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Jaden Wang

Jaden Wang, a Ph.D. student in mathematics and master’s student in aerospace engineering at Georgia Tech, has received a prestigious NASA Space Technology Graduate Research Opportunity. His research will focus on improving spacecraft landings by developing a curved-space geometry around optimal covariance steering.

ATP synthase is an enzyme that has been using phosphate to generate life’s energy for millions of years.

The questions of how humankind came to be, and whether we are alone in the universe, have captured imaginations for millennia. But to answer these questions, scientists must first understand life itself and how it could have arisen.

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As people age, walking often becomes slower and less efficient, limiting mobility and independence. To address these challenges, three Georgia Tech researchers have received a $3.2 million Research Project Grant (R01) from the National Institutes of Health's (NIH) National Institute on Aging (NIA).

An aerial photo of the SPRUCE experiment.

Between a third and half of all soil carbon on Earth is stored in peatlands, but as temperatures warm, this carbon is in danger of being released. A new study is unearthing the ratio of carbon dioxide to methane released — because while both are greenhouse gasses, methane is significantly more potent.

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Scientists at Georgia Tech have teamed up with researchers at Johns Hopkins Medicine and Columbia University to better understand how certain types of air pollution increase the risk of developing dementia. 

Georgia Tech Stamps Fellows Program announces Inaugural Cohort

Georgia Tech welcomed the inaugural cohort of eight Stamps Fellows at a campus reception on August 27, 2025. As the Institute’s premier merit-based doctoral fellowship, the program supports outstanding graduate students across diverse disciplines through funding, professional development, and mentorship opportunities.

 

Experts In The News

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

Assistant Professor Christopher Carr co-authored an article published in The Conversation that discusses NASA's ESCAPADE mission to Mars. Carr characterizes the mission as a “testament to a new era in spaceflight”.

The Conversation November 13, 2025

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Join the Spatial Ecology and Paleontology Lab for Fossil Fridays! Become a fossil hunter and help discover how vertebrate communities have changed through time.

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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.