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Community Engagement Graduate Fellows

Four graduate students from the College of Sciences were selected for the new Community Engagement Graduate Fellowship, made possible through a gift from Google, to develop projects that positively impact the metro Atlanta area and highlight how science can align with public good.

Degraded marsh on Cumberland Island, Georgia.

The award will support the design of nature-based solutions including living shorelines and marsh restoration in flood-prone areas of Camden County, Georgia.

Armita Manafzadeh

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. 

 

Neha Garg

Garg’s groundbreaking research on chemical communication between humans and microbes — and her dedication to advancing women in STEM — has earned her national recognition as a WCC Rising Star.

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University research drives U.S. innovation, and Georgia Institute of Technology is leading the way.  

Gong Chen

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