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Gretchen Johnson explains her research to a judge during the competition.
The College of Sciences proudly recognizes the six graduate scholars awarded $1,000 in research travel grants during the Career, Research, Innovation, and Development Conference (CRIDC) poster competition.
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Georgia Tech has discovered how photons could be deterministically entangled for quantum computing.
A 40-year field study of Galápagos ground finches (Geospiza sp.) has provided unparalleled insights into how natural selection operates in the wild and how new species might form. (Illustration: Mark Belan/ArtSciStudios)
Through a new review paper published in Nature, Georgia Tech scientists are revealing how decades-long research programs have transformed our understanding of evolution, uncovering secrets that would remain hidden in shorter studies.
Claire Berger holds a graphene device grown on a silicon carbide substrate chip. Credit: Jess Hunt-Ralston
The international fellowship will support two years of research at Georgia Tech, and one year of research at the French CEA-PHELIQS Lab, where Bencherif will explore graphene’s unique electrical properties.
Thomas Kim, Maureen Metcalfe, and Christa Sobon explain how they leverage the scientific method to fuel career success.
From biotech startups to consulting and corporate leadership, three College of Sciences alumni share how applying the scientific method encourages career growth and business success.
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Over 5,000 people attended Georgia Tech's Celebrate STEAM event on March 8, which showcased more than 60 demonstrations in science, technology, engineering, art, and mathematics.

Experts In The News

Earth and Atmospheric Sciences Professor Jennifer Glass comments on a paper recently published in Science that details “photochemodenitrification,” a nitrous oxide production pathway through which sunlight induces substantial and consistent nitrous oxide formation under oxic abiotic conditions in fresh and marine surface waters. 

“I think it’s a beautiful [study],’ says Glass, noting that researchers have previously shown similar light-driven processes in atmospheric aerosols, but never in aquatic environments. “As we’ve been sequencing more and more genomes in the environment a lot of us have moved really into that -omics space, looking for key markers for genes … This just goes to show that sometimes it’s not biological,” she says. “You have to think outside the box and consider all the chemistry that can be happening, not just the enzymes.”

Chemistry World March 17, 2025

Nga Lee "Sally" Ng, a professor in the School of Earth and Atmospheric Sciences and the School of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, leads the U.S. National Science Foundation-supported Atmospheric Science and Chemistry mEasurement NeTwork (ASCENT), which includes 12 air quality measurement sites nationwide. Each site has state-of-the-art instruments that help us understand aerosols, or tiny particles in the atmosphere. The network is constantly analyzing the chemical constituents of aerosols with a diameter smaller than 2.5 micrometers, referred to as PM2.5, which contribute to more than 90% of the adverse health impacts associated with air pollution.

"We provide ASCENT data to the public in real time so that people know what's in the air we're breathing," Ng said.

NSF News March 14, 2025

Upcoming Events

Mar
25
2025
Learn about graduate student research during the College of Sciences' monthly event series.
Mar
27
2025
Stroke survivors discuss their paths to recovery, the obstacles they've overcome, and their ongoing journey of adaptation and resilience.
Mar
27
2025
College of Sciences transfer students are invited to learn about graduate school, applications, research opportunities, and more from current graduate students.
Mar
28
2025
Come join the Spatial Ecology and Paleontology Lab for Fossil Fridays! Become a fossil hunter and help discover how vertebrate communities have changed through time.
Apr
01
2025
Join us for Boosting Research with LLMs, a dynamic half-day workshop exploring how large language models (LLMs) can accelerate scientific discovery across disciplines.

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Welcome — we're so glad you're here. Learn more about us in this video, narrated by Susan Lozier, College of Sciences Dean and Sutherland Chair.