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Snail feeding on coral

A previously overlooked predator— a thumbnail-sized snail—could be increasing the pressure on coral reefs already weakened by the effects of overfishing, rising ocean temperatures, pollution and other threats. 

Martin Mourigal

School of Physics Assistant Professor Martin Mourigal has won a five-year NSF CAREER grant for research on quantum materials. The materials present a unique opportunity to understand the fundamental properties of the universe while forming the building blocks for new devices that could revolutionize how we harvest and control charge, light, heat, and information.

Shana Kerr

Shana Kerr is one of six Georgia Tech faculty members who are renowned experts in their respective fields. But what makes them beloved by students is the inspiration and innovation, personality and passion, humility and humanity, that they bring into their classrooms and labs.

2018 Cullen-Peck Fellows

Jennifer Hom, Takamitsu Ito, and Scott Moffat are the 2018 recipients of Cullen-Peck fellowships. The awards recognize innovative research by faculty at the associate professor or advanced assistant professor level.

As We Get Parched, Cognition Can Sputter, Dehydration Study Says

Getting parched can fuzz attentiveness and make it harder to solve problems. Dehydration can easily put a dent in those and other cognitive functions, a new metadata analysis of multiple studies shows. Researchers at Georgia Tech are particularly interested in possible ramifications for people who toil in the heat around heavy equipment or military hardware.