EJud Ready\u003C\/strong\u003E, executive director of SRI; \u003Cstrong\u003ELori Skillings\u003C\/strong\u003E, GSGC; \u003Cstrong\u003EHossein Taheri\u003C\/strong\u003E, Georgia Southern University; and \u003Cstrong\u003ESteven Ferguson\u003C\/strong\u003E, GTMI, will serve as co-PIs.\u0026nbsp;\u003Cstrong\u003EJeffrey McNabb\u003C\/strong\u003E, a research engineer in Georgia Tech\u2019s Aerospace Systems Design Lab (ASDL), will serve as the program manager, leading day-to-day operations and coordinating the project team.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u0022This initiative strengthens Georgia\u0027s position as a leader in aerospace innovation and manufacturing while providing new opportunities for students and industries across the state,\u0022 said\u003Cstrong\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/strong\u003ERuffin.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003ECoordination between public education systems, industry, and workforce agencies can sometimes be limited. SE-STARS will act as a \u0022hub\u0022 to bridge these gaps, connecting Georgia Tech and its specialized research institutes with TCSG\u2019s 22 colleges and 88 campuses to provide statewide access to training.\u003Cbr\u003E\u201cAnother advantage of the program is the stronger network it creates,\u201d said Ruffin. \u201cEach organization in the SE-STARS team has unique capabilities but together we will strengthen the technical workforce pipeline across Georgia and the broader Southeast.\u201d\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThe SE-STARS team will collaborate with industry partners to develop curriculum aligned with workforce needs. \u201cThe easily ported curricula we develop will be tailored for other institutions to adopt directly, creating a consistent foundation of skills and competencies that employers can universally expect from program graduates across Georgia,\u201d Ready said.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EStudents will access training through a statewide network of technical colleges serving as regional instructional nodes, which offer flexible online options and hands-on paid apprenticeships to ensure broad geographic reach.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThe program also reaches K-12 and adult learners through career academies and specialized STEM labs, creating a structured, sustainable transition from early education to high-demand aerospace credentials.\u003Cstrong\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/strong\u003EGTMI will support this work through its Advanced Manufacturing Pathways Program, which connects industry-informed training with pathways into high-demand advanced manufacturing careers.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cGeorgia\u0027s expanding aerospace and space sectors are creating high-paying jobs and driving economic growth,\u201d said Ruffin. \u201cThis program will help develop the skilled workforce needed to support that growth and Georgia\u2019s competitiveness in the space economy.\u201d\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003EFollowing NASA\u0027s announcement, \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/atlanta\/news\/nasa-taps-georgia-tech-for-10-5-million-push-to-build-the-space-workforce\/\u0022\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003ECBS News Atlanta featured Georgia Tech.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cem\u003EVideo courtesy of CBS News Atlanta.\u003C\/em\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E","summary":"","format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":[{"value":"A $1.5 million NASA award will support aerospace education, workforce development, and entrepreneurship programs across Georgia."}],"field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003EGeorgia Tech is leading a new statewide workforce development initiative funded by a three-year, $1.5 million NASA award to strengthen aerospace education and address critical shortages of skilled technical workers across Georgia. 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For most of these students, the digital version is their only BuzzCard. A physical card is issued only in specific circumstances, such as a documented device-compatibility limitation or a religious consideration.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Ch4\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EWhy You May See Both This Year\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/h4\u003E\u003Cp\u003ECurrent and returning students will continue using their existing physical BuzzCards until additional campus systems and integrations are ready to support digital credentials more broadly later this semester. More information about system availability can be found on \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.buzzcard.gatech.edu\/digital-buzzcard-implementation\/\u0022\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003Ethe BuzzCard website\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E.\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThat means physical and digital BuzzCards will both be in use this year. If a student can\u0027t present a physical card, that isn\u0027t necessarily a problem \u2014 it may simply mean they\u0027re an incoming student using their digital credential as intended.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Ch4\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EHow This Differs From Faculty and Staff Cards\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/h4\u003E\u003Cp\u003EFaculty and staff who activate a digital BuzzCard can continue using both the physical and digital versions; activating one does not deactivate the other. New students do not have that option. Their digital credential replaces the physical card entirely, with exceptions given to those with religious considerations or device compatibility issues.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Ch4\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EQuestions?\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/h4\u003E\u003Cp\u003EFaculty, staff, or students with questions can contact Swarm Support in person at the Pavilion, by phone at 404.894.2470, or by \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/mycampussupport.gatech.edu\/hc\/en-us\/requests\/new?ticket_form_id=6272944810509\u0022\u003Esubmitting a support ticket\u003C\/a\u003E.\u003C\/p\u003E","summary":"","format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp dir=\u0022ltr\u0022\u003ENew first-year, transfer, and graduate students are using a Digital BuzzCard as their only campus credential this fall \u2014 here\u0027s what to expect if you don\u0027t see a physical card.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp dir=\u0022ltr\u0022\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"New first-year, transfer, and graduate students will use a digital BuzzCard as their only campus credential this fall. 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He is a senior leader at a large global company with a well-regarded supply chain organization. His team had been through a lot since we last talked. Port closures. Tariff escalations. Freight volatility. Inventory repositioning. The kinds of disruptions that used to arrive once in a cycle had become an avalanche, and this was before Hormuz!\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EHis people had responded well. They had adapted. But now he was thinking about something harder to solve: \u0026nbsp;what it would take to keep them in the game longer term. The experience his team had gained came at a cost and he worried some would look for roles that were not on the \u201cfiring line\u201d. He also wondered whether he could still attract the best and brightest in the next generation of talent who would be looking at this field and asking whether the complexity was worth it.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThat conversation has stayed with me. Supply chain and logistics has always been a field of cycles \u2014 demanding, but navigable. What has changed is that the field has moved from cyclical difficulty to something more structural: a persistent state of volatility where the curveballs do not stop coming.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThat conversation was in the back of my mind as I developed a recent talk on logistics trends from 2026 to 2030 for GT SCL Industry Partner Manhattan\u2019s annual Momentum conference. The brief was to look ahead and be a bit provocative. What follows builds on that talk, but with a broader point in view: if the curveballs keep coming, leaders need a clearer sense of which shifts matter most and what they should do about them.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Ch2\u003EThe New Operating Environment\u003C\/h2\u003E\u003Cp\u003ELogistics has entered a structurally more volatile era, not a groundbreaking insight given the last four years. Several things changed at roughly the same time, and they have not changed back:\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003ESeveral shifts hit the industry at once, and none of them have meaningfully reversed. Geopolitics is now a supply chain design variable, not something to catch up on in a podcast. Strategic decoupling between China and the United States, instability in the Middle East, and the long shadow of the Russia-Ukraine conflict have pushed energy, sourcing, and network design into the same conversation. What once sat in the news feed now needs to be in the nominal scenario during business planning.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EAt the same time, customer expectations have permanently shifted. Amazon reset the standard for visibility, precision, and speed, and that standard now applies even more as Amazon is emerging as an open source 3PL. Labor and energy costs have also changed the economics of physical logistics in ways that will not self-correct. Demographic pressure, wage inflation, and energy volatility have altered the baseline cost structure calling into question existing network locations.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EMeanwhile, AI and automation have moved out of the experimental category and into the realm of near-term value creation. The tools are real, and organizations that understand where to apply them are making materially better decisions than those that do not. That matters because networks now have to optimize for two things at once: cost and recovery. Efficiency still matters, but a network that performs well in steady state and fails under disruption no longer meets the standard.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThere is also a macro pattern worth calling out: the industry is in a longer-duration rebalancing cycle than many executives expected. We examined the Hormuz disruption and its downstream effects in a recent SCL Spotlight piece. The short version is that energy pass-through effects, freight volatility, and extended planning uncertainty will impact costs and capacity well into 2027. Executives planning around a near-term return to normal are making a strategic error.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cblockquote\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EThe next decade will reward adaptable logistics networks more than simply optimized ones.\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/blockquote\u003E\u003Ch2\u003EThe Benchmark Has Changed \u2014 For Everyone\u003C\/h2\u003E\u003Cp\u003EAmazon\u0027s logistics operation is not just something to amaze us as packages arrive at our doorstep consistently with compressed lead times. It is a capability demonstration that has redefined what customers consider normal \u2014 same-day expectations, ETA precision, real-time visibility, low-friction returns. The important implication is not that every organization needs to replicate Amazon\u0027s infrastructure. It is that Amazon-shaped expectations are now the standard against which every supply chain is measured, whether or not Amazon is a direct competitor. Amazon\u2019s recent announcement that it is making its capabilities available to all only raises the bar.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EOrganizations that understand this have shifted their strategic question from \u0022how do we improve our operations\u0022 to \u0022where will we compete, where will we leverage others\u0027 capabilities, and where will we differentiate on something Amazon cannot replicate.\u0022 The benchmark is no longer functional excellence alone. It is well oiled end-to-end execution.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Ch2\u003EThe Real Automation Story: Error-Proofing Over Spectacle\u003C\/h2\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThere is a version of the automation conversation that focuses on \u0026nbsp;\u201cwow\u201d demos \u2014 autonomous vehicles, lights-out warehouses, robotics showcases. That version makes for compelling conference content. It is also not where most of the real value is being created today.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThe highest-value wins tend to be quieter: fewer errors, fewer touches, fewer injuries, fewer claims. Computer vision that catches a loading error before a truck leaves the dock. Sensor verification that eliminates a reconciliation step. An alert from a Machine Learning model that prevents a cascading service failure. These are error-proofing stories, and they are compelling because the ROI is measurable in terms operations leaders understand.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThe reason automation is scaling in these areas is not novelty \u2014 it is because the math finally works, driven by labor scarcity, safety pressure, and the compounding cost of variability. My own view informed by industry contacts and academic researchers is that computer vision may become one of the most quietly transformative technologies of this decade, not because it is the most advanced, but because it applies to so many high-variability, human-intensive touchpoints across logistics operations.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThat said, a high percentage of large-scale automation efforts still fail. \u0026nbsp;Many of the reasons are well known and tackling this issue is critical for those who do not yet have a model for success.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cblockquote\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EThe next margin pool may come more from consistency and reliability than from flashy robotics demonstrations.\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/blockquote\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThis theme generated significant discussion at the Manhattan Associates\u0027 Momentum conference this spring \u2014 enough that we are dedicating our July SCL webinar to it directly. If your organization is navigating automation decisions, the session is worth your time.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Ch2\u003EAutonomy: Watch the Middle Mile Before the Long Haul\u003C\/h2\u003E\u003Cp\u003EAutonomous vehicle technology has generated significant hype and its share of missed timelines. A more realistic view is emerging. Autonomy scales first where variability is lowest, economics are clearest, and environments are most constrained \u2014 yard operations, middle-mile freight on repetitive lanes, internal shuttles, port drayage, and warehouse orchestration. This amounts to millions of miles and load counts that are increasing daily.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThe organizations watching this most carefully are not asking when full autonomy will arrive. They are asking which specific lanes and operations have the cost structure where autonomy pays out today. One dynamic worth watching: the scaling of urban robotaxi operations is building safety data, insurance frameworks, and regulatory precedent that may indirectly accelerate confidence in middle-mile freight and warehouse applications.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThe shift that matters is not from no autonomy to full autonomy. It is from technology demonstrations to lane economics \u2014 and that is the transition that creates real operating decisions for logistics leaders.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Ch2\u003EAI Is Real \u2014 But Workflow Discipline Matters More Than Tool Selection\u003C\/h2\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThe common reality in most logistics organizations today includes AI copilots, workflow assistance tools, exception management support, improved ETA prediction, and document automation. These are useful. They are also early.\u003Cbr\u003EWhat is still uncommon: autonomous execution, fully integrated AI decisioning across functions, self-optimizing networks, and end-to-end agentic orchestration. Those capabilities exist in pilots and in forward-leaning early adopters. They are not yet standard operating practice in most organizations.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThe framing that I keep coming back to is this: start with a broken logistics workflow, then apply the lightest AI capable of clearing a hard ROI threshold. I got a text from a mentee today that showed a picture of a Microsoft Co-pilot Studio agent he built that automates a daily inventory check on a critical SKU. Organizations that start by selecting the most impressive tool and then look for a process to apply it to are making the investment in the wrong order.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThere is another structural shift worth highlighting. The industry has moved out of data scarcity and is living in decision overload. The challenge is not access to information \u2014 it is building the discipline to convert that information into insight and informed decisions at the right time to impact action.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cblockquote\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003ELogistics first, AI second. Start with the broken workflow. Then apply the lightest tool that clears a hard ROI threshold.\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/blockquote\u003E\u003Ch2\u003EThe Rising Value of Human Judgment\u003C\/h2\u003E\u003Cp\u003EBack to the conversation I opened with. The concern was not that my friend\u2019s team lacked technical skills \u2014 it was sustaining engagement and attracting talent to a field that had become genuinely exhausting. That challenge is real, and it is connected to something missed in the automation conversation.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EAs AI automates more routine work \u2014 reporting, documentation, tracking, reconciliation \u2014 the work that remains becomes more demanding in different ways. The value shifts toward judgment: escalation management, cross-functional orchestration, interpreting second-order consequences, maintaining trust when the data is ambiguous. The organizations that will attract and retain the strongest professionals are not necessarily those with the most advanced tools. They are the ones that create conditions where smart people make consequential decisions and continue to grow.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EAs AI capabilities become more democratized across the industry, the differentiating capabilities will increasingly be leadership, communication, collaboration, and the kind of critical thinking that no tool can fully replicate.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Ch2\u003EPredictions Leaders Should Keep an Eye On\u003C\/h2\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThese are the shifts I believe deserve more attention than they are getting in most leadership conversations:\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Col\u003E\u003Cli data-list-item-id=\u0022eb3990583ba42d892b8c0da99a5b8b02c\u0022\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EThe Next Major Logistics Disruption May Come From Energy, Not Freight\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003Cbr\u003EGrid strain, electrification demand, AI compute infrastructure buildout, and charging capacity constraints are converging in ways that could reshape logistics economics faster than expected. Power availability is not yet a front-burner strategic issue for most logistics leaders. It should be.\u003Cbr\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli data-list-item-id=\u0022ef437499f47298f3ed4f1703bea6703d9\u0022\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EAmazon, Walmart, and Chinese Platforms May Become Competing Logistics Operating Systems\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003Cbr\u003ECompetition is shifting from retailer vs. retailer to ecosystem vs. ecosystem. The organizations that do not think clearly about which ecosystems they are part of, and on what terms, may find themselves structurally disadvantaged.\u003Cbr\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli data-list-item-id=\u0022eb276d917f66951b5152b3a81b772f51b\u0022\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003ECyber Attacks on Physical Supply Chains Will Become a Defining Executive Risk\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003Cbr\u003EAs logistics networks become more connected, more automated, and more AI-dependent, your exposure grows. The distinction between cyber risk and operational risk is collapsing. This belongs on the executive agenda as a strategic issue, not just an IT issue.\u003Cbr\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli data-list-item-id=\u0022e50bc6a738d71eec2c18b650738e464af\u0022\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003ETrusted Operational Data May Become the Most Valuable Logistics Asset\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003Cbr\u003EOrganizations with clean, well-governed operational data will be able to move fast on AI adoption. Organizations with fragmented, inconsistent data will face a structural disadvantage that no AI investment can overcome. Data discipline is a strategic investment, not a cleanup project.\u003Cbr\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli data-list-item-id=\u0022e6313c2ad5ac7b88704dd03357ed8a40e\u0022\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EInsurance Companies May Quietly Become Gatekeepers of Automation Adoption\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003Cbr\u003EScaling autonomy and connected logistics infrastructure depends as much on insurability, liability frameworks, and safety validation as on technical capability. Insurance market dynamics will shape the adoption curve for autonomous operations in ways that are not yet widely discussed in logistics circles.\u003Cbr\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli data-list-item-id=\u0022ef08414480855d8814fc8a6671baff198\u0022\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EThe Industry May Shift From \u0022Lowest Cost\u0022 to \u0022Fastest Recovery\u0022 as the Defining Competitive Dimensio\u003C\/strong\u003En\u003Cbr\u003EPure cost optimization as a primary network design principle may increasingly underperform against resilience and recovery speed as the basis of competition. The organizations that have already internalized this are building different networks than those still optimizing for cost alone.\u003C\/li\u003E\u003C\/ol\u003E\u003Ch2\u003EWhat Staying Current Actually Requires\u003C\/h2\u003E\u003Cp\u003EI want to close by coming back to my colleague\u0027s concern \u2014 and to the question he was really asking: how do we help our people process all of this and remain effective?\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EHere is my honest answer. The field is not going to slow down. \u003Cstrong\u003EWhat staying current requires is not reading every article or attending every conference. It requires developing a point of view on the shifts that matter most for your specific context, and then actively deciding how you will act and adjust\u003C\/strong\u003E. Passive awareness is not enough. The question is not whether you know what is changing. It is what you have decided to do about it.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EFor organizations, that means investing in conditions that allow talented people to keep learning. For individuals, it means resisting the temptation to treat busyness as a substitute for development. The professionals who remain most valuable will be those who continue to understand what is changing and develop the judgment to translate that understanding into better decisions.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cblockquote\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EYou cannot sit still. The question is not whether you know what is changing. It is what you have decided to do about it.\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/blockquote\u003E\u003Ch2\u003EThe Opportunity on the Other Side\u003C\/h2\u003E\u003Cp\u003EI want to end where I began \u2014 with empathy for everyone in this field who is carrying a lot right now. Fatigue is real. The complexity is real. The ongoing intensity is real.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EAnd so is the opportunity.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003ELogistics is no longer just moving product. It is becoming a resilience system, a customer experience system, a technology system, an energy system, and a real-time decision system simultaneously. The professionals who learn to navigate that complexity \u2014 who develop both technical fluency and human judgment \u2014 will be among the most valuable people in any organization.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThe future arrives not as one dramatic breakthrough, but as a sequence of operational readthroughs: decisions made well, workflows redesigned thoughtfully, capabilities built deliberately. That is hard work. It is also genuinely exciting work. And I believe the best of it is still ahead.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Ch3\u003ERelated Upcoming SCL Webinar 7\/2\/2026\u003C\/h3\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/gatech.zoom.us\/webinar\/register\/2117803348049\/WN_528KNX2LRFWvO3bZXYaYtg\u0022\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EWhy Do So Many Automation Projects Fail?\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cbr\u003EAutomation in logistics is accelerating \u2014 but so is the gap between what is promised and what is delivered. Systems get sized on optimistic assumptions. Hidden dependencies become single points of failure. Technology that shines in the demo struggles under real operating conditions.\u003Cbr\u003E\u003Cbr\u003ELeaders from Georgia Tech\u0027s Supply Chain and Logistics Institute join industry practitioners to dig into the root causes of automation underperformance \u2014 and the design, evaluation, and implementation practices that build more resilient, effective operations.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/gatech.zoom.us\/webinar\/register\/2117803348049\/WN_528KNX2LRFWvO3bZXYaYtg\u0022\u003ERegister Online to attend via Zoom\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cbr\u003E\u003Cem\u003ECan\u0027t attend live? Register anyway, and we\u0027ll send you the recording afterward\u003C\/em\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E","summary":"","format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003ELogistics isn\u0027t just changing \u2014 it\u2019s being redefined by constant disruption, rising expectations, and new technology. 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Petit Institute for Bioengineering and Bioscience (IBB)"},{"id":"1188","name":"Research Horizons"}],"categories":[],"keywords":[{"id":"193266","name":"cos-research"},{"id":"192252","name":"cos-planetary"},{"id":"195203","name":"go-noshow"}],"core_research_areas":[],"news_room_topics":[],"event_categories":[],"invited_audience":[],"affiliations":[],"classification":[],"areas_of_expertise":[],"news_and_recent_appearances":[],"phone":[],"contact":[],"email":[],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}},"691311":{"#nid":"691311","#data":{"type":"news","title":"Hope Among the Pines: A Field Tour in Southeast Georgia Presents Carbon Exchange as Solution","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003E\u201cThe people of Georgia depend on forests for clean air, water quality, wildlife abundance, and a multitude of products consumed in our everyday lives. Our forests are also a sustainable and natural resource that can deliver climate benefits,\u201d said \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.scheller.gatech.edu\/directory\/faculty\/clay\/index.html\u0022 rel=\u0022noreferrer noopener\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003ELucas Clay\u003C\/a\u003E, extension professional at the \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.scheller.gatech.edu\/centers-and-initiatives\/ray-c-anderson-center-for-sustainable-business\/index.html\u0022 rel=\u0022noreferrer noopener\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003ERay C. Anderson Center for Sustainable Business\u003C\/a\u003E at the Georgia Tech Scheller College of Business. This message was a main takeaway from a field tour held January 29-30, 2026, across working forests in Southeast Georgia.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EOrganized by the\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/gffgrow.org\/\u0022\u003EGeorgia Forestry Foundation\u003C\/a\u003E\u0026nbsp;(GFF) in partnership with the\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.scheller.gatech.edu\/centers-and-initiatives\/ray-c-anderson-center-for-sustainable-business\/index.html\u0022\u003ERay\u0026nbsp;C. Anderson Center for Sustainable Business\u003C\/a\u003E\u0026nbsp;at the \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.scheller.gatech.edu\/\u0022\u003EGeorgia Tech Scheller College of Business\u003C\/a\u003E,\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.clemson.edu\/\u0022\u003EClemson University\u003C\/a\u003E, and the University of Georgia (UGA) \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/warnell.uga.edu\/\u0022\u003EWarnell School of Forestry and Natural Resources\u003C\/a\u003E, the trip brought together university researchers, foresters, potential carbon credit buyers, and family landowners.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EGeorgia is the number one forestry state in the country, with more than 22\u0026nbsp;million\u0026nbsp;of its\u0026nbsp;roughly 24\u0026nbsp;million forested acres held in private hands. According to the\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/southernforests.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/SGSF_Fact-Sheet-1.pdf\u0022\u003ESouthern Group of State Foresters\u003C\/a\u003E,\u0026nbsp;forests and the forest products industry in the Southern U.S. provide for more than 18% of the world\u2019s pulpwood for paper and paper-related products and 7% of the world\u2019s industrial roundwood.\u0026nbsp;The timber industry also supports thousands of rural livelihoods and\u0026nbsp;sequesters\u0026nbsp;enormous amounts of carbon. Yet today, Georgia forests are under pressure due to natural disasters and market changes.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThe field tour promoted a Georgia-specific carbon exchange that has the potential to save forests, help companies\u0026nbsp;purchase\u0026nbsp;high quality\u0026nbsp;carbon credits, and provide co-benefits for the entire state.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Ch3\u003EPressure Points: Helene\u2019s Wake and Market Headwinds\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/h3\u003E\u003Cp\u003EAcross pine-forested Southeast Georgia, the devastation left by Hurricane Helene\u0026nbsp;remains\u0026nbsp;impossible to miss. A year and a half later, the cleanup \u2013 which is slow, expensive, and disheartening \u2013 is still ongoing across thousands of acres. Downed timber, too old to be sold for profit, lies in heaps. Throughout the field tour, landowners and foresters shared personal narratives that made it easy to feel the weight of what has been lost.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EHelene only worsened troubles that were already underway. The markets for timber and pulpwood have been weakening. Demand for paper products has fallen sharply, taking pulpwood prices with it. In the last year alone, three mills have closed in Georgia.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EDo I bother to replant?\u0026nbsp;If I plant, will someone actually buy my timber in 20 years?\u0026nbsp;These are the questions landowners across Georgia are wrestling with. Landowners\u2019 decisions today can lead to a future with fewer forested acres, less healthy forests, and forests converted to development \u2013 a loss that is permanent.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThe pressing question throughout the field tour was:\u0026nbsp;What happens next?\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Ch3\u003EStorytelling Matters: The Power of the Personal\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/h3\u003E\u003Cp\u003EOne of the benefits of a field tour is the chance to hear\u0026nbsp;firsthand,\u0026nbsp;personal accounts from the people whose livelihoods depend on forests.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThe tour began in Emanuel County at the Willie Hodges Family Farm Estate. Herbert Hodges welcomed the group to the 600-acre property his family has stewarded for four generations. Hodges shows his respect for the land through thoughtful stewardship \u2013 for which he was honored when he was named\u0026nbsp;2025 \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/blog.nwf.org\/2025\/09\/celebrating-landowner-mentor-herbert-hodges-2025-conservationist-of-the-year\/\u0022\u003EConservationist of the Year\u003C\/a\u003E\u0026nbsp;by the Georgia Association of Conservation Districts. However, Hodges worries whether the fifth generation will keep the land, and he wants to\u0026nbsp;demonstrate\u0026nbsp;to his heirs that the land is worth holding onto. He remembers his father telling him, \u201cNever get rid of the land.\u0026nbsp;As long as\u0026nbsp;you keep it, you have somewhere to live, somewhere to go.\u201d\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/jmhestad\/\u0022\u003EMatt Hestad\u003C\/a\u003E, senior vice president of GFF, said, \u201cMr. Hodges has to identify new opportunities for his property not only to keep his family engaged but also to prove the land is economically valuable, both today and into the future.\u201d\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThe carbon exchange, if built well, could be exactly that kind of new opportunity.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Ch3\u003EBuilding a Georgia Carbon Exchange\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/h3\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThe initiative to develop a Georgia Carbon Exchange,\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.scheller.gatech.edu\/news\/ray-c-anderson-center-for-sustainable-business\/georgia-tech-and-partners-to-establish-state-specific-forest-carbon-exchange.html\u0022\u003Elaunched in 2025\u003C\/a\u003E, is being led collaboratively by the organizers of the field tour.\u0026nbsp;It\u2019s\u0026nbsp;designed to create a voluntary carbon credit marketplace specifically tailored to Georgia\u2019s forest landscape, Georgia\u2019s landowners, and companies that are interested in\u0026nbsp;purchasing\u0026nbsp;high quality\u0026nbsp;carbon credits.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.scheller.gatech.edu\/directory\/staff\/eady\/index.html\u0022\u003EDavid Eady\u003C\/a\u003E, director of industry engagement at the Ray C. Anderson Center for Sustainable Business, described the vision: \u201cWe\u0027re looking at creating a marketplace for companies doing business in Georgia or headquartered in Georgia, so they can\u0026nbsp;acquire\u0026nbsp;credits that specifically\u0026nbsp;benefit\u0026nbsp;local communities and ecosystems. We want to make sure that we can continue to manage our valuable forest resources that make up well over half of the land in Georgia.\u201d \u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cCompanies are concerned about sustainability because their customers are \u2013 and one of the things that that\u0027s manifested is a market for carbon credits,\u201d said\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/warnell.uga.edu\/directory\/people\/leslie-boby\u0022\u003ELeslie Boby\u003C\/a\u003E, director of the UGA Southern Regional Extension Forestry. \u201cBeing in forestry, we have the original carbon sequestration system: trees. And we have a lot of trees in Georgia.\u201d\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThe foundation for the Georgia Carbon Exchange already exists, waiting to be built on.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Ch3\u003EAll the Players at the Table\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/h3\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThe January tour was a pilot that can be replicated for other groups of potential carbon buyers, policymakers, and stakeholders who need to understand what is at stake in Georgia\u2019s forests before they can meaningfully invest in their future.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EHestad described what made this first tour valuable: \u201cWe need all the players at the table: academics, buyers, and landowners. I feel like\u0026nbsp;we\u2019ve\u0026nbsp;learned from a variety of people about forest management \u2013 from a private family landowner about intergenerational challenges, from a recreation-focused landowner about wildlife management, and from landowners who have been\u0026nbsp;impacted\u0026nbsp;by Hurricane Helene.\u0026nbsp;We\u2019ve\u0026nbsp;been provided with context for how a carbon exchange could serve those different sectors of landowners.\u201d\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EFor industry representatives on the tour, the experience was eye-opening. They joined the tour to learn more about recovery efforts, community support, and the mechanics of a carbon exchange. At the end of the tour, they said they had a clearer sense of both\u0026nbsp;the urgency\u0026nbsp;and the opportunity.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EClay said, \u201cLandowners are focused on the economics of forestry, and buyers are looking for quality credits. I think there\u0027s a lot of opportunity for both of these things to happen.\u201d\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EA successful carbon exchange requires trust, understanding, and shared\u0026nbsp;purpose\u0026nbsp;to be cultivated deliberately. Tours like this one are part of that cultivation.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Ch3\u003EA Common Goal in Focus\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/h3\u003E\u003Cp\u003EGeorgia has everything it needs to make a carbon exchange work: the forests, the science, the institutions, and the will. What it needs now is exactly what the field tour was designed to build: awareness, connection, and shared commitment among the people and organizations whose decisions will shape the future of the state\u2019s forests.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/zach-johnson-19096918\/\u0022\u003EZach Johnson\u003C\/a\u003E, procurement\u0026nbsp;manager\u0026nbsp;at Beasley Timber Management, LLC, told the group: \u201cWith every one green ton of tree growth, you sequester approximately one metric ton of carbon dioxide from the atmosphere.\u0026nbsp;Let\u2019s\u0026nbsp;find a way to certify this wonderful resource we have and prop up these jobs in Georgia \u2013 before\u0026nbsp;it\u2019s\u0026nbsp;too late.\u201d\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EMaintaining\u0026nbsp;Georgia\u2019s forests is not only about carbon. Well-managed forests filter water, support native wildlife, improve air quality, protect public health, and provide opportunities for outdoor recreation. These are co-benefits that a carbon credit does not fully capture but that are very much part of the value proposition for\u0026nbsp;maintaining\u0026nbsp;Georgia\u2019s private forests. As stated by \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/warnell.uga.edu\/directory\/people\/dr-yanshu-li\u0022 rel=\u0022noreferrer noopener\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003EYanshu Li\u003C\/a\u003E, associate professor of forest economics at UGA: \u201cIf we take care of our forests, our forests will take care of us.\u201d\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EAmong the pines of Southeast Georgia, a common goal came into focus. The forests are worth saving. And the right people are coming together with the right plan to make it happen.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E","summary":"","format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EBusiness and forestry experts from Georgia Tech, Clemson University, University of Georgia, and the Georgia Forestry Foundation led a field tour in Southeast Georgia that illuminated current challenges facing landowners and the forestry industry. Organizers shared how a Georgia Carbon Exchange can provide economic incentives to help landowners keep and manage their forests for carbon sequestration, with benefits to impact the entire state.\u003C\/p\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"The Georgia Carbon Exchange can provide economic incentives to help landowners keep and manage their forests for carbon sequestration, with benefits to impact the entire state."}],"uid":"36808","created_gmt":"2026-07-28 15:41:23","changed_gmt":"2026-08-25 14:08:18","author":"bmcdonald64","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","location":"Atlanta, GA","dateline":{"date":"2026-07-28T00:00:00-04:00","iso_date":"2026-07-28T00:00:00-04:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"hg_media":{"680696":{"id":"680696","type":"image","title":"Hope-Among-the-Pines-1.jpg","body":"\u003Cp\u003EField tour attendees in Soperton, Georgia.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E","created":"1785255206","gmt_created":"2026-07-28 16:13:26","changed":"1785255206","gmt_changed":"2026-07-28 16:13:26","alt":"Field tour attendees in Soperton, Georgia. ","file":{"fid":"264998","name":"Hope-Among-the-Pines-1.jpg","image_path":"\/sites\/default\/files\/2026\/07\/28\/Hope-Among-the-Pines-1.jpg","image_full_path":"http:\/\/hg.gatech.edu\/\/sites\/default\/files\/2026\/07\/28\/Hope-Among-the-Pines-1.jpg","mime":"image\/jpeg","size":2323053,"path_740":"http:\/\/hg.gatech.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/740xx_scale\/public\/2026\/07\/28\/Hope-Among-the-Pines-1.jpg?itok=TTP9Db5g"}},"680697":{"id":"680697","type":"image","title":"Hope-Among-the-Pines-5.jpg","body":"\u003Cp\u003EForest in Soperton, Georgia\u003C\/p\u003E","created":"1785255206","gmt_created":"2026-07-28 16:13:26","changed":"1785255206","gmt_changed":"2026-07-28 16:13:26","alt":"Forest in Soperton, Georgia","file":{"fid":"264999","name":"Hope-Among-the-Pines-5.jpg","image_path":"\/sites\/default\/files\/2026\/07\/28\/Hope-Among-the-Pines-5.jpg","image_full_path":"http:\/\/hg.gatech.edu\/\/sites\/default\/files\/2026\/07\/28\/Hope-Among-the-Pines-5.jpg","mime":"image\/jpeg","size":2639195,"path_740":"http:\/\/hg.gatech.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/740xx_scale\/public\/2026\/07\/28\/Hope-Among-the-Pines-5.jpg?itok=aGzumHGQ"}},"680698":{"id":"680698","type":"image","title":"Hope-Among-the-Pines-4.jpg","body":"\u003Cp\u003ETouring a recreational working forest in Metter, Georgia.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E","created":"1785255206","gmt_created":"2026-07-28 16:13:26","changed":"1785255206","gmt_changed":"2026-07-28 16:13:26","alt":"Touring a recreational working forest in Metter, Georgia. ","file":{"fid":"265000","name":"Hope-Among-the-Pines-4.jpg","image_path":"\/sites\/default\/files\/2026\/07\/28\/Hope-Among-the-Pines-4.jpg","image_full_path":"http:\/\/hg.gatech.edu\/\/sites\/default\/files\/2026\/07\/28\/Hope-Among-the-Pines-4.jpg","mime":"image\/jpeg","size":2048200,"path_740":"http:\/\/hg.gatech.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/740xx_scale\/public\/2026\/07\/28\/Hope-Among-the-Pines-4.jpg?itok=Lk2rGbaN"}},"680699":{"id":"680699","type":"image","title":"Hope-Among-the-Pines-3.jpg","body":"\u003Cp\u003EHerbert Hodges displays photos: one of his father, Willie Hodges, and the other of his father, brother, and mother (photo credit: Sandra S. Hodges). Hodges leads a tour of the Willie Hodges Family Farm Estate.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E","created":"1785255206","gmt_created":"2026-07-28 16:13:26","changed":"1785255206","gmt_changed":"2026-07-28 16:13:26","alt":"Collaboration image of Herbert Hodges showing his farm estate. ","file":{"fid":"265001","name":"Hope-Among-the-Pines-3.jpg","image_path":"\/sites\/default\/files\/2026\/07\/28\/Hope-Among-the-Pines-3.jpg","image_full_path":"http:\/\/hg.gatech.edu\/\/sites\/default\/files\/2026\/07\/28\/Hope-Among-the-Pines-3.jpg","mime":"image\/jpeg","size":2472549,"path_740":"http:\/\/hg.gatech.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/740xx_scale\/public\/2026\/07\/28\/Hope-Among-the-Pines-3.jpg?itok=-vSvhoGE"}},"680700":{"id":"680700","type":"image","title":"Hope-Among-the-Pines-2.jpg","body":"\u003Cp\u003EClockwise from top left: Viewing habitat for gopher turtles. Hurricane Helene damage in Soperton, Georgia, on land owned by Gillis Ag and Timber. Attendees learn about the Georgia Carbon Exchange. Foresters share how Hurricane Helene and market changes have impacted their industry and community.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E","created":"1785255206","gmt_created":"2026-07-28 16:13:26","changed":"1785255206","gmt_changed":"2026-07-28 16:13:26","alt":"Collaboration image of the field tour in south Georgia","file":{"fid":"265002","name":"Hope-Among-the-Pines-2.jpg","image_path":"\/sites\/default\/files\/2026\/07\/28\/Hope-Among-the-Pines-2.jpg","image_full_path":"http:\/\/hg.gatech.edu\/\/sites\/default\/files\/2026\/07\/28\/Hope-Among-the-Pines-2.jpg","mime":"image\/jpeg","size":2521516,"path_740":"http:\/\/hg.gatech.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/740xx_scale\/public\/2026\/07\/28\/Hope-Among-the-Pines-2.jpg?itok=zkyZRVxD"}}},"media_ids":["680696","680697","680698","680699","680700"],"groups":[{"id":"1188","name":"Research Horizons"},{"id":"660398","name":"Sustainability Hub"}],"categories":[{"id":"144","name":"Energy"},{"id":"154","name":"Environment"},{"id":"194611","name":"State Impact"},{"id":"194836","name":"Sustainability"}],"keywords":[{"id":"187915","name":"go-researchnews"},{"id":"186858","name":"go-sei"},{"id":"84331","name":"and sustainability"}],"core_research_areas":[{"id":"39531","name":"Energy and Sustainable Infrastructure"},{"id":"194566","name":"Sustainable Systems"}],"news_room_topics":[],"event_categories":[],"invited_audience":[],"affiliations":[],"classification":[],"areas_of_expertise":[],"news_and_recent_appearances":[],"phone":[],"contact":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003ETo learn more about the Georgia Carbon Exchange and upcoming field tours, contact\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.scheller.gatech.edu\/directory\/faculty\/clay\/index.html\u0022\u003ELucas Clay\u003C\/a\u003E.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EWritten by\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.scheller.gatech.edu\/directory\/staff\/lux\/index.html\u0022\u003EJennifer Holley Lux\u003C\/a\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EPhotography (unless otherwise noted) by\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/mike-gregory-22629a200\/\u0022\u003EMike Gregory\u003C\/a\u003E\u0026nbsp;(Georgia Forestry Association \u0026amp; Foundation)\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"email":["lucas.clay@gatech.edu","jennifer.lux@scheller.gatech.edu"],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}},"691930":{"#nid":"691930","#data":{"type":"news","title":"A Neuroscientist Went Looking for Prediction. She Found Time Instead.","body":[{"value":"\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cp\u003EFew neuroscientists would dispute that the brain relies on prediction. From houseflies evading swatters to humans catching baseballs, living things are constantly anticipating what comes next. Understanding how the brain generates those predictions could help explain one of neuroscience\u0027s most enduring questions: how the brain builds internal models of the world that allow us to learn, adapt, and anticipate what comes next.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cWithout actively predicting the world, we cannot survive,\u201d says \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/people.research.gatech.edu\/farzaneh-najafi\u0022 rel=\u0022noreferrer noopener\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003EFarzaneh Najafi\u003C\/a\u003E, an assistant professor in the \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/biosciences.gatech.edu\/\u0022 rel=\u0022noreferrer noopener\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003ESchool of Biological Sciences\u003C\/a\u003E and a faculty affiliate of Georgia Tech\u0027s \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/neuro.gatech.edu\/\u0022 rel=\u0022noreferrer noopener\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003EInstitute for Neuroscience, Neurotechnology, and Society\u003C\/a\u003E. \u201cThere is quite some sensory-motor delay in the processing. We can\u2019t just sit there, wait for the brain to process our environment, and then react.\u201d\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EPart of the puzzle may lie in signals known as neural ramps. Almost like a drumroll leading up to a big reveal, neurons in some areas of the brain have shown gradual increases in activity immediately before a stimulus appears. For decades, researchers have interpreted this ramping activity as a neural signature of prediction, reflecting anticipation of an upcoming event.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003ERecently published in \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.science.org\/doi\/10.1126\/sciadv.aed6417\u0022 rel=\u0022noreferrer noopener\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003E\u003Cem\u003EScience Advances\u003C\/em\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E, a new study from Najafi\u2019s lab reveals these signals may not be \u201cpredictions\u201d at all, but instead a way neurons track elapsed time.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cSurprisingly,\u201d says Najafi, \u201cthe very first study from my lab called the Predictive Processing Lab showed that no, these are not prediction signals.\u201d\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThe finding challenges a long-standing interpretation of one of neuroscience\u0027s most studied signals and reveals that the search for predictive neurons may lead to different circuits \u2014 or require different experiments to uncover.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Ch3\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EThe Problem with Prediction\u003C\/strong\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/h3\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThere is a challenge in separating simple time tracking from active prediction. Just because numbers on a stopwatch are increasing doesn\u2019t mean it\u2019s counting up to a specific event.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003ETo tease the problem apart, the team designed a series of experiments that progressively stripped prediction out of the equation.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EWorking with mice, the researchers presented audio and visual cues at carefully controlled intervals. Some appeared at regular, hence predictable, times, while others arrived unpredictably. If neurons are making predictions, their activity should look different when events are predictable versus when they are not.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EBut that\u2019s not what they found. Even when the researchers introduced errors into those predictable patterns, activity remained largely the same.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cIt was in the first year of collecting data in my newly established lab that my student, Yicong Huang, started showing me the data and I was shocked: how come we are not seeing a difference between the expected case and the unexpected case?\u201d Najafi recalls. \u201cBecause the entire theory is that there is a difference.\u201d\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThe team found even more definitive evidence by monitoring \u201cnaive\u201d mice that had never seen the stimuli before. The brain must learn a pattern before it can anticipate it, yet they found that these neural ramps were present even in the first few trials.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Ch3\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EDrumroll, Please\u003C\/strong\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/h3\u003E\u003Cp\u003EIf these signals aren\u2019t predictions, then what\u2019s happening?\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cWhat we are seeing are pure sensory signals,\u201d she says. \u201cThey are not about predicting the timing of the upcoming stimulus. They\u0027re about encoding the time that is elapsed.\u201d\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003ENajafi thinks that what neuroscientists have long interpreted as an anticipatory \u201cbuildup\u201d to a future event is actually a \u201crelaxation\u201d from the past. Rather than a drummer rolling up to a specific event, imagine one who is always rolling. Each stimulus briefly interrupts the performance before the rhythm gradually returns.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EBut they found that not every neuron behaves like a drummer. While \u201cdrummers\u201d recover their interrupted rhythm after a stimulus, other neurons operate more like a reverberating gong, firing strongly after a stimulus before gradually quieting down.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cThe beautiful part of this story is that neurons don\u0027t all do the same thing,\u201d Najafi says. \u201cOne neuron ramps up quickly, another more slowly, another with a completely different time course. When you put that heterogeneous population together, you get a very robust readout of time.\u201d\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThe finding may also have implications for how neuroscientists think the brain represents time itself.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cOur findings support the theory that time representation in the brain is an intrinsic property of neurons,\u201d says Najafi. Because the signals appeared even in na\u00efve mice and in sensory brain regions, the results suggest that timing may emerge from the properties of neurons themselves, rather than from a specialized timing system elsewhere in the brain.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EFor Najafi, the study doesn\u0027t close the case on predictive processing. Time, after all, is an important variable to track if you want to make predictions. Instead, it opens more questions about when and where those signals emerge.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cMaybe we didn\u0027t find them because this was a passive perception task, meaning mice just passively received stimuli without being instructed to attend to them. Maybe we need active perception or an active movement task, and that\u0027s when we can extract these predictive signals from the brain. Alternatively, we may need to search other brain areas to find neural signatures of temporal predictions.\u201d\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cDo I believe now that the brain is not doing predictive processing? Absolutely not,\u201d Najafi says. \u201cBut before we say we\u0027ve found evidence for a theory, we really need to do multiple carefully designed experiments. 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He was there as part of GTE\u2019s dual degree program with Arts et M\u00e9tiers (ENSAM), one of France\u2019s elite engineering schools. His days followed a familiar rhythm at Georgia Tech-Europe in Metz: focused mornings in class, afternoons in the lab, and evenings at the caf\u00e9s around the picturesque Place Saint-Jacques. Guilhem was determined to finish his studies in Atlanta and had resolved not to let a new romance distract him. Then he met Annie.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EAnnie came to Metz through a different route. A French major from the University of Tennessee Knoxville, she was assigned to Lyc\u00e9e Robert Schuman, a high school near the Technopole. Her days were spent in the classroom teaching English to children, and her evenings were spent grading papers and occasionally visiting local friends. 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It was their last trip there until now.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003ETwenty-four years later, their son, Owen, is about to enter the same doors at Georgia Tech-Europe as a student participating in Georgia Tech\u2019s First-Year Semester Abroad (FYSA) program.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Ch2\u003EReturning to Metz\u003C\/h2\u003E\u003Cp\u003EOwen Denozi\u00e8re chose Georgia Tech over rival UGA after campus tours convinced him it was the right fit. When he learned about the First-Year Semester Abroad (FYSA) program at GTE, the decision to return to Metz, the site where his family\u2019s story began, was straightforward. Georgia Tech\u2019s FYSA program offers students the opportunity to begin their degree programs in a living-learning cohort abroad. This curated learning experience is focused on encouraging independent living while supporting first-year learning and resource needs in an immersive, international environment.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cI have always dreamed of traveling the world. When I heard that I could spend this very first semester abroad, it was just a no-brainer,\u201d Owen says. \u201cIt was the same place they found love. I feel like it\u2019s going to be an amazing travel experience. I like the idea of independence, being able to jump around every weekend and let the spontaneity take me where I want to go.\u201d\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EOwen\u2019s parents share his excitement. \u201cThe expression in French is \u0027les voyages forment la jeunesse,\u0027 which translates roughly to \u2018travel shapes young minds.\u2019 From my perspective, this is a unique opportunity for him to become an independent young man, to experience different cultures and to seize every chance to explore,\u201d says Guilhem.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EAnnie\u2019s hopes are in the transformative potential of the learning experience:\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cHe\u2019s already a wonderful young man, but I\u2019m excited to see the growth that will come. When I studied abroad and came home, I felt like I was a new person. 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Accepted applicants can count up to six hours of undergraduate work toward their master\u0027s program.\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli dir=\u0022ltr\u0022 data-list-item-id=\u0022ee3004db5d989fd32c2ba212e8d18511c\u0022\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EWhy it matters:\u003C\/strong\u003E \u201cThis is a great opportunity for Scheller students to deepen their expertise and sharpen their competitive edge, all while leveraging the value of a Georgia Tech degree,\u0022 said Jonathan Clarke, senior associate dean for strategic initiatives in the Scheller College of Business.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/li\u003E\u003C\/ul\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThe Ivan Allen College of Liberal Arts and the Scheller College of Business are partnering to open a new accelerated pathway to graduate study for business students.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cp\u003EUnder the program, undergraduate \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.scheller.gatech.edu\/index.html\u0022\u003EScheller College\u003C\/a\u003E students can apply to study for any one of six Ivan Allen College master\u2019s degrees and use up to six credit hours of undergraduate work to accelerate their degree.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThe programs are \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/modlangs.gatech.edu\/graduate\/ms-alis\u0022\u003EApplied Languages and Intercultural Studies\u003C\/a\u003E, \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/dm.lmc.gatech.edu\/program\/ms-program\/\u0022\u003EDigital Media\u003C\/a\u003E, \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/econ.gatech.edu\/ms-economics\u0022\u003EEconomics\u003C\/a\u003E, \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/hsoc.gatech.edu\/masters\u0022\u003EHistory and Sociology of Technology and Science\u003C\/a\u003E, \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/inta.gatech.edu\/graduate\/masters\/international-affairs\u0022\u003EInternational Affairs\u003C\/a\u003E, and \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/spp.gatech.edu\/graduate\/masters\/public-policy\u0022\u003EPublic Policy\u003C\/a\u003E.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cp\u003EScheller students will find many crossovers that pair well with a business degree, said Shatakshee Dhongde, associate dean for academic affairs in the Ivan Allen College.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cIn today\u2019s rapidly changing business environment, especially, acquiring advanced knowledge in areas such as regulatory policy, social challenges, national and global affairs, economics, a foreign language, or advanced competency in communication can really help set an applicant apart,\u201d \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/iac.gatech.edu\/people\/person\/shatakshee-dhongde\u0022\u003EDhongde \u003C\/a\u003Esaid.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cp\u003EFor instance, a business student interested in working internationally might obtain an M.S. in Applied Languages and Intercultural Studies or in International Affairs. A master\u0027s degree in Economics would help a business graduate upgrade their business analytics and corporate finance skills with advanced econometric modeling.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThe program is open to all Scheller students with at least 60 credit hours completed and a cumulative GPA of 3.5. Interested students will need to submit an application to the relevant school in IAC along with two letters of recommendation, one from a Scheller faculty member. No GRE scores are required.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cp\u003EEach program has its own application deadline. Students interested in this pathway should \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/iac.gatech.edu\/students\/graduate\/directors-and-advisors\u0022\u003Econtact the director of master\u2019s programs\u003C\/a\u003E in the school they\u2019re interested in for more information about the process.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cWe\u2019re excited to open this pathway to our students,\u201d said \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.scheller.gatech.edu\/directory\/faculty\/clarke\/index.html\u0022\u003EJonathan Clarke\u003C\/a\u003E, senior associate dean for strategic initiatives in the Scheller College of Business. \u201cThis is a great opportunity for Scheller students to deepen their expertise and sharpen their competitive edge, all while leveraging the value of a Georgia Tech degree.\u0022\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThe Colleges are working on a similar pathway for Ivan Allen College students to obtain an accelerated route to an MS in Management from the Scheller College.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E","summary":"","format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EUndergraduate Scheller College students can apply to study for any one of six Ivan Allen College master\u2019s degrees and use up to six credit hours of undergraduate work to accelerate their degree.\u003C\/p\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"Undergraduate Scheller College students can apply to study for any one of six Ivan Allen College master\u2019s degrees and use up to six credit hours of undergraduate work to accelerate their degree."}],"uid":"34600","created_gmt":"2026-08-24 14:25:46","changed_gmt":"2026-08-24 16:52:30","author":"mpearson34","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","location":"Atlanta, GA","dateline":{"date":"2026-08-24T00:00:00-04:00","iso_date":"2026-08-24T00:00:00-04:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"hg_media":{"680651":{"id":"680651","type":"image","title":"Tech Tower Through the Trees","body":null,"created":"1784747669","gmt_created":"2026-07-22 19:14:29","changed":"1784747669","gmt_changed":"2026-07-22 19:14:29","alt":"Tech Tower Through the Trees","file":{"fid":"264941","name":"22C10400-P3-003.JPG","image_path":"\/sites\/default\/files\/2026\/07\/22\/22C10400-P3-003.JPG","image_full_path":"http:\/\/hg.gatech.edu\/\/sites\/default\/files\/2026\/07\/22\/22C10400-P3-003.JPG","mime":"image\/jpeg","size":5470957,"path_740":"http:\/\/hg.gatech.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/740xx_scale\/public\/2026\/07\/22\/22C10400-P3-003.JPG?itok=v7OROc8S"}}},"media_ids":["680651"],"groups":[{"id":"1281","name":"Ivan Allen College of Liberal Arts"}],"categories":[],"keywords":[],"core_research_areas":[],"news_room_topics":[],"event_categories":[],"invited_audience":[],"affiliations":[],"classification":[],"areas_of_expertise":[],"news_and_recent_appearances":[],"phone":[],"contact":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022mailto:michael.pearson@iac.gatech.edu\u0022\u003EMichael Pearson\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cbr\u003EIvan Allen College of Liberal Arts\u003C\/p\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"email":["michael.pearson@iac.gatech.edu"],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}},"691897":{"#nid":"691897","#data":{"type":"news","title":"Georgia Tech Through a Visiting Scholar\u0027s Lens","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EIn his native South Korea, Sanghyun Jang served as director of the Education Data Center at the Korea Education and Research Information Service (KERIS), where he developed policies governing the use of artificial intelligence in education.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003ETo inform that work, he has researched beyond his home country, asking how higher education institutions, including those traditionally data-driven, can evolve in the age of AI and how they are responding to that change. He brought this question with him to Georgia Tech.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EWith an academic background in computer engineering and a specialization in computer vision, a core technology behind modern AI, he has worked with AI-related concepts and technologies long before they became widely commercialized and part of everyday life.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EWhere Data Meets AI\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cI have long believed that data would become the \u0027oil\u0027 of the future\u2014a critical resource driving innovation, economic growth, and decision-making. That belief naturally led me to focus on data governance and AI, which I see as essential to the future of education, industry, and society,\u201d he said.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EJang\u0027s research on data-informed institutional decision-making in the age of AI underscores the need for thoughtfully designed data governance to ensure data accuracy and trustworthiness and to protect personal information.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EAt universities, Jang has observed practices that fragment data production and management, including colleges pursuing independent projects, siloed administrative practices that discourage interdepartmental sharing, and passive approaches to its exchange due to concerns about personal data protection. As a result, a centralized data governance framework is necessary to oversee and coordinate data across the institution.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThe biggest challenge with AI in higher education \u201cis not how fast you adopt AI\u2014it\u2019s whether you can govern it responsibly. Without clear policies and accountability, rapid adoption can create more problems than benefits,\u201d he said.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EAI in Practice at Tech\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EIn South Korea, Georgia Tech has long been recognized as one of the world\u0027s leading innovation-driven universities, particularly in applied technology and research. Because Jang\u0027s work focuses on higher-education innovation, he was already familiar with Tech\u2019s reputation before coming here as a visiting scholar at the Center for 21st Century Universities (C21U) in the College of Lifetime Learning in October 2025. In fact, he recommended Georgia Tech to his son during his college search.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EJang first connected with C21U at the 1EdTech 2022 Digital Credential Summit and later reached out to explore collaboration, which led to his invitation. From day one, he set out to observe how the Institute integrates diverse forms of institutional data across campus and uses it to support student success and inform broader decision-making in the age of AI.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EAlongside Director of Research in Education Innovation Jeonghyun (Jonna) Lee, he has facilitated virtual seminars and advanced cross-institutional knowledge exchange between Georgia Tech and Korean institutions. He also collaborated with Lee on a project to explore learner personas over their lifetimes and to design recommendations for a learning platform to support them. Because Jang has expertise in lifelong learning research and policy in Korea, his input has greatly benefited this project.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cThere is real momentum toward building thoughtful, shared approaches to AI,\u201d Jang said, reflecting on campus discussions. He also noted that the Institute invites scholars to host seminars and conferences, offering opportunities to hear expert perspectives and incorporate them into institutional practice.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EA few months into his residency, he presented \u201cStrategies for Using Data and AI in Education\u201d at a C21U Learning Lab. The session brought together leaders from AI-related units across the Institute, demonstrating that they are actively exchanging ideas and working toward better AI policies and guidelines.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EBased on what he has seen at Georgia Tech, Jang views the Institute\u2019s efforts to implement AI usage guidelines as a strong example. For him, it is particularly significant that the policy treats AI as a technology that affects \u201cteaching and learning, research, and everyday operations,\u201d he said. \u201cIt treats AI as part of the entire institution\u2014not just a classroom issue.\u201d\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cWhile some institutions approach AI primarily through a \u0027ban or allow\u0027 framework, Georgia Tech combines controlled access, experimentation, training, and security review,\u201d he added.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EOne aspect that stood out was that responsible data stewardship is embedded in everyday research practice, not just in formal governance procedures. Georgia Tech provides researchers with a clear, structured pathway for using de-identified institutional data, with appropriate oversight and training. \u201cResponsible access to data is what makes meaningful research possible,\u201d he said.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003ERethinking What Matters\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EOn a personal level, Jang\u2019s time at Tech made him realize that the future of institutional research will be defined not by data collection alone but by an institution\u2019s capacity to connect data, governance, human judgment, and AI to support better decisions for students, faculty, and society. One way he has seen this at the Institute is by preserving space for individual initiative and innovation while fostering collaboration within the Institute and beyond.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cPeople take ownership of their work while enjoying the freedom to explore,\u201d he said. \u201cThis drives innovation at the Institute and across its fields, thereby amplifying each individual\u2019s impact.\u201d\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EDuring his time here, he has participated in seminars and conversations across campus. Jang would like to bring back to South Korea the strong collaboration among higher education institutions, local communities, and industry that he observed in Atlanta and at Tech. His son, Ricky Jang, a third-year Yellow Jacket majoring in industrial engineering, recently participated in a program in partnership with Invest Atlanta to address challenges facing the local community. The students presented their project outcomes and received feedback in the mayor\u0027s presence. In some cases, students\u2019 ideas were accepted on the spot, later leading to business development by companies or policy initiatives at the city government level.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cThis showed me that Tech\u2019s education extends beyond classroom knowledge. It offers practical, problem-solving learning experiences that connect academic knowledge to real-world community challenges,\u201d Jang said. \u201cExperiences like this create a powerful ecosystem in which universities, industry, and communities work closely to solve problems and drive innovation. I believe this model could have a significant positive impact in South Korea as well.\u201d\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003ESpecifically, Jang plans to recommend to the policy team of the South Korean government\u0027s Regional Innovation System \u0026amp; Education (RISE) initiative that they examine the Institute\u2019s collaborative model and consider incorporating its practices into future policy design and implementation. \u201cSuch benchmarking could help build a more sustainable regional innovation ecosystem and reduce the long-standing imbalance between the capital region and the rest of the country,\u201d he said.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cp\u003EHis time at Georgia Tech has provided him with valuable data for his ongoing research and unexpected opportunities. In South Korea, his work consumed most of his time, including frequent business trips, leaving little time for himself. By contrast, although Atlanta\u2019s traffic has been challenging, the campus and reduced work travel have given him more time and space to reflect.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cMy experience at Tech has broadened my understanding of AI\u2019s role in society\u2014not just as a technology, but as a tool that must be guided by trust, responsibility, and public engagement,\u201d Jang said. \u201cSurrounded by nature and spending more time with my family, I find myself thinking every day about how AI and humans should collaborate and coexist, and about the essence of humanity, the redefinition of work, and the role of education\u2014questions I keep returning to.\u201d\u003C\/p\u003E","summary":"","format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EA South Korean visiting scholar is studying how Georgia Tech approaches AI governance, data stewardship, and collaboration, with lessons that may help shape future education policy in his home country.\u003C\/p\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"A South Korean visiting scholar is studying how Georgia Tech approaches AI governance, data stewardship, and collaboration, with lessons that may help shape future education policy in his home country."}],"uid":"33969","created_gmt":"2026-08-24 15:36:37","changed_gmt":"2026-08-24 16:17:25","author":"ymrv3","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","location":"Atlanta, GA","dateline":{"date":"2026-08-24T00:00:00-04:00","iso_date":"2026-08-24T00:00:00-04:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"hg_media":{"680960":{"id":"680960","type":"image","title":"Sanghyun_Jang_GT2025.jpg","body":null,"created":"1787585915","gmt_created":"2026-08-24 15:38:35","changed":"1787585915","gmt_changed":"2026-08-24 15:38:35","alt":"Sanghyun Jang enjoying the EccoCommons at Georgia Tech.","file":{"fid":"265300","name":"Sanghyun_Jang_GT2025.jpg","image_path":"\/sites\/default\/files\/2026\/08\/24\/Sanghyun_Jang_GT2025.jpg","image_full_path":"http:\/\/hg.gatech.edu\/\/sites\/default\/files\/2026\/08\/24\/Sanghyun_Jang_GT2025.jpg","mime":"image\/jpeg","size":2128041,"path_740":"http:\/\/hg.gatech.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/740xx_scale\/public\/2026\/08\/24\/Sanghyun_Jang_GT2025.jpg?itok=AdAVJj1D"}},"680961":{"id":"680961","type":"image","title":"Sanghyun_Ricky_Jang_Buzz.jpg","body":null,"created":"1787585991","gmt_created":"2026-08-24 15:39:51","changed":"1787585991","gmt_changed":"2026-08-24 15:39:51","alt":"Sanghyun Jang with son Ricky and Buzz.","file":{"fid":"265301","name":"Sanghyun_Ricky_Jang_Buzz.jpg","image_path":"\/sites\/default\/files\/2026\/08\/24\/Sanghyun_Ricky_Jang_Buzz.jpg","image_full_path":"http:\/\/hg.gatech.edu\/\/sites\/default\/files\/2026\/08\/24\/Sanghyun_Ricky_Jang_Buzz.jpg","mime":"image\/jpeg","size":744631,"path_740":"http:\/\/hg.gatech.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/740xx_scale\/public\/2026\/08\/24\/Sanghyun_Ricky_Jang_Buzz.jpg?itok=LqVxw4gS"}}},"media_ids":["680960","680961"],"groups":[{"id":"660375","name":"Lifetime Learning"}],"categories":[{"id":"194606","name":"Artificial Intelligence"},{"id":"42911","name":"Education"},{"id":"135","name":"Research"}],"keywords":[{"id":"193940","name":"college of lifetime learning"},{"id":"2556","name":"artificial intelligence"},{"id":"195236","name":"data governance"}],"core_research_areas":[{"id":"193655","name":"Artificial Intelligence at Georgia Tech"}],"news_room_topics":[],"event_categories":[],"invited_audience":[],"affiliations":[],"classification":[],"areas_of_expertise":[],"news_and_recent_appearances":[],"phone":[],"contact":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022mailto:ymrv3@gatech.edu\u0022\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EYelena M. 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This positions the Institute among a select group of organizations with independently validated cybersecurity controls designed to safeguard Controlled Unclassified Information (CUI) and support defense-related research. Shield received the Supplier Performance Risk System\u2019s highest rating of 110, meeting all 110 CMMC-required security practices. \u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThe assessment evaluated Shield against CMMC Level 2 requirements, a framework established by the U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) to protect sensitive information. The review examined cybersecurity processes and controls across multiple domains, including access control, incident response, configuration management, system security, and risk management.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u0022Strong research depends on strong operational foundations,\u201d said Bill Dracos, Georgia Tech\u2019s chief Research operations officer. \u201cThis certification validates the systems, processes, and partnerships we\u0027ve built across Georgia Tech to safeguard sensitive information, support our researchers, and ensure we remain a trusted partner for government-sponsored research.\u0022\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cp\u003EAs federal sponsors continue to place greater emphasis on cybersecurity, institutions conducting DoD-related research must demonstrate their ability to protect sensitive information. The successful assessment provides additional assurance to sponsors, partners, and researchers that Georgia Tech has implemented the security controls necessary to support this work.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u0022Completing the CMMC assessment is a significant milestone for Georgia Tech,\u0022 said Joe Lewis, associate vice president for Information Technology and chief information security officer. \u0022Earning a perfect score reflects months of planning, collaboration, and dedication from teams across the Institute that worked together to build and maintain a secure research environment that meets rigorous federal requirements.\u0022 \u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cp\u003EIn 2025, the Office of the Executive Vice President for \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/research.gatech.edu\/\u0022\u003EResearch\u003C\/a\u003E, in partnership with the \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.oit.gatech.edu\/\u0022\u003EOffice of Information Technology\u003C\/a\u003E\u0027s Cybersecurity department, launched the Shield initiative to support research projects involving CMMC and requiring enhanced cybersecurity measures. Shield provides researchers and principal investigators with a secure, functional platform for conducting sponsored research involving CUI, while meeting DoD security requirements.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThe C3PAO assessment outcome strengthens Georgia Tech\u0027s ability to support existing DoD-sponsored research and compete for future opportunities that require compliance with federal cybersecurity standards.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u0022This achievement demonstrates Georgia Tech\u0027s dedication to research excellence, cybersecurity, and compliance,\u0022 Lewis added. \u0022It reflects the commitment of teams across the Institute to building secure research capabilities that support both our researchers and our sponsors.\u0022\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E","summary":"","format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":[{"value":"The Institute earned top marks for cybersecurity controls designed to protect sensitive research information."}],"field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EThe Institute\u0027s research environment supporting federally sponsored projects met rigorous federal cybersecurity requirements.\u003C\/p\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"A third-party assessment validated the Institute\u0027s ability to support Department of Defense-related projects and protect sensitive information.\u00a0 \u00a0"}],"uid":"34932","created_gmt":"2026-08-21 02:05:38","changed_gmt":"2026-08-21 02:27:09","author":"Courtney Hill","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","location":"Atlanta, GA","dateline":{"date":"2026-08-20T00:00:00-04:00","iso_date":"2026-08-20T00:00:00-04:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"hg_media":{"680950":{"id":"680950","type":"image","title":"Research Cybersecurity","body":null,"created":"1787278891","gmt_created":"2026-08-21 02:21:31","changed":"1787278943","gmt_changed":"2026-08-21 02:22:23","alt":"Research cybersecurity","file":{"fid":"265286","name":"25-R10410-P31-018-Web-Banner---2-560px-Wide.jpeg","image_path":"\/sites\/default\/files\/2026\/08\/20\/25-R10410-P31-018-Web-Banner---2-560px-Wide.jpeg","image_full_path":"http:\/\/hg.gatech.edu\/\/sites\/default\/files\/2026\/08\/20\/25-R10410-P31-018-Web-Banner---2-560px-Wide.jpeg","mime":"image\/jpeg","size":1192143,"path_740":"http:\/\/hg.gatech.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/740xx_scale\/public\/2026\/08\/20\/25-R10410-P31-018-Web-Banner---2-560px-Wide.jpeg?itok=u2SpGaIC"}}},"media_ids":["680950"],"groups":[{"id":"174291","name":"OIT"}],"categories":[{"id":"135","name":"Research"}],"keywords":[{"id":"189415","name":"Georgia Tech Research"},{"id":"9299","name":"Office of Information Technology"},{"id":"1404","name":"Cybersecurity"},{"id":"8246","name":"Department of Defense"}],"core_research_areas":[],"news_room_topics":[{"id":"71871","name":"Campus and Community"},{"id":"71881","name":"Science and Technology"}],"event_categories":[],"invited_audience":[],"affiliations":[],"classification":[],"areas_of_expertise":[],"news_and_recent_appearances":[],"phone":[],"contact":[],"email":["courtney.hill@gatech.edu"],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}},"691666":{"#nid":"691666","#data":{"type":"news","title":"The Cybersecurity Imperative in Smart Factories ","body":[{"value":"\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cp\u003EAs manufacturing systems become more connected, the cyberthreat grows with them. \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/ece.gatech.edu\/directory\/saman-zonouz\u0022 rel=\u0022noreferrer noopener\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003ESaman Zonouz\u003C\/a\u003E has spent years documenting how vulnerable smart manufacturing environments are. He\u2019s an associate professor in the \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/scp.cc.gatech.edu\/\u0022 rel=\u0022noreferrer noopener\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003ESchool of Cybersecurity and Privacy\u003C\/a\u003E and the \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/ece.gatech.edu\/\u0022 rel=\u0022noreferrer noopener\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003ESchool of Electrical and Computer Engineering\u003C\/a\u003E, where he co-leads the Cyber-Physical Security Lab with \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/provost.gatech.edu\/about-the-provost\u0022 rel=\u0022noreferrer noopener\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003ERaheem Beyah\u003C\/a\u003E, Georgia Tech\u2019s provost and executive vice president for Academic Affairs.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u0022Disrupting the manufacturing sector doesn\u0027t just shut down individual shops. It can directly impact national security and public safety,\u0022 Zonouz said. Because manufacturing is one of 16 federally designated critical infrastructure sectors, it is deeply intertwined with energy, water, and defense, meaning disruptions can cascade far beyond the factory floor.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThe threats Zonouz documents go beyond ransomware. His research has demonstrated how adversaries can insert logic bombs into design files, compromising Computer Numerical Control machines or 3D printers.\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u0022We\u0027ve shown how logic bombs can be inserted remotely into design files so that everything looks normal when the part is printed, but once it\u0027s in operation, the attacker can decide when it fails,\u0022 Zonouz said, citing drone propellers, aircraft wings, and power grid transformer components as examples where invisible sabotage could have catastrophic consequences.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cp\u003EInternet-wide scans conducted by his team found that many shop-floor controllers are directly exposed to the internet, with no meaningful barrier between an adversary and the machines running a production line. Imported equipment compounds the risk, because controllers and firmware from unknown developers may carry unintentional vulnerabilities or deliberately planted backdoors. \u0022In manufacturing, many controllers and machines can still be accessed easily from outside,\u0022 Zonouz said, echoing the kind of supply chain exposure seen in high-profile attacks on widely used software platforms.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cp\u003EHis prescription is straightforward but still largely unimplemented across the sector: Build security into the system design rather than adding it afterward. \u0022The number one principle is to think about cybersecurity and risk when you design the system, not as an afterthought once everything is already built,\u0022 Zonouz said.\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cp\u003EHis team has explored this through the $65 million \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/georgiaaim.org\/\u0022 rel=\u0022noreferrer noopener\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003EGeorgia AIM initiative\u003C\/a\u003E, a collaboration with Aaron Stebner, Steven Ferguson, and Animesh Chhotaray, led by Ph.D. student Twisha Chattopadhyay. Using AI for automated anomaly detection allows complex production lines to be monitored continuously without requiring constant human oversight.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cp\u003EGeorgia Tech\u0027s standing at the intersection of manufacturing and cybersecurity is, by most measures, singular. \u0022Georgia Tech is the only top university with a dedicated School of Cybersecurity and Privacy, with about 30 professors focused solely on cybersecurity, and you rarely see this level of collaboration between cybersecurity and manufacturing faculty anywhere else,\u0022 Zonouz said. That collaboration is already producing joint publications and a patent application for AI-driven attack detection systems developed through Georgia AIM.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cp\u003ENot every attacker wants a quick payoff. Zonouz also tracks advanced persistent threats, where a nation-state actor quietly compromises a controller and does nothing for months, waiting for the right geopolitical moment to act. \u0022They get into the house and just sit there, because by sitting still nobody can detect them,\u0022 Zonouz said. That patience turns an idle, exposed controller into tomorrow\u0027s leverage.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u0022Manufacturers do not need to solve every problem at once,\u0022 Zonouz said. Finance and energy already operate under mandatory cybersecurity frameworks, while manufacturing\u0027s own standard, the Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification, is still being phased in. \u0022The security of these systems right now is so weak that basic, easy-to-deploy solutions would stop the majority of attacks that are succeeding simply because the door is wide open,\u0022 he said. The hardest attacks will always be the patient, targeted ones, and closing the obvious gaps first is what buys manufacturers time.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E","summary":"","format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EAs manufacturing becomes more connected, Saman Zonouz\u2019s research shows why cybersecurity must be built into industrial systems from the start, before hidden vulnerabilities become threats to production, public safety, and national security.\u003C\/p\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"As manufacturing becomes more connected, Saman Zonouz\u2019s research shows why cybersecurity must be built into industrial systems from the start, before hidden vulnerabilities become threats to production, public safety, and national security."}],"uid":"36757","created_gmt":"2026-08-13 19:23:46","changed_gmt":"2026-08-20 20:29:09","author":"ychernet3","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","location":"Atlanta, GA","dateline":{"date":"2026-08-13T00:00:00-04:00","iso_date":"2026-08-13T00:00:00-04:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"hg_media":{"680949":{"id":"680949","type":"image","title":"saman.jpg","body":null,"created":"1787257710","gmt_created":"2026-08-20 20:28:30","changed":"1787257710","gmt_changed":"2026-08-20 20:28:30","alt":"Saman Zonouz","file":{"fid":"265285","name":"saman.jpg","image_path":"\/sites\/default\/files\/2026\/08\/20\/saman.jpg","image_full_path":"http:\/\/hg.gatech.edu\/\/sites\/default\/files\/2026\/08\/20\/saman.jpg","mime":"image\/jpeg","size":8442,"path_740":"http:\/\/hg.gatech.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/740xx_scale\/public\/2026\/08\/20\/saman.jpg?itok=WHEx5C7P"}}},"media_ids":["680949"],"groups":[{"id":"155831","name":"Georgia Tech Manufacturing Institute (GTMI)"},{"id":"1188","name":"Research Horizons"}],"categories":[],"keywords":[],"core_research_areas":[{"id":"39461","name":"Manufacturing, Trade, and Logistics"}],"news_room_topics":[],"event_categories":[],"invited_audience":[],"affiliations":[],"classification":[],"areas_of_expertise":[],"news_and_recent_appearances":[],"phone":[],"contact":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022mailto:jennifer.martin@research.gatech.edu\u0022\u003EJennifer Martin\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cbr\u003EAssistant Director of Research Communications Services\u003Cbr\u003E\u003Cbr\u003EWriter: Anne Wainscott-Sargent\u003C\/p\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"email":[],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}},"691805":{"#nid":"691805","#data":{"type":"news","title":"New Faculty Shows Where Cryptography Meets the Computer System","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003ETaking a \u003Cem\u003EWhere\u2019s Waldo?\u003C\/em\u003E book from his shelf, Assistant Professor \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/faculty.cc.gatech.edu\/~aozdemir\/\u0022\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EAlex Ozdemir\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E posed a simple question: Is it possible to prove Waldo is somewhere on the page without showing anyone where he is?\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThe answer is yes. Ozdemir demonstrated the technique by taking a piece of paper with a small Waldo-shaped hole cut out and placing it over the page. The demonstration confirms that Waldo is on the page without revealing his location or other details and is a simple example of a concept called a zero-knowledge proof.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EIn computer science, zero-knowledge proofs allow one person to prove that something is true without revealing the information that makes it true.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThese types of problems sit at the center of Ozdemir\u2019s work. As a computer scientist and cryptographer, he studies ways to use mathematics and computer programs to protect information. But his work goes beyond creating new methods for keeping data secret. He is interested in connecting those methods to the computer systems that use them.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cI get excited about what no one else is working on,\u201d he said. \u201cWhat I\u2019m excited about now is how you relate the security of a computer system to a crypto scheme.\u201d\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003ETwo recent papers published at \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.usenix.org\/conference\/usenixsecurity26\u0022\u003EUSENIX Security\u003C\/a\u003E show how Ozdemir is applying this approach to real-world privacy and security problems.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EOne of these problems is how to handle sensitive information without revealing it.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EImagine two organizations want to combine or analyze information, but neither wants to share its private data with the other. Cryptography can make this possible, but some of these privacy protections can be slow and difficult to use with large amounts of information.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EOzdemir and his collaborators developed a new system called \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/eprint.iacr.org\/2026\/672\u0022\u003EFLOSS\u003C\/a\u003E (Fast Linear Online Secret-Shared Shuffling) to make one of these tasks much faster.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EFLOSS allows two parties to mix a set of private information without either party seeing the original data or learning the final order. This process, known as shuffling, is useful in privacy-preserving applications such as data analysis, anonymous messaging, and private advertising.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EIn tests, FLOSS shuffled more than one million items in less than half a second, making it more than 800 times faster than previous leading methods.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EFLOSS achieves much of this speed by doing some of the hard mathematical work in advance, before the actual data is available. When the data arrives, the system can complete the shuffle quickly, with very little communication between the two computers.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThe system is designed to protect against cheating. If one of the parties tries to manipulate the process or access information it shouldn\u2019t, FLOSS can detect the problem and stop the computation.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThe researchers also used FLOSS to create a faster way to sort private information. Sorting is a basic computer task but doing it while keeping the information secret can be expensive. Making that process faster could allow privacy-preserving tools to handle much larger amounts of data.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EOzdemir tackled another problem through a project called \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/eprint.iacr.org\/2026\/213\u0022\u003EOrbit\u003C\/a\u003E: How can computers perform useful work on information that remains encrypted?\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EFully homomorphic encryption, or FHE, is a form of encryption that allows computers to perform calculations on protected data without first decrypting it. For example, a hospital could send encrypted medical information to a cloud service for analysis without the service seeing the patients\u0027 records.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThe challenge is that this type of computing can be extremely slow.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EOrbit is a computing tool called a compiler that helps make these encrypted calculations more efficient. A compiler takes computer code and turns it into instructions that a computer can run. Orbit examines an entire computation and identifies more efficient ways to handle some of the most expensive steps in fully homomorphic encryption.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003ERather than treating those steps separately, Orbit looks at how they work together and identifies opportunities to reduce the amount of work the computer must do.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EIn tests, Orbit was between 1.19 and 1.73 times faster than previous leading systems on the workloads studied, including complex tasks such as running artificial intelligence models. The calculations also remained within 0.3% of the accuracy of those performed on unencrypted data.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EFor Ozdemir, projects like FLOSS and Orbit are part of a broader goal: making advanced cryptography practical enough to use with the computer systems people use every day.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003ENow at Georgia Tech\u2019s \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/scp.cc.gatech.edu\/\u0022\u003ESchool of Cybersecurity and Privacy\u003C\/a\u003E (SCP), Ozdemir is recruiting Ph.D. students from across the computing stack to work with him. He was drawn to Georgia Tech in part for its multidisciplinary approach to security.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cI also just love being around universities,\u201d he said.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EAt SCP, Ozdemir plans to continue exploring programmable cryptography across the computing stack, integrating cryptography, compilers, and automated reasoning to address security problems from multiple angles. 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The study highlighted the need for secure channels that allow workers to report abuse and organize without further endangering themselves.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cThere needs to be a way to report this abuse,\u201d Rivera said. \u201cBut how you do that in a safe and secure way is something we don\u2019t yet have answers for.\u201d\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003ERivera is also expanding her research beyond the workplace to examine technology-based threats and abuse in romantic relationships. As a new assistant professor at Georgia Tech\u2019s \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/scp.cc.gatech.edu\u0022\u003ESchool of Cybersecurity and Privacy\u003C\/a\u003E, she plans to study how AI can blur the line between technology and intimacy.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EConsider a person who creates an AI chatbot that imitates someone they know, turning that person\u2019s likeness, personality, or private information into a virtual romantic partner without their consent. If that happens, Rivera asks, what protections does the person have? How can the chatbot be reported and removed?\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EExisting policies and reporting systems may not adequately address situations like these. In fact, they can pose new challenges for people whose identities or personal information are used without their permission.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EAnother project Rivera would like to explore is how platforms handle abuse involving romantic chatbots. Rivera has reviewed Reddit discussions in which users expressed concerns about reporting abusive behavior and about what happens to the intimate information they share with their chatbots.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cThere is a lot of confusion on what these platforms know about their users\u2019 intimate details based on their chats,\u201d she said. \u201cThere is also a lot that isn\u2019t known on the back-end of abuse reporting.\u201d\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003ERivera has identified a need to design safer reporting features so people feel comfortable reporting abuse while also knowing their personal information will remain private.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EShe plans to cover these topics and more this fall in her new course that explores sociotechnical security. 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Combining multiple teams into a single roster is common at DEF CON CTF.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThe competition unfolded over three days, with teams competing for about seven hours on each of the first two days and an additional two and a half hours on the final day. However, the work continued beyond the competition\u0027s official hours. The teams were allowed to continue working through the evenings and nights to find vulnerabilities, protect their systems, and gain points.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThe challenges were designed by the Benevolent Bureau of Birds, the group that had won the competition for the past four years under the team name Maple Mallard Magistrates. 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Other challenges included a bot battleground, protecting the 1994 Netscape Navigator browser, and exploring a reimagined version of the internet built around \u201cbird HTTP\u201d and \u201cbird CSS.\u201d\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EFor Stevens, one of his contributions to the winning effort focused on a new competition mechanic introduced this year, the \u201crebate mechanic.\u201d\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003ETeams could earn partial points back for flags stolen from them if they recovered those flags from recorded network traffic. Stevens created and maintained a service to manage the new mechanic, adding another layer of strategy to an already complex competition.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThe victory adds another accomplishment to Georgia Tech\u2019s growing record in elite cybersecurity competitions, where students regularly apply classroom knowledge and research skills into practice against some of the strongest teams in the field.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cSCP students and their collaborators continue to excel, winning elite cybersecurity competitions, including this year\u2019s CTF at DEF CON,\u201d said \u003Cstrong\u003EMustaque Ahamad\u003C\/strong\u003E, interim chair of Georgia Tech\u2019s \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/scp.cc.gatech.edu\/\u0022\u003ESchool of Cybersecurity and Privacy\u003C\/a\u003E (SCP).\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cThis is because of the excellence of our students and the SCP research projects and courses that prepare them with the advanced knowledge and skills needed to discover and mitigate the most challenging security vulnerabilities in systems on which we all rely.\u201d\u003C\/p\u003E","summary":"","format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EYear after year, some of the world\u2019s best hackers gather at DEF CON in Las Vegas to put their skills to the test. 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Santiago Calvino, Daniela Ruiz, and Grace Inagaki were not among those watching at home. Instead, they were helping execute broadcasts as interns with Host Broadcast Services (HBS).\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThe trio of Yellow Jackets worked all eight matches in Atlanta with the company that has been FIFA\u2019s official broadcast partner since 2002. Inagaki, a fourth-year biomedical engineering student, and Calvino, a second-year economics and international affairs student, were members of the Commentary Control Room (CCR) team, helping set up equipment before the match and adjusting levels for commentators in the booth. Ruiz, a second-year literature, media, and communication student, served on the media liaison team, directing broadcasters to their locations and acting as the first point of contact for media professionals.\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThe event\u2019s scale made for a surreal experience, but Inagaki says their focus remained on the task at hand. For the CCR team, this meant equalizing levels as a broadcaster\u2019s voice rose after a goal, reacting to technical glitches in real time, and offering translation help to Spanish broadcasters.\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cThis was the coolest thing we\u2019ve ever done, and it was incredible just to be in the stadium. While we were aware of the ticket cost and the hype around the event as it was happening, our job was in the media booth, not on the pitch. For us, it was about being a professional and getting the job done,\u201d Inagaki said.\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cp\u003EAs soccer fans, the students began looking for ways to get involved as World Cup preparations got underway. When each of them saw an email from the \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/career.gatech.edu\/\u0022 rel=\u0022noreferrer noopener\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003EGeorgia Tech Career Center\u003C\/a\u003E about the HBS Intern Program, they jumped at the chance to apply.\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cYou can\u0027t put into perspective how much work and how many people it takes to make an event like the World Cup happen,\u201d Ruiz said. \u201cWe saw everything that occurred on match days, and knowing that work had been going on for years is fascinating, especially seeing it all play out behind the scenes as the match was going on. 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Elliott will begin her new role on Sept. 1 and will report directly to Tricia Chastain, executive vice president for Administration and Finance.\u0026nbsp;\u003Cbr\u003E\u003Cbr\u003EFormer CHRO Skye Duckett left that role on Aug. 14 and will remain with the Institute through Sept. 4 to support transition activities. Elliott will lead Georgia Tech Human Resources (GTHR) on an interim basis during this leadership transition and will work with partners across Georgia Tech to ensure continuity and the effective delivery of human resources support services.\u003Cbr\u003E\u003Cbr\u003E\u201cI am grateful to Karin for agreeing to support Georgia Tech during this transition,\u201d said Chastain. \u201cShe brings immense experience and strategic insight. GTHR is critical to the Institute\u2019s success, and I am confident Karin will bring a collaborative and service-oriented approach to the role.\u201d\u0026nbsp;\u003Cbr\u003E\u003Cbr\u003EElliott has more than 18 years of HR leadership experience with the USG, including four years with Kennesaw State University before joining the System Office in 2012.\u0026nbsp;In her current role at the USG, she leads HR strategy, policy, compensation, compliance, and total rewards for USG\u0027s 25 public colleges and universities supporting more than 48,000 employees and 382,000 students. 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The competitive program provides a full summer-semester stipend, along with mentorship and professional development opportunities, to support emerging energy scholars.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u0022One of the goals of the program is to give students the time and support needed to make meaningful progress on their dissertation research while helping them understand the broader policy, economic, and societal implications of their work,\u0022 said\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/energy.gatech.edu\/people\/laura-taylor\u0022\u003ELaura Taylor\u003C\/a\u003E, director of EPIcenter.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThe stipends enable participants to focus exclusively on clearly defined research goals. 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Melkote, Morris M. Bryan Jr. Professor in the George W. Woodruff School of Mechanical Engineering and executive director of the Novelis Innovation Hub at Georgia Tech, has been named interim associate vice president of Corporate Engagement, effective Sept. 1. He will report to Executive Vice President for Research Tim Lieuwen and will lead the Office of Corporate Engagement (OCE) during a national search for the position\u2019s permanent successor.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cp\u003EMelkote succeeds J. 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The bond, the mutual respect, and the shared understanding were palpable, said Miguel Rosas Buendia, Rodriguez\u2019 colleague in the School of Modern Languages.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cBecause Caribbean music was such a central part of Juan Carlos\u2019 life, his social world, and his teaching, he possessed a singular gift: the ability to transform sounds into the syllables of a shared language of humanity,\u201d Buendia said. \u201cEvery encounter revealed the affection and respect that local communities had for him, as well as his own remarkable ability to communicate that sense of connection to his students.\u201d\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003ERodriguez recently passed away, leaving a legacy of scholarship and human connection that his colleagues say will live on in the work he did.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u0022Just as his scholarship linked diverse struggles in Puerto Rico and across Latin America to broader global concerns, the social spaces in which his interests flourished also brought people together in deeply meaningful ways,\u0022 Buendia said. \u0022Juan Carlos had an extraordinary capacity to build bridges, creating communities of friendship, learning, and mutual understanding wherever he went.\u0022\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003ERodriguez joined Georgia Tech in 2008 following teaching stints at Rice University and the University of Puerto Rico, R\u00edo Piedras. 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While at Duke, he wrote a dissertation using the films of documentarian Patricio Guzm\u00e1n to explore how Chile navigated its transition to democracy after the fall of the Pinochet regime.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EWith later research on Caribbean culture, documentary media, and digital archives, Rodriguez continued to follow his interest in understanding how audiovisual media captures collective memory, and historical trauma.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThrough his work, Rodriguez consistently illuminated the human, environmental, and political struggles of marginalized Latin American communities, connecting local history to global concerns of human rights and justice.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Ch2\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E\u0027Positive Energy and Enthusiasm\u0027\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/h2\u003E\u003Cp\u003EA prime example of this was his 2024 documentary, \u003Cem\u003EVieques: Archivo Vivo\u003C\/em\u003E (\u003Cem\u003EVieques: A Living Archive\u003C\/em\u003E). The film examines the human, environmental, and health consequences of the U.S. Navy\u2019s decades-long use of the Puerto Rican island of Vieques as a bombing range.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cI had heard about the U.S. military occupation of the island, but I didn\u0027t fully understand the human and environmental toll until I saw his film,\u201d said Rodriguez\u2019 Modern Languages colleague Malaika Serrano. \u201cIt\u0027s beautifully made, but what has stayed with me is the way Juan Carlos centered voices that have too often been overlooked.\u0022\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003ERodriguez also helped make global and language learning opportunities possible for thousands of students and hundreds of faculty and staff members across many Atlanta colleges and universities as part of his work with the Atlanta Global Studies Center (AGSC), said his co-director, Tony Lemieux of Georgia State University.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cJuan Carlos brought a positive energy and enthusiasm to our work, and his impact will live on through the stories and lives of not only those who knew him but also those who benefit from the things that he built,\u201d Lemieux said.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Ch2\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EMore Than a Mentor\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/h2\u003E\u003Cp\u003EWhile Rodriguez was eminently respected in his field, he was also revered as a coworker and mentor.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003ESerrano, who succeeded Rodriguez as co-director of the AGSC, said Rodriguez backed her as the new director of the center.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cTo me, that\u0027s sponsorship \u2014\u0026nbsp; a mentor who risks their own social capital to help someone else advance,\u201d Serrano said. \u201cWe\u0027d only known each other for a couple of months, but he was already championing me behind the scenes. 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It came so naturally to him.\u201d\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Ch2\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E\u2018Making People Feel Seen, Welcomed, and Valued\u2019\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/h2\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThat spirit of partnership extended directly into how he worked alongside his peers; he demonstrated genuine collaboration in which teamwork was never a formality, but rather a foundational philosophy.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u0022For Juan Carlos, collaboration was essential,\u201d said Modern Languages colleague Osvaldo Cleger.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EHis deep commitment to shared work also meant cultivating a culture of open, honest dialogue where ideas could be rigorously tested and disagreements discussed without compromising personal bonds, Cleger said.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u0022I will deeply miss the man with whom disagreement was never something to avoid, but one of the ways we thought together,\u0022 Cleger said. \u0022We could debate, challenge each other, and push our ideas as far as they would go, never fearing that our friendship would fracture because we saw things differently.\u0022\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EHe also lived with a deep commitment to empathy and generosity, said colleague Antonio Cardentey.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cHe had a rare gift for making people feel seen, welcomed, and valued,\u201d Cardentey said. \u201cBeing around him was always a genuine joy, and those of us who had the privilege of knowing him are better people for having shared a part of our lives with him.\u201d\u003C\/p\u003E","summary":"","format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EColleagues say Rodriguez was a caring colleague and excellent scholar.\u003C\/p\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"Colleagues say Rodriguez was a caring colleague and excellent scholar."}],"uid":"34600","created_gmt":"2026-08-17 16:42:54","changed_gmt":"2026-08-17 16:49:30","author":"mpearson34","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","location":"Atlanta, GA","dateline":{"date":"2026-08-17T00:00:00-04:00","iso_date":"2026-08-17T00:00:00-04:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"hg_media":{"680892":{"id":"680892","type":"image","title":"juan-carlos-rodriguez-memorial.jpg","body":null,"created":"1786984981","gmt_created":"2026-08-17 16:43:01","changed":"1786984981","gmt_changed":"2026-08-17 16:43:01","alt":"School of Modern Languages Associate Professor Juan Carlos Rodriguez.","file":{"fid":"265224","name":"juan-carlos-rodriguez-memorial.jpg","image_path":"\/sites\/default\/files\/2026\/08\/17\/juan-carlos-rodriguez-memorial.jpg","image_full_path":"http:\/\/hg.gatech.edu\/\/sites\/default\/files\/2026\/08\/17\/juan-carlos-rodriguez-memorial.jpg","mime":"image\/jpeg","size":310881,"path_740":"http:\/\/hg.gatech.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/740xx_scale\/public\/2026\/08\/17\/juan-carlos-rodriguez-memorial.jpg?itok=vAIsGmtX"}}},"media_ids":["680892"],"groups":[{"id":"1281","name":"Ivan Allen College of Liberal Arts"},{"id":"1284","name":"School of Modern Languages"}],"categories":[],"keywords":[],"core_research_areas":[],"news_room_topics":[],"event_categories":[],"invited_audience":[],"affiliations":[],"classification":[],"areas_of_expertise":[],"news_and_recent_appearances":[],"phone":[],"contact":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022mailto:michael.pearson@iac.gatech.edu\u0022\u003EMichael Pearson\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cbr\u003EIvan Allen College of Liberal Arts\u003C\/p\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"email":["michael.pearson@iac.gatech.edu"],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}},"691717":{"#nid":"691717","#data":{"type":"news","title":"Essie Knows Best","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EGeorgia Tech industrial design students traveled to an Atlanta nursing home expecting to redesign gardening tools for older adults. 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Everyone is new and figuring things out at the same time, so this is a time when you can learn it all together,\u201d Tegra Myanna, director of engagement and program operations in Housing and Residence Life, said. \u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cp\u003ETo expedite the Week of Welcome experience, students should fill out the \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/starrez.housing.gatech.edu\/StarRezPortalX\/B47057FA\/22\/1948\/RESOURCES-Week_of_Welcome_Land\u0022 rel=\u0022noreferrer noopener\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003Ewaiver form\u003C\/a\u003E.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cp\u003EAll Week of Welcome events can be found on \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/gatech.campuslabs.com\/engage\/organization\/wow\u0022 rel=\u0022noreferrer noopener\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003EEngage\u003C\/a\u003E, but here are some you may want to mark on your calendar. \u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Ch3\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/gatech.campuslabs.com\/engage\/event\/12523612\u0022 rel=\u0022noreferrer noopener\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003ERock, Ramble, and Roll\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/h3\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cp\u003EWhen: Monday, Aug. 17, 11:30 a.m. \u2013 2:30 p.m.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cp\u003EWhere: Exhibition Hall and John Lewis Student Center\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cp\u003EHosted by the Student and Campus Event Centers, Housing and Residence Life, and Tech Dining, this high-energy event is your chance to meet fellow Yellow Jackets, enjoy food, explore the John Lewis Student Center, and experience fun, music-themed activities.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Ch3\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/gatech.campuslabs.com\/engage\/event\/12498838\u0022 rel=\u0022noreferrer noopener\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EYellow Jacket Mega Mixer\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/h3\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cp\u003EWhen: Monday, Aug. 17, 7 \u2013 9 p.m.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cp\u003EWhere: Tech Green\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cp\u003EHosted by the Center for Student Engagement, which includes Fraternity and Sorority Life, Student Media, Student Organizations, Civic Engagement, and John Lewis Student Leadership Pathways, the Yellow Jacket Mega Mixer is a chance to meet new friends, engage with student leaders, and immerse yourself in campus life.\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Ch3\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/gatech.campuslabs.com\/engage\/event\/12499263\u0022 rel=\u0022noreferrer noopener\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E\u0026nbsp;Navigating GT: Wellness\u003C\/strong\u003E and \u003Cstrong\u003EResource Fair\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/h3\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cp\u003EWhen: Tuesday, Aug. 18, 11:30 a.m. \u2013 1:30 p.m.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cp\u003EWhere: Midtown Ballroom, Exhibition Hall\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cp\u003EKick off your Georgia Tech journey by discovering the people, places, and programs designed to support your success. The fair connects students with a wide range of campus resources and organizations committed to well-being and growth \u2014 both in and out of the classroom. Explore interactive tables; meet peers, faculty, and staff; and learn how to make the most of the Tech experience.\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Ch3\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/gatech.campuslabs.com\/engage\/event\/12508003\u0022 rel=\u0022noreferrer noopener\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EKing\/Queen of the Court\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/h3\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cp\u003EWhen: Tuesday, Aug. 18, 2:45 \u2013 4:15 p.m.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cp\u003EWhere: Couch Park\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cp\u003EJoin Women\u0027s and Men\u0027s Club Volleyball out on the grass to play volleyball and make new friends along the way. Volleyball courts will be set up on the grass to play in a casual pickup style for people of all skill levels to participate.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Ch3\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/gatech.campuslabs.com\/engage\/event\/12523641\u0022 rel=\u0022noreferrer noopener\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003ETaste of Tech Square\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/h3\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cp\u003EWhen: Tuesday, Aug. 18, 5 \u2013 9 p.m.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cp\u003EWhere: Tech Square\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cp\u003EExperience a place that\u0027s unmistakably Georgia Tech. Taste of Tech Square is an immersive food festival just steps from campus, serving up delicious bites, lively entertainment, and a glimpse into the future of technology, innovation, and entrepreneurship.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Ch3\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/gatech.campuslabs.com\/engage\/event\/12523695\u0022 rel=\u0022noreferrer noopener\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003ERecFest\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/h3\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cp\u003EWhen: Wednesday, Aug. 19, 11:30 a.m. \u2013 2:30 p.m.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cp\u003EWhere: Stamps Field\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cp\u003ERecFest is Georgia Tech Campus Recreation\u2019s signature annual kickoff event designed to welcome students to campus and connect them with the wide range of recreation programs, services, and clubs available at the CRC. \u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Ch3\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/gatech.campuslabs.com\/engage\/event\/12508018\u0022 rel=\u0022noreferrer noopener\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EEsports Open House\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/h3\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cp\u003EWhen: Wednesday, Aug. 19, 2:45 \u2013 4:15 p.m.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cp\u003EWhere: Esports and Gaming Lounge, Campus Recreation Center\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cp\u003EHosted by Georgia Tech Esports, this event will feature a tour of the new space and provide an overview of the organization before an open, free-play session for students in the gaming lounge. \u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Ch3\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/gatech.campuslabs.com\/engage\/event\/12499115\u0022 rel=\u0022noreferrer noopener\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EPaper \u0026amp; Clay Craft Day\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/h3\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cp\u003EWhen: Wednesday, Aug. 19, 4:30 \u2013 6:30 p.m.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cp\u003EWhere: Paper \u0026amp; Clay\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThis event is an opportunity to explore Paper \u0026amp; Clay\u0027s crafts by making dorm decor and friendship bracelets.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Ch3\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/gatech.campuslabs.com\/engage\/event\/12498901\u0022 rel=\u0022noreferrer noopener\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EGrad Expo\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/h3\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cp\u003EWhen: Thursday, Aug. 20, 10 a.m. \u2013 4 p.m.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cp\u003EWhere: Midtown Ballroom, Exhibition Ballroom\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cp\u003EHeld in conjunction with Graduate Institute Orientation, GradExpo connects new graduate students with over 50 campus units and student organizations, showcasing the many resources and services available to support graduate students at Tech. \u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Ch3\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/gatech.campuslabs.com\/engage\/event\/12498822\u0022 rel=\u0022noreferrer noopener\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003ERATS Night\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/h3\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cp\u003EWhen: Thursday, Aug. 20, 6 \u2013 9 p.m.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cp\u003EWhere: Georgia Tech Library\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cp\u003ETake over the Library for a night of fun, filled with entertainment, snacks, video games, trivia, arts and crafts, and free giveaways.\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Ch3\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/gatech.campuslabs.com\/engage\/event\/12513131\u0022 rel=\u0022noreferrer noopener\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003EMagicians Workshop\u003C\/a\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/h3\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cp\u003EWhen: Friday, Aug. 21, 11:30 a.m. \u2013 12:30 p.m.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cp\u003EWhere: Room C456, Van Leer Building\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cp\u003EBeginners and pros alike are invited to attend this open workshop hosted by Magicians @ GT to pick up some cool new tricks to impress your friends. \u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Ch3\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/gatech.campuslabs.com\/engage\/event\/12506655\u0022 rel=\u0022noreferrer noopener\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003ECardboard Boat Race\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/h3\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cp\u003EWhen: Friday, Aug. 21, 1 \u2013 3 p.m.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cp\u003EWhere: McAuley Aquatic Center, Campus Recreation Center\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cp\u003EWatch and cheer teams on as they have 60 minutes to build a canoe out of cardboard, duct tape, and other supplies before they must paddle their boat across the McAuley Aquatic Center pool.\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Ch3\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/gatech.campuslabs.com\/engage\/event\/12513400\u0022 rel=\u0022noreferrer noopener\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EHouse Party at Bobby Dodd\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/h3\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cp\u003EWhen: Friday, Aug. 21, 6 \u2013 9 p.m.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cp\u003EWhere: Bobby Dodd Stadium at Hyundai Field\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cp\u003EGeorgia Tech Athletics is hosting a House Party to welcome students back to campus. Enjoy inflatables, on-field activities, a live DJ, a gaming truck, and food trucks. The event will have a clear bag policy, and students are allowed to bring empty, non-metal, reusable water bottles into the stadium.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Ch3\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/gatech.campuslabs.com\/engage\/event\/12498962\u0022 rel=\u0022noreferrer noopener\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003ENew Student Convocation\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/h3\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cp\u003EWhen: Sunday, Aug. 23, 4 \u2013 5 p.m.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cp\u003EWhere: McCamish Pavilion\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cp\u003EGet your RAT cap, T-Book, and Georgia Tech pin at this year\u2019s New Student Convocation. 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This update covers major developments over the last two weeks (August 1-14\u003Cem\u003E,\u003C\/em\u003E 2026).\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003EThe update is but a very small sample of digital transformation (DT)-related events\/perspectives from around the world from a variety of countries on different continents. The Chronicle clearly illustrates that DT has a wide range of meaning across industries and countries and for that matter authors\/researchers, thereby complicating the analysis. Current interest in AI and the critical importance of the human factor notwithstanding, DT is also connected more or less strongly to IoT, blockchain, digitization, digitalization, e-commerce, e-learning, e-service, automation, cloud adoption, edge computing, 5G, 6G, Industry 4.0, robotics, cybersecurity, and other forms of computer-based frameworks.\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv dir=\u0022ltr\u0022\u003EThis update and subsequent ones provide the latest additions to the foundational Chronicle posted on November 14, 2025\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/hg.gatech.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/documents\/2025-11\/Digital_Transformation_Through_IoT_Technologies_as_of_end_of_october_2025.pdf\u0022 rel=\u0022nofollow\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022 title=\u0022https:\/\/hg.gatech.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/documents\/2025-11\/Digital_Transformation_Through_IoT_Technologies_as_of_end_of_october_2025.pdf\u0022\u003EDigital Transformation (April 2022 - October 2025)\u003C\/a\u003E.\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003EAuthor:\u0026nbsp;Alain\u0026nbsp;Louchez, CDAIT Co-founder and Director Emeritus.\u003C\/div\u003E","summary":"","format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EChronicle of Digital Transformation, the broad context of Internet of Things technologies\u003C\/strong\u003E\u0026nbsp;-- \u003Cem\u003EPerspectives from around the globe\u003C\/em\u003E, \u003Cem\u003EAugust 1-14, 2026.\u003C\/em\u003E Author:\u0026nbsp;Alain\u0026nbsp;Louchez, CDAIT Co-founder and Director Emeritus.\u003C\/p\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"The broad context of Internet of Things technologies -- Perspectives from around the globe, August 2026."}],"uid":"36164","created_gmt":"2026-08-14 21:55:35","changed_gmt":"2026-08-14 22:00:29","author":"ayura3","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","dateline":{"date":"2026-08-14T00:00:00-04:00","iso_date":"2026-08-14T00:00:00-04:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"related_links":[{"url":"https:\/\/hg.gatech.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/documents\/2026-08\/Digital_Transformation_Through_IoT_Technologies_August2026.pdf","title":"Digital Transformation (August 2026)"}],"groups":[{"id":"638044","name":"Center for the Development and Application of Internet of Things Technologies (CDAIT) "}],"categories":[{"id":"151","name":"Policy, Social Sciences, and Liberal Arts"}],"keywords":[],"core_research_areas":[{"id":"39501","name":"People and Technology"},{"id":"39511","name":"Public Service, Leadership, and Policy"}],"news_room_topics":[],"event_categories":[],"invited_audience":[],"affiliations":[],"classification":[],"areas_of_expertise":[],"news_and_recent_appearances":[],"phone":[],"contact":[],"email":[],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}},"691698":{"#nid":"691698","#data":{"type":"news","title":"Institute for Neuroscience, Neurotechnology, and Society Names Simon Sponberg Associate Director for Interdisciplinary Research","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EThe Georgia Institute of Technology\u0027s \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/neuro.gatech.edu\/\u0022\u003EInstitute for Neuroscience, Neurotechnology, and Society\u003C\/a\u003E (INNS) has appointed \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/physics.gatech.edu\/user\/simon-sponberg\u0022\u003ESimon Sponberg\u003C\/a\u003E as associate director for Interdisciplinary Research, where he will help foster collaborations, support emerging research initiatives, and advance interdisciplinary neuroscience research across campus.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003ELaunched in 2025, INNS serves as a hub for neuroscience and neurotechnology research, connecting researchers across disciplines to advance discovery, innovation, and societal impact.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cA core part of INNS\u0027s mission is helping people find one another, connect around shared interests, and build something bigger than they could accomplish alone,\u201d says Executive Director \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/people.research.gatech.edu\/christopher-rozell\u0022\u003EChristopher Rozell\u003C\/a\u003E. \u201cSimon has spent his career bringing together people, perspectives, and disciplines to tackle complex challenges. I can\u0027t think of a better person to help lead our interdisciplinary research efforts and support the next generation of collaborative neuroscience research.\u201d\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EA longtime leader in Georgia Tech\u0027s neuroscience community, Sponberg helped shape the institute\u0027s early foundations through the Neuro Next Initiative, which evolved into INNS. As associate director, he will help guide research strategy, foster new collaborations, and support interdisciplinary work across the neuroscience ecosystem.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cNeuro-related research touches so many fields that we inevitably have a problem of finding all the potential right people and opportunities to tap into,\u201d he said. \u201cA core responsibility of this role is helping catalyze the ideas of new teams of talented researchers, educators, and trainees from inception to realization.\u201d\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003ESponberg is the Glen Robinson Professor in Complex Systems with appointments in the \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/physics.gatech.edu\/\u0022\u003ESchool of Physics\u003C\/a\u003E and the \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/biosciences.gatech.edu\/\u0022\u003ESchool of Biological Sciences\u003C\/a\u003E, where he directs the \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/sponberg.gatech.edu\/\u0022\u003EAgile Systems Lab\u003C\/a\u003E. His work also connects him to the \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/bioresearch.gatech.edu\/\u0022\u003EInstitute for Bioengineering and Bioscience\u003C\/a\u003E (IBB) and the \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/robotics.gatech.edu\/\u0022\u003EInstitute for Robotics and Intelligent Machines\u003C\/a\u003E (IRIM), underscoring the cross-disciplinary approach that defines both his research and leadership.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003ESince joining Georgia Tech in 2014, he has built a highly collaborative research program spanning neuroscience, biology, physics, engineering, and robotics while helping foster interdisciplinary connections across campus. He currently leads a \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/news.gatech.edu\/news\/2022\/04\/18\/mathematics-physics-use-moths-and-origami-structures-innovative-defense-research\u0022\u003EMultidisciplinary University Research Initiative\u003C\/a\u003E (MURI) that brings together neuroscientists and engineers from five universities to understand how brains achieve fast, flexible perception and decision-making in complex sensory environments. He also co-leads the \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/neuro.gatech.edu\/georgia-tech-partners-15m-nsf-grant-explore-muscle-dynamics\u0022\u003EIntegrative Movement Sciences Institute\u003C\/a\u003E, an NSF Biological Integration Institute focused on understanding movement and muscle function across scales.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EHis contributions have been recognized through numerous honors, including a Young Investigator Award from the International Society for Neuroethology, a Klingenstein-Simons Fellowship in the Neurosciences, and the Leddy Family Dean\u2019s Faculty Excellence Award.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EAs associate director, Sponberg will focus on helping researchers identify new opportunities for connection and collaboration. In addition to overseeing seed funding programs, he hopes to create pathways for researchers to build teams, access support resources, pursue ambitious interdisciplinary research ideas, and team with Georgia Tech\u2019s undergraduate and graduate neuroscience degree programs.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cI look forward to being a resource for our community when people are looking for help in building teams or finding opportunities to support their ideas,\u201d he said. \u201cBring your best ideas and please reach out if you want to talk about ideas in the interdisciplinary neuro space that you want to see realized.\u201d\u003Cbr\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E","summary":"","format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EThe Georgia Tech researcher and longtime neuroscience community leader will help catalyze new collaborations and research opportunities across the Institute for Neuroscience, Neurotechnology, and Society (INNS).\u003C\/p\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"The Georgia Tech researcher and longtime neuroscience community leader will help catalyze new collaborations and research opportunities across the Institute for Neuroscience, Neurotechnology, and Society (INNS)."}],"uid":"35575","created_gmt":"2026-08-14 20:32:01","changed_gmt":"2026-08-14 20:50:42","author":"adavidson38","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","location":"Atlanta, GA","dateline":{"date":"2026-08-14T00:00:00-04:00","iso_date":"2026-08-14T00:00:00-04:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"hg_media":{"680883":{"id":"680883","type":"image","title":"Simon-Headshot.jpg","body":"\u003Cp\u003EIn addition to his new leadership role at INNS, Simon Sponberg leads a multidisciplinary research program spanning neuroscience, biology, physics, engineering, and robotics.\u003C\/p\u003E","created":"1786739533","gmt_created":"2026-08-14 20:32:13","changed":"1786739533","gmt_changed":"2026-08-14 20:32:13","alt":"Simon Sponberg smiling in front of a whiteboard.","file":{"fid":"265215","name":"Simon-Headshot.jpg","image_path":"\/sites\/default\/files\/2026\/08\/14\/Simon-Headshot.jpg","image_full_path":"http:\/\/hg.gatech.edu\/\/sites\/default\/files\/2026\/08\/14\/Simon-Headshot.jpg","mime":"image\/jpeg","size":2798844,"path_740":"http:\/\/hg.gatech.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/740xx_scale\/public\/2026\/08\/14\/Simon-Headshot.jpg?itok=7P3QbQBX"}}},"media_ids":["680883"],"related_links":[{"url":"https:\/\/neuro.gatech.edu\/lab-life-inside-institute-neuroscience-neurotechnology-and-society","title":"From Lab to Life: Inside the Institute for Neuroscience, Neurotechnology, and Society"},{"url":"https:\/\/news.gatech.edu\/news\/2022\/04\/18\/mathematics-physics-use-moths-and-origami-structures-innovative-defense-research","title":"Mathematics, Physics Use Moths and Origami Structures for Innovative Defense Research"},{"url":"https:\/\/neuro.gatech.edu\/georgia-tech-partners-15m-nsf-grant-explore-muscle-dynamics","title":"Georgia Tech Partners on $15M NSF Grant to Explore Muscle Dynamics"}],"groups":[{"id":"1278","name":"College of Sciences"},{"id":"66220","name":"Neuro"},{"id":"1292","name":"Parker H. Petit Institute for Bioengineering and Bioscience (IBB)"},{"id":"1188","name":"Research Horizons"},{"id":"1275","name":"School of Biological Sciences"},{"id":"126011","name":"School of Physics"}],"categories":[{"id":"138","name":"Biotechnology, Health, Bioengineering, Genetics"},{"id":"146","name":"Life Sciences and Biology"},{"id":"150","name":"Physics and Physical Sciences"},{"id":"135","name":"Research"}],"keywords":[{"id":"172970","name":"go-neuro"},{"id":"187915","name":"go-researchnews"}],"core_research_areas":[{"id":"39441","name":"Bioengineering and Bioscience"},{"id":"193656","name":"Neuro Next Initiative"},{"id":"39521","name":"Robotics"}],"news_room_topics":[],"event_categories":[],"invited_audience":[],"affiliations":[],"classification":[],"areas_of_expertise":[],"news_and_recent_appearances":[],"phone":[],"contact":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022mailto:audra.davidson@research.gatech.edu\u0022\u003EAudra Davidson\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cbr\u003ECommunications Manager\u003Cbr\u003EInstitute for Neuroscience, Neurotechnology, and Society\u003C\/p\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"email":["audra.davidson@research.gatech.edu"],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}},"691679":{"#nid":"691679","#data":{"type":"news","title":"Why the Data Behind a Part Now Matters as Much as the Part Itself ","body":[{"value":"\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cp\u003ECounterfeit and out-of-spec components are entering U.S. defense supply chains through thousands of small and midsized suppliers that make up the lower tiers of the industrial base. Researchers at the \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/manufacturing.gatech.edu\/\u0022 rel=\u0022noreferrer noopener\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003EGeorgia Tech Manufacturing Institute\u003C\/a\u003E (GTMI) say the fix isn\u0027t just better parts, but better proof: verified digital records, secured against tampering, that travel with each component from raw material to installation.\u0026nbsp; \u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cp\u003EA landmark 2012 \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.armed-services.senate.gov\/press-releases\/senate-armed-services-committee-releases-report-on-counterfeit-electronic-parts\u0022 rel=\u0022noreferrer noopener\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003ESenate Armed Services Committee investigation\u003C\/a\u003E documented 1,800 cases involving more than 1 million suspect counterfeit electronic parts in the defense supply chain, traced to more than 650 companies relying on their own unvetted networks of distributors and brokers. In one case, parts changed hands five times before reaching a Raytheon subcontractor.\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThe Pentagon has separately estimated that \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.trentonsystems.com\/en-us\/resource-hub\/blog\/10-shocking-facts-counterfeit-electronics\u0022 rel=\u0022noreferrer noopener\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003Eup to 15%\u003C\/a\u003E of the spare and replacement electronic parts it buys are counterfeit. Without verification built into the supply chain, officials warn, a single bad part, or a single exposed manufacturing controller, can compromise a weapons system or halt a production line. That risk hasn\u0027t eased: a \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.gao.gov\/products\/gao-25-107283\u0022 rel=\u0022noreferrer noopener\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003E2025 Government Accountability Office report\u003C\/a\u003E found that Department of Defense now depends on more than 200,000 suppliers, and a deeper look at the MQ-9 Reaper drone\u0027s supply chain found Chinese components at the lower tiers despite U.S.- and Europe-based top-tier suppliers.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cp\u003EManufacturers are adopting a QR-coded digital record, sometimes called a digital passport, that documents a part\u0027s full production history and can be scanned at any point in the supply chain. According to GTMI Executive Director \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.gatech.edu\/expert\/tom-kurfess\u0022 rel=\u0022noreferrer noopener\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003ETom Kurfess\u003C\/a\u003E, a member of the National Academy of Engineering who previously oversaw federal manufacturing R\u0026amp;D policy at the White House, the core requirement of this digital infrastructure is straightforward: apart must prove it is what it claims to be.\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u0022I am not a counterfeit part; I was made according to specifications, and you can insert me into that jet engine with high confidence that I\u0027m going to perform as specified,\u0022 Kurfess said, describing what the scan of a digital passport for a replacement jet engine turbine blade needs to confirm before it goes into an F-35.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EHow the Tracking Works\u003C\/strong\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cp\u003EWhile a fighter jet represents the apex of tracking stakes, Kurfess notes that the underlying infrastructure is already proven on much more ordinary assembly lines. He points to a plumbing fixture plant near Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport, where every unit carries a QR code that pulls up the humidity conditions during manufacturing, the processing steps, and who worked on the part. Defense components use the same method, where an untraced failure carries far higher stakes.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThe technology itself is cost-effective. Shops have swapped standard calipers for Bluetooth-enabled versions that cost only a few dollars more, Kurfess said. Paired with a smartphone or tablet and a cloud account, those calipers automatically and securely feed measurements into a spreadsheet rather than a handwritten log, building a documentation record for every part in a batch.\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u0022Before shipping it off, you essentially signal that you are ready. You click the print button, and a QR code prints out to go right on the shipping bin,\u0022 Kurfess said. \u0022Whoever receives that bin, whether a commercial OEM or a defense prime, scans the code and can pull up the part\u2019s full record.\u201d The same approach covers more complex components. Electric motors built for the automotive industry now upload test-stand performance data to the cloud before shipping; once installed, a vehicle\u0027s control system scans the motor\u0027s passport and calibrates accordingly, Kurfess said. On automotive assembly lines, cameras and scanners verify that every part in a kit is present before workers seal and code it, catching shortages before they halt the production line.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cp\u003EFor defense suppliers, Kurfess said the documentation lets prime contractors, and the Department of Defense confirm that a part meets specifications and traces it through its full production history. \u0022We know it\u0027s a good blade, and you can insert it into the F-35,\u0022 he said. \u0022We can track all of it.\u0022\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EThe Cybersecurity Risk\u003C\/strong\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThat documentation only works if the underlying systems stay secure. \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/ece.gatech.edu\/directory\/saman-zonouz\u0022 rel=\u0022noreferrer noopener\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003ESaman Zonouz\u003C\/a\u003E, associate professor in the \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/scp.cc.gatech.edu\/\u0022 rel=\u0022noreferrer noopener\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003ESchool of Cybersecurity and Privacy\u003C\/a\u003E and \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/ece.gatech.edu\/\u0022 rel=\u0022noreferrer noopener\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003EElectrical and Computer Engineering\u003C\/a\u003E, said manufacturing is one of 16 sectors the Department of Homeland Security, through the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) classifies as \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.cisa.gov\/topics\/critical-infrastructure-security-and-resilience\/critical-infrastructure-sectors\/critical-manufacturing-sector\u0022 rel=\u0022noreferrer noopener\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003Ecritical infrastructure\u003C\/a\u003E, dependent on energy and water to operate while other sectors depend on it in turn.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cp\u003EHis research shows adversaries can insert what his team calls \u0022logic bombs\u0022 into design files: code that leaves a manufactured part looking normal until it fails on command, whether that part is a drone propeller or a power grid transformer. He also pointed to supply chain attacks, where imported machine tools arrive with vulnerable or deliberately compromised software already installed, the same pattern behind the SolarWinds breach that hit critical infrastructure nationwide.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cp\u003EScanning the internet, Zonouz\u0027s team found manufacturing controllers exposed and reachable by outside actors. Manufacturing hasn\u0027t developed cybersecurity measures at the pace of sectors such as finance or energy, he said, in part because engineers built legacy equipment for reliability, not to resist a deliberate attack.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cp\u003EAI cuts both ways, according to Zonouz. It powers new attack-detection systems, including the \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/georgiaaim.org\/\u0022 rel=\u0022noreferrer noopener\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003EGeorgia AI in Manufacturing (Georgia AIM)\u003C\/a\u003E technology corridor, a $65 million initiative that includes a pilot project at the \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/ampf.research.gatech.edu\/\u0022 rel=\u0022noreferrer noopener\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003EAdvanced Manufacturing Pilot Facility\u003C\/a\u003E to enable shops to monitor for anomalies without constant human oversight. But AI systems also introduce new, often unknown vulnerabilities that attackers can exploit.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cp\u003EZonouz encourages manufacturers to build cybersecurity into systems from the start, borrow lessons from more mature sectors already operating under frameworks such as \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.nerc.com\/\u0022 rel=\u0022noreferrer noopener\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003ENorth American Electric Reliability Corporation\u003C\/a\u003E Critical Infrastructure Protection for the power grid, and prepare for manufacturing standards, including the Department of Defense\u0027s Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification framework, to tighten over time.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cp\u003EMuch of GTMI\u0027s work runs through the small and midsized manufacturers that supply nuts, bolts, and castings to prime contractors such as Lockheed Martin and General Motors, companies that typically lack the in-house IT resources of a major OEM. Kurfess said GTMI configures the same cloud tools that automate measurement tracking to meet Department of Defense documentation and cybersecurity requirements, working directly with smaller suppliers to build that capability instead of leaving them to develop it alone.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003ETracking Choke Points Before They Become Failures\u003C\/strong\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThe same connectivity that verifies individual parts also shows manufacturers where a supply chain is vulnerable before a disruption hits. Kurfess cites \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.library.hbs.edu\/working-knowledge\/japan-disaster-shakes-up-supply-chain-strategies\u0022 rel=\u0022noreferrer noopener\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003Ethe 2011 Fukushima disaster\u003C\/a\u003E, which knocked out a single Japanese plant supplying a chip used in the machine tool industry worldwide, and the \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/link.springer.com\/article\/10.1186\/s41072-025-00220-4\u0022 rel=\u0022noreferrer noopener\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003ECovid-era shipping container shortage\u003C\/a\u003E that forced companies to truck castings across the country when no containers were available at U.S. ports for shipping via rail. Mapping a supply chain in both directions, he said, reveals where a single supplier, region, or disruptive event such as inclement weather or a power outage could stop production.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cp\u003EKurfess compares GTMI\u0027s approach to \u0022being the Google Maps for manufacturing,\u0022 using real-time connectivity to flag bottlenecks and reroute them in the best possible manner. That logic also drives GTMI\u0027s push for distributed manufacturing: spreading production of a component, such as electric vehicle motors, across many smaller regional plants instead of one large facility so a local disruption can\u0027t affect the whole chain. \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.fis.gatech.edu\/\u0022 rel=\u0022noreferrer noopener\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003EGTMI\u0027s Factory Information Systems Center\u003C\/a\u003E builds the secure supply chain architectures and machine-to-cloud connectivity behind that work.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.isye.gatech.edu\/users\/chris-gaffney\u0022 rel=\u0022noreferrer noopener\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003EChris Gaffney\u003C\/a\u003E, managing director of Georgia Tech\u0027s \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.scl.gatech.edu\/\u0022 rel=\u0022noreferrer noopener\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003ESupply Chain and Logistics Institute\u003C\/a\u003E, reached a similar conclusion in a \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/news.research.gatech.edu\/2026\/06\/23\/logistics-transition-what-know-what-watch-and-how-keep-moving\u0022 rel=\u0022noreferrer noopener\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003EJune 2026 research brief\u003C\/a\u003E, calling cyberattacks on physical supply chains \u0022a defining executive risk\u0022 and trusted operational data possibly \u0022the most valuable\u0022 asset a supply chain organization holds.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EVerifying Quality Without Shipping Parts Across the Country\u003C\/strong\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cp\u003EGTMI is applying AI directly to quality verification at its \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/ampf.research.gatech.edu\/\u0022 rel=\u0022noreferrer noopener\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003EAdvanced Manufacturing Pilot Facility (AMPF)\u003C\/a\u003E, where manufacturers can build and verify a part under one roof instead of shipping it elsewhere for testing. \u0022Right now, in manufacturing, a piece of equipment, a turbine rotor blade, for example, is created in one place, then sent somewhere else for testing,\u0022 said \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.mse.gatech.edu\/people\/aaron-stebner\u0022 rel=\u0022noreferrer noopener\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003EAaron Stebner\u003C\/a\u003E, an associate professor who leads AMPF\u0027s work under the Georgia AIM initiative. \u0022Often it goes across the country to check its interior structure, then is shipped to a second location to test its chemical composition.\u0022\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cp\u003EAMPF\u0027s connected machines \u0022talk\u0022 to each other using AI and a knowledge management system, verifying a part\u2019s material composition and durability as it\u0027s made rather than after the fact, so manufacturers can confirm they\u0027re building what they intend to build without shipping delays. \u0022No other facility in the nation is built to do this autonomously,\u0022 Stebner said. \u0022Georgia Tech will be the first.\u0022 GTMI is also opening AMPF to remote materials research through a new AI-driven cloud lab (see sidebar).\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EGTMI\u0027s Role\u003C\/strong\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cp\u003EKurfess and Zonouz both credited close collaboration between manufacturing and cybersecurity researchers at Georgia Tech, including a dedicated School of Cybersecurity and Privacy, as the basis for GTMI\u0027s work in this area. That collaboration drives research into cyber-secure manufacturing platforms designed with security built in from the outset, and AMPF gives those systems a place to run on production-scale equipment.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cp\u003EKurfess said the next test is scale: whether digital passports, secure cloud tracking, and AI-verified quality checks can move from a handful of pilot programs and flagship facilities to the thousands of small shops that make up the defense industrial base. The technology, from Bluetooth calipers to readily available and cost-effective cloud accounts, is already cheap enough that cost isn\u0027t the barrier. What remains is installing, securing, and standardizing those tools across a supply chain that still runs largely on paper.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cp\u003ETo learn more about how GTMI can help defense manufacturers build supply chain resilience, visit \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/manufacturing.gatech.edu\/engage\u0022 rel=\u0022noreferrer noopener\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003Ehttps:\/\/manufacturing.gatech.edu\/engage\u003C\/a\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cp\u003E# # #\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EGTMI to Build AI-Driven Cloud Lab for Remote Materials Research\u003C\/strong\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cp\u003EGeorgia Tech is building a Programmable Cloud Laboratory that will let researchers across the country direct materials experiments at the Georgia Tech Manufacturing Institute\u0027s \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/ampf.research.gatech.edu\/\u0022 rel=\u0022noreferrer noopener\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003EAdvanced Manufacturing Pilot Facility (AMPF)\u003C\/a\u003E without traveling on-site. The National Science Foundation is funding the project with $18.1 million as part of a planned national network of 20 AI-enabled cloud labs.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cp\u003EResearchers will submit a request, and AI agents will translate it into a detailed workflow, coordinating robots, equipment, and data collection across the facility. \u0022Researchers can ask a question, have work recommended by AI agents, have experiments carried out at the facility using robotics, and get the results back,\u0022 said Aaron Stebner, GTMI associate director, Eugene C. Gwaltney Jr. Chair, and James R. and Sarah R. Borders Faculty Fellow in the George W. Woodruff School of Mechanical Engineering. \u0022They can use AMPF resources to advance their own research without having to be experts in each piece of equipment or send students to AMPF for weeks at a time.\u0022\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cp\u003EAMPF is approaching autonomous workflow capability across about 38 of its 160 pieces of equipment. The cloud lab aims to push that past 100. \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.isye.gatech.edu\/users\/pascal-van-hentenryck\u0022 rel=\u0022noreferrer noopener\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003EPascal Van Hentenryck\u003C\/a\u003E, director of the NSF AI Institute for Advances in Optimization, said the system will rely on digital twins, virtual models of the facility, to plan and monitor experiments, and will improve its scheduling and machine tuning as it learns from each run.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThe project also integrates Duke University\u0027s Automatic FLOW for Materials Discovery platform and a knowledge and data management platform from \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.contextualize.us.com\/\u0022 rel=\u0022noreferrer noopener\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003EContextualize\u003C\/a\u003E to connect researchers, instruments, and IT systems across the network. Organizers expect more than 400 users from 150 academic, industry, and government institutions, with more than half participating remotely.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cp\u003ETom Kurfess, GTMI\u0027s executive director, said the lab will let industry partners test new ideas before committing to large-scale deployment. \u0022This initiative will shorten development cycles and make it easier to bring promising technologies into production, enabling our partners and us to innovate at the speed of thought,\u0022 he said.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E","summary":"","format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":[{"value":"GTMI researchers say digital passports and secure-by-design manufacturing are closing gaps in defense supply chains. "}],"field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EGeorgia Tech researchers are working to make U.S. manufacturing and defense supply chains more secure and resilient by combining digital part tracking, cybersecurity, AI-enabled quality verification, and real-time supply chain monitoring.\u003C\/p\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"Georgia Tech researchers are working to make U.S. manufacturing and defense supply chains more secure and resilient by combining digital part tracking, cybersecurity, AI-enabled quality verification, and real-time supply chain monitoring."}],"uid":"36757","created_gmt":"2026-08-14 13:08:23","changed_gmt":"2026-08-14 19:52:15","author":"ychernet3","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","location":"Atlanta, GA","dateline":{"date":"2026-08-14T00:00:00-04:00","iso_date":"2026-08-14T00:00:00-04:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"hg_media":{"680876":{"id":"680876","type":"image","title":"Will Huggins Image","body":"\u003Cp\u003EGeorgia Tech doctoral candidate Will Huggins presents findings of an AMPF case study featuring the manufacture and repair of high-value parts used by the railway industry.\u003C\/p\u003E","created":"1786715691","gmt_created":"2026-08-14 13:54:51","changed":"1786715863","gmt_changed":"2026-08-14 13:57:43","alt":"Georgia Tech doctoral candidate Will Huggins presents findings of an AMPF case study","file":{"fid":"265206","name":"26-R10410-P134-057.jpg","image_path":"\/sites\/default\/files\/2026\/08\/14\/26-R10410-P134-057.jpg","image_full_path":"http:\/\/hg.gatech.edu\/\/sites\/default\/files\/2026\/08\/14\/26-R10410-P134-057.jpg","mime":"image\/jpeg","size":2347177,"path_740":"http:\/\/hg.gatech.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/740xx_scale\/public\/2026\/08\/14\/26-R10410-P134-057.jpg?itok=QguEsN9A"}}},"media_ids":["680876"],"groups":[{"id":"155831","name":"Georgia Tech Manufacturing Institute (GTMI)"},{"id":"1188","name":"Research Horizons"}],"categories":[],"keywords":[],"core_research_areas":[{"id":"39461","name":"Manufacturing, Trade, and Logistics"}],"news_room_topics":[],"event_categories":[],"invited_audience":[],"affiliations":[],"classification":[],"areas_of_expertise":[],"news_and_recent_appearances":[],"phone":[],"contact":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022mailto:jennifer.martin@research.gatech.edu\u0022\u003EJennifer Martin\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cbr\u003EAssistant Director of Research Communications Services\u003Cbr\u003E\u003Cbr\u003EWriter: Anne Wainscott-Sargent\u003C\/p\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"email":[],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}},"691678":{"#nid":"691678","#data":{"type":"news","title":"Georgia Tech\u2019s Record $6.3B Economic Impact Leads USG Institutions\u00a0","body":[{"value":"\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cp\u003EGenerating $6.3 billion in economic impact for Georgia\u2019s economy in fiscal year 2025, Georgia Tech surpassed its own record and continues to lead all state public universities, according to a University System of Georgia (USG) study.\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cp\u003ETech\u2019s contribution is an 8.8% increase over fiscal year 2024 and accounts for more than 25% of the $25.1 billion economic activity created by the 25 USG colleges and universities \u2014 $16.3 billion in direct spending by students and by institutions, and an additional $8.8 billion generated in local communities as those dollars circulate through the economy.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThe study, conducted by the Selig Center for Economic Growth in the University of Georgia\u2019s Terry College of Business, also measures the value of a USG degree, projecting that graduates will boost their work-life earnings in Georgia by 80%\u0026nbsp;and earn $1.4 million more than those who receive a high school diploma.\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u0022Serving Georgia is core to our mission as a public university,\u201d said \u00c1ngel Cabrera, president of Georgia Tech. \u201cOur $6.3 billion contribution to the economy is one of the many important ways we create value for our state. Together with the talent we develop, the businesses we help create and grow, and the innovation we drive, we are proud to deliver best-in-kind return on the significant investment the state makes in our work year after year.\u0022\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThe Institute conferred 13,096 degrees in fiscal year 2025, with the study estimating total work-life earnings of more than $48.6 billion for the class of 2025. Through \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/news.gatech.edu\/news\/2025\/09\/04\/georgia-techs-big-bets-delivering-record-results\u0022\u003Ereductions in in-state tuition and fees\u003C\/a\u003E, increased access to need-based scholarships, and commitments to preparing graduates for the jobs of the future, Tech continues to be ranked among the top universities for \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/news.gatech.edu\/news\/2025\/06\/25\/georgia-tech-tops-princeton-reviews-best-value-list\u0022 rel=\u0022noreferrer noopener\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003Ereturn on investment and career placement\u003C\/a\u003E.\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cp\u003EIn addition to the value it offers to students, Georgia Tech directly employs 12,288 people on campus, and the study finds that an additional 25,100 off-campus jobs have been created due to Institute-related spending \u2014 the highest among all USG institutions. \u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E","summary":"","format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":[{"value":"In total, USG institutions created more than $25 billion in economic activity in the past fiscal year.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0"}],"field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EIn total, USG institutions created more than $25 billion in economic activity in the past fiscal year.\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"In total, USG institutions created more than $25 billion in economic activity in the past fiscal year.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0"}],"uid":"36418","created_gmt":"2026-08-14 03:52:06","changed_gmt":"2026-08-14 19:15:10","author":"sgagliano3","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","location":"Atlanta, GA","dateline":{"date":"2026-08-14T00:00:00-04:00","iso_date":"2026-08-14T00:00:00-04:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"hg_media":{"680877":{"id":"680877","type":"image","title":"Students walking","body":null,"created":"1786716970","gmt_created":"2026-08-14 14:16:10","changed":"1786716970","gmt_changed":"2026-08-14 14:16:10","alt":"Students walking","file":{"fid":"265210","name":"22C10400-P36-023.JPG","image_path":"\/sites\/default\/files\/2026\/08\/14\/22C10400-P36-023.JPG","image_full_path":"http:\/\/hg.gatech.edu\/\/sites\/default\/files\/2026\/08\/14\/22C10400-P36-023.JPG","mime":"image\/jpeg","size":5663556,"path_740":"http:\/\/hg.gatech.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/740xx_scale\/public\/2026\/08\/14\/22C10400-P36-023.JPG?itok=E7niN4l1"}}},"media_ids":["680877"],"related_links":[{"url":"https:\/\/www.usg.edu\/news\/release\/usg-drives-record-economic-impact-2026\/","title":"USG News Release "}],"groups":[{"id":"1214","name":"News Room"}],"categories":[{"id":"129","name":"Institute and Campus"}],"keywords":[{"id":"193914","name":"usg study"},{"id":"2935","name":"Economic Impact Study"},{"id":"11426","name":"Georgia Economy"}],"core_research_areas":[],"news_room_topics":[{"id":"71871","name":"Campus and Community"}],"event_categories":[],"invited_audience":[],"affiliations":[],"classification":[],"areas_of_expertise":[],"news_and_recent_appearances":[],"phone":[],"contact":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022mailto:steven.gagliano@gatech.edu\u0022\u003ESteven Gagliano\u003C\/a\u003E \u2013\u0026nbsp;Institute Communications\u003C\/p\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"email":[],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}},"691662":{"#nid":"691662","#data":{"type":"news","title":"Expanding Access: New Director Role Advances Online Undergraduate Computing Education","body":[{"value":"\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cp\u003ESchool of Computing Instruction (SCI) faculty member \u003Cstrong\u003ENimisha Roy\u003C\/strong\u003E has been named director of online undergraduate initiatives, a new role created to expand online undergraduate programs and broaden access to computing education at Georgia Tech.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThe position was made possible by philanthropic support from alumnus \u003Cstrong\u003EHenry Shi\u003C\/strong\u003E. A College of Computing Advisory Board member and longtime advocate for accessible online education, Shi has built a career around scaling technology to reach millions. He cofounded Snapcommerce, which has more than 30 million users. The College previously honored him with its \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.cc.gatech.edu\/rising-stars\u0022 rel=\u0022noreferrer noopener\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003ERising Star Award\u003C\/a\u003E.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cp\u003EShi\u0026nbsp;said his motivation for supporting this new role stems from a belief that too many talented students are shut out of opportunity by barriers that have nothing to do with ability.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cI\u2019ve seen firsthand how much talent is excluded from opportunities when cost, geography, and exclusivity are the gatekeepers,\u201d he said. \u201cThis role is about widening the aperture to make a Top 10, world\u2011class undergraduate education far more accessible and affordable for students.\u201d\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cp\u003EShi completed Georgia Tech\u2019s Online Master of Science in Computer Science (OMSCS) program in 2018. He says the experience\u0026nbsp;shaped his view of what online learning can achieve.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cOMSCS has proven to the world that online education can deliver real rigor, excellence, and impact at scale without compromising quality,\u201d he said. \u201cIt opened my eyes to the life\u2011changing impact higher education institutions can have at scale when access is treated as a first\u2011class goal.\u201d\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EA Leader for the Next Phase of Online Undergraduate Growth\u003C\/strong\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cp\u003ERoy brings more than eight years of experience at Georgia Tech, serving in roles ranging from graduate teaching assistant to faculty lecturer. She has taught in the Online Master of Analytics (OMSA) program and led research on \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.cc.gatech.edu\/news\/teaching-students-use-ai-wisely-new-research-highlights-opportunities-and-risks-cs-education\u0022 rel=\u0022noreferrer noopener\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003Eintegrating artificial intelligence (AI) into computer science (CS) education\u003C\/a\u003E.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThis work included redesigning courses to use AI as a learning tool and benchmarking AI tools for software engineering tasks. She has also focused on improving accessibility in online computing courses, ensuring that materials support a wider range of learners.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cp\u003EIn her new role, Roy will help bring the quality and rigor of Georgia Tech\u2019s online graduate programs to the undergraduate level.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cA big part of the role is working with faculty to build these courses and making sure that what we offer online is just as strong as what students experience in person,\u201d she said.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cp\u003EAssociate Dean for Undergraduate Education \u003Cstrong\u003EOlufisayo Omojokun\u003C\/strong\u003E, who supervises the position, says the new role reflects the College\u2019s commitment to expanding access to high-quality computing education at scale.\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cAs undergraduate programs continue to grow, this position will play a key role in strengthening student learning experiences and ensuring our curriculum remains rigorous, accessible, and responsive to emerging areas in computing like AI,\u201d Omojokun said.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cWith that said, it\u0027s important to remember that the undergraduate space also includes the College\u0027s dual enrollment offerings. Nimisha will play an important role across Georgia\u0027s many school districts, especially as we expand our AI literacy offerings.\u201d\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cp\u003EInterim Vice Provost for AI in Education\u0026nbsp;\u003Cstrong\u003EDavid Joyner\u003C\/strong\u003E noted that perceptions of online learning have shifted significantly.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cWhen OMSCS started, there was a general belief that online education worked better for more experienced adults who could manage their own learning,\u201d Joyner said. \u201cBut especially coming out of Covid, it\u2019s been more and more clear that online education offers fantastic benefits for undergraduates as well.\u201d\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThat shift has created momentum to expand online offerings beyond graduate education\u2014momentum Roy is positioned to lead.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EEarly Priorities: Online Minors and Scalable Access\u003C\/strong\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cp\u003ERoy\u2019s first major initiative is starting\u0026nbsp;online CS minors, which she sees as a practical way to make an immediate impact.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cWe can reach a lot of students without having to build an entire degree from scratch,\u201d she said.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cp\u003EShe will continue teaching while serving in this leadership role, something she considers essential for staying connected to students\u2019 day\u2011to\u2011day experiences.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cp\u003ERoy views online education as a powerful tool for expanding access for students who cannot relocate to Atlanta or enroll in a full-time program. She believes online learning can be more interactive, flexible, and personalized than traditional formats, especially in computing fields where practice and feedback are essential.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cEspecially in computing, we can design systems that support that more intentionally,\u201d she said.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EBuilding for the Future: AI, Accessibility, and Opportunity\u003C\/strong\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cp\u003ERoy is also exploring how AI tools can support accessibility and content-creation workflows by improving video and audio quality, generating and refining captions, and creating narrated tutorials from demonstrations. 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Programming will include keynote and featured presentations, live technology demonstrations, networking, and opportunities to engage with the Atlanta technology ecosystem.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cTechlanta is an exciting opportunity to share our vision for Human-Centered Systems Engineering in ISyE, where we put people at the center of how we engineer emerging technologies,\u201d said ISyE Associate Professor, SAIL, and ADC XR Makerspace Director Mohsen Moghaddam. \u201cThrough SAIL and the ADC XR Makerspace, we are exploring how AI, robotics, XR, and related technologies can augment people and expand their capabilities in future workplaces, rather than replace them.\u201d\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EProfessor Moghaddam will be presenting the latest developments from ISyE\u2019s Allen\u2013Davidson\u2013Coleman (ADC) XR Makerspace and ISyE\u2019s Symbiotic and Augmented Intelligence Lab (SAIL).\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003ETechlanta builds on the organizations\u2019 ongoing collaboration to showcase Atlanta\u2019s position as a global hub for emerging technology innovation while creating new connections between industry, research, and the next generation of talent.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003ERegistration is now open for Techlanta 2026. \u003Cstrong\u003ERegister now \u2192\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.eventbrite.com\/e\/techlanta-2026-tickets-1993945297059\u0022\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003Ehttps:\/\/www.eventbrite.com\/e\/techlanta-2026-tickets-1993945297059\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cAtlanta continues to strengthen its position as a global hub for emerging technologies, and we\u2019re excited to build on our collaboration with Georgia Tech, one of the world\u2019s premier universities, to drive applied R\u0026amp;D and strategic innovation across the Southeast and beyond,\u201d said Adam Kornuth, Atlanta Chapter President of the VRARA and AAIA Atlanta chapters.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EWith over 60 chapters around the world, the VRARA and AAIA boast a network of more than 80,000 professionals and 4,000 organizations.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EFor more information about the Virtual Reality Augmented Reality Association, visit \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.thevrara.com\/\u0022\u003Ethevrara.com\u003C\/a\u003E. 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The event unleashed a catastrophic flood that forced thousands of residents to evacuate their communities as water levels rose 10 feet above normal.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EFor most floods caused by dam or reservoir breaks, known as outburst floods, current data is nearly impossible to find. By the time researchers can safely reach the site, only the aftermath remains. But in the case of Kakhovka, a newly launched NASA satellite happened to be collecting measurements over the region, providing a unique view of the flood in real time.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EUsing those observations, Georgia Tech researchers tested how well existing outburst flood models reproduced the actual event. The results revealed a discrepancy: The models consistently underestimated flood conditions. Even improved models struggled to accurately capture both the height and timing of floodwaters.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThe\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/agupubs.onlinelibrary.wiley.com\/doi\/10.1029\/2025GL120832\u0022\u003Efindings\u003C\/a\u003E suggest that commonly used flood simulations may not fully capture the dynamics of large outburst floods. Models need improvement to be effective for hazard assessment and emergency planning.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EPutting Models to the Test\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EFlood models are essential for estimating how deadly and costly outburst floods can be.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cModels allow us to understand which communities could be affected by an outburst flood,\u201d\u0026nbsp;said \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/eas.gatech.edu\/people\/lang-karl\u0022\u003EKarl Lang\u003C\/a\u003E, an assistant professor in the \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/eas.gatech.edu\/\u0022\u003ESchool of Earth and Atmospheric Sciences.\u003C\/a\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u201cThey also help us estimate how long floodwaters will remain on the landscape. In many places, prolonged flooding can be just as devastating as the initial event because it can damage infrastructure, disrupt livelihoods, and contribute to public health risks.\u201d\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EUntil recently, however, scientists didn\u2019t have a way to evaluate how accurate the models were. But when NASA launched its Surface Water and Ocean Topography (SWOT) satellite, a serendipitous opportunity arose. The satellite passed over the Kakhovka flood zone repeatedly during and after the dam failure, producing detailed daily measurements across the flood plain. SWOT uses two antennas and a technique called interferometry to measure water elevation with approximately 10-centimeter accuracy across rivers, lakes, wetlands, reservoirs, and oceans.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cSWOT doesn\u2019t observe every flood that happens, but when it does, it provides exactly the information we\u2019ve needed to understand how floodwaters move across the landscape,\u201d said Tamlin Pavelsky, professor at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. \u201cThose observations help us improve computer models used to anticipate future flood events.\u201d\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EReality Versus Simulation\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EResearchers compared the satellite observations with models that simulate depth and spread of flooding. They found that models relying on commonly available global data consistently simulated floodwaters that were lower and slower than those SWOT observed.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThe team then improved the model inputs by incorporating more realistic estimates of the reservoir and river-bottom topography. Those changes brought model results closer to real-world conditions, but they still failed to accurately reproduce both flood height and flood timing simultaneously.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cIt\u2019s really challenging to collect real-world data from these huge floods because they\u2019re so localized, unpredictable, and energetic,\u201d said Karin Lehnigk, a postdoctoral fellow and lead author of the study. \u201cBecause SWOT gave us a new image every day covering the entire flood path, we could compare the model with real-world conditions across many locations and points in time in ways that previously were only possible in a laboratory.\u201d\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThe results suggest model limitations extend beyond simply having better maps of reservoir depth or river channels. Instead, they point to broader challenges in how scientists simulate large outburst floods and their movement across complex landscapes.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EAs aging infrastructure, extreme weather, and other hazards increase flood risks around the world, researchers say better models are essential for helping communities prepare for the floods.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThis research was funded by NASA and the\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/pace.gatech.edu\/\u0022\u003EPartnership for an Advanced Computing Environment\u003C\/a\u003E at Georgia Tech.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003ECITATION:\u0026nbsp;Lehnigk,\u0026nbsp;K.E.,\u0026nbsp;Pavelsky,\u0026nbsp;T.M., \u0026amp;\u0026nbsp;Lang,\u0026nbsp;K.A.\u0026nbsp;(2026).\u0026nbsp;SWOT satellite observations of the Kakhovka Dam break flood highlight limitations of outburst flood models.\u0026nbsp;\u003Cem\u003EGeophysical Research Letters\u003C\/em\u003E,\u0026nbsp;53, e2025GL120832.\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1029\/2025GL120832\u0022\u003Ehttps:\/\/doi.org\/10.1029\/2025GL120832\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E","summary":"","format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cem\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EUsing unprecedented observations of Ukraine\u2019s 2023 Kakhovka Dam collapse, Georgia Tech researchers found that widely used flood models underestimated both water levels and flood timing.\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/em\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"Using unprecedented observations of Ukraine\u2019s 2023 Kakhovka Dam collapse, Georgia Tech researchers found that widely used flood models underestimated both water levels and flood timing."}],"uid":"34541","created_gmt":"2026-08-13 15:12:42","changed_gmt":"2026-08-14 17:23:21","author":"Tess Malone","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","location":"Atlanta, GA","dateline":{"date":"2026-08-13T00:00:00-04:00","iso_date":"2026-08-13T00:00:00-04:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"hg_media":{"680853":{"id":"680853","type":"image","title":"AdobeStock_611532639.jpeg","body":null,"created":"1786634256","gmt_created":"2026-08-13 15:17:36","changed":"1786634256","gmt_changed":"2026-08-13 15:17:36","alt":"flooding image","file":{"fid":"265182","name":"AdobeStock_611532639.jpeg","image_path":"\/sites\/default\/files\/2026\/08\/13\/AdobeStock_611532639.jpeg","image_full_path":"http:\/\/hg.gatech.edu\/\/sites\/default\/files\/2026\/08\/13\/AdobeStock_611532639.jpeg","mime":"image\/jpeg","size":2802600,"path_740":"http:\/\/hg.gatech.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/740xx_scale\/public\/2026\/08\/13\/AdobeStock_611532639.jpeg?itok=tkMJVg3P"}}},"media_ids":["680853"],"groups":[{"id":"1278","name":"College of Sciences"},{"id":"1188","name":"Research Horizons"}],"categories":[],"keywords":[{"id":"187915","name":"go-researchnews"}],"core_research_areas":[],"news_room_topics":[],"event_categories":[],"invited_audience":[],"affiliations":[],"classification":[],"areas_of_expertise":[],"news_and_recent_appearances":[],"phone":[],"contact":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003ETess Malone, Senior Research Writer\/Editor\u003C\/p\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"email":[],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}},"689015":{"#nid":"689015","#data":{"type":"news","title":"A Successful USDA Program That Has Supported More Than 533,000 Affordable Rental Homes in Rural America is Getting Phased\u00a0Out","body":[{"value":"\u003Cdiv class=\u0022theconversation-article-body\u0022\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/news\/rent-apartments-cities-near-me-biggest-increases\/\u0022\u003EThe high cost of renting and buying homes in U.S. cities\u003C\/a\u003E is no secret. But this affordability problem isn\u2019t limited to urban regions \u2013 \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.whitehouse.gov\/research\/2025\/06\/the-deterioration-of-housing-affordability-in-rural-america\/\u0022\u003Eit affects rural areas as well\u003C\/a\u003E.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003ERural areas, \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.fhfa.gov\/blog\/insights\/who-lives-in-rural-america\u0022\u003Ehome to about 25% of Americans\u003C\/a\u003E, benefit from federally supported rental housing programs \u2013 particularly a U.S. Department of Agriculture program to provide affordable homes for low-income residents.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThe \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/ruralhome.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/storage\/documents\/rd515rental.pdf\u0022\u003EUSDA\u2019s Section 515 program\u003C\/a\u003E is the primary way that the U.S. government finances affordable rental homes in rural communities. Since its inception in 1963, the program has supported the construction of over \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/pfs2.acl.gov\/strapib\/assets\/Rural_Housing_Programs_Chapter_Summary_50076d51da.pdf\u0022\u003E533,000 apartments, townhouses\u003C\/a\u003E and other small, multifamily rental homes.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThe program offers below-market-rate loans to private and nonprofit developers who build and manage residential housing for low-income residents in small towns and rural counties. The terms of the deal between property owners and the government obliges these landlords to keep rents affordable for their occupants for decades, generally restricting rent to about \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.hudexchange.info\/programs\/home\/home-income-limits\/\u0022\u003E30% of tenants\u2019 income\u003C\/a\u003E.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Ch2\u003ELast New Loans Were in 2011\u003C\/h2\u003E\u003Cp\u003EPeople who live in Section 515 housing typically \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/ruralhousingcoalition.org\/section-515-rural-rental-housing-loans\/#:%7E:text=The%20USDA%20says%20that%20Section%20515%20housing,more%20than%20$325%20per%20unit%20per%20month\u0022\u003Epay around US$325 per month\u003C\/a\u003E. That\u2019s much less than rural market-rate rents, which \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.apartments.com\/blog\/states-with-the-cheapest-rent\u0022\u003Etypically run $800-$1,100 per month\u003C\/a\u003E for modest homes.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EBecause the \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/nlihc.org\/sites\/default\/files\/AG-2025\/4-131_USDA-Rural-Rental-Housing-Programs.pdf\u0022\u003EUSDA stopped issuing new Section 515 loans in 2011\u003C\/a\u003E, this arrangement is phasing out now as existing loans mature.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003ELoans for about \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/ruralhome.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/storage\/documents\/publications\/rrreports\/rental_housing_for_a_21st_century_rural_america_ui.pdf\u0022\u003E90% of all remaining Section 515 homes\u003C\/a\u003E will mature by 2045, according to the Housing\u2002Assistance Council, a national nonprofit that supports affordable housing efforts throughout rural America. By 2050, the owners of nearly all properties currently in the program\u2019s portfolio are projected to have paid off their mortgages.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EAnd once most of the owners of these homes exit the Section 515 program, it will have been fully phased out.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ciframe class=\u0022tc-infographic-datawrapper\u0022 style=\u0022border-width:0;\u0022 id=\u00226NXiF\u0022 src=\u0022https:\/\/datawrapper.dwcdn.net\/6NXiF\/1\/\u0022 height=\u0022400px\u0022 width=\u0022100%\u0022 scrolling=\u0022no\u0022 frameborder=\u00220\u0022\u003E\u003C\/iframe\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Ch2\u003EAn Often-Overlooked Housing Program\u003C\/h2\u003E\u003Cp\u003EAs a \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/spp.gatech.edu\/people\/person\/c9f0cadc-5bb4-5b6f-9eca-bd38a9233993\u0022\u003Epublic policy professor who studies housing\u003C\/a\u003E, I wanted to understand what happens when Section 515 loans mature. I also was interested in what determines whether properties remain affordable or leave the program after the loans are paid off.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003ETo find out, I worked with three other housing policy researchers on a national study that was \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1080\/10511482.2025.2531878\u0022\u003Epeer-reviewed and published\u003C\/a\u003E in Housing Policy Debate in September 2025.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EAs of 2024, these loans were still supporting \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/pfs2.acl.gov\/strapib\/assets\/Rural_Housing_Programs_Chapter_Summary_50076d51da.pdf\u0022\u003Esome 400,000 homes\u003C\/a\u003E on almost \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.usda.gov\/sites\/default\/files\/documents\/32-2024-RHS.pdf\u0022\u003E13,000 properties\u003C\/a\u003E across \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.rd.usda.gov\/media\/file\/download\/hac-mfh-ta-fact-sheet.pdf\u0022\u003E87% of all U.S. counties\u003C\/a\u003E.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThe roughly 750,000 Americans in those homes are among the nation\u2019s poorest. The average household income of someone living in Section 515 housing in 2023 was just about $16,000 per year, which was \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/seekingalpha.com\/article\/4655566-median-household-income-in-october-2023\u0022\u003Eonly about one-fifth of the national median household income\u003C\/a\u003E, which hovered around $76,600 during the same period in inflation-adjusted 2023 dollars.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EIn addition to having a very low income, more than 60% of the people enrolled in the program are \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.nhlp.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/Rural-Preservation-Handbook.pdf\u0022\u003Eover 62, have disabilities, or fall into both\u003C\/a\u003E of those categories.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Ch2\u003EMarket-Rate Options After Maturity\u003C\/h2\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThe vast majority of these affordable rental homes were built in the 1970s through the 1990s and financed with USDA loans that \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.cura.umn.edu\/research\/usda-section-515-program-quantitative-analysis\u0022\u003Elast between 30 and 50 years\u003C\/a\u003E.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EBy 2050, there will be no Section 515 housing left.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThe owners of these rental properties no longer have to keep rents affordable once they have paid off their loans. And their owners and tenants may also \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.rd.usda.gov\/programs-services\/multifamily-housing-programs\/multifamily-housing-rental-assistancee\u0022\u003Elose access to a USDA rental assistance\u003C\/a\u003E program, which helps keep tenants\u2019 housing costs low.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThey can refinance the homes or sell\u2002the properties. They also can continue to charge affordable rents to occupants or convert those units to market rate. Because of this flexibility, a large share of rural affordable housing units could soon be converted to properties rented at market rates.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Ch2\u003EWhat the Data Shows So Far\u003C\/h2\u003E\u003Cp\u003EFor this study, \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1080\/10511482.2025.2531878\u0022\u003Eour research team analyzed data\u003C\/a\u003E from nearly 15,000 of the Section 515 properties throughout the country, which have been placed in service since 1963 \u2013 including many that are no longer providing rural affordable housing.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EWe found that the largest factors determining whether a building remains affordable after a Section 515 loan matures are who owns and manages\u2002that property. Buildings owned by for-profit companies are far more likely to leave the program than those that belong to nonprofit housing organizations.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003ENonprofit-owned\u2002buildings, after accounting for building age and local market conditions, are 30% to 40% less likely to convert formerly Section 515 affordable housing into market-rate properties after the owners pay off their loans.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EAfter analyzing this data, we also concluded that buildings run by small property management companies are more likely to leave the program than those managed by larger ones. Properties where the owner manages the homes are also more likely to exit.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003ELandlords owning more residential properties were also more likely to exit the program. This indicates that larger landlords may be able to afford the renovations and upgrades required to turn their buildings into market-rate housing once restrictions end.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cfigure class=\u0022align-center zoomable\u0022\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/images.theconversation.com\/files\/721319\/original\/file-20260302-71-tbznw9.jpg?ixlib=rb-4.1.0\u0026amp;rect=0%2C124%2C8256%2C4644\u0026amp;q=45\u0026amp;auto=format\u0026amp;w=1000\u0026amp;fit=clip\u0022\u003E\u003Cimg alt=\u0022A symbolic wooden house, containg a stack of $1 bills and a money bag with a dollar symbol, sits next to an alarm clock in a grocery cart.\u0022 src=\u0022https:\/\/images.theconversation.com\/files\/721319\/original\/file-20260302-71-tbznw9.jpg?ixlib=rb-4.1.0\u0026amp;rect=0%2C124%2C8256%2C4644\u0026amp;q=45\u0026amp;auto=format\u0026amp;w=754\u0026amp;fit=clip\u0022 srcset=\u0022https:\/\/images.theconversation.com\/files\/721319\/original\/file-20260302-71-tbznw9.jpg?ixlib=rb-4.1.0\u0026amp;q=45\u0026amp;auto=format\u0026amp;w=600\u0026amp;h=356\u0026amp;fit=crop\u0026amp;dpr=1 600w, https:\/\/images.theconversation.com\/files\/721319\/original\/file-20260302-71-tbznw9.jpg?ixlib=rb-4.1.0\u0026amp;q=30\u0026amp;auto=format\u0026amp;w=600\u0026amp;h=356\u0026amp;fit=crop\u0026amp;dpr=2 1200w, https:\/\/images.theconversation.com\/files\/721319\/original\/file-20260302-71-tbznw9.jpg?ixlib=rb-4.1.0\u0026amp;q=15\u0026amp;auto=format\u0026amp;w=600\u0026amp;h=356\u0026amp;fit=crop\u0026amp;dpr=3 1800w, https:\/\/images.theconversation.com\/files\/721319\/original\/file-20260302-71-tbznw9.jpg?ixlib=rb-4.1.0\u0026amp;q=45\u0026amp;auto=format\u0026amp;w=754\u0026amp;h=447\u0026amp;fit=crop\u0026amp;dpr=1 754w, https:\/\/images.theconversation.com\/files\/721319\/original\/file-20260302-71-tbznw9.jpg?ixlib=rb-4.1.0\u0026amp;q=30\u0026amp;auto=format\u0026amp;w=754\u0026amp;h=447\u0026amp;fit=crop\u0026amp;dpr=2 1508w, https:\/\/images.theconversation.com\/files\/721319\/original\/file-20260302-71-tbznw9.jpg?ixlib=rb-4.1.0\u0026amp;q=15\u0026amp;auto=format\u0026amp;w=754\u0026amp;h=447\u0026amp;fit=crop\u0026amp;dpr=3 2262w\u0022 sizes=\u0022(min-width: 1466px) 754px, (max-width: 599px) 100vw, (min-width: 600px) 600px, 237px\u0022\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cfigcaption\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022caption\u0022\u003ETime is running out on the nation\u2019s main affordable housing program in rural areas.\u003C\/span\u003E \u003Ca class=\u0022source\u0022 href=\u0022https:\/\/www.gettyimages.com\/detail\/photo\/symbolic-wooden-house-a-stack-of-us1-bills-and-a-royalty-free-image\/2206515182?adppopup=true\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022attribution\u0022\u003EMax Zolotukhin\/iStock via Getty Images Plus\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/figcaption\u003E\u003C\/figure\u003E\u003Ch2\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/h2\u003E\u003Ch2\u003EWhy Subsidies and Local Markets Matter\u003C\/h2\u003E\u003Cp\u003EHaving subsidies through other government programs can help keep affordable housing units from being converted to market-rate housing.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EOne-third of Section 515 properties also get support from other programs, including \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.hud.gov\/helping-americans\/housing-choice-vouchers-tenants\u0022\u003ESection 8 vouchers\u003C\/a\u003E and \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.novoco.com\/resource-centers\/affordable-housing-tax-credits\/about-lihtc\u0022\u003Elow-income housing tax credits\u003C\/a\u003E. Those tax credits are another federal incentive that\u2019s provided to developers who build and rehabilitate affordable rental housing while allowing lower rents for low-income tenants.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThose properties are more likely to remain affordable, even years after some of these tax incentives expire.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003ELocal economic conditions can play a role too. In areas with high unemployment rates, large military populations and low housing inventory, \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1080\/10511482.2025.2531878\u0022\u003Eproperties are also more likely to exit\u003C\/a\u003E the program.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThat means the same rural counties experiencing economic or demographic pressures are often the most likely to have a decline in affordable housing units when owners pay off their Section 515 loans.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Ch2\u003ESteps That Can Be Taken\u003C\/h2\u003E\u003Cp\u003ECongress and the USDA have \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.us-hc.com\/blogs\/rhs-makes-funds-available-for-section-515-demonstration-program\/\u0022\u003Etaken some steps\u003C\/a\u003E to slow the loss of affordable housing in rural areas.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EFor example, the USDA has funded preservation efforts such as the \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.rd.usda.gov\/programs-services\/multifamily-housing-programs\/multifamily-preservation-and-revitalization-mpr\u0022\u003EMultifamily Housing Preservation and Revitalization\u003C\/a\u003E pilot program, which provides grants, loan restructuring and other financing tools to help repair aging Section 515 properties and extend their affordability.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThese efforts have helped preserve some buildings and support ownership transfers from private sector landlords to nonprofit housing groups. But they spend only tens of millions of dollars per year and focus mainly on maintaining existing properties rather than building new housing.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EResearchers estimate that \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.congress.gov\/crs_external_products\/R\/PDF\/R47044\/R47044.1.pdf\u0022\u003Eabout $5.6 billion in repairs\u003C\/a\u003E would be needed to preserve the affordable housing currently tied to the Section 515 program.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003ESome lawmakers have proposed reforms aimed at doing more than chipping away at the loss of this kind of affordable housing. The bipartisan \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.naco.org\/news\/congressional-leaders-reintroduce-bipartisan-bill-protect-rural-housing\u0022\u003ERural Housing Service Reform Act\u003C\/a\u003E, first introduced in 2023 and reintroduced in 2025, would modernize USDA rural housing programs and allow certain rental assistance contracts to continue after mortgages mature. As of early 2026, the bill remains under consideration.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EOver the next two decades, most of these landlords will pay off their Section 515 loans. Unless the government reinvigorates the program or replaces it with something else, much of rural America\u2019s affordable rental housing could gradually disappear as owners convert all Section 515 properties to market-rate housing.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EWhether rural communities retain affordable housing will depend not only on what the federal government does, but also on the properties\u2019 owners.\u003C!-- Below is The Conversation\u0027s page counter tag. 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Now, with global supply chains fracturing, defense industrial capacity under pressure, and adversaries looking to dominate advanced production, the country is in a race to rebuild \u2014 and to rebuild smarter.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cp\u003ETwo converging trends are shaping what that looks like on the factory floor. The first is the rise of the lighthouse factory, where AI-driven systems, autonomous mobile robots, and centralized digital control work with a skilled human workforce rather than replacing it. The second is physical AI, in which machine learning moves off the server rack and into the manufacturing process itself, making real-time decisions at the machine level that no human operator could match at scale. Together, these shifts are rewriting the economics and the security calculus of American production.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cp\u003EAt the forefront of both is the \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/manufacturing.gatech.edu\/\u0022 rel=\u0022noreferrer noopener\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003EGeorgia Tech Manufacturing Institute (GTMI)\u003C\/a\u003E and its Advanced Manufacturing Pilot Facility (AMPF), a first-of-its-kind, shared-use facility at a research university that is already doing what federal agencies are only beginning to fund. The AMPF is the proving ground where new manufacturing solutions are stress-tested before they reach the shop floor \u2014 where a scrap rate that plagued a major automobile supplier was cut in half in 45 days, and where capabilities are being realized faster than ever thought possible.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u0022The expectation was that building a capability like this would take decades,\u0022 said \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/people.research.gatech.edu\/steven-ferguson\u0022 rel=\u0022noreferrer noopener\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003ESteven Ferguson\u003C\/a\u003E, principal research scientist and GTMI deputy director. \u0022Instead, we\u0027ve compressed that timeline dramatically and are already applying these technologies to solve real manufacturing challenges.\u0022\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThe future Ferguson describes has already displaced the old \u201clights\u2011out\u201d myth of fully dark, fully automated factories. What modern smart manufacturing demands is tighter integration between machines and the people who define what those machines should accomplish.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cp\u003EGeorgia is well positioned to lead that charge. According to the \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.gamfg.org\/\u0022 rel=\u0022noreferrer noopener\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003EGeorgia Association of Manufacturing\u003C\/a\u003E, the state supports more than 426,000 manufacturing jobs with average earnings of $86,372, contributing $77.1 billion to the state\u0027s gross regional product. Projected employment growth of 8% between 2024 and 2029 reflects not just expansion but transformation; the sector needs a different kind of worker, and a different kind of research partner than it did a generation ago.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cp\u003EGTMI and the AMPF have staked out a national leadership position in exactly those capabilities. The facility is pioneering the deployment of physical AI in a university R\u0026amp;D and demonstration environment, using machine learning to monitor and adjust manufacturing processes in real time. When printing a component from a $30,000 barrel of specialty powder or a newly developed superalloy, a process failure is not acceptable. AI-driven systems continuously analyze thousands of optical, thermal, acoustic, and process signals to identify patterns, optimize performance, and detect anomalies.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u0022In an R\u0026amp;D facility, you program it once, and it changes a million times,\u0022 Ferguson said. \u0022We\u0027re using AI and mobile robots to intelligently coordinate production scheduling, material movement, and manufacturing processes, all while humans define the experiments and interpret the results.\u0022\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThe facility also connects the full innovation chain from materials discovery through manufacturing process to quality assurance, demonstrating in one space what others are still planning.\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003ESmart Manufacturing as a National Security Imperative\u003C\/strong\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThe stakes extend well beyond production efficiency. Ferguson points to pandemic-era chip shortages that left tens of thousands of finished vehicles waiting on a single component and to current constraints on the critical minerals and chips needed to build AI data centers and defense systems.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u0022Our ability to manufacture at scale underpins both our economic competitiveness and our national security,\u0022 he said. \u0022If we can\u0027t build what we need when we need it, we\u0027re at a strategic disadvantage.\u0022\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EFrom the Shop Floor: IAC Group\u003C\/strong\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cp\u003EFor \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/tom-f-boney\/\u0022 rel=\u0022noreferrer noopener\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003ETom Boney\u003C\/a\u003E, chief operating officer for the Americas at \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/iacgroup.com\/\u0022 rel=\u0022noreferrer noopener\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003EIAC Group\u003C\/a\u003E, the question wasn\u2019t whether to modernize; it was who could help the company move fast enough to keep plants competitive and workers employed. Georgia Tech, he said, offered something IAC couldn\u2019t build on its own.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cGeorgia Tech brings the brains and computing power we don\u2019t have,\u201d Boney said. \u201cYou\u2019ve got some of the smartest people in the world on that campus, plugged into world-class infrastructure, and we put them side by side with our operators on the shop floor.\u201d\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cp\u003EAn automotive interior components manufacturer with plants across the U.S., Mexico, and beyond, IAC is competing daily with facilities in lower-cost regions. \u201cFor us, smart manufacturing and AI are really about job and plant future security,\u201d Boney said. \u201cWe\u2019re competing every day with plants in China, Mexico, and the U.S., and we already have tons of production data, but we can\u2019t analyze it fast enough on our own.\u201d\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cp\u003EIAC\u2019s first project with GTMI focused on a complex adhesive manufacturing process at a plant in Vance, Alabama. The facility had rich production data but lacked computational power and AI modeling to act on it in real time. GTMI students and researchers connected Georgia Tech\u2019s systems directly to the plant\u2019s equipment, working with line operators. The result was a 50% reduction in scrap in roughly 45 days, with those gains then extended to other IAC locations.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThe pace of the partnership was another sign that this wasn\u2019t a typical university engagement. A framework agreement that usually takes 12 to 15 months was executed in 35 days, enabling the two organizations to move through new project cycles quickly. IAC now runs five active projects with GTMI, each advancing in turn or making way for the next initiative, a cadence Boney sees as essential to staying competitive on the factory floor.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EBuilding the Workforce of Tomorrow\u003C\/strong\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cp\u003EIAC\u2019s success with GTMI underscores a hard truth: technology can unlock new performance, but only if there\u2019s a workforce ready to run it. Technology alone cannot sustain a manufacturing renaissance. Ferguson is candid about the workforce challenge posed by automation, particularly the erosion of entry-level roles that once served as the first rung of a career ladder.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u0022The industry has an image problem. People still picture dark, dirty, and dangerous, when the reality is safer, cleaner, and far more interesting,\u0022 Ferguson said. \u0022Now we\u0027re trying to convince kids, \u0027You don\u0027t have to, you get to.\u0027 We don\u0027t need button pushers. We need thinkers and creators working alongside robots.\u0022\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cp\u003EGTMI\u0027s response runs from \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/manufacturing.gatech.edu\/k-12-resources\u0022 rel=\u0022noreferrer noopener\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003EK-12 engagement\u003C\/a\u003E through technical college partnerships to university engineering programs at Georgia Tech, UGA, Georgia Southern, Kennesaw State, and others. For example, UGA partnered with the Russell Innovation Center for Entrepreneurs (RICE) to launch the Georgia AIM Mobile Studio. This traveling advanced-technology lab visits K-12 schools across the state to give students hands-on experience with interactive engineering vignettes and robotics. Teacher boot camps bring high school educators to campus for hands-on training in CAD design, CNC milling, and additive manufacturing, equipping them to return to their classrooms as informed advocates. Dual-enrollment pathways through Georgia\u0027s Technical College System give students an on-ramp well before they graduate from high school.\u0026nbsp;\u003Cbr\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003Cbr\u003EThis workforce strategy extends beyond traditional education. Through programs such as Advanced Manufacturing Pathways, teacher professional development, dual-enrollment partnerships, undergraduate research experiences, graduate research opportunities, and industry-sponsored projects, GTMI is helping develop the technicians, engineers, researchers, and manufacturing leaders needed to support the nation\u0027s next generation of smart factories.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cp\u003EBut the workforce pipeline is only one strand of a much larger web. The AMPF is also where partners pressure-test how AI, automation, and new materials behave under real-world constraints like cost, quality, uptime, safety, and security. At GTMI, AI-driven process control, autonomous material handling, critical-mineral research, and cyber-physical security work in concert to create trusted, resilient production capacity that can scale when it counts, whether that means building lightweight components for vehicles, accelerating drone production to meet national needs, or hardening the critical infrastructure that underpins defense and the economy.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cp\u003EIn that context, smart manufacturing is no longer a niche technical initiative. It is the connective tissue between research labs, industry partners, and national readiness, and a platform for new kinds of careers. GTMI\u2019s role is to ensure that those connections are real, tested, and ready to perform under pressure, while opening doors for students, teachers, and workers who will run the next generation of factories. 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Running from Fall 2026 through Spring 2027, the program offers leadership development opportunities through a kickoff retreat, regular workshops, small-group activities, and individualized coaching.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThe Emerging Leaders Program has cultivated leadership potential at Georgia Tech since 2016 and is open to senior and principal academic and research faculty from all academic units.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u0022Our faculty and researchers are at the heart of Georgia Tech\u0027s success,\u0022 said Raheem Beyah, provost and executive vice president for Academic Affairs. \u0022The Emerging Leaders Program invests in future leaders by creating opportunities for collaboration, growth, and learning. 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The $652,965 grant, for \u201cNanoscale Quantum Sensing and Imaging of Topological Magnets,\u201d will provide funding for the next three years.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EDu, an assistant professor in the \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/physics.gatech.edu\/user\/chunhui-du\u0022\u003ESchool of Physics\u003C\/a\u003E, studies quantum materials at very small scales. This project will leverage state-of-the-art quantum sensing and imaging techniques developed in her lab to study the properties of topological magnets at the nanoscale \u2014 and create a quantum microscopy platform, which she hopes will provide a more comprehensive understanding of the fundamental properties of these materials, as dictated by quantum mechanics.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cTopological magnets serve as a novel, cutting-edge material system, which is promising for developing next-generation, transformative quantum information technologies,\u201d says Du.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cCurrently, magnetic and charge properties of topological materials are mainly characterized by bulk measurements,\u201d she explains. But, by using color-centers in diamonds, she plans to leverage cutting-edge quantum sensing techniques, creating ultra-sensitive quantum spin sensors.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThese diamond color-centers have been shown to vastly outperform traditional methods, and Du hopes that by demonstrating their operation under previously unexplored experimental conditions, their use can be applied to other material systems, expediting progress toward future quantum sciences and technologies.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cThe project has the potential to make important contributions to the burgeoning field of quantum materials,\u201d says Du, \u201cand to significantly promote the role of topological magnets in developing next-generation, transformative information technologies.\u201d\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EDu is also the recipient of \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/cos.gatech.edu\/news\/sciences-faculty-awarded-sloan-research-fellowships\u0022\u003ESloan Fellowship\u003C\/a\u003E, Office of Naval Research Young Investigator Program Award, U.S. Department of Energy Early Career Award, National Science Foundation CAREER Award, U.S. Air Force Young Investigator Award, and the International Union of Pure and Applied Physics Early Career Scientist Prize.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E","summary":"","format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003EChunhui (Rita) Du\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E has been awarded a $652,965 grant by the U.S. Department of Energy for her research into quantum sensing. \u201cThe project has the potential to make important contributions to the burgeoning field of quantum materials,\u201d says Du, \u201cand to significantly promote the role of topological magnets in developing next-generation, transformative information technologies.\u201d\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","format":"limited_html"}],"field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"Du\u0027s project has the potential to make important contributions to the field of quantum materials, and in developing next-generation, transformative information technologies."}],"uid":"35599","created_gmt":"2024-03-29 14:18:16","changed_gmt":"2026-08-13 20:07:02","author":"sperrin6","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","dateline":{"date":"2024-03-29T00:00:00-04:00","iso_date":"2024-03-29T00:00:00-04:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"hg_media":{"673553":{"id":"673553","type":"image","title":"Chunhui (Rita) Du","body":null,"created":"1711722232","gmt_created":"2024-03-29 14:23:52","changed":"1711722232","gmt_changed":"2024-03-29 14:23:52","alt":"Chunhui (Rita) Du","file":{"fid":"256963","name":"12022020-du.jpeg","image_path":"\/sites\/default\/files\/2024\/03\/29\/12022020-du_0.jpeg","image_full_path":"http:\/\/hg.gatech.edu\/\/sites\/default\/files\/2024\/03\/29\/12022020-du_0.jpeg","mime":"image\/jpeg","size":153690,"path_740":"http:\/\/hg.gatech.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/740xx_scale\/public\/2024\/03\/29\/12022020-du_0.jpeg?itok=1rTjKxFX"}}},"media_ids":["673553"],"groups":[{"id":"1278","name":"College of Sciences"},{"id":"660410","name":"Quantum"},{"id":"126011","name":"School of Physics"}],"categories":[{"id":"144","name":"Energy"},{"id":"149","name":"Nanotechnology and Nanoscience"},{"id":"150","name":"Physics and Physical Sciences"},{"id":"135","name":"Research"}],"keywords":[{"id":"193266","name":"cos-research"},{"id":"192251","name":"cos-quantum"}],"core_research_areas":[{"id":"39471","name":"Materials"}],"news_room_topics":[],"event_categories":[],"invited_audience":[],"affiliations":[],"classification":[],"areas_of_expertise":[],"news_and_recent_appearances":[],"phone":[],"contact":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EWritten by Selena Langner\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EContact: \u003Ca href=\u0022mailto: jess.hunt@cos.gatech.edu\u0022\u003EJess Hunt-Ralston\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"email":[],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}},"674486":{"#nid":"674486","#data":{"type":"news","title":"Physicists Pioneer New Quantum Sensing Platform","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EQuantum sensors detect the smallest of environmental changes \u2014 for example, an atom reacting to a magnetic field. As these sensors \u201cread\u201d the unique behaviors of subatomic particles, they also dramatically improve scientists\u2019 ability to measure and detect changes in our wider environment.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EMonitoring these tiny changes results in a wide range of applications \u2014\u0026nbsp;from improving navigation and natural disaster forecasting, to smarter medical imaging and detection of biomarkers of disease, gravitational wave detection, and even better quantum communication for secure data sharing.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EGeorgia Tech physicists are pioneering new quantum sensing platforms to aid in these efforts. The research team\u2019s latest study, \u201c\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.science.org\/doi\/10.1126\/sciadv.adk8495\u0022\u003ESensing Spin Wave Excitations by Spin Defects in Few-Layer Thick Hexagonal Boron Nitride\u003C\/a\u003E\u201d was published in \u003Cem\u003EScience Advances\u003C\/em\u003E this week.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThe research team includes \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/physics.gatech.edu\/\u0022\u003ESchool of Physics\u003C\/a\u003E Assistant Professors \u003Cstrong\u003EChunhui (Rita) Du\u003C\/strong\u003E and \u003Cstrong\u003EHailong Wang\u003C\/strong\u003E (corresponding authors) alongside fellow Georgia Tech researchers \u003Cstrong\u003EJingcheng Zhou\u003C\/strong\u003E, \u003Cstrong\u003EMengqi Huang\u003C\/strong\u003E, \u003Cstrong\u003EFaris Al-matouq\u003C\/strong\u003E, \u003Cstrong\u003EJiu Chang\u003C\/strong\u003E, \u003Cstrong\u003EDziga Djugba\u003C\/strong\u003E, and Professor \u003Cstrong\u003EZhigang Jiang\u003C\/strong\u003E and their collaborators.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Ch3\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EAn ultra-sensitive platform\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/h3\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThe new research investigates quantum sensing by leveraging color centers \u2014 small defects within crystals (Du\u2019s team uses diamonds and other 2D layered materials) that allow light to be absorbed and emitted, which also give the crystal unique electronic properties.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EBy embedding these color centers into a material called hexagonal boron nitride (hBN), the team hoped to create an extremely sensitive quantum sensor \u2014 a new resource for developing next-generation, transformative sensing devices.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EFor its part, hBN is particularly attractive for quantum sensing and computing because it could contain defects that can be manipulated with light \u2014 also known as \u0022optically active spin qubits.\u0022\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThe quantum spin defects in hBN are also very magnetically sensitive, and allow scientists to \u201csee\u201d or \u201csense\u201d in more detail than other conventional techniques. In addition, the sheet-like structure of hBN is compatible with ultra-sensitive tools like nanodevices, making it a particularly intriguing resource for investigation.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThe team\u2019s research has resulted in a critical breakthrough in sensing spin waves, Du says, explaining that \u201cin this study, we were able to detect spin excitations that were simply unattainable in previous studies.\u201d\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EDetecting spin waves is a fundamental component of quantum sensing, because these phenomena can travel for long distances, making them an ideal candidate for energy-efficient information control, communication, and processing.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Ch3\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EThe future of quantum\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/h3\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cFor the first time, we experimentally demonstrated two-dimensional van der Waals quantum sensing \u2014 using few-layer thick hBN in a real-world environment,\u201d Du explains, underscoring the potential the material holds for precise quantum sensing. \u201cFurther research could make it possible to sense electromagnetic features at the atomic scale using color centers in thin layers of hBN.\u201d\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EDu also emphasizes the collaborative nature of the research, highlighting the diverse skill sets and resources of researchers within Georgia Tech.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cWithin the School of Physics, Professor Zhigang Jiang\u0027s \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/physics.gatech.edu\/user\/zhigang-jiang\u0022\u003Eresearch group\u003C\/a\u003E provided the team with high-quality hBN crystals. Jingcheng Zhou,\u003Cstrong\u003E \u003C\/strong\u003Ewho is a member of both Professor Hailong Wang\u2019s and my research teams, performed the cutting-edge quantum sensing measurements,\u201d she says. \u201cMany incredible students also helped with this project.\u201d\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EDu is a leading scientist in the field of quantum sensing \u2014 this year, she received \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/physics.gatech.edu\/news\/chunhui-du-awarded-doe-grant-quantum-sensing-research\u0022\u003Ea new grant from the U.S. Department of Energy\u003C\/a\u003E, along with a \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/physics.gatech.edu\/news\/sciences-faculty-awarded-sloan-research-fellowships\u0022\u003ESloan Research Fellowship\u003C\/a\u003E for her pioneering work on developing state-of-the-art quantum sensing techniques for quantum information technology applications. The prestigious Sloan award recognizes researchers whose \u201ccreativity, innovation, and research accomplishments make them stand out as the next-generation of leaders in the fields.\u201d\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cbr\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1126\/sciadv.adk8495\u0022\u003E\u003Cem\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EDOI: 10.1126\/sciadv.adk8495\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/em\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cem\u003EThis work is supported by the U. S. 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Sherrill holds joint appointments with the\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/chemistry.gatech.edu\/\u0022\u003ESchool of Chemistry and Biochemistry\u003C\/a\u003E and the\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/cse.gatech.edu\/\u0022\u003ESchool of Computational Science and Engineering\u003C\/a\u003E.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp dir=\u0022ltr\u0022\u003E\u201cIt is an honor to join this prestigious scientific organization,\u201d says Sherrill, who also serves as associate director of the\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/research.gatech.edu\/data\u0022\u003EInstitute for Data Engineering Science\u003C\/a\u003E. \u201cThe members are the very top experts in quantum chemistry from around the world.\u201d\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp dir=\u0022ltr\u0022\u003ESherrill\u2019s research is at the intersection of chemistry, algorithms, and data science. His research group leverages advances in machine learning to develop tools for modeling data from quantum mechanical computations. 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Sherrill has been associate editor of the\u0026nbsp;\u003Cem\u003EJournal of Chemical Physics\u003C\/em\u003E since 2009.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp dir=\u0022ltr\u0022\u003ELearn more about Sherrill\u2019s research\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/vergil.chemistry.gatech.edu\/\u0022\u003Ehere\u003C\/a\u003E.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Ch3\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EAbout the International Academy of Quantum Molecular Science (IAQMS)\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/h3\u003E\u003Cp dir=\u0022ltr\u0022\u003EEstablished in Menton, France in 1967, \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.iaqms.org\/index.php\u0022\u003EIAQMS\u003C\/a\u003E is an international scientific society that covers the application of quantum theory, including chemistry and chemical physics. It is composed of scientists from around the world who have contributed to the advancement of quantum molecular science. 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This method constitutes a breakthrough that has potentially transformative consequences for the future of photonics-based quantum computing.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cOur results point to the possibility of building quantum computers using light by taking advantage of this entanglement,\u201d said\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/physics.gatech.edu\/user\/chandra-raman\u0022\u003EChandra Raman\u003C\/a\u003E, a professor in the\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/physics.gatech.edu\/\u0022\u003ESchool of Physics\u003C\/a\u003E.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EQuantum computers have the potential to outperform their conventional counterparts, becoming the fastest programmable machines in existence. Entanglement is the key resource for building these quantum computers.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003ELight has always been seen as ideal for quantum computing,\u0026nbsp;but it presents challenges. Photons don\u2019t interact with each other. \u201cIf I have two or more photons, it\u0027s extremely difficult to make them interact; they fly right by each other,\u201d said postdoctoral researcher Aniruddha Bhattacharya. \u201cThe key discovery here is we can entangle photons in a useful, controllable, and deterministic way.\u201d\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThe researchers devised a protocol to create entanglement consistently. Their protocol makes use of a mathematical geometric structure known as non-Abelian quantum holonomy, which can entangle photons without requiring quantum measurements. Holonomy can be implemented with on-chip photonic devices, suggesting this protocol could be used to create scalable and integrable photonic quantum computers.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThe research\u2019s implications are staggering for the future of quantum computing. 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If your first answer is \u201cthe letter \u2018P,\u2019\u201d you\u2019re not alone. Georgia Tech Professor John Lyon, however, traces a much deeper connection between the two disciplines.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cPoetry was extremely important for the leading minds in quantum physics,\u201d said \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/iac.gatech.edu\/people\/person\/20db9345-1e19-5699-ad88-9d1a84e7ad2b\u0022\u003ELyon\u003C\/a\u003E, who is a professor of German and the Charles Smithgall Jr. Institute Chair of Georgia Tech\u2019s School of Modern Languages. \u201cQuantum physics is the science of the unseeable, the indescribable \u2014 and poetry is at least part of its language.\u201d\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cp\u003EAccording to Lyon, physicists like Max Planck, Werner Heisenberg, Albert Einstein, and others all had a strong background in the humanities, in literature and poetry. Erwin Schr\u00f6dinger even published his own volume of poetry, \u003Cem\u003EGedichte \u003C\/em\u003E[\u003Cem\u003EPoems\u003C\/em\u003E], in 1949.\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cp\u003EBut these early 20th century physicists weren\u2019t just conversant in poetry \u2014 they viewed it as essential to their work.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cNeils Bohr said \u2018When it comes to atoms, language can be used only as in poetry.\u2019 He and others needed a way to understand and manipulate concepts that are too small to see and beyond the language of our everyday experiences,\u201d said Lyon.\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cp\u003EBecause of its focus on building imagery and helping us make mental connections, says Lyon, poetry helped quantum physicists bridge the gap between existing language and their new ideas.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cPoetry might be one of the best ways to get at new concepts and thoughts, because it uses words in unusual ways and helps us see the world differently,\u201d said Lyon.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Ch3\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EWith Apologies to Cats and Physicists\u003C\/strong\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/h3\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cp\u003EAccording to Lyon, one example of stretching language around a hard-to-grasp idea is Schr\u00f6dinger\u2019s Cat. This thought experiment loosely illustrates the concept of quantum superposition, in which opposing states can exist simultaneously.\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cp\u003EImagine a cat trapped in a box with a vial of poison that may or may not have broken open, killing the cat. Both outcomes are equally likely. You cannot see into the box, nor can you open it (yet). Is the cat alive or dead? From your perspective, it is both \u2014 at the same time.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cp\u003EWhat Schr\u00f6dinger\u2019s Cat may lack in detail or exactitude, says Lyon, it makes up for by making the impossible a concrete, graspable idea.\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cp\u003EUnfortunately, there is no corresponding thought experiment to help us understand quantum entanglement. (Scientists at CalTech \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/magazine.caltech.edu\/post\/untangling-entanglement\u0022\u003Egave it a try\u003C\/a\u003E, comparing entangled particles to twins separated at birth.) When two particles become entangled, a change in one is simultaneously reflected in the other, even if they are separated by great distances.\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cp\u003EAnd while poetry and quantum physics may seem to be at either ends of the galaxy, Lyon says themes of superposition, paradox, and entanglement resonate across both.\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cLudwig Wittgenstein said, \u2018the limits of my language are the limits of my world,\u2019\u201d said Lyon. \u201cBy pushing the boundaries of language, poetry pushes the boundaries of thought.\u201d\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E","summary":"","format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EEarly 20th century quantum physicists like Max Planck, Werner Heisenberg, Albert Einstein, and others weren\u2019t just conversant in poetry \u2014 they viewed it as essential to their work. 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Jiang and Mourigal are professors in the \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.physics.gatech.edu\/\u0022\u003ESchool of Physics\u003C\/a\u003E. Wang is a professor in the \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.me.gatech.edu\/\u0022\u003EGeorge W. Woodruff School of Mechanical Engineering.\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EIn this brief Q\u0026amp;A, they discuss their research focus, how it connection to IMS\u2019s research priorities, and the national impact of this initiative.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EWhat is your field of expertise?\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EJiang and Mourigal are quantum material physicists, specializing in optical magneto-spectroscopy and neutron spectroscopy, respectively. Wang is an engineering expert in quantum optimization and quantum AI\/machine learning.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EWhat questions or challenges sparked your current research?\u003C\/strong\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EIn 2025, we celebrate 100 years of quantum mechanics. A recurring question in the community is how, after a century of progress, we can fully harness the potential of quantum coherence to achieve quantum supremacy in practical devices. This program aims to address this challenge by demonstrating spectrum-based entanglement witnessing and control in quantum materials, as well as developing novel quantum sensing platforms with unprecedented sensitivity.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EMatter and systems refer to the transformational technological and societal systems that arise from the convergence of innovative materials, devices, and processes. Why is your program important to the development of the IMS research strategy?\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EIMS has been a strong supporter of campus-wide quantum research, which spans many GT units. Through this program, we aim to integrate existing efforts in quantum materials and quantum engineering to form an interdisciplinary team positioned to address national research needs in quantum information and technology, with a particular focus on quantum sensing. The deep involvement of GTRI quantum scientists provides unparalleled opportunities for real-world applications, aligning closely with the IMS research strategy.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EWhat are the broader global and social benefits of the research you and your team conduct?\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThis program represents GT\u2019s response to the National Quantum Initiative Act, which aims to accelerate quantum research and development in the United States. The quantum sensing platforms proposed here feature cutting-edge technology that is compact, highly sensitive, and easily integrated with existing classical systems. These platforms hold strong potential for transformative applications across a range of industries, including biomedical imaging in healthcare, navigation in aerospace, oil and mineral exploration, and semiconductor manufacturing.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EWhat are your plans for engaging a wider Georgia Tech faculty pool with the Institute for Matter and Systems research?\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThis program builds on an established network of quantum materials and engineering researchers, bringing together faculty from Physics, Chemistry, Mechanical Engineering, Materials Science and Engineering, Electrical Engineering, and GTRI. We plan to further expand this network by engaging GT scientists and engineers through workshops\u2014such as IMS-organized symposiums\u2014and collaborative team proposals. Our long-term goal is to establish a GT\u2013led quantum center that is nationally competitive and positioned to address critical research needs in quantum information and technology.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E","summary":"","format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EThe research program brings together experts in physics and engineering to develop compact, high-performance quantum sensing systems that align with national research priorities.\u003C\/p\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"The research program brings together experts in physics and engineering to develop compact, high-performance quantum sensing systems that align with national research priorities."}],"uid":"35272","created_gmt":"2025-11-14 12:59:41","changed_gmt":"2026-08-13 20:05:42","author":"aneumeister3","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","location":"Atlanta, GA","dateline":{"date":"2025-11-14T00:00:00-05:00","iso_date":"2025-11-14T00:00:00-05:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"hg_media":{"678624":{"id":"678624","type":"image","title":"Research-Lead-Faculty-Headshot-IMG.png","body":null,"created":"1763125214","gmt_created":"2025-11-14 13:00:14","changed":"1763125214","gmt_changed":"2025-11-14 13:00:14","alt":"Mourigal, Jiang and Wang lead the quantum research program at IMS","file":{"fid":"262679","name":"Research-Lead-Faculty-Headshot-IMG.png","image_path":"\/sites\/default\/files\/2025\/11\/14\/Research-Lead-Faculty-Headshot-IMG.png","image_full_path":"http:\/\/hg.gatech.edu\/\/sites\/default\/files\/2025\/11\/14\/Research-Lead-Faculty-Headshot-IMG.png","mime":"image\/png","size":2464900,"path_740":"http:\/\/hg.gatech.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/740xx_scale\/public\/2025\/11\/14\/Research-Lead-Faculty-Headshot-IMG.png?itok=9A5xdXkP"}}},"media_ids":["678624"],"groups":[{"id":"660369","name":"Matter and Systems"},{"id":"660410","name":"Quantum"},{"id":"1188","name":"Research Horizons"}],"categories":[],"keywords":[],"core_research_areas":[{"id":"193652","name":"Matter and Systems"}],"news_room_topics":[],"event_categories":[],"invited_audience":[],"affiliations":[],"classification":[],"areas_of_expertise":[],"news_and_recent_appearances":[],"phone":[],"contact":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022mailto:amelia.neumeister@research.gatech.edu\u0022\u003EAmelia Neumeister\u003C\/a\u003E | Research Communications Program Manager\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThe Institute for Matter and Systems\u003C\/p\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"email":["amelia.neumeister@research.gatech.edu"],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}},"687534":{"#nid":"687534","#data":{"type":"news","title":"New Cryogenic Vacuum Chamber Cuts Noise for Quantum Ion Trapping","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EEven very slight environmental noise, such as microscopic vibrations or magnetic field fluctuations a hundred times smaller than the Earth\u2019s magnetic field, can be catastrophic for quantum computing experiments with trapped ions.\u003Cbr\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003ETo address that challenge, researchers at the Georgia Tech Research Institute (GTRI) have developed an improved cryogenic vacuum chamber that helps reduce some common noise sources by isolating ions from vibrations and shielding them from magnetic field fluctuations. The new chamber also incorporates an improved imaging system and a radio frequency (RF) coil that can be used to drive ion transitions from within the chamber.\u0026nbsp;\u003Cbr\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cThere\u2019s a lot of excitement around quantum computing today, and trapped ions are just one of the research platforms available, each with their own benefits and drawbacks,\u201d explained Darian Hartsell, a GTRI research scientist who leads the project. \u201cWe are trying to mitigate multiple sources of noise in this chamber and make other improvements with one robust new design.\u201d\u003Cbr\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThe chamber design is described in a paper published January 20, 2026 in the journal \u003Cem\u003EApplied Physics Letters\u003C\/em\u003E. Some of the technical improvements developed for the project are already being applied at GTRI and collaborating organizations. This work was done in collaboration with Los Alamos National Laboratory.\u003Cbr\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThe goal of the vibration isolation is to reduce the laser amplitude and phase noise when addressing the ions, increasing operation fidelity. The goal of the magnetic field noise reduction is to preserve the coherence of qubits for longer periods of time so researchers can use them for more complex algorithms.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.gtri.gatech.edu\/newsroom\/new-cryogenic-vacuum-chamber-cuts-noise-quantum-ion-trapping\u0022\u003ESee the complete article on the GTRI news site\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cbr\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E","summary":"","format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":[{"value":"Chamber also incorporates improved imaging"}],"field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EResearchers have developed an improved vacuum chamber that reduces noise for quantum ion trapping research.\u003C\/p\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"Researchers have developed an improved vacuum chamber that reduces noise for quantum ion trapping research."}],"uid":"27303","created_gmt":"2026-01-21 15:56:39","changed_gmt":"2026-08-13 20:05:30","author":"John Toon","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","location":"Atlanta, GA","dateline":{"date":"2026-01-21T00:00:00-05:00","iso_date":"2026-01-21T00:00:00-05:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"hg_media":{"679046":{"id":"679046","type":"image","title":"Researcher tests improved vacuum chamber for ion trapping","body":"\u003Cp\u003EGTRI Research Scientist Darian Hartsell makes adjustments to an improved cryogenic vacuum chamber that helps reduce some common noise sources by isolating ions from vibrations and shielding them from magnetic field fluctuations. 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To reach those goals, companies from around the world are pursuing a variety of approaches aimed at developing large-scale, fault-tolerant quantum computers.\u003Cbr\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThe approaches of over a dozen quantum computing companies are now being evaluated through the Quantum Benchmarking Initiative (QBI), a project of the U.S. Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA). According to the agency, QBI \u201caims to rigorously verify and validate whether any quantum computing approach can achieve utility-scale operation \u2013 meaning its computational value exceeds its cost \u2013 by the year 2033.\u201d\u003Cbr\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003ESupporting the effort, a 40-person interdisciplinary research team from the Georgia Tech Research Institute (GTRI) has joined the test and evaluation component of QBI, providing unbiased subject-matter experts to work with 13 other research organizations in evaluating the R\u0026amp;D plans of participating quantum computer companies. Through this collaboration, the GTRI team is working with more than 400 other third-party experts on the project.\u003Cbr\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.gtri.gatech.edu\/newsroom\/gtri-supports-initiative-assess-quantum-computing-efforts\u0022\u003ERead the complete article on the GTRI news site\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E","summary":"","format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EThe approaches of over a dozen quantum computing companies are now being evaluated through the Quantum Benchmarking Initiative (QBI), a project of the U.S. Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA). 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Both buildings will reopen during normal operating hours Monday morning.\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003EThank you for your patience and understanding as this important preventive maintenance work is completed to help ensure the reliability and safety of the buildings\u0027 electrical systems.\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003EFor questions, contact the Library Facilities team.\u003C\/div\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E","summary":"","format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cdiv\u003ECrosland Tower and Price Gilbert will close at 6 p.m. Friday and remain closed through the weekend for electrical equipment testing, reopening Monday morning.\u003C\/div\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"Crosland Tower and Price Gilbert will close at 6 p.m. Friday and remain closed through the weekend for electrical equipment testing, reopening Monday morning."}],"uid":"36862","created_gmt":"2026-08-13 16:46:07","changed_gmt":"2026-08-13 17:57:54","author":"Gayle Schechter","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","location":"Atlanta, GA","dateline":{"date":"2026-08-13T00:00:00-04:00","iso_date":"2026-08-13T00:00:00-04:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"hg_media":{"677625":{"id":"677625","type":"image","title":"Library","body":"\u003Cp\u003EExterior of the GT library\u003C\/p\u003E","created":"1754667751","gmt_created":"2025-08-08 15:42:31","changed":"1754667799","gmt_changed":"2025-08-08 15:43:19","alt":"Exterior of the GT library","file":{"fid":"261540","name":"21C10400-P1-001-Web-Use---1-000px-Wide.jpg","image_path":"\/sites\/default\/files\/2025\/08\/08\/21C10400-P1-001-Web-Use---1-000px-Wide.jpg","image_full_path":"http:\/\/hg.gatech.edu\/\/sites\/default\/files\/2025\/08\/08\/21C10400-P1-001-Web-Use---1-000px-Wide.jpg","mime":"image\/jpeg","size":251023,"path_740":"http:\/\/hg.gatech.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/740xx_scale\/public\/2025\/08\/08\/21C10400-P1-001-Web-Use---1-000px-Wide.jpg?itok=kq_6dRnX"}}},"media_ids":["677625"],"groups":[{"id":"47240","name":"Georgia Tech Library"}],"categories":[{"id":"42901","name":"Community"}],"keywords":[{"id":"3157","name":"Facilities"},{"id":"174921","name":"Building Closure"},{"id":"174707","name":"price gilbert library"},{"id":"179625","name":"Crosland Tower"}],"core_research_areas":[],"news_room_topics":[],"event_categories":[],"invited_audience":[],"affiliations":[],"classification":[],"areas_of_expertise":[],"news_and_recent_appearances":[],"phone":[],"contact":[],"email":[],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}},"691648":{"#nid":"691648","#data":{"type":"news","title":"Exploring Korean Arts and Culture Through Feel the Korean Beat ","body":[{"value":"\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThis summer, a new group of Georgia Tech students embarked on Georgia Tech\u0027s annual five-week artistic and cultural journey, \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/modlangs.gatech.edu\/lbat\/feel-korean-beat\u0022 rel=\u0022noreferrer noopener\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003E\u003Cem\u003EFeel the Korean Beat\u003C\/em\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E, a \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/modlangs.gatech.edu\/\u0022 rel=\u0022noreferrer noopener\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003ESchool of Modern Languages\u003C\/a\u003E study abroad program in the \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/iac.gatech.edu\/\u0022 rel=\u0022noreferrer noopener\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003EIvan Allen College of Liberal Arts\u003C\/a\u003E. This international experience offered students an opportunity to explore South Korea\u0027s rich artistic traditions and contemporary culture while reflecting Georgia Tech\u0027s broader commitment to global engagement through the arts. That commitment is also reflected this summer through Georgia Tech\u2019s partnership with the Korea Foundation on the international exhibition \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.kf.or.kr\/kfEng\/ru\/cnts.do?srchOrdtmOperAt=\u0026amp;srchTxt=\u0026amp;sysId=kfEng\u0026amp;langTy=KOR\u0026amp;resveMasterSn=14401\u0026amp;language=Korean\u0022 rel=\u0022noreferrer noopener\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003E\u003Cem\u003ECrossing Grounds: Art, Design, and Technology\u003C\/em\u003E in Seoul\u003C\/a\u003E.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cp\u003ELed by Associate Professor of Korean \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/modlangs.gatech.edu\/people\/person\/yongtaek-kim\u0022 rel=\u0022noreferrer noopener\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003EDr. Yongtaek Kim\u003C\/a\u003E, \u003Cem\u003EFeel the Korean Beat \u003C\/em\u003Eintroduces students to Korean arts and culture through vibrant, immersive activities. Students spend their summer exploring Korean music, dance, history, and daily life while engaging in cross-cultural studies, gaining a deeper understanding of the country\u0027s creative landscape. From a \u0022K-pop pilgrimage\u0022 to outdoor adventures on Jeju Island and tours of South Korea\u0027s major media organizations, students experienced firsthand the value and appreciation for traditional arts through the ways they shape contemporary Korean culture.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThe experience is designed for students with no prior proficiency in Korean, removing the language barrier as an obstacle to cultural immersion. Rising sophomore Natalie Ferry, who \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/natalie.is.abroad?utm_source=ig_web_button_share_sheet\u0026amp;igsh=ZDNlZDc0MzIxNw==\u0022 rel=\u0022noreferrer noopener\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003Edocumented her journey\u003C\/a\u003E on social media as part of a class assignment, felt that the English-medium programming helped deepen her comparative understanding of Eastern and Western art.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u0022Korean folk music really serves as a historical record,\u201d explained Ferry. \u201cOf course, we see that with Western music too, but the influence of Korean folk music is still being advanced to this day. BTS\u0027 \u0027Arirang\u0027 is a great example of this: how folk culture is honored in modern art as a way of reminding people, \u0027Remember this. These are our roots.\u0027\u0022\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThe cohort\u2019s journey through Seoul, Cheonan, Daejeon, and Jeju Island concluded on Jindo Island, where students learned and performed Samulnori, a traditional Korean percussion art form, at the renowned Jindo National Gugak Center. One of Ferry\u0027s biggest takeaways from training in Samulnori was discovering how closely Korean folk music is connected to the country\u0027s geography:\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u0022Samulnori was made to be done in the [rice paddy] fields,\u201d she explained. \u201cIt\u0027s working music\u2014it\u0027s loud, it\u0027s rambunctious; it\u0027s meant to be heard over long distances. It also varies across each region; the music is inspired by the landscape. In Seoul, for example, it\u0027s become more experimental, being near the capital, which differs from rural areas where the rhythms are smoother and more delicate.\u0022 The program was partially supported through a partnership with Namseoul University in Cheonan, where students lived and studied during their second week abroad. While the campus experience felt familiar in many ways, it also allowed students to understand university life from another perspective.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cp\u003EFerry said the similarities often stood out more than the differences. The hospitality she experienced from professors, she said, reminded her of the \u0022Southern hospitality\u0022 she had grown accustomed to in the United States.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThat hospitality extended beyond the classroom, which informed Ferry\u2019s understanding of how the Georgia Tech name shows up outside of Atlanta.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u0022It was cool to learn how Georgia Tech is kind of a known entity in Korea,\u201d she said. \u201cBut it makes sense. South Korea is heavily invested in AI in a way that mirrors Georgia Tech\u0027s investment. They both value being at the forefront of technological innovation, and almost every single person I met valued being on the cutting edge.\u0022\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cp\u003EWhile the \u003Cem\u003EFeel the Korean Beat\u003C\/em\u003E cohort did not directly overlap with the opening of \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.kf.or.kr\/kfEng\/ru\/cnts.do?resveMasterSn=14402\u0026amp;\u0026amp;mi=2188\u0022 rel=\u0022noreferrer noopener\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003E\u003Cem\u003ECrossing Grounds: Art, Design, and Technology\u003C\/em\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E, both initiatives celebrate Georgia Tech\u0027s growing engagement with South Korea through arts and culture. The exhibition, co-curated by Assistant Professor Hyojin Kwon and Georgia Tech Arts strategist Birney Robert, with assistance from Santana Nash, brings together 16 projects by Georgia Tech artists that explore the intersections of art, design, and technology.\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cp\u003ETogether, these efforts demonstrate how arts-integrated experiences can strengthen international partnerships, broaden cultural understanding, and encourage students to engage in unfamiliar places with curiosity, creativity, and confidence.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cp\u003ELearn more about \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/modlangs.gatech.edu\/lbat\/feel-korean-beat\u0022 rel=\u0022noreferrer noopener\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003E\u003Cem\u003EFeel the Korean Beat\u003C\/em\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E","summary":"","format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EGeorgia Tech students explored South Korea\u0027s artistic traditions and contemporary culture this summer through \u003Cem\u003EFeel the Korean Beat\u003C\/em\u003E, a five-week study abroad program led by the School of Modern Languages. The immersive experience highlights the Institute\u0027s commitment to global engagement through the arts and complements broader international collaborations, including Georgia Tech\u0027s partnership with the Korea Foundation on the \u003Cem\u003ECrossing Grounds: Art, Design, and Technology\u003C\/em\u003E exhibition in Seoul.\u003C\/p\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"Georgia Tech\u0027s Feel the Korean Beat study abroad program gave students an immersive introduction to Korean arts and culture while highlighting the Institute\u0027s growing commitment to international artistic exchange."}],"uid":"36758","created_gmt":"2026-08-13 16:01:03","changed_gmt":"2026-08-13 16:11:54","author":"LaKenya Norris","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","location":"Atlanta, GA","dateline":{"date":"2026-08-13T00:00:00-04:00","iso_date":"2026-08-13T00:00:00-04:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"hg_media":{"680857":{"id":"680857","type":"image","title":"Korean-Beat.png","body":null,"created":"1786637376","gmt_created":"2026-08-13 16:09:36","changed":"1786637376","gmt_changed":"2026-08-13 16:09:36","alt":"Korean-Beat photo","file":{"fid":"265186","name":"Korean-Beat.png","image_path":"\/sites\/default\/files\/2026\/08\/13\/Korean-Beat.png","image_full_path":"http:\/\/hg.gatech.edu\/\/sites\/default\/files\/2026\/08\/13\/Korean-Beat.png","mime":"image\/png","size":381470,"path_740":"http:\/\/hg.gatech.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/740xx_scale\/public\/2026\/08\/13\/Korean-Beat.png?itok=9zkYv_qV"}},"680858":{"id":"680858","type":"image","title":"Korean-Beat_2.png","body":null,"created":"1786637430","gmt_created":"2026-08-13 16:10:30","changed":"1786637430","gmt_changed":"2026-08-13 16:10:30","alt":"Korean-Beat photo","file":{"fid":"265187","name":"Korean-Beat_2.png","image_path":"\/sites\/default\/files\/2026\/08\/13\/Korean-Beat_2.png","image_full_path":"http:\/\/hg.gatech.edu\/\/sites\/default\/files\/2026\/08\/13\/Korean-Beat_2.png","mime":"image\/png","size":233671,"path_740":"http:\/\/hg.gatech.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/740xx_scale\/public\/2026\/08\/13\/Korean-Beat_2.png?itok=uJJhuODq"}},"680859":{"id":"680859","type":"image","title":"Korean-Beat_3.png","body":null,"created":"1786637477","gmt_created":"2026-08-13 16:11:17","changed":"1786637477","gmt_changed":"2026-08-13 16:11:17","alt":"Korean-Beat photo","file":{"fid":"265188","name":"Korean-Beat_3.png","image_path":"\/sites\/default\/files\/2026\/08\/13\/Korean-Beat_3.png","image_full_path":"http:\/\/hg.gatech.edu\/\/sites\/default\/files\/2026\/08\/13\/Korean-Beat_3.png","mime":"image\/png","size":267620,"path_740":"http:\/\/hg.gatech.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/740xx_scale\/public\/2026\/08\/13\/Korean-Beat_3.png?itok=v9uNyHyE"}}},"media_ids":["680857","680858","680859"],"groups":[{"id":"145331","name":"Georgia Tech Arts"},{"id":"660380","name":"GT Arts"}],"categories":[],"keywords":[],"core_research_areas":[],"news_room_topics":[],"event_categories":[],"invited_audience":[],"affiliations":[],"classification":[],"areas_of_expertise":[],"news_and_recent_appearances":[],"phone":[],"contact":[],"email":[],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}},"683769":{"#nid":"683769","#data":{"type":"news","title":"Georgia Tech\u2019s Record-Setting $5.8B Economic Impact Leads USG","body":[{"value":"\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cp\u003EWith a record-setting $5.8 billion economic impact, Georgia Tech led all Georgia public institutions in fiscal year 2024, according to the latest data released by the University System of Georgia (USG).\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cp\u003ETech\u2019s contribution, a 9.9% increase from its fiscal year 2023 output, represents 25% of the $23.1 billion in total impact created by the 25 USG institutions. The data, compiled by the Selig Center for Economic Growth in the University of Georgia\u2019s Terry College of Business, showcases Georgia Tech\u2019s value to the state as well as the value of the degrees conferred by USG institutions. On average, 2024 Tech graduates can expect to earn over $1.4 million more than they would without a college degree.\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cWe are proud to deliver an extraordinary return on the resources entrusted to us by the people of our state,\u201d said \u00c1ngel Cabrera, president of Georgia Tech. \u201cEvery dollar invested in Georgia Tech fuels the development of our nation\u2019s finest talent, research, and innovation, driving economic growth and strengthening communities across our state. This is the power of a public university that strives to grow its\u0026nbsp;impact year after year.\u201d\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cp\u003EGeorgia Tech conferred 12,202 degrees in fiscal year 2024, with the graduating class expected to accumulate more than $44.5 billion throughout their careers. The Institute has maintained its position as The \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/news.gatech.edu\/news\/2025\/06\/25\/georgia-tech-tops-princeton-reviews-best-value-list\u0022 rel=\u0022noreferrer noopener\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003EPrinceton Review\u2019s best public value college\u003C\/a\u003E for three consecutive years, largely due to the return on investment it offers students.\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cp\u003EIn total, the 73,006 USG graduates from the Class of 2024 are estimated to earn a combined total of $230 billion\u0026nbsp; \u2014 $73 billion more than they could expect to earn had they not finished college or graduate school.\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cp\u003EIn addition to overall economic impact, Georgia Tech leads all USG institutions in job creation. For fiscal year 2024, Tech generated a total of 36,705 jobs, including 11,634 on campus and 25,071 jobs related to Institute spending.\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.usg.edu\/assets\/usg\/docs\/news_files\/USG_Economic_Impact_2024_%281%29.pdf\u0022 rel=\u0022noreferrer noopener\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003ERead the full USG report\u003C\/a\u003E.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E","summary":"","format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":[{"value":"The Institute accounts for more than 25% of the University System of Georgia\u2019s total economic output. 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"}],"uid":"36418","created_gmt":"2025-08-13 12:04:01","changed_gmt":"2026-08-13 16:04:28","author":"sgagliano3","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","location":"Atlanta, GA","dateline":{"date":"2025-08-13T00:00:00-04:00","iso_date":"2025-08-13T00:00:00-04:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"hg_media":{"677679":{"id":"677679","type":"image","title":"Buzz at Commencement","body":null,"created":"1755086707","gmt_created":"2025-08-13 12:05:07","changed":"1755086707","gmt_changed":"2025-08-13 12:05:07","alt":"Buzz takes a selfie with students at Commencement.","file":{"fid":"261610","name":"53699248710_d31fe10455_o.jpg","image_path":"\/sites\/default\/files\/2025\/08\/13\/53699248710_d31fe10455_o.jpg","image_full_path":"http:\/\/hg.gatech.edu\/\/sites\/default\/files\/2025\/08\/13\/53699248710_d31fe10455_o.jpg","mime":"image\/jpeg","size":5875203,"path_740":"http:\/\/hg.gatech.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/740xx_scale\/public\/2025\/08\/13\/53699248710_d31fe10455_o.jpg?itok=RY-J2hph"}}},"media_ids":["677679"],"related_links":[{"url":"https:\/\/www.usg.edu\/news\/release\/university_system_of_georgias_economic_impact_increases_to_23.1_billion","title":"USG News Release "}],"groups":[{"id":"1214","name":"News Room"}],"categories":[{"id":"194611","name":"State Impact"}],"keywords":[{"id":"726","name":"University System of Georgia"},{"id":"2935","name":"Economic Impact Study"}],"core_research_areas":[],"news_room_topics":[{"id":"71871","name":"Campus and Community"}],"event_categories":[],"invited_audience":[],"affiliations":[],"classification":[],"areas_of_expertise":[],"news_and_recent_appearances":[],"phone":[],"contact":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022mailto:Steven.gagliano@gatech.edu\u0022\u003ESteven Gagliano\u003C\/a\u003E \u2013 Institute Communications\u003C\/p\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"email":["Steven.gagliano@gatech.edu"],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}},"691642":{"#nid":"691642","#data":{"type":"news","title":"Mileage Reimbursement Rate Updated in Workday","body":[{"value":"\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cp\u003EEmployees who use personal vehicles for official Institute business are now reimbursed at $0.76 cents per mile, reflecting a mileage rate increase issued by the State Accounting Office.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThe updated rate applies to travel that occurred on or after Aug. 1, 2026, and will automatically populate in Workday based on the expense date entered. Travel completed before Aug. 1 will be reimbursed at the previous rate of $0.725 cents per mile.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EThis change does not apply to Spend Authorizations or Expense Reports created before Aug. 10, 2026.\u003C\/strong\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cp\u003EFor questions or additional information, contact the Travel Team by submitting a ticket through \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/gatech.service-now.com\/financials?id=sc_cat_item\u0026amp;sys_id=51832479db39b740fc9efe8d0f96191f\u0026amp;sysparm_category=e0af3e80dbf3ef00fc9efe8d0f961993\u0022 rel=\u0022noreferrer noopener\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EServiceNow\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E","summary":"","format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cdiv\u003EThe mileage reimbursement rate for official Institute travel using a personal vehicle has increased to 76 cents per mile and is now reflected in Workday.\u003C\/div\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"The mileage reimbursement rate for official Institute travel using a personal vehicle has increased to 76 cents per mile and is now reflected in Workday."}],"uid":"36461","created_gmt":"2026-08-13 15:02:12","changed_gmt":"2026-08-13 15:08:28","author":"imaul3","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","location":"Atlanta, GA","dateline":{"date":"2026-08-13T00:00:00-04:00","iso_date":"2026-08-13T00:00:00-04:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"hg_media":{"680852":{"id":"680852","type":"image","title":"AdobeStock_1762327674.jpeg","body":null,"created":"1786633633","gmt_created":"2026-08-13 15:07:13","changed":"1786633633","gmt_changed":"2026-08-13 15:07:13","alt":"Person driving vehicles","file":{"fid":"265180","name":"AdobeStock_1762327674.jpeg","image_path":"\/sites\/default\/files\/2026\/08\/13\/AdobeStock_1762327674.jpeg","image_full_path":"http:\/\/hg.gatech.edu\/\/sites\/default\/files\/2026\/08\/13\/AdobeStock_1762327674.jpeg","mime":"image\/jpeg","size":2659585,"path_740":"http:\/\/hg.gatech.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/740xx_scale\/public\/2026\/08\/13\/AdobeStock_1762327674.jpeg?itok=3TB8CdXv"}}},"media_ids":["680852"],"groups":[{"id":"220261","name":"Finance and Planning"},{"id":"660359","name":"Procurement and Business Services"}],"categories":[],"keywords":[],"core_research_areas":[],"news_room_topics":[],"event_categories":[],"invited_audience":[],"affiliations":[],"classification":[],"areas_of_expertise":[],"news_and_recent_appearances":[],"phone":[],"contact":[],"email":[],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}},"691641":{"#nid":"691641","#data":{"type":"news","title":"Revolutionizing Healthcare: Josh Lee\u2019s Employee Spotlight","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EIn June, the \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/matter-systems.gatech.edu\/\u0022\u003EInstitute for Matter and Systems\u003C\/a\u003E (IMS) honored five individuals at the 2026 Employee Excellence Awards. IMS presents these awards to employees who go above and beyond their job description, and the Institute is proud to spotlight the employees who keep the research running. For this employee spotlight, IMS highlights \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/matter-systems.gatech.edu\/people\/sung-hoon-lee\u0022\u003ESung Hoon \u0022Josh\u0022 Lee\u003C\/a\u003E (M.S. EE 2021, Ph.D. EE 2023), one of this year\u2019s award recipients.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EDespite his career in materials science, Lee\u2019s educational background is in electrical engineering. It wasn\u2019t until his graduate studies at Georgia Tech\u2019s School of Electrical and Computer Engineering that he gained a newfound passion for materials science. His interest originated through his involvement with the\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/sites.gatech.edu\/wish\/\u0022\u003EWearable Intelligent Systems and Healthcare (WISH)\u003C\/a\u003E Center in the final year of his doctorate.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cI saw how IMS brings together experts from different disciplines to tackle healthcare challenges that no single field could solve alone,\u201d Lee said. \u201cI wanted to be part of an organization that not only advances cutting-edge research but also builds the collaborations needed to translate those innovations into real clinical impact.\u201d\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EAfter receiving his Ph.D. from Georgia Tech, Lee became a full-time research program manager at IMS. Today, Lee\u2019s research in the cleanroom facilities centers around wearable medical technologies to improve healthcare practices. Bringing together students, clinicians, and industry partners, Lee constantly seeks to identify opportunities for collaboration on the next generation of healthcare innovation.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cUltimately, I hope the work we do at Georgia Tech leads to wearable and intelligent healthcare systems that improve quality of life for people around the world,\u201d Lee said.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003ELee continues to travel the world, experiencing different cultures and learning how innovation is applied in healthcare and technology globally. 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While preserving what generations of Yellow Jackets have loved about Brittain, we have significantly upgraded the facility to serve today\u2019s students, employees, alumni, and stakeholders with greater variety, more options for guests with allergen needs, and innovative culinary selections,\u201d said Ryan Greene, executive director for Dining and Retail Services.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cp\u003EIn designing the new space, Tech Dining wanted to preserve the structure\u0027s historic character \u2014 which has \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.gtalumni.org\/news\/georgia-tech-traditions\/brittain-dining-hall.html\u0022 rel=\u0022noreferrer noopener\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003Edrawn comparisons to Hogwarts and landed it on \u003Cem\u003ESouthern Living\u003C\/em\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E magazine\u2019s list of the South\u2019s most stunning dining halls \u2014 while providing diners with a revamped experience, featuring seven full-service stations outfitted with new state-of-the-art kitchen equipment as well as beverage and dessert options.\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThose include:\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cul\u003E\u003Cli data-list-item-id=\u0022e7b32a92ccf94a28a456f522f41c33961\u0022\u003ESmoothie Lab \u2014 A smoothie and acai bowl station.\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/li\u003E\u003C\/ul\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cul\u003E\u003Cli data-list-item-id=\u0022eaa9a59675083188e347ef5f147dbbab9\u0022\u003EGreen Bytes and Slices \u2014 An expanded salad bar (relocated from the dining room to the servery), a made-to-order deli, and soup.\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/li\u003E\u003C\/ul\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cul\u003E\u003Cli data-list-item-id=\u0022ea9c5c31e0c902123ec649a78ac251516\u0022\u003ESmart Slice \u2014 A pizza station.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/li\u003E\u003C\/ul\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cul\u003E\u003Cli data-list-item-id=\u0022e69b31ff4bb72235ab5ea51ab1448a7ee\u0022\u003EGT Fire Bowl \u2014 A new Mongolian concept.\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/li\u003E\u003C\/ul\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cul\u003E\u003Cli data-list-item-id=\u0022e881740462a5eda0767b4c277ad5e3946\u0022\u003ERamblin\u2019 Grill \u2013 A full grill station.\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/li\u003E\u003C\/ul\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cul\u003E\u003Cli data-list-item-id=\u0022e9eb3985502316cf7923cf6b59006f4c4\u0022\u003EPlant-Power Hive \u2014 A vegetarian and vegan station.\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/li\u003E\u003C\/ul\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cul\u003E\u003Cli data-list-item-id=\u0022e141105918ddf992e5b23638420d7fd91\u0022\u003EA full beverage station \u2013\u0026nbsp; A station featuring soda, water, coffee and other drinks.\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/li\u003E\u003C\/ul\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cul\u003E\u003Cli data-list-item-id=\u0022e04ef1aee6077b9ef00743373144cf99b\u0022\u003ESoft-serve ice cream and a Dole Whip machine.\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/li\u003E\u003C\/ul\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cp\u003EWalking through the servery \u2014 the service area between the kitchen and the main dining room \u2014\u0026nbsp; diners will notice expanded walkways, increased natural light, and the restored original terrazzo flooring. That flooring was crafted by the Institute\u2019s ceramics department, founded in 1924 by the building\u2019s namesake, Georgia Tech President Marion L. Brittain.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cp\u003EIn the dining room, restoration work preserves the cathedral ceiling and stained-glass windows originally designed by \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.gtalumni.org\/news\/2018\/techs-brilliant-sculptor.html\u0022 rel=\u0022noreferrer noopener\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003EJulian Hoke Harris\u003C\/a\u003E, Arch 1928, a longtime architecture professor at Tech. The building\u2019s HVAC systems have been updated, and the wrought-iron lights originally made by the mechanical engineering department have been retrofitted with LED lights.\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cp\u003EBehind the scenes, Brittain\u2019s main kitchen has received a complete overhaul. New kitchen appliances, water heaters, and an entirely new dish room will reduce water and energy usage while making the operation safer and more streamlined for employees. A new walk-in freezer has been added to the kitchen, while the previous outdoor unit has been relocated to the West Village Dining Hall.\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Ch3\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003ELighter Fare\u003C\/strong\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/h3\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cp\u003EWhen exploring the new offerings at Brittain, diners will not find a fryer at any of the stations. Instead, items like French fries will be baked at the dining hall, offering a more health-conscious approach. The expanded space will allow for the introduction of new dishes, cuisines, and menu rotations to keep up with demand.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cThe renewed Brittain represents the continued evolution of Tech Dining. By combining healthier cooking methods, fresh and flavorful ingredients, innovative menu development, and strong culinary execution, we are creating a dining experience that meets the expectations of today\u2019s students and reflects the excellence of Georgia Tech,\u201d Greene said.\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Ch3\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EHours of Operation\u003C\/strong\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/h3\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cp\u003EBrittain Dining Hall will be open Monday \u2013 Friday, 11 a.m. \u2013 11 p.m.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cp\u003EBrittain will not open for breakfast or on weekends, but North Avenue Dining Hall and West Village Dining Hall remain open from 7 a.m. to 11 p.m. daily.\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Ch3\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EBrittain\u2019s Next Century\u003C\/strong\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/h3\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cp\u003EBrittain has been a staple on campus for nearly a century. Georgia Tech President \u00c1ngel Cabrera cut the ribbon at a ceremony Wednesday, marking the beginning of the dining hall\u0027s next chapter.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cp lang=\u0022EN-US\u0022\u003E\u201cAt Georgia Tech, we build new things and we develop new technologies, but we are tied to our roots, to our values, to our history. We know where we come from, and this building is a symbol of that. And I know, in another 150 years, we will be able to say the same thing,\u201d he said. \u0022When I\u2019m visiting with our alumni, I tell them when they go back to campus, a lot of things will look new, but a lot of things remain absolutely the same, and that\u2019s what this place represents. 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The free courses are available to students, faculty, and staff and are taught by a team of 11 undergraduate students who hold CPR instructor certifications and volunteer their time to serve the campus community.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cCPR and AED use are some of the easiest ways for everyday people to make a real difference in the event of cardiac arrest,\u201d said Esther Lee, a biomedical engineering major and outreach director for EMSaT. \u201cIf more people know what to do and feel comfortable stepping in, we can make the Georgia Tech community safer and better prepared.\u201d\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cp\u003EDuring the past year, EMSaT instructors trained 472 members of the Georgia Tech community in CPR and AED use. This spring alone, the organization certified 311 participants.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThe training initiative builds on EMSaT\u2019s broader mission to strengthen emergency preparedness at Georgia Tech. Founded in 2019, the group works with campus and community partners to improve emergency response, provide first aid education, and create hands-on opportunities for students pursuing careers in healthcare and emergency medicine.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThe impact of that work can be seen in the experiences of \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/news.gatech.edu\/news\/2026\/01\/26\/students-making-difference-emts-juggle-schoolwork-and-emergency-medicine\u0022 rel=\u0022noreferrer noopener\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003EGeorgia Tech student EMTs\u003C\/a\u003E, who balance rigorous academic schedules with jobs in hospitals and ambulance services.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThe group will continue offering training sessions this fall at the Campus Recreation Center. 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He arrived on campus in 1984 and earned a bachelor\u2019s degree in management in 1990, and he never imagined that decades later he\u2019d be graduating with a master\u2019s degree from Tech on the same day as his daughter.\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cp\u003ESherman hadn\u2019t considered that any of his four daughters would follow in his footsteps at Tech, but when the youngest, Shaina, expressed interest in architecture, he was elated to learn that she planned on applying to his alma mater. The day she received her acceptance letter is one that Sherman ranks among his favorite Tech-related memories. Now, the pair will share another unforgettable memory at Commencement as Shaina \u2014 who graduated with a bachelor\u2019s degree in 2024 \u2014 earns her master\u2019s degree in architecture, and Sherman graduates with his MBA.\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cp\u003EOne factor that brought Shaina back to Tech for graduate school was the chance to share a campus with her father. Sherman knew he\u2019d have to take on extra hours to make sure they graduated at the same time. As the day nears, he sees the hard work paying off.\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cIt was hard, but I always knew it was going to be worth it to share this moment of becoming a Double Jacket with Shaina,\u201d Sherman said. \u201cMy heart is so full. I\u2019m just so proud of her and everything she has accomplished, and to be able to share this spotlight with her \u2014 I couldn\u0027t have written that script any better.\u201d\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cp\u003EShaina calls her family\u2019s emphasis on education a blessing and says their support and stories of the life lessons learned at Tech led her here.\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cI knew how great a school Georgia Tech was through my dad, my mom, and my aunt. They all wore Georgia Tech with pride, and going to Tech games and meeting their friends was such a huge part of my childhood. My sisters and I are all very academically motivated, and I wanted to go to an institution that was innovative and world-renowned because I felt like I was going to finally be challenged,\u201d she said.\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cp\u003EGrowing up, Shaina recalls her dad helping her with her math homework and always being there when she needed help with an essay. During graduate school, the two supported one another with texts before finals and presentations, and they frequently talked about their course load at family gatherings.\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Ch3\u003EFamily Legacy\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/h3\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cp\u003ESherman was the first Lofton to enroll at Tech, but the family\u2019s history with the Institute began when his father, Sherman Lofton Sr., applied for admission before the school\u2019s desegregation in 1961.\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cI regret that my dad didn\u2019t get the chance to attend Tech. He was the best mathematician I ever knew, but he knew that Shaina was here and that I was starting my program, and he was excited. I wish he, as well as my stepfather, were here to see us, but this day means so much for our family,\u201d Sherman said. \u201cI got to Tech when I was 18 and could never have anticipated that it would be such an integral part of my life, and to think that gets passed down to another generation brings me so much joy.\u201d\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThe death of her grandfathers is something that Shaina carried with her throughout her educational journey.\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cMy dad lost two of his father figures, and I lost two grandpas, and that hit our family hard, but I think it really motivated us to get through graduate school and finish together and do this not only for us and each other, but for our family too,\u201d she said.\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cp\u003EAfter Commencement, Shaina will begin working with HDR, an architecture firm in Midtown, where she\u2019ll work on the design of hospitals, clinics, and laboratories. While her time as a student at Tech is ending, Shaina knows that she\u2019ll share the same lifelong love for the Institute that her father has shared with her.\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cI grew up with my \u2018aunts\u2019 and \u2018uncles\u2019 that my parents went to school with, and my favorite moments at Tech were realizing that I was meeting the people who will become those same figures in my kids\u0027 lives in the future. It\u2019s amazing to know that this cycle that started with my parents will continue,\u201d she said.\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThe Loftons are happy to celebrate graduation season, but Shaina knows there is more excitement on the horizon.\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cComing from a family that values education so much, and one that supports each other and encourages each other constantly, this is a moment that may feel like a finish line, but I know Loftons \u2014 we always keep running,\u201d she said. \u201cAnd I can\u2019t wait for the great things to come after this.\u201d\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E","summary":"","format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":[{"value":"Nearly four decades after graduating with his bachelor\u2019s degree from Georgia Tech, Sherman Lofton Jr. will become a Double Jacket on the same day as his daughter.  "}],"field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003ENearly four decades after graduating with his bachelor\u2019s degree from Georgia Tech, Sherman Lofton Jr. will become a Double Jacket on the same day as his daughter.\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"Nearly four decades after graduating with his bachelor\u2019s degree from Georgia Tech, Sherman Lofton Jr. will become a Double Jacket on the same day as his daughter.  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Since launching in 2024, Green Forks has transformed surplus food from catered events into a valuable resource for students in need.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cp\u003EGreen Forks was founded by Renee Alnoubani, CE 2025, who is currently pursuing a master\u0027s in city and regional planning, and Ivy Xue, Neuroscience 2023, with support from Danielle Ismirle Dunigan of Tech Dining, Steven Fazenbaker of Student Life, and Steve Place of the Office of Sustainability, after students raised concerns about the amount of food being discarded after campus events. Recognizing an opportunity to address both food waste and food insecurity, the founding team partnered with Klemis Kitchen to develop a simple, scalable solution that directs surplus food to students who can benefit from it.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThe process is straightforward. When a catered event ends with surplus food, the event coordinator or catering team submits a brief form. Students registered through Klemis Kitchen receive notifications when food is available, allowing them to pick up meals during a designated collection period. The model is designed to align with food safety requirements while minimizing additional work for event organizers.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cp\u003EDirector of Dining Services Danielle Ismirle Dunigan said, \u201cThe students who proposed the idea were passionate about helping divert the many leftovers after catering events. Green Forks is basically a communication tool, and it has effectively diverted food waste while feeding hungry Yellow Jackets. Each Green Forks alert makes my day, knowing we are making a difference in many ways.\u201d\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cp\u003EIn just two years, Green Forks has made a significant impact across campus. The program has supported \u003Cstrong\u003E526 events\u003C\/strong\u003E and provided an estimated \u003Cstrong\u003E4,750 meals\u003C\/strong\u003E to students. These numbers represent thousands of opportunities for students experiencing food insecurity to access nutritious food that otherwise may have been discarded.\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cp\u003EStudent Life Program Director Steve Fazenbaker added, \u0022The idea that drives my work is that everything a student needs to thrive and flourish at Georgia Tech can be found somewhere at Georgia Tech. Green Forks brings that idea to life in a powerful way. Through Green Forks, students are made aware almost daily of the abundance of food on campus, and they are reminded that they never need to miss a meal.\u201d \u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cp\u003EBeyond the numbers, students say the program has provided both practical support and a sense of community. One student said that Green Forks helped them \u0022worry less about paying for food and living costs,\u0022 while another described the program as a reminder of the generosity and care that exists across the Georgia Tech community.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cp\u003ESteve Place, campus sustainability project manager for the Office of Sustainability, said, \u0022Green Forks is the perfect example of different units working together to meet a common goal. Each partner brought what they do best, and the result was a terrific collaboration that serves campus and makes us incredibly proud.\u0022\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cp\u003EGreen Forks also advances Georgia Tech\u0027s sustainability goals by reducing food waste. Rather than sending edible leftovers to the landfill, the program diverts food to students who can use it immediately, maximizing the value of meals already prepared for campus events.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThe program\u0027s success has attracted attention beyond Georgia Tech. Team members have worked with other institutions to share the model, including Missouri State University and North Carolina State University, helping expand the impact of a program that began with a simple student idea.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cp\u003EFaculty and staff can help continue that success by using Green Forks for catered events, allowing extra time for food collection, and submitting surplus food through the program. Every event has the potential to reduce waste, strengthen community, and help ensure that no Georgia Tech student goes hungry.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cp\u003EFor event coordinators and students who want to participate in and learn more about Green Forks and other temporary assistance programs at Georgia Tech, visit the \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/dining.gatech.edu\/greenforks\u0022 rel=\u0022noreferrer noopener\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003EGreen Forks webpage\u003C\/a\u003E \u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E","summary":"","format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EGreen Forks collaboration reduces waste, supports student well-being, and advances campus sustainability goals.\u003C\/p\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"Green Forks collaboration reduces waste, supports student well-being, and advances campus sustainability goals."}],"uid":"35028","created_gmt":"2026-07-27 19:10:40","changed_gmt":"2026-08-12 20:31:53","author":"cbrim3","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","location":"Atlanta, GA","dateline":{"date":"2026-07-27T00:00:00-04:00","iso_date":"2026-07-27T00:00:00-04:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"hg_media":{"680687":{"id":"680687","type":"image","title":"green_forks_2yrs_celebration.png","body":"\u003Cp\u003EFrom left to right: Campus Sustainability Project Manager, Office of Sustainability Steve Place; Director, Safety and Facilities for Dining and Retail Danielle Ismirle Dunigan; and Program Director, STAR Steven Fazenbaker at the Green Forks celebration.\u003C\/p\u003E","created":"1785179481","gmt_created":"2026-07-27 19:11:21","changed":"1785179481","gmt_changed":"2026-07-27 19:11:21","alt":"Image of Green Forks co-founders at the two-year anniversary.","file":{"fid":"264987","name":"green_forks_2yrs_celebration.png","image_path":"\/sites\/default\/files\/2026\/07\/27\/green_forks_2yrs_celebration.png","image_full_path":"http:\/\/hg.gatech.edu\/\/sites\/default\/files\/2026\/07\/27\/green_forks_2yrs_celebration.png","mime":"image\/png","size":4607292,"path_740":"http:\/\/hg.gatech.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/740xx_scale\/public\/2026\/07\/27\/green_forks_2yrs_celebration.png?itok=omOjtma1"}}},"media_ids":["680687"],"groups":[{"id":"1214","name":"News Room"},{"id":"660398","name":"Sustainability Hub"},{"id":"660412","name":"Wellness"}],"categories":[{"id":"129","name":"Institute and Campus"}],"keywords":[{"id":"193873","name":"green forks"},{"id":"168693","name":"campus sustainability"},{"id":"192081","name":"office of sustainability"},{"id":"171884","name":"food insecurity"}],"core_research_areas":[],"news_room_topics":[{"id":"71871","name":"Campus and Community"}],"event_categories":[],"invited_audience":[],"affiliations":[],"classification":[],"areas_of_expertise":[],"news_and_recent_appearances":[],"phone":[],"contact":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003ECathy Brim\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003ECommunications Officer II\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EInstitute Communications\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EInfrastructure and Operations | Planning, Design, and Construction | Office of Sustainability\u003C\/p\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"email":["Cathy.brim@gatech.edu"],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}},"691631":{"#nid":"691631","#data":{"type":"news","title":"How Does Wildfire Smoke Affect the Economy?","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EWildfires in the United States are getting bigger and the season is getting longer, fueled by hotter and drier weather from climate change. Even when fires are hundreds of miles away, the wildfire smoke can still harm people\u0027s health and create economic costs through air pollution, said \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.caseyjwichman.com\/\u0022 rel=\u0022noopener\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022 title=\u0022(opens in a new window)\u0022\u003ECasey Wichman,\u003C\/a\u003E an associate professor in Georgia Tech\u2019s School of Economics.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThe Air Quality Index (AQI) measures how clean or polluted the air is. A healthy AQI is between zero and 50, but when wildfire smoke blows in and settles over cities, the AQI can reach levels of 500 or more. Poor air quality changes where and how people spend their time and money, reduces productivity (even for those working indoors), and increases healthcare costs.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cEnvironmental regulations like the Clean Air Act dramatically improved our air quality over the past 40 years, but as wildfire season becomes the new normal, wildfire smoke is eroding those gains,\u201d Wichman said. According to \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.nature.com\/articles\/s41586-023-06522-6\u0022 rel=\u0022noreferrer noopener\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022 title=\u0022(opens in a new window)\u0022\u003Erecent research,\u003C\/a\u003E wildfire smoke has erased about a quarter of the progress made over previous decades, and more than half in many western states.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/iac.gatech.edu\/featured-news\/2026\/08\/wildfire-smoke-affect-economy\u0022\u003ERead Full Story on the IAC News Page\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E","summary":"","format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EWildfires in the United States are getting bigger and the season is getting longer, fueled by hotter and drier weather from climate change. Even when fires are hundreds of miles away, the wildfire smoke can still harm people\u0027s health and create economic costs through air pollution, said \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.caseyjwichman.com\/\u0022 rel=\u0022noopener\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022 title=\u0022(opens in a new window)\u0022\u003ECasey Wichman,\u003C\/a\u003E an associate professor in Georgia Tech\u2019s School of Economics.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThe Air Quality Index (AQI) measures how clean or polluted the air is. A healthy AQI is between zero and 50, but when wildfire smoke blows in and settles over cities, the AQI can reach levels of 500 or more. Poor air quality changes where and how people spend their time and money, reduces productivity (even for those working indoors), and increases healthcare costs.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cEnvironmental regulations like the Clean Air Act dramatically improved our air quality over the past 40 years, but as wildfire season becomes the new normal, wildfire smoke is eroding those gains,\u201d Wichman said. According to \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.nature.com\/articles\/s41586-023-06522-6\u0022 rel=\u0022noreferrer noopener\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022 title=\u0022(opens in a new window)\u0022\u003Erecent research,\u003C\/a\u003E wildfire smoke has erased about a quarter of the progress made over previous decades, and more than half in many western states.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"Georgia Tech economist Casey Wichman explains how increased wildfire smoke from climate change affects spending, productivity, and healthcare costs."}],"uid":"36413","created_gmt":"2026-08-12 19:02:31","changed_gmt":"2026-08-12 19:06:07","author":"pdevarajan3","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","location":"Atlanta, GA","dateline":{"date":"2026-08-12T00:00:00-04:00","iso_date":"2026-08-12T00:00:00-04:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"hg_media":{"680847":{"id":"680847","type":"image","title":"CaseyWichmanSQUARE--40-.png","body":"\u003Cp\u003ECasey Wichman, Associate Professor, Georgia Tech School of Economics.\u003C\/p\u003E","created":"1786561359","gmt_created":"2026-08-12 19:02:39","changed":"1786561359","gmt_changed":"2026-08-12 19:02:39","alt":"Casey Wichman, Associate Professor in Georgia Tech\u2019s School of Economics.","file":{"fid":"265174","name":"CaseyWichmanSQUARE--40-.png","image_path":"\/sites\/default\/files\/2026\/08\/12\/CaseyWichmanSQUARE--40-.png","image_full_path":"http:\/\/hg.gatech.edu\/\/sites\/default\/files\/2026\/08\/12\/CaseyWichmanSQUARE--40-.png","mime":"image\/png","size":448644,"path_740":"http:\/\/hg.gatech.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/740xx_scale\/public\/2026\/08\/12\/CaseyWichmanSQUARE--40-.png?itok=GxjiNJf0"}}},"media_ids":["680847"],"related_links":[{"url":"https:\/\/iac.gatech.edu\/featured-news\/2026\/08\/wildfire-smoke-affect-economy","title":"Read Full Story on IAC News Page"}],"groups":[{"id":"1188","name":"Research Horizons"},{"id":"367481","name":"SEI Energy"},{"id":"1280","name":"Strategic Energy Institute"}],"categories":[{"id":"42901","name":"Community"},{"id":"131","name":"Economic Development and Policy"},{"id":"144","name":"Energy"},{"id":"154","name":"Environment"},{"id":"151","name":"Policy, Social Sciences, and Liberal Arts"},{"id":"135","name":"Research"}],"keywords":[{"id":"186858","name":"go-sei"}],"core_research_areas":[{"id":"39531","name":"Energy and Sustainable Infrastructure"}],"news_room_topics":[],"event_categories":[],"invited_audience":[],"affiliations":[],"classification":[],"areas_of_expertise":[],"news_and_recent_appearances":[],"phone":[],"contact":[],"email":[],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}},"691627":{"#nid":"691627","#data":{"type":"news","title":"New Model Teaches Workplace AI to Read More Like Humans","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EModern artificial intelligence (AI) platforms can summarize reports, analyze documents, and answer questions in seconds. But when information is spread across dozens of slides, charts, and tables, even advanced models can miss important details.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EAs many organizations and businesses are turning to AI to improve workplace efficiency, risk remains high. Between overlooked footnotes and misread graphics, small mistakes can have expensive consequences.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003ETo address this challenge, researchers from Georgia Tech and J.P. Morgan developed SlideAgent. The new framework helps large language models (LLMs) better understand complex visual documents like presentation slide decks, brochures, and reports.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/arxiv.org\/abs\/2510.26615\u0022\u003ESlideAgent\u003C\/a\u003E works by breaking documents into multiple levels, allowing the model to analyze both the big picture and the fine details. This human-inspired approach leads to more accurate and reliable interpretation than existing systems.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EBeyond improving workplace tools, SlideAgent also points to a broader shift in AI. Instead of building only larger and more powerful models, the work shows how smarter design and more efficient reasoning can improve performance.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cMultimodal LLMs such as GPT, Gemini, and Claude, can save people time and reduce the mental effort required to understand these documents, but they remain imperfect,\u201d said \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/ahren09.github.io\/\u0022\u003EYiqiao (Ahren) Jin\u003C\/a\u003E, a Ph.D. candidate in Georgia Tech\u2019s \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/cse.gatech.edu\/\u0022\u003ESchool of Computational Science and Engineering\u003C\/a\u003E (CSE).\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cIn high-stakes fields such as finance, for example, misreading a number, overlooking a footnote, or making an incorrect comparison across pages could affect reporting, risk assessment, or strategic decisions.\u201d\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThe researchers tested SlideAgent on a wide range of real-world documents, including financial presentations, technical slides, and visual question-answering datasets.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThe system consistently outperformed leading commercial models and open-source tools throughout the evaluation. In some cases, it improved accuracy by up to 10%. The gains were especially strong on more complex tasks, such as comparing information across slides or understanding how visuals relate to each other on a page.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cWe found the results very encouraging. SlideAgent reaches an improvement of 7.9% over its proprietary base model and 9.8% over the evaluated open-source base models,\u201d said Jin, the project\u2019s lead researcher.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cThese are meaningful gains given the strength of the underlying multimodal models and the difficulty of the tasks.\u201d\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003ECurrent multimodal AI systems often process entire pages at once. This approach can lead to mistakes, such as miscounting items in a chart or overlooking important details in dense visuals.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003ESlideAgent addresses this by mimicking how people read documents. Instead of treating each page as a single unit, the system looks at information at three levels: the full document, individual pages, and specific elements like charts, tables, and text blocks.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EA network of agents, each specialized for a specific level, divides and coordinates analysis. Then, SlideAgent combines outputs to build a structured understanding of the overall document. This allows it to answer questions more accurately and reason across multiple pages.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cThe central inspiration was how people naturally read a long presentation,\u201d Jin said.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cWe first develop an understanding of the overall narrative, then identify the relevant pages or sections, and finally zoom in on individual charts, tables, or text blocks when precise evidence is needed.\u201d\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThe work highlights a growing challenge with AI. As systems become more popular and more powerful, users increasingly discover the technology\u2019s limitations. This is especially true for real-world tasks that require structured reasoning and contextual understanding.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003ESlideAgent shows that better performance does not always come from building bigger models. Instead, it points to smarter ways of organizing how AI processes information that can lead to improvement.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThe Association for Computational Linguistics (ACL) accepted SlideAgent for presentation at its annual meeting. The 64th \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/2026.aclweb.org\/\u0022\u003EACL 2026 meeting\u003C\/a\u003E took place July 2-7 in San Diego.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EACL is a scientific and professional organization for researchers in natural language processing (NLP). 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She is now using the same model to build a regional network that links community leaders and researchers on resilience, food access, and disaster response.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cp\u003EP\u00e9rez-Guzm\u00e1n, an assistant professor in the School of Civil and Environmental Engineering and a faculty fellow at the Brook Byers Institute for Sustainable Systems (BBISS), focuses on addressing problems within the supply chain and transportation domains. \u201cThese challenges often encompass disruptions, human behavior, multiple stakeholders, and sustainability objectives,\u201d she said.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cp\u003EBefore joining Georgia Tech in 2023, she was a postdoctoral research associate at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute\u2019s Center for Infrastructure, Transportation, and the Environment. She also holds a courtesy appointment in the H. Milton Stewart School of Industrial and Systems Engineering at Georgia Tech.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cAll of the research that I do always starts with a problem that has some sort of important social impact,\u201d she said, \u201cand then I try to draw from my expertise in different fields to help solve that problem.\u201d\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EBuilding a Network, One Pilot at a Time\u003C\/strong\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThrough BBISS and its Sustainability Next grant program, P\u00e9rez-Guzm\u00e1n co-leads a community resilience network of roughly 40 to 50 practitioners and researchers working on community-led resilience hubs across Georgia and South Carolina, with plans to expand across the Southeast.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cNeither researchers nor practitioners alone can advance community resilience as they could if they work together,\u201d she said. \u201cThe purpose of the network is to facilitate and leverage partnerships.\u201d\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cp\u003ECommunity Church Atlanta is one of the first pilots. The church\u2019s resilience hub, established in 2023, offers weekly support services and on-site solar and battery storage to keep power flowing during outages caused by storms, heat waves, or other disruptions. It is also the launching point for the Westside Resilience Corridor, a partnership of four churches along Cascade Road working to become resilience hubs for their neighborhoods.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cp\u003EWorking with church leaders, emergency managers, and community representatives, P\u00e9rez-Guzm\u00e1n and partners held a two-day workshop to map likely hazards, define critical services, and draft activation procedures. Among those partners was Beth Remmes, coastal outreach and climate resiliency coordinator for Georgia Interfaith Power \u0026amp; Light (GIPL), who helped design and facilitate the process. \u201cThe whole idea behind resilience hubs is creating social cohesion,\u201d Remmes said. \u201cSocial connectivity and relationships in the community are one of the biggest determinants of our ability not only to bounce back, but hopefully to bounce forward in a stronger way.\u201d\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cp\u003EShe noted that churches like Community Church Atlanta already serve as informal first responders. The resilience hub work makes that role more intentional by focusing on preparedness, programming, and connection well before an emergency. Just as important, in her view, was Tech\u2019s ability to see how lessons from Community Church Atlanta could inform future resilience hubs across the region.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cp\u003EErica Holloman-Hill, founder and chief envisioning officer of Ayika Solutions Inc. and a member of Community Church Atlanta, sees that impact from inside the congregation. In the resilience hub effort, she provides technical guidance on the solar and battery system, helps shape programming such as workforce development, and helped bring partners like Groundswell and Georgia Tech to the table.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cGeorgia Tech uniquely brings the science and academia,\u201d Holloman-Hill said. \u201cBeing able to leverage an institution like Georgia Tech gives weight to some of the work that we\u2019re doing, while leaning on the technical expertise of professors like Sof\u00eda and partnering with organizations like GIPL to create models and support.\u201d\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cp\u003ELooking ahead, Holloman-Hill said Community Church Atlanta is focused on refining how the hub operates and sharing lessons learned with other churches in the Westside Resilience Corridor. That means clarifying how the church will run the hub during emergencies, which partners need to be at the table, and how a third-party technical advisor can help keep the system performing as designed.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cp\u003EFor P\u00e9rez-Guzm\u00e1n, those kinds of relationships are the real outcome. \u201cThe relationship, the trust, the partnership \u2014 it\u2019s probably the most important outcome we\u2019ve seen,\u201d she said.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cp\u003EJennifer Hirsch, senior director of BBISS\u2019s Center for Sustainable Communities Research and Education (SCoRE) and the network co-lead, sees the same value at an institutional scale.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cUniversities are important members of their communities and can be key partners in sustainability and resilience efforts when they mobilize their research capabilities, students, and other resources to partner with and support local leadership and innovations,\u201d Hirsch said. \u201cNetworks of universities and communities can serve as multipliers of innovative approaches. 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Her team has gathered survey and experimental data from residents in West End and citywide, testing how distance, travel time, price, and a store\u2019s ties to the community shape where people choose to shop. \u201cWe\u2019re trying to design tools for logistics and food distribution decisions that bring food closer to people,\u201d she said.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cp\u003EA parallel thread runs through her disaster response work, where she studies how people choose among points of distribution for emergency relief. Proximity matters, she\u2019s found, but it isn\u2019t everything. Many people will travel farther if they believe they\u2019re more likely to receive supplies, or if it lets them move closer to family. 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Held at the Brainerd International Raceway in Minnesota, the Formula Sun Grand Prix tested each vehicle\u2019s handling, endurance, and efficiency. For laps completed, optimization, and efficiency, Tech won with a score of 95.8 (out of 100) and was the only team to place four people in its vehicle throughout the event. \u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThe FSGP served as a qualifier for the premier collegiate solar car event in North America, the American Solar Challenge. The biannual event, which began on July 25, featured teams traveling more than 1,600 miles along the Great River Road and Route 66 from Minneapolis to Amarillo, Texas, over eight days. Tech was one of three multi-occupant teams to complete the challenge, and, once again, the only team to do so with four riders \u2014 setting an all-time ASC record for the highest average occupancy.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cp\u003EAfter placing third in the FSGP last year, the team returned to Georgia Tech\u2019s \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/scc.gatech.edu\/\u0022\u003EStudent Competition Center\u003C\/a\u003E to begin fine-tuning the SR-4. Weekly testing pushed the car to its limits. Outgoing team president Sam Woolsey recalled that many testing days ended with car components failing. The team addressed mechanical and electrical speed bumps along the way, including an issue that forced them to ship their motors back to their supplier early in the summer. They got the motors back just four days before the competition.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cWe went into this competition without any expectations because our car had broken so much in front of us. But every time that car broke down was an issue we learned about and now knew how to fix it. It was satisfying to come to the competition after all those testing days ended in sadness, because we were prepared for almost anything that our car could throw at us. And on site, we had one of the most reliable cars at that competition,\u201d Woolsey said. \u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cp\u003EWhile the next American Solar Challenge is in 2028, the victories and records at this year\u2019s event only serve to motivate the team to work harder to improve ahead of next year\u2019s Formula Sun Grand Prix. The team intends to launch a new car and compete in the single-occupant category\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cp lang=\u0022EN-US\u0022\u003E\u201cThe work has already started,\u201d Woolsey said. \u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThe team\u2019s success didn\u2019t occur overnight. Woolsey credits the hundreds of students who have contributed to the vehicle, dating back to its design phase in 2020. Georgia Tech Solar Racing currently has more than 150 active members, which they expect to grow. The team is primarily made up of mechanical and electrical engineering majors, but all students are encouraged to join. \u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cWe\u0027re proud to be one of the teams in the Student Competition Center that is pushing forward what extracurriculars can do for your education,\u201d Woolsey said. \u201cThere are few other places on campus where you can learn the kind of technical communication, the group work dynamics, and the real-world problem-solving opportunities that you get here. It\u2019s the epitome of what a Georgia Tech education is about.\u201d\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E","summary":"","format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":[{"value":"The team set a challenge record for occupancy and took home first place in the Formula Sun Grand Prix\u2019s multi-occupant category. 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These devices automate critical infrastructure, including water treatment facilities, power grids, manufacturing plants, and transportation systems. The lab\u2019s work has revealed widespread internet exposure and software vulnerabilities that leave many industrial control systems vulnerable to cyberattacks.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u0022Out of the 16 critical infrastructure sectors defined by the \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.cisa.gov\/topics\/critical-infrastructure-security-and-resilience\/critical-infrastructure-sectors\u0022\u003ECybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency\u003C\/a\u003E, four are considered lifelines,\u0022 Zonouz said. \u0022Of those four, communications, energy, transportation, and water, the water sector is the most vulnerable, which is why it is so often targeted.\u0022\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EPLCs serve as the brains of industrial operations, monitoring sensors and controlling equipment that keep essential services operational.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u0022Imagine you have a thermostat that controls the temperature of your house. That is a type of controller,\u0022 Zonouz explained. \u0022The professional version does the same thing in industry.\u0022\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EWhen these controllers are directly accessible from the internet, attackers can exploit them to disrupt operations, manipulate industrial processes, or interfere with the systems that deliver essential services. Controllers may be intentionally exposed to allow operators to monitor equipment remotely. They can also be unintentionally accessible online because of configuration errors.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EHowever, internet exposure is only part of the problem.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThe CPSec Lab maintains a collection of PLCs that researchers reverse engineer to better understand their firmware, communication protocols, and security weaknesses. Their research has found that many controllers contain vulnerabilities that attackers can exploit once they gain access.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u0022Not only can the attackers see the house they want to rob, but the doors are also left unlocked,\u0022 Zonouz said.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EIn 2024, Zonouz and his collaborators presented \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/dl.acm.org\/doi\/pdf\/10.1145\/3658644.3690195\u0022\u003EPLCHound\u003C\/a\u003E at the ACM Conference on Computer and Communications Security (CCS), introducing an automated system that identifies internet-connected PLCs hidden within massive internet-scale datasets collected by services such as Shodan and Censys. The work was led by Ph.D. student \u003Cstrong\u003ERyan Pickren\u003C\/strong\u003E. Provost and Executive Vice President for Academic Affairs \u003Cstrong\u003ERaheem Beyah\u003C\/strong\u003E, Assistant Professor \u003Cstrong\u003EFrank Li\u003C\/strong\u003E, and Research Scientist \u003Cstrong\u003EAnimesh Chhotaray\u003C\/strong\u003E are co-authors of the study.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003ERather than relying on traditional scanning techniques, PLCHound identifies subtle network signatures that reveal industrial devices that prior methods often missed. Using the system, the researchers conducted one of the largest studies of publicly reachable PLCs from major manufacturers.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003ETheir findings showed that previous estimates undercounted the number of internet-accessible industrial controllers by as much as 37 times. Even more concerning, nearly 96% of the identified devices exposed protocols linked to recently disclosed critical vulnerabilities.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThe researchers did more than document the problem. After identifying exposed devices, the team launched a large-scale notification campaign, contacting more than 7,000 industrial operators to alert them that their systems appeared vulnerable. The effort enabled many organizations to investigate and address security issues before they could be exploited.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThe recent attacks on municipal water systems reinforce concerns researchers have raised for years: many critical infrastructure operators continue to rely on operational technology designed primarily for reliability and performance rather than for cybersecurity.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EImproving those defenses, Zonouz said, will require more than simply patching individual vulnerabilities.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThe researchers cite the energy sector as a model. 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They can stretch hundreds of pages and combine legal language, financial data, and visuals like charts and infographics. Even experienced analysts struggle to read them end to end, leaving many everyday investors relying on headlines or summaries.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003ENew research from \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/fintech.gatech.edu\/#\/\u0022\u003EGeorgia Tech\u2019s Financial Services Innovation Lab\u003C\/a\u003E reveals how artificial intelligence can make these critical documents more accessible and reveals where AI still has room for improvement.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cIPO-Mine: A Toolkit and Dataset for Section-Structured Analysis of Long, Multimodal IPO Documents\u201d authors include Michael Galarnyk, Siddharth Lohani, Vidhyakshaya Kannan, Sagnik Nandi, Aman Patel, Liqin Ye, Arnav Hiray, Rutwik Routu, Prasun Banerjee, Siddhartha Somani, and Sudheer Chava.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EMaking the Complex Understandable\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThe authors developed \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/arxiv.org\/pdf\/2605.28714\u0022\u003EIPO-Mine\u003C\/a\u003E, an open-source toolkit and dataset designed to break IPO filings into manageable pieces. Instead of treating filings as a single document, IPO-Mine separates them into structured sections and extracts visuals like charts for analysis.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cIPO filings are important public documents, but they are very difficult to work with at scale,\u201d said \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/siddharthlohani\/\u0022\u003ESiddharth Lohani\u003C\/a\u003E, a Georgia Tech computer science major \u201926, software engineer at Bloomberg, and co-first author of the study. \u201cWe wanted to make these filings easier to analyze systematically.\u201d\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EWhy IPO Filings Matter\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EIPO filings offer investors a detailed look at how a company operates before it goes public.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cIPO filings give investors a clearer look at how a company makes money, what risks it faces, and how it positions itself before entering the public market,\u201d said \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/arnav-hiray\/\u0022\u003EArnav Hiray\u003C\/a\u003E, a Georgia Tech machine learning doctoral student in the Financial Services Innovation Lab, \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/vip.gatech.edu\/teams\/entry\/1279\/\u0022\u003EAI for Financial Markets VIP instructor\u003C\/a\u003E, \u0026nbsp;and co-author. \u201cEven if everyday investors don\u2019t read the full filing, these documents can help them better understand a company\u2019s prospects.\u201d\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EFor retail investors, that insight can help cut through marketing hype and offer a clearer sense of a company\u2019s underlying strengths and risks.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EAI\u2019s Strengths\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EResearch shows that large language models and multimodal AI models can use their speed, scale, and pattern-recognition capabilities to offer significant advantages when analyzing IPO filings, including:\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cul\u003E\u003Cli data-list-item-id=\u0022e80105b07d5b0d11faf071ba4a653dbdf\u0022\u003EProcessing massive documents: IPO filings can exceed hundreds of thousands of words, making manual review difficult. IPO-Mine structures the filings into sections and extracts visuals for analysis.\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli data-list-item-id=\u0022ea54b334a7c419b3f02b3b99341559ff8\u0022\u003EStructuring unorganized data: IPO-Mine standardizes inconsistent sections across filings, making comparisons easier across companies and industries.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli data-list-item-id=\u0022e081b77f8c34f03026ea81d13df00e0de\u0022\u003EAnalyzing text and visuals together: By extracting charts and images, AI can evaluate not just what companies say, but how they present information visually.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli data-list-item-id=\u0022eee168697d8050bf1cac161d049fa1ff2\u0022\u003EIdentifying trends at scale: Researchers can analyze patterns in disclosure practices across decades, industries, and thousands of companies.\u003Cbr\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/li\u003E\u003C\/ul\u003E\u003Cp\u003ETogether, these capabilities could help democratize financial analysis, giving more investors access to insights that were once limited to professionals.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EA Key Finding\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EOne of the study\u2019s most striking findings is that IPO filings are evolving in two different directions.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cWhat stood out was that the text and visuals appear to be moving in different directions,\u201d Lohani said. \u201cInvestors and researchers need to pay attention to both.\u201d\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThe research shows that written sections are becoming more standardized, while visual elements such as charts and infographics are becoming more complex and varied.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cAs text becomes more standardized, more of a company\u2019s distinctive story shifts into its visuals,\u201d said \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/vidhyakshayakannan\/\u0022\u003EVidhyakshaya Kannan\u003C\/a\u003E, a Georgia Tech Financial Services Innovation Lab intern and co-author. \u201cBecause boilerplate language often looks the same across filings, charts and infographics are increasingly where companies differentiate themselves and make their case to investors.\u201d\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EFor investors, that means understanding a company requires studying the visuals as carefully as the text; figures can\u2019t simply be skimmed or skipped over.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EWhere AI Struggles\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EDespite its promise, AI is not yet a perfect solution.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cul\u003E\u003Cli data-list-item-id=\u0022e16599de6b5ed90a37957219cfb129f7a\u0022\u003EIPO filings are long: longer documents can reduce model performance, making it difficult for AI to maintain accuracy across an entire filing.\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli data-list-item-id=\u0022eafdf1a735bfeac1eef2b40a946cd2d14\u0022\u003EIPO filings are visual: AI tools struggle to interpret visual data correctly.\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli data-list-item-id=\u0022e939c27f235f13b396533231783d65cd6\u0022\u003EIPO filings are multimodal: filings combine text, tables, and visuals in inconsistent formats. This makes them difficult for AI models to process reliably.\u003Cbr\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/li\u003E\u003C\/ul\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cOur results show that even strong multimodal models can disagree with expert human judgments on financial charts, especially when they are misleading,\u201d Kannan said.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EThe Future of Financial Transparency\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EAI can accelerate analysis and uncover patterns, but human judgment remains essential for interpreting the visuals companies increasingly use to tell their story. Even with these limitations, researchers believe tools like IPO-Mine could play an important role in shaping the future of financial transparency.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cIPO-Mine can help researchers, regulators, and investors analyze IPO disclosures more systematically, revealing patterns in how companies communicate risk, performance, and strategy before entering public markets,\u201d said Hiray.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EBy making complex financial disclosures more accessible and actionable, AI-powered tools have the potential to broaden access to critical market information and support more informed investment decisions.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=Qs17Ta40JEY\u0022\u003EWatch the researchers explain IPO-Mine and its impact\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/arxiv.org\/pdf\/2605.28714\u0022\u003ERead More: IPO-Mine\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.scheller.gatech.edu\/centers-and-initiatives\/center-for-finance-and-technology\/about.html\u0022\u003ELearn More: Center for Finance and Technology\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E","summary":"","format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EGeorgia Tech researchers developed IPO-Mine, an AI-powered toolkit that helps investors, researchers, and regulators analyze complex IPO filings more efficiently while highlighting the continued importance of human judgment when interpreting the visuals companies use to tell their story.\u003C\/p\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"Georgia Tech researchers developed IPO-Mine, an AI-powered toolkit that helps investors, researchers, and regulators analyze complex IPO filings more efficiently."}],"uid":"36730","created_gmt":"2026-08-11 15:55:12","changed_gmt":"2026-08-11 16:07:06","author":"klowe36","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","location":"Atlanta, GA","dateline":{"date":"2026-08-11T00:00:00-04:00","iso_date":"2026-08-11T00:00:00-04:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"hg_media":{"680836":{"id":"680836","type":"image","title":"IPO-Mine Researchers","body":"\u003Cp\u003EArnav Hiray, machine learning doctoral student; Vidhyakshaya Kannan, a Georgia Tech Financial Services intern; and Siddharth Lohani, a computer science major \u201926 and software engineer at Bloomberg.\u003C\/p\u003E","created":"1786463495","gmt_created":"2026-08-11 15:51:35","changed":"1786463629","gmt_changed":"2026-08-11 15:53:49","alt":"Three photos of Georgia Tech researchers Arnav Hiray, machine learning doctoral student; Vidhyakshaya Kannan, a Georgia Tech Financial Services intern; and Siddharth Lohani, a computer science major \u201926 and software engineer at Bloomberg.","file":{"fid":"265160","name":"ipo-mine.jpg","image_path":"\/sites\/default\/files\/2026\/08\/11\/ipo-mine.jpg","image_full_path":"http:\/\/hg.gatech.edu\/\/sites\/default\/files\/2026\/08\/11\/ipo-mine.jpg","mime":"image\/jpeg","size":210135,"path_740":"http:\/\/hg.gatech.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/740xx_scale\/public\/2026\/08\/11\/ipo-mine.jpg?itok=Vx2WY_Je"}}},"media_ids":["680836"],"related_links":[{"url":"https:\/\/www.scheller.gatech.edu\/news\/2026\/ai-can-help-investors-decode-ipo-filings.html","title":"Read More"}],"groups":[{"id":"1188","name":"Research Horizons"}],"categories":[{"id":"194606","name":"Artificial Intelligence"},{"id":"139","name":"Business"}],"keywords":[{"id":"187915","name":"go-researchnews"},{"id":"187812","name":"artificial intelligence (AI)"},{"id":"4175","name":"finance"}],"core_research_areas":[{"id":"193655","name":"Artificial Intelligence at Georgia Tech"}],"news_room_topics":[],"event_categories":[],"invited_audience":[],"affiliations":[],"classification":[],"areas_of_expertise":[],"news_and_recent_appearances":[],"phone":[],"contact":[],"email":["kristin.lowe@scheller.gatech.edu"],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}},"691595":{"#nid":"691595","#data":{"type":"news","title":"Beyond the Postdoc: Zita H\u00fcsing\u0027s Journey from Postdoc to Faculty","body":[{"value":"\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cp\u003ENavigating the job search after a postdoctoral appointment can be intimidating. For international scholars, the process of landing a job is often even more complex, with visa requirements and other employment considerations adding to an already challenging job market.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cp\u003EZita H\u00fcsing was previously an international Marion L. Brittain Postdoctoral Fellow in the School of Literature, Media, and Communication at Georgia Tech. \u0026nbsp;Today, Zita is a tenure-track assistant professor of Digital Writing and Rhetoric at the University of Texas at Tyler (UT Tyler). The Office of Postdoctoral Services caught up with her to discuss how she navigated the job search, her transition to a new institution, and lessons learned along the way.\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cp\u003EZita began her job hunt after receiving her PhD in 2022. During her postdoc, she resumed her job search for a tenure-track faculty role. In fall of 2023, she focused on completing applications and began virtual interviews during the winter of that year. Then, during the following spring, she traveled for in-person interviews, which ultimately led to her accepting and beginning her current role at UT Tyler in August 2024.\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Ch2\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EAdvice for Postdocs on the Academic Job Market\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/h2\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u0026nbsp;Because of her international status, Zita only applied to institutions that had experience and established processes in sponsoring employment visas. Once she accepted the position at UT Tyler, university lawyers worked with her to ensure that her visa would be sponsored in time for her start date.\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cIn retrospect, I would recommend having visa sponsorship or any promises the university makes to you in your offer letter and the contract you\u2019re signing.\u201d She suggests that applicants should maintain communication with Human Resources and university lawyers and reach out to international faculty members to learn about how they navigate the process.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cp\u003EAccording to Zita, teaching is a nonnegotiable skill for any type of faculty role. For current postdocs, she suggests \u201cTry to get teaching experience. R1, R2, and R3 universities are looking for teaching excellence. Universities are not only looking for great or excellent researchers but for great and excellent teachers as well.\u201d\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cp\u003ELastly, she emphasizes being yourself. If you feel like you don\u2019t fit into the community during an on-campus visit, then it is okay to decline an offer. For Zita, it is more important to find a place where you will get along with colleagues for the duration of your career.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThis totally makes sense, as it definitely can feel like we spend more time with our coworkers than friends and family, whether we want to or not. The least we can do is enjoy it.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Ch2\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003ENew Kid on the Block\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/h2\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cp\u003EAs a new faculty member, it can be challenging to establish a community or support system.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cp\u003EReflecting on her time at Georgia Tech, Zita enjoyed being a part of the postdoc community, building friendships, and supporting peers through the job market. She is especially grateful for the mentorship of Dr. Melissa Ianetta, Dr. Andy Frazee, Dr. Lisa Yaszek, Dr. Ida Yoshinaga, and Dr. Allegra Smith.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cp\u003ETo create the same sense of community at UT Tyler, Zita attends events to network and make friends and continues to collaborate with postdocs and faculty she met at Georgia Tech. She encourages everyone to put themselves out there while maintaining old connections when starting a new role.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Ch2\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003ESupporting Students\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/h2\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cp\u003ELearning to balance teaching, service, and research while being a postdoc at Tech allowed Zita to feel better prepared for her transition to UT Tyler. However, all changes come with new challenges and opportunities.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cp\u003EZita mentions that it takes practice to establish boundaries with students when you genuinely care about them. She supports her students as best she can but also notes, \u201cIt\u2019s important... that you don\u2019t take on this nurturing role when you\u2019re not supposed to.\u201d Instead, she encourages future faculty to be aware of resources on campus to refer students who need additional support.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cp\u003EMentoring graduate students and addressing their needs has been an eye-opening experience. \u201cThey think you know it all, (but) I\u2019m also learning as I go along.\u201d As Zita grows in her role as an assistant professor, she has discovered a passion for helping prepare students for potential careers. She now integrates elements of career preparedness into the classroom by encouraging students to reflect on how the knowledge and skills they gain in each course can be applied to their future career goals.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Ch2\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003ETeaching in the Age of AI\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/h2\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cp\u003EOne recent topic Zita has explored with her students is the ethical use of artificial intelligence (AI) in higher education. To help students learn the difference between using AI responsibly to generate ideas and using it to plagiarize, she developed an AI Ethics module that explores the pitfalls of AI and prompts students to reflect on questions such as \u201cShould AI replace human-made art?\u201d and \u201cHow can generative AI lead to misinformation?\u201d\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Ch2\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EFinding Balance Beyond Work\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/h2\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cp\u003EWhile Zita\u2019s experience at UT Tyler has been rewarding and allows her to focus on research, she finds fulfillment outside of work. In fact, enjoying her private life and taking care of her mental health makes her better at her job. \u201cIt can\u2019t just be all work all the time. My students can tell if I\u2019m tired. 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The broader multidisciplinary effort is co-led by Van Hentenryck, \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.mse.gatech.edu\/people\/aaron-stebner\u0022\u003EAaron Stebner\u003C\/a\u003E, associate director of the \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/gtmi.gatech.edu\/\u0022\u003EGeorgia Tech Manufacturing Institute (GTMI)\u003C\/a\u003E, Eugene C. Gwaltney Jr. Chair, James R. and Sarah R. Borders Faculty Fellow, and professor in the\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.mse.gatech.edu\/\u0022\u003E School of Materials Science and Engineering\u003C\/a\u003E, and \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/gtmi.gatech.edu\/people\/thomas-kurfess\u0022\u003ETom Kurfess,\u003C\/a\u003E GTMI executive director and HUSCO\/Ramirez Distinguished Chair in Fluid Power and Motion Control in the \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.me.gatech.edu\/\u0022\u003EGeorge W. Woodruff School of Mechanical Engineering\u003C\/a\u003E.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cManufacturing is moving toward intelligent, autonomous, and interconnected systems that can learn, adapt, and accelerate innovation,\u201d said \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.isye.gatech.edu\/users\/pinar-keskinocak\u0022\u003EPinar Keskinocak\u003C\/a\u003E, the H. Milton and Carolyn J. Stewart School Chair of ISyE. \u201cThis award positions ISyE and Georgia Tech at the forefront of that transformation. 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Held on April 2, the full-day event focused on space research guiding discovery and innovation.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp dir=\u0022ltr\u0022\u003EAs during previous editions, this year\u2019s conference featured more than two dozen scientists, engineers, policy experts, and thought leaders from Georgia Tech and beyond, illustrating how collaboration across fields \u2013 from science and engineering to public policy and international affairs \u2013 helps to advance strategic research priorities.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp dir=\u0022ltr\u0022\u003E\u201cFrontiers is about discovery and connections across disciplines and generations,\u201d says\u003Cstrong\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/lozier.eas.gatech.edu\/\u0022\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003ESusan Lozier\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E, dean of the College of Sciences and Betsy Middleton and John Clark Sutherland Chair. \u201cThis edition provided an inspiring glimpse into the future of space exploration and the many ways Georgia Tech is contributing to research and missions seeking answers to what lies beyond our planet.\u201d\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp dir=\u0022ltr\u0022\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003ECommitment to Space\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp dir=\u0022ltr\u0022\u003ESpace research is a key institutional priority at Georgia Tech, which is home to numerous academic and research programs in planetary sciences, robotics, mission design, space policy, and other areas.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp dir=\u0022ltr\u0022\u003EThe recently established\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/space.gatech.edu\/\u0022\u003ESpace Research Institute\u003C\/a\u003E (SRI) serves as the central hub connecting the broad range of space-related research across campus. Led by\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/people.research.gatech.edu\/node\/2885\u0022\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EJud Ready\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E, who also serves as principal research engineer at the Georgia Tech Research Institute, SRI has expanded support for space research and commercialization through initiatives such as the\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/news.research.gatech.edu\/2026\/02\/26\/new-space-startups-take-georgia-tech\u0022\u003ECreationsVC Space Fellows Program\u003C\/a\u003E and\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/news.research.gatech.edu\/2025\/12\/10\/georgia-techs-space-research-institute-announces-inaugural-seed-grant-awardees\u0022\u003ECenters, Programs, and Initiatives seed grant program\u003C\/a\u003E.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp dir=\u0022ltr\u0022\u003ESRI\u2019s efforts are in line with Georgia Tech\u2019s long-standing contribution to space exploration. Hundreds of Yellow Jacket alumni work in the space sector, including several graduates who are playing key roles in the Artemis program. To date, more than a dozen Georgia Tech alumni have traveled to space.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp dir=\u0022ltr\u0022\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EExploring the Final Frontier\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp dir=\u0022ltr\u0022\u003EThe conference featured a series of panels and discussions led by faculty and researchers from the Colleges of Sciences and Engineering as well as the Ivan Allen College of Liberal Arts.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp dir=\u0022ltr\u0022\u003ESessions explored how researchers are studying the processes and conditions that support planetary habitability, seeking to answer one of humanity\u2019s greatest questions: Does life exist beyond Earth? Speakers also examined how analog fieldwork in Earth\u2019s extreme environments can inform space exploration, and how space research, in turn, can deepen our understanding of our own world.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp dir=\u0022ltr\u0022\u003EAdditional conversations centered on building better space missions through improved understanding of team and individual resilience, data collection, navigation, and the development of advanced technologies like the robots developed through the\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/cos.gatech.edu\/news\/good-dog-lassie-spirit-learns-walk-moon\u0022\u003ENASA LASSIE Project\u003C\/a\u003E.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp dir=\u0022ltr\u0022\u003EFrontiers also highlighted Georgia Tech\u2019s commitment to preparing the next generation of space scientists, engineers, and leaders. Student training and engagement were recurring themes throughout the day, with speakers emphasizing opportunities for student-led and student-run missions and research. A panel of Georgia Tech alumni shared their own STEM career journeys, challenging the idea of \u201cone right path\u201d to success \u2014 and acknowledging the resources and opportunities available at the Institute.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp dir=\u0022ltr\u0022\u003EA highlight of the conference was a fireside chat with Atlanta-native, retired U.S. Army Colonel and NASA Astronaut\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/kimbrough-rs.pdf\u0022\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003ER. Shane Kimbrough\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E (M.S. Operations Research 1998). Kimbrough, who spent a total of 388 days in space and performed nine spacewalks across three missions, reflected on his career and the evolution of spaceflight. He emphasized the expanding role of public-private and international partnerships in advancing ambitious goals, such as creating a permanent human outpost on the Moon.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp dir=\u0022ltr\u0022\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EPolicy and Public\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp dir=\u0022ltr\u0022\u003EThe conference also explored how policy influences space discovery and innovation, with discussions touching on such issues as space security, access, governance, sustainability \u2014\u0026nbsp;and the influence of technology and science fiction on public perception and policy.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp dir=\u0022ltr\u0022\u003EPanelists described current policy frameworks governing outer space as struggling to keep pace with rapidly advancing technologies and expanding activities. 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To compile its list for 2026 and to \u201chelp families find schools that deliver strong value,\u201d the publication evaluated more than 700 four-year colleges on 25 metrics, including graduation rates, costs, financial aid, student debt, and alumni salaries.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/money.com\/best-colleges\/profile\/georgia-institute-of-technology-main-campus\/\u0022 rel=\u0022noreferrer noopener\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003EIn its breakdown\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cem\u003E, Money\u003C\/em\u003E declares, \u201cGeorgia Tech gets results.\u201d\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cp\u003ECementing its status as a national leader in outcomes and value for all students remains a top priority in the \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/strategicplan.gatech.edu\/bets\/leader-outcomes\u0022 rel=\u0022noreferrer noopener\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003EInstitute\u2019s strategic plan\u003C\/a\u003E. Since 2019, as in-state tuition has risen nationwide by an average of $2,200, Tech has reduced its in-state tuition and fees by nearly 25%. Georgia Tech students continue to outpace the national average with a 93% graduation rate, 75% of whom finish in four years or less.\u0026nbsp; \u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cp\u003ETech recently completed its \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/news.gatech.edu\/news\/2026\/07\/23\/georgia-techs-record-fundraising-year-propels-campaign-past-2-billion\u0022\u003Emost successful fundraising year in history,\u003C\/a\u003E including millions of dollars for need-based scholarships, advancing opportunities for students of all socioeconomic backgrounds.\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThe recognition from \u003Cem\u003EMoney \u003C\/em\u003Eis the latest accolade Tech has received for its value creation and return on investment. 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The appointment recognizes Vempala\u2019s sustained contributions to his field, students, and the broader research and education communities.\u202f\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cp\u003EVempala began working at Georgia Tech in 2006. In addition to his role in SCS, Vempala is an adjunct professor in Georgia Tech\u2019s School of Mathematics and the H. Milton Stewart School of Industrial and Systems Engineering.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cp\u003EVempala has served as director of the Algorithms, Combinatorics and Optimization (ACO) program since 2022. He also holds the Frederick Storey II Chair of Computing.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cp\u003EHis research interests include algorithms, randomness, high-dimensional geometry, the brain, and computing for good.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cp\u003ELast year, Vempala co-authored a \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.cc.gatech.edu\/news\/socrates-chatgpt-ancient-lesson-ai-powered-language-models-have-yet-learn\u0022 rel=\u0022noreferrer noopener\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003Eresearch study from OpenAI and Georgia Tech\u003C\/a\u003E that found that pre- and post-training shortcomings are what lead LLMs to provide seemingly plausible but false responses known as hallucinations.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E","summary":"","format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cp\u003EA professor in the School of Computer Science (SCS) was among \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/news.gatech.edu\/news\/2026\/05\/13\/georgia-tech-faculty-and-researchers-recognized-2026-regents-awards\u0022 rel=\u0022noreferrer noopener\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003Enineteen faculty members\u003C\/a\u003E recently recognized by the University System of Georgia (USG) Board of Regents (BOR).\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cp\u003EDuring its 2026 awards cycle, the BOR appointed Santosh Vempala as Regents\u2019 Professor. 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This new position will report to the\u202fAssociate\u202fDean for\u202fAcademic\u202fAffairs.\u202f\u202f\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThe Assistant Dean for Student Success and Leadership will provide strategic leadership for student achievement, retention, and engagement. She will serve as a key resource for students, faculty, and staff to address complex academic concerns, support policy implementation, and foster an inclusive and supportive learning environment.\u202f\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cSophie Landrieux Kartochian\u2019s teaching and research reflect a commitment to student-centered learning, interdisciplinary collaboration, and inclusive excellence,\u201d said Amanda Murdie, dean of the Ivan Allen College of Liberal Arts, Regents\u2019 Professor, and Ivan Allen Jr. Chair. \u201cI\u2019m delighted we\u2019ll have Landrieux Kartochian\u2019s deep expertise in student support in this vital new role.\u201d\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThe Assistant Dean for Student Success and Leadership will also serve as the College\u2019s lead champion and Progress and Service Fellow for the Leaders in Progress and Service Quality Enhancement Plan in partnership with the Office of Undergraduate Education and Student Success.\u202f\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cp\u003ELandrieux Kartochian, lecturer of French in the School of Modern Languages, has extensive experience in higher education, including more than five years at\u202fGeorgia Tech, spanning teaching, program development, and student success initiatives across\u202finternational and interdisciplinary contexts.\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cp\u003EShe specializes in teaching languages for specific purposes (French for Business, French for Professional Communication, French for International Affairs). She has received awards for her teaching, including the Student Recognition of Excellence in Teaching (Spring 2025 CIOS Honor Roll, Spring 2022 CIOS Honor Roll, and Fall 2022 CIOS Honor Roll) and numerous Thank a Teacher program awards.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cp\u003ESophie Landrieux Kartochian\u2019s areas of expertise include French for Business, Human Resource Management and Organizational Behavior. She has completed research projects about women in management, career development, and negotiation. She currently focuses her work on Intercultural Management and French for Specific Purposes. She has written or co-written handbooks in management, human resource management, organizational behavior and theories and has published several articles in academic journals.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cp\u003EShe holds a Ph.D. in Business Administration from Paris 1 Panth\u00e9on-Sorbonne University and a dual degree in Economics and Business from the\u202fEcole Normale Sup\u00e9rieure Paris-Saclay.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E","summary":"","format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003ESophie Landrieux Kartochian has been named the Assistant\u202fDean for\u202fStudent\u202fSuccess and\u202fLeadership, effective Aug. 10.\u003C\/p\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"Sophie Landrieux Kartochian has been named the Assistant\u202fDean for\u202fStudent\u202fSuccess and\u202fLeadership, effective Aug. 10."}],"uid":"36324","created_gmt":"2026-08-07 12:21:19","changed_gmt":"2026-08-07 14:17:59","author":"mm479","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","location":"Atlanta, GA","dateline":{"date":"2026-08-07T00:00:00-04:00","iso_date":"2026-08-07T00:00:00-04:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"hg_media":{"680813":{"id":"680813","type":"image","title":"SophieKartochian.png","body":null,"created":"1786112171","gmt_created":"2026-08-07 14:16:11","changed":"1786112171","gmt_changed":"2026-08-07 14:16:11","alt":"Sophie Kartochian","file":{"fid":"265135","name":"SophieKartochian.png","image_path":"\/sites\/default\/files\/2026\/08\/07\/SophieKartochian.png","image_full_path":"http:\/\/hg.gatech.edu\/\/sites\/default\/files\/2026\/08\/07\/SophieKartochian.png","mime":"image\/png","size":1013028,"path_740":"http:\/\/hg.gatech.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/740xx_scale\/public\/2026\/08\/07\/SophieKartochian.png?itok=qtGLsB42"}}},"media_ids":["680813"],"groups":[{"id":"1281","name":"Ivan Allen College of Liberal Arts"}],"categories":[],"keywords":[],"core_research_areas":[],"news_room_topics":[],"event_categories":[],"invited_audience":[],"affiliations":[],"classification":[],"areas_of_expertise":[],"news_and_recent_appearances":[],"phone":[],"contact":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022mailto:megan.mcrainey@gatech.edu\u0022\u003EMegan McRainey\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cbr\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EIvan Allen College of Liberal Arts\u003C\/p\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"email":[],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}},"691432":{"#nid":"691432","#data":{"type":"news","title":"IMS Selects Seven Interdisciplinary Projects for 2026 Funding","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EThe \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/matter-systems.gatech.edu\/\u0022\u003EInstitute for Matter and Systems\u003C\/a\u003E (IMS) has selected seven interdisciplinary research projects for funding, including one new research initiative, one new program, and one new center. IMS will also provide renewed funding to three research initiatives and one program to support their continued growth and impact.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EIMS focuses on transformational technologies and societal systems that arise where innovative materials, devices, and processes meet.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cTransformative interdisciplinary research takes time to develop, and a second year of funding gives these teams the opportunity to build on early successes, expand collaborations, and demonstrate the impact of their work,\u201d said \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/matter-systems.gatech.edu\/people\/eric-vogel\u0022\u003EEric Vogel\u003C\/a\u003E, executive director of IMS. \u201cThis continued investment helps researchers establish a strong foundation, achieve key milestones, and position promising initiatives to grow into larger, sustainable research programs capable of attracting significant external support.\u201d\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThe funded projects come from four colleges and eight schools across Georgia Tech and the Georgia Tech Research Institute (GTRI). IMS selected these projects based on their innovative approaches, potential impact, and alignment with the IMS mission to push the boundaries of science and technology. They will receive funding, access to state-of-the-art facilities, and other support from the institute to bring their research to life.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EIMS supports interdisciplinary research both in nationally recognized areas of need and those just emerging. It scaffolds research from the ground up, from seed funding for new initiatives to infrastructure support for research programs and embedded support for research centers.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThe 2026 research initiatives and programs include:\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Ch3\u003EResearch Initiatives:\u003C\/h3\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EExtreme-Environment Microelectronics\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/strong\u003E| Nima Ghalichechian, John Cressler, Farrokh Ayazi, School of Electrical and Computer Engineering\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EMultifunctional Materials for Efficient Buildings\u003C\/strong\u003E | Akanksha Menon, George W. 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This year, the event returns Aug. 14 with even more opportunities to explore the people, ideas, and organizations driving the momentum.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cp\u003EPresented by Avant South during ATL Tech Week, Tech Square Tech Hop transforms Tech Square into a walkable showcase of startups, research, and entrepreneurship, inviting the public to experience firsthand the people, ideas, and technologies shaping Atlanta\u0027s future.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cp\u003EMore than an event, Tech Hop reflects Georgia Tech\u0027s broader commitment to strengthening Atlanta\u0027s innovation ecosystem by bringing together founders, researchers, students, corporate partners, investors, and community organizations in one of the country\u0027s most dynamic innovation districts.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cp\u003EAttendees can explore live startup demonstrations, interactive exhibits, research showcases, food and beverage experiences from local entrepreneurs, and the organizations moving ideas from the lab to the marketplace.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cp\u003EGeorgia Tech continues to work with the City of Atlanta, higher education institutions, industry leaders, startups, and community partners to advance Atlanta\u0027s vision of becoming one of the nation\u0027s premier technology hubs. Through these partnerships, the Institute is creating new pathways for commercialization, startup growth, workforce development, and economic opportunity. \u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cSustaining a thriving entrepreneurial ecosystem takes an intentional, holistic approach,\u0022 said Michael \u0022Dixon\u0022 Dixon, senior director of Strategic Initiatives and Operations. \u201cAtlanta has all the right ingredients. Our role is to connect the dots, bring the right people to the table, and help move bold ideas into action. Tech Hop celebrates the people, partnerships, and entrepreneurial spirit that make Atlanta\u0027s innovation ecosystem thrive.\u201d\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EAvant South\u003C\/strong\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cp\u003EHosted by Georgia Tech, \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.eventbrite.com\/e\/avant-south-2026-tickets-1989311616596?aff=oddtdtcreator\u0022 rel=\u0022noreferrer noopener\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003EAvant South\u003C\/a\u003E returns Oct. 12 \u2013 13 with a focus on AI in Action, convening leaders across industry, academia, government, and the startup community to explore the technologies shaping the future.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cp\u003ETogether, Tech Square Tech Hop and Avant South create opportunities for entrepreneurs, researchers, investors, industry leaders, and the broader community to connect and experience Atlanta\u0027s innovation ecosystem. 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On a June afternoon at the Lorraine American Cemetery in Saint-Avold, 250 Georgia Tech-Europe (GTE) students stand looking over a field of 14,246 white marble headstones, one for each U.S. service member buried beneath. Silence surrounds the group as Matthew Ramsey, a Georgia Tech undergraduate, leans a wreath against the tombstone of his great-grandfather, Staff Sergeant Russell Wilson, an Army infantryman killed in the Battle of the Bulge. Ramsey performs the familial ceremony, rubbing sand from Omaha Beach and planting a flag in front of the headstone. \u0022I am the first person in my family to ever get the chance to do so,\u0022 he shares. Other GTE students witness the moment, connecting to a history that has shaped the world as they know it.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EExploring personal and shared world histories is central to a Georgia Tech-Europe education. Situated in one of the most contested landscapes in modern Western history, GTE offers students direct access to the trenches, forts, and cemeteries of two world wars. Courses such as Professor Timothy Stoneman\u2019s HTS 2037: 20th-Century Europe, and portions of Professor Jennifer Orth-Veillon\u2019s LMC 3234: Travel Writing, incorporate these sites into their curriculum. This summer, GTE partnered with the University of North Georgia on an immersive military history program featuring Professor Jon Beall\u2019s HTS 3803: War \u0026amp; Leadership, Middle Ages to Present. Across these courses, students move beyond dates and statistics to engage with the human stories of history and reflect on their connections to the past.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003ELike Matthew Ramsey, Cadet Kyle Gallentine, a UNG cybersecurity major, reported standing in the Lorraine Cemetery brought him closer to his great-grandfather, a WWII soldier. \u0022When I left the cemetery, I felt a strong desire to learn my family\u0027s story,\u0022 Gallentine said. \u0022We still have his uniform, campaign map, photographs, and other keepsakes, but I never truly knew the story behind them.\u0022\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EAfter the Lorraine Cemetery visit, Orth-Veillon, Stoneman, and Beall led an overnight trip to the Meuse region. Nicolas Czubak, official historian of the Verdun Memorial Museum, guided the group through the Meuse-Argonne cemetery, the Butte de Vauquois, and the Montsec Memorial before reaching Verdun itself, France\u0027s most symbolic WWI battlefield. For Peter Kobes, a mechanical engineering major, the cemetery reframed how he thought about war\u2019s cost. \u0022By resting at the place they fell, these soldiers let strangers like me stop and reckon with their loss,\u0022 he wrote in a photo essay assigned for the trip.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThe students\u2019 second trip to Belgium carried a different weight, as it was inspired by Orth-Veillon\u2019s own family history. Her grandfather, Dr. William J. Hagood Jr., served as a battalion surgeon with the 335th Infantry Regiment, 84th Division, during the Battle of the Bulge. Orth-Veillon interviewed him before his death in 2009 and has since drawn on an archive of over 500 of his wartime letters. That research led her to Jacques Bourguignon, 104, a former Belgian resistance fighter who sheltered Hagood\u0027s medical unit in his family\u0027s cellar in Marche-en-Famenne over Christmas 1944. \u0022On Christmas Eve, they sheltered there with about fifty others, including neighbors, other soldiers, and even German prisoners,\u0022 Orth-Veillon shares. The two men remained friends by letter until the 1960s.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThe highlight of the trip came when thirteen students from Orth-Veillon\u0027s, Stoneman\u0027s, and Beall\u0027s classes spent the morning with Jacques Bourgignon at his retirement home. Bourguignon, an active member of the Lion\u2019s Club and current president of Marche-en-Famenne\u2019s motorcycle club, told them the story of his life, focusing on the resistance, which he joined at age 17.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cWere you afraid during your missions?\u201d asked the students.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cWe weren\u2019t scared,\u201d he replied, chuckling. \u201cWe were crazy. I joined the resistance because I wanted to do something to fight back. It felt like the only human way to respond.\u201d\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cWhat do you want to say to people today?\u201d\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cTry to do as much good as possible in life. I am grateful to the Americans for the liberation of Belgium. After years of occupation and suffering, seeing them arrive was unforgettable.\u201d\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThey also visited Bastogne War Museum to commemorate the Ardennes Offensive, during which \u0026nbsp;89,000 American soldiers were killed or wounded between December 1944 and January 1945. For Tucker Messer, a rising second-year business administration major, the visit brought a family story to life: his great-grandfather, Oscar Messer, fought there with the 10th Armored Division\u0027s 61st Armored Infantry Battalion. \u0022Walking around the scene of the heavy fighting, I realized how fragile human life is and how one small thing changes history,\u0022 Messer said. \u0022If a random German teenager fighting in the battle had aimed better and killed my great-grandfather, I would not be here.\u0022\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u0022Few academic programs place students directly inside the geography of the history they study,\u0022 said Beall, who guided the group through Stavelot, a resistance stronghold during the Ardennes Offensive. Learning deepens when students stand where history happened and connect their identities to the people and events that shaped it. 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Lee\u2019s latest company, \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.huxleymed.com\/\u0022 rel=\u0022noreferrer noopener\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003EHuxley Medical\u003C\/a\u003E, aims to change those numbers with one simple patch.\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cWhen you look at sleep apnea, it\u0027s probably the highest diagnostic opportunity there is in healthcare that can lead to the most impactful outcome in terms of reducing heart disease,\u201d Lee said.\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThe company\u2019s point-of-care device, called SANSA, measures nine physiological channels, enabling it to help doctors diagnose sleep apnea and related cardiovascular disease simultaneously. The device can be shipped directly to the patient\u2019s home, adheres to the chest like a Band-aid, and uploads data to a cloud-based system automatically.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cWe\u2019re able to detect diseases faster in a very consumer-friendly manner,\u201d Lee said. \u201cMore or less, you just wear it and you\u2019re done.\u201d\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cp\u003ESANSA has already been tested by more than 30,000 patients, with plans to expand exponentially by the end of the year. For Lee, that growing number is the most important of all.\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cI can\u2019t think of a higher calling than coming up with innovations that can improve the health or extend the life of people around the world,\u201d he said. \u201cThat\u0027s why it\u0027s important to understand how to bring what you\u0027re working on in the lab to the masses because, at least for me personally, there\u0027s no higher calling in life than to be able to do that.\u201d\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Ch3\u003ETurning Ideas into Innovation\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/h3\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cp\u003ETaking his research to market was always the goal for Lee, and something he learned how to do through the \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.scheller.gatech.edu\/centers-and-initiatives\/tiger\/index.html\u0022 rel=\u0022noreferrer noopener\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003ETI:GER program\u003C\/a\u003E during his time at Georgia Tech. TI:GER, which stands for Technology Innovation: Generating Economic Results, is housed in the \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.scheller.gatech.edu\/\u0022 rel=\u0022noreferrer noopener\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003EScheller College of Business\u003C\/a\u003E. It connects Ph.D. students from the colleges of Engineering, Computing, and Sciences with MBA students to form teams that turn entrepreneurial ideas into technological innovation.\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cp\u003ELee, who joined the program in 2010 while still a trainee in IBB, was drawn to TI:GER because of the safe space it provided to develop his skills.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cI would say TI:GER was a big part of why I chose this career path. I really enjoyed research, but the aspect I always liked was the potential for translation of that research,\u201d Lee said. \u201cTI:GER gives you direct insight, resources, mentorship, and a network to be able to do that.\u201d\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThe network that Lee developed through the program has been a constant throughout his career. After earning his Ph.D., he joined his program mentor, Kurt Jacobus, working at \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/enovis.com\/medshape\u0022 rel=\u0022noreferrer noopener\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003EMedshape\u003C\/a\u003E, a startup that Jacobus founded. After that company was acquired, the two co-founded another medtech business together, Vertera, which was also later \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.globusmedical.com\/healthcare-professionals\/advanced-materials-science\/cohere\/\u0022 rel=\u0022noreferrer noopener\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003Eacquired\u003C\/a\u003E.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cp\u003ENow, Jacobus sits on the board of Huxley Medical, and the connections don\u2019t stop there. The company\u2019s two co-founders \u2014 Brett Klosterhoff, Chief Business Officer; and Brennan Torstrick, Chief Scientific Officer \u2014 are also alumni of the TI:GER program and worked as trainees at IBB. \u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cI think it\u0027s the network that\u0027s probably the most surprising,\u201d Lee said. \u201cSomeone that I met at TI:GER when I completed that program 16 years ago, he\u0027s still someone that I work with on a regular basis and he\u0027s still an advisor as we continue to scale our businesses together. I would say that is probably the most valuable thing for me about the program.\u201d\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cp\u003EFor the business-minded researcher, all the data, numbers, and statistics boil down to the human connection. More important than technology and innovation are the problems that they solve for patients, and Lee encourages young researchers to meet those problems with creativity.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cThere\u0027s never one set path to figuring out how to translate research or starting a business or making an impact toward healthcare,\u201d he said. \u201cBut Georgia Tech can give you the tools that you can use to build your own path.\u201d\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E","summary":"","format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EFor Chris Lee, numbers are more than just data \u2014 they\u2019re people. \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/31300334\/\u0022 rel=\u0022noreferrer noopener\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003EOne in four\u003C\/a\u003E adults have sleep apnea. Up to \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/31300334\/\u0022 rel=\u0022noreferrer noopener\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003Eeighty percent\u003C\/a\u003E go undiagnosed. And those who are untreated are \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/articles\/PMC2542952\/\u0022 rel=\u0022noreferrer noopener\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003Efive times\u003C\/a\u003E more likely to die of heart disease. Lee\u2019s latest company, \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.huxleymed.com\/\u0022 rel=\u0022noreferrer noopener\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003EHuxley Medical\u003C\/a\u003E, aims to change those numbers with one simple patch.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"Alumnus and serial entrepreneur Chris Lee is using research from his latest company, Huxley Medical, to improve the diagnosis of sleep apnea and related cardiovascular disease with a simple wearable device."}],"uid":"36479","created_gmt":"2026-08-05 19:08:38","changed_gmt":"2026-08-06 17:15:14","author":"abowman41","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","location":"Atlanta, GA","dateline":{"date":"2026-08-05T00:00:00-04:00","iso_date":"2026-08-05T00:00:00-04:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"hg_media":{"680798":{"id":"680798","type":"image","title":"_0000_SANSA-2111.jpg","body":"\u003Cp\u003EFrom left, Brett Klosterhoff (cofounder and chief business officer), Brennan Torstrick (cofounder and chief scientific officer), and Chris Lee (cofounder and CEO) of Huxley Medical. All three men are graduates of Georgia Tech and worked as trainees in the Parker H. Petit Institute for Bioengineering and Bioscience.\u003C\/p\u003E","created":"1785956927","gmt_created":"2026-08-05 19:08:47","changed":"1785956927","gmt_changed":"2026-08-05 19:08:47","alt":"Three men who co-founded and lead Huxley Medical stand together on the field of a baseball stadium, smiling at the camera. They are wearing SANSA-branded hats, with a large video board behind them displaying the SANSA logo and the stadium seating in the background.","file":{"fid":"265118","name":"_0000_SANSA-2111.jpg","image_path":"\/sites\/default\/files\/2026\/08\/05\/_0000_SANSA-2111.jpg","image_full_path":"http:\/\/hg.gatech.edu\/\/sites\/default\/files\/2026\/08\/05\/_0000_SANSA-2111.jpg","mime":"image\/jpeg","size":179568,"path_740":"http:\/\/hg.gatech.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/740xx_scale\/public\/2026\/08\/05\/_0000_SANSA-2111.jpg?itok=AybbTMkD"}}},"media_ids":["680798"],"groups":[{"id":"1292","name":"Parker H. Petit Institute for Bioengineering and Bioscience (IBB)"},{"id":"1188","name":"Research Horizons"}],"categories":[{"id":"138","name":"Biotechnology, Health, Bioengineering, Genetics"}],"keywords":[{"id":"187915","name":"go-researchnews"}],"core_research_areas":[{"id":"39441","name":"Bioengineering and Bioscience"}],"news_room_topics":[],"event_categories":[],"invited_audience":[],"affiliations":[],"classification":[],"areas_of_expertise":[],"news_and_recent_appearances":[],"phone":[],"contact":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EAshlie Bowman | Communications Manager\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EParker H. Petit Institute for Bioengineering and Bioscience\u003C\/p\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"email":[],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}},"691121":{"#nid":"691121","#data":{"type":"news","title":"She Lost Her Mother. She Found Her Purpose.","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EMeghna Iyer came to Georgia Tech determined to understand the disease that was slowly taking her mother\u0027s life. Working with researchers in the Georgia Tech Laboratory for Pathology Dynamics, she helped use AI to analyze 36 million biomedical research papers, uncovering biological connections among ALS, Alzheimer\u0027s disease, and frontotemporal dementia. After losing her mother, Meghna returned to the lab with an even stronger resolve to continue the work, earning first-author publication on the study and helping create a tool that could accelerate future research for families facing these devastating diseases.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/news.research.gatech.edu\/feature\/neurodegenerative-diseases\u0022\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003ERead more \u00bb\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E","summary":"","format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":[{"value":"Meghna Iyer came to Georgia Tech trying to understand her mother\u2019s illness. What she discovered is changing how scientists connect three neurodegenerative diseases."}],"field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EMeghna Iyer came to Georgia Tech determined to understand the disease that was slowly taking her mother\u0027s life. Working with researchers in the Georgia Tech Laboratory for Pathology Dynamics, she helped use AI to analyze 36 million biomedical research papers, uncovering biological connections among ALS, Alzheimer\u0027s disease, and frontotemporal dementia. After losing her mother, Meghna returned to the lab with an even stronger resolve to continue the work, earning first-author publication on the study and helping create a tool that could accelerate future research for families facing these devastating diseases.\u003C\/p\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"A Georgia Tech student transformed her search to understand her mother\u0027s ALS into AI-driven research that could reshape how scientists study neurodegenerative diseases. "}],"uid":"27255","created_gmt":"2026-07-14 16:53:19","changed_gmt":"2026-08-06 14:39:21","author":"Josie Giles","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","location":"Atlanta, GA","dateline":{"date":"2026-07-16T00:00:00-04:00","iso_date":"2026-07-16T00:00:00-04:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"hg_media":{"680604":{"id":"680604","type":"image","title":"als-thumb.jpg","body":"\u003Cp\u003EA Georgia Tech student, Meghna Iyer, transformed her search to understand her mother\u0027s ALS into AI-driven research that could reshape how scientists study neurodegenerative diseases.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E","created":"1784048017","gmt_created":"2026-07-14 16:53:37","changed":"1784048017","gmt_changed":"2026-07-14 16:53:37","alt":"Two smiling researchers wearing jackets sit on rocks at a sunny beach with shoreline homes and the ocean in the background.","file":{"fid":"264887","name":"als-thumb.jpg","image_path":"\/sites\/default\/files\/2026\/07\/14\/als-thumb.jpg","image_full_path":"http:\/\/hg.gatech.edu\/\/sites\/default\/files\/2026\/07\/14\/als-thumb.jpg","mime":"image\/jpeg","size":2526212,"path_740":"http:\/\/hg.gatech.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/740xx_scale\/public\/2026\/07\/14\/als-thumb.jpg?itok=glNqw-cB"}}},"media_ids":["680604"],"related_links":[{"url":"https:\/\/news.research.gatech.edu\/feature\/neurodegenerative-diseases","title":"Read the Full Feature"}],"groups":[{"id":"1278","name":"College of Sciences"},{"id":"1188","name":"Research Horizons"},{"id":"1275","name":"School of Biological Sciences"}],"categories":[{"id":"194606","name":"Artificial Intelligence"},{"id":"138","name":"Biotechnology, Health, Bioengineering, Genetics"}],"keywords":[{"id":"195203","name":"go-noshow"}],"core_research_areas":[{"id":"193655","name":"Artificial Intelligence at Georgia Tech"},{"id":"39441","name":"Bioengineering and Bioscience"},{"id":"39431","name":"Data Engineering and Science"},{"id":"193656","name":"Neuro Next Initiative"},{"id":"39501","name":"People and Technology"}],"news_room_topics":[{"id":"71891","name":"Health and Medicine"}],"event_categories":[],"invited_audience":[],"affiliations":[],"classification":[],"areas_of_expertise":[],"news_and_recent_appearances":[],"phone":[],"contact":[],"email":[],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}},"691518":{"#nid":"691518","#data":{"type":"news","title":"Fall Move-In Will Bring Traffic Delays","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EBeginning Aug. 15, the campus community should expect increased traffic and pedestrian activity as new and returning students \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/housing.gatech.edu\/moving-in\u0022\u003Earrive for move-in\u003C\/a\u003E.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EPlan accordingly for delays in the following areas:\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cul\u003E\u003Cli data-list-item-id=\u0022ec00bd4898c95c36a6c15a31dd0d54b35\u0022\u003EWest Campus.\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli data-list-item-id=\u0022e82e58e685057fa709175b77d88536131\u0022\u003ETechwood Drive.\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli data-list-item-id=\u0022e405976a844d315cc4acf2e8b950b4c4f\u0022\u003ECentennial Olympic Park Drive (East Campus and North Avenue move-in).\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli data-list-item-id=\u0022e083bfe7564ae122a1821cf25d2960272\u0022\u003ETenth Street (graduate housing).\u003C\/li\u003E\u003C\/ul\u003E\u003Cp\u003EAdditionally, drivers should abide by all posted signage, including parking notices and \u201cNo Parking\u201d signs, as these areas are necessary for resident check-in, unloading, and short-term parking.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003ESome parking areas will be reserved for move-in use only. If you park in the following areas, see alternate parking locations for move-in days:\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cul\u003E\u003Cli data-list-item-id=\u0022e2b9b938efbcc904bc975363b9859f8a7\u0022\u003EW10 \u2013 Campus Recreation Deck\u0026nbsp;\u003Cul\u003E\u003Cli data-list-item-id=\u0022ec986bc2e32d338a72b30ac9177061d66\u0022\u003EAlternate parking location: W02 \u2013 Student Center Deck\u003C\/li\u003E\u003C\/ul\u003E\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli data-list-item-id=\u0022ec363dc40c7c2dd418efa714b5579413c\u0022\u003EER54 \u2013 North Avenue Apartments South Deck\u0026nbsp;\u003Cul\u003E\u003Cli data-list-item-id=\u0022ee22be1c5def70d46d44939313376436b\u0022\u003EAlternate parking location: Park on levels 2 and 3 only\u003C\/li\u003E\u003C\/ul\u003E\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli data-list-item-id=\u0022ef87ba399bf1cc7ab309841bc13cf419e\u0022\u003EWR29 \u2013 On-street parking near Armstrong\/Hefner Residence Halls (West Campus Residential)\u003Cul\u003E\u003Cli data-list-item-id=\u0022e42c93e2507cce921f54e1d6421100176\u0022\u003EAlternate parking location: W31 \u2013 Institute of Paper Science and Technology (IPST) Lot\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/li\u003E\u003C\/ul\u003E\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli data-list-item-id=\u0022ed5fad1427ad4a4631d6d646c1fb84af4\u0022\u003EER51 \u2013 On-street parking near Gray\/Hayes Residence Halls (Southeast Housing)\u003Cul\u003E\u003Cli data-list-item-id=\u0022e964ff1db8855a6d1f07f12bd7127b2be\u0022\u003EAlternate parking location: E52 \u2013 Peters Deck\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/li\u003E\u003C\/ul\u003E\u003C\/li\u003E\u003C\/ul\u003E","summary":"","format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003ENew resident move-in is Aug. 15 \u2013 16; returning resident move-in follows the week of Aug. 17. 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"}],"uid":"27469","created_gmt":"2026-08-06 14:11:48","changed_gmt":"2026-08-06 14:34:21","author":"Kristen Bailey","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","location":"Atlanta, GA","dateline":{"date":"2026-08-06T00:00:00-04:00","iso_date":"2026-08-06T00:00:00-04:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"hg_media":{"677557":{"id":"677557","type":"image","title":"HRL move-in.jpg","body":null,"created":"1754319360","gmt_created":"2025-08-04 14:56:00","changed":"1754319360","gmt_changed":"2025-08-04 14:56:00","alt":"HRL move-in","file":{"fid":"261468","name":"Photo-56.jpg","image_path":"\/sites\/default\/files\/2025\/08\/04\/Photo-56.jpg","image_full_path":"http:\/\/hg.gatech.edu\/\/sites\/default\/files\/2025\/08\/04\/Photo-56.jpg","mime":"image\/jpeg","size":28865717,"path_740":"http:\/\/hg.gatech.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/740xx_scale\/public\/2025\/08\/04\/Photo-56.jpg?itok=oo64D8Ym"}}},"media_ids":["677557"],"related_links":[{"url":"https:\/\/housing.gatech.edu\/moving-in","title":"Georgia Tech Housing Move-In Information"}],"groups":[{"id":"499601","name":"Campus Services"},{"id":"462651","name":"Housing"},{"id":"1214","name":"News Room"}],"categories":[],"keywords":[],"core_research_areas":[],"news_room_topics":[{"id":"71871","name":"Campus and Community"}],"event_categories":[],"invited_audience":[],"affiliations":[],"classification":[],"areas_of_expertise":[],"news_and_recent_appearances":[],"phone":[],"contact":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EAlison Southern\u0026nbsp;\u003Cbr\u003EGeorgia Tech Housing and Residence Life\u0026nbsp;\u003Cbr\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022mailto:alison.southern@housing.gatech.edu\u0022\u003Ealison.southern@housing.gatech.edu\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"email":[],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}},"691149":{"#nid":"691149","#data":{"type":"news","title":"Chronicle of Digital Transformation (July 2026)","body":[{"value":"\u003Cdiv\u003EWe are pleased to share our latest bi-weekly update to the \u003Cstrong\u003EChronicle of Digital Transformation, the broad context of Internet of Things technologies\u003C\/strong\u003E. This update covers major developments over the last two weeks (July 1-15\u003Cem\u003E,\u003C\/em\u003E 2026).\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003EThe update is but a very small sample of digital transformation (DT)-related events\/perspectives from around the world from a variety of countries on different continents. The Chronicle clearly illustrates that DT has a wide range of meaning across industries and countries and for that matter authors\/researchers, thereby complicating the analysis. Current interest in AI and the critical importance of the human factor notwithstanding, DT is also connected more or less strongly to IoT, blockchain, digitization, digitalization, e-commerce, e-learning, e-service, automation, cloud adoption, edge computing, 5G, 6G, Industry 4.0, robotics, cybersecurity, and other forms of computer-based frameworks.\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv dir=\u0022ltr\u0022\u003EThis update and subsequent ones provide the latest additions to the foundational Chronicle posted on November 14, 2025\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/hg.gatech.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/documents\/2025-11\/Digital_Transformation_Through_IoT_Technologies_as_of_end_of_october_2025.pdf\u0022 rel=\u0022nofollow\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022 title=\u0022https:\/\/hg.gatech.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/documents\/2025-11\/Digital_Transformation_Through_IoT_Technologies_as_of_end_of_october_2025.pdf\u0022\u003EDigital Transformation (April 2022 - October 2025)\u003C\/a\u003E.\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003EAuthor:\u0026nbsp;Alain\u0026nbsp;Louchez, CDAIT Co-founder and Director Emeritus.\u003C\/div\u003E","summary":"","format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EChronicle of Digital Transformation, the broad context of Internet of Things technologies\u003C\/strong\u003E\u0026nbsp;-- \u003Cem\u003EPerspectives from around the globe\u003C\/em\u003E, \u003Cem\u003EJuly 1-15, 2026.\u003C\/em\u003E Author:\u0026nbsp;Alain\u0026nbsp;Louchez, CDAIT Co-founder and Director Emeritus.\u003C\/p\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"The broad context of Internet of Things technologies -- Perspectives from around the globe, July 2026."}],"uid":"36164","created_gmt":"2026-07-16 18:28:00","changed_gmt":"2026-08-06 14:09:08","author":"ayura3","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","dateline":{"date":"2026-07-15T00:00:00-04:00","iso_date":"2026-07-15T00:00:00-04:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"related_links":[{"url":"https:\/\/hg.gatech.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/documents\/2026-07\/Digital_Transformation_Through_IoT_Technologies_July-2026.pdf","title":"Digital Transformation (July 2026)"}],"groups":[{"id":"638044","name":"Center for the Development and Application of Internet of Things Technologies (CDAIT) "}],"categories":[{"id":"151","name":"Policy, Social Sciences, and Liberal Arts"}],"keywords":[],"core_research_areas":[{"id":"39501","name":"People and Technology"},{"id":"39511","name":"Public Service, Leadership, and Policy"}],"news_room_topics":[],"event_categories":[],"invited_audience":[],"affiliations":[],"classification":[],"areas_of_expertise":[],"news_and_recent_appearances":[],"phone":[],"contact":[],"email":[],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}},"691516":{"#nid":"691516","#data":{"type":"news","title":"Chronicle of Digital Transformation (July 2026 v2)","body":[{"value":"\u003Cdiv\u003EWe are pleased to share our latest bi-weekly update to the \u003Cstrong\u003EChronicle of Digital Transformation, the broad context of Internet of Things technologies\u003C\/strong\u003E. This update covers major developments over the last two weeks (July 16-31\u003Cem\u003E,\u003C\/em\u003E 2026).\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003EThe update is but a very small sample of digital transformation (DT)-related events\/perspectives from around the world from a variety of countries on different continents. The Chronicle clearly illustrates that DT has a wide range of meaning across industries and countries and for that matter authors\/researchers, thereby complicating the analysis. Current interest in AI and the critical importance of the human factor notwithstanding, DT is also connected more or less strongly to IoT, blockchain, digitization, digitalization, e-commerce, e-learning, e-service, automation, cloud adoption, edge computing, 5G, 6G, Industry 4.0, robotics, cybersecurity, and other forms of computer-based frameworks.\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv dir=\u0022ltr\u0022\u003EThis update and subsequent ones provide the latest additions to the foundational Chronicle posted on November 14, 2025\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/hg.gatech.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/documents\/2025-11\/Digital_Transformation_Through_IoT_Technologies_as_of_end_of_october_2025.pdf\u0022 rel=\u0022nofollow\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022 title=\u0022https:\/\/hg.gatech.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/documents\/2025-11\/Digital_Transformation_Through_IoT_Technologies_as_of_end_of_october_2025.pdf\u0022\u003EDigital Transformation (April 2022 - October 2025)\u003C\/a\u003E.\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003EAuthor:\u0026nbsp;Alain\u0026nbsp;Louchez, CDAIT Co-founder and Director Emeritus.\u003C\/div\u003E","summary":"","format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EChronicle of Digital Transformation, the broad context of Internet of Things technologies\u003C\/strong\u003E\u0026nbsp;-- \u003Cem\u003EPerspectives from around the globe\u003C\/em\u003E, \u003Cem\u003EJuly 16-31, 2026.\u003C\/em\u003E Author:\u0026nbsp;Alain\u0026nbsp;Louchez, CDAIT Co-founder and Director Emeritus.\u003C\/p\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"The broad context of Internet of Things technologies -- Perspectives from around the globe, July 2026 v2."}],"uid":"36164","created_gmt":"2026-08-06 14:06:12","changed_gmt":"2026-08-06 14:08:37","author":"ayura3","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","dateline":{"date":"2026-07-31T00:00:00-04:00","iso_date":"2026-07-31T00:00:00-04:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"related_links":[{"url":"https:\/\/hg.gatech.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/documents\/2026-08\/Digital_Transformation_Through_IoT_Technologies_July-2026-v2.pdf","title":"Digital Transformation (July 2026 v2)"}],"groups":[{"id":"638044","name":"Center for the Development and Application of Internet of Things Technologies (CDAIT) "}],"categories":[{"id":"151","name":"Policy, Social Sciences, and Liberal Arts"}],"keywords":[],"core_research_areas":[{"id":"39501","name":"People and Technology"},{"id":"39511","name":"Public Service, Leadership, and Policy"}],"news_room_topics":[],"event_categories":[],"invited_audience":[],"affiliations":[],"classification":[],"areas_of_expertise":[],"news_and_recent_appearances":[],"phone":[],"contact":[],"email":[],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}},"691436":{"#nid":"691436","#data":{"type":"news","title":"Your Immune Cells Are Tired. Georgia Tech Researchers Found a Way to Wake Them Up.","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EThe immune system naturally weakens with age, leaving older adults more vulnerable to infections, cancer, and poor vaccine responses. Georgia Tech biomedical engineer Ankur Singh and his team have developed a technique that restores aging immune cells by delivering new genetic instructions directly into exhausted T cells using microscopic silicon nanowires. The treatment rejuvenated immune cells from healthy older adults, cancer survivors, and patients with cancer, helping them behave more like younger cells without damaging them. Although the research is still in its early stages, it opens the door to therapies that could strengthen aging immune systems and improve the body\u0027s ability to fight disease.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/news.research.gatech.edu\/feature\/immune-aging\u0022\u003ERead more \u00bb\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E","summary":"","format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":[{"value":"It\u2019s like a shot of espresso for \u201cexhausted\u201d immune systems \u2014 a discovery that could restore the body\u2019s defenses against cancer and infection."}],"field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EThe immune system naturally weakens with age, leaving older adults more vulnerable to infections, cancer, and poor vaccine responses. Georgia Tech biomedical engineer Ankur Singh and his team have developed a technique that restores aging immune cells by delivering new genetic instructions directly into exhausted T cells using microscopic silicon nanowires. The treatment rejuvenated immune cells from healthy older adults, cancer survivors, and patients with cancer, helping them behave more like younger cells without damaging them. Although the research is still in its early stages, it opens the door to therapies that could strengthen aging immune systems and improve the body\u0027s ability to fight disease.\u003C\/p\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"Georgia Tech researchers developed a way to rejuvenate aging immune cells, potentially restoring the body\u2019s ability to better fight cancer, infection, and other diseases. "}],"uid":"27255","created_gmt":"2026-08-04 18:19:51","changed_gmt":"2026-08-05 18:04:27","author":"Josie Giles","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","location":"Atlanta, GA","dateline":{"date":"2026-08-05T00:00:00-04:00","iso_date":"2026-08-05T00:00:00-04:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"hg_media":{"680796":{"id":"680796","type":"image","title":"ankur-thumb-image.jpg","body":"\u003Cp\u003EGeorgia Tech researchers developed a way to rejuvenate aging immune cells, potentially restoring the body\u0027s ability to better fight cancer, infection, and other diseases.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E","created":"1785941556","gmt_created":"2026-08-05 14:52:36","changed":"1785941556","gmt_changed":"2026-08-05 14:52:36","alt":"Two researchers in a laboratory examine a blue-green silicon wafer. One, wearing a lab coat, safety goggles, and a blue glove, holds the wafer up for inspection while the other stands beside them. Laboratory equipment is visible in the background.","file":{"fid":"265116","name":"ankur-thumb-image.jpg","image_path":"\/sites\/default\/files\/2026\/08\/05\/ankur-thumb-image.jpg","image_full_path":"http:\/\/hg.gatech.edu\/\/sites\/default\/files\/2026\/08\/05\/ankur-thumb-image.jpg","mime":"image\/jpeg","size":1446982,"path_740":"http:\/\/hg.gatech.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/740xx_scale\/public\/2026\/08\/05\/ankur-thumb-image.jpg?itok=6Cg-eg8h"}}},"media_ids":["680796"],"groups":[{"id":"1188","name":"Research Horizons"}],"categories":[{"id":"138","name":"Biotechnology, Health, Bioengineering, Genetics"}],"keywords":[{"id":"195203","name":"go-noshow"}],"core_research_areas":[{"id":"39441","name":"Bioengineering and Bioscience"}],"news_room_topics":[],"event_categories":[],"invited_audience":[],"affiliations":[],"classification":[],"areas_of_expertise":[],"news_and_recent_appearances":[],"phone":[],"contact":[],"email":[],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}},"691214":{"#nid":"691214","#data":{"type":"news","title":"Rapid Testing Offers Path to More Sustainable Material Choices","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cem\u003E-Written by Seungho Lee\u003C\/em\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003ERecycled materials promise a cleaner future, but recycled content alone does not necessarily make a product sustainable. At Georgia Tech\u2019s Daedalus Lab, assistant professor, National Science Foundation CAREER Award recipient, and Brook Byers Institute for Sustainable Systems Faculty Fellow Christos Athanasiou and postdoctoral researcher Danqi Sun are working to provide greater certainty to designers and engineers by rethinking how materials are tested for their fracture characteristics. Their article in \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.science.org\/doi\/10.1126\/sciadv.aeh0456\u0022\u003E\u003Cem\u003EScience Advances\u003C\/em\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E details a new testing protocol that reduces cost, increases speed, and simulates real-world conditions.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EMaterials shape nearly every part of modern life, from packaging and consumer products to bridges and medical devices. Choosing the right material involves balancing durability, cost, manufacturability, and environmental impact. Yet those decisions are not always guided by a clear understanding of how materials age and fail under real-world conditions, especially for recycled materials like plastics.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EOne way that materials frequently fail is by cracking. A small crack can begin almost invisibly. Over time, it can spread from regular wear and tear and exposure to common environmental factors like moisture, temperature fluctuations, or even dirt. Eventually, the crack expands, and the part fails. Engineers have studied fracture for more than a century, but connecting the science of cracking to practical decisions about sustainability remains a major challenge.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThe characteristics of recycled plastics often vary from those of the same material in unrecycled, or virgin, form. Products made from recycled plastics may be sold with sustainability claims under the assumption that they will perform as if they were made with virgin material. However, premature failure requiring repair or replacement can quickly change the sustainability equation as well as the acceptance of recycled materials by manufacturers and consumers.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Ch3\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EBeyond Conventional Fracture Testing\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/h3\u003E\u003Cp\u003EMaterials rarely fail due to a single factor. They may be exposed to several factors simultaneously, such as mechanical loading, chemical environments, temperature changes, moisture, and time. Traditional fracture protocols test one specimen at a time under carefully controlled laboratory conditions, which bear little resemblance to the real world. To move beyond this limitation, Sun developed an in-situ, high-throughput platform capable of studying how materials degrade and fail under more realistic conditions.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThe platform changes conventional fracture testing in three important ways. First, it can test multiple specimens simultaneously rather than one at a time. By monitoring samples in parallel, testing time can be reduced by more than 60%. Second, it allows materials to be tested in realistic environments. In this study, researchers examined virgin and recycled plastics in alkaline environments that resemble conditions encountered in applications like landfill liner membranes and geotextiles. Third, the platform incorporates an imaging technique known as photoelasticity, which reveals the formation of stress fields that form around the origin of a newly developing crack. This allows researchers to see cracks develop earlier than before, giving them a clearer picture of the forces that drive crack growth.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThe researchers have made the technology available for licensing through Georgia Tech\u2019s Office of Technology Licensing. \u201cOur goal was to make fracture testing not only faster but also more informative,\u201d Sun said. \u201cBy combining high-throughput testing, realistic environments, and full-field stress imaging, we can better understand how materials fail under conditions closer to real-world applications.\u201d\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Ch3\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EAn Honest View of Sustainability\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/h3\u003E\u003Cp\u003ERecycled plastics are often viewed as a greener choice. But according to the study, it\u2019s not always so straightforward. If a recycled product fails prematurely and needs to be replaced frequently, its environmental and economic costs can increase despite its recycled content. As Athanasiou puts it, \u201cFailing materials don\u2019t just break products. They can break sustainability promises.\u201d\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EFor example, comparing virgin polyethylene terephthalate (PET) with recycled PET (rPET) in applications such as landfill geotextiles, the researchers discovered that rPET showed lower resistance to environmental stressors, particularly in alkaline conditions over a pH of 9. In this application, specifying rPET over virgin PET would likely eliminate all of the presumed economic and environmental advantages of using a recycled material.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cRecycling is essential, but recycled content alone does not tell the full story. If a material fails too soon, the environmental benefits can disappear,\u201d Athanasiou said.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Ch3\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EFrom Cracks to Circularity\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/h3\u003E\u003Cp\u003EFor the researchers, the significance of the work extends beyond recycled plastics. The broader goal is to provide a fast, affordable, and realistic platform for evaluating the sustainability of any material choice. Because current testing protocols are costly, not widely available, and limited in the information they yield, engineers, manufacturers, and policymakers often have little choice but to continue to specify non-recycled materials because they will perform as expected. Having cheap and accurate data on recycled materials will help to accelerate their adoption because matching the engineering properties of recycled materials to their most appropriate applications will become more obvious.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThe researchers also hope to expand the platform to simulate even more complex environments and apply it to a wider range of materials. Because the system generates large amounts of detailed data, it may enable opportunities to use computational modeling or artificial intelligence to digitally simulate mechanical testing, driving down costs and expanding availability even more.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThe larger vision is a future in which sustainability is judged not by labels or assumptions, but by evidence for how a material performs, how long it lasts, how it fails, and what it costs society and the environment over its full lifetime.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EPlease visit the Daedalus Lab YouTube channel to see an explainer video about this new testing protocol: \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=zmRhiRIiAkQ\u0022\u003Ehttps:\/\/youtube.com\/watch?v=zmRhiRIiAkQ\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003ERead the paper here: \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.science.org\/doi\/10.1126\/sciadv.aeh0456\u0022\u003Ehttps:\/\/www.science.org\/doi\/10.1126\/sciadv.aeh0456\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThis research was supported by the National Science Foundation CAREER Award No. 2338508.\u003C\/p\u003E","summary":"","format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EChoosing the right materials for manufacturing products involves balancing durability, cost, manufacturability, and environmental impact. 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The left panel shows a rectangular specimen with rainbow-colored stress patterns radiating from a crack tip near the center-right edge, while the right panel shows a corresponding color-coded stress map with blue, green, yellow, and red regions indicating increasing stress concentration around the crack tip. 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Next-generation infrastructure, manufacturing, energy systems, electronics, and even medicine require new materials with capabilities that existing materials can\u2019t provide.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EBut discovering and vetting those materials can be slow, expensive, and hands-on, requiring researchers to prepare samples, run experiments on specialized equipment, and repeat the cycle through trial and error.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003ENow, Georgia Tech aims to deliver a paradigm shift in materials and manufacturing research with a new Programmable Cloud Laboratory that will leverage artificial intelligence (AI), simulation, and autonomous experimentation to accelerate that process dramatically.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EBuilt upon Georgia Tech\u2019s \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/ampf.research.gatech.edu\/\u0022\u003EAdvanced Manufacturing Pilot Facility\u003C\/a\u003E (AMPF), a core facility of the \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/manufacturing.gatech.edu\/\u0022\u003EGeorgia Tech Manufacturing Institute\u003C\/a\u003E (GTMI), the cloud lab will allow researchers across the country to direct work remotely, refine experiments based on results and AI recommendations, and tap into advanced manufacturing capabilities without spending weeks on-site. In effect, the cloud lab will bring the facility to the researcher.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cBy making advanced manufacturing and AI-driven experimentation accessible from anywhere, we are accelerating the discovery of critical new materials and shaping the future of U.S. innovation,\u201d said Tim Lieuwen, executive vice president for Research. \u201cGeorgia Tech is proud to provide the world-class infrastructure to help meet this national need and strengthen our research partnerships.\u201d\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThe cloud lab is supported by $18.1 million from the National Science Foundation (NSF) and is part of a broader effort to build \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.nsf.gov\/tip\/updates\/nsf-announces-400m-investment-new-national-network-ai\u0022\u003Ea national network of 20 AI-enabled cloud laboratories\u003C\/a\u003E. The labs are designed to work together, eventually allowing researchers to combine capabilities and workflows across the network. The new research ecosystem will connect advanced scientific infrastructure with expertise across the country.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cResearchers can ask a question, have work recommended by AI agents, have experiments carried out at the facility using robotics, and get the results back,\u201d said \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.me.gatech.edu\/faculty\/stebner\u0022\u003EAaron Stebner\u003C\/a\u003E, GTMI associate director, Eugene C. Gwaltney Jr. Chair, James R. and Sarah R. Borders Faculty Fellow, and professor in the \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.mse.gatech.edu\/\u0022\u003ESchool of Materials Science and Engineering\u003C\/a\u003E and the \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.me.gatech.edu\/\u0022\u003EGeorge W. Woodruff School of Mechanical Engineering\u003C\/a\u003E (ME). \u201cThey can use AMPF resources to advance their own research without having to be experts in each piece of equipment or send students to AMPF for weeks at a time.\u201d\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EBy lowering costs and barriers to conducting that research, Stebner said, the cloud lab will dramatically expand who can take advantage of AMPF\u2019s capabilities.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Ch4\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EA Self-Driving Research Lab\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/h4\u003E\u003Cp\u003EAMPF is a mixed-use facility where both industry and academic partners can discover new materials and do manufacturing research. Today, the facility is approaching autonomous workflow capabilities across about 38 pieces of equipment. Through the cloud lab, the team aims to expand automated and autonomous workflows to more than 100 of AMPF\u2019s 160 pieces of equipment.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThe cloud lab will also bring together stages of materials development that have traditionally happened separately, allowing researchers to explore materials discovery, manufacturing, testing, and scale-up within the same research environment.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.isye.gatech.edu\/users\/pascal-van-hentenryck\u0022\u003EPascal Van Hentenryck\u003C\/a\u003E, director of the \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.ai4opt.org\/\u0022\u003ENSF AI Institute for Advances in Optimization\u003C\/a\u003E and A. Russell Chandler III Chair in the \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.isye.gatech.edu\/\u0022\u003EH. Milton Stewart School of Industrial and Systems Engineering\u003C\/a\u003E, said the automation extends beyond individual pieces of equipment. Robots can operate machines and move materials from one station to another, physically carrying out workflows requested by researchers from afar. AI will help determine which machines and robots are needed for each task and manage their movements across the facility.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EVan Hentenryck compared the process to following a recipe.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cWhen you cook, you have a recipe, and the recipe tells you what you have to do,\u201d Van Hentenryck said. \u201cYou don\u2019t need to understand exactly how the stove is working. You just need to know what you need to accomplish with it.\u201d\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EAI agents will take those high-level \u201crecipes\u201d from researchers, translate them into detailed workflows, and coordinate experiments, simulations, and data flows across the facility.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThe system will rely in part on digital twins \u2014 virtual models of the facility that can help plan, monitor, and improve experiments before and during execution. Van Hentenryck said the system is also designed to learn from each run, improving how machines are tuned and how future workflows are scheduled.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThe project will integrate Duke University\u2019s Automatic FLOW for Materials Discovery software platform, led by professor Stefano Curtarolo, to connect computational discovery with physical experimentation and help researchers more rapidly identify and evaluate promising new materials. Contextualize, led by founder and CEO Branden Kappes, will provide the data platform that seamlessly connects researchers, instruments, data, and IT systems across the distributed network. Tech AI will also contribute to the project as part of the broader research team.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThe cloud lab will help bridge a longstanding gap between research and industrial adoption. Companies can be reluctant to interrupt working production lines to test unproven technologies, while startups and academic researchers often lack access to industrial-scale facilities where they can demonstrate that their ideas work. AMPF provides an environment where emerging technologies can be tested and de-risked without disrupting commercial production.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cThe cloud lab will give industry partners and manufacturers the ability to evaluate new ideas before they commit to large-scale deployment,\u201d said \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.me.gatech.edu\/faculty\/kurfess\u0022\u003ETom Kurfess\u003C\/a\u003E, executive director of GTMI and Agustin A. Ramirez\/HUSCO International Distinguished Chair in Fluid Power Systems in ME. \u201cThis initiative will shorten development cycles and make it easier to bring promising technologies into production, enabling our partners and us to innovate at the speed of thought.\u201d\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Ch4\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EExpanding Access to Advanced Research\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/h4\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThe project aims to serve more than 400 users from 150 academic, industry, and government institutions, with more than half participating remotely.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cMaking these autonomous labs available to a very wide community is key to innovation,\u201d Van Hentenryck said. \u201cYou just give a lot of people the opportunity to try things out.\u201d\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThe cloud lab builds on a larger effort Georgia Tech has pursued through AMPF for years: integrating AI, automation, and advanced manufacturing to create a flexible research environment that can evolve with technology, expand access, and strengthen U.S. leadership in materials and manufacturing.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EFor Stebner, the cloud lab represents a critical next step in bringing that vision to life.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cWe are six years into this effort, and we\u2019re already at a place I thought would take us 20 years to reach,\u201d Stebner said. \u201cThis cloud lab is going to take us to a level of technology, research, leadership, and access that I didn\u2019t know if we would reach by the end of my career.\u201d\u003C\/p\u003E","summary":"","format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EThe cloud lab will give researchers nationwide remote access to Georgia Tech\u2019s Advanced Manufacturing Pilot Facility, pairing AI with autonomous experimentation to accelerate new materials discovery.\u003C\/p\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"The cloud lab will give researchers nationwide remote access to Georgia Tech\u2019s Advanced Manufacturing Pilot Facility, pairing AI with autonomous experimentation to accelerate new materials discovery."}],"uid":"36123","created_gmt":"2026-08-03 15:34:30","changed_gmt":"2026-08-05 15:18:28","author":"Catherine Barzler","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","location":"Atlanta, GA","dateline":{"date":"2026-08-03T00:00:00-04:00","iso_date":"2026-08-03T00:00:00-04:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"hg_media":{"680754":{"id":"680754","type":"image","title":"AMPF-opening-2-2048x1144--1-.jpg","body":"\u003Cp\u003EThe cloud laboratory will enable researchers nationwide to conduct AI-driven experiments using the Advanced Manufacturing Pilot Facility\u0027s materials and manufacturing equipment. 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But a new multi-agent conversational system developed at Georgia Tech is taking much of the guesswork out of gardening for beginners.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003ECultivAgents is a three-agent system that fields gardening questions and creates tailored plans based on a user\u2019s gardening skill level, climate and environment, and cultural background.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThe experience agent, environmental agent, and ethnobotanical agent inform one another and work together to guide users through the gardening process.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cMulti-agent systems provide multi-faceted support,\u201d said Diana Wang, a Ph.D. student in Georgia Tech\u2019s School of Interactive Computing who created CultivAgents. \u201cMy interest was in how we could provide more personalized and aligned support to individuals trying to grow food themselves while facing unique environmental or cultural factors.\u201d\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EGardening is a hobby that many people start but give up because of the time and effort it requires to be successful. Ryan Pemberton, a horticulturist at Georgia Tech\u2019s community garden, said the two biggest mistakes he sees novice gardeners make are starting too big and overwatering.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cIf you\u2019ve never gardened before, trying to manage a large plot could be overwhelming,\u201d Pemberton said.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cYou can start small. You don\u2019t have to have a big garden right away. You can start with one tomato plant and grow from there. See how well you can keep that one plant alive and then expand as you feel comfortable.\u201d\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EAside from the built-in health benefits of growing fresh food and working outdoors, Pemberton said gardening can lower your grocery bill and reduce carbon emissions by minimizing food transportation.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EIt can also be a great way for international students at Tech to grow foods native to their homelands. He said a tool like CultivAgents could be useful for determining whether Atlanta\u2019s climate is suitable.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cPeople might want to grow a lot of different vegetables in their garden, but if you go too far south of here, it gets a little too hot to grow things like broccoli and strawberries,\u201d he said.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cA little north of here, it gets a little too cold to grow some species of peppers. Having something tell you what grows well in your region means you\u2019re not having to pick and choose or guess.\u201d\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThat\u2019s one of the reasons Wang designed CultivAgents to feature multiple agents that consider unique environmental and cultural contexts.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cMultiple agents help distribute specific types of support as opposed to the generic support you often get from a single chatbot,\u201d Wang said.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cAnother advantage is that they tend to build on each other. The environmental agent builds on the experience agent\u2019s detailed steps. This allows the system to tell you how to grow bush beans, for example, within a specific local community.\u201d\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EWang said she surveyed and interviewed new and experienced gardeners who use Tech\u2019s community garden to learn what they would want from a conversational agent. She found that many wanted step-by-step instructions and guidance on what to plant, how to plant it, and a schedule for upkeep.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cAll of our users told us they view gardening as something that\u2019s long term, so they wanted this platform to be able to facilitate that kind of relationship,\u201d she said.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThe community garden is a shared space with nine garden beds. Pemberton said it\u2019s a great place for new gardeners to learn to grow food before starting their own gardens. Much of the food grown there is donated to Klemis Kitchen, Georgia Tech\u2019s on-campus food bank.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EFor more information about the community garden and how to get involved, visit\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/sustainability.campusservices.gatech.edu\/community-garden\/\u0022\u003Ehttps:\/\/sustainability.campusservices.gatech.edu\/community-garden\/\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003ETo see a live demo of CultivAgents, visit\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/cultivagents.onrender.com\/\u0022\u003Ehttps:\/\/cultivagents.onrender.com\u003C\/a\u003E.\u003C\/p\u003E","summary":"","format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003ECultivAgents is a three-agent system that fields gardening questions and creates tailored plans based on a user\u2019s gardening skill level, climate and environment, and cultural background.\u003C\/p\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"A new multi-agent conversational system is helping people start and maintain gardens."}],"uid":"36530","created_gmt":"2026-08-05 14:45:34","changed_gmt":"2026-08-05 15:15:00","author":"Nathan Deen","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","location":"Atlanta, GA","dateline":{"date":"2026-08-05T00:00:00-04:00","iso_date":"2026-08-05T00:00:00-04:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"hg_media":{"680797":{"id":"680797","type":"image","title":"26-R10410-P12-001-copy.jpeg","body":null,"created":"1785942231","gmt_created":"2026-08-05 15:03:51","changed":"1785942231","gmt_changed":"2026-08-05 15:03:51","alt":"Community Garden","file":{"fid":"265117","name":"26-R10410-P12-001-copy.jpeg","image_path":"\/sites\/default\/files\/2026\/08\/05\/26-R10410-P12-001-copy.jpeg","image_full_path":"http:\/\/hg.gatech.edu\/\/sites\/default\/files\/2026\/08\/05\/26-R10410-P12-001-copy.jpeg","mime":"image\/jpeg","size":194413,"path_740":"http:\/\/hg.gatech.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/740xx_scale\/public\/2026\/08\/05\/26-R10410-P12-001-copy.jpeg?itok=O9WBm4sw"}}},"media_ids":["680797"],"groups":[{"id":"47223","name":"College of Computing"},{"id":"1188","name":"Research Horizons"},{"id":"50876","name":"School of Interactive Computing"}],"categories":[{"id":"194606","name":"Artificial Intelligence"},{"id":"153","name":"Computer Science\/Information Technology and Security"},{"id":"194836","name":"Sustainability"}],"keywords":[{"id":"192863","name":"go-ai"},{"id":"48501","name":"gardening"},{"id":"47791","name":"community garden"}],"core_research_areas":[{"id":"193655","name":"Artificial Intelligence at Georgia Tech"},{"id":"39501","name":"People and Technology"}],"news_room_topics":[],"event_categories":[],"invited_audience":[],"affiliations":[],"classification":[],"areas_of_expertise":[],"news_and_recent_appearances":[],"phone":[],"contact":[],"email":[],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}},"690949":{"#nid":"690949","#data":{"type":"news","title":"Spring 2026 Institute for Matter and Systems Facility Seed Grant Awards Announced","body":[{"value":"\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThe \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/matter-systems.gatech.edu\/\u0022 rel=\u0022noreferrer noopener\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003EInstitute for Matter and Systems (IMS) at Georgia Tech\u003C\/a\u003E has announced the Spring 2026 Core Facility Seed Grant recipients. The primary purpose of this program is to give graduate students in diverse disciplines working on original and unfunded research in micro- and nanoscale science and engineering the opportunity to access the most advanced academic cleanroom space in the Southeast. In addition to using the labs\u0027 state-of-the-art fabrication, lithography, and characterization tools, the awardees will have the opportunity to gain proficiency in cleanroom and tool methodology and access the consultation services provided by research staff members in IMS. Seed Grant awardees are also provided travel support to present their research at a scientific conference.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cp\u003EIn addition to student research skill development, this biannual grant program gives faculty with novel research topics the ability to develop preliminary data to pursue follow-up funding sources. The \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/matter-systems.gatech.edu\/core-facilities-seed-grant-program\u0022 rel=\u0022noreferrer noopener\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003ECore Facility Seed Grant program\u003C\/a\u003E is supported in part by the \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/senic.gatech.edu\/\u0022 rel=\u0022noreferrer noopener\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003ESoutheastern Nanotechnology Infrastructure Corridor (SENIC),\u003C\/a\u003E a member of the \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/nnci.net\/\u0022 rel=\u0022noreferrer noopener\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003ENational Science Foundation\u2019s National Nanotechnology Coordinated Infrastructure (NNCI\u003C\/a\u003E).\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThe five winning projects were awarded IMS cleanroom and lab access time to be used over the next year.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThe Spring 2026 IMS Core Facility Seed Grant recipients are:\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cem\u003EMineralogical and Microtextural Signatures of Lava-Water Interactions in a Paleo Lava Delta at Lake Tahoe: Implications for Volcanic-Hydrologic Processes on Mars\u003C\/em\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003Cbr\u003EPI: Frances Rivera-Hernandez\u0026nbsp;\u003Cbr\u003EStudent: Tuhi Saumya\u0026nbsp;\u003Cbr\u003ESchool of Earth and Atmospheric Sciences\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cem\u003EHolistically Designing Robust 3D Mesoscale Networks of Organic Mixed Electronic and Ionic Conductors\u003C\/em\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003Cbr\u003EPI: Erin Ratcliff\u0026nbsp;\u003Cbr\u003EStudent: Corey Roberts\u0026nbsp;\u003Cbr\u003ESchool of Materials Science and Engineering, School of Chemistry and Biochemistry\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cem\u003EMoisture-Based Energy Harvesting for Ingestible Electrical Stimulation Therapy\u003C\/em\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003Cbr\u003EPI: Alex Abramson\u0026nbsp;\u003Cbr\u003EStudent: Julia Ding\u0026nbsp;\u003Cbr\u003EThe Wallace H. Coulter Department of Biomedical Engineering\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cem\u003EAdvanced Processing of Agro-waste and its Application in Building Construction\u003C\/em\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003Cbr\u003EPIs: Kimberly Kurtis (CEE), Ebenezer Fanijo (BC), and Valerie Thomas (ISyE)\u0026nbsp;\u003Cbr\u003EStudent: Catelyn Chamblee\u0026nbsp;\u003Cbr\u003ESchool of Civil and Environmental Engineering\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cem\u003EField-induced Second-order Nonlinearity in Silicon for Electro-optic Modulation\u003C\/em\u003E\u003Cbr\u003EPI: Wenshan Cai\u0026nbsp;\u003Cbr\u003EStudent: Zeyu Pan\u0026nbsp;\u003Cbr\u003ESchool of Electrical and Computer Engineering\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E","summary":"","format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EFive interdisciplinary projects to receive IMS technical support and facility access\u003C\/p\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"Five interdisciplinary projects to receive IMS technical support and facility access"}],"uid":"35272","created_gmt":"2026-06-26 17:47:56","changed_gmt":"2026-08-05 15:11:29","author":"aneumeister3","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","location":"Atlanta, GA","dateline":{"date":"2026-06-26T00:00:00-04:00","iso_date":"2026-06-26T00:00:00-04:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"hg_media":{"670830":{"id":"670830","type":"image","title":"Marcus Nanotechnology Building","body":null,"created":"1684353022","gmt_created":"2023-05-17 19:50:22","changed":"1684353077","gmt_changed":"2023-05-17 19:51:17","alt":"Marcus Nanotechnology Building","file":{"fid":"253766","name":"14C10042-P1-117.jpg","image_path":"\/sites\/default\/files\/2023\/05\/17\/14C10042-P1-117.jpg","image_full_path":"http:\/\/hg.gatech.edu\/\/sites\/default\/files\/2023\/05\/17\/14C10042-P1-117.jpg","mime":"image\/jpeg","size":2902337,"path_740":"http:\/\/hg.gatech.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/740xx_scale\/public\/2023\/05\/17\/14C10042-P1-117.jpg?itok=Albu8ej-"}}},"media_ids":["670830"],"groups":[{"id":"1278","name":"College of Sciences"},{"id":"660369","name":"Matter and Systems"},{"id":"1188","name":"Research Horizons"},{"id":"364801","name":"School of Earth and Atmospheric Sciences (EAS)"}],"categories":[],"keywords":[{"id":"187915","name":"go-researchnews"}],"core_research_areas":[{"id":"193652","name":"Matter and Systems"}],"news_room_topics":[],"event_categories":[],"invited_audience":[],"affiliations":[],"classification":[],"areas_of_expertise":[],"news_and_recent_appearances":[],"phone":[],"contact":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022mailto:amelia.neumeister@research.gatech.edu\u0022\u003EAmelia Neumeister\u003C\/a\u003E | Communications Manager\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThe Institute for Matter and Systems\u003C\/p\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"email":["amelia.neumeister@research.gatech.edu"],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}},"691421":{"#nid":"691421","#data":{"type":"news","title":"SRNL, Georgia Tech Announce Facundo M. Fern\u00e1ndez\u0027s Joint Faculty Appointment","body":[{"value":"\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cem\u003EThis press release is \u003C\/em\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.srnl.gov\/news-releases\/srnl-georgia-tech-announce-joint-appointment\/\u0022\u003E\u003Cem\u003Eshared jointly\u003C\/em\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cem\u003E with the Savannah River National Laboratory (SRNL) newsroom. Georgia Tech faculty \u003C\/em\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.chbe.gatech.edu\/directory\/person\/martha-grover\u0022\u003E\u003Cem\u003EMartha Grover\u003C\/em\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cem\u003E and \u003C\/em\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/inta.gatech.edu\/people\/person\/margaret-e-kosal\u0022\u003E\u003Cem\u003EMaggie Kosal\u003C\/em\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cem\u003E also serve as SRNL Joint Appointees.\u003C\/em\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThe Georgia Institute of Technology and the \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.srnl.gov\u0022\u003ESavannah River National Laboratory\u003C\/a\u003E announced the joint appointment of \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/chemistry.gatech.edu\/people\/facundo-m-fernandez\u0022\u003EFacundo M. Fern\u00e1ndez\u003C\/a\u003E to collaborate in research around mass spectrometry, an analytical technique used to measure the mass-to-charge ratio of ions for research.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cOur partnership with Facundo will deepen SRNL\u2019s innovative research in mass spectrometry and its groundbreaking applications,\u201d said Tammy Taylor, SRNL\u2019s deputy director of Science and Technology. \u201cHis expertise and collaboration will undoubtedly accelerate our lab\u2019s drive for scientific excellence and impactful discoveries.\u201d\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EFern\u00e1ndez is renowned internationally for his work in bioanalytical chemistry. His research focuses on developing tools to analyze small-volume samples, tissues and single cells, with applications in understanding diseases such as cancer, cystic fibrosis and inflammatory bowel disease. He has published 234 peer-reviewed papers, given over 230 invited lectures, and supervised 35 doctoral and master\u2019s degree students.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EHe also directs the Systems Mass Spectrometry Core (SyMS-C) at Georgia Tech\u2019s \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/bioresearch.gatech.edu\/\u0022\u003EParker H. Petit Institute for Bioengineering and Bioscience\u003C\/a\u003E, managing more than 15 mass spectrometers.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cBeing appointed as a joint faculty member with SRNL opens many new opportunities for collaborative research at the intersection of biology, chemistry and engineering,\u201d said Fern\u00e1ndez. \u201cThis type of collaborative research is what Georgia Tech is renowned for. We aim to address societal questions with global impact. I have been incredibly impressed with the quality of science at SRNL, and I look forward to many joint discoveries in the future.\u201d\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EFern\u00e1ndez is a Regents\u2019 Professor and the Vasser-Woolley Chair in Bioanalytical Chemistry at Georgia Tech\u2019s \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/chemistry.gatech.edu\u0022\u003ESchool of Chemistry and Biochemistry\u003C\/a\u003E. He earned his bachelor\u2019s and master\u2019s degrees (Licenciatura) in chemistry from the Facultad de Ciencias Exactas y Naturales, Universidad de Buenos Aires, in 1995, and his doctorate in analytical chemistry from the same university in 1999. From 2000 to 2001, he was a postdoctoral researcher at Stanford University\u2019s Department of Chemistry. He served as a senior postdoctoral researcher and later as a research scientist between 2002 and 2003 with a research group at the University of Arizona.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cProfessor Fern\u00e1ndez is a renowned expert in the field of mass spectrometry, and it has been a privilege to already have him as a collaborator involved in our Laboratory Directed Research and Development program,\u201d said SRNL\u2019s Christopher Orton, division director for Nuclear Nonproliferation. \u201cThis joint appointment will strengthen the relationship between SRNL and Georgia Tech as we continue to work together to improve our understanding of the environmental fate of chemical contaminants in complex matrices.\u201d\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003ESRNL\u2019s Joint Appointment Program provides university faculty opportunities to engage in research and development addressing the nation\u2019s energy related challenges.\u0026nbsp;SRNL staff and joint appointees help ensure America\u2019s security and prosperity through transformative science and technology solutions, and joint appointees serve as a bridge between their university and SRNL researchers to deliver the future workforce for the Department of Energy.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cp\u003ESavannah River National Laboratory is a multi-program federally funded research and development center managed and\u202foperated\u202fby Battelle Savannah River Alliance for the U.S. Department of Energy\u2019s Office of Environmental Management.\u0026nbsp;EM transforms the nation\u2019s environmental liabilities into opportunities for innovation, job creation, and economic growth, while ensuring safe,\u0026nbsp;secure\u0026nbsp;and prosperous communities across America. 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He calls it \u201cSweaty SaaS.\u201d\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cIt\u2019s the ugly industries that are my bread and butter now.\u201d\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EHe has a long history of entrepreneurship. During a Georgia Tech study-abroad program in Barcelona, he crossed paths with \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/oscarpierremi\/\u0022\u003EOscar Pierre\u003C\/a\u003E (AE 2014), joining him on the ground floor of what became Glovo, now one of Europe\u2019s largest delivery platforms.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EBack in Atlanta, Battaglia joined a team for the Inventure Prize competition that served as the basis for FIXD, which makes a device that decodes check-engine lights for drivers. He helped launch the company, serving as a founding engineer.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EHe later co-founded Triple Axle, a routing platform for the specialty trucking industry, before joining Slabstack \u2013 a CRM and pricing platform for concrete, aggregate, and asphalt producers \u2013 as a founder and CTO. Sysdyne acquired Slabstack in December 2025.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EWhen he was at Tech, Battaglia did \u201ca little of everything\u201d \u2013 lacrosse, Phi Delta Theta, a co-op at GTRI, study abroad in Barcelona. He started in 2012 and graduated in December 2017, having taken time along the way to work with startups and travel.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EHe says Tech\u2019s emphasis on applied computing \u2013 not just computer science theory \u2013 prepared him well for a career spent building real products in unglamorous industries. \u201cIt\u2019s about what you do with the skills, not the skills themselves,\u201d he said. The scholarship, he adds, was always going to be for the College of Computing. \u201cI just wanted to make sure it was going to the right place.\u201d\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cFor me, it was like my playground,\u201d he said. \u201cI\u2019m so thankful I got exposed to so many different things.\u201d\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E","summary":"","format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EChristian Battaglia is a 2017 computer science alumnus who credits his entrepreneurial success to his experience at Georgia Tech. 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Now, Georgia Tech researchers have recreated one of those weathering sources, solar wind, in the lab \u2014 offering new insight into how the lunar surface evolves.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EDust-sized meteoroids and solar wind gradually alter lunar soil, producing tiny metallic particles known as nanophase iron. For years, scientists have used sensing data influenced by those particles to estimate the weathering age of the moon\u2019s surface, but they weren\u2019t sure which weather source primarily drives these changes.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003ETo investigate, physics Ph.D. candidate Roshan Trivedi and Advik Vira, a recent Ph.D. graduate, exposed ilmenite, a common mineral on both the Earth and moon, to a synthetic version of solar wind. The experiment produced nanophase iron under controlled conditions, suggesting that solar wind plays a major role in shaping the lunar surface observed today.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThe team presented its findings in \u201c\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/iopscience.iop.org\/article\/10.3847\/PSJ\/ae6074\u0022\u003ECreation of Lunar-Like Rims in Ilmenite Using Synthetic Solar Wind\u003C\/a\u003E,\u201d published in \u003Cem\u003EThe Planetary Science Journal\u003C\/em\u003E in June.\u0026nbsp;Their work was conducted through the Georgia Tech \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/clever.research.gatech.edu\/\u0022\u003ECenter for Lunar Environment and Volatile Exploration Research (CLEVER)\u003C\/a\u003E, a NASA Solar System Exploration Research Virtual Institute (SSERVI) led by Georgia Tech Regents\u2019 Professor \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/chemistry.gatech.edu\/people\/thomas-orlando\u0022\u003EThom Orlando\u003C\/a\u003E, a co-author of the study. A central aim of CLEVER is to understand the science and effects of space weathering as they pertain to the goals of NASA\u2019s Artemis missions.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EBy understanding how the moon\u2019s surface morphs on a microscopic level, scientists will be able to better interpret remote sensing data. Soon, we won\u2019t have to rely just on\u0026nbsp;moon missions to learn\u0026nbsp;detailed characteristics of\u0026nbsp;the lunar surface.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThe work could also shed light on another longstanding question: how water forms on the moon.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cWater would be a fantastic resource for humans operating on the moon, but scientifically, we are driven simply by the question of how water gets there in the first place,\u201d said \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/research.gatech.edu\/people\/phillip-first\u0022\u003EPhillip First\u003C\/a\u003E, a professor in the\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/physics.gatech.edu\/\u0022\u003ESchool of Physics\u003C\/a\u003E. \u201cSolar wind is potentially one way, because protons in solar wind provide the hydrogen of H2O molecules\u0026nbsp;while oxygen is present in lunar minerals.\u201d\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EUsing a vacuum chamber in Orlando\u2019s lab to simulate solar wind and high-resolution electron microscopy to analyze the samples, the researchers recreated the effects of thousands of years of solar wind exposure.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cScientists have been doing laboratory radiation experiments for years, but they haven\u0027t been able to characterize the results at this level of detail,\u201d said lead author Trivedi.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThe team can now simulate a wide range of exposure ages, which may help explain how water forms. In addition to forming nanophase iron, the experiments created tiny voids within the mineral \u2014 potential sites where hydrogen from solar wind could bond with oxygen to form water.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cHaving the ability to recreate the solar wind\u0026nbsp;and having results look so similar to actual lunar samples is excellent,\u201d said co-lead author Vira.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cem\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EDOI\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/em\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E:\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/iopscience.iop.org\/article\/10.3847\/PSJ\/ae6074\u0022\u003E10.3847\/PSJ\/ae6074\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cem\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EFunding\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/em\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E:\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/strong\u003EThis work was directly supported by the NASA SSERVI under CLEVER. Sample preparation was performed at the Georgia Tech Institute for Matter and Systems, which is supported by the National Science Foundation. 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They are also essential to the nation\u2019s energy future, manufacturing competitiveness, and national security.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThrough a\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.energy.gov\/cmei\/articles\/does-office-critical-minerals-and-energy-innovation-launches-regional-consortia\u0022\u003Emajor investment\u003C\/a\u003E from the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE), Georgia Tech is helping accelerate the development of domestic critical minerals from unconventional and secondary resources. The $7.5 million award positions the Institute to advance supply chain solutions that span resource discovery, processing, recycling, and circular materials management.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003ESelected by DOE\u2019s Office of Critical Minerals and Energy Innovation, Georgia Tech will lead the Critical Minerals in the Atlantic Seaboard Plain (CM-MAP) project. The regional effort builds on DOE\u2019s Carbon Ore, Rare Earth, and Critical Minerals (CORE-CM) initiative and will examine potential resources across the Atlantic coastal plain.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThe CM-MAP project will focus on sedimentary deposits, including kaolin, bauxite, heavy mineral sands, and phosphates, as well as legacy mining residues, coal combustion byproducts, and other unconventional and secondary resources that could support future recycling and circular economy opportunities.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EDrawing on existing infrastructure, regional assets, industry bases, and scientific expertise, CM-MAP will establish a regional innovation ecosystem that supports domestic critical mineral production, recycling, and advanced manufacturing, while fostering new economic opportunities throughout the Southeast.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cThis is a powerful example of how Georgia Tech brings together leading research capabilities and partnerships from industry, government, nonprofits, and national labs to address complex national challenges,\u201d said\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/research.gatech.edu\/leadership\u0022\u003ETim Lieuwen\u003C\/a\u003E, executive vice president for Research. \u201cBy identifying and domestically sourcing critical minerals, we are helping secure essential supply chains, while enabling the next generation of energy and materials technologies.\u201d\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThe DOE award builds on a growing network of research, industry, regional, and international partnerships led by Georgia Tech to translate scientific discovery into real-world supply chain solutions, including:\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cul\u003E\u003Cli data-list-item-id=\u0022ea149f3a1369a08e50ecd550f254e4fc6\u0022\u003EResearch leadership \u2014 Founded in 2024, Georgia Tech\u2019s\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/minerals.research.gatech.edu\/\u0022\u003ECenter for Critical Mineral Solutions\u003C\/a\u003E serves as a hub for interdisciplinary research and technology development across the Institute.\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli data-list-item-id=\u0022e3525757baf2e98febb34b5a40cf084bc\u0022\u003ERegional partnerships \u2014Through the\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/gems.research.gatech.edu\/\u0022\u003EGeorgia Partnership for Essential Materials\u003C\/a\u003E, a flagship regional collaboration platform, Georgia Tech, the University of Georgia, Georgia State University, and the Georgia Mining Association convene stakeholders from across the critical minerals sector. The partnership brings together industry, nonprofit organizations, regional economic development agencies, national labs, universities, and technical colleges to connect, collaborate, and stay engaged in the latest developments.\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli data-list-item-id=\u0022ebccf1688cc8ca7d30f05f3e54fb5b005\u0022\u003EInternational engagement \u2014 A\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/news.research.gatech.edu\/2026\/04\/13\/georgia-universities-and-uk-partners-strengthen-collaboration-critical-minerals-gems-4\u0022\u003EU.K.-U.S. working group\u003C\/a\u003E extends partnerships across the Southeastern United States and Southwest United Kingdom, connecting researchers, industry leaders, and government agencies working to strengthen global supply chains.\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli data-list-item-id=\u0022e1647f02ab83f892d6c95813afcbe8a2e\u0022\u003EGeorgia Critical Mineral Supply Chain Manufacturing Demonstration Center \u2014 Supported through\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/buddycarter.house.gov\/news\/documentsingle.aspx?DocumentID=16085\u0022\u003Econgressional funding\u003C\/a\u003E, the center is developing capabilities and regional supply chain demonstrations that connect resource development, materials processing, recycling, and advanced manufacturing.\u003C\/li\u003E\u003C\/ul\u003E\u003Cp\u003EAs part of CM-MAP, researchers will analyze materials collected from natural deposits and industrial sites throughout the Southeast to identify their critical mineral content. The resulting large datasets will be combined with artificial intelligence and machine learning approaches to better understand and predict where resources exist, optimize extraction pathways, and inform future recovery and recycling strategies.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cThis project brings together a highly collaborative team from Georgia Tech, national labs, industry partners, and research institutions across the region,\u201d said\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/energy.gatech.edu\/people\/yuanzhi-tang\u0022\u003EYuanzhi Tang\u003C\/a\u003E, the principal investigator and Georgia Power Professor in the School of Earth and Atmospheric Sciences, with a courtesy appointment in the School of Civil and Environmental Engineering.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003ETang is also the founding director of the Center for Critical Mineral Solutions and executive director of the\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/energy.gatech.edu\/\u0022\u003EStrategic Energy Institute\u003C\/a\u003E.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cThrough this award, we are working to build secure and resilient critical materials supply chains, from resource discovery and characterization to processing, recovery, recycling, and advanced manufacturing, while also developing the skilled workforce needed to support these emerging industries,\u201d Tang said. \u201cOur vision is to create a regional innovation ecosystem that embraces both unconventional resources and circular economy approaches to maximize the value of materials already in use.\u201d\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003ELearn more about critical materials research and workforce development efforts at Georgia Tech by visiting the\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/minerals.research.gatech.edu\/\u0022\u003ECenter for Critical Mineral Solutions\u003C\/a\u003E webpage.\u0026nbsp; \u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E","summary":"","format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003ESelected by DOE\u2019s Office of Critical Minerals and Energy Innovation, Georgia Tech will lead the Critical Minerals in the Atlantic Seaboard Plain (CM-MAP) project. 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But for Ali Sarhadi, a Brook Byers Institute for Sustainable Systems (BBISS) Faculty Fellow, assistant professor in the School of Earth and Atmospheric Sciences, and director of the \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/sarhadi.eas.gatech.edu\/\u0022\u003EClimate Risk and Extreme Dynamics Lab\u003C\/a\u003E, the real killer is often less visible. \u201cPeople think that hurricanes are about wind, but sometimes that\u2019s not the whole story,\u201d he said. \u201cThe majority of fatalities are coming from the water, not the wind.\u201d\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003ESupported by two Sustainability Next Seed Grants, Sarhadi\u2019s work draws on climate science, fluid physics, engineering, and artificial intelligence. He\u2019s using AI-powered, physics-informed models to better anticipate water hazards that can cripple cities and power grids in both coastal and inland communities.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003ERethinking Hurricane Risk\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003ESarhadi focuses on compound flooding, the dangerous interaction between storm surge, torrential rainfall, and river flooding that increasingly defines hurricanes. He points to Hurricane Mitch, which hit Central America in 1998, as a stark example, noting that more than 12,000 people died, \u201call from freshwater flooding \u2014 none from wind,\u201d he said.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EHis work has shown how climate change and sea-level rise are reshaping flood risk from storms like Hurricane Sandy, which devastated New York and New Jersey in October 2012. In the current climate, a Sandy-level natural disaster has a recurrence period of roughly once every 150 years. But that is changing fast. \u201cBecause of climate change and sea-level rise, by the middle of this century, the same level of flooding is likely to occur once every 60 years. By the end of the century, that goes up to once every 30 years,\u201d he says. \u201cHurricane Sandy caused about $70 billion in damage. Imagine experiencing that kind of destruction every 30 years.\u201d\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003ESince 1970, Sarhadi notes, damage from tropical cyclones has increased by about 380% globally, a trend driven by the combined effect of stronger storms and more people and infrastructure being located in harm\u2019s way.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EPhysics-Informed AI: Street-Level Flood Warnings\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EWhile storm forecasting has improved dramatically in recent decades, Sarhadi argues, \u201cWe\u2019re in good shape in terms of track forecasting, and we\u2019re getting better at rapid intensification forecasting. But what is missing is the hazard part, and specifically the water part. That\u2019s the number one killer.\u201d\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EHis lab is developing AI models tightly coupled with physics-based simulations to forecast hurricane-induced flooding at unprecedented resolution.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EUsing Hurricane Sandy as a test case, his team showed that by integrating physics-based surge and rainfall models with generative AI, they could forecast building-level flood depths three to five days before landfall. \u201cWe could predict that a storm was surge-dominant and estimate how much flooding could happen at the level of each building with an accuracy beyond 90%,\u201d he says. \u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThose extra days, and that level of granularity, could give emergency managers and local leaders the information they need to order earlier evacuations, pre-stage resources, and protect critical infrastructure. \u201cWe hope by combining AI and physics-based models we can come up with faster, more accurate modeling, first, to save lives, and then to minimize the economic damage,\u201d Sarhadi says.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003ETargeting Georgia\u2019s Coastline\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EAlthough much of the public\u2019s attention focuses on the Gulf Coast and megacities on the Eastern Seaboard, Georgia\u2019s coastline is also highly vulnerable to surge and compound flooding. Sarhadi is collaborating with \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/sciences.gatech.edu\/georgias-tomorrow\u0022\u003EGeorgia Tech for Georgia\u2019s Tomorrow\u003C\/a\u003E to model risk in places like Savannah and the surrounding coastal region. \u201cWe\u2019re working to come up with good long-term solutions for protecting coastal communities and infrastructure,\u201d he says.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EEvents like Hurricane Helene in 2024, which triggered extended blackouts in Georgia and lethal flooding in western North Carolina, underscore how far inland these risks can reach. \u201cPeople think hurricanes are just a problem for coastal areas,\u201d Sarhadi says. \u201cBut even if you are far from a coastline, you can be at risk when saturated soils, torrential rain, and river flooding combine.\u201d\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EBuilding Climate-Resilient Power Grids and Cities\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003ESarhadi\u2019s work doesn\u2019t stop at forecasting. A central focus of his research is climate-resilient infrastructure, particularly the power grid. His team is exploring digital twin modeling \u2014 virtual replicas of energy and infrastructure systems. \u201cWhen you have a digital twin of your grid, you can run that hurricane through it and identify which substations or power lines are more vulnerable,\u201d he says, explaining that this knowledge could trigger utility crews to fix or reinforce power lines ahead of storms.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003ELooking decades ahead, these tools could help utilities and planners prioritize where to upgrade aging infrastructure as hurricanes intensify and water levels rise. \u201cWe know hurricanes are getting more intense, and our infrastructure is aging,\u201d Sarhadi said. \u201cBy combining engineering, climate science, and AI, we\u2019re trying to design better adaptation plans so our communities and power systems are more resilient in the future.\u201d\u003C\/p\u003E","summary":"","format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EBy combining physics-based AI with climate and engineering insights, Ali Sarhadi is redefining how we predict compound flooding, safeguard power grids, and build hurricane-resilient infrastructure.\u003C\/p\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"Assistant Professor Ali Sarhadi is using AI and digital twins to predict how and where major storms will cause the most damage."}],"uid":"27338","created_gmt":"2026-06-30 19:48:34","changed_gmt":"2026-08-04 16:16:35","author":"Brent Verrill","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","location":"Atlanta, GA","dateline":{"date":"2026-06-30T00:00:00-04:00","iso_date":"2026-06-30T00:00:00-04:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"hg_media":{"680539":{"id":"680539","type":"image","title":"Ali Sarhadi Portrait","body":null,"created":"1782848936","gmt_created":"2026-06-30 19:48:56","changed":"1782849065","gmt_changed":"2026-06-30 19:51:05","alt":"Portrait of an individual standing on a paved campus walkway, wearing a light-colored button-down shirt. 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We are proud to celebrate this well-deserved recognition.\u0022\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003ETang was recognized for her contributions to environmental chemistry, biogeochemistry, and energy-related research, as well as for her leadership and service to the chemical sciences.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u0022Given her exceptionally energetic research program, which spans topics ranging from the basic understanding of chemical cycling on Earth to creative solutions to recover rare elements from wastes, this honor is richly deserved and completely unsurprising,\u0022 said Jean Lynch-Stieglitz, chair of the School of Earth and Atmospheric Sciences. \u0022We are lucky to have Yuanzhi as part of EAS.\u0022\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EAs SEI executive director, Tang leads Institute-wide efforts to strengthen Georgia Tech\u0027s energy research enterprise by connecting expertise across disciplines and fostering partnerships with industry, government, and national laboratories. She also maintains an internationally recognized research program focused on understanding the chemical and biological processes that shape natural and engineered environments.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EEstablished in 2008, the ACS Fellows Program honors a distinguished group of scientists who have made exceptional contributions to chemistry and related fields while also demonstrating dedicated service to the society. With this election, Tang joins 17 Georgia Tech ACS Fellows.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u0022I\u2019m deeply honored,\u0022 Tang said. \u0022This recognition reflects the contributions of many outstanding students, postdoctoral researchers, colleagues, collaborators, and mentors throughout my career. I am grateful for the opportunity to work alongside such talented people to advance scientific discovery and build interdisciplinary partnerships that address critical energy and environmental challenges.\u0022\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EFounded in 1876, the American Chemical Society represents more than 170,000 members worldwide and is a leading source of scientific information through its journals, conferences, and educational programs.\u003C\/p\u003E","summary":"","format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EYuanzhi Tang, executive director of the \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/energy.gatech.edu\/\u0022\u003EStrategic Energy Institute\u003C\/a\u003E (SEI) and Georgia Power Professor in the \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/eas.gatech.edu\/\u0022\u003ESchool of Earth and Atmospheric Sciences\u003C\/a\u003E, has been named an \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.acs.org\/\u0022\u003EAmerican Chemical Society\u003C\/a\u003E (ACS) Fellow.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThe ACS is one of the world\u2019s largest scientific societies, and its Fellows Program recognizes outstanding achievements in scientific research, education, leadership, and service to the chemical profession and honors a select group of members each year.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u0022Election as an ACS Fellow is a significant honor that recognizes not only scientific excellence but also leadership and service to the profession,\u0022 said Julia Kubanek, Georgia Tech\u0027s vice president for Interdisciplinary Research. \u0022Yuanzhi\u0027s pioneering research, her leadership within ACS and the Strategic Energy Institute, and her commitment to advancing interdisciplinary collaboration have strengthened Georgia Tech\u0027s impact in chemistry, energy, and environmental research. 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The Institute recently received the APPA Sustainability Innovation Award, honoring the Office of Sustainability\u2019s pioneering in-vessel composting program, which is helping Georgia Tech reduce waste, lower emissions, and create a more sustainable campus. \u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThe award is presented by APPA: Leadership in Educational Facilities, an international association that serves more than 1,300 educational institutions and facilities professionals. APPA\u2019s Sustainability Innovation Award recognizes educational institutions that implement transformative programs or processes that enhance service delivery, improve environmental performance, reduce costs, and support student success through environmental stewardship. Recipients are selected based on innovation, sustainability impact, adaptability to other institutions, and measurable benefits to their campus communities.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003ETurning Food Waste Into a Campus Resource\u003C\/strong\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cp\u003EGeorgia Tech\u2019s award-winning in-vessel composting program exemplifies how innovative infrastructure can support ambitious sustainability goals.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThe Office of Sustainability received a Recycling and Waste Diversion grant from the Georgia Environmental Protection Division in 2024 to implement the composter, which arrived on campus last year. A student-staffed collection program (using e-bikes and an electric golf cart) captures food scraps and compostable materials from campus housing and dining facilities, and processes them on-site using a specialized in-vessel composting system. This reduces the weight of material by approximately 80%, decreasing the demand for off-campus hauling. \u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cp\u003EUnlike traditional composting methods, the enclosed system carefully controls temperature, airflow, and moisture, accelerating decomposition while minimizing odors and reducing the space required for processing. In just over six months, three student assistants have collected more than 5 tons (10,000 pounds) of materials from various campus locations.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cGeorgia Tech has grown a strong composting program thanks to high levels of commitment from Tech Dining, Housing, and Campus Services, plus a strong hauling partner,\u201d said Abby Bower, program and portfolio manager in the Office of Sustainability. \u201cThe in-vessel composter has added an exciting new layer to our composting services. It\u2019s been fun to see our students embrace the technology and share their ideas for how to improve campus operations.\u201d\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cp\u003EBy processing organic waste on campus, Georgia Tech diverts significant amounts of material from landfills, where food waste would otherwise generate methane, a potent greenhouse gas. The program supports the Institute\u2019s broader sustainability and circular economy objectives by keeping resources in use and reducing environmental impacts.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EWhy Georgia Tech Stood Out\u003C\/strong\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cp\u003EAccording to APPA, Sustainability Innovation Award recipients demonstrate creativity, measurable environmental and economic benefits, community impact, and the ability to serve as a model for other institutions.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cp\u003EGeorgia Tech\u2019s in-vessel composting initiative stood out because it:\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cul\u003E\u003Cli data-list-item-id=\u0022ec49378c2bd1e73372f573e0b50fd0c7f\u0022\u003EDemonstrates an innovative approach to campus waste management.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/li\u003E\u003C\/ul\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cul\u003E\u003Cli data-list-item-id=\u0022e0fb1e24c65e7d05c995aaf454877731b\u0022\u003EDiverts food waste from landfills and reduces greenhouse gas emissions.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/li\u003E\u003C\/ul\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cul\u003E\u003Cli data-list-item-id=\u0022eb8f78d77f9c65872249b27522fa43fb0\u0022\u003ECreates a closed-loop system that turns waste into a useful resource.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/li\u003E\u003C\/ul\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cul\u003E\u003Cli data-list-item-id=\u0022e4f311330b3cde5c36955c1aee7ea8bf1\u0022\u003EProvides educational opportunities for students and the campus community.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/li\u003E\u003C\/ul\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cul\u003E\u003Cli data-list-item-id=\u0022e3f1207bd346794c92e2525fb9b556dbd\u0022\u003EOffers a scalable model that can be replicated by other colleges and universities.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/li\u003E\u003C\/ul\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThe program reflects the collaborative work of the Office of Sustainability and campus partners to create practical, measurable solutions that advance Georgia Tech\u2019s sustainability commitments.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EA Model for the Future\u003C\/strong\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cp\u003EReceiving the APPA Sustainability Innovation Award highlights Georgia Tech\u2019s role as a leader in sustainable campus operations and environmental stewardship. 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Labs earn recognition for their efforts through tiered certification levels \u2014 bronze, silver, or gold \u2014 based on the number and results of practices implemented. \u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cp\u003EOn average, labs use four times more water and 10 times more energy than office spaces. This disproportionate impact makes laboratories some of the best places for reducing institutional energy use. Small actions can have a big effect; for example, increasing the setpoint of ultra-low temperature freezers by 10 degrees Celsius can reduce the device\u2019s energy use by 30% and save over $150 per year per freezer. 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Recent milestones underscore the breadth of support behind \u003Cem\u003ETransforming Tomorrow\u003C\/em\u003E, including the 79th Roll Call, which raised $8.8 million, and Georgia Tech Athletics\u2019 \u003Cem\u003EFull Steam Ahead\u003C\/em\u003E initiative, which led to\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/ramblinwreck.com\/georgia-tech-athletics-sets-revenue-record-in-2025-26\/\u0022\u003Emore than $100 million\u003C\/a\u003E in gifts and commitments.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThe collective support of donors, including gifts from first-time donors, is already making a difference across campus \u2014 in the experiences of students, the work of faculty, and the spaces that shape learning and discovery.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Ch3\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003ETransforming Campus and Expanding Opportunity\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/h3\u003E\u003Cp\u003EDonor support has fueled major projects such as the Thomas A. 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Donors have contributed more than $513 million to expand scholarship and fellowship support, opening doors for talented students and ensuring that financial barriers do not limit opportunity.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Ch3\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EInvesting in Students, Faculty, and Research\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/h3\u003E\u003Cp\u003ESupport for students extends from undergraduate access to graduate-level research and discovery. Graduate fellowships funded through the campaign are enabling students to pursue advanced study, contribute to research labs, and play a central role in Georgia Tech\u2019s academic mission.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EAt the faculty level, donor investment continues to strengthen Georgia Tech\u2019s ability to attract and retain world-class educators and researchers. A landmark example is the\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/development.gatech.edu\/impact\/john-w-durstines-quiet-philanthropy-fuels-transformative-impact\u0022\u003E$100 million bequest from the estate of alumnus John W. Durstine\u003C\/a\u003E, the largest gift in the Institute\u2019s history, supporting faculty excellence in the George W. Woodruff School of Mechanical Engineering.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EIn health research, a significant commitment has established the\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/news.gatech.edu\/news\/2026\/07\/16\/georgia-tech-receives-commitment-launch-new-ai-driven-health-innovation-center\u0022\u003EParker H. Petit Center for AI-Driven Health Innovation\u003C\/a\u003E, a new research hub focused on using artificial intelligence to model diseases, identify treatment paths, and move discoveries closer to patient care.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Ch3\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EDriving Innovation Through Collaboration and Industry Engagement\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/h3\u003E\u003Cp\u003EPhilanthropy is also fueling new interdisciplinary initiatives that reflect Georgia Tech\u2019s collaborative, forward-looking approach. The\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.gatech.edu\/news\/2026\/03\/02\/alumnus-commitment-establishes-tony-kepano-joint-center-real-estate\u0022\u003ETony Kepano Joint Center for Real Estate\u003C\/a\u003E brings together the Ernest Scheller Jr. College of Business and the College of Design to create a multidisciplinary platform for education, research, and industry engagement.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003ECorporate and foundation partnerships are accelerating progress in key areas.\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/news.gatech.edu\/news\/2026\/02\/25\/delta-air-lines-foundation-makes-5m-commitment-new-aerospace-engineering-building\u0022\u003EThe Delta Air Lines Foundation\u2019s $5 million commitment\u003C\/a\u003E is helping fund the new Aerospace Engineering Building. This facility will elevate one of the nation\u2019s top-ranked aerospace programs, fuel the state\u2019s economy, and accelerate innovation across the aviation industry.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EGeorgia Tech\u2019s\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.gatech.edu\/news\/2026\/04\/29\/hyundai-motor-group-georgia-tech-sign-mou-hydrogen-mobility-development\u0022\u003Emultidecade partnership with Hyundai Motor Company\u003C\/a\u003E is advancing research and education in sustainable mobility, hydrogen technologies, and workforce development, while strengthening the Institute\u2019s role in driving innovation and economic growth.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Ch3\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003ELooking Ahead: Sustaining Momentum\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/h3\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThe campaign\u2019s success reflects the collective efforts of alumni, donors, volunteers, faculty, staff, students, and partners who have advanced Georgia Tech\u0027s mission and strengthened its impact. The momentum created through their generosity will help shape the Institute\u2019s future for years to come.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cBehind every gift is someone who believes in Georgia Tech\u2019s mission and wants to help us amplify our impact,\u201d said Georgia Tech President \u00c1ngel Cabrera. \u201cTheir generous support has expanded access to education, strengthened research and innovation, and strengthened our Institute to make sure it keeps creating value for generations to come. I am profoundly grateful to each of our donors for investing in Georgia Tech.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EI\u2019m equally grateful to our deans, faculty, Campaign Steering Committee volunteers, and every member of our Development team for opening doors, carrying our message everywhere, and persuading others to participate in this campaign. Congratulations to all of them on reaching the most ambitious philanthropic goals in Institute history.\u201d\u003C\/p\u003E","summary":"","format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cdiv\u003EGeorgia Tech achieved a record-breaking fundraising year in fiscal year 2026, raising more than $415 million and pushing Transforming Tomorrow: The Campaign for Georgia Tech beyond its $2 billion goal with 18 months remaining. Support from alumni, donors, corporations, foundations, and friends is funding scholarships, fellowships, faculty excellence, groundbreaking research, and transformative campus projects, including new facilities for business, engineering, and athletics. Campaign investments are expanding access to education, advancing artificial intelligence and health research, and strengthening industry partnerships with organizations such as Delta Air Lines and Hyundai Motor Company. The historic fundraising success reinforces Georgia Tech\u2019s position as a leading research university driving innovation, economic growth, and student opportunity.\u003C\/div\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"A historic $415 million fundraising year fuels scholarships, academic excellence, and major capital projects across the Institute."}],"uid":"35798","created_gmt":"2026-07-23 03:12:45","changed_gmt":"2026-08-04 15:45:02","author":"Ayana Isles","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","location":"Atlanta, GA","dateline":{"date":"2026-07-23T00:00:00-04:00","iso_date":"2026-07-23T00:00:00-04:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"hg_media":{"680653":{"id":"680653","type":"image","title":"Week of welcome","body":null,"created":"1784775578","gmt_created":"2026-07-23 02:59:38","changed":"1784775689","gmt_changed":"2026-07-23 03:01:29","alt":"students taking a photo selfie with mascot Buzz.","file":{"fid":"264944","name":"26-R10410-P8-013--1--2.jpg","image_path":"\/sites\/default\/files\/2026\/07\/22\/26-R10410-P8-013--1--2.jpg","image_full_path":"http:\/\/hg.gatech.edu\/\/sites\/default\/files\/2026\/07\/22\/26-R10410-P8-013--1--2.jpg","mime":"image\/jpeg","size":2431596,"path_740":"http:\/\/hg.gatech.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/740xx_scale\/public\/2026\/07\/22\/26-R10410-P8-013--1--2.jpg?itok=rzJsVTmk"}}},"media_ids":["680653"],"related_links":[{"url":"https:\/\/transformingtomorrow.gatech.edu\/","title":"Transforming Tomorrow"},{"url":"https:\/\/news.gatech.edu\/news\/2025\/07\/29\/georgia-tech-has-historic-fundraising-year","title":"Georgia Tech Has Historic Fundraising Year"}],"groups":[{"id":"1278","name":"College of Sciences"},{"id":"1214","name":"News Room"}],"categories":[{"id":"129","name":"Institute and Campus"}],"keywords":[{"id":"4790","name":"fundraising"},{"id":"351","name":"development"},{"id":"167285","name":"scholarship"},{"id":"195200","name":"record fundraising year"},{"id":"195201","name":"Georgia Tech donors"},{"id":"194752","name":"transforming tomorrow"}],"core_research_areas":[],"news_room_topics":[{"id":"71871","name":"Campus and Community"}],"event_categories":[],"invited_audience":[],"affiliations":[],"classification":[],"areas_of_expertise":[],"news_and_recent_appearances":[],"phone":[],"contact":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022mailto:anne.stanford@dev.gatech.edu\u0022\u003EAnne Stanford\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cbr\u003EDirector of Development Communications\u003Cbr\u003EDevelopment Communications\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022mailto:aisles3@gatech.edu\u0022\u003EAyana Isles\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cbr\u003ESenior Media Relations\u0026nbsp;Representative\u0026nbsp;\u003Cbr\u003EInstitute Communications\u003C\/p\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"email":[],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}},"691423":{"#nid":"691423","#data":{"type":"news","title":"Georgia Tech Summer Institute creates pathways to possibility","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EBy Chloe Behan\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Ch5\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EA New Perspective\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/h5\u003E\u003Cp\u003EFor Kelseigh Williams of Berrien County High School, the 2026 \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/expandedlearning.ceismc.gatech.edu\/summer-institute\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003EGeorgia Tech Summer Institute (GTSI)\u003C\/a\u003E changed the way she viewed college life and community.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cOne of the biggest things I learned is just that whenever I do get to college, it\u2019s not as intimidating as it seems,\u0022 she said. \u201cBeing from a small town myself and getting to experience Atlanta, which is way bigger than where I\u2019m from, it was just a great experience seeing that big towns aren\u2019t as scary as what they seem online.\u201d\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EWilliams was among 105 rising high school juniors representing 62 counties across Georgia who participated in GTSI this summer. Developed and hosted by \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/expandedlearning.ceismc.gatech.edu\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003EExpanded Learning Programs\u003C\/a\u003E in the Center for Education Integrating Science, Mathematics, and Computing (CEISMC), the weeklong residential program helps students prepare for the transition to college while exploring academic pathways and building connections with peers, faculty, and staff.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EParticipants were selected from more than 200 nominations submitted by school districts across Georgia. Support from Georgia Tech allowed the program to be offered at no cost to students.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EVice Provost for Enrollment Management Rick Clark said the success of the program depends on strong partnerships with Georgia educators who identify students for these opportunities. \u201cWe all want the same thing, which is to develop talent and invest in the next generation of innovators and problem-solvers,\u0022 he said. \u0022GTSI is a group project, that only works when our partners\u2014superintendents, principals, counselors, and teachers in communities all around Georgia\u2014raise their hand to identify potential. Ultimately, talent is distributed broadly, but access to opportunity is not. And this is one effort we\u2019re making to solve that challenge.\u201d\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Ch5\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EAcademic Exploration\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/h5\u003E\u003Cp\u003EDuring the week, students experienced college life firsthand by navigating campus, attending sessions about admissions, financial aid, scholarships, and student life. They also participated in hands-on learning activities led by faculty and staff from Georgia Tech\u2019s College of Design, College of Engineering, College of Computing, College of Sciences, Ivan Allen College of Liberal Arts, and Scheller College of Business.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003ECase Johnson, who attends Hawkinsville High School in Pulaski County, said the experience reinforced a goal he has had for years. \u201cI\u2019ve wanted to attend Georgia Tech for some years now, but this whole experience has served to solidify my aspirations,\u201d he said.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cThough I\u0027ve had a lot of enjoyable moments, a couple of them that are most memorable for me would be the time that I was learning block coding in the computer science academic session, as well as the recreational activities I\u2019ve participated in with both my peers and group leaders,\u201d Johnson added.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Ch5\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EFuture Pathways\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/h5\u003E\u003Cp\u003EBeyond the classroom, students formed lasting friendships with fellow participants and Georgia Tech student group leaders while taking part in campus tours, team-building activities, and recreational events.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EJaRyelle Mackey, a student at Charles R. Drew High School in Clayton County, said one of her favorite moments was participating in a chemistry lab that demonstrated how cockroaches use smells to navigate their environment. The experience also helped her gain a better understanding of the college application process.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cAnother thing I learned was that when applying to Georgia Tech, they really look at the things you give to your community and not just your academics,\u201d she said.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EFor many students, especially those from rural and under-resourced communities, the experience provides a tangible opportunity to see that college and future career pathways are within reach.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThat sense of confidence and self-discovery is at the core of the Georgia Tech Summer Institute and a key reason it was established in 2025. Collaboration among \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/ceismc.gatech.edu\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003ECEISMC\u003C\/a\u003E in the \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/lifetimelearning.gatech.edu\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003ECollege of Lifetime Learning\u003C\/a\u003E, the Office of Strategic Student Access, and Georgia Tech\u2019s academic colleges makes this program possible.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cThe Georgia Tech Summer Institute continues to expand access to educational opportunities for students across the state, working to combine immersive STEM experiences with practical college preparation,\u201d said Sirocus Barnes, director of Expanded Learning Programs. \u201cIt\u2019s more than an introduction to Georgia Tech. It provides participants with the knowledge, confidence, and support to begin envisioning their futures in higher education and STEM careers.\u201d\u003C\/p\u003E","summary":"","format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003ERising high school juniors, nominated by their school districts, gained firsthand experience with college academics and campus life through a weeklong residential program. Designed to expand educational opportunity, the program helps students, particularly those from rural and under-resourced communities, build confidence and envision future pathways in higher education and STEM careers.\u003C\/p\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"In its second year, Georgia Tech\u0027s Summer Institute brought 105 students from 62 Georgia counties to campus, expanding access to college preparation, STEM exploration, and future career pathways."}],"uid":"36247","created_gmt":"2026-08-03 20:21:20","changed_gmt":"2026-08-03 20:59:31","author":"jwalls37","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","location":"Atlanta, GA","dateline":{"date":"2026-08-03T00:00:00-04:00","iso_date":"2026-08-03T00:00:00-04:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"hg_media":{"680769":{"id":"680769","type":"image","title":"2026 Georgia Tech Summer Institute ","body":"\u003Cp\u003ERising juniors, nominated by their school districts, participated in the 2026 Georgia Tech Summer Institute.\u003C\/p\u003E","created":"1785788853","gmt_created":"2026-08-03 20:27:33","changed":"1785789003","gmt_changed":"2026-08-03 20:30:03","alt":"Image of the participants from the 2026 Georgia Tech Summer Institute.","file":{"fid":"265081","name":"2026-Georgia-Tech-Summer-Institute.jpg","image_path":"\/sites\/default\/files\/2026\/08\/03\/2026-Georgia-Tech-Summer-Institute.jpg","image_full_path":"http:\/\/hg.gatech.edu\/\/sites\/default\/files\/2026\/08\/03\/2026-Georgia-Tech-Summer-Institute.jpg","mime":"image\/jpeg","size":720378,"path_740":"http:\/\/hg.gatech.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/740xx_scale\/public\/2026\/08\/03\/2026-Georgia-Tech-Summer-Institute.jpg?itok=Q0BKoGtk"}}},"media_ids":["680769"],"groups":[{"id":"361651","name":"Center for Education Integrating Science, Mathematics and Computing (CEISMC)"}],"categories":[{"id":"42901","name":"Community"},{"id":"42911","name":"Education"},{"id":"194611","name":"State Impact"}],"keywords":[{"id":"411","name":"CEISMC"},{"id":"167487","name":"STEM education"},{"id":"193940","name":"college of lifetime learning"},{"id":"194316","name":"enrollment management"}],"core_research_areas":[],"news_room_topics":[],"event_categories":[],"invited_audience":[],"affiliations":[],"classification":[],"areas_of_expertise":[],"news_and_recent_appearances":[],"phone":[],"contact":[],"email":[],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}},"691373":{"#nid":"691373","#data":{"type":"news","title":"Young innovators gather at Georgia Tech for inaugural Ramblin\u2019 Robots Invitationals","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EBy Chloe Behan\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EFrom June 4\u20136, Georgia Tech\u2019s Exhibition Hall transformed into a showcase of creativity, engineering, and teamwork as 48 \u003Cem\u003EFIRST\u003C\/em\u003E LEGO League Challenge teams from across the United States and around the world gathered for the inaugural \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/grits.ceismc.gatech.edu\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003EGeorgia Ramblin\u2019 Robots Invitationals\u003C\/a\u003E.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThe three-day event welcomed students ages 9-16, along with coaches, mentors, and families. More than 700 attendees from 17 states and 24 countries participated. As one of nine international \u003Cem\u003EFIRST\u003C\/em\u003E LEGO League events held at the conclusion of the \u201c\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.firstinspires.org\/resources\/library\/fll\/season-materials\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003EUnEarthed\u003C\/a\u003E\u201d season, the invitational brought together top-performing teams that advanced through previous competitions.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EGeorgia Tech has long served as an affiliate partner for \u003Cem\u003EFIRST\u003C\/em\u003E LEGO League. Building on that work, Timothy Cone, senior director of the Center for Education Integrating Science, Mathematics, and Computing (CEISMC) on the Savannah campus, led the successful bid to bring a world-level invitational to Atlanta. For nearly two decades, CEISMC has supported \u003Cem\u003EFIRST\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/em\u003ELEGO League across Georgia, including coordinating regional events and hosting the state championship. \u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u201cWe saw this as an opportunity to welcome students from around the world to Georgia Tech and create an experience that reflects the scale and significance of their work,\u201d said Cone, who serves as the co-program delivery partner for \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/fll.gatech.edu\u0022\u003E\u003Cem\u003EFIRST\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/em\u003ELEGO League Challenge in Georgia\u003C\/a\u003E. \u201cHosting the invitational allowed us to combine high-level competition with exposure to a university environment focused on access, innovation, and community engagement.\u201d\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThis year\u2019s \u201cUnEarthed\u201d theme challenged students to explore archaeology through research, problem-solving, coding, and engineering. Students programmed LEGO robots to complete archaeology-inspired missions in timed matches. Teams followed the engineering design process to build, code, test, and refine their robots. They prepared their robots to complete as many missions as possible in 2.5-minute rounds, earning points for each successful mission.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003ETeams also participated in innovation projects, investigating real-world challenges faced by archaeologists and developing creative solutions. Students used their research, design, and communication skills to present their ideas, including robot designs, to a panel of judges and explain how their solutions could make a meaningful impact.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EBeyond the competition, teams explored Georgia Tech\u2019s campus through tours of The Hive Makerspace and the Robotarium and visited the Georgia Aquarium. They also attended an undergraduate admission presentation highlighting the college search and application process. The weekend concluded with an awards ceremony recognizing teams across multiple categories and highlighting both technical excellence and teamwork.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003ECompetition Manager Jorge Hernandez Cervantes said hosting an international event of this scale creates opportunities to connect Georgia Tech with students who are already immersed in robotics and the engineering design process. Through his work co-leading GoSTEM, an outreach program and partner school network, he has seen firsthand how early experiences on a college campus can influence students\u0027 educational pathways.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cWe want students to feel like they belong here,\u201d Hernandez Cervantes said. \u201cFor many, this was their first interaction with a university, and we wanted it to be memorable and inspiring. By offering a multi-day experience, we created an event that celebrates STEM while supporting Georgia Tech\u2019s commitment to providing students with early exposure to STEM and expanding pathways into STEM majors and careers.\u201d\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EFor many teams, the most meaningful part of the weekend was the opportunity to connect with other young innovators from different cultures. Participants highlighted the excitement of exploring Georgia Tech\u2019s campus, experiencing a new city, and building connections with fellow students and mentors. \u0026nbsp; \u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003ECoaches also emphasized the personal growth students experienced through \u003Cem\u003EFIRST\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/em\u003ELEGO League. 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Some remain cautious, while others are experimenting with new approaches tailored to their disciplines.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cp lang=\u0022EN-US\u0022\u003E\u0022It goes all the way from some saying, \u0027over my dead body,\u0027 to others who are really embracing it,\u0022 said Matthieu Bloch, associate dean for Academic Affairs in the College of Engineering and leader of the AI for Teaching and Learning subcommittee. \u0022We\u0027re not a monolithic group, and that means we\u0027ll move forward with very different perspectives on what AI can do, both for good and for bad.\u0022\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cp lang=\u0022EN-US\u0022\u003EThose differences often reflect what faculty teach, how they teach it, and how AI is reshaping the skills their courses are designed to develop.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cp lang=\u0022EN-US\u0022\u003EStudents, meanwhile, are already integrating AI into their daily learning.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cp lang=\u0022EN-US\u0022\u003E\u0022Georgia Tech students often have a large language model open during lecture,\u0022 said computer science major Rocio Perales Valdes, who led the student subcommittee. \u0022If they don\u0027t quite catch something, they\u0027ll ask it questions in real time.\u0022\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cp lang=\u0022EN-US\u0022\u003EBut that convenience also prompts reflection. Many students, she said, are actively considering when AI supports learning and when it might undermine it.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cp lang=\u0022EN-US\u0022\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003ESupporting Teaching in a Changing Environment\u003C\/strong\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cp lang=\u0022EN-US\u0022\u003ETo help faculty navigate this rapidly evolving landscape, David Joyner, interim vice provost for AI in Education, is leading a curricular task force developing a classroom AI playbook. 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Other projects are exploring how AI chatbots can use Socratic questioning, hints, and feedback to support formative assessment; how AI-enhanced learning analytics tools can improve student outcomes; and how AI-based leadership assessments and AI-assisted courses can expand educational opportunities.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cp lang=\u0022EN-US\u0022\u003EEfforts such as the Bill Kent Family Foundation AI Fellowship further demonstrate Georgia Tech\u0027s commitment to thoughtfully integrating AI into education. The 2025 cohort supported faculty members from the Colleges of Computing, Engineering, Design, and Sciences in developing student-centered AI tools for classroom use.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cp lang=\u0022EN-US\u0022\u003EInsights from external partners reinforce that direction. Employers value Georgia Tech graduates not only for their familiarity with AI, but also for their ability to apply it thoughtfully in real-world settings.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cp lang=\u0022EN-US\u0022\u003E\u0022They believe our graduates will understand AI and know how to use it effectively,\u0022 said \u0026nbsp;Lizanne DeStefano, a professor in the School of Psychological and Brain Sciences,\u0026nbsp;who led the AI Outside Georgia Tech subcommittee\u0027s work.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cp lang=\u0022EN-US\u0022\u003EAt the same time, DeStefano said, organizations are turning to Georgia Tech for guidance on AI adoption, including frameworks, policies, and implementation strategies. Bloch, DeStefano, and Joyner agree that the Institute needs a clear framework for evaluating learning in the age of AI, one that defines what distinguishes a Georgia Tech education.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cp lang=\u0022EN-US\u0022\u003EJoyner emphasized the importance of balancing immediate action with long-term planning, so current students graduate prepared for a changing workforce.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cp lang=\u0022EN-US\u0022\u003E\u0022Our value has never been in the content we teach students, but in the learning experience we give them as they learn that content,\u0022 he said. \u0022Building something cool doesn\u0027t change as the tools you use improve, whether that\u0027s hammers, nails, code, or AI.\u0022\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cp lang=\u0022EN-US\u0022\u003EBloch said preparing students for the workplace requires a shift in how they approach AI.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cp lang=\u0022EN-US\u0022\u003E\u0022We should let them use AI in a learning environment where they are mentally engaged, analyzing critically, and applying thoughtfully,\u0022 he said. \u0022That helps them continue growing after they leave college.\u0022\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cp lang=\u0022EN-US\u0022\u003EBoth Bloch and Joyner emphasized that students must learn how to evaluate prompts, assess responses, and apply sound judgment as they develop expertise in their fields. DeStefano added that educational institutions must continue cultivating leaders who ask their own questions and pursue their own answers, using AI as a tool rather than a substitute for thinking.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cp lang=\u0022EN-US\u0022\u003EPerales Valdes emphasized what makes education meaningful.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cp lang=\u0022EN-US\u0022\u003E\u0022We need to ensure that students have access to trusted experts in whatever field they want to pursue and that they develop enough agency to want to learn,\u0022 she said. \u0022Getting information with AI is easy, but engaging with it and making it your own is still part of the learning you do as a human.\u0022\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cp lang=\u0022EN-US\u0022\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EExpanding Access and Opportunity\u003C\/strong\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cp lang=\u0022EN-US\u0022\u003EThe conversation extends beyond campus.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cp lang=\u0022EN-US\u0022\u003EDeStefano emphasized the importance of addressing gaps in K-12 access to AI education, noting that policies and practices vary widely among school districts. Without early exposure to AI tools and concepts, students may arrive at college with significantly different levels of preparation.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cp lang=\u0022EN-US\u0022\u003EJoyner highlighted AI\u0027s potential to expand access to education by helping students build foundational knowledge, identify learning gaps, and navigate academic challenges. Realizing that potential, however, requires intentional design that avoids reinforcing existing inequities.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cp lang=\u0022EN-US\u0022\u003EFrom a student perspective,\u0026nbsp;Valdes believes Georgia Tech can also help develop approaches for evaluating AI use while preserving originality, creativity, and pride in one\u0027s work.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cp lang=\u0022EN-US\u0022\u003EAcross the committee\u0027s work, a common theme\u0026nbsp;emerged: The value of a Georgia Tech education lies not in access to information, but in how students learn to question, apply, and refine that information.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cp lang=\u0022EN-US\u0022\u003EIn the age of AI, the educational experience may be evolving, but its purpose remains the same: preparing students to think critically, act intentionally, and use powerful tools without losing sight of their own judgment.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E","summary":"","format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cdiv\u003EGeorgia Tech is exploring how AI can enhance learning while preserving the critical thinking and judgment that define the educational experience.\u003C\/div\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"Georgia Tech is exploring how AI can enhance learning while preserving the critical thinking and judgment that define the educational experience."}],"uid":"33969","created_gmt":"2026-07-30 21:37:38","changed_gmt":"2026-08-03 18:44:59","author":"ymrv3","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","location":"Atlanta, GA","dateline":{"date":"2026-08-03T00:00:00-04:00","iso_date":"2026-08-03T00:00:00-04:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"hg_media":{"680733":{"id":"680733","type":"image","title":"StayOfAIPanel-2026.jpg","body":null,"created":"1785447468","gmt_created":"2026-07-30 21:37:48","changed":"1785447468","gmt_changed":"2026-07-30 21:37:48","alt":"Five panelists seated on stage during the State of AI discussion.","file":{"fid":"265040","name":"StayOfAIPanel-2026.jpg","image_path":"\/sites\/default\/files\/2026\/07\/30\/StayOfAIPanel-2026.jpg","image_full_path":"http:\/\/hg.gatech.edu\/\/sites\/default\/files\/2026\/07\/30\/StayOfAIPanel-2026.jpg","mime":"image\/jpeg","size":2875278,"path_740":"http:\/\/hg.gatech.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/740xx_scale\/public\/2026\/07\/30\/StayOfAIPanel-2026.jpg?itok=S4jNjw3c"}}},"media_ids":["680733"],"groups":[{"id":"660375","name":"Lifetime Learning"}],"categories":[{"id":"194606","name":"Artificial Intelligence"},{"id":"42911","name":"Education"},{"id":"132","name":"Institute Leadership"}],"keywords":[{"id":"193860","name":"Artifical Intelligence"},{"id":"10363","name":"critical thinking"},{"id":"194394","name":"AI in Education"}],"core_research_areas":[],"news_room_topics":[],"event_categories":[],"invited_audience":[],"affiliations":[],"classification":[],"areas_of_expertise":[],"news_and_recent_appearances":[],"phone":[],"contact":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022mailto:ymrv3@gatech.edu\u0022\u003EYelena M. 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Throughout her career, she has explored how storytelling, creative practice, and technology can come together to create meaningful, human-centered experiences.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EAs chair, Boisvert will lead the School\u0027s vision for preparing students to shape the future of creative industries while fostering collaboration across disciplines. 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Dr. Torrance started in the summer on a grant from the Simons Foundation.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Ch5\u003EAbout the Scientific Software Research Faculty Fellowships\u003C\/h5\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThe Simons Foundation\u2019s Mathematics \u0026amp; Physical Sciences division has awarded four new \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.simonsfoundation.org\/grant\/scientific-software-research-faculty-award\/\u0022\u003EScientific Software Research Faculty Fellowships\u003C\/a\u003E.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThe Scientific Software Research Faculty Fellowships help institutions establish new positions, providing the fellows\u2019 home institutions with five years of salary support for the awardee\u2019s academic-year salary and fringe benefits. These benefits cover 100 percent of a fellow\u2019s salary for the first two years and 50 percent for the remaining three years. Each fellowship also provides an annual $50,000 research allowance to each awardee. All fellowships are funded by Simons Foundation International and administered by the Simons Foundation.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Ch5\u003EAbout Douglas A. Torrance\u003C\/h5\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cem\u003EAdvancing Macaulay2 for the Computational Algebraic Geometry Community\u003C\/em\u003E\u003Cbr\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/d-torrance.github.io\u0022\u003EDouglas A. Torrance\u003C\/a\u003E is a computational algebraic geometer and commutative algebraist whose research focuses on secant varieties and tensor decomposition. At Georgia Tech, he will continue development of Macaulay2, a widely used software system for research in algebraic geometry and commutative algebra. His work will focus on improving performance and interoperability with other mathematical software, expanding functionality, and making the system more accessible to new users. 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In Maine, lawmakers \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.wsj.com\/us-news\/maine-data-center-ban-e768fb18\u0022\u003Epassed a contested bill in spring 2026\u003C\/a\u003E that would have imposed the nation\u2019s first statewide moratorium on new data centers. Gov. Janet Mills \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.maine.gov\/governor\/mills\/news\/governor-mills-announces-decision-ld-307-2026-04-24\u0022\u003Eultimately vetoed the measure\u003C\/a\u003E on grounds that it would scuttle a US$550 million conversion of the closed Androscoggin Mill in the town of Jay into a data center.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EBut in a nod to the political climate, Mills said she supported in principle a pause in development and signed separate legislation barring state tax incentives going to data centers. She also pledged to create a council to study the industry statewide.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EMaine\u2019s dispute shows how statewide decisions on whether to promote or curb data centers can come down to one local case. It was no isolated example: Up to \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.wsj.com\/us-news\/maine-data-center-ban-e768fb18\u0022\u003E10 other states are considering\u003C\/a\u003E similar measures to contain their expansion.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EBut lawmakers across the country still lack clear evidence on whether new data centers can boost the economies of the communities hosting them.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EAs scholars of how \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/scholar.google.com\/citations?user=n1mL35QAAAAJ\u0026amp;hl=en\u0022\u003Etechnological change and innovation\u003C\/a\u003E shape \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.scheller.gatech.edu\/directory\/faculty\/zeng\/index.html\u0022\u003Ebusiness strategy\u003C\/a\u003E, \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.scheller.gatech.edu\/news\/2026\/data-centers-are-booming-who-benefits.html\u0022\u003Ewe set out\u003C\/a\u003E to produce rigorous research so that policymakers can make better decisions for their communities despite the emotions on both sides.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/dx.doi.org\/10.2139\/ssrn.6497238\u0022\u003EWhat we found\u003C\/a\u003E was that data center development can boost growth and jobs \u2013 but these benefits are most pronounced when the local economy is more urban and developed. In fact, it turns out that the local economy around a data center matters more than the facility itself.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Ch2\u003ETesting the Data Center Promise\u003C\/h2\u003E\u003Cp\u003EFor years, state and local governments \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.ncsl.org\/fiscal\/subsidizing-servers-how-states-are-competing-to-attract-data-centers\u0022\u003Ehave courted data center projects\u003C\/a\u003E with property tax abatements, sales tax exemptions and other incentives. Some jurisdictions still compete aggressively, but more and more are turning the other way, \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/goodjobsfirst.org\/data-center-moratorium-bills-are-spreading-in-2026\/\u0022\u003Eblocking tens of billions of dollars\u003C\/a\u003E in proposed investments.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/dx.doi.org\/10.2139\/ssrn.6497238\u0022\u003ETo understand the full economic impact\u003C\/a\u003E, we combined records of when the centers began operating with data on local economic activity. We then compared how those economic outcomes changed before and after a county\u2019s first data center opened relative to similar counties without data centers.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EOverall, we found that data centers do boost growth. In the first three years after one opened, local employment rose on average by about 0.9%, wages by 1.1%, and the number of business establishments by 1%. Longer term, those effects grew to roughly 3.5%, 5% and 4.7%, respectively. Household income and building permits, meanwhile, increased by 1.9% and 16.1%, respectively. All of these gains accumulate gradually, rather than at once.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EBut the average effects mask an important pattern. Data centers are more likely to juice the economy when there\u2019s a cluster of labor and capital already nearby, such as construction contractors, equipment suppliers, professional services and a skilled workforce.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EIn metropolitan counties, where that cluster of labor and capital is thicker, employment jumped by about 4.1%, while wages increased by 5.5%. In less populous counties, by contrast, job and wage spillovers were negligible. This suggests that the host community\u2019s level of economic development matters more than the size of the project.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThat said, other factors also affected local economic effects from one area to the next. Facilities operated by major tech companies, for example, raised local wages more than smaller companies. In addition, counties that attracted multiple data centers within five years of the first showed larger cumulative gains than counties with a single, isolated facility.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cfigure class=\u0022align-center\u0022\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cimg alt=\u0022Anti-data center protestors, holding signs, are escorted out of a Georgia Public Service Commission meeting in Atlanta.\u0022 src=\u0022https:\/\/images.theconversation.com\/files\/747019\/original\/file-20260709-71-o4kknq.jpg?ixlib=rb-4.1.1\u0026amp;q=45\u0026amp;auto=format\u0026amp;w=754\u0026amp;fit=clip\u0022 srcset=\u0022https:\/\/images.theconversation.com\/files\/747019\/original\/file-20260709-71-o4kknq.jpg?ixlib=rb-4.1.1\u0026amp;q=45\u0026amp;auto=format\u0026amp;w=600\u0026amp;h=450\u0026amp;fit=crop\u0026amp;dpr=1 600w, https:\/\/images.theconversation.com\/files\/747019\/original\/file-20260709-71-o4kknq.jpg?ixlib=rb-4.1.1\u0026amp;q=30\u0026amp;auto=format\u0026amp;w=600\u0026amp;h=450\u0026amp;fit=crop\u0026amp;dpr=2 1200w, https:\/\/images.theconversation.com\/files\/747019\/original\/file-20260709-71-o4kknq.jpg?ixlib=rb-4.1.1\u0026amp;q=15\u0026amp;auto=format\u0026amp;w=600\u0026amp;h=450\u0026amp;fit=crop\u0026amp;dpr=3 1800w, https:\/\/images.theconversation.com\/files\/747019\/original\/file-20260709-71-o4kknq.jpg?ixlib=rb-4.1.1\u0026amp;q=45\u0026amp;auto=format\u0026amp;w=754\u0026amp;h=566\u0026amp;fit=crop\u0026amp;dpr=1 754w, https:\/\/images.theconversation.com\/files\/747019\/original\/file-20260709-71-o4kknq.jpg?ixlib=rb-4.1.1\u0026amp;q=30\u0026amp;auto=format\u0026amp;w=754\u0026amp;h=566\u0026amp;fit=crop\u0026amp;dpr=2 1508w, https:\/\/images.theconversation.com\/files\/747019\/original\/file-20260709-71-o4kknq.jpg?ixlib=rb-4.1.1\u0026amp;q=15\u0026amp;auto=format\u0026amp;w=754\u0026amp;h=566\u0026amp;fit=crop\u0026amp;dpr=3 2262w\u0022 sizes=\u0022(min-width: 1466px) 754px, (max-width: 599px) 100vw, (min-width: 600px) 600px, 237px\u0022\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cfigcaption\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022caption\u0022\u003EData center critics point to soaring utility bills as one of the chief negative effects, given the centers\u2019 huge appetite for power.\u003C\/span\u003E \u003Ca class=\u0022source\u0022 href=\u0022https:\/\/newsroom.ap.org\/home\/search?query=data%20center%20protestors\u0026amp;mediaType=photo\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022attribution\u0022\u003EAP Photo\/Jeff Amy\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/figcaption\u003E\u003C\/figure\u003E\u003Ch2\u003EWhat About Electric Bills?\u003C\/h2\u003E\u003Cp\u003EElectricity in the United States is delivered through complex regional grids and regulated utilities. In turn, retail prices depend on state and local rules and how costs are allocated among households, businesses and large industrial users.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThis complicated patchwork goes to the heart of one of the biggest criticisms of data centers: Because they\u2019re extraordinarily power-intensive, opponents say, they \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.wsj.com\/business\/energy-oil\/ai-data-center-power-costs-bbfcd862\u0022\u003Ehike electric bills\u003C\/a\u003E for consumers. So we looked at counties where a utility\u2019s service area was localized enough to isolate the effects. We found that retail electricity prices rose by about 5% after a data center becomes operational.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EOur estimate of 5% is not universal, however. Utility territories most often span multiple counties, while rate-setting rules differ by state and utility. And prices are \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.eia.gov\/energyexplained\/electricity\/prices-and-factors-affecting-prices.php\u0022\u003Eaffected by other factors\u003C\/a\u003E, such as weather, transmission systems and regulations. That made the electricity effect harder for us to pin down than the other economic outcomes we studied.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EBut if our estimates stand, our figure is substantially lower than \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.njpp.org\/media\/press-release\/ai-data-centers-drive-20-electric-bill-spike-cost-new-jersey-families-billions\/\u0022\u003Esome more sensational reports\u003C\/a\u003E, which may not be correct in attributing bigger hikes in electric bills to data centers.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Ch2\u003EWhy Tensions are Running High\u003C\/h2\u003E\u003Cp\u003EPushback against data centers has picked up since 2024, as proposed projects have grown larger and more visible. Communities often make decisions amid uncertainty, with little local evidence to draw on.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EOur findings help clarify part of that uncertainty: Economic spillovers are strong in metropolitan counties, while many rural counties see minimal gains in job growth.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EWe also find that opposition to data centers is more common where data centers already operate. That pattern suggests local experience may matter, although it doesn\u2019t explain how much opposition reflects direct local experience versus \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/news.gallup.com\/poll\/709772\/americans-oppose-data-centers-area.aspx\u0022\u003Ebroader anxiety\u003C\/a\u003E about the impact of artificial intelligence more generally.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Ch2\u003EBeyond the Construction Incentives\u003C\/h2\u003E\u003Cp\u003EAs more data center siting decisions come up, lawmakers will need to judge whether a county\u2019s economy will benefit and whether the project\u2019s terms will help all residents even when they don\u2019t share those gains. This means that the details of local subsidy design matter, including tax incentives, electricity tariff arrangements, grid and water upgrades, and whether \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.wsj.com\/us-news\/education\/the-teachers-getting-50-000-bonuses-thanks-to-a-massive-meta-data-center-b4631d05\u0022\u003Eany new resulting tax revenue will boost public services\u003C\/a\u003E.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003ETogether, those factors can matter more than the headline investment figure touted in a company press release. While our findings are a starting point to help navigate this emotional debate, more work is needed on how these other decisions shape community outcomes.\u003C!-- Below is The Conversation\u0027s page counter tag. 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Questions challenge players\u2019 logic and reasoning, whittling the field as each fallen player adds $1,000 to the pot, and the final question is one that only an estimated 1% of the public can answer.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cp\u003EPlayers can split the final prize money, so when Huguenard locked in his answer of 1,179 with time to spare on the 30-second clock, he knew he had secured at least a share of the prize. It was revealed that his counterpart missed the question, making Huguenard the first to claim the full prize in the two-season run of the American version of the show. \u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cp\u003ENot a \u201ctraditional trivia buff,\u201d Huguenard\u2019s proclivity for pattern recognition and logical problem-solving gave him the confidence to try out for the show. Over 15 rounds, the questions grew increasingly difficult. But, as players began to drop out, the Alpharetta, Georgia, native stayed calm and trusted the training he had received as a Tech student. \u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cThe 1% question was especially aligned with the way Georgia Tech helps teach you to think and to approach these difficult problems,\u201d he said. \u201cWith these optimization problems, you have several constraints that must be satisfied while finding the best solution. This comes up in algorithms, discrete mathematics, and combinatorics classes. 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The United States hosts twin Laser Interferometer Gravitational-Wave Observatory (LIGO) detectors, one located at Hanford Observatory in Washington State and a second at Livingston Observatory in Louisiana. The Virgo detector is hosted by the European Gravitational Observatory in Italy, and the Kamioka Gravitational Wave (KAGRA) detector is hosted in Japan by the Institute for Cosmic Ray Research (ICRR) of the University of Tokyo.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp dir=\u0022ltr\u0022\u003EResearchers at Georgia Tech play a key role in the international collaboration. The\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/sites.gatech.edu\/ligo\/people\/\u0022\u003EGeorgia Tech-LIGO research group\u003C\/a\u003E includes\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/physics.gatech.edu\/\u0022\u003ESchool of Physics\u003C\/a\u003E Professor\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/physics.gatech.edu\/user\/laura-cadonati\u0022\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003ELaura Cadonati\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E, Assistant Professor\u003Cstrong\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/physics.gatech.edu\/user\/surabhi-sachdev\u0022\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003ESurabhi Sachdev\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E, Research Scientist\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/physics.gatech.edu\/user\/margaret-millhouse\u0022\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EMargaret Millhouse\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E,\u0026nbsp;Postdoctoral Scholar\u0026nbsp;\u003Cstrong\u003EPrathamesh Joshi\u003C\/strong\u003E, eight graduate students, and multiple undergraduates.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp dir=\u0022ltr\u0022\u003EThe LVK network detects gravitational waves when a massive cosmic event \u2014 like the collision of two black holes \u2014 creates invisible ripples in the fabric of space-time. Waves ripple out at the speed of light, and millions of years after the events that first created them, they reach the LVK detectors.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp dir=\u0022ltr\u0022\u003EBut detecting gravitational waves does not simply mean capturing a signal \u2014 clues first need to be untangled from background noise.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp dir=\u0022ltr\u0022\u003E\u201cIdentifying gravitational-wave signals requires carefully separating real astrophysical events from random fluctuations in the data,\u201d says School of Physics graduate student\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/physics.gatech.edu\/user\/urja-shah\u0022\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EUrja Shah\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E, whose work to quickly identify phenomena supports rapid follow-up by the broader astronomical community.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp dir=\u0022ltr\u0022\u003ETo support the identification of phenomena, School of Physics graduate student\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/physics.gatech.edu\/user\/megan-arogeti\u0022\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EMegan Arogeti\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E conducts consistency tests between waveforms, checking results to find unexpected or unusual features. \u201cTests like this give us confidence in our models as we continue to observe gravitational waves with increasing sensitivity,\u201d she explains. \u201cThey support new observations and help identify exciting new physics.\u201d\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp dir=\u0022ltr\u0022\u003E\u201cThese efforts help ensure that gravitational-wave signals are robustly identified and accurately characterized, turning each detection into a precise measurement,\u201d adds Shah. \u201cIn turn, these measurements deepen our understanding of some of the most massive and dense objects in the universe and the fundamental laws governing the cosmos.\u201d\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Ch3 dir=\u0022ltr\u0022\u003EAstrocalibration Autotune\u003C\/h3\u003E\u003Cp dir=\u0022ltr\u0022\u003EWhen a sensor detects a gravitational wave, it produces a distinctive response, says School of Physics graduate student\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/physics.gatech.edu\/user\/shobhit-ranjan\u0022\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EShobhit Ranjan\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E. \u201cThose signals encode a wealth of information we can analyze to learn about their sources \u2014 their masses, spins, distance, and location.\u201d But in order to detect these chirps, the detectors must be carefully calibrated, and if calibration is not optimal, the signals can be compromised.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp dir=\u0022ltr\u0022\u003ENow,\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/ligo.org\/gravitational-wave-detectors-can-now-autotune-their-signals\/\u0022\u003Ea new tool\u003C\/a\u003E is helping the LVK collaboration recalibrate less optimal signals.\u0026nbsp;The technique is already showing promise: In\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/journals.aps.org\/prl\/accepted\/10.1103\/gzrj-mwv3\u0022\u003Ean article recently accepted in\u0026nbsp;\u003Cem\u003EPhysical Review Letters\u003C\/em\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E, LVK researchers successfully applied it to two interesting signals. The first signal served as a testing opportunity for the method. The team used astrocalibration to recover the data and check it against secondary independent calibration data that was available. They then put the technique to use, recovering information from a second event where no secondary calibration data were available.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp dir=\u0022ltr\u0022\u003E\u201cLike autotune in the music industry, the new research shows that theoretical models can be used as guides, similar to how sheet music can help a studio shift off-key music to its correct tone,\u201d Ranjan explains. \u201cThese theoretical models suggest the shape of the signal, and together with data from other detectors, we can adjust the data and read it correctly.\u201d\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp dir=\u0022ltr\u0022\u003E\u201cThe fact that these detectors can now not only sense cosmic events, but leverage them to improve the data being collected marks a new era in gravitational wave science,\u201d he adds.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Ch3 dir=\u0022ltr\u0022\u003EA Record-Setting Dataset\u003C\/h3\u003E\u003Cp dir=\u0022ltr\u0022\u003EThe LVK Collaboration also\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.ligo.caltech.edu\/news\/ligo20260526\u0022\u003Epublished their fifth catalog of gravitational wave events\u003C\/a\u003E this spring. 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Researchers say it\u0027s beginning to help doctors make clinical decisions, identify mental health risks earlier, expand care through smartphones and wearable devices, and extend healthcare to people who might otherwise go without it.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cp\u003EWhile adoption varies across healthcare systems, Georgia Tech researchers say AI is becoming increasingly integrated into medicine. At the same time, \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.who.int\/publications\/i\/item\/9789240037403\u0022 rel=\u0022noreferrer noopener\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003Equestions about privacy, trust, equity, and human oversight\u003C\/a\u003E remain central to how the technology will be used in the years ahead.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cMedicine has clearly embraced the human-AI fusion approach,\u201d said \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/research.gatech.edu\/people\/jon-duke\u0022 rel=\u0022noreferrer noopener\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003EJon Duke\u003C\/a\u003E, director of the \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.gtri.gatech.edu\/about\/research-facilities\/center-health-analytics-informatics-chai\u0022 rel=\u0022noreferrer noopener\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003ECenter for Health Analytics \u0026amp; Informatics\u003C\/a\u003E at the Georgia Tech Research Institute. \u201cThe use of AI is encouraged, but reliance on AI is not.\u201d\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EFrom Clinical Workflows to Decision Support\u003C\/strong\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cp\u003EMany of healthcare\u0027s earliest AI applications focused on reducing administrative burdens. Today, researchers say the technology is increasingly helping clinicians access and interpret information.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cp\u003EDuke points to the growing use of clinical AI tools such as \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.openevidence.com\/\u0022 rel=\u0022noreferrer noopener\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EOpenEvidence,\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E \u003C\/strong\u003Ewhich provide healthcare professionals with AI-generated, source-backed answers to medical questions.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cAI is moving beyond administrative tasks and beginning to play a meaningful role in clinical decision support,\u201d Duke said.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cp\u003EWithin electronic health records, AI is being used to generate clinical notes from patient-provider conversations and summarize complex patient charts. While healthcare systems have moved most quickly on efficiency-focused applications, Duke said AI is steadily becoming part of everyday clinical practice.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cp\u003EStill, he believes human oversight will remain essential.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cOne of the biggest long-term questions is whether physicians trained alongside AI will develop the same level of independent clinical judgment as previous generations,\u201d he said.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EExpanding Access Beyond the Doctor\u0027s Office\u003C\/strong\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cp\u003EResearchers also see AI creating new opportunities outside hospitals and clinics.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.cc.gatech.edu\/people\/munmun-de-choudhury\u0022 rel=\u0022noreferrer noopener\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003EMunmun De Choudhury\u003C\/a\u003E, professor in the \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.ic.gatech.edu\/\u0022 rel=\u0022noreferrer noopener\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003ESchool of Interactive Computin\u003C\/a\u003Eg, said AI is helping public health systems \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.cdc.gov\/pcd\/issues\/2024\/24_0245.htm\u0022 rel=\u0022noreferrer noopener\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003Eidentify emerging mental health concerns\u003C\/a\u003E by analyzing digital and clinical data.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cAI is enabling public health systems to move from reactive to more proactive approaches by identifying emerging mental health concerns from diverse digital and clinical data sources,\u201d De Choudhury said.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThose insights may create opportunities for earlier intervention.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cAI has the potential to identify subtle behavioral changes that precede worsening mental health, creating opportunities for earlier support before someone reaches a crisis,\u201d she said.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.cc.gatech.edu\/people\/alexander-t-adams\u0022 rel=\u0022noreferrer noopener\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003EAlexander Adams\u003C\/a\u003E, assistant professor in the School of Interactive Computing, studies wearable sensing systems, remote patient monitoring technologies, and point-of-care health tools. He said advances in AI are accelerating innovation in areas such as pharmaceuticals, medical imaging, simulation, and biomarker discovery.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cThe biggest changes I am seeing are the increased productivity in pharmaceuticals, medical imaging, simulation, and biomarker discovery,\u201d Adams said. \u201cThat has a downstream impact on what we can measure at the point of care.\u201d\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cp\u003EAccording to Adams, smartphones and wearable devices have become increasingly important healthcare tools because of the amount of data they collect.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cNo stand-alone medical devices generate nearly as much data as smartphones and smartwatches, making them a natural place for modern AI,\u201d he said.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cp\u003EHe also sees significant potential for AI-enabled technologies to improve access in rural and underserved communities.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cThese technologies are especially important for underserved and rural populations that often have less access to care and face higher risks of complications,\u201d Adams said.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EBalancing Innovation and Human Connection\u003C\/strong\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cp\u003EDespite growing interest in AI, researchers caution that adoption is not without challenges.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cThe real opportunity lies not in building more autonomous AI, but in designing systems that strengthen human judgment, clinical expertise, and community care,\u201d De Choudhury said.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cp\u003EAlthough AI has advanced rapidly, its impact on chronic disease management has remained limited, said \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.cc.gatech.edu\/people\/rosa-arriaga\u0022 rel=\u0022noreferrer noopener\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003ERosa Arriaga\u003C\/a\u003E, professor in the School of Interactive Computing.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cAI holds a lot of promise but hasn\u0027t delivered much in the way of real-world applications,\u201d Arriaga said.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cp\u003EShe also raised concerns about how increased reliance on data-driven tools could affect interactions between clinicians and patients.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cThe fear is that clinicians become \u2018data checkers\u2019 and have even less interaction with patients,\u201d she said.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cp\u003EAt the same time, Arriaga said AI is having its greatest impact in the mental wellness space.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cThere are now randomized controlled trials showing that some people are willing to receive \u2018therapy\u2019 from an AI agent and that this intervention is beneficial,\u201d she said.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cp\u003EHowever, she cautioned that those developments should be considered alongside potential risks.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cGreater interactions with AI may lead to greater isolation, and parasocial relationships with AI may erode the social fabric,\u201d Arriaga said.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EShaping the Next Era of Healthcare\u003C\/strong\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cp\u003EDespite differing views on the opportunities and challenges, the researchers see AI becoming a lasting part of healthcare.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cAI is accelerating everything,\u201d Adams said. \u201cEven through rapid iteration and simulation alone, it will accelerate medical devices and point-of-care technologies.\u201d\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cp\u003EAs healthcare organizations continue to explore where AI can improve care, researchers say the future of medicine will depend not only on technological advances but also on how effectively those tools support the people who deliver and receive care.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E","summary":"","format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cdiv\u003EFrom AI-powered clinical support tools and digital mental health applications to wearable devices and remote monitoring, artificial intelligence is influencing how healthcare is delivered. 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The impacted Multimedia Studios have been treated and repaired; however, they remain closed while computer and software replacements are completed.\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003ESeveral construction projects are underway outside Crosland Tower and Price Gilbert as part of Georgia Tech\u0027s micromobility infrastructure project. The work includes removing grass, installing slate landscaping and granite walls, and adding new bike racks.\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003EThe Library\u0027s Information Technology and Audiovisual teams have completed significant technology upgrades in Crosland Tower Room 7130. The room\u0027s audio and video systems have been upgraded to a native Microsoft Teams Rooms environment powered by a Logitech Rally Bar system. The upgrades provide a more streamlined user experience with simplified controls for meetings and presentations.\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003ERoom 7130 will be available for reservations through LibCal beginning Aug. 3.\u003C\/div\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E","summary":"","format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cdiv\u003EThe Georgia Tech Library has completed repairs following a summer flood, continues to support campus infrastructure improvements, and has upgraded the technology in Crosland Tower Room 7130.\u003C\/div\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"The Georgia Tech Library has completed repairs following a summer flood, continues to support campus infrastructure improvements, and has upgraded the technology in Crosland Tower Room 7130."}],"uid":"36862","created_gmt":"2026-07-30 15:00:12","changed_gmt":"2026-07-30 16:43:25","author":"Gayle Schechter","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","location":"Atlanta, GA","dateline":{"date":"2026-07-30T00:00:00-04:00","iso_date":"2026-07-30T00:00:00-04:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"hg_media":{"680727":{"id":"680727","type":"image","title":"23-r10400-p18-0051.jpg","body":null,"created":"1785429570","gmt_created":"2026-07-30 16:39:30","changed":"1785429570","gmt_changed":"2026-07-30 16:39:30","alt":"Exterior view of Price Gilbert and Crosland Tower","file":{"fid":"265033","name":"23-r10400-p18-0051.jpg","image_path":"\/sites\/default\/files\/2026\/07\/30\/23-r10400-p18-0051.jpg","image_full_path":"http:\/\/hg.gatech.edu\/\/sites\/default\/files\/2026\/07\/30\/23-r10400-p18-0051.jpg","mime":"image\/jpeg","size":2961475,"path_740":"http:\/\/hg.gatech.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/740xx_scale\/public\/2026\/07\/30\/23-r10400-p18-0051.jpg?itok=XCSGCyeE"}}},"media_ids":["680727"],"groups":[{"id":"47240","name":"Georgia Tech Library"}],"categories":[{"id":"179355","name":"Building Construction"}],"keywords":[{"id":"3157","name":"Facilities"},{"id":"181312","name":"Building Maintenance"},{"id":"193700","name":"Infrastructure upgrades"},{"id":"194201","name":"technological upgrades"},{"id":"143081","name":"bike racks"}],"core_research_areas":[],"news_room_topics":[],"event_categories":[],"invited_audience":[],"affiliations":[],"classification":[],"areas_of_expertise":[],"news_and_recent_appearances":[],"phone":[],"contact":[],"email":[],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}},"691020":{"#nid":"691020","#data":{"type":"news","title":"ISyE launches new undergraduate concentration in Artificial Intelligence and Operations Research in Decision-Making","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.isye.gatech.edu\/\u0022\u003EGeorgia Tech\u0027s H. Milton Stewart School of Industrial and Systems Engineering (ISyE)\u003C\/a\u003E is launching a new undergraduate concentration in \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/catalog.gatech.edu\/programs\/industrial-engineering-artificial-intelligence-operations-research-bs\/industrial-engineering-artificial-intelligence-operations-research-bs.pdf\u0022\u003EArtificial Intelligence and Operations Research (AI\/OR) \u003C\/a\u003Ein Decision-Making this fall, formalizing a comprehensive AI and machine learning curricula. The concentration brings together machine learning, optimization, online decision-making, and responsible AI into a structured pathway for students who want to specialize at the intersection of artificial intelligence and operations research; fields that have always been deeply connected and are increasingly inseparable in industry practice.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThe concentration was developed under the leadership of A. Russell Chandler III Chair and Professor \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.isye.gatech.edu\/users\/guanghui-lan\u0022\u003EGuanghui (George) Lan\u003C\/a\u003E, who served as the named lead on the proposal to the Institute Undergraduate Curriculum Committee, working with a group of ISyE faculty across the AI, optimization, and statistics areas.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThe curriculum draws on a portfolio of seven undergraduate courses taught by ISyE faculty, spanning the mathematical and algorithmic foundations of modern AI. Among them is\u0026nbsp;\u003Cem\u003EFoundations of AI for Decision Systems\u003C\/em\u003E, developed and taught by Assistant Professor \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.isye.gatech.edu\/users\/johannes-milz\u0022\u003EJohannes Milz\u003C\/a\u003E, which opens the black box of large language models. Students learn what is actually happening inside the AI systems they use every day from tokenization and attention mechanisms to the training processes that shape model behavior. They will graduate able to explain why outputs vary, why models hallucinate, and when an AI response should be trusted. As Milz has observed, students who enter thinking of AI outputs as either right or wrong leave the course recognizing that hallucination is not a random error but a predictable consequence of how these systems work, a more durable form of AI literacy than any tool-based introduction could provide.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cem\u003EFoundations of Modern Data Science\u003C\/em\u003E, taught by Gerald D. McInvale Early Career Professor and Assistant Professor \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.isye.gatech.edu\/users\/ashwin-pananjady\u0022\u003EAshwin Pananjady\u003C\/a\u003E, takes a \u0022looking under the hood\u0022 approach to data science \u2014 developing the probabilistic modeling, statistical inference, and optimization foundations that make modern data methods coherent. Students engage with everything from generative modeling and Bayesian inference to A\/B testing and causal inference, learning to evaluate methods critically rather than apply them as black boxes.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThe concentration also draws on\u0026nbsp;\u003Cem\u003EFoundations and Applications of Machine Learning\u003C\/em\u003E\u0026nbsp;(ISYE 4600), developed by Coca-Cola Foundation Chair and Professor \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.isye.gatech.edu\/users\/yao-xie\u0022\u003EYao Xie\u003C\/a\u003E and now taught by her and several other faculty. The course introduces senior undergraduates to the core methods of modern machine learning \u2013 supervised and unsupervised learning, classification, regression, neural networks, feature selection, and ensemble methods \u2013 with an emphasis on mathematical foundations, algorithmic understanding, and practical implementation.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003ETwo additional courses launch alongside the concentration this fall:\u0026nbsp;\u003Cem\u003EResponsible AI\u003C\/em\u003E, taught by Assistant Professor \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.isye.gatech.edu\/users\/juba-ziani\u0022\u003EJuba Ziani\u003C\/a\u003E, which grounds questions of fairness, accountability, and human-aware decision-making in the mathematical tools of machine learning and optimization; and\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/syllabus.gatech.edu\/syllabi\/4135\/a\u0022\u003E\u003Cem\u003EOptimization Foundations for Machine Learning and AI\u003C\/em\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E, taught by Coca-Cola Foundation Chair and Professor \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.isye.gatech.edu\/users\/katya-scheinberg\u0022\u003EKatya Scheinberg\u003C\/a\u003E.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003ETogether with existing courses on modern data science, machine learning, reinforcement learning, online learning, and advanced stochastic systems, the concentration prepares students to understand AI systems from the inside, evaluate their outputs critically, and deploy them responsibly in the complex operational settings where ISyE graduates work: supply chain, healthcare, manufacturing, finance services, and logistics.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThe concentration\u0027s launch coincides with two new program-wide requirements for all \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/catalog.gatech.edu\/programs\/industrial-engineering-bs\/\u0022\u003EBSIE students\u003C\/a\u003E taking effect Fall 2026: a Systems Design requirement, ensuring every graduate has experience designing solutions at the systems level rather than optimizing components in isolation; and a Human Factors overlay, reflecting the growing centrality of human-AI interaction across every domain where ISyE graduates contribute.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u0022The methods that power modern AI from optimization, stochastic modeling, statistical inference to sequential decision-making are the methods ISyE has taught for decades,\u0022 said \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.isye.gatech.edu\/users\/dima-nazzal\u0022\u003EDima Nazzal\u003C\/a\u003E, Associate Chair for Academic Administration. \u0022What is new is the intentionality with which we are making that connection explicit, and the depth of preparation we are offering students who want to lead in AI-driven industries.\u0022\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThe concentration was developed under the leadership of Professor George Lan, working with a group of ISyE faculty including Ashwin Pananjady, Yao Xie, Katya Scheinberg, Johannes Milz, \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.isye.gatech.edu\/users\/joel-sokol\u0022\u003EJoel Sokol\u003C\/a\u003E, and Juba Ziani, whose collective expertise in optimization, machine learning, and statistical modeling shaped the curriculum.\u003C\/p\u003E","summary":"","format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":[{"value":"Georgia Tech ISyE engineers will be fluent in AI, responsible in how they deploy it, and grounded in systems thinking"}],"field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EGeorgia Tech\u0027s H. 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That is where I first got close to one of the stranger flows in global food: chicken feet, frozen solid and shipped across oceans to markets where they are a delicacy, not a byproduct. Nobody in that business thinks twice about it. But the whole model rests on one thing. You can hold protein at a precise temperature, without a break, across a plant, a port, a vessel, and the final mile. Lose the temperature for a few hours and you do not have a shipment. You have a claim. And nobody in the food trading business wants that.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003ESo when my wife handed me \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.nicolatwilley.com\/frostbite\/\u0022\u003E\u003Cem\u003EFrostbite: How Refrigeration Changed Our Food, Our Planet, and Ourselves\u003C\/em\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E, she knew exactly what she was doing. She knows how much I geek out on this stuff. Nicola Twilley\u0027s history of the cold chain won the James Beard Award, and it reads like a beach read because it is built on stories and real characters, not jargon. I kept recognizing the plot. I have spent a career around protein, juice, and global cold chains, and this book is the long version of how that world got built.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Ch2\u003EHow We Got Here\u003C\/h2\u003E\u003Cp\u003ETwilley starts before refrigeration existed at all. For most of human history, the only way to keep food past its natural life was to change it. Salt it, smoke it, pickle it, ferment it. Flavor was not a bonus. It was the cost of survival.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThen she introduces Frederic Tudor, a Boston merchant who in the early 1800s decided he could ship frozen lake ice to the Caribbean. He failed, over and over, before it worked. Once it did, an entire industry grew up around cutting, storing, and moving naturally occurring ice, decades before anyone could manufacture cold on demand.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThat sequence matters. Ice in a rail car was brute force. It proved there was demand to move perishable food across distance and time. But brute force was not the real innovation. It demonstrated the demand and created the bridge to mechanical refrigeration. The real one was mobile mechanical refrigeration, and it is worth knowing who delivered it.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Ch2\u003EThe Innovators Rarely Get the Spoils\u003C\/h2\u003E\u003Cp\u003EOne of the harder lessons in this history is that the people who create the breakthrough are often not the ones who receive the recognition. The people who invent the breakthrough idea often are not the ones who get celebrated for it.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EFrederick McKinley Jones built the first practical mobile refrigeration unit in the late 1930s. His work is the reason a refrigerated truck, rail car, ship, and eventually a reefer container with a genset became possible. He held more than sixty patents and co-founded the company that became Thermo King. And yet the recognition came a generation late. He was the first African American admitted to the American Society of Refrigeration Engineers, in 1944. He received the National Medal of Technology in 1991, thirty years after he died. The medal went to his widow at a Rose Garden ceremony. The man who rewired the global food supply spent most of his life uncelebrated relative to what he changed.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EHe was not the only one. John Gorrie, a physician, patented mechanical ice making in the 1850s, was ridiculed, could not raise the capital, and died broke and largely forgotten. Different men, same lesson. The breakthrough and the reward do not always land on the same person.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EFor anyone teaching or leading in this field, that is worth sitting with. We celebrate the optimization. We rarely trace it back to the engineer who made it possible.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Ch2\u003EWhere the Supply Chain Lessons Live\u003C\/h2\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThis is the part of the book I would put in front of every student. Twilley keeps making one point from a dozen angles. Refrigeration did not just preserve food. It redesigned the network.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThe Chicago stockyards are the clearest case. Once you can refrigerate a rail car, you no longer ship a live animal to the city and slaughter it there. You slaughter near the source and ship only the parts people eat. That one change collapsed cost, concentrated an entire industry into a few cities, and pulled population with it. The local butcher who knew the farmer and the animal gave way to a centralized, disassembly line model. Long haul trucking did the same thing again at a different scale.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EGlobalization did it a third time. Each time, the breakthrough did not just lower cost. It moved where the value was created and who captured it.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThe smaller examples hit just as close to home, and they carry a lesson most readers will recognize from their own grocery cart. Refrigeration lets a business separate when food is harvested from when it is sold. That is postponement, and where you hold the inventory is a network design decision.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EWatch how differently three products solve it. Oranges and apples are stored close to harvest, because the fruit is stable once it is cooled and the freight is cheaper after processing. I have stood in the juice tank farm in Auburndale, Florida, and the sheer scale was hard to describe. It looked like the final scene in \u003Cem\u003ERaiders of the Lost Ark\u003C\/em\u003E, the government warehouse that just goes on forever. That is what it takes to make a glass of orange juice taste the same in January as it does in June, in a country where oranges grow in two states.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EBananas go the other way. They are picked green, moved green, and held in ripening rooms close to the consumer, where the gas mixture is tuned to the purchase and consumption occasion. Same physics, opposite network. The decoupling point moved because the product and the customer demanded it.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThe postharvest science behind that is just as striking. Twilley notes that two apples from opposite sides of the same tree can need different cooling and atmosphere to stay sellable ten months after picking. The supply chain was no longer simply reacting to time and perishability. It could begin to optimize around these variables.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Ch2\u003EWhat the Network Bought Us, and What It Cost\u003C\/h2\u003E\u003Cp\u003EHere is where the book earns its subtitle, and where I would add a note of caution.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003ERefrigeration bought us scale, lower cost, and food access no generation before us has had. It also bought us sameness. The same design choices that put apples in your store in July narrowed what gets grown. It is hard to contemplate that there are varieties of bananas and apples most of us will never taste, and tomatoes bred to survive a truck rather than to taste like anything. In many cases, we traded flavor and variety for availability and consistency, often without recognizing the tradeoff.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EIt bought us concentration risk, as production rolled up into fewer regions and fewer hands. It bought us rural decline, as people followed the rail line and the warehouse instead of the farm. And it carried a human cost, paid largely by the workers, many of them women and minorities, who staffed the packing houses and the cold docks and rarely got named in the story.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EAnd there is the newest cost. The global cold chain is now one of the largest contributors to climate change, through the energy it consumes and the refrigerant gases that leak from it. As the developing world races to build the same system we built a century ago, Twilley asks the question our field should be asking too. Not just whether we can keep scaling this, but whether we should, and at what point the efficiency stops being worth the hidden cost.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Ch2\u003EThe Monday Morning Takeaway\u003C\/h2\u003E\u003Cp\u003EIf you work in supply chain, here is what I would want you to carry out of this book.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003ENetwork design is real work, and it is roughly half the opportunity. Where you put plants, warehouses, and lanes sets the cost structure everything else lives inside. Get it right and you win for years.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EBut that design is not durable. \u003Cem\u003EFrostbite\u003C\/em\u003E makes that point at scale, over and over. The refrigerated rail car did not improve the meatpacking network. It rebuilt it and moved an industry to different cities. Mechanical refrigeration did not improve the ice trade. It made it obsolete inside a generation. Every optimized network in this book was eventually reset by an innovation in processing, storage, or logistics that changed cost, quality, and service all at once, and usually faster than the incumbents expected.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003ESo design your network as well as you can. Then assume it has a shelf life. The next breakthrough is already being built by someone who is not waiting for you to catch up. The job is not to declare the network finished. It is to keep watching for the technology or capability that will change the economics and force the next design.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EPick up \u003Cem\u003EFrostbite\u003C\/em\u003E as you head out on your next break. It reads like a story because it is one. 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Milton Stewart School of Industrial and Systems Engineering\u2019s (ISyE)\u003C\/a\u003E Outstanding Mid-Career\/Senior Faculty Achievement in Research Award. The honor annually recognizes a faculty member for their research impact and is based on publication quality and quantity, citations, awards, and the translation of methods into practice.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EAs ISyE\u2019s A. Russell Chandler III Professor, Huo\u2019s theoretical research focuses on explaining why modern deep-learning methods preform so well. He also uses statistics, machine learning, and data science to better to better understand the reliability and fairness of learning systems.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EHuo has authored more than 15 refereed journal articles since 2023 and currently has 10 papers under review. His career includes 71 journal articles, 41 conference papers, 10 book chapters, and an edited volume.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cWhat I find most rewarding is that rigorous theory and useful tools are not in tension \u2013 the mathematical questions that fascinate me most often turn out to be the ones that help others make sense of their data,\u201d Huo said. \u201cI\u2019m deeply honored to receive this award and especially grateful to my students and collaborators, who have been at the heart of this work from the very beginning.\u201d\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EHuo\u2019s first algorithm for distance covariance remains a standard tool for testing statistical dependence and is reproduced in widely used statistical software. He co-directs the \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/georgiactsa.org\/\u0022\u003EGeorgia Clinical and Translational Science Alliance\u003C\/a\u003E\u0027s \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/georgiactsa.org\/research\/berd\/index.html\u0022\u003EBiostatistics, Epidemiology and Research Design\u003C\/a\u003E program, which is supported by the \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.nih.gov\/\u0022\u003ENational Institutes of Health\u003C\/a\u003E. He also serves as a co-principal investigator on the $20 million \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/aiinstitutes.org\/institute-action\/\u0022\u003ENSF AI Institute for Agent-based Cyber Threat Intelligence and Operation\u003C\/a\u003E.\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EHuo said he is proud of the researchers he has trained. In the most recent recruiting cycle, his doctoral graduates earned tenure-track faculty offers from Georgetown University and the University of Florida. Earlier advisees hold faculty positions at the City University of Hong Kong, Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology, and Seoul National University of Science and Technology, while other former students are researchers at companies that include Apple, Citadel, and JP Morgan.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EHis recently published work includes \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.jmlr.org\/papers\/v25\/23-0957.html\u0022\u003Etwo\u003C\/a\u003E 2024 papers in the \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.jmlr.org\/papers\/v25\/23-0379.html\u0022\u003EJournal of Machine Learning Research \u003C\/a\u003E(\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.jmlr.org\/\u0022\u003EJMLR\u003C\/a\u003E). He and his students established learning guarantees for deep neutral networks, including minimax-optimal convergence rates of neural-network classifiers was accepted in 2026 by \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/ieeexplore.ieee.org\/stamp\/stamp.jsp?arnumber=11352993\u0022\u003EIEEE Transactions on Information Theory\u003C\/a\u003E, and his work on the universal consistency of wide and deep networks appeared at the International Conference on Machine Learning. \u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EHuo\u2019s work on the fairness of learning systems is reflected in a \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/datasetcatalog.nlm.nih.gov\/dataset?q=0002031630\u0022\u003E2025 Journal of the American Statistical Association paper\u003C\/a\u003E that characterizes the asymptotic behavior of the adversarial-training estimator, complementing his JMLR work on distributionally robust estimation. 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Among his many accomplishments, the development of an energy dashboard stands out as a significant achievement, providing campus leaders with valuable insights into infrastructure performance by bringing together data, technology, and sustainability metrics in one centralized platform.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cp\u003EKnown for his strategic vision and forward-thinking approach, Hardin consistently challenged colleagues to reimagine how technology could support and improve campus operations. His leadership helped foster a culture of innovation that continues to influence how I\u0026amp;O approaches problem-solving, process improvement, and organizational effectiveness.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u0022Jimmie has been a driving force behind many of our most innovative business and technology initiatives,\u0022 said Vice President Jim Stephens. \u0022His contributions have influenced not only the systems we use, but also the way we think about leveraging technology to improve operations and better serve the Institute.\u0022\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cp\u003EWhile the Georgia Tech community will miss his expertise and leadership, Hardin leaves behind a strong foundation that will continue to support the Institute\u0027s operational and strategic goals for years to come.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E","summary":"","format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EData Management and Automation Team lead, Jimmie Hardin, will join the USG as associate vice chancellor for facilities planning and management.\u003C\/p\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"Data Management and Automation Team lead, Jimmie Hardin, will join the USG as associate vice chancellor for facilities planning and management."}],"uid":"35028","created_gmt":"2026-07-29 15:21:16","changed_gmt":"2026-07-29 15:27:53","author":"cbrim3","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","location":"Atlanta, GA","dateline":{"date":"2026-07-29T00:00:00-04:00","iso_date":"2026-07-29T00:00:00-04:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"hg_media":{"680712":{"id":"680712","type":"image","title":"jimmie.jpeg","body":"\u003Cp\u003EJimmie Hardin\u003C\/p\u003E","created":"1785338684","gmt_created":"2026-07-29 15:24:44","changed":"1785338684","gmt_changed":"2026-07-29 15:24:44","alt":"Image of Jimmie Hardin","file":{"fid":"265017","name":"jimmie.jpeg","image_path":"\/sites\/default\/files\/2026\/07\/29\/jimmie.jpeg","image_full_path":"http:\/\/hg.gatech.edu\/\/sites\/default\/files\/2026\/07\/29\/jimmie.jpeg","mime":"image\/jpeg","size":1552456,"path_740":"http:\/\/hg.gatech.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/740xx_scale\/public\/2026\/07\/29\/jimmie.jpeg?itok=isFhftWr"}}},"media_ids":["680712"],"groups":[{"id":"383831","name":"Infrastructure and Operations"}],"categories":[],"keywords":[{"id":"193728","name":"I\u0026S News"}],"core_research_areas":[],"news_room_topics":[],"event_categories":[],"invited_audience":[],"affiliations":[],"classification":[],"areas_of_expertise":[],"news_and_recent_appearances":[],"phone":[],"contact":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003ECathy Brim\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003ECommunications Officer II\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EInstitute Communications\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EInfrastructure and Operations | Planning, Design, and Construction | Office of Sustainability\u003C\/p\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"email":["Cathy.brim@gatech.edu"],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}},"691338":{"#nid":"691338","#data":{"type":"news","title":"ITCL Seed Grants Support Campuswide Innovation in Curriculum, Research ","body":[{"value":"\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThe Institute for Technology and Civic Leadership (ITCL) has awarded $186,314 in seed grants for 32 faculty projects across campus. 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Georgia Tech researchers found that tiny predatory bacteria can halt the spread of a destructive coral disease by hunting and consuming pathogens responsible for the infection.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp dir=\u0022ltr\u0022\u003ECaused by the\u0026nbsp;\u003Cem\u003EVibrio coralliilyticus\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/em\u003Epathogen, the infection is one of the most notorious causes of tissue loss and death in stony corals. In the study, all untreated corals bleached within 48 hours. But corals exposed to the predatory bacteria fared much better: more than half showed no signs of bleaching beyond the infection site \u2014 and disease progression was effectively halted.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp dir=\u0022ltr\u0022\u003E\u201cDisease is a major driver of death for these corals, and with sea surface temperatures continuing to rise globally, we anticipate that rates of disease will only increase. It\u2019s part of a deadly synergy profoundly threatening Caribbean coral reefs,\u201d says lead author\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/biosciences.gatech.edu\/people\/lauren%20speare\u0022\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003ELauren Speare\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E, assistant professor in the\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/biosciences.gatech.edu\u0022\u003ESchool of Biological Sciences\u003C\/a\u003E.\u0026nbsp;\u201cPredatory bacteria function like a living probiotic, fighting coral disease without harsh side effects. This could be a targeted way to protect and treat our most vulnerable coral reefs.\u0022\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp dir=\u0022ltr\u0022\u003EThe study, \u201c\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/academic.oup.com\/ismej\/article\/19\/1\/wraf270\/8376498\u0022\u003EHalobacteriovorax Halts Disease Progression in Endangered Caribbean Corals\u003C\/a\u003E,\u201d was published in The\u0026nbsp;\u003Cem\u003EISME Journal\u003C\/em\u003E. In addition to Speare, the research team included Georgia Tech master\u0027s student\u0026nbsp;\u003Cstrong\u003EChloe Manley\u003C\/strong\u003E and postdoctoral scholar\u0026nbsp;\u003Cstrong\u003EMacey Coppinger\u003C\/strong\u003E; University of California, Santa Barbara graduate students\u0026nbsp;\u003Cstrong\u003ESunni Patton\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/strong\u003Eand\u0026nbsp;\u003Cstrong\u003EEddie Fuques\u003C\/strong\u003E, and Professor\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.eemb.ucsb.edu\/people\/faculty\/vega-thurber\u0022\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003ERebecca Vega Thurber\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E, director of the UCSB Marine Science Institute.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Ch2 dir=\u0022ltr\u0022\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003ENatural Defenders\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/h2\u003E\u003Cp dir=\u0022ltr\u0022\u003ESpeare became interested in the research while completing her postdoctoral training with Thurber. \u201cDr. Thurber discovered that predatory bacteria are present in many coral microbiomes,\u201d Speare recalls. \u201cWe theorized that they might be contributing to what keeps the ecosystem healthy, balancing it through predation.\u201d\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp dir=\u0022ltr\u0022\u003EAt the time, the theory was hard to test. Marine predatory bacteria are difficult to preserve long-term, making experiments challenging. The bacteria are also extremely scarce, with populations increasing during a coral infection and rapidly declining after. Catching them while their populations are high is a matter of timing, Speare says.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp dir=\u0022ltr\u0022\u003E\u0022It\u0027s a bit like trying to catch a mountain lion in the act of hunting a deer. If we aren\u2019t looking at the right time, we might miss it entirely,\u201d Speare says. \u201cI knew that if I wanted to study these bacteria in more detail, I would need to carefully design my experiments and timing.\u201d\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Ch2 dir=\u0022ltr\u0022\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003ETesting the Treatment\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/h2\u003E\u003Cp dir=\u0022ltr\u0022\u003ETo test their theory, the team spent six weeks conducting experiments at the\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/mote.org\/location\/summerland-key-lab\/\u0022\u003EMote\u2019s Elizabeth Moore International Center for Coral Reef Research and Restoration (IC2R3)\u003C\/a\u003E in Summerland Key, Florida, a facility that maintains lab-grown living corals in seawater aquariums.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp dir=\u0022ltr\u0022\u003E\u201cFirst, we had to make our corals sick,\u201d Speare says. \u201cBut there wasn\u2019t an established way to reliably create these infections in this species in a laboratory setting.\u201d\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp dir=\u0022ltr\u0022\u003EAfter weeks of experimenting, Speare developed a \u201cpathogen-sticker,\u201d a small agar patch containing the disease-causing pathogens. When placed at the coral\u2019s base, it mimics how infections spread in the wild.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp dir=\u0022ltr\u0022\u003EThen,\u0026nbsp;at the first sign of infection, the team treated the coral with the \u003Cem\u003EHalobacteriovorax \u003C\/em\u003Epredatory bacteria\u003Cem\u003E. \u003C\/em\u003E\u201cSurprisingly, the most effective method was to pour the bacteria directly into the sick coral\u2019s tank,\u201d Speare says. \u201cThe bacteria are tiny, so we were able to create a concentrated liquid of them by using a filter small enough that only they can pass through.\u201d\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp dir=\u0022ltr\u0022\u003E\u003Cem\u003EHalobacteriovorax\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/em\u003Eare among the fastest-known predatory bacteria, and quickly navigate to their food source \u2013 presumably the pathogen causing the infection.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Ch2 dir=\u0022ltr\u0022\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EFrom Aquariums to Oceans\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/h2\u003E\u003Cp dir=\u0022ltr\u0022\u003EBecause of the straightforward delivery method, Speare believes the team\u2019s methods could be readily adapted for coral restoration efforts, offering a simple way to deliver treatment on natural reefs.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp dir=\u0022ltr\u0022\u003E\u201cThere are several approaches to treating corals and mitigating stress, but these techniques don\u2019t work for all situations and all species,\u201d she explains. \u201cCorals are complex, and there is no single cure-all, so we need as many tools as possible to help corals survive.\u201d\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp dir=\u0022ltr\u0022\u003EFor Speare, the next step will be to move from lab-based work to reef environments.\u0026nbsp; She\u2019s particularly curious as to why the predatory bacteria aren\u2019t already moderating illness on natural reefs. \u201cIf this is such an effective way to control pathogens, why isn\u2019t this system preventing disease outbreaks on reefs already?\u0022 she says. \u0022We need to understand what\u0027s limiting this natural defense system \u2013 and that\u2019s what we\u2019re digging into next.\u0022\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp dir=\u0022ltr\u0022\u003E\u003Cem\u003EFunding:\u0026nbsp;Lauren Speare was supported as a Simons Foundation Awardee of the Life Sciences Research Foundation. 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We believe this support will empower the funded teams to explore critical intersections between energy infrastructure and security, fostering groundbreaking advancements for a safer energy future,\u201d said Christine Conwell, SEI\u2019s interim executive director.\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003ESeven interdisciplinary projects by team members from Georgia Tech and GTRI have been selected for the second phase, also known as Category B (Table 1).\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cThe seed grant initiative is supporting energy and national security collaboration among researchers from multiple units across the Georgia Tech campus,\u201d said\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.gtri.gatech.edu\/people\/william-h-robinson\u0022\u003EWilliam H. 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Congratulations as well to Research and Instruction Librarian \u003Cstrong\u003ERyan Gaylor\u003C\/strong\u003E, lead author of \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/doi.org\/10.31274\/jlsc.20410\u0022\u003E\u003Cem\u003E\u0022Academic Libraries Advancing Open Educational Resources: A Scoping Review,\u0022\u003C\/em\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E published in the \u003Cem\u003EJournal of Librarianship and Scholarly Communication\u003C\/em\u003E.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThe Library also announces that \u003Cstrong\u003ETiffany Roberts\u003C\/strong\u003E has been named the Library\u0027s first \u003Cstrong\u003ETitle II and Digital Access Librarian\u003C\/strong\u003E. In this role, Roberts will collaborate with teaching faculty, Library staff, and campus partners to promote accessible learning materials and improve access to collections and course reserves.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EAs Library collections continue to expand beyond physical books and journals, digital resources now make up most of the collection. The Library is committed to increasing access to information resources by providing accessible materials that support the success of students, faculty, and staff in their coursework, research, and lifelong learning.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EAs part of its ongoing effort to better serve Georgia Tech and the campus community, the Library\u0027s Archives and Special Collections unit has updated the working titles of several staff members to better reflect the scope and impact of their work:\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cul\u003E\u003Cli data-list-item-id=\u0022ec630e89de7e30c8eeca21cfe199fc360\u0022\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EDillon Henry\u003C\/strong\u003E is now Digital Archivist.\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli data-list-item-id=\u0022ed1c8e34bb969fad595e477dd3be8a4b5\u0022\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EAlex McGee\u003C\/strong\u003E is now Archives and Special Collections Manager.\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli data-list-item-id=\u0022ea3c7a3d3d6c2057cac18a91527dccd9e\u0022\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EAlison Reynolds\u003C\/strong\u003E is now Instruction and Special Collections Curator.\u003C\/li\u003E\u003C\/ul\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E","summary":"","format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cdiv\u003EThe Georgia Tech Library is recognizing recent faculty publications, a new accessibility-focused librarian position, and updated staff titles within Archives and Special Collections.\u003C\/div\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"The Georgia Tech Library is proud to share several recent achievements by faculty and staff."}],"uid":"36862","created_gmt":"2026-07-28 17:17:35","changed_gmt":"2026-07-28 18:47:32","author":"Gayle Schechter","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","location":"Atlanta, GA","dateline":{"date":"2026-07-28T00:00:00-04:00","iso_date":"2026-07-28T00:00:00-04:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"hg_media":{"680701":{"id":"680701","type":"image","title":"July-26-faculty-updates.png","body":null,"created":"1785259092","gmt_created":"2026-07-28 17:18:12","changed":"1785259092","gmt_changed":"2026-07-28 17:18:12","alt":"Top L-R: John Mack Freeman, Ryan Gaylor, Tiffany Roberts; Bottom L-R: Dillon Henry, Alex McGee, Alison Reynolds","file":{"fid":"265003","name":"July-26-faculty-updates.png","image_path":"\/sites\/default\/files\/2026\/07\/28\/July-26-faculty-updates.png","image_full_path":"http:\/\/hg.gatech.edu\/\/sites\/default\/files\/2026\/07\/28\/July-26-faculty-updates.png","mime":"image\/png","size":1458908,"path_740":"http:\/\/hg.gatech.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/740xx_scale\/public\/2026\/07\/28\/July-26-faculty-updates.png?itok=ddY9Qv8O"}}},"media_ids":["680701"],"groups":[{"id":"47240","name":"Georgia Tech Library"}],"categories":[{"id":"42901","name":"Community"}],"keywords":[{"id":"184024","name":"faculty publications"},{"id":"183959","name":"faculty publication"},{"id":"184348","name":"faculty promotions"}],"core_research_areas":[],"news_room_topics":[],"event_categories":[],"invited_audience":[],"affiliations":[],"classification":[],"areas_of_expertise":[],"news_and_recent_appearances":[],"phone":[],"contact":[],"email":[],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}},"691308":{"#nid":"691308","#data":{"type":"news","title":"Andrew Lindsey Joins BBISS as Program Manager","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EThe Brook Byers Institute for Sustainable Systems (BBISS) is pleased to welcome Andrew Lindsey into the role of program manager. He will succeed Susan Ryan, who recently retired as senior program and operations manager.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003ELindsey will support BBISS\u2019s research, education, and partnership activities across Georgia Tech and beyond. Working closely with BBISS leadership, faculty, staff, students, and external partners, he will coordinate Institute programs, support leadership operations, facilitate stakeholder engagement, and help ensure smooth day-to-day operations.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EAndrew brings more than four years of experience in project management, operations, communications, compliance oversight, and organizational improvement in higher education and nonprofit settings. Most recently, he served as project intake and communications specialist at Kennesaw State University. Before that, Lindsey spent nearly four years with the Southern States Police Benevolent Association, first as project coordinator and later as project manager.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003ELindsey\u2019s background also includes experience in higher education instruction and mentoring. As a teaching assistant with Georgia Tech\u2019s \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/nam12.safelinks.protection.outlook.com\/?url=https%3A%2F%2Ft.e2ma.net%2Fclick%2Fm1825s%2Fyyyeqded%2Fa4ug97b\u0026amp;data=05%7C02%7Cbrent.verrill%40research.gatech.edu%7C8e5b1e449e46406d62e408dee270ffeb%7C482198bbae7b4b258b7a6d7f32faa083%7C1%7C0%7C639197172142695470%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJFbXB0eU1hcGkiOnRydWUsIlYiOiIwLjAuMDAwMCIsIlAiOiJXaW4zMiIsIkFOIjoiTWFpbCIsIldUIjoyfQ%3D%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C\u0026amp;sdata=oofdOwX7ht4cfWelRuz460UZ9nCg55Uu2T%2BPrfsgQMY%3D\u0026amp;reserved=0\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003EGrand Challenges program\u003C\/a\u003E, he worked directly with student teams tackling complex societal issues, providing guidance on research development, collaborative problem-solving, and project execution.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EHe earned a B.A. in history, graduating magna cum laude from the University of Georgia in 2021, and completed a Master of Public Administration in 2025.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cAndrew\u2019s experience supporting complex projects, improving organizational processes, coordinating across diverse stakeholder groups, and commitment to mission-driven work make him a strong addition to the team,\u201d said BBISS Director of Business Administration Kristina Chatfield.\u003C\/p\u003E","summary":"","format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EAndrew brings more than four years of experience in project management, operations, communications, compliance oversight, and organizational improvement in higher education and nonprofit settings.\u003C\/p\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"Lindsey will support BBISS\u2019s research, education, and partnership activities across Georgia Tech and beyond."}],"uid":"27338","created_gmt":"2026-07-28 14:53:18","changed_gmt":"2026-07-28 14:57:27","author":"Brent Verrill","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","location":"Atlanta, GA","dateline":{"date":"2026-07-15T00:00:00-04:00","iso_date":"2026-07-15T00:00:00-04:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"hg_media":{"680695":{"id":"680695","type":"image","title":"Andrew_Lindsey_portrait.jpg","body":null,"created":"1785250422","gmt_created":"2026-07-28 14:53:42","changed":"1785250422","gmt_changed":"2026-07-28 14:53:42","alt":"Headshot portrait of an individual photographed from the chest up against a plain light gray background. 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But two new Georgia Tech studies suggest those measures tell only part of the story.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EOne \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/dl.acm.org\/doi\/epdf\/10.1145\/3774398.3811595\u0022\u003Estudy\u003C\/a\u003E found that admissions data offers limited insight into long-term academic success. The\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/dl.acm.org\/doi\/epdf\/10.1145\/3774398.3811599\u0022\u003Eother\u003C\/a\u003E challenges assumptions about so-called \u0022lurkers,\u0022 students who rarely post in online discussions but may still be deeply engaged in their courses. Together, the studies suggest that what matters most for student success may not be the easiest thing to measure.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EPresented at the\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/learningatscale.hosting.acm.org\/las2026\/\u0022\u003ELearning@Scale\u003C\/a\u003E conference in Seoul, South Korea, the research draws on data from\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/omscs.gatech.edu\/\u0022\u003EGeorgia Tech\u0027s Online Master of Science in Computer Science (OMSCS)\u003C\/a\u003E program, one of the world\u0027s largest online degree programs. The program\u0027s scale gives researchers access to data from thousands of learners and allows them to identify patterns that would be difficult to detect in smaller educational settings.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EPredicting Success\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThe long-term success study analyzed years of admissions and student performance data to examine whether application materials can predict what happens after a student applies. The research focused on three practical issues that can influence student success: who gets admitted, whether the admitted students matriculate, and who ultimately completes the program. OMSCS has always had a unique admissions model that focuses more on holistically evaluating a student\u2019s background rather than GPAs or GRE scores and does not require applicants to have a strong computer science background or undergraduate education.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u0022OMSCS has always followed a different admissions model from basically everyone else in higher education, so we can\u0027t draw from prevailing wisdom about what students to admit,\u0022 said\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.cc.gatech.edu\/people\/david-joyner\u0022\u003EDavid Joyner\u003C\/a\u003E,\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.gatech.edu\/news\/2026\/07\/01\/joyner-appointed-interim-vice-provost-ai-education\u0022\u003Einterim vice provost for AI in Education\u003C\/a\u003E and executive director of online education and OMSCS. \u0022Enough time has passed since we moved to a new admissions system that we finally could step back and look at what factors predicted success.\u0022\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThe researchers found that application materials could reasonably predict admissions and matriculation decisions. But when it came to forecasting retention and long-term success, early-course performance \u2014 not application information \u2014 played an outsized role in predicting whether students would remain in the program.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u0022I\u0027ve always thought that success is most predicted by invisible factors like intended time commitment and external incentive to success,\u0022 Joyner said. \u0022But I thought there would be some signal in the application data. It\u0027s encouraging that there\u0027s not.\u0022\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003ELearning About Lurking\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EAnother indicator of student success is participation. It\u0027s often assumed that students who primarily read discussion forums rather than actively posting in them \u2014 sometimes called \u0022lurkers\u0022 \u2014 are less engaged in their courses. Marjorie Ivy, lead author of the second study on lurkers and a 2025 OMSCS graduate, became interested in the topic through her own online learning experience.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u0022I\u0027ve been that student in an online course who reads every discussion thread, thinks deeply about the material, feels genuinely connected to what\u0027s happening in the class \u2014 and never posts,\u0022 Ivy said. \u0022That mismatch between what activity logs say about a student and what the student is actually experiencing is what drew me to this topic. I wanted to see if we could give data and language to the quieter forms of engagement that often go unnoticed.\u0022\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003ETo better understand those students, the researchers looked beyond behavioral data and examined how learners perceived their social experiences in a course. Students completed surveys about belonging, peer interaction, and whether they felt their contributions were acknowledged. Using similarity algorithms and network analysis that examines relationships between different people, the researchers grouped students into clusters of learners who shared similar attitudes about their course experiences. The results revealed that some students who rarely posted still reported feeling connected to their classmates and learning community.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003ELooking Beyond the Numbers\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EAlthough the studies examine different stages of the student journey, they arrive at a similar conclusion: Visible metrics often miss important parts of the learning experience. Understanding student success may require looking beyond what is easiest to count.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u0022My biggest hope is this program will signal to other universities how broken our traditional admissions model is,\u0022 Joyner said. \u0022We should be giving more students the chance to succeed, because higher education is not currently accommodating plenty who can succeed.\u0022\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E","summary":"","format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003ETwo new papers show that metrics aren\u2019t the only way to evaluate online student performance.\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"Two new papers show that metrics aren\u2019t the only way to evaluate online student performance."}],"uid":"34541","created_gmt":"2026-07-27 20:40:19","changed_gmt":"2026-07-27 20:43:22","author":"Tess Malone","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","location":"Atlanta, GA","dateline":{"date":"2026-07-27T00:00:00-04:00","iso_date":"2026-07-27T00:00:00-04:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"hg_media":{"680690":{"id":"680690","type":"image","title":"AdobeStock_1555413892.jpeg","body":"\u003Cp\u003EAdobe Stock\u003C\/p\u003E","created":"1785184950","gmt_created":"2026-07-27 20:42:30","changed":"1785184950","gmt_changed":"2026-07-27 20:42:30","alt":"woman taking notes during class ","file":{"fid":"264992","name":"AdobeStock_1555413892.jpeg","image_path":"\/sites\/default\/files\/2026\/07\/27\/AdobeStock_1555413892.jpeg","image_full_path":"http:\/\/hg.gatech.edu\/\/sites\/default\/files\/2026\/07\/27\/AdobeStock_1555413892.jpeg","mime":"image\/jpeg","size":8377234,"path_740":"http:\/\/hg.gatech.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/740xx_scale\/public\/2026\/07\/27\/AdobeStock_1555413892.jpeg?itok=z9K968vh"}}},"media_ids":["680690"],"groups":[{"id":"1214","name":"News Room"},{"id":"1188","name":"Research Horizons"}],"categories":[],"keywords":[{"id":"187915","name":"go-researchnews"}],"core_research_areas":[],"news_room_topics":[],"event_categories":[],"invited_audience":[],"affiliations":[],"classification":[],"areas_of_expertise":[],"news_and_recent_appearances":[],"phone":[],"contact":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003ETess Malone, Senior Research Writer\/Editor\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003Etess.malone@gatech.edu\u003C\/p\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"email":[],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}},"691306":{"#nid":"691306","#data":{"type":"news","title":"GTRC Travel Advance Checkbox Now Available in Workday","body":[{"value":"\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cp\u003ETo help address timing challenges associated with expense reimbursements tied to the \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/gtrc.gatech.edu\/services-faculty-researchers\/travel\/\u0022 rel=\u0022noreferrer noopener\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EGeorgia Tech Research Corporation (GTRC) Travel Advance program\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E, Georgia Tech Procurement and Business Services has implemented a Workday enhancement to improve identification and processing of applicable expense reports.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EEmployee-Travel Expense Items\u003C\/strong\u003E\u202fnow include a new checkbox field titled\u202f\u003Cstrong\u003E\u201cGTRC Travel Advance Received.\u201d\u003C\/strong\u003E\u202fThe checkbox allows Institute expense preparers to identify expense reports that include expenses associated with a GTRC Travel Advance, enabling the Georgia Tech Travel team to more easily identify these transactions within processing queues for appropriate handling.\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThis enhancement does not change existing expense report submission requirements or procedures, and it does not apply to Georgia Tech Athletic Association (GTAA) employees or GTAA expense processes. 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