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Manu Platt Awarded for Commitment to Students’ Success and Empowerment
Manu Platt, a biomedical engineer and associate professor in the Coulter Department of Biomedical Engineering will receive the 2021 AAAS Mentor Award for his commitment to supporting the diverse members of his laboratory, providing opportunities for their growth and encouraging his students out of their comfort zones to reach their fullest potential. Platt was nominated by a group of former students, trainees and colleagues, who cited his “extraordinary leadership throughout his career to increase participation of underrepresented groups in science.”
“Sometimes you just need one person to believe in you,” wrote a former Ph.D. student of Platt’s. “Dr. Platt has always been that person for me. He always saw the potential in me before I could see it, and because of that, I have had many opportunities to help me grow professionally.”
Manu Platt, a biomedical engineer and associate professor in the Coulter Department of Biomedical Engineering will receive the 2021 AAAS Mentor Award for his commitment to supporting the diverse members of his laboratory, providing opportunities for their growth and encouraging his students out of their comfort zones to reach their fullest potential. Platt was nominated by a group of former students, trainees and colleagues, who cited his “extraordinary leadership throughout his career to increase participation of underrepresented groups in science.”
“Sometimes you just need one person to believe in you,” wrote a former Ph.D. student of Platt’s. “Dr. Platt has always been that person for me. He always saw the potential in me before I could see it, and because of that, I have had many opportunities to help me grow professionally.”
Engineering Professors Invited to NAE’s 2020 U.S. Frontiers of Engineering Symposium
Professors Cheung and McDowell selected to discuss issues of U.S. sustainability and innovation
Professors Cheung and McDowell selected to discuss issues of U.S. sustainability and innovation
Partners in STEM
Georgia Tech’s School of Aerospace Engineering and the Tuskegee Airman Global Academy partner to bring STEM activities to Atlanta-area K-12 students
Georgia Tech’s School of Aerospace Engineering and the Tuskegee Airman Global Academy partner to bring STEM activities to Atlanta-area K-12 students
Exploring Mars Like Never Before
Engineer Vishnu Sridhar’s work on NASA’s SuperCam enables first-time audio and sample collection on Mars.
Engineer Vishnu Sridhar’s work on NASA’s SuperCam enables first-time audio and sample collection on Mars.
Professor David Sholl to Step Down from ChBE School Chair Role in Summer 2021
Professor David Sholl, the John F. Brock III School Chair of Georgia Tech’s School of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering (ChBE), has announced his plan to step down from his chair position in summer 2021 and return to serve as a ChBE faculty member.
Professor David Sholl, the John F. Brock III School Chair of Georgia Tech’s School of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering (ChBE), has announced his plan to step down from his chair position in summer 2021 and return to serve as a ChBE faculty member.
Making Space for Black Tech
ECE Alumni Create a Home for Collaboration and Learning in Atlanta
ECE Alumni Create a Home for Collaboration and Learning in Atlanta
Large-scale data analysis for power grid resilience" is among Nature Energy’s "Favourites after Five
A paper written by ECE Associate Professor Chuanyi Ji and her colleagues has been considered among past and present editors’ favorite papers published in Nature Energy in the last five years.
A paper written by ECE Associate Professor Chuanyi Ji and her colleagues has been considered among past and present editors’ favorite papers published in Nature Energy in the last five years.
Space Science Week at Tech: Progress and Perseverance
A week of space science events, features, and activities in celebration of the NASA Mars 2020 Perseverance rover and its final approach to the Red Planet.
A week of space science events, features, and activities in celebration of the NASA Mars 2020 Perseverance rover and its final approach to the Red Planet.
Serve-Learn-Sustain's New Program is Training the Next Generation of Public Interest Technologists
In January, Georgia Tech’s Serve-Learn-Sustain kicked off their newest program — Public Interest Technology (PIT) Student Fellows — with a cohort of ten multifaceted engineering students excited to put their technological chops — and their other talents, skills, and energy — to work to make a difference in their own backyard.
In January, Georgia Tech’s Serve-Learn-Sustain kicked off their newest program — Public Interest Technology (PIT) Student Fellows — with a cohort of ten multifaceted engineering students excited to put their technological chops — and their other talents, skills, and energy — to work to make a difference in their own backyard.
Collective Worm and Robot “Blobs” Protect Individuals, Swarm Together
Individually, California blackworms live an unremarkable life eating microorganisms in ponds and serving as tropical fish food for aquarium enthusiasts. But together, tens, hundreds, or thousands of the centimeter-long creatures can collaborate to form a “worm blob,” a shape-shifting living liquid that collectively protects its members from drying out and helps them escape threats such as excessive heat.
Individually, California blackworms live an unremarkable life eating microorganisms in ponds and serving as tropical fish food for aquarium enthusiasts. But together, tens, hundreds, or thousands of the centimeter-long creatures can collaborate to form a “worm blob,” a shape-shifting living liquid that collectively protects its members from drying out and helps them escape threats such as excessive heat.
Two Georgia Tech Faculty, Two Alumni Elected to National Academy of Engineering
Student Spotlight: Aidan Albers
Midway through his second year at Georgia Tech, Aidan Albers is embracing the opportunities that come with attending the largest engineering college in the country. From internships to clubs, he has found support and opportunities to meet like-minded students who push each other to try new things. Find out why he chose Tech, who has influenced him, and what clubs he has latched on to as a mechanical engineering student.
Midway through his second year at Georgia Tech, Aidan Albers is embracing the opportunities that come with attending the largest engineering college in the country. From internships to clubs, he has found support and opportunities to meet like-minded students who push each other to try new things. Find out why he chose Tech, who has influenced him, and what clubs he has latched on to as a mechanical engineering student.
Platt Honored with Mentor Award from AAAS
Nominators said Platt builds a culture of family in his lab and models what it means to be “a socially conscious scientist and engineer.”
Nominators said Platt builds a culture of family in his lab and models what it means to be “a socially conscious scientist and engineer.”
Easy-to-deliver mRNA treatment shows promise for stopping flu and Covid-19 viruses
The treatment uses a type of CRISPR to target viral RNA and appears to stop replication of both viruses in the lungs.
The treatment uses a type of CRISPR to target viral RNA and appears to stop replication of both viruses in the lungs.
Students’ Social Distancing Bracelet Earns Honorable Mention in Covid-19 Hackathon
Their idea is to make social distancing easier for people to practice as they return to working in-person with subtle reminders from the wearable.
Their idea is to make social distancing easier for people to practice as they return to working in-person with subtle reminders from the wearable.
NASA University Leadership Initiative Brings Together Tech, Penn State, and Howard University
Georgia Tech aerospace engineering professors Tim Lieuwen and Brian German will be collaborating with researchers from Pennsylvania State University and Howard University on the NASA University Leadership Initiative, to chart the course for commercial hybrid-electric aircraft.
Georgia Tech aerospace engineering professors Tim Lieuwen and Brian German will be collaborating with researchers from Pennsylvania State University and Howard University on the NASA University Leadership Initiative, to chart the course for commercial hybrid-electric aircraft.
Sourabh Saha Receives NSF CAREER Award
Assistant Professor Sourabh Saha has received a CAREER Award from the NSF for his research project focused on manufacturing nanostructures.
Assistant Professor Sourabh Saha has received a CAREER Award from the NSF for his research project focused on manufacturing nanostructures.
Augustine Esogbue: First in Class
Professor Emeritus Esogbue was the world's first Black OR/IE Ph.D., as well as Georgia Tech's first Black tenured professor.
Professor Emeritus Esogbue was the world's first Black OR/IE Ph.D., as well as Georgia Tech's first Black tenured professor.
Returning to a “New Normal”
Emory Global Health Institute and Georgia Tech Hack Covid-19 with back to work and school solutions
Emory Global Health Institute and Georgia Tech Hack Covid-19 with back to work and school solutions
Researchers Develop Method to Create 3D ‘Map’ of Tissue Structure and Function
The procedure marries techniques from chemistry, biology, and data science and could help doctors design precision therapies for patients who aren’t responding to treatment.
The procedure marries techniques from chemistry, biology, and data science and could help doctors design precision therapies for patients who aren’t responding to treatment.