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An aerial photo of Tech Tower and campus.
The Board of Regents of the University System of Georgia recently honored Georgia Tech with 15 distinctions and awards, reflecting the Institute’s commitment to excellence, innovation, and leadership.
"I'm passionate about this research because of its potential for worldwide impact," says Frooman.
For her first undergraduate research experience, Marielle Frooman did more than work in the McShan lab — she helped lead research that could shape the future of malaria treatment.
Georgia Tech Leads as Robotics World Converges on Atlanta for ICRA 2025
The world’s largest robotics conference is coming to Atlanta, and 136 researchers and students from Georgia Tech will showcase their novel and groundbreaking contributions to a booming field.
Tech Tower in Spring. Photo: Brice Zimmerman.
Dozens of members of the College of Sciences community were honored during Institute-wide celebrations held in March and April 2025.
GEMs and GRACE Workshop - Yuanzhi Tang
The third Georgia Partnerships for Essential Minerals (GEMs) Workshop, held jointly with the Growing Resilience for America’s Critical Mineral Economy (GRACE) Engine initiative marked a pivotal step in the region’s critical mineral strategy.
Interdisciplinary faculty co-directors of the Astrobio Minor (from left): Jennifer Glass, Frances Rivera-Hernández, Nicholas Hud
Students from all majors are invited to register for the new Minor in Astrobiology at Georgia Tech.

Experts In The News

As part of The Conversation’s Curious Kids series, Dobromir Rahnev, associate professor in the School of Psychology, answered a question regarding the the possibility of uploading the consciousness of the mind into a computer: "As a brain scientist who studies perception, I fully expect mind uploading to one day be a reality. But as of today, we’re nowhere close". Read Rahnev's full response.

The Conversation May 23, 2025

Christopher E. Carr, assistant professor in the School of Earth and Atmospheric Sciences and the School of Aerospace Engineering, reacted to the identification of niallia tiangongensis, a new variant of a terrestrial bacteria that was discovered in the Tiangong space station.

"This finding shows that there is a lot of microbial diversity yet to be discovered, and that space stations are excellent laboratories for studying how our human-built environments select for survival or persistence of different organisms. If we understand that better, we can reduce the risks on Earth in the built environment, such as reducing infections acquired in hospitals, schools or nursing homes. Even though this microbe is not likely to be a threat, we should continue studying microbes in space to ensure we understand and address any risks, because when we are far from home, our options will be much more limited. This will help us be successful in exploring the Moon and Mars."

Newsweek May 20, 2025