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Tech Tower in Spring. Photo: Brice Zimmerman.

Each spring, Georgia Tech recognizes the achievements and excellence of students, staff, and faculty across the Institute. Dozens of members of the College of Sciences community were honored during celebrations held in March and April 2025.

GEMs and GRACE Workshop - Yuanzhi Tang

On April 29, nearly 70 attendees representing 36 organizations from industry, government, academia, and nonprofits gathered at the Middle Georgia Regional Commission for the third Georgia Partnerships for Essential Minerals (GEMs) Workshop, held jointly with the Growing Resilience for America’s Critical Mineral Economy (GRACE) Engine initiative. The workshop marked a pivotal step in the region’s critical mineral strategy, bringing together leaders across sectors to align priorities and accelerate ecosystem development.

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. Welcoming its first enrolled students in Fall 2025, the minor is the latest degree offering from the College of Sciences and Georgia Tech Astrobiology Program. 

Piles of rare earth oxides praseodymium, cerium, lanthanum, neodymium, samarium and gadolinium. Peggy Greb/USDA-ARS

Every time you use your phone, open your computer or listen to your favorite music on AirPods, you are relying on critical minerals.

CHART Founding Director Bruce Walker

Georgia Tech’s new Center for Human-AI-Robot Teaming (CHART) looks to revolutionize the collaboration between humans, AI, and robots.

Benjamin Freeman

Freeman is one of only 10 Early Career Fellows honored by the Ecological Society of America this year for advancing the knowledge and application of ecological science in a way that strengthens the field and benefits communities and ecosystems.