{"688902":{"#nid":"688902","#data":{"type":"news","title":"3.8\u2011Billion\u2011Year\u2011Old Titanium Clue Sheds New Light on the Moon\u2019s Early Chemistry","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp dir=\u0022ltr\u0022\u003EA chemical signature hidden in a 3.8\u2011billion\u2011year\u2011old lunar rock is offering new insights into the availability of oxygen within the young Moon.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp dir=\u0022ltr\u0022\u003EPublished today in the journal\u0026nbsp;\u003Cem\u003ENature Communications,\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/em\u003Ethe paper \u201c\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.nature.com\/articles\/s41467-026-69770-w\u0022\u003ETrivalent Titanium in High-Titanium Lunar Ilmenite\u003C\/a\u003E\u201d confirms titanium in a reduced, trivalent state in a black, metal-rich lunar mineral called\u0026nbsp;\u003Cem\u003Eilmenite\u003C\/em\u003E. It\u2019s a state only possible in low-oxygen environments, conditions researchers refer to as \u201creducing.\u201d\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp dir=\u0022ltr\u0022\u003E\u201cModels have suggested that these reducing conditions may have varied at different locations and times across the surface of the Moon,\u201d says lead author\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/physics.gatech.edu\/user\/advik-vira\u0022\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EAdvik Vira\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E, a graduate student in the\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/physics.gatech.edu\/\u0022\u003ESchool of Physics\u003C\/a\u003E who recently earned his doctoral degree. \u201cWe hope our microscopy technique can be a valuable step in mapping and understanding the Moon\u2019s 4.5-billion-year history.\u201d\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp dir=\u0022ltr\u0022\u003EThe team anticipates that their technique could be used on many of the lunar samples collected more than 50 years ago by the Apollo missions in addition to the\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/science.nasa.gov\/lunar-science\/programs\/angsa\/\u0022\u003EApollo Next Generation Samples\u003C\/a\u003E \u2014 a group of lunar samples that have been stored under pristine conditions \u2014 and new samples from the planned\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/mission\/artemis-ii\/\u0022\u003EArtemis missions\u003C\/a\u003E, with Artemis II slated for launch this spring. The technique might also be applicable to samples collected from the far side of the Moon and returned in 2024 by the\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.planetary.org\/space-missions\/change-6\u0022\u003EChang\u2019e-6 mission\u003C\/a\u003E.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp dir=\u0022ltr\u0022\u003E\u201cThe Moon holds clues not only to its own past, but also to the earliest eras of Earth\u2019s evolution \u2014 history that has long since been erased from our planet,\u201d Vira says. \u201cThis study is a step toward understanding the history of both and a reminder that there is still so much left to learn from the lunar rocks we\u2019ve brought back to Earth.\u201d\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp dir=\u0022ltr\u0022\u003EThe School of Physics research team included corresponding authors Vira and Professor\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/physics.gatech.edu\/user\/phillip-first\u0022\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EPhillip First\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E; in addition to graduate student\u0026nbsp;\u003Cstrong\u003ERoshan Trivedi\u003C\/strong\u003E; undergraduate students\u0026nbsp;\u003Cstrong\u003EGabriella Dotson, Keyes Eames\u003C\/strong\u003E,\u0026nbsp;\u003Cstrong\u003EDean Kim,\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/strong\u003Eand\u003Cstrong\u003E Emma Livernois\u003C\/strong\u003E; and Professor\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/physics.gatech.edu\/user\/zhigang-jiang\u0022\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EZhigang Jiang\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E, along with Institute for Matter and Systems Materials Characterization Facility Senior Research Scientist\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/matter-systems.research.gatech.edu\/people\/mengkun-tian\u0022\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EMengkun Tian\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E;\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/chemistry.gatech.edu\/\u0022\u003ESchool of Chemistry and Biochemistry\u003C\/a\u003E Senior Research Scientist\u003Cstrong\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/chemistry.gatech.edu\/people\/brant-m-jones\u0022\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EBrant Jones\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E and\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/chemistry.gatech.edu\/people\/thomas-orlando\u0022\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EThom Orlando\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E,\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/strong\u003ERegents\u0027 Professor in the School of Chemistry and Biochemistry with a joint appointment in the School of Physics.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp dir=\u0022ltr\u0022\u003EThe Georgia Tech team was joined by\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/addisenergy.com\/\u0022\u003EAddis Energy\u003C\/a\u003E Senior Geochemist\u0026nbsp;\u003Cstrong\u003EKatherine Burgess\u003C\/strong\u003E; Macalester College Assistant Professor of Geology\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.macalester.edu\/geology\/facultystaff\/emily-first\/\u0022\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EEmily First\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E; along with\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.lbl.gov\/\u0022\u003ELawrence Berkeley National Laboratory\u003C\/a\u003E Research Scientist\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/energygeosciences.lbl.gov\/profile\/hlisabeth\/\u0022\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EHarrison Lisabeth\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E, Senior Scientist\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/als.lbl.gov\/people\/nobumichi-tamura\/\u0022\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003ENobumichi Tamura\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E,\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/strong\u003Eand\u003Cstrong\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/strong\u003EPostdoctoral Fellow\u0026nbsp;\u003Cstrong\u003ETyler Farr,\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/strong\u003Ewho recently earned a Ph.D. from Georgia Tech\u2019s\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.me.gatech.edu\/\u0022\u003EGeorge W. Woodruff School of Mechanical Engineering\u003C\/a\u003E.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Ch3 dir=\u0022ltr\u0022\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003ECLEVER research\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/h3\u003E\u003Cp dir=\u0022ltr\u0022\u003EThe investigation began with a dark gray rock called a lunar basalt. Formed when ancient magma erupted on the Moon\u2019s surface, minerals crystallized as it cooled \u2014 preserving key information in their structures. Billions of years later, the rock was brought to Earth by the 1972 Apollo 17 mission, where a small piece is now stored at Georgia Tech\u2019s\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/clever.research.gatech.edu\/\u0022\u003ECenter for Lunar Environment and Volatile Exploration Research (CLEVER)\u003C\/a\u003E, a NASA Solar System Exploration Research Virtual Institute (SSERVI) center led by Orlando.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp dir=\u0022ltr\u0022\u003EAs a NASA virtual institute, CLEVER supports researchers exploring lunar conditions and developing tools for the upcoming crewed Artemis missions, and provided the lunar samples for this research. The SSERVI also plays a critical role in training the next generation of planetary researchers: both Vira and Farr earned their Ph.D.s while on the CLEVER team.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp dir=\u0022ltr\u0022\u003E\u201cAt CLEVER, we are very interested in understanding the impacts of space weathering,\u201d Vira says. \u201cWe implemented modern\u0026nbsp;sample preparation and advanced microscopy techniques\u0026nbsp;to image samples at the atomic level, and were curious to apply it more broadly to the collection of Apollo rocks in the Orlando Lab. This sample caught our attention.\u201d\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp dir=\u0022ltr\u0022\u003E\u201cWhen we imaged an ilmenite crystal from the lunar basalt, what struck us first was how uniform and perfect the crystal structure was,\u201d he recalls. \u201cWe found no defects from space weathering and instead saw an undamaged, pristine crystal \u2014 undisturbed for 3.8 billion years.\u201d\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp dir=\u0022ltr\u0022\u003ETo investigate further, the team analyzed small chips of the rock with Burgess,\u003Cstrong\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/strong\u003Ea member of the RISE2 SSERVI team and then a geologist at the\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.nrl.navy.mil\/\u0022\u003EU.S. Naval Research Laboratory\u003C\/a\u003E. Using state-of-the-art electron microscopy and spectroscopy techniques, Vira determined the oxidation state of the elements in the ilmenite\u003Cem\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/em\u003Epresent.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp dir=\u0022ltr\u0022\u003EIn spectroscopy measurements, each element leaves a distinct \u2018signature,\u2019 Vira explains. \u201cWhen we brought our results back to Georgia Tech\u2019s\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/matter-systems.research.gatech.edu\/mcf\/materials-characterization-facility\u0022\u003EMaterials Characterization Facility\u003C\/a\u003E, Mengkun (Tian) noticed something unusual: the signature showed titanium might be present in the trivalent state.\u201d\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp dir=\u0022ltr\u0022\u003EThe presence of trivalent titanium had long been suspected in this lunar mineral. The team was intrigued.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Ch3 dir=\u0022ltr\u0022\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EA new window into old rocks\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/h3\u003E\u003Cp dir=\u0022ltr\u0022\u003EWith funding from Georgia Tech\u2019s\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.cstar.gatech.edu\/\u0022\u003ECenter for Space Technology and Research (CSTAR)\u003C\/a\u003E, Vira returned to the U.S. Naval Research Laboratory to analyze additional samples. The results confirmed that more titanium was present than the mineral\u2019s formula (FeTiO\u2083) predicts \u2014 indicating a portion of the titanium present was trivalent.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp dir=\u0022ltr\u0022\u003E\u201cThat led me to place our measurements in terms of the broader geological context,\u201d Vira shares. Working with First, Vira explored how ilmenite with trivalent titanium could help reconstruct the nature of ancient magmas from the Moon, especially the chemical availability of oxygen.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp dir=\u0022ltr\u0022\u003E\u201cBecause its location on the Moon was noted during the Apollo mission, we know exactly where this rock is from, and we can determine how old the rock is,\u201d he explains. \u201cWhen coupled with our trivalent titanium measurements, we can use that information to estimate the reducing conditions for this specific region at the specific time our rock formed.\u201d\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp dir=\u0022ltr\u0022\u003EIf the upcoming Artemis missions return samples suitable for the team\u2019s technique, these rocks could provide a new window into ancient lunar geology. The research also highlights that many lunar samples already on Earth could be reexamined to look for trivalent titanium.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp dir=\u0022ltr\u0022\u003E\u201cThere is still so much to learn from the lunar samples we have already brought to Earth,\u201d Vira says. \u201cIt\u2019s a testament to the long-term value of each sample return mission. As technology continues to advance, this type of work will continue to give us critical insights into our planet and our place in the universe for years to come.\u201d\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp dir=\u0022ltr\u0022\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp dir=\u0022ltr\u0022\u003E\u003Cem\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EDOI\u003C\/strong\u003E: \u003C\/em\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.nature.com\/articles\/s41467-026-69770-w\u0022\u003E\u003Cem\u003E10.1038\/s41467-026-69770-w\u003C\/em\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp dir=\u0022ltr\u0022\u003E\u003Cem\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EFunding\u003C\/strong\u003E: This work was directly supported by the NASA SSERVI under CLEVER. Researchers were also supported by the NASA RISE2 SSERVI and the Heising-Simons Foundation. Funding for collaborations between the U.S. Naval Research Laboratory and Georgia Tech for the investigation of lunar minerals was provided by the Georgia Tech Center for Space Technology and Research. Sample preparation was performed at the Georgia Tech Institute for Matter and Systems, which is supported by the National Science Foundation. This work utilized the resources of the Advanced Light Source, a user facility supported by the U.S. Department of Energy, Office of Science, Office of Basic Energy Sciences, and was supported in part by previous breakthroughs obtained through the Laboratory Direct.\u003C\/em\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E","summary":"","format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EThe finding offers new clues about the oxygen conditions that shaped the Moon\u2019s early environment.\u003C\/p\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"The finding offers new clues about the oxygen conditions that shaped the Moon\u2019s early environment."}],"uid":"35599","created_gmt":"2026-03-12 18:40:17","changed_gmt":"2026-03-27 14:09:07","author":"sperrin6","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","location":"Atlanta, GA","dateline":{"date":"2026-03-27T00:00:00-04:00","iso_date":"2026-03-27T00:00:00-04:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"hg_media":{"679604":{"id":"679604","type":"image","title":"Taken aboard Apollo 8 by Bill Anders, this iconic picture shows Earth peeking out from beyond the lunar surface as the first crewed spacecraft circumnavigated the Moon, with astronauts Anders, Frank Borman, and Jim Lovell aboard. 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Twenty different amino acids build the thousands of proteins that carry out biological tasks. While some are made naturally in our bodies, others are absorbed through the food we eat.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp dir=\u0022ltr\u0022\u003EAmino acids also play a critical role commercially where they are manufactured and added to pharmaceuticals, dietary supplements, cosmetics, animal feeds, and industrial chemicals \u2014 an energy-intensive process leading to greenhouse gas emissions, resource consumption, and pollution.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp dir=\u0022ltr\u0022\u003EA landmark new system developed at Georgia Tech could lead to an alternative: a commercially scalable, environmentally sustainable method for amino acid production that is carbon negative, using more carbon than it emits.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp dir=\u0022ltr\u0022\u003EThe breakthrough builds on\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/cos.gatech.edu\/news\/new-carbon-negative-method-produce-essential-amino-acids\u0022\u003Ea method that the team pioneered\u003C\/a\u003E in 2024 and solves a key issue \u2013 increasing efficiency to an unprecedented 97% and reducing the bioprocess cost by over 40%.\u0026nbsp;It\u2019s\u0026nbsp;the highest reported conversion of CO2 equivalents into amino acids using any synthetic biology system to date.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp dir=\u0022ltr\u0022\u003EPublished in the journal\u0026nbsp;\u003Cem\u003EACS Synthetic Biology,\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/em\u003Ethe study, \u201c\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/pubs.acs.org\/doi\/10.1021\/acssynbio.5c00352\u0022\u003ECell-Free-Based Thermophilic Biocatalyst for the Synthesis of Amino Acids From One-Carbon Feedstocks\u003C\/a\u003E,\u201d was led by\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/catalog.gatech.edu\/programs\/bioengineering-phd\/\u0022\u003EBioengineering\u003C\/a\u003E Ph.D. student\u0026nbsp;\u003Cstrong\u003ERay Westenberg\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/strong\u003Eand\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/peralta-yahya.gatech.edu\/\u0022\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EProfessor Pamela Peralta-Yahya\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E, who holds joint appointments in the\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/chemistry.gatech.edu\/\u0022\u003ESchool of Chemistry and Biochemistry\u003C\/a\u003E and\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.chbe.gatech.edu\/\u0022\u003ESchool of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering\u003C\/a\u003E. 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To optimize their \u201cmachine,\u201d the team would need to remove the extra background machinery.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp dir=\u0022ltr\u0022\u003E\u0022Leftover cell parts were using key resources without helping produce the amino acids we were looking for,\u201d says Peralta-Yahya. \u201cWe knew that heating the system could be one way to purify it because heat can denature these components.\u201d\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp dir=\u0022ltr\u0022\u003EThe challenge was in how to protect the essential system components from the high temperatures, she adds. \u201cWe wondered if introducing enzymes produced by a heat-loving bacterium,\u0026nbsp;\u003Cem\u003EMoorella thermoacetica,\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/em\u003Emight protect our system, while still allowing us to denature and remove that inefficient background machinery.\u201d\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp dir=\u0022ltr\u0022\u003EThe results were astounding: after introducing the enzymes, heating and \u201ccleaning\u201d the system, and letting it cool to room temperature, synthesis of the amino acids serine and glycine leaped to 97% yield \u2014 nearly three times that of the team\u2019s previous system.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Ch3 dir=\u0022ltr\u0022\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EScaling for Sustainability\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/h3\u003E\u003Cp dir=\u0022ltr\u0022\u003ETo make the system viable for large-scale use, the team also needed to reduce costs. \u201cOne of the most costly components in this system is the cofactor tetrahydrofolate (THF),\u201d Peralta-Yahya shares. \u201cReducing the amount of THF needed to start the process was one way to make the system more inexpensive and ultimately more commercially viable.\u201d\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp dir=\u0022ltr\u0022\u003EBy linking reaction steps so waste from one step fueled the next, the team devised a method to recycle THF within the system that reduces the amount of THF needed by five-fold \u2014 lowering bioprocessing costs by 42%.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp dir=\u0022ltr\u0022\u003E\u201cThis decrease in cost and increase in yield is a critical step forward in creating a method with real potential for use in industry and manufacturing,\u201d Peralta-Yahya says. \u201cThis system could pave the way for moving this carbon-negative technology out of the lab and onto the continuous, industrial scale.\u0022\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp dir=\u0022ltr\u0022\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp dir=\u0022ltr\u0022\u003E\u003Cem\u003EFunding: The Advanced Research Project Agency-Energy (ARPA-E); U.S. Department of Energy; and the U.S. Department of Energy, Office of Science, Biological and Environmental Research Program.\u003C\/em\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp dir=\u0022ltr\u0022\u003E\u003Cem\u003EDOI: \u003C\/em\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1021\/acssynbio.5c00352\u0022 title=\u0022DOI URL\u0022\u003E\u003Cem\u003Ehttps:\/\/doi.org\/10.1021\/acssynbio.5c00352\u003C\/em\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E","summary":"","format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp dir=\u0022ltr\u0022\u003EGeorgia Tech researchers have developed a breakthrough system to manufacture valuable amino acids. 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Sherrill is a Regents\u0027 Professor in the School of Chemistry and Biochemistry with a joint appointment in the School of Computational Science \u0026amp; Engineering. Sherrill has served as associate director for IDEaS since its founding in 2016 and as interim director since January 1, 2025.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cI\u2019m thrilled to see Professor Sherrill tackle this role for the coming 5 years. He understands the rapidly evolving opportunities to apply AI and data science approaches to the diversity of research conducted by Georgia Tech faculty and students, and has a strong agenda to help our researchers make the most of this explosive change in the research landscape.\u201d Said V.P. of Interdisciplinary Research, Julia Kubanek. \u201cHe also has deep experience with team building and management which will position IDEaS favorably.\u201d\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EAs executive director, Sherrill will guide IDEaS\u2019 current initiatives, which include the Microsoft CloudHub program that supports innovative applications in Generative Artificial Intelligence, and provide oversight and support for the joint College of Computing \/ IDEaS Center for Artificial Intelligence in Science and Engineering (ARTISAN), which provides\u0026nbsp; Georgia Tech faculty and research engineers expert support staff, needed cyberinfrastructure, software resources, and advice to assist faculty with projects using large data sets or using AI and machine learning to drive discovery.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003ESherrill will also the lead the launch of a new strategic vision, emphasizing the Georgia Tech research community\u2019s expertise in the development of AI and ML techniques and their application to problems in science and engineering, high performance computing, and academic software. Sherrill will focus on internal and external partnerships at IDEaS, creating new collaborative efforts in areas such as economics, policy, and the arts and humanities. He will also work to strengthen current connections across Georgia Tech\u2019s Colleges, Interdisciplinary Research Institutes (IRIs), and the Georgia Tech Research Institute (GTRI).\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cIt\u2019s a great honor to be named the next executive director of IDEaS,\u201d said Sherrill.\u0026nbsp; \u201cGeorgia Tech has world-class faculty and students, and an unparalleled spirit of collaboration.\u0026nbsp; By bringing together faculty from across campus and working together with some of the amazing student groups, we can leverage the power of AI to accelerate our research and maximize our impact.\u0026nbsp; IDEaS will continue to run upskilling workshops to help our campus keep pace with the rapid changes in AI.\u201d\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003ESherrill is an active promoter of education in computational quantum chemistry, as well as a strong voice for the benefits of open-source software for research acceleration. He was named Outreach Volunteer of the Year by the Georgia Section of the American Chemical Society in 2017, and he is the lead principal investigator of the \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/PSI_(computational_chemistry)\u0022\u003EPsi\u003C\/a\u003E open-source quantum chemistry program.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003ESherrill earned a B.S. in chemistry from MIT in 1992 and a Ph.D. in chemistry from the University of Georgia in 1996. 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Raman\u003C\/a\u003E and\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/chemistry.gatech.edu\/\u0022\u003E\u0026nbsp;School of Chemistry and Biochemistry\u003C\/a\u003E Associate Professor\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/chemistry.gatech.edu\/people\/jason-azoulay\u0022\u003E\u0026nbsp;Jason Azoulay\u003C\/a\u003E have been recognized as senior members of the\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/academyofinventors.org\/\u0022\u003E\u0026nbsp;National Academy of Inventors\u003C\/a\u003E (NAI) Class of 2026. Launched in 2018, the program recognizes faculty, scientists, and administrators at NAI Member Institutions who have successfully produced, patented, and commercialized technologies that have brought, or aspire to bring, real impact on the welfare of society and economic progress.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp dir=\u0022ltr\u0022\u003E\u201cThis year\u2019s class is a truly impressive cohort,\u201d said Paul R. Sanberg, FNAI, president of NAI. \u201cI commend them on their incredible pursuits, and I\u2019m honored to welcome them to the Academy.\u201d\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Ch2\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003ERecognizing NAI Senior Member Chandra S. Raman\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/h2\u003E\u003Cp dir=\u0022ltr\u0022\u003ERaman is a physicist, inventor, and technology entrepreneur whose work is helping shape the future of quantum sensing. As the Dunn Family Professor of Physics, he studies how atoms behave at extremely low temperatures and uses that knowledge to build new kinds of ultra-precise measurement devices.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp dir=\u0022ltr\u0022\u003EBest known for the co-invention of chip\u2011scale atomic beam technology \u2014\u0026nbsp;a breakthrough that makes it possible to build tiny quantum sensors for navigation and timing \u2014 Raman and his team\u2019s patented\u0026nbsp;devices can operate where GPS fails. These inventions form the foundation for a new generation of manufactured quantum hardware, offering new capabilities for autonomous vehicles, aerospace systems, and national security.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp dir=\u0022ltr\u0022\u003ETo bring these technologies from the lab to real-world use, he founded 8Seven8, Inc.:\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp dir=\u0022ltr\u0022\u003E\u201cBy launching 8Seven8 as the first quantum hardware company in Georgia, we are creating high-tech jobs, building a skilled workforce pipeline, and seeding a quantum ecosystem in the Southeast that will see lasting economic benefits,\u201d explains Raman. \u201cWe seek to establish the region as a player in the rapidly expanding quantum technology economy.\u201d\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp dir=\u0022ltr\u0022\u003EHe is the principal investigator for the\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/ramanlab.gatech.edu\/\u0022\u003E\u0026nbsp;Raman Lab\u003C\/a\u003E, a Fellow of the American Physical Society, a frequent invited speaker at international conferences, and an advisor to national and space-based quantum initiatives. Raman holds six patents, including three issued U.S. patents and two licensed patents. Through his research, mentorship, and entrepreneurial leadership, he is working to advance scientific discovery and the development of practical technologies with lasting impact.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp dir=\u0022ltr\u0022\u003E\u201cThis award is the culmination of years of effort in developing innovative approaches to bringing quantum sensing out of the lab,\u201d says Raman. \u201cThe NAI is chock-full of wonderful inventors, and I am privileged to be among them. Through this award, I hope to bring useful inventions out of the lab and promote Georgia as a great place to be an entrepreneur.\u201d\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Ch2\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003ERecognizing NAI Senior Member Jason Azoulay\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/h2\u003E\u003Cp dir=\u0022ltr\u0022\u003EAzoulay is the Georgia Research Alliance Vasser-Woolley Distinguished Investigator in Optoelectronics and the principal investigator for the\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/azoulaygroup.org\/\u0022\u003E\u0026nbsp;Azoulay Group\u003C\/a\u003E.\u0026nbsp;His research has pioneered the development of new classes of functional materials and made field-leading advancements in core areas spanning:\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp dir=\u0022ltr\u0022\u003E\u00b7 Homogeneous catalysis applied to polymer synthesis\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp dir=\u0022ltr\u0022\u003E\u00b7 Electronic, photonic, spin, magnetic, and quantum materials\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp dir=\u0022ltr\u0022\u003E\u00b7 Device fabrication and engineering\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp dir=\u0022ltr\u0022\u003E\u00b7 Chemical sensing for environmental monitoring\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp dir=\u0022ltr\u0022\u003E\u00b7 Synthesis, application, and engineering of high-performance polymers across multiple technology platforms.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp dir=\u0022ltr\u0022\u003EAzoulay has demonstrated new classes of organic semiconductors with infrared functionality by exploiting new light-matter interactions, analyzing emergent transport phenomena, and understanding device physics, functionality, and engineering considerations. His work has resulted in nine issued patents and many additional applications.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp dir=\u0022ltr\u0022\u003EAdditionally, he is the principal investigator for two multi-million-dollar National Science Foundation (NSF) grants. The first grant harnesses an underused part of the electromagnetic spectrum for energy sensing, manufacturing, and more. His team creates organic polymers that can efficiently convert infrared radiation into electrical signals and develop the materials into functional devices. 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She has been at Georgia Tech since 2017.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp dir=\u0022ltr\u0022\u003E\u201cThis award is a tremendous source of personal pride as it acknowledges my lab\u2019s hard work in the field of microbial chemistry,\u201d says Garg. \u201cIt\u2019s especially meaningful that it\u0027s a WCC award because it serves as a powerful platform for me to inspire young women.\u201d\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp dir=\u0022ltr\u0022\u003EShe adds that visibility remains essential for advancing women in STEM.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp dir=\u0022ltr\u0022\u003E\u201cImposter syndrome is real, so awards like this are important for women in science,\u201d explains Garg. \u201cI\u2019m grateful this recognition exists, and I\u2019m proud and happy to be honored.\u201d\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp dir=\u0022ltr\u0022\u003EAs part of the Rising Star Award, Garg will be honored at a WCC luncheon and deliver a scientific talk highlighting her career path and current research at the ACS Spring 2026 Meeting in March.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Ch2\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EChemical communication and connection\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/h2\u003E\u003Cp dir=\u0022ltr\u0022\u003EGarg\u2019s lab studies the chemistry that underlies crosstalk between the human microbiome and its host. The microbiome includes vast communities of bacteria living on and inside the body \u2014\u0026nbsp;from the skin and mouth to the gut, reproductive system, and lungs. Her group examines how these microbes and human tissues exchange information through small molecules.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp dir=\u0022ltr\u0022\u003E\u201cOur work aims to understand the chemistry of collaboration between the microbiome and its host,\u201d says Garg. \u201cWe focus on the lungs and airways, studying how epithelial cells and microbial communities interact through nutrients and microbial compounds. These molecules form a chemical dialogue, and my lab builds models to decode and investigate it.\u201d\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp dir=\u0022ltr\u0022\u003EBy mapping this communication network, Garg hopes to shape future therapeutic strategies.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp dir=\u0022ltr\u0022\u003E\u201cUnderstanding collaboration between the microbiome and the host will help develop microbiome-targeted therapies,\u201d she explains. \u201cThese therapeutics could prevent respiratory infections, promote the growth of beneficial bacteria, limit harmful bacteria, or influence host tissues in ways that improve health.\u201d\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp dir=\u0022ltr\u0022\u003EHer work also extends to marine systems. Garg\u2019s team studies similar chemical interactions between microbes and corals, offering insight into ecosystem resilience and ocean health.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp dir=\u0022ltr\u0022\u003EGarg was co-nominated by\u0026nbsp;\u003Cstrong\u003EPieter Dorrestein\u003C\/strong\u003E, professor at UCSD\u2019s Skaggs School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences, and\u0026nbsp;\u003Cstrong\u003EBradley Moore\u003C\/strong\u003E, distinguished professor of marine chemical biology and director of the Center for Marine Biotechnology and Biomedicine at UCSD\u2019s Scripps Institution of Oceanography. Moore also serves as a distinguished professor at the UCSD Skaggs School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp dir=\u0022ltr\u0022\u003E\u201cShe\u2019s a multidisciplinary wizard leading a revolution in functional metabolomics,\u201d says Moore. \u201cNeha gives me great hope for a better tomorrow in science.\u201d\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp dir=\u0022ltr\u0022\u003E\u201cNeha is a remarkable scientist taking on deeply compelling questions in metabolic communication,\u201d adds Dorrestein. \u201cHer leadership, integrity, and commitment to mentorship make her a true role model for emerging scientists.\u201d\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Ch2\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EAwards and accolades\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/h2\u003E\u003Cp dir=\u0022ltr\u0022\u003EGarg has earned numerous honors throughout her career, including the Royal Society of Chemistry\u0027s 2024 Natural Product Reports Emerging Investigator Lectureship Award, the 2023 ACS Academic Young Investigator Award from the Division of Organic Chemistry, Georgia Tech\u2019s 2022 Junior Faculty Teaching Excellence Award, and a 2021 NSF CAREER Award. While working on her Ph.D. at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, she received the Anne A. Johnson Work Award for Excellence in Biochemistry, which recognizes one female student per year for excellence in Ph.D. thesis research.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Ch2\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003ECulture and community at Georgia Tech\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/h2\u003E\u003Cp dir=\u0022ltr\u0022\u003EGarg credits her experience at Georgia Tech\u0026nbsp;\u2014\u0026nbsp;and the Institute\u2019s strong support of women in STEM\u0026nbsp;\u2014\u0026nbsp;for shaping her path as a scientist and mentor. She praises the collaborative environment, helpful colleagues, and the number of women in leadership roles. Garg also appreciates the work of Georgia Tech organizations such as\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/chemistry.gatech.edu\/wic\u0022\u003E\u0026nbsp;Women+ in Chemistry\u003C\/a\u003E and the\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/wst.gatech.edu\/\u0022\u003E\u0026nbsp;Center for the Study of Women, Science, and Technology\u003C\/a\u003E.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp dir=\u0022ltr\u0022\u003E\u201cGeorgia Tech provides a supportive, collegial, and respectful environment where women in STEM can thrive and truly make a difference,\u201d says Garg.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E","summary":"","format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EGarg\u2019s groundbreaking research on chemical communication between humans and microbes \u2014 and her dedication to advancing women in STEM \u2014 has earned her national recognition as a WCC Rising Star.\u003C\/p\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"Garg\u2019s groundbreaking research on chemical communication between humans and microbes \u2014 and her dedication to advancing women in STEM \u2014 has earned her national recognition as a WCC Rising Star."}],"uid":"36607","created_gmt":"2026-01-05 14:49:18","changed_gmt":"2026-01-13 19:31:54","author":"ls67","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","location":"Atlanta, GA","dateline":{"date":"2026-01-05T00:00:00-05:00","iso_date":"2026-01-05T00:00:00-05:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"hg_media":{"678921":{"id":"678921","type":"image","title":"Neha Garg","body":"\u003Cp\u003ENeha Garg\u003C\/p\u003E","created":"1767634559","gmt_created":"2026-01-05 17:35:59","changed":"1767634559","gmt_changed":"2026-01-05 17:35:59","alt":"Women standing in front of railing","file":{"fid":"263018","name":"Portrait-NG.jpg","image_path":"\/sites\/default\/files\/2026\/01\/05\/Portrait-NG.jpg","image_full_path":"http:\/\/hg.gatech.edu\/\/sites\/default\/files\/2026\/01\/05\/Portrait-NG.jpg","mime":"image\/jpeg","size":11005063,"path_740":"http:\/\/hg.gatech.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/740xx_scale\/public\/2026\/01\/05\/Portrait-NG.jpg?itok=KHb9Xi4S"}}},"media_ids":["678921"],"related_links":[{"url":"https:\/\/www.garglab-microbiomegt.com\/","title":"The Garg Lab"}],"groups":[{"id":"1278","name":"College of Sciences"},{"id":"85951","name":"School of Chemistry and Biochemistry"}],"categories":[{"id":"141","name":"Chemistry and Chemical Engineering"},{"id":"135","name":"Research"}],"keywords":[{"id":"192250","name":"cos-microbial"},{"id":"192249","name":"cos-community"},{"id":"26011","name":"faculty honors"}],"core_research_areas":[],"news_room_topics":[],"event_categories":[],"invited_audience":[],"affiliations":[],"classification":[],"areas_of_expertise":[],"news_and_recent_appearances":[],"phone":[],"contact":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003ELaura Segraves Smith, writer\u003C\/p\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"email":["laura.smith@cos.gatech.edu"],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}},"681273":{"#nid":"681273","#data":{"type":"news","title":"School Presents Research in Weather Prediction, Carbon Storage, Nuclear Fusion, and More at Computing Conference","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EMany communities rely on insights from computer-based models and simulations. This week, a nest of Georgia Tech experts are swarming an international conference to present their latest advancements in these tools, which offer solutions to pressing challenges in science and engineering.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EStudents and faculty from the School of Computational Science and Engineering (CSE) are leading the Georgia Tech contingent at the SIAM Conference on Computational Science and Engineering (\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.siam.org\/conferences-events\/siam-conferences\/cse25\/\u0022\u003ECSE25\u003C\/a\u003E). The Society of Industrial and Applied Mathematics (\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.siam.org\/\u0022\u003ESIAM\u003C\/a\u003E) organizes CSE25, occurring March 3-7 in Fort Worth, Texas.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EAt CSE25, the School of CSE researchers are presenting papers that apply computing approaches to varying fields, including: \u0026nbsp; \u0026nbsp; \u0026nbsp; \u0026nbsp; \u0026nbsp; \u0026nbsp; \u0026nbsp; \u0026nbsp; \u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cul\u003E\u003Cli\u003EExperiment designs to accelerate the discovery of material properties\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003EMachine learning approaches to model and predict weather forecasting and coastal flooding\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003EVirtual models that replicate subsurface geological formations used to store captured carbon dioxide\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003EOptimizing systems for imaging and optical chemistry\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003EPlasma physics during nuclear fusion reactions\u003C\/li\u003E\u003C\/ul\u003E\u003Cp\u003E[Related:\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/public.tableau.com\/app\/profile\/joshpreston\/viz\/SIAMCSE2025\/dash-long\u0022\u003EGT CSE at SIAM CSE25 Interactive Graphic\u003C\/a\u003E]\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cIn CSE, researchers from different disciplines work together to develop new computational methods that we could not have developed alone,\u201d said School of CSE Professor\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/cse.gatech.edu\/people\/edmond-chow\u0022\u003EEdmond Chow\u003C\/a\u003E.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cThese methods enable new science and engineering to be performed using computation.\u201d\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003ECSE is a discipline dedicated to advancing computational techniques to study and analyze scientific and engineering systems. CSE complements theory and experimentation as modes of scientific discovery.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EHeld every other year, CSE25 is the primary conference for the SIAM Activity Group on Computational Science and Engineering (\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.siam.org\/get-involved\/connect-with-a-community\/activity-groups\/computational-science-and-engineering\/\u0022\u003ESIAG CSE\u003C\/a\u003E). School of CSE faculty serve in key roles in leading the group and preparing for the conference.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EIn December, SIAG CSE members elected Chow to a two-year term as the group\u2019s vice chair. This election comes after Chow completed a term as the SIAG CSE program director.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003ESchool of CSE Associate Professor\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/cse.gatech.edu\/people\/elizabeth-cherry\u0022\u003EElizabeth Cherry\u003C\/a\u003E has co-chaired the CSE25 organizing committee since the last conference in 2023. Later that year, SIAM members\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.siam.org\/publications\/siam-news\/articles\/siam-introduces-its-newly-elected-leadership\/\u0022\u003Ereelected Cherry to a second, three-year term as a council member at large\u003C\/a\u003E.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EAt Georgia Tech, Chow serves as the associate chair of the School of CSE. Cherry, who recently became the\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.cc.gatech.edu\/news\/new-team-associate-deans-ready-advance-college-initiatives\u0022\u003E associate dean for graduate education of the College of Computing, continues as the director of CSE programs\u003C\/a\u003E.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cWith our strong emphasis on developing and applying computational tools and techniques to solve real-world problems, researchers in the School of CSE are well positioned to serve as leaders in computational science and engineering both within Georgia Tech and in the broader professional community,\u201d Cherry said.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EGeorgia Tech\u2019s School of CSE was\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/cse.gatech.edu\/founding-school\u0022\u003Efirst organized as a division in 2005\u003C\/a\u003E, becoming one of the world\u2019s first academic departments devoted to the discipline. 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This week, a nest of Georgia Tech experts are swarming an international conference to present their latest advancements in these tools, which offer solutions to pressing challenges in science and engineering.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EStudents and faculty from the School of Computational Science and Engineering (CSE) are leading the Georgia Tech contingent at the SIAM Conference on Computational Science and Engineering (\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.siam.org\/conferences-events\/siam-conferences\/cse25\/\u0022\u003ECSE25\u003C\/a\u003E). The Society of Industrial and Applied Mathematics (\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.siam.org\/\u0022\u003ESIAM\u003C\/a\u003E) organizes CSE25, occurring March 3-7 in Fort Worth, Texas.\u003C\/p\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"Students and faculty from the School of Computational Science and Engineering (CSE) are leading the Georgia Tech contingent at the SIAM Conference on Computational Science and Engineering (CSE25). 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Also known as rare earth elements, or REEs, these silvery-white metals are challenging to isolate, given their very similar chemical and physical properties. This similarity makes it difficult to distinguish REEs from one other during extraction and purification processes.\u0026nbsp;\u003Cbr\u003E\u003Cbr\u003EThe world has come to depend on lanthanides\u2019 magnetic and optical properties to drive much of modern technology \u2014 from medical imaging to missiles to smart phones. These metals also are in short supply, and because they\u2019re found in minerals, lanthanides are difficult to mine and separate. \u0026nbsp; But that may change \u2014 thanks to a Georgia Tech-led discovery of a new oxidation state for a lanthanide element known as praseodymium. \u0026nbsp;\u003Cbr\u003E\u003Cbr\u003EFor the first time ever, praseodymium achieved a 5+ oxidation state. Oxidation occurs when a substance meets oxygen or another oxidizing substance. (The browning on the flesh of a cut apple, as well as rust on metal, are examples of oxidation.)\u003Cbr\u003E\u0026nbsp; \u0026nbsp;\u003Cbr\u003EAs far back as the 1890s, scientists suspected lanthanides might have a 5+ oxidation state, but \u0026nbsp;lanthanides in that state were too unstable to see, said \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/research.gatech.edu\/people\/henry-la-pierre\u0022\u003EHenry \u201dPete\u201c La Pierre\u003C\/a\u003E, an associate professor in Georgia Tech\u2019s \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/chemistry.gatech.edu\/\u0022\u003ESchool of Chemistry and Biochemistry\u003C\/a\u003E. Discovering an element\u2019s new oxidation state is like discovering a new element. As an example, La Pierre noted how plutonium\u2019s discovery opened up a whole new area of the periodic table.\u0026nbsp;\u003Cbr\u003E\u003Cbr\u003E\u201cA new oxidation state tells us what we don\u2019t know and gives us ideas for where to go,\u201d he explained. \u201cEach oxidation state of an element has distinct chemical and physical properties \u2014 so the first glimpse of a novel oxidation presents a roadmap for new possibilities.\u201d\u003Cbr\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003Cbr\u003ELa Pierre and colleagues at University of Iowa and Washington State University recently discovered the 5+ oxidation state for lanthanides.\u0026nbsp;\u003Cbr\u003E\u003Cbr\u003E\u201cIt was predicted but never seen until we found it,\u201d said La Pierre, corresponding author of the study, \u201c\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.nature.com\/articles\/s41557-025-01797-w\u0022\u003EPraseodymium in the Formal +5 Oxidation State\u003C\/a\u003E,\u201d which was recently published in \u003Cem\u003ENature Chemistry\u003C\/em\u003E.\u0026nbsp;\u201cLanthanides\u2019 properties are really fantastic. We only use them commercially in one oxidation state \u2014 the 3+ oxidation state \u2014 which defines a set of magnetic and optical properties. If you can stabilize a higher oxidation state, it could lead to entirely new magnetic and optical properties.\u201d\u003Cbr\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003Cbr\u003EThe researchers\u2019 breakthrough will broaden the lanthanides\u2019 technical applications in fields such as rare-earth mining and quantum technology and could lead to new electronic device architectures and applications.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cResearch in lanthanides has already yielded significant dividends for society in terms of technological development,\u201d La Pierre added.\u003Cbr\u003E\u0026nbsp; \u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u003Cbr\u003EThe researchers hope to discover new tools for mining critical REEs, including improving lanthanide separation and recycling processes. When mining these elements, lanthanide elements are frequently mixed together. The separation process is painstaking and inefficient, generating a significant amount of waste. But with increasing global demand for REEs, the U.S. faces a supply issue. Figuring out how to improve lanthanides separation, potentially through oxidation chemistry, will ultimately enhance the supply of these critical elements.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u2014 Anne Wainscott-Sargent\u003Cbr\u003E\u003Cem\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/em\u003E\u003Cbr\u003E\u003Cem\u003EFunding: This research was supported by grants from the National Science Foundation and the U.S. Department of Energy.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/em\u003E\u003Cbr\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E","summary":"","format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003ENew Oxidation State for a Rare Earth Element Could Advance Quantum and Electronic Devices\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"New Oxidation State for a Rare Earth Element Could Advance Quantum and Electronic Devices "}],"uid":"28766","created_gmt":"2025-06-24 14:06:30","changed_gmt":"2025-12-04 21:26:28","author":"Shelley Wunder-Smith","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","location":"Atlanta, GA","dateline":{"date":"2025-06-24T00:00:00-04:00","iso_date":"2025-06-24T00:00:00-04:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"hg_media":{"677268":{"id":"677268","type":"image","title":"A diagram showing how the atoms are connected in the praseodymium compound (left); an image showing the most important electron interactions (right)","body":null,"created":"1750773245","gmt_created":"2025-06-24 13:54:05","changed":"1750773383","gmt_changed":"2025-06-24 13:56:23","alt":"A diagram showing how the atoms are connected in the praseodymium compound (left); a chart showing the most important electron interactions (right).","file":{"fid":"261151","name":"GT-Highlight-F1.png","image_path":"\/sites\/default\/files\/2025\/06\/24\/GT-Highlight-F1.png","image_full_path":"http:\/\/hg.gatech.edu\/\/sites\/default\/files\/2025\/06\/24\/GT-Highlight-F1.png","mime":"image\/png","size":930594,"path_740":"http:\/\/hg.gatech.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/740xx_scale\/public\/2025\/06\/24\/GT-Highlight-F1.png?itok=ty_Q_pKW"}}},"media_ids":["677268"],"groups":[{"id":"372221","name":"Renewable Bioproducts Institute (RBI)"},{"id":"1188","name":"Research Horizons"}],"categories":[{"id":"141","name":"Chemistry and Chemical Engineering"},{"id":"135","name":"Research"}],"keywords":[{"id":"187915","name":"go-researchnews"}],"core_research_areas":[{"id":"39531","name":"Energy and Sustainable Infrastructure"},{"id":"193652","name":"Matter and Systems"},{"id":"194566","name":"Sustainable Systems"}],"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\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022mailto:swundersmith3@gatech.edu\u0022\u003EShelley Wunder-Smith\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cbr\u003EDirector of Research Communications\u003C\/p\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"email":["swundersmith3@gatech.edu"],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}},"684668":{"#nid":"684668","#data":{"type":"news","title":"Georgia Tech Researchers Named Finalists for Prestigious Blavatnik Science Awards  ","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003ETwo Georgia Tech researchers in the College of Engineering have been named finalists for the 2025\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/blavatnikawards.org\/awards\/national-awards\/\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003EBlavatnik National Awards for Young Scientists\u003C\/a\u003E. Their discoveries, which could create cleaner industrial processes and safer, more reliable batteries, have important potential impacts for daily life.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThe\u202fBlavatnik Awards are presented by the Blavatnik Family Foundation and are administered by the New York Academy of Sciences. They honor the most promising early-career researchers in the U.S., across life sciences, chemistry, and physical sciences, and engineering. The awards are among the most prestigious and competitive in science.\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThis dual recognition underscores Georgia Tech\u2019s growing national leadership in high-impact, interdisciplinary research.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.chbe.gatech.edu\/directory\/person\/ryan-lively\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003ERyan Lively\u003C\/a\u003E, Thomas C. DeLoach Jr. Endowed Professor in the\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.chbe.gatech.edu\/\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003ESchool of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering\u003C\/a\u003E, is recognized in the Chemical Sciences category for pioneering scalable technologies that will reduce industrial carbon emissions and energy use. He develops new materials that can capture carbon and separate chemicals, using much less energy than conventional methods. His innovations could make industry cleaner and play a key role in addressing climate change.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.mse.gatech.edu\/people\/matthew-mcdowell\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003EMatthew McDowell\u003C\/a\u003E, Carter N. Paden Jr. Distinguished Chair in the\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.me.gatech.edu\/\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003EGeorge W. Woodruff School of Mechanical Engineering\u003C\/a\u003E holds a joint appointment in the \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.mse.gatech.edu\/\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003ESchool of Materials Science and Engineering\u003C\/a\u003E. Recognized in the Physical Sciences and Engineering category for groundbreaking battery research, he and his team develop new materials to make batteries last longer and store more energy. He has discovered ways to visualize how battery materials change during use \u2014 insights that help improve the performance and safety of future energy technologies.\u0026nbsp;\u003Cbr\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003Cbr\u003EThis year\u2019s 18 finalists were selected from 310 nominees. On Oct. 7, 2025, three laureates will be announced at a gala at New York City\u2019s American Museum of Natural History. 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While earlier research using biopolymers showed promise, high humidity continued to weaken the barrier properties.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EHowever, Meredith and his collaborators found a fix using a blend of these natural ingredients: cellulose (which gives plants their structure), chitosan (derived from crustacean-based food waste or mushrooms), and citric acid (from citrus fruits).\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cBy crosslinking these materials and adding a heat treatment, we created a thin film that reduced both moisture and oxygen transmission, even in hot, humid conditions simulating the tropics,\u201d said lead author Yang Lu, a former postdoctoral researcher in ChBE@GT.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThe barrier technology developed by the researchers consists of three primary components: a carbohydrate polymer for structure, a plasticizer to maintain flexibility, and a water-repelling additive to resist moisture. When cast into thin films, these ingredients self-organize at the molecular level to form a dense, ordered structure that resists swelling or softening under high humidity.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EEven at 80 percent relative humidity, the films showed extremely low oxygen permeability and water vapor transmission, matching or outperforming common plastics such as poly(ethylene terephthalate) (PET) and poly(ethylene vinyl alcohol) (EVOH).\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cOur approach creates barriers that are not only renewable, but also mechanically robust, offering a promising alternative to conventional plastics in packaging applications,\u201d said \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/stingelin-lab.gatech.edu\/\u0022\u003ENatalie Stingelin\u003C\/a\u003E, professor and chair of Georgia Tech\u2019s School of Materials Science and Engineering (\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.mse.gatech.edu\/\u0022\u003EMSE\u003C\/a\u003E) and a professor in ChBE@GT.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cem\u003EThe research team has filed for patent protection for the technology (patent pending). The research was supported by Mars Inc., Georgia Tech\u2019s Renewable Bioproducts Institute, and the U.S. Department of Defense through the National Defense Science and Engineering Graduate Fellowship Program. Eric Klingenberg, a co-author of the study, is an employee of Mars, a manufacturer of packaged foods.\u003C\/em\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003ECitation: Yang Lu, Javaz T. 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He will develop low-cost technologies to tackle planetary-scale challenges, including AI-enabled point-of-care diagnostics in low-resource environments, and he will also engineer autonomous morphing machines that adapt, evolve and learn like living systems.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThe eight selected scientists represent the fifth cohort of the highly selective Schmidt Polymaths program. Awardees must have been tenured\u2014or achieved similar status\u2014within the previous three years. Previous cohorts have used the award to design new sensor devices, perform experiments at atomic resolutions, analyze trees of life with faster and more efficient algorithms, discover new mathematical formulas assisted by AI, and more.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EDrawn from universities worldwide and selected through a competitive application process, Schmidt Polymaths are required to demonstrate past ability and future potential to pursue early-stage, novel research that would otherwise be challenging to fund\u2014even without the current dramatic declines in U.S. funding for science.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cOur world is one deeply interconnected system---but to study it more deeply, we\u2019ve divided it into increasingly narrow categories,\u201d said Wendy Schmidt, who co-founded Schmidt Sciences with her husband Eric. \u201cSchmidt Polymaths see the bigger picture, pursue answers beyond boundaries and expand the edges of what\u2019s possible.\u0026nbsp; Their work can help steer\u0026nbsp; us all toward a healthier\u0026nbsp; future, for people and the planet.\u201d\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EAbout Schmidt Sciences\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.schmidtsciences.org\/\u0022\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003ESchmidt Sciences\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E is a nonprofit organization founded in 2024 by Eric and Wendy Schmidt that works to accelerate scientific knowledge and breakthroughs with the most promising, advanced tools to support a thriving planet. 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This can simplify and speed up biomanufacturing, making it easier to scale.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThe challenge, \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/sites.gatech.edu\/styczynski\/\u0022\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EStyczynski\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E explained, is that most cell-free projects still require custom-built setups. \u201cRight now, engineering biology is like reinventing the wheel for every application,\u201d he said. \u201cYou have to figure out how all the parts fit together each time. We want to change that by making ready-to-use modules that work right out of the box.\u201d\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cp\u003EStyczynski\u2019s project, called Meta-PURE (PUrified Recombinant Elements), will create eight standardized modules, each designed for a key function in cell-free systems, such as generating energy, producing proteins, or assembling complex molecules.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cLike interchangeable puzzle pieces, these modules can be mixed and matched to support different applications,\u201d Styczynski said.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EDemonstrating Uses\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EHis team will demonstrate the system\u2019s versatility by producing santalene (a plant-derived fragrance used widely in consumer products), GamS protein (a tool that can improve cell-free processes), and a bacteriophage (a virus that can be safely used in research and the development of new therapeutic treatments).\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThese examples highlight the technology\u2019s potential across industries ranging from pharmaceuticals and agriculture to chemicals and sustainable materials.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cWe want to make these tools so that someone in industry can create their molecule or product more quickly and efficiently, and get it out the door,\u201d Styczynski said.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cRight now, cell-free systems are mostly limited to high-value products because the cost is too high. The goal is to drive costs down and productivity up, so we can move closer to commodity chemicals like biofuels or monomers for polymers, not just niche applications. One of our partners recently developed a butanol process that shows where this can go,\u201d he said.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003ENSF Initiative\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EStyczynski\u2019s team is one of four recently awarded an \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.nsf.gov\/tip\/updates\/nsf-invests-more-32m-biotechnology-accelerating-adoption?utm_medium=email\u0026amp;utm_source=govdelivery\u0022\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003Einaugural investment of $32.4 million\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E to help grow the U.S. bioeconomy. The initiative is called the NSF Advancing Cell-Free Systems Toward Increased Range of Use-Inspired Applications (\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.nsf.gov\/funding\/opportunities\/cfire-ideas-lab-advancing-cell-free-systems-toward-increased-range\/506275\/nsf24-552\u0022\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003ENSF CFIRE\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E).\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cNSF is resolute in our commitment to advancing breakthroughs in biotechnology, advanced manufacturing, and other key technologies of significance to the U.S. economy,\u201d said Erwin Gianchandani, assistant director for NSF TIP. \u201cThe novel approaches from these four CFIRE teams will speed up and expand the adoption of cell-free systems across a variety of industries and ensure America\u2019s competitive position in the global bioeconomy.\u201d\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003ECollaborative Effort\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EWhile ChBE@GT is the lead, Meta-PURE is a broad collaboration with partners across academia, industry, and government. Co-principal investigators include Paul Opgenorth, co-founder and vice president of development at the biotech firm eXoZymes; Nicholas R. Sandoval, associate professor of Tulane University\u2019s Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering; and Anton Jackson-Smith, founder of the biotech startup b.next.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EMeta-PURE will also train graduate students and postdocs in partnership with industry, government, and other universities, helping prepare trainees to be the future of a highly interdisciplinary U.S. bioeconomy. The team will also engage the scientific community on the implementation of metrics and standards in cell-free biotechnology to better facilitate broad adoption and interoperability of not just the results of the Meta-PURE project, but of cell-free efforts more broadly.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/div\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cbr\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/div\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E","summary":"","format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EImagine if building new medicines or sustainable materials were as straightforward as snapping together LEGO\u00ae bricks. That\u2019s the goal of a new project led by the Georgia Institute of Technology that could help transform the future of biomanufacturing. The project, headed by Professor Mark Styczynski in Georgia Tech\u2019s School of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering (ChBE@GT), recently received a $9.2 million grant from the National Science Foundation Directorate for Technology, Innovation and Partnerships (NSF TIP) to accelerate the adoption of cell-free systems in biomanufacturing.\u003C\/p\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"Researchers received a $9.2 million grant from the National Science Foundation to accelerate the adoption of cell-free systems in biomanufacturing."}],"uid":"27271","created_gmt":"2025-10-07 18:46:50","changed_gmt":"2025-10-22 15:06:17","author":"Brad Dixon","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","location":"Atlanta, GA","dateline":{"date":"2025-10-07T00:00:00-04:00","iso_date":"2025-10-07T00:00:00-04:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"hg_media":{"678296":{"id":"678296","type":"image","title":"Mark-Styczynski-Alexandra-Patterson-Protein-Biosensor-0279-h.jpg","body":null,"created":"1759862848","gmt_created":"2025-10-07 18:47:28","changed":"1759862848","gmt_changed":"2025-10-07 18:47:28","alt":"Mark Styczynski in lab","file":{"fid":"262305","name":"Mark-Styczynski-Alexandra-Patterson-Protein-Biosensor-0279-h.jpg","image_path":"\/sites\/default\/files\/2025\/10\/07\/Mark-Styczynski-Alexandra-Patterson-Protein-Biosensor-0279-h.jpg","image_full_path":"http:\/\/hg.gatech.edu\/\/sites\/default\/files\/2025\/10\/07\/Mark-Styczynski-Alexandra-Patterson-Protein-Biosensor-0279-h.jpg","mime":"image\/jpeg","size":612548,"path_740":"http:\/\/hg.gatech.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/740xx_scale\/public\/2025\/10\/07\/Mark-Styczynski-Alexandra-Patterson-Protein-Biosensor-0279-h.jpg?itok=-U_D2zfs"}}},"media_ids":["678296"],"groups":[{"id":"1292","name":"Parker H. 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But what makes this supercomputer different and how will it impact research in labs on campus, across disciplinary units, and across institutions?\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EPurpose Built for AI Discovery\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003ENexus is Georgia Tech\u2019s next-generation supercomputer, replacing the HIVE. Most operational high-performance computing systems utilized for research were designed before the explosion in Machine Learning and AI. This revolution has already shown successes for scientific research and data analysis in many domains, but the compute power, complex connectivity, and data storage needs for these systems have limited their access to the academic research community. The Nexus supercomputer design process retained a robust HPC system as a base while integrating artificial intelligence, machine learning and large-scale data science analysis from the ground up.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EExpert Support for Faculty and Researchers\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThe \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/research.gatech.edu\/data\u0022\u003EInstitute for Data Engineering and Science (IDEaS)\u003C\/a\u003E and the College of Computing house the Center for Artificial Intelligence in Science and Engineering (ARTISAN) group. This team has collective experience in working with national computational, cloud, commercial and institutional resources for computational activities, and decades of experience in scientific tools that aid in assisting both teaching and research faculty. Nexus is the next logical step, bringing together everything they\u2019ve learned to build a national resource optimized for the future of AI-driven science.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EPrincipal Research Scientist for the ARTISAN team, \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/research.gatech.edu\/people\/suresh-marru\u0022\u003ESuresh Marru\u003C\/a\u003E, highlighted the need for this new resource, \u201cAI is a core part of the Nexus vision. Today, researchers often spend more time setting up experiments, managing data, or figuring out how to run jobs on remote clusters than doing science. With Nexus, we\u2019re flipping that script. By embedding AI into the platform, we help automate routine tasks, suggest optimal ways to run simulations, and even assist in generating input or analyzing results. This means researchers can move faster from question to insight. Instead of wrestling with infrastructure, they can focus on discovery.\u201d\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EAn Accessible AI Resource for GT \u0026amp; US Scientific Research\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E90% of Nexus capacity will be made available to the national research community through the NSF Advanced Computing Systems \u0026amp; Services (ACSS) program. Researchers from across the country, at universities, labs, and institutions of all sizes, will have access to this next-generation AI-ready supercomputer. For Georgia Tech research faculty and staff, the new system has multiple benefits:\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cul\u003E\u003Cli\u003E10% of the time on the machine will be available for use by Georgia Tech researchers\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003ENexus will allow GT researchers a chance to try out the latest hardware for AI computing\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003EThanks to cyberinfrastructure tools from the ARTISAN group, Nexus will be easier to access than previous NSF supercomputers\u003C\/li\u003E\u003C\/ul\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cbr\u003EInterim Executive Director of IDEaS and Regents\u0027 Professor David Sherrill notes, \u0022Nexus brings Georgia Tech\u0027s leadership in research computing to a whole new level.\u0026nbsp;It will be the first NSF Category I Supercomputer hosted on Georgia Tech\u0027s campus.\u0026nbsp;The Nexus hardware and software will boost research in the foundations of AI, and applications of AI in science and engineering.\u0022\u003C\/p\u003E","summary":"","format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":[{"value":"How the NSF Nexus Supercomputer at Georgia Tech will impact campus and national research"}],"field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EA recently awarded $20 million NSF Nexus Supercomputer grant to Georgia Tech and partner institutes promises to bring incredible computing power to the CODA building. 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But observing and interpreting their motion at the atomic scale has presented scientists with major challenges.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EHowever, researchers in Georgia Tech\u2019s School of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering (ChBE) have developed an artificial intelligence (AI) model that learns the underlying physics governing those movements.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThe team\u2019s research, \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.nature.com\/articles\/s41467-025-61632-1\u0022\u003Epublished\u003C\/a\u003E in \u003Cem\u003ENature Communications\u003C\/em\u003E, enables scientists to not only analyze, but also generate realistic nanoparticle motion trajectories that are indistinguishable from real experiments, based on thousands of experimental recordings.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EA Clearer Window into the Nanoworld\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EConventional microscopes, even extremely powerful ones, struggle to observe moving nanoparticles in fluids. And traditional physics-based models, such as Brownian motion, often fail to fully capture the complexity of unpredictable nanoparticle movements, which can be influenced by factors such as viscoelastic fluids, energy barriers, or surface interactions.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003ETo overcome these obstacles, the researchers developed a deep generative model (called LEONARDO) that can analyze and simulate the motion of nanoparticles captured by liquid-phase transmission electron microscopy (LPTEM), allowing scientists to better understand nanoscale interactions invisible to the naked eye. Unlike traditional imaging, LPTEM can observe particles as they move naturally within a microfluidic chamber, capturing motion down to the nanometer and millisecond.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cLEONARDO allows us to move beyond observation to simulation,\u201d said \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/vidajamali.github.io\/\u0022\u003EVida Jamali\u003C\/a\u003E, assistant professor and Daniel B. 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This diversity allowed the model to generalize across a broad range of behaviors and conditions.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EThe Power of LEONARDO\u2019s Generative AI\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EWhat distinguishes LEONARDO is its ability to learn from experimental data while being guided by physical principles, said study lead author Zain Shabeeb, a PhD student in ChBE@GT. LEONARDO uses a specialized \u201closs function\u201d based on known laws of physics to ensure that its predictions remain grounded in reality, even when the observed behavior is highly complex or random.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cMany machine learning models are like black boxes in that they make predictions, but we don\u2019t always know why,\u201d Shabeeb said. \u201cWith LEONARDO, we integrated physical laws directly into the learning process so that the model\u2019s outputs remain interpretable and physically meaningful.\u201d\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003ELEONARDO uses a transformer-based architecture, which is the same kind of model behind many modern language AI applications. Like how a language model learns grammar and syntax, LEONARDO learns the \u0022grammar\u0022 of nanoparticle movement, identifying hidden reasons for the ways nanoparticles interact with their environment.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EFuture Impact\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EBy simulating vast libraries of possible nanoparticle motions, LEONARDO could help train AI systems that automatically control and adjust electron microscopes for optimal imaging, paving the way for \u201csmart\u201d microscopes that adapt in real time, the researchers said.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cUnderstanding nanoscale motion is of growing importance to many fields, including drug delivery, nanomedicine, polymer science, and quantum technologies,\u201d Jamali said. \u201cBy making it easier to interpret particle behavior, LEONARDO could help scientists design better materials, improve targeted therapies, and uncover new fundamental insights into how matter behaves at small scales.\u0022\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003ECITATION: Zain Shabeeb , Naisargi Goyal, Pagnaa Attah Nantogmah, and Vida Jamali, \u201c\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.nature.com\/articles\/s41467-025-61632-1\u0022\u003ELearning the diffusion of nanoparticles in liquid phase TEM via physics-informed generative AI\u003C\/a\u003E,\u201d \u003Cem\u003ENature Communications\u003C\/em\u003E, 2025.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E","summary":"","format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EResearchers at Georgia Tech\u2019s School of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering have developed an AI model that uncovers the hidden physics behind the motion of nanoparticles\u2014tiny particles constantly influenced by random forces. 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Environmental Science\u003C\/em\u003E, the research team demonstrated techniques for capturing CO\u2082 more efficiently and affordably using extremely cold air and widely available\u0026nbsp;porous sorbent\u0026nbsp;materials, expanding future deployment opportunities for DAC.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EHarnessing Already Available Energy\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThe research team \u2013 including members from Oak Ridge National Laboratory in Tennessee and Jeonbuk National University and\u0026nbsp;Chonnam National University in South Korea \u2013 employed a method combining DAC with the regasification of liquefied natural gas (LNG), a common industrial process that produces extremely cold temperatures.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003ELNG, which is a natural gas cooled into a liquid for shipping, must be warmed back into a gas before use. That warming process often uses seawater as the source of the heat and essentially wastes the low temperature energy embodied in the liquified natural gas.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EInstead, by using the cold energy from LNG to chill the air, Georgia Tech researchers created a superior environment for capturing CO\u2082 using materials known as \u201cphysisorbents,\u201d which are porous solids that soak up gases.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cp\u003EMost DAC systems in use today employ amine-based materials that chemically bind CO2 from the air, but they offer relatively limited pore space for capture,\u0026nbsp;degrade over time, and require substantial energy to operate effectively.\u0026nbsp;Physisorbents, however, offer longer lifespans and faster CO\u2082 uptake but often struggle in warm, humid conditions.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThe research study showed that when air is cooled to near-cryogenic temperatures for DAC, almost all of the water vapor condenses out of the air. This enables physisorbents to achieve higher CO\u2082 capture performance without the need for expensive water-removal steps.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cThis is an exciting step forward,\u201d said Professor \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/lively.chbe.gatech.edu\/\u0022\u003ERyan Lively\u003C\/a\u003E of ChBE@GT. \u201cWe\u2019re showing that you can capture carbon at low costs using existing infrastructure and safe, low-cost materials.\u201d\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003ECost and Energy Savings\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThe economic modeling conducted by Lively\u2019s team suggests that integrating this LNG-based approach\u0026nbsp;into DAC could reduce the cost of capturing one metric ton of CO\u2082 to as low as $70, approximately a threefold decrease from current DAC methods, which often exceed $200 per ton.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThrough simulations and experiments, the team identified Zeolite 13X and CALF-20 as leading physisorbents for this DAC process. Zeolite 13X is an inexpensive and durable\u0026nbsp;desiccant material used in water treatment, while CALF-20 is a metal-organic framework (MOF) known for its stability and CO2\u0026nbsp;capture performance from flue gas, but not from air.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThese materials showed strong CO\u2082 adsorption at -78\u00b0C (a representative temperature for the LNG-DAC system) with capacities approximately three times higher than those found in amine materials that operate at ambient conditions. They also released the captured and purified CO\u2082 with low energy input, making them attractive for practical use.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cBeyond their high CO2 capacities, both\u0026nbsp;physisorbents exhibit critical characteristics such as low desorption enthalpy, cost efficiency, scalability, and long-term stability, all of which are essential for real-world applications,\u201d said lead author Seo-Yul Kim, a postdoctoral researcher in the Lively Lab.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003ELeveraging Existing Infrastructure\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThe study also addresses a key concern for DAC: location. Traditional systems are often best suited for dry, cool environments. But by leveraging existing LNG infrastructure, near-cryogenic DAC could be deployed in temperate and even humid coastal regions, greatly expanding the geographic scope of carbon removal.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cLNG regasification systems are currently an untapped source of cold energy, with terminals operating at a large scale in coastal areas around the world,\u201d Lively said. \u201cBy harnessing even just a portion of their cold energy,\u0026nbsp;we could potentially capture over 100 million metric tons of CO\u2082 per year by 2050.\u201d\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EAs governments and industries face increasing pressure to meet net-zero emissions goals, solutions like LNG-coupled near-cryogenic DAC offer a promising path forward. The next steps for the team include continued refinement of materials and system designs to ensure performance and durability at larger scales.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cThis is an exciting example of how rethinking energy flows in our existing infrastructure can lead to low-cost reductions in carbon footprint,\u201d Lively said.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThe study also demonstrated that an expanded range of materials could be employed for DAC. 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Her malaria research has the potential to provide\u0026nbsp;real therapeutic outcomes, including better designs for vaccines and immunotherapy.\u201d\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Ch2\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EFrom curiosity to contribution\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/h2\u003E\u003Cp dir=\u0022ltr\u0022\u003EFrooman\u2019s journey into undergraduate research began with persistence. After a year and a half of searching for lab opportunities, she attended a School of Chemistry and Biochemistry research showcase. She approached several graduate students and professors with no success, until she met McShan.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp dir=\u0022ltr\u0022\u003E\u201cOur first meeting was so relaxed and friendly that I didn\u2019t even realize Professor McShan was the principal investigator,\u201d admits Frooman. \u201cThat\u2019s how it all started.\u201d\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp dir=\u0022ltr\u0022\u003EOnce she officially joined the lab, Frooman contributed to every stage of the research, including designing experiments, performing computational and wet lab work, analyzing data, and writing and presenting the paper.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Ch2\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003ELessons in resilience\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/h2\u003E\u003Cp dir=\u0022ltr\u0022\u003EThe team faced several challenges.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp dir=\u0022ltr\u0022\u003E\u201cThe research was delayed by failure after failure,\u201d says Frooman. \u201cBut each setback taught us something valuable.\u201d\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp dir=\u0022ltr\u0022\u003EThe team\u2019s biggest challenge involved trying to grow crystals of the peptide\/HLA (protein) complexes to determine how they fit together. They spent two years attempting various methods, but nothing worked.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp dir=\u0022ltr\u0022\u003EGuided by McShan, Frooman and the team then came up with the idea of using computational modeling to enable a deeper understanding of how the peptides and proteins interact at both biophysical and structural levels.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp dir=\u0022ltr\u0022\u003E\u201cUtilizing the computational modeling enabled us to see the best bindings and turned into a game-changing insight for our research, potentially leading to the design of more effective malaria treatments and vaccines,\u201d explains Frooman.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp dir=\u0022ltr\u0022\u003EShe is quick to credit Georgia Tech and McShan for providing her with such a valuable learning experience.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp dir=\u0022ltr\u0022\u003E\u201cAt many universities, undergraduates rarely do meaningful research, but at Tech, it\u2019s a priority,\u201d explains Frooman. \u201cI\u2019m extremely grateful for the opportunity to grow in such a supportive environment, and to learn from mentors like Professor McShan who lead by example and make time for every student.\u201d\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp dir=\u0022ltr\u0022\u003EHer advice to other undergraduates entering research?\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp dir=\u0022ltr\u0022\u003E\u201cEmbrace your failures. They make the successes even more rewarding,\u201d shares Frooman.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Ch2\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EOutside the lab\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/h2\u003E\u003Cp dir=\u0022ltr\u0022\u003EOn campus, Frooman is president of the Student Affiliates of the American Chemical Society and Cleanup Crew at GT, a member of Alpha Phi International Fraternity, and a campus tour guide who serves on their executive board.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp dir=\u0022ltr\u0022\u003EShe especially loves being a tour guide as it allows her to share her love of Georgia Tech\u0026nbsp;and its people:\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp dir=\u0022ltr\u0022\u003E\u201cEveryone is unapologetically themselves and fully invested in their major or interests. As someone who loves chemistry, I enjoy being surrounded by people who are just as dedicated to their passions.\u201d\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp dir=\u0022ltr\u0022\u003EFrooman is a recipient of the Chance Family Scholarship, presented to two School of Chemistry and Biochemistry upperclassmen, recognizing their academic excellence, research contributions, and potential for career success in the field.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp dir=\u0022ltr\u0022\u003ERecently, she shifted her research focus to organic synthetic chemistry and now works in the\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.gutekunstlab.com\/\u0022\u003E\u0026nbsp;Gutekunst Lab\u003C\/a\u003E. 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This award honors Kamerlin\u2019s \u201coutstanding promise and resilience,\u201d recognizing her achievements and contributions to the field of molecular bioscience in the face of significant challenges.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp dir=\u0022ltr\u0022\u003E\u201cAcademic CVs rarely, if ever, carry the human stories underlying professional accomplishments,\u201d Kamerlin says. \u201cI have chosen to be open about my battles with infertility and my experiences as a rare disease patient to help others feel less alone. Because of that decision, receiving this award, which recognizes those experiences and their role in shaping my career beyond my visible professional accomplishments, really means a lot to me.\u201d\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp dir=\u0022ltr\u0022\u003EShe hopes that her story and the visibility of this award will encourage and inspire other scientists who are navigating their career paths and facing their own challenges.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp dir=\u0022ltr\u0022\u003EKamerlin, who joined the Institute in 2022, has also served as a Lise Meitner Guest Professor of Molecular Design at Lund University in Sweden since 2025. She obtained a Ph.D. in Theoretical Organic Chemistry from the University of Birmingham and completed her postdoctoral research at the University of Vienna and University of Southern California.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp dir=\u0022ltr\u0022\u003EHer\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/kamerlinlab.com\/\u0022\u003Eresearch lab\u003C\/a\u003E focuses on understanding the role of conformational dynamics\u0026nbsp;\u2014 changes in the\u0026nbsp; three-dimensional shape of a protein\u0026nbsp;\u2014 in protein evolution, and how these dynamics can be exploited to engineer novel proteins with tailored biocatalytic properties.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp dir=\u0022ltr\u0022\u003EKamerlin has been extensively involved in high-level science policy, particularly relating to open science and researcher careers. She served as chair of the Young Academy of Europe and as a member of the executive council of the Protein Society. Kamerlin has also been deeply engaged in efforts to support women in science, broaden European participation in research, and promote the careers of young scientists.\u003C\/p\u003E","summary":"","format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EThe award honors Professor Kamerlin\u2019s \u201coutstanding promise and resilience,\u201d recognizing her achievements and contributions to the field of molecular bioscience in the face of significant challenges.\u003C\/p\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"The award honors Professor Kamerlin\u2019s \u201coutstanding promise and resilience,\u201d recognizing her achievements and contributions to the field of molecular bioscience in the face of significant challenges."}],"uid":"36583","created_gmt":"2025-05-02 13:41:36","changed_gmt":"2025-05-02 16:43:51","author":"lvidal7","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","location":"Atlanta, GA","dateline":{"date":"2025-05-02T00:00:00-04:00","iso_date":"2025-05-02T00:00:00-04:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"hg_media":{"677019":{"id":"677019","type":"image","title":"Lynn Kamerlin","body":null,"created":"1746193435","gmt_created":"2025-05-02 13:43:55","changed":"1746193435","gmt_changed":"2025-05-02 13:43:55","alt":"Lynn Kamerlin headshot","file":{"fid":"260878","name":"lynn-kamerlin_portrait.jpg","image_path":"\/sites\/default\/files\/2025\/05\/02\/lynn-kamerlin_portrait.jpg","image_full_path":"http:\/\/hg.gatech.edu\/\/sites\/default\/files\/2025\/05\/02\/lynn-kamerlin_portrait.jpg","mime":"image\/jpeg","size":104455,"path_740":"http:\/\/hg.gatech.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/740xx_scale\/public\/2025\/05\/02\/lynn-kamerlin_portrait.jpg?itok=UCfaKKYb"}}},"media_ids":["677019"],"related_links":[{"url":"https:\/\/kamerlinlab.com","title":"Kamerlin Lab"},{"url":"https:\/\/cos.gatech.edu\/news\/protein-problem-georgia-tech-researchers-challenge-fundamental-assumption-evolutionary","title":"Protein Problem: Georgia Tech Researchers Challenge Fundamental Assumption in Evolutionary Biochemistry"}],"groups":[{"id":"1278","name":"College of Sciences"},{"id":"85951","name":"School of Chemistry and Biochemistry"}],"categories":[{"id":"141","name":"Chemistry and Chemical Engineering"},{"id":"135","name":"Research"},{"id":"134","name":"Student and Faculty"}],"keywords":[{"id":"4896","name":"College of Sciences"},{"id":"166928","name":"School of Chemistry and Biochemistry"},{"id":"12240","name":"faculty awards"},{"id":"192249","name":"cos-community"}],"core_research_areas":[],"news_room_topics":[],"event_categories":[],"invited_audience":[],"affiliations":[],"classification":[],"areas_of_expertise":[],"news_and_recent_appearances":[],"phone":[],"contact":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EWriter: Lindsay C. 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Georgia Tech\u2019s\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/chemistry.gatech.edu\/people\/andrew-mcshan\u0022\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EAndrew McShan\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E is laying the groundwork for these innovations by investigating the previously understudied field of lipids, and how they interact with proteins in the body.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp dir=\u0022ltr\u0022\u003EMcShan, an assistant professor in the\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/chemistry.gatech.edu\/\u0022\u003ESchool of Chemistry and Biochemistry\u003C\/a\u003E, has been awarded a\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.nsf.gov\/awardsearch\/showAward?AWD_ID=2442018\u0026amp;HistoricalAwards=false\u0022\u003E$1.4 million CAREER grant from the National Science Foundation\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/a\u003E(NSF) to support this research.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp dir=\u0022ltr\u0022\u003E\u201cProtein-lipid assemblies carry out all sorts of biological functions, and harnessing their interactions could lead to powerful tools and treatments\u0026nbsp;\u2014\u0026nbsp;but historically, they\u2019ve been difficult to study,\u201d McShan says. \u201cBuilding resources for researchers and making this information accessible are critical steps in developing this field. This CAREER grant will enable me to expand the current knowledge base, while also allowing me to develop a class that will train the next generation of researchers, which is hugely important to me.\u201d\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp dir=\u0022ltr\u0022\u003EThe NSF Faculty Early Career Development Program is a five-year grant designed to help promising researchers establish a foundation for a lifetime of leadership in their field. Known as CAREER awards, the grants are NSF\u2019s most prestigious funding for early-career faculty.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Ch3\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EExpanding access\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/h3\u003E\u003Cp dir=\u0022ltr\u0022\u003ECrucial for nearly all biological processes, lipid-protein interactions play a key role in everything from immune responses to energy storage \u2014 but\u0026nbsp;what drives their interactions has historically been difficult to map and understand.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp dir=\u0022ltr\u0022\u003EMcShan will use the CAREER grant to expand that knowledge base, experimenting in the lab to characterize protein-lipid interactions, and developing computational tools that can predict those interactions. The work will include an in-depth study of how lipids interact with different families of proteins that are important for immune system function.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp dir=\u0022ltr\u0022\u003E\u201cRight now, understanding protein-lipid assemblies is expensive in both time and lab materials,\u201d McShan says. \u201cMy goal is to create computer models that can predict how these biomolecular interactions occur, what they look like, and how they contribute to cellular functions.\u201d\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp dir=\u0022ltr\u0022\u003EThe new model would allow researchers to quickly and inexpensively \u2018experiment\u2019 with molecules on a computer, vastly expanding the amount of research that could be conducted.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp dir=\u0022ltr\u0022\u003EThe project builds on McShan\u2019s\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.nature.com\/articles\/s42004-024-01384-z\u0022\u003Erecent publication\u003C\/a\u003E in the\u0026nbsp;\u003Cem\u003ENature\u003C\/em\u003E-family journal\u0026nbsp;\u003Cem\u003ECommunications Chemistry\u003C\/em\u003E, which showcased\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/cos.gatech.edu\/news\/new-database-revolutionizes-protein-lipid-research\u0022\u003EBioDolphin \u2014 a first-of-its-kind, comprehensive, and annotated database\u003C\/a\u003E of protein-lipid interactions that are all integrated into a user-friendly web server and\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/biodolphin.chemistry.gatech.edu\/\u0022\u003Efreely accessible to all\u003C\/a\u003E.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp dir=\u0022ltr\u0022\u003EIt\u2019s also adjacent to research funded by a Curci Grant from the Shurl and Kay Curci Foundation, which McShan was previously awarded\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/cos.gatech.edu\/news\/andrew-mcshan-awarded-curci-grant-cutting-edge-cancer-research\u0022\u003Efor research on cutting-edge cancer treatments\u003C\/a\u003E that involved identifying new cancer lipid signatures in tumor cells, and characterizing known cancer lipid antigens.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Ch3\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EPioneering the future of research\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/h3\u003E\u003Cp dir=\u0022ltr\u0022\u003EAdditionally, the CAREER grant will support McShan\u2019s initiatives to train the next generation of researchers through a new class centered around hands-on laboratory research and peer mentorship. Students will have the opportunity to pick a protein-lipid assembly, study it using computational and experimental biophysical methods, develop testable hypotheses, and\u0026nbsp;\u2014 if successful\u0026nbsp;\u2014 publish their results in peer reviewed journals.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp dir=\u0022ltr\u0022\u003EThe class will also pair undergraduate and graduate students into research teams. \u201cI\u2019m excited to see how a peer mentoring approach will add depth to the class,\u201d McShan shares, explaining that graduate students will gain valuable mentoring experience in a collaborative research environment. \u201cThis is very different from typical mentoring experiences many graduate students have, which tend to be more along the lines of a TA experience rather than collaborating on hands-on research.\u201d\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cThis type of class, to my knowledge, hasn\u2019t been offered before, and there\u2019s a lot of research that I\u2019m doing to lay the groundwork for it,\u201d McShan adds. \u201cHopefully, it can not only introduce students to lipid-based research\u0026nbsp;\u2014 something typically lacking in many biochemistry curricula\u0026nbsp;\u2014 but also to the type of collaborative mentorship we want to foster in research.\u201d\u003C\/p\u003E","summary":"","format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EAndrew McShan has been awarded a\u0026nbsp;$1.4M NSF CAREER grant to research lipids, and how they interact with proteins in the body. 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If we can accurately model protein-ligand interactions using quantum mechanics, it could ultimately pave the way for integrating these methods into computer-aided drug discovery workflows.\u201d\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Ch3\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EGretchen Johnson\u003C\/strong\u003E, \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/biosciences.gatech.edu\/\u0022\u003ESchool of Biological Sciences\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/h3\u003E\u003Cp dir=\u0022ltr\u0022\u003EJohnson is working on a Ph.D. in ocean science, studying how corals respond to environmental stressors as part of the \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/kubanek.biosci.gatech.edu\/\u0022\u003EKubanek Group\u003C\/a\u003E.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp dir=\u0022ltr\u0022\u003E\u201cCorals can\u0027t move,\u201d says Johnson. \u201cInstead of hiding when it is hot or bright out, they must respond physiologically. I use a technique called metabolomics to study the cellular physiology of corals and look for metabolic changes over time. Understanding what makes a coral more resistant to stress is useful for protecting and restoring coral reefs.\u0022\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Ch3\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EShreya Kothari\u003C\/strong\u003E,\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/biosciences.gatech.edu\/\u0022\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003ESchool of Biological Sciences\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/h3\u003E\u003Cp dir=\u0022ltr\u0022\u003EKothari conducts research for the\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/kubanek.biosci.gatech.edu\/\u0022\u003EKubanek Group\u003C\/a\u003E and is pursuing a Ph.D. in biology. She attempts to discover natural dispersant-like biomolecules helpful for oil spill remediation.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp dir=\u0022ltr\u0022\u003E\u201cWhile some microbes can degrade and clean up oil from the contaminated sites, the process is often slow,\u201d says Kothari. \u201cHowever, dispersant-like biomolecules can speed up oil degradation by breaking oil into smaller droplets and increasing its availability to oil-degrading microbes. I aim to determine the chemical structure and function of such biomolecules and test their effectiveness in treating real-world environmental spills by applying them in small-scale experiments that mimic oil spill conditions.\u0026nbsp;These biomolecules may\u0026nbsp;offer an eco-friendly alternative to toxic chemical dispersants and improve\u0026nbsp;existing bioremediation strategies\u0026nbsp;to mitigate environmental damage caused by oil pollution.\u0022\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Ch3\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EMonica Monge\u003C\/strong\u003E, \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/chemistry.gatech.edu\/\u0022\u003ESchool of Chemistry and Biochemistry\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/h3\u003E\u003Cp dir=\u0022ltr\u0022\u003EAs part of her Ph.D. studies, Monge works in the \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.garglab-microbiomegt.com\/\u0022\u003EGarg Lab\u003C\/a\u003E and focuses on understanding marine bacteria community dynamics.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp dir=\u0022ltr\u0022\u003E\u201cI am specifically trying to decipher how disease-causing bacteria (pathogenic) and bacteria that doesn\u2019t harm its host (commensal) communicate with one another via chemical signals and the metabolic changes resulting from those interactions,\u201d says Monge. \u201cMy ultimate goal is to identify beneficial traits from commensal bacteria that we can leverage to alleviate coral diseases.\u201d\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Ch3\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003ESidney Scott-Sharoni\u003C\/strong\u003E, \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/psychology.gatech.edu\/\u0022\u003ESchool of Psychology\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/h3\u003E\u003Cp dir=\u0022ltr\u0022\u003EScott-Sharoni is earning a Ph.D. in engineering psychology and works in the \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/sonify.psych.gatech.edu\/\u0022\u003ESonification Lab\u003C\/a\u003E.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp dir=\u0022ltr\u0022\u003E\u201cMy research focuses on human interaction with AI technologies,\u201d says Scott-Sharoni.\u0026nbsp;\u201cSpecifically, I examine how different features of AI agents, such as anthropomorphism and social intelligence, impact how people psychologically perceive and behave in collaboration with these agents. This work helps improve the effectiveness of AI systems by aligning them to human social and cognitive expectations, leading to better joint performance and proper trust.\u201d\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Ch3\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EMaggie Straight\u003C\/strong\u003E, \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/biosciences.gatech.edu\/\u0022\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003ESchool of Biological Sciences\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/h3\u003E\u003Cp dir=\u0022ltr\u0022\u003EA third-year Ph.D. student studying ocean science and engineering, Straight conducts research in the \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/kubanek.biosci.gatech.edu\/\u0022\u003EKubanek Group\u003C\/a\u003E.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp dir=\u0022ltr\u0022\u003E\u201cSometimes I consider myself a microbial spy as I listen in to the chemical conversation between microbes and analyze how each microbe is affected by the interaction,\u201d says Straight. \u201cMy current work is focused on the interaction between two types of marine microbes, bacteria and microscopic algae. 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Conference","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EMany communities rely on insights from computer-based models and simulations. This week, a nest of Georgia Tech experts are swarming an international conference to present their latest advancements in these tools, which offer solutions to pressing challenges in science and engineering.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EStudents and faculty from the School of Computational Science and Engineering (CSE) are leading the Georgia Tech contingent at the SIAM Conference on Computational Science and Engineering (\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.siam.org\/conferences-events\/siam-conferences\/cse25\/\u0022\u003ECSE25\u003C\/a\u003E). The Society of Industrial and Applied Mathematics (\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.siam.org\/\u0022\u003ESIAM\u003C\/a\u003E) organizes CSE25, occurring March 3-7 in Fort Worth, Texas.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EAt CSE25, the School of CSE researchers are presenting papers that apply computing approaches to varying fields, including: \u0026nbsp; \u0026nbsp; \u0026nbsp; \u0026nbsp; \u0026nbsp; \u0026nbsp; \u0026nbsp; \u0026nbsp; \u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cul\u003E\u003Cli\u003EExperiment designs to accelerate the discovery of material properties\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003EMachine learning approaches to model and predict weather forecasting and coastal flooding \u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003EVirtual models that replicate subsurface geological formations used to store captured carbon dioxide\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003EOptimizing systems for imaging and optical chemistry\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003EPlasma physics during nuclear fusion reactions\u003C\/li\u003E\u003C\/ul\u003E\u003Cp\u003E[Related:\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/public.tableau.com\/app\/profile\/joshpreston\/viz\/SIAMCSE2025\/dash-long\u0022\u003EGT CSE at SIAM CSE25 Interactive Graphic\u003C\/a\u003E]\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cIn CSE, researchers from different disciplines work together to develop new computational methods that we could not have developed alone,\u201d said School of CSE Professor\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/cse.gatech.edu\/people\/edmond-chow\u0022\u003EEdmond Chow\u003C\/a\u003E.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cThese methods enable new science and engineering to be performed using computation.\u201d\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003ECSE is a discipline dedicated to advancing computational techniques to study and analyze scientific and engineering systems. CSE complements theory and experimentation as modes of scientific discovery.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EHeld every other year, CSE25 is the primary conference for the SIAM Activity Group on Computational Science and Engineering (\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.siam.org\/get-involved\/connect-with-a-community\/activity-groups\/computational-science-and-engineering\/\u0022\u003ESIAG CSE\u003C\/a\u003E). School of CSE faculty serve in key roles in leading the group and preparing for the conference.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EIn December, SIAG CSE members elected Chow to a two-year term as the group\u2019s vice chair. This election comes after Chow completed a term as the SIAG CSE program director.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003ESchool of CSE Associate Professor\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/cse.gatech.edu\/people\/elizabeth-cherry\u0022\u003EElizabeth Cherry\u003C\/a\u003E has co-chaired the CSE25 organizing committee since the last conference in 2023. Later that year, SIAM members\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.siam.org\/publications\/siam-news\/articles\/siam-introduces-its-newly-elected-leadership\/\u0022\u003Ereelected Cherry to a second, three-year term as a council member at large\u003C\/a\u003E.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EAt Georgia Tech, Chow serves as the associate chair of the School of CSE. Cherry, who recently became the\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.cc.gatech.edu\/news\/new-team-associate-deans-ready-advance-college-initiatives\u0022\u003E associate dean for graduate education of the College of Computing, continues as the director of CSE programs\u003C\/a\u003E.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cWith our strong emphasis on developing and applying computational tools and techniques to solve real-world problems, researchers in the School of CSE are well positioned to serve as leaders in computational science and engineering both within Georgia Tech and in the broader professional community,\u201d Cherry said.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EGeorgia Tech\u2019s School of CSE was\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/cse.gatech.edu\/founding-school\u0022\u003Efirst organized as a division in 2005\u003C\/a\u003E, becoming one of the world\u2019s first academic departments devoted to the discipline. 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We call this chemical evolution.\u201d\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp dir=\u0022ltr\u0022\u003EWhile much research has focused on individual chemical reactions that could lead to biological molecules, this study establishes an experimental model to explore how entire chemical systems evolve when exposed to environmental changes.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp dir=\u0022ltr\u0022\u003E\u201cChemical evolution is chemistry that keeps changing and doing new things,\u201d Williams explains. \u201cIt\u2019s unending chemical change, but with exploration of new chemical spaces. We wondered if we could set up a system that does that without introducing new molecules ourselves \u2014 instead we had the system oscillate between wet and dry conditions.\u201d\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp dir=\u0022ltr\u0022\u003EIn nature, these systems might look like a landscape where water condenses, and then dries out, over and over again \u2014 conditions that arise naturally from the day-night cycles of our planet.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Ch3\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EFrom simple molecules to complex systems\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/h3\u003E\u003Cp dir=\u0022ltr\u0022\u003EThe study identified three key findings \u2014 chemical systems can continuously evolve without reaching equilibrium, avoid uncontrolled complexity through selective chemical pathways, and exhibit synchronized population dynamics among different molecular species. This suggests that environmental factors played a key role in shaping the molecular complexity needed for life to emerge.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp dir=\u0022ltr\u0022\u003E\u201cThis research offers a new perspective on how molecular evolution might have unfolded on early Earth,\u201d says Frenkel-Pinter, assistant professor in the Institute of Chemistry at The Hebrew University of Jerusalem. \u201cBy demonstrating that chemical systems can self-organize and evolve in structured ways, we provide experimental evidence that may help bridge the gap between prebiotic chemistry and the emergence of biological molecules.\u201d\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp dir=\u0022ltr\u0022\u003EBeyond its relevance to origins-of-life research, the study\u2019s findings may have broader applications in synthetic biology and nanotechnology. 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This raised concerns about the toxicity of these particles in the air, especially since many of the buildings were constructed before 1978, when lead paint was still commonly used.\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cp\u003ELead is a toxic air contaminant that poses significant health risks, particularly for children, who are more vulnerable to its neurodevelopmental effects. While chronic lead exposure is well-documented, the effects of short-term spikes, like those recorded during these fires, are less understood.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cOur work through ASCENT,\u201d said \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.chbe.gatech.edu\/directory\/person\/nga-lee-sally-ng\u0022\u003ESally Ng\u003C\/a\u003E, Georgia Tech\u2019s Love Family Professor of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering and Earth and Atmospheric Sciences and the network\u2019s principal investigator, \u201chas provided us with new insights into the air we breathe, with unprecedented levels of detail and time resolution. Beyond the mass concentration of PM2.5 that is typically measured, we are now able to detect a wide range of chemical components in the aerosols in real time, to better understand and evaluate to what extent one is exposed to harmful pollutants.\u201d\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cp\u003EInvestigators used several instruments to obtain hourly measurements at the ASCENT monitoring site in Pico Rivera, approximately 14 miles south of the Eaton Canyon fire, to assess atmospheric lead during the wildfires.\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cOur findings showcased the importance of having real-time measurements of the chemical species that comprise particulate matter,\u201d said California Institute of Technology Ph.D. candidate in atmospheric chemistry and ASPIRE researcher Haroula Baliaka. \u201cDuring the LA fires, we provided the public with timely information about what they were breathing and how air quality evolved in the days that followed.\u201d\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThis research has been published in the CDC\u2019s \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.cdc.gov\/mmwr\/volumes\/74\/wr\/mm7405a4.htm?s_cid=mm7405a4_w\u0022 rel=\u0022noreferrer noopener\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003EMorbidity and Mortality Weekly Report\u003C\/a\u003E.\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E","summary":"","format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EAs the Los Angeles fires quickly spread starting Jan. 7 and wind gusts approached 100 mph, scientists observed a 110-fold rise in airborne lead levels. 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Sherrill is a Regents\u0027 Professor in the School of Chemistry and Biochemistry with a joint appointment in the College of Computing. Sherrill has served as associate director for IDEaS since its founding in 2016.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u0022David Sherrill\u0027s leadership role in IDEaS as associate director, together with his interdisciplinary background in chemistry and computer science, makes him the right person to support this transition as interim executive director,\u0022 said Julia Kubanek, professor and vice president for interdisciplinary research at Georgia Tech.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003ESherrill succeeds Srinivas Aluru who will be taking a new position as Senior Associate Dean in the College of Computing. Aluru, a Regents\u0027 Professor in the School of Computational Science and Engineering, co-founded IDEaS and served as its co-executive director (2016-2019) and then as executive director (2019-date), spanning eight and a half years. Under his leadership IDEaS grew to more than 200 affiliate faculty spanning all colleges, encompassing multiple state, federal, and industry funded centers. Notable among these is the South Big Data Hub, catalyzing the Southern data science community to collectively accelerate scientific discovery and innovation, spur economic development in the region, broaden participation and diversity in data science, and the CloudHub, a Microsoft funded center that provides research funding and cloud resources for innovative applications in Generative Artificial Intelligence. More recently, Aluru established the Center for Artificial Intelligence in Science and Engineering (ARTISAN), and expanded the Institute\u2019s research staff to provide needed cyberinfrastructure, software resources, and expertise to support faculty projects with large data sets and AI-driven discovery. \u0022I\u0027ve had the pleasure of serving as Associate Director of IDEaS since it was founded by Srinivas Aluru and Dana Randall, and I\u0027m excited to step into this interim role.\u201d said Sherrill. \u201cIDEaS has an important mission to serve the many faculty doing interdisciplinary research involving data science and high performance computing.\u0022\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003ESherrill\u2019s research group focuses on the development of ab initio electronic structure theory and its application to problems of broad chemical interest, including the influence of non-covalent interactions in drug binding, biomolecular structure, organic crystals, and organocatalytic transition states.\u0026nbsp;The group seeks to apply the most accurate quantum models possible for a given problem and specializes in generating high-quality datasets for testing new methods or machine-learning purposes.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003ESherrill earned a B.S. in chemistry from MIT in 1992 and a Ph.D. in chemistry from the University of Georgia in 1996. From 1996-1999 Sherril was an NSF Postdoctoral Fellow, working under M. Head-Gordon, at the University of California, Berkeley.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003ESherrill is a Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS), the American Chemical Society, and the American Physical Society, and he has been Associate Editor of the Journal of Chemical Physics since 2009.\u0026nbsp;Sherrill has received a Camille and Henry Dreyfus New Faculty Award, the International Journal of Quantum Chemistry Young Investigator Award, an NSF CAREER Award, and Georgia Tech\u0027s W. Howard Ector Outstanding Teacher Award. In 2023, he received the Herty Medal from the Georgia Section of the American Chemical Society, and in 2024, he was elected to the International Academy of Quantum Molecular Science.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E--Christa M. 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But the mechanisms that drive these interactions have historically been difficult to map and understand.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp dir=\u0022ltr\u0022\u003EA study led by Georgia Tech is showcasing a new resource to help researchers understand the structure and function of these interactions \u2014 called assemblies \u2014 at both molecular and functional levels. The work is published in the\u0026nbsp;\u003Cem\u003ENature-\u003C\/em\u003Efamily journal\u0026nbsp;\u003Cem\u003ECommunications Chemistry\u003C\/em\u003E.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp dir=\u0022ltr\u0022\u003ECalled BioDolphin \u2014 short for Biological Database of Lipid-Protein Highly Inclusive Interactions \u2014 the resource is the first comprehensive, annotated database of protein-lipid interactions. Integrated into a\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.biodolphin.chemistry.gatech.edu\u0022\u003Euser-friendly web server\u003C\/a\u003E, BioDolphin is freely accessible to all. Users can easily view and download interaction data and systematically analyze lipid-protein assemblies.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp dir=\u0022ltr\u0022\u003E\u201cUnderstanding lipid-protein interactions is crucial in advancing our understanding of human health and disease treatment,\u201d says the study\u2019s corresponding author,\u0026nbsp;\u003Cstrong\u003EAndrew McShan\u003C\/strong\u003E. \u201cBioDolphin is the first resource to collect this type of information for\u0026nbsp;\u003Cem\u003Eall\u003C\/em\u003E kinds of proteins, not just those found in membranes. 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And while most databases of lipid-protein assemblies have focused solely on a specific type of protein \u2014 membrane proteins \u2014 BioDolphin expands beyond that.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp dir=\u0022ltr\u0022\u003E\u201cBioDolphin enables us to globally define the structural features of lipid-protein assemblies across the eight different classes of lipid compounds to understand their cellular function and roles in disease,\u201d says McShan, adding that the database also provides information on paired lipid-protein annotation, experimental binding affinities, intermolecular interactions, and atomic structures across a wide range of lipid-protein interactions \u2014 all available to anyone with an internet connection.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Ch3\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EA molecular blueprint for research \u2014 and teaching\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/h3\u003E\u003Cp dir=\u0022ltr\u0022\u003E\u201cIn the past, this\u0026nbsp;research has been limited because lipids are notoriously difficult to study in the lab,\u201d McShan says.\u0026nbsp;\u0022BioDolphin changes the paradigm. It is the first time that anyone has collected, annotated, and analyzed the known structural universe of lipid-protein interactions across all organisms.\u201d\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp dir=\u0022ltr\u0022\u003EIt\u2019s a rapidly developing field. McShan was recently\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/cos.gatech.edu\/news\/andrew-mcshan-awarded-curci-grant-cutting-edge-cancer-research\u0022\u003Eawarded a prestigious Curci grant\u003C\/a\u003E for cutting-edge cancer research into lipid-based universal immunotherapies and vaccines.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp dir=\u0022ltr\u0022\u003EBeyond research applications,\u0026nbsp;the team hopes that BioDolphin will be a resource for biochemistry students.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp dir=\u0022ltr\u0022\u003E\u201cThe database can serve as a tool for teachers and students studying these protein-lipid interactions, which is often an underdeveloped topic in biology and biochemistry courses,\u201d McShan says. \u201cI hope that BioDolphin is a valuable resource for the researchers of today \u2014 and that it can also be a building block for the researchers of tomorrow.\u201d\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp dir=\u0022ltr\u0022\u003E\u003Cem\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EFunding:\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/strong\u003EShurl and Kay Curci Foundation, NSF Advanced Cyberinfrastructure Coordination Ecosystem: Services \u0026amp; Support (ACCESS) program, NIH National Institute of General Medical Sciences (NIGMS), Partnership for an Advanced Computing Environment (PACE) at the Georgia Institute of Technology, and Taiwan Ministry of Education Government Scholarship to Study Abroad program.\u003C\/em\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cem\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EDOI:\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/em\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1038\/s42004-024-01384-z\u0022\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003Ehttps:\/\/doi.org\/10.1038\/s42004-024-01384-z\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E","summary":"","format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cem\u003EFrom helping develop immunotherapies to teaching students, a new open-access database called BioDolphin is providing fresh insights on lipid-protein interactions \u2014 a critical component of biochemical research.\u003C\/em\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"From helping develop immunotherapies to teaching students, a new open-access database called BioDolphin is providing fresh insights on lipid-protein interactions \u2014 a critical component of biochemical research."}],"uid":"35599","created_gmt":"2024-12-17 23:21:54","changed_gmt":"2024-12-18 14:16:07","author":"sperrin6","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","location":"Atlanta, GA","dateline":{"date":"2024-12-18T00:00:00-05:00","iso_date":"2024-12-18T00:00:00-05:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"hg_media":{"675882":{"id":"675882","type":"image","title":"Lipids can be powerful tools to help deliver drugs and treatments through their interactions with proteins. 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His research spans the land-to-ocean continuum and includes studies on how groundwater fluctuations control the fate and transport of uranium in stream sediments, how wetland changes affect methane emissions, and how river pulses influence carbon transformations in low-oxygen ocean sediments. Boever\u0026nbsp;has been extremely active in field research, participating in six research cruises and leading the field component of a Department of Energy-funded project at the Savannah River National Laboratory that included more than six research trips in two years. As a result of his extensive field work,\u0026nbsp;Boever is working on three first-author publications and co-authoring three additional articles.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp dir=\u0022ltr\u0022\u003E\u201cI play in the mud, using sensors to monitor chemical changes that affect the environment,\u201d says Boever. \u201cField studies are tough, but what we learn is invaluable not only for improving our current understanding of these processes but also informing us of their potential influence on future ecosystem function and global climate impacts.\u201d\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Ch3\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EErin Connolly, \u003C\/strong\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/biosciences.gatech.edu\/\u0022\u003ESchool of\u003Cstrong\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/strong\u003EBiological Sciences\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/h3\u003E\u003Cp dir=\u0022ltr\u0022\u003EConnolly will earn her Ph.D. in bioinformatics. 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Because of the supportive community, I\u2019ve gained the skills and knowledge necessary to teach and motivate undergraduate students in both classroom and research settings.\u201d\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Ch3\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EXing Xu, \u003C\/strong\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/chemistry.gatech.edu\/\u0022\u003ESchool of Chemistry and Biochemistry\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/h3\u003E\u003Cp dir=\u0022ltr\u0022\u003EXu will receive her Ph.D. in chemistry and has published two first-author papers, with three more in preparation. She has contributed to four additional publications as a second or third author. 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Haley (ME 1933).\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Ch2\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EMeet the 2024-2025 Haley Fellows\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/h2\u003E\u003Ch3\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EEmily Gleaton, \u003C\/strong\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/psychology.gatech.edu\/\u0022\u003ESchool of Psychology\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/h3\u003E\u003Cp dir=\u0022ltr\u0022\u003EGleaton specializes in engineering psychology. Since 2020, she has served as president, secretary, webmaster, and treasurer of the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society student chapter and held multiple leadership positions in the Psychology Graduate Student Council. She was recognized by \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/studentengagement.gatech.edu\/\u0022\u003EGeorgia Tech\u2019s Center for Student Engagement\u003C\/a\u003E as part of the 2023 Celebrating Student Leadership Project.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp dir=\u0022ltr\u0022\u003E\u201cMy research focuses on how to reduce the disuse of assistive technologies and improve user outcomes through enhanced instruction and training,\u201d says Gleaton. \u201cThese technologies, from mobility aids to smart devices like wearables and conversational agents, help people perform tasks more easily.\u0026nbsp; I hope my work fosters the successful adoption of assistive technology \u2014 and supports individuals aging in place, improving health, and gaining greater independence.\u201d\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Ch3\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EAlex Havrilla\u003C\/strong\u003E, \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/math.gatech.edu\/\u0022\u003ESchool of Mathematics\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/h3\u003E\u003Cp\u003EA third-year Ph.D. student studying mathematics, Havrilla focuses on both theoretical and applied topics in generative machine learning. He has published several papers in academic journals and is an active attendee\/presenter in the Society for Industrial and Applied Mathematics student chapter seminar series. Outside of Georgia Tech, Alex co-founded CarperAI, an open-source research group studying reinforcement learning from human feedback (RLHF) for large language models.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u0022My theoretical work tries\u003Cstrong\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/strong\u003Eto understand how well models generalize depending on model size and the amount and makeup of training data. My applied research improves the mathematical reasoning abilities of generative models through synthetic data generation,\u0022 says Havrilla. \u0022I love the interplay between both theory and application. Knowing the theory helps give me a more principled understanding of what is done in practice, and knowing the practice helps me decide what are the most relevant questions to study theoretically.\u201d\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Ch3\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003ECharles \u201cRoss\u201d Lindsey, \u003C\/strong\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/biosciences.gatech.edu\/\u0022\u003ESchool of Biological Sciences\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/h3\u003E\u003Cp dir=\u0022ltr\u0022\u003EAs part of the\u0026nbsp;Rosenzweig Lab, Lindsey investigates the evolution of multicellularity and cell differentiation. He also assists Team Phoenix Supercomputing via Georgia Tech\u2019s\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/vip.gatech.edu\u0022\u003EVertically Integrated Projects program\u003C\/a\u003E, which\u0026nbsp;engages undergraduate and graduate students in long-term, large-scale, multidisciplinary project teams led by faculty.\u0026nbsp;Lindsey trains the Team Phoenix Supercomputing to compete in high-performance computing (HPC) competitions while equipping them with fundamental skills necessary for HPC research.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp dir=\u0022ltr\u0022\u003E\u201cMy research has largely focused on a small group of freshwater green algae known informally as the \u2018volvocine algae\u2019,\u201d says Lindsey. \u201cThe varying levels of developmental and sexual complexity make these organisms a useful model system for investigating major evolutionary questions. I infer the phylogenetic relationships of this group and perform ancestral-state reconstructions of key traits thought necessary for the evolution of differentiated, multicellularity.\u201d\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Ch3\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EJordan McKaig\u003C\/strong\u003E, \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/eas.gatech.edu\/\u0022\u003ESchool of Earth and Atmospheric Sciences\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/h3\u003E\u003Cp dir=\u0022ltr\u0022\u003EMcKaig has two first-author publications and has presented her research nationally and internationally. She participated in the International Space Station (ISS) analog experiment at Jules\u2019 Undersea Lodge in Key Largo and NASA outreach for the Atlanta Science Festival. On campus, she was the 2023 President of\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/astrobiology.gatech.edu\/exo\/\u0022\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EExplOrigins\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E, a group of young scientists interested in the origins and evolution of life, the exploration of our solar system, and the search for habitable planets beyond Earth.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp dir=\u0022ltr\u0022\u003E\u201cMy research focuses on detecting signs of life and characterizing microbes in very salty environments,\u201d says McKaig. \u201cI am interested in life at the fringe of habitability, where the environmental conditions are harsh, but adequate for living things to exist. By learning about life in the extremes on Earth, we can make predictions about what life may look like if it exists on other planets or moons, and how we might be able to detect such life forms. In my lab work, I explore the applications that nanopore instrumentation may have in the search for extraterrestrial life.\u201d\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Ch3\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EKellie Stellmach\u003C\/strong\u003E, \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/chemistry.gatech.edu\/\u0022\u003ESchool of Chemistry and Biochemistry\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/h3\u003E\u003Cp dir=\u0022ltr\u0022\u003EStellmach is a Ph.D. student in chemistry. She is heavily involved in the\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/spn.gatech\u0022\u003EStudent Polymer Network\u003C\/a\u003E, serving as secretary, vice president, and president. 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Though this scholarship is typically given to 40 exceptional incoming first-year students, a select few second- and third-year students are chosen to receive the honor for exemplifying the program\u2019s pillars of scholarship, leadership, progress, and service.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp dir=\u0022ltr\u0022\u003EThe new Scholars include \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/biosciences.gatech.edu\/\u0022\u003ESchool of Biological Sciences\u003C\/a\u003E\/\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/modlangs.gatech.edu\/\u0022\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003ESchool of Modern Languages\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/strong\u003Estudent\u0026nbsp;\u003Cstrong\u003ESonali Kaluri,\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/chemistry.gatech.edu\/\u0022\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E\u0026nbsp;School of Chemistry and Biochemistry\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/strong\u003Estudent\u0026nbsp;\u003Cstrong\u003ESeth Kinoshita\u003C\/strong\u003E, and School of Biological Sciences student\u0026nbsp;\u003Cstrong\u003EMedina McCowin\u003C\/strong\u003E.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp dir=\u0022ltr\u0022\u003EAs part of the program, the selected students will receive a full-ride scholarship, special mentoring, and travel opportunities.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp dir=\u0022ltr\u0022\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EAbout the Scholars\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp dir=\u0022ltr\u0022\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003ESonali Kaluri\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/strong\u003Eis a third-year\u003Cstrong\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/strong\u003Estudent double majoring in biology and applied languages and intercultural studies (with a concentration in Spanish). Deeply passionate about women\u0027s health, she has researched clinical considerations of treating liver disease in pregnant women and the impact of a virtual lactation program on maternal and infant health outcomes at the University of Massachusetts Medical School.\u003Cstrong\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/strong\u003EIn her spare time, she volunteers at the Winship Cancer Institute and the March of Dimes and is a member of the Yellow Jacket Fencing Club.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp dir=\u0022ltr\u0022\u003E\u201cI hope to attend medical school and pursue a career in academic medicine after graduation from Georgia Tech,\u201d says Kaluri. \u201cMy research experience has made me acutely aware of the gaps in medical knowledge regarding the different ways disease processes affect women, and I hope to become an advocate for change through research and clinical practice!\u201d\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp dir=\u0022ltr\u0022\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003ESeth Kinoshita\u003C\/strong\u003E is a third-year biochemistry major with a minor in health and medical sciences. As an undergraduate research assistant with the Department of Biomedical Engineering, he focuses on a novel drug delivery structure that can be surgically inserted to decrease recovery time and minimize invasiveness for tendon injuries. His work has been published in several academic journals. He serves as an undergraduate research ambassador and a pre-health mentor \u2014\u0026nbsp;and spends his free time with Sympathetic Vibrations, Georgia Tech\u0027s male a cappella group. Kinoshita also works as the medical coordinator for Aurora Day Camp, a camp for children with cancer and their siblings.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp dir=\u0022ltr\u0022\u003E\u0022After graduation, I want to pursue an M.D.\/Ph.D. in regenerative orthopedic medicine to bridge my tendon repair research with direct implementation into patients,\u201d says Kinoshita. \u201cI aim to develop innovative treatments that can restore mobility in the extremities and improve the quality of life for patients with musculoskeletal disorders.\u0022\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp dir=\u0022ltr\u0022\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EMedina McCowin\u003C\/strong\u003E is a third-year biology major researching cancer treatment methods in the \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.sulchek2.gatech.edu\/\u0022\u003ESulchek BioMEMS and Biomechanics Lab\u003C\/a\u003E. She also worked for Lachance Laboratories as an undergraduate researcher, investigating cancer genetics\u003Cstrong\u003E.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/strong\u003EActive on campus, she is the biology representative for the Georgia Tech Undergraduate House of Representatives and president of the Georgia Tech Public Health Student Association. McCowin has also held several leadership roles with the Georgia Tech American Medical Student Association.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp dir=\u0022ltr\u0022\u003E\u201cIn the future, I hope to pursue an M.D.\/Ph.D. and become a pediatric oncologist and cancer treatment researcher, focusing on improving pediatric cancer treatments,\u201d says McCowin. \u201cWorking in the healthcare field and experiencing personal loss has taught me that empathy and compassion are the most important factors in becoming a doctor. 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The solver surpasses the limits of current models by demonstrating scalability across chemical system sizes ranging from large to small.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EComputer scientists and engineers benefit from the algorithm\u2019s ability to balance processor loads. This work allows researchers to tackle larger, more complex problems without the prohibitive costs associated with previous methods.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EIts ability to solve block linear systems drives the algorithm\u2019s ingenuity. According to the researchers, their approach is the first known use of a block linear system solver to calculate electronic correlation energy.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThe Georgia Tech team won\u2019t need to travel far to share their findings with the broader high-performance computing community. They will present their work in Atlanta at the 2024 International Conference for High Performance Computing, Networking, Storage and Analysis (\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/sc24.supercomputing.org\/\u0022\u003ESC24\u003C\/a\u003E).\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E[\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/sites.gatech.edu\/research\/sc-2024\/\u0022\u003EMICROSITE: Georgia Tech at SC24\u003C\/a\u003E]\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cThe combination of solving large problems with high accuracy can enable density functional theory simulation to tackle new problems in science and engineering,\u201d said\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/faculty.cc.gatech.edu\/~echow\/\u0022\u003EEdmond Chow\u003C\/a\u003E, professor and associate chair of Georgia Tech\u2019s School of Computational Science and Engineering (CSE).\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EDensity functional theory (DFT) is a modeling method for studying electronic structure in many-body systems, such as atoms and molecules.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EAn important concept DFT models is electronic correlation, the interaction between electrons in a quantum system. Electron correlation energy is the measure of how much the movement of one electron is influenced by presence of all other electrons.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003ERandom phase approximation (RPA) is used to calculate electron correlation energy. While RPA is very accurate, it becomes computationally more expensive as the size of the system being calculated increases.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EGeorgia Tech\u2019s algorithm enhances electronic correlation energy computations within the RPA framework. The approach circumvents inefficiencies and achieves faster solution times, even for small-scale chemical systems.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThe group integrated the algorithm into existing work on\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.phanishgroup.com\/software.html\u0022\u003ESPARC\u003C\/a\u003E, a real-space electronic structure software package for accurate, efficient, and scalable solutions of DFT equations. School of Civil and Environmental Engineering Professor\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/ce.gatech.edu\/directory\/person\/phanish-suryanarayana\u0022\u003EPhanish Suryanarayana\u003C\/a\u003E is SPARC\u2019s lead researcher.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThe group tested the algorithm on small chemical systems of silicon crystals numbering as few as eight atoms. The method achieved faster calculation times and scaled to larger system sizes than direct approaches.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cThis algorithm will enable SPARC to perform electronic structure calculations for realistic systems with a level of accuracy that is the gold standard in chemical and materials science research,\u201d said Suryanarayana.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003ERPA is expensive because it relies on quartic scaling. When the size of a chemical system is doubled, the computational cost increases by a factor of 16.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EInstead, Georgia Tech\u2019s algorithm scales cubically by solving block linear systems. This capability makes it feasible to solve larger problems at less expense.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003ESolving block linear systems presents a challenging trade-off in solving different block sizes. While\u0026nbsp;larger blocks help reduce the number of steps of the solver, using them demands higher computational cost per step on computer processors.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003ETech\u2019s solution is a dynamic block size selection solver. The solver allows each processor to independently select block sizes to calculate. This solution further assists in scaling, and improves processor load balancing and parallel efficiency.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cThe new algorithm has many forms of parallelism, making it suitable for immense numbers of processors,\u201d Chow said. \u201cThe algorithm works in a real-space, finite-difference DFT code. Such a code can scale efficiently on the largest supercomputers.\u201d\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EGeorgia Tech alumni \u003Cstrong\u003EShikhar Shah\u003C\/strong\u003E (Ph.D. CSE 2024),\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/huanghua1994.github.io\/\u0022\u003EHua Huang\u003C\/a\u003E (Ph.D. CSE 2024), and Ph.D. student\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/boqin\/\u0022\u003EBoqin Zhang\u003C\/a\u003E led the algorithm\u2019s development. The project was the culmination of work for Shah and Huang, who completed their degrees this summer.\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/people.llnl.gov\/pask1\u0022\u003EJohn E. 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The team, made up of two undergraduate students, \u003Cstrong\u003EDiya Godavarti\u003C\/strong\u003E and \u003Cstrong\u003EWaynell Simbafo\u003C\/strong\u003E, and one chemistry graduate student who served as a mentor, \u003Cstrong\u003EJohn Pederson\u003C\/strong\u003E, placed second overall in the poster category. Their poster on modeling chemical exposure in the workplace focused on socioeconomic disparities in potentially toxic environments.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp dir=\u0022ltr\u0022\u003E\u201cPlacing second speaks volumes for Georgia Tech and the capabilities and abilities of these students,\u201d says\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/chemistry.gatech.edu\/people\/pamela-pollet\u0022\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EPamela Pollet\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E, faculty with the\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/chemistry.gatech.edu\u0022\u003ESchool of Chemistry and Biochemistry\u003C\/a\u003E. Pollet served as the team\u2019s faculty advisor along with\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/oshainfo.gatech.edu\/staff\/jenny-houlroyd-cih-mpsh\u0022\u003EJenny Houlroyd\u003C\/a\u003E, manager of Occupational Health Services at Georgia Tech.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp dir=\u0022ltr\u0022\u003EEach year, the VIP poster competition challenges undergraduate students from throughout Georgia to use their different majors, mindsets, and abilities to solve a real, universal problem. The goal is to give students experience in a field of study and in working together to solve a seemingly complex problem. 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the\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/chemistry.gatech.edu\/\u0022\u003ESchool of Chemistry and Biochemistry\u003C\/a\u003E, effective this October.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp dir=\u0022ltr\u0022\u003EWysocki currently serves as Ohio Eminent Scholar, director of the\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.ccic.ohio-state.edu\/\u0022\u003ECampus Chemical Instrument Center\u003C\/a\u003E, and professor in the\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/chemistry.osu.edu\/\u0022\u003EDepartment of Chemistry and Biochemistry at Ohio State University\u003C\/a\u003E. Her research involves solving biomedical problems and developing new techniques and devices to study proteins in the human body. This work has human health applications spanning the development of new medicines to disease prevention.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp dir=\u0022ltr\u0022\u003E\u201cI am thrilled to join the College of Sciences at Georgia Tech\u0026nbsp;\u2014 a research university that I have long respected,\u201d says\u0026nbsp;Wysocki. \u201cThis is a truly exciting moment in education and research. Innovations are changing how we understand the world and how we prepare future scientists. I look forward to working with students, staff, faculty, and Georgia Tech leaders to advance the School of Chemistry and Biochemistry and continue its pursuit of excellence.\u201d\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp dir=\u0022ltr\u0022\u003E\u201cVicki was the clear choice for this role given her vision for the School and her commitment to excellence in research and teaching,\u201d says\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/lozier.eas.gatech.edu\/\u0022\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003ESusan Lozier\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E,\u003C\/strong\u003E dean of the College of Sciences, Betsy Middleton and John Clark Sutherland Chair, and professor in the School of Earth and Atmospheric Sciences. \u201cShe is an outstanding leader and renowned scholar, and I look forward to working with her in the years ahead to advance the ambitious goals of the School and College.\u201d\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp dir=\u0022ltr\u0022\u003E\u201cI would like to thank the members of the search committee for their time and hard work,\u201d adds Lozier. \u201cI also want to express my gratitude for\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/chemistry.gatech.edu\/people\/mg-finn\u0022\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EM.G. Finn\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u2019s efforts as chair over the last decade. He has done an extraordinary job\u0026nbsp;elevating the teaching and research missions of the\u0026nbsp;School of Chemistry and Biochemistry.\u201d\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Ch3\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EMeet Vicki Wysocki\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/h3\u003E\u003Cp dir=\u0022ltr\u0022\u003EWysocki\u2019s research focuses on developing devices and techniques to unlock the secrets of proteins, the building blocks of the human body. Her\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/research.cbc.osu.edu\/wysocki.11\/\u0022\u003Eresearch group\u003C\/a\u003E uses electron capture, surface-induced dissociation, and ion mobility mass spectrometry to measure and characterize large protein and nucleoprotein complexes\u0026nbsp;(arrangements of proteins in a group that carry out a function). Such research has important implications for drug discovery, disease prevention, and more\u0026nbsp;\u2014 as reflected in the Wysocki Group\u2019s collaborations with multiple instrument vendors and pharmaceutical companies. Additionally, as director of the NIH-funded\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.nigms.nih.gov\/grants\/Pages\/btod.aspx\u0022\u003EBiomedical Technology Optimization and Dissemination Center in Mass Spectrometry Guided Structural Biology\u003C\/a\u003E, her collaborative team interacts with scientists across the country to develop and apply new approaches to solve biomedical problems.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp dir=\u0022ltr\u0022\u003EWysocki received a Bachelor of Science in Chemistry from Western Kentucky University and a Ph.D. in Chemistry from Purdue University. Following postdoctoral work at Purdue and the Naval Research Laboratory as a National Research Council Fellow, she started as an assistant professor at Virginia Commonwealth University in 1990 before being promoted to associate professor in 1994. Subsequently, she joined the University of Arizona (1996-2012), where she served as professor, co-chair, and chair of the Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry. Wysocki joined Ohio State University in 2012 as an Ohio Eminent Scholar, director of the Campus Chemical Instrument Center, and professor in the Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp dir=\u0022ltr\u0022\u003EHer honors include the 2009 Distinguished Contribution to Mass Spectrometry Award from the American Society for Mass Spectrometry, jointly with Professor Simon Gaskell of the\u0026nbsp;University of Manchester; the 2017 American Chemical Society (ACS) Field and Franklin Award for Outstanding Contributions to Mass Spectrometry; the 2022 ACS Division of Analytical Chemistry Award in Chemical Instrumentation; and the 2022 Thomson Medal from the International Mass Spectrometry Foundation. She is the editor-in-chief of the\u003Cem\u003E Journal of the American Society for Mass Spectrometry\u003C\/em\u003E. Previously, she served as president of the American Society for Mass Spectrometry and associate editor for the ACS journal\u0026nbsp;\u003Cem\u003EAnalytical Chemistry\u003C\/em\u003E.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Ch5\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EAbout Georgia Tech\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/h5\u003E\u003Cp dir=\u0022ltr\u0022\u003EThe Georgia Institute of Technology, or Georgia Tech, is one of the top public research universities in the U.S., developing leaders who advance technology and improve the human condition. The Institute offers\u202fbusiness, computing, design, engineering, liberal arts, and\u202f sciences degrees. Its more than 47,000 undergraduate and graduate students represent 54 U.S. states and territories and more than 143 countries. They study at the main campus in Atlanta, at campuses in France and China, or through distance and online learning. As a leading technological university, Georgia Tech is an engine of economic development for Georgia, the Southeast, and the nation, conducting more than $1 billion in research annually for government, industry, and society.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E","summary":"","format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EWysocki\u2019s research involves solving biomedical problems and developing new techniques and devices to study proteins in the human body.\u003C\/p\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"Wysocki\u2019s research involves solving biomedical problems and developing new techniques and devices to study proteins in the human body."}],"uid":"36583","created_gmt":"2024-08-02 20:16:16","changed_gmt":"2024-08-05 20:21:23","author":"lvidal7","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","dateline":{"date":"2024-08-05T00:00:00-04:00","iso_date":"2024-08-05T00:00:00-04:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"hg_media":{"674487":{"id":"674487","type":"image","title":"Vicki Wysocki ","body":null,"created":"1722629784","gmt_created":"2024-08-02 20:16:24","changed":"1722629784","gmt_changed":"2024-08-02 20:16:24","alt":"Vicki Wysocki ","file":{"fid":"258022","name":"ASMS-3-3-6727 crop.jpg","image_path":"\/sites\/default\/files\/2024\/08\/02\/ASMS-3-3-6727%20crop.jpg","image_full_path":"http:\/\/hg.gatech.edu\/\/sites\/default\/files\/2024\/08\/02\/ASMS-3-3-6727%20crop.jpg","mime":"image\/jpeg","size":299719,"path_740":"http:\/\/hg.gatech.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/740xx_scale\/public\/2024\/08\/02\/ASMS-3-3-6727%20crop.jpg?itok=X0sFg2Pf"}}},"media_ids":["674487"],"groups":[{"id":"85951","name":"School of Chemistry and Biochemistry"},{"id":"1278","name":"College of Sciences"}],"categories":[{"id":"141","name":"Chemistry and Chemical Engineering"},{"id":"135","name":"Research"},{"id":"134","name":"Student and Faculty"}],"keywords":[{"id":"4896","name":"College of Sciences"},{"id":"166928","name":"School of Chemistry and Biochemistry"},{"id":"4003","name":"appointment"},{"id":"192249","name":"cos-community"}],"core_research_areas":[],"news_room_topics":[],"event_categories":[],"invited_audience":[],"affiliations":[],"classification":[],"areas_of_expertise":[],"news_and_recent_appearances":[],"phone":[],"contact":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EBy: Lindsay C. 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My current research focuses on accuracy\u2013modeling proteins with thousands of atoms to understand why some drugs work better than others,\u201d explains Berry. \u201cOne of the practicum benefits will be access to\u0026nbsp;the DOE\u2019s supercomputers. I\u2019m looking forward to learning how these incredible computers can help us further implement data-driven approaches to screen potential drug candidates (small molecules) even more rapidly.\u201d\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp dir=\u0022ltr\u0022\u003EThe fellowship is renewable for up to four years.\u0026nbsp;As of September 1, 2024, the DOE CSGF will have onboarded more than 675 students across 34 cohorts representing 84 Ph.D. institutions. There are a record 40 incoming fellows for 2024-2025, with Berry the sole recipient from Georgia Tech.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u0022Izzy is an amazing student. She came to Georgia Tech with a B.S. in Chemistry and minors in computer science, applied math, and physics\u2014as well as research experience in computational biophysics,\u201d says\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/chemistry.gatech.edu\/people\/david-sherrill\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003E\u0026nbsp;David Sherrill\u003C\/a\u003E, Regents\u2019 Professor in the \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/chemistry.gatech.edu\/\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003ESchool of Chemistry and Biochemistry\u003C\/a\u003E and the \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/cse.gatech.edu\/\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003ESchool of Computational Science and Engineering\u003C\/a\u003E who oversees Berry\u2019s work. \u201cShe is exactly the kind of interdisciplinary student the DOE wants to recognize with their Computational Science Graduate Fellowship. 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This method overcomes a known limitation inhibiting diffusion models from broad use in science and engineering.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cWe hope PRODIGY enables drug designers and scientists to generate structures that meet their precise needs,\u201d said\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/ksartik.github.io\/\u0022\u003EKartik Sharma\u003C\/a\u003E, lead researcher on\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/prodigy-diffusion.github.io\/\u0022\u003Ethe project\u003C\/a\u003E. \u201cIt should also inspire future innovations to precisely control modern generative models across domains.\u201d\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EPRODIGY works on diffusion models, a generative AI model for computer vision tasks. 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The researchers say PRODIGY has potential in other fields using large networks and datasets, such as social sciences and telecommunications.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThese features led to PRODIGY\u2019s acceptance for presentation at the upcoming International Conference on Machine Learning (\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/icml.cc\/\u0022\u003EICML 2024\u003C\/a\u003E). ICML 2024 is the leading international academic conference on ML. The conference is taking place July 21-27 in Vienna.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EAssistant Professor\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/faculty.cc.gatech.edu\/~skumar498\/\u0022\u003ESrijan Kumar\u003C\/a\u003E is Sharma\u2019s advisor and paper co-author. They worked with Tech alumnus\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.rtrivedi.me\/\u0022\u003ERakshit Trivedi\u003C\/a\u003E (Ph.D. CS 2020), a Massachusetts Institute of Technology postdoctoral associate.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003ETwenty-four Georgia Tech faculty from the Colleges of Computing and Engineering will present 40 papers at ICML 2024. Kumar is one of six faculty representing the School of Computational Science and Engineering (CSE) at the conference.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003ESharma is a fourth-year Ph.D. student studying computer science. He researches ML models for structured data that are reliable and easily controlled by users. 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Sherrill holds joint appointments with the\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/chemistry.gatech.edu\/\u0022\u003ESchool of Chemistry and Biochemistry\u003C\/a\u003E and the\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/cse.gatech.edu\/\u0022\u003ESchool of Computational Science and Engineering\u003C\/a\u003E.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp dir=\u0022ltr\u0022\u003E\u201cIt is an honor to join this prestigious scientific organization,\u201d says Sherrill, who also serves as associate director of the\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/research.gatech.edu\/data\u0022\u003EInstitute for Data Engineering Science\u003C\/a\u003E. \u201cThe members are the very top experts in quantum chemistry from around the world.\u201d\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp dir=\u0022ltr\u0022\u003ESherrill\u2019s research is at the intersection of chemistry, algorithms, and data science. His research group leverages advances in machine learning to develop tools for modeling data from quantum mechanical computations. These tools can be applied to chemical problems like drug discovery and crystal engineering. The research group makes its methods and algorithms publicly available through the open-source quantum chemistry program\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/psicode.org\/\u0022\u003EPsi4\u003C\/a\u003E.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp dir=\u0022ltr\u0022\u003ESherrill received his Ph.D. in Chemistry from the University of Georgia and joined Georgia Tech in 1999 after having served as a National Science Foundation Postdoctoral Fellow at the University of California, Berkeley. He has received numerous distinctions throughout his career and is a Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science, the American Chemical Society, and the American Physical Society. Sherrill has been associate editor of the\u0026nbsp;\u003Cem\u003EJournal of Chemical Physics\u003C\/em\u003E since 2009.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp dir=\u0022ltr\u0022\u003ELearn more about Sherrill\u2019s research\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/vergil.chemistry.gatech.edu\/\u0022\u003Ehere\u003C\/a\u003E.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Ch3\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EAbout the International Academy of Quantum Molecular Science (IAQMS)\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/h3\u003E\u003Cp dir=\u0022ltr\u0022\u003EEstablished in Menton, France in 1967, \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.iaqms.org\/index.php\u0022\u003EIAQMS\u003C\/a\u003E is an international scientific society that covers the application of quantum theory, including chemistry and chemical physics. It is composed of scientists from around the world who have contributed to the advancement of quantum molecular science. 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