{"689255":{"#nid":"689255","#data":{"type":"news","title":"\u0027Welcome to the Future!\u0027 Artemis II Set for Launch to the Moon","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EIf all goes according to plan, humans will head toward the moon this week for the first time since 1972. \u0026nbsp;\u003Cbr\u003E\u003Cbr\u003ENASA\u2019s Artemis II is set to launch from Cape Canaveral, Florida, on Wednesday, April 1, at 6:24 p.m. Four astronauts will slingshot around the moon before landing in the Pacific Ocean after a 10-day mission.\u0026nbsp;\u003Cbr\u003E\u003Cbr\u003EThe launch has captivated the Georgia Tech space community, both here on campus and within the alumni base. Several Georgia Tech graduates have key roles in the Artemis program.\u003Cbr\u003E\u003Cbr\u003EOn the eve of this next chapter of lunar exploration, several current and former Yellow Jackets discuss why Artemis II matters, what excites them about the mission, and what happens next.\u0026nbsp;\u003Cbr\u003E\u003Cbr\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/coe.gatech.edu\/news\/2026\/03\/welcome-future-artemis-ii-set-launch-moon\u0022\u003ERead the entire story on the College of Engineering website\u003C\/a\u003E.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E","summary":"","format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":[{"value":"Georgia Tech alumni, including some with NASA leadership roles in this week\u2019s launch, reflect on the first crewed launch to the moon in more than 50 years. 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Some fans will choose winners based on the higher seed, others will try to predict shocking upsets, and some may choose who advances based on which mascot would win a fight, but a Georgia Tech professor has his bracket down to a (data) science. \u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cp\u003ESince 2004, Joel Sokol, director of the Master of Science in Analytics program and the Harold E. Smalley Professor in the H. Milton Stewart School of Industrial and Systems Engineering, has used a pair of analytic methods \u2014 logistic regression and Markov chains (LRMC) \u2014 to determine the best teams in college basketball. This year, \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www2.isye.gatech.edu\/~jsokol\/lrmcclassic\/\u0022 rel=\u0022noreferrer noopener\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003ESokol\u2019s LRMC rankings\u003C\/a\u003E project the \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www2.isye.gatech.edu\/~jsokol\/profspicks\/profspicks26-c.pdf\u0022 rel=\u0022noreferrer noopener\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003EMichigan Wolverines to cut down the nets\u003C\/a\u003E at the end of the men\u2019s tournament and the \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www2.isye.gatech.edu\/~jsokol\/profspicksW\/profspicks26w-c.pdf\u0022 rel=\u0022noreferrer noopener\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003EConnecticut Huskies as the last team standing in the women\u2019s field\u003C\/a\u003E. \u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThe algorithm compares all 350-plus Division I basketball teams against each other simultaneously during the regular season and calculates probabilities based on simple data points \u2014 who won each game, by how much, and where it was played. When the madness of March begins, Sokol\u2019s bracket forgoes the seeds assigned to teams and fills out his bracket based on the LRMC rankings.\u0026nbsp; \u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cp\u003EModels used by the tournament selection committee \u2014 \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.ncaa.com\/news\/basketball-men\/article\/2022-12-05\/college-basketballs-net-rankings-explained\u0022 rel=\u0022noreferrer noopener\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003ENET\u003C\/a\u003E, \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.ncaa.com\/news\/basketball-men\/article\/2022-02-09\/mens-college-basketball-rankings-what-kpi\u0022 rel=\u0022noreferrer noopener\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003EKPI\u003C\/a\u003E, \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/kenpom.com\/\u0022 rel=\u0022noreferrer noopener\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003EKenPom\u003C\/a\u003E \u2014 measure advanced metrics like strength of schedule, possession-by-possession efficiency, opponent quality, and more, but Sokol, with expertise in sports analytics and data science, says the LRMC shows the value of simple data and a large sample size.\u0026nbsp; \u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cThe LRMC can hold its own against those models that are based on much more advanced metrics than just scoreboard data. They may look at all kinds of information, from efficiencies down to individual player performance, but the message really is that if you have a good set of simple data, that\u2019s enough if you know how to interpret it.\u201d\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cp\u003ESokol compares his algorithm to nearly 100 other ranking systems and says the LRMC is often among the top performers, with the higher-ranked teams (in the LRMC rankings) winning approximately 75% of the time \u2014 a statistic that holds true in the NCAA Tournament. Sokol says that 25% of tournament games result in an upset. \u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cp\u003EFor 2026, Sokol\u2019s projections predict that all eight No. 1 seeds \u2014 four in both the men\u2019s and women\u2019s tournaments \u2014 will reach the Final Four, but it\u2019s not always a guarantee that the highest seeds make it out of their respective regions. The inaugural LRMC rankings accurately predicted the No. 3-seeded Yellow Jackets\u2019 Final Four run in 2004 \u2014 one of the only predictive models to do so.\u0026nbsp; \u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cp\u003ESokol got the idea to compile the LRMC rankings one year before Tech\u2019s run to the national championship game, when the Yellow Jackets were left out of the NCAA Tournament as a bubble team, largely because of a December buzzer-beater loss to Tennessee. Since the first set of rankings, machine learning and artificial intelligence have become more accessible, yet Sokol says ChatGPT and other large language models (LLMs) aren\u2019t quite ready to handle the level of analysis required to shape the rankings.\u0026nbsp; \u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cThese LLMs are good at sounding good, but they\u0027re not so good at doing these complex quantitative tasks,\u201d he said. \u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cp\u003EUltimately, though, luck is often a stubbornly unquantifiable factor when filling out a bracket, no matter the formula used to make selections, and the odds of filling out a perfect bracket are all but \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.ncaa.com\/news\/basketball-men\/bracketiq\/2026-02-18\/perfect-ncaa-bracket-absurd-odds-march-madness-dream\u0022 rel=\u0022noreferrer noopener\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003Ea statistical impossibility\u003C\/a\u003E. \u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E","summary":"","format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":[{"value":"For two decades, a Georgia Tech professor has used simple data to track the best teams in college basketball and predict who will win the NCAA Tournament.   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Creating new chemical polymers follows a similar kind of structure, with rules about what elements and groups of atoms go together and how to assemble them to make sense.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThinking about polymers in that way has led Georgia Tech materials scientists to create new generative artificial intelligence tools that are like Claude or ChatGPT for new materials.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThese are the first foundational models for generative polymer design that have also been validated through physical experiments: users specify the properties they need in a polymer and the model will suggest a chemical structure.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003ELed by Regents\u2019 Entrepreneur \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/mse.gatech.edu\/people\/rampi-ramprasad\u0022\u003ERampi Ramprasad\u003C\/a\u003E, the researchers \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1038\/s44387-026-00087-1\u0022\u003Edescribed their latest model this month in the Nature journal \u003Cem\u003Enpj Artificial Intelligence\u003C\/em\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E \u2014 including a test material they created and validated in the lab to prove the models work.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/coe.gatech.edu\/news\/2026\/03\/researchers-create-first-ai-generative-polymer-design\u0022\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003ERead the full story on the College of Engineering website.\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E","summary":"","format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EBy training a model on the allowed \u201cwords\u201d and \u201cgrammar\u201d of chemistry, Georgia Tech materials scientists can design polymers based on the properties users need.\u003C\/p\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"By training a model on the allowed \u201cwords\u201d and \u201cgrammar\u201d of chemistry, Georgia Tech materials scientists can design polymers based on the properties users need."}],"uid":"27446","created_gmt":"2026-03-24 16:32:52","changed_gmt":"2026-03-24 16:35:38","author":"Joshua Stewart","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","location":"Atlanta, GA","dateline":{"date":"2026-03-24T00:00:00-04:00","iso_date":"2026-03-24T00:00:00-04:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"hg_media":{"679723":{"id":"679723","type":"image","title":"polymer-generative-AI-Rampi-Ramprasad-6206-t_0.jpg","body":"\u003Cp\u003EResearchers have created a chemical language AI model to generate new polymer structures based on the properties those polymers need to exhibit. Led by Rampi Ramprasad, standing, the team included postdoctoral scholar Wei Xiong, Ph.D. student Anagha Savit, and research scientist Harikrishna Sahu, who are seated left to right. 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Hu\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/figcaption\u003E\u003C\/figure\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThat\u2019s the note undergraduate Chris Zuo sent me along with photos of countless mosquito bites on his bare skin. This full-body massacre wasn\u2019t the result of a camping trip gone awry. He\u2019d spent that limited amount of time in a room with 100 hungry mosquitoes while wearing nothing but a mesh suit we thought would have protected him.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThus began our three-year journey trying to \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1126\/sciadv.adz7063\u0022\u003Eunderstand the behavior\u003C\/a\u003E of a deceivingly simple insect, the mosquito. It may sound like a professor\u2019s sadistic plan, but, really, we did everything by the book. Our university\u2019s institutional review board approved our procedures, making sure Chris was safe and not coerced in any way. The mosquitoes were disease-free and native to our home state of Georgia. And this session resulted in the first and last bites anyone received during the study.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EBesides my role as torturer of students, \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/scholar.google.com\/citations?user=pydtIvYAAAAJ\u0026amp;hl=en\u0026amp;oi=ao\u0022\u003EI\u003C\/a\u003E am an \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/press.princeton.edu\/our-authors\/hu-david\u0022\u003Eauthor\u003C\/a\u003E and professor at Georgia Tech with over 20 years of experience studying the movement of animals.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EMosquitoes are the \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/ourworldindata.org\/deadliest-animals\u0022\u003Eworld\u2019s most dangerous animal\u003C\/a\u003E. The diseases they carry, \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.who.int\/news-room\/fact-sheets\/detail\/malaria\u0022\u003Efrom malaria\u003C\/a\u003E \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.who.int\/news-room\/fact-sheets\/detail\/dengue-and-severe-dengue\u0022\u003Eto dengue\u003C\/a\u003E, cause over \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.who.int\/news-room\/fact-sheets\/detail\/vector-borne-diseases\u0022\u003E700,000 deaths per year\u003C\/a\u003E. More people have died from mosquitoes than wars.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThe world \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2023\/09\/29\/health\/mosquitoes-malaria-strategies-house.html\u0022\u003Espends US$22 billion per year\u003C\/a\u003E on billions of liters of insecticides, millions of pounds of larvicides, and millions of insecticide-treated bed nets \u2013 all to fight a tiny insect that weighs 10 times less than a grain of rice and has only \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1371\/journal.pone.0250381\u0022\u003E200,000 neurons\u003C\/a\u003E.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EYet, people are losing the war on mosquitoes. These insects are evolving to \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1126\/science.aam8327\u0022\u003Ethrive in cities\u003C\/a\u003E and spreading disease \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1016\/j.pt.2017.11.006\u0022\u003Emore rapidly with climate change\u003C\/a\u003E. How can such simple animals find us so easily?\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EScientists know mosquitoes have terrible eyesight and depend on chemical cues to make up for it. Knowing what attracts a mosquito, though, isn\u2019t enough to predict its behavior. You can know a heat-seeking missile is drawn to heat, but you still won\u2019t know how a missile works.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EEnter Chris and his self-sacrifice in the mosquito room. By tracking the flight of many mosquitoes around him, we hoped to determine how they made decisions in response to his presence. Understanding how mosquitoes respond to humans is a first step to controlling them.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Ch2\u003EHow Mosquitoes Zero In On Their Meal\u003C\/h2\u003E\u003Cp\u003EOut of 3,500 species of mosquitoes, over 100 species are classified as anthropophilic, meaning they prefer humans for lunch. Certain species of mosquitoes will find the one person among a whole herd of cattle in order to suck human blood.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThis is quite a feat considering mosquitoes are weak flyers. They stop flying in a slight \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1242\/jeb.178905\u0022\u003E2-3 mph breeze\u003C\/a\u003E, the same air speed generated by a \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1242\/jeb.178905\u0022\u003Ehorse\u2019s swinging tail\u003C\/a\u003E. In calmer conditions, mosquitoes use their minuscule brains to follow \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1007\/s10905-022-09796-2\u0022\u003Ehuman heat, moisture and odors\u003C\/a\u003E that are carried downwind.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003ECarbon dioxide, the byproduct of respiration of all living animals, is particularly attractive. Mosquitoes notice carbon dioxide as well as you notice the stink of a full dumpster, detecting it up to 30 feet (9 meters) away from a host, where concentrations dip to a \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1093\/jmedent\/44.4.617\u0022\u003Efew parts per million\u003C\/a\u003E, like a few cups of dye in an Olympic-size pool.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cfigure class=\u0022align-center zoomable\u0022\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/images.theconversation.com\/files\/724198\/original\/file-20260316-57-vumrcy.png?ixlib=rb-4.1.0\u0026amp;q=45\u0026amp;auto=format\u0026amp;w=1000\u0026amp;fit=clip\u0022\u003E\u003Cimg alt=\u0022Black outline of a G and T in left panel, in right panel black squiggles showing flight paths of mosquitoes around the letters\u0022 src=\u0022https:\/\/images.theconversation.com\/files\/724198\/original\/file-20260316-57-vumrcy.png?ixlib=rb-4.1.0\u0026amp;q=45\u0026amp;auto=format\u0026amp;w=754\u0026amp;fit=clip\u0022 srcset=\u0022https:\/\/images.theconversation.com\/files\/724198\/original\/file-20260316-57-vumrcy.png?ixlib=rb-4.1.0\u0026amp;q=45\u0026amp;auto=format\u0026amp;w=600\u0026amp;h=320\u0026amp;fit=crop\u0026amp;dpr=1 600w, https:\/\/images.theconversation.com\/files\/724198\/original\/file-20260316-57-vumrcy.png?ixlib=rb-4.1.0\u0026amp;q=30\u0026amp;auto=format\u0026amp;w=600\u0026amp;h=320\u0026amp;fit=crop\u0026amp;dpr=2 1200w, https:\/\/images.theconversation.com\/files\/724198\/original\/file-20260316-57-vumrcy.png?ixlib=rb-4.1.0\u0026amp;q=15\u0026amp;auto=format\u0026amp;w=600\u0026amp;h=320\u0026amp;fit=crop\u0026amp;dpr=3 1800w, https:\/\/images.theconversation.com\/files\/724198\/original\/file-20260316-57-vumrcy.png?ixlib=rb-4.1.0\u0026amp;q=45\u0026amp;auto=format\u0026amp;w=754\u0026amp;h=402\u0026amp;fit=crop\u0026amp;dpr=1 754w, https:\/\/images.theconversation.com\/files\/724198\/original\/file-20260316-57-vumrcy.png?ixlib=rb-4.1.0\u0026amp;q=30\u0026amp;auto=format\u0026amp;w=754\u0026amp;h=402\u0026amp;fit=crop\u0026amp;dpr=2 1508w, https:\/\/images.theconversation.com\/files\/724198\/original\/file-20260316-57-vumrcy.png?ixlib=rb-4.1.0\u0026amp;q=15\u0026amp;auto=format\u0026amp;w=754\u0026amp;h=402\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\u003ELike superfans, mosquitoes are drawn to the dark outline of the Georgia Tech logo.\u003C\/span\u003E \u003Cspan class=\u0022attribution source\u0022\u003EDavid L. Hu, Georgia Tech\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/figcaption\u003E\u003C\/figure\u003E\u003Cp\u003EMosquitoes\u2019 vision isn\u2019t much help as they hunt for their next blood meal. Their two compound eyes have several hundred individual lenses called ommatidia, each about the width of a human hair. They produce a somewhat blurry mosaic or pixelated image. Due to the laws of optics, mosquitoes can discern an adult-size human only at a few meters away. With their vision alone, they cannot distinguish a human from a small tree. They inspect every dark object.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Ch2\u003EGathering the Flight-Path Data\u003C\/h2\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThe challenge with studying mosquito flight is that, like trash-talking teenagers, most of what they do is meaningless noise. Mosquitoes flying in an empty room are largely making random changes in flight speed and direction. We needed many flight trajectories to cut through the noise.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cfigure class=\u0022align-center zoomable\u0022\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/images.theconversation.com\/files\/724200\/original\/file-20260316-57-z0f39m.jpg?ixlib=rb-4.1.0\u0026amp;q=45\u0026amp;auto=format\u0026amp;w=1000\u0026amp;fit=clip\u0022\u003E\u003Cimg alt=\u0022A man lying on the ground, and shown in two images on a laptop screen in the foreground\u0022 src=\u0022https:\/\/images.theconversation.com\/files\/724200\/original\/file-20260316-57-z0f39m.jpg?ixlib=rb-4.1.0\u0026amp;q=45\u0026amp;auto=format\u0026amp;w=754\u0026amp;fit=clip\u0022 srcset=\u0022https:\/\/images.theconversation.com\/files\/724200\/original\/file-20260316-57-z0f39m.jpg?ixlib=rb-4.1.0\u0026amp;q=45\u0026amp;auto=format\u0026amp;w=600\u0026amp;h=326\u0026amp;fit=crop\u0026amp;dpr=1 600w, https:\/\/images.theconversation.com\/files\/724200\/original\/file-20260316-57-z0f39m.jpg?ixlib=rb-4.1.0\u0026amp;q=30\u0026amp;auto=format\u0026amp;w=600\u0026amp;h=326\u0026amp;fit=crop\u0026amp;dpr=2 1200w, https:\/\/images.theconversation.com\/files\/724200\/original\/file-20260316-57-z0f39m.jpg?ixlib=rb-4.1.0\u0026amp;q=15\u0026amp;auto=format\u0026amp;w=600\u0026amp;h=326\u0026amp;fit=crop\u0026amp;dpr=3 1800w, https:\/\/images.theconversation.com\/files\/724200\/original\/file-20260316-57-z0f39m.jpg?ixlib=rb-4.1.0\u0026amp;q=45\u0026amp;auto=format\u0026amp;w=754\u0026amp;h=410\u0026amp;fit=crop\u0026amp;dpr=1 754w, https:\/\/images.theconversation.com\/files\/724200\/original\/file-20260316-57-z0f39m.jpg?ixlib=rb-4.1.0\u0026amp;q=30\u0026amp;auto=format\u0026amp;w=754\u0026amp;h=410\u0026amp;fit=crop\u0026amp;dpr=2 1508w, https:\/\/images.theconversation.com\/files\/724200\/original\/file-20260316-57-z0f39m.jpg?ixlib=rb-4.1.0\u0026amp;q=15\u0026amp;auto=format\u0026amp;w=754\u0026amp;h=410\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\u003EIn a mesh suit, Chris Zuo awaits the mosquitoes while questioning his life choices.\u003C\/span\u003E \u003Cspan class=\u0022attribution source\u0022\u003EDavid L. Hu, Georgia Tech\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/figcaption\u003E\u003C\/figure\u003E\u003Cp\u003EOne of our collaborators, University of California, Riverside, biologist \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/scholar.google.com\/citations?user=XOveQssAAAAJ\u0026amp;hl=en\u0026amp;oi=ao\u0022\u003ERing Card\u00e9\u003C\/a\u003E, told us that back in the 1980s, scientists conducted \u201cbite studies\u201d by stripping down to their underwear and slapping the mosquitoes that landed on their naked bodies. He said nudity prevented confounding variables, such as the color of a shirt\u2019s fabric.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EChris and I looked at each other. Sit naked and wait to become mosquito prey? Instead, we designed the mesh suit that Chris originally wore into the mosquito room. But after seeing Chris\u2019 bites, we needed a better way.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EInstead, Chris washed long-sleeved clothes in unscented detergent and wore gloves and a face mask. Fully protected, Chris only had to stand and wait, while a cloud of mosquitoes swarmed him.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThe U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention introduced us to the \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/photonicsentry.com\/\u0022\u003EPhotonic Sentry\u003C\/a\u003E, a camera that simultaneously tracks hundreds of flying insects in a room. It records 100 frames per second at 5 mm resolution for a space like a large studio apartment. In just a few hours, Chris and another graduate student, \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/scholar.google.com\/citations?user=pJLlOo8AAAAJ\u0026amp;hl=en\u0026amp;oi=sra\u0022\u003ESoohwan Kim\u003C\/a\u003E, generated more mosquito flight data than had previously been measured in human history.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cfigure\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ciframe width=\u0022440\u0022 height=\u0022260\u0022 src=\u0022https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/A4WUw-ZCoFk?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\u003E100 mosquitoes flying around Chris Zuo for 10 minutes. Only a fraction of tracks are shown.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/figcaption\u003E\u003C\/figure\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/scholar.google.com\/citations?user=YJlkBuAAAAAJ\u0026amp;hl=en\u0026amp;oi=ao\u0022\u003EJ\u00f6rn Dunkel\u003C\/a\u003E, \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/scholar.google.com\/citations?user=3V6dgsoAAAAJ\u0026amp;hl=en\u0026amp;oi=sra\u0022\u003EChenyi Fei\u003C\/a\u003E and \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/scholar.google.com\/citations?user=89drxM4AAAAJ\u0026amp;hl=en\u0026amp;oi=sra\u0022\u003EAlex Cohen\u003C\/a\u003E, our mathematician collaborators at MIT, told us that the geometry of Chris\u2019 body was still too complicated to study the mosquitoes\u2019 reactions. Mathematicians excel at simplifying complex problems to their essence. Chenyi suggested we go easy on Chris \u2013 why not replace him with a simple dummy: a black Styrofoam ball on a stick combined with a canister of carbon dioxide.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EOver the next two years, Chris filmed the mosquitoes circling the Styrofoam dummies mercilessly. Then he vacuumed up the mosquitoes, trying not to get bitten.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Ch2\u003EDeciphering the Trajectories\u003C\/h2\u003E\u003Cp\u003EA mosquito flies like you would an airplane: it turns left or right, accelerates or hits the brakes. We determined a mosquito\u2019s flight behavior as a function of its speed, location and direction with respect to the target as the first step in creating our model of their behavior.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EOur confidence in our behavioral rules increased as we read more trajectories, ultimately using 20 million mosquito positions and speeds. This idea of incorporating observations to support a mathematical hypothesis is a 200-year-old idea called \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/medium.com\/@chonghankhai\/bayesian-thinking-in-everyday-life-bf82fe2ab0af\u0022\u003EBayesian inference\u003C\/a\u003E. We illustrated the mosquito behavior we\u2019d observed in a \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/acoh64.github.io\/mosquito_app\/\u0022\u003Eweb application\u003C\/a\u003E.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cfigure class=\u0022align-center zoomable\u0022\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/images.theconversation.com\/files\/724564\/original\/file-20260318-57-2aq2gy.jpg?ixlib=rb-4.1.0\u0026amp;q=45\u0026amp;auto=format\u0026amp;w=1000\u0026amp;fit=clip\u0022\u003E\u003Cimg alt=\u00224 panels showing trajectory of a mosquito in the presence of no target, visual target, CO2 target or both.\u0022 src=\u0022https:\/\/images.theconversation.com\/files\/724564\/original\/file-20260318-57-2aq2gy.jpg?ixlib=rb-4.1.0\u0026amp;q=45\u0026amp;auto=format\u0026amp;w=754\u0026amp;fit=clip\u0022 srcset=\u0022https:\/\/images.theconversation.com\/files\/724564\/original\/file-20260318-57-2aq2gy.jpg?ixlib=rb-4.1.0\u0026amp;q=45\u0026amp;auto=format\u0026amp;w=600\u0026amp;h=169\u0026amp;fit=crop\u0026amp;dpr=1 600w, https:\/\/images.theconversation.com\/files\/724564\/original\/file-20260318-57-2aq2gy.jpg?ixlib=rb-4.1.0\u0026amp;q=30\u0026amp;auto=format\u0026amp;w=600\u0026amp;h=169\u0026amp;fit=crop\u0026amp;dpr=2 1200w, https:\/\/images.theconversation.com\/files\/724564\/original\/file-20260318-57-2aq2gy.jpg?ixlib=rb-4.1.0\u0026amp;q=15\u0026amp;auto=format\u0026amp;w=600\u0026amp;h=169\u0026amp;fit=crop\u0026amp;dpr=3 1800w, https:\/\/images.theconversation.com\/files\/724564\/original\/file-20260318-57-2aq2gy.jpg?ixlib=rb-4.1.0\u0026amp;q=45\u0026amp;auto=format\u0026amp;w=754\u0026amp;h=212\u0026amp;fit=crop\u0026amp;dpr=1 754w, https:\/\/images.theconversation.com\/files\/724564\/original\/file-20260318-57-2aq2gy.jpg?ixlib=rb-4.1.0\u0026amp;q=30\u0026amp;auto=format\u0026amp;w=754\u0026amp;h=212\u0026amp;fit=crop\u0026amp;dpr=2 1508w, https:\/\/images.theconversation.com\/files\/724564\/original\/file-20260318-57-2aq2gy.jpg?ixlib=rb-4.1.0\u0026amp;q=15\u0026amp;auto=format\u0026amp;w=754\u0026amp;h=212\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 mosquito\u2019s flight changes with the kind of target presented.\u003C\/span\u003E \u003Cspan class=\u0022attribution source\u0022\u003EDavid L. Hu\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/figcaption\u003E\u003C\/figure\u003E\u003Cp\u003EUsing our model, we showed how different targets cause mosquitoes to fly differently. Visual targets cause fly-bys, where mosquitoes fly past the target. Carbon dioxide causes double takes, where mosquitoes slow down near the target. The combination of a visual cue and carbon dioxide creates high-speed orbiting patterns.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EUp until now, we had used only experiments with Styrofoam spheres to train our model. The true test was whether it could predict mosquito flights around a human. Chris returned to the chamber, this time wearing all white clothes and a black hat, turning himself into a bull\u2019s-eye. Our model successfully predicted the distribution of mosquitoes around him. We identified zones of danger, where there was a high chance of a mosquito circling around him.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EPredicting mosquito behavior is a first step toward outsmarting them. In mosquito-prone areas, people design \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/doi.org\/10.3389\/fpubh.2024.1404493\u0022\u003Ehouses with features to prevent mosquitoes\u003C\/a\u003E from following human cues and entering. Similarly, mosquito traps suck in mosquitoes when they get too close but still allow between \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1093\/jme\/tjz243\u0022\u003E50% and 90% of mosquitoes to escape\u003C\/a\u003E. Many of these designs are based on trial and error. We hope that \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1126\/sciadv.adz7063\u0022\u003Eour study provides a more precise tool\u003C\/a\u003E for designing methods for mosquito capture or deterrence.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EWhen Chris\u2019 mother attended his master\u2019s degree defense, I asked her how she felt about her son using himself as bait for mosquitoes. She said she was very proud. 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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\u003EFirst, Jie extracted chitin nanofibers from crab shells obtained from food waste that are chemically the same as those found in the white beetles. But instead of creating a white material as intended, Jie produced dense, \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1021\/bm501416q\u0022\u003Etransparent films\u003C\/a\u003E. The nanofibers more readily assembled in tightly packed films than in the porous structures Jie desired.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cfigure class=\u0022align-right zoomable\u0022\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/images.theconversation.com\/files\/721546\/original\/file-20260303-57-g7dkdj.jpg?ixlib=rb-4.1.0\u0026amp;q=45\u0026amp;auto=format\u0026amp;w=1000\u0026amp;fit=clip\u0022\u003E\u003Cimg alt=\u0022Two white beetles\u0022 src=\u0022https:\/\/images.theconversation.com\/files\/721546\/original\/file-20260303-57-g7dkdj.jpg?ixlib=rb-4.1.0\u0026amp;q=45\u0026amp;auto=format\u0026amp;w=237\u0026amp;fit=clip\u0022 srcset=\u0022https:\/\/images.theconversation.com\/files\/721546\/original\/file-20260303-57-g7dkdj.jpg?ixlib=rb-4.1.0\u0026amp;q=45\u0026amp;auto=format\u0026amp;w=600\u0026amp;h=882\u0026amp;fit=crop\u0026amp;dpr=1 600w, https:\/\/images.theconversation.com\/files\/721546\/original\/file-20260303-57-g7dkdj.jpg?ixlib=rb-4.1.0\u0026amp;q=30\u0026amp;auto=format\u0026amp;w=600\u0026amp;h=882\u0026amp;fit=crop\u0026amp;dpr=2 1200w, https:\/\/images.theconversation.com\/files\/721546\/original\/file-20260303-57-g7dkdj.jpg?ixlib=rb-4.1.0\u0026amp;q=15\u0026amp;auto=format\u0026amp;w=600\u0026amp;h=882\u0026amp;fit=crop\u0026amp;dpr=3 1800w, https:\/\/images.theconversation.com\/files\/721546\/original\/file-20260303-57-g7dkdj.jpg?ixlib=rb-4.1.0\u0026amp;q=45\u0026amp;auto=format\u0026amp;w=754\u0026amp;h=1109\u0026amp;fit=crop\u0026amp;dpr=1 754w, https:\/\/images.theconversation.com\/files\/721546\/original\/file-20260303-57-g7dkdj.jpg?ixlib=rb-4.1.0\u0026amp;q=30\u0026amp;auto=format\u0026amp;w=754\u0026amp;h=1109\u0026amp;fit=crop\u0026amp;dpr=2 1508w, https:\/\/images.theconversation.com\/files\/721546\/original\/file-20260303-57-g7dkdj.jpg?ixlib=rb-4.1.0\u0026amp;q=15\u0026amp;auto=format\u0026amp;w=754\u0026amp;h=1109\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\u003EAn attempt to mimic the striking white color of \u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cem\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022caption\u0022\u003ECyphochilus\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/em\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022caption\u0022\u003E beetles led researchers to a unique discovery.\u003C\/span\u003E \u003Ca class=\u0022source\u0022 href=\u0022https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Cyphochilus#\/media\/File:Cyphochilus_beetles.jpg\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022attribution\u0022\u003EOlimpia1lli\/Wikimedia Commons\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022attribution\u0022\u003E, \u003C\/span\u003E\u003Ca class=\u0022license\u0022 href=\u0022http:\/\/creativecommons.org\/licenses\/by-nc-nd\/4.0\/\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022attribution\u0022\u003ECC BY-NC-ND\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/figcaption\u003E\u003C\/figure\u003E\u003Cp\u003EOn a whim, Jie measured the rate at which oxygen passed through the film. The result was astonishing: The barrier allowed less oxygen through than many existing packaging plastics.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThat serendipitous finding in 2014 shifted \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/scholar.google.com\/citations?user=3qOG6PUAAAAJ\u0026amp;hl=en\u0022\u003Emy team\u003C\/a\u003E of engineering students\u2019 focus from color to packaging. We asked whether natural materials could rival the performance of common plastics. In the years since, our team has used this discovery to create biodegradable films that offer a more sustainable and effective alternative to plastic packaging.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Ch2\u003EChallenges of Plastic Packaging\u003C\/h2\u003E\u003Cp\u003EPlastic packaging is commonly used to protect food, pharmaceuticals and personal care products. These plastics keep out moisture and oxygen from the air, so products stay \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1016\/C2012-0-00246-3\u0022\u003Efresh and safe\u003C\/a\u003E.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EMost packaging has several layers that work together to keep air out, but these layers hinder reuse and recycling efforts. As a result, most of this plastic barrier packaging is discarded to landfills as single-use materials.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EMany researchers have sought alternatives that are renewable, biodegradable or recyclable, yet just as effective. At Georgia Tech, my team of students and post-docs has spent more than a decade tackling this problem. This journey began with that beetle.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Ch2\u003EBuilding a Better Barrier\u003C\/h2\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.britannica.com\/science\/chitin\u0022\u003EChitin\u003C\/a\u003E is widely available in food waste and mushrooms, and it is used in products such as water filters and wound dressing. However, our early attempts to scale up the film technology based on the beetle-inspired experiment failed.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EIn 2018, the team made an important leap forward by \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1021\/acssuschemeng.8b01536\u0022\u003Eusing spray coating to create layers\u003C\/a\u003E of chitin and \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.niehs.nih.gov\/health\/topics\/agents\/sya-nano\u0022\u003Ecellulose nanomaterials\u003C\/a\u003E. Cellulose, like chitin, \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.britannica.com\/science\/cellulose\u0022\u003Eis a carbohydrate polymer\u003C\/a\u003E \u2013 a chain of repeating carbohydrate units \u2013 and it is obtained from plants. These abundant natural materials have opposite electric charges, which led to better barrier performance when we combined them than either material alone.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EIn this approach, the team sprayed down a layer of chitin, followed by a layer of cellulose. The opposite charges between the chitin and cellulose created a long-range attraction between them that binds the layers to create a dense interface.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003ELater, in collaboration with \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/scholar.google.com\/citations?user=BrXwtO4AAAAJ\u0026amp;hl=en\u0022\u003EMeisha Shofner\u003C\/a\u003E, a materials scientist, and \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/me.gatech.edu\/faculty\/harris\u0022\u003ETequila Harris\u003C\/a\u003E, a mechanical engineer, other students showed these coatings could be applied with \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1021\/acsami.2c09925\u0022\u003Escalable, roll-to-roll techniques\u003C\/a\u003E. Roll-to-roll coating methods are preferred in industry because the coatings are applied continuously to large rolls of a substrate material, such as paper or other biodegradable plastics.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cfigure\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ciframe width=\u0022440\u0022 height=\u0022260\u0022 src=\u0022https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/EBNyjJFB8Zc?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\u003ERoll-to-roll coating allows manufacturers to easily apply thin layers of coating to a base material, called a substrate.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/figcaption\u003E\u003C\/figure\u003E\u003Cp\u003EStill, humidity posed a major challenge, limiting any real-world applications. Moisture swelled the film, allowing more oxygen to sneak through.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThen came another breakthrough. In 2024, another collaborator, \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/scholar.google.com\/citations?user=ZILIcOwAAAAJ\u0026amp;hl=en\u0022\u003ENatalie Stingelin\u003C\/a\u003E, and I discovered that two common food components resisted water vapor when combined: carboxymethylcellulose \u2013 which is found in ice cream, for example \u2013 and \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/compound\/Citric-Acid\u0022\u003Ecitric acid\u003C\/a\u003E.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThe result was a film that \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1039\/D4SU00425F\u0022\u003Ehindered the transmission of moisture\u003C\/a\u003E. The citric acid reacted with the cellulose to form cross-links, which are chemical junctions that bind the cellulose molecules. Once bound, they reduced the film\u2019s moisture uptake.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EWe integrated this new discovery with the prior work by combining the citric acid and cellulose, and then casting this mixture as a freestanding film by coating it onto a substrate, such as chitin.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EHowever, that formulation did not have strong oxygen barrier properties because it did not contain the highly crystalline cellulose nanomaterials from our first film. Our team\u2019s most \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1021\/acsapm.5c02909\u0022\u003Erecent achievement\u003C\/a\u003E, from October 2025, combines the above innovations. As a result, we\u2019ve created a bio-based film that is an excellent barrier to both oxygen and moisture.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cfigure class=\u0022align-center zoomable\u0022\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/images.theconversation.com\/files\/710006\/original\/file-20251220-56-gcunhe.png?ixlib=rb-4.1.0\u0026amp;q=45\u0026amp;auto=format\u0026amp;w=1000\u0026amp;fit=clip\u0022\u003E\u003Cimg alt=\u0022A diagram showing a rectangle representing a biodegradable film, with an arrow deflecting off of it showing how it keeps out water vapor and oxygen. On the right is the film.\u0022 src=\u0022https:\/\/images.theconversation.com\/files\/710006\/original\/file-20251220-56-gcunhe.png?ixlib=rb-4.1.0\u0026amp;q=45\u0026amp;auto=format\u0026amp;w=754\u0026amp;fit=clip\u0022 srcset=\u0022https:\/\/images.theconversation.com\/files\/710006\/original\/file-20251220-56-gcunhe.png?ixlib=rb-4.1.0\u0026amp;q=45\u0026amp;auto=format\u0026amp;w=600\u0026amp;h=300\u0026amp;fit=crop\u0026amp;dpr=1 600w, https:\/\/images.theconversation.com\/files\/710006\/original\/file-20251220-56-gcunhe.png?ixlib=rb-4.1.0\u0026amp;q=30\u0026amp;auto=format\u0026amp;w=600\u0026amp;h=300\u0026amp;fit=crop\u0026amp;dpr=2 1200w, https:\/\/images.theconversation.com\/files\/710006\/original\/file-20251220-56-gcunhe.png?ixlib=rb-4.1.0\u0026amp;q=15\u0026amp;auto=format\u0026amp;w=600\u0026amp;h=300\u0026amp;fit=crop\u0026amp;dpr=3 1800w, https:\/\/images.theconversation.com\/files\/710006\/original\/file-20251220-56-gcunhe.png?ixlib=rb-4.1.0\u0026amp;q=45\u0026amp;auto=format\u0026amp;w=754\u0026amp;h=377\u0026amp;fit=crop\u0026amp;dpr=1 754w, https:\/\/images.theconversation.com\/files\/710006\/original\/file-20251220-56-gcunhe.png?ixlib=rb-4.1.0\u0026amp;q=30\u0026amp;auto=format\u0026amp;w=754\u0026amp;h=377\u0026amp;fit=crop\u0026amp;dpr=2 1508w, https:\/\/images.theconversation.com\/files\/710006\/original\/file-20251220-56-gcunhe.png?ixlib=rb-4.1.0\u0026amp;q=15\u0026amp;auto=format\u0026amp;w=754\u0026amp;h=377\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\u003EAn oxygen and water vapor barrier film composed of blended cellulose and chitin.\u003C\/span\u003E \u003Cspan class=\u0022attribution source\u0022\u003EJ. Carson Meredith\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/figcaption\u003E\u003C\/figure\u003E\u003Ch2\u003EScaling Up Production\u003C\/h2\u003E\u003Cp\u003EWhen cast into thin films, these components self-organize into a dense structure that resists swelling with water vapor. Tests showed that \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1021\/acsapm.5c02909\u0022\u003Eeven at 80% humidity\u003C\/a\u003E the film matched or outperformed common packaging plastics.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThe materials are renewable, biodegradable and compostable. Our team has filed several patent applications, and we are working with industry partners to develop specific packaging uses.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EOne challenge that applications face is a limited supply of the bio-based components compared to the high volume of conventional plastics. Like any new material, it would take time for manufacturers to develop supply chains as the films begin to be used.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EFor example, the market demand for purified chitin is small right now, as it is used in niche applications, such as wound dressings and water filtration. Due to its variety of uses, packaging could increase that market demand.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThe next challenge is scaling up from experimental films to industrial production, which would likely take several years. The team is exploring roll-to-roll coating techniques and working with industry partners to integrate these materials into existing packaging lines.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EPolicy and consumer demand will also play a role. As governments push for \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/theconversation.com\/why-stop-at-plastic-bags-and-straws-the-case-for-a-global-treaty-banning-most-single-use-plastics-109857\u0022\u003Ebans on single-use plastics\u003C\/a\u003E and companies set sustainability targets, bio-based films could become part of the solution.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThe story of this breakthrough reminds me that science often advances through unexpected results. From a failed attempt to mimic a beetle\u2019s color to a promising alternative to plastic, this research shows how curiosity can lead to solutions for some of our biggest challenges.\u003C!-- Below is The Conversation\u0027s page counter tag. 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But beyond the immediate devastation, the conflict has also illuminated a quieter and rapidly \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.cnn.com\/2026\/03\/06\/science\/gps-jamming-ships-planes-iran-war\u0022\u003Egrowing danger\u003C\/a\u003E: the vulnerability of ships, and the people who operate them, to \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.wired.com\/story\/gps-attacks-near-iran-are-wreaking-havoc-on-delivery-and-mapping-apps\/\u0022\u003Edisruption of their navigation systems\u003C\/a\u003E.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EModern shipping depends heavily on GPS satellite navigation. When those signals are disrupted or manipulated, ships can suddenly appear to their navigators and to other ships to be \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.scientificamerican.com\/article\/gps-spoofing-is-scrambling-ships-in-the-strait-of-hormuz\/\u0022\u003Esomewhere they are not\u003C\/a\u003E. In some cases, vessels have been shown jumping across maps, drifting miles inland or appearing to circle in impossible patterns. The risk is even higher in war zones, where ships could be misdirected into harm\u2019s way.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EAs a \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/scholar.google.com\/citations?user=tK7pFfsAAAAJ\u0026amp;hl=en\u0022\u003Ecybersecurity researcher\u003C\/a\u003E studying critical infrastructure and maritime systems, I investigate how digital threats affect ships and the people who operate them.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003ETo understand the threat from GPS disruptions, it helps to first understand \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/electronics.howstuffworks.com\/gadgets\/travel\/gps.htm\u0022\u003Ehow GPS works\u003C\/a\u003E. GPS systems determine location using signals from satellites orbiting Earth. A receiver calculates its position by measuring how long those signals take to arrive. Because those signals are extremely weak by the time they reach Earth, they are relatively easy to disrupt.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Ch2\u003EGPS Jamming and Spoofing\u003C\/h2\u003E\u003Cp\u003EIn GPS jamming, an attacker blocks the real satellite signals by overwhelming them with electromagnetic noise so receivers cannot detect them. When this happens, navigation systems lose their position. On a phone, it might look like the map freezing or jumping erratically.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EGPS spoofing is more sophisticated. Instead of blocking signals, an attacker transmits fake satellite signals designed to mimic the real ones. The receiver accepts these signals and gives a false location. Imagine driving north while your navigation system suddenly insists you are traveling south. The receiver is not malfunctioning; it has simply been tricked.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cfigure class=\u0022align-center zoomable\u0022\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/images.theconversation.com\/files\/723498\/original\/file-20260312-57-iw7xin.png?ixlib=rb-4.1.0\u0026amp;q=45\u0026amp;auto=format\u0026amp;w=1000\u0026amp;fit=clip\u0022\u003E\u003Cimg alt=\u0022a map showing numerous red dots and three red circles\u0022 src=\u0022https:\/\/images.theconversation.com\/files\/723498\/original\/file-20260312-57-iw7xin.png?ixlib=rb-4.1.0\u0026amp;q=45\u0026amp;auto=format\u0026amp;w=754\u0026amp;fit=clip\u0022 srcset=\u0022https:\/\/images.theconversation.com\/files\/723498\/original\/file-20260312-57-iw7xin.png?ixlib=rb-4.1.0\u0026amp;q=45\u0026amp;auto=format\u0026amp;w=600\u0026amp;h=352\u0026amp;fit=crop\u0026amp;dpr=1 600w, https:\/\/images.theconversation.com\/files\/723498\/original\/file-20260312-57-iw7xin.png?ixlib=rb-4.1.0\u0026amp;q=30\u0026amp;auto=format\u0026amp;w=600\u0026amp;h=352\u0026amp;fit=crop\u0026amp;dpr=2 1200w, https:\/\/images.theconversation.com\/files\/723498\/original\/file-20260312-57-iw7xin.png?ixlib=rb-4.1.0\u0026amp;q=15\u0026amp;auto=format\u0026amp;w=600\u0026amp;h=352\u0026amp;fit=crop\u0026amp;dpr=3 1800w, https:\/\/images.theconversation.com\/files\/723498\/original\/file-20260312-57-iw7xin.png?ixlib=rb-4.1.0\u0026amp;q=45\u0026amp;auto=format\u0026amp;w=754\u0026amp;h=442\u0026amp;fit=crop\u0026amp;dpr=1 754w, https:\/\/images.theconversation.com\/files\/723498\/original\/file-20260312-57-iw7xin.png?ixlib=rb-4.1.0\u0026amp;q=30\u0026amp;auto=format\u0026amp;w=754\u0026amp;h=442\u0026amp;fit=crop\u0026amp;dpr=2 1508w, https:\/\/images.theconversation.com\/files\/723498\/original\/file-20260312-57-iw7xin.png?ixlib=rb-4.1.0\u0026amp;q=15\u0026amp;auto=format\u0026amp;w=754\u0026amp;h=442\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\u003ECircular loops in the Black Sea show spoofed ship positions recorded in January 2025. The red points represent false GPS locations broadcast during spoofing events, making vessels appear to move in perfect circles on tracking maps even though they were actually hundreds of miles away. These disruptions are widely believed to be linked to electronic interference in the region during the war in Ukraine. Image created with data from Spire Global.\u003C\/span\u003E \u003Ca class=\u0022source\u0022 href=\u0022https:\/\/spire.com\/\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022attribution\u0022\u003EAnna Raymaker\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/figcaption\u003E\u003C\/figure\u003E\u003Cp\u003EFor mariners at sea, spoofing can have serious consequences. In the open ocean, there are few landmarks to verify a ship\u2019s position if GPS behaves strangely. Nearshore, the margin for error disappears: Water depths change quickly and hazards are everywhere, especially in narrow routes like the \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/gcaptain.com\/electronic-fog-of-war-gps-spoofing-distorts-ship-traffic-near-hormuz\/\u0022\u003EStrait of Hormuz near Iran\u003C\/a\u003E, where reports indicate that GPS spoofing has been happening since the outbreak of the war. Because ships are large and slow to maneuver, even small navigation errors can lead to groundings or collisions.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Ch2\u003ERed Sea Grounding\u003C\/h2\u003E\u003Cp\u003EOne example came in May 2025. While transiting the Red Sea, the container ship MSC Antonia began showing positions far from its true location. To navigators onboard, this looked like they had jumped hundreds of miles south on the map and started moving in a new direction. This caused the crew to become disoriented, and the ship eventually ran aground. \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.lloydslist.com\/LL1154079\/MSC-ship-sails-through-Bab-el-Mandeb-for-first-time-since-Red-Sea-exodus\u0022\u003EThe grounding\u003C\/a\u003E caused millions of dollars in damage and required a salvage operation that lasted over five weeks.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cfigure class=\u0022align-center zoomable\u0022\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/images.theconversation.com\/files\/723496\/original\/file-20260312-63-pvsmuu.png?ixlib=rb-4.1.0\u0026amp;q=45\u0026amp;auto=format\u0026amp;w=1000\u0026amp;fit=clip\u0022\u003E\u003Cimg alt=\u0022two copies of a map side-by-side showing a body of water\u0022 src=\u0022https:\/\/images.theconversation.com\/files\/723496\/original\/file-20260312-63-pvsmuu.png?ixlib=rb-4.1.0\u0026amp;q=45\u0026amp;auto=format\u0026amp;w=754\u0026amp;fit=clip\u0022 srcset=\u0022https:\/\/images.theconversation.com\/files\/723496\/original\/file-20260312-63-pvsmuu.png?ixlib=rb-4.1.0\u0026amp;q=45\u0026amp;auto=format\u0026amp;w=600\u0026amp;h=280\u0026amp;fit=crop\u0026amp;dpr=1 600w, https:\/\/images.theconversation.com\/files\/723496\/original\/file-20260312-63-pvsmuu.png?ixlib=rb-4.1.0\u0026amp;q=30\u0026amp;auto=format\u0026amp;w=600\u0026amp;h=280\u0026amp;fit=crop\u0026amp;dpr=2 1200w, https:\/\/images.theconversation.com\/files\/723496\/original\/file-20260312-63-pvsmuu.png?ixlib=rb-4.1.0\u0026amp;q=15\u0026amp;auto=format\u0026amp;w=600\u0026amp;h=280\u0026amp;fit=crop\u0026amp;dpr=3 1800w, https:\/\/images.theconversation.com\/files\/723496\/original\/file-20260312-63-pvsmuu.png?ixlib=rb-4.1.0\u0026amp;q=45\u0026amp;auto=format\u0026amp;w=754\u0026amp;h=352\u0026amp;fit=crop\u0026amp;dpr=1 754w, https:\/\/images.theconversation.com\/files\/723496\/original\/file-20260312-63-pvsmuu.png?ixlib=rb-4.1.0\u0026amp;q=30\u0026amp;auto=format\u0026amp;w=754\u0026amp;h=352\u0026amp;fit=crop\u0026amp;dpr=2 1508w, https:\/\/images.theconversation.com\/files\/723496\/original\/file-20260312-63-pvsmuu.png?ixlib=rb-4.1.0\u0026amp;q=15\u0026amp;auto=format\u0026amp;w=754\u0026amp;h=352\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\u003EMSC Antonia route comparison showing the vessel\u2019s true route and grounding point, left, versus the spoofed route, right. The red and black lines on the right show the spoofed locations where the ship appeared to suddenly jump to on GPS. These lines confused the navigators and caused them to run aground. Images created with data from VT Explorer.\u003C\/span\u003E \u003Ca class=\u0022source\u0022 href=\u0022https:\/\/www.vtexplorer.com\/\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022attribution\u0022\u003EAnna Raymaker\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/figcaption\u003E\u003C\/figure\u003E\u003Cp\u003EIncidents like the MSC Antonia are not isolated. Vessel-tracking data has revealed clusters of ships suddenly appearing in impossible locations, sometimes far inland or moving in perfect circles. These anomalies are increasingly linked to GPS spoofing in regions experiencing geopolitical conflict.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EBut GPS interference is only one type of cyber threat facing ships. Industry reports have documented \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.lrqa.com\/en\/insights\/articles\/notpetya-ransomware-attack-on-maersk-key-learnings\/\u0022\u003Eransomware attacks\u003C\/a\u003E on shipping companies, \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/industrialcyber.co\/supply-chain-security\/lab-dookhtegan-cyberattack-on-iranian-oil-tankers-traced-to-supply-chain-compromise-of-fanavas-infrastructure\/\u0022\u003Esupply chain compromises\u003C\/a\u003E and increasing concern about the security of onboard control systems, including engines, propulsion and navigation equipment. As ships become more connected through satellite internet systems and remote monitoring tools, the number of potential entry points for \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/industrialcyber.co\/reports\/maritime-cyber-incidents-jump-103-as-cytur-warns-smart-ships-under-fire-urges-secure-by-design-overhaul\/\u0022\u003Ecyberattacks\u003C\/a\u003E is growing.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EMilitary vessels often address these risks through \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.usni.org\/magazines\/proceedings\/2024\/august\/address-risks-starlink-fleet\u0022\u003Estricter network segregation\u003C\/a\u003E and regular training exercises such as \u201cmission control\u201d drills, which simulate operating with compromised communications or navigation systems. Some cybersecurity experts argue that similar practices could help commercial shipping improve its resilience, although smaller crews and limited resources make adopting military-style procedures more difficult.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Ch2\u003EMariners\u2019 Experiences\u003C\/h2\u003E\u003Cp\u003EMuch of the public discussion around maritime cybersecurity focuses on technical vulnerabilities in ship systems. But an equally important piece of the puzzle is the people who must interpret and respond to these technologies when something goes wrong.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EIn recent research, my colleagues and I interviewed professional mariners about their experiences with cyber incidents and their preparedness to respond to them. The interviews included navigation officers, engineers and other crew members responsible for ship systems. What emerged was a consistent picture: Cyber threats are increasingly occurring at sea, but crews are \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1145\/3719027.3744816\u0022\u003Enot well prepared\u003C\/a\u003E to deal with them.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EMany mariners told us that their cybersecurity training focused almost entirely on email phishing and USB drives. That kind of training may make sense in an office, but it does little to prepare crews for cyber incidents on a ship, where navigation and control systems can be the primary targets. As a result, many mariners lack clear guidance on how cyberattacks might affect the equipment they rely on every day.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cfigure class=\u0022align-center zoomable\u0022\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/images.theconversation.com\/files\/723678\/original\/file-20260312-57-scxx0h.jpg?ixlib=rb-4.1.0\u0026amp;q=45\u0026amp;auto=format\u0026amp;w=1000\u0026amp;fit=clip\u0022\u003E\u003Cimg alt=\u0022a man inside the bridge of a large ship at sea looks through binoculars with another ship in the background\u0022 src=\u0022https:\/\/images.theconversation.com\/files\/723678\/original\/file-20260312-57-scxx0h.jpg?ixlib=rb-4.1.0\u0026amp;q=45\u0026amp;auto=format\u0026amp;w=754\u0026amp;fit=clip\u0022 srcset=\u0022https:\/\/images.theconversation.com\/files\/723678\/original\/file-20260312-57-scxx0h.jpg?ixlib=rb-4.1.0\u0026amp;q=45\u0026amp;auto=format\u0026amp;w=600\u0026amp;h=384\u0026amp;fit=crop\u0026amp;dpr=1 600w, https:\/\/images.theconversation.com\/files\/723678\/original\/file-20260312-57-scxx0h.jpg?ixlib=rb-4.1.0\u0026amp;q=30\u0026amp;auto=format\u0026amp;w=600\u0026amp;h=384\u0026amp;fit=crop\u0026amp;dpr=2 1200w, https:\/\/images.theconversation.com\/files\/723678\/original\/file-20260312-57-scxx0h.jpg?ixlib=rb-4.1.0\u0026amp;q=15\u0026amp;auto=format\u0026amp;w=600\u0026amp;h=384\u0026amp;fit=crop\u0026amp;dpr=3 1800w, https:\/\/images.theconversation.com\/files\/723678\/original\/file-20260312-57-scxx0h.jpg?ixlib=rb-4.1.0\u0026amp;q=45\u0026amp;auto=format\u0026amp;w=754\u0026amp;h=483\u0026amp;fit=crop\u0026amp;dpr=1 754w, https:\/\/images.theconversation.com\/files\/723678\/original\/file-20260312-57-scxx0h.jpg?ixlib=rb-4.1.0\u0026amp;q=30\u0026amp;auto=format\u0026amp;w=754\u0026amp;h=483\u0026amp;fit=crop\u0026amp;dpr=2 1508w, https:\/\/images.theconversation.com\/files\/723678\/original\/file-20260312-57-scxx0h.jpg?ixlib=rb-4.1.0\u0026amp;q=15\u0026amp;auto=format\u0026amp;w=754\u0026amp;h=483\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\u003ECommercial shipping crews are generally poorly trained to deal with cyber threats.\u003C\/span\u003E \u003Ca class=\u0022source\u0022 href=\u0022https:\/\/www.gettyimages.com\/detail\/photo\/navigation-bridge-of-oil-tanker-with-watch-officer-royalty-free-image\/520707142\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022attribution\u0022\u003EMenzhiliyAnantoly\/iStock via Getty Images\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/figcaption\u003E\u003C\/figure\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThis becomes a problem when ship systems begin behaving strangely. Mariners described GPS showing incorrect positions or temporarily losing signal. It can be difficult to tell whether these incidents are equipment failures or signs of cyber interference.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EEven when mariners suspect something may be wrong, many ships lack clear procedures for responding to cyber incidents. Participants frequently described situations where they would have to improvise if navigation or other digital systems behaved unexpectedly. Unlike equipment failures, which have established checklists and procedures, cyber incidents often fall into a gray area where responsibility and response plans are unclear.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EAnother challenge is the gradual disappearance of traditional navigation practices. For centuries, mariners relied on paper charts and celestial navigation to determine their position. Today, most commercial vessels rely almost entirely on electronic systems.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EMany mariners noted that paper charts are not available onboard, and celestial navigation is rarely practiced. If GPS or electronic navigation systems fail, crews have limited ways to independently verify their position. One mariner bluntly described the risk to us: \u201cIf you don\u2019t have charts and you\u2019re being spoofed, you\u2019re a little screwed.\u201d\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cfigure\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ciframe width=\u0022440\u0022 height=\u0022260\u0022 src=\u0022https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/SKTdOhUUKDA?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\u003EA crew member explains the instruments on the bridge of an oil tanker.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/figcaption\u003E\u003C\/figure\u003E\u003Ch2\u003EIncreasing Connectivity, Increasing Risk\u003C\/h2\u003E\u003Cp\u003EAt the same time, ships are becoming more connected. Modern vessels increasingly rely on satellite internet systems like Starlink and remote monitoring tools to manage operations and communicate with shore.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EWhile these technologies improve efficiency, they also \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.navytimes.com\/news\/your-navy\/2024\/09\/03\/how-navy-chiefs-conspired-to-get-themselves-illegal-warship-wi-fi\/\u0022\u003Eexpand the vulnerability of ship systems\u003C\/a\u003E. Connectivity that allows crews to send emails or access the internet can also provide pathways for cyber threats to reach onboard systems.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EAs GPS spoofing becomes more common in regions experiencing geopolitical conflict, the challenges mariners described in our research are becoming harder to ignore. The oceans may seem vast and empty, but the digital signals that guide modern ships travel through crowded and contested space.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EWhen those signals are manipulated, the consequences do not stay confined to military systems. They reach the commercial vessels that carry most of the world\u2019s goods and the crews responsible for navigating them safely.\u003C!-- Below is The Conversation\u0027s page counter tag. 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But beyond the immediate devastation, the conflict has also illuminated a quieter and rapidly growing danger: the vulnerability of ships, and the people who operate them, to disruption of their navigation systems.\u003C\/p\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"The war in Iran has dominated headlines with reports of airstrikes and escalating military activity. But beyond the immediate devastation, the conflict has also illuminated a quieter and rapidly growing danger."}],"uid":"27469","created_gmt":"2026-03-12 12:50:22","changed_gmt":"2026-03-19 15:28:16","author":"Kristen Bailey","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","location":"Atlanta, GA","dateline":{"date":"2026-03-12T00:00:00-04:00","iso_date":"2026-03-12T00:00:00-04:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"hg_media":{"679688":{"id":"679688","type":"image","title":"Cyberattacks like GPS spoofing threaten oil supertankers and cargo ships at sea. 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Day after day you haul copper ore through the mine\u2019s sweltering tunnels.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EYou\u2019ve resigned yourself to the grueling monotony of mining life. Then one afternoon, you witness a fellow worker doing something remarkable.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EWith an odd-looking contraption, he casually transports the equivalent of three times his body weight on a single trip. As he returns to the mine to fetch another load, it suddenly dawns on you that your chosen profession is about to get far less taxing and much more lucrative.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EWhat you don\u2019t realize: You\u2019re witnessing something that will change the course of history \u2013 not just for your tiny mining community, but for all of humanity.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/images.theconversation.com\/files\/669226\/original\/file-20250521-86-2c6okj.png?ixlib=rb-4.1.0\u0026amp;q=45\u0026amp;auto=format\u0026amp;w=1000\u0026amp;fit=clip\u0022\u003E\u003Cimg src=\u0022https:\/\/images.theconversation.com\/files\/669226\/original\/file-20250521-86-2c6okj.png?ixlib=rb-4.1.0\u0026amp;q=45\u0026amp;auto=format\u0026amp;w=754\u0026amp;fit=clip\u0022 alt=\u0022AI-generated image of a wheeled cart inside a mine tunnel.\u0022\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EAn illustration of what the original mine carts used in the Carpathian mountains may have looked like in 3900 B.C.E. Kai James via DALL\u00b7E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EDespite the wheel\u2019s immeasurable impact, no one is certain as to who invented it, or when and where it was first conceived. The hypothetical scenario described above is \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/cup.columbia.edu\/book\/the-wheel\/9780231173384\u0022\u003Ebased on a 2015 theory\u003C\/a\u003E that miners in the Carpathian Mountains \u2013 in present-day Hungary \u2013 first invented the wheel nearly 6,000 years ago as a means to transport copper ore.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThe theory is supported by the discovery of \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/ri.abtk.hu\/images\/letoltes_publ\/bondar.maria\/Bondar_Acta_2018_dec_102_tetelhez.pdf\u0022\u003Emore than 150 miniaturized wagons\u003C\/a\u003E by archaeologists working in the region. These pint-sized, four-wheeled models were made from clay, and their outer surfaces were engraved with a wickerwork pattern reminiscent of the basketry used by mining communities at the time. Carbon dating later revealed that these wagons are the earliest known depictions of wheeled transport to date.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThis theory also raises a question of particular interest to me, \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/scholar.google.com\/citations?user=CdazOWQAAAAJ\u0026amp;hl=en\u0022\u003Ean aerospace engineer\u003C\/a\u003E who studies the \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/ae.gatech.edu\/directory\/person\/kai-james\u0022\u003Escience of engineering design\u003C\/a\u003E. How did an obscure, scientifically naive mining society discover the wheel, when highly advanced civilizations, \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.jstor.org\/stable\/25148110\u0022\u003Esuch as the ancient Egyptians\u003C\/a\u003E, did not?\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Ch2\u003EA controversial idea\u003C\/h2\u003E\u003Cp\u003EIt has long been assumed that \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/doi.org\/10.2307\/2841649\u0022\u003Ewheels evolved from simple wooden rollers\u003C\/a\u003E. But until recently no one could explain how or why this transformation took place. What\u2019s more, beginning in the 1960s, some researchers started to \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1111\/ojoa.12142\u0022\u003Eexpress strong doubts\u003C\/a\u003E about the roller-to-wheel theory.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EAfter all, for rollers to be useful, they require flat, firm terrain and a path free of inclines and sharp curves. Furthermore, once the cart passes them, used rollers need to be continually brought around to the front of the line to keep the cargo moving. For all these reasons, the ancient world \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1098\/rsos.240373\u0022\u003Eused rollers sparingly\u003C\/a\u003E. According to the skeptics, rollers were too rare and too impractical to have been the starting point for the evolution of the wheel.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EBut a mine \u2013 with its enclosed, human-made passageways \u2013 would have provided favorable conditions for rollers. This factor, among others, compelled my team to revisit the roller hypothesis.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Ch2\u003EA turning point\u003C\/h2\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThe transition from rollers to wheels requires two key innovations. The first is a modification of the cart that carries the cargo. The cart\u2019s base must be outfitted with semicircular sockets, which hold the rollers in place. This way, as the operator pulls the cart, the rollers are pulled along with it.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThis innovation may have been motivated by the confined nature of the mine environment, where having to periodically carry used rollers back around to the front of the cart would have been especially onerous.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThe discovery of socketed rollers represented a turning point in the evolution of the wheel and paved the way for the second and most important innovation. This next step involved a change to the rollers themselves. To understand how and why this change occurred, we turned to physics and computer-aided engineering.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Ch2\u003ESimulating the wheel\u2019s evolution\u003C\/h2\u003E\u003Cp\u003ETo begin \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1098\/rsos.240373\u0022\u003Eour investigation\u003C\/a\u003E, we created a computer program designed to simulate the evolution from a roller to a wheel. Our hypothesis was that this transformation was driven by a phenomenon called \u201c\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/energyeducation.ca\/encyclopedia\/Mechanical_advantage\u0022\u003Emechanical advantage\u003C\/a\u003E.\u201d This same principle allows pliers to amplify a user\u2019s grip strength by providing added leverage. Similarly, if we could modify the shape of the roller to generate mechanical advantage, this would amplify the user\u2019s pushing force, making it easier to advance the cart.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EOur algorithm worked by modeling hundreds of potential roller shapes and evaluating how each one performed, both in terms of mechanical advantage and structural strength. The latter was used to determine whether a given roller would break under the weight of the cargo. As predicted, the algorithm ultimately converged upon the familiar wheel-and-axle shape, which it determined to be optimal.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/images.theconversation.com\/files\/666635\/original\/file-20250508-56-xsvmkr.jpg?ixlib=rb-4.1.0\u0026amp;q=45\u0026amp;auto=format\u0026amp;w=1000\u0026amp;fit=clip\u0022\u003E\u003Cimg src=\u0022https:\/\/images.theconversation.com\/files\/666635\/original\/file-20250508-56-xsvmkr.jpg?ixlib=rb-4.1.0\u0026amp;q=45\u0026amp;auto=format\u0026amp;w=754\u0026amp;fit=clip\u0022 alt=\u0022This diagram shows twelve illustrations, progressing from images of rollers to a wheel-and-axle structure.\u0022\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EA computer simulation of the evolution from a roller to a wheel-and-axle structure. Each image represents a design evaluated by the algorithm. The search ultimately converges upon the familiar wheel-and-axle design. Kai James\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EDuring the execution of the algorithm, each new design performed slightly better than its predecessor. We believe a similar evolutionary process played out with the miners 6,000 years ago.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EIt is unclear what initially prompted the miners to explore alternative roller shapes. One possibility is that friction at the roller-socket interface caused the surrounding wood to wear away, leading to a slight narrowing of the roller at the point of contact. Another theory is that the miners began thinning out the rollers so that their carts could pass over small obstructions on the ground.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EEither way, thanks to mechanical advantage, this narrowing of the axle region made the carts easier to push. As time passed, better-performing designs were repeatedly favored over the others, and new rollers were crafted to mimic these top performers.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EConsequently, the rollers became more and more narrow, until all that remained was a slender bar capped on both ends by large discs. This rudimentary structure marks the birth of what we now refer to as \u201cthe wheel.\u201d\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EAccording to our theory, there was no precise moment at which the wheel was invented. Rather, just like the evolution of species, the wheel emerged gradually from an accumulation of small improvements.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThis is just one of the many chapters in the wheel\u2019s long and ongoing evolution. More than 5,000 years after the contributions of the Carpathian miners, a Parisian bicycle mechanic \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/transportationhistory.org\/2017\/08\/03\/today-in-transportation-history-1869-a-big-little-invention-for-bicycles\/\u0022\u003Einvented radial ball bearings\u003C\/a\u003E, which once again revolutionized wheeled transportation.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EIronically, ball bearings are conceptually identical to rollers, the wheel\u2019s evolutionary precursor. Ball bearings \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=RihQOUNsN9c\u0022\u003Eform a ring around the axle\u003C\/a\u003E, creating a rolling interface between the axle and the wheel hub, thereby circumventing friction. With this innovation, the evolution of the wheel came full circle.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThis example also shows how the wheel\u2019s evolution, much like its iconic shape, traces a circuitous path \u2013 one with no clear beginning, no end, and countless quiet revolutions along the way.\u003C!-- Below is The Conversation\u0027s page counter tag. Please DO NOT REMOVE. --\u003E\u003Cimg src=\u0022https:\/\/counter.theconversation.com\/content\/244038\/count.gif?distributor=republish-lightbox-basic\u0022 alt=\u0022The Conversation\u0022 width=\u00221\u0022 height=\u00221\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. The page counter does not collect any personal data. 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Read the \u003C\/em\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/theconversation.com\/how-was-the-wheel-invented-computer-simulations-reveal-the-unlikely-birth-of-a-world-changing-technology-nearly-6-000-years-ago-244038\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\u003EComputer simulations reveal the unlikely birth of a world-changing technology.\u003C\/p\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"Computer simulations reveal the unlikely birth of a world-changing technology."}],"uid":"27469","created_gmt":"2025-06-16 14:51:53","changed_gmt":"2026-03-19 13:16:54","author":"Kristen Bailey","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","location":"Atlanta, GA","dateline":{"date":"2025-06-11T00:00:00-04:00","iso_date":"2025-06-11T00:00:00-04:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"hg_media":{"677232":{"id":"677232","type":"image","title":" The assumption was that the wheel evolved from wooden rollers","body":"\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThe assumption was that the wheel evolved from wooden rollers. \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.gettyimages.com\/detail\/photo\/new-york-city-ancient-stone-circle-royalty-free-image\/136595864?phrase=ancient%20wheel\u0026amp;searchscope=image%2Cfilm\u0026amp;adppopup=true\u0022\u003ETetra Images via Getty Images\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E","created":"1750085808","gmt_created":"2025-06-16 14:56:48","changed":"1750085808","gmt_changed":"2025-06-16 14:56:48","alt":" The assumption was that the wheel evolved from wooden rollers","file":{"fid":"261114","name":"file-20250505-62-prv9gj.jpg","image_path":"\/sites\/default\/files\/2025\/06\/16\/file-20250505-62-prv9gj.jpg","image_full_path":"http:\/\/hg.gatech.edu\/\/sites\/default\/files\/2025\/06\/16\/file-20250505-62-prv9gj.jpg","mime":"image\/jpeg","size":142258,"path_740":"http:\/\/hg.gatech.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/740xx_scale\/public\/2025\/06\/16\/file-20250505-62-prv9gj.jpg?itok=AMnnjgfl"}}},"media_ids":["677232"],"related_links":[{"url":"https:\/\/theconversation.com\/how-was-the-wheel-invented-computer-simulations-reveal-the-unlikely-birth-of-a-world-changing-technology-nearly-6-000-years-ago-244038","title":"Read This Article on The Conversation"}],"groups":[{"id":"660364","name":"Aerospace Engineering"},{"id":"1237","name":"College of Engineering"},{"id":"658168","name":"Experts"},{"id":"1214","name":"News Room"},{"id":"1188","name":"Research Horizons"}],"categories":[],"keywords":[{"id":"187915","name":"go-researchnews"}],"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\/kai-james-2263500\u0022\u003EKai James\u003C\/a\u003E, associate professor of Aerospace Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology\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":""}},"681793":{"#nid":"681793","#data":{"type":"news","title":"Fill-in-the-Blank Training Primes AI to Interpret Health Data From Smartwatches, Fitness\u00a0Trackers","body":[{"value":"\u003Cdiv class=\u0022theconversation-article-body\u0022\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThe human body constantly generates a variety of signals that can be measured from outside the body with \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/doi.org\/10.2196\/35684\u0022\u003Ewearable devices\u003C\/a\u003E. These bio-signals \u2013 ranging from heart rate to sleep state and blood oxygen levels \u2013 can indicate whether someone is \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1038\/s41746-024-01333-z\u0022\u003Ehaving mood swings\u003C\/a\u003E or can be used to diagnose a variety of \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.brighamandwomens.org\/medical-resources\/emg-test#:%7E:text=An%20EMG%20test%20may%20be,by%20pain%20or%20psychological%20reasons.\u0022\u003Ebody\u003C\/a\u003E or \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.mayoclinic.org\/tests-procedures\/eeg\/about\/pac-20393875#:%7E:text=An%20EEG%20records%20the%20electrical,electrical%20activity%20in%20the%20brain.\u0022\u003Ebrain disorders\u003C\/a\u003E.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EIt can be relatively cheap to gather a lot of bio-signal data. Researchers can organize a study and ask participants to use a wearable device akin to a smartwatch for a few days. However, to teach a machine learning algorithm to find a relationship between a specific bio-signal and a health disorder, you first need to teach the algorithm to recognize that disorder. That\u2019s where computer engineers like myself come in.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EMany commercial smartwatches, such as \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/afibinstitute.com.au\/atrial-fibrillation-a-guide-to-wearable-ecg-smart-watches\/#elementor-toc__heading-anchor-3\u0022\u003Eones by Apple, AliveCor, Google and Samsung\u003C\/a\u003E, currently support atrial fibrillation detection. Atrial fibrillation is a common type of irregular heart rhythm, and leaving it untreated can lead to a stroke. One way to automatically detect \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/my.clevelandclinic.org\/health\/diseases\/16765-atrial-fibrillation-afib\u0022\u003Eatrial fibrillation\u003C\/a\u003E is to train a machine learning algorithm to recognize what atrial fibrillation looks like in the data.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThis machine learning approach requires large bio-signal datasets in which instances of atrial fibrillation are labeled. The algorithm can use the labeled instances to learn to recognize a relationship between the bio-signal and atrial fibrillation.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThe labeling process can be quite expensive because it requires experts, such as cardiologists, to go through millions of data points and label each instance of atrial fibrillation. The same problem extends to many other bio-signals and disorders.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003ETo resolve this issue, researchers have been developing new ways to train machine learning algorithms with fewer labels. By first training a machine learning model to fill in the blanks of large-scale unlabeled bio-signal data, the machine learning model is primed to learn the relationship between a bio-signal and a disorder with fewer labels. This is called pretraining. Pretraining even helps a machine learning model learn a relationship between a bio-signal and a disorder when it is pretrained on a completely unrelated bio-signal.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cfigure class=\u0022align-center zoomable\u0022\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/images.theconversation.com\/files\/657861\/original\/file-20250326-57-i0xtcq.png?ixlib=rb-4.1.0\u0026amp;q=45\u0026amp;auto=format\u0026amp;w=1000\u0026amp;fit=clip\u0022\u003E\u003Cimg alt=\u0022A silhouette of a person overlaid with text.\u0022 src=\u0022https:\/\/images.theconversation.com\/files\/657861\/original\/file-20250326-57-i0xtcq.png?ixlib=rb-4.1.0\u0026amp;q=45\u0026amp;auto=format\u0026amp;w=754\u0026amp;fit=clip\u0022 srcset=\u0022https:\/\/images.theconversation.com\/files\/657861\/original\/file-20250326-57-i0xtcq.png?ixlib=rb-4.1.0\u0026amp;q=45\u0026amp;auto=format\u0026amp;w=600\u0026amp;h=453\u0026amp;fit=crop\u0026amp;dpr=1 600w, https:\/\/images.theconversation.com\/files\/657861\/original\/file-20250326-57-i0xtcq.png?ixlib=rb-4.1.0\u0026amp;q=30\u0026amp;auto=format\u0026amp;w=600\u0026amp;h=453\u0026amp;fit=crop\u0026amp;dpr=2 1200w, https:\/\/images.theconversation.com\/files\/657861\/original\/file-20250326-57-i0xtcq.png?ixlib=rb-4.1.0\u0026amp;q=15\u0026amp;auto=format\u0026amp;w=600\u0026amp;h=453\u0026amp;fit=crop\u0026amp;dpr=3 1800w, https:\/\/images.theconversation.com\/files\/657861\/original\/file-20250326-57-i0xtcq.png?ixlib=rb-4.1.0\u0026amp;q=45\u0026amp;auto=format\u0026amp;w=754\u0026amp;h=569\u0026amp;fit=crop\u0026amp;dpr=1 754w, https:\/\/images.theconversation.com\/files\/657861\/original\/file-20250326-57-i0xtcq.png?ixlib=rb-4.1.0\u0026amp;q=30\u0026amp;auto=format\u0026amp;w=754\u0026amp;h=569\u0026amp;fit=crop\u0026amp;dpr=2 1508w, https:\/\/images.theconversation.com\/files\/657861\/original\/file-20250326-57-i0xtcq.png?ixlib=rb-4.1.0\u0026amp;q=15\u0026amp;auto=format\u0026amp;w=754\u0026amp;h=569\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\u003EBio-signals are found all over the body and provide information about different bodily functions. Each of these is a bio-signal that measures a specific physiological signal in a noninvasive way.\u003C\/span\u003E \u003Cspan class=\u0022attribution source\u0022\u003EEloy Geenjaar\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/figcaption\u003E\u003Cfigcaption\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/figcaption\u003E\u003C\/figure\u003E\u003Ch2\u003EChallenges of Working With Bio-Signals\u003C\/h2\u003E\u003Cp\u003EFinding relationships between bio-signals and disorders can be difficult because of noise, or irrelevant data, differences between people\u2019s bio-signals, and because the relationship between a bio-signal and disorder may not be clear.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EFirst, bio-signals contain a lot of noise. For example, when you\u2019re wearing a smartwatch while running, the watch will move around. This causes the sensor for the bio-signal to record at different locations during the run. Since the locations vary across the run, swings in the bio-signal value may now be due to variations in the recording location instead of due to physiological processes.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003ESecond, everyone\u2019s bio-signals are unique. The location of veins, for example, often differ between people. This means that even if smartwatches are worn at exactly the same place on everyone\u2019s wrists, the bio-signal related to those veins is recorded differently from one person to the next. The same underlying signal, such as someone\u2019s heart rate, will lead to different bio-signal values.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThe underlying signal itself can also be unique for people or groups of people. The resting heart rate of an average person is around 60-80 beats per minute, but athletes can have resting heart rates \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.healthline.com\/health\/athlete-heart-rate\u0022\u003Eas low as 30-40 beats per minute\u003C\/a\u003E.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003ELastly, the relationship between a bio-signal and a disorder is often complex. This means that the disorder is not immediately obvious from looking at the bio-signal.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EMachine learning algorithms allow researchers to learn from data and account for the complexity, noise and variability of people. By using large bio-signal datasets, machine learning algorithms are able to find clear relationships that apply to everyone.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Ch2\u003ELearning to Fill in the Blanks\u003C\/h2\u003E\u003Cp\u003EResearchers can use unlabeled bio-signal data as a warmup for the machine learning algorithm. This warmup, or \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/dl.acm.org\/doi\/10.5555\/1756006.1756025\u0022\u003Epre-training\u003C\/a\u003E, primes the machine learning algorithm to find a relationship between the bio-signal and a disorder. This is a bit like walking around a park to get the lay of the land before working out a route to go running.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThere are many ways to pretrain a machine learning algorithm. In \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/doi.org\/10.48550\/arXiv.2412.11695\u0022\u003Emy research\u003C\/a\u003E with Dolby Laboratories researcher \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/scholar.google.com\/citations?hl=en\u0026amp;user=EEds7hMAAAAJ\u0026amp;view_op=list_works\u0026amp;sortby=pubdate\u0022\u003ELie Lu\u003C\/a\u003E and \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/doi.org\/10.48550\/arXiv.2309.05927\u0022\u003Eprevious research\u003C\/a\u003E, the machine learning algorithm is taught \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1109\/CVPR52688.2022.01553\u0022\u003Eto fill in the blanks\u003C\/a\u003E.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003ETo do this, we take a bio-signal and artificially create gaps of a certain length \u2013 for example, one second. We then teach the machine learning algorithm to fill in the missing piece of bio-signal. This is possible because the machine learning algorithm sees what the bio-signal looks like before and after the gap.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EIf the heart rate of a person is around 60 beats per minute before the gap, there will likely be a heartbeat in the one-second gap. In this case, we\u2019re training the machine learning algorithm to predict when that heartbeat will occur.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EOnce we have trained the machine learning algorithm to do this, it will have found a relationship between someone\u2019s heart rate and when the next beat should occur. We can now train the machine learning algorithm with this relationship between a normal heart rate and bio-signal already learned. This makes it easier for the algorithm to learn the relationship between heart rate and atrial fibrillation. Since atrial fibrillation is characterized by fast and irregular heartbeats, and the algorithm is now good at predicting when a heartbeat will happen, it can quickly learn to detect these irregularities.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cfigure class=\u0022align-center zoomable\u0022\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/images.theconversation.com\/files\/655466\/original\/file-20250315-56-nfmqu9.png?ixlib=rb-4.1.0\u0026amp;q=45\u0026amp;auto=format\u0026amp;w=1000\u0026amp;fit=clip\u0022\u003E\u003Cimg alt=\u0022three rows of horizontal lines with regularly spaced vertical spikes\u0022 src=\u0022https:\/\/images.theconversation.com\/files\/655466\/original\/file-20250315-56-nfmqu9.png?ixlib=rb-4.1.0\u0026amp;q=45\u0026amp;auto=format\u0026amp;w=754\u0026amp;fit=clip\u0022 srcset=\u0022https:\/\/images.theconversation.com\/files\/655466\/original\/file-20250315-56-nfmqu9.png?ixlib=rb-4.1.0\u0026amp;q=45\u0026amp;auto=format\u0026amp;w=600\u0026amp;h=183\u0026amp;fit=crop\u0026amp;dpr=1 600w, https:\/\/images.theconversation.com\/files\/655466\/original\/file-20250315-56-nfmqu9.png?ixlib=rb-4.1.0\u0026amp;q=30\u0026amp;auto=format\u0026amp;w=600\u0026amp;h=183\u0026amp;fit=crop\u0026amp;dpr=2 1200w, https:\/\/images.theconversation.com\/files\/655466\/original\/file-20250315-56-nfmqu9.png?ixlib=rb-4.1.0\u0026amp;q=15\u0026amp;auto=format\u0026amp;w=600\u0026amp;h=183\u0026amp;fit=crop\u0026amp;dpr=3 1800w, https:\/\/images.theconversation.com\/files\/655466\/original\/file-20250315-56-nfmqu9.png?ixlib=rb-4.1.0\u0026amp;q=45\u0026amp;auto=format\u0026amp;w=754\u0026amp;h=230\u0026amp;fit=crop\u0026amp;dpr=1 754w, https:\/\/images.theconversation.com\/files\/655466\/original\/file-20250315-56-nfmqu9.png?ixlib=rb-4.1.0\u0026amp;q=30\u0026amp;auto=format\u0026amp;w=754\u0026amp;h=230\u0026amp;fit=crop\u0026amp;dpr=2 1508w, https:\/\/images.theconversation.com\/files\/655466\/original\/file-20250315-56-nfmqu9.png?ixlib=rb-4.1.0\u0026amp;q=15\u0026amp;auto=format\u0026amp;w=754\u0026amp;h=230\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\u003EMachine learning pre-training on filling in the blanks of a heart bio-signal.\u003C\/span\u003E \u003Cspan class=\u0022attribution source\u0022\u003EEloy Geenjaar\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/figcaption\u003E\u003C\/figure\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThe idea of filling in the blanks can be generalized to other bio-signals as well. \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/papers.nips.cc\/paper_files\/paper\/2022\/hash\/194b8dac525581c346e30a2cebe9a369-Abstract-Conference.html\u0022\u003EPrevious research\u003C\/a\u003E \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/iclr.cc\/virtual\/2024\/23539\u0022\u003Ehas shown\u003C\/a\u003E, and \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/doi.org\/10.48550\/arXiv.2412.11695\u0022\u003Eour work\u003C\/a\u003E reconfirmed, that pretraining a model on one bio-signal without any labels allows it to learn clinically useful relationships from other bio-signals with few labels. This shortcut means that researchers can pretrain on bio-signals that are easy to gather and use the machine learning model on ones that are hard to gather and label.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Ch2\u003EFaster Disorder Detection Development\u003C\/h2\u003E\u003Cp\u003EBy improving pretraining, researchers can make machine learning algorithms better and more efficient at detecting diseases and disorders. Pretraining improvements reduce cost and time spent by experts labeling.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EA recent example of machine learning algorithms used for early detection is Google\u2019s \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/blog.google\/products\/pixel\/pixel-watch-3-loss-of-pulse-detection\/\u0022\u003ELoss of Pulse\u003C\/a\u003E smartwatch feature. The emerging field of bio-signal pretraining can help enable faster development of similar features using a wider range of bio-signals and for a wider range of disorders.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EWith increasing types of bio-signals and more data, researchers may be able to discover relationships that dramatically improve early detection of disease and disorders. The earlier many diseases and disorders are found, the better a treatment plan works for patients.\u003C!-- Below is The Conversation\u0027s page counter tag. 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It\u2019s about gravity \u2013 something all of us \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www1.grc.nasa.gov\/beginners-guide-to-aeronautics\/weight-equation\/\u0022\u003Eexperience every moment of every day\u003C\/a\u003E.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EGravity is the force that pulls you toward the ground. And that\u2019s a good thing. Gravity keeps you on Earth; otherwise, you would float away into space.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EBut gravity also makes it difficult to leave Earth if you\u2019re a rocket heading for space. Escaping our planet\u2019s gravitational pull is hard \u2013 not only is gravity strong, but it also \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.uu.edu\/dept\/physics\/scienceguys\/2004oct.cfm\u0022\u003Eextends far away from Earth\u003C\/a\u003E.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Ch2\u003ELike a Balloon\u003C\/h2\u003E\u003Cp\u003EAs \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/ae.gatech.edu\/directory\/person\/benjamin-lee-emerson-ii\u0022\u003Ea rocket scientist\u003C\/a\u003E, one of the things I do is teach students how rockets overcome gravity. Here\u2019s how it works:\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EEssentially, the rocket has to make thrust \u2013 that is, create force \u2013 by \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.grc.nasa.gov\/www\/k-12\/airplane\/rocket.html\u0022\u003Eburning propellant to make hot gases\u003C\/a\u003E. Then it shoots those hot gases out of a nozzle. It\u2019s sort of like blowing up a balloon, letting go of it and watching it fly away as the air rushes out.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EMore specifically, the rocket propellant \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/blogs.nasa.gov\/Rocketology\/tag\/propellant\/#:%7E\u0022\u003Econsists of both fuel and oxidizer\u003C\/a\u003E. The fuel is typically something flammable, usually hydrogen, methane or kerosene. The oxidizer is usually liquid oxygen, which reacts with the fuel and allows it to burn.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EWhen going into space and escaping from Earth, rockets need lots of force, so they consume propellant very quickly. That\u2019s a problem, because the rocket can\u2019t carry enough propellant to keep thrusting forever; the amount of propellant needed would make the rocket too heavy to get off the ground.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003ESo what happens when the propellant runs out? The thrust stops, and gravity slows the rocket down until it gradually begins to fall back to Earth.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EFortunately, scientists can launch the rocket with some sideways momentum so that it misses the Earth when it returns. They can even do this so it continuously falls around the Earth forever. In other words, \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/spaceplace.nasa.gov\/orbits\/en\/\u0022\u003Eit goes into orbit\u003C\/a\u003E, and begins to circle the planet.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EMany launches intentionally don\u2019t completely leave Earth behind. Thousands of satellites are orbiting our planet right now, and they help phones and TVs work, display weather patterns for meteorologists, and even let you use a credit card to pay for things at the store or gas at the pump. You can sometimes see these satellites in the night sky, \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/lompocrecord.com\/ask-the-weather-guys-can-we-see-satellites-at-night\/article_b67eeaa9-f7c5-56df-9646-5a0187c9eb53.html#:%7E\u0022\u003Eincluding the International Space Station\u003C\/a\u003E.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cfigure\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ciframe width=\u0022440\u0022 height=\u0022260\u0022 src=\u0022https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/Lti6a_YYQl0?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\u003EAn Atlas V rocket took NASA\u2019s Perseverance rover to Mars.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/figcaption\u003E\u003C\/figure\u003E\u003Ch2\u003EEscaping Earth\u003C\/h2\u003E\u003Cp\u003EBut suppose the goal is to let the rocket escape from Earth\u2019s gravity forever so it can fly off into the depths of space. That\u2019s when scientists do \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.discovermagazine.com\/the-sciences\/the-how-and-why-of-rockets-staging\u0022\u003Ea neat trick called staging\u003C\/a\u003E. They launch with a big rocket, and then, once in space, discard it to use a smaller rocket. That way, the journey can continue without the weight of the bigger rocket, and less propellant is needed.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EBut even staging is not enough; eventually the rocket will run out of propellant. But if the rocket goes fast enough, it can run out of propellant and still continue to coast away from Earth forever, without gravity pulling it back. It\u2019s like riding a bike: build up enough speed and eventually you can coast up a hill without pedaling.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EAnd just like there\u2019s a minimum speed required to coast the bike, there\u2019s a minimum speed a rocket needs to coast away into space: \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/letstalkscience.ca\/educational-resources\/stem-explained\/escape-velocity\u0022\u003E25,020 mph\u003C\/a\u003E (about 40,000 kilometers per hour).\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EScientists call that speed the \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.britannica.com\/science\/escape-velocity\u0022\u003Eescape velocity\u003C\/a\u003E. A rocket needs to go that fast so that the momentum propelling it away from Earth is stronger than the force of gravity pulling it back. Any slower, and you\u2019ll go into an orbit of Earth.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Ch2\u003EEscaping Jupiter\u003C\/h2\u003E\u003Cp\u003EBigger, or more massive, objects have stronger gravitational pull. A rocket launching from a planet bigger than Earth would need to achieve a higher escape speed.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EFor example, Jupiter is the most massive planet in our solar system. It\u2019s so big, \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/theconversation.com\/how-can-jupiter-have-no-surface-a-dive-into-a-planet-so-big-it-could-swallow-1-000-earths-231901\u0022\u003Eit could swallow 1,000 Earths\u003C\/a\u003E. So it requires a very high escape speed: 133,100 mph (about 214,000 kilometers per hour), more than five times the escape speed of Earth.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EBut the extreme example is a \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/universe\/what-are-black-holes\/#:%7E\u0022\u003Eblack hole\u003C\/a\u003E, an object so massive that its escape speed is extraordinarily high. So high, in fact, that even light \u2013 which has a speed of about 670 million mph (over a billion kilometers per hour) \u2013 is not fast enough to escape. That\u2019s why it\u2019s called a black hole.\u003C!-- Below is The Conversation\u0027s page counter tag. Please DO NOT REMOVE. --\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\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\/243338\/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. The page counter does not collect any personal data. More info: https:\/\/theconversation.com\/republishing-guidelines --\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cem\u003EThis article is republished from \u003C\/em\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/theconversation.com\u0022\u003E\u003Cem\u003EThe Conversation\u003C\/em\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cem\u003E under a Creative Commons license. Read the \u003C\/em\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/theconversation.com\/why-does-a-rocket-have-to-go-25-000-mph-to-escape-earth-243338\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\u003EThere\u2019s a reason why a rocket has to go so fast to escape Earth. 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Emerson\u003C\/a\u003E, Principal Research Engineer, Daniel Guggenheim School of Aerospace Engineering, \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/theconversation.com\/institutions\/georgia-institute-of-technology-1310\u0022\u003E\u003Cem\u003EGeorgia Institute of Technology\u003C\/em\u003E\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":""}},"683116":{"#nid":"683116","#data":{"type":"news","title":"AI in Healthcare Could Save Lives and Money \u2014 But Change Won\u2019t Happen\u00a0Overnight","body":[{"value":"\u003Cdiv class=\u0022theconversation-article-body\u0022\u003E\u003Cp\u003EImagine walking into your doctor\u2019s office feeling sick \u2013 and rather than flipping through pages of your medical history or running tests that take days, your doctor instantly pulls together data from your health records, genetic profile and wearable devices to help decipher what\u2019s wrong.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThis kind of rapid diagnosis is one of the big promises of artificial intelligence for use in health care. Proponents of the technology say that over the coming decades, AI has the potential to save hundreds of thousands, \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.weforum.org\/stories\/2023\/06\/emerging-tech-like-ai-are-poised-to-make-healthcare-more-accurate-accessible-and-sustainable\/\u0022\u003Eeven millions of lives\u003C\/a\u003E.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EWhat\u2019s more, a 2023 study found that if the health care industry significantly increased its use of AI, up to \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.healthcaredive.com\/news\/artificial-intelligence-healthcare-savings-harvard-mckinsey-report\/641163\/\u0022\u003EUS$360 billion annually could be saved\u003C\/a\u003E.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EBut though artificial intelligence has become nearly ubiquitous, from smartphones to chatbots to self-driving cars, its impact on health care so far has been relatively low.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EA 2024 American Medical Association survey found that 66% of U.S. physicians had used AI tools in some capacity, up from 38% in 2023. But most of it was for \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.ama-assn.org\/press-center\/ama-press-releases\/ama-physician-enthusiasm-grows-health-care-ai#:%7E\u0022\u003Eadministrative or low-risk support\u003C\/a\u003E. And although 43% of U.S. health care organizations had added or expanded AI use in 2024, many implementations \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.advisory.com\/daily-briefing\/2025\/02\/17\/ai-use\u0022\u003Eare still exploratory\u003C\/a\u003E, particularly when it comes to medical decisions and diagnoses.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EI\u2019m a \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/scholar.google.com\/citations?hl=en\u0026amp;user=BY9oaaoAAAAJ\u0026amp;view_op=list_works\u0026amp;sortby=pubdate\u0022\u003Eprofessor and researcher\u003C\/a\u003E who studies AI and health care analytics. I\u2019ll try to explain why AI\u2019s growth will be gradual, and how technical limitations and ethical concerns stand in the way of AI\u2019s widespread adoption by the medical industry.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Ch2\u003EInaccurate Diagnoses, Racial Bias\u003C\/h2\u003E\u003Cp\u003EArtificial intelligence excels at finding patterns in large sets of data. In medicine, these patterns could signal early signs of disease that a human physician might overlook \u2013 or indicate the best treatment option, based on how other patients with similar symptoms and backgrounds responded. Ultimately, this will lead to faster, more accurate diagnoses and more personalized care.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EAI can also \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/doi.org\/10.3390\/bioengineering11040337\u0022\u003Ehelp hospitals run more efficiently\u003C\/a\u003E by analyzing workflows, predicting staffing needs and scheduling surgeries so that precious resources, such as operating rooms, are used most effectively. By streamlining tasks that take hours of human effort, AI can let health care professionals focus more on direct patient care.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EBut for all its power, AI \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/hai.stanford.edu\/news\/whos-fault-when-ai-fails-health-care\u0022\u003Ecan make mistakes\u003C\/a\u003E. Although these systems are trained on data from real patients, they can struggle when encountering something unusual, or when data doesn\u2019t perfectly match the patient in front of them.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EAs a result, AI doesn\u2019t always give an accurate diagnosis. This problem is called \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1038\/s41467-024-46142-w\u0022\u003Ealgorithmic drift\u003C\/a\u003E \u2013 when AI systems perform well in controlled settings but lose accuracy in real-world situations.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003ERacial and ethnic bias is another issue. If \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/theconversation.com\/noise-in-the-machine-human-differences-in-judgment-lead-to-problems-for-ai-228984\u0022\u003Edata includes bias\u003C\/a\u003E because it doesn\u2019t include enough patients of certain racial or ethnic groups, then AI might give inaccurate recommendations for them, leading to misdiagnoses. Some evidence suggests \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1007\/s40615-024-02237-0\u0022\u003Ethis has already happened\u003C\/a\u003E.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cfigure\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ciframe width=\u0022440\u0022 height=\u0022260\u0022 src=\u0022https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/qetKUFDDF4A?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\u003EHumans and AI are beginning to work together at this Florida hospital.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/figcaption\u003E\u003C\/figure\u003E\u003Ch2\u003EData-Sharing Concerns, Unrealistic Expectations\u003C\/h2\u003E\u003Cp\u003EHealth care systems are labyrinthian in their complexity. The prospect of integrating artificial intelligence \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/doi.org\/10.7759\/cureus.46454\u0022\u003Einto existing workflows is daunting\u003C\/a\u003E; introducing a new technology like AI disrupts daily routines. Staff will need extra training to use AI tools effectively. Many hospitals, clinics and doctor\u2019s offices simply don\u2019t have the time, personnel, money or will to implement AI.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EAlso, many cutting-edge AI systems operate as opaque \u201cblack boxes.\u201d They churn out recommendations, but even its developers might struggle to fully explain how. This opacity clashes with the needs of medicine, where decisions demand justification.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EBut developers are often reluctant to \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/doi.org\/10.3389\/fhumd.2024.1421273\u0022\u003Edisclose their proprietary algorithms or data sources\u003C\/a\u003E, both to protect intellectual property and because the complexity can be hard to distill. The lack of transparency feeds skepticism among practitioners, which then slows regulatory approval and erodes trust in AI outputs. Many experts argue that transparency is not just an ethical nicety but \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/doi.org\/10.3389\/fdgth.2024.1267290\u0022\u003Ea practical necessity for adoption\u003C\/a\u003E in health care settings.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThere are also \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/doi.org\/10.3390\/healthcare10101878\u0022\u003Eprivacy concerns\u003C\/a\u003E; data sharing could \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/hbr.org\/2019\/10\/adopting-ai-in-health-care-will-be-slow-and-difficult\u0022\u003Ethreaten patient confidentiality\u003C\/a\u003E. To train algorithms or make predictions, medical AI systems often require huge amounts of patient data. If not handled properly, AI could expose sensitive health information, whether through data breaches or unintended use of patient records.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EFor instance, a clinician using a cloud-based AI assistant to draft a note must ensure no unauthorized party can access that patient\u2019s data. U.S. regulations \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.hhs.gov\/hipaa\/for-professionals\/privacy\/laws-regulations\/index.html\u0022\u003Esuch as the HIPAA law\u003C\/a\u003E impose strict rules on health data sharing, which means AI developers need robust safeguards.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EPrivacy concerns also extend to patients\u2019 trust: If people fear their medical data might be misused by an algorithm, they may be less forthcoming or even refuse AI-guided care.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThe grand promise of AI is \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1016\/j.socscimed.2023.116442\u0022\u003Ea formidable barrier in itself\u003C\/a\u003E. Expectations are tremendous. AI is often portrayed as a magical solution that can diagnose any disease and revolutionize the health care industry overnight. Unrealistic assumptions like that often lead to disappointment. AI may not immediately deliver on its promises.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EFinally, developing an AI system that works well involves a lot of trial and error. AI systems must go through rigorous testing to \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/time.com\/6958868\/artificial-intelligence-safety-evaluations-risks\/\u0022\u003Emake certain they\u2019re safe and effective\u003C\/a\u003E. This takes years, and even after a system is approved, adjustments may be needed as it encounters new types of data and real-world situations.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cfigure\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ciframe width=\u0022440\u0022 height=\u0022260\u0022 src=\u0022https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/f7SIwZJwmzE?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\u003EAI could rapidly accelerate the discovery of new medications.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/figcaption\u003E\u003C\/figure\u003E\u003Ch2\u003EIncremental Change\u003C\/h2\u003E\u003Cp\u003EToday, hospitals are rapidly adopting AI scribes that listen during patient visits and automatically draft clinical notes, reducing paperwork and letting physicians spend more time with patients. Surveys show over 20% of physicians now use AI for \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.ama-assn.org\/press-center\/ama-press-releases\/ama-physician-enthusiasm-grows-health-care-ai#:%7E\u0022\u003Ewriting progress notes or discharge summaries\u003C\/a\u003E. AI is also becoming a quiet force in administrative work. Hospitals deploy AI chatbots to handle appointment scheduling, triage common patient questions and translate languages in real time.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EClinical uses of AI exist but are more limited. At some hospitals, AI is a second eye for radiologists \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1016\/j.jacr.2019.05.036\u0022\u003Elooking for early signs of disease\u003C\/a\u003E. But physicians are still reluctant to hand decisions over to machines; only about 12% of them currently \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.ama-assn.org\/practice-management\/digital-health\/2-3-physicians-are-using-health-ai-78-2023\u0022\u003Erely on AI for diagnostic help\u003C\/a\u003E.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003ESuffice to say that health care\u2019s transition to AI will be incremental. Emerging technologies need time to mature, and the short-term needs of health care still outweigh long-term gains. In the meantime, AI\u2019s potential to treat millions and save trillions awaits.\u003C!-- Below is The Conversation\u0027s page counter tag. 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The budget includes $88 million for the design and construction of a new aerospace engineering building.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThe investment represents a major step forward for both the Institute and the state of Georgia, reinforcing the state\u2019s position as a national leader in aerospace innovation, workforce development, and economic growth.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThe new \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/ae.gatech.edu\/building-future-aerospace-engineering\u0022 rel=\u0022noreferrer noopener\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003EAerospace Engineering Building\u003C\/a\u003E will serve as the home of Georgia Tech\u2019s \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/ae.gatech.edu\/\u0022 rel=\u0022noreferrer noopener\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003EDaniel Guggenheim School of Aerospace Engineering\u003C\/a\u003E, which is ranked No. 1 among public institutions and No. 2 overall by U.S. News \u0026amp; World Report. The building will feature advanced laboratories; dedicated space for flight research and propulsion systems; expanded instructional studios; and new collaborative areas for students, faculty, industry partners, and interdisciplinary research teams.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cp\u003EGeorgia\u2019s aerospace sector is one of the largest and fastest-growing in the nation, and it is expected to surpass $1 trillion by 2040. Companies range from major global manufacturers to startups choosing to locate and expand their operations in the region. The industry employs tens of thousands of Georgians and supports critical areas such as aviation, defense, spaceflight, and advanced manufacturing.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cp\u003EPresident \u00c1ngel Cabrera expressed gratitude for the state\u2019s support and emphasized the impact of the investment on the Institute and Georgia\u2019s long-term economic competitiveness.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cWe are profoundly grateful to Gov. Kemp, Lt. Gov. Jones, Speaker Burns, the State House of Representatives, and the State Senate for their continued confidence in Georgia Tech and what we do to keep our state competitive,\u201d said \u00c1ngel Cabrera, president of Georgia Tech. \u201cThis investment will help us create world-class facilities to drive innovation and develop the workforce that Georgia needs to stay at the forefront of the aerospace industry.\u201d\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThe Delta Air Lines Foundation has also \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/news.gatech.edu\/news\/2026\/02\/25\/delta-air-lines-foundation-makes-5m-commitment-new-aerospace-engineering-building\u0022 rel=\u0022noreferrer noopener\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003Ecommitted $5 million to the project\u003C\/a\u003E.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cp\u003EGeorgia Tech enrolls more than 2,300 students in aerospace engineering and leads $54.5 million in annual aerospace\u2011related research activity.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cThe new facility will fundamentally reshape how we conduct research and educate our students,\u201d said Mitchell Walker, William R.T. 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The ambitious capital project 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\u003EThe new \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/ae.gatech.edu\/building-future-aerospace-engineering\u0022\u003EAerospace Engineering Building\u003C\/a\u003E will expand research capabilities in areas such as advanced aircraft design, propulsion, materials, cybersecurity, autonomy, and emerging technologies like hydrogen and eVTOL concepts. These efforts will help drive innovation benefiting the aerospace ecosystem.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cI am deeply grateful to The Delta Air Lines Foundation for their support of this new world-class facility that will house one of the best aerospace engineering programs in the world,\u201d said \u00c1ngel Cabrera, president of Georgia Tech. \u201cTheir help and participation will be key to the development of the talent, research, and innovation that will secure our state\u2019s position as a global hub for aerospace technology.\u201d\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThe new building will serve as the home for Georgia Tech\u2019s \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/ae.gatech.edu\/\u0022\u003EDaniel Guggenheim School of Aerospace Engineering\u003C\/a\u003E, which is ranked No. 1 among public institutions and No. 2 overall by U.S. News \u0026amp; World Report. Enrolling more than 2,300 students and leading $54.5 million in annual aerospace related research activity, the School is one of the largest and most influential aerospace engineering programs in the country.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cAt The Delta Air Lines Foundation, we are committed to supporting education to advance the future of aviation. Our collaboration with Georgia Tech reflects our belief in the impact of innovation and sustainable technologies. This investment will help equip students to explore new ideas, develop more efficient solutions, and contribute to a stronger, forward\u2011looking aerospace industry,\u201d said John Laughter, trustee of The Delta Air Lines Foundation and Georgia Tech graduate.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThe Delta Air Lines Foundation\u2019s commitment aligns with Georgia Tech\u2019s goals to expand the aerospace engineering program, bolster the talent pipeline, and drive economic impact for Georgia and the Southeast.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EMitchell Walker, William R.T. Oakes Jr. School Chair in the Guggenheim School, said,\u003Cem\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/em\u003E\u201cThis commitment from The Delta Air Lines Foundation strengthens our ability to deliver a rigorous, hands-on aerospace engineering education through modern spaces for research, instruction, and collaboration. It will also convene leaders in aerospace technology to accelerate our work in sustainable aviation and the workforce development needed to achieve cleaner and more efficient flight.\u201d\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThis investment builds on the longstanding collaboration between The Delta Air Lines Foundation, Delta Air Lines, and Georgia Tech, supporting research, innovation, and workforce development that strengthens Georgia\u2019s economy and contributes to progress across the global aviation industry. Aligned with Georgia Tech\u2019s mission to develop leaders who advance technology and improve the human condition, this significant commitment is included in \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/transformingtomorrow.gatech.edu\/\u0022\u003E\u003Cem\u003ETransforming Tomorrow: The Campaign for Georgia Tech\u003C\/em\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E and propelling its success. By supporting Georgia Tech\u2019s leadership in aerospace education and research, The Delta Air Lines Foundation is helping catalyze the ideas, technologies, and talent that will shape the future of aviation in Georgia and beyond.\u003Cbr\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Ch5\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EThe Delta Air Lines Foundation\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/h5\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThe Delta Air Lines Foundation is a nonprofit corporation formed in 1968 to enhance Delta\u2019s charitable giving. The Foundation is focused on the key areas of environment, equity,\u0026nbsp;education,\u0026nbsp;and entire wellness. 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It\u2019s about 5,000 times faster than 1980s supercomputers. And that\u2019s just processing power.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EApple\u2019s original iPod promised \u201c1,000 songs in your pocket\u201d in 2001. Today\u2019s average smartphone has enough memory to store 25,000, along with thousands more photos, apps, and videos.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThis exponential leap in capability traces a prediction made in 1965 by Intel co-founder Gordon Moore. He suggested the number of transistors \u2014 tiny electronic switches \u2014 on a computer chip would double roughly every two years. Moore\u2019s Law, as it became known, has served as a benchmark and guiding principle for the tech industry, influencing the trajectory of innovation for nearly six decades.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EBut now miniaturizing transistors has slowed. 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That takes time and money \u2014 lots of time and money. And researchers\u0026nbsp;need specially equipped labs to collect mountains of human data for training.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EEven when engineers have a working device and brain, called a controller, changes and improvements to the exoskeleton system typically mean data collection and training start all over again. The process is expensive and makes bringing fully functional exoskeletons or robotic limbs into the real world largely impractical.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003ENot anymore, thanks to Georgia Tech engineers and computer scientists.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThey\u2019ve created an artificial intelligence tool that can turn huge amounts of existing data on how people move into functional exoskeleton controllers. No data collection, retraining, and hours upon hours of additional lab time required for each specific device.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003ETheir approach has produced an exoskeleton brain capable of offering meaningful assistance across a huge range of hip and knee movements that works as well as the best controllers currently available. \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1126\/scirobotics.ads8652\u0022\u003ETheir worked was published Nov. 19 in \u003Cem\u003EScience Robotics.\u003C\/em\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/coe.gatech.edu\/news\/2025\/11\/real-world-helper-exoskeletons-just-got-closer-reality\u0022\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EFull details on the College of Engineering website.\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E","summary":"","format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EGeorgia Tech researchers are using AI to quickly train exoskeleton devices, making it much more practical to develop, improve, and ultimately deploy wearable robots for people with impaired mobility.\u003C\/p\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"Georgia Tech researchers are using AI to quickly train exoskeleton devices, making it much more practical to develop, improve, and ultimately deploy wearable robots for people with impaired mobility."}],"uid":"27446","created_gmt":"2025-11-19 18:38:33","changed_gmt":"2025-11-19 19:12:16","author":"Joshua Stewart","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","location":"Atlanta, GA","dateline":{"date":"2025-11-19T00:00:00-05:00","iso_date":"2025-11-19T00:00:00-05:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"hg_media":{"678673":{"id":"678673","type":"image","title":"Matthew-Gombolay-Aaron-Young-AI-exoskeleton-control-0337-h.jpg","body":"\u003Cp\u003EResearchers Matthew Gombolay, left, and Aaron Young used the lower-limb exoskeleton demonstrated in the background to test their new approach to creating exoskeleton controllers. They use huge amounts of existing data on how people move to create functional controllers able to provide meaningful assistance. 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While nonessential employees were furloughed, workers deemed essential, such as air traffic controllers, have continued to do their jobs.\u003C\/em\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cem\u003EBut what does that mean for the \u003C\/em\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.faa.gov\/air_traffic\/by_the_numbers\u0022\u003E\u003Cem\u003Emany Americans\u003C\/em\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cem\u003E who take to the skies every day? To find out, The Conversation U.S. spoke with \u003C\/em\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/ce.gatech.edu\/directory\/person\/laurie-garrow\u0022\u003E\u003Cem\u003ELaurie A. Garrow\u003C\/em\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cem\u003E, a civil aviation expert at Georgia Tech.\u003C\/em\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Ch2\u003EWhat Do We Know About the FAA\u2019s Plans So Far?\u003C\/h2\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThe first thing to note is that things can change fast. But as of this morning, 4% of flights are being canceled across 40 \u201chigh-volume\u201d airports. The list is \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.faa.gov\/newsroom\/us-transportation-secretary-sean-p-duffy-faa-administrator-bryan-bedford-outline-series\u0022\u003Epublicly available\u003C\/a\u003E, but it includes most of the big hubs across the United States, such as Atlanta, New York\u2019s airports, Chicago O\u0027Hare, Los Angeles International and Dallas\/Fort Worth.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ciframe class=\u0022tc-infographic-datawrapper\u0022 style=\u0022border-width:0;\u0022 id=\u0022jWZJd\u0022 src=\u0022https:\/\/datawrapper.dwcdn.net\/jWZJd\/2\/\u0022 height=\u0022400px\u0022 width=\u0022100%\u0022 scrolling=\u0022no\u0022 frameborder=\u00220\u0022\u003E\u003C\/iframe\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThe plan is to \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.pbs.org\/newshour\/nation\/faa-nationwide-flight-cuts-due-to-shutdown-now-in-effect\u0022\u003Eramp this up to 10% by Nov. 14\u003C\/a\u003E should the shutdown extend that long.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThe FAA, the U.S. Department of Transportation and the airlines are working together on the details of which flights and routes are affected \u2013 and this will no doubt be monitored as the days go on.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EBut they are trying to make the cancellations in a way that cause the least disruption to customers.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003ESo we are looking at cuts to domestic, not international, flights \u2013 flights across the Atlantic, Pacific and to Latin America are not, for now at least, subject to cuts.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThe 4% of cancellations we are seeing are really targeting the high-frequency routes. This should help mitigate the impact. For example, typically American Airlines flies nine flights a day from Miami to Orlando, but \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.cnbc.com\/video\/2025\/11\/07\/american-airlines-ceo-robert-isom-on-flight-cancellations-we-dont-need-to-be-in-this-position.html\u0022\u003Ethey are planning to fly eight\u003C\/a\u003E this weekend.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EAnd carriers are looking at reducing regional flights. For example, my mom lives near Erie, Pennsylvania, where American Airlines \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.erieairport.org\/flights\/airlines-and-destinations\u0022\u003Eflies three daily flights\u003C\/a\u003E to their hub in Charlotte \u2013 I would expect that to go down to two, or one.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EBut the FAA was clear that it wasn\u2019t going to cut flights to markets entirely, just reduce them.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Ch2\u003EWhat Will This Mean for Existing Flights?\u003C\/h2\u003E\u003Cp\u003EFor starters, you are going to see more passengers on them. It is fortunate that we are in the lull before Thanksgiving. This isn\u2019t \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.afar.com\/magazine\/tsa-just-had-its-busiest-week-ever\u0022\u003Elike the summer\u003C\/a\u003E. There is more slack in the system \u2013 so there are extra seats available. If one flight gets canceled on a busy route, it will at this stage be fairly easy to accommodate on another flight.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EAnd I expect customers will be asked to get to airports a little earlier than they would normally.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EBut people should expect more delays on existing flights. This is because of the way we maintain safety in the air transportation system. Air traffic control can only safely watch a certain number of flights. So when you have someone not at work, or a reduction in number of controllers, you will need to reduce the number of airplanes in the sky. You can\u2019t ask a controller to watch, say, 20 flights when they usually watch 10. So what you do is put in \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.faa.gov\/air_traffic\/publications\/atpubs\/foa_html\/chap18_section_10.html\u0022\u003Emore ground delay programs\u003C\/a\u003E to limit the number of aircraft coming into or out of an airport. This causes delays but is necessary in peak periods.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Ch2\u003EWhat Impact Will This Have on Airlines?\u003C\/h2\u003E\u003Cp\u003EAt 4%, probably not too much of an impact. When you look at the list of airports affected, it is balanced from the point of view that many are large hubs and the pain is being shared across all U.S. carriers.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EAs for the impact on other types of businesses, at the moment it is mainly the industries that air transportation supports. According to the International Air Transport Association, the air transport sector in the U.S. \u2013 covering airlines, airports and tourism enabled by aviation \u2013\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.iata.org\/en\/iata-repository\/publications\/economic-reports\/the-value-of-air-transport-to-the-united-states-of-america\/\u0022\u003Econtributes about US$1.3 trillion, or about 4.7%, to GDP\u003C\/a\u003E and supports about 7.6 million jobs. If these wider sectors are severely affected, it could create a longer-term impact on the economy.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Ch2\u003EAnd if This Continues Into the Holiday Season?\u003C\/h2\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThat is when it will get painful for the carriers. If we are looking at reduction of 10% going into the holiday season with additional delays, then that is when the real pain will be felt.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Ch2\u003EWill This Affect How Americans Choose to Travel?\u003C\/h2\u003E\u003Cp\u003EAir travel is what I call an emotional mode of transport \u2013 we use it for the events that are most significant in our life, such as big family meet-ups, holidays and major face-to-face business deals. So this may affect how people choose to travel going into the holiday season if it is more difficult to get people back to their families in time.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003ERobert Isom, CEO of American Airlines, said on Nov. 7 that \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.cnbc.com\/video\/2025\/11\/07\/american-airlines-ceo-robert-isom-on-flight-cancellations-we-dont-need-to-be-in-this-position.html\u0022\u003Ethey are seeing an impact on bookings\u003C\/a\u003E, with people postponing and rescheduling travel.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EI certainly think for people looking at a 500- to 600-mile trip, the option of traveling by car is looking more appealing right now.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Ch2\u003EWill Passengers be Compensated for Canceled Flights?\u003C\/h2\u003E\u003Cp\u003ETypically, compensation depends on whether the delay or cancellation was within the airline\u2019s control. The U.S. Department of Transportation has \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.transportation.gov\/airconsumer\u0022\u003Ecreated a dashboard\u003C\/a\u003E showing \u201cwhat services U.S. airlines provide to mitigate passenger inconveniences when the cause of a cancellation or delay was due to circumstances within the airline\u2019s control.\u201d\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EHowever, delays and cancellations caused by ATC staffing shortages are not considered to be within the airline\u2019s control, and it is up to each airline to decide if and how they will compensate passengers.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EAs of Nov. 7, \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.united.com\/en\/us\/fly\/company\/company-info\/airline-schedule-reductions.html\u0022\u003Emany airlines\u003C\/a\u003E \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/delta\/posts\/delta-is-temporarily-reducing-flights-at-40-us-airports-to-comply-with-federal-d\/1238297138319196\/\u0022\u003Ehad announced\u003C\/a\u003E \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/news.aa.com\/news\/news-details\/2025\/An-update-on-the-FAA-directive\/default.aspx\u0022\u003Ethey were allowing customers\u003C\/a\u003E to change their flights or request a refund without penalty, including nonrefundable fares such as basic economy.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EAfter all, it is in their interest, too, that people continue to fly.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003ETypically, major carriers offer more services for delayed and canceled flights within their control than low-cost carriers.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cfigure class=\u0022align-center \u0022\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cimg alt=\u0022A large building is seen behind a blue plane.\u0022 src=\u0022https:\/\/images.theconversation.com\/files\/701151\/original\/file-20251107-64-tolrrz.jpg?ixlib=rb-4.1.0\u0026amp;q=45\u0026amp;auto=format\u0026amp;w=754\u0026amp;fit=clip\u0022 srcset=\u0022https:\/\/images.theconversation.com\/files\/701151\/original\/file-20251107-64-tolrrz.jpg?ixlib=rb-4.1.0\u0026amp;q=45\u0026amp;auto=format\u0026amp;w=600\u0026amp;h=394\u0026amp;fit=crop\u0026amp;dpr=1 600w, https:\/\/images.theconversation.com\/files\/701151\/original\/file-20251107-64-tolrrz.jpg?ixlib=rb-4.1.0\u0026amp;q=30\u0026amp;auto=format\u0026amp;w=600\u0026amp;h=394\u0026amp;fit=crop\u0026amp;dpr=2 1200w, https:\/\/images.theconversation.com\/files\/701151\/original\/file-20251107-64-tolrrz.jpg?ixlib=rb-4.1.0\u0026amp;q=15\u0026amp;auto=format\u0026amp;w=600\u0026amp;h=394\u0026amp;fit=crop\u0026amp;dpr=3 1800w, https:\/\/images.theconversation.com\/files\/701151\/original\/file-20251107-64-tolrrz.jpg?ixlib=rb-4.1.0\u0026amp;q=45\u0026amp;auto=format\u0026amp;w=754\u0026amp;h=496\u0026amp;fit=crop\u0026amp;dpr=1 754w, https:\/\/images.theconversation.com\/files\/701151\/original\/file-20251107-64-tolrrz.jpg?ixlib=rb-4.1.0\u0026amp;q=30\u0026amp;auto=format\u0026amp;w=754\u0026amp;h=496\u0026amp;fit=crop\u0026amp;dpr=2 1508w, https:\/\/images.theconversation.com\/files\/701151\/original\/file-20251107-64-tolrrz.jpg?ixlib=rb-4.1.0\u0026amp;q=15\u0026amp;auto=format\u0026amp;w=754\u0026amp;h=496\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\u003EA Southwest Airlines plane taxis in front of the air traffic control tower at Los Angeles International Airport.\u003C\/span\u003E \u003Ca class=\u0022source\u0022 href=\u0022https:\/\/www.gettyimages.com\/detail\/news-photo\/southwest-airlines-plane-taxis-in-front-of-the-air-traffic-news-photo\/2245434454?adppopup=true\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022attribution\u0022\u003EMario Tama\/Getty Images\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/figcaption\u003E\u003C\/figure\u003E\u003Ch2\u003EIs There any Precedent for This? What Happened Then?\u003C\/h2\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThere is no real precedent for what we are seeing: a 4% to 10% reduction across the board due to a government shutdown. But we have seen major disruptions, such as after the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks and during the pandemic, when COVID-19 \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.axios.com\/2021\/12\/30\/jetblue-cancellations-travel-omicron\u0022\u003Eran through flight attendants and pilots\u003C\/a\u003E before the holidays \u2013 that caused flight cancellations and delays.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EHistorically, when we have seen something like this, we have seen consumer behavior change for a short period. After 9\/11, when U.S. travelers had the hassle of increased security, there was a shift to more automobile travel for those 500- to 600-mile journeys.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Ch2\u003EWhat Advice Would You Give Would-Be Flyers Now?\u003C\/h2\u003E\u003Cp\u003EFirst off, download the app for the airport and airline carrier so you get up-to-date, reliable information. And if you can book for a day earlier than you normally would for a major event, do so \u2013 it provides a buffer in case your flight is delayed or canceled.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EAnd try to avoid connections at all costs. The fewer legs, the fewer things can go wrong.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EAlso, don\u2019t check bags if you can. There is nothing worse than getting to an airport, finding your flight is canceled, and then having to wait for your luggage to get returned.\u003C!-- Below is The Conversation\u0027s page counter tag. 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Garrow\u003C\/a\u003E, Professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering, \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":""}},"686196":{"#nid":"686196","#data":{"type":"news","title":"Dickens Elected to Second Term as Atlanta Mayor","body":[{"value":"\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cp\u003EGeorgia Tech alumnus Andre Dickens has been elected to a second term as Atlanta mayor.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cp\u003EDickens was first elected mayor in 2021. Hallmarks of his first term have been establishing positive working relationships with state leadership, reducing violent crime rates, and building affordable housing. Under his leadership, the city also achieved an AAA bond rating, the highest in the city\u2019s history.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cp\u003EDickens previously served on the Atlanta City Council, beginning in 2013. He was also the chief development officer for TechBridge, a nonprofit that brings affordable technology and business expertise to other nonprofits. He became a member of its national board of directors upon his first election as mayor.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cp\u003EDickens was a Georgia Tech staff member from 2010 to 2016, and he remains a steadfast supporter of the Institute, often returning for athletic and community events. His 2022 inauguration took place on campus at Bobby Dodd Stadium at Hyundai Field. The Mayor\u0027s Office of Technology and Innovation works closely with Georgia Tech in a shared goal of \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/news.gatech.edu\/features\/2024\/02\/making-atlanta-top-5-tech-hub\u0022 rel=\u0022noreferrer noopener\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003Emaking Atlanta a top-five tech hub\u003C\/a\u003E. \u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cp\u003EDickens was named the \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/news.gatech.edu\/news\/2025\/01\/09\/yellow-jackets-named-among-most-influential-georgians\u0022\u003E2025 Georgian of the Year\u003C\/a\u003E by \u003Cem\u003EGeorgia Trend\u003C\/em\u003E magazine. He was a Commencement speaker during Georgia Tech\u2019s Spring 2022 ceremonies.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cp\u003EHe is the second alumnus to serve as the city\u2019s mayor, following Ivan Allen Jr., who served from 1962 to 1970. He holds a bachelor\u2019s degree in chemical engineering from Georgia Tech and a Master of Public Administration degree from Georgia State University.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E","summary":"","format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EAndre Dickens is the second alumnus to serve as the city\u2019s mayor, following the late Ivan Allen Jr. He holds a bachelor\u2019s degree in chemical engineering from Georgia Tech.\u003C\/p\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"Andre Dickens is the second alumnus to serve as the city\u2019s mayor, following the late Ivan Allen Jr. He holds a bachelor\u2019s degree in chemical engineering from Georgia Tech."}],"uid":"27469","created_gmt":"2025-11-05 02:07:13","changed_gmt":"2025-11-05 14:03:53","author":"Kristen Bailey","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","location":"Atlanta, GA","dateline":{"date":"2025-11-04T00:00:00-05:00","iso_date":"2025-11-04T00:00:00-05:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"hg_media":{"678545":{"id":"678545","type":"image","title":"Andre Dickens at his inauguration at Bobby Dodd Stadium at Hyundai Field in 2022. 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James \u0026amp; Alice B. Clark Foundation is making a visionary $11 million investment to strengthen the initiative. The new investment will support three essential areas:\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cul\u003E\u003Cli\u003EUndergraduate need-based student scholarships.\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003EProgram support to enhance the student experience.\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003EA new philanthropy challenge aimed at teaching the next generation of philanthropists.\u003C\/li\u003E\u003C\/ul\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cGeorgia Tech\u2019s commitment to excellence and its unwavering support for students align perfectly with the Clark Foundation\u2019s mission,\u201d said Courtney Clark Pastrick, board chair of the Clark Foundation. \u201cThis investment will allow Georgia Tech to reach even more talented engineering students, enrich their educational journey, and instill in them the values of service and philanthropy that were so important to my father.\u201d\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThe Clark Foundation\u2019s initial investments in 2018 included endowed funding that covers the unmet need for 10 new students each year. Each Clark Scholars Program cohort is supported through their undergraduate career, resulting in 40 to 50 actively supported students at any given time. This latest investment will elevate the number of supported students to upwards of 100, once the additional funding is fully deployed.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EAs part of the Clark Scholars Program, students meet with Georgia Tech leadership and alumni mentors, receive tutoring, participate in career planning, and volunteer for community service projects.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cThis support allows our students to have hands-on learning experiences, obtain career development skills, and support for mental health and well-being,\u201d said Raheem Beyah, dean of the College of Engineering and Southern Company Chair. \u201cI\u2019m grateful for the countless ways the Clark Foundation has changed the lives of our engineers. This investment is a testament to the meaningful partnership between Georgia Tech and the Clark Foundation and perpetuates the Foundation\u2019s lasting impact.\u201d\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EAs part of its Invest in the Best Scholarship Challenge, Georgia Tech is committed to removing financial barriers and enriching the educational experience for bright, qualified students. Through this initiative, the Georgia Tech Foundation matched the scholarship portion of the Clark Foundation\u2019s recent funding dollar-for-dollar, increasing the total number of students the Clark Scholars Program will support.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThese collective funds will double the number of scholarships for highly deserving engineering students with low and limited income, allowing them to have the resources necessary to attend Georgia Tech. The funds will also cover academic fees and expenses in addition to learning opportunities such as research, study abroad, and summer courses.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EAdditionally, the Clark Foundation\u2019s recent investment will support programmatic elements of the Clark Scholars Program, ensuring that Scholars are successful on campus and equipped with the skills and life experiences to graduate as well-rounded, highly skilled engineers.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cGeorgia Tech demands an enormous amount from its students. In addition to funding their education, a gift like this ensures that our Scholars can focus on their coursework because they know that mental health support and professional development curricula are in place to promote their success,\u201d said David Torello, Clark Scholars program director at Georgia Tech. \u201cIt also gives us the resources to provide life skills to our students, such as financial advising and career coaching. The Foundation\u2019s support is radically changing our students\u2019 life trajectories.\u201d\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EFinally, the Clark Foundation is funding a new initiative \u2014 the Clark Scholars Philanthropy Challenge. The Challenge will help educate Scholars on the work of nonprofit organizations and the impact individual giving can have on their local communities.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EStudents will evaluate local nonprofits by studying financial filings, reviewing impact reports, and interviewing leadership. The Scholars will then donate to one of the organizations using funds from the Philanthropy Challenge Endowment. The hands-on experience will allow students to learn about philanthropy and philanthropic grantmaking, cultivate a charitable spirit, and create and strengthen the connection between the Scholars and their local communities.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cThe Clark Foundation\u2019s vision and generosity continue to have a lasting impact on the College of Engineering and Georgia Tech,\u201d Beyah said. \u201cMr. and Mrs. Clark\u2019s enduring legacy allows our students to gain the skills and experiences they\u2019ll use to make the world a better place as service-minded leaders in their fields.\u201d\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cem\u003ETo make a gift to the College of Engineering, contact \u003Cstrong\u003EDave Zaksheske\u003C\/strong\u003E, executive director of Development for the College of Engineering, at \u003Cstrong\u003Edavez@coe.gatech.edu\u003C\/strong\u003E.\u003C\/em\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E","summary":"","format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003ESeven years after establishing the program, the Foundation\u0027s additional investment will grow the Clark Scholars to supporting 100 engineering students at a time with scholarships, mentoring, and community.\u003C\/p\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"Seven years after establishing the program, the Foundation\u0027s additional investment will grow the Clark Scholars to supporting 100 engineering students at a time with scholarships, mentoring, and community."}],"uid":"27446","created_gmt":"2025-09-17 15:10:10","changed_gmt":"2025-09-17 15:12:30","author":"Joshua Stewart","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","location":"Atlanta, GA","dateline":{"date":"2025-09-15T00:00:00-04:00","iso_date":"2025-09-15T00:00:00-04:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"hg_media":{"678042":{"id":"678042","type":"image","title":"Raheem-Clark-Scholars-t.jpg","body":null,"created":"1758121831","gmt_created":"2025-09-17 15:10:31","changed":"1758121831","gmt_changed":"2025-09-17 15:10:31","alt":"Dean Raheem Beyah with two Clark Scholars","file":{"fid":"262020","name":"Raheem-Clark-Scholars-t.jpg","image_path":"\/sites\/default\/files\/2025\/09\/17\/Raheem-Clark-Scholars-t.jpg","image_full_path":"http:\/\/hg.gatech.edu\/\/sites\/default\/files\/2025\/09\/17\/Raheem-Clark-Scholars-t.jpg","mime":"image\/jpeg","size":204915,"path_740":"http:\/\/hg.gatech.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/740xx_scale\/public\/2025\/09\/17\/Raheem-Clark-Scholars-t.jpg?itok=4ysE1KHT"}}},"media_ids":["678042"],"groups":[{"id":"604685","name":"Clark Scholars"},{"id":"1237","name":"College of Engineering"}],"categories":[],"keywords":[{"id":"177342","name":"A. 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The landmark gift \u2014 the largest single gift in Tech\u2019s history \u2014 will establish endowed chairs, professorships, and faculty awards, ensuring that the Institute continues to recruit, develop, and retain world-class faculty for generations to come.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cJohn Durstine\u2019s historic generosity is deeply inspiring to all of us working to carry out the Institute\u2019s mission,\u201d said \u00c1ngel Cabrera, president of Georgia Tech. \u201cJohn could have left his estate to many good causes, and he chose to invest in Georgia Tech\u2019s faculty because he knew firsthand the transformative impact that our outstanding faculty have in the lives and careers of our students. This gift will have an enduring impact and will ensure that Georgia Tech faculty have the resources to push the boundaries of mechanical engineering, inspire our students, and help improve the human condition. His legacy will live on in every discovery, every innovation, and every student who learns from the faculty his gift supports.\u201d\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThe \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/me.gatech.edu\/\u0022\u003EWoodruff School\u003C\/a\u003E offers one of the nation\u2019s largest and most influential mechanical and nuclear engineering programs, with more than 110 faculty and 3,000 students. Faculty lead groundbreaking work in advanced manufacturing, bioengineering, robotics, nuclear technology, and artificial intelligence in engineering design. 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AI can mimic human behavior but lacks meaningful engagement with the world. This disconnect inspired the course and was shaped by the ideas of 20th-century German philosopher \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=fcCRmf_tHW8\u0022\u003EMartin Heidegger\u003C\/a\u003E. His work highlights how we are deeply connected and present in the world. We find meaning through action, care and relationships. Human creativity and mastery come from this intuitive connection with the world. Modern AI, by contrast, simulates intelligence by processing symbols and patterns without understanding or care.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EIn this course, we reject the illusion that machines fully master everything and put student expression first. In doing so, we value uncertainty, mistakes and imperfection as essential to the creative process.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThis vision expands beyond the classroom. In the 2025-26 academic year, the course will include a new community-based learning collaboration with Atlanta\u2019s art communities. Local artists will co-teach with me to integrate artistic practice and AI.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThe course builds on my 2018 class, \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/theconversation.com\/this-engineering-course-has-students-use-their-brainwaves-to-create-performing-art-208434\u0022\u003EArt and Geometry\u003C\/a\u003E, which I co-taught with local artists. The course explored Picasso\u2019s cubism, which depicted reality as fractured from multiple perspectives; it also looked at Einstein\u2019s relativity, the idea that time and space are not absolute and distinct but part of the same fabric.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Ch2\u003EWhat Does the Course Explore?\u003C\/h2\u003E\u003Cp\u003EWe begin with exploring the first mathematical model of a neuron, the \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1007\/BF02478259\u0022\u003Eperceptron\u003C\/a\u003E. Then, we study the \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1073\/pnas.79.8.255\u0022\u003EHopfield network\u003C\/a\u003E, which mimics how our brain can remember a song from just listening to a few notes by filling in the rest. Next, we look at \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1016\/S0364-0213(85)80012-4\u0022\u003EHinton\u2019s Boltzmann Machine\u003C\/a\u003E, a generative model that can also imagine and create new, similar songs. Finally, we study today\u2019s \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.nature.com\/articles\/nature14539\u0022\u003Edeep neural networks\u003C\/a\u003E and \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/doi.org\/10.48550\/arXiv.1706.03762\u0022\u003Etransformers\u003C\/a\u003E, AI models that mimic how the brain learns to recognize images, speech or text. Transformers are especially well suited for understanding sentences and conversations, and they power technologies such as ChatGPT.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EIn addition to AI, we integrate artistic practice into the coursework. This approach broadens students\u2019 perspectives on science and engineering through the lens of an artist. The first offering of the course in spring 2025 was co-taught with \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.markleibert.com\/\u0022\u003EMark Leibert\u003C\/a\u003E, an artist and professor of the practice at Georgia Tech. His expertise is in \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/vip.gatech.edu\/teams\/vwh\u0022\u003Eart, AI and digital technologies\u003C\/a\u003E. He taught students fundamentals of various artistic media, including charcoal drawing and oil painting. Students used these principles to create art using AI ethically and creatively. They critically examined the source of training data and ensured that their work respects authorship and originality.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EStudents also learn to record brain activity using electroencephalography \u2013 EEG \u2013 headsets. Through AI models, they then learn to transform neural signals into music, images and storytelling. This work inspired performances where dancers improvised in response to AI-generated music.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cfigure\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ciframe width=\u0022440\u0022 height=\u0022260\u0022 src=\u0022https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/5751omjg-jk?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\u003EThe Improv AI performance at Georgia Tech on April 15, 2025. Dancers improvised to music generated by AI from brain waves and sonified black hole data.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/figcaption\u003E\u003C\/figure\u003E\u003Ch2\u003EWhy is This Course Relevant Now?\u003C\/h2\u003E\u003Cp\u003EAI entered our lives so rapidly that many people don\u2019t fully grasp how it works, why it works, when it fails or what its mission is.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EIn creating this course, the aim is to empower students by filling that gap. Whether they are new to AI or not, the goal is to make its inner algorithms clear, approachable and honest. We focus on what these tools actually do and how they can go wrong.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EWe place students and their creativity first. We reject the illusion of a perfect machine, but we provoke the AI algorithm to confuse and hallucinate, when it generates inaccurate or nonsensical responses. To do so, we deliberately use a small dataset, reduce the model size or limit training. It\u2019s in these flawed states of AI that students step in as conscious co-creators. The students are the missing algorithm that takes back control of the creative process. Their creations do not obey AI but reimagine it by the human hand. The artwork is rescued from automation.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Ch2\u003EWhat\u2019s a Critical Lesson From the Course?\u003C\/h2\u003E\u003Cp\u003EStudents learn to recognize AI\u2019s limitations and harness its failures to reclaim creative authorship. The artwork isn\u2019t generated by AI, but it\u2019s reimagined by students.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EStudents learn chatbot queries have an environmental cost because large AI models use a lot of power. They avoid unnecessary iterations when designing prompts or using AI. 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Their biochar-soil mixture can be easily substituted for expensive material mined from the earth that\u2019s typically used on roads.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThough they focused on Georgia, the researchers said the findings could easily apply across the U.S., providing a simple, natural way to keep road pollutants out of water sources. \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1016\/j.jenvman.2025.126259\u0022\u003EThey published their approach in the \u003Cem\u003EJournal of Environmental Management\u003C\/em\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/coe.gatech.edu\/news\/2025\/07\/biochar-can-naturally-clean-pollution-rain-washes-georgias-roads\u0022\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003ELearn about their system on the College of Engineering website.\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E","summary":"","format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EA new study shows how the material made from leaves and branches that collect on forest floors can be mixed with local soil to filter out road grime before it reaches waterways.\u003C\/p\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"A new study shows how the material made from leaves and branches that collect on forest floors can be mixed with local soil to filter out road grime before it reaches waterways."}],"uid":"27446","created_gmt":"2025-07-10 17:09:21","changed_gmt":"2025-07-10 17:25:28","author":"Joshua Stewart","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","location":"Atlanta, GA","dateline":{"date":"2025-07-10T00:00:00-04:00","iso_date":"2025-07-10T00:00:00-04:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"hg_media":{"677386":{"id":"677386","type":"image","title":"Yongsheng-Chen-Ahmed-Yunus_5613-web.jpg","body":"\u003Cp\u003EProfessor Yongsheng Chen (left) and Ph.D. student Ahmed Yunus work with a wastewater reactor system in the lab. 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Due to attrition during that time \u2014 and because hiring didn\u2019t accelerate until 2024 \u2014 19 of the FAA\u2019s largest facilities have 15% fewer people managing airspace than they need.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EFor example, the report shows the tower at Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport, the world\u2019s busiest, is 17% below full staff.\u0026nbsp;\u003Cbr\u003E\u003Cbr\u003EThe\u0026nbsp;National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine report provides guidance to the FAA about establishing appropriate staffing levels. 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They call to say they\u2019re in the terminal \u2014\u0026nbsp;but they\u2019re not sure which one. North, maybe? You head that direction through the maze of roads around the airport.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThen they call back. They\u2019re actually in the South Terminal. So you make a quick mental adjustment and switch your route to arrive at the correct side of the airport.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EYou had a plan. You received new information. You quickly changed your destination.\u0026nbsp;\u003Cbr\u003EThe question Prince has studied is this: How does that process happen in the brain?\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1038\/s41467-025-60122-8\u0022\u003EA new research paper in \u003Cem\u003ENature Communications\u003C\/em\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E is offering insights into that decision-making. 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With assistance from College of Engineering researchers, \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/arts.gatech.edu\/\u0022\u003EGeorgia Tech Arts\u003C\/a\u003E and \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.terminusmbt.com\/\u0022\u003ETerminus Ballet Theatre (TMBT)\u003C\/a\u003E will mix dance with the fields of neuroscience, technology, and artificial intelligence (AI) to create a unique performance. TMBT dancers will perform excerpts of \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/arts.gatech.edu\/content\/terminus-modern-ballet-theatre-interactions-boundaries-sensory-experience\u0022\u003E\u003Cem\u003EInterActions | Boundaries of Sensory Experience\u003C\/em\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E, a work-in-progress that is a physical embodiment of neuroscience and an exploration of the ethics and mechanics of how it\u2019s used in AI technologies.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EGeorgia Tech researchers have been meeting with the choreographer, Troy Schumacher, and the ballet company for the last year and a half to shape the concept, which explores ideas at the forefront of mechanical interventions into the human body and mind.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cI think the arts can be a really powerful way to bring people from all backgrounds into a conversation about science and technology,\u201d said \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.ece.gatech.edu\/faculty-staff-directory\/christopher-john-rozell\u0022\u003EChris Rozell\u003C\/a\u003E, a professor in the \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.ece.gatech.edu\/\u0022\u003ESchool of Electrical and Computer Engineering\u003C\/a\u003E who has worked on the project since its genesis. \u201cMy goal is to facilitate that conversation by helping to translate between the scientists doing amazing work and the artists who are approaching these ideas from the perspective of making something beautiful.\u201d\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EGeorgia Tech Arts and TMBT have dubbed the project the \u201cGrand Neuroethics Challenge.\u201d\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cA lot of the concepts, technologies, research, and ethics we\u0027ve been discussing in this work are extremely complicated, but what\u0027s come through for me is that a lot of their work is going to have profound implications for the future of humanity,\u201d said Schumacher. \u201cSo, for this ballet, I\u0027ve decided to focus on the emotional relationship to brain-machine interfaces, while touching on what I\u0027ve learned so far. I\u0027ve spent most of my career collaborating with artists with little to no relationship to dance, but nothing quite as complex and fascinating as this.\u201d\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EAaron Shackelford, director of Georgia Tech Arts, said the project is a worthwhile endeavor because it offers a case study as to the importance of collaboration between artists and researchers, while demonstrating the importance of the arts in the mission and strategic plan of Georgia Tech.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cWe recognize that the arts are critical to championing innovation and creativity at Georgia Tech,\u201d said Shackelford. \u201cOur mission is to develop leaders who advance technology and improve the human condition. The arts \u2014 and artists \u2014 provide a vital avenue for pursuing this work. 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It will also include talks from the researchers involved in the project and opportunities for audience to ask questions. Rozell will discuss his work on AI and its applications in treating depression. \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/bme.gatech.edu\/bme\/faculty\/Chethan-Pandarinath\u0022\u003EChethan Pandarinath\u003C\/a\u003E, assistant professor in the \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/bme.gatech.edu\/bme\/\u0022\u003EWallace H. Coulter Department of Biomedical Engineering at Emory University and Georgia Tech\u003C\/a\u003E, will talk about his AI research and how the brain controls movement. They\u2019ll be joined by Karen Rommelfanger, director of Emory\u2019s Neuroethics Program.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003ERommelfanger knows the field of neuroscience can introduce complex words and concepts. 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From football games to campus visits, they have numerous fond memories tied to Georgia Tech.\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cp\u003EGunter remembers unexpected winter snowfalls, whereas Melina cherishes memories of visiting her grandfather in Metz, France \u2013 hearing stories about Tech traditions and events.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cFast-forward to the summer after my first year, I did the study abroad program at \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/europe.gatech.edu\/en\u0022 rel=\u0022noreferrer noopener\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003EGeorgia Tech Europe\u003C\/a\u003E (GTE) and next thing you know, I\u2019m getting restaurant recommendations from my grandfather and grandmother\u201d said Melina Sharp.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Ch5\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EFamily Ties and Tech Triumphs\u003C\/strong\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/h5\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cp\u003EAs Melina prepares for her graduation, there\u2019s one remarkable chapter in her family legacy that\u2019s truly unique: completely \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.capstone.gatech.edu\u0022\u003ECapstone Design Expo\u003C\/a\u003E and \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/capstone.isye.gatech.edu\/\u0022 rel=\u0022noreferrer noopener\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003ESenior Design\u003C\/a\u003E with her grandfather by her side.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cp\u003EEncouraged by the accomplishments of her family, she\u2019s hoping to leave her mark on the institution that has been a significant part of her family\u2019s history.\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cJust makes me proud of my family and where I come from and that I\u0027ve had two great role models growing up who have introduced me to Tech and helped guide me along on the path that I\u0027m on.\u201d\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cp\u003EWith two data analytics internships under her belt, Melina is looking forward to joining the world of construction management, with the software development company \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.kahua.com\/\u0022 rel=\u0022noreferrer noopener\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003EKahua\u003C\/a\u003E in a Data Scientist role.\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cp\u003EBetween Gunter\u2019s wisdom and Melina\u2019s fresh perspectives, this rare duo is both nostalgic and forward-looking. 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He is the \u003C\/em\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/gra.org\/\u0022\u003E\u003Cem\u003EGeorgia Research Alliance\u003C\/em\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cem\u003E Vasser-Woolley Distinguished Investigator in Optoelectronics and serves as co-director of the \u003C\/em\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/cope.gatech.edu\/\u0022\u003E\u003Cem\u003ECenter for Organic Photonics and Electronics\u003C\/em\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cem\u003E.\u003C\/em\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cem\u003EThis story by Janette Neuwahl Tannen is \u003C\/em\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/news.miami.edu\/stories\/2025\/05\/unique-molecule-may-lead-to-smaller-more-efficient-computers.html\u0022\u003E\u003Cem\u003Eshared jointly with the University of Miami\u003C\/em\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cem\u003E newsroom.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/em\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EToday, most of us carry a fairly powerful computer in our hand \u2014 a smartphone.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EBut computers weren\u2019t always so portable. Since the 1980s, they have become smaller, lighter, and better equipped to store and process vast troves of data.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EYet the silicon chips that power computers can only get so small.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cOver the past 50 years, the number of transistors we can put on a chip has doubled every two years,\u201d says \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/people.miami.edu\/profile\/f7bad2a8f419d8386bde26d3bb75406d\u0022\u003EKun Wang\u003C\/a\u003E, assistant professor of physics at the University of Miami \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.as.miami.edu\/\u0022\u003ECollege of Arts and Sciences\u003C\/a\u003E. \u201cBut we are rapidly reaching the physical limits for silicon-based electronics, and it\u2019s more challenging to miniaturize electronic components using the technologies we have been using for half a century.\u201d\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EIt\u2019s a problem that Wang and many in his field of molecular electronics are hoping to solve. Specifically, they are looking for a way to conduct electricity without using silicon or metal, which are used to create computer chips today. Using tiny molecular materials for functional components, like transistors, sensors, and interconnects in electronic chips offers several advantages, especially as traditional silicon-based technologies approach their physical and performance limits.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EBut finding the ideal chemical makeup for this molecule has stumped scientists. Recently, Wang, along with his graduate students, \u003Cstrong\u003EMehrdad Shiri\u003C\/strong\u003E and \u003Cstrong\u003EShaocheng Shen\u003C\/strong\u003E, and collaborators \u003Cstrong\u003EJason Azoulay\u003C\/strong\u003E, associate professor at Georgia Institute of Technology and Georgia Research Alliance Vasser-Woolley Distinguished Investigator;\u0026nbsp;and \u003Cstrong\u003EIgnacio Franco\u003C\/strong\u003E, professor at the University of Rochester, uncovered a promising solution.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThis week, the team shared what they believe is the world\u2019s most electrically conductive organic molecule. Their discovery, published in the \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/urldefense.com\/v3\/__http:\/www.pubs.acs.org\/doi\/10.1021\/jacs.4c18150__;!!KVu0SnhVq1hAFvslES2Y!LLGIGEsofweH_wfibO4xZ3nKxcvpUgjmdtiRpstWtkFFtN9MzYlEwOkWLnAMmkrSFJJ23Gt1-txxR2ds$\u0022\u003EJournal of the American Chemical Society\u003C\/a\u003E, opens up new possibilities for constructing smaller, more powerful computing devices at the molecular scale. Even better, the molecule is composed of chemical elements found in nature \u2014 mostly carbon, sulfur, and nitrogen.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cSo far, there is no molecular material that allows electrons to go across it without significant loss of conductivity,\u201d Wang says. \u201cThis work is the first demonstration that organic molecules can allow electrons to migrate across it without any energy loss over several tens of nanometers.\u201d\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThe testing and validation of their unique new molecule took more than two years.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EHowever, the work of this team reveals that their molecules are stable under everyday ambient conditions and offer the highest possible electrical conductance at unparalleled lengths. Therefore, it could pave the way for classical computing devices to become smaller, more energy-efficient, as well as cost-efficient, Wang adds.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003ECurrently, the ability of a molecule to conduct electrons decreases exponentially as the molecular size increases. These newly developed molecular \u201cwires\u201d are needed highways for information to be transferred, processed, and stored in future computing, Wang says.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cWhat\u2019s unique in our molecular system is that electrons travel across the molecule like a bullet without energy loss, so it is theoretically the most efficient way of electron transport in any material system,\u201d Wang notes. \u201cNot only can it downsize future electronic devices, but its structure could also enable functions that were not even possible with silicon-based materials.\u201d\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EWang means that the molecule\u2019s abilities might create new opportunities to revolutionize molecule-based quantum information science.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cThe ultra-high electrical conductance observed in our molecules is a result of an intriguing interaction of electron spins at the two ends of the molecule,\u201d he adds. \u201cIn the future, one could use this molecular system as a qubit, which is a fundamental unit for quantum computing.\u201d\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThe team was able to notice these abilities by studying their new molecule under a scanning tunneling microscope (STM). Using a technique called STM break-junction, the team was able to capture a single molecule and measure its conductance.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EShiri, the graduate student, adds: \u201cIn terms of application, this molecule is a big leap toward real-world applications. Since it is chemically robust and air-stable, it could even be integrated with existing nanoelectronic components in a chip and work as an electronic wire or interconnects between chips.\u201d\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EBeyond that, the materials needed to compose the molecule are inexpensive, and it can be created in a lab.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cThis molecular system functions in a way that is not possible with current, conventional materials,\u201d Wang says. \u201cThese are new properties that would not add to the cost but could make (computing devices) more powerful and energy efficient.\u201d\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cem\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EDOI:\u003C\/strong\u003E \u003C\/em\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1021\/jacs.4c18150\u0022\u003E\u003Cem\u003Ehttps:\/\/doi.org\/10.1021\/jacs.4c18150\u003C\/em\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cem\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EFunding:\u003C\/strong\u003E \u003Cstrong\u003EU.S. Department of Energy\u003C\/strong\u003E, Office of Science, Basic Energy\u003C\/em\u003E\u003Cbr\u003E\u003Cem\u003ESciences; \u003Cstrong\u003ENational Science Foundation\u003C\/strong\u003E (NSF); \u003Cstrong\u003EAir Force Office of Scientific Research\u003C\/strong\u003E (AFOSR) under support provided by the Organic Materials\u003C\/em\u003E\u003Cbr\u003E\u003Cem\u003EChemistry Program; \u003Cstrong\u003EGeorgia Tech Research Institute\u003C\/strong\u003E (GTRI) Graduate\u003C\/em\u003E\u003Cbr\u003E\u003Cem\u003EStudent Researcher Fellowship Program (GSFP). 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As a nurse, I\u0027d love to use this device in a clinical setting,\u201d said Meg Winata, a medical student at Emory University. \u201cAutomating that process eliminates a lot of the human error of wound VAC dressing changes, so this could be a game-changer.\u0022\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cp\u003EFollowing Onalir\u0027s graduation, Samadi recruited two new team members, Valeria Perez and Hayden Johnson, both master\u0027s students in biomedical engineering, to help develop the product. 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The future will see more of these type of missions, including \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/humans-in-space\/artemis\/\u0022\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003ENASA\u2019s Artemis program\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E and various private ventures. These missions need reliable and quick navigation abilities to successfully complete missions, especially if ground stations on Earth are overburdened or disconnected.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EGeorgia Tech\u2019s \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/seal.ae.gatech.edu\/\u0022\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003ESpace Exploration and Analysis Laboratory\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E (SEAL) has developed new algorithms that are headed to the Moon, as part of the \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.intuitivemachines.com\/im-2\u0022\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EIntuitive Machine\u2019s\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E IM-2 mission. The mission is sending a Nova-C class lunar lander named Athena to the Moon\u2019s south pole region to test technologies and collect data that aim to enable future exploration. The mission is part of \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/commercial-lunar-payload-services\/\u0022\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003ENASA\u2019s Commercial Lunar Payload Services\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E (CLPS) initiative.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Ch3\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003ESEAL\u2019s Space Odyssey\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/h3\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cp\u003ESEAL, led by AE professor \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/ae.gatech.edu\/directory\/person\/john-christian\u0022\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EJohn Christian\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E, collaborated with Intuitive Machines to develop algorithms to guide Athena to the Shackleton crater: a region known for its limited sunlight and cold temperatures. In coordination with \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.spacex.com\/\u0022\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003ESpaceX\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E, launch of the company\u2019s IM-2 mission is targeted for a multi-day launch window that opens no earlier than February 26 from Launch Complex 39A at NASA\u2019s Kennedy Space Center in Florida.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EAthena will transport NASA\u0027s\u003Cstrong\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/mission\/polar-resources-ice-mining-experiment-1-prime-1\/\u0022\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EPRIME-1\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E (Polar Resources Ice Mining Experiment-1) which includes two instruments: a drill and spectrometer. The Regolith and Ice Drill for Exploring New Terrain (TRIDENT) is designed to drill up to three feet of lunar surface to extract soil, while the mass spectrometer (MSOLO) will measure the amount of ice in the soil samples.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EAfter launch, Athena will separate from the rocket and begin a roughly five-to-four-day cruise to the Moon\u2019s orbit. The lander will orbit the Moon for approximately three to 1.5 days before its descent to the south pole.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EIn Fall 2022, Research Engineer \u003Cstrong\u003EAva Thrasher\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/strong\u003E(AE 2022, M.S. AE 2024)\u003Cstrong\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/strong\u003Ebegan working on IM-2, developing new algorithms to guide Athena to the Shackleton crater using optical terrain relative navigation (TRN). Her approach looked at developing a crater detection algorithm (CDA) using image processing techniques that capture crater center locations on the Moon which are then used to determine Athena\u0027s position estimations.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThen, she developed a crater identification algorithm (CIA) to match craters found in the image to a catalog of known lunar craters. By using CDA and CIA in tandem, Athena is able to estimate its location and orientation with a single photo, autonomously, and in real-time.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cWe wanted to strike a balance between creating something that would be done quickly on board, but also something that was reliable,\u201d she explained. \u201cWe ended up using simple crater geometry and knowledge of the sun angle to render what we expect a crater to look like in the image.\u201d\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThe CDA finds craters by calculating a similarity score between the image and the rendered crater at each image pixel point. This process, also known as template matching, marks crater centers at points of very high similarity. CIA then uses these crater center locations to match them with known craters in a catalog. By matching pixel locations in an image to known three-dimensional positions on the Moon, the spacecraft is able to produce an estimation of its position.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EAfter two years of research and testing, Thrasher, Christian, and the Intuitive Machines team successfully demonstrated the CDA and CIA on synthetic imagery and Thrasher handed off the algorithms to Intuitive Machines to convert them into flight software for Athena.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EShe first got involved with optical navigation (OPNAV) research after she took AE 4342: Senior Design with Prof. Christian as an undergraduate student. \u201cI found optical navigation to be really interesting. I liked the idea of being able to figure out where you are and how you\u2019re moving in real-time based on a picture,\u201d she said. 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It\u2019s not just the fit, strong, and elite athletes\u0026nbsp;competing at the Summer Olympics in Paris. The speed of swimming is also created by the structural engineering and materials used at the venue.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EIn the United States, there\u2019s no greater example than Georgia Tech\u2019s \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/ramblinwreck.com\/sports\/genrel\/facilities\/mcauley-aquatic-center\/\u0022\u003EMcAuley Aquatic Center\u003C\/a\u003E, which hosted the Olympics in Atlanta 28 years ago. 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Later, they designed miniature solar-powered cars to race against each other and talked to an engineer from General Motors.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EWelcome to the College of Engineering \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/wie.gatech.edu\/sei\u0022\u003ESummer Engineering Institute\u003C\/a\u003E (SEI), a series of two weeklong camps for students to get excited about all things engineering and help them craft a compelling college application.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EIn week one, motorsports was the portal to almost every facet of engineering the group explored \u2014 aerospace and materials science for designing light, sleek vehicles; electrical and computer for the sensors and electronic systems in those vehicles; mechanical for the engines and chassis. 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It was there he learned the difference between design and labor in construction and found the path he wanted to pursue in life.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u201cI didn\u2019t plan on shoveling rocks for the rest of my life; I wanted to look at the other side of construction, so that\u2019s what got me into engineering,\u201d said Foster, who will graduate with his civil engineering bachelor\u2019s this fall. \u201cMy dad also guided me toward civil engineering because his construction practice focuses on concrete and masonry \u2014 things in the civil engineering realm. He gave me a little nudge and created that exposure, which was super important for me.\u201d\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EFoster didn\u2019t come to Georgia Tech immediately. In Fall 2018, he enrolled in Morehouse College\u2019s \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/morehouse.edu\/academics\/majors\/general-science-dual-degree-engineering\/\u0022\u003EDual-Degree Engineering Program\u003C\/a\u003E, which allows students to get two degrees over five years. Students spend three years at Morehouse before transferring to a partner institution to finish their engineering studies.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EFoster quickly realized Atlanta was where he wanted to be, so Georgia Tech \u2014\u0026nbsp;with one of the best \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/ce.gatech.edu\/\u0022\u003Ecivil engineering\u003C\/a\u003E programs in the country \u2014 became his clear first choice. 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They were clunky, with limited function \u2014 often just a pinching mechanism to grasp objects.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThe pair wondered, could they use 3D printing to create an affordable and more dynamic alternative for the kids. Around that time, they found out about an entrepreneurship competition for high schools, and they set out to develop designs.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u201cMy school taught us about designing and engineering and had just bought a 3D printer. We started working with kids that had upper limb amputations and started producing designs,\u201d Proudfoot said. \u201cI think that\u2019s what definitely made me want to go into biomedical engineering and explore the robotic side, because it tied in with prosthetics.\u201d\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EA high school counselor pointed her to Georgia Tech, where another student from her school had thrived. 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Zinn Combustion Lab\u003C\/a\u003E, and find an internship at a big space company such as Blue Origin or SpaceX.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003ECheck. Check. And check.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EZarbaf admits he didn\u2019t necessarily keep track of those goals and intentionally set out to achieve them. It just turns out he knew pretty well what he wanted to accomplish in college when he was just 18 years old.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EFour years later, Zarbaf is going even further. He\u2019s headed back to his home state of Florida in the new year to work at SpaceX, where he\u2019ll play a key role in the launches that send satellites, cargo, and astronauts to space.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EAs usual, Zarbaf is right where the action is.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u201cI always want to be where it\u2019s booming,\u201d said Zarbaf, a College of Engineering \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/clarkscholars.coe.gatech.edu\/\u0022\u003EClark Scholar\u003C\/a\u003E who is finishing his aerospace engineering degree this fall. \u201cIt\u2019s kind of stressful, but I like the commotion.\u201d\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/coe.gatech.edu\/news\/2023\/12\/be-where-its-booming-kian-zarbaf-thrives-forefront\u0022\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EGet the full story on the College of Engineering website.\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","summary":"","format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EAfter earning his aerospace engineering degree this fall, Zarbaf will continue to chase frontiers at SpaceX.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","format":"limited_html"}],"field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"After earning his aerospace engineering degree this fall, Zarbaf will continue to chase frontiers at SpaceX."}],"uid":"27446","created_gmt":"2023-12-13 18:33:11","changed_gmt":"2023-12-13 18:37:00","author":"Joshua Stewart","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","dateline":{"date":"2023-12-13T00:00:00-05:00","iso_date":"2023-12-13T00:00:00-05:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"hg_media":{"672573":{"id":"672573","type":"image","title":"Kian Zarbaf Class of 2023","body":null,"created":"1702492401","gmt_created":"2023-12-13 18:33:21","changed":"1702492401","gmt_changed":"2023-12-13 18:33:21","alt":"Kian Zarbaf in front of the Tech Tower with a \u0022Helluva Engineer - Class of 2023\u0022 overlay graphic","file":{"fid":"255841","name":"Kian-Zarbaf-by-Candler-Hobbs_thumbnail-2.jpg","image_path":"\/sites\/default\/files\/2023\/12\/13\/Kian-Zarbaf-by-Candler-Hobbs_thumbnail-2.jpg","image_full_path":"http:\/\/hg.gatech.edu\/\/sites\/default\/files\/2023\/12\/13\/Kian-Zarbaf-by-Candler-Hobbs_thumbnail-2.jpg","mime":"image\/jpeg","size":614961,"path_740":"http:\/\/hg.gatech.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/740xx_scale\/public\/2023\/12\/13\/Kian-Zarbaf-by-Candler-Hobbs_thumbnail-2.jpg?itok=BZ_N-vNI"}}},"media_ids":["672573"],"groups":[{"id":"1237","name":"College of Engineering"},{"id":"604685","name":"Clark Scholars"}],"categories":[{"id":"145","name":"Engineering"},{"id":"134","name":"Student and Faculty"}],"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:jstewart@gatech.edu\u0022\u003EJoshua Stewart\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\nCollege of Engineering\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","format":"limited_html"}],"email":["jstewart@gatech.edu"],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}},"671324":{"#nid":"671324","#data":{"type":"news","title":"Hang Lu Named Engineering Associate Dean for Research and Innovation","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EHang\u0026nbsp;Lu, professor in the \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/chbe.gatech.edu\/\u0022\u003ESchool of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering\u003C\/a\u003E (ChBE) and director of the Georgia Tech Interdisciplinary Bioengineering (BioE) Graduate Program, has been selected as the College of Engineering\u2019s associate dean for research and innovation. Lu will be responsible for identifying new research opportunities, encouraging research collaborations, and facilitating partnerships among faculty across Georgia Tech and with outside partners.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003ELu begins her new role on Dec. 1.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u201cIn her roles as a leader within ChBE and as the director of BioE, Hang has effectively collaborated with and guided researchers both on campus and nationwide across diverse fields and initiatives,\u201d said Raheem Beyah, dean of the College and Southern Company Chair. \u201cHer wealth of experience will prove invaluable to our leadership team as we continue to innovate and forge research partnerships that expand the goals and impact of the College.\u201d\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003ELu has been a Georgia Tech faculty member since 2005 and holds the C.J. \u201cPete\u201d Silas Chair of Chemical \u0026amp; Biomolecular Engineering. 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Scientists have long thought that stresses can build up around dendrites, thin metallic projects that can ultimately short out solid-electrolyte batteries, but they haven\u2019t been precisely measured.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EA team of scientists at Georgia Tech, Brown University, Nanyang Technological University, and MIT have measured the mechanical stresses that develop in dendrites \u2013 solving a long-standing hypothesis that high stresses can be developed around dendrites. Dendrites pierce through solid electrolytes, eventually crossing from one electrode to the other and shorting out the solid-state battery cell.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EGeorgia Tech Professor\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/ae.gatech.edu\/directory\/person\/christos-e-athanasiou\u0022\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EChristos Athanasiou\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u0026nbsp;and the multidisciplinary team used photoelasticity to measure the stress on batteries caused during the battery cycle. In their paper,\u0026nbsp;\u003Cem\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.sciencedirect.com\/science\/article\/pii\/S2590238523005155?dgcid=author\u0022\u003EOperando Measurements of Dendrite-Induced Stresses in Ceramic Electrolytes using Photoelasticity,\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/em\u003E\u0026nbsp;they managed to overcome challenges associated with measurements of easy to break, very tiny solid electrolyte samples. The samples thickness was about 10 times smaller than the average diameter of human hair.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThe team used an old - and almost forgotten - principle of photoelasticity to directly measure the stress fields during cell operation. Photoelasticity\u2019s contactless nature also allows for the stresses to be directly measured and visualized at the dendrite tips. By shining light through the material under a special photoelastic microscope, it revealed intricate stress fields. In this case, the stress revealed from passing light through the electrolyte appeared at the tip of the propagation dendrite.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThis advanced experimental setup has set the stage for profound exploration of stresses developed during battery operation across various electrolytes and conditions, revealing critical data on loading conditions and the dynamics of lithium metal penetration events.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThis is just one example where creative, yet simple experimentation, can lead to fundamental discoveries.\u0026nbsp;The Daedalus Lab at Georgia Tech, inspired by the ingenuity of its namesake, the mythical Greek inventor, is dedicated to decarbonizing the future through the development and promotion of sustainable materials and structures, utilizing innovative experimental approaches and artificial intelligence.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","summary":"","format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EProfessor Christos Athanasiou advances sustainable innovations through creative mechanics.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","format":"limited_html"}],"field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"Professor Christos Athanasiou advances sustainable innovations through creative mechanics."}],"uid":"34736","created_gmt":"2023-11-14 15:52:11","changed_gmt":"2023-11-14 15:52:33","author":"Kelsey Gulledge","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","dateline":{"date":"2023-11-09T00:00:00-05:00","iso_date":"2023-11-09T00:00:00-05:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"groups":[{"id":"1237","name":"College of Engineering"}],"categories":[{"id":"136","name":"Aerospace"},{"id":"144","name":"Energy"},{"id":"145","name":"Engineering"},{"id":"149","name":"Nanotechnology and Nanoscience"},{"id":"135","name":"Research"}],"keywords":[{"id":"1325","name":"aerospace"},{"id":"7826","name":"Batteries"},{"id":"181588","name":"solid-state batteries"},{"id":"178306","name":"lithium batteries"},{"id":"365","name":"Research"},{"id":"193261","name":"photoelasticity"}],"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":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EKelsey Gulledge\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","format":"limited_html"}],"email":["kelsey.gulledge@aerospace.gatech.edu"],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}},"671020":{"#nid":"671020","#data":{"type":"news","title":"Army Veteran and Faculty Member Ronald Johnson is Writing His Next Chapter","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EA few weeks ago,\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/isye.gatech.edu\/users\/ronald-johnson\u0022\u003ERonald Johnson\u003C\/a\u003E\u0026nbsp;was in the throes of an experience common to many graduate students. He was making final preparations for his dissertation defense after years of research and study.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThe difference between him and his peers was that Johnson wasn\u2019t at the beginning of his career. Rather, he\u2019s developing the third, or maybe fourth, chapter of his story after serving three decades in the U.S. Army and helping the NBA spin up its referee operations department.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EFor the last 10 years, he\u2019s been at Georgia Tech, where he earned a master\u2019s degree in operations research in 1985. Johnson is a professor of the practice in the\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.isye.gatech.edu\/\u0022\u003EH. Milton Stewart School of Industrial and Systems Engineering\u003C\/a\u003E\u0026nbsp;and also was managing director of the Tennenbaum Institute for Enterprise Transformation. 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But now she\u2019s laying the foundation for that childhood dream in her second year of Georgia Tech\u2019s bioengineering doctorate program.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EAlong the way, she\u2019s making a point to help others see paths and opportunities she didn\u2019t \u2014 whether they\u2019re fellow Hispanic students interested in engineering, first-generation college students, or especially community or technical college students.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EHer efforts to build community \u2014 as an undergraduate student at two colleges and now among her fellow grad students in \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/me.gatech.edu\/faculty\/sulchek\u0022\u003ETodd Sulchek\u003C\/a\u003E\u2019s lab \u2014 are among the many reasons the \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/shpe.org\/\u0022\u003ESociety of Hispanic Professional Engineers (SHPE)\u003C\/a\u003E has recognized Col\u00f3n with its national \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/shpe.org\/engage\/awards\/star-awards\/\u0022\u003ESTAR Role Model Award\u003C\/a\u003E.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThe award is the highest honor for a SHPE graduate student member, reserved to recognize \u201cunselfish and outstanding contributions of an honoree to their SHPE student chapter and the Hispanic community while maintaining academic excellence.\u201d\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003ECol\u00f3n said she doesn\u2019t really see herself as a role model \u2014 except, hopefully, for her 14-year-old sister. 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I don\u2019t view it as the term \u2018role model.\u2019 I view it more as like somebody who\u2019s going through the same circumstances that\u2019s willing to lend a helping hand.\u201d\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/coe.gatech.edu\/news\/2023\/10\/carolina-colon-society-hispanic-professional-engineers-national-star-role-model-2023\u0022\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003ERead the full story on the College of Engineering website.\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","summary":"","format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EThe bioengineering Ph.D. student hopes to make the path through college easier for other community college and first-generation students.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","format":"limited_html"}],"field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"The bioengineering Ph.D. student hopes to make the path through college easier for other community college and first-generation students."}],"uid":"27446","created_gmt":"2023-10-10 17:02:57","changed_gmt":"2023-10-10 17:05:41","author":"Joshua Stewart","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","dateline":{"date":"2023-10-10T00:00:00-04:00","iso_date":"2023-10-10T00:00:00-04:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"hg_media":{"671995":{"id":"671995","type":"image","title":"Carolina Col\u00f3n Lab","body":"\u003Cp\u003EBioengineering Ph.D. student Carolina Col\u00f3n has been recognized with the national STAR Role Model Award by the Society of Hispanic Professional Engineers. 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It\u2019s the highest ranking since 1996.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003ETwo of the College\u2019s programs are the best in the nation: the \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/bme.gatech.edu\/bme\/\u0022\u003EWallace H. Coulter Department of Biomedical Engineering (BME)\u003C\/a\u003E and the \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.isye.gatech.edu\/\u0022\u003EH. Milton Stewart School of Industrial and Systems Engineering (ISyE)\u003C\/a\u003E.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EISyE continues a run at No. 1 that started in 2002. 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Since sixth grade, he knew that he wanted to be an engineer, and Georgia Tech was his dream school.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EGrowing up in metro Atlanta, he worked on construction sites and cleaned dishes part-time. His parents, both immigrants from Southern Mexico, pushed him to go to college so he wouldn\u2019t have to keep working manual labor jobs. But the path to actually enrolling at Tech was anything but easy.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003ECastrejon\u2019s high school was a low-income school that received federal funding to support underprivileged students, and he spent a lot of time worrying that he wasn\u2019t \u201cgood enough\u201d for Tech. Those worries ended up being unfounded. 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Supply chain issues continued to strain the nation this year, with gas prices rising sharply before gradually falling.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EIn the summer, the federal government passed the $280 billion CHIPS and Science Act to boost microchip production and make the U.S. more competitive around the globe.\u0026nbsp;The funding will also bolster semiconductor manufacturing.\u0026nbsp;\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\nThat was followed by the passage of the Inflation Reduction Act, which includes provisions to address climate change.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EIn November, NASA began a new era in space exploration with the launch of the Space Launch System and the Artemis mission.\u0026nbsp;\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\nWith the new year on tap, experts from the College of Engineering are looking into the future. Some have predictions for 2023. Others are addressing what must happen next within their respective research fields.\u0026nbsp;\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\nFrom the future of aviation to wearable technology to sustainable AI and more, this is what some of our College\u0026#39;s experts expect in 2023.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/coe.gatech.edu\/news\/2022\/12\/year-ahead-according-engineers\u0022\u003ERead all the predictions on the College of Engineering website.\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\u003C\/div\u003E\r\n\u003C\/div\u003E\r\n","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EExperts from the College of Engineering give their predictions and expectations for 2023\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","format":"limited_html"}],"field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"Experts from the College of Engineering give their predictions and expectations for 2023"}],"uid":"27446","created_gmt":"2022-12-21 17:22:21","changed_gmt":"2023-02-01 17:32:17","author":"Joshua Stewart","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","dateline":{"date":"2022-12-21T00:00:00-05:00","iso_date":"2022-12-21T00:00:00-05:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"hg_media":{"665350":{"id":"665350","type":"image","title":"2023 Engineering Year Ahead","body":null,"created":"1671643784","gmt_created":"2022-12-21 17:29:44","changed":"1675272600","gmt_changed":"2023-02-01 17:30:00","alt":"collage of faculty faces","file":{"fid":"251648","name":"2023-lookahead-composite.jpg","image_path":"\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/2023-lookahead-composite.jpg","image_full_path":"http:\/\/hg.gatech.edu\/\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/2023-lookahead-composite.jpg","mime":"image\/jpeg","size":415834,"path_740":"http:\/\/hg.gatech.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/740xx_scale\/public\/images\/2023-lookahead-composite.jpg?itok=WKu0mvxS"}}},"media_ids":["665350"],"groups":[{"id":"1237","name":"College of Engineering"},{"id":"551651","name":"Center for Engineering Education and Diversity (CEED)"},{"id":"289141","name":"Women in Engineering (WIE)"}],"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":""}},"665349":{"#nid":"665349","#data":{"type":"news","title":"Forbes 30 Under 30 Features Five Georgia Tech Engineers","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EChange begins at Georgia Tech, and for proof, look no further than the \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.forbes.com\/30-under-30\/2023\/\u0022\u003E2023 \u003Cem\u003EForbes\u003C\/em\u003E 30 Under 30 list\u003C\/a\u003E, which features eight Yellow Jackets. Spanning the medical, energy, manufacturing, social, and e-commerce sectors, these Tech graduates \u0026mdash; selected from a candidate pool of 12,000 for 600 spots across 20 categories \u0026mdash; exemplify the innovation and drive that takes place across campus daily.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/news.gatech.edu\/features\/2022\/12\/8-georgia-tech-grads-named-forbes-30-under-30-list\u0022\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003ESee the full lists in the Georgia Tech News Center.\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EThe five alumni are creating personalized orthopedic devices, building solar mini-grids in Africa, developing radar technology for self-driving vehicles, and more.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","format":"limited_html"}],"field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"The five alumni are creating personalized orthopedic devices, building solar mini-grids in Africa, developing radar technology for self-driving vehicles, and more."}],"uid":"27446","created_gmt":"2023-02-01 17:28:14","changed_gmt":"2023-02-01 17:28:14","author":"Joshua Stewart","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","dateline":{"date":"2023-01-04T00:00:00-05:00","iso_date":"2023-01-04T00:00:00-05:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"groups":[{"id":"1237","name":"College of Engineering"},{"id":"289141","name":"Women in Engineering (WIE)"}],"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":""}},"665347":{"#nid":"665347","#data":{"type":"news","title":"NRE Graduate Student Selected for IAEA Marie Sklodowska-Curie Fellowship Programme","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EPatience Lamb, a nuclear and radiological engineering (NRE) graduate student in the \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.me.gatech.edu\/\u0022\u003EGeorge W. Woodruff School of Mechanical Engineering\u003C\/a\u003E, has been selected for the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Marie Sklodowska-Curie Fellowship Programme (MSCFP) for 2023.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThe MSCFP aims to help increase the number of women in the nuclear field, supporting an inclusive workforce of both men and women who contribute to and drive global scientific and technological innovation. As part of the MSCFP, Lamb and other selected students will receive a scholarship and have an opportunity to pursue an internship facilitated by the IAEA.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026ldquo;It is wonderful that the IAEA recognizes the importance of women being involved in mission-critical research such as nuclear cybersecurity,\u0026quot; said Lamb. \u0026ldquo;I am both honored and excited to be selected for this prestigious program.\u0026rdquo;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThe MSCFP will allow Lamb to further her research in nuclear cybersecurity, specifically with regard to the implementation and security of machine learning in the nuclear industry. In addition, over the next 12 months, she will have a chance to connect with nuclear cybersecurity experts internationally.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026ldquo;IAEA promotes the safe, secure, and peaceful use of nuclear technologies, and I am glad that we can continuously contribute to that through various opportunities such as the MSCFP. I am very excited for Patience, and cannot wait to see the opportunities she will have in the future,\u0026rdquo; said Assistant Professor \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.me.gatech.edu\/faculty\/zhang-2\u0022\u003EFan Zhang\u003C\/a\u003E, who serves as the director of the \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/sites.gatech.edu\/ifanlab\/\u0022\u003EIntelligence for Advanced Nuclear (iFAN) Lab\u003C\/a\u003E at Georgia Tech.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EAs a graduate research assistant in the iFAN Lab, Lamb works with Zhang on the cybersecurity of digital twins for nuclear reactors, in collaboration with Idaho National Laboratory. Over the years, Zhang has supported IAEA nuclear cybersecurity missions through \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.iaea.org\/newscenter\/news\/crp-success-story-enhancing-computer-security-incident-analysis-at-nuclear-facilities-j02008\u0022\u003ECoordinated Research Project (CRP) J02008\u003C\/a\u003E, agency missions, and NucSecCyber webinars.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EOutside of the classroom and lab, Lamb participates in the Women in Nuclear (WiN) Club, connecting Georgia Tech students with professionals in the field to help with professional development and workforce preparation. Lamb started the club last semester and Zhang serves as the faculty advisor.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EPatience Lamb will receive a scholarship and have an opportunity to pursue an internship facilitated by the International Atomic Energy Agency.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","format":"limited_html"}],"field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"Patience Lamb will receive a scholarship and have an opportunity to pursue an internship facilitated by the International Atomic Energy Agency."}],"uid":"27446","created_gmt":"2023-02-01 17:24:22","changed_gmt":"2023-02-01 17:24:22","author":"Joshua Stewart","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","dateline":{"date":"2023-01-19T00:00:00-05:00","iso_date":"2023-01-19T00:00:00-05:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"hg_media":{"665345":{"id":"665345","type":"image","title":"Patience Lamb","body":null,"created":"1675272177","gmt_created":"2023-02-01 17:22:57","changed":"1675272177","gmt_changed":"2023-02-01 17:22:57","alt":"Patience Lamb headshot","file":{"fid":"251646","name":"Patience-Lamb-t.jpg","image_path":"\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/Patience-Lamb-t.jpg","image_full_path":"http:\/\/hg.gatech.edu\/\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/Patience-Lamb-t.jpg","mime":"image\/jpeg","size":250340,"path_740":"http:\/\/hg.gatech.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/740xx_scale\/public\/images\/Patience-Lamb-t.jpg?itok=lIp2XLZ9"}}},"media_ids":["665345"],"groups":[{"id":"1237","name":"College of Engineering"},{"id":"289141","name":"Women in Engineering (WIE)"}],"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\u003EAshley Ritchie\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\nWoodruff School of Mechanical Engineering\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","format":"limited_html"}],"email":["ashley.ritchie@me.gatech.edu"],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}},"665343":{"#nid":"665343","#data":{"type":"news","title":"ME\u0027s Lauren Paulson Wins Brooke Owens Fellowship","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003ELauren Paulson, an undergraduate student in the \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.me.gatech.edu\/\u0022\u003EGeorge W. Woodruff School of Mechanical Engineering\u003C\/a\u003E, has been selected to receive a \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.brookeowensfellowship.org\/\u0022\u003EBrooke Owens Fellowship\u003C\/a\u003E for 2023. Paulson is studying mechanical engineering while minoring in aerospace engineering.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThe Brooke Owens Fellowship is a nationally-acclaimed nonprofit program recognizing exceptional undergraduate women and gender minorities with space and aviation internships, senior mentorship, and a lifelong professional network.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EPaulson was one of 47 fellows who were selected based on their incredible talent, desire to pursue a career in aerospace, stand-out creative abilities, record of leadership, and most importantly, commitment to their communities. Almost 1,000 promising and talented students applied worldwide.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EPaulson has always loved math, science, and problem-solving, but her interest in aerospace started when she was selected to go to a NASA young astronauts day in middle school.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EAt Georgia Tech, Paulson has served as the Vice President of Membership of the Yellow Jacket Flying Club. Through this club, she has pursued flight training toward a private pilot license. She also serves on the Woodruff School of Mechanical Engineering Student Advisory Committee, is a prototyping instructor at the \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/inventionstudio.gatech.edu\/\u0022\u003EFlowers Invention Studio\u003C\/a\u003E, and is active in Georgia Tech\u0026rsquo;s student-run theatre, DramaTech, where she serves as the head of marketing for the improv troupe and has acted and assisted in directing many shows. Paulson also enjoys running, scuba diving, sailing, and traveling.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EPaulson has previously interned at BlackRock through the Hallac Scholars program where she worked to create a data quality visualization tool. She has also worked part-time as a Physics 2 Teaching Assistant at Georgia Tech and as a middle and high school math and science tutor. In addition, she has served as a part-time machine operator at the McKinsey Digital Capability Center where she worked to create a system to send alerts about machine maintenance. Finally, Paulson has conducted research in structural analysis and aeroelasticity under aerospace engineering professors at Georgia Tech.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EAs a Brooke Owens Fellow, Paulson will intern with Virgin Orbit on their quality engineering team in Long Beach, California this summer.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThe Brooke Owens Fellowship was founded in 2016 to honor the memory of beloved industry pioneer and accomplished pilot D. Brooke Owens, who passed away in 2016, after a hard-fought battle with cancer. The Brooke Owens Fellowship celebrates its ongoing mission and legacy of disrupting the historical gender imbalance in the aerospace industry by continuing its mission to provide opportunities and access to talented young professionals from women and gender minorities from all backgrounds.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EPaulson will intern with Virgin Orbit this summer as part of the fellowship program, which recognizes exceptional undergraduate women and gender minorities interested in space and aviation.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","format":"limited_html"}],"field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"Paulson will intern with Virgin Orbit this summer as part of the fellowship program, which recognizes exceptional undergraduate women and gender minorities interested in space and aviation."}],"uid":"27446","created_gmt":"2023-02-01 17:18:22","changed_gmt":"2023-02-01 17:18:22","author":"Joshua Stewart","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","dateline":{"date":"2023-02-01T00:00:00-05:00","iso_date":"2023-02-01T00:00:00-05:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"hg_media":{"665342":{"id":"665342","type":"image","title":"Lauren Paulson","body":null,"created":"1675271789","gmt_created":"2023-02-01 17:16:29","changed":"1675271789","gmt_changed":"2023-02-01 17:16:29","alt":"Lauren Paulson headshot","file":{"fid":"251645","name":"Paulson_0.jpg","image_path":"\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/Paulson_0.jpg","image_full_path":"http:\/\/hg.gatech.edu\/\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/Paulson_0.jpg","mime":"image\/jpeg","size":183594,"path_740":"http:\/\/hg.gatech.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/740xx_scale\/public\/images\/Paulson_0.jpg?itok=ZD9H6Cbm"}}},"media_ids":["665342"],"groups":[{"id":"1237","name":"College of Engineering"},{"id":"289141","name":"Women in Engineering (WIE)"}],"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\u003EAshley Ritchie\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\nWoodruff School of Mechanical Engineering\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","format":"limited_html"}],"email":["ashley.ritchie@me.gatech.edu"],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}},"664936":{"#nid":"664936","#data":{"type":"news","title":"Researchers Find that to Achieve Long-term Sustainability, Urban Systems Must Tackle Social Justice and Equity","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EInclusivity and understanding past policies and their effects on underserved and marginalized communities must be part of urban planning, design, and public policy efforts for cities.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EAn international coalition of researchers \u0026mdash; led by Georgia Tech \u0026mdash; have determined that advancements and innovations in urban research and design must incorporate serious analysis and collaborations with scientists, public policy experts, local leaders, and citizens. To address environmental issues and infrastructure challenges cities face, the coalition identified three core focus areas with research priorities for long-term urban sustainability and viability. Those focus areas should be components of any urban planning, design, and sustainability initiative.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThe researchers found that the core focus areas included social justice and equity, circularity, and a concept called \u0026ldquo;digital twins.\u0026rdquo; The team \u0026mdash; which consists of 13 co-authors and scholars based in the U.S., Asia, and Europe \u0026mdash; also provided guidance and future research directions for how to address these focus areas. They detailed their\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/onlinelibrary.wiley.com\/doi\/10.1111\/jiec.13360\u0022\u003Efindings\u003C\/a\u003E\u0026nbsp;in the\u0026nbsp;\u003Cem\u003EJournal of Industrial Ecology\u003C\/em\u003E, published in January 2023.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026ldquo;Climate change has certainly increased the amount and intensity of extreme weather events and because of that, it makes our decision making today critical to the manner in which our economy and our day to day lives can operate,\u0026rdquo; said\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/ce.gatech.edu\/directory\/person\/joe-f-bozeman-iii\u0022\u003EJoe F. Bozeman III\u003C\/a\u003E, the lead author and an assistant professor in Georgia Tech\u0026rsquo;s\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/ce.gatech.edu\/\u0022\u003ESchool of Civil and Environmental Engineering\u003C\/a\u003E. He is also the director of Tech\u0026rsquo;s\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/seeel.ce.gatech.edu\/\u0022\u003ESocial Equity \u0026amp; Environmental Engineering Lab\u003C\/a\u003E\u0026nbsp;and has a courtesy appointment in the \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/spp.gatech.edu\u0022\u003ESchool of Public Policy\u003C\/a\u003E. \u0026ldquo;Our quality of life can be negatively affected if we don\u0026#39;t make good decisions today.\u0026rdquo;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EThree core areas of focus to achieve urban sustainability\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThe researchers\u0026rsquo; first core focus area, justice and equity, addresses innovations and trends that disproportionately benefit middle and high-income communities. Trends like IoT, \u0026ldquo;smart cities,\u0026rdquo; and the urban \u0026ldquo;green movement\u0026rdquo; are part of a broader push by cities to become more sustainable and resilient. But communities of color and low-income neighborhoods \u0026mdash; the same areas often home to environmental contaminations, infrastructure challenges, and other hazards \u0026mdash; have often been overlooked.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThe researchers\u0026rsquo; findings showed a consistent trend with marginalized communities across several countries, including Canada, the Netherlands, India, and South Africa. They call for mandatory equity analyses which incorporate the experiences and perspectives of these marginalized communities, and, more importantly, ensure members of those communities are actively engaged in decision-making processes.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026ldquo;Planning, professional, and community stakeholders,\u0026rdquo; the researchers write in the paper, \u0026ldquo;should recognize that working together gets cities closer to harmonizing the technological and social dimensions of sustainability.\u0026rdquo;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThe second focus area, circularity, addresses resource consumption of staple commodities including food, water, and energy; the waste and emissions they generate; and the opportunities to increase conservation of those resources by boosting efficiencies.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026ldquo;What we mean by circularity is basic reuse, remanufacturing, and recycling efforts across the entire urban system \u0026mdash; which not only includes cities and under resourced areas within those cities \u0026mdash; but also rural communities that supply and take resources from those city hubs,\u0026rdquo; Bozeman said. The idea is aligned with the circular economy concept which addresses the need to move away from the resource-wasteful and unsustainable cycle of taking, making, and throwing away.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EInstead, the researchers argue, cities should look for ways to improve efficiency and maximize local resource use. That has potential benefits not only for urban areas, but rural communities, too. One example, Bozeman said, is the Lifecycle Building Center in Atlanta. It takes old building supplies and sells them locally for reuse.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026ldquo;By doing that, they\u0026rsquo;re at the beginning stages of creating an economic system, a regional engine where we share resources between cities and rural areas,\u0026rdquo; he said. \u0026ldquo;We can start creating an economic framework, not only where both sides can make money and get what they need, but something that can actually turn into a sustainable economic engine without having to rely on another state or another country\u0026#39;s import or export economic pressures.\u0026rdquo;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003ETo strengthen circularity and make it more robust, the researchers call for more expansive metrics beyond measuring recycling rates and zero waste efforts, to include other parts of the supply chain that may yield new ideas and solutions.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThe third focus area, digital twins, addresses the development of automated technologies in smart buildings and infrastructure, such as traffic lights to respond to weather and other environmental factors.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026ldquo;Let\u0026#39;s say there\u0026#39;s a heavy rain event and that the rainwater is being stored into retainment,\u0026rdquo; said Bozeman. \u0026ldquo;An automated system can open another valve where we can store that water into a secondary support system, so there\u0026#39;s less flooding, and that can happen automatically, if we utilize the concept of digital twins.\u0026rdquo;\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003ECreating a new urban planning model\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThe research came about as part of the mission of the\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/is4ie.org\/sections\/urbansystems\/pages\/28\u0022\u003ESustainable Urban Systems Section\u003C\/a\u003E\u0026nbsp;of the International Society for Industrial Ecology, which aims to be a conduit for scientists, engineers, policymakers, and others who want to marry environmental concerns and economic activity. Bozeman is a board member of the Sustainable Urban Systems Section.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026ldquo;In that role, part of we do is set a vision and foundation for how other researchers should operate within the city and urban system space,\u0026rdquo; he said.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EFor urban sustainability, engineers and policy makers must come to the table and make collective decisions around social justice and equity, circularity, and the digital twins concepts.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026ldquo;I think we\u0026#39;re at a really critical decision point when it comes to engineers and others being able to do work that is forward looking and human sensitive,\u0026rdquo; said Bozeman. \u0026ldquo;Good decision making involves addressing social justice and equity and understanding its root causes, which will enable cities to create solutions that integrate cultural dynamics.\u0026rdquo;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003ECITATION:\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/strong\u003EJoe F. 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Chopra, Philip James, Sajjad Muhammad, Hua Cai, Kangkang Tong, Maya Carrasquillo, Harold Rickenbacker, Destenie Nock, Weslynne Ashton, Oliver Heidrich, Sybil Derrible, Melissa Bilec. \u0026ldquo;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/onlinelibrary.wiley.com\/doi\/10.1111\/jiec.13360\u0022\u003EThree research priorities for just and sustainable urban systems: Now is the time to refocus\u003C\/a\u003E.\u0026rdquo; (\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/onlinelibrary.wiley.com\/journal\/15309290\u0022\u003E\u003Cem\u003EJournal of Industrial Ecology\u003C\/em\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E, January 2023)\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":"","field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"Inclusivity and understanding past policies and their effects on underserved and marginalized communities must be part of urban planning, design, and public policy efforts for cities."}],"uid":"28137","created_gmt":"2023-01-20 20:10:58","changed_gmt":"2023-01-31 22:31:34","author":"P\u00e9ralte Paul","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","dateline":{"date":"2023-01-20T00:00:00-05:00","iso_date":"2023-01-20T00:00:00-05:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"hg_media":{"664937":{"id":"664937","type":"image","title":"Joe Bozeman III Portrait","body":null,"created":"1674245678","gmt_created":"2023-01-20 20:14:38","changed":"1674245724","gmt_changed":"2023-01-20 20:15:24","alt":"Portrait of Joe Bozeman III","file":{"fid":"251527","name":"22C10400-P5-001.JPG","image_path":"\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/22C10400-P5-001.JPG","image_full_path":"http:\/\/hg.gatech.edu\/\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/22C10400-P5-001.JPG","mime":"image\/jpeg","size":378665,"path_740":"http:\/\/hg.gatech.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/740xx_scale\/public\/images\/22C10400-P5-001.JPG?itok=HunJfo9e"}}},"media_ids":["664937"],"groups":[{"id":"1237","name":"College of Engineering"},{"id":"1214","name":"News Room"},{"id":"1188","name":"Research Horizons"},{"id":"1316","name":"Green Buzz"},{"id":"551651","name":"Center for Engineering Education and Diversity (CEED)"}],"categories":[{"id":"151","name":"Policy, Social Sciences, and Liberal Arts"}],"keywords":[{"id":"187915","name":"go-researchnews"},{"id":"191939","name":"Joe Bozeman"},{"id":"6523","name":"justice"},{"id":"166","name":"Cities"},{"id":"479","name":"Green Buzz"}],"core_research_areas":[{"id":"39501","name":"People and Technology"},{"id":"39511","name":"Public Service, Leadership, and Policy"}],"news_room_topics":[{"id":"71881","name":"Science and Technology"},{"id":"71901","name":"Society and Culture"}],"event_categories":[],"invited_audience":[],"affiliations":[],"classification":[],"areas_of_expertise":[],"news_and_recent_appearances":[],"phone":[],"contact":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EP\u0026eacute;ralte C. 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"}],"uid":"27560","created_gmt":"2022-11-28 20:50:15","changed_gmt":"2022-12-12 14:24:24","author":"Jason Maderer","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","dateline":{"date":"2022-11-28T00:00:00-05:00","iso_date":"2022-11-28T00:00:00-05:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"hg_media":{"663460":{"id":"663460","type":"image","title":"Lunar Flashlight","body":null,"created":"1669666978","gmt_created":"2022-11-28 20:22:58","changed":"1669667388","gmt_changed":"2022-11-28 20:29:48","alt":"Illustration of lunar flashlight and the moon","file":{"fid":"251129","name":"Lunar-Flashlight-Illustration-NASA-JPL-Caltech-t.jpeg","image_path":"\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/Lunar-Flashlight-Illustration-NASA-JPL-Caltech-t.jpeg","image_full_path":"http:\/\/hg.gatech.edu\/\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/Lunar-Flashlight-Illustration-NASA-JPL-Caltech-t.jpeg","mime":"image\/jpeg","size":404536,"path_740":"http:\/\/hg.gatech.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/740xx_scale\/public\/images\/Lunar-Flashlight-Illustration-NASA-JPL-Caltech-t.jpeg?itok=p4DTwLRf"}}},"media_ids":["663460"],"groups":[{"id":"1237","name":"College of Engineering"},{"id":"1239","name":"School of Aerospace Engineering"}],"categories":[],"keywords":[{"id":"187915","name":"go-researchnews"}],"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":"\u003Cp\u003EJoshua Stewart\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\nCollege of Engineering\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\n\u003Ca href=\u0022mailto:jstewart@gatech.edu\u0022\u003Ejstewart@gatech.edu\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","format":"limited_html"}],"email":["jstewart@gatech.edu"],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}},"663331":{"#nid":"663331","#data":{"type":"news","title":"Closing the Loop to Target Brain Glioblastomas","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003E\u0026ldquo;Closing the loop\u0026rdquo; has become one of the jargony cliches of the business world. 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It\u0026rsquo;s one of Cristo Rey\u0026rsquo;s main goals, with Georgia Tech playing a supporting role since the school was founded eight years ago.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\n\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/coe.gatech.edu\/news\/2022\/11\/expanding-access-while-providing-professional-work-experience\u0022\u003ERead more about the how Georgia Tech is expanding access through its partnership with Cristo Rey.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":[{"value":"A partnership with an Atlanta high school allows Georgia Tech to give students a glimpse of campus life as they work in an office"}],"field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EAs part of partnership with Atlanta\u0026#39;s Cristo Rey High School, students work one day a week on campus. 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That includes exposure to a variety of colleges, scholarships, co-op programs, and pathways into careers in science and engineering.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThat\u0026rsquo;s why she brought 23 of her students to the Atlanta Marriott in Buckhead Oct. 13 to an event co-hosted by the Georgia Tech College of Engineering, the Center for Engineering Education and Diversity, and the National Action Council for Minorities in Engineering. The conference provided a taste of all the ways high schoolers could pursue a college degree in engineering and science as well as the impact a career in engineering could have on their lives and communities.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/coe.gatech.edu\/news\/2022\/10\/helping-atlanta-area-students-find-their-path-stem-degree\u0022\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003ERead the full story on the College of Engineering website.\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003ECEED cohosts special engagement day for high schoolers at National Action Council for Minorities in Engineering conference\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","format":"limited_html"}],"field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"CEED cohosts special engagement day for high schoolers at National Action Council for Minority Engineering conference"}],"uid":"27446","created_gmt":"2022-10-14 17:00:33","changed_gmt":"2022-10-20 13:46:58","author":"Joshua Stewart","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","dateline":{"date":"2022-10-14T00:00:00-04:00","iso_date":"2022-10-14T00:00:00-04:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"hg_media":{"662146":{"id":"662146","type":"image","title":"NACME Conference Design Challenge Students","body":null,"created":"1665766723","gmt_created":"2022-10-14 16:58:43","changed":"1665766723","gmt_changed":"2022-10-14 16:58:43","alt":"Metro Atlanta high school students work on their cardboard funhouse design during an engineering design challenge at the NACME national conference in Buckhead.","file":{"fid":"250786","name":"NACME-Students-Working-1361.jpg","image_path":"\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/NACME-Students-Working-1361.jpg","image_full_path":"http:\/\/hg.gatech.edu\/\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/NACME-Students-Working-1361.jpg","mime":"image\/jpeg","size":494164,"path_740":"http:\/\/hg.gatech.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/740xx_scale\/public\/images\/NACME-Students-Working-1361.jpg?itok=aJv-6tw_"}}},"media_ids":["662146"],"groups":[{"id":"551651","name":"Center for Engineering Education and Diversity (CEED)"},{"id":"1237","name":"College of Engineering"}],"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":""}},"662033":{"#nid":"662033","#data":{"type":"news","title":"From Ice Hockey to Iron Man: Kristen Jakubowski Awarded ASEE eFellows Postdoc Fellowship","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EWhen Kristen Jakubowski suffered a season-ending concussion midway through her third year on the ice hockey team at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, she didn\u0026rsquo;t anticipate that it would take the rest of her time in college to recover.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026ldquo;The journey of injury and recovery required a lot of mental stamina because no one knew when I was going to get better, and it took longer than anyone expected,\u0026rdquo; Jakubowski said. \u0026ldquo;But that experience was also the entry into my research in rehabilitation and helping people with mobility impairments.\u0026rdquo;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EUltimately, that concussion led Jakubowski to shift her degree in biomedical engineering from a sports focus to a focus in rehabilitation, eventually earning a master\u0026rsquo;s and then a Ph.D. in the field. This fall, she\u0026rsquo;s joining the Wallace H. Coulter Department of Biomedical Engineering at Georgia Tech and Emory University as an American Society of Engineering Education (ASEE) \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/efellows.asee.org\/home\u0022\u003EeFellows Postdoctoral Fellow\u003C\/a\u003E.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/bme.gatech.edu\/bme\/news\/ice-hockey-iron-man-kristen-jakubowski-awarded-asee-efellows-postdoc-fellowship\u0022\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003ERead the full story on the Wallace H. 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Georgia Tech civil engineer Iris Tien says it\u0026rsquo;s also a long-term investment in communities.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003ETo be successful, the nation should focus on \u0026ldquo;meaningful investments in infrastructure that will result in resilient, sustainable, and equitable systems in support of communities,\u0026rdquo; said Tien, who studies infrastructure networks, including building, water, power, gas, communications, and transportation systems in the School of Civil and Environmental Engineering.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EWriting recently in the American Society of Civil Engineers\u0026rsquo; \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/ascelibrary.org\/doi\/10.1061\/%28ASCE%29IS.1943-555X.0000684\u0022\u003E\u003Cem\u003EJournal of Infrastructure Systems\u003C\/em\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E, Tien identified areas in current infrastructure systems that inhibit progress and offered recommendations for more of those meaningful investments.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/ce.gatech.edu\/news\/2022\/10\/tien-offers-prescription-maximizing-investments-nations-infrastructure\u0022\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003ERead about her key suggestions on the School of Civil and Environmental Engineering website.\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EIn Journal of Infrastructure Systems article, Tien outlines recommendations for more resilient, sustainable, equitable infrastructure.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","format":"limited_html"}],"field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"In Journal of Infrastructure Systems article, Tien outlines recommendations for more resilient, sustainable, equitable infrastructure."}],"uid":"27446","created_gmt":"2022-10-12 15:21:06","changed_gmt":"2022-10-12 15:21:06","author":"Joshua Stewart","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","dateline":{"date":"2022-10-07T00:00:00-04:00","iso_date":"2022-10-07T00:00:00-04:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"hg_media":{"662025":{"id":"662025","type":"image","title":"Iris Tien at her desk","body":null,"created":"1665155863","gmt_created":"2022-10-07 15:17:43","changed":"1665587890","gmt_changed":"2022-10-12 15:18:10","alt":"Iris Tien looks at documents at her desk","file":{"fid":"250754","name":"Tien-Iris-t.jpg","image_path":"\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/Tien-Iris-t.jpg","image_full_path":"http:\/\/hg.gatech.edu\/\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/Tien-Iris-t.jpg","mime":"image\/jpeg","size":346198,"path_740":"http:\/\/hg.gatech.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/740xx_scale\/public\/images\/Tien-Iris-t.jpg?itok=Cr5PXjU3"}}},"media_ids":["662025"],"groups":[{"id":"1237","name":"College of Engineering"},{"id":"289141","name":"Women in Engineering (WIE)"}],"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":""}},"662021":{"#nid":"662021","#data":{"type":"news","title":"What Interrupts College Completion for Black Women in STEM? 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But the reasons aren\u0026rsquo;t well-documented, which means it\u0026rsquo;s hard to know how to help Black women persevere and earn their degrees.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EWith a $4.2 million grant from the National Science Foundation, researchers from \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/nsf.gov\/awardsearch\/showAward?AWD_ID=2140891\u0026amp;HistoricalAwards=false\u0022\u003EGeorgia Tech\u003C\/a\u003E, \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/nsf.gov\/awardsearch\/showAward?AWD_ID=2140890\u0026amp;HistoricalAwards=false\u0022\u003ESpelman College\u003C\/a\u003E, and \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/nsf.gov\/awardsearch\/showAward?AWD_ID=2140892\u0026amp;HistoricalAwards=false\u0022\u003EAlbany State University\u003C\/a\u003E will begin to look for causes and solutions. They\u0026rsquo;ll recruit 45 women for a five-year study to investigate the relationship between systems of oppression and Black women\u0026rsquo;s intent to persist in STEM studies.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026ldquo;We\u0026rsquo;re positing that the lack of progression is based upon continual and progressively more damaging interruptions,\u0026rdquo; said \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.spelman.edu\/coe-mws\/about-us\/director\u0022\u003ETamara Pearson\u003C\/a\u003E, director of the Center of Excellence for Minority Women in STEM at Spelman College. \u0026ldquo;Although interruptions are daily occurrences in the lives of all people, Black women are interrupted more frequently than others as a matter of their sheer existence. Each occurrence results in losses of focus, momentum, and confidence, and requires time to rebound. I\u0026#39;m excited for what this work will mean for Black women in STEM.\u0026rdquo;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EPearson will co-lead the initiative with \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/ceed.gatech.edu\/directory\/person\/felicia-benton-johnson\u0022\u003EFelicia Benton-Johnson\u003C\/a\u003E at Georgia Tech, \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.asurams.edu\/news\/2022\/dr_k_e_monds.php\u0022\u003EKathaleena Edward Monds\u003C\/a\u003E at Albany State, and \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/plrconsultingservices.org\/\u0022\u003EPLR Consulting\u0026rsquo;s\u003C\/a\u003E Pamela Leggett-Robinson \u0026mdash; all Black women who pursued STEM education.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/coe.gatech.edu\/news\/2022\/10\/what-interrupts-college-completion-black-women-stem-new-nsf-project-aims-find-out\u0022\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003ERead the full story on the College of Engineering website.\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003ECollaboration between Georgia Tech, Spelman, and Albany State will track 45 women through their college careers\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","format":"limited_html"}],"field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"Collaboration between Georgia Tech, Spelman, and Albany State will track 45 women through their college careers"}],"uid":"27446","created_gmt":"2022-10-12 15:14:57","changed_gmt":"2022-10-12 15:14:57","author":"Joshua Stewart","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","dateline":{"date":"2022-10-12T00:00:00-04:00","iso_date":"2022-10-12T00:00:00-04:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"hg_media":{"662020":{"id":"662020","type":"image","title":"Felicia Benton-Johnson - Tech411","body":null,"created":"1665587549","gmt_created":"2022-10-12 15:12:29","changed":"1665587549","gmt_changed":"2022-10-12 15:12:29","alt":"Felicia Benton-Johnson presents at a Tech 411 event for Georgia Tech transfer students. 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It\u0026rsquo;s the most recipients in a single year for Georgia Tech.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EBiomedical engineer \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/bme.gatech.edu\/bme\/faculty\/Gabe-A.-Kwong\u0022\u003EGabe Kwong\u003C\/a\u003E will receive $5.5 million over five years through an \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/commonfund.nih.gov\/pioneer\u0022\u003ENIH Director\u0026rsquo;s Pioneer Award\u003C\/a\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u0026mdash; the first such award for a faculty member at the Institute. 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To celebrate, Georgia Tech, with the support of the Office of Hispanic Initiatives (OHI), is hosting a \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/hispanicoffice.gatech.edu\/events\/hispanic-heritage-month\u0022\u003Eseries of events\u003C\/a\u003E. They include a soccer\/f\u0026uacute;tbol tournament \u0026mdash; the Mini World Cup \u0026mdash; and trivia night focused on Georgia Tech\u0026rsquo;s Hispanic and Latin cultures. Georgia Tech Hispanic\/Latinx engineers and scientists will also hold two virtual story-time sessions with K-5 students in the metro Atlanta area.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EGeorgia Tech\u0026rsquo;s overall number of Hispanic\/Latinx students continues to grow. This year\u0026rsquo;s group of first-year and transfer students had a record number of Hispanic\/Latinx students. Total enrollment has topped 3,600, an increase of 1,500 in the past five years.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\u003C\/div\u003E\r\n\u003C\/div\u003E\r\n\u003C\/div\u003E\r\n\u003C\/div\u003E\r\n\u003C\/div\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cdiv\u003E\r\n\u003Cdiv\u003E\r\n\u003Cdiv\u003E\r\n\u003Cdiv\u003E\r\n\u003Cdiv\u003E\r\n\u003Cp\u003ENearly half of them (1,719) are studying engineering. Many are involved in student organizations that support and welcome Hispanic and Latinx students.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\n\u0026ldquo;The best way to describe the Hispanic community on campus is one big familia to me,\u0026rdquo; said Aimee Ogando, a civil engineering student and the external vice president of the Society of Hispanic Professional Engineers at Georgia Tech (SHPE). \u0026ldquo;We are very driven and hardworking people who love getting to know new cultures and sharing our backgrounds. Coming from very diverse environments, meeting people from all over the world with different aspirations, dreams, and careers is very inspiring. From Buenos Aires to Madrid, our identity represents us in the way we speak, study, and have fun. 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Stingelin has been a faculty member in the College of Engineering since 2016, with joint appointments in MSE and the School of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering. She will begin her new role August 1.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026ldquo;Natalie is an innovator with a bold vision for the future. These attributes, in addition to being a world-renowned researcher and her ongoing efforts to increase diversity in engineering, make her the best choice to lead MSE,\u0026rdquo; said Raheem Beyah, dean of the College of Engineering and Southern Company Chair. \u0026ldquo;I\u0026rsquo;m excited to continue to partner with Natalie as she begins this new chapter of her Georgia Tech career.\u0026rdquo;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EStingelin is a well-regarded researcher in polymer physics, functional soft matter, organic electronics and photonics, and bioelectronics. She received the 2022 Georgia Tech Outstanding Achievement in Research Innovation Award. She serves as the director of Georgia Tech\u0026rsquo;s Center for Organic Photonics and Electronics and is an initiative lead for the Institute for Materials.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/coe.gatech.edu\/news\/2022\/06\/natalie-stingelin-selected-new-chair-mse\u0022\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003ERead the full story on the College of Engineering website.\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EThe Georgia Tech professor is a well-regarded researcher in polymer physics, functional soft matter, organic electronics and photonics, and bioelectronics.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","format":"limited_html"}],"field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"The Georgia Tech professor is a well-regarded researcher in polymer physics, functional soft matter, organic electronics and photonics, and bioelectronics."}],"uid":"27446","created_gmt":"2022-06-17 15:02:02","changed_gmt":"2022-09-21 00:21:09","author":"Joshua Stewart","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","dateline":{"date":"2022-06-17T00:00:00-04:00","iso_date":"2022-06-17T00:00:00-04:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"hg_media":{"661332":{"id":"661332","type":"image","title":"Natalie Stingelin graphic","body":null,"created":"1655490142","gmt_created":"2022-06-17 18:22:22","changed":"1663719479","gmt_changed":"2022-09-21 00:17:59","alt":"Natalie Stingelin","file":{"fid":"250514","name":"MSE-chair_2_story.jpg","image_path":"\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/MSE-chair_2_story.jpg","image_full_path":"http:\/\/hg.gatech.edu\/\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/MSE-chair_2_story.jpg","mime":"image\/jpeg","size":494633,"path_740":"http:\/\/hg.gatech.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/740xx_scale\/public\/images\/MSE-chair_2_story.jpg?itok=AsdF2M2P"}}},"media_ids":["661332"],"groups":[{"id":"1237","name":"College of Engineering"},{"id":"289141","name":"Women in Engineering (WIE)"}],"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":""}},"661331":{"#nid":"661331","#data":{"type":"news","title":"Team EPICS wins Student Innovation Competition \u2013 Promoting Equity \u0026 Access","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EA group of former teaching assistants focused on providing better accessibility for women in mechanical engineering has won the College of Engineering\u0026rsquo;s 2022 Student Innovation Competition \u0026ndash; Promoting Equity \u0026amp; Access (SICPEA). Team EPICS\u0026rsquo; winning entry focused on the College\u0026rsquo;s makerspaces. The team and two runners-up, Team Oracle and Team BD9000, were selected based on their creativity, innovation, and commitment to promoting equity and access for marginalized student populations.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003ESICPEA is hosted by the College\u0026rsquo;s Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Council. The second-year competition encourages Georgia Tech students to utilize engineering fundamentals to develop creative solutions to challenges in the student community. The goal is to recognize innovations that will promote equity and access, rather than revenue, convenience, or workflow.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003ETeams were asked to identify a campus problem that has a significant, negative impact, then design an innovative solution to effectively address it. Submissions included a proposal outlining the problem they chose to research and the potential impact of their solution. 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Their proposals aimed to address these issues to improve academic experiences for a multitude of groups.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/coe.gatech.edu\/news\/2022\/06\/team-epics-wins-student-innovation-competition-promoting-equity-access\u0022\u003ERead the full story on the College of Engineering website.\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EFormer teaching assistants working to increase access for women in campus makerspaces awarded first place by College\u0026rsquo;s DEI Council\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","format":"limited_html"}],"field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"Former teaching assistants working to increase access for women in campus makerspaces awarded first place by College\u2019s DEI Council"}],"uid":"27446","created_gmt":"2022-06-16 18:12:13","changed_gmt":"2022-09-21 00:15:12","author":"Joshua Stewart","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","dateline":{"date":"2022-06-16T00:00:00-04:00","iso_date":"2022-06-16T00:00:00-04:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"hg_media":{"661330":{"id":"661330","type":"image","title":"Student in Ideas Lab","body":null,"created":"1655424599","gmt_created":"2022-06-17 00:09:59","changed":"1663719014","gmt_changed":"2022-09-21 00:10:14","alt":"student working at a machine in the ideas lab","file":{"fid":"250513","name":"48958765608_bac2947b78_c.jpg","image_path":"\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/48958765608_bac2947b78_c.jpg","image_full_path":"http:\/\/hg.gatech.edu\/\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/48958765608_bac2947b78_c.jpg","mime":"image\/jpeg","size":34512,"path_740":"http:\/\/hg.gatech.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/740xx_scale\/public\/images\/48958765608_bac2947b78_c.jpg?itok=_QTOZRYE"}}},"media_ids":["661330"],"groups":[{"id":"551651","name":"Center for Engineering Education and Diversity (CEED)"},{"id":"1237","name":"College of Engineering"},{"id":"289141","name":"Women in Engineering (WIE)"}],"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":""}},"660888":{"#nid":"660888","#data":{"type":"news","title":"$65M Grant to Build AI Manufacturing in Georgia","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.me.gatech.edu\/faculty\/stebner\u0022\u003EAaron Stebner\u003C\/a\u003E\u0026nbsp;outlined an aggressive plan for artificial intelligence and manufacturing when he applied for a faculty position in 2019. In his cover letter, he promised \u0026ldquo;to establish the Georgia Institute of Technology as a world leader in additive manufacturing of solid materials (ceramics \u0026amp; metals) R\u0026amp;D, especially in the fusion of data sciences and AI to create new, world-leading technologies.\u0026rdquo;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EStebner thought it would take 10-15 years of incremental steps and funding to achieve the goal. He was wrong.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThanks to a new\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/eda.gov\/arpa\/build-back-better\/finalists\/Georgia-Tech-Research-Corporations.htm\u0022\u003E$65 million grant from the U.S. Department of Commerce\u0026rsquo;s Economic Development Administration\u003C\/a\u003E, announced by President Joe Biden,\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/news.gatech.edu\/news\/2022\/09\/02\/economic-development-administration-awards-georgia-tech-65-million-ai-manufacturing\u0022\u003EStebner\u0026rsquo;s plan will begin to become a reality\u003C\/a\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u0026mdash; and include the entire state of Georgia and all of its manufacturing sectors from agriculture to airplanes \u0026mdash; two years after arriving on campus.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThe largest of the nine projects within the larger Georgia AI Manufacturing (GA-AIM) technology corridor grant will allow Stebner and Georgia Tech to transform the\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/research.gatech.edu\/manufacturing\/ampf\u0022\u003EAdvanced Manufacturing Pilot Facility (AMPF)\u003C\/a\u003E\u0026nbsp;into the Artificial Intelligence Manufacturing Pilot Facility (AI-MPF). The 24,000 square-foot facility on 14th Street will more than double in size after Georgia Tech and statewide GA-AIM partners were selected as one of 21 Phase II awardees in the $1 billion\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/eda.gov\/arpa\/build-back-better\/\u0022\u003EBuild Back Better Regional Challenge\u003C\/a\u003E\u0026nbsp;(BBB) competition, part of the\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/eda.gov\/arpa\/fact-sheet\/\u0022\u003EInvesting in America\u0026rsquo;s Communities\u003C\/a\u003E\u0026nbsp;initiative under the\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.whitehouse.gov\/american-rescue-plan\/\u0022\u003EAmerican Rescue Plan Act of 2021\u003C\/a\u003E.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\nAMPF has been a shell waiting for a vision like Build Back Better to fill it out,\u0026rdquo; said Stebner, associate professor the\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.me.gatech.edu\/\u0022\u003EGeorge W. 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Surrounded by walls covered in patches of sulfuric acid able to burn skin and eat through clothing and gear, they searched for a phenomenon they\u0026rsquo;ve only observed in a Georgia Tech lab: worm blobs.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026ldquo;It was dangerous, but it was necessary,\u0026rdquo; said Harry Tuazon, a bioengineering Ph.D. student who led the excursion.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/coe.gatech.edu\/news\/2022\/08\/trip-dark-toxic-cave-search-worm-blobs\u0022\u003ERead about their treacherous exploration of the cave.\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EStudent researchers enter one of the planet\u0026rsquo;s harshest environments to better understand sulfur worms\u0026rsquo; collective behavior.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","format":"limited_html"}],"field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"  Student researchers enter one of the planet\u2019s harshest environments to better understand sulfur worms\u2019 collective behavior."}],"uid":"27446","created_gmt":"2022-08-31 12:02:19","changed_gmt":"2022-08-31 12:02:19","author":"Joshua Stewart","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","dateline":{"date":"2022-08-30T00:00:00-04:00","iso_date":"2022-08-30T00:00:00-04:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"hg_media":{"660719":{"id":"660719","type":"image","title":"Worm Blob Toxic Cave Entrance","body":null,"created":"1661946864","gmt_created":"2022-08-31 11:54:24","changed":"1661946864","gmt_changed":"2022-08-31 11:54:24","alt":"Emily Kaufman and Darshan Chudasama in protective gear at the entrance of the cave","file":{"fid":"250336","name":"IMG_3101_edit.jpg","image_path":"\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/IMG_3101_edit.jpg","image_full_path":"http:\/\/hg.gatech.edu\/\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/IMG_3101_edit.jpg","mime":"image\/jpeg","size":1533609,"path_740":"http:\/\/hg.gatech.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/740xx_scale\/public\/images\/IMG_3101_edit.jpg?itok=SHJh4rel"}}},"media_ids":["660719"],"groups":[{"id":"1237","name":"College of Engineering"}],"categories":[{"id":"135","name":"Research"}],"keywords":[{"id":"177841","name":"Saad Bhamla"},{"id":"186986","name":"worm blob"},{"id":"191192","name":"Sulphur Cave"},{"id":"191193","name":"Harry Tuazon"},{"id":"191194","name":"Emily Kaufman"},{"id":"453","name":"undergraduate research"},{"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\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\nNews Contact Info\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022mailto:maderer@gatech.edu\u0022\u003EJason Maderer\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\nCollege of Engineering\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","format":"limited_html"}],"email":["maderer@gatech.edu"],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}},"659461":{"#nid":"659461","#data":{"type":"news","title":"Skin: An Additional Tool for the Versatile Elephant Trunk","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EA new study from the Georgia Institute of Technology suggests that an elephant\u0026rsquo;s muscles aren\u0026rsquo;t the only way it stretches its trunk \u0026mdash; \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/youtu.be\/3N8WBlk-inA\u0022\u003Eits folded skin also plays an important role\u003C\/a\u003E. The combination of muscle and skin gives the animal the versatility to grab fragile vegetation and rip apart tree trunks.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThe research, in collaboration with Zoo Atlanta, finds that an elephant\u0026rsquo;s skin doesn\u0026rsquo;t uniformly stretch. The top of the trunk is more flexible than the bottom, and the two sections begin to diverge when an elephant reaches more than 10%. When stretching for food or objects, the dorsal section of the trunk slides further forward.\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThe findings could improve robotics, which today are typically built for either great strength or flexibility. 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He is in great company as\u0026nbsp;\u003Cstrong\u003EDaniel Guggenheim, Neil A. Armstrong, John E. Northrup, John W. Young\u003C\/strong\u003E\u0026nbsp;(AE 1952),\u0026nbsp;\u003Cstrong\u003EGeorge\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E\u0026nbsp;W. Lewis, Charles S. Draper, Robert G. Lowey, Michael Collins\u003C\/strong\u003E, and the late\u0026nbsp;\u003Cstrong\u003EDewey Hodges\u003C\/strong\u003E\u0026nbsp;have also received this premier medal. ASME will present Kardomateas with the medal at the\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/event.asme.org\/IMECE?_gl=1*1jpyz5r*_gcl_dc*R0NMLjE2NTcwNTQ4OTEuNTJiYzY2NTIxZDk0MTliNWMzY2IwNDk2YmIzMGM2Mjk.\u0026amp;_ga=2.141577202.1969033245.1657054890-1972735687.1656445636\u0022\u003EInternational Mechanical Engineering Congress \u0026amp; Exposition\u003C\/a\u003E\u0026nbsp;in Columbus, Ohio, October 30-November 3, 2022.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EKardomateas has spent over thirty years improving aircrafts from a structural standpoint. More specifically he investigates ways to ensure that aerospace structures retain their structural integrity. He focuses on the special part of mechanics called fracture mechanics, which studies the conditions for the initiation and propagation of cracks and debonds. \u0026ldquo;Fracture mechanics and damage tolerance have been very successful in that, nowadays, airplanes don\u0026rsquo;t usually come down because of structural failure,\u0026rdquo; explained Kardomateas.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EHe credits his lifelong scientific triumphs to his education in the United States and Greece, his collaboration with past and present colleagues at Georgia Tech, and the academic system in America. \u0026ldquo;The environment at Georgia Tech fosters collaboration and innovation. The higher education system provides opportunities through the collegial network in scientific forums where ideas can be exchanged with those inside and outside of your institution.\u0026rdquo; Former AE School professors, including the late\u0026nbsp;\u003Cstrong\u003EBob Carlson,\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/strong\u003Eand\u0026nbsp;\u003Cstrong\u003EGeorge Simitses\u003C\/strong\u003E, inspired him as colleagues and also acted as mentors to him.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EKardomateas earned a diploma from the National Technical University of Athens in Greece and both his master\u0026rsquo;s and doctoral degrees from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. In 1989, he joined\u0026nbsp;the School of Aerospace Engineering\u0026#39;s faculty at the Georgia Tech.\u0026nbsp;He has authored three books,\u0026nbsp;\u003Cem\u003EAn Introduction to Fatigue in Metals and Composites\u003C\/em\u003E,\u0026nbsp;\u003Cem\u003EStructural and Failure Mechanics of Sandwich Composites\u003C\/em\u003E, and\u0026nbsp;\u003Cem\u003EMechanics of Failure Mechanisms in Structures.\u003C\/em\u003E\u0026nbsp;He is also the editor of six volumes on the topic of failure mechanics of composite and sandwich structures, an associate editor of the\u0026nbsp;\u003Cem\u003EHandbook\u0026nbsp;of\u0026nbsp;Damage\u0026nbsp;Mechanics: Nano to Macro Scale for Materials and Structures,\u003C\/em\u003E\u0026nbsp;as well as the author of about 200 papers published in refereed journals or as parts of books.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EIn addition to his work at Georgia Tech, he has served the discipline in several capacities. 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He was the elected chairman of the Applied Mechanics Division Composites Committee and the program representative of the Aerospace Division Structures and Materials Committee.\u0026nbsp; Kardomateas has also served in many other panels and committees including as the Chair of the\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.aiaa.org\/guggenheim\/\u0022\u003EDaniel Guggenheim Medal Award Board\u003C\/a\u003E, and on the Organizing Committee of the sixth, seventh, tenth and eleventh\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.manufacturingusa.com\/institutes\/iacmi\u0022\u003EInstitute for Advanced Composites Manufacturing\u003C\/a\u003E\u0026rsquo;s International Conferences on Sandwich Structures; he has also served on external evaluation committees for many academic programs.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003ECurrently, the medal winner is working on his next book that focuses on the fracture and fatigue of metallic and composite aerospace structures, which will include his latest research advances in the field.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":"","field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"American Society of Mechanical Engineers Honors AE Professor for Meritorious Service in the Advancement of Aeronautics and Astronautics"}],"uid":"34736","created_gmt":"2022-07-18 19:22:37","changed_gmt":"2022-08-16 20:33:41","author":"Kelsey Gulledge","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","dateline":{"date":"2022-07-18T00:00:00-04:00","iso_date":"2022-07-18T00:00:00-04:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"groups":[{"id":"1237","name":"College of Engineering"}],"categories":[{"id":"129","name":"Institute and Campus"},{"id":"134","name":"Student and Faculty"},{"id":"136","name":"Aerospace"},{"id":"145","name":"Engineering"}],"keywords":[{"id":"276","name":"Awards"},{"id":"1325","name":"aerospace"},{"id":"516","name":"engineering"},{"id":"171693","name":"Spirit of St. Louis Medal"},{"id":"1506","name":"faculty"},{"id":"365","name":"Research"},{"id":"186870","name":"go-imat"}],"core_research_areas":[{"id":"39461","name":"Manufacturing, Trade, and Logistics"},{"id":"39471","name":"Materials"}],"news_room_topics":[],"event_categories":[],"invited_audience":[],"affiliations":[],"classification":[],"areas_of_expertise":[],"news_and_recent_appearances":[],"phone":[],"contact":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EMonique Waddell\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","format":"limited_html"}],"email":["monique.waddell@gatech.edu"],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}},"659908":{"#nid":"659908","#data":{"type":"news","title":"HOOKED Exhibit Explores Addiction, Recovery","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EAn exhibit this summer curated by a Georgia Tech graduate explores addiction and recovery, showing how addiction can affect all of us.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cem\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.atlanta.sciencegallery.com\/hooked\u0022\u003EHOOKED\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/em\u003E\u003Cem\u003E: When Want Becomes Need\u003C\/em\u003E is curated by Floyd Hall, interim director of \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.atlanta.sciencegallery.com\/\u0022\u003EScience Gallery Atlanta\u003C\/a\u003E. For the exhibit, \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/sciencegallery.org\/\u0022\u003EScience Gallery International\u003C\/a\u003E partnered with Emory University to explore addiction through art and science by way of multimedia art installations.\u0026ldquo;This exhibition is about unpacking all that we think we know about addiction and approaching the topic from a public health perspective,\u0026rdquo; \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/news.emory.edu\/stories\/2022\/07\/er_science_gallery_hooked_26-07-2022\/story.html\u0022\u003Esaid Hall\u003C\/a\u003E, who holds a bachelor\u0026rsquo;s degree in mechanical engineering from Georgia Tech. \u0026ldquo;No one is exempt from the effects of addiction on society.\u0026rdquo;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003ECaroline Greiner, a Georgia Tech graduate student in mechanical engineering and engineering education, is a mediator for the exhibit. She guides guests as they explore the installations, answering questions about the art and science behind each piece.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026ldquo;With a background in engineering, science, and art, I have an interest in how the arts collide with STEM topics and how that can enhance learning and experiences in both fields,\u0026rdquo; Greiner said.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cem\u003EHOOKED\u003C\/em\u003E, the inaugural exhibit for Science Gallery Atlanta, runs through Sept. 4 at Pullman Yards. Admission is free at the door, and guests can also \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/feverup.com\/m\/110441\u0022\u003Ereserve a ticket online\u003C\/a\u003E.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EGeorgia Tech\u0026rsquo;s connection to Science Gallery International goes beyond Atlanta. In March, Tech alumna Jahnavi Phalkey \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/iac.gatech.edu\/news\/item\/656531\/hsoc-alumna-creates-kind-public-space-science-gallery-india\u0022\u003Ebecame the founding director\u003C\/a\u003E of \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/bengaluru.sciencegallery.com\/\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003EScience Gallery Bengaluru.\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EAn exhibit this summer curated by a Georgia Tech graduate explores addiction and recovery, showing how addiction can affect all of us.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","format":"limited_html"}],"field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"An exhibit this summer curated by a Georgia Tech graduate explores addiction and recovery, showing how addiction can affect all of us."}],"uid":"27469","created_gmt":"2022-08-04 15:35:13","changed_gmt":"2022-08-05 13:21:22","author":"Kristen Bailey","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","dateline":{"date":"2022-08-04T00:00:00-04:00","iso_date":"2022-08-04T00:00:00-04:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"hg_media":{"659952":{"id":"659952","type":"image","title":"HOOKED Exhibit Promotional Image","body":null,"created":"1659705664","gmt_created":"2022-08-05 13:21:04","changed":"1659705664","gmt_changed":"2022-08-05 13:21:04","alt":"HOOKED Exhibit Promotional Image","file":{"fid":"250140","name":"PlF79gRA.jpeg","image_path":"\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/PlF79gRA.jpeg","image_full_path":"http:\/\/hg.gatech.edu\/\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/PlF79gRA.jpeg","mime":"image\/jpeg","size":151474,"path_740":"http:\/\/hg.gatech.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/740xx_scale\/public\/images\/PlF79gRA.jpeg?itok=jGpxtFL3"}},"659909":{"id":"659909","type":"image","title":"\u201cWe\u2019re All Searching for Rest\u201d by sculptor William Massey","body":null,"created":"1659627494","gmt_created":"2022-08-04 15:38:14","changed":"1659627494","gmt_changed":"2022-08-04 15:38:14","alt":"\u201cWe\u2019re All Searching for Rest\u201d by sculptor William Massey. 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Their long-term goal is to write and submit a study, hoping for an eventual publication in a peer-reviewed journal.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003ERohan Datta, however, reversed the usual timeline. The 18-year-old recently graduated from The Galloway School in Atlanta. By the time he attends his first classes on campus this fall as a Stamps Scholar, Datta will already have a published paper on his resume.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EWith guidance from and collaboration with both a professor and an alumna of the\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.mse.gatech.edu\/\u0022\u003ESchool of Materials Science and Engineering\u003C\/a\u003E\u0026nbsp;(MSE), Datta is the first author on a recently published study in the\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/aip.scitation.org\/journal\/jcp\u0022\u003EJournal of Chemical Physics\u003C\/a\u003E. In the paper, \u0026ldquo;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/aip.scitation.org\/doi\/10.1063\/5.0089568\u0022\u003EConductivity prediction model for ionic liquids using machine learning\u003C\/a\u003E,\u0026rdquo; Datta describes his construction of a deep neural network capable of making rapid and accurate predictions of the conductivity of ionic liquids.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EDatta\u0026rsquo;s publication marks a fitting conclusion to high school while serving as the next phase of his Georgia Tech experience.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\n\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/coe.gatech.edu\/news\/2022\/07\/incoming-freshman-first-author-published-paper\u0022\u003ERead the entire story\u003C\/a\u003E.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":[{"value":"Recent high school graduate Rohan Datta published his Georgia Tech research in the Journal of Chemical Physics"}],"field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003ERecent high school graduate Rohan Datta published his Georgia Tech research in the\u0026nbsp;\u003Cem\u003EJournal of Chemical Physics.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/em\u003EAfter working virtually in a Georgia Tech lab the last two years, he\u0026#39;ll enter Georgia Tech as a freshman this coming fall.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","format":"limited_html"}],"field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"Recent high school graduate Rohan Datta published his Georgia Tech research in the Journal of Chemical Physics."}],"uid":"27560","created_gmt":"2022-07-06 15:45:15","changed_gmt":"2022-07-07 19:25:12","author":"Jason Maderer","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","dateline":{"date":"2022-07-06T00:00:00-04:00","iso_date":"2022-07-06T00:00:00-04:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"hg_media":{"659250":{"id":"659250","type":"image","title":"Rohan Datta","body":null,"created":"1657121782","gmt_created":"2022-07-06 15:36:22","changed":"1657121782","gmt_changed":"2022-07-06 15:36:22","alt":"Rohan Datta","file":{"fid":"249892","name":"Rohan thumb.jpg","image_path":"\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/Rohan%20thumb.jpg","image_full_path":"http:\/\/hg.gatech.edu\/\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/Rohan%20thumb.jpg","mime":"image\/jpeg","size":90937,"path_740":"http:\/\/hg.gatech.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/740xx_scale\/public\/images\/Rohan%20thumb.jpg?itok=e4LaGrn4"}}},"media_ids":["659250"],"groups":[{"id":"1237","name":"College of Engineering"},{"id":"1238","name":"School of Materials Science and Engineering"},{"id":"1240","name":"School of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering"},{"id":"1188","name":"Research Horizons"}],"categories":[],"keywords":[{"id":"187915","name":"go-researchnews"}],"core_research_areas":[{"id":"39471","name":"Materials"}],"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":"\u003Cp\u003EJason Maderer\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\nCollege of Engineering\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\nmaderer@gatech.edu\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","format":"limited_html"}],"email":["maderer@gatech.edu"],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}},"658933":{"#nid":"658933","#data":{"type":"news","title":"RotorJackets Win Collegiate Drone Racing Championship","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EThe \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/rotorjackets.tech\/\u0022\u003ERotorJackets\u003C\/a\u003E, a Georgia Tech student drone racing team, recently placed first in the \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/und.edu\/research\/rias\/cdrc\/\u0022\u003ECollegiate Drone Racing Championship\u003C\/a\u003E in Grand Forks, North Dakota. The competition was hosted by the University of North Dakota. The team took three students to the championship, fielding a team for the first time since 2017.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026ldquo;We practice for big races like this every weekend in the Burger Bowl, and put in countless hours in our simulator,\u0026rdquo; said Tanner Beard, a mechanical engineering major and vice president of racing for RotorJackets. The simulator, called Velocidrone, is run on participants\u0026rsquo; personal computers with their controllers.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EBeard was joined at the Drone Racing Championship by teammates Matt Kelsey, a computer science major; and Luke Lawver, an aerospace engineering major; with contributions from teammate Jordan Moss, an electrical engineering major. 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They then compared the numbers with the 838,000 confirmed Covid cases on the Johns Hopkins Center for Systems Science and Engineering\u0026#39;s dashboard from Jan. 22 \u0026ndash; May 1, 2020.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThe timeframe covers the initial days, weeks, and months of the pandemic, before mask mandates were in place and prior to widespread social distancing. Ventilation on public transit had yet to be addressed, along with other public health measures that have since become the norm.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThe study found that cities with high-usage public transportation systems displayed higher per capita Covid incidence. This was true when other factors, such as education, poverty levels, and household crowding, were accounted for. The association continued to be statistically significant even when the model was run without data from transit-friendly New York City.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThe paper, \u0026ldquo;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.sciencedirect.com\/science\/article\/pii\/S0048969721073605?via%3Dihub\u0022\u003EInvestigating the association between mass transit adoption and COVID-19 infections in US metropolitan areas\u003C\/a\u003E,\u0026rdquo; is published in the journal \u003Cem\u003EScience of the Total Environment\u003C\/em\u003E. While the researchers don\u0026rsquo;t suggest that transit is the sole cause of the high incidence rates, they say it could have been an important factor early in the pandemic.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026ldquo;This is what we expected, but we wanted to run the models to know for sure. Policymakers shouldn\u0026rsquo;t make decisions based on what they assume to be true,\u0026rdquo; said \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.cse.gatech.edu\/people\/michael-m-thomas\u0022\u003EMichael Thomas\u003C\/a\u003E, one of the study\u0026rsquo;s co-authors and a Ph.D. student in Georgia Tech\u0026rsquo;s \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/cse.gatech.edu\/\u0022\u003ESchool of Computational Science and Engineering\u003C\/a\u003E. \u0026ldquo;This study is similar to dusting off a dinosaur dig site and finding a leg bone. This isn\u0026rsquo;t the entire dinosaur. There are many ways of making the argument about Covid spread, and transit is just part of it.\u0026rdquo;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThe team got the idea of tracking transit and Covid cases after watching early reports from Wuhan, China, and reflecting on how differences in public transportation systems may factor into pandemic spread patterns. As assumptions were being made about how American cities should react based on ridership patterns on the other side of the globe, Professor \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/ce.gatech.edu\/people\/faculty\/7029\/overview\u0022\u003EJohn Taylor\u003C\/a\u003E thought the pandemic shouldn\u0026rsquo;t be treated as a \u0026ldquo;one size fits all\u0026rdquo; situation.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026ldquo;In the initial months of the pandemic, models were being developed here at home based on incidence rates in Wuhan. But, in terms of mass transit ridership behavior, China\u0026rsquo;s may be far different than what we see in American cities,\u0026rdquo; said Taylor, Frederick Law Olmsted Professor and associate chair for graduate programs and research innovation in the \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/cee.gatech.edu\/\u0022\u003ESchool of Civil and Environmental Engineering\u003C\/a\u003E. \u0026ldquo;For instance, people in Chinese urban areas often stand in long, single file lines as they wait for trains and buses. We don\u0026rsquo;t. Different spread patterns can develop because of differences in mass transit behaviors.\u0026rdquo;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003ETaylor\u0026rsquo;s primary research focuses on the dynamics that can occur at the intersection of human and engineered networks, such as how people change electricity consumption behaviors and changing mobility patterns in natural disasters. Pandemics were on his research radar before Covid became a household name, as Taylor wanted to create better models to forecast the spread of illnesses. His first research effort in this direction was tracking the Ebola virus that reached Texas in 2014.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EIn the fall of 2019, Thomas was working as a biostatistician at the Georgia Department of Public Health when he spoke with Taylor about pursuing his Ph.D. Thomas submitted his application to Georgia Tech that November \u0026mdash; just four months before Covid shut down America.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThe two, along with study co-author and senior research engineer \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/ce.gatech.edu\/category\/neda-mohammadi\u0022\u003ENeda Mohammadi\u003C\/a\u003E, are now creating models to predict the spread of future illnesses among populations. They\u0026rsquo;re also looking to demonstrate how researchers can modify those models for better accuracy.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026ldquo;If engineers and scientists can better understand the factors of community spread, policymakers can make faster, more accurate decisions to protect public health,\u0026rdquo; said Thomas. \u0026ldquo;In transportation, for example, it could lead to quicker decisions to restrict the number of people on buses. Or policies to stagger vehicle departure times more consistently. Studies like ours provide a basis for those decisions.\u0026rdquo;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EHaving more accurate models also takes varying human behavior into account, according to the researchers. Just as people in Wuhan wait for public transportation differently than those here in America, cities can differ from each other.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026ldquo;Your pandemic is different than your neighbor\u0026rsquo;s,\u0026rdquo; said Mohammadi. \u0026ldquo;Pandemic spread isn\u0026rsquo;t the same from city to city, nor is ridership. Decision makers often look to other communities to see how they\u0026rsquo;re responding to shape their actions. That\u0026rsquo;s not always accurate. Models need to be customizable because populations don\u0026rsquo;t react uniformly. It\u0026rsquo;s our goal to improve decision making to be easier, faster, and more accurate for the next pandemic.\u0026rdquo;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003ECITATION:\u003C\/strong\u003E\u0026nbsp;Thomas, M., Mohammadi, N., Taylor, J. Investigating the association between mass transit adoption and COVID-19 infections in US metropolitan areas. Science of the Total Environment Vol 811, 152284 (2022). \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1016\/j.scitotenv.2021.152284\u0022\u003Ehttps:\/\/doi.org\/10.1016\/j.scitotenv.2021.152284\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cem\u003EThis material is based upon work supported by the National Science Foundation (NSF) under Grant No. 1837021. Any opinions, findings, and conclusions or recommendations expressed in this material are those of the authors and do not necessarily reflect the views of the NSF. \u003C\/em\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":[{"value":"New study looks at the association of America\u2019s mass transportation usage and case counts in opening months of the pandemic"}],"field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EThe study found that cities with high-usage public transportation systems displayed higher per capita Covid incidence. 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Then he went under the lights at a sold-out Russ Chandler Stadium as the Yellow Jackets baseball team hosted the University of Georgia.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThe day of events marked Kimbrough\u0026rsquo;s first on campus since the Georgia Tech graduate\u0026rsquo;s third mission to space \u0026mdash; which included 199 days and 84 million miles aboard the International Space Station (ISS). \u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EKimbrough\u0026rsquo;s first stop of the day was a morning tour of the \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/ssdl.gatech.edu\/\u0022\u003ESpace Systems Design Lab\u003C\/a\u003E. Nearly two dozen students and research engineers showed Kimbrough the lab space of \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/ae.gatech.edu\/people\/edgar-glenn-lightsey\u0022\u003EGlenn Lightsey\u003C\/a\u003E, a professor in the \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/ae.gatech.edu\/\u0022\u003EDaniel Guggenheim School of Aerospace Engineering (AE School)\u003C\/a\u003E.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EKimbrough watched as the group tested electronics and navigation systems for future CubeSats. Their \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/ssdl.gatech.edu\/research\/projects\/gt-1\u0022\u003EGT-1\u003C\/a\u003E spacecraft \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/twitter.com\/GTssdl\/status\/1489195115696381953\u0022\u003Ewas deployed into orbit in February\u003C\/a\u003E, and the students are currently working on three 10 cm x 10 cm x 10 cm follow-up models for future missions.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EFrom there, Kimbrough visited Mission Operations Center, which is currently being used to track GT-1. He also checked in on \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.gtri.gatech.edu\/newsroom\/lunar-flashlight\u0022\u003ELunar Flashlight\u003C\/a\u003E, which is scheduled for launch this summer and will be the first CubeSat ever to orbit the moon. A Georgia Tech interdisciplinary team built the spacecraft\u0026rsquo;s propulsion system. The AE School and the \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.gtri.gatech.edu\/\u0022\u003EGeorgia Tech Research Institute (GTRI)\u003C\/a\u003E have been assembling and integrating Lunar Flashlight for NASA\u0026rsquo;s Jet Propulsion Lab the last several months.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026ldquo;I was really inspired by the students I met, and I\u0026rsquo;ve been very impressed by the projects they\u0026rsquo;re working on,\u0026rdquo; said Kimbrough, who received his master\u0026rsquo;s degree in operations research from the\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.isye.gatech.edu\/\u0022\u003EH. Milton Stewart School of Industrial and Systems Engineering (ISyE)\u003C\/a\u003E in 1998. \u0026ldquo;So many people are interested in space, which is great to see.\u0026rdquo;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026ldquo;Friday was amazing! It was very cool to share the work we do here at the lab and hear about his various experiences, from the military to NASA to being on the ISS,\u0026rdquo; said Ebenezer Arunkumar, GT-1\u0026rsquo;s software team lead and a master\u0026rsquo;s student in aerospace engineering. \u0026ldquo;Being an astronaut has always been a dream of mine, so meeting someone who has accomplished that goal was awe-inspiring.\u0026rdquo;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThe morning ended with a visit to the \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/ae.gatech.edu\/yang-aero-maker-space\u0022\u003EYang Aero Maker Space\u003C\/a\u003E. The student-led facility in the Weber Space and Science Technology Building allows students to use 3D printers, laser cutters, and more to build prototypes that advance their research and curiosity.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026ldquo;It was a really great opportunity to talk to an astronaut, something I\u0026rsquo;d only done on Zoom,\u0026rdquo; said Rachel Thomas, a member of the \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/ramblinrocketclub.github.io\/\u0022\u003ERamblin\u0026rsquo; Rocket Club\u003C\/a\u003E who is scheduled to graduate this semester with her undergraduate degree in aerospace engineering. \u0026ldquo;I talked to him about my team, \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/ramblinrocketclub.github.io\/teams\/gtxr\/\u0022\u003EGTXR (Georgia Tech Experimental Rocketry\u003C\/a\u003E), and he was really excited about that. It was a unique experience.\u0026rdquo;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThe day\u0026rsquo;s main event, a Q\u0026amp;A in the Clough Undergraduate Learning Commons, filled an auditorium. In addition to the 250 or so Yellow Jackets in the room, nearly a thousand K-12 students from around the Atlanta area tuned into the livestream as invited guests, with some submitting questions for Kimbrough.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003ETopics ranged from the astronaut application process, when he knew he wanted to travel to space (as a young child), and the relevancy of his ISyE degree to his success as an astronaut.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThe session was moderated by AE School Ph.D. student Naia Butler-Craig, an aspiring astronaut.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026ldquo;I\u0026rsquo;m so grateful that Shane took his time to pour into the next generation of aerospace engineers,\u0026rdquo; Butler-Craig said. \u0026ldquo;It was such an honor to hear from someone as accomplished and personable as him. I feel motivated to keep going on my own journey in following his footsteps!\u0026rdquo;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EBefore taking a detour and riding in the Ramblin\u0026rsquo; Wreck for the first time, Kimbrough stood before another packed house that night. He threw out the first pitch before Georgia Tech beat Georgia 11-7. Kimbrough grew up attending Yellow Jacket sporting events and nearly enrolled as undergraduate. Instead, he attended the U.S. Military Academy and pitched for its baseball team.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026ldquo;It was an incredible, perfect day for me. \u0026ldquo;Getting to come back and give back a little bit to the students and faculty was amazing.\u0026rdquo; Kimbrough said. \u0026ldquo;The weather was great. The events were great. 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The free event, open to students, faculty, and staff, will be held in the Clough Undergraduate Learning Commons (room 152) from 12:30 \u0026ndash; 1:30 p.m.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EKimbrough is returning to his alma mater for the first time since living on the International Space Station (ISS) for six months in 2021. In three trips to space, he has spent 388 days away from Earth, the fourth highest total among U.S. astronauts.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThe event will be moderated by Naia Butler-Craig, a Ph.D. student in the Daniel Guggenheim School of Aerospace Engineering. Butler-Craig is a NASA Space Technology Graduate Research Fellow and a NASA Pathways intern in the Science and Space Technology Systems branch at Glenn Research Center.\u0026nbsp;The Q\u0026amp;A will be streamed live on the \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/georgiatech\u0022\u003EGeorgia Tech YouTube channel\u003C\/a\u003E, where viewers can submit questions. K-12 schools around Atlanta will also participate remotely.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThe Q\u0026amp;A session is one of several Georgia Tech events for Kimbrough on Friday. He will spend the morning touring labs dedicated to spacecraft design and space-related research. That evening, he will throw out the first pitch at \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/ramblinwreck.com\/sports\/m-basebl\/\u0022\u003EGeorgia Tech\u0026rsquo;s baseball game\u003C\/a\u003E against the University of Georgia. The action starts at 6pm at Russ Chandler Stadium.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EKimbrough grew up in Atlanta, attending Georgia Tech sporting events as a kid. He was an NCAA pitcher while earning his undergraduate degree at the United States Military Academy. After nearly a decade serving in the U.S. Army, Kimbrough graduated with a master\u0026rsquo;s degree in operations research from the \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.isye.gatech.edu\/\u0022\u003EH. Milton Stewart School of Industrial and Systems Engineering (ISyE)\u003C\/a\u003E.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EKimbrough was selected to be an astronaut in 2004. His first mission was aboard space shuttle Endeavour in 2008. He returned to orbit in 2016 aboard a Russian Soyuz rocket, serving as commander of the ISS for six months.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003ELast April, Kimbrough was commander of NASA\/SpaceX Crew-2, launching from Cape Canaveral, Florida. By flying on Crew Dragon, Kimbrough became the fourth person to travel on three different spacecrafts.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EDuring his three missions, Kimbrough has taken Georgia Tech jerseys and a \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=LSvDw0pNx0c\u0022\u003Eflag from the Ramblin\u0026rsquo; Wreck into orbit\u003C\/a\u003E. He also \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/mobile.twitter.com\/GTAthletics\/status\/1395863469908496386\u0022\u003Ethrew out the first pitch in a taped ceremony from the ISS\u003C\/a\u003E before a 2021 Georgia Tech baseball game and recorded a message that was played during last fall\u0026rsquo;s \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/ae.gatech.edu\/news\/2021\/11\/space-day-bobby-dodd-stadium\u0022\u003Espace-themed football game\u003C\/a\u003E.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":[{"value":"Graduate Shane Kimbrough to spend day on campus, four months after returning to Earth"}],"field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003ENASA astronaut and alumnus \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/astronauts\/biographies\/robert-shane-kimbrough\/biography\u0022\u003EShane Kimbrough\u003C\/a\u003E\u0026nbsp;will spend Friday, March 4, on campus for a series of events.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","format":"limited_html"}],"field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"NASA astronaut and alumnus Shane Kimbrough\u00a0will spend March 4 on campus for a series of events.\u00a0"}],"uid":"27560","created_gmt":"2022-02-25 03:21:17","changed_gmt":"2022-02-25 17:42:34","author":"Jason Maderer","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","dateline":{"date":"2022-02-24T00:00:00-05:00","iso_date":"2022-02-24T00:00:00-05:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"hg_media":{"652615":{"id":"652615","type":"image","title":"Shane Kimbrough in the space station\u0027s cupola in August (courtesy: NASA)","body":null,"created":"1636479473","gmt_created":"2021-11-09 17:37:53","changed":"1636479473","gmt_changed":"2021-11-09 17:37:53","alt":"Shane Kimbrough in the ISS","file":{"fid":"247592","name":"Shane_Kimbrough-2.jpg","image_path":"\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/Shane_Kimbrough-2.jpg","image_full_path":"http:\/\/hg.gatech.edu\/\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/Shane_Kimbrough-2.jpg","mime":"image\/jpeg","size":110732,"path_740":"http:\/\/hg.gatech.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/740xx_scale\/public\/images\/Shane_Kimbrough-2.jpg?itok=VC5RTi_n"}},"655773":{"id":"655773","type":"image","title":"Shane Kimbrough","body":null,"created":"1645758997","gmt_created":"2022-02-25 03:16:37","changed":"1645758997","gmt_changed":"2022-02-25 03:16:37","alt":"Shane Kimbrough","file":{"fid":"248623","name":"shane folded arms crop.jpg","image_path":"\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/shane%20folded%20arms%20crop.jpg","image_full_path":"http:\/\/hg.gatech.edu\/\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/shane%20folded%20arms%20crop.jpg","mime":"image\/jpeg","size":61543,"path_740":"http:\/\/hg.gatech.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/740xx_scale\/public\/images\/shane%20folded%20arms%20crop.jpg?itok=2AH0siNo"}}},"media_ids":["652615","655773"],"groups":[{"id":"1237","name":"College of Engineering"},{"id":"1278","name":"College of Sciences"},{"id":"1239","name":"School of Aerospace Engineering"},{"id":"364801","name":"School of Earth and Atmospheric Sciences (EAS)"},{"id":"607235","name":"Radiation Effects on Volitiles and Exploration of Asteroids and Lunar Surfaces (REVEALS)"},{"id":"1275","name":"School of Biological Sciences"},{"id":"85951","name":"School of Chemistry and Biochemistry"},{"id":"126011","name":"School of Physics"}],"categories":[],"keywords":[{"id":"166882","name":"School of Biological Sciences"}],"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":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EJason Maderer\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\nCollege of Engineering\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\nmaderer@gatech.edu\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","format":"limited_html"}],"email":["maderer@gatech.edu"],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}},"655735":{"#nid":"655735","#data":{"type":"news","title":"Sandy Magnus Named to U.S. Astronaut Hall of Fame","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EGeorgia Tech graduate and Professor of the Practice Sandra \u0026ldquo;Sandy\u0026rdquo; Magnus (MSE, \u0026rsquo;96) has been\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/astronautscholarship.org\/ahof.html\u0022\u003Eelected to the U.S. Astronaut Hall of Fame\u003C\/a\u003E. Magnus, who flew to space three times, will be inducted in June at the Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, Florida. Only 101 astronauts have received the honor.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/ae.gatech.edu\/news\/2021\/04\/georgia-tech-welcomes-sandy-magnus\u0022\u003EMagnus returned to her alma mater in 2021\u003C\/a\u003E\u0026nbsp;with joint appointments in the\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/ae.gatech.edu\/\u0022\u003EDaniel Guggenheim School of Aerospace Engineering\u003C\/a\u003E,\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.mse.gatech.edu\/\u0022\u003ESchool of Materials Science and Engineering (MSE)\u003C\/a\u003E, and the\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/inta.gatech.edu\/\u0022\u003ESam Nunn School of International Affairs\u003C\/a\u003E. As professor of the practice, her position primarily focuses on research advocacy, leadership and mentorship to students, as well as offering guidance to faculty related to issues in aerospace engineering.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EMagnus was selected as an astronaut in 1996, the same year she received her doctoral degree in MSE. Her first launch was in 2002 aboard Space Shuttle Atlantis. In 2008, she flew to the International Space Station and lived onboard for four and a half months. Magnus\u0026rsquo;s final flight, STS-135 in 2011, was the final space shuttle launch (again on Atlantis). She has spent 187 days in orbit.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EMagnus is currently a principal at AstroPlanetview LLC. She has received numerous awards, including the NASA Space Flight Medal, the NASA Distinguished Service Medal, the NASA Exceptional Service Medal, and the 40 at 40 Award (given to former collegiate women athletes to recognize the impact of Title IX).\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EHer election to the hall of fame comes a week after\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/coe.gatech.edu\/news\/2022\/02\/three-named-national-academy-engineering\u0022\u003Eshe was named to the National Academy of Engineering\u003C\/a\u003E, one of the highest professional distinctions awarded to an engineer.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":[{"value":"Georgia Tech graduate and professor of the practice will be inducted this summer"}],"field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EGeorgia Tech graduate and Professor of the Practice Sandra \u0026ldquo;Sandy\u0026rdquo; Magnus (MSE, \u0026rsquo;96) has been\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/astronautscholarship.org\/ahof.html\u0022\u003Eelected to the U.S. Astronaut Hall of Fame\u003C\/a\u003E. 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The first-of-its-kind report seeks to ensure that everyone, including children, has access to appropriate respiratory protective devices and guidance on their effective use.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\n\u0026nbsp;\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\nJayaraman, professor in the\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.mse.gatech.edu\/\u0022\u003ESchool of Materials Science and Engineering\u003C\/a\u003E, is one of 20 experts on the national committee. They recommend that every worker, including essential and gig economy workers, should be covered by Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) or equivalent respiratory protection requirements when exposed to inhalation hazards in the workplace. Millions currently aren\u0026rsquo;t covered by an RPP (respiratory protection program).\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EAt the same time, there currently isn\u0026rsquo;t a federal entity that approves respiratory protection devices intended for the general public. The committee recommends that the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) designates a laboratory to oversee standards development, assessment, and approval of such devices.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EJayaraman is a national leader in studying and defining the roles of engineering design, manufacturing, and materials technologies in public policy. The founding director of Georgia Tech\u0026rsquo;s Kolon Center for Lifestyle Innovation served on\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.nationalacademies.org\/our-work\/respiratory-protection-for-the-public-and-workers-without-respiratory-protection-programs-at-their-workplaces\u0022\u003Ethe Committee on Respiratory Protection for the Public and Workers without Respiratory Protection Programs at their Workplaces\u003C\/a\u003E, a group sponsored by the CDC Foundation, U.S. Department of State, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, and the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EHe expands on the report, which is titled \u0026ldquo;Frameworks for Protecting Workers and the Public from Inhalation Hazards.\u0026rdquo;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EWhat do you think are the most important recommendations? \u0026nbsp;\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThe needs of many workers and the public are not being met. Significant disparities exist.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EFor example, not only isn\u0026rsquo;t there an authority responsible for oversight of respiratory protection for the public, but RPPs in place for workers with OSHA coverage are not suitable for implementation in the general population. As we have all seen during the pandemic, messaging and guidance are unclear and sometimes conflicting. This leads to confusion. Even terminology is unclear to the public \u0026ndash; what is a mask? A respirator? A face covering? Finding answers to simple, yet important, questions has not been easy. Which device to use, and is it safe? Where can it be bought and how can it be used effectively?\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThese are among the reasons we recommend a \u0026ldquo;coordinating entity\u0026rdquo; within HHS to oversee the efforts of multiple stakeholders with responsibilities and authorities related to respiratory protection for the public. This would ensure availability and access to respiratory protective devices, as well as the development of clear and consistent guidance and training for those charged with educating the public. \u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EIn the meantime, many of America\u0026rsquo;s workers, such as wildland firefighters and gig workers, fall outside of OSHA\u0026rsquo;s RPP. Protection afforded by a respirator used outside of an RPP may be diminished due to improper fit or use. Our recommendations to expand OSHA coverage are aimed at filling gaps in these protections, providing more training for workers, and expanding research in workplace protection against inhalation hazards.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThus, for the first time, \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/jamanetwork.com\/journals\/jama\/fullarticle\/2789054?guestAccessKey=cc7cd266-d45b-45c4-8ade-4acd11a7d632\u0026amp;utm_source=jps\u0026amp;utm_medium=email\u0026amp;utm_campaign=author_alert-jamanetwork\u0026amp;utm_content=author-author_engagement\u0026amp;utm_term=1m.\u0022\u003Ewe are laying out a road map\u003C\/a\u003E to protect the respiratory health of everyone in our country to ensure that all people have access to the right devices at the right time.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\n\u003Cstrong\u003EDo you think the nation is prepared to make the changes necessary to follow the recommendations? \u003C\/strong\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\nWe are facing unprecedented threats from inhalation hazards, such as wildfire smoke and infectious agents like SARS-CoV-2, the cause of the COVID-19 pandemic. This is a pivotal point in public health.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThe proposed systems-based road map is forward-looking and provides a solid foundation for policy making that should lead to implementation. There is no better time for moving forward. The time for protecting the nation\u0026rsquo;s respiratory health is now!\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EWas the Covid-19 pandemic the primary reason the committee was formed?\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThe origins and impetus for this study predate the pandemic, which happened to reinforce the importance and criticality of respiratory protection for the population at-large.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EWildfire smoke in the west has been a major inhalation hazard. Mold growth indoors after flooding from storms poses another inhalation hazard. The respiratory health of families of our diplomats stationed abroad in cities with high degrees of air pollution is affected.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EToday\u0026rsquo;s workforce includes independent contractors, self-employed workers, and gig workers who are not considered employees of an employer. This is why they lack the respiratory protection from inhalation hazards that come from OSHA-mandated programs.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EPast National Academies reports have focused on respiratory protection needs of workers exposed to inhalation hazards. Our report builds from those efforts while being the first focused specifically on the needs of the public.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EWhat was your role on the committee and how does your expertise play into your contributions? \u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThe committee members chosen to serve brought a wide variety of disciplines and expertise to address this critical topic. The unifying theme of my research at Georgia Tech has been convergence: the seamless integration of materials, information, and technology to enhance quality of life. Consequently, the work in my lab includes systems modeling, smart textiles, and design and development of respiratory protective devices, among others.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThis is the ninth NASEM committee on which I have had the privilege of serving. The first one was in 2006 when the threat of bird flu led to the study titled \u0026ldquo;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.nap.edu\/catalog\/11637\/reusability-of-facemasks-during-an-influenza-pandemic-facing-the-flu\u0022\u003EReusability of Facemasks during an Influenza Pandemic\u003C\/a\u003E.\u0026rdquo; I never imagined that the threat would become a reality with COVID-19.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThe opportunity to interact and critically engage with the world\u0026rsquo;s leading experts on a host of interdisciplinary topics related to the study is a great learning experience. It has also given me the opportunity to bring the results of the research from my lab to inform the discussions during the compiling of the report. I firmly believe that research \u003Cem\u003Emust\u003C\/em\u003E blend conceptual advancements with practical implementation of these concepts for solving real-world problems, including shaping public policy. These studies have given me that fulfilling opportunity to contribute to society.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":[{"value":"MSE professor co-authors study that addresses gaps in public health related to pandemic, wildfires, workers, and children"}],"field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EGeorgia Tech Professor\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/research.gatech.edu\/sundaresan-jayaraman\u0022\u003ESundaresan Jayaraman\u003C\/a\u003E\u0026nbsp;is among a small group of national experts that has authored a new\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.nap.edu\/catalog\/26372\/frameworks-for-protecting-workers-and-the-public-from-inhalation-hazards\u0022\u003ENational Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine (NASEM) report\u003C\/a\u003E\u0026nbsp;that outlines a road map to protect the respiratory health of all Americans. 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Pettit Chair and a \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/gra.org\/page\/1051\/talent.html\u0022\u003EGeorgia Research Alliance (GRA) Eminent Scholar\u003C\/a\u003E. He will also have a joint appointment with the \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.mse.gatech.edu\/\u0022\u003ESchool of Materials Science and Engineering (MSE)\u003C\/a\u003E. Datta is currently serving as a Georgia Tech adjunct professor while at the University of Notre Dame and will transition full time to Georgia Tech in the fall.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EDatta is the Stinson Professor of Nanotechnology in Notre Dame\u0026rsquo;s Department of Electrical Engineering. He is the director of \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/ascent.nd.edu\/\u0022\u003EASCENT (Applications and Systems-Driven Center for Energy-Efficient Integrated NanoTechnologies)\u003C\/a\u003E, a $40 million microelectronics research center funded by the Semiconductor Research Corporation (SRC) and the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA). The center\u0026#39;s mission is to provide breakthrough advances in foundational semiconductor materials, devices, and heterogenous integration technologies. ASCENT includes Notre Dame and 13 partner universities.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EDatta\u0026rsquo;s research involves high-performance, heterogenous computing, brain-inspired computing, and collective state computing using advanced CMOS (complementary metal\u0026ndash;oxide\u0026ndash;semiconductor) and beyond-CMOS devices. He also focuses on the development of semiconductor technologies for other types of computing, including intermittent computing, cryogenic computing, and harsh environment computing.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026ldquo;Suman is a leader in the fields of semiconductors and nanoelectronic device research. His addition to the faculty is a tremendous benefit for our students, research community, and the state of Georgia,\u0026rdquo; said Raheem Beyah, dean of the \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/coe.gatech.edu\/\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003ECollege of Engineering\u003C\/a\u003E and Southern Company Chair. \u0026ldquo;I welcome him to Georgia Tech and am excited to see him continue to define the future of computing.\u0026rdquo;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EFrom 2016-2021, Datta served as director of the six-university \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/collectivecomputing.nd.edu\/\u0022\u003ECenter for Extremely Energy Efficient Collective Electronics (EXCEL),\u003C\/a\u003E which is funded by the SRC and National Science Foundation (NSF). EXCEL explores the demonstration of an alternate computing platform that leverages continuous-time dynamics of emerging devices to execute optimization, learning, and inference tasks in a collective, cooperative, and scalable way to transcend the current energy efficiency wall by many orders of magnitude.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EGeorgia Tech ECE faculty members have played technical roles in both EXCEL and ASCENT and many have collaborated with Datta in recent years.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026ldquo;I have been fortunate to pursue a career in semiconductor science and technology, a field inherently multi-disciplinary that touches many areas of physical sciences. Looking ahead, with new paradigms of computing, communication, and information storage on the horizon, I see traditional boundaries between computing and physical sciences blurring,\u0026rdquo; said Datta. \u0026ldquo;This is why I\u0026rsquo;m thrilled to join the Georgia Tech family in ECE and MSE. Additionally, as a new member of the Georgia Research Alliance, I look forward to bringing my technology development experience in the private sector and contributing to the larger tech transfer and commercialization ecosystem in the state of Georgia.\u0026rdquo;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EDatta has been at the forefront of logic transistor research for the past two decades. While at Intel from 1999-2007, two of his most impactful contributions in high-k\/metal gate CMOS and Tri-gate CMOS research and development led to commercially successful technologies that allowed transistor scaling from 45nm node to 14nm node and beyond. Datta\u0026rsquo;s recent research has driven advances in embedded high-performance memory space such as single transistor Ferroelectric transistor memory and capacitorless gain cell (or floating body DRAM) suitable for compute-in-memory (CIM) accelerators. His recent work on using continuous time dynamics of coupled oscillators to solve optimization problems is galvanizing interest in the alterative compute paradigm of \u0026ldquo;let physics do the computing.\u0026rdquo;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026ldquo;Suman Datta is one of the nation\u0026rsquo;s leaders in semiconductor research,\u0026rdquo; said GRA President \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/gra.org\/staff\/117\/Susan_Shows.html\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003ESusan Shows\u003C\/a\u003E. \u0026ldquo;He is a strong collaborator and will continue to make advances in this growing, important industry for Georgia. GRA is pleased to welcome him to its Academy.\u0026rdquo;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EPrior to Notre Dame, Datta was a professor of electrical engineering at The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, from 2007-2015. Datta has co-authored 11 book chapters and more than 400 refereed journal and conference proceedings papers.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EIn 2013, Datta was named Fellow of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) for his contributions to high-performance advanced silicon and compound semiconductor transistor technologies. Datta holds 185 U.S. patents. 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Jarin said.\u0026nbsp;\u0026ldquo;I am honored and extremely\u0026nbsp;grateful to have had the opportunity to present to a panel of experienced judges \u0026mdash; and especially female entrepreneurs \u0026mdash; on our current progress with the commercialization efforts for VoltaPure.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EVoltaPure\u0026rsquo;s novel co-axial electrode copper ionization cell enables superior water disinfection, while producing a low-level, safe effluent copper concentration.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026ldquo;Mo made a compelling case for the commercial potential of her VoltaPure water disinfection technology,\u0026rdquo; said VentureLab Director\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/venturelab.gatech.edu\/about-us\/\u0022\u003EKeith McGreggor\u003C\/a\u003E. \u0026ldquo;Her idea illustrates why the Innovation Competition is a great opportunity for Georgia Tech student researchers to think about what it might take to start a business based on their work.\u0026rdquo;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003ETo better understand her technology\u0026rsquo;s potential, Jarin has already participated in Georgia Tech\u0026rsquo;s inaugural Female Founders program and audited the\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/create-x.gatech.edu\/\u0022\u003ECREATE-X\u003C\/a\u003E\u0026nbsp;Startup Launch program. She was also awarded a $50,000 grant through the\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.nsf.gov\/\u0022\u003ENational Science Foundation\u0026rsquo;s Innovation-Corps\u003C\/a\u003E\u0026nbsp;program to participate in a seven-week bootcamp focused on experiential education to gain insight into her startup\u0026rsquo;s industry. She is advised by\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/ce.gatech.edu\/people\/faculty\/7068\/overview\u0022\u003EXing Xie\u003C\/a\u003E, the Carlton S. 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Nick Lappos (AE \u0026rsquo;73), was also elected to the NAE Class of 2022. Lappos is a senior technical fellow (emeritus) of Sikorsky Aircraft Corp and serves on the \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/ae.gatech.edu\/about\/advisory-board\u0022\u003EGeorgia Tech Aerospace Engineering School Advisory Council (AESAC)\u003C\/a\u003E. He was honored for \u0026ldquo;improving rotary wing flight performance and serving as test pilot, engineer, inventor, technologist, and business leader.\u0026rdquo;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003ENathan Meehan (Phys \u0026#39;75), a member of the \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/cos.gatech.edu\/about\/advisory-board\u0022\u003ECollege of Sciences Advisory Board\u003C\/a\u003E, was also elected. He is president of CMG Petroleum Consulting Ltd. and was recognized for \u0026quot;technical and business innovation in the application of horizontal well technology for oil and gas production.\u0026quot;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThey are among this year\u0026rsquo;s 133 new members (including international selections).\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026ldquo;On behalf of Georgia Tech, I extend my sincere congratulations to Chris, Sandy, and Nick for this incredible honor, which highlights a lifetime of achievement,\u0026rdquo; said Raheem Beyah, dean of the College of Engineering and Southern Company Chair. \u0026ldquo;Chris and Nick\u0026rsquo;s research have advanced their respective fields and left an indelible mark on their peers at Georgia Tech and around the world. Sandy, in addition to her service with NASA, is a tireless advocate of raising awareness of STEM and diversity within the aerospace industry in an effort to grow the next generation of the AE workforce. The College of Engineering is tremendously proud of this trio.\u0026rdquo;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EJones is the John F. Brock III School Chair in the \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/chbe.gatech.edu\/\u0022\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003ESchool of Chemical \u0026amp; Biomolecular Engineering (ChBE)\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E. He has been a faculty member at Georgia Tech since 2000, leading a ChBE research group that works in catalysis and adsorption, with a strong emphasis in materials chemistry. The NAE is honoring him for \u0026ldquo;contributions to the design and synthesis of catalytic materials and for advancing technologies related to carbon capture and sequestration.\u0026rdquo;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EJones is known in the field for his pioneering work on materials that extract carbon dioxide from ultra-dilute mixtures such as ambient air, which are key components of direct air capture technologies that have the potential to reverse climate change.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EMagnus (MSE, 1996) is a professor of the practice with joint appointments in the \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/ae.gatech.edu\/\u0022\u003EDaniel Guggenheim School of Aerospace Engineering\u003C\/a\u003E, \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.mse.gatech.edu\/\u0022\u003ESchool of Materials Science and Engineering (MSE\u003C\/a\u003E), and the \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/inta.gatech.edu\/\u0022\u003ESam Nunn School of International Affairs\u003C\/a\u003E. She is currently a principal at\u0026nbsp; AstroPlanetview LLC and is being recognized by the NAE for \u0026ldquo;national accomplishments in the U.S. civil space program and in Department of Defense engineering and technology integration.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EAs a NASA astronaut, Magnus flew to space three times and spent 157 days in orbit. Before joining NASA, Magnus worked for McDonnell Douglas Aircraft Company as a stealth engineer. After retiring as an astronaut, she served as executive director of the American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA). She is now one of three Georgia Tech women in the NAE, joining Marilyn Brown and Susan Margulies.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003ESahinidis is the inaugural\u0026nbsp;Gary C. Butler Family Chair\u0026nbsp;in the \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.isye.gatech.edu\/\u0022\u003EH. Milton Stewart School of Industrial and Systems Engineering\u003C\/a\u003E, with a joint appointment in ChBE. In the NAE announcement, Sahinidis was selected for \u0026ldquo;his contributions to global optimization and the development of widely used software for optimization and machine learning.\u0026rdquo; His research activities are at the interface between computer science\u0026nbsp;and\u0026nbsp;operations research, with applications in various engineering and scientific areas.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EDuring his career, Sahinidis developed \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/sahinidis.coe.gatech.edu\/software?q=baron\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003EBARON\u0026nbsp;(Branch-and-Reduce Optimization Navigator)\u003C\/a\u003E,\u0026nbsp;a\u0026nbsp;global optimization software system that solves\u0026nbsp;challenging,\u0026nbsp;nonconvex optimization\u0026nbsp;problems, including continuous, integer, and mixed-integer nonlinear problems. 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The team, led by Professor \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/ae.gatech.edu\/people\/marilyn-j-smith\u0022\u003EMarilyn Smith\u003C\/a\u003E, is one of six \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/press-release\/nasa-awards-contracts-for-rotorcraft-vertical-lift-technology-services\/\u0022\u003Echosen by NASA\u003C\/a\u003E and the only higher education institution selected as a leader.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EGeorgia Tech will provide resources and technical expertise to support the Rotorcraft Vertical Lift Technology Development through task orders in areas such as advanced rotorcraft technologies, testing, flight controls, and health management. Most of the work will be performed on campus, with some taking place at NASA\u0026rsquo;s Ames Research Center in California.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThe Rotorcraft Vertical Lift Technology Development (RVLTD) award is an IDIQ (Indefinite Delivery\/Indefinite Quantity) contract with a total ceiling of $40 million. It allows Georgia Tech to propose, apply, and quickly learn if they\u0026rsquo;re selected for NASA research projects that could also include developing codes, accessing models for validation, and more.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026ldquo;Instead of writing a 30-page research proposal and waiting up to year for a decision, this contract vehicle allows us to submit a brief statement of work in response to NASA\u0026rsquo;s requests for support. We will learn within a few weeks if NASA selects our team for each request,\u0026rdquo; said Smith, a faculty member in \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/ae.gatech.edu\/\u0022\u003EDaniel Guggenheim School of Aerospace Engineering (AE School)\u003C\/a\u003E. \u0026ldquo;It\u0026rsquo;s a significant advantage that allows us to collaborate closer with NASA.\u0026rdquo;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThe Georgia Tech group includes GTRI (Georgia Tech Research Institute) and the University of Texas at Arlington. It also includes a number of private companies around the country, with an emphasis on small businesses and organizations led by veterans and women. One of them is Laser Aviation in Duluth, Georgia, which specializes in 3D laser scanning and modeling.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EOf the six submissions accepted, Georgia Tech\u0026rsquo;s proposal was ranked first by the Source Evaluation Board (SEB).\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThe AE School was one of the nation\u0026rsquo;s first helicopter rotorcraft research and educational institution. Montgomery Knight became the School\u0026rsquo;s first director in 1942 and developed one of the first jet-powered rotors for a helicopter. He was among the country\u0026rsquo;s earliest top researchers of helicopter design.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThrough the decades, Georgia Tech has expanded its research to fit the current definition of rotorcraft, which also includes tilt rotors, unmanned air vehicles, and advanced urban air mobility. Georgia Tech has been a Vertical Lift Research Center of Excellence (VLRCOE) since 1982, conducting basic research focused on scientific barriers in technologies that support current and future vertical lift capabilities.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThe RVLTD award is not restricted to AE researchers. Any Georgia Tech faculty member supporting vertical lift technology can ask to be on the list of faculty who will respond to each NASA request. 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She is the first student to ever graduate with a Ph.D.\u0026nbsp;in\u0026nbsp;ocean\u0026nbsp;sciences and\u0026nbsp;engineering\u0026nbsp;from Georgia Tech. This program was\u0026nbsp;established in\u0026nbsp;2014\u0026nbsp;as\u0026nbsp;an interdisciplinary study\u0026nbsp;integrating biology,\u0026nbsp;civil\u0026nbsp;engineering, and\u0026nbsp;earth\u0026nbsp;and\u0026nbsp;atmospheric\u0026nbsp;sciences.\u0026nbsp;Monteagudo was approached due to her\u0026nbsp;interest in\u0026nbsp;climate change and how it affects the ocean.\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026ldquo;It is a home\u0026nbsp;that brings together people who work on ocean science,\u0026rdquo; Monteagudo said.\u0026nbsp;There are\u0026nbsp;many\u0026nbsp;events\u0026nbsp;with students in the program that\u0026nbsp;have made\u0026nbsp;it feel like a home\u0026nbsp;for Monteagudo\u0026nbsp;on campus that extends\u0026nbsp;beyond\u0026nbsp;the\u0026nbsp;classroom.\u0026nbsp;She has found\u0026nbsp;close friends\u0026nbsp;during her time in the program while receiving\u0026nbsp;support from her faculty mentors.\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026ldquo;Tech was defined by the people in my department,\u0026rdquo;\u0026nbsp;she\u0026nbsp;said.\u0026nbsp;That is why she is\u0026nbsp;excited to see what\u0026nbsp;future cohorts will accomplish. Next year will be the first full group of students graduating, and many are already\u0026nbsp;writing their\u0026nbsp;dissertations.\u0026nbsp;Monteagudo recently finished hers\u0026nbsp;on\u0026nbsp;fossil shells in ocean sediment. She used chemistry\u0026nbsp;to reconstruct ocean temperatures from the geological past.\u0026nbsp;These findings can be used to bolster\u0026nbsp;current\u0026nbsp;models of future temperature changes\u0026nbsp;by seeing if they match\u0026nbsp;past records.\u0026nbsp;During Monteagudo\u0026rsquo;s time\u0026nbsp;at Tech, she\u0026nbsp;was\u0026nbsp;a teaching assistant for\u0026nbsp;EAS 2600,\u0026nbsp;which enabled her\u0026nbsp;to\u0026nbsp;use her love\u0026nbsp;of\u0026nbsp;teaching while interacting with undergraduate students.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026ldquo;Students saw connections from\u0026nbsp;earth and atmospheric sciences\u0026nbsp;to their own majors, so I was able to learn many things from\u0026nbsp;their\u0026nbsp;personal experiences,\u0026rdquo; Monteagudo said.\u0026nbsp;She was\u0026nbsp;also\u0026nbsp;asked to join a task force for racial equality with\u0026nbsp;12\u0026nbsp;other students. This was a rare\u0026nbsp;opportunity that she did not take lightly.\u0026nbsp;Over her short few years at Tech,\u0026nbsp;Minda\u0026nbsp;Monteagudo has\u0026nbsp;blazed many trails and helped shape a better future for all students.\u0026nbsp;Currently, she\u0026nbsp;is\u0026nbsp;seeking jobs and will likely\u0026nbsp;start\u0026nbsp;working in the coming months.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EMinda Monteagudo is a one-of-a-kind student, literally. She is the first student to ever graduate with a Ph.D. in ocean sciences and engineering from Georgia Tech.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","format":"limited_html"}],"field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"Minda Monteagudo is a one-of-a-kind student, literally. She is the first student to ever graduate with a Ph.D. in ocean sciences and engineering from Georgia Tech."}],"uid":"35971","created_gmt":"2021-12-17 02:41:50","changed_gmt":"2022-02-04 17:06:08","author":"cwhite324","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","dateline":{"date":"2021-12-16T00:00:00-05:00","iso_date":"2021-12-16T00:00:00-05:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"hg_media":{"653806":{"id":"653806","type":"image","title":"Minda Monteagudo","body":null,"created":"1639708380","gmt_created":"2021-12-17 02:33:00","changed":"1639750313","gmt_changed":"2021-12-17 14:11:53","alt":"Minda Monteagudo","file":{"fid":"248008","name":"Minda-Monteagudo-ScienceConference-Oct2019-002.jpg","image_path":"\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/Minda-Monteagudo-ScienceConference-Oct2019-002.jpg","image_full_path":"http:\/\/hg.gatech.edu\/\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/Minda-Monteagudo-ScienceConference-Oct2019-002.jpg","mime":"image\/jpeg","size":268408,"path_740":"http:\/\/hg.gatech.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/740xx_scale\/public\/images\/Minda-Monteagudo-ScienceConference-Oct2019-002.jpg?itok=DoG7Yj-v"}}},"media_ids":["653806"],"related_links":[{"url":"https:\/\/commencement.gatech.edu\/","title":"Georgia Tech Commencement"}],"groups":[{"id":"1182","name":"General"},{"id":"1237","name":"College of Engineering"},{"id":"1278","name":"College of Sciences"},{"id":"364801","name":"School of Earth and Atmospheric Sciences (EAS)"},{"id":"1214","name":"News Room"},{"id":"1253","name":"School of Civil and Envrionmental Engineering"},{"id":"565971","name":"Ocean Science and Engineering (OSE)"},{"id":"1316","name":"Green Buzz"}],"categories":[{"id":"129","name":"Institute and Campus"}],"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\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022mailto:stucomm@gatech.edu\u0022\u003EConnor White\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\nInstitute Communications\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","format":"limited_html"}],"email":[],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}},"653668":{"#nid":"653668","#data":{"type":"news","title":"College of Engineering Duo Named Fellows of the National Academy of Inventors","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003ETwo Georgia Tech College of Engineering professors are among this year\u0026rsquo;s Fellows of the\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/academyofinventors.org\/\u0022 rel=\u0022noreferrer\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003ENational Academy of Inventors (NAI)\u003C\/a\u003E.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.ece.gatech.edu\/faculty-staff-directory\/raghupathy-sivakumar\u0022 rel=\u0022noreferrer\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003ERaghupathy \u0026ldquo;Siva\u0026rdquo; Sivakumar\u003C\/a\u003E\u0026nbsp;and\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.chbe.gatech.edu\/people\/natalie-stingelin\u0022 rel=\u0022noreferrer\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003ENatalie Stingelin\u003C\/a\u003E\u0026nbsp;will be inducted at the NAI Annual Meeting this coming June in Phoenix, Arizona. Election to NAI\u0026rsquo;s fellowship program is the highest professional distinction for academic inventors.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003ESivakumar, Georgia Tech\u0026rsquo;s\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/research.gatech.edu\/georgia-tech-names-raghupathy-siva-sivakumar-vice-president-commercialization\u0022 rel=\u0022noreferrer\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003Efirst vice president of commercialization and chief commercialization officer\u003C\/a\u003E, is being recognized for having demonstrated a highly prolific spirit of innovation in creating or facilitating outstanding inventions that have made a tangible impact on the quality of life, economic development, and welfare of society. He is a co-inventor on 22 issued patents, with 15 of them licensed to industry.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003ESivakumar holds the Wayne J. Holman Chair in the\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.ece.gatech.edu\/\u0022 rel=\u0022noreferrer\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003ESchool of Electrical and Computer Engineering\u003C\/a\u003E, where he has served as a faculty member since 2000.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThe NAI is honoring Stingelin for her significant contributions in the broader area of polymer physics and organic electronics and photonics. This includes the advancement of novel strategies that enable processing and design of soft electronic materials (such as organic semiconductors and inorganic\/organic hybrid materials) with unique functional properties and the creation of innovative device architectures.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EStingelin holds a joint appointment\u0026nbsp;in the\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.mse.gatech.edu\/\u0022 rel=\u0022noreferrer\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003ESchool of Materials Science and Engineering\u003C\/a\u003E\u0026nbsp;and\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.chbe.gatech.edu\/\u0022 rel=\u0022noreferrer\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003ESchool of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering\u003C\/a\u003E. She is an internationally recognized authority in the polymer field and serves as the director of\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/cope.gatech.edu\/\u0022 rel=\u0022noreferrer\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003EGeorgia Tech\u0026rsquo;s Center for Organic Photonics and Electronics\u003C\/a\u003E. Stingelin is also an initiative lead for\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/research.gatech.edu\/materials\u0022 rel=\u0022noreferrer\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003EGeorgia Tech\u0026rsquo;s Institute of Materials\u003C\/a\u003E.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003ESivakumar and Stingelin are among\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/academyofinventors.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/Fellows-List-2021.pdf\u0022 rel=\u0022noreferrer\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003E164 honorees from more than 100 research universities and governmental and non-profit institutions worldwide\u003C\/a\u003E.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":[{"value":"Siva Sivakumar and Natalie Stingelin receive highest professional distinction for academic inventors"}],"field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003ESiva Sivakumar\u0026nbsp;and Natalie Stingelin\u0026nbsp;receive highest professional distinction for academic inventors\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","format":"limited_html"}],"field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"Siva Sivakumar and Natalie Stingelin receive highest professional distinction for academic inventors"}],"uid":"27560","created_gmt":"2021-12-13 22:32:47","changed_gmt":"2021-12-13 22:32:47","author":"Jason Maderer","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","dateline":{"date":"2021-12-13T00:00:00-05:00","iso_date":"2021-12-13T00:00:00-05:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"hg_media":{"653667":{"id":"653667","type":"image","title":"Natalie and Siva","body":null,"created":"1639434373","gmt_created":"2021-12-13 22:26:13","changed":"1639434373","gmt_changed":"2021-12-13 22:26:13","alt":"Raghupathy \u201cSiva\u201d Sivakumar and Natalie Stingelin ","file":{"fid":"247944","name":"Screen Shot 2021-12-13 at 11.58.55 AM.png","image_path":"\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/Screen%20Shot%202021-12-13%20at%2011.58.55%20AM.png","image_full_path":"http:\/\/hg.gatech.edu\/\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/Screen%20Shot%202021-12-13%20at%2011.58.55%20AM.png","mime":"image\/png","size":545476,"path_740":"http:\/\/hg.gatech.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/740xx_scale\/public\/images\/Screen%20Shot%202021-12-13%20at%2011.58.55%20AM.png?itok=q-4Nn6Vb"}}},"media_ids":["653667"],"related_links":[{"url":"https:\/\/www.ece.gatech.edu\/news\/653575\/sivakumar-named-nai-fellow","title":"Read More about Siva Sivakumar"},{"url":"https:\/\/www.chbe.gatech.edu\/news\/2021\/12\/natalie-stingelin-named-fellow-national-academy-inventors","title":"Read more about Natalie Stingelin"}],"groups":[{"id":"1237","name":"College of Engineering"},{"id":"583966","name":"CREATE-X"},{"id":"1188","name":"Research Horizons"}],"categories":[{"id":"145","name":"Engineering"}],"keywords":[{"id":"187915","name":"go-researchnews"}],"core_research_areas":[{"id":"39501","name":"People and Technology"}],"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":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EJason Maderer\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\nCollege of Engineering\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\nmaderer@gatech.edu\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","format":"limited_html"}],"email":["maderer@gatech.edu"],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}},"651516":{"#nid":"651516","#data":{"type":"news","title":"$12 Million NSF Grant Will Establish Nationwide Atmospheric Measurement Network","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EGeorgia Institute of Technology Professor \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.chbe.gatech.edu\/people\/nga-lee-sally-ng\u0022\u003ENga Lee \u0026ldquo;Sally\u0026rdquo; Ng\u003C\/a\u003E has earned a $12 million \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/nsf.gov\/news\/special_reports\/announcements\/092721.jsp\u0022\u003Egrant from the National Science Foundation (NSF)\u003C\/a\u003E Mid-Scale Research Infrastructure program to \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.nsf.gov\/awardsearch\/showAward?AWD_ID=2131914\u0026amp;HistoricalAwards=false\u0022\u003Eprovide high time-resolution (every 1 to 15 minutes), long-term measurements\u003C\/a\u003E of the properties of atmospheric particulates known as aerosols, which have significant effects on health and climate change.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThe award will establish a \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.google.com\/maps\/d\/edit?mid=1jzzBGQvFsX86gSbPIuoAd1Dp6RPrDVkC\u0026amp;usp=sharing\u0022\u003Enetwork of 12 sites around the United States\u003C\/a\u003E, including locations in national parks and some of the country\u0026rsquo;s largest cities. Each will be outfitted with state-of-the-art instruments for characterizing the properties of aerosols. These sites will form what is officially called the Atmospheric Science and mEasurement NeTwork (ASCENT).\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EData from ASCENT will allow researchers to address a variety of questions about how the composition and abundance of aerosols are changing, such as how the modernization of electrical production (coal to natural gas to renewable) and transportation (gasoline to electric vehicles) affect air pollution and climate-relevant variables.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026ldquo;This is an incredibly exciting opportunity,\u0026rdquo; said Ng, a professor in Georgia Tech\u0026rsquo;s \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.chbe.gatech.edu\/\u0022\u003ESchool of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering \u003C\/a\u003Eand \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/eas.gatech.edu\/\u0022\u003ESchool of Earth and Atmospheric Sciences\u003C\/a\u003E. \u0026ldquo;ASCENT represents a key advancement in atmospheric measurement infrastructure in the U.S. For the first time, we will be able to acquire comprehensive, high time-resolution, long-term characterization of aerosols over a wide range of geographical regions. ASCENT will provide the critical, fundamental knowledge for informing science-based decisions on climate change, air quality, and minimizing inequalities in air pollution exposure.\u0026rdquo;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EASCENT will also advance understanding of the adverse health impacts of PM\u003Csub\u003E2.5\u003C\/sub\u003E (particulate matter with a diameter smaller than 2.5 micrometers). Exposure to PM\u003Csub\u003E2.5\u003C\/sub\u003E has been associated with cardiopulmonary diseases and millions of deaths per year.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026ldquo;ASCENT\u0026#39;s long-term, advanced chemical composition and particle size measurements will facilitate transformative studies to unravel specific aerosol types and properties responsible for their adverse health effects,\u0026rdquo; Ng said. \u0026ldquo;This will contribute to building a foundation to define future regulations in the U.S. for protecting public health, as aerosol sources and properties continue to evolve in a changing world.\u0026rdquo;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EAerosols impact climate by changing the Earth\u0026rsquo;s energy balance via direct absorption or scattering of solar radiation and altering the albedo (surface reflection), formation of clouds, and precipitation. The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change assessment established that the aerosol effects represent the single largest source of uncertainty in understanding climate change.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EAccording to NSF, ASCENT will also allow U.S. researchers to remain competitive in a global research environment. The 2016 National Academies report on \u003Cem\u003EThe Future of Atmospheric Chemistry Research\u003C\/em\u003E emphasized the critical need for long-term atmospheric chemistry measurements, recommending that the NSF take the lead to establish synergies with existing sites.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003ECurrently, several aerosol monitoring networks exist in the United States, but none have the capability of measuring aerosol chemical and physical properties at high time-resolution (highly regular intervals of measurement, in the order of minutes).\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThe ASCENT network\u0026rsquo;s 12 sites across the United States are strategically located in rural, urban, and remote sites that have pre-existing infrastructure for atmospheric monitoring. Five ASCENT sites are in the National Core Network (NCore), which is a subset of the Chemical Speciation Network (CSN). Four rural sites are in the Interagency Monitoring of PROtected Visual Environment (IMPROVE) network. Other ASCENT sites are located in NSF\u0026rsquo;s National Ecological Observatory Network (NEON), the South Coast Air Quality Management District (AQMD) in California, and the Houston Network of Environmental Towers (HNET) in Texas.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EEach site will be equipped with four advanced instruments: an Aerosol Chemical Speciation Monitor (ACSM, non-refractory aerosols), Xact (trace metals), Aethalometer (black\/brown carbon), and Scanning Mobility Particle Sizer (SMPS, aerosol number size distribution and concentration).\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThe sites include: Delta Junction, Alaska; Cheeka Peak\/Makah, Washington; Los Angeles\/Pico Rivera, California; Rubidoux, California; Joshua Tree National Park, California; Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming; Denver, Colorado; Houston, Texas; Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania; New York City; Atlanta, Georgia; and Great Smoky Mountain National Park, Tennessee.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EOn the education and outreach side of the project, ASCENT has specific recruitment, mentoring, training, and career development plans for graduate and undergraduate students, with an emphasis on underrepresented groups. One of the ASCENT locations is on tribal land and the project will train tribal air quality staff and perform outreach to interested tribal members. ASCENT will also provide training and educational opportunities for the state agency and National Park Service site operators.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EIn collaboration with the National Center for Atmospheric Research, a comprehensive database and web interface will be developed to provide research communities, educators, policy makers, the public, etc. with free and open access to all ASCENT data.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EIn addition to lead principal investigator (PI) Ng, co-PIs on the ASCENT project include Professor \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/ce.gatech.edu\/people\/faculty\/411\/overview\u0022\u003EArmistead Russell\u003C\/a\u003E of Georgia Tech\u0026rsquo;s \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/ce.gatech.edu\/\u0022\u003ESchool of Civil and Environmental Engineering\u003C\/a\u003E, Professor Roya Bahreini of the University of California-Riverside, and Professor Ann Dillner of the University of California-Davis, with Senior Research Scientist Christina Higgins of the \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.gtri.gatech.edu\/\u0022\u003EGeorgia Tech Research Institute\u003C\/a\u003E serving as project manager.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EOther ASCENT partner institutions and academics include the University of Alaska Fairbanks (Professor Jingqiu Mao), University of Washington (Professor Joel Thornton), California Institute of Technology (Professor John Seinfeld), Harvey Mudd College (Professor Lelia Hawkins), University of Wyoming (Professor Shane Murphy), University of Colorado Boulder (Professor Jose Jimenez), Roger Williams University (Professor Robert Griffin), University of Houston (Professor James Flynn), Carnegie Mellon University (Professors Allen Robinson and Albert Presto), Yale University (Professor Drew Gentner), University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (Professor Jason Surratt), and the National Center for Atmospheric Research (Jeff de La Beaujardiere and Eric Nienhouse).\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003ENg said: \u0026ldquo;I look 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Emissions","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EA $1 million award from the \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.epa.gov\/newsreleases\/epa-awards-georgia-tech-over-1-million-research-help-communities-reduce-their-exposure\u0022\u003EU.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)\u003C\/a\u003E will help researchers in Georgia Tech\u0026rsquo;s College of Engineering develop tactics to protect children from harmful emissions from controlled wildland burns. The initiative will provide equipment and new communications approaches in middle and high schools in Albany and Columbus, Ga., and Phenix City, Ala. Georgia Tech is focusing on the three cities because of their proximity to regular controlled burns, in addition to the communities\u0026rsquo; lower socioeconomic statuses.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EFor the next year, the researchers will deliver daily fire impact forecasts to each school, while also installing air purifiers and low-cost air quality monitors. Data from those monitors will be broadcast in real-time inside and outside classrooms. The Georgia Tech team will also create new curricula for teachers and students that increase understanding of air pollutants, their sources, and mitigation measures.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThe Georgia Tech team consists of members in the \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/ce.gatech.edu\/\u0022\u003ESchool of Civil and Environmental Engineering (CEE)\u003C\/a\u003E, \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.chbe.gatech.edu\/\u0022\u003ESchool of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering (ChBE)\u003C\/a\u003E, \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/eas.gatech.edu\/https:\/\/eas.gatech.edu\/\u0022\u003ESchool of Earth and Atmospheric Sciences (EAS)\u003C\/a\u003E, and the \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/serve-learn-sustain.gatech.edu\/\u0022\u003ECenter for Serve-Learn-Sustain\u003C\/a\u003E.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026ldquo;Air pollution leads to more premature deaths than virtually all other environmental exposures. In the Southeast, prescribed burning is a major source of air pollution: it releases more particulate matter into the air than cars, trucks, factories, and power plants,\u0026rdquo;\u0026nbsp;said Armistead (Ted) Russell, the Howard T. Tellepsen Chair and Regents\u0026rsquo;\u0026nbsp;Professor\u0026nbsp;in CEE. \u0026ldquo;Children in areas that experience prescribed burning smoke are uniquely vulnerable.\u0026nbsp;We are excited to work with schools to identify effective measures that can be used to help protect schoolchildren.\u0026rdquo;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003ERussell and his colleagues have decades of experience studying emissions. His previous studies found that prescribed burns led to highly elevated emissions in southern Georgia, especially during the peak burn period from January to April. The research showed that the highest levels of unhealthy emissions \u0026mdash; primary and secondary particulate matter \u0026mdash; occur during school hours when burns are most active. However, Russell also found that elevated levels linger into the evening, long after the fires are extinguished.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003ERussell also found a communications gap that helped him create the new initiative.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026ldquo;Schools are very good at providing information to parents about health-related interventions. Families serve as important communication channels,\u0026rdquo; Russell said. \u0026ldquo;However, schools are infrequently used to disseminate information about fire emissions. Incorporating teachers and students into a communications strategy has the potential to reduce exposure to children and the school\u0026rsquo;s broader community.\u0026rdquo;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThe award will allow Russell and CEE Principal Research Engineer Talat Odman to expand Georgia Tech\u0026rsquo;s \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/sipc.ce.gatech.edu\/SIPFIS\/map\/index.php\u0022\u003ESouthern Integrated Prescribed Fire Information System (SIPFIS)\u003C\/a\u003E, which they helped create in 2015. The tool merges prescribed fire and air quality data into a common analysis framework, providing a unified prescribed fire database for the southern U.S. That data is primarily used by forest and air quality managers. SIPFIS will now be tweaked to also provide daily forecasts to the schools.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EForecast and information products and lessons learned from the one-year project will be shared with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and its health partners.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThe initiative will be coupled with outcomes from a $2.3 million Department of Defense Strategic Environmental Research and Development Program project that is currently being led by Odman. His team is measuring and modeling air quality impacts from prescribed burning at Fort Benning, which is adjacent to Columbus and across the border from Phenix City.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026ldquo;By focusing on both the source of smoke, such as burns at Ft. Benning, and the effects on nearby schools, we can have a more complete understanding of the air quality impacts of prescribed fires,\u0026rdquo; said Odman. \u0026ldquo;This will allow us to develop strategies to minimize exposure to smoke, while also helping to protect the health of people and forests.\u0026rdquo;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThe EPA and DoD projects will further a third project: Russell\u0026rsquo;s NASA-funded work that is utilizing satellite products in SIPFIS for predicting smoke impacts on air quality and health.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EChBE and EAS Associate Professor \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.chbe.gatech.edu\/people\/nga-lee-sally-ng\u0022\u003ESally Ng\u003C\/a\u003E, who researches airborne particles, is also on the Georgia Tech team and will lead the deployment of the low-cost sensors at the schools. \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/serve-learn-sustain.gatech.edu\/rebecca-watts-hull\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003ERebecca Watts Hull\u003C\/a\u003E, a community engagement specialist with the Center for Serve-Learn-Sustain, is the fourth member of the team. \u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026ldquo;As wildfires become more frequent and severe, we are working to effectively communicate the risks of smoke exposure to impacted communities,\u0026rdquo;\u0026nbsp;said Wayne Cascio, acting principal deputy assistant administrator for science in EPA\u0026rsquo;s Office of Research and Development.\u0026nbsp;\u0026ldquo;We are seeing an increase in prescribed fires to reduce the risk of catastrophic wildfires; however, these are also a source of smoke exposure. The research we are funding will help develop strategies to prevent and reduce the health impacts of smoke from wildfires and prescribed fires.\u0026rdquo;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThe project will begin in October.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":[{"value":"EPA awards Georgia Tech $1M to help students and communities in southern GA and AL"}],"field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EA $1 million award from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency will help researchers develop tactics to protect children from harmful emissions from controlled wildland burns. 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The failures were induced by a wide range of disruptive events from hurricanes, nor\u0026rsquo;easters, and thunder and winter storms from 2011-2019, affecting nearly 12 million people.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EA feature article, \u0026ldquo;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.cell.com\/joule\/fulltext\/S2542-4351(21)00344-5\u0022\u003ELarge-scale data analytics for resilient recovery services from power failures\u003C\/a\u003E,\u0026rdquo; is published in Joule: Cell Press.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026ldquo;Our goal was to use large-scale data from the operational energy grid to better understand resiliency,\u0026rdquo; said lead author Amir Hossein Afsharinejad, a Ph.D. student in Georgia Tech\u0026rsquo;s School of \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.ece.gatech.edu\/\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003EElectrical and Computer Engineering\u003C\/a\u003E\u0026nbsp;(ECE). \u0026ldquo;By using such a large dataset that covers nearly a decade, we sought to learn how recoveries respond to the severity of a wide range of weather-induced failure events.\u0026rdquo;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThe Georgia Tech analysis finds that the behavior of restoration services follows a \u0026ldquo;recovery scaling law.\u0026rdquo; This law restores service for the majority of affected customers at the cost of a small fraction of the total interruption time. 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This results in customer interruption times that are 47 times longer from moderate to extreme failure events.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThe study found that the prioritization recovery doesn\u0026rsquo;t optimize restoration of small failures, which dominate delayed recovery during an entire evolution of an extreme event.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026ldquo;These findings tell us that the typical services governed by the prioritized recovery policy is at the cost of the disparity, and the cost is significant when failure events become severe and extreme,\u0026rdquo; said study co-author Chuanyi Ji, a Georgia Tech ECE associate professor and Afsharinejad\u0026rsquo;s thesis advisor. \u0026ldquo;Our analysis shows both the capability and fundamental limitation of recovery under the prioritization policy, where rapid restoration does not sustain to severe and extreme failure events.\u0026rdquo;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThe research team also explored if other approaches would be more beneficial to speed up recovery from failures. 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The honey bees then deposit the pellets into a cell within the hive by carefully scraping them off using their other legs.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThe study, from the lab of\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.me.gatech.edu\/\u0022 rel=\u0022noreferrer\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003EGeorge W. Woodruff School of Mechanical Engineering\u003C\/a\u003E\u0026nbsp;Professor\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.me.gatech.edu\/faculty\/hu\u0022 rel=\u0022noreferrer\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003EDavid Hu\u003C\/a\u003E, sought to better understand the mechanics of this process which could inspire new ways to manufacture and manipulate soft materials. Hu holds a joint appointment in the\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/biosciences.gatech.edu\/\u0022 rel=\u0022noreferrer\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003ESchool of Biological Sciences\u003C\/a\u003E.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThe paper, \u0026ldquo;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/royalsocietypublishing.org\/doi\/abs\/10.1098\/rsif.2021.0549?af=R\u0022 rel=\u0022noreferrer\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003EBiomechanics of Pollen Removal By the Honey Bee\u003C\/a\u003E,\u0026rdquo; is published in the Journal of the Royal Society Interface.\u0026nbsp;\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\n\u0026ldquo;We measured the viscoelastic material properties of a pollen pellet,\u0026rdquo; said Marguerite Matherne, a recent Georgia Tech mechanical engineering Ph.D. graduate who now teaches at Northeastern University. \u0026ldquo;We found that the pellets have a really long relaxation time, which means they remain mostly in a solid form during the transport process. This is good because it keeps the pellet from melting or falling apart from vibration during flight.\u0026rdquo;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EMatherne and the Georgia Tech research team also tried to replicate how honey bees remove the pellets from their hind legs in the lab. They built a device that scraped adhered pollen pellets from bee legs. The invention produced two discoveries. The first was that the honey bees were much more efficient in removing the pellet than the scraping device they built (the device left much more pollen residue on the leg). They also found that slower removal speeds reduce the force and work required to remove pellets under shear stress.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026ldquo;If you remove it slowly, you can avoid applying the excessive force required to remove it quickly,\u0026rdquo; said Hu, Matherne\u0026rsquo;s former Georgia Tech advisor. \u0026ldquo;Removing a pollen pellet is like the opposite of ripping off a Band-Aid.\u0026rdquo;\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\nMatherne said that there are two key components to the efficiency of the honey bees transporting these pellets. First, the pellets are gooey, allowing them to stick to the hind legs. But, she said, the bees also have a special structure on their legs called the corbicula. It\u0026rsquo;s fringed with long, curved hairs and becomes embedded into the pellet, allowing for adhesion.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EIn addition, honey bees can collect pollen particles in various shapes and sizes, while also developing a way to transport them. This is different from other species of bees, which only collect and carry specific types of pollen that are similar in size. They also use different transport techniques.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026ldquo;Honey bees collect from flowers miles and miles away,\u0026rdquo; said Hu. \u0026ldquo;The pollen can change in size by a factor of 10. They must collect all these individual particles and bring it back to one place. And they must do a dozen foraging trips each day, all while keeping their bodies clean. They solve it all by this special method they created to exploit the pellet\u0026rsquo;s soft material properties.\u0026rdquo;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThe research team believes further studies could lead to new developments in medical patches or fastener applications for soft materials.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026ldquo;It\u0026rsquo;s kind of like smart gooey Velcro for soft materials,\u0026rdquo; said Hu. \u0026ldquo;It could be a fastener and it knows when you\u0026rsquo;re trying to remove it so that you don\u0026rsquo;t have to use an excessive amount of force.\u0026rdquo;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EMatherne suggests that it\u0026rsquo;s also important to understand the pollinating process since 35% of the world\u0026rsquo;s crop production depends on pollinators.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026ldquo;Honey bees are really important pollinators,\u0026rdquo; said Matherne. \u0026ldquo;If we want to create a world where we can keep up our pollinators, I think it\u0026rsquo;s important to understand exactly what they\u0026rsquo;re doing.\u0026rdquo;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003ECITATION: Matherne, M., et.al., \u0026quot;Biomechanics of pollen pellet removal by the honey bee.\u0026quot; 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All study participants will receive $150.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EParticipants will be divided into two groups. One will continue to wear whatever mask they currently use, whenever they would usually wear one. The other group will be asked to wear a mask provided to them. Using a simple online Qualtrics form, both groups will log their daily activities, as well as any health symptoms that may arise during the six-week study.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026ldquo;There were a lot of misconceptions early on in the pandemic with the role of masks,\u0026rdquo; said Sundaresan Jayaraman, professor in Georgia Tech\u0026rsquo;s School of Materials Science and Engineering. \u0026ldquo;Our desire and hope is to dispel misconceptions around masks and show how effective and useful they are.\u0026rdquo;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EBut the project goes beyond function. The mask designed by Jayaraman and Sungmee Park, principal research scientist in the School of Materials Science and Engineering, is meant to be comfortable and stylish as well. They also want to learn how masks affect social and psychological elements of the wearer\u0026rsquo;s life.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026ldquo;We want to get a feel for, \u0026lsquo;What is their view of masks? Does the mask affect their social life? Does it make a difference if the mask matches their outfit?\u0026rsquo; Park said.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThe study will include three phases. In the first two weeks, all participants will wear their own face coverings and continue their usual habits. The second two weeks will have half the cohort wear the masks provided by the research team. During the last two weeks, all participants will return to their usual habits \u0026mdash; wearing their preferred mask, whether it\u0026rsquo;s the new one or not, and logging their activities and any symptoms.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThe study is approved by Georgia Tech\u0026rsquo;s Institutional Review Board and is registered as a clinical trial with \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/clinicaltrials.gov\/ct2\/show\/NCT04979858\u0022\u003Eclinicaltrials.gov\u003C\/a\u003E. Those interested in participating can learn more and sign up at \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/maskstudy.gatech.edu\/\u0022\u003Emaskstudy.gatech.edu\u003C\/a\u003E. 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The \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/planning.gatech.edu\/\u0022\u003ESchool of City and Regional Planning\u003C\/a\u003E will administer the degree in partnership with the \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/isye.gatech.edu\/\u0022\u003EH. Milton Stewart School of Industrial and Systems Engineering\u003C\/a\u003E (ISyE), the \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/cse.gatech.edu\/\u0022\u003ESchool of Computational Science and Engineering\u003C\/a\u003E (CSE), and the \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/ic.gatech.edu\/\u0022\u003ESchool of Interactive Computing\u003C\/a\u003E (IC).\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EUrban analytics is an emerging field that incorporates smart cities, urban informatics, and urban science. The goal of urban analytics is to leverage data science in addressing major issues cities continue to face, including air, water, and land pollution; carbon emissions; traffic congestion; inadequate housing options; and disparities in access to services. The skills and knowledge necessary to tackle such challenges require an integrated multidisciplinary approach, which this degree is designed to provide.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EIt is aimed at students who are interested in solving urban problems through the acquisition, integration, and analysis of various forms of data. Undergraduate preparation for this degree can include a range of fields such as engineering, planning, computing, and various social science disciplines.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EGeorgia Tech is the only university in the University System of Georgia offering an urban analytics degree. Programs of this kind are quickly gaining national relevancy \u0026mdash; similar graduate programs exist at Carnegie Mellon University, New York University, Northeastern University, and the University of California at Berkeley.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/planning.gatech.edu\/people\/subhro-guhathakurta\u0022\u003ESubhro Guhathakurta\u003C\/a\u003E, chair of the School of City and Regional Planning and the director of the \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/cspav.gatech.edu\/\u0022\u003ECenter for Spatial Planning Analytics and Visualization\u003C\/a\u003E, noted that Tech\u0026rsquo;s urban analytics program stands out from the others given its strategic partnership with top-ranked programs in engineering and computing to offer this multidisciplinary degree.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026ldquo;The objective is to harness Georgia Tech\u0026rsquo;s recognized strengths and expertise in data analytics to focus on the critical problems facing urban regions,\u0026rdquo; he said.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cem\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/design.gatech.edu\/feature\/gulsah-akar-chair-city-regional-planning\u0022\u003ERead also:\u0026nbsp;Gulsah Akar Appointed New School of City and Regional Planning Chair\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/em\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EAdditionally, there are many aspects of industrial engineering that can be applied to urban analytics, \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.isye.gatech.edu\/users\/pascal-van-hentenryck\u0022\u003EPascal Van Hentenryck\u003C\/a\u003E, associate chair for Innovation and Entrepreneurship and A. 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This program is pioneering in that it links many viewpoints holistically, from the concepts to the mathematical and computational tools, and their applications to problems faced by our growing cities,\u0026rdquo; he said.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EGeorgia Tech\u0026rsquo;s ISyE program is ranked as the No. 1 graduate program in in the industrial, manufacturing, and systems specialty and has held the top rank for\u0026nbsp;31 years.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EAdvances in computation are also essential to ensure the sustainable development of modern cities and guarantee that they operate effectively, \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.cc.gatech.edu\/~hpark\/\u0022\u003EHaesun Park\u003C\/a\u003E, Regents\u0026#39; Professor and chair of CSE, said.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026ldquo;Understanding and planning for the interdependent and interactive quality of city infrastructures require computational models and tools of increasing complexity and scale. This is where data, computing, and networks are ubiquitous, with computation playing unprecedented new roles in the management and operation of cities,\u0026rdquo; she said.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EBesides new introductory courses, several existing classes in the degree-participating schools are available as part of a well-rounded curriculum. These courses are carefully selected to meet four core competencies: urban systems, spatial analysis, computational statistics including machine learning, and modeling and visualization.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThe curriculum will place special emphasis on social end-values such as sustainability, justice, and resilience, and on individual data rights including: permission for collection; privacy through aggregation; and transparency through open data.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026quot;One of the most exciting aspects of this new degree is the diversity of academic programs working together on this topic of urban analytics. 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At each stop along the tour, Dabbar engaged with researchers and experts to discuss their work and to see Georgia Tech\u0026rsquo;s facilities. He met with about a dozen researchers including Alexa Harter from GTRI\u0026rsquo;s Cybersecurity, Information Protection, and Hardware Evaluation Research Laboratory; Devesh Ranjan from the \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/me.gatech.edu\u0022\u003EGeorge W. 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As part of the final selection process, candidates will present an open seminar addressing their broad vision for engineering at Georgia Tech. The hour-long seminars will be open to all students, faculty, and staff. Interested individuals can watch virtually in real-time, or watch a post-event video of each candidate presentation.\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp; \u0026nbsp; \u0026nbsp; \u0026nbsp; \u0026nbsp; \u0026nbsp; \u0026nbsp; \u0026nbsp; \u0026nbsp; \u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThe finalists are included below in order of their campus seminar presentations:\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cul\u003E\r\n\t\u003Cli\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/provost.gatech.edu\/college-engineering-dean-candidate-magnus-egerstedt\u0022\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EMagnus Egerstedt\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E,\u003C\/strong\u003E Steve W. 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But neither of them talked about the Holocaust when I was growing up. \u0026nbsp;I was attending German schools where there were still very few Jews. They didn\u0026rsquo;t want me to feel uncomfortable. Bit by bit I found out that my father spent three years in Buchenwald, a Nazi concentration camp, and my mother was sent to Siberia. They met after the war in Germany, when my mother was living in a Displaced Persons Camp. That was a place you went if you had nowhere else to go. She was helping children without papers to get to Palestine.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003ESo they didn\u0026rsquo;t talk about their experience. It\u0026rsquo;s hard to talk about your beliefs when everyone around you was killed for having them. \u0026nbsp;I just knew they wanted better for me. Now, a friend of mine who was also Jewish, he had parents who talked about their wartime experience all the time. My friend heard all of their stories, and they were terrible. What I can tell you is, he had a very hard time getting along with almost everyone else in school. I think he was haunted by what he\u0026rsquo;d heard. Years later, I heard he\u0026rsquo;d gone mad.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Ch4\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E2. Your best advisors are the people who know you best.\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/h4\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EIf I\u0026rsquo;ve learned anything about advising, it started with my mother, in particular, who would sit and listen to me, help me to reason things out and make a decision. I remember when I told her I wanted to study history in college, she was not too happy, but she never said I couldn\u0026rsquo;t.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026nbsp;Instead, she said \u0026ldquo;What will you do with a history degree? Is there anything else you are interested in?\u0026rdquo; I said \u0026ldquo;Yes, chemistry\u0026rsquo;s good. I like that.\u0026rdquo; And she said \u0026ldquo;Why don\u0026rsquo;t you study chemistry?\u0026rdquo;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EFrom her, I learned that you don\u0026rsquo;t tell people \u0026ldquo;You have to do this\u0026rdquo; or \u0026ldquo;You can\u0026rsquo;t do that.\u0026rdquo; You explore the positives and the negatives and figure out what the options are.\u0026nbsp; My mother knew me, so she steered me in a good direction. I still\u0026nbsp; love history, but science was good, too.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EAs an advisor at Tech, I take as long as I need to get to know the person I\u0026rsquo;m advising because that\u0026rsquo;s going to tell me what their abilities are. I\u0026rsquo;m going to hear the answer to their own questions if I listen closely enough to what they tell me about their own lives.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EAdvising has given me a lot of satisfaction over the years. I developed something I call \u0026ldquo;The Kudos File\u0026rdquo;, where I save all of the notes I\u0026rsquo;ve received from students I advised, telling me how well they are doing now. I\u0026rsquo;ve been downsizing \u0026nbsp;my office and my files over the last few years, and you could easily say that this file could go. But I\u0026rsquo;ll never let it go.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Ch4\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E3. Travel is the greatest education. \u003Cem\u003EEver.\u003C\/em\u003E\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/h4\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EI encourage everybody to take at least one semester abroad, to see the world. As a professor at Tech, I have never tired of the opportunity to attend conferences or to meet with colleagues all over the world. \u0026nbsp;Over the last 40 years, I\u0026rsquo;ve probably been to about 20 countries. To see other countries and observe how people live is the best education there is. 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And that\u0026rsquo;s when he asked me.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026ldquo;Have you ever thought of Georgia Tech, of teaching there?\u0026rdquo;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EWell, no I hadn\u0026rsquo;t thought of Georgia Tech, or teaching I said.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026ldquo;Well why don\u0026rsquo;t you go talk to them? I know two professors there \u0026ndash; \u003Cstrong\u003EBen Zinn\u003C\/strong\u003E and \u003Cstrong\u003EWarren Strahle\u003C\/strong\u003E\u0026mdash;who will be at the Combustion Meeting in Manchester England\u0026hellip;\u0026rdquo;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EWell, I didn\u0026rsquo;t need any convincing to travel and the conference sounded interesting. After I met Strahle and Zinn, I was even more interested in this teaching thing. They set up an interview at Tech, which meant I was getting a free trip to the United States, so I also set up two other interviews, one at Princeton and one at LSU.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EIn the end, I got offers from all three, but to my father, there was only one way to go. \u0026ldquo;What\u0026rsquo;s Georgia Tech?\u0026rdquo;\u0026nbsp; he asked. \u0026ldquo;You have to go to Princeton, it\u0026rsquo;s an Ivy.\u0026rdquo;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EBut my experience at Tech had already convinced me that this was where I wanted to be. From the minute I stepped on campus, I felt welcomed by the faculty. When I gave a seminar in [Montgomery Knight] 317, all of the faculty were there and they were all very engaged and asking questions. 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said Georgia Tech President \u0026Aacute;ngel Cabrera. \u0026ldquo;Steve has served in leadership roles at Georgia Tech for nearly 25 years\u0026nbsp;and is\u0026nbsp;co-chairing the Steering Committee for the Institute\u0026rsquo;s new strategic plan,\u0026nbsp;which will be launched later this fall.\u0026nbsp;He is an inclusive leader who puts words into action as evidenced by the\u0026nbsp;flagship\u0026nbsp;CREATE-X\u0026nbsp;program for student entrepreneurship\u0026nbsp;that he\u0026nbsp;helped\u0026nbsp;develop\u0026nbsp;and launch six years ago, as well as the work he\u0026rsquo;s done across campus in\u0026nbsp;the\u0026nbsp;areas of\u0026nbsp;diversity, equity,\u0026nbsp;and\u0026nbsp;inclusion,\u0026nbsp;and student mental health and\u0026nbsp;well-being, which he is so passionate about.\u0026rdquo;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EAside from his proven record in championing innovation,\u0026nbsp;McLaughlin\u0026rsquo;s strengths also align with the Institute\u0026rsquo;s new strategic\u0026nbsp;themes\u0026nbsp;of amplifying impact, expanding access,\u0026nbsp;cultivating well-being, leading by example,\u0026nbsp;and\u0026nbsp;connecting\u0026nbsp;globally.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EHe\u0026nbsp;served as\u0026nbsp;deputy director of Georgia Tech-Lorraine for two years and subsequently became\u0026nbsp;the Institute\u0026rsquo;s first Vice Provost for International Initiatives and the\u202fSteven A.\u0026nbsp;Denning Chair in Global Engagement.\u0026nbsp;In addition,\u0026nbsp;he served as the Steve\u0026nbsp;W.\u0026nbsp;Chaddick School Chair in the School of Electrical Engineering before serving as Dean\u0026nbsp;and Southern Company Chair\u0026nbsp;in\u0026nbsp;the College of Engineering. He has also focused\u0026nbsp;efforts to grow diversity, equity,\u0026nbsp;and inclusion in the College of Engineering.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026ldquo;The\u0026nbsp;College of Engineering\u0026nbsp;has been consistently ranked by\u0026nbsp;\u003Cem\u003EDiverse Issues in Higher Education\u003C\/em\u003E\u0026nbsp;as\u0026nbsp;number one in engineering doctoral degrees awarded to African\u0026nbsp;Americans and is the largest producer of engineering degrees awarded to women and underrepresented minority students,\u0026rdquo;\u0026nbsp;Cabrera\u0026nbsp;said.\u0026nbsp;\u0026ldquo;I very much appreciate Steve\u0026rsquo;s\u0026nbsp;contributions to these outcomes and his\u0026nbsp;commitment\u0026nbsp;to expanding access\u0026nbsp;to\u0026nbsp;students of all backgrounds.\u0026rdquo;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EDuring his\u0026nbsp;three-year\u0026nbsp;tenure as\u0026nbsp;Dean and Southern Company Chair of the College of Engineering at Georgia Tech, the College has\u0026nbsp;continued to\u0026nbsp;rank among the country\u0026rsquo;s top\u0026nbsp;five\u202fengineering institutions.\u0026nbsp;The\u0026nbsp;\u003Cem\u003EU.S. News \u0026amp; World Report\u003C\/em\u003E\u0026nbsp;2021 \u0026ldquo;Best Colleges\u0026rdquo; undergraduate rankings\u0026nbsp;announced yesterday\u0026nbsp;reinforced the success of the\u0026nbsp;College under McLaughlin\u0026rsquo;s leadership. The Institute remains ranked No. 4 for best undergraduate\u0026nbsp;engineering programs overall, and six of the\u0026nbsp;10\u0026nbsp;programs are ranked No. 1 among public universities.\u0026nbsp;The College also received more than $270 million in research awards in 2019.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026ldquo;It is a dream come true to step into the role of Provost and\u0026nbsp;Executive\u0026nbsp;Vice President\u0026nbsp;for\u0026nbsp;Academic Affairs at Georgia Tech, a top 10 public university, and a place I truly love,\u0026rdquo;\u0026nbsp;said McLaughlin. \u0026ldquo;I am filling big shoes as Dr.\u0026nbsp;Rafael\u0026nbsp;Bras steps down, and I am grateful for his guidance over the years.\u0026nbsp;I intend to build on his\u0026nbsp;work\u0026nbsp;while\u0026nbsp;driving forward the strategy we\u0026rsquo;ve built to\u0026nbsp;develop leaders who advance the human condition.\u0026rdquo;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EAn 18-person advisory committee, co-chaired by Dr. Charles Isbell,\u0026nbsp;Dean of the College of Computing and John P. 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Their work helped\u0026nbsp;me\u0026nbsp;select\u0026nbsp;the candidate who will help lead Georgia Tech into the next decade of innovation, research,\u0026nbsp;and academic excellence.\u0026rdquo;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EMcLaughlin fills the role\u0026nbsp;after\u0026nbsp;a decade of leadership with Dr. Rafael Bras in the position. During that time, Georgia Tech\u0026nbsp;established itself among the leading\u0026nbsp;public universities in the nation.\u0026nbsp;Among his many accomplishments at Georgia Tech, Bras\u0026nbsp;launched the\u0026nbsp;Commission on Creating the Next in Education, an Institute-wide effort\u0026nbsp;to shape the future of higher education.\u0026nbsp;Under his leadership, Georgia Tech launched the\u0026nbsp;pioneering\u0026nbsp;Online Master of Science in Computer Science (OMSCS) program, as well as subsequent online degree programs in analytics and cybersecurity\u0026nbsp;that, together, enroll more than 12,000 students globally. This semester the work Bras did on Library Next, a multimillion-dollar, technology-focused reimagining of the intellectual center of the campus was completed as the final\u0026nbsp;library building opened in the center of East Campus.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026ldquo;I am grateful for the lasting impact that\u0026nbsp;Rafael\u0026rsquo;s leadership\u0026nbsp;has had,\u0026rdquo; said Cabrera.\u0026nbsp;\u0026ldquo;I very much look forward to working with\u0026nbsp;Steve\u0026nbsp;to build on that\u0026nbsp;very solid foundation\u0026nbsp;as we find new ways to deliver on our mission of Progress and Service.\u0026rdquo;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EDetails\u0026nbsp;about\u0026nbsp;an\u0026nbsp;interim\u0026nbsp;Dean for the College of Engineering\u0026nbsp;and plans\u0026nbsp;to begin a search\u0026nbsp;for a permanent replacement will be announced in the coming weeks.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EAbout Dr.\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003ESteven\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EMcLaughlin\u003C\/strong\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EDr. Steven W. McLaughlin is currently the\u0026nbsp;Dean and Southern Company Chair of the College of Engineering at the Georgia Institute of Technology. He\u0026nbsp;currently\u0026nbsp;serves as the chief academic officer of the College and provides leadership to more than 500 faculty members and more than 17,000 students\u0026nbsp;at\u0026nbsp;the largest engineering college in the country.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EMcLaughlin received the B.S.E.E. degree from Northwestern University, the M.S.E. degree from Princeton University, and the Ph.D. degree from the University of Michigan. He joined the School of Electrical and Computer Engineering at Georgia Tech in September 1996.\u202fFrom 2012\u0026nbsp;to\u0026nbsp;2017 he was the Steve\u0026nbsp;W.\u0026nbsp;Chaddick School Chair in the School of Electrical and Computer Engineering and from 2007\u0026nbsp;to\u0026nbsp;2012, he was Vice Provost for International Initiatives and Steven A. 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He was the first Georgia Tech recipient of the Presidential Early Career Award for Scientists and Engineers (PECASE) where he was cited by President\u0026nbsp;Bill\u0026nbsp;Clinton \u0026quot;for leadership in the development of high-capacity, nonbinary optical recording formats.\u0026quot; He\u0026nbsp;is\u0026nbsp;a past President of the IEEE Information Theory Society and\u0026nbsp;a Fellow of the IEEE.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EHis research interests are in the general area of communications and information theory. His research group has published in the areas of forward error correction and equalization in wireless communications,\u0026nbsp;magnetic\/optical data storage,\u0026nbsp;and\u0026nbsp;data security and privacy. 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Protocols include providing personal protection equipment (PPE), disinfecting public areas and high-touch surfaces several times a day, and physically reconfiguring classrooms to enable social distancing. But another area being addressed behind the scenes \u0026ndash; or behind the ceilings and walls \u0026ndash; is the indoor air handling systems on campus. According to the \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.cdc.gov\/coronavirus\/2019-ncov\/community\/colleges-universities\/considerations.html\u0022\u003ECenters for Disease Control and Prevention\u003C\/a\u003E (CDC), taking steps to ensure indoor ventilation systems are operating at peak performance as well as increasing the flow of outdoor air are key to maintaining a healthy and safe indoor environment.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EAs part of the ramp-up plan to prepare the campus for the phased reopening, teams in Facilities Management have been evaluating and performing preventive maintenance of the heating, ventilation, and air conditioning (HVAC) systems in every resident instruction building on campus so they may provide a high degree of indoor air quality.\u0026nbsp;This includes:\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cul\u003E\r\n\t\u003Cli\u003EReplacing ultraviolet (UV) bulbs in all applicable HVAC systems that are either bad or near the end-of-life stage.\u003C\/li\u003E\r\n\t\u003Cli\u003EInstalling Merv-13 (Minimum Efficiency Reporting Value) filters as an upgrade to existing filters where the HVAC equipment allows.\u003C\/li\u003E\r\n\t\u003Cli\u003EIncreasing the fresh air intake and exchange rate in buildings.\u003C\/li\u003E\r\n\u003C\/ul\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026ldquo;Each building\u0026rsquo;s system is unique, but in general, we are ensuring these systems are operating at their peak condition and conforming with campus and Board of Regents standards, as well as industry best practices,\u0026rdquo; said Mark Demyanek, interim vice president for Sustainability, Facilities, and Safety.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EMany experts on campus saw an opportunity to put their research into action and test just how effective these efforts are in maintaining healthy air quality, especially in classrooms slated for heavier use during the fall semester.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026ldquo;While the classrooms are not occupied as they normally would be due to the social distancing protocols, we are seizing the moment to test the air quality in a variety of our buildings \u0026ndash; both old and new \u0026ndash; to see whether additional filtration measures would be beneficial,\u0026rdquo; explained Nazia Zakir, associate vice president of Georgia Tech\u0026rsquo;s Environmental Health and Safety Department (EHS).\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003ETeams from EHS and Facilities Management are collaborating with Professors Nga Lee (Sally) Ng, Thomas Orlando, and Loren Williams from the College of Sciences and College of Engineering to take their existing research on air quality validation and mitigation into classrooms on campus.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThe classrooms that were chosen for air quality testing were from buildings that typically have multiple, heavy-use classrooms. This includes Skiles, D.M. Smith, Engineering Science and Mechanics, College of Computing, and the Instructional Center lobby.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EIn addition to testing for baseline particulate matter concentration for comparison purposes, they also wanted to test different types of air purifying equipment to gauge effectiveness in removing small particles.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EUsing a research-grade particle measuring instrument from Ng\u0026rsquo;s lab, graduate students began measuring the air quality in classrooms and buildings with no student traffic and evaluated the effectiveness of several air purifiers.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Ch5\u003EThe results?\u003C\/h5\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EOverall, the analysis demonstrated \u0026ldquo;fairly clean\u0026rdquo; air quality in the classrooms \u0026ndash; before the air purifiers were deployed. It also showed that the use of air purifiers improved air quality by decreasing particle number and particle volume concentrations, even among particles sized well under 100nm.The researchers noted that these are background measurements conducted before classroom occupancy, so particle number and concentration data would be different when classes are in session.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThe test outcomes allowed Facilities Management to identify which specific air purifier was the most effective in removing particulate from the air, filtering down to particles the size of less than 100nm. Current scientific research in the field indicates that the coronavirus causing Covid-19 is approximately 120 nm.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EFollowing testing, 35 air purifiers were installed in classrooms in Skiles and D.M. Smith, where HVAC units could not be upgraded. 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The competition provides a practical exercise for college-level engineering students to promote student interest in VTOL engineering and technology.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThe theme of this year\u0026#39;s competition, \u0026ldquo;Leonardo\u0026rsquo;s Aerial Screw: 500 Years Later,\u0026rdquo; celebrated the precocious genius of da Vinci, whose famous drawing of the Aerial Screw has been recognized by many as the first human-carrying VTOL machine ever designed. It took more than 400 years for mankind to develop the concept into what we now know as the modern helicopter.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026quot;Working in the 1400\u0026#39;s, da Vinci was basing his idea on Archimedes\u0026#39; screw, which was a water pump,\u0026quot; said team lead, AE doctoral student \u003Cstrong\u003EAlex \u003C\/strong\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EMoushegian\u003C\/strong\u003E.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026quot;Da Vinci didn\u0026#39;t have the knowledge of fluid mechanics that we have now, so it didn\u0026#39;t work as he had envisioned,\u0026quot; Moushegian explained. \u0026quot;With air, when you have such a large surface, you need more energy to overcome the friction, the drag. 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The competition completed a critical review of each team\u0026#39;s Leonardo Aerial Screw approach to understand how the concept can be considered the foundation of vertical flight.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EMoushegian said he and his teammates, fellow grad students\u003Cstrong\u003E \u003C\/strong\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003ECarlota Bonnet,\u003C\/strong\u003E \u003Cstrong\u003EAlex Markov \u003C\/strong\u003Eand\u003Cstrong\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EMilad\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EMozayyani\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E,\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/strong\u003Eworked tirelessly during the COVID-19 shutdown to finesse three models that would serve as the basis for their design: a helix with no taper, a helix with a taper, and a helix with a larger pitch ratio.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026quot;When COVID shut down the campus, we had to cancel our real-world experiment to test various airscrew geometries,\u0026quot; said Moushegian. \u0026quot;We relied on a computational fluid dynamics analysis of the different geometries of our final airscrew design. 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You want to see the final model. work.\u0026quot;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThough Team Il Mulinello benefited from a design class, their work on the VFS competition drew mainly on their love of design and their fascination with rotorcraft. They were advised by some of the best: Prof. \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.ae.gatech.edu\/people\/marilyn-j-smith\u0022 rel=\u0022noopener noreferrer\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EMarilyn J. 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Walker,\u003C\/a\u003E II\u003C\/strong\u003E has been appointed to serve a three-year term as a member of the Technology, Innovation and Engineering Committee of the NASA Advisory Council.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThe longtime Daniel Guggenheim School of Aerospace Engineering faculty member and associate school chair is the director of Tech\u0026#39;s \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/hpepl.ae.gatech.edu\/\u0022\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EHigh Power Electric Propulsion Lab\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026quot;Having a thought leader of Dr. Walker\u0026#39;s caliber on this committee will not only benefit NASA\u0026#39;s mission, it will accelerate and improve the research that\u0026#39;s being conducted by NASA collaborators everywhere,\u0026quot; said William R. T. Oakes Professor \u0026amp; School Chair\u003Cstrong\u003E Mark F. Costello\u003C\/strong\u003E.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThe Technology, Innovation and Engineering Committee is a standing committee of the NASA Advisory Council (NAC) supporting the advisory needs of the NASA administrator, the Office of the Chief Technologist, and NASA Mission Directorates. The scope of the Committee includes all NASA programs that could benefit from technology research and innovation.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026quot;It\u0026#39;s a really exciting time to be serving NASA by evaluating new technologies and innovations for future initiatives,\u0026quot; said Walker. \u0026quot;I look forward to collaborating with this group.\u0026quot;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EWalker\u0026#39;s primary research interests lie in electric propulsion, plasma physics, and hypersonic aerodynamics\/ plasma interaction. 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It\u0026#39;s in a top-rated journal, very well-respected.\u0026quot;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026quot;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.sciencedirect.com\/science\/article\/pii\/S0045782520304278?via%3Dihub\u0022\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EGeneration of Statistically Representative Microstructures with Direct Grain Geometry Control\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u0026quot; was officially published in CMAME on July 11, but MicoStructPy has been available to the public as an open-source code since September of 2019. In simple terms, the code allows researchers to input compositional data about different materials and output mathematical models that will demonstrate the functional qualities of materials comprised of dissimilar components.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Ch3\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003ESolving the Mars Rock Problem\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/h3\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EHart originally developed MicroStructPy to solve what he refers to as his \u0026quot;Mars rock problem,\u0026quot; a component of his doctoral dissertation. That research sought to simulate the landing of a large rocket on the red planet. Hart immediately identified a potential problem: the extremely hot gases expelled by the rocket could turn the bedrock underlying the site into a sort of \u0026quot;geological shrapnel pit.\u0026quot;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026quot;We\u0026#39;ve seen something similar in Europe where they are drilling deep into the Earth to access thermal energy. If we had this problem with the hardest rock on our planet, granite, we would have to wonder what would happen on Mars,\u0026quot; he said. \u0026quot;Nature didn\u0026#39;t choose Mars to be our landing site, so if we want to land there, we needed to build out scenarios that anticipate everything.\u0026quot;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThanks to the Mars rovers, Hart had access to data on the mineral composition of Mars, but that didn\u0026#39;t tell him enough about their properties. More information would be needed if he was going to accurately simulate the behavior of those materials under the projected landing conditions. MicroStructPy can do just that.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026quot;One of the wonderful use cases for this code is that I\u0026#39;m going to get an exact match in my simulations with the rocks on Mars. We can reproduce elongated grains that are found in the Martian soil. They are stretched by natural forces and have very different properties,\u0026quot; he said.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026quot;But there\u0026#39;s no reason why other scientists can\u0026#39;t input different data to find out about other materials.\u0026quot;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Ch3\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EOptimizing a Happy Accident\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/h3\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EHart had already interned with NASA\u0026nbsp;when he found himself seated in the NASA Technology Transfer Office in of the Johnson Space Center in February of 2018. While his internship focused on solving a Mars mission problem, he was surrounded by men and women whose main goal was to promote the public use of NASA-developed innovations.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026quot;What a happy accident that was, \u0026quot; says Hart. \u0026quot;They were exactly the people who recognized the usefulness of this code and wanted to help me once they saw it. They helped me all along the way.\u0026quot;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EIt took Hart about 15 months of research, testing, and Python programming to develop about 90 percent of what is now known as MicroStructPy. A lot of his work involved noting the shortcomings of code that was already out there.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026quot;I made a list of pro\u0026#39;s and con\u0026#39;s that each package had, and then applied it to mine, so I could make sure I had more pro\u0026#39;s on my list,\u0026quot; he said. \u0026quot;I wanted my package to stand out among the competition.\u0026quot;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThe development might have gone a little quicker, he\u0026#39;ll acknowledge, if he hadn\u0026#39;t chosen to create such a comprehensive software\u0026nbsp;package. 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Once there, they spend about an hour setting up their tents, equipment, and signs. The team, made up of county employees and volunteers, then splits into smaller groups of two or three people. They are assigned to one of four areas: registration, quality control, traffic control, and hot zone, where patients are swabbed from their cars. The teams work at that station for about an hour and a half before spending the same amount of time preparing test kits and barcodes on the mobile bus, where they can also find temporary relief from the Texas heat. Around 4 p.m., they break everything down and debrief.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EFluent in Spanish and able to collect samples, Halbert-Elliott often works in registration or the hot zone. In fact, she\u0026rsquo;s done everything except swab patients, which can only be done by trained healthcare professionals.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EDespite taking online classes and conducting virtual research for Georgia Tech\u0026rsquo;s Cardiovascular Fluid Mechanics Lab, Halbert-Elliott still decided that it was important for her to get to work helping with free, accessible testing for the county where her family lives.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026ldquo;Testing is a first step in being able to contact trace and prevent further spread of the coronavirus,\u0026rdquo; she said. \u0026ldquo;Many people in Houston are waiting too long to go into the hospital because they are afraid of becoming infected. 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So, it has meant a lot of late nights.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EShortly after joining SMAH, Wunder-Smith reached out to one of her College of Engineering colleagues, Kelsey Gulledge, a communications officer in the Daniel Guggenheim School of Aerospace Engineering, for help with the organization\u0026rsquo;s social media.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026ldquo;I wanted to help in any way that I could,\u0026rdquo; said Gulledge, \u0026ldquo;and that happened to be establishing and managing the SMAH Twitter and Instagram accounts. This included establishing the voice and tone, creating content, and coordinating with SMAH volunteers for user-generated content.\u0026rdquo;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EAs the stay-at-home order continued, Gulledge realized she did not have enough time to work her full-time job, volunteer with SMAH\u0026rsquo;s social media, and also sew masks.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026ldquo;With the support of the SMAH leadership, I made the decision to alter my volunteerism to focus solely on making masks. Sewing can be really challenging, but I\u0026rsquo;ve found it to be very therapeutic in these difficult times,\u0026rdquo; she said.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EAfter Gulledge curtailed her involvement, Wunder-Smith enlisted two ISyE students to assist with social media: Maya Menon, a rising third-year student, and Nithya Koganti, a fifth-year student.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026ldquo;Maya and I work together to keep all of SMAH\u0026rsquo;s social media channels up to date,\u0026rdquo; said Koganti. \u0026ldquo;We post content and create some of it with the help of other SMAH team members.\u0026rdquo; They also strive to increase engagement with SMAH members and reach people who are not familiar with the organization.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026ldquo;I have learned so much from working with this organization during the past month,\u0026rdquo; said Menon. \u0026ldquo;I\u0026rsquo;ve really been able to learn just how much social media engages and brings together a group of people that don\u0026rsquo;t even know each other to create something so powerful and helpful.\u0026rdquo;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EWunder-Smith said SMAH\u0026rsquo;s founders initially thought the group would make about 1,000 face coverings. But by the end of May they had delivered 55,000 masks to area hospitals. The organization recently enlisted another group of ISyE students to address some supply chain issues, which will result in a smoother operation.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EPhu Jaitrong, one of 10 students working on the project, said, \u0026ldquo;We\u0026#39;ve been interviewing and process mapping to identify pain points and issues, some of which we\u0026#39;ve found so far are supply chain related.\u0026rdquo; The students are also examining the allocation of work, as well as technology and IT issues.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003ESMAH recently received its 501(c)(3) designation, making it one of a few nonprofit groups providing personal protective equipment. The designation allows the organization to apply for grants, and it makes donations tax-deductible. (The organization does not need fabric at this time, but to make a financial donation or to volunteer, see the \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/smahatlanta.org\/\u0022\u003Ewebsite\u003C\/a\u003E.)\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EWhen asked what she has learned from this experience, Wunder-Smith said, \u0026ldquo;Go where the important work is happening, and give yourself to it. Sometimes that means you don\u0026rsquo;t get to do the thing you\u0026rsquo;re best at. Sometimes that means you find a new way to do that thing. Sometimes you find that the thing you\u0026rsquo;re actually best at is being willing to give yourself where you can help. Because if the work is really important, you don\u0026rsquo;t have to be. Because it\u0026rsquo;s not about you.\u0026rdquo;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cem\u003ENOTE: As of press time, SMAH is responding to current events by expanding its original mission of supplying PPE to healthcare workers. 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And he doesn\u0026#39;t see it dying down anytime soon.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026quot;We received an NSF grant to develop next generation nano-architected battery electrodes, which is big, because we need batteries that are safe but also have high energy density. They are going to play a significant role in fields like urban air mobility - the use of battery-powered vertical lift vehicles to transport people around and between cities.\u0026quot; he said.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026quot;But at the heart of our work is the coupling between chemistry and mechanics -- something that occurs in many engineering systems, not just batteries. The problems we tackle at the microstructure level make it a lot more complex. And a lot more interesting.\u0026quot;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Ch3\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EEngineering Volume: Going Small to Get Big\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/h3\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EDi Leo\u0026#39;s\u0026nbsp; team started their work by considering the unique performance and safety challenges impacting next generation lithium batteries whose components were changed to improve storage density.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThey started by building battery models that replaced the traditional graphite electrodes with electrodes made from amorphous silicon -- a material\u0026nbsp;that can store 10 times more lithium. That, by itself, greatly boosted the electro-chemical performance of the batteries; the silicon-based anodes have a much higher energy density\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026quot;The problem then, is that the silicon particles incur very large deformations during lithiation - the bombardment of lithium ions that is the normal process of electricity generation in these batteries,\u0026rdquo; Di Leo explained. \u0026quot;There simply isn\u0026#39;t the space to accommodate that sort of deformation.\u0026quot;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003ETo engineer more volume in the electrodes, Di Leo started manipulating the microstructures that make up the electrodes. Could they re-arrange the particles that make up those electrodes such that their eventual deformation would not cause an outward expansion?\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026quot;Instead of random particles distributed and maybe bumping into each other, we design electrodes whose active particles are architected to form a lattice -- tiny crossbeams, arches, domes, and spirals,\u0026rdquo; Di Leo explains.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026ldquo;When stimulated, these materials can exploit elastic instabilities of their geometry. They can buckle, bend, and collapse such that the electrode will not fail. When it wants to expand, it buckles inward into free space. From the outside, it retains a solid shape.\u0026quot;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EFindings from this work were summarized in \u0026quot;\u003Cstrong\u003E\u003Cem\u003EElectrochemically Reconfigurable Architected Materials\u0026quot;\u003C\/em\u003E\u003C\/strong\u003E\u0026nbsp; an article that appeared in the Journal\u003Cstrong\u003E\u003Cem\u003E Nature \u003C\/em\u003E\u003C\/strong\u003Elast year. Authored by Di Leo and his collaborators from CalTech and ETH-Zurich, the paper explored the design and physical realization of nano-architected materials. Using models built by the M3Lab, the paper demonstrated ways in which silicon-coated nanolattices buckled in a predictable fashion when lithiated.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003ETheir conclusion \u0026ndash; \u0026ldquo;that a variety of reconfigurational degrees of freedom can be achieved through architecture of the active lattice\u0026rdquo; \u0026ndash; opened up a very rich line of research for the M3 lab.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Ch3\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EBeyond Batteries: Tuning a Material\u0026#39;s Properties Through Electrochemistry\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003Cem\u003E.\u003C\/em\u003E\u003C\/h3\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EEnergy storage was only the beginning. Di Leo is now constructing models and design tools that will allow his team to demonstrate ways in which electrochemically reconfigurable lattices can improve mechanical performance as well.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003ETheir focus started with research on wave propagation. In a perfectly formed lattice, an external stimulus such as mechanical vibration, might travel throughout the material. Or not. Differently architected lattices can prevent waves of a certain frequency from passing through various zones.\u0026nbsp;Di Leo points out that these \u0026#39;wave band gaps\u0026#39; create unique opportunities for design. The M3 lab is particularly interested in the wave gaps that form in the nano-architected amorphous silicon electrodes when they are lithiated.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026quot;We don\u0026#39;t have this yet, but we are envisioning a nanoarchitected material that has tunable wave gaps. This means you could tune it so that the waves no longer pass through certain sections. You might want to do this to stop the degradation of a material or to stop the degradation of a material that is behind it. An important aspect of our work is then understanding how different designs influence the manner in which the nano-architected lattices deform due to electrochemical stimuli.\u0026quot;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Ch3\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003ENext Generation Energy Storage\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/h3\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EWhen Di Leo looks at lithium batteries he sees a mix of physical and electro-chemical systems that are in constant flux. His goal is to optimize those systems to improve both safety and performance - an age-old challenge.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EOn the one hand, liquid electrolytes serve as good conduits for ion transport, but their high volatility renders them less safe. 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Embrittlement occurs when diffused hydrogen collects along the crystal grain boundaries of the alloy. Eventually, this weakens those boundaries, causing it to crack or fracture under stress.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003ETheir proposal, \u0026quot;\u003Cstrong\u003EExperimentally Validated Numerical Frameworks for Understanding and Predicting Microstructural Effects on Environmental Induced Cracking\u003C\/strong\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003Cstrong\u003Eof Aluminum Magnesium Alloys\u003C\/strong\u003E\u0026quot; outlines a four-year study that should produce some very practical analysis tools for countless microstructures that could be produced in the future.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026ldquo;We don\u0026rsquo;t know exactly what\u0026rsquo;s going on with environmental induced cracking -- why it\u0026#39;s degrading -- but\u0026nbsp;we do know it\u0026nbsp;degrades the mechanical properties, causing the material to fail. And this is important, because when we send a ship out into the ocean, and these little corrosion pits form in the metal, those corrosion pits are susceptible to hydrogen embrittlement. 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When they run a computer-generated mesh microstructure through Di Leo\u0026#39;s numerical framework, they can compare the results to Catcher\u0026#39;s experiment\u0026#39;s to validate the framework.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026quot;The output of this process will be a calibrated theory that, for any given microstructure, will tell you what you want to know, which is \u0026#39;how it will become susceptible to environmental cracking- hydrogen embrittlement?\u0026#39;\u0026quot; he said. \u0026quot;And then what we\u0026#39;re going to take that theory and\u0026nbsp;we\u0026#39;re going to feed it computer-generated microstructures to get an assessment of each microstructure\u0026#39;s resistance to environmental cracking.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026quot;Ultimately, they all fail, but when we have more data, we\u0026#39;ll be able to leverage it to create less susceptible alloys and forestall that failure.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":"","field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"DiLeo\u0027s  Multiphysics Mechanics of Materials Lab Collaborating with Colleagues from Georgia Tech and ETH-Zurich"}],"uid":"27836","created_gmt":"2020-06-08 00:45:12","changed_gmt":"2020-06-08 14:49:31","author":"Kathleen Moore","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","dateline":{"date":"2020-06-07T00:00:00-04:00","iso_date":"2020-06-07T00:00:00-04:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"hg_media":{"636003":{"id":"636003","type":"image","title":"Aerospace Engineering Professor Claudio Di Leo","body":null,"created":"1591577234","gmt_created":"2020-06-08 00:47:14","changed":"1591577234","gmt_changed":"2020-06-08 00:47:14","alt":"Daniel Guggenheim School of Aerospace Engineering Professor Claudi Di Leo","file":{"fid":"242007","name":"DiLeo-Claudio-H.jpg","image_path":"\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/DiLeo-Claudio-H.jpg","image_full_path":"http:\/\/hg.gatech.edu\/\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/DiLeo-Claudio-H.jpg","mime":"image\/jpeg","size":2754082,"path_740":"http:\/\/hg.gatech.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/740xx_scale\/public\/images\/DiLeo-Claudio-H.jpg?itok=QEFhxxPJ"}}},"media_ids":["636003"],"related_links":[{"url":"https:\/\/m3lab.gatech.edu\/","title":"Multiphysics Mechanics of Materials Lab"}],"groups":[{"id":"1237","name":"College of Engineering"}],"categories":[{"id":"135","name":"Research"}],"keywords":[{"id":"2082","name":"aerospace engineering"},{"id":"185031","name":"micro-architected structures"},{"id":"185030","name":"M3Lab"},{"id":"185029","name":"Claudio Di Leo"}],"core_research_areas":[{"id":"39451","name":"Electronics and Nanotechnology"},{"id":"39471","name":"Materials"}],"news_room_topics":[],"event_categories":[],"invited_audience":[],"affiliations":[],"classification":[],"areas_of_expertise":[],"news_and_recent_appearances":[],"phone":[],"contact":[],"email":[],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}},"635724":{"#nid":"635724","#data":{"type":"news","title":"Aerospace Engineering Professor Evangelos Theodorou Receives $16M ARO Grant to Study Autonomous Systems","body":[{"value":"\u003Cdiv\u003E\r\n\u003Cdiv\u003E\r\n\u003Cdiv\u003E\r\n\u003Cdiv\u003E\r\n\u003Cdiv\u003E\r\n\u003Cdiv\u003E\r\n\u003Cdiv\u003E\r\n\u003Cp\u003EA proposal put forth by School of Aerospace Engineering professor \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.ae.gatech.edu\/people\/evangelos-theodorou\u0022\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EEvangelos Theodorou\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E to explore the fundamental questions influencing learning control for autonomous systems has been approved by the Army Research Office, an element of the U.S. Army Combat Capabilities Development Command\u0026rsquo;s Army Research Laboratory.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThe five-year, $1.6 million project, \u0026quot;\u003Cem\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EFrom Information Theoretic Control and Learning to Non-Equilibrium Stochastic Thermodynamics: Connections, Interdependencies and Scalable Algorithms\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/em\u003E\u0026quot; will support Theodorou and his co-PI, University of California-Berkeley physics professor \u003Cstrong\u003EMike DeWeese\u003C\/strong\u003E in their investigation of the fundamental questions that influence learning control in autonomous systems.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026quot;This is a project for basic research which allow us to think big and think holistically across disciplines,\u0026rdquo; said Theodorou, who heads up Georgia Tech\u0026#39;s \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/pwp.gatech.edu\/acds\/\u0022\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EAutonomous Control and Decision Systems \u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/a\u003Elaboratory.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026ldquo;Ultimately we want to push the frontier on stochastic optimal control theory and non-equilibrium stochastic thermodynamics to explore new connections and directions that can lead to novel algorithms for decision making under uncertainty. 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Their collaboration will draw on Theodorou and DeWeese\u0026#39;s expertise in stochastic optimal control and information theory, statistical physics, and machine learning.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EAdds Theodorou:\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026quot;We will take a holistic view of the learning and control technology embedded in autonomous systems to address foundational questions such as: what is thermodynamics efficiency of decision-making algorithms and is there a unifying theory for the thermodynamics of computation in decision making? What is the role that nonlinearity, noise and morphology play in control of complex systems? How does low-level organization and architecture relate to computation and performance? Can existing connections between information theory and stochastic control generalize to systems operating at multiple temporal and spatiotemporal scales? 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I am thrilled to have her join the leadership team.\u0026quot;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EIn her new role, Feigh will lead research operations in the School of Aerospace Engineering, including managing sponsored research from government and industrial organizations as well as forming new research collaborations with domestic and international partners.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026quot;I\u0026rsquo;m very honored and excited to be joining the leadership of the School,\u0026quot; Feigh said. \u0026quot;Aerospace engineers are having significant impacts in the future of transportation and exploration on the Earth and beyond. 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During a 1997 lecture he popularized the term \u0026ldquo;data science,\u0026rdquo; which is now used worldwide. He was the first academic statistician elected to the National Academy of Engineering. He has received almost every award in the field of engineering statistics. And he is the only person in statistical sciences to have received all three of the following awards: the Committee of Presidents of Statistical Societies (COPSS) Presidents Award in 1987, the COPSS Fisher Lecture in 2011, and the Deming Lecture in 2012. Georgia Tech honored him with the Sigma Xi Sustained Research Award in 2014.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EWu, professor and Coca Cola Chair in Engineering Statistics in the \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.isye.gatech.edu\/\u0022\u003EH. Milton Stewart School of Industrial and Systems Engineering\u003C\/a\u003E (ISyE), will now receive Georgia Tech\u0026rsquo;s highest award given to a faculty member: the Class of 1934 Distinguished Professor Award.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThe award recognizes outstanding achievement in teaching, research, and service. Instituted in 1984 by the Class of 1934 in observance of its 50th reunion, it is presented to a professor who has made significant long-term contributions that have brought widespread recognition to the professor, to his or her school, and to the Institute.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026ldquo;This is a great honor in recognition of my work at Georgia Tech and for Georgia Tech,\u0026rdquo; Wu said. \u0026ldquo;Any good work is teamwork. I would like to acknowledge my former students, my collaborators, and the supportive environment of ISyE, especially our chair Edwin Romeijn for his leadership. I will continue to give my best to the Institute.\u0026rdquo;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Ch4\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EFrom Taiwan to Data Science \u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/h4\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EWu grew up in Taiwan with two sisters and three brothers. His parents owned a shoe store where he worked behind the scenes as the accountant because he did not like being out front bargaining with the customers. He was an intellectually curious child, and working alone gave him more time to read.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EHe earned a B.S. in mathematics from National Taiwan University and a Ph.D. in statistics from the University of California, Berkeley. He was a professor at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, the University of Waterloo, and the University of Michigan before coming to Georgia Tech in 2003.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EGeorgia Tech invited Wu to give a seminar in February of 2002. Two weeks before the seminar, ISyE informed him that an endowed chair was available, and they asked for his C.V.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026ldquo;I found Georgia Tech to have a great environment, forward-looking and ambitious faculty, and lots of resources,\u0026rdquo; Wu said. \u0026ldquo;I give credit to Bill Rouse, the ISyE chair at the time, whose vision was to develop statistics as a branch of industrial engineering.\u0026rdquo;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EWu also credits then-provost Jean-Lou Chameau, for adding five new assistant professor positions within the school\u0026rsquo;s statistics program. All five assistant professors, recruited by Wu, earned the National Science Foundation CAREER Award.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026ldquo;Over the years data science, machine learning, and data analytics have flourished on campus,\u0026rdquo; Wu said. \u0026ldquo;This is why I will stay here until I retire. I have been very happy here.\u0026rdquo;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EWhen asked about the legacy he hopes to leave, Wu said, \u0026ldquo;The obvious answer is the collection of my research. But several people have pointed out that my bigger legacy is the students I have educated who are now in academia and industry.\u0026rdquo;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EHe has supervised 49 doctoral students, out of which 35 are teaching in major research departments or institutions in statistics, engineering, and business in the U.S., Canada, Asia, and Europe. Among them, there are 21 Fellows of the American Statistical Association, the Institute of Mathematical Sciences, the American Society for Quality, and the International Academy for Quality; three editors of \u003Cem\u003ETechnometrics\u003C\/em\u003E, and one editor of the \u003Cem\u003EJournal of Quality Technology\u003C\/em\u003E.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Ch4\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EQuotes about Dr. Wu, taken from letters of support written by colleagues and former students: \u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/h4\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026ldquo;Jeff Wu has sustained outstanding achievements in the areas of research, teaching, and service. He is a leading scholar who has made profound impacts in methodology development and industrial applications in the area of industrial statistics and engineering. He has influenced multiple generations of researchers and students through his devoted teaching and mentoring. He also has contributed to many different aspects at Georgia Tech, serving on numerous committees and being a great supporter of Tech\u0026rsquo;s faculty and alumni for national and international recognition.\u0026rdquo;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EH. Edwin Romeijn\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EH. Milton and Carolyn J. Stewart School Chair and Professor\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026ldquo;Quite plainly, Jeff is a living legend in statistical sciences. His contributions, spanning over several decades, to statistics and its applications to other disciplines are so tremendous and have received such worldwide recognition and applaud that I find it impossible even to sketch an account of all his achievements in the limited space of this letter. Personally, I had the opportunity to work with Jeff on several research projects. On each occasion, I was simply amazed by his depth of knowledge, erudition, and foresight.\u0026rdquo;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003ERahul Mukerjee\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EProfessor of Statistics and J.C. Bose National Fellow, Government of India\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EIndian Institute of Management Calcutta\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026ldquo;I met Professor Wu in 2013, after he had developed a highly efficient algorithm for sensitivity testing for which my organization, the Department of Defense, had a significant need. Since then he has helped us in adapting this approach to a variety of systems, which has led to my team partnering with others across the federal government and private industry to help them adapt this approach to their systems. His research is modernizing the way the U.S. Army, U.S. Air Force, NASA, and the Department of Energy test and evaluate their systems, leading to safer and more reliable products and technologies.\u0026rdquo;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EDouglas M. Ray, PStat\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003ELead Mathematical Statistician\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EU.S. Army Combat Capabilities Development Command Armaments Center\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026ldquo;I was Jeff\u0026rsquo;s 29th student, but probably the first with a pure engineering background. He treated me differently from the others. He was excited to hear about the problems I encountered in industries, and he gave me the freedom to work on them. He was able to instill a passion in me for engineering statistics, which has become my profession and career. Jeff has the unique ability to bring the best out of his students. He told me the secret of his success is \u0026lsquo;train each student according to his or her own abilities.\u0026rsquo; No wonder he has 49 Ph.D. students who are very successful in their careers, and many of them are now leaders in their fields.\u0026rdquo;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003ERoshan Joseph\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EA. Russell Chandler III Professor\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EH. Milton Stewart School of Industrial and Systems Engineering\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026ldquo;Inviting Professor Wu as co-PI [on a $2 million National Science Foundation-funded grant in the Emerging Frontiers and Research Innovation program] has been the best decision I have ever made during my 20 years at Georgia Tech. Among my experiences with colleagues at Tech, Professor Wu stands out through the enormous impact he has made in my domain, his irreplaceable courses for graduate students, and the way he has helped to propel my lab into a new and exciting direction.\u0026rdquo;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EGodfried Augenbroe\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EProfessor and Director of the High Performance Building Lab\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003ESchool of Architecture\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026ldquo;Professor Wu is my personal hero.\u0026nbsp;He inspired me to become a professor and helped me at every major juncture of my career. His kind support has significantly accelerated my professional development. I use what I learned from him to support my own students. I told my students the reason I care about their professional development is because Professor Wu did the same for me.\u0026rdquo;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EPeter Chien\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EProfessor in Statistics\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EUniversity of Wisconsin-Madison\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EISyE\u0026#39;s Jeff Wu receives Georgia Tech\u0026rsquo;s highest award given to a faculty member: the Class of 1934 Distinguished Professor Award.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","format":"limited_html"}],"field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"ISyE\u0027s Jeff Wu received Georgia Tech\u2019s highest award given to a faculty member: the Class of 1934 Distinguished Professor Award."}],"uid":"27713","created_gmt":"2020-05-12 21:02:52","changed_gmt":"2020-05-18 18:38:56","author":"Victor Rogers","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","dateline":{"date":"2020-05-12T00:00:00-04:00","iso_date":"2020-05-12T00:00:00-04:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"hg_media":{"635315":{"id":"635315","type":"image","title":"Jeff Wu","body":null,"created":"1589374016","gmt_created":"2020-05-13 12:46:56","changed":"1589374044","gmt_changed":"2020-05-13 12:47:24","alt":"Jeff Wu is the recipient of Georgia Tech\u0027s highest award given to a faculty member: the Class of 1934 Distinguished Professor Award. 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The approval was granted at the BOR\u0026rsquo;s regular monthly meeting, which took place May 12.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThe approved mission statement reads: The Georgia Institute of Technology is a public research university established by the state of Georgia in Atlanta in 1885 and committed to\u0026nbsp;\u003Cem\u003Edeveloping leaders who advance technology and improve the human condition.\u003C\/em\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EFeedback from internal and external campus stakeholders was used to guide the development of the mission statement.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EAlong with this new mission statement, the strategic planning process has also produced a vision and foundational narrative, values definition, and strategic themes, which are currently being further refined by active working groups.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThe strategic planning process is currently in phase two: goal setting. Working groups are focusing on six strategic themes that will drive the Institute\u0026rsquo;s actionable goals \u0026mdash; Amplify Impact, Champion Innovation, Connect Globally, Expand Access, Cultivate Well-Being, Lead by Example. These themes resulted from the first phase of the strategic planning process: the visioning phase. During visioning, more than 5,700 students, faculty, staff, alumni, campus partners, and community leaders shared varied perspectives, aspirations, and dreams to help shape the future of the Institute. From there, the\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/strategicplan.gatech.edu\/steering-committee\u0022\u003Esteering committee\u003C\/a\u003E\u0026nbsp;worked to extrapolate and organize the most relevant and salient themes from the data collected. The committee then divided into four sub-committees to\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/strategicplan.gatech.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/A%20Vision%20for%20Georgia%20Tech%20-%20DRAFT.pdf\u0022\u003Edraft the mission statement, vision narrative, values definitions, and strategic themes\u003C\/a\u003E\u0026nbsp;that are now being further developed.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026ldquo;Our mission to develop leaders who advance technology and improve the human condition has never been more relevant and necessary,\u0026rdquo; said Georgia Tech President \u0026Aacute;ngel Cabrera. \u0026ldquo;Georgia Tech is a leading research university devoted to inclusive and impactful innovation, relentlessly committed to serving the public good and breaking new ground in addressing the biggest local, national, and global challenges of our time. Our many contributions in combating the covid-19 pandemic offer a clear illustration of what our mission means in practice.\u0026rdquo;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003ELearn more about the work of these groups and each strategic impact theme by visiting the \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/strategicplan.gatech.edu\/campus-involvement\u0022\u003Estrategic plan website\u003C\/a\u003E.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EThe University System of Georgia Board of Regents (BOR) has approved Georgia Tech\u0026rsquo;s updated mission statement.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","format":"limited_html"}],"field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"The University System of Georgia Board of Regents (BOR) has approved Georgia Tech\u2019s updated mission statement."}],"uid":"27165","created_gmt":"2020-05-13 17:22:45","changed_gmt":"2020-05-15 14:34:53","author":"Susie Ivy","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","dateline":{"date":"2020-05-15T00:00:00-04:00","iso_date":"2020-05-15T00:00:00-04:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"hg_media":{"632765":{"id":"632765","type":"image","title":"Building Blocks of the Strategic Plan","body":null,"created":"1582226516","gmt_created":"2020-02-20 19:21:56","changed":"1582226516","gmt_changed":"2020-02-20 19:21:56","alt":"Building Blocks of the Strategic Plan","file":{"fid":"240767","name":"BuildingBlocks-Strategic Plan.jpg","image_path":"\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/BuildingBlocks-Strategic%20Plan.jpg","image_full_path":"http:\/\/hg.gatech.edu\/\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/BuildingBlocks-Strategic%20Plan.jpg","mime":"image\/jpeg","size":311484,"path_740":"http:\/\/hg.gatech.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/740xx_scale\/public\/images\/BuildingBlocks-Strategic%20Plan.jpg?itok=XWpJmTPD"}}},"media_ids":["632765"],"related_links":[{"url":"https:\/\/strategicplan.gatech.edu\/","title":"Georgia Tech\u0027s Strategic Planning Process"}],"groups":[{"id":"627867","name":"Strategic Planning"},{"id":"62300","name":"Office of the President"},{"id":"60109","name":"Executive Vice President for Research (EVPR)"},{"id":"64319","name":"Administration and Finance"},{"id":"1237","name":"College of Engineering"},{"id":"1281","name":"Ivan Allen College of Liberal Arts"},{"id":"1221","name":"College of Design"},{"id":"1278","name":"College of Sciences"},{"id":"1274","name":"Scheller College of Business"},{"id":"47223","name":"College of Computing"}],"categories":[{"id":"129","name":"Institute and Campus"}],"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\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022mailto:strategicplan@gatech.edu\u0022\u003Estrategicplan@gatech.edu\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","format":"limited_html"}],"email":["strategicplan@gatech.edu"],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}},"635037":{"#nid":"635037","#data":{"type":"news","title":"Search Timeline for Georgia Tech\u2019s Next Provost Extended","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EThe search for Georgia Tech\u0026rsquo;s next provost and executive vice president for Academic Affairs is moving forward, with some accommodation for the logistical challenges imposed by the ongoing coronavirus pandemic.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EProvost Rafael L. Bras announced in January that he will step down and return to the faculty following a decade as the Institute\u0026rsquo;s chief academic officer. The original timeline for the search for a new provost has been extended in order to allow both search committee members and candidates to focus on addressing the immediate issues all colleges and universities are facing at this time. Conditions permitting, a final decision is expected before the end of the calendar year, with the goal of having the next provost by January 2021.\u0026nbsp;To accommodate this change, Bras has agreed to continue to serve.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThe search firm Heidrick \u0026amp; Struggles has been selected to assist with the search and will support the work of the 18-member advisory committee, including co-chairs Charles Isbell, dean and John P. 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Additional town halls and opportunities for input from the community will be planned throughout the search. \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.calendar.gatech.edu\/event\/635017\u0022\u003EThe next town hall is scheduled for Friday, May 15, at 1 p.m.\u003C\/a\u003E The search co-chairs and search firm partners will discuss the search\u0026rsquo;s progress to date as well as next steps.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003ENominations and applications are still being accepted and should be directed to \u003Ca href=\u0022mailto:GTProvost@heidrick.com\u0022\u003EGTProvost@heidrick.com\u003C\/a\u003E.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003ETo attract the best candidates for this position, the names of the finalists will not be announced publicly. But representatives of the faculty, students, and staff will have an opportunity to meet the finalists in a confidential setting and provide feedback to the search committee. Elected representatives of each of these groups have been contacted to discuss the search process.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EA position profile, as well as details about joining the May 15 town hall, can be found at \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/president.gatech.edu\/provost-search\u0022\u003Epresident.gatech.edu\/provost-search\u003C\/a\u003E. 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"}],"uid":"27165","created_gmt":"2020-05-04 20:06:04","changed_gmt":"2020-05-14 12:32:17","author":"Susie Ivy","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","dateline":{"date":"2020-05-04T00:00:00-04:00","iso_date":"2020-05-04T00:00:00-04:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"hg_media":{"618982":{"id":"618982","type":"image","title":"Tech Tower Atlanta aerial","body":null,"created":"1552054422","gmt_created":"2019-03-08 14:13:42","changed":"1552054422","gmt_changed":"2019-03-08 14:13:42","alt":"Aerial of Atlanta with Tech Tower in foreground","file":{"fid":"235626","name":"aerial.jpg","image_path":"\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/aerial.jpg","image_full_path":"http:\/\/hg.gatech.edu\/\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/aerial.jpg","mime":"image\/jpeg","size":314146,"path_740":"http:\/\/hg.gatech.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/740xx_scale\/public\/images\/aerial.jpg?itok=y4M99PP6"}}},"media_ids":["618982"],"groups":[{"id":"62300","name":"Office of the President"},{"id":"131901","name":"Provost"},{"id":"1237","name":"College of Engineering"},{"id":"1221","name":"College of Design"},{"id":"1274","name":"Scheller College of Business"},{"id":"1281","name":"Ivan Allen College of Liberal Arts"},{"id":"1278","name":"College of Sciences"},{"id":"47223","name":"College of Computing"},{"id":"60109","name":"Executive Vice President for Research (EVPR)"},{"id":"64319","name":"Administration and Finance"}],"categories":[{"id":"129","name":"Institute and Campus"}],"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\u003ENominations and applications are still being accepted and should be directed to \u003Ca href=\u0022mailto:GTProvost@heidrick.com\u0022\u003EGTProvost@heidrick.com\u003C\/a\u003E.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","format":"limited_html"}],"email":[],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}},"634833":{"#nid":"634833","#data":{"type":"news","title":"Institute Research Award Winners Named for 2020","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EEvery year, all of Georgia Tech\u0026rsquo;s outstanding faculty and staff are recognized at the Faculty and Staff Honors Luncheon. As a result of modified campus operations during the COVID-19 pandemic, the luncheon this spring has been canceled, but the work of the 2020 honorees continues, and the Office of the Executive Vice President for Research (EVPR) has proudly named the winners of six research awards.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026ldquo;I always look forward to the honors luncheon because it reminds us that Georgia Tech\u0026rsquo;s people are at the heart of our success,\u0026rdquo; said Chaouki Abdallah, Georgia Tech\u0026rsquo;s EVPR. \u0026ldquo;Although this year\u0026rsquo;s circumstances prevent us from gathering in person, I am pleased to be able to recognize these individuals\u0026rsquo; accomplishments virtually. Their collective talent, energy, and enthusiasm continue to make Georgia Tech an outstanding institution.\u0026rdquo;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EGeorgia Tech\u0026rsquo;s 2020 Institute Research Award winners include:\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EOutstanding Achievement in Research Enterprise Enhancement Award\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThis year\u0026rsquo;s award for Outstanding Achievement in Research Enterprise Enhancement goes to \u003Cstrong\u003EChristine Conwell\u003C\/strong\u003E, a senior research scientist and managing director of the Center for Chemical Evolution in the School of Chemistry and Biochemistry. This award is given to a Georgia Tech staff member who consistently betters Georgia Tech\u0026rsquo;s research\u0026nbsp;program but is not a traditional researcher.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EConwell has led the daily operations of the Center for Chemical Evolution (CCE), a large-scale research center funded by the National Science Foundation and NASA, for more than nine years. As part of the CCE leadership team, she focuses on the Center\u0026rsquo;s mission of pursuing impactful and innovative science within the interdisciplinary research structure. Conwell also acts as the liaison between the CCE and both the NSF and NASA program officers. Her leadership and accomplishments have been recognized by the NSF and by NASA in several site visit reports.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EConwell was nominated by M.G. Finn, James A. Carlos Family Chair for Pediatric Technology and professor and chair in the School of Chemistry and Biochemistry.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026ldquo;Christine models the best and most effective aspects of our community culture,\u0026rdquo; Finn writes. \u0026ldquo;She excels at nurturing innovation through collaborative and interdisciplinary pursuits, is committed to excellence, and embraces the opportunity to challenge and enrich the next generation entering the STEM workforce.\u0026rdquo;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EOutstanding Achievement in Research Innovation Award\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThe award for Outstanding Achievement in Research Innovation goes to \u003Cstrong\u003EAyanna Howard\u003C\/strong\u003E, chair of the School of Interactive Computing, Linda J. and Mark C. Smith Professor\u0026nbsp;and director of the Human-Automation Systems Lab in the School of Electrical and Computer Engineering. The award honors faculty whose\u0026nbsp;research results have had a demonstrable and sustained societal impact.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EHoward researches and designs robotics and interaction technologies. Working closely with clinicians, therapists, and special education teachers, she has created mobile technology and robotics that can be used in a clinical setting or at a child\u0026rsquo;s home or school to support rehabilitation, learning, and development of autonomy. Her most recent work is on an NSF-funded initiative to research and design a new robot programming platform to engage deaf and hard-of-hearing children in computing.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EHoward was nominated by Magnus Egerstedt, Steve W. Chaddick School Chair and professor in the School of Electrical and Computer Engineering.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026ldquo;Dr. Howard is at the top of her discipline and is considered a research leader,\u0026rdquo; Egerstedt says. \u0026ldquo;This is evident from the impact and quality of her work, backed by her quantity of peer-reviewed publications, and her technology transfer efforts and its corresponding impact on children with diverse learning needs.\u0026rdquo;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EOutstanding Doctoral Thesis Advisor Award\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EMuhannad Bakir\u003C\/strong\u003E, the Daniel Curtis Fielder Professor of Discrete Aspects in the School of Electrical and Computer Engineering, is this year\u0026rsquo;s recipient of the Outstanding Doctoral Thesis Advisor award. This award recognizes the achievements of a faculty member\u0026#39;s doctoral students who completed all degree requirements.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EIn the past five years, Bakir has graduated 14 Ph.D. students. He and his students have won 32 awards for their research, including multiple best paper awards from the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers. Many of Bakir\u0026rsquo;s students have received prestigious fellowships from Intel, IBM, Semiconductor Research Corporation, and federal agencies.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026ldquo;Graduate school is not just about doing great research and publishing papers,\u0026rdquo; Bakir writes of his teaching philosophy. \u0026ldquo;We help students discover their technical passions and career paths that leverage [those] passions, so they remain happy pursuing what they love post-graduation.\u0026rdquo;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EBakir was nominated by Magnus Egerstedt, Steve W. Chaddick School Chair and professor in the School of Electrical and Computer Engineering. Egerstedt says that Bakir \u0026ldquo;strives to build a group culture that is collaborative, focused, transparent, professional, respectful, and diverse.\u0026rdquo; Egerstedt added, \u0026ldquo;Seeing students flourish and grow gives Dr. Bakir immense joy and gratitude.\u0026rdquo;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EOutstanding Faculty Research Author Award\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThis year\u0026rsquo;s Outstanding Faculty Research Author Award goes to \u003Cstrong\u003ECheng Zhu\u003C\/strong\u003E, Regents Professor in the Wallace H. Coulter Department of Biomedical Engineering and J. Erskine Love Jr. Chair in the College of Engineering. The award recognizes faculty who most contributed\u0026nbsp;to highly impactful publications describing the results of research conducted at Georgia Tech.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EZhu is best known for his discoveries in the field of mechanobiology, an emerging field at the intersection of biology, engineering, and physics. He employs biomechanical approaches to study how cells sense, respond, adapt, function, and develop in their changing mechanical environment. His work has significantly influenced the fields of immunology, hemostasis (stopping blood flow from an injured blood vessel), and thrombosis (blood clots in a vessel).\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003ESusan S. Margulies, Wallace H. Coulter Department Chair and professor in the Wallace H. Coulter Department of Biomedical Engineering, nominated Zhu for the award.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026ldquo;Professor Cheng Zhu is a world leader in molecular mechanobiology,\u0026rdquo; Margulies says. \u0026ldquo;His discoveries help us better understand and treat infections, cancer, and cardiovascular diseases.\u0026rdquo;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EOutstanding Achievement in Research Program Development Award\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThe Outstanding Achievement in Research Program Development Award is given annually to the research team that creates a new thought leadership platform for significantly expanding Georgia Tech\u0026rsquo;s research portfolio. This year\u0026rsquo;s recipients are \u003Cstrong\u003EKrishnendu Roy and Johnna S. Temenoff\u003C\/strong\u003E, director and deputy director, respectively, of the NSF Engineering Research Center for Cell Manufacturing Technologies (CMaT). Roy also holds the Robert A. Milton Chair and is the director of the Marcus Center for Cell-Therapy Characterization and Manufacturing and the Center for ImmunoEngineering. Temenoff holds the Carol Ann and David D. Flanagan Professorship II and is the co-director of the Regenerative Engineering and Medical Center, as well.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003ECMaT is the world\u0026rsquo;s first and only center focused on developing new tools, technologies, and processes for scalable, quality-driven biomanufacturing of cell therapies.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003ENew cell therapies, especially stem cell and immune cell, have the potential to revolutionize treatments of unsolved and chronic medical conditions. In the past, manufacturing failures, financial challenges, and lower-than-expected sales have hampered the transition of new cell therapies from clinical trials to the open market. The biomanufacturing community needs new production tools and technologies; robust supply-chain, storage, and distribution logistics; and a well-trained cell-manufacturing workforce. These are the challenges that CMaT, under the leadership of Roy and Temenoff, is designed to meet.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003ERoy and Temenoff were nominated by Susan S. Margulies, Wallace H. Coulter Department Chair and professor in the Wallace H. 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The award is given annually to a faculty member, within eight years of his or her initial appointment, who has made significant discoveries or advancements in his or her research, visibly influencing society or one or more scholarly communities.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EDahlman\u0026rsquo;s work is in the area of testing nanoparticles used to deliver RNA-based gene therapies to diseased cells. Previously, each nanoparticle had to be tested individually in living animals to see whether it could deliver, for example, liver therapy to liver cells.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EDahlman developed a way to encode each candidate nanoparticle with an identifying DNA sequence called a barcode. With his barcode, 300 nanoparticles could be tested at once in a living animal and successful candidates later identified through gene sequencing. This discovery considerably speeds up research on potentially lifesaving RNA-based drugs. Using traditional methods, it took Dahlman five years to find one non-liver nanoparticle; within the past 18 months, his lab has found approximately eight.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003ESusan S. Margulies, Wallace H. Coulter Department Chair and professor in the Wallace H. 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Working groups will now focus on six strategic themes that resulted from the plan\u0026rsquo;s visioning phase. During visioning, more than 5,700 students, faculty, staff, alumni, campus partners, and community leaders shared\u0026nbsp;varied perspectives, aspirations, and dreams to help shape the future of the Institute.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EIn February, applications to serve on the working groups were received from interested students, faculty, and staff. Co-leaders for each working group were also identified. Comprised of more than 250 people representing colleges, schools, and other units from across campus, the\u0026nbsp;working groups will meet weekly and engage between meetings through online collaboration tools, and surveys to complete the strategic analysis and draft goals. In some instances, the working groups will engage guest speakers and subject matter experts to complete their strategic analysis. The working group drafts will then be considered by Institute leadership over the summer, with the final goals and objectives to be finalized and communicated in early fall.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026ldquo;I thank every member of the working groups for ensuring that the momentum around our strategic plan effort continues, even in these uncertain times and as their professional and personal lives are disrupted,\u0026rdquo; said President \u0026Aacute;ngel Cabrera. \u0026ldquo;This crisis highlights the critical role Georgia Tech plays in finding solutions to global challenges and in developing leaders who can make a difference locally and around the world. That is indeed the core idea behind our mission and vision and the foundation of our new strategic plan, so the timing of this effort could not be better.\u0026rdquo;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThe themes and working groups are as follows:\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EAmplify Impact:\u003C\/strong\u003E \u003Cem\u003EEmbrace our power as agents of change for the public good and concentrate our research and learning efforts on identifying and solving the most critical and complex problems of our time, locally and globally.\u003C\/em\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003ECo-Leaders:\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cul\u003E\r\n\t\u003Cli\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EMichael Oxman\u003C\/strong\u003E, managing director, Ray C. 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Milton Stewart School of Industrial and Systems Engineering.\u003C\/li\u003E\r\n\u003C\/ul\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003ELead by Example:\u003C\/strong\u003E \u003Cem\u003ELead and inspire by example by creating a culture of deliberate innovation in our own practices and being an example of efficiency, sustainability, ethics, and inclusion.\u003C\/em\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003ECo-Leaders:\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cul\u003E\r\n\t\u003Cli\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003ERaj Vuchatu\u003C\/strong\u003E, interim deputy director for Research Operations and Information Systems, Georgia Tech Research Institute (GTRI).\u003C\/li\u003E\r\n\t\u003Cli\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003ENazia Zakir\u003C\/strong\u003E, assistant vice president of Environmental Health and Safety, Facilities Management.\u003C\/li\u003E\r\n\u003C\/ul\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EMembers of the Georgia Tech community are encouraged to visit \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/strategicplan.gatech.edu\/home\u0022\u003Estrategicplan.gatech.edu\u003C\/a\u003E to review the foundational narrative, vision, theme, values, and beliefs that will ultimately shape the strategic plan. 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Of the 69 rulers of the unified Roman Empire, from Augustus (d. 14 CE) to Theodosius (d. 395 CE), 62 percent suffered violent death.\u0026quot;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EDubbed\u0026nbsp; \u0026quot;the Nerdiest Study of 2019\u0026quot; by \u003Cem\u003EFast Company \u003C\/em\u003Emagazine, Saleh\u0026#39;s piece was reported on by dozens of mainstream publications around the globe. Praise from Saleh\u0026#39;s colleagues in academia was likewise generous.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026quot;This paper has the potential to lead to important interdisciplinary work on a central question in Roman history,\u0026quot; wrote one Palgrave Communications reviewer.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026quot;[This] has the potential to change how Roman historians think about this topic by showing that unique historical cases can be modeled as instances of a stochastic process,\u0026quot; wrote another reviewer.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThe fact that so many Roman emperors faced violent deaths is a matter of public record, Saleh notes. His analysis focuses more on the length of their individual tenures. Absent term limits, impeachments, and democratic elections, what factors influenced the length of their reigns? Would they be hastened or delayed by their leadership style or by a fault of the particular system of government?\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003ESaleh dug into those question by borrowing from the parlance of reliability engineering, which would look at a system\u0026#39;s \u0026quot;time-to-failure\u0026quot; profile. Instead, he developed each emperor\u0026#39;s \u0026quot;time-to-violent-death\u0026quot;\u0026nbsp; profile to gain insight.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026quot;We examined whether there is some structure of underlying randomness in the process [of regicide].\u0026quot; he notes.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EAmong other things, Saleh found that two-thirds of all Roman emperors died violently in the first year of their rule. 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stated Dr.\u0026nbsp;\u003Cstrong\u003EYves Berthelot\u003C\/strong\u003E, the president of Georgia Tech-Lorraine, and vice provost for Georgia Tech\u0026rsquo;s International Initiatives.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026ldquo;This activity helps to position ASDL@\u0026nbsp;GTL for future research for the EU.\u0026rdquo;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EDr.\u0026nbsp;\u003Cstrong\u003ESteve McLaughlin\u003C\/strong\u003E, dean of Georgia Tech\u0026rsquo;s College of Engineering and Southern Company Chair, agreed, adding:\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026ldquo;Securing the OASyS project is a very big step forward for Georgia Tech\u0026rsquo;s interactions with the EU and helps establish a path for how other GT entities can work in the region.\u0026rdquo;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThe ASDL@ GTL effort is led by Dr.\u0026nbsp;\u003Cstrong\u003EDimitri Mavris,\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/strong\u003ERegents Professor in the School of Aerospace Engineering and director of ASDL, and\u202fDr.\u0026nbsp;\u003Cstrong\u003ETurab Zaidi\u003C\/strong\u003E, a lecturer of aerospace engineering at GTL.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThe research involved in this project will be performed by four graduate students over the course of the next year.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EDr. Zaidi will head the project in Metz and Prof. Mavris and ASDL research engineers will serve as the OASyS advisory board in Atlanta.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026ldquo;We are excited about working on this project for Clean Sky 2,\u0026rdquo; commented Mavris. \u0026ldquo;The issues we are addressing are important for the global aviation industry.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EFor the research involved in OASyS, we will be leveraging ASDL-developed tools and approaches.\u0026rdquo;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EDr.\u0026nbsp;\u003Cstrong\u003EMark Costello\u003C\/strong\u003E, chair of the Georgia Tech\u0026rsquo;s School of Aerospace Engineering added, \u0026ldquo;We are excited about supporting this research as it helps address issues related to the growth in commercial aviation such as emissions and noise.\u0026rdquo;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EASDL@ GTL was awarded the project through its involvement in the Unit\u0026eacute; Mixte Internationale (UMI 2958), a research partnership housed at GTL created in 2006 by Georgia Tech and France\u0026rsquo;s Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS).\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EEstablished to complement ongoing research at GTL, ASDL@ GTL focuses on research in the areas of complex systems design and integration and system of systems exploration and assessment.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026ldquo;We welcome the opportunity for GTL to play a part in the OASyS, which expands the capacity and expertise of our campus to support European research initiatives,\u0026rdquo; 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The order of presentation was alphabetized for the College of Sciences website.\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/em\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EOur universe is still full of unknowns. How did it begin? Is there life beyond our planet?\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EWe don\u0026rsquo;t have all the answers \u0026mdash; despite new discoveries and new ways of thinking about and exploring Earth, our solar system, and beyond.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EAcross Georgia Tech\u0026rsquo;s campus, hundreds of women are crunching numbers on whiteboards, building spacecraft, running computer simulations, developing international policy, and exploring how human experiences in space are reimagined through science fiction. The inquisitive explorers are looking skyward for answers to these and other cosmic questions, taking on the challenge to investigate the great unknowns of space.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EWith Atlanta hosting the Miss Universe competition this weekend (Dec. 7-8), we want the world to meet the women right here at Tech who are exploring the universe, each in her own exciting way. They are our very own cadre who give new meaning to the title \u0026ldquo;Miss Universe\u0026quot; in 2019. \u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Ch4\u003EDAWN ANDREWS, Ph.D. candidate, Aerospace Engineering\u003C\/h4\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EAs an undergraduate and master\u0026rsquo;s student, she\u0026rsquo;s already done four rotations with SpaceX. She has also already been a hardware-responsible engineer \u0026mdash; she designed a specific component of a launched vehicle and monitored it after it was sent to space.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EAndrews works in the Space System Designs Lab at Georgia Tech and has played an integral role in projects that have been launched to space, including RANGE \u0026mdash; a cube satellite developed to improve spacecraft positioning in space using GPS, atomic clocks, and laser ranging.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EShe\u0026rsquo;s now focused on building hardware, currently at work on the Lunar Flashlight program developing a propulsion system for a satellite that will help scan for evidence of water on the moon. These will be some of the first small-scale satellites and scientific payloads to be sent here.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026ldquo;We\u0026rsquo;re building this at a lab here at Georgia Tech. We\u0026rsquo;re going through the NASA design reviews. We are the responsible engineers for this mission. It\u0026rsquo;s so exciting to say my name is on that and it\u0026rsquo;s going to go to the moon.\u0026rdquo;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026ldquo;My career will start with SpaceX and I will continue to work on hardware design with the commercial space program. This means I\u0026rsquo;ll be genuinely starting my dream job.\u0026rdquo;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Ch4\u003ETAMARA BOGDANOVIC, associate professor, School of Physics\u003C\/h4\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026quot;We want to understand how these black holes work. At this point we don\u0026rsquo;t have a way of making one, or knowing how to control one, but in the future that could become very important for us. That\u0026rsquo;s just part of what I\u0026rsquo;m researching.\u0026rdquo;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EBogdanovi\u0107 studies how black holes interact with their environment and with each other. She is a theorist, which means she spends a lot of time doing calculations and building models \u0026mdash; using computer simulations to model the things in space that we cannot see. She also teaches undergraduate courses on black holes, relativity, and astrophysics at Tech.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026ldquo;We think that pretty much every galaxy in the universe hosts a super massive black hole at the center. We know that massive stars end their lives as black holes. Black holes are so fascinating because they can affect everything else we study in space. Black holes create conditions for a lot of energy and radiation to be released. It could become so hot that its host galaxy can no longer form stars,\u0026rdquo; she explains.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EBogdanovi\u0107 collaborates with researchers in Tech\u0026rsquo;s Center for Relativistic Astrophysics. She also teaches in the College of Sciences and was last year\u0026rsquo;s recipient of the Class of 1940 Course Survey Teaching Effectiveness Award.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026ldquo;Black holes are very efficient at extracting energy from gas that spirals into it \u0026mdash; much more efficient than nuclear reaction, currently our most effective extracting energy. Imagine if we figure out how to harness that capability from black holes.\u0026rdquo;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Ch4\u003EMARIEL BOROWITZ, assistant professor, Sam Nunn School of International Affairs\u003C\/h4\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026ldquo;I\u0026rsquo;ve been intrigued about space since the 4\u003Csup\u003Eth\u003C\/sup\u003E\u0026nbsp;grade.\u0026rdquo;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EBorowitz studied aerospace engineering as an undergraduate at MIT. She went on to earn a master\u0026rsquo;s degree in international science and technology policy from George Washington University and a Ph.D. in public policy from the University of Maryland. She combines these fields at Georgia Tech as a researcher and teacher examining the intersections of international policy and space exploration.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026ldquo;I think having an awareness about how decisions are made matters. What is the legal structure? What funding is available? What other countries can we work with and what are their technical availabilities? Our next stop is probably the moon, and part of that is because that\u0026rsquo;s where every other country wants to go,\u0026rdquo; Borowitz says.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EShe looks in-depth at international space policy issues, including international cooperation in Earth-observing satellites and satellite data-sharing policies, human space exploration strategy, and developments in space security and space situational awareness.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026ldquo;It looks like the commercial companies SpaceX and Boeing are about a year away from launching humans to space. It will be so fascinating to see what happens with that and what it means for space travel.\u0026rdquo;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EBorowitz served as a policy analyst for the Science Mission Directorate at NASA headquarters in Washington, D.C. from 2016 to 2018. Her book,\u0026nbsp;\u003Cem\u003EOpen Space: The Global Effort for Open Access to Environmental Satellite Data\u003C\/em\u003E, was published by MIT Press in 2017. Keeping one eye on the stars has led her to a successful career.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026ldquo;Whatever your passion is, just keep following it and see where it takes you.\u0026rdquo;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Ch4\u003ELAURA CADONATI, professor, School of Physics\u003C\/h4\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003ELaura Cadonati is a professor in the School of Physics and has been featured on CNN, the\u0026nbsp;\u003Cem\u003EWashington Post\u003C\/em\u003E, and the BBC for her research on intergalactic phenomena. She\u0026rsquo;s also part of the Laser Interferometer Gravitational-Wave Observatory (LIGO) team from Georgia Tech that helped discover gravitational waves.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThree of Cadonati\u0026rsquo;s publications, with the LIGO Scientific Collaboration, which appeared in\u0026nbsp;\u003Cem\u003EPhysical Review Letters\u003C\/em\u003E\u0026nbsp;and\u0026nbsp;\u003Cem\u003EAstrophysical Journal Letters,\u003C\/em\u003E\u0026nbsp;helped usher in the era of multi-messenger gravitational-wave astronomy. The papers chronicled LIGO\u0026rsquo;s first detection of a gravitational wave\u0026nbsp;produced by the merger of\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/physics.aps.org\/featured-article-pdf\/10.1103\/PhysRevLett.116.061102\u0022\u003Eblack holes\u003C\/a\u003E\u0026nbsp;in 2015, the result of two black holes crashing into each other nearly 1.5 billion years ago. The waves, ripples in the fabric of spacetime, were originally predicted in 1915 by Albert Einstein in his general theory of relativity.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026ldquo;Those were huge milestones. These initial detections opened a new window of the universe and gave us our first glimpse,\u0026rdquo; says Cadonati. \u0026ldquo;This new chapter will allow us to create a path that will bring our field to its full potential.\u0026rdquo;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003ELIGO has continued scanning space for evidence. Earlier this year detectors registered gravitational waves from what appears likely to be a crash between two neutron stars \u0026mdash; the dense remnants of massive stars that had exploded. They also believe to have detected a wave that resulted from the collision of a neutron star and black hole, an event never before witnessed.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003ECadonati was appointed as LIGO\u0026rsquo;s first-ever deputy spokesperson. She also fosters new LIGO collaborations with partners around the world as the group continues to explore the data pouring in from activity in outer space.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EAfter a short break for upgrades in November, LIGO\u0026rsquo;s observatories are back up and running. That means Cadonati and her team have more numbers to crunch. But for now, each new detection brings the chance for new insight into the universe.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026ldquo;The future is gravitational-wave bright!\u0026rdquo; she exclaims.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Ch4\u003ESARA MILLER, Ph.D. candidate, Daniel Guggenheim School of Aerospace Engineering\u003C\/h4\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EIt started with family vacations to space centers and museums. That led to a summer high school experience with NASA. She says she was hooked on the great beyond. Then Miller ended up at Georgia Tech.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EAs an undergraduate, she worked on plasma propulsion engineering projects with NASA \u0026mdash; one of six rotations with the agency. Two took place at NASA Johnson, three at NASA Glenn, and one at NASA Marshall.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EMiller has rocketed into research. Specifically, she is aiming to better understand the degradation of spacecraft electric propulsion engines.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026ldquo;Operating these engines in the harsh environment of outer space over extended periods of time leads to a deterioration of engine materials, which is often the life-limiting process for electric propulsion systems. Understanding the mechanisms behind engine degradation will allow us to build better propulsion systems that can operate longer, pushing spacecraft farther into space than we\u0026#39;ve ever been,\u0026rdquo; Miller says.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EIn her first year of graduate school, she was recognized by the American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics for being the only student author working with a team of fulltime NASA employees (on research about the International Space Station\u0026rsquo;s electrical power system.)\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Ch4\u003ESUSANA MORRIS, assistant professor, School of Literature, Media, and Communication\u003C\/h4\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026ldquo;To be black and not only envision yourself in the future but at the center of the future \u0026mdash; to be the agent and subject of the future, and not relegated to the primeval past, used as props or pawns, or disappeared altogether \u0026mdash; is an act of resistance and liberation.\u0026rdquo;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EAs a young child, Morris says she started exploring worlds beyond our own, and even outside our reality.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026ldquo;I voraciously read everything I could get my hands on but was particularly drawn to science fiction and fantasy. I loved\u0026nbsp;\u003Cem\u003EStars Wars\u003C\/em\u003E\u0026nbsp;and\u0026nbsp;\u003Cem\u003EStar Trek\u003C\/em\u003E\u0026nbsp;and was generally a nerd. There came a point, however, when my emerging racial consciousness collided with my love of sci-fi and I wondered, where\u0026nbsp;\u003Cem\u003Eare\u003C\/em\u003E\u0026nbsp;all the black people in the future?\u0026rdquo;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EMorris says she remembered Nichelle Nichols, Billy Dee Williams, and Whoopi Goldberg, but largely saw a lack of representation in science fiction, and her interest waned. It wasn\u0026rsquo;t until high school that she discovered the work of Octavia Butler (\u003Cem\u003EParable of the Sower\u003C\/em\u003E) that sparked Morris\u0026rsquo; interest in what she now understands as Afrofuturism.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026ldquo;I am a scholar of black feminism, black media studies, and Afrofuturism. 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develop a resource to guide educational and research activities that happen abroad. The major deliverables of the working group were designed to help Georgia Tech make decisions and ensure proper planning, compliance, and transparency around all international activities.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026ldquo;Georgia Tech is proud to engage with researchers, scholars, and institutions all over the world as an expression of the Institute\u0026rsquo;s motto of Progress and Service,\u0026rdquo; said Chaouki T. Abdallah, Georgia Tech\u0026rsquo;s executive vice president for Research. \u0026ldquo;We remain wholeheartedly committed to those important global collaborations, but we must safeguard the Institute, and ensure all activities are fully transparent and in compliance with Georgia Tech policies, as well as applicable government laws and regulations.\u0026rdquo;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003ESite users can find direct links to Georgia Tech resources, policies, and relevant campus contacts for offices and units that manage a variety of issues, including export control; managing conflicts of interest; appointments at other institutions; intellectual property; materials, data, and confidential information; the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA); international agreements; disclosing foreign relationships; lab tours; hosting foreign visitors; and international travel.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026ldquo;Georgia Tech promotes a culture of global engagement and believes that our community is enriched through opportunities to study, work, serve, or do research abroad,\u0026rdquo; said Rafael L. Bras, provost and executive vice president for Academic Affairs. \u0026ldquo;Thanks to the working group, the guide now provides access to Tech\u0026rsquo;s standing policies and procedures governing international activities in one centralized location.\u0026rdquo;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThe guide will be maintained by the Office of International Initiatives and will be available on faculty and staff resource pages at several touchpoints, including \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/global.gatech.edu\/\u0022\u003Eglobal.gatech.edu\u003C\/a\u003E, \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/research.gatech.edu\/\u0022\u003Eresearch.gatech.edu\u003C\/a\u003E, and \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/provost.gatech.edu\/\u0022\u003Eprovost.gatech.edu\u003C\/a\u003E, among others.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThe working group also refined Georgia Tech\u0026rsquo;s \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/global.gatech.edu\/guiding-principles\u0022\u003EGuiding Principles for International Activities\u003C\/a\u003E, a standard set of objective criteria used by the Office of International Initiatives for measuring each international activity\u0026rsquo;s impact on academic activities, value to the Institute, compliance with applicable policies, sustainability and viability, and risk assessment and mitigation concerns.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EGeorgia Tech is also in the process of creating an International Advisory Committee comprised of representatives of the administration, faculty, and staff. The committee will be chaired by Yves Berthelot, vice provost for International Initiatives, and will provide guidance and advice regarding how Georgia Tech engages internationally (e.g. research, MOUs, master research agreements, etc.).\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026ldquo;Our success in international activities must be assessed in full consideration of geopolitical factors, as well as current and potential state and federal regulations and legislation,\u0026rdquo; said Berthelot. \u0026ldquo;With those considerations in mind, the work of the committee will prove vital for Georgia Tech as we continue to grow our relationships across the world and explore new opportunities to engage globally.\u0026rdquo;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003ENominations for the committee are currently being accepted through Oct.\u0026nbsp;7. Faculty and staff are encouraged to submit self-nominations or nominations for a colleague. Details on the final committee roster will be made available via the online tool, once finalized. To self-nominate or nominate a colleague for the committee, or for more information on the working group\u0026rsquo;s activities, contact Monique Tavares, director of Global Operations at \u003Ca href=\u0022mailto:mtavares@gatech.edu\u0022\u003Emtavares@gatech.edu\u003C\/a\u003E.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EThe Office of International Initiatives announces the launch of the Georgia Tech Guide for Responsible International Activities, a new online resource regarding guidelines, policies, and procedures around the Institute\u0026rsquo;s global activities and partnerships.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","format":"limited_html"}],"field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"The Office of International Initiatives announces the launch of the Georgia Tech Guide for Responsible International Activities, a new online resource regarding guidelines, policies, and procedures around the Institute\u2019s global activities."}],"uid":"27165","created_gmt":"2019-09-23 18:20:20","changed_gmt":"2019-09-24 11:27:25","author":"Susie Ivy","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","dateline":{"date":"2019-09-23T00:00:00-04:00","iso_date":"2019-09-23T00:00:00-04:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"hg_media":{"625904":{"id":"625904","type":"image","title":"Tech Tower","body":null,"created":"1568119621","gmt_created":"2019-09-10 12:47:01","changed":"1568119621","gmt_changed":"2019-09-10 12:47:01","alt":"photograph of Tech Tower","file":{"fid":"238292","name":"original.jpg","image_path":"\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/original_8.jpg","image_full_path":"http:\/\/hg.gatech.edu\/\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/original_8.jpg","mime":"image\/jpeg","size":859076,"path_740":"http:\/\/hg.gatech.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/740xx_scale\/public\/images\/original_8.jpg?itok=_22eBAH8"}}},"media_ids":["625904"],"related_links":[{"url":"https:\/\/research.gatech.edu\/georgia-tech-guide-responsible-international-activities","title":"Georgia Tech Guide for Responsible International Activities"},{"url":"https:\/\/global.gatech.edu\/","title":"Office of International Initiatives"}],"groups":[{"id":"64319","name":"Administration and Finance"},{"id":"47223","name":"College of Computing"},{"id":"1221","name":"College of Design"},{"id":"1237","name":"College of Engineering"},{"id":"1278","name":"College of Sciences"},{"id":"60109","name":"Executive Vice President for Research (EVPR)"},{"id":"1301","name":"Georgia Tech Global"},{"id":"1276","name":"Georgia Tech Research Institute (GTRI)"},{"id":"591832","name":"International Initiatives"},{"id":"1281","name":"Ivan Allen College of Liberal Arts"},{"id":"1297","name":"Office of International Education"},{"id":"208681","name":"Office of Sponsored Programs (OSP)"},{"id":"62300","name":"Office of the President"},{"id":"131901","name":"Provost"},{"id":"1274","name":"Scheller College of Business"},{"id":"601745","name":"Sponsored Research and Tech Transfer (OSP, GTRC, GTARC)"}],"categories":[{"id":"129","name":"Institute and Campus"},{"id":"132","name":"Institute Leadership"},{"id":"8862","name":"Student Research"},{"id":"135","name":"Research"}],"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\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022mailto:mtavares@gatech.edu\u0022\u003EMonique Tavares\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\nDirector of Global Operations\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\nOffice of International Initiatives\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","format":"limited_html"}],"email":["mtavares@gatech.edu"],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}},"623093":{"#nid":"623093","#data":{"type":"news","title":"Provost Teaching and Learning Fellows Set Goals for 2019-20 Academic Year ","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EIn late spring semester, the \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/ctl.gatech.edu\/faculty\/groups\/PTLF\u0022\u003EProvost Teaching and Learning Fellows\u003C\/a\u003E (PTLF) held their final meeting of the 2018-19 academic year. As part of the program, the fellows, which include faculty from the Ivan Allen College of Liberal Arts,\u0026nbsp;are charged with leading discipline-based teaching and learning initiatives in their respective colleges. At the meeting, each of the cohorts discussed challenges, as well as goals and action plans, for the 2019-20 academic year. Here are the\u0026nbsp;outlines, observations, and areas of focus for fellows from the Ivan Allen College.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EIVAN ALLEN COLLEGE OF LIBERAL ARTS\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThe PTLF cohort from the Ivan Allen College of Liberal Arts will address the challenge of teaching the liberal arts at a technology-focused school. In the spring, the fellows hosted a panel discussion titled \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.iac.gatech.edu\/news-events\/events\/2019\/2\/controversial-topics-contentious-times-teaching-humanities-social-sciences-georgia-tech\/616403\u0022\u003E\u0026ldquo;Controversial Topics in Contentious Times: Teaching the Humanities \u0026amp; Social Sciences at Georgia Tech.\u0026rdquo;\u003C\/a\u003E Moving forward, each fellow will develop a separate project to address the challenge. Associate Professor Narin Hassan in the School of Literature, Media, and Communication will explore strategies to create a more mindful, empathetic, and just environment in which to discuss social justice issues. Associate Professor Carla Gerona in the School of History and Sociology will write an essay that analyzes the pedagogies of digital history. Associate Professor Gordon Kingsley in the School of Public Policy will focus on the integration of online education into the liberal arts.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cem\u003EIn addition, here are the goals for the other respective colleges at the Institute:\u003C\/em\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003ESCHELLER COLLEGE OF BUSINESS\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThe PTLF cohort from the Scheller College of Business will explore opportunities to apply a blended-learning approach to courses. The group is examining how peer business schools, as well as other colleges within Georgia Tech, have incorporated digital platforms into their courses. A second focus area will look at ways to integrate more leadership topics into the curriculum, in addition to the leadership programs already offered. Toward this end, the fellows have gradually begun to infuse leadership topics into their own courses.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EFor example, D.J. Wu, professor and Ernest Scheller Jr. Chair in Innovation, Entrepreneurship, and Commercialization, recently invited Lalit Dhingra, founder and CEO of EnSignis, to address leadership in his course on Electronic Commerce (MGT 4056). The fellows also participate in the Dean\u0026rsquo;s Advisory Board, where they contribute to discussions about other ways to integrate leadership into the curriculum.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003ECOLLEGE OF COMPUTING \u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThe PTLF cohort from the College of Computing set a goal to enrich the graduate computer science curriculum by offering crosscutting courses with topics that integrate multiple areas of research. Associate Professor Santosh Pande in the School of Computer Science is part of the current cohort and shared thoughts on addressing issues through such an approach.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026ldquo;While cutting-edge research in the field requires the expertise of experts from multiple areas, graduate students traditionally focus on building expertise in one primary area,\u0026rdquo; said Pande. \u0026ldquo;These crosscutting courses will enhance graduate education in the College of Computing by helping graduate students see how they can use their area of expertise to contribute to these emerging research topics.\u0026rdquo;\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThe courses will be team taught by multiple professors with expertise in different research areas. In the spring, the fellows hosted an event at which those who have taught crosscutting courses discussed how to make these types of courses most effective. Several faculty members interested in the initiative have been identified to foster dialogue as they plan and teach courses next academic year.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003ECOLLEGE OF DESIGN\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThe College of Design\u0026rsquo;s PTLF cohort plans to increase awareness of excellence in teaching within its college through a teaching award. Specifically, it plans to collaborate with student organizations within each school in the College of Design to select and honor the winning faculty member at an annual event. This award will be funded by the dean, but winners will be chosen by students.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003ECOLLEGE OF ENGINEERING\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThe PTLF cohort within the College of Engineering found that its increasing enrollment numbers have made student experiences in lab courses more difficult. For example, students are not getting enough hands-on experience with the experimental platforms that are representative of realistic and complex engineering systems because there is simply not enough equipment to go around. The College of Engineering cohort of fellows plans to address this problem in the coming academic year through the integration of an augmented and virtual reality (AR\/VR) platform into select courses.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003ECOLLEGE OF SCIENCES\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThe PTLF fellows from the College of Sciences will identify opportunities to improve the professional development of teaching assistants (TAs) to help them become effective teachers in today\u0026rsquo;s learning environment. To do this, the cohorts are collecting information about teaching resources offered by the Institute, what is currently being done for TA professional development in other institutions, and surveying graduate TAs on what they believe could be added to improve TA training. They will use this data to develop a TA competency model to set a clearer standard of performance for training students to be teaching assistants.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EDuring the 2019-20 academic year, the Center for Teaching and Learning will partner with the cohorts to support their initiative and update the campus community on the progress of these efforts.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/ctl.gatech.edu\/faculty\/groups\/PTLF\u0022\u003ELearn more about the 2018-20 Provost Teaching and Learning Fellows.\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cem\u003EThis story has been edited from \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/provost.gatech.edu\/updates\/provost-teaching-and-learning-fellows-set-goals-2019-20-academic-year\u0022\u003Ethe initial story\u003C\/a\u003E, which was prepared by Georgia Tech\u0026#39;s Office of the Provost.\u003C\/em\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EAt the final meeting of the term, each of the cohorts of the Provost Teaching and Learning Fellows discussed challenges, as well as goals and action plans, for the 2019-20 academic year.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","format":"limited_html"}],"field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"At the final meeting of the term, each of the cohorts of the Provost Teaching and Learning Fellows discussed challenges, as well as goals and action plans, for the 2019-20 academic year."}],"uid":"27165","created_gmt":"2019-07-09 17:17:32","changed_gmt":"2019-08-26 18:48:04","author":"Susie Ivy","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","dateline":{"date":"2019-07-09T00:00:00-04:00","iso_date":"2019-07-09T00:00:00-04:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"hg_media":{"621088":{"id":"621088","type":"image","title":"Tech Tower","body":null,"created":"1556576769","gmt_created":"2019-04-29 22:26:09","changed":"1556576769","gmt_changed":"2019-04-29 22:26:09","alt":"Tech Tower, Georgia Tech","file":{"fid":"236573","name":"Tech Tower 4-29-2019.JPG","image_path":"\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/Tech%20Tower%204-29-2019.JPG","image_full_path":"http:\/\/hg.gatech.edu\/\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/Tech%20Tower%204-29-2019.JPG","mime":"image\/jpeg","size":1156473,"path_740":"http:\/\/hg.gatech.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/740xx_scale\/public\/images\/Tech%20Tower%204-29-2019.JPG?itok=bAjxMFf0"}}},"media_ids":["621088"],"related_links":[{"url":"http:\/\/ctl.gatech.edu\/faculty\/groups\/PTLF","title":"About the Provost Teaching and Learning Fellows"}],"groups":[{"id":"131901","name":"Provost"},{"id":"1268","name":"Center for Teaching and Learning (CTL)"},{"id":"619192","name":"Faculty Affairs"},{"id":"1274","name":"Scheller College of Business"},{"id":"47223","name":"College of Computing"},{"id":"1221","name":"College of Design"},{"id":"1237","name":"College of Engineering"},{"id":"1281","name":"Ivan Allen College of Liberal Arts"},{"id":"1278","name":"College of Sciences"}],"categories":[{"id":"129","name":"Institute and Campus"}],"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":"\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/joyce.weinsheimer@gatech.edu\u0022\u003EDr. Joyce Weinsheimer\u003C\/a\u003E, Director\u003C\/div\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cdiv\u003ECenter for Teaching and Learning\u003C\/div\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cdiv\u003E404-894-2340\u003C\/div\u003E\r\n","format":"limited_html"}],"email":["joyce.weinsheimer@gatech.edu"],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}},"615906":{"#nid":"615906","#data":{"type":"news","title":"An Age of Empowerment: Meet Hang Lu","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EEven before \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/chbe.gatech.edu\/people\/hang-lu\u0022\u003EHang Lu\u003C\/a\u003E found her career focus, she knew she wanted to do something different.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EAs she was finishing her Ph.D. in chemical engineering at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, she found her interest wandering to other disciplines. She took a two-year postdoctoral fellowship in a medical school studying neurogenetics.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026ldquo;It was partially serendipitous. I didn\u0026rsquo;t know this was the thing I would do,\u0026rdquo; she said, referring to her research work. But those two years gave her a chance to test things, explore, and \u0026mdash; as she puts it \u0026mdash; play.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.news.gatech.edu\/features\/age-empowerment-meet-hang-lu\u0022\u003ERead the full story\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EEven before Hang Lu found her career focus, she knew she wanted to do something different.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","format":"limited_html"}],"field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"Even before Hang Lu found her career focus, she knew she wanted to do something different."}],"uid":"27469","created_gmt":"2019-01-04 16:03:18","changed_gmt":"2019-01-04 16:03:18","author":"Kristen Bailey","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","dateline":{"date":"2019-01-04T00:00:00-05:00","iso_date":"2019-01-04T00:00:00-05:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"hg_media":{"615905":{"id":"615905","type":"image","title":"An Age of Empowerment: Meet Hang Lu","body":null,"created":"1546617696","gmt_created":"2019-01-04 16:01:36","changed":"1546617696","gmt_changed":"2019-01-04 16:01:36","alt":"Hang Lu, Love Family Professor in the School of Chemical and Biomoluecular Engineering","file":{"fid":"234450","name":"N18C10302-P76-002_web.jpg","image_path":"\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/N18C10302-P76-002_web.jpg","image_full_path":"http:\/\/hg.gatech.edu\/\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/N18C10302-P76-002_web.jpg","mime":"image\/jpeg","size":770497,"path_740":"http:\/\/hg.gatech.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/740xx_scale\/public\/images\/N18C10302-P76-002_web.jpg?itok=OfLAlOoQ"}}},"media_ids":["615905"],"related_links":[{"url":"https:\/\/www.news.gatech.edu\/features\/age-empowerment-meet-hang-lu","title":"Read the Full Story"}],"groups":[{"id":"1317","name":"News Briefs"},{"id":"1240","name":"School of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering"},{"id":"1237","name":"College of Engineering"}],"categories":[{"id":"129","name":"Institute and Campus"}],"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\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022mailto:kristen.bailey@comm.gatech.edu\u0022\u003EKristen Bailey\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EInstitute Communications\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","format":"limited_html"}],"email":[],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}},"606511":{"#nid":"606511","#data":{"type":"news","title":"Meet the Team Behind Synapse","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003ETwo years ago, Daniel Porada was sitting in a biology class at Columbia University when he came up with the idea for Synapse. He saw a way to leverage the krebs cycle (the process by which cells generate energy) for an energy drink. This basic biological process could take the place of caffeine and help keep people awake.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EAt the end of the semester, Porada headed off to a medical internship at Wake Forest Innovations, a medical center where he collaborated with doctors to come up with technologies to improve the clinic. That\u0026rsquo;s where he met Charles Lankau, a biomedical engineering student from Georgia Tech\u0026rsquo;s College of Engineering, and Brandon Hall, a biochemistry student from UNCW, who were also in the internship program. Porado mentioned his energy drink idea, and together they had enough experience with biology and neuroscience to create \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/drinksynapse.com\/\u0022\u003ESynapse\u003C\/a\u003E, an energy drink that optimizes brain function through high-performance nutrient ingredients.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EFirst, Porada , Lankau and Hall worked on the drink\u0026rsquo;s blend, composed of nootropics \u0026ndash;\u0026nbsp; supplements that improve cognitive function, particularly executive functions, memory, creativity or motivation. Also known as \u0026ldquo;smart drugs,\u0026rdquo; the nootropics are then mixed with other natural ingredients to create a great taste, without the caffeine.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026ldquo;The differentiating factor between us and other nootropics companies is that none of our ingredients, including the nootropics and flavors, are synthetic,\u0026rdquo; said Porada. \u0026ldquo;We wanted to create a health-conscious option for people who do not want to sacrifice their health for performance.\u0026rdquo;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003ENootropics and other ingredients in the drink are grown in the ground, giving them a strong bitter taste, so the team leveraged novel manufacturing to ensure it tasted good as well.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026ldquo;Synapse is technically a supplement, which doesn\u0026rsquo;t have to be approved by the FDA,\u0026rdquo; explained Lankau. \u0026ldquo;We use GMP (Good Manufacturing Practice) facilities that are FDA licensed with GRAS (Generally Recognized As Safe) ingredients. The ingredients in our blend are naturally part of the human diet; they just exist in our product in greater proportions than they do in food.\u0026rdquo;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EAfter the idea and drink blend for Synapse became a reality, the co-founders realized they needed a way to take this product to market. Lankau had heard of the \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/create-x.gatech.edu\/\u0022\u003ECREATE-X\u003C\/a\u003E program at Georgia Tech that would enable them to turn their idea into a real, viable company. It would also provide $20,000 in startup funds and industry mentors to coach the team. Columbia and UNCW didn\u0026rsquo;t have program that would allow students to launch their startup, so CREATE-X was the perfect answer. \u0026nbsp;He applied to the program, and the team was accepted.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EWith CREATE-X, the team was able to gain valuable guidance from industry veterans with experience running successful companies. They also received startup capital and legal advice.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026ldquo;Without CREATE-X, we wouldn\u0026rsquo;t have been able to get our company off the ground,\u0026rdquo; said Porada. \u0026ldquo;Especially for a physical consumer good like ours, there has to be a certain amount of capital invested up front. The legal resources from CREATE-X were also critical, as we navigated regulations on product blend.\u0026rdquo;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EToday, Synapse is doing well and focusing on their next round of funding. Their next production roll-out will include 60,000 cans with their new co-packing partner, AZ Pack. The co-founders are focusing on scalability for the product as they look to drive their online sales.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026ldquo;A few months ago, we began selling Synapse on Amazon Prime,\u0026rdquo; said Porada. \u0026ldquo;We\u0026rsquo;ve successfully converted our website over to Fulfillment by Amazon, greatly reducing shipping costs to our consumers and improving the scalability of our eCommerce.\u0026rdquo;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003ERetailers around Atlanta are selling the drink as well. Savi Provision in Inman park, a premium Atlanta grocer, has a standing order with the startup. In addition to selling on campus at Georgia Tech, the co-founders are in talks with other universities across the state to market products to students who need to focus while studying. There are other natural energy drinks out there, so Synapse really has to differentiate itself through their target market.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026ldquo;Our biggest target audience is students,\u0026rdquo; said Lankau. \u0026ldquo;Another thing CREATE-X helped us do in the beginning was customer discovery. We figured out what our target consumers wanted in an energy drink and how to reach that core demographic in an effective way.\u0026rdquo;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThe Synapse team has been able to navigate challenges in both scalability and distribution. So next up is marketing and sales proliferation. An upcoming retail test will take place at 15 NewsLink locations across four major U.S. airports. The team thinks targeting the tired traveler will be a big hit. The co-founders also demoed Synapse to a focus group of Delta pilots, which was met with positive reviews.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026ldquo;We are really hoping to revolutionize the energy drink industry,\u0026rdquo; said Lankau. \u0026ldquo;Millennials and younger generations are looking for healthier options instead of caffeine. And what we can give them is natural energy with a great taste.\u0026rdquo;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EWith Synapse\u0026rsquo;s next round of funding, the company plans to focus their efforts on their advertising and operational budgets. They already have more than one third of the funds committed and would like to close the rest as soon as possible, so they can get to work on the exciting next phase of the business.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":"","field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"An energy drink startup that combines nootropics with a great taste  "}],"uid":"34602","created_gmt":"2018-05-29 13:02:04","changed_gmt":"2018-05-29 13:59:11","author":"Georgia Parmelee","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","dateline":{"date":"2018-05-29T00:00:00-04:00","iso_date":"2018-05-29T00:00:00-04:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"hg_media":{"606510":{"id":"606510","type":"image","title":"Synapse team","body":null,"created":"1527598816","gmt_created":"2018-05-29 13:00:16","changed":"1527598816","gmt_changed":"2018-05-29 13:00:16","alt":"Charles, Brandon and Daniel","file":{"fid":"231333","name":"Group Shot 2.jpg","image_path":"\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/Group%20Shot%202.jpg","image_full_path":"http:\/\/hg.gatech.edu\/\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/Group%20Shot%202.jpg","mime":"image\/jpeg","size":726663,"path_740":"http:\/\/hg.gatech.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/740xx_scale\/public\/images\/Group%20Shot%202.jpg?itok=ES-s2vFa"}}},"media_ids":["606510"],"groups":[{"id":"1237","name":"College of Engineering"}],"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\u003EGeorgia Parmelee\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","format":"limited_html"}],"email":["georgia.parmelee@coe.gatech.edu"],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}},"606389":{"#nid":"606389","#data":{"type":"news","title":"Cybersecurity Training Program at Georgia Tech Prepares ROTC Students for Service","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003ECybersecurity has become one of the most serious economic and national security challenges that the U.S. faces today, but it\u0026rsquo;s one that the government is not adequately prepared to counter. The global cybersecurity workforce is expected to be short 1.8 million workers by 2022, leaving an enormous gap that begs to be filled. For the Department of Defense (DoD) and armed services, this means a greater focus on attracting top cyber talent who can defend the nation against the threat of cyber warfare.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EGeorgia Tech and other top universities across the nation are taking part in a program that enables Reserve Officer Training Corps (ROTC) cadets and midshipmen to become cyber security experts. The Cyber Spectrum Collaborative Research Environment (C-SCoRE) program helps cadets develop operational skills that will be instrumental in combatting cyber and electronic warfare in the interest of national security. Dr. Bill Melvin, director of Georgia Tech Research Institute\u0026rsquo;s Sensors and Intelligent Systems Division and adjunct electrical and computer engineering professor, had the original vision for the program. Melvin is also a former Air Force officer and ROTC cadet himself.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EGeorgia Tech\u0026rsquo;s School of Electrical and Computer Engineering (ECE) received joint funding from the Air Force and Navy this year to hire ROTC students into the program. Dr. Vincent Mooney, associate professor in ECE, leads one of the teams, focusing on Bluetooth and Near Field Communication threats, secure boot for microprocessors, and vulnerabilities in power grid electronics and their effect on security.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026ldquo;It\u0026rsquo;s critically important for cadets to learn these cyber skills,\u0026rdquo; said Mooney. \u0026ldquo;The military wants to learn from the Internet of Things \u0026ndash; for strategic benefits like improved communication \u0026ndash; but existing security weaknesses can leave the nation open to being manipulated by our adversaries.\u0026rdquo;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EMooney goes on to explain that when students participate in the C-SCoRE program, they gain the operational skills and perspective on how to defend against cyber attacks. Even learning the basics \u0026ndash; such as authentication, encryption and technology for true random number generation \u0026ndash; can help protect systems from being hacked.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026ldquo;It\u0026rsquo;s been really interesting for me to go into this field of study that\u0026rsquo;s going to have such an impact on my life in the fleet,\u0026rdquo; said Belle Lehmann, Navy cadet and ISyE major at Georgia Tech. \u0026ldquo;Cybersecurity is going to be really important in the future. C-SCoRE has broadened my horizons and my understanding of so many things.\u0026rdquo;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026ldquo;I\u0026rsquo;m a computer science major, and cybersecurity has been a passion of mine since high school,\u0026rdquo; said Alexander Hennie-Roed, Navy cadet and computer science major at Georgia Tech. \u0026ldquo;Right now, I\u0026rsquo;m working with power grids, and I\u0026rsquo;m hoping the Navy will want to utilize those skills.\u0026rdquo;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EChris Smith, principal research engineer at the Georgia Tech Research Institute, is one of the project directors of the C-SCoRE program. He agrees that there is a real need for cybersecurity officers who are knowledgeable and trained in cyber warfare.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026ldquo;Often, cadets graduate from ROTC without having any operational experience,\u0026rdquo; said Smith. \u0026ldquo;The hands-on, experiential learning from C-SCoRE ensures they are savvier about cyber and electronic warfare upon graduation.\u0026rdquo;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EC-SCoRE meets a critical need for the armed services, as they consider how to restructure the departments around hiring cybersecurity talent. Various organizations in the DoD and federal government are very interested in hiring students with C-SCoRE experience. And students are coming out of the program much more well-rounded and ready to address today\u0026rsquo;s modern challenges.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cem\u003EIf interested in participating in the C-SCoRE Program at Georgia Tech, please contact Associate Professor\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022mailto:mooney@gatech.edu\u0022\u003EVincent Mooney\u003C\/a\u003E\u0026nbsp;and\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022mailto:julie.ridings@ece.gatech.edu\u0022\u003EJulie Ridings\u003C\/a\u003E, assistant director for the Opportunity Research Scholars (ORS) Program, for more information.\u003C\/em\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":"","field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"The Cyber Spectrum Collaborative Research Environment (C-SCoRE) program helps cadets develop operational skills that will be instrumental in combatting cyber and electronic warfare in the interest of national security. "}],"uid":"34602","created_gmt":"2018-05-22 20:20:16","changed_gmt":"2018-05-24 12:50:59","author":"Georgia Parmelee","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","dateline":{"date":"2018-05-22T00:00:00-04:00","iso_date":"2018-05-22T00:00:00-04:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"hg_media":{"606388":{"id":"606388","type":"image","title":"Cadets","body":null,"created":"1527020347","gmt_created":"2018-05-22 20:19:07","changed":"1527020347","gmt_changed":"2018-05-22 20:19:07","alt":"cadets outside the campanile","file":{"fid":"231274","name":"low angle.jpg","image_path":"\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/low%20angle.jpg","image_full_path":"http:\/\/hg.gatech.edu\/\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/low%20angle.jpg","mime":"image\/jpeg","size":885606,"path_740":"http:\/\/hg.gatech.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/740xx_scale\/public\/images\/low%20angle.jpg?itok=LTG_Wk2g"}}},"media_ids":["606388"],"groups":[{"id":"1237","name":"College of Engineering"}],"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\u003EGeorgia Parmelee\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","format":"limited_html"}],"email":["georgia.parmelee@coe.gatech.edu"],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}},"606365":{"#nid":"606365","#data":{"type":"news","title":"B is for Big Data","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EBy Sebastian Pokutta\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EBig data will finally reach maturity when you don\u0026rsquo;t see it. It will be everywhere in our lives, but it\u0026rsquo;ll be invisible. That\u0026rsquo;s where data is heading.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003ERight now, we\u0026rsquo;re at a stage where the information is there, and we\u0026rsquo;re trying to figure out what to do with it. People believe data is money, so most companies are harvesting data in very aggressive amounts. But so many companies still don\u0026rsquo;t know what to do with it. Google, Facebook, Microsoft and Instagram \u0026ndash; those are the places where the business model is based on data. But, not many others have figured out how to work with it. The data is stored in different places, it\u0026rsquo;s not actionable, or it\u0026rsquo;s in an unstructured heap.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003ESo, companies can get paralyzed by the huge amounts of data. And if there\u0026#39;s a company not already working effectively with big data, it\u0026rsquo;s hard to hire top talent, because the top talent wants to go to Google and Facebook. Few are interested in working on machine learning and big data at a traditional, brick-and-mortar business.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EAnd there\u0026rsquo;s a more fundamental thing: The companies that want to get into the game should hire a head of innovation who hasn\u0026rsquo;t been trained in, and doesn\u0026rsquo;t conform to, conventional standards. The worst thing these companies can do is miss the opportunity to hire a risk-taker as head of innovation simply because he or she would not conform to the typical board- and chairman-approved codes. You have to aggressively hire top, young talent for leadership positions to get ahead and to make innovation a key component in the corporate DNA.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EFor example, Macy\u0026rsquo;s understands that big data innovation is critical for success. They\u0026rsquo;ve sponsored various big data projects at Georgia Tech, and we designed solutions for their needs. One solution was prepackaged inventory, or using data to predict what people will be ordering, so that they can pre-package the items and then slap an address label on them.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThis helps balance worker demand. At peak times, they\u0026rsquo;re sending, and in slow times, they\u0026rsquo;re packaging.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EWhen you have erratic demand, you want to avoid having your workers busy one day, but not the next. You want to reassign workload.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EWhere\u0026rsquo;s it all going? The only reason businesses collect all this information is to make decisions. In the future, you\u0026rsquo;ll see more autonomous systems as you go through your day. They\u0026rsquo;ll be processing very large amounts of data immediately to make decisions for us.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cem\u003ESebastian Pokutta works at the intersection of theoretical frameworks and practical applications of big data. As the David M. McKenney Family Associate Professor in the Stewart School of Industrial \u0026amp; Systems Engineering (and an associate director of Georgia Tech\u0026rsquo;s Center of Machine Learning), he has led more than two dozen research projects in big data, machine learning and optimization with a wide range of companies.\u003C\/em\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":"","field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"In his words: Sebastian Pokutta on big data getting bigger \u2013 and what it all means"}],"uid":"34602","created_gmt":"2018-05-22 14:06:02","changed_gmt":"2018-05-22 14:06:02","author":"Georgia Parmelee","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","dateline":{"date":"2018-05-22T00:00:00-04:00","iso_date":"2018-05-22T00:00:00-04:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"hg_media":{"606364":{"id":"606364","type":"image","title":"Big data","body":null,"created":"1526997904","gmt_created":"2018-05-22 14:05:04","changed":"1526997904","gmt_changed":"2018-05-22 14:05:04","alt":"Sebastian Pokutta in his lab","file":{"fid":"231269","name":"IMG_6820_retouched_5_HighRes 2.jpg","image_path":"\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/IMG_6820_retouched_5_HighRes%202.jpg","image_full_path":"http:\/\/hg.gatech.edu\/\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/IMG_6820_retouched_5_HighRes%202.jpg","mime":"image\/jpeg","size":108145,"path_740":"http:\/\/hg.gatech.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/740xx_scale\/public\/images\/IMG_6820_retouched_5_HighRes%202.jpg?itok=ZUYSCoRp"}}},"media_ids":["606364"],"groups":[{"id":"1237","name":"College of Engineering"}],"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":""}}}