As Sila Nano experiences record achievements, Georgia Tech’s commercialization ecosystem continues to grow

Blair Brettmann, an assistant professor in Georgia Tech’s School of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering and School of Materials Science and Engineering, has won a 2020 Faculty Early Career Development (CAREER) Award from the National Science Foundation.

Associate Professors Julie Champion and Corey Wilson of Georgia Tech’s School of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering have been elected to the College of Fellows of the American Institute for Medical and Biological Engineering (AIMBE).

Georgia Tech is invested in the students, teachers, and families of the Atlanta Public Schools (APS) system through a variety of outreach, tutoring, and other support programs, including those sponsored by CEISMC and Constellations. 

Tuba Ketenci is an academic professional who develops K-12 outreach programs for ISyE. She facilitates programs that connect ISyE faculty with teachers and students, and develops teacher workshops that show them how to incorporate industrial engineering principles into their curriculum.

The American Institute for Medical and Biological Engineering (AIMBE) has announced the election of Woodruff School Professors Nazanin Bassiri-Gharb and Brandon Dixon to its College of Fellows.

Lakshmi “Prasad” Dasi honored for his contributions to heart valve engineering and biofluid mechanics.

Suraj Rajendran and Prathic Sundararajan used machine learning models to propose roughly 15 marketing and inventory strategies for the car seller.

This Engineers Week, check out some inventions and technological advances Georgia Tech researchers, students, and alumni helped engineer that are making a big difference in our world.

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.”

Professors Cheung and McDowell selected to discuss issues of U.S. sustainability and innovation

Georgia Tech’s School of Aerospace Engineering and the Tuskegee Airman Global Academy partner to bring STEM activities to Atlanta-area K-12 students  

Engineer Vishnu Sridhar’s work on NASA’s SuperCam enables first-time audio and sample collection on Mars. 

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.

ECE Alumni Create a Home for Collaboration and Learning in Atlanta

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 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.

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.

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.