{"688485":{"#nid":"688485","#data":{"type":"news","title":"Major Geosynthetic Research Hub Moves to Georgia Tech","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EGeosynthetics are a category of materials\u2014textiles, grids, membranes, composites, and more\u2014that are used in infrastructure projects like roads, retaining walls and landfills.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003ECivil Engineering Professor David Frost, the new president of the Geosynthetic Institute, said geosynthetic materials are an important technology for engineers working to design more resilient infrastructure to withstand the increasingly severe natural disasters of the future.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cGeosynthetics are a resilience maker,\u201d Frost said. \u201cWhether to enhance the strength, alter the hydraulic conductivity, limit the deformation or control various rate processes, geosynthetics inherently augment the engineering properties of natural geomaterials.\u201d\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003ERead the rest of the article on the \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/ce.gatech.edu\/news\/2026\/02\/major-geosynthetic-research-hub-moves-georgia-tech\u0022\u003ESchool of Civil and Environmental Engineering website\u003C\/a\u003E.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E","summary":"","format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EThe Geosynthetic Institute (GSI) is relocating to Georgia Tech and bringing with it a new range of opportunities for students interested in this dynamic and growing field.\u003C\/p\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"The Geosynthetic Institute (GSI) is relocating to Georgia Tech and bringing with it a new range of opportunities for students interested in this dynamic and growing field."}],"uid":"35146","created_gmt":"2026-02-23 21:10:38","changed_gmt":"2026-02-23 21:20:00","author":"mweinman3","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","location":"Atlanta, GA","dateline":{"date":"2026-02-23T00:00:00-05:00","iso_date":"2026-02-23T00:00:00-05:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"hg_media":{"679401":{"id":"679401","type":"image","title":"FrostGSI.jpg","body":"\u003Cp\u003EProfessor David Frost, the president of the Geosynthetic Institute, stands in front of the organization\u0027s new home on Means Street.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E","created":"1771881064","gmt_created":"2026-02-23 21:11:04","changed":"1771881064","gmt_changed":"2026-02-23 21:11:04","alt":"A man standing in front of glass double doors with the Georgia Tech logo.","file":{"fid":"263558","name":"GSI1-Edit.jpg","image_path":"\/sites\/default\/files\/2026\/02\/23\/GSI1-Edit.jpg","image_full_path":"http:\/\/hg.gatech.edu\/\/sites\/default\/files\/2026\/02\/23\/GSI1-Edit.jpg","mime":"image\/jpeg","size":1816791,"path_740":"http:\/\/hg.gatech.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/740xx_scale\/public\/2026\/02\/23\/GSI1-Edit.jpg?itok=2ah2bXIY"}}},"media_ids":["679401"],"groups":[{"id":"1188","name":"Research Horizons"},{"id":"1253","name":"School of Civil and Envrionmental Engineering"}],"categories":[{"id":"194609","name":"Industry"}],"keywords":[],"core_research_areas":[{"id":"39531","name":"Energy and Sustainable Infrastructure"}],"news_room_topics":[],"event_categories":[],"invited_audience":[],"affiliations":[],"classification":[],"areas_of_expertise":[],"news_and_recent_appearances":[],"phone":[],"contact":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EMelissa Fralick\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"email":["melissa.fralick@ce.gatech.edu"],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}}}