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Student Honors Celebration 2026

College of Sciences students were recognized for excellence this year at the annual Georgia Tech Student Honors Celebration on Thursday, April 23.

2026 Spring Sciences Honorees

The College of Sciences recognized faculty and staff excellence during this signature event.

2026 Truman Scholar with Georgia Tech's President and Provost

A third-year economics and mathematics major and Stamps President’s Scholar, Taylor Witte has earned one of the nation's top honors for emerging public service leaders.

Student Honors Celebration 2026. Photo by Joya Chapman.

As the academic year nears its end, a season of celebration begins. Several students were recognized for excellence this year at the annual Student Honors Celebration on Thursday, April 23. 

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The Bald Head Island Conservancy (BHIC) and Georgia Tech for Georgia’s Tomorrow (GT²) are pleased to announce a formal research fund and partnership between BHIC’s Johnston Center for Coastal Sustainability and the GT² initiative.

Elliot Huang will graduate in May with bachelor’s degrees in psychology and computer science.

Elliot Huang will graduate in May with bachelor’s degrees in psychology and computer science, along with minors in computation and cognition, health and medical sciences, and the science of mental health and well-being.

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Zachary Handlos, Georgia Tech atmospheric science educator, explains how drought, heat, and shifting weather patterns are fueling more intense Southeast wildfires.

11Alive News May 6, 2026

Less than a month after the historic Artemis II mission began, a Georgia Tech researcher is being recognized for his work in helping keep astronauts safe in space.

Thomas Orlando, a Regents’ professor at Georgia Tech, designed the spacesuits worn by astronauts on Artemis 2. He said his team focused on protecting the suits from micrometeorite impacts and especially lunar dust.

“We realized that a bigger problem, at least from NASA’s perspective, is dust," Orlando said. “We don’t really want dust to be on spacesuits. It can get into the seals. It could, you know, cause them to leak.”

Orlando works with graduate students to study the challenges astronauts may face in space and on the moon.

WJCL 22 Savannah May 5, 2026