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Community Engagement Graduate Fellows

Science for Public Good: Introducing the Community Engagement Graduate Fellows

Four graduate students from the College of Sciences were selected for the new Community Engagement Graduate Fellowship, made possible through a gift from Google, to develop projects that positively impact the metro Atlanta area and highlight how science can align with public good.
Degraded marsh on Cumberland Island, Georgia.

Coastal Resilience Project Secures Nearly $1 Million to Restore Wetlands

The award will support the design of nature-based solutions including living shorelines and marsh restoration in flood-prone areas of Camden County, Georgia.
Armita Manafzadeh

Joints in Motion: Armita Manafzadeh Receives Carl Gans Young Investigator Award

Manafzadeh will join Georgia Tech as an assistant professor in the School of Biological Sciences in August 2026. The new Manafzadeh Lab at Georgia Tech will investigate how joints work and where they come from — both evolutionarily and developmentally. 

 
Neha Garg

Garg Recognized as Rising Star

Garg’s groundbreaking research on chemical communication between humans and microbes — and her dedication to advancing women in STEM — has earned her national recognition as a WCC Rising Star.
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Georgia Tech Climbs to No. 2 University in Federally Sponsored Research Expenditures

University research drives U.S. innovation, and Georgia Institute of Technology is leading the way.  
Gong Chen

Chen Named Bergman Fellow

Congratulations to Gong Chen, winner of the 2026-2027 AMS Stefan Bergman Fellowship.
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Experts In The News

Kaolin tailings are Georgia’s hidden gateway to critical minerals in AI era

In the mid-1990s, a Department of Energy-funded project helped catalyze one of the most transformative breakthroughs in American energy history: the development of a horizontal drilling bit capable of withstanding the extreme conditions of shale formations. 

Before this innovation, natural gas trapped in tight shale rock was considered too expensive and technically challenging to extract. 

Read Full Story on AJC.

The Atlanta Journal-Constitution December 19, 2025

New study finds Pacific Northwest birds are becoming more common in the mountains as the climate warms

In an article published by The Conversation, Benjamin Freeman, assistant professor in the School of Biological Sciences, discusses his research, including a recent study on how mountain birds in the Pacific Northwest are responding to climate change.

The Conversation November 27, 2025
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Upcoming Events

Jan
21
2026
Machine Learning Seminar Series Spring 2026 | Scientific Machine Learning and Uncertainty Quantification for Digital Twins of Physical Systems
Featuring | Peng Chen - Assistant Professor, School of Computational Science & Engineering, Georgia Tech
Jan
23
2026
Fossil Friday
Join the Spatial Ecology and Paleontology Lab for Fossil Fridays! Become a fossil hunter and help discover how vertebrate communities have changed through time.
Jan
28
2026
IRIM Spring 2026 Seminar Series | From the Deep Sea to Deep Space: A 25-Year Robotic Journey Across Worlds
Featuring - Alexander Leonessa, Clemson University
Jan
30
2026
Fossil Friday
Join the Spatial Ecology and Paleontology Lab for Fossil Fridays! Become a fossil hunter and help discover how vertebrate communities have changed through time.
Feb
02
2026
INNSight Forum: Robert Wilson, Georgia Tech
"Opening the Black Box: Interpreting Neural Network Models of Cognition"
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Welcome — we're so glad you're here. Learn more about us in this video, narrated by Susan Lozier, College of Sciences Dean and Sutherland Chair.