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Facundo Fernandez aims to illuminate the dark side of the metabolome

Physics has dark matter, a form of matter that makes up about 85% of the universe and is composed of as-yet undiscovered particles. Similarly, biology has dark molecules, the unidentified members of the metabolome, which is the totality of small molecules in living organisms.

College of Sciences brought 7% of Georgia Tech's FY2019 external funding.

College of Sciences faculty raised a historic amount of external research funding in fiscal year 2019. At $70.5 million, the FY2019 total continues the College’s steady gains in external grants for the past several years.

Emily Madsen and Stephen Beckett with "Submerged" (Credit Joshua Weitz)

Biomedical engineering major student Emily Madsen uses her artistic skills to illuminate complex topics.

Apollo 11's Saturn V rocket launches July 16, 1969 (Photo by NASA)

July 20, 2019, is the 50th anniversary of the Apollo 11 Moon landing. A group of Georgia Tech scientists, joined by an alumnus who helped build rockets for the mission, share their thoughts on how the Moon landing helped the cause of science in the U.S.

Cody Clements, the coral gardener

Work to  examineswhether greater diversity of coral species on reefs can help corals survive and thrive found evidence that the answer is yes. This finding could help inform broader strategies to make coral reefs more resilient in altered oceans.

Rachel Walker (center) explains her Summer REU 2019 math research (Photo by Yasmine Bassil)

The Georgia Tech School of Mathematics had its largest group of students yet for its annual Summer Research Experiences for Undergraduates (REU) program, which recently ended with a poster session in the Skiles Classroom Building.