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Armita Manafzadeh

Joints in Motion: Armita Manafzadeh Receives Carl Gans Young Investigator Award

Manafzadeh will join Georgia Tech as an assistant professor in the School of Biological Sciences in August 2026. The new Manafzadeh Lab at Georgia Tech will investigate how joints work and where they come from — both evolutionarily and developmentally. 

 
Gong Chen

Chen Named Bergman Fellow

Congratulations to Gong Chen, winner of the 2026-2027 AMS Stefan Bergman Fellowship.
Sidney Scott-Sharoni

AI Shouldn’t Try to Be Your Friend, According to New Georgia Tech Research

A Ph.D. graduate’s research shows that the more humanlike an AI agent is, the less likely a user is to follow it.
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Georgia Tech Researchers Make Waves at the World’s Largest Neuroscience Conference

With more than 60 presentations and recognition for neuroscience outreach and AI research, Georgia Tech demonstrated its growing impact at the 2025 Society for Neuroscience’s annual meeting.
Professor Flavio Fenton

College of Sciences Professor Named AI in Higher Education Faculty Fellow

Physics Professor Flavio Fenton has been named a Bill Kent Family Foundation AI in Higher Education Faculty Fellow. The fellowship supports faculty projects that explore innovative, ethical, and impactful uses of AI in teaching and learning. 
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AI4Science Center Awards Inaugural Seed Grants

The AI4Science Center's seed grant aims to support the development of research projects centered on innovation and collaboration. 
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Experts In The News

Kaolin tailings are Georgia’s hidden gateway to critical minerals in AI era

In the mid-1990s, a Department of Energy-funded project helped catalyze one of the most transformative breakthroughs in American energy history: the development of a horizontal drilling bit capable of withstanding the extreme conditions of shale formations. 

Before this innovation, natural gas trapped in tight shale rock was considered too expensive and technically challenging to extract. 

Read Full Story on AJC.

The Atlanta Journal-Constitution December 19, 2025

New study finds Pacific Northwest birds are becoming more common in the mountains as the climate warms

In an article published by The Conversation, Benjamin Freeman, assistant professor in the School of Biological Sciences, discusses his research, including a recent study on how mountain birds in the Pacific Northwest are responding to climate change.

The Conversation November 27, 2025
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Upcoming Events

Jan
13
2026
Science Communication and Public Engagement Seminar Series: Elizabeth Barnes
"Communicating about Culturally Controversial Science Topics"
Jan
14
2026
IRIM Spring 2026 Seminar Series | Featuring - Kostas Daniilidis, GRASP Lab @ UPenn
Featuring - Kostas Daniilidis, GRASP Lab @ UPenn
Jan
16
2026
Fossil Friday
Join the Spatial Ecology and Paleontology Lab for Fossil Fridays! Become a fossil hunter and help discover how vertebrate communities have changed through time.
Jan
21
2026
Machine Learning Seminar Series Spring 2026 | Session I
Featuring | TBA
Jan
22
2026
Observatory Public Night
On the grounds between the Howey and Mason Buildings, several telescopes are typically set up for viewing, and visitors are also invited to bring their own telescope.
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Spark: College of Sciences at Georgia Tech

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.