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Laura Cadonati has been appointed associate dean for Research in the College of Sciences at Georgia Tech (Credit: Rob Felt)

Cadonati, a professor in the School of Physics and director of the Center for Relativistic Astrophysics, has also held leadership positions in LIGO — including leading its data analysis and astrophysics division at the time of the discovery of gravitational waves, which led to the 2017 Nobel prize in Physics to the founders of the project.

Peng Qiu & Joshua Weitz

The NIH-funded program is designed to train a new generation of biomedical researchers and thought leaders to harness the data revolution.

Sensors ready for deployment near the Hikurangi Margin subduction zone. (Photo Kerry Key)

Tectonic plates colliding deep below the ocean's surface can trigger major earthquakes and tsunamis. Now, a new study from a collaborative team of scientists including Samer Naif, assistant professor in the School of Earth and Atmospheric Sciences, shows that water may play a bigger role than previously understood in the magnitude of these underwater quakes.

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In June, the first ever joint symposium of the Center for Microbial Dynamics and Infection at Georgia Tech (CMDI) and Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) brought together interdisciplinary researchers to discuss infectious disease dynamics.

Photo: Georgia Climate Project

The Georgia Climate Project was founded in 2018 as a collaborative effort between Emory University, the Georgia Institute of Technology, and the University of Georgia. Its scope has since expanded to include Agnes Scott College, Columbus State University, Georgia Southern University, Georgia State University, Spelman College, and the University of North Georgia.