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Venkata Ramana Makkapati

Fourth-year aerospace engineering Ph.D. student Venkata Ramana Makkapati wins quiz 4 of ScienceMatters Season 3.

Sally Ng, associate professor, School of Earth and Atmospheric Sciences

Since joining Georgia Tech in 2011, Sally Ng has built a formidable research team trying to learn more about aerosols, tiny particles that float in our atmosphere. Ng has already added considerable insight into what aerosols can do to the environment.

 

Winners of 2019 Nobel Prize in Chemistry (Credit: Nobel Media)

The 2019 Nobel Prize in Chemistry “is a long-overdue recognition to three great scientists and to the electrochemistry research community.” That’s the reaction of Hailong Chen, an assistant professor of mechanical engineering at Georgia Tech to the announcement on Oct. 9. “They should’ve gotten the prize 10 years ago,” says Matthew McDowell, an assistant professor of mechanical engineering and materials science and engineering at Tech.

Winners of 2019 Nobel Prize in Physics (Credit: Nobel Media)

The 2019 Nobel Prize in Physics was awarded "for contributions to our understanding of the evolution of the universe and Earth's place in the cosmos." Georgia Tech scientists John Wise, Gongjie Li, and Chris Reinhard reflect on the award-winning work and its impact on their own research.

Baylor Reini

First-year biochemistry major Baylor Reini wins quiz 3 of ScienceMatters Season 3.

Georgia Tech undergrads at Lilly España (Courtesy of Cam Tyson)

Lilly Espana, in Alcobendas, Spain, hosted 24 Georgia Tech undergraduate students and two faculty, as part of the College of Sciences’ Barcelona Fall study abroad program.