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  <title><![CDATA[From Equations to the Stage: Faisal Alamgir Brings Theater Into Materials Science]]></title>
  <body><![CDATA[<div><p>Faisal Alamgir challenges students to look beyond equations and investigate the discoveries, debates, and experiments that produced them. Student teams research the history behind a scientific equation and transform what they learn into short theatrical productions, with support from DramaTech in developing and refining their scripts.</p><p>The approach is designed to move students beyond memorization and help them see science as an evolving, human process. Through research, storytelling, and performance, students develop a deeper connection to technical concepts while learning to question how scientific knowledge is created.</p><p><a href="https://www.mse.gatech.edu/news/equations-stage-faisal-alamgir-brings-theater-materials-science" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><strong>Read the full story by the School of Materials Science and Engineering.</strong></a></p></div>]]></body>
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      <value>2026-09-23T00:00:00-04:00</value>
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      <value><![CDATA[Georgia Tech professor Faisal Alamgir is bringing theater into materials science courses to help students explore how scientific knowledge develops while building confidence, collaboration, and critical thinking skills.]]></value>
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                  <image_alt><![CDATA[Presentation slide titled “People vs Einstein and Hertz LLC: Complexities of the Binding Energy Equation,” with four labeled speakers and the equation E_B = E_source − (E_kin + φ).]]></image_alt>
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      <email><![CDATA[amelia.neumeister@research.gatech.edu]]></email>
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      <value><![CDATA[<p><a href="mailto:amelia.neumeister@research.gatech.edu">Amelia Neumeister</a> | Communications Manager</p><p>The Institute for Matter and Systems</p>]]></value>
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