{"670401":{"#nid":"670401","#data":{"type":"news","title":"Jim Sowell Talks About Watching Annular Eclipse","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EJim Sowell, director of the \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/astronomy.gatech.edu\/\u0022\u003EGeorgia Tech Observatory\u003C\/a\u003E, will be keeping his eyes on the sky this weekend \u2014 and he says you should do the same.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EAn \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/science.nasa.gov\/eclipses\/future-eclipses\/eclipse-2023\/where-when\/\u0022\u003Eannular eclipse\u003C\/a\u003E is set to take place Saturday, Oct. 14. It will cross North, Central, and South America with varying degrees of visibility.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0022The entire country will see at least a partial eclipse,\u0022 Sowell said. \u0022Go out and experience it and see it for yourself.\u0022\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EIn Atlanta, viewers will see a partial solar eclipse and notice the sky is darker than usual. In parts of the country where the eclipse will be seen in totality, it will look like a \u0022ring of fire\u0022 around the moon. This rare event won\u2019t happen again in the U.S. for more than 20 years.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThe Georgia Tech Observatory will be open for viewing of the event on Oct. 14 from 11:30 a.m. to 3 p.m., with telescopes on the grounds of the Howey Physics Building. 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Learn more about all \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/cos.gatech.edu\/cos-at-asf\u0022\u003EGeorgia Tech-organized Festival events here\u003C\/a\u003E. \u003C\/em\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EScientists and engineers study animal movements for clues on ways to improve lives for humans, such as designing better prosthetics or terrain-conquering robots. But that doesn\u2019t mean fun can\u2019t be a part of the research as well \u2014 as in asking kids to see how long they can stand on one leg \u003Cem\u003Ea la\u003C\/em\u003E flamingos.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThat was the energy on display Saturday, March 11,\u0026nbsp;for \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/atlantasciencefestival.org\/events-2023\/371-animals-in-motion\/\u0022\u003EAnimals in Motion: Biomechanics Day\u003C\/a\u003E at \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/zooatlanta.org\/\u0022\u003EZoo Atlanta\u003C\/a\u003E, part of the 2023 \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/atlantasciencefestival.org\/\u0022\u003EAtlanta Science Festival\u003C\/a\u003E. With help from biomechanics researchers from Georgia Tech, Clemson University, and the University of Akron, visitors gathered at several demonstration booths around the Zoo to learn more about wildlife and work exploring animal biomechanics.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/biosciences.gatech.edu\/people\/joseph-mendelson\u0022\u003EJoe Mendelson\u003C\/a\u003E, adjunct professor in the \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/biosciences.gatech.edu\/\u0022\u003ESchool of Biological Sciences\u003C\/a\u003E, is also director of Research for Zoo Atlanta. Mendelson says a Biomechanics Day was first scheduled for 2020 but ran headlong into the beginnings of the pandemic.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u201cFinally, we get to assemble our colleagues and highlight their fun and innovative projects,\u201d he said, adding that the Atlanta Science Festival is the perfect place to attract researchers studying biomechanics of creatures as different as snakes, elephants, centipedes, and humans, as well.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThere are many benefits to knowing more about animal locomotion. \u201cAllowing people to see and understand familiar animals through a different light and comparing, for example, their locomotion to your own can be an effective way to generate interest and caring about animals by people,\u201d Mendelson said.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EZoo Atlanta frequently collaborates with biomechanics researchers across Georgia\u0027s Tech\u0027s \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/cos.gatech.edu\/\u0022\u003ECollege of Sciences\u003C\/a\u003E and \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/coe.gatech.edu\/\u0022\u003ECollege of Engineering\u003C\/a\u003E. Animals in Motion: Biomechanics Day highlighted those labs and their various projects, as well as other labs from around the country that are doing similar research.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EOne of those researchers, \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.me.gatech.edu\/faculty\/sawicki\u0022\u003EGreg Sawicki\u003C\/a\u003E, associate professor in the \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.me.gatech.edu\/\u0022\u003EGeorge W. Woodruff School of Mechanical Engineering\u003C\/a\u003E and the School of Biological Sciences, used ultrasound imaging to give Zoo Atlanta visitors an \u201cunder the skin\u201d look at how animal and human muscles work together with tendons to move the body.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u201cWe will look\u0026nbsp;at, and compare, calf muscles and the Achilles tendon in the leg with the biceps and biceps tendon in the arm,\u201d Sawicki said. \u201cZoo visitors will be\u0026nbsp;able to see for themselves the wide variety of structural features of muscle-tendon systems, ranging from short muscles and long compliant tendons for the calf to long muscles and short stiff tendons.\u201d\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003ESawicki hoped his audience learned that different structural features of muscle-tendon systems \u201cmay have unique functional benefits in the wild \u2014 and an animal\u2019s limb design may be specifically adapted for their environmental niche.\u201d\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/physics.gatech.edu\/user\/simon-sponberg\u0022\u003ESimon Sponberg\u003C\/a\u003E, Dunn Family Associate Professor in the \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/physics.gatech.edu\/\u0022\u003ESchools of Physics\u003C\/a\u003E and Biological Sciences, wasn\u0027t able to\u0026nbsp;bring the live animals he works with \u2014 hawk moths \u2014 to the Animal Biomechanics Day. \u201cIt\u2019s for a variety of reasons, but mostly that they don\u2019t fly much during the day,\u201d Sponberg said. But visitors to Sponberg\u2019s booth explored different insect wing shapes to see how they help moths and other insects\u0026nbsp;move.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u201cWhat we want\u0026nbsp;students to get out of it is that there are many different forms and functions a \u2018wing\u2019 can take,\u201d he added. \u201cSo we want\u0026nbsp;people to learn how we can use experiments to understand the link between structure, function, and performance, especially in flight.\u201d\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EAt another section of Zoo Atlanta, adults and kids spent their time trying to balance on just one leg. It\u2019s unclear\u0026nbsp;if any of the nearby flamingos were impressed with the results, but \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/biosciences.gatech.edu\/people\/young-hui-chang\u0022\u003EYoung-Hui Chang\u003C\/a\u003E, professor and associate chair for Faculty Development in the School of Biological Sciences, says the balancing act is much easier for flamingos.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u201cThey have to deal with the same physical challenges to stand in a stable way,\u201d Chang said. \u201cBiology tells us that, as vertebrates, flamingos are starting with many of the same muscles and bones of the leg that humans have. But, flamingos have evolved a way to use their limbs such that they can sleep standing on one leg with minimal involvement of the muscles, which would be impossible for us humans to do.\u201d\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EChang studies flamingo biomechanics for the sheer sake of gaining knowledge about how nature works. 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With many winning projects featuring high enrollment and core courses, this first round of sustainability education \u201cseed grants\u201d will significantly expand the reach of Georgia Tech\u2019s sustainability-across-the-curriculum initiatives.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u201cOur Strategic Plan commitment to bring the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) into our teaching is part of our vision for transformative teaching and learning more broadly,\u201d explains Larry Jacobs, Senior Vice Provost for Education and Learning. \u201cHelping students identify connections between disciplinary concepts and skills and complex societal challenges enhances learning and supports Georgia Tech\u2019s mission to equip students to improve the human condition.\u201d\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003EThe Jamboree featured lightning presentations from the award winners, as well as presentations about related initiatives at Georgia Tech to help instructors, students, and staff better understand the landscape of sustainability education innovation on campus. Instructors engaged in course design or re-design through the awards will have opportunities to collaborate with and learn from their peers through a Community of Practice on Transformative Teaching with the SDGs and a SoTL (Scholarship of Teaching and Learning) research group. Many began identifying potential collaborators at the event, as they heard from other award winners. \u201cT\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan\u003Ehe afternoon of lightning presentations by fellow faculty was exhilarating,\u201d Sabir Khan, Associate Professor, Schools of Industrial Design and Architecture, shared. \u201cI came away impressed and excited at the range of projects and have already invited a few instructors to join my class in the fall to discuss their approaches to tackling the UN SDGs.\u0022\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003EPresenter Kate Williams, Interim Director,\u003Cem\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/em\u003E\u003Cspan\u003ETransformative Teaching and Learning, Faculty Initiatives, \u003C\/span\u003Eshared connections between the Sustainability Innovation Awards and Georgia Tech\u2019s Transformative Teaching and Learning (TTL) strategic initiative. \u201cThe success of the first round of Sustainability Education Innovation Grants demonstrates our faculty\u0027s commitment to creating innovative experiential learning opportunities for students,\u201d Dr. Williams noted.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003EFor more information about future award opportunities or the communities of practice described above, please contact Jennifer Leavey (\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003EAssistant Dean for Faculty Mentoring, College of Sciences) or Rebecca Watts Hull (Assistant Director, Faculty Development for Sustainability Education Initiatives, Center for Teaching and Learning).\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003EReview all 21 awarded \u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/sustain.gatech.edu\/undergraduate-sustainability-education-innovation-grants\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan\u003EUndergraduate Sustainability Education Innovation projects\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","summary":"","format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003EOne of the Institute Strategic Plan (ISP) goals is to connect globally and amplify impact by contributing \u201cto global collaborative efforts that advance the U.N. Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) through our education, research, and service.\u201d In response,\u0026nbsp;Sustainability Next\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/sustain.gatech.edu\/sustainabilitynext-education-sustainable-development\u0022 title=\u0022https:\/\/sustain.gatech.edu\/sustainabilitynext-education-sustainable-development\u0022\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E\u003Cspan\u003Edeveloped a plan\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u0026nbsp;to\u0026nbsp;expand SDG concept and skill integration across the undergraduate curriculum. In support of the plan, 21 projects representing all six colleges and 15 schools were presented at the Undergraduate Sustainability Education Jamboree, held on April 26 in the Kendeda Building auditorium. With many winning projects featuring high enrollment and core courses, this first round of sustainability education \u201cseed grants\u201d will significantly expand the reach of Georgia Tech\u2019s sustainability-across-the-curriculum initiatives.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","format":"limited_html"}],"field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"21 projects representing all six colleges and 15 schools were presented at the Undergraduate Sustainability Education Jamboree."}],"uid":"34528","created_gmt":"2023-05-15 20:26:53","changed_gmt":"2024-02-01 15:13:38","author":"jhunt7","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","dateline":{"date":"2023-05-04T00:00:00-04:00","iso_date":"2023-05-04T00:00:00-04:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"hg_media":{"670763":{"id":"670763","type":"image","title":"Borelo Jamboree","body":null,"created":"1683305309","gmt_created":"2023-05-05 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Chu is the 1997 co-recipient of the Nobel Prize in Physics, and in his former role as U.S. Secretary of Energy, became the first scientist to hold a U.S. Cabinet position. \u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003EAbout the Talk\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/calendar.gatech.edu\/event\/2023\/04\/26\/school-physics-public-lecture-professor-steven-chu-climate-change-and-innovative\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003EThe event\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E is part of the School of Physics \u201cInquiring Minds\u201d public lecture series, and will be held at the \u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/arts.gatech.edu\/contact\/driving-directions\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003EFerst Center for the Arts\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E. \u003Cstrong\u003EThe talk is free and open to campus and the Atlanta community, and no RSVP is required. Refreshments begin at 4:30, and the lecture will start at 5 p.m. ET.\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u201cThe multiple industrial and agricultural revolutions have transformed the world,\u201d Chu recently shared in an abstract for the lecture. \u201cHowever, an unintended consequence of this progress is that we are changing the climate of our planet. In addition to the climate risks, we will need to provide enough clean energy, water, and food for a more prosperous world that may grow to 11 billion by 2100.\u201d\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003EThe talk will discuss the significant technical challenges and potential solutions that could provide better paths to a more sustainable future. \u201cHow we transition from where we are now to where we need to be within 50 years is arguably the most pressing set of issues that science, innovation, and public policy have to address,\u201d Chu added.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003EThe event\u2019s faculty host is \u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/physics.gatech.edu\/user\/daniel-goldman\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003EDaniel Goldman\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E, Dunn Family Professor in the School of Physics at Georgia Tech.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003EAbout Steven Chu\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/physics.stanford.edu\/people\/steven-chu\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003ESteven Chu\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E is the William R. Kenan, Jr. Professor of Physics and a professor of Molecular and Cellular Physiology in the Medical School at Stanford University.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003EChu served as the 12\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003Eth\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E U.S. Secretary of Energy from January 2009 until the end of April 2013. As the first scientist to hold a U.S. Cabinet position and the longest serving Energy Secretary, Chu led several initiatives including ARPA-E (Advanced Research Projects Agency \u2013 Energy), the Energy Innovation Hubs, and was personally tasked by President Obama to assist in the Deepwater Horizon oil leak.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003EIn the spring of 2010, Chu was the \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/ece.gatech.edu\/news\/2023\/03\/steven-chu-visits-ece-solar-power-research-center-georgia-tech\u0022\u003Ekeynote speaker\u003C\/a\u003E \u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003Efor the Georgia Tech Ph.D. and Master\u0027s Commencement Ceremony.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003EPrior to his cabinet post, Chu was director of the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, where he was active in pursuit of alternative and renewable energy technologies, and a professor of Physics and Applied Physics at Stanford, where he helped launch Bio-X, a multi-disciplinary institute combining the physical and biological sciences with medicine and engineering. Previously he also served as head of the Quantum Electronics Research Department at AT\u0026amp;T Bell Laboratories.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003EHe is the co-recipient of the 1997 Nobel Prize in Physics for his contributions to laser cooling and atom trapping. He is a member of the National Academy of Sciences, the American Philosophical Society, the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, the Pontifical Academy Sciences, and of seven foreign academies. He formerly served as president, and then chair of the American Association for the Advancement of Science. \u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003EChu earned an A.B. degree in mathematics and a B.S. degree in physics from the University of Rochester, and a Ph.D. in physics from the University of California, Berkeley, as well as 35 honorary degrees.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003EHe has published over 280 papers in atomic and polymer physics, biophysics, biology, bio-imaging, batteries, and other energy technologies. He holds 15 patents, and an additional 15 patent disclosures or filings since 2015.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","summary":"","format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003EPhysicist Steven Chu was the first person appointed to the U.S. Cabinet after having won a Nobel Prize \u2014 and the first scientist to hold a Cabinet position. 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The campus community is invited to participate in a variety of events that increase awareness of and encourage actions that advance the \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/sdgs.un.org\/goals\u0022\u003E17 United Nations Sustainable Development Goals\u003C\/a\u003E (SDGs).\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThe SDGs were adopted by the UN General Assembly in 2015 as part of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development. They address the world\u2019s most monumental challenges, including poverty, inequality, climate change, environmental degradation, and peace and justice. Some of the objectives are improved industry, innovation, and infrastructure; affordable and clean energy; and sustainable cities and communities. The SDGs appear by name in the \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/strategicplan.gatech.edu\/focus\/global\u0022\u003EInstitute\u2019s strategic plan\u003C\/a\u003E as long-term goals that should guide teaching, research, and operations.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003ESDG Action and Awareness Week 2023 will focus primarily on SDG13: Climate Action and intersecting SDGs. Georgia Tech strives to be a leader in climate action across the Institute in operations, education, research, and economic development, and the development of a comprehensive Climate Action Plan is underway. President \u00c1ngel Cabrera encourages the Tech community to participate in virtual and in-person climate action events throughout the week.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EOn Thursday, March 9, at 8:30 a.m., Cabrera will convene a panel of faculty to discuss climate action. Joining him will be: Marilyn Brown, Regents\u2019 Professor and the Brook Byers Professor of Sustainable Systems in the School of Public Policy; Andrea Calmon, assistant professor in the Scheller College of Business and faculty fellow in the Brook Byers Institute for Sustainable Systems; Tim Liewen, Regents\u2019 Professor, David S. Lewis Chair, and executive director of the Strategic Energy Institute; and Brian Stone, professor in the School of City and Regional Planning and director of the Urban Climate Lab.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThe panel is a hybrid event, with remote or in-person participation (at the Scholars Event Network Theater in Price Gilbert Library). \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/gatech.campuslabs.com\/engage\/event\/8871322\u0022\u003ERSVP here\u003C\/a\u003E.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EOther events during the week include a Green Cleaning DIY Workshop through the Office of Sustainability, a Social Impact Careers Alumni Panel through the Alumni Association, a Community Market through Auxiliary Services, a session on How to Afford Study Abroad and SDG Interactive Art Hours through the Office of International Education, a Seminar on Race and Gender through the Black Feminist Think Tank and the School of History and Sociology, two micro-workshops on aligning course objectives with the SDGs through the Center for Teaching and Learning and Serve-Learn-Sustain, a Corporate Carbon Accounting panel through Scheller College of Business, an information session and ice cream social through the EcoCar Vertically Integrated Project team, and a Climate Action Plan Stakeholder Engagement Session through the Office of Sustainability. \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/gatech.campuslabs.com\/engage\/events?categories=19273\u0022\u003EView a listing of the week\u2019s events for details and registration\u003C\/a\u003E.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003ESDG Action and Awareness Week is part of a larger global effort through the University Global Coalition (UGC), which Cabrera chairs and helped found. 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To collaborate next year, contact \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/drew.cutright@gatech.edu\u0022\u003EDrew Cutright\u003C\/a\u003E, Office of Strategic Consulting.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","summary":"","format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EThe campus community is invited to participate in a variety of events that increase awareness of and encourage actions that advance the 17 United Nations Sustainable Development Goals.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","format":"limited_html"}],"field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"The campus community is invited to participate in a variety of events that increase awareness of and encourage actions that advance the 17 United Nations Sustainable Development Goals. 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The Center for Lunar Environment and Volatile Exploration Research (CLEVER) will be led by \u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/chemistry.gatech.edu\/people\/thomas-orlando\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003EThomas Orlando\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E, professor in the \u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/chemistry.gatech.edu\/\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003ESchool of Chemistry and Biochemistry\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003ECLEVER is the successor to Orlando\u2019s pioneering \u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/reveals.gatech.edu\/\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003EREVEALS\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E (Radiation Effects on Volatiles and Exploration of Asteroids and Lunar Surfaces) center, and both are part of NASA\u2019s Solar System Exploration Research Virtual Institute (SSERVI) program.\u0026nbsp; \u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003EREVEALS and CLEVER look ahead to the return of humans to the moon for sustained periods \u2014 a key part of NASA\u2019s plan for space exploration in the coming decade. Volatiles such as water, molecular oxygen, methane, and hydrogen are crucial to supporting human activity on the moon. Dust is also important since the space-weathered particles can pose health effects to astronauts and hazards to the technology and hardware. \u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003EThe interdisciplinary group of researchers supported by CLEVER will study how the solar wind and micrometeorites produce volatiles, research how ice and dust behave in the lunar environment, develop new materials to deal with potential dust buildup, and invent new analysis tools to support the upcoming crewed missions of the \u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/specials\/artemis\/\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003EArtemis program\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u201c\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003EThe resources and knowledge that CLEVER will produce will be useful for the sustainable presence of humans on the moon,\u201d Orlando says. \u201c\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003EWe have the correct mix of fundamental science and exploration \u2014 real, fundamental, ground-truth measurements; very good theory\/modeling; and engineering \u2014 an easy mix with Georgia Tech and outside partners.\u201d\u0026nbsp; \u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003EOrlando adds that CLEVER adopts a unique perspective on the challenges of understanding how to operate on Earth\u2019s moon. \u201cThe atomic and molecular view of processes with angstrom distances and femtosecond time scales can help unravel what is happening on planetary spatial scales and geological time frames,\u201d he says. \u201cWe can also translate our knowledge into materials, devices, and technology pretty quickly, and this is necessary if we want to help the Artemis astronauts.\u201d\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003ECLEVER includes investigators from Georgia Tech, \u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003EUniversity of Georgia, the Florida Space Institute, University of Hawaii, Auburn University, Space Sciences Institute, the Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, NASA Ames, NASA Kennedy Space Center, and partners in Italy and Germany. In addition to pursuing a blend of fundamental science and mission support, CLEVER \u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003Ewill also emphasize the research and career development of students and young investigators, another important goal of the SSERVI system. \u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003EWriter: M.G. 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Now, for the first time, the \u003Cstrong\u003EIceCube Neutrino Observatory\u003C\/strong\u003E has produced an image of the Milky Way using neutrinos \u2014 tiny, ghostlike astronomical messengers. \u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003EIn an article to be published June 30, 2023, in the journal \u003Cem\u003EScience\u003C\/em\u003E, the \u003Cstrong\u003EIceCube Collaboration\u003C\/strong\u003E, an international group of over 350 scientists, presents evidence of high-energy neutrino emission from the Milky Way. \u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003EThe\u003Cspan\u003E detected \u003C\/span\u003Ehigh-energy neutrinos hold energies millions to billions of times higher than those produced by the fusion reactions that power stars.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003EIceCube was built and is operated with \u003Cstrong\u003ENational Science Foundation (NSF)\u003C\/strong\u003E funding and additional support from the fourteen countries that host institutional members of the IceCube Collaboration. IceCube\u003Cspan\u003E Observatory \u003C\/span\u003Esearches for signs of high-energy neutrinos originating from our galaxy and beyond, out to the farthest reaches of the universe. \u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003EA cubic-kilometer neutrino detector operating at Amundsen-Scott South Pole Station observes these high-energy neutrinos\u003C\/span\u003E, explains \u003Cstrong\u003EIgnacio Taboada\u003C\/strong\u003E, spokesperson for IceCube and a physics professor at \u003Cstrong\u003EGeorgia Institute of Technology\u003C\/strong\u003E. \u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u201cIceCube is truly unique,\u201d Taboada says. \u201cBuilt deep in Antarctic ice, its over 5,000 light sensors search for the flashes of blue light \u2014 Cherenkov radiation produced by neutrinos in the upper atmosphere, the Milky Way, and deep into the cosmos.\u201d\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Ch3\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003ESearching the southern sky\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/h3\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u201cWhat\u0027s intriguing is that, unlike the case for light of any wavelength, in neutrinos, the universe outshines the nearby sources in our own galaxy,\u0022 says \u003Cstrong\u003EFrancis Halzen\u003C\/strong\u003E, a professor of physics at the \u003Cstrong\u003EUniversity of Wisconsin\u2013Madison\u003C\/strong\u003E and principal investigator of IceCube.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u0022As is so often the case, significant breakthroughs in science are enabled by advances in technology,\u0022 says \u003Cstrong\u003EDenise Caldwell\u003C\/strong\u003E, director of \u003Cstrong\u003ENSF\u0027s Physics Division\u003C\/strong\u003E. \u0022The capabilities provided by the highly sensitive IceCube detector, coupled with new data analysis tools, have given us an entirely new view of our galaxy \u2014 one that had only been hinted at before. As these capabilities continue to be refined, we can look forward to watching this picture emerge with ever-increasing resolution, potentially revealing hidden features of our galaxy never before seen by humanity.\u0022\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003EInteractions between cosmic rays \u2014 high-energy protons and heavier nuclei, also produced in our galaxy, and galactic gas and dust inevitably produce both gamma rays and neutrinos. Given the observation of gamma rays from the galactic plane, the Milky Way was expected to be a source of high-energy neutrinos.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u201cA neutrino counterpart has now been measured, thus confirming what we know about our galaxy and cosmic ray sources,\u201d says \u003Cstrong\u003ESteve Sclafani\u003C\/strong\u003E, a physics Ph.D. student at \u003Cstrong\u003EDrexel University\u003C\/strong\u003E, IceCube member, and co-lead analyzer.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003EThe search focused on the southern sky, where the bulk of neutrino emission from the galactic plane is expected near the center of our galaxy. However, until now, the background of muons and neutrinos produced by cosmic-ray interactions with the Earth\u2019s atmosphere posed significant challenges.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003ETo overcome them, IceCube collaborators at Drexel University developed analyses that select for \u0022cascade\u0022 events, or neutrino interactions in the ice that result in roughly spherical showers of light. Because the deposited energy from cascade events starts within the instrumented volume, contamination of atmospheric muons and neutrinos is reduced. Ultimately, the higher purity of the cascade events gave a better sensitivity to astrophysical neutrinos from the southern sky.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Ch3\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EMachine learning in the Milky Way \u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/h3\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003EHowever, the final breakthrough came from the implementation of machine learning methods, developed by IceCube collaborators at \u003Cstrong\u003ETU Dortmund University\u003C\/strong\u003E, that improve the identification of cascades produced by neutrinos as well as their direction and energy reconstruction. The observation of neutrinos from the Milky Way is a hallmark of the emerging critical value that machine learning provides in data analysis and event reconstruction in IceCube.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u201cThe improved methods allowed us to retain over an order of magnitude more neutrino events with better angular reconstruction, resulting in an analysis that is three times more sensitive than the previous search,\u201d says IceCube member, TU Dortmund physics Ph.D. student, and co-lead analyzer \u003Cstrong\u003EMirco \u003Cspan\u003EH\u00fcnnefeld\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003EThe dataset used in the study included 60,000 neutrinos spanning 10 years of IceCube data, 30 times as many events as the selection used in a previous analysis of the galactic plane using cascade events. These neutrinos were compared to previously published prediction maps of locations in the sky where the galaxy was expected to shine in neutrinos.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003EThe maps included one made from extrapolating Fermi Large Area Telescope gamma-ray observations of the Milky Way and two alternative maps identified as KRA-gamma by the group of theorists who produced them.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u201cThis long-awaited detection of cosmic ray-interactions in the galaxy is also a wonderful example of what can be achieved when modern methods of knowledge discovery in machine learning are consistently applied.\u201d says \u003Cstrong\u003EWolfgang Rhode\u003C\/strong\u003E, professor of physics at TU Dortmund University, IceCube member, and H\u00fcnnefeld\u2019s advisor.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003EThe power of machine learning offers great future potential, bringing other observations closer within reach.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u201cThe strong evidence for the Milky Way as a source of high-energy neutrinos has survived rigorous tests by the collaboration,\u201d says Taboada, the IceCube spokesperson. \u201cNow, the next step is to identify specific sources within the galaxy.\u201d \u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003EThese and other questions will be addressed in planned follow-up analyses by \u003Cspan\u003EIceCube.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u201cObserving our own galaxy for the first time using particles instead of light is a huge step,\u201d says \u003Cstrong\u003ENaoko Kurahashi Neilson\u003C\/strong\u003E, professor of physics at Drexel University, IceCube member, and Sclafani\u2019s advisor. \u201cAs neutrino astronomy evolves, we will get a new lens with which to observe the universe.\u201d\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E\u003Cem\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003EAbout IceCube Neutrino Observatory\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/em\u003E\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cem\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003EThe IceCube Neutrino Observatory is funded and operated primarily through an award from the National Science Foundation to the University of Wisconsin\u2013Madison. The IceCube Collaboration, with over 350 \u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/em\u003E\u003Cem\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003Escientists in \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/icecube.wisc.edu\/collaboration\/institutions\u0022\u003E58 institutions from around the world\u003C\/a\u003E, runs an extensive scientific program that has established the foundations of neutrino astronomy.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/em\u003E\u003Cem\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E \u003Cspan\u003EIceCube\u2019s\u003C\/span\u003E \u003Cspan\u003Eresearch\u003C\/span\u003E \u003Cspan\u003Eefforts,\u003C\/span\u003E \u003Cspan\u003Eincluding\u003C\/span\u003E \u003Cspan\u003Ecritical\u003C\/span\u003E \u003Cspan\u003Econtributions\u003C\/span\u003E \u003Cspan\u003Eto\u003C\/span\u003E \u003Cspan\u003Ethe\u003C\/span\u003E \u003Cspan\u003Edetector\u003C\/span\u003E \u003Cspan\u003Eoperation,\u003C\/span\u003E \u003Cspan\u003Eare\u003C\/span\u003E \u003Cspan\u003Efunded\u003C\/span\u003E \u003Cspan\u003Eby \u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/em\u003E\u003Cem\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003Eagencies in Australia, Belgium, Canada, Denmark, Germany, Italy, Japan, New Zealand, Republic of Korea, Sweden, Switzerland, Taiwan, the United Kingdom, and the United States, including NSF. 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The Institute offers\u202fbusiness, computing, design, engineering, liberal arts,\u202fand\u202fsciences degrees. 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In a breakthrough study, a cross-disciplinary team of Georgia Tech researchers discovered a previously unknown class of bacterial proteins that play a crucial role in the formation and stability of methane clathrates. \u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003EA team led by \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/eas.gatech.edu\/people\/glass-dr-jennifer\u0022\u003EJennifer Glass\u003C\/a\u003E, associate professor in the \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/eas.gatech.edu\/\u0022\u003ESchool of Earth and Atmospheric Sciences\u003C\/a\u003E, and \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/chemistry.gatech.edu\/people\/raquel-lieberman\u0022\u003ERaquel Lieberman\u003C\/a\u003E, professor and Sepcic-Pfeil Chair in the \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/chemistry.gatech.edu\/\u0022\u003ESchool of Chemistry and Biochemistry\u003C\/a\u003E, showed that these novel bacterial proteins suppress the growth of methane clathrates as effectively as commercial chemicals currently used in drilling, but are non-toxic, eco-friendly, and scalable. Their study, funded by NASA, informs the search for life in the solar system, and could also increase the safety of transporting natural gas.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003EThe research, \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/academic.oup.com\/pnasnexus\/article\/2\/8\/pgad268\/7242427\u0022\u003Epublished in the journal \u003Cem\u003EPNAS Nexus\u003C\/em\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E, underscores the importance of fundamental science in studying Earth\u2019s natural biological systems and highlights the benefits of collaboration across disciplines.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u201cWe wanted to understand how these formations were staying stable under the seafloor, and precisely what mechanisms were contributing to their stability,\u201d Glass said. \u201cThis is something no one has done before.\u201d \u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003ESifting Through Sediment\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003EThe effort started with the team examining a sample of clay-like sediment that Glass acquired from the seafloor off the coast of Oregon.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003EGlass hypothesized that the sediment would contain proteins that influence the growth of methane clathrate, and that those proteins would resemble well-known antifreeze proteins in fish, which help them survive in cold environments. \u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003EBut to confirm her hypothesis, Glass and her research team would first have to identify protein candidates out of millions of potential targets contained in the sediment. They would then need to make the proteins in the lab, though there was no understanding of how these proteins might behave. Also, no one had worked with these proteins before. \u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003EGlass approached Lieberman, whose lab studies the structure of proteins. The first step was to use DNA sequencing paired with bioinformatics to identify the genes of the proteins contained in the sediment. \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/chemistry.gatech.edu\/people\/dustin-huard\u0022\u003EDustin Huard\u003C\/a\u003E, a researcher in Lieberman\u2019s lab and first author of the paper, then prepared candidate proteins that could potentially bind to the methane clathrates. Huard used X-ray crystallography to determine the structure of the proteins. \u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003ECreating Seafloor Conditions in the Lab \u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003EHuard passed off the protein candidates to \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.marsci.uga.edu\/directory\/people\/abigail-johnson\u0022\u003EAbigail Johnson\u003C\/a\u003E, a former Ph.D. student in Glass\u2019 lab and co-first author on the paper, who is now a postdoctoral researcher at the University of Georgia. To test the proteins, Johnson formed methane clathrates herself by recreating the high pressure and low temperature of the seafloor in the lab. Johnson worked with \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/ce.gatech.edu\/directory\/person\/sheng-dai\u0022\u003ESheng Dai\u003C\/a\u003E, an associate professor in the \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/ce.gatech.edu\/\u0022\u003ESchool of Civil and Environmental Engineering\u003C\/a\u003E, to build a unique pressure chamber from scratch. \u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003EJohnson placed the proteins in the pressure vessel and adjusted the system to mimic the pressure and temperature conditions required for clathrate formation. By pressurizing the vessel with methane, Johnson forced methane into the droplet, which caused a methane clathrate structure to form.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003EShe then measured the amount of gas that was consumed by the clathrate \u2014 an indicator of how quickly and how much clathrate formed \u2014 and did so in the presence of the proteins versus no proteins. Johnson found that with the clathrate-binding proteins, less gas was consumed, and the clathrates melted at higher temperatures. \u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003EOnce the team validated that the proteins affect the formation and stability of methane clathrates, they used Huard\u0027s protein crystal structure to carry out molecular dynamics simulations with the help of \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/physics.gatech.edu\/user\/james-jc-gumbart\u0022\u003EJames (JC) Gumbart\u003C\/a\u003E, professor in the \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/physics.gatech.edu\/\u0022\u003ESchool of Physics\u003C\/a\u003E. The simulations allowed the team to identify the specific site where the protein binds to the methane clathrate. \u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EA Surprisingly Novel System\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003EThe study unveiled unexpected insights into the structure and function of the proteins. The researchers initially thought the part of the protein that was similar to fish antifreeze proteins would play a role in clathrate binding. Surprisingly, that part of the protein did not play a role, and a wholly different mechanism directed the interactions.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003EThey found that the proteins do not bind to ice, but rather interact with the clathrate structure itself, directing its growth. Specifically, the part of the protein that had similar characteristics to antifreeze proteins was buried in the protein structure, and instead played a role in stabilizing the protein. \u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003EThe researchers found that the proteins performed better at modifying methane clathrate than any of the antifreeze proteins that had been tested in the past. They also performed just as well as, if not better than, the toxic commercial clathrate inhibitors currently used in drilling that pose serious environmental threats.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003EPreventing clathrate formation in natural gas pipelines is a billion-dollar industry. If these biodegradable proteins could be used to prevent disastrous natural gas leaks, it would greatly reduce the risk of environmental damage.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u201cWe were so lucky that this actually worked, because even though we chose these proteins based on their similarity to antifreeze proteins, they are completely different,\u201d Johnson said. \u201cThey have a similar function in nature, but do so through a completely different biological system, and I think that really excites people.\u201d \u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003EMethane clathrates likely exist throughout the solar system \u2014 on the subsurface of Mars, for example, and on icy moons in the outer solar system, such as Europa. The team\u2019s findings indicate that if microbes exist on other planetary bodies, they might produce similar biomolecules to retain liquid water in channels in the clathrate that could sustain life. \u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u201cWe\u2019re still learning so much about the basic systems on our planet,\u201d Huard said. \u201cThat\u2019s one of the great things about Georgia Tech \u2014 different communities can come together to do really cool, unexpected science. I never thought I would be working on an astrobiology project, but here we are, and we\u2019ve been very successful.\u201d\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003ECitation\u003C\/strong\u003E: Dustin J E Huard, et al. \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/academic.oup.com\/pnasnexus\/article\/2\/8\/pgad268\/7242427\u0022\u003EMolecular basis for inhibition of methane clathrate growth by a deep subsurface bacterial protein\u003C\/a\u003E,\u0026nbsp;\u003Cem\u003EPNAS Nexus\u003C\/em\u003E, Volume 2, Issue 8, August 2023.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EDOI\u003C\/strong\u003E:\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1093\/pnasnexus\/pgad268\u0022\u003Ehttps:\/\/doi.org\/10.1093\/pnasnexus\/pgad268\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EFunding\u003C\/strong\u003E: National Aeronautics \u0026amp; Space Administration, National Science Foundation, National Institutes of Health, American Chemical Society Petroleum Research Fund\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003EGeorgia Tech co-authors included Zixing Fan, Ph.D. student, and two undergraduates, Lydia Kenney (now a Ph.D. student at Northwestern University) and Manlin Xu (now a Ph.D. student in the MIT-Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution Joint Program). Ran Drori, associate professor of chemistry at Yeshiva University, also contributed. \u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","summary":"","format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003EIn a groundbreaking study, a team of Georgia Tech researchers has unveiled a remarkable discovery: the identification of novel bacterial proteins that play a vital role in the formation and stability of methane clathrates, which trap methane gas beneath the seafloor. These newfound proteins not only suppress methane clathrate growth as effectively as toxic chemicals used in drilling but also prove to be eco-friendly and scalable. This innovative breakthrough not only promises to enhance environmental safety in natural gas transportation but also sheds light on the potential for similar biomolecules to support life beyond Earth.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","format":"limited_html"}],"field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"Georgia Tech researchers have uncovered eco-friendly bacterial proteins that stabilize methane clathrates, offering a green solution to climate challenges and potential implications for astrobiology."}],"uid":"36123","created_gmt":"2023-09-26 14:30:17","changed_gmt":"2024-02-01 15:10:35","author":"Catherine Barzler","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","dateline":{"date":"2023-09-26T00:00:00-04:00","iso_date":"2023-09-26T00:00:00-04:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"hg_media":{"671833":{"id":"671833","type":"image","title":"clathrate.jpg","body":"\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003EMethane clathrate (white, ice-like material) under a rock from the seafloor of the northern Gulf of Mexico. 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This year, the festival will host events from March 9 to March 22, culminating in the \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/atlantasciencefestival.org\/expo\/\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003EExploration Expo\u003C\/a\u003E event in Piedmont Park featuring 100 different demonstrations \u2014 on March 23.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EAs one of its \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/atlantasciencefestival.org\/about\/\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003Efounding partners\u003C\/a\u003E, Georgia Tech has served a key role in the Festival for over a decade. Last year\u2019s iteration featured \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/cos.gatech.edu\/cos-at-asf#expo\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003Eseveral events hosted by Tech\u003C\/a\u003E \u2014 from a science fashion show to a virtual college prep workshop \u2014 hosted by volunteers from across campus.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u201cAs a volunteer, you could help with one of the partner events or the Exploration Expo: the culminating street party at the end of the festival,\u201d says Leavey. \u201cVolunteering is a great way to meet people, learn more about science, get in events for free, and share your love of science with the community.\u201d\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EHere are a few ways to get involved with this year\u2019s festival. Look out for the full schedule and attendee registration on the \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/atlantasciencefestival.org\/\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003EAtlanta Science Festival website\u003C\/a\u003E.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Ch3\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EVolunteer for GT Science and Engineering Day | March 9\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/h3\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EFor several years, Georgia Tech has opened its doors to the Atlanta community during \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/research.gatech.edu\/ATLScienceFestival\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003EScience and Engineering Day\u003C\/a\u003E. With demonstrations on everything from robotics and neuroscience to paper and chemical engineering, there\u2019s always been an activity for everyone. \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/research.gatech.edu\/science-and-engineering-day-buzzes-excitement\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003ELast year\u2019s event saw\u003C\/a\u003E over 1,500 attendees, with more than 40 host units and student organizations.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThis year, Science and Engineering Day will serve as the kickoff event for the entire festival, taking place on March 9 from 10 A.M. to 2 P.M. \u003Cstrong\u003EThose interested in volunteering or hosting a demonstration of their work should \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/gatech.co1.qualtrics.com\/jfe\/form\/SV_1MGBhmgvwvJdPiC\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003Eregister here\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/strong\u003E by January 25.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EVisit \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/research.gatech.edu\/ATLScienceFestival\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003Eresearch.gatech.edu\/ATLScienceFestival\u003C\/a\u003E to learn more.\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Ch3\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EHigh School Math Day | March 9\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/h3\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EScience and Engineering Day will also host this year\u2019s \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/hsmd.math.gatech.edu\/\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003EHigh School Math Day\u003C\/a\u003E, a tradition at Georgia Tech since 1958. A day of logic puzzles, math demonstrations, and friendly competition, \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/cos.gatech.edu\/news\/reimagining-high-school-math-day-and-multiplying-fun\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003Elast year\u2019s event\u003C\/a\u003E saw over 250 students, parents, and teachers from 42 schools around the state.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u201cMy favorite part of High School math day is seeing all the students get excited about doing the activities with each other and winning the awards at the end of the day,\u201d says \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/cpies.cos.gatech.edu\/c-pies-leadership\/\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003ELea Marzo\u003C\/a\u003E, program operations director for the College\u2019s \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/cpies.cos.gatech.edu\/\u0022\u003ECenter for Promoting Inclusion and Equity in the Sciences\u003C\/a\u003E (C-PIES) and one of the co-organizers of the event.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EIf you know a high schooler who is a math expert or even math-curious, encourage them to stop by on March 9 from 10 A.M. to 2 P.M.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u201cIt really is for any level of Math \u2014 whether you are in 9th grade Math or more advanced Math,\u201d says Marzo. \u201cThere are a lot of activities planned for students and it includes food and a cool T-Shirt!\u201d\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EVisit \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/hsmd.math.gatech.edu\/\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003Ehsmd.math.gatech.edu\u003C\/a\u003E to learn more.\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Ch3\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EHost a demonstration at the Exploration Expo | March 23\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/h3\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThe \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/atlantasciencefestival.org\/expo\/\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003EExploration Expo\u003C\/a\u003E is the finale to the Festival, taking over Piedmont park every year with roughly 100 different science demonstrations. Often referred to as \u201cAtlanta\u2019s biggest science party,\u201d this free event has a little something for everyone.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u201cWhether you\u2019re about to start preschool or volunteering with your grandkids, you\u2019re here because you also believe that Atlanta is a science city \u2014 that we\u2019re here to learn, teach one another, and improve our world through shared inquiry,\u201d shares \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/cos.gatech.edu\/our-leadership\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003EJess Hunt-Ralston\u003C\/a\u003E, director of Communications for the College of Sciences at Georgia Tech, who also represents the Institute on the \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/scienceatl.org\/\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003EScience ATL\u003C\/a\u003E Board of Directors. \u201cAnd there\u2019s nothing quite like seeing the scales of a butterfly wing for the first time, playing brain games with new friends, or peering through a telescope together to help spark and sustain that spirit of curiosity.\u201d\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003EContact Jennifer Leavey (\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003Ejennifer.leavey@cos.gatech.edu\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E) for more information.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Ch3\u003EVolunteer for other events at the Festival\u003C\/h3\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EInterested in volunteering at the Festival in another way? 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href=\u0022https:\/\/www.aanda.org\/articles\/aa\/abs\/2024\/01\/aa47932-23\/aa47932-23.html\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003Erecent paper\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E published in the journal \u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cem\u003E\u003Cspan\u003EAstronomy \u0026amp; Astrophysics\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/em\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E presents the team\u2019s new images from the 2018 data that reveal a familiar ring the same size as the one observed in 2017. This bright ring surrounds a deep central depression, \u201cthe shadow of the black hole,\u201d as predicted by general relativity. Excitingly, the brightness peak of the ring has shifted by about 30\u00ba compared to the images from 2017, which is consistent with our theoretical understanding of variability from turbulent material around black holes.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u201cA fundamental requirement of science is to be able to reproduce results,\u201d says \u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003EKeiichi Asada\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E, an associate research fellow at Academia Sinica Institute for Astronomy and Astrophysics in Taiwan. \u201cConfirmation of the ring in a completely new data set is a huge milestone for our collaboration and a strong indication that we\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E \u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003Eare looking at a black hole shadow and the material orbiting around it.\u201d\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003EIn 2017, the EHT took the first image of a black hole. This object, M87*, is the beating heart of the giant elliptical galaxy Messier 87 and lives 55 million light years away from Earth. The image of the black hole revealed a bright circular ring, brighter in the southern part of the ring. Further analysis of the data also revealed the structure of M87* in polarized light, giving us greater insight into the geometry of the magnetic field and the nature of the plasma around the black hole. \u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003EThe new era of black hole direct imaging, spearheaded by the extensive analysis of the 2017 observations of M87*, opened a new window that let researchers investigate black hole astrophysics and allow them to test the theory of general relativity at a fundamental level. \u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u201cOur theoretical models tell us that the state of the material around M87* should be uncorrelated between 2017 and 2018,\u201d EHT researchers \u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/eventhorizontelescope.org\/M87-one-year-later-proof-of-a-persistent-black-hole-shadow\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003Eexplain\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E. \u201cThus, multiple observations of M87* will help us place independent constraints on the plasma and magnetic field structure around the black hole and help us disentangle the complicated astrophysics from the effects of general relativity.\u201d\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003EGreenland Telescope \u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003ETo help accomplish new and exciting science, the EHT is under continuous development. The Greenland Telescope joined the EHT for the first time in 2018, just five months after its construction was completed far above the Arctic Circle. This new telescope significantly improved the image fidelity of the EHT array, improving the coverage, particularly in the North-South direction. The Large Millimeter Telescope also participated for the first time with its full 50 m surface, greatly improving its sensitivity. The EHT array was also upgraded to observe in four frequency bands around 230 GHz, compared to only two bands in 2017. \u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003ERepeated observations with an improved array are essential to demonstrate the robustness of our findings and strengthen our confidence in our results.\u0026nbsp; In addition to the groundbreaking science, the EHT also serves as a technology testbed for cutting-edge developments in high-frequency radio interferometry.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u0022Advancing scientific endeavors requires continuous enhancement in data quality and analysis techniques,\u0022 says \u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003ERohan Dahale\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E, a Ph.D. candidate at the \u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003EInstituto de Astrof\u00edsica de Andaluc\u00eda\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E (IAA-CSIC) in Spain. \u0022The inclusion of the Greenland Telescope in our array filled critical gaps in our earth-sized telescope. The 2021, 2022, and the forthcoming 2024 observations witness improvements to the array, fueling our enthusiasm to push the frontiers of black hole astrophysics.\u0022\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003ERemarkably similar\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003EThe analysis of the 2018 data features eight independent imaging and modeling techniques, including methods used in the previous 2017 analysis of M87* and new ones developed from the collaboration\u2019s experience analyzing Sgr A*.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003EThe EHT team explains that the image of M87* taken in 2018 is remarkably similar to what they saw in 2017. \u201cWe see a bright ring of the same size, with a dark central region and one side of the ring brighter than the other. The mass and distance of M87* will not appreciably increase throughout a human lifetime, so general relativity predicts that the ring diameter should stay the same from year to year. The stability of the measured diameter in the images from 2017 to 2018 robustly supports the conclusion that M87* is well described by general relativity.\u201d \u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003EMass matters, brightness peak\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u201cOne of the remarkable properties of a black hole is that its radius is strongly dependent on only one quantity: its mass,\u201d says \u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003ENitika Yadlapalli Yurk\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E, a former graduate student at the California Institute of Technology (Caltech), now a postdoctoral fellow at the NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) in California. \u201cSince M87* is not accreting material (which would increase its mass) at a rapid rate, general relativity tells us that its radius will remain fairly unchanged over human history. It\u2019s pretty exciting to see that our data confirm this prediction.\u201d\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003EWhile the size of the black hole shadow did not change between 2017 and 2018, the location of the brightest region around the ring did change significantly, the team adds. The bright region rotated about 30\u00ba counterclockwise to settle in the bottom right part of the ring at about the 5 o\u2019clock position. \u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003EHistorical observations of M87* with a less sensitive array and fewer telescopes also indicated that the shadow structure changes yearly (Wielgus 2020, ApJ, \u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E901\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E,\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E 67\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E) but with less precision. While the 2018 EHT array still cannot observe the jet emerging from M87*, the black hole spin axis predicted from the location of the brightest region around the ring is more consistent with the jet axis seen at other wavelengths.\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u201cThe biggest change, that the brightness peak shifted around the ring, is actually something we predicted when we published the first results in 2019,\u201d says \u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003EBritt Jeter\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E, a postdoctoral fellow at Academia Sinica Institute for Astronomy and Astrophysics in Taiwan. \u201cWhile general relativity says the ring size should stay pretty fixed, the emission from the turbulent, messy accretion disk around the black hole will cause the brightest part of the ring to wobble around a common center. The amount of wobble we see over time is something we can use to test our theories for the magnetic field and plasma environment around the black hole.\u201d\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E2024 and beyond\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u201cWhile all the EHT papers published so far have featured an analysis of our first observations in 2017,\u201d the research team adds, \u201cthis result represents the first efforts to explore the many additional years of data the EHT collaboration has collected.\u201d In addition to 2017 and 2018, the EHT conducted successful observations in 2021 and 2022 and is scheduled to observe in the first half of 2024. 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Its more than 45,000 undergraduate and graduate students, representing 50 states and more than 148 countries, study at the main campus in Atlanta, at campuses in France and China, and through distance and online learning.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003EAs a leading technological university, Georgia Tech is an engine of economic development for Georgia, the Southeast, and the nation, conducting more than $1 billion in research annually for government, industry, and society.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\n\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cem\u003EIMAGE:\u003C\/em\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cem\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003EThe Event Horizon Telescope Collaboration has released new images of M87* from observations taken in April 2018, one year after the first observations in April 2017. The new observations in 2018, which feature the first participation of the Greenland Telescope, reveal a familiar, bright ring of emission of the same size as we found in 2017.\u0026nbsp; This bright ring surrounds a dark central shadow, and the brightest part of the ring in 2018 has shifted by about 30\u00ba relative from 2017 to now lie in the 5 o\u2019clock position. 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The new cohort includes:\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cul\u003E\r\n\t\u003Cli\u003E\r\n\t\u003Cp lang=\u0022EN-US\u0022\u003EDavid Ballantyne, Professor and Associate Chair for Academic Programs, School of Physics\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\t\u003C\/li\u003E\r\n\t\u003Cli\u003E\r\n\t\u003Cp lang=\u0022EN-US\u0022\u003EMartha Grover, Professor and Associate Chair for Graduate Studies, School of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, and ADVANCE Professor in the College of Engineering\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\t\u003C\/li\u003E\r\n\t\u003Cli\u003E\r\n\t\u003Cp lang=\u0022EN-US\u0022\u003EAaron Levine, Professor, School of Public Policy, and Associate Dean for Research and Outreach, Ivan Allen College of Liberal Arts\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\t\u003C\/li\u003E\r\n\t\u003Cli\u003E\r\n\t\u003Cp lang=\u0022EN-US\u0022\u003EHan Zhang, Steven A. Denning Professor of Technology and Management, Scheller College of Business\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\t\u003C\/li\u003E\r\n\u003C\/ul\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp lang=\u0022EN-US\u0022\u003EThis program will build on the Fellows\u2019 previous leadership experiences by providing access to senior\u0026nbsp;leadership and their decisions;\u0026nbsp;creating opportunities for them to interact with academic leaders from across the nation; offering close, and accessible mentoring with a cohort learning model; and participating in the formulation of project-based solutions and policies related to real problems and ongoing issues.\u0026nbsp;FELA is led by former provost and executive vice president for Academic Affairs\u0026nbsp;Rafael Bras.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp lang=\u0022EN-US\u0022\u003E\u201cMore than ever before, the health and future of higher education depends on good, experienced leaders with a broad understanding of many issues,\u201d said Bras. \u201cFELA is designed as an immersive program to develop that experience and understanding. Georgia Tech is investing in its future by developing the leadership talents of its senior faculty.\u201d\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp lang=\u0022EN-US\u0022\u003EThis cohort of FELA Fellows will serve a two-year term beginning in July 2024. During their FELA experience, Fellows will rotate every six months into one of the four Executive Leadership Team offices \u2013 the Office of the President, Office of the Provost, Office of the Vice President for Research, and Office of the Vice President for Administration and Finance. In addition to shadowing and project work during these rotations, Fellows will participate in regular cohort meetings with Bras for leadership guest speakers, case studies, and role play activities to further ground their experience.\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp lang=\u0022EN-US\u0022\u003E\u201cGeorgia Tech fosters the careers of thousands of the brightest faculty minds in higher education,\u201d said\u0026nbsp;Steve McLaughlin, provost and executive vice president for Academic Affairs. \u201cThese four new members of our Faculty Executive Leadership Academy represent those who wish to step forward as future leaders and learn what it takes to support the work of a university on an executive level. 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href=\u0022https:\/\/aiml2023.physics.gatech.edu\/\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003ERevolutionizing Physics \u2014 Exploring Connections Between Physics and Machine Learning\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003EAI and ML have the spotlight right now in science\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E, and the conference promises to be the first of many, says \u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.gatech.edu\/expert\/feryal-ozel\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003EFeryal \u00d6zel\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E, Professor and Chair of the School of Physics.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u0022We were delighted to host the AI\/ML in Physics conference and see the exciting rapid developments in this field,\u201d \u00d6zel says. \u201cThe conference was a prominent launching point for the new AI\/ML initiative we are starting in the School of Physics.\u0022\u200b\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003EThat initiative includes \u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/physics.gatech.edu\/multiple-open-rank-faculty-positions-aiml-physics-research-job-id-263230\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003Ehiring two tenure-track faculty 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All of these ideas could be made into a reality through \u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003Emechanical metamaterials, a group of flexible solids that blur the traditional definition of what a solid is.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003EUnderstanding these metamaterials is key to \u201cprogramming\u201d them correctly, maximizing their utility. \u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u201cOne of the paradigms of this research is that the material is the machine,\u201d \u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/physics.gatech.edu\/user\/d-rocklin\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003EZeb Rocklin\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E, an assistant professor in the \u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/physics.gatech.edu\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003ESchool of Physics\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E, explains. \u201cWe\u0027re creating a material that performs the mechanical tasks that we want it to, and the processes, forces and displacements in the ways we want it to.\u201d\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003EA new \u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.nsf.gov\/awardsearch\/showAward?AWD_ID=2338492\u0026amp;HistoricalAwards=false\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E$630,000 NSF CAREER grant\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E will help Rocklin continue that research.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003EThe National Science Foundation Faculty Early Career Development Award is a five-year grant designed to help promising researchers establish a foundation for a lifetime of leadership in their field. Known as CAREER awards, the grants are NSF\u2019s most prestigious funding for untenured assistant professors.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003EThe aw\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003Eard, for \u201cGeometric and topological mechanics of flexible structures,\u201d w\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003Eill help Rocklin continue developing a new, unified theory for \u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003Emechanical metamaterials \u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u2014\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E a group of structures that can flex and move, while having traditional solid components that make it easier to model. \u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003EThe theory could then be applied by other scientists and engineers to create responsive objects with smart fabrics that could respond to changes in environment \u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u2014\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E like novel knee replacements, responsive airplane wings, and better robots.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Ch3\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003EMaterials as machines\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/h3\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u201cA solid is defined by the fact that it has a shape, and if I try to change the shape it might generate patterns of stress, or if I hit it, you might hear noise, because it\u0027s vibrating,\u201d says\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E \u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003ERocklin. \u201cWhile we often think about things in terms of solids, liquids, and gasses, a lot of the things that are very important to us are not what we think of as a conventional solid.\u201d\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003EFlexible solids, like clothing, robots, and even our own bodies permeate our world, and are often some of the most useful materials we encounter. \u201cThis creates this huge challenge,\u201d Rocklin says, \u201cbecause flexible solids can\u0027t always be understood using current techniques of physics. We can write down the equations, but the equations are often too hard for anyone to solve.\u201d For example, imagine trying to predict or replicate the \u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.gatech.edu\/news\/2022\/02\/04\/researchers-develop-methodology-streamlined-control-material-deformation\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003Einfinite ways a piece of paper can crumple\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E. As a result, flexible solids are often expensive and time consuming to model.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003EThat\u2019s where Rocklin\u2019s new theory comes in.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Ch3\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003EMechanical metamaterials\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/h3\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003EBy combining well-known solids with flexible properties, Rocklin hopes to create a mathematically simple theory. \u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u201c\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003EThere are philosophical differences and limitations here,\u201d he says, \u201cbut as a physicist, I\u2019m looking for universal principles that can apply to a variety of things. Our technique is meant to complement the existing simulations, and it\u0027s meant to provide us more insight into these systems so that we can understand how to control them better.\u201d\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003EBy building a theory around materials made of repeating solids connected by flexible hinges, Rocklin hopes to make a computationally inexpensive technique to predict and control the deformation of flexible structures. One example of this type of structure consists of\u0026nbsp; solid square pieces connected by their corners in a checkerboard pattern. The pieces pivot against each other at these hinged corners, allowing the structure to easily expand and contract. \u201cThese materials find a sweet spot in between simple solids that were well-characterized in the nineteenth century and the flexible objects that are just too complicated for us to fully describe,\u201d Rocklin adds.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003EWhile the material can only deform via one method, (by flexing at the hinges) this does not mean that there is only one way the material deforms. Rather, through this one method of deformation, there are an infinite number of modes or computations that the fabric can assume, \u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003Eillustrating Rocklin\u0027s key insight \u2013 that a single flexible mode inevitably gives rise to a whole host of complex deformations.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u201cThere\u0027s very simple universal math to describe how this type of material operates,\u201d Rocklin adds. \u201cAnd, when people actually make this material, it turns out that it actually looks like this, and it actually deforms in this way.\u201d\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Ch3\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003EBroad applications\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/h3\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003EAs a theoretical physicist, Rocklin is focused on developing a unified theory that can be applied by experts across many fields. For example, collapsable biomedical devices like stents, which should be small when inserted, but need to expand when inside the body. Inspired by the ever-adapting wings of birds, adaptable airplane wings are also an intriguing frontier.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003ERather than minute adjustments via circuitry, airplane wings could be built from these flexible solids, which could be designed to automatically adapt when given a signal from the wind. Building an antenna from materials that respond to certain \u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003Eelectromagnetic frequencies, to optimize signal reception, is another of many possible applications for the work.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","summary":"","format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EA new $630,000 NSF CAREER grant will help Zeb Rocklin, assistant professor in the School of Physics, continue his research into developing a new universal theory around mechanical metamaterials: a group of flexible solids that blur the traditional definition of what a solid is.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","format":"limited_html"}],"field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"A $630,000 NSF CAREER grant will help Rocklin\u00a0continue his research into developing a new universal theory for\u00a0a group of flexible solids that blur the traditional definition of what a solid is."}],"uid":"35599","created_gmt":"2023-12-12 13:57:27","changed_gmt":"2023-12-12 19:30:16","author":"sperrin6","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","dateline":{"date":"2023-12-12T00:00:00-05:00","iso_date":"2023-12-12T00:00:00-05:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"hg_media":{"672552":{"id":"672552","type":"image","title":"A model of a mechanical metamaterial.","body":null,"created":"1702389457","gmt_created":"2023-12-12 13:57:37","changed":"1702389457","gmt_changed":"2023-12-12 13:57:37","alt":"A mechanical metamaterial: a series of squares connected at their corners, which can move by flexing at the hinges where the corners are connected.","file":{"fid":"255806","name":"conf1.gif","image_path":"\/sites\/default\/files\/2023\/12\/12\/conf1.gif","image_full_path":"http:\/\/www.tlwarc.hg.gatech.edu\/\/sites\/default\/files\/2023\/12\/12\/conf1.gif","mime":"image\/gif","size":8500447,"path_740":"http:\/\/www.tlwarc.hg.gatech.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/740xx_scale\/public\/2023\/12\/12\/conf1.gif?itok=nJ2rxLSu"}},"672553":{"id":"672553","type":"image","title":"Zeb Rocklin","body":null,"created":"1702389614","gmt_created":"2023-12-12 14:00:14","changed":"1702389614","gmt_changed":"2023-12-12 14:00:14","alt":"A headshot of Zeb Rocklin","file":{"fid":"255807","name":"Rocklin_Headshot.jpeg","image_path":"\/sites\/default\/files\/2023\/12\/12\/Rocklin_Headshot.jpeg","image_full_path":"http:\/\/www.tlwarc.hg.gatech.edu\/\/sites\/default\/files\/2023\/12\/12\/Rocklin_Headshot.jpeg","mime":"image\/jpeg","size":49419,"path_740":"http:\/\/www.tlwarc.hg.gatech.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/740xx_scale\/public\/2023\/12\/12\/Rocklin_Headshot.jpeg?itok=hdNKTtM2"}}},"media_ids":["672552","672553"],"groups":[{"id":"1278","name":"College of Sciences"},{"id":"126011","name":"School of Physics"},{"id":"1188","name":"Research Horizons"}],"categories":[{"id":"145","name":"Engineering"},{"id":"129","name":"Institute and Campus"},{"id":"150","name":"Physics and Physical Sciences"},{"id":"135","name":"Research"},{"id":"134","name":"Student and Faculty"}],"keywords":[{"id":"4896","name":"College of Sciences"},{"id":"166937","name":"School of Physics"},{"id":"192251","name":"cos-quantum"},{"id":"192258","name":"cos-data"},{"id":"187915","name":"go-researchnews"}],"core_research_areas":[{"id":"39471","name":"Materials"}],"news_room_topics":[],"event_categories":[],"invited_audience":[],"affiliations":[],"classification":[],"areas_of_expertise":[],"news_and_recent_appearances":[],"phone":[],"contact":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EWritten by Selena Langner\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EContact: Jess Hunt- Ralston\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","format":"limited_html"}],"email":["jess.hunt@cos.gatech.edu"],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}},"660256":{"#nid":"660256","#data":{"type":"news","title":"Lewis Wheaton Named Inaugural Director of the Center for Promoting Inclusion and Equity in the Sciences (C-PIES) at Georgia Tech","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EFrom rehabilitation research to Smyrna City Council,\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/biosciences.gatech.edu\/\u0022\u003E School of Biological Sciences\u003C\/a\u003E Associate Professor\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/biosciences.gatech.edu\/people\/lewis-wheaton\u0022\u003E Lewis Wheaton\u003C\/a\u003E has served as a leader in many areas throughout his time at Georgia Tech. With new appointments as the inaugural director of the\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/cos.gatech.edu\/\u0022\u003E College of Science\u003C\/a\u003E\u2019s Center for Promoting Inclusion and Equity in the Sciences (C-PIES) and as an advisor on the National Institute of Health\u2019s (NIH)\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.nichd.nih.gov\/about\/advisory\/nabmrr\u0022\u003E National Advisory Board on Medical Rehabilitation Research\u003C\/a\u003E, Wheaton will lead in two more spaces on campus, in community, and beyond.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Ch3\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EThe Center for Promoting Inclusion and Equity in the Sciences\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/h3\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThe creation of C-PIES is a new milestone in the College\u2019s long standing inclusive efforts, as well as a key pillar of its\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/cos.gatech.edu\/strategic-plan-2021-2030\u0022\u003E 10-year strategic plan\u003C\/a\u003E.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EWith a mission \u201cto recruit, support and retain a diverse population for all sectors of our community \u2015 staff, faculty, and students \u2015 and build an inclusive community that broadens access to science and mathematics and creates opportunities for advancement,\u201d C-PIES will continue to expand programming across the College of Sciences community.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EPrior to the creation of C-PIES, \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/cos.gatech.edu\/news\/lasting-legacy-celebrating-keith-odens-tenure-tech\u0022\u003EKeith Oden\u003C\/a\u003E, who retired in December 2020 following a 35-year career with Georgia Tech, served as director of Academic Diversity for the College for ten years. With a focus on student recruitment and retention, Oden\u2019s expertise, outreach, and mentoring transformed the lives of students and the College of Sciences community.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u201cFrom reflections and conversations with College of Sciences colleagues, I became convinced that a center focused around broadening access and creating a diverse community would be more effective than tasking a single individual with all programmatic elements needed to advance our mission,\u201d said College of Sciences Dean and Betsy Middleton and John Clark Sutherland Chair \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/cos.gatech.edu\/dean-susan-lozier\u0022\u003ESusan Lozier\u003C\/a\u003E in a community letter this summer.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003ENow, working in tandem with Dean Lozier, \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/cos.gatech.edu\/news\/georgia-techs-newest-advance-professor-jean-lynch-stieglitz\u0022\u003EADVANCE Professor\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/eas.gatech.edu\/people\/lynch-stieglitz-dr-jean\u0022\u003E Jean Lynch-Stieglitz\u003C\/a\u003E, and the College\u2019s associate and assistant deans, as inaugural C-PIES Director, Wheaton will lead the Center in implementing recommendations from the College\u2019s \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/cos.gatech.edu\/diversity\/task-force\u0022\u003ETask Force on Racial Equity\u003C\/a\u003E, coalescing collaborative work across the College\u2019s six schools, and leading new and ongoing efforts.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u201cI am excited about this new direction and its potential for making significant progress toward our goal of creating a diverse and inclusive community,\u201d Lozier noted in sharing Wheaton\u2019s appointment with the College of Sciences community earlier this August.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Ch3\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EScience and Service\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/h3\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EAlong with leading C-PIES, Wheaton will continue his focus on research and community leadership beyond Georgia Tech. Since joining Georgia Tech in 2008, Wheaton has directed the\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/sites.gatech.edu\/cmclab\/\u0022\u003E Cognitive Motor Control Lab\u003C\/a\u003E, where he strives to improve the lives of people with upper-limb amputations and those who have had strokes through a deeper understanding of the neurophysiology of motor learning.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EOutside the lab, Wheaton has worked across communities on campus \u2013 serving on the College of Sciences Task Force on Racial Equity and Georgia Tech\u2019s working group on Race and Racism in Contemporary Biomedicine, and being named the \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/cos.gatech.edu\/news\/college-sciences-faculty-staff-honored-2021-diversity-symposium\u0022\u003E2021 Faculty Diversity Champion for Georgia Tech\u003C\/a\u003E \u2013 as well as throughout Georgia.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EAlong with serving as a member of the\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/cos.gatech.edu\/news\/lewis-wheaton-scientist-citizen-councilman\u0022\u003E Smyrna City Council\u003C\/a\u003E since first elected in 2019, Wheaton also helped shape rehabilitation policy and management in the state of Georgia as a Governor-appointed member of the State Rehabilitation Council during a six-year term.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EWe recently spoke with Wheaton about C-PIES, serving on NIH\u2019s National Advisory Board on Medical Rehabilitation Research, and progress and service across Georgia Tech, and beyond.\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Ch3\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EA Conversation with Lewis Wheaton\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/h3\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EQ: What was your initial reaction to the creation of the C-PIES, when it was announced in April?\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EA: Probably a mix of excitement, enthusiasm, and a little bit of trepidation to be honest. I think when you start talking about equity and inclusion, those are loaded concepts and very loaded terms, and people define them very differently. So, the trepidation side was more \u2018Okay, how is the community going to receive something like this center as a whole?\u2019\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EAt the same time, I reflected on a lot of the conversations that I had with people one-on-one, and also as a result of being a part of the [College of Sciences Task Force on Racial Equity], and there\u2019s a lot of encouragement there. This is the kind of thing that I think, by and large, people in the College want to see and are excited about. It\u2019s a new type of opportunity for the College and it\u2019s something that people want to rally around. So, it was a constellation of all of that all at once.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EQ: What interested you about the opportunity to direct the Center?\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EA: Similarly, my initial feelings, honestly, including the trepidation.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EI love science. I\u2019m really, really passionate about what I do, and I\u2019m passionate to the point of wanting to make sure that everyone gets the opportunity to at least be exposed to the possibility of doing science \u2013 and specifically doing it here at Georgia Tech. That means a lot to me. Given where [Georgia Tech is] seated within this community, within this region, within this area, we have a unique opportunity here. We should be an attractive force for doing not only science that focuses on or considers equity and inclusion, but that is being done by a population of scientists that is reflective of the broader community around us.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThose opportunities really jumped out to me as something that would be exciting to me \u2013 exciting to lead, exciting to figure out how to collaborate with other groups to [accomplish these goals]. Pulling from some other experiences that I\u2019ve had at other places, I just thought, \u201cyou know, this could be fun.\u201d And I think we are at a good time to do something like this.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EQ: You\u2019ve been involved in a lot of community efforts \u2013 a race and racism in biomedicine working group, middle school outreach with Georgia Tech CEISMC (Center for Education Integrating Science, Mathematics, and Computing), Science Day in the Park with GTRI (Georgia Tech Research Institute), and more. What is your approach to promoting this work, as well as a sense of community?\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EA: I think it starts with having honest conversation. By that, I mean really getting past statistics, talking points, and all these other things. Really get to understanding what the challenges are and what the perceptions are.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EAlso, because I tend to like to know how we\u2019re going to move forward, it\u2019s being very focused on very actionable goals. Being very clear about \u201cOkay, these are the things that we can do now, these are the things that we can maybe target down the line, and these are the things that will be in our 10-year plan.\u201d\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EWe have very concrete, actionable steps that we can take to move things forward. But at the same time, also always communicating with people about what we\u2019re doing, maybe even sometimes what we\u2019re not doing. That clarity and that focus are, I think, what you have to have when you\u2019re dealing with this type of issue, unfortunately because it is sensitive sometimes. But I think that\u2019s what\u2019s needed here.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EQ: What are some of the main challenges you see this center as a whole facing?\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EA: You know, I think perception is everything. I\u2019m going to be honest, [this topic] can be very uncomfortable for some people, and something that some people just disagree with \u2013 or that they \u003Cem\u003Ethink \u003C\/em\u003Ethey disagree with, I should probably say.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EPerception suggests that this center might focus on one thing, but in reality, the perspective is usually much broader. I think a lot of people will immediately think \u201cOh, this is just about bringing in more women or more people of color into different units.\u201d It could include that. But it could also be, \u201cWhat scientific questions are we asking? How are we responding to equity needs of our immediate community? To the state? To the nation? Are we asking sharp enough scientific questions that are immediate to some of the needs that are clearly emerging from funding agencies and other organizations that focus on inequity?\u201d That is a part of this, too.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EQ: As the inaugural leader of the Center, what immediate goals do you envision for yourself? Your long-term goals for C-PIES?\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EA: To start with the latter, I hope that the Center, as it evolves, turns into a real catalyst for change. Change not just in building a better community, diversifying our community, and promoting better inclusion, but also creating a catalyst for new questions, new horizons that we should be pursuing that are really addressing the needs of the community. I would love to see the Center evolve in that direction.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003ETo get there though, the first things I\u2019m excited about doing initially are having conversations. Let\u2019s, as campus leaders, get people together and really, just conversate about these issues. Let\u2019s see what our various levels of comfort and sensitivity are around these things. Do we even understand some of these words and phrases and what they mean? Because they\u2019re complicated and they come with a lot of emotion.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EAlso, starting to identify opportunities for growth within various units within the College that are ripe for development in this area, and going after resources nationally or at the state level to try to move the needle forward in terms of the type of people we have in our labs, the type of people we have teaching, the types of folks that we have sitting in faculty units across campus. Let\u2019s really think innovatively about how we can be a leader in this area.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EWhat\u2019s exciting and inspiring to me is that we see a lot of other universities around the country, and even some of our competitors, that are boldly pursuing sustainable efforts. That tells me it can be done \u2014 we just have to do it. That\u2019s all it is, it\u2019s very simple. It sounds complicated and messy, but in reality, it\u2019s incredibly simple. You just have to want to do it.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EQ: What are you most looking forward to as you start this new position?\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EA: I\u2019m just excited to get started. I\u2019m excited to do the work and see the change.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EI am convinced that once we, as a community, acknowledge that this is not as hard and messy and complicated as it sounds \u2013 once we\u2019re over that barrier, then we can really have progress. But we still have to make sure that we are all united, and clear on that barrier. And that\u2019s what I\u2019m excited about.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Ch3\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003ERehabilitation Research and Beyond\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/h3\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EQ: As a member of NIH\u2019s National Advisory Board on Medical Rehabilitation Research board, you will be advising the directors of NIH, National Center for Medical Rehabilitation Research, and the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development. Can you elaborate on what that will entail?\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EA: A lot of this really focuses on trying to get feedback from the scientific community about the types of discoveries that we need to be making to really move the rehabilitation needle forward. Rehabilitation, in the broadest terms, includes disorders, nervous system injuries, all kinds of things that need rehabilitation.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThat\u2019s a broad aspect of NIH\u2019s portfolio. This board will be critical to ensuring that NIH-funded medical rehabilitation research continues to be at the tip of the spear of innovation. I am excited to be on the Advisory Board to make sure that we are thinking proactively about the way that science is emerging, even how our trainees are emerging, to make sure that the funding priorities are aligned with the questions that we need to ask on the ground.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EQ: What was your reaction to NIH asking you to serve on this board?\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EA: I was kind of surprised, actually. I think this is a really exciting opportunity, and it felt good for NIH to reach out and ask me to do something like this. To me it was absolutely a no-brainer to accept it.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EQ: What are your main goals as an advisor?\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EA: I\u2019m certainly in a space where I care a lot about rehabilitation, particularly with limb loss and stroke. But I\u2019m also very interested in understanding how we can better intersect computational and engineering aspects into sciences to ask better questions \u2014 and how we can use all these things together to understand how to move rehabilitation forward. I\u2019m excited to share my perspective from this space, and to really get at the root of some of these questions.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EAnother big area is \u201ctelerehab\u201d \u2013 it\u2019s taking off as an industry and taking off as a science, as well. That\u2019s great, but we still have bedrock scientific questions that we need to understand about the efficacy of telerehab approaches. So those are the types of things I\u2019m excited to think about on this advisory panel, and to try to hopefully have some influence on how we\u2019re shaping these types of things and the funding priorities that need to emerge from NIH.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EQ: In addition to these new positions, you are also a member of Smyrna City Council \u2014 and you teach, advise students, and run a research lab. How do you balance all of that?\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EA: I have a wonderful wife \u2013 we are very supportive of each other when it comes to this kind of stuff.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EAlso, it\u2019s really seeing the common threads of thought between everything. Being on City Council, in many ways, is not unlike being in academia. There are a lot of meetings, that\u2019s very similar. But the thought process, the way you\u2019re doing things, the way you\u2019re going about trying to solve problems is very scientific. So, it feels kind of natural. When I go into all of the spaces that I\u2019m in, I try to at least have that as a common thread, where I\u2019m approaching things in the most genuine way that I can. I\u2019m a scientist, so that\u2019s how I\u2019m going to approach things.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EAt a practical level, it\u2019s finding balance between these things so that I can honestly give them my full commitment and know that in that moment, that\u2019s what I\u2019m focusing on. If I\u2019m talking to one of my students, in that moment they have all of my attention. If I\u2019m talking to a constituent in my ward, they have my full attention. I want to be actionable and responsive to all the needs of that person. 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world\u2019s most sensitive ultra-high energy neutrino telescope.\u201d The Trinity Demonstrator is the first step toward an array of 18 telescopes located at three sites, each on top of a high mountain.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003EEarlier in the year, Otte\u2019s group flew a neutrino telescope tethered to a massive NASA-funded balloon \u2014 though a leak brought the telescope down earlier than planned. The effort was part of the EUSO-SPB2 collaboration, which wants to study cosmic-particle accelerators with detectors in space.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u201cThis was the first time our group had built an instrument for a balloon mission,\u201d Otte says. \u201cAnd the big question was if it would work at the boundary to space at -40F and in a vacuum. Even though we only flew 37 hours (of a 50-hour mission), we could show that our instrument worked as expected. We even accomplished some key measurements, like making a measurement of the background light, which no one has done before.\u201d\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003EThe search for neutrinos\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003EOtte is the second Georgia Tech physicist to lead a search for neutrinos. Professor \u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/physics.gatech.edu\/user\/ignacio-taboada\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003EIgnacio Taboada\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E is the spokesperson for \u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/icecube.wisc.edu\/\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003EIceCube, an NSF neutrino observatory\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E located at the South Pole. IceCube uses thousands of sensors buried in the ice to detect neutrinos.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003EMeanwhile, Trinity telescopes will be especially sensitive to higher-energy neutrinos. \u201cWith Trinity, we can potentially open a new, entirely unexplored window in astronomy,\u201d Otte says. \u201cIceCube gives us a couple of good pointers on what to observe. That is also why we modified the building of the Trinity Demonstrator to point toward the only two high-energy neutrino sources\u201d already identified by IceCube scientists.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u2018Cherenkov lights\u2019 illuminate \u2018air showers\u2019\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003EThe Trinity Demonstrator telescope is not your typical astronomy telescope. Instead of looking into the sky, it is looking at the horizon, waiting for a flash of light to happen that only lasts tens of billionths of a second.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003EThat flash is at the end of a chain of events that happens when a high-energy neutrino enters the Earth under a shallow angle. Upon penetrating Earth and traveling along a straight line for a hundred miles, the neutrino eventually interacts inside the Earth, producing a tau particle, which is like a short-lived massive electron.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003EThe tau continues to travel through the Earth, and when it bounces out of the ground, it decays into millions of electrons and positrons, which zip through the air. Because the electrons and positrons travel faster than the speed of light in the air, they emit Cherenkov light, the short flash of light the Trinity Demonstrator telescope detects. Using computer algorithms, the recorded Cherenkov flashes are analyzed to reconstruct the energy and arrival direction of the neutrino.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003EOtte and his team of Georgia Tech postdoctoral and graduate scholars developed and built the Trinity Demonstrator. Undergraduate students have also had significant responsibilities in designing its optics. \u201cIt is good for the students because they are involved in all aspects of the experiment. In big collaborations, you are an expert on one aspect only,\u201d Otte says.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003EThe largest collaboration Otte is currently involved with is the \u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.cta-observatory.org\/\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003ECherenkov Telescope Array\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E, which involves more than 2,000 researchers. That planned international project will involve 60 next-generation gamma-ray telescopes in Chile and on the Canary Island of La Palma.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003ENext year, Otte says he and his researchers will apply for funding to build a much bigger telescope, which will be the foundation for the NSF 18-telescope array. For now, the team is busy observing with the Trinity Demonstrator atop Frisco Peak in Utah.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u201cWith a bit of luck, we will detect the first neutrino source at these energies,\u201d Otte said.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EFunding: \u003C\/strong\u003ENational Science Foundation (NSF)\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","summary":"","format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":[{"value":"Physics Professor Nepomuk Otte and students have developed the Trinity Demonstrator to search for sources of high-energy neutrinos that contain clues to the early universe."}],"field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003EPhysics Professor Nepomuk Otte and students have developed the Trinity Demonstrator to search for sources of high-energy neutrinos that contain clues to the early universe.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\n\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","format":"limited_html"}],"field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"Physics Professor Nepomuk Otte and students have developed the Trinity Demonstrator to search for sources of high-energy neutrinos that contain clues to the early universe."}],"uid":"34434","created_gmt":"2023-11-16 15:58:35","changed_gmt":"2023-11-17 14:10:36","author":"Renay San Miguel","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","dateline":{"date":"2023-11-16T00:00:00-05:00","iso_date":"2023-11-16T00:00:00-05:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"hg_media":{"672397":{"id":"672397","type":"image","title":"The Trinity Demonstrator telescope. 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Yet another is using her \u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/catalog.gatech.edu\/coursesaz\/apph\/\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003EApplied Physiology\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E degree to work on the next generation of wearable electronics.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003EThey\u0027re among nine Georgia Tech \u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003ECollege of Sciences\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E alumni who are committed to volunteering their expertise and time to help the College continue its growth and success. \u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003EThe College of Sciences Advisory Board provides advice to the Dean and administrators regarding priorities and directions for sciences education and research. Board members are from the private sector and academia, and include both alumni and other individuals who are interested in the success of the College and Georgia Tech.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003EFive of the new members accepted invitations to join the Advisory Board during the 2022-23 school year:\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cul\u003E\r\n\t\u003Cli\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003EJames Belanger\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/li\u003E\r\n\t\u003Cli\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003EEva Heintz\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/li\u003E\r\n\t\u003Cli\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003EStewart Long\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/li\u003E\r\n\t\u003Cli\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003EJack McCallum\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/li\u003E\r\n\t\u003Cli\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003EJessica McDermott\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/li\u003E\r\n\u003C\/ul\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003EFor the 2023-24 school year, the new board members are:\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cul\u003E\r\n\t\u003Cli\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003ENigamnarayan \u201cNigam\u201d Acharya\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/li\u003E\r\n\t\u003Cli\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003EAngela Clark\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/li\u003E\r\n\t\u003Cli\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003ETracy Giest\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/li\u003E\r\n\t\u003Cli\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003ETia Williams\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/li\u003E\r\n\u003C\/ul\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E\u003Cem\u003E\u003Cspan\u003ENew Advisory Board members:\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/em\u003E\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003ENigamnarayan \u201cNigam\u201d Acharya\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.gtlaw.com\/en\/professionals\/a\/acharya-nigamnarayan\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003ENigamnarayan \u201cNigam\u201d Acharya\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E (M.S. CHEM \u201811) received a Bachelors of Science degree in Biochemistry, Molecular Biology and Political Science from the University of Wisconsin \u2013 Madison and a Juris Doctorate Degree from Emory School of Law.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003EAcharya currently serves as a shareholder at \u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.gtlaw.com\/en\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003EGreenberg Traurig, LLP\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E., where he provides long-term representation for companies from initial startup to maturity. He\u0026nbsp; helps life sciences and chemical companies protect and capitalize on intellectual property rights. His practice includes patent and trademark prosecution, corporate formation and life-cycle advice, negotiating and structuring complex business agreements (licenses, material transfer agreements, research agreements, and partnering agreements).\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003EArcharya has an in-depth knowledge of business and science that allows him to counsel pharma and chemical companies. He was a founder and board member of a tech company, which he eventually sold.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003EJames Belanger\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/james-belanger\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003EJames Belanger\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E (B.S. EAS \u201807, Ph.D. EAS \u201812)\u0026nbsp; joined\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.ectp.com\/\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E Engelhart Commodities Trading Partners\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E in August 2021 and is currently the Head of Weather. He is responsible for leading a team of entrepreneurial scientists and software developers who are developing state-of-the-science weather and climate forecast systems to provide a quantitative edge for Engelhart\u0027s commodity trading business.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003EPrior to joining Engelhart, Belanger was a senior scientist for five years at The Weather Company, a division of IBM, where he was responsible for providing scientific expertise in the design and implementation of IBM\u2019s artificial intelligence algorithms for customer and business weather products.\u0026nbsp; During that time with the Global Forecasting Sciences and Technology team, Belanger\u2019s science contributions helped IBM\u2019s forecast accuracy edge grow against the competition. In 2021, IBM was named the world\u2019s most accurate forecaster by ForecastWatch, the nation\u2019s premier authority in meteorological accuracy validation.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003EBelanger began his graduate work at the University at Albany before returning to Georgia Tech to complete his EAS Ph.D. Before transitioning to the private sector, Belanger was a research scientist and \u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/eas.gatech.edu\/\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003ESchool of Earth and Atmospheric Sciences \u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003Efaculty member for four years. His research focused on improving tropical cyclone forecasts and landfall impacts to establish more resilient electrical and emergency management infrastructure systems.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003EBelanger and his wife Laura live in Peachtree City with their two children, Andrew and Katherine.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003EAngela Clark\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/angela-mcmath-clark-svp-5295052\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003EAngela Clark\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E (B.S. 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Her research focused on the intersection of neurological control and biomechanics as it relates to human walking, running, and cycling, and amputee locomotion.\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003EGieist\u2019s postdoctoral work focused on investigating robotic exoskeletons for stroke rehabilitation at North Carolina State University with \u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.me.gatech.edu\/faculty\/sawicki\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003EGreg Sawicki\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E, who is now at Georgia Tech).\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003EAs a former middle school teacher with Teach for America, and an industrial biomechanics consultant for one of the largest railroad companies in the U.S., Giest has a unique blend of professional experience that has led to her current leadership role at Google.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003EEva Heintz\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/evaheintz\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003EEva Heintz\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E (Ph.D. CHEM \u201804) started her career at Procter \u0026amp; Gamble before moving to \u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.solvay.com\/en\/\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003ESolvay\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E, a chemicals\/materials company, where she is currently a Global Strategic Key Account Manager and Large Deals Coach.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003EThroughout her career at Solvay, Heintz has held various roles including R\u0026amp;D Manager, Global Marketing Manager, and Senior Global Marketing \u0026amp; Sales Excellence Manager. 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GGF, and Founder\/Chairwoman of Solvay X-Factor (ERG).\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003EHer passion for giving back to the community is demonstrated in her roles such as Chair\u0026nbsp; of the Board of Directors of \u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.beats-inc.org\/\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003EBEATs, Inc\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E., a local non-profit using hippotherapy for children and adults with physical and mental challenges, as well as previous roles in non-profit boards such as \u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/theswinneyfoundation.org\/\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003EThe Swinney Foundation\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003EStewart W. Long\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003EStewart W. Long\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E (B.S. PHYS \u201875) is Managing Director of \u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/ecg-llc.com\/\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003EEnergy Consulting Group\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E. A retired engineer and engineering program manager, Long has extensive experience in commercial power reactor engineering and operations, and in defense research \u0026amp; development.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003ELong, a retired U.S. Army Lt. Colonel who also has a degree in nuclear engineering, is a published author of U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) reports and conference papers.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003ELong\u2019s experience includes serving as Managing Director and Co-Founder of Patriots for Reliable Electric Power, a Pennsylvania public benefit company providing expert advice on protecting the nation\u2019s electric power grid. He retired from Westinghouse Electric Co. with multiple domestic and international assignments including: Fellow Engineer, Nuclear Power Plant (NPP) Commissioning \u0026amp; Operations; Manager, NPP Engineering \u0026amp; Construction Integration; Resident Site Manager at Arkansas Nuclear One NPP; Startup Technical Advisor at Yonggwang NPP (Korea) and Barakah NPP (United Arab Emirates).\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003ELong was appointed as Senior Fellow for the NRC\u2019s Advisory Committee on Reactor Safeguards, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, and served as U.S. Army field officer in Korea and as Nuclear Research \u0026amp; Development officer at Lawrence Livermore National Lab.\u0026nbsp; \u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003EJack McCallum\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.integerhealth.com\/leadership.aspx\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003EJack McCallum\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E (B.S. BIOS \u201866) has a Masters of Science in History from Texas Christian University, a Ph.D. in Medicine from Emory University, and a Ph.D. in History from Texas Christian University.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003EMcCallum has board certification in both adult and pediatric neurosurgery, and has held teaching appointments in medicine and history at several universities. 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The new initiative will be used over the next four years to support research from graduate students, postdoctoral scholars, and faculty, as well as train new scientists in neurorehabilitation.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003EMcCallum has published two books and numerous articles dealing with both medicine and history, and he has taught history at the graduate and undergraduate levels for 17 years.\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003EJessica McDermott\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/som.cuanschutz.edu\/Profiles\/Faculty\/Profile\/23848\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003EJessica McDermott\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E \u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E(B.S. BIOS \u201804) is Assistant Professor of Medicine, Division of Medical Oncology, at \u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.va.gov\/eastern-colorado-health-care\/locations\/rocky-mountain-regional-va-medical-center\/\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003ERocky Mountain Regional Medical Center\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E. Her major committee and service responsibilities include interviewing fellowship applicants in Hematology\/ Oncology. She is also a member of the committee that completes final ranking.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003ESince 2014, McDermott has served as a member of the Head\/Neck Cancer Tumor Board at the \u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/medschool.cuanschutz.edu\/colorado-cancer-center\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003EUniversity of Colorado Cancer Center\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E. 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The Georgia Tech UCEM Ph.D. Fellowship provides three years of support for students who have recently completed the Ph.D. Qualifying\/Preliminary exam.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003EC-PIES at the College of Sciences works in collaboration with the \u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/coe.gatech.edu\/\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003ECollege of Engineering\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E and the \u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.cc.gatech.edu\/\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003ECollege of Computing\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E \u2014 through the Georgia Tech Underrepresented Minority (URM) Graduate Leadership Initiative \u2014 to support the Expand Access focus area of the Institute\u2019s strategic plan for graduate student enrollment and retention.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003EMeet the College of Sciences UCEM Fellows\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003ESarah E. 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We have a very tight-knit and supportive research group.\u201d\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003EDanielle Grau\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u201cI was shocked and elated when I received the email with the news, and excited about the opportunity to be a part of such a prestigious fellowship,\u201d Grau says. \u201cI am excited to see what opportunities and relationships it will forge in the future.\u201d\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003EAssistant Professor \u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/eas.gatech.edu\/people\/robel-dr-alexander\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003EAlexander Robel\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E is Grau\u2019s thesis adviser. \u201cI am extremely grateful and appreciative for all the support, guidance, and encouragement he has given me throughout my time at Georgia Tech. 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I am very thankful to be one of the students to receive this gift that will help me become the first in my family to obtain a doctoral degree.\u201d\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003ELemos is a research assistant in the biophysics lab of Professor \u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/research.gatech.edu\/harold-kim\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003EHarold Kim\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E, who is his adviser. \u201cHe has been a great mentor who helped me get this far at Georgia Tech. He is a great role model that showed me what it means to be an effective scientist. He also challenged me to grow in areas I was uncomfortable with in the lab. I am thankful for his mentorship and unending support.\u201d\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003EAutumn Peterson\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u201cI was super excited to hear that I was named a UCEM Ph.D. Fellow,\u201d Peterson says. \u201cMentorship has always been important to me. I would not be in the position I am in now without mentors who have supported me throughout my academic career. I am looking forward to strengthening my mentorship skills and serving as a role model for aspiring scientists coming from underrepresented backgrounds like I do.\u201d\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003EPeterson\u2019s adviser is Associate Professor \u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/biosciences.gatech.edu\/people\/will-ratcliff\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003EWilliam Ratcliff\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E, who is also Co-Director of the \u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/qbios.gatech.edu\/\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003EInterdisciplinary Ph.D. in Quantitative Biosciences\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E. \u2018I want to thank him for his immense support throughout my academic journey. I would also like to thank \u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/anthony-burnetti-a75394bb\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003EAnthony Burnetti\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E, a senior research scientist in the Ratcliff lab. Both Ratcliff and Burnetti are both extremely supportive, kind, and knowledgeable, and I am grateful to have them as mentors.\u201d\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003EEarlier this year, \u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/grad.gatech.edu\/news\/graduate-student-and-advisor-pair-awarded-hhmi-gilliam-fellowship\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003EPeterson and Ratcliff were co-awarded\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E a Howard Hughes Medical Institute (HHMI) Gilliam Fellowship for Advanced Study.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u201cWe are so proud of our UCEM\/C-PIES Fellows,\u0022 says Lea Marzo, C-PIES Program Operations Director. \u0022The students selected for this fellowship are brilliant researchers and we are delighted that Georgia Tech\u2019s Office of the President is making an investment in their success. 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Haley\u2019s estate established the creation of merit-based graduate fellowships at Georgia Tech in honor of her late husband, Herbert P. Haley (ME 1933). It is an award which may be held in conjunction with other funding, assistantships, or fellowships, if applicable.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003EMeet the Haley Fellows\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Ch3\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003EJessica Deutsch\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/h3\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003EJessica Deutsch \u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003Eis a fifth-year Ph.D. student studying analytical chemistry. \u201cOne of the most intriguing aspects of analytical chemistry is that the field focuses on studying invisible things in order to make sense of the visible,\u201d Deuthsch says. \u201cI am researching a deadly coral disease that affects Florida and Caribbean reefs. I aim to provide insight into how this disease impacts the production of small molecules using a mass spectrometry-based approach, which can provide insight into how relationships between the coral animal, algae, and bacteria may be impacted by this disease.\u201d\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003EShe wishes to thank Assistant Professor \u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/chemistry.gatech.edu\/people\/neha-garg\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003ENeha Garg\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E \u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u201cfor her mentorship and the opportunities she has provided that have enabled me to develop my research skills.\u201d\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\n\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Ch3\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003EQuynh Nguyen\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/h3\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003EQuynh Nguyen\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E is a third-year Ph.D. student looking into phase- and shape-controlled synthesis of nanocrystals for catalysis and energy-related applications. \u201cWhat fascinates me is the ability to manipulate matter at the nanoscale to drive sustainable advances,\u201d Nguyen says. \u201cThis field places me at the exciting intersection of chemistry, materials science, and nanotechnology, aiming to address current challenges in sustainability and renewable energy.\u201d\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003ENguyen\u2019s Ph.D. advisor is \u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/chemistry.gatech.edu\/people\/younan-xia\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003EYounan Xia\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E, \u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003Eprofessor, Brock Family Chair and Georgia Research Alliance Eminent Scholar in Nanomedicine. \u201cXia\u0027s guidance and expertise have been instrumental in shaping my research focus and methodology. Beyond the lab, he has consistently encouraged me to pursue opportunities that contribute to both my academic and professional development, for which I am immensely grateful.\u201d\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Ch3\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003EEliza Gazda\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/h3\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003EEliza Gazda, \u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003Ea fifth-year graduate scholar, is working in the field of multi-messenger particle astrophysics.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003EGazda designed, tested, and integrated a telescope camera which was the payload on a scientific balloon launched in May.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E \u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u201cThe telescope launched is the first optical balloon of this type that operated at high altitudes over 30 kilometers,\u201d Gazda says. \u201cOur telescope observed radiative air showers from high energy cosmic rays and particles which travel across the Earth from extreme astrophysical objects like neutron stars and black holes. Once analyzed, this work will give us insight into high energy events that occur in space, and allow us to design and launch future similar telescopes.\u201d\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003EGazda\u2019s mentor is Associate Professor \u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/physics.gatech.edu\/user\/a.-nepomuk-otte\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003ENepomuk Otte,\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E \u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u201cwho guided me in the past through a summer internship at Georgia Tech and inspired me to come back to work on my Ph.D. here. Not only has he taught me lab skills, but he helps me with my career goals, and guides me in exploring our research field, networking, and learning about various disciplines within the field.\u201d\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Ch3\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003ESydney Popsuj\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/h3\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003EA fifth-year Ph.D. student, \u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003ESydney Popsuj\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E is researching the gene Dkk3 and how it might regulate neurodevelopment and neurodegeneration in tunicates, close siblings to vertebrates. \u201cThis gene is implicated in Alzheimer\u0027s disease and dementia, but because it is hard to study in disease models, we don\u0027t have a strong grasp on the general functionality of the gene. I am using tunicates as a model system to study because they are biphasic, meaning they have both a larval and adult stage. This work is very exciting to me because it incorporates large scale evolutionary questions, while also having an impact on better understanding a gene that seems quite important to diseases and disorders.\u201d\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003EPopsuj thanks Georgia Tech faculty members \u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003EShuyi Nie\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E, \u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003EJoe LaChance\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E, \u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003EPatrick McGrath\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E, \u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003ETim Cope\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E, and \u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003EBillie Swalla\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E at the University of Washington \u201cfor pushing me to find new and exciting avenues into how to relate and generalize my work. These mentors have also encouraged me to expand outside my comfort zone in academics and to embrace new technologies and approaches that will hopefully further expand methods and protocols available to tunicate researchers.\u201d\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Ch3\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003EJose Luis Ramirez-Col\u00f3n\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/h3\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003EA third-year graduate scholar, \u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003EJose Luis Ramirez-Col\u00f3n \u201c\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003Ehas always been fascinated by the question of where we come from, and my time at Georgia Tech has been dedicated to using science as a tool to further explore this question.\u201d His research focuses on exploring the organic inventory present in carbonaceous chondrites, meteorites that are like time capsules from the early days of the Solar System.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u201cMany organic classes present in all life as we know it, such as amino acids, sugars, and nucleobases, have been detected in these meteorites; therefore, there\u2019s this idea that these meteorites might\u0027ve delivered these essential building blocks to early Earth to kick-start life as we know it,\u201d Ramirez-Col\u00f3n says. His mission at Georgia Tech is to develop methods to detect, extract, and characterize those building blocks.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003ERamirez-Col\u00f3n wants to acknowledge \u201cthe remarkable contributions of my advisor and mentor, \u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/eas.gatech.edu\/people\/carr-dr-christopher\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003EChristopher Carr\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E, who has played a pivotal role in propelling my journey as an advancing Puerto Rican scientist. Carr not only granted me the freedom to pursue the questions that have always ignited my passion for science, but also equipped me with the essential tools and resources needed to conduct meaningful research.\u201d\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Ch3\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003ESidney Scott-Sharoni\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/h3\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003ESidney Scott-Sharoni \u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003Eis entering her fourth year of Ph.D. studies. An engineering psychology major, Scott-Sharoni focuses on \u201cunderstanding how humans interact and conceptualize artificial intelligence devices,\u201d she explains.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u201cSpecifically, I investigate creative methods to convey information to calibrate users\u2019 trust, and understand their psychological well-being, most often in automated vehicles,\u201d Scott-Sharoni says. \u201cI love my area of research because it combines the study of people with the study of innovative technology. I feel like I am researching the people of the future!\u201d\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003EScott-Sharoni\u2019s advisor, Professor \u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/sonify.psych.gatech.edu\/~walkerb\/\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003EBruce Walker\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E, \u201chas significantly helped my personal and professional development as a researcher. 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I wouldn\u0027t be where I am today without them,\u0022 she said.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003EQutob also took advantage of Georgia Tech\u2019s Prestigious Fellowships Advising for support through the application process.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u0022\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003EKaren Mura\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E and \u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003EShannon Dobranski\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E were instrumental in the success of my Goldwater application,\u0022 she added. \u0022They were available to proofread my application materials, answer questions, and offer suggestions at every stage of the application process.\u0022\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003EQutob hopes to pursue a Ph.D. in astrophysics and conduct research on dark matter\u0027s influence on the formation of galaxies.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u201cI am so proud of the accomplishments and successes of these students,\u0022 Mura said. \u0022They worked diligently on their Goldwater applications, which required several short answer essays and a three-page research essay. In addition, this marks the first time that Georgia Tech has had five recipients \u2013 the largest number of recipients allowed by Goldwater. 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They can be of any size \u2014 think clouds of bacteria in a petri dish, or schools of fish.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/physics.gatech.edu\/user\/roman-grigoriev\u0022\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003ERoman Grigoriev\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E is mostly interested in the emergent behaviors in active matter systems made up of units on a molecular scale \u2014 tiny systems that convert stored energy into directed motion, consuming energy as they move and exert mechanical force.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u201cActive matter systems have garnered significant attention in physics, biology, and materials science due to their unique properties and potential applications,\u201d Grigoriev, a professor in the \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/physics.gatech.edu\/\u0022\u003ESchool of Physics\u003C\/a\u003E at Georgia Tech, explains.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u201cResearchers are exploring how active matter can be harnessed for tasks like designing new materials with tailored properties, understanding the behavior of biological organisms, and even developing new approaches to robotics and autonomous systems,\u201d he says.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EBut that\u2019s only possible if scientists learn how the microscopic units making up active matter interact, and whether they can affect these interactions and thereby the collective properties of active matter on the macroscopic scale.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EGrigoriev and his research colleagues have found a potential first step by developing a new model of active matter that generated new insight into the physics of the problem. They detail their methods and results in a new \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.science.org\/doi\/10.1126\/sciadv.abq6120\u0022\u003Estudy\u003C\/a\u003E published in \u003Cem\u003EScience Advances\u003C\/em\u003E, \u201cPhysically informed data-driven modeling of active nematics.\u201d\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003ESchool of Physics graduate researcher \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/matthew-golden-03ba99117?original_referer=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.google.com%2F\u0022\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EMatthew Golden\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E is the study\u0027s lead author. Co-authors are graduate researcher \u003Cstrong\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/physics.gatech.edu\/user\/jyothishraj-nambisan\u0022\u003EJyothishraj Nambisan\u003C\/a\u003E \u003C\/strong\u003Eand \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.icrea.cat\/Web\/ScientificStaff\/alberto-fernandez-nieves-280811\u0022\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EAlberto Fernandez-Nieves\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E, professor in the Department of Condensed Matter Physics at the \u003Cstrong\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/web.ub.edu\/en\/\u0022\u003EUniversity of Barcelona\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/strong\u003E and a former associate professor of Physics at Georgia Tech.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Ch4\u003EA two-dimensional \u0027solution?\u0027\u003C\/h4\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThe research team focused on one of the most common examples of active matter, a suspension of self-propelled particles, such as bacteria or synthetic microswimmers, in a liquid medium. These particles cluster, swarm, and otherwise form dynamic patterns due to their ability to move and interact with each other.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u201cIn our paper, we use data from an experimental system involving suspensions of microtubules, which provide structural support, shape, and organization to eukaryotic cells (any cell with a clearly defined nucleus),\u201d Grigoriev explains.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EMicrotubules, as well as actin filaments and some bacteria, are examples of nematics, rod-like objects whose \u0022heads\u0022 are indistinguishable from their \u0022tails.\u201d\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThe motion of microtubules is driven by molecular motors powered by a protein, kinesin, which consumes adenosine triphosphate (ATP) dissolved in the liquid to slide a pair of neighboring microtubules past one another. The researcher\u2019s system used microtubules suspended between layers of oil and water, which restricted their movement to two dimensions.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u201cThat makes it easier to visualize the microtubules and track their motion. By changing the kinesin or ATP concentrations, we could control the motion of the microtubules, making this experimental setup by far one of the most popular in the study of active nematics and even more generally, active matter,\u201d Grigoriev said.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Ch4\u003E\u2018This is where the story gets interesting\u2019\u003C\/h4\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EGetting a clearer picture of microtubular movements was just one discovery in the study.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EAnother was learning more about the relationships between the characteristic patterns describing the orientation and motion of nematic molecules on a macroscopic scale. Those patterns, or topological defects, determine how the nematics orient themselves at the oil-water interface, that is in two spatial dimensions.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u201cUnderstanding the relationship between the flow \u2014 the global property of the system, or the fluid \u2014 and the topological defects, which describe the local orientation of microtubules, is one of the key intellectual questions facing researchers in the field,\u201d Grigoriev said. \u201cOne needs to correctly identify the dominant physical effects which control the interaction between the microtubules and the surrounding fluid.\u201d\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u201cAnd this is where the story gets interesting,\u201d Grigoriev adds. \u201cFor over a decade, it was believed that the key physics were well understood, with a large number of theoretical and computational studies relying on a generally accepted first principles model\u201d \u2014 that is, one based on established science \u2014 \u201cthat was originally derived for active nematics in three spatial dimensions.\u201d\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EIn the Georgia Tech model, though, the dynamics of active nematics \u2014 more specifically, the length and time scales of the emerging patterns \u2014 are controlled by a pair of physical constants describing those assumed dominant physical effects: the stiffness of the microtubules (their flexibility), and the activity describing the stress, or force, generated by the kinesin motors.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u201cUsing a data-driven approach, we inferred the correct form of the model demonstrating that, for two-dimensional active nematics, the dominant physical effects are different from what was previously assumed,\u201d Grigoriev says. \u201cIn particular, the time scale is set by the rate at which bundles of microtubules are stretched by kinesin.\u201d It is this rate, rather than the stress, that is constant.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Ch4\u003EThe danger of confirmation bias\u003C\/h4\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EGrigoriev said the results of the study have important implications for understanding of active nematics and their emergent behaviors, explaining that they help rationalize a number of recent experimental results that were previously unexplained, such as how the density of topological defects scales with the concentration of kinesin and the viscosity of the fluid layers.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u201cMore importantly, our results demonstrate the danger associated with traditional assumptions that established research communities often land on and have difficulty overcoming,\u201d Grigoriev said. \u201cWhile data-driven methods may have their own sources of bias, they offer a perspective which is different enough from more traditional approaches to become a valuable research tool in their own right.\u201d\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Ch4\u003EAbout Georgia Institute of Technology\u003C\/h4\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThe Georgia Institute of Technology, or Georgia Tech, is one of the top public research universities in the U.S., developing leaders who advance technology and improve the human condition. The Institute offers\u202fbusiness, computing, design, engineering, liberal arts,\u202fand\u202fsciences degrees. Its more than 45,000 undergraduate and graduate students, representing 50 states and more than 148 countries, study at the main campus in Atlanta, at campuses in France and China, and through distance and online learning. As a leading technological university, Georgia Tech is an engine of economic development for Georgia, the Southeast, and the nation, conducting more than $1 billion in research annually for government, industry, and society.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EFunding:\u003C\/strong\u003E This study was funded by the National Science Foundation, grant no. 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The first Palmes Acad\u00e9miques was presented by Napoleon in 1808.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EBerger\u2019s \u201cpioneering work in physics, particularly on graphene, has not only advanced scientific knowledge, but also served as an inspiration to others in her field,\u201d Abi Akl says.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EIn addition to her research and classes at Georgia Tech, Berger is Director of Research at the \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.cnrs.fr\/en\/cnrs\u0022\u003EFrench National Center for Scientific Research (CNRS)\u003C\/a\u003E, which has been home to 12 Nobel Prize and 10 Fields Medal winners. Berger\u2019s affiliation is with the CNRS International Research Lab, with its main campus at \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/europe.gatech.edu\/en\/campuses\/metz\u0022\u003EGeorgia Tech-Europe\u003C\/a\u003E in Metz, France, and an affiliated lab at Georgia Tech\u2019s Atlanta campus.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EApproximately 50 colleagues from both countries have conducted collaborative research at both Georgia Tech campuses, thanks to Berger\u2019s efforts.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u201cHer selection for this honor also reflects her remarkable impact on both the American and French scientific communities,\u201d Abi Akl says. \u201cHer collaborative efforts and contributions to scientific research have fostered strong ties between France and the United States, strengthening the bonds of scientific diplomacy.\u201d\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u201cA very big thank you to the French General Consulate in Atlanta for submitting my name for this distinctive honor,\u201d Berger recently shared.  \u201cAmong other funding agencies and foundations, I am particularly grateful to the French Embassy for their partnership grants that funded travel and helped collaboration between almost 60 faculty members, postdoctoral scholars, and students.\u201d\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u201cI also want to thank Georgia Tech and the School of Physics for their full support,\u201d she added. \u201cAll that travel and dedicated lab work wouldn\u2019t have happened without the love and support at home from my husband and our three sons.\u201d\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Ch4\u003EAbout Claire Berger\u003C\/h4\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EBerger was born in Paris, France, and received her Ph.D. from the Universit\u00e9 Grenoble Alpes. She joined Georgia Tech in 2001, and she quickly established herself as a noted researcher of the electronic properties of graphene, a material with a flat, two-dimensional structure that is touted as a potential successor to silicon in computer processors.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EBerger and School of Physics Regents\u2019 Professor \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/physics.gatech.edu\/user\/walter-de-heer\u0022\u003EWalter de Heer\u003C\/a\u003E are working on graphene discoveries that could lead to smaller, more energy-efficient processing that is expected to usher in a new era of quantum and high performance computing.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EWalter de Heer welcomed Berger into his lab when she arrived at Georgia Tech, she says. \u201cI want to thank him for being an incredible team leader in this adventure, for his continuous support, his insights, dedication and passion for science.\u201d\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EBerger co-authored the first article demonstrating the two-dimensional properties of graphene and a possible electronics platform for the material. 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href=\u0022https:\/\/news.gatech.edu\/news\/2023\/04\/21\/outstanding-students-recognized-annual-celebration?utm_source=newsletter\u0026amp;utm_medium=email\u0026amp;utm_content=Outstanding%20Students%20Recognized%20at%20Annual%20Celebration\u0026amp;utm_campaign=Daily%20Digest%20-%20April%2024%2C%202023\u0022\u003Egathers to recognize\u003C\/a\u003E the academic achievements and excellence of undergraduate and graduate students across the Institute. Dozens of College of Sciences students were honored during \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/specialevents.gatech.edu\/events\/student-honors\u0022\u003ETech\u2019s Student Honors Celebration\u003C\/a\u003E, held on April 19 at the Academy of Medicine.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003ETeaching excellence was also honored through Georgia Tech Teaching Assistant Awards and special certificates during the Institute\u2019s \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/ctl.gatech.edu\/content\/awards\u0022\u003ETeaching Assistant (TA) and Future Faculty Award\u003C\/a\u003E ceremonies, also held on April 19, at the Exhibition Hall Midtown Ballroom.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EPlease join us in congratulating these special recipients across our College of Sciences community:\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Ch4\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/loveaward.oue.gatech.edu\/provost-excellence-award\/\u0022\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EProvost\u2019s Academic Excellence Award\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/h4\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EEstablished in 2021, the \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/oue.gatech.edu\/2023-provosts-academic-excellence-award\u0022\u003EProvost\u2019s Academic Excellence Award\u003C\/a\u003E was created to recognize the remaining finalists of the \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/loveaward.oue.gatech.edu\/\u0022\u003ELove Family Foundation Award\u003C\/a\u003E (awarded this year to \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/design.gatech.edu\/\u0022\u003ECollege of Design\u003C\/a\u003E student \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/loveaward.oue.gatech.edu\/#winner\u0022\u003EKaris Wang\u003C\/a\u003E). Each student is a graduating senior and represents the most outstanding scholastic record from their college. Finalists receive a $2,000 award, generously sponsored by the Love Family Foundation, and recognition at the annual Student Honors program.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EOne of this year\u2019s recipients of the Provost\u2019s Academic Excellence Award is \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/elena-cabrera-gatech\/\u0022\u003EElena Cabrera\u003C\/a\u003E, who is graduating from the \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/psychology.gatech.edu\/\u0022\u003ESchool of Psychology\u003C\/a\u003E. Cabrera conducted three years of research in the \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/hertzoglab.psychology.gatech.edu\/lab-members\/\u0022\u003EAdult Cognition Lab\u003C\/a\u003E, earning her the College of Sciences Dean\u2019s Scholarship and Early Research Award. She has also served as Psychology Association president and received two Tower Awards from the \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/diversity.gatech.edu\/student-support\/omed\/about-omed\/omed-events\/tower-awards\u0022\u003EOffice of Minority Educational Development\u003C\/a\u003E. After graduation, Cabrera plans to pursue social and cultural psychological research on her path to becoming a psychology professor.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EOther recipients include \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.scheller.gatech.edu\/news\/2023\/arul-gupta-named-poets-quants-2023-best-brightest-business-major.html\u0022\u003EArul Gupta\u003C\/a\u003E from the \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.scheller.gatech.edu\/index.html\u0022\u003EScheller College of Business\u003C\/a\u003E, \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/kevinyli\/\u0022\u003EKevin Li\u003C\/a\u003E from the \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.cc.gatech.edu\/\u0022\u003ECollege of Computing\u003C\/a\u003E, \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/jacob-young-541406197\/\u0022\u003EJacob Young\u003C\/a\u003E from the \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/iac.gatech.edu\/\u0022\u003EIvan Allen College of Liberal Arts\u003C\/a\u003E, and \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/peterflais\/\u0022\u003EPeter Lais\u003C\/a\u003E from the \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/coe.gatech.edu\/\u0022\u003ECollege of Engineering\u003C\/a\u003E. \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/oue.gatech.edu\/2023-provosts-academic-excellence-award\u0022\u003E\u003Cem\u003ERead more\u003C\/em\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cem\u003E.\u003C\/em\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Ch4\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EHonors Program Outstanding Student Award\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/h4\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThis award was established in fall 2022 to honor one graduating student who best exemplifies the Honors Program during their time at Georgia Tech.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThe first ever recipient of this award is \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/sasorme\/\u0022\u003ESarah Sorme\u003C\/a\u003E, a graduating \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/neuro.gatech.edu\u0022\u003Eneuroscience\u003C\/a\u003E major who has been active in the Honors Program. Sorme has had many leadership roles within the Honors Program during her time at Georgia Tech, including serving on two committees \u2014 the New Student Committee and the Community Outreach Committee \u2014 acting as a first-year retreat guide, and serving as editor of the Honors Program newsletter (The HyPe). She also served as co-director of the Honors Leadership Council and was instrumental in guiding the Program through the Covid-19 pandemic.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EAfter graduation, Sarah wants to use her cognitive science knowledge and leadership experiences to develop human-centered technology to improve society.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/oue.gatech.edu\/node\/2215\u0022\u003E\u003Cem\u003ERead more\u003C\/em\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cem\u003E about Sorme.\u003C\/em\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Ch4\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003ERoger M. Wartell and Stephen E. Brossette Award for Multidisciplinary Studies in Biology, Physics, and Mathematics\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/h4\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThis award is presented to an undergraduate student with demonstrated accomplishments at the interface of biology with either physics or mathematics. The award was established by a generous donation from alumnus Stephen E. Brossette in recognition of the many contributions of Roger M. Wartell to the Georgia Institute of Technology.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThe 2023 winner, \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/julianne-tijani-4b99861a2\/\u0022\u003EJulianne Tijani\u003C\/a\u003E, is a physics major who has conducted research on the evolution of yeast, antibiotic-resistant infections, and cystic fibrosis. She has participated in the National Science Foundation\u2019s (NSF) \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.nsf.gov\/crssprgm\/reu\/\u0022\u003EResearch Experiences for Undergraduates (REU)\u003C\/a\u003E program, and was recognized as a \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/research.gatech.edu\/bio\/petit-undergraduate-research-scholars-program\u0022\u003EPetit Scholar.\u003C\/a\u003E Julianne has also served as a teaching assistant in the \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/physics.gatech.edu\/\u0022\u003ESchool of Physics\u003C\/a\u003E, a student assistant for the \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/explorellc.cos.gatech.edu\/\u0022\u003EEXPLORE living learning community\u003C\/a\u003E, and a medical scribe at Emory University Hospital.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Ch4\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EA. Joyce Nickelson and John C. Sutherland Undergraduate Research Award\u003C\/strong\u003E \u003C\/h4\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThis award was created by the endowment gift of Joyce E. Nickelson and John C. Sutherland to honor Joyce\u2019s late mother, alumna A. Joyce Nickelson, and Sutherland. The scholarship, which recognizes excellence at the interface of mathematics and physics, is awarded to an undergraduate student who has jointly studied mathematics and physics, and who has engaged in scientific research.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003ENickelson-Sutherland award winner \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/lance-lampert-9544bb1bb\/\u0022\u003ELance Lampert\u003C\/a\u003E is completing degrees in physics and mathematics. He has been a research assistant at the \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/gtri.gatech.edu\/\u0022\u003EGeorgia Tech Research Institute\u003C\/a\u003E, has taken part in the University of Michigan NSF Research Experience for Undergraduates program, and will be conducting research at the \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/home.cern\/\u0022\u003ECERN\u003C\/a\u003E particle accelerator facility in Switzerland this summer. He is also a leader in the \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/gatech.campuslabs.com\/engage\/organization\/qca\u0022\u003EQuantum Computing Association\u003C\/a\u003E, maintains the web infrastructure for Georgia Tech\u2019s student radio station \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.wrek.org\/\u0022\u003EWREK\u003C\/a\u003E, and hosts a show on the channel.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Ch4\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003ECynthia L. Bossart and James Efron Scholarship\u003C\/strong\u003E \u003C\/h4\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThis honor was created by alumna Cindy Bossart to recognize high academic achievement by a student in the College of Sciences who is a non-Georgia resident.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/veronikavessigault\/\u0022\u003EVeronika Vessigault\u003C\/a\u003E is the 2022-3 recipient of this award and is a mathematics major with a minor in computational data analysis. She is currently taking graduate-level numerical linear algebra, and she studied in Hungary as part of the Budapest Semester in Mathematics. She plans to pursue a Ph.D. in mathematics and an academic career. While at Tech, she volunteered close to 100 hours teaching high school and community college students and served as a teaching assistant in both the \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/math.gatech.edu\/\u0022\u003ESchool of Mathematics\u003C\/a\u003E and the \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.cc.gatech.edu\/\u0022\u003ECollege of Computing\u003C\/a\u003E.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Ch4\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EMetha Phingbodhipakkiya Memorial Scholarship\u003C\/strong\u003E \u003C\/h4\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThis honor was established by Maranee Phingbodhipakkiya to honor her father, his love for physics, and the sacrifices he made to assure that she would have the finest education. This award is made to a junior or senior in the College of Sciences based on academic merit.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThe recipient of this award, \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/saima-firoj-08368b206\/\u0022\u003ESaima Firoj\u003C\/a\u003E, is a biochemistry major who is also completing minors in Spanish and health and medical sciences. She has conducted research on the structure and aggregation patterns of membranes through cryo-electron microscopy to aid in drug development and delivery, and on the biochemical origins of life. She has also volunteered extensively in the medical field. \u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Ch4\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003ERobert A. Pierotti Memorial Scholarship\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/h4\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThe College of Sciences presents this scholarship in honor of Robert \u201cBob\u201d Pierotti, past dean of the College and founder of the \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.ceismc.gatech.edu\/\u0022\u003ECenter for Education Integrating Science, Mathematics, and Computing (CEISMC)\u003C\/a\u003E. The award is made to top graduating seniors in the College who have excelled both academically and in research.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThe three recipients of the 2022 Pierotti Award are \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/thiago-esslinger\/\u0022\u003EThiago Esslinger\u003C\/a\u003E, \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/andrew-ji-020133191\/\u0022\u003EAndrew Ji\u003C\/a\u003E, and \u003Cstrong\u003ELila Nassar\u003C\/strong\u003E.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EEsslinger\u003C\/strong\u003E is majoring in both biochemistry and earth and atmospheric sciences. During his time as an undergraduate, Esslinger conducted research with \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/ibes.brown.edu\/people\/kim-cobb\u0022\u003EKim Cobb\u003C\/a\u003E, former professor in the \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/eas.gatech.edu\/\u0022\u003ESchool of Earth and Atmospheric Sciences\u003C\/a\u003E who now serves as the director of the \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/ibes.brown.edu\/\u0022\u003EInstitute at Brown for Environment and Society\u003C\/a\u003E. His research aimed to investigate the influence of symbiont community composition on coral geochemical proxy records in the central equatorial Pacific. In addition, he has worked as a study abroad teaching assistant, and has received a \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/undergradresearch.gatech.edu\/content\/presidents-undergraduate-research-awards\u0022\u003EPresident\u2019s Undergraduate Research Award\u003C\/a\u003E as well as the \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/serve-learn-sustain.gatech.edu\/georgia-tech-student-sustainability-champions\u0022\u003ESustainability Student Champions Award\u003C\/a\u003E.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EJi \u003C\/strong\u003Eis a biology major with a minor in computing and intelligence. He is a researcher in the \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/biosciences.gatech.edu\/\u0022\u003ESchool of Biological Sciences\u003C\/a\u003E, where he works with \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/biosciences.gatech.edu\/people\/francesca-storici\u0022\u003EFrancesca Storici\u003C\/a\u003E \u2014 professor and associate chair for Graduate Education in the School \u2014 to sequence the genome of a species of yeast. He also serves as a teaching assistant for the Bioethics and Integrative Genetics course, for which he was recognized as the School of Biological Sciences Undergraduate Teaching Assistant of the Year. Ji has also done considerable volunteer work in clinics and hospitals.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003ENassar\u003C\/strong\u003E is a physics major with a concentration in the physics of living systems. Nassar has a broad set of research experiences with faculty \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/physics.gatech.edu\/user\/martin-mourigal\u0022\u003EMartin Mourigal\u003C\/a\u003E and \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/physics.gatech.edu\/user\/jennifer-curtis\u0022\u003EJennifer Curtis\u003C\/a\u003E in the \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/physics.gatech.edu\/\u0022\u003ESchool of Physics\u003C\/a\u003E. Nassar has also served as the secretary and president of the\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/wip.gatech.edu\/\u0022\u003E Georgia Tech Society of Women in Physics\u003C\/a\u003E. In summer 2021, Nassar also participated in the NSF REU program at Vanderbilt University.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Ch4\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003ECollege of Sciences Undergraduate Research Awards\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/h4\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EUndergraduate research awards are made to students in the College of Sciences who have made strong contributions to research over a number of semesters. This year\u2019s winners were \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/chelsea-bekemeier\/\u0022\u003EChelsea Bekemeier\u003C\/a\u003E, \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/lydia-kenney-809962196\/\u0022\u003ELydia Kenney\u003C\/a\u003E, \u003Cstrong\u003EDimitrios Kidonakis\u003C\/strong\u003E, and \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/evelyn-gardolinski\/\u0022\u003EEvelyn Gardolinski\u003C\/a\u003E.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EBekemeier\u003C\/strong\u003E is graduating from the \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/eas.gatech.edu\/\u0022\u003ESchool of Earth and Atmospheric Sciences\u003C\/a\u003E with a concentration in meteorology. Bekemeier conducts research with \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/eas.gatech.edu\/people\/huey-dr-greg\u0022\u003EGreg Huey\u003C\/a\u003E, professor and chair of the School, and has contributed to controlled burning experiments in Fort Columbus, GA, as well as the \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/cos.gatech.edu\/news\/research-aircraft-investigate-monsoon-climate-connections\u0022\u003EAsian Summer Monsoon Chemical and CLimate Impact Project\u003C\/a\u003E (ACCLIP) based in South Korea. She has also been dedicated to outreach endeavors, serving as a STEM educator for iFLY Indoor Skydiving and a Superheroes Club Educator at \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.awakeneducationllc.com\/superheroes-club\u0022\u003EAwaken Education LLC\u003C\/a\u003E.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EKenney \u003C\/strong\u003Eis a biochemistry major who began working with Raquel Lieberman, professor and \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/chemistry.gatech.edu\/news\/raquel-lieberman-named-first-chair-alumna-funded-effort-boost-women-faculty-chemistry-and\u0022\u003ESepcic-Pfiel Endowed Chair\u003C\/a\u003E in the \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/chemistry.gatech.edu\/\u0022\u003ESchool of Chemistry and Biochemistry\u003C\/a\u003E in 2020. She was named a \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.beckman-foundation.org\/people\/lydia-kenney\/\u0022\u003EBeckman Scholar\u003C\/a\u003E \u2014 a 15-month mentored research experience for exceptional undergraduate students in chemistry and biological sciences \u2014 in 2021, conducting metagenomics research on deep sea sediments to identify novel binding proteins. Throughout her work with Lieberman, Kenney has won the best poster competition at the 36th Annual \u003Cem\u003EProtein Society Symposium \u003C\/em\u003Ein San Francisco, CA, and co-authored a manuscript.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EKidonakis\u003C\/strong\u003E is a mathematics major who began research as a high schooler in 2018. Working with \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/services.math.duke.edu\/~jdr\/\u0022\u003EJoseph Rabinoff\u003C\/a\u003E, associate professor at Duke University formerly in Georgia Tech\u2019s the School of Mathematics, Kidonakis conducted a research project on arithmetic geometry which won the award for best project in mathematics at the Georgia Science and Engineering Fair. During his time at Tech, Kidonakis has also worked with School of Mathematics professors \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/ib.math.gatech.edu\/\u0022\u003EIgor Belegradek\u003C\/a\u003E and \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/sites.google.com\/view\/mattbakermath\/home\u0022\u003EMatt Baker\u003C\/a\u003E.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EGardolinski\u003C\/strong\u003E is graduating from the \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/neuro.gatech.edu\/\u0022\u003EUndergraduate Program in Neuroscience\u003C\/a\u003E, and began doing research with Tim Cope, professor in the School of Biological Sciences, in 2020. Gardolinski conducted her research thesis with Cope, which aimed to develop a large data base on molecular mechanisms underlying signaling by specialized sensory receptors responsible for movement perception. She has also served as a teaching assistant, a peer advisor, and as the vice president of finance for Georgia Tech\u2019s Red Cross Club.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Ch4\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003ELarry O\u2019Hara Graduate Scholarship\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/h4\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThis honor is provided by an endowment bequeathed by alumnus Larry O\u2019Hara. It is presented to outstanding graduate students in the College of Sciences.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EAll of the 2023 winners have established a strong record of research with multiple publications in peer-reviewed journals, as well as multiple conference presentations:\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cul\u003E\r\n\t\u003Cli\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/xliu729.math.gatech.edu\/\u0022\u003EXiaonan Liu\u003C\/a\u003E, Ph.D. candidate, Mathematics\u003C\/li\u003E\r\n\t\u003Cli\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/biosciences.gatech.edu\/people\/aaron-pfennig\u0022\u003EAaron Pfennig\u003C\/a\u003E, Ph.D. candidate, Quantitative Biosciences program, Biological Sciences\u003C\/li\u003E\r\n\u003C\/ul\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003ELiu\u003C\/strong\u003E is currently studying structural graph theory, extremal combinatorics, and graph coloring with \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/math.gatech.edu\/people\/xingxing-yu\u0022\u003EXingxing Yu\u003C\/a\u003E, a professor in the School of Mathematics and the director of Graduate Studies.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EPfennig\u003C\/strong\u003E\u2019s research interests include theoretical and empirical population genetics of admixed populations. He currently works with \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/biosciences.gatech.edu\/people\/joseph-lachance\u0022\u003EJoseph Lachance\u003C\/a\u003E, an associate professor in the School of Biological Sciences, to examine admixture of modern humans with archaic hominins.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E \u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Ch4\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003ETeaching Assistant Awards\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/h4\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThe College of Science had several winners among the \u003Cstrong\u003E2023 Georgia Tech Teaching Assistant Awardees\u003C\/strong\u003E. The awards are presented annually by the \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/ctl.gatech.edu\/\u0022\u003ECenter for Teaching and Learning\u003C\/a\u003E to celebrate the contributions to teaching excellence at Georgia Tech made by graduate and undergraduate teaching assistants:\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cul\u003E\r\n\t\u003Cli\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EUndergraduate Teaching Assistant of the Year\u003C\/strong\u003E:\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\n\t\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/bret-min-hendricks\/\u0022\u003EBret Hendricks\u003C\/a\u003E, Mathematics \u003C\/li\u003E\r\n\t\u003Cli\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EGraduate Teaching Assistants of the Year\u003C\/strong\u003E:\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\n\t\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/math.gatech.edu\/people\/santana-afton\u0022\u003ESantana Afton\u003C\/a\u003E, Mathematics\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\n\t\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/markace-rainey-167757147\/\u0022\u003EMarkace Rainey\u003C\/a\u003E, Chemistry and Biochemistry\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\n\t\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/qbios.gatech.edu\/leo-wood\u0022\u003ELeo Wood\u003C\/a\u003E, Physics\u003C\/li\u003E\r\n\t\u003Cli\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EGraduate Student Instructor of the Year:\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\n\t\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/math.gatech.edu\/people\/james-anderson\u0022\u003EJames Anderson\u003C\/a\u003E, Mathematics \u003C\/li\u003E\r\n\u003C\/ul\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003ESeveral students also won Teaching Assistant Awards at the school level:\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cul\u003E\r\n\t\u003Cli\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EUndergraduate Teaching Assistant Award:\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\n\t\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/eas.gatech.edu\/charlotte-carl\u0022\u003ECharlotte Carl\u003C\/a\u003E, Earth and Atmospheric Sciences\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\n\t\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/hoganpeer\/\u0022\u003EBenjamin Peer\u003C\/a\u003E, Chemistry and Biochemistry\u003C\/li\u003E\r\n\t\u003Cli\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EGraduate Teaching Assistant Award:\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\n\t\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/alexbcosta\/\u0022\u003EAlex Costa\u003C\/a\u003E, Biological Sciences\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\n\t\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/erin-griffith-6a0a6ba\/\u0022\u003EErin Griffith\u003C\/a\u003E, Earth and Atmospheric Sciences\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\n\t\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/drupal.psychology.gatech.edu\/tiffany-nguyen\u0022\u003ETiffany Nguyen\u003C\/a\u003E, Psychology\u003C\/li\u003E\r\n\t\u003Cli\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EGraduate Student Instructor Award:\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\n\t\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/cassie-shriver\/?trk=public_profile_browsemap\u0022\u003ECassandra Shriver\u003C\/a\u003E, Biological Sciences\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\n\t\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/terri-dunbar-37645955\/\u0022\u003ETerri Dunbar\u003C\/a\u003E, Psychology\u003C\/li\u003E\r\n\t\u003Cli\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EOnline Teaching Assistant Award:\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\n\t\u003Cstrong\u003EMollene Denton\u003C\/strong\u003E, Mathematics\u003C\/li\u003E\r\n\u003C\/ul\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E \u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Ch4\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003ETech to Teaching Certificates\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/h4\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003ETech to Teaching Certificates are designed to prepare Georgia Tech graduate and postdoctoral associates for college teaching positions.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThrough this certificate program, participants will develop a thorough understanding of the scholarship of teaching and learning, and will demonstrate their ability to apply these skills in the classroom.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThe following College of Sciences students were awarded Tech to Teaching Certificates:\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cul\u003E\r\n\t\u003Cli\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/math.gatech.edu\/people\/austin-christian\u0022\u003EAustin Christian\u003C\/a\u003E, Mathematics\u003C\/li\u003E\r\n\t\u003Cli\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/cool.gatech.edu\/node\/58\u0022\u003ERebecca Guth-Metzler\u003C\/a\u003E, Chemistry and Biochemistry\u003C\/li\u003E\r\n\t\u003Cli\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/sknavel3.math.gatech.edu\/\u0022\u003ESierra Knavel\u003C\/a\u003E, Mathematics\u003C\/li\u003E\r\n\t\u003Cli\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/katie-m-kuo-1a9b4351\/\u0022\u003EKatie Kuo\u003C\/a\u003E, Chemistry and Biochemistry\u003C\/li\u003E\r\n\t\u003Cli\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/kavita-matange-b8208974\/\u0022\u003EKavita Matange\u003C\/a\u003E, Chemistry and Biochemistry\u003C\/li\u003E\r\n\t\u003Cli\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/athulyaram\/\u0022\u003EAthulya Ram Sreedharan Nair\u003C\/a\u003E, Mathematics\u003C\/li\u003E\r\n\t\u003Cli\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/emily-saccuzzo-189650185\/\u0022\u003EEmily Saccuzzo\u003C\/a\u003E, Chemistry and Biochemistry\u003C\/li\u003E\r\n\t\u003Cli\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/breanna-shi-b2247a1b9\/\u0022\u003EBreanna Shi\u003C\/a\u003E, Biological Sciences\u003C\/li\u003E\r\n\t\u003Cli\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/cosmo.gatech.edu\/members\/danielle-skinner\/\u0022\u003EDanielle Skinner\u003C\/a\u003E, Physics\u003C\/li\u003E\r\n\u003C\/ul\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Ch4\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003ECenter for the Integration of Research, Teaching, and Learning (CIRTL) Certificates\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/h4\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EAs a member institution in the \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/ctl.gatech.edu\/grad-students\/preparing-faculty\/cirtl\u0022\u003ECIRTL\u003C\/a\u003E national network, Georgia Tech joins with 39 other universities on a mission to improve undergraduate education through the preparation of future faculty.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EParticipants in these certificate programs learn about how students learn, how differences among students affect their learning, evidence-based teaching and assessment practices, and teaching with technology.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EParticipants who complete these foundation-level learning outcomes through a combination of coursework, workshops, or online learning, receive the CIRTL Associate certificate.  \u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThe following College of Sciences students were awarded CIRTL Certificates:\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cul\u003E\r\n\t\u003Cli\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/biosciences.gatech.edu\/people\/stephanie-bilodeau\u0022\u003EStephanie Bilodeau\u003C\/a\u003E, Biological Sciences\u003C\/li\u003E\r\n\t\u003Cli\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/math.gatech.edu\/people\/katherine-booth\u0022\u003EKatherine Booth\u003C\/a\u003E, Mathematics\u003C\/li\u003E\r\n\t\u003Cli\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/abigail-diering-5528b1125\/\u0022\u003EAbigail Diering\u003C\/a\u003E, Chemistry and Biochemistry\u003C\/li\u003E\r\n\t\u003Cli\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003ELuke Foster\u003C\/strong\u003E, Chemistry and Biochemistry\u003C\/li\u003E\r\n\t\u003Cli\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/eliza-gazda\/\u0022\u003EEliza Gazda\u003C\/a\u003E, Physics\u003C\/li\u003E\r\n\t\u003Cli\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/physics.gatech.edu\/user\/chad-henshaw\u0022\u003EChad Gomard-Henshaw\u003C\/a\u003E, Physics\u003C\/li\u003E\r\n\t\u003Cli\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/physics.gatech.edu\/user\/sarah-gonzalez\u0022\u003ESarah Gonzalez\u003C\/a\u003E, Physics\u003C\/li\u003E\r\n\t\u003Cli\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EErin Griffith\u003C\/strong\u003E, Earth and Atmospheric Sciences\u003C\/li\u003E\r\n\t\u003Cli\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003ERebecca Guth-Metzler\u003C\/strong\u003E, Chemistry and 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Fellows return to their academic careers after a year of service, but remain available to the U.S. government as experienced consultants for short-term projects.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003ELynch-Stieglitz researches the behavior of the Earth\u2019s oceans and climate over the last 100,000 years. Work in this area has helped in understanding the full range of behavior possible for the ocean\/climate system, and which parts of this system may be vulnerable to change in the future.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u201cI was very pleased to be named a Jefferson Fellow, and am particularly excited that I was matched to the Office of Global Change, which is responsible for implementing and managing U.S. international policy on climate change,\u201d Lynch-Stieglitz says. \u201cI hope to be able to use some of my expertise in the oceanic carbon cycle and the role of the ocean in climate change to the work of the office.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u201cThe Jefferson Fellowship is also a unique opportunity for me to learn something new and do something completely different from my normal duties as a faculty member.\u0026nbsp; I hope to enjoy the fast-paced environment at State, and learn a lot about U.S. and international climate policy and climate diplomacy.\u201d\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u201cLynch-Stieglitz\u2019s selection as a Jefferson Science Fellow is certainly an honor that recognizes her expertise in climate science,\u201d says\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/eas.gatech.edu\/people\/huey-dr-greg\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003EGreg Huey\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E, professor and chair of the School of Earth and Atmospheric Sciences. \u201cHowever, more importantly she will bring her knowledge and experience to the State Department to address key climate-related challenges and promote sustainable solutions. I do regret losing her from campus for a year as we will miss her leadership.\u201d\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003EOver the past year, Lynch-Stieglitz has also served as\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E \u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/cos.gatech.edu\/news\/georgia-techs-newest-advance-professor-jean-lynch-stieglitz\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003EADVANCE Professor for the College of Sciences\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E,\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E one of six representing each Georgia Tech college. Supported by \u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/diversity.gatech.edu\/\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003EInstitute Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E, the\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E \u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/diversity.gatech.edu\/faculty-staff\/advance-professors-program\/about-advance\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003EADVANCE\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E Program builds and sustains an inter-college network of professors who are world-class researchers and role models to support the community and advancement of women and minorities in academia.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u0022She has left an indelible stamp in many areas, including reform of our hiring procedures and our curriculum,\u0022 Huey adds.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/physics.gatech.edu\/user\/jennifer-curtis\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003EJennifer Curtis\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E, professor in the \u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/physics.gatech.edu\/\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003ESchool of Physics\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E, will step into that role on July 1, 2023 as Lynch-Stieglitz travels to Washington, D.C. for the fellowship.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u201cIt is bittersweet in that I have to relinquish the College of Sciences ADVANCE Professorship in order to take on this full-time position in Washington,\u201d Lynch-Stieglitz says. \u201cI really enjoyed getting to know more of the women faculty across the college, and representing their interests to the Institute. But I can\u2019t imagine a better person to take this role forward than Jennifer Curtis. She will do wonderful things.\u201d\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003EApplying for a Jefferson Science Fellowship\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cem\u003E\u003Cspan\u003EThe Jefferson Science Fellowships are open to tenured, or similarly ranked, faculty from U.S. institutions of higher learning who are U.S. citizens. After successfully obtaining a security clearance, selected Fellows spend one year on assignment at the U.S. Department of State or USAID serving as advisers on issues of foreign policy and international development. Assignments are tailored to the needs of the hosting office, while taking into account the Fellows\u2019 interests and areas of expertise.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/em\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cem\u003E\u003Cspan\u003ELearn more and apply \u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/em\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/sites.nationalacademies.org\/PGA\/Jefferson\/index.htm\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E\u003Cem\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003Ehere.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/em\u003E\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","summary":"","format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":[{"value":"Jean Lynch-Stieglitz has earned a new fellowship with the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine to build STEM expertise in the State Department and the U.S. Agency for International Development. 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At Georgia Tech, developments in AI span many disciplines with dozens of campus centers and institutes. The newly announced AI Hub at Georgia Tech will unite AI entities across campus, enabling the Institute to align on goals to become an international thought leader in AI. It will also drive AI education and research and development toward real-world, responsible applications\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E. \u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003EAs an AI-powered university, Georgia Tech is embracing AI throughout the Institute, incorporating it into academic programs and research to assist and amplify human intelligence in all areas of work. The vision of AI Hub at Georgia Tech is to advance AI through discovery, interdisciplinary research, responsible deployment, and next-generation education to build a sustainable future.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u201cGeorgia Tech\u2019s integrated capabilities in the area of AI, machine learning, engineering, and interdisciplinary research are highly valuable to industry, government, and education,\u201d said Chaouki Abdallah, executive vice president for research at Georgia Tech. \u201cBy bringing together researchers from across campus, we can harness our collective expertise in AI to work towards a common goal to become the leading university for AI research and application.\u201d\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003ECo-led by faculty members Irfan Essa and Larry Heck, AI Hub at Georgia Tech will lead in developing new paths in educating and training the next generation of the AI workforce. Additionally, it will serve as a dedicated space for decision makers and other stakeholders to access best-in-class resources to guide them through the complexities of commercializing and deploying AI. \u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u201cGeorgia Tech is well positioned to pursue meaningful opportunities in AI by focusing our collective capabilities across campus not only in AI research but also in the integration and application of AI solutions,\u201d said Larry Heck, interim co-director of AI Hub at Georgia Tech, GRA Eminent Scholar, Rhesa S. Farmer, Jr., Advanced Computing Concepts Chair, co-executive director of ML@GT, and professor with a joint appointment in the \u0026nbsp;Schools of Electrical and Computer Engineering and \u0026nbsp;Interactive Computing. \u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003EGeorgia Tech has been actively engaged in AI research and education for decades, with more than 350 faculty working in fundamental and applied AI-related research across all six colleges, Georgia Tech Research Institute, and the majority of interdisciplinary research institutes and centers. The Institute has a strong foundation and advantage in AI, as the leading engineering university with an applied, solutions-focused approach. It was also the first public university to launch a computer science school.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u201cThe discipline of AI has a deep history at Georgia Tech, and we continue to serve as leaders in many areas of AI research and education,\u201d said Irfan Essa,\u0026nbsp;interim co-director of AI Hub at Georgia Tech, distinguished professor, senior associate dean in the College of Computing, and co-executive director of ML@GT.\u0026nbsp;\u201cAt present, we are seeing unprecedented growth in AI and responsible deployment is top of mind for many. AI Hub at Georgia Tech\u0026nbsp;will bring all areas of AI under one umbrella to provide structure and governance as the Institute continues to lead and innovate in the discipline of AI, with the related disciplines of machine learning, robotics, and data science.\u0022\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003ETo become involved in AI Hub at Georgia Tech, contact \u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022mailto:irfan@gatech.edu\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003Eirfan@gatech.edu\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E or \u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022mailto:larryheck@gatech.edu\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003Elarryheck@gatech.edu\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","summary":"","format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003EArtificial intelligence (AI) is a disruptive technology transforming industries and governments across the world. At Georgia Tech, developments in AI span many disciplines with dozens of campus centers and institutes. The newly announced AI Hub at Georgia Tech will unite AI entities across campus, enabling the Institute to align on goals to become an international thought leader in AI. It will also drive AI education and research and development toward real-world, responsible applications\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E. \u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","format":"limited_html"}],"field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"Newly announced AI Hub at Georgia Tech will unite AI entities across campus, enabling the Institute to align on goals to become an international thought leader in AI. 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Her appointment is effective July 1, 2023.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u201cIt is an honor,\u201d Curtis says. \u201cHaving personally benefited from ADVANCE initiatives, I am grateful for the opportunity to build on my predecessors\u0027 work and to contribute to the well-being of all faculty at Georgia Tech. I look forward to partnering with the current ADVANCE professors, the College\u2019s \u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/cos.gatech.edu\/cpies\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003ECenter for Promoting Inclusion and Equity in the Sciences (C-PIES)\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E, and Georgia Tech leadership.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u201cJennifer has been a strong advocate for diversity, equity and inclusion for many years, and I am confident she will bring that advocacy to this new role,\u201d says \u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/lozier.eas.gatech.edu\/\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003ESusan Lozier\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E, Dean of the College of Sciences, Betsy Middleton and John Clark Sutherland Chair and Professor in the\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/eas.gatech.edu\/\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E \u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003ESchool of Earth and Atmospheric Sciences\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E. \u201cIn this role, Jennifer will work with ADVANCE professors from the other five colleges to advance Georgia Tech\u2019s mission and will play an integral role in the College of Sciences Center for Promoting Inclusion and Equity in the Sciences. For my part, I look forward to a close partnership with her in the months and years ahead.\u201d\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u0022Jennifer has been a true champion of diversity and inclusion at Georgia Tech,\u201d adds \u003Cstrong\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/physics.gatech.edu\/user\/feryal-\u00f6zel\u0022\u003EFeryal \u00d6zel\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/strong\u003E, professor and chair in the School of Physics. \u201cShe has been working tirelessly toward providing education and career opportunities as well as a welcoming environment for everyone who is interested in physics and the sciences. I am looking forward to seeing all the exciting things she will do with her ADVANCE professorship.\u0022\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/eas.gatech.edu\/people\/lynch-stieglitz-dr-jean\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003EJean Lynch-Stieglitz\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E, professor in the \u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/eas.gatech.edu\/\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003ESchool of Earth and Atmospheric Sciences\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E, has served as the \u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/cos.gatech.edu\/news\/georgia-techs-newest-advance-professor-jean-lynch-stieglitz\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003ECollege\u2019s ADVANCE Professor\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E since 2022. 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Thanks also to \u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/juliet-dawson-dyce-b0a6a0265\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003EJuliet Dawson-Dyce\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E for providing administrative support to the committee,\u201d Lozier added.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u201cI was really humbled, and [am] honored to be taking on this role,\u201d Chang says. \u201cI see it as an opportunity to support my colleagues in the College and give back to the Institute that has supported me through my own academic journey.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u201cIn my role as associate chair for Faculty Development in Biological Sciences, I was able to see how exceptional our faculty are,\u201d he added, \u201cfrom the ones dedicated to teaching and serving our students, to those on the leading edge in their respective fields of research \u2014 and how I could use my position to support their individual professional goals.\u201d\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003EThe College\u2019s inaugural associate dean for Faculty, \u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/sites.google.com\/view\/mattbakermath\/home\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003EMatt Baker\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E, appointed 2018, is one of 39 researchers around the country named to the \u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.simonsfoundation.org\/2023\/03\/06\/2023-simons-fellows-in-mathematics-announced\/\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E2023 Class of Simons Fellows\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E. Baker, a professor in the \u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/math.gatech.edu\/\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003ESchool of Mathematics\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E, will use the fellowship and a \u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/cos.gatech.edu\/faculty-development-grants\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003EGeorgia Tech Faculty Development Grant\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E for a sabbatical in 2023-2024.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u201cWe will soon have a proper send-off to thank Matt Baker for his service over the past five years, but I would be remiss if I did not also take this opportunity to thank him for his many contributions to the College,\u201d Lozier says.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003EAbout Young-Hui Chang\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003EChang is the director of the \u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/sites.gatech.edu\/cnl\/\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003EComparative Neuromechanics Laboratory\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E in the School of Biological Sciences, where he also currently serves as a professor and as associate chair for Faculty Development.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003EHis research program focuses on trying to understand how animals move through and interact with their environment. He integrates approaches and techniques from both biomechanics and neurophysiology to study both passive mechanical and active neural mechanisms that control limbed locomotion in humans and other vertebrates.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","summary":"","format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":[{"value":"Young-Hui Chang has been appointed associate dean of Faculty in the College of Sciences, effective July 1, 2023. Chang, a professor in the School of Biological Sciences, has served as associate chair for Faculty Development in Biological Sciences."}],"field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003EYoung-Hui Chang has been appointed associate dean of Faculty in the College of Sciences, effective July 1, 2023. Chang, a professor in the School of Biological Sciences, has served as associate chair for Faculty Development in Biological Sciences over the past six years.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\n\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","format":"limited_html"}],"field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"Young-Hui Chang has been appointed associate dean of Faculty in the College of Sciences, effective July 1, 2023. Chang, a professor in the School of Biological Sciences, has served as associate chair for Faculty Development in Biological Sciences."}],"uid":"34434","created_gmt":"2023-06-09 15:42:44","changed_gmt":"2023-06-13 22:08:10","author":"Renay San Miguel","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","dateline":{"date":"2023-06-13T00:00:00-04:00","iso_date":"2023-06-13T00:00:00-04:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"hg_media":{"670960":{"id":"670960","type":"image","title":"Young-Hui Chang.jpg","body":"\u003Cp\u003EYoung-Hui Chang\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","created":"1686329288","gmt_created":"2023-06-09 16:48:08","changed":"1686329288","gmt_changed":"2023-06-09 16:48:08","alt":"Young-Hui Chang","file":{"fid":"253935","name":"Young-Hui Chang.jpg.jpg","image_path":"\/sites\/default\/files\/2023\/06\/09\/Young-Hui%20Chang.jpg_0.jpg","image_full_path":"http:\/\/www.tlwarc.hg.gatech.edu\/\/sites\/default\/files\/2023\/06\/09\/Young-Hui%20Chang.jpg_0.jpg","mime":"image\/jpeg","size":740196,"path_740":"http:\/\/www.tlwarc.hg.gatech.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/740xx_scale\/public\/2023\/06\/09\/Young-Hui%20Chang.jpg_0.jpg?itok=65EODoKX"}}},"media_ids":["670960"],"related_links":[{"url":"https:\/\/cos.gatech.edu\/news\/if-we-could-walk-animals-scientists-and-engineers-host-biomechanics-day-zoo-atlanta","title":"If We Could Walk Like The Animals: Scientists and Engineers Host Biomechanics Day at Zoo Atlanta"},{"url":"https:\/\/cos.gatech.edu\/news\/center-teaching-and-learning-honors-sciences-faculty-excellence","title":"Center for Teaching and Learning Honors Sciences Faculty for Excellence"},{"url":"https:\/\/cos.gatech.edu\/news\/major-gift-strengthen-tech-emory-neurorehabilitation-research","title":"Major Gift to Strengthen Tech-Emory Neurorehabilitation Research"}],"groups":[{"id":"1278","name":"College of Sciences"},{"id":"364801","name":"EAS"},{"id":"1275","name":"School of Biological Sciences"},{"id":"85951","name":"School of Chemistry and Biochemistry"},{"id":"1279","name":"School of Mathematics"},{"id":"126011","name":"School of Physics"},{"id":"443951","name":"School of Psychology"}],"categories":[{"id":"134","name":"Student and Faculty"},{"id":"146","name":"Life Sciences and Biology"}],"keywords":[{"id":"4896","name":"College of Sciences"},{"id":"166882","name":"School of Biological Sciences"},{"id":"169203","name":"Young-Hui Chang"},{"id":"192743","name":"associate dean for Faculty"},{"id":"170129","name":"matt baker"},{"id":"192249","name":"cos-community"},{"id":"192253","name":"cos-neuro"}],"core_research_areas":[{"id":"39501","name":"People and Technology"}],"news_room_topics":[],"event_categories":[],"invited_audience":[],"affiliations":[],"classification":[],"areas_of_expertise":[],"news_and_recent_appearances":[],"phone":[],"contact":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EWriter: Renay San Miguel\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\nCommunications Officer II\/Science Writer\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\nCollege of Sciences\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\n404-894-5209\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EEditor: Jess Hunt-Ralston\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","format":"limited_html"}],"email":["renay.san@cos.gatech.edu"],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}},"667815":{"#nid":"667815","#data":{"type":"news","title":"What to Read This Summer","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003EMemorial Day \u003Cspan\u003E\u2014\u003C\/span\u003E the unofficial start of summer \u003Cspan\u003E\u2014 is a \u003C\/span\u003Egood time to relax and dive into the books on your reading list or select a book you had not considered. We asked several readers for recommendations. The books range from an anthology of poems with commentary by Edward Hirsch, a top poetry critic, to a climate fiction novel set in the near future. \u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/galileo-gatech.primo.exlibrisgroup.com\/discovery\/fulldisplay?docid=alma990023273190302486\u0026amp;context=v2v\u0026amp;vid=01GALI_GIT:GT\u0026amp;lang=en\u0026amp;search_scope=EMORY_Search\u0026amp;adaptor=Primo%20VE%20Deep%20Search\u0026amp;tab=Emory_search\u0026amp;query=any,contains,the%20sweetness%20at%20the%20bottom%20of%20the%20pie\u0026amp;offset=0\u0022\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E\u003Cem\u003E\u003Cspan\u003EThe Sweetness at the Bottom of the Pie: A Flavia de Luce Mystery\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/em\u003E\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003EBy Alan Bradley, Bantam Books, 2010\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u201cIf you are a fan of precocious, nerdy children and British murder mysteries, you\u2019ll love amateur chemist\/detective Flavia de Luce.\u0026nbsp;\u003Cem\u003EThe Sweetness at the Bottom of the Pie\u003C\/em\u003E is the first in a mystery series driven by Flavia\u2019s unrelenting curiosity and resourcefulness.\u0026nbsp;She is a 10-year-old MacGyver studying poisons in her crumbling English ancestral home in the 1950s, freely ranging around the countryside, stalking alleged murderers, and narrowly avoiding scrapes. If you like this one, you\u2019ll be pleased to know there are several more in the series and they just get better.\u201d\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u2014Kelley Broome, corporate relations manager, Jones MBA Center, Scheller College of Business\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/galileo-gatech.primo.exlibrisgroup.com\/discovery\/fulldisplay?docid=alma9937249520202486\u0026amp;context=v2v\u0026amp;vid=01GALI_GIT:GT\u0026amp;lang=en\u0026amp;search_scope=EMORY_Search\u0026amp;adaptor=Primo%20VE%20Deep%20Search\u0026amp;tab=Emory_search\u0026amp;query=any,contains,the%20ministry%20for%20the%20future%20by%20kim%20stanley%20robinson\u0026amp;offset=0\u0022\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E\u003Cem\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003EThe Ministry for the Future\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/em\u003E\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003EBy Kim Stanley Robinson, Orbit Books, 2020\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cem\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u201cThe Ministry for the Future, \u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/em\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003Ea\u0026nbsp;climate fiction \u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u2014\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E or \u201ccli-fi\u201d \u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u2014\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E novel,\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u0026nbsp;is relevant to today\u2019s landscape of record-breaking droughts and heat waves, record breaking precipitation and flooding, wildfires and powerful storms \u2014 clear reminders that climate challenges are real. Set in the near future, the story places you in the center of an organization created by the Paris Climate Agreement to work on behalf of future generations. A\u0026nbsp;thriller, social science commentary, and detailed scientific case study, \u003Cem\u003EThe Ministry for the Future\u003C\/em\u003E\u0026nbsp;is an engaging and satisfying work of science fiction sure to broaden readers\u2019 understanding of the effects of climate change and the options available to us to today to alter its impact.\u201d\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u2014Daren Hubbard, vice president of Information Technology and chief information officer \u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E\u003Cem\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/galileo-gatech.primo.exlibrisgroup.com\/discovery\/fulldisplay?docid=alma9937306288702486\u0026amp;context=v2v\u0026amp;vid=01GALI_GIT:GT\u0026amp;lang=en\u0026amp;search_scope=EMORY_Search\u0026amp;adaptor=Primo%20VE%20Deep%20Search\u0026amp;tab=Emory_search\u0026amp;query=any,contains,100%20Poems%20to%20Break%20Your%20Heart\u0026amp;offset=0\u0022\u003E100 Poems to Break Your Heart\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/em\u003E\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003EBy Edward Hirsch, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, 2021\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u201cEdward Hirsch\u2019s \u003Cem\u003E100 Poems to Break Your Heart\u003C\/em\u003E is an anthology of selected poems that span from the 19th century to the present and includes poems originally written in English, as well as translations of poems from many other languages, such as Greek, French, Spanish, Russian, Yiddish, and German. Each poem is accompanied by Hirsch\u2019s accessible commentary. He is among our top thinkers and critics of poetry, and his insights into the poems get right to the emotional core of each piece. Don\u2019t let the title of the book fool you \u2014 while many of the poems in this collection might deal with grief or sadness, this book is anything but a downer. These 100 essential poems, as Hirsch says, \u2018make us feel less alone and more connected.\u2019 That\u2019s what good poems do.\u201d\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u2014Travis Denton, associate director, Poetry@Tech, and editor, \u003Cem\u003ETerminus Magazine\u003C\/em\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/galileo-gatech.primo.exlibrisgroup.com\/discovery\/fulldisplay?docid=alma9937483571002486\u0026amp;context=v2v\u0026amp;vid=01GALI_GIT:GT\u0026amp;lang=en\u0026amp;search_scope=EMORY_Search\u0026amp;adaptor=Primo%20VE%20Deep%20Search\u0026amp;tab=Emory_search\u0026amp;query=any,contains,The%20Summer%20Place%20by%20jennifer%20weiner\u0026amp;offset=0\u0022\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E\u003Cem\u003E\u003Cspan\u003EThe Summer Place\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/em\u003E\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003EBy Jennifer Weiner, Simon and Schuster, 2022\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u201cThere is a house with feelings and memories held by its family. There is a global pandemic, as well as uncomfortable family arrangements, an engagement, and lots of \u2018Wait, what?\u2019 Find a nice seat out in the sun or a comfy chair to read this joy by Jennifer Weiner.\u0026nbsp;She wrote this book after reading an article about houses having feelings and holding our memories. She took that article and brought it to life. One of the main characters in this novel is the house which wants to protect the family.\u0026nbsp;Grab a comfortable spot and a notebook, because you will definitely need it.\u0026nbsp;Enjoy one of my favorite novels of the last three years.\u201d \u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u2014Lauren Morton, academic program manager, Clark Scholars and Dean\u2019s Scholars Program, College of Engineering \u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/galileo-gatech.primo.exlibrisgroup.com\/discovery\/fulldisplay?docid=alma9937612832502486\u0026amp;context=v2v\u0026amp;vid=01GALI_GIT:GT\u0026amp;lang=en\u0026amp;search_scope=EMORY_Search\u0026amp;adaptor=Primo%20VE%20Deep%20Search\u0026amp;tab=Emory_search\u0026amp;query=any,contains,mad%20honey:%20a%20novel\u0026amp;offset=0\u0022\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E\u003Cem\u003E\u003Cspan\u003EMad Honey: A Novel\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/em\u003E\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E\u003Cem\u003E \u003C\/em\u003E\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003EBy Jodi Picoult and Jennifer Finney Boylan, Ballantine Books, 2022\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u201cThis novel follows Olivia McAfee and Lily Campanello on their life journey of starting over. Through a series of suspenseful events and stories, the two find themselves connected as Lily falls in love with Olivia\u2019s son, Asher. One day, Olivia\u2019s world is rocked when she receives a phone call that Lily is dead and Asher is being questioned. The story follows both of their lived experiences, uncovering secrets and stories untold, an unforgettable love story, and the power of family. I could not put this book down and loved the emotions that it led me through as I learned what their stories held.\u201d\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u2014Tim Edmonds-King, learning consultant, Workplace Learning and Professional Development, Georgia Tech Professional Education\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp; \u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/galileo-gatech.primo.exlibrisgroup.com\/discovery\/fulldisplay?docid=alma9937703487602486\u0026amp;context=v2v\u0026amp;vid=01GALI_GIT:GT\u0026amp;lang=en\u0026amp;search_scope=EMORY_Search\u0026amp;adaptor=Primo%20VE%20Deep%20Search\u0026amp;tab=Emory_search\u0026amp;query=any,contains,an%20assassin%20in%20utopia\u0026amp;offset=0\u0022\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E\u003Cem\u003E\u003Cspan\u003EAn Assassin in Utopia: The True Story of a Nineteenth-Century Sex Cult and a President\u2019s Murder\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/em\u003E\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003EBy Susan Wels, Pegasus Crime, 2023\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u201cSusan Wels tells a gripping story about the assassination of President James A. Garfield in 1881, but the book is about so much more. It is a sweeping exploration of Victorian America, including major intellectual currents, the minutiae of political parties and schemes, and colorful, larger than life characters. Wels examines one of many 19th-century utopian settlements \u2014 Oneida, in upstate New York, which was organized around principles of free love and gender equality, but in practice would prove disturbing to both Victorian and modern eyes \u2014 and a delusional resident who sought to save the Republican Party by killing a president. It\u2019s every bit as engrossing as a novel.\u201d \u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u2014\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003EStacy Braukman, senior writer and editor, Institute Communications\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E\u003Cem\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/galileo-gatech.primo.exlibrisgroup.com\/discovery\/fulldisplay?docid=alma990001843560302486\u0026amp;context=v2v\u0026amp;vid=01GALI_GIT:GT\u0026amp;lang=en\u0026amp;search_scope=EMORY_Search\u0026amp;adaptor=Primo%20VE%20Deep%20Search\u0026amp;tab=Emory_search\u0026amp;query=any,contains,monkey%20hunting\u0026amp;offset=0\u0022\u003EMonkey Hunting\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/em\u003E\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003EBy Cristina Garcia, Knopf, 2003 \u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u201cThis novel follows a family through four generations, but it is not a wealthy family, not one of the privileged elites. 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The BOR also voted to allocate to Georgia Tech $484 million in state appropriations for fiscal year 2024 (FY24) \u2014 a 6% increase over last year.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u201cI\u2019m proud that we\u2019ve been able to not only avoid increases in tuition and fees over the past four years, but have actually reduced them by $1,100, which is unheard of in higher education,\u201d said Georgia Tech President \u00c1ngel Cabrera. \u201cWe\u2019ve been able to do this thanks to increases in state appropriations, enrollment growth, and the dedication of faculty and staff who constantly find innovative ways to get the job done, serve more students, and deliver the highest value to students in the nation. Georgia Tech is regularly cited among the \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/news.gatech.edu\/news\/2023\/05\/01\/princeton-review-names-tech-no-1-best-value-public-university\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003Ebest values for higher education in the nation\u003C\/a\u003E \u2014 students pay less to go to school and get higher paying jobs when they\u2019re done. It is my hope that Georgia Tech can continue to grow in the future, and I look forward to working with state officials to ensuring that we can continue to do so.\u201d\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003EState appropriations for FY24 include approximately $11 million for the $2,000 \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/ohr.gatech.edu\/node\/772\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003Ecost-of-living adjustment\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E for full-time, eligible employees. 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11.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EMathematical Analysis and Topology tied for No. 18 and No. 15, respectively, and Tech remains top five in the nation for Discrete Math and Combinatorics. Uniquely organized across the Colleges of \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/cos.gatech.edu\/\u0022\u003ESciences\u003C\/a\u003E, \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.cc.gatech.edu\/\u0022\u003EComputing\u003C\/a\u003E, and \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/coe.gatech.edu\/\u0022\u003EEngineering\u003C\/a\u003E, the Institute\u2019s\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/aco.gatech.edu\/\u0022\u003E Algorithms, Combinatorics, and Optimization\u003C\/a\u003E program previously held a rank of No. 2.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cul\u003E\r\n\t\u003Cli\u003E\r\n\t\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EAnalytical Chemistry \u2013 No. 17\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\t\u003C\/li\u003E\r\n\t\u003Cli\u003E\r\n\t\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EApplied Math \u2013 No. 11\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\t\u003C\/li\u003E\r\n\t\u003Cli\u003E\r\n\t\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003ECondensed Matter \u2013 No. 18\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\t\u003C\/li\u003E\r\n\t\u003Cli\u003E\r\n\t\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EDiscrete Math and Combinatorics \u2013 No. 5\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\t\u003C\/li\u003E\r\n\t\u003Cli\u003E\r\n\t\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EMathematical Analysis \u2013 No. 18\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\t\u003C\/li\u003E\r\n\t\u003Cli\u003E\r\n\t\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003ETopology \u2013 No. 15\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\t\u003C\/li\u003E\r\n\u003C\/ul\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u201cI was very happy to see that several of our schools in the College of Sciences moved up in the rankings, in some cases quite significantly,\u201d shares\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/math.gatech.edu\/people\/matt-baker\u0022\u003E Matthew Baker\u003C\/a\u003E, professor in the School of Mathematics and associate dean for Faculty Development in the College.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EFellow colleges on campus are also on the rise in the latest U.S. News \u201cBest Graduate Schools\u201d set, with Engineering remaining in the top ten in its overall disciplines, and Business, Computing, and Public Affairs also ranking among top programs in the nation. 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With tens to hundreds of legs, they can traverse any terrain without stopping. \u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u201cWhen you see a scurrying centipede, you\u0027re basically seeing an animal that inhabits a world that is very different than our world of movement,\u201d said \u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/physics.gatech.edu\/user\/daniel-goldman\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003EDaniel Goldman\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E, the Dunn Family Professor in the \u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/physics.gatech.edu\/\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003ESchool of Physics\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E. \u201cOur movement is largely dominated by inertia. If I swing my leg, I land on my foot and I move forward. But in the world of centipedes, if they stop wiggling their body parts and limbs, they basically stop moving instantly.\u201d\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003EIntrigued to see if the many limbs could be helpful for locomotion in this world, a team of physicists, engineers, and mathematicians at the Georgia Institute of Technology are using this style of movement to their advantage. They developed a new theory of multilegged locomotion and created many-legged robotic models, discovering the robot with redundant legs could move across uneven surfaces without any additional sensing or control technology as the theory predicted.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003EThese robots can move over complex, bumpy terrain \u2014 and there is potential to use them for agriculture, space exploration, and even search and rescue. \u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003EThe researchers presented their work in the paper\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003Es,\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E \u201c\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.science.org\/doi\/10.1126\/science.ade4985\u0022\u003EMultilegged Matter Transport: A Framework for Locomotion on Noisy Landscapes\u003C\/a\u003E,\u201d in \u003Cem\u003EScience\u003C\/em\u003E in May and \u201c\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.pnas.org\/doi\/10.1073\/pnas.2213698120\u0022\u003ESelf-Propulsion via Slipping: Frictional Swimming in Multilegged Locomotors\u003C\/a\u003E,\u201d in \u003Cem\u003EProceedings of the National Academy of Sciences\u003C\/em\u003E in \u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003EMarch.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003EA Leg Up\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003EFor the \u003Cem\u003EScience \u003C\/em\u003Epaper, the researchers were motivated by mathematician Claude Shannon\u2019s communication theory, which demonstrates how to reliably transmit signals over distance, to understand why a multilegged robot was so successful at locomotion. The theory of communication suggests that one way to ensure a message gets from point A to point B on a noisy line isn\u2019t to send it as an analog signal, but to break it into discrete digital units and repeat these units with an appropriate code.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u201cWe were inspired by this theory, and we tried to see if redundancy could be helpful in matter transportation,\u201d said Baxi Chong, a physics postdoctoral researcher. \u201cSo, we started this project to see what would happen if we had more legs on the robot: four, six, eight legs, and even 16 legs.\u201d\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003EA team led by Chong, including \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/math.gatech.edu\/\u0022\u003ESchool of Mathematics\u003C\/a\u003E postdoctoral fellow Daniel Irvine and Professor \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/sites.google.com\/site\/grrigg\/\u0022\u003EGreg Blekherman\u003C\/a\u003E, developed a theory that proposes that adding leg pairs to the robot increases its ability to move robustly over challenging surfaces \u2014 a concept they call spatial redundancy. This redundancy makes the robot\u2019s legs successful on their own without the need for sensors to interpret the environment. If one leg falters, the abundance of legs keeps it moving regardless. In effect, the robot becomes a reliable system to transport itself and even a load from A to B on difficult or \u201cnoisy\u201d landscapes. The concept is comparable to how punctuality can be guaranteed on wheeled transport if the track or rail is smooth enough but without having to engineer the environment to create this punctuality.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u201cWith an advanced bipedal robot, many sensors are typically required to control it in real time,\u201d Chong said. \u201cBut in applications such as search and rescue, exploring Mars, or even micro robots, there is a need to drive a robot with limited sensing. There are many reasons for such sensor-free initiative. The sensors can be expensive and fragile,\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E \u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003Eor the environments can change so fast that it doesn\u2019t allow enough sensor-controller response time.\u201d\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003ETo test this, Juntao He, a Ph.D. student in robotics, conducted a series of experiments where he and Daniel Soto, a master\u2019s graduate in the \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.me.gatech.edu\/\u0022\u003EGeorge W. Woodruff School of Mechanical Engineering\u003C\/a\u003E, built terrains to mimic an inconsistent natural environment. He then tested the robot by increasing its number of legs by two each time, starting with six and eventually expanding to 16. As the leg count increased, the robot could more agilely move across the terrain, even without sensors, as the theory predicted. Eventually, they tested the robot outdoors on real terrain, where it was able to traverse in a variety of environments. \u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u201cIt\u0027s truly impressive to witness the multilegged robot\u0027s proficiency in navigating both lab-based terrains and outdoor environments,\u201d Juntao said. \u201cWhile bipedal and quadrupedal robots heavily rely on sensors to traverse complex terrain, our multilegged robot utilizes leg redundancy and can accomplish similar tasks with open-loop control.\u201d\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003ENext Steps\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003EThe researchers are already applying their discoveries to farming. Goldman has co-founded a company that aspires to use these robots to weed farmland where weedkillers are ineffective. \u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u201cThey\u2019re kind of like a Roomba but outside for complex ground,\u201d Goldman said. \u201cA Roomba works because it has wheels that function well on flat ground. Until the development of our framework, we couldn\u2019t confidently predict locomotor reliability on bumpy, rocky, debris-ridden terrain. We now have the beginnings of such a scheme, which could be used to ensure that our robots traverse a crop field in a certain amount of time.\u201d\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003EThe researchers also want to refine the robot. They know why the centipede robot framework is functional, but now they\u2019re determining the optimal number of legs to achieve motion without sensing in a way that is cost-effective yet still retains the benefits.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u201cIn this paper, we asked, \u2018How do you predict the minimum number of legs to achieve such tasks?\u2019\u201d Chong said. \u201cCurrently we only prove that the minimum number exists, but we don\u0027t know that exact number of legs needed. Further, we need to better understand the tradeoff between energy, speed, power, and robustness in such a complex system.\u201d\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003ECITATION: \u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003EBaxi Chong\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E et al.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E, \u003Cspan\u003EMultilegged matter transport: A framework for locomotion on noisy landscapes.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cem\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003EScience\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/em\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E380\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/strong\u003E,\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E509-515\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E(2023).\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003EDOI:\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1126\/science.ade4985\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E10.1126\/science.ade4985\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","summary":"","format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003EIntrigued to see if the many limbs could be helpful for locomotion in this world, a team of physicists, engineers, and mathematicians at the Georgia Institute of Technology are using this style of movement to their advantage. They developed a new theory of multilegged locomotion and created many-legged robotic models, discovering the robot with redundant legs could move across uneven surfaces without any additional sensing or control technology as the theory predicted.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","format":"limited_html"}],"field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"Researchers developed a new theory of multilegged locomotion and created many-legged robotic models, discovering the robot with redundant legs could move across uneven surfaces without any additional sensing or control technology as the theory predicted."}],"uid":"34541","created_gmt":"2023-05-05 14:41:48","changed_gmt":"2023-05-10 20:47:13","author":"Tess Malone","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","dateline":{"date":"2023-05-05T00:00:00-04:00","iso_date":"2023-05-05T00:00:00-04:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"hg_media":{"670781":{"id":"670781","type":"image","title":"Centipedes are known for their wiggly walk. 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Mathematics\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003EMaeve Janecka, Biological Sciences\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003EBenjamin Peer, Chemistry and Biochemistry\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003EGraduate Teaching Assistant of the 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Sciences\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003ETiffany Nguyen, Psychology\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003EMarkace Rainey, Chemistry and Biochemistry\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003ELeo Wood, Physics\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003EGraduate Student Instructor\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003EJames Anderson, Mathematics\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003ETerri Dunbar, Psychology\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003ECassandra Shriver, Biological Sciences and Vertically Integrated Projects (VIP)\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003EOnline TA of the Year\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003EMollene Denton, Mathematics\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\n\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Ch3\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/ctl.gatech.edu\/grad-students\/preparing-faculty\/cirtl\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003ECenter for the Integration of Research, Teaching, and Learning (CIRTL) TA Awards\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/h3\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003ECIRTL Associate Certificates\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003EStephanie Bilodeau, Biological Sciences\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003EKatherine Booth, Mathematics\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003EAbigail Diering, Chemistry and Biochemistry\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003ELuke Foster, Chemistry and Biochemistry\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003EEliza Gazda, Physics\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003EChad Gomard-Henshaw, Physics\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003ESarah Gonzalez, Physics\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003EErin Griffith, Earth and Atmospheric Sciences\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003EAbigail Hagwood, Chemistry\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003EKamisha Hill, Chemistry\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003EMary Kho, Biological Sciences\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003ENa Liu, Physics\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003ERavyn Malatesta, Chemistry\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003ESarah Roney, Biological Sciences\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003EAfaf Saaidi, Mathematics\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003ESteven Tarr, Physics\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003EAlisha Vera, Physics\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003EMengshi Zhang, Biological Sciences\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003ECIRTL Associate and Tech to Teaching Certificates\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003ERebecca Guth-Metzler, Chemistry and Biochemistry\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003ETaehun Kim, Chemistry and Biochemistry\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003EKatie Kuo, Chemistry and Biochemistry\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003EKavita Matange, Chemistry and Biochemistry\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003EEmily Saccuzzo, Chemistry and Biochemistry\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003EBreanna Shi, Biological Sciences\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003ETech to Teaching Certificates\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003EAustin Christian, Mathematics\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003ESierra Knavel, Mathematics\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003EAndrew Kristof, Chemistry and Biochemistry\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003EAthulya Ram Sreedharan Nair, Mathematics\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003EDanielle Skinner, Physics\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003EYan Zhang, Chemistry and Biochemistry\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003EGraduate Teaching Fellows\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003EMaugan Lloyd, Psychology\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003EJelly Vanderwoude, Biological Sciences\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003EInternational TA Liaisons\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003EChang Ding, Earth and Atmospheric Sciences\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","summary":"","format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":[{"value":"This month, dozens of College of Sciences faculty and teaching assistants are recognized by Georgia Tech for their excellence in instruction and research."}],"field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003EThis month, dozens of College of Sciences faculty and teaching assistants are recognized by Georgia Tech for their excellence in instruction and 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Award\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E, established by \u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003EJeff Leddy\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E (\u201978 Physics) and \u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003EPam Leddy\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E, supports a faculty member at the associate professor level with proven accomplishments in research and teaching:\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cul\u003E\r\n\t\u003Cli\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003EAmit Reddi\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E, Chemistry and Biochemistry\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/li\u003E\r\n\u003C\/ul\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003EThe Faculty Mentor Award\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E, established jointly by the College of Sciences and its ADVANCE Professor, awards the efforts and achievements of our faculty members who mentor fellow faculty:\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cul\u003E\r\n\t\u003Cli\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003EAndrzej 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Award\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E and \u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003ECoS Outstanding Senior Research Faculty Award\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E recognize postdoctoral and non-tenure track research faculty who have made exceptional research contributions with significant impact on their field of study:\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cul\u003E\r\n\t\u003Cli\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003EJunior Research Faculty: Claudia Alvarez-Carre\u00f1o\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E, Chemistry and Biochemistry\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/li\u003E\r\n\t\u003Cli\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003ESenior Research Faculty: Mu Gao\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E, Biological Sciences\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/li\u003E\r\n\u003C\/ul\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003EThe CoS Research Faculty Community Trailblazer Award\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E recognizes postdoctoral and non-tenure track research faculty who have demonstrated and sustained leadership that strengthens the sense of community among research faculty within the College of Sciences:\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cul\u003E\r\n\t\u003Cli\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003EEric Shen\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E, Chemistry and Biochemistry\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/li\u003E\r\n\u003C\/ul\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003ESTAFF 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They include:\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003EThe Exceptional Staff Member Award\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E and \u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003ELeadership in Action Staff Member Awards\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E recognize College of Sciences staff who exemplify outstanding performance above and beyond the call of duty, by positively impacting the strategic goals of their department and the College, consistently providing excellent service within their school or the overall College, and demonstrating exemplary teamwork.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cul\u003E\r\n\t\u003Cli\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003EExceptional Staff Member: Aria Higgins\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E, Earth and Atmospheric Sciences\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/li\u003E\r\n\t\u003Cli\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003ELeadership in Action Staff Member: Gary Longstreet\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E, Physics\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/li\u003E\r\n\u003C\/ul\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003EThe Excellence in Leadership Staff Awards\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E and the \u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003EStaff Excellence Award \u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003Erecognize College of Sciences staff who have made exceptional contributions to the College through innovative and strategic leadership, change management, business process improvement, special project leadership, and similar accomplishments.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003EExcellence in Leadership Staff\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cul\u003E\r\n\t\u003Cli\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003EShameka Fahie\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E, Dean\u2019s 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It first appeared in the \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.ias.edu\/news\/sharper-look-m87\u0022\u003EIAS newsroom\u003C\/a\u003E.\u003C\/em\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E\u003Cem\u003EA team of researchers, including astrophysicists from Georgia Tech, the Institute for Advanced Study, and NSF\u2019s NOIRLab, has developed a new machine-learning technique to enhance the fidelity and sharpness of radio interferometric images. To demonstrate the power of their new approach, which is called PRIMO, the team created a new, high-fidelity version of the iconic Event Horizon Telescope\u0027s image of the supermassive black hole at the center of Messier 87, a giant elliptical galaxy located 55 million light-years from Earth.\u003C\/em\u003E\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThe iconic image of the supermassive black hole at the center of M87\u2014sometimes referred to as the \u201cfuzzy, orange donut\u201d\u2014has gotten its first official makeover with the help of machine learning. The new image further exposes a central region that is larger and darker, surrounded by the bright accreting gas shaped like a \u201cskinny donut.\u201d The team used the data obtained by the Event Horizon Telescope (EHT) collaboration in 2017 and achieved, for the first time, the full resolution of the array.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u201cThe new image of the M87 black hole showcases the remarkable power of the highest-resolution telescope on Earth working in tandem with modern machine learning algorithms; it demonstrates how technology continues to push the boundaries of our understanding of the universe,\u201d said \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/physics.gatech.edu\/user\/feryal-%C3%B6zel\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan\u003EFeryal \u00d6zel\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E, professor and chair of the School of Physics at Georgia Tech.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EIn 2017, the EHT collaboration used a network of seven pre-existing telescopes around the world to gather data on M87, creating an \u201cEarth-sized telescope.\u201d However, since it is infeasible to cover the Earth\u2019s entire surface with telescopes, gaps arise in the data\u2014like missing pieces in a jigsaw puzzle.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u201cWith our new machine learning technique, PRIMO, we were able to achieve the maximum resolution of the current array,\u201d says lead author Lia Medeiros of the Institute for Advanced Study. \u201cSince we cannot study black holes up-close, the detail of an image plays a critical role in our ability to understand its behavior. The width of the ring in the image is now smaller by about a factor of two, which will be a powerful constraint for our theoretical models and tests of gravity.\u201d\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EPRIMO, which stands for principal-component interferometric modeling, was developed by EHT members Lia Medeiros (Institute for Advanced Study), \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/physics.gatech.edu\/user\/dmitrios-psaltis\u0022\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EDimitrios Psaltis\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E (Georgia Tech), Tod Lauer (NOIRLab), and Feryal \u00d6zel (Georgia Tech). Their publication, \u201cThe Image of the M87 Black Hole Reconstructed with PRIMO,\u201d is now available in \u003Cem\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/iopscience.iop.org\/article\/10.3847\/2041-8213\/acc32d\u0022\u003EThe Astrophysical Journal Letters\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/em\u003E.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u201cPRIMO is a new approach to the difficult task of constructing images from EHT observations,\u201d said Lauer. \u201cIt provides a way to compensate for the missing information about the object being observed, which is required to generate the image that would have been seen using a single gigantic radio telescope the size of the Earth.\u201d\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EPRIMO relies on dictionary learning, a branch of machine learning which enables computers to generate rules based on large sets of training material. For example, if a computer is fed a series of different banana images\u2014with sufficient training\u2014it may be able to determine if an unknown image is or is not a banana. Beyond this simple case, the versatility of machine learning has been demonstrated in numerous ways: from creating Renaissance-style works of art to completing the \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.smithsonianmag.com\/innovation\/how-artificial-intelligence-completed-beethovens-unfinished-10th-symphony-180978753\/\u0022\u003Eunfinished work of Beethoven\u003C\/a\u003E. So how might machines help scientists to render a black hole image? The research team has answered this very question.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EWith PRIMO, computers analyzed over 30,000 high-fidelity simulated images of black holes accreting gas. The ensemble of simulations covered a wide range of models for how the black hole accretes matter, looking for common patterns in the structure of the images. The various patterns of structure were sorted by how commonly they occured in the simulations, and were then blended to provide a highly accurate representation of the EHT observations, simultaneously providing a high fidelity estimate of the missing structure of the images. A paper pertaining to the algorithm itself was published in \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/iopscience.iop.org\/article\/10.3847\/1538-4357\/acaa9a\/meta\u0022\u003E\u003Cem\u003EThe Astrophysical Journal\u003C\/em\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E on February 3, 2023.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u201cWe are using physics to fill in regions of missing data in a way that has never been done before by using machine learning,\u201d added Medeiros. \u201cThis could have important implications for interferometry, which plays a role in fields from exo-planets to medicine.\u201d\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThe team confirmed that the newly rendered image is consistent with the EHT data and with theoretical expectations, including the bright ring of emission expected to be produced by hot gas falling into the black hole. Generating an image required assuming an appropriate form of the missing information, and PRIMO did this by building on the 2019 discovery that the M87 black hole in broad detail looked as predicted.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u201cApproximately four years after the first horizon-scale image of a black hole was unveiled by EHT in 2019, we have marked another milestone, producing an image that utilizes the full resolution of the array for the first time,\u201d stated Psaltis. \u201cThe new machine learning techniques that we have developed provide a golden opportunity for our collective work to understand black hole physics.\u201d\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThe new image should lead to more accurate determinations of the mass of the M87 black hole and the physical parameters that determine its present appearance. The data also provides an opportunity for researchers to place greater constraints on alternatives to the event horizon (based on the darker central brightness depression) and perform more robust tests of gravity (based on the narrower ring size). PRIMO can also be applied to additional EHT observations, including those of \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/eventhorizontelescope.org\/blog\/astronomers-reveal-first-image-black-hole-heart-our-galaxy\u0022\u003ESgr A*\u003C\/a\u003E, the central black hole in our own Milky Way galaxy.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EM87 is a massive, relatively nearby, galaxy in the Virgo cluster of galaxies. Over a century ago, a mysterious jet of hot plasma was observed to emanate from its center. Beginning in the 1950s, the then new technique of radio astronomy showed the galaxy to have a compact bright radio source at its center. During the 1960s, M87 had been suspected to have a massive black hole at its center powering this activity. Measurements made from ground-based telescopes starting in the 1970s, and later the Hubble Space Telescope starting in the 1990s, provided strong support that M87 indeed harbored a black hole weighing several billion times the mass of the Sun based on observations of the high velocities of stars and gas orbiting its center. The 2017 EHT observations of M87 were obtained over several days from several different radio telescopes linked together at the same time to obtain the highest possible resolution. The now iconic \u201corange donut\u201d picture of the M87 black hole, released in 2019, reflected the first attempt to produce an image from these observations.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u201cThe 2019 image was just the beginning,\u201d stated Medeiros. \u201cIf a picture is worth a thousand words, the data underlying that image have many more stories to tell. 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Students represent 50 states and more than 148 countries.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan\u003EGeorgia Tech\u0027s\u202fengineering\u202fand\u202fcomputing\u202fColleges are the largest and among the highest-ranked in the nation, and the Institute also offers outstanding programs in\u202fbusiness,\u202fdesign,\u202fliberal arts, and\u202fsciences.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan\u003EWith more than $1 billion annually in research awards across all six Colleges and the Georgia Tech Research Institute (GTRI), Georgia Tech is among the nation\u2019s most research-intensive universities. It is an engine of economic development for the state of Georgia, the Southeast, and the nation.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan\u003EGeorgia Tech\u2019s mission is to develop leaders who advance technology and improve the human condition. Its mission and strategic plan are focused on making a positive impact in the lives of people everywhere. Since 1885, the people of Georgia Tech have dared to imagine and then create solutions for a better future. The innovative culture and leadership continue \u2014 Progress and Service\u202ffor all.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EAbout the Institute for Advanced Study\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThe Institute for Advanced Study has served the world as one of the leading independent centers for theoretical research and intellectual inquiry since its establishment in 1930, advancing the frontiers of knowledge across the sciences and humanities. 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To demonstrate the power of their new approach, which is called PRIMO, the team created a new, high-fidelity version of the iconic Event Horizon Telescope\u0027s image of the supermassive black hole at the center of Messier 87, a giant elliptical galaxy located 55 million light-years from Earth.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","format":"limited_html"}],"field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"A team of researchers, including astrophysicists from Georgia Tech, has created a new, high-fidelity version of the iconic Event Horizon Telescope\u0027s image of the supermassive black hole at the center of Messier 87."}],"uid":"34528","created_gmt":"2023-04-13 13:27:19","changed_gmt":"2023-04-14 15:46:14","author":"jhunt7","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","dateline":{"date":"2023-04-13T00:00:00-04:00","iso_date":"2023-04-13T00:00:00-04:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"hg_media":{"670554":{"id":"670554","type":"image","title":"The new image generated by the PRIMO algorithm (EHT \/ Medeiros et al. 2023)","body":"\u003Cp\u003EThe new image generated by the PRIMO algorithm (EHT \/ Medeiros et al. 2023)\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","created":"1681487141","gmt_created":"2023-04-14 15:45:41","changed":"1681487141","gmt_changed":"2023-04-14 15:45:41","alt":"The new image generated by the PRIMO algorithm (EHT \/ Medeiros et al. 2023)","file":{"fid":"253437","name":"M87_PRIMO_single_BW8_no_scale_5000px.jpg","image_path":"\/sites\/default\/files\/2023\/04\/14\/M87_PRIMO_single_BW8_no_scale_5000px_1.jpg","image_full_path":"http:\/\/www.tlwarc.hg.gatech.edu\/\/sites\/default\/files\/2023\/04\/14\/M87_PRIMO_single_BW8_no_scale_5000px_1.jpg","mime":"image\/jpeg","size":354046,"path_740":"http:\/\/www.tlwarc.hg.gatech.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/740xx_scale\/public\/2023\/04\/14\/M87_PRIMO_single_BW8_no_scale_5000px_1.jpg?itok=Mgv57lEL"}},"670516":{"id":"670516","type":"image","title":"At left, EHT 2019, the original image of the black hole published in 2019 \u2014 and at right, PRIMO: the improved version that uses the researchers\u2019 machine learning algorithm. 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Eleven radio telescopes in eight different locations around the world simultaneously coordinate their movements to zero in on black holes, quasars, and other celestial phenomena. 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The researchers represented the University of Arizona (including\u0026nbsp;Phani Velicheti,\u0026nbsp;undergraduate research assistant) and the Academia Sinica Institute of Astronomy and Astrophysics in Taiwan. Others joined remotely from the Netherlands, as well as the Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory in Cambridge, Massachusetts and the National Institute of Astrophysics, Optics and Electronics in Mexico.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003EThe Georgia Tech EHT contingent included graduate students Kaushik Satapathy, \u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/in.linkedin.com\/in\/sabeeha-syed-192b99187\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003ESabeeha Syed\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E, and Tyler Trent; also second-year computer science major \u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/seoyeonkim-?trk=public_profile_browsemap\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003ESeoyeon Kim\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E, and computer science major and School of Physics software developer \u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/anand-ts\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003EAnand Tsogtjargal\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u201cIt was great to host our colleagues at Georgia Tech, as we embark on this new technical challenge,\u201d \u00d6zel said. \u201cWe\u2019re making rapid progress with our great team and the outstanding computational infrastructure here.\u201d\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003EPsaltis wants to use historical weather data from the past two decades at each telescope site, together with global forecasts, to train machine learning algorithms to \u201ctell us how to use global forecasts to pinpoint the upcoming weather conditions on the tops of the mountains, where the telescopes are.\u201d Current forecasting models are averaged over large swaths that can include other nearby sea-level locations, where the weather can be different than at higher altitudes.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003EThe EHT team only gets to use the telescopes for a handful of nights each year, so getting a lot done quickly and accurately is vital to its goals. \u201cOur ability to use the telescopes efficiently depends on identifying the sweet spot in the weather conditions around the globe,\u201d Psaltis said, adding that bad weather fouled up observations in 2018 that resulted in low quality data.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u201cWe will be able to plan our observations better, make more efficient use of very expensive equipment and telescopes, and obtain higher-quality data to create the best pictures of black holes,\u201d he said.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003EBuilding the foundation for EHT\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003EIn 2000, \u00d6zel and Psaltis published one of the first studies establishing the optical observational structure needed to take a picture of a black hole. The two also developed the first numerical simulations of black hole images in 2006. They also organized the inaugural conference of the EHT collaboration in 2012, with Psaltis serving as its first project scientist and \u00d6zel as a member of the EHT\u2019s Science Council and the lead of the team that modeled the observations.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003EThe EHT gave the world its first image of a black hole in 2019 when it trained its telescopes on one of the largest known of these phenomena \u2014 M87, located 55 million light years from Earth in the Messier 87 galaxy. \u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cem\u003E\u003Cspan\u003EScience\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/em\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E \u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cem\u003E\u003Cspan\u003EMagazine\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/em\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E named the photo the \u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/vis.sciencemag.org\/breakthrough2019\/finalists\/\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003EBreakthrough of the Year\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E for 2019.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u00d6zel would go on to \u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=4Ws0iPDSqI4\u0026amp;t=587s\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003Elead the 2022 announcement of the EHT\u2019s second photo\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E, one taken of a supermassive black hole called Sagittarius A* within our own Milky Way galaxy. Soon after, \u00d6zel was \u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/cos.gatech.edu\/news\/feryal-ozel-named-school-physics-chair\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003Enamed School of Physics Chair for Georgia Tech\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E, and she and Psaltis, her research partner and spouse, both moved from Arizona to Atlanta to join the College of Sciences faculty and continue their astrophysics work.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u201cIndeed, we have a special attachment to the image of our \u2018very own\u2019 black hole. First of all, this is the black hole in our galactic neighborhood, and we really wanted to see how it looks,\u201d Psaltis said. \u201cMoreover, this was the black hole that started us all into this (EHT) endeavor. However, because we had to look through the entire galaxy in order to take the picture, we had to work extra hard to remove the effects of all the gas and dust that was in our line of sight. Getting the picture was a culmination of two decades of hard work.\u201d\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003EIn an earlier interview, \u00d6zel also shared that while a graduate student at Harvard, Sagittarius A* (SgrA* for short) was the celestial phenomenon she \u201cfell in love\u201d with, prompting her to work towards eventually capturing a photo of a black hole.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003EThe future of black hole research with the EHT\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u00d6zel and Psaltis are also featured in the 2020 documentary, \u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.blackholefilm.com\/\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u201cBlack Holes: At The Edge of What We Know\u201d\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E, as they prepare to capture the first black hole image in 2019, and are shown working behind the scenes with other EHT scientists to analyze data. The documentary is streaming on Netflix and Apple TV. \u00d6zel was also \u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.sciencefriday.com\/person\/feryal-ozel\/\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003Erecently interviewed on the National Public Radio show \u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cem\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003EScience Friday\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/em\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cem\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E \u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/em\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003Eto discuss a new theory, led by University of Hawai\u2019i at Manoa, about dark energy\u2019s potential origins.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u201cWe still struggle to understand many aspects of black holes and how they fit in with the rest of physics,\u201d \u00d6zel said. \u201cThis is why we attack them from various angles, both observing them from different types of telescopes and modeling them with different theoretical tools.\u201d\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003EPsaltis adds that EHT researchers collect data every spring on both SgrA* and M87. \u201cIn the meantime, with our students, we developed a new machine learning algorithm that exploits the capabilities of the telescopes to their fullest extent and generates black hole images with resolution that match those of the telescope specifications,\u201d he said. \u201cIn 2023, we expect to share for the first time these images with unprecedented resolution, showing details that were previously hard to discern.\u201d\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","summary":"","format":"basic_html"}],"field_subtitle":[{"value":"Event Horizon Telescope founding mbmers Feryal \u00d6zel and Dimitrios Psaltis are working with an international slate of researchers to leverage machine learning for more accurate weather forecasts near EHT\u2019s 11 radio telescopes around the world."}],"field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003ESchool of Physics Professor and Chair Feryal \u00d6zel and Professor Dimitrios Psaltis were founding members of the Event Horizon Telescope in 2000. 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Yet two recent studies from teams involving Georgia Tech \u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/physics.gatech.edu\/\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003ESchool of Physics\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E and \u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/math.gatech.edu\/\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003ESchool of Mathematics\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E researchers show a few of the planets could spin themselves into chaotic day-night cycles, which could ultimately result in shared fates becoming uninhabitable snowballs.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u201cThe \u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/iopscience.iop.org\/article\/10.3847\/1538-4357\/ac0e97\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003Efirst paper\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E is about how the day-night cycles of the planets vary,\u201d said \u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/physics.gatech.edu\/user\/gongjie-li\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003EGongjie Li\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E, assistant professor in the \u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/physics.gatech.edu\/\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003ESchool of Physics\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E and a co-author of both studies. \u201cThe \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/iopscience.iop.org\/article\/10.3847\/2041-8213\/acbd33\u0022\u003Esecond paper\u003C\/a\u003E is about the effects of the day-night cycles on climate. It is the first (work) to combine rigid-body simulations with 3D global climate models.\u201d In this instance, \u201crigid body\u201d refers to extended planetary bodies, and this is different from traditional dynamical approaches that assume the planets are point masses.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u201cWe found that the chaotic variations in the day-night cycles led to fast snowball transitions for TRAPPIST-1f,\u201d the fifth planet from the red dwarf star that is the system\u2019s sun. \u201cThis can render the planet trapped in a permanent snowball state, and makes it less favorable to life that we know of,\u201d Li said.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003EThe team for the first \u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/iopscience.iop.org\/article\/10.3847\/1538-4357\/ac0e97\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003Estudy\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E, published in 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and \u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/adivparadise.ca\/\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003EAdiv Paradise\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E, who developed a 3D climate model used for the second \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/iopscience.iop.org\/article\/10.3847\/2041-8213\/acbd33\u0022\u003Estudy\u003C\/a\u003E, \u201cSporadic Spin-Orbit Variations in Compact Multi-planet Systems and their Influence on Exoplanet Climate.\u201d That study was published this month in \u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cem\u003E\u003Cspan\u003EAstrophysical Journal Letters\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/em\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003ERotating into \u2018crazy\u2019 day-night cycles\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003EThe TRAPPIST-1 system, discovered in 2017 is often called \u201cthe miniature solar system with seven rocky planets.\u201d\u0026nbsp; The system hosts the most Earth-sized planets found in the habitable zone of a single star to date. It is also, according to NASA, the \u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/exoplanets.nasa.gov\/trappist1\/\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003Emost studied\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E planetary system, second to our own.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003EThree of the planets, TRAPPIST-e, f, and g, are considered to be in their sun\u2019s habitable or \u201cGoldilocks\u201d zone, because their distance from their sun means temperatures aren\u2019t too hot or cold. Liquid water may also flow near or on the surface of these planets. The research done by Li and her colleagues for the first study included formulas for computer simulations that take into account gravitational pulls from these planets and their sun, along with their tidal forces.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003EThe tidal forces in the TRAPPIST-1 system bring up a similarity to Earth\u2019s moon. \u201cThe planets reside very close to their host star and experience strong tidal interactions with that star, and thus were expected to be tidally locked, similar to the case of our own Moon, with one face always towards Earth, and permanent dayside and nightside,\u201d Li said.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003EThe formulas produced results that suggested the planets\u2019 rotation could become asynchronous, or chaotic, in 10 years, as those dynamics significantly affect their rotation. Those factors \u201ccan kick the outermost three planets\u201d \u2014 TRAPPIST-1f, 1g, and 1h \u2014 \u201cout of a tidally locked stage, and into having crazy day-night cycles,\u201d Li said.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003EA potentially habitable planet could become an uninhabitable snowball\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003EThe second research study combined those algorithms with a 3D climate model.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E \u201cWe include clouds, rainfall, and solar radiation in 3D in these models, and we coupled the spin-dynamics of the planets with 3D global climate models, the first time in the literature to do so.\u201d said Chen, the lead author of the second paper.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003EThe researchers knew that existing climate modeling had shown that tidally-influenced terrestrial exoplanets \u2014 particularly those orbiting M-dwarf stars like TRAPPIST-1 \u2014 have unique atmospheric dynamics and surface conditions that may boost their likelihood to host livable habitats.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003EYet imagine a planet showing a different \u201cface\u201d to its host star than it usually does. Different cooling and warming cycles would take over, especially for those exoplanets farthest away from TRAPPIST-1.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u201cTRAPPIST-1e is very warm, and the crazy day-night cycles don\u2019t affect the climate much. However, TRAPPIST-1f is a lot colder, and a change in day-night cycles can make it a snowball.\u201d The reason: when the planet rotates, the new hot dayside doesn\u2019t have enough time for the existing ice to melt, and when the new nightside forms ice, it leaves the planet covered in snow.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003EThe James Webb Space Telescope (JWST), launched in December 2021, recently began \u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.space.com\/james-webb-space-telescope-trappist-planets\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003Efocusing\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E on the outermost TRAPPIST-1 planets. The Telescope\u2019s instrument package includes ways to detect carbon dioxide, methane, and oxygen molecules in an exoplanet\u2019s atmosphere, which may yet yield clues to life.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u201cWe do not know what the climate is like on those planets yet,\u201d Li said. \u201cHowever,\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003Efuture studies by JWST on the atmosphere compositions of the planets will help us know more about its climate, and test our results.\u201d\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cem\u003E\u003Cspan\u003EFunding for the two TRAPPIST-1 studies is provided by NASA.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/em\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cem\u003E\u003Cspan\u003ECitations:\u0026nbsp;Citation Renyi Chen et al 2021 ApJ 919 50\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\nDOI 10.3847\/1538-4357\/ac0e97\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/em\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cem\u003E\u003Cspan\u003EHoward Chen et al 2023 ApJL 946 L32\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\nDOI 10.3847\/2041-8213\/acbd33\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/em\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003EAbout Georgia Tech\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003EThe \u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003EGeorgia Institute of Technology, \u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003Eor \u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003EGeorgia Tech,\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E is one of the top public research universities in the U.S., developing leaders who advance technology and improve the human condition.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003EThe Institute offers\u202f\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003Ebusiness, computing, design, engineering, liberal arts,\u202fand\u202fsciences\u202f\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003Edegrees. 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Burst","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cem\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003EThis story was first published by \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/feature\/goddard\/2023\/nasa-missions-study-what-may-be-a-1-in-10000-year-gamma-ray-burst\u0022\u003ENASA\u003C\/a\u003E (Francis Reddy) and the University of Wisconsin\u2013Madison for the \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/icecube.wisc.edu\/news\/research\/2023\/03\/icecube-places-constraints-on-neutrino-emission-from-the-brightest-gamma-ray-burst\/\u0022\u003EIceCube Neutrino Observatory\u003C\/a\u003E (\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003EAlisa King-Klemperer). Ignacio Taboada, Georgia Tech School of Physics professor and Center for Relativistic Astrophysics member, serves as spokesperson for IceCube South Pole Neutrino Observatory. \u003C\/em\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003EOn October 9th, 2022, an unusually bright pulse of high-energy radiation whizzed past Earth, captivating astronomers around the world. The luminous emission came from a gamma-ray burst (GRB), one of the most powerful classes of explosions in the universe. Named GRB\u0026nbsp;221009A, it triggered detectors at NASA\u0027s Gamma-ray Burst Monitor and Large Area Telescope (both on board the Fermi Gamma-ray Space Telescope), the Neil Gehrels Swift Observatory, and the Wind spacecraft and other telescopes that quickly turned to the GRB site to study its aftermath. It became the \u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003Efirst GRB detected by a ground-based gamma-ray detector above 10 teraelectronvolts.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003EThis record-shattering GRB is one of the closest and the brightest GRB ever spotted, earning it the nickname BOAT (\u201cbrightest of all time\u201d). This GRB is believed to have come from an exploding star and likely signals the birth of a black hole.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003EIn a \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/iopscience.iop.org\/collections\/apjl-230323-172_Focus-on-the-Ultra-luminous-GRB-221009A\u0022\u003Enew study\u003C\/a\u003E published today in \u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cem\u003E\u003Cspan\u003EThe Astrophysical Journal Letters\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/em\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E, the IceCube Collaboration presents the results of five searches for neutrino emission from GRB 221009A that leveraged the full detector range, covering nine orders of magnitude in energy. Because no significant emission was found across samples spanning 10 MeV to 10 PeV, the results are the most stringent constraints on neutrino emission from GRBs.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003EAs some of the most energetic sources in the universe, GRBs have long been considered a possible astrophysical source of neutrinos\u2014tiny \u201cghostlike\u201d particles that travel through space and large amounts of matter unhindered. These high-energy neutrinos are of particular interest to the IceCube Neutrino Observatory, a gigaton-scale neutrino detector at the South Pole.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003EPreviously, IceCube has performed searches for neutrino emission from GRBs, but thus far, a correlation has not been found between high-energy neutrinos and GRBs. The recent observation of GRB 221009A presented IceCube with the best opportunity yet to search for neutrino emission.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003EThe five complementary IceCube analyses encompassed the full energy range of the detector and were carried out by main analyzers Bennett Brinson, Karlijn Kruiswijk, Rachel Procter-Murphy, Jessie Thwaites, and Nora Valtonen-Mattila.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u201cThis was a coordinated effort across multiple analyses, each targeting a specific energy range,\u201d says Brinson, a physics PhD student at the Georgia Institute of Technology. \u201cDifferent models for neutrino emission from GRBs predict emission in different energy ranges, so the idea was to cover as wide an energy range as possible.\u201d\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003EBrinson\u2019s analysis was based on the GeV Reconstructed Events with Containment for Oscillations (GRECO) sample, which focuses on the low-to-medium energy (10-1000 gigaelectronvolts) neutrino events. He looked for neutrinos from the direction of GRB 221009A using longer time windows before and after the GRB.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003EAt even lower energies, Valtonen-Mattila searched for megaelectronvolt neutrino emission, based on predictions of thermal neutrinos originating from supernovae or star explosions.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u201cSince we are dealing with very low energy neutrinos, we made use of the supernova data acquisition to look for possible megaelectronvolt neutrino emission,\u201d says Valtonen-Mattila, a physics PhD student at Uppsala University in Sweden.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003EThwaites, a physics PhD student at the University of Wisconsin\u2013Madison, performed a \u201cfast response\u201d analysis based on real-time data from the South Pole to search for high-energy (0.10 teraelectronvolts to 10 petaelectronvolts) neutrinos from the direction of the GRB. Their analysis, which set strong constraints on neutrino emission from GRBs, was quickly reported to the community, within hours of the GRB being detected by the gamma-ray satellites.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003EA similar analysis done by Procter-Murphy, a physics PhD student at the University of Maryland, added three additional time windows, although not in real time. \u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003EEven though neutrino emission was not found, Procter-Murphy is currently developing a tool that will automatically search ten time windows when a new GRB is detected. \u201cThis tool will send an internal alert to IceCube if it detects anything significant, allowing IceCube to quickly respond to any significant detections,\u201d says Procter-Murphy.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003EThe last analysis, conducted by Kruiswijk, used the Extremely Low-Energy (ELOWEN) event sample to search for low-energy neutrino emission during solar flares, in the range of 0.5-5 gigaelectronvolts. Kruiswijk is a physics PhD student at UCLouvain in Belgium.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u201cWe did not observe any neutrinos from GRB\u0026nbsp;221009A, however, that does not mean we did not learn anything,\u201d says Kruiswijk. \u201cWith upper limits, combined with those from other searches, we can look at what processes are and are not possible in GRBs by how much neutrino flux they emit.\u201d\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003EBecause this GRB is so bright, and because it has been so well studied, IceCube is able to place constraining upper limits on neutrino emission models proposed for this specific GRB. These constraints will enable better understanding of how GRBs work.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003EThe collaborators are already developing new methods to improve searches for neutrinos from GRBs and other transient astrophysical sources. In addition, future upgrades and proposed extensions of IceCube, including the IceCube Upgrade project and IceCube-Gen2, could be the key to finding high-energy neutrino emission from GRBs or other transients.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003EThwaites concludes, \u201cIn the high energies, our upper limits are very constraining\u2014they are below the observations from gamma-ray telescopes. These upper limits, combined with the observations from many electromagnetic telescopes, give us more information about GRBs as potential particle accelerators.\u201d\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003ECitation: \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/iopscience.iop.org\/collections\/apjl-230323-172_Focus-on-the-Ultra-luminous-GRB-221009A\u0022\u003E\u201c\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/iopscience.iop.org\/collections\/apjl-230323-172_Focus-on-the-Ultra-luminous-GRB-221009A\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003ELimits on Neutrino Emission from GRB 221009A from MeV to PeV using the IceCube Neutrino Observatory\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/iopscience.iop.org\/collections\/apjl-230323-172_Focus-on-the-Ultra-luminous-GRB-221009A\u0022\u003E,\u201d\u003C\/a\u003E The IceCube Collaboration: R. Abbasi et al. Published in \u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cem\u003E\u003Cspan\u003EThe Astrophysical Journal Letters.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/em\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/doi.org\/10.48550\/arXiv.2302.05459\u0022\u003Edoi.org\/10.48550\/arXiv.2302.05459\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","summary":"","format":"basic_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003EAs some of the most energetic sources in the universe, gamma-ray bursts have long been considered a possible astrophysical source of neutrinos \u2014 tiny \u201cghostlike\u201d particles that travel through space and large amounts of matter unhindered. These high-energy neutrinos are of particular interest to the IceCube Neutrino Observatory, a gigaton-scale neutrino detector at the South Pole.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","format":"basic_html"}],"field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"Researchers study gamma-ray bursts and their neutrino emissions. "}],"uid":"34602","created_gmt":"2023-03-28 18:21:42","changed_gmt":"2023-03-29 20:19:19","author":"Georgia Parmelee","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","dateline":{"date":"2023-03-28T00:00:00-04:00","iso_date":"2023-03-28T00:00:00-04:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"hg_media":{"670329":{"id":"670329","type":"image","title":" The ingredients of a long gamma-ray burst.","body":"\u003Cp\u003EThis illustration shows the ingredients of a long gamma-ray burst, the most common type. 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The event was scaled back in recent years due to the pandemic, but this year, plans are on track to offer a full slate of projects focused on improving the campus landscape \u2014 and the campus community is invited to participate. \u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EGeorgia Tech\u2019s Landscape Services collaborates with student leaders to develop projects that have a big impact yet are easily completed in a few hours. This year\u2019s opportunities range from planting wildflowers, shrubs, and trees to laying sod, pulling weeds, and spreading pine straw. \u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThe event begins with breakfast and a welcome by student leaders. Groups of eight to 10 volunteers are then given tools and gloves and directed to the various worksites across campus. One ambitious goal this year is to plant 200 native azaleas. \u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u201cOur department enjoys working with the students not only because we are able to get a lot of work done in a short amount of time, but it also gives students a small window into the hard work our teams do daily,\u201d says Interim Associate Director of Landscape Services Neil Fuller. \u201cStudents also gain a sense of pride when they can look at a completed job and say they did it. \u0026nbsp;And it gives the students a chance to make their mark on campus and be able to come back and point out a specific plant or tree and tell their family how they planted it years ago.\u201d\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003ETech Beautification Day has a long history of engaging students, faculty, staff, and family members on a spring Saturday. Campus archives reveal that during one event more than 1,000 volunteers worked together to beautify campus. Additionally, photographs from 2012 show the entire football team, along with coaches and families, participating. Organizers are working toward increasing participation to pre-pandemic numbers, and this year is just the beginning. Sign up now to spend a morning making the Georgia Tech campus even more beautiful than it already is. \u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Ch5\u003EApril 1, 2023 Schedule:\u003C\/h5\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E8:30 a.m. \u2013 Breakfast, check in, and welcome at The Kendeda Building\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E9 a.m. \u2013 noon: Volunteer projects\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E12:30 p.m. \u2013 Clean up, return tools, closing remarks\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/gatech.campuslabs.com\/engage\/event\/8940850\u0022 rel=\u0022noreferrer noopener\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003ESIGN UP TO PARTICIPATE\u003C\/a\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","summary":"","format":"basic_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EThe campus community is invited to participate in this kick-off event for Earth Month.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","format":"basic_html"}],"field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"The campus community is invited to participate in this kick-off event for Earth Month."}],"uid":"35028","created_gmt":"2023-03-27 15:41:11","changed_gmt":"2023-03-29 19:46:33","author":"cbrim3","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","dateline":{"date":"2023-03-27T00:00:00-04:00","iso_date":"2023-03-27T00:00:00-04:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"hg_media":{"670303":{"id":"670303","type":"image","title":"azalea_bee.jpg","body":null,"created":"1679933969","gmt_created":"2023-03-27 16:19:29","changed":"1679933969","gmt_changed":"2023-03-27 16:19:29","alt":"azalea_bee","file":{"fid":"253137","name":"azalea_bee.jpg","image_path":"\/sites\/default\/files\/2023\/03\/27\/azalea_bee_0.jpg","image_full_path":"http:\/\/www.tlwarc.hg.gatech.edu\/\/sites\/default\/files\/2023\/03\/27\/azalea_bee_0.jpg","mime":"image\/jpeg","size":238921,"path_740":"http:\/\/www.tlwarc.hg.gatech.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/740xx_scale\/public\/2023\/03\/27\/azalea_bee_0.jpg?itok=GcnAEgNw"}}},"media_ids":["670303"],"groups":[{"id":"1278","name":"College of Sciences"},{"id":"364801","name":"EAS"},{"id":"1275","name":"School of Biological Sciences"},{"id":"85951","name":"School of Chemistry and Biochemistry"},{"id":"1279","name":"School of Mathematics"},{"id":"126011","name":"School of Physics"},{"id":"443951","name":"School of Psychology"},{"id":"402381","name":"Urban Honey Bee Project"}],"categories":[{"id":"129","name":"Institute and Campus"}],"keywords":[{"id":"35921","name":"Facilities Management"},{"id":"192134","name":"earth month"},{"id":"1045","name":"Tech Beautification Day"},{"id":"192409","name":"Campus landscape"},{"id":"192410","name":"student organized event"},{"id":"192249","name":"cos-community"},{"id":"192259","name":"cos-students"}],"core_research_areas":[],"news_room_topics":[{"id":"71871","name":"Campus and Community"}],"event_categories":[],"invited_audience":[],"affiliations":[],"classification":[],"areas_of_expertise":[],"news_and_recent_appearances":[],"phone":[],"contact":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EGrace Pietkiewicz\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003ESGA Joint VP of Infrastructure and Sustainability\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","format":"basic_html"}],"email":["gracepz@gatech.edu"],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}},"666652":{"#nid":"666652","#data":{"type":"news","title":"Can Cosmic Collisions Be Predicted Before They Happen? ","body":[{"value":"\u003Cdiv\u003E\r\n\u003Cdiv\u003E\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cem\u003EThis story by Whitney Clavin, California Institute of Technology, was first published in the \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.caltech.edu\/about\/news\/can-cosmic-collisions-be-predicted-before-they-happen\u0022\u003ECaltech newsroom\u003C\/a\u003E.\u003C\/em\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EOn August 17, 2017, around 70 telescopes collectively turned their gaze to a fiery collision between two dead stars that took place millions of light-years away. The telescopes watched the event unfold in a rainbow of wavelengths, from radio waves to visible light to the highest-energy gamma rays. As the pair of ultra-dense neutron stars crashed into each other, they flung debris outward that glowed for days, weeks, and months. Some of the onlooking telescopes spotted gold, platinum, and uranium in the searing blast, confirming that most heavy elements in our universe are forged in this type of cosmic collision.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EWere that the end of the story, this cosmic event would have been remarkable in itself, but three other detectors were present for astronomical gathering that day\u2014two belonging to the National Science Foundation-funded \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.ligo.caltech.edu\/\u0022\u003ELIGO\u003C\/a\u003E (Laser Interferometer Gravitational-wave Observatory) and one belonging to Europe\u0027s \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.virgo-gw.eu\/\u0022\u003EVirgo\u003C\/a\u003E. LIGO and Virgo observe not light waves but gravitational waves, or shivers in space and time produced by massive accelerating objects. As neutron stars spiral together, they generate gravitational waves before they merge and explode with light. It was the LIGO\u2013Virgo gravitational-wave network that \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.caltech.edu\/about\/news\/ligo-and-virgo-make-first-detection-gravitational-waves-produced-colliding-neutron-stars-80082\u0022\u003Ealerted the dozens of telescopes around the world\u003C\/a\u003E that something astonishing was taking place in the skies above. Without LIGO and Virgo, August 17, 2017, would have been a typical day in astronomy.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003ESince that time, the LIGO\u2013Virgo network has detected only one other neutron star merger; in that case, which occurred in 2019, light-based telescopes were not able to observe the event. (LIGO-Virgo has also detected dozens of binary black hole mergers, but those are not expected to produce light in most instances.) With LIGO\u2013Virgo scheduled to turn back on this May, astronomers are excitedly preparing for more explosive neutron star mergers. One pressing question on the minds of some LIGO team members is: Can they detect these events sooner\u2014perhaps even \u003Cem\u003Ebefore\u003C\/em\u003E the dead stars collide?\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003ETo that end, the researchers are developing early-warning software to alert astronomers to neutron star mergers up to seconds or even a full minute before the impact.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0022It\u0027s a race against time,\u0022 says Ryan Magee, a Caltech postdoctoral scholar who is co-leading the development of early-warning software along with Surabhi Sachdev (MS \u002717, PhD \u002719), a professor at Georgia Tech. \u0022We are missing precious time to understand what happens before and right after these mergers,\u0022 he says.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EEleven Hours Later, the Source Is Found\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EOnce LIGO detects a likely neutron star collision, the race begins for telescopes on the ground and in space to follow up and pinpoint its location. The LIGO\u2013Virgo network, which consists of three gravitational-wave detectors, helps narrow in on the approximate location where the fireworks are happening while light-based telescopes are required to identify the exact galaxy in which the neutron stars reside.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EFor the August 17 event, known as GW170817, most of the light-based telescopes were not able to start searching for the source of the gravitational-wave event until nine hours later. The LIGO\u2013Virgo team sent its first alert to the astronomical community 40 minutes after the neutron star collision and the first sky maps, outlining the event\u0027s rough location, 4.5 hours after the event. But by that time, the region of interest in the southern skies had dipped below the horizon and out of view of the southern telescopes capable of seeing it. Astronomers would have to anxiously wait until nine hours after the event to begin combing the skies. By about 11 hours after the neutron star collision, several ground-based optical telescopes had at last pinned down the location of the source of the waves: a galaxy called NGC 4993, which lies about 130 million light-years away.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EGearing Up for the Next Run\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EWith 11 hours missing from the story of how neutron stars slam into each other and seed the universe with heavy elements, astronomers are eagerly awaiting more neutron star smashups. For LIGO\u2013Virgo\u0027s upcoming run, which will also include observations made by \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.caltech.edu\/about\/news\/kagra-join-ligo-and-virgo-hunt-gravitational-waves\u0022\u003EJapan\u0027s KAGRA\u003C\/a\u003E, the detectors have been undergoing a series of upgrades to make them even better at catching gravitational-wave events and thus neutron star mergers. The team expects to detect four to 10 neutron star mergers\u0026nbsp;in next run\u0026nbsp;and as many as 100 in the fifth\u0026nbsp;observing run of the current advanced detector network, planned to begin in 2027. Future runs with more advanced detectors are planned for the 2030s.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EOne new feature to be employed at the next run is the early-warning alert system. The specialized software will complement the main software that has been routinely used to detect all the gravitational-wave events so far.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThe main software, also called a search pipeline, looks for weak gravitational-wave signals buried in noisy LIGO data by matching the data to a library of known signals, or waveforms, that represent different types of events, such as black hole and neutron star mergers. If a match is found and confirmed, an alert is sent to the astronomical community. The early-warning software works in the same way but uses only truncated versions of the waveforms so that it can work faster.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0022The detectors are constantly taking new data in an observing run, and we are comparing our waveforms to the data as they come in. If we use truncated waveforms, we don\u0027t have to wait for as much data to be collected to do our comparison,\u0022 Magee says. \u0022The trade-off is that the signal needs to be loud enough to be detected using truncated waveforms. It\u0027s important to still run the main pipelines alongside the early-warning pipeline to pick up the weaker signals and get the best final localizations.\u0022 Magee, Sachdev, and their colleagues are working on an early-warning pipeline called GSTLAL; additional early-warning pipelines for LIGO\u2013Virgo are also in the works.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EBefore the Fireworks\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EAs neutron stars spiral around each other like a pair of ice dancers, they orbit faster and faster and give off gravitational waves of increasingly higher frequencies. The final dance between neutron stars lasts longer than those between black holes, up to several minutes in the frequency bands LIGO\u0026nbsp;is most sensitive to\u003Cstrong\u003E,\u003C\/strong\u003E and this gives LIGO and Virgo more time to catch the lead-up to the stars\u0027 dramatic finale. In the case of GW170817, the pair of mingling neutron stars spent six minutes at the frequency ranges detectable by LIGO\u2013Virgo before the two bodies ultimately coalesced.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThe LIGO early-warning software\u0027s truncated waveforms are designed to catch snippets of this last dance; in fact, the researchers think the software will eventually catch a neutron star merger up to one minute before the collision. If so, that will give telescopes around the world more time to find and study the explosions.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0022In the next run, we might be able to catch one of the neutron star mergers 10 seconds ahead of time,\u0022 says Sachdev. \u0022By the fifth run, we believe we can catch one with a full minute of warning.\u0022\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EFor astronomers, one minute is a lot of time. Caltech professor of astronomy Gregg Hallinan, the director of Caltech\u0027s Owens Valley Radio Observatory, says that early warnings of imminent neutron star mergers will be particularly important for gamma-ray, X-ray, and radio telescopes because the collisions may burst at these wavelengths right at the very start. \u0022Radio telescope arrays like the Long Wavelength Array at the Owens Valley Radio Observatory (OVRO-LWA) and Caltech\u0027s future 2,000-antenna Deep Synoptic Array (DSA-2000) might be able to detect a radio flash that is theorized to occur at the time the neutron stars merge and in some models during the final inspiral before the merger,\u0022 says Hallinan. \u0022That will teach us about the immediate environments of these massively destructive events. What\u0027s more, seeing a radio flash could also help us quickly pin down the location of the mergers.\u0022\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EShreya Anand, a Caltech graduate student, says that early optical and ultraviolet observations of the mergers can reveal new information about their evolution, such as how elements are formed in the fast-moving material ejected from the collisions.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EAnand, who works in the group of Caltech professor of astronomy \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/pma.caltech.edu\/people\/mansi-m-kasliwal\u0022\u003EMansi Kasliwal\u003C\/a\u003E (MS \u002707, PhD \u002711), is busy developing software herself, not for early-warning systems but to search the skies for neutron star mergers and other cosmic events once an alert from LIGO is received. Kasliwal\u0027s group is currently developing software for the Zwicky Transient Facility (ZTF) and the upcoming Wide-field INfrared Transient ExploreR (WINTER), two survey instruments based at Caltech\u0027s Palomar Observatory. ZTF and WINTER can follow up on a LIGO alert to find and observe a neutron star merger. Anand is developing software that would speed up this search.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0022Our algorithms figure out how to best cover different patches of sky and for how long to ensure the maximum chance of finding the target,\u0022 she says. \u0022We are missing interesting physics in the early phases of the mergers. The early-warning software from the LIGO team and the software for our telescope searches will speed up our chances of finding an event early. This will ultimately give us a more complete picture of what is going on.\u0022\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThe \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/iopscience.iop.org\/article\/10.3847\/2041-8213\/abed54\/pdf\u0022\u003Eearly-warning study led by Magee\u003C\/a\u003E appears in \u003Cem\u003EThe Astrophysical Journal Letters\u003C\/em\u003E. \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/iopscience.iop.org\/article\/10.3847\/2041-8213\/abc753\u0022\u003EThe study led by Sachdev\u003C\/a\u003E also appears in \u003Cem\u003EThe Astrophysical Journal Letters\u003C\/em\u003E. The research is funded by the National Science Foundation.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\u003C\/div\u003E\r\n\u003C\/div\u003E\r\n","summary":"","format":"basic_html"}],"field_subtitle":[{"value":"LIGO researchers are developing early-warning software to nab neutron-star mergers faster"}],"field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan\u003EIn collaboration with the Laser Interferometer Gravitational-Wave Observatory \u003C\/span\u003E(LIGO), Surabhi Sachdev is co-leading the development of early-warning software to nab neutron-star mergers faster. \u0022In the next run, we might be able to catch one of the neutron star mergers 10 seconds ahead of time,\u0022 says\u0026nbsp;Sachdev, an assistant professor in the School of Physics. \u0022By the fifth run, we believe we can catch one with a full minute of warning.\u0022\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","format":"basic_html"}],"field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"LIGO researchers are developing early-warning software to nab neutron-star mergers faster"}],"uid":"34528","created_gmt":"2023-03-17 20:33:24","changed_gmt":"2023-03-27 19:04:52","author":"jhunt7","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","dateline":{"date":"2023-03-18T00:00:00-04:00","iso_date":"2023-03-18T00:00:00-04:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"hg_media":{"670292":{"id":"670292","type":"image","title":"Two black holes merging (LIGO)","body":"\u003Cp\u003EThis illustration shows the merger of two black holes and the gravitational waves that ripple outward as the black holes spiral toward each other. In reality, the area near the black holes would appear highly warped, and the gravitational waves would be difficult to see directly. 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Now in its tenth iteration, this year\u0026#39;s festival will host events from March 10 \u0026ndash; 24, culminating in the\u0026nbsp;Exploration Expo\u0026nbsp;\u0026mdash; a large, interactive event in Piedmont Park \u0026mdash; on March 25.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/cos.gatech.edu\/cos-at-asf\u0022\u003ERead more to hear from some of the event organizers and presenters in the College of Sciences about what this year\u0026#39;s festival will have to offer.\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EFor STEAM enthusiasts across Atlanta, the month of March is a highlight of the year for one big reason: the Atlanta Science Festival. 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The study, \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.nature.com\/articles\/s41586-022-05262-3\u0022\u003Epublished in the journal \u003Cem\u003ENature\u003C\/em\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E, uncovered novel looping currents flowing along the edges of octahedral cells in a crystal of \u003Cem\u003EMn\u003C\/em\u003E\u003Cem\u003E3\u003C\/em\u003E\u003Cem\u003ESi\u003C\/em\u003E\u003Cem\u003E2\u003C\/em\u003E\u003Cem\u003ETe\u003C\/em\u003E\u003Cem\u003E6\u003C\/em\u003E\u003Cem\u003E, \u003C\/em\u003Ewhich allowed for a billion percent increase in the material\u0026rsquo;s electric conductivity. The findings could lead to a new paradigm for quantum devices and superconductors.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThe team consisted of Georgia Tech theoretical physicists Sami Hakani and Itamar Kimchi, along with experimental physicists Feng Ye (Oak Ridge National Lab), Lance DeLong (University of Kentucky), and, from the University of Colorado at Boulder: Gang Cao, Yifei Ni, Yu Zhang, and Hengdi Zhao. The group was drawn to the research after their \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/journals.aps.org\/prb\/abstract\/10.1103\/PhysRevB.103.L161105\u0022\u003Eprevious study investigated the same material.\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026ldquo;Because this material did not fit any preexisting models, we had to develop new ideas to understand it,\u0026rdquo; said Georgia Tech graduate student Hakani, who played a key role in developing the theory. \u0026ldquo;These new ideas will help us study related materials that could be used for next-generation magnetic field devices.\u0026rdquo;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Ch3\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EAn Exception to the Rule\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/h3\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThe physicists first became interested in the \u003Cem\u003EMn\u003C\/em\u003E\u003Cem\u003E3\u003C\/em\u003E\u003Cem\u003ESi\u003C\/em\u003E\u003Cem\u003E2\u003C\/em\u003E\u003Cem\u003ETe\u003C\/em\u003E\u003Cem\u003E6\u003C\/em\u003E\u003Cem\u003E \u003C\/em\u003Ematerial due to its unique electrical properties \u0026mdash; in particular, a property called \u003Cem\u003Ecolossal magnetoresistance\u003C\/em\u003E,\u003Cem\u003E \u003C\/em\u003Ean extreme enhancement in a material\u0026rsquo;s electrical conductivity when a magnetic field is applied.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EIn most materials, applying a magnetic field does not change that material\u0026rsquo;s conductivity. However, in another class of materials, applying a magnetic field does change conductivity; this is called \u003Cem\u003Emagnetoresistance\u003C\/em\u003E,\u003Cem\u003E \u003C\/em\u003Eand it can scale to \u0026ldquo;giant\u0026rdquo; and \u0026ldquo;colossal\u0026rdquo; changes in conductivity. In instances of \u003Cem\u003Ecolossal magnetoresistance\u003C\/em\u003E,\u003Cem\u003E \u003C\/em\u003Ea material can change from behaving like an insulator (like Styrofoam) to being as conductive as a metal wire.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThis change is not altogether unusual. Materials displaying \u003Cem\u003Egiant magnetoresistance\u003C\/em\u003E are not uncommon and are often used in computers; however, in all of these known materials, the material does not change its behavior in a way that significantly depends on the direction of the applied magnetic field. This new trimer-honeycomb material does.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026ldquo;The phenomenon defies all existing theoretical models and experimental precedents,\u0026rdquo; said Kimchi, theoretical physicist and assistant professor in the School of Physics at Georgia Tech. And that\u0026rsquo;s where he and Hakani come in.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Ch3\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EUncovering Looping Currents\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/h3\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026ldquo;As theoretical physicists, we develop new kinds of mathematical models,\u0026rdquo; said Kimchi. \u0026ldquo;When it\u0026rsquo;s qualitatively difficult to understand how anything can make sense in experimental data \u0026mdash; when there\u0026rsquo;s something qualitatively shocking \u0026mdash; we try to come up with that basic picture.\u0026rdquo;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EUsing the information uncovered by the experimental physicists, Hakani and Kimchi set out to understand why the extreme change in conductivity only happens when the magnetic field is applied perpendicularly to the honeycomb-like surface of the material.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026ldquo;Our idea smelled promising, but, unfortunately, we quickly realized that currents between the magnetic manganese ions would be forbidden by symmetry, which was discouraging,\u0026rdquo; said Kimchi. \u0026ldquo;However, Sami then did the symmetry analysis for the octahedrally arranged tellurium ions, and, for them, currents were symmetry-allowed and could work out!\u0026rdquo;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EViewed from above, the material looks like a series of two-dimensional honeycombs. From the side, however, the material is composed of \u0026ldquo;sheets,\u0026rdquo; like a layer cake. Within each \u0026ldquo;sheet\u0026rdquo; of honeycomb, electrons can move in circular paths around each octahedral cell. These looping, circular-moving currents within the material are responsible for the material\u0026rsquo;s unique behavior.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EOn its own, without a magnetic field present, electrons move both counterclockwise and clockwise around the honeycomb \u0026ldquo;cells,\u0026rdquo; like cars going in both directions around a roundabout. Just like in uncontrolled traffic, \u0026ldquo;traffic jams\u0026rdquo; make it difficult for electrons to move quickly throughout the material. Without a way to streamline traffic, the material acts more like an insulator.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EHowever, if a magnetic field is applied perpendicular to the honeycomb-like surface, a \u0026ldquo;flow of traffic\u0026rdquo; is established, and electrons navigate the loops more quickly. The material then acts as a conductor, showing a seven-magnitude increase in conductivity \u0026mdash; equivalent to an increase of a billion percent.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Ch3\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EA New Paradigm\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/h3\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThe transformation from insulator to conductor can also be driven by applying electrical currents in the material, but in that case, it doesn\u0026rsquo;t happen instantaneously. 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The initiative recognizes significant accomplishments and outstanding academic achievements for graduate students at Georgia Tech.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003ECollege of Sciences\u0026rsquo; 2022-2023 Haley Fellows are \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/eas.gatech.edu\/people\/lakhani-karim\u0022\u003EKarim Lakhani\u003C\/a\u003E, \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/eas.gatech.edu\/\u0022\u003ESchool of Earth and Atmospheric Sciences\u003C\/a\u003E; \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/englelab.gatech.edu\/cody\u0022\u003ECody Mashburn\u003C\/a\u003E, \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/psychology.gatech.edu\/\u0022\u003ESchool of Psychology\u003C\/a\u003E; \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.garglab-microbiomegt.com\/members.html\u0022\u003EAndrew McAvoy,\u003C\/a\u003E \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/chemistry.gatech.edu\/\u0022\u003ESchool of Chemistry and Biochemistry\u003C\/a\u003E; \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/joshua-pughe-sanford-7790b898\u0022\u003EJoshua Pughe-Sanford\u003C\/a\u003E, \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/physics.gatech.edu\/\u0022\u003ESchool of Physics\u003C\/a\u003E; \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/shapirorh.wixsite.com\/rshapiromath\u0022\u003ERoberta Shapiro\u003C\/a\u003E, \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/math.gatech.edu\/\u0022\u003ESchool of Mathematics\u003C\/a\u003E, and \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/cassie-shriver?trk=public_profile_browsemap\u0022\u003ECassandra Shriver\u003C\/a\u003E, \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/biosciences.gatech.edu\/\u0022\u003ESchool of Biological Sciences\u003C\/a\u003E.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EHaley scholars receive a one-time merit award of up to $4,000 thanks to the generosity of the late Marion Peacock Haley. Haley\u0026rsquo;s estate established the creation of merit-based graduate fellowships at Georgia Tech in honor of her late husband, Herbert P. Haley, ME 1933. It is an award which may be held in conjunction with other funding, assistantships, or fellowships, if applicable.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EMeet the scholars\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EKarim Lakhani \u003C\/strong\u003Eis a 5th-year Ph.D. student who is studying paleoceanography in \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/jls.eas.gatech.edu\/\u0022\u003EADVANCE Professor Jean Lynch-Stieglitz\u0026rsquo;s\u003C\/a\u003E lab. The fellowship will allow Lakhani to spend more time on research, where he is currently \u0026ldquo;looking at the transition between the surface ocean and the deep ocean and how that was different, so the shells I look at are from organisms that floated at specific depths in the ocean in the past.\u0026rdquo;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003ECody Mashburn\u003C\/strong\u003E\u0026rsquo;s research interest is the cognitive basis of individual differences in intelligence and reasoning. \u0026ldquo;Basically, why do we see variability in how well people are able to perform on intelligence tests, and how well they are able to problem solve,\u0026rdquo; he said. Mashburn will use the funds to add \u0026ldquo;more tools to my research arsenal\u0026rdquo; and to attend relevant workshops.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EAndrew McAvoy\u003C\/strong\u003E is a fifth-year Ph.D. student who plans to use the Haley funds for registration and travel-related expenses so he can present his research at scientific conferences.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026ldquo;My graduate research involves studying small molecule production in \u003Cem\u003EBurkholderia cepacia\u003C\/em\u003E complex bacteria, one of the most feared pathogens infecting cystic fibrosis patients,\u0026rdquo; McAvoy said.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EJoshua Pughe-Sanford\u003C\/strong\u003E\u0026rsquo;s fascination with dynamics \u0026mdash; how things move, breaking down complex behavior into simpler parts \u0026mdash; drives his physics research. \u0026ldquo;Dynamics can describe how elementary particles collide, how neurons fire in our brain, how traffic accrues, how galaxies collide,\u0026rdquo; he said. \u0026ldquo;The list goes on and on and, in essence, the work I do can be applied to all these different fields.\u0026rdquo;\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003ERoberta Shapiro\u003C\/strong\u003E\u0026rsquo;s research centers on using topology \u0026mdash; the study of geometric properties that stay the same, even when they are distorted \u0026mdash; to answer questions in complex dynamics. 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Birds align with each other when they flock together. People at a concert spontaneously create vortices when they nudge and bump into each other. Fire ants work together to create rafts that float on the water\u0026rsquo;s surface.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EWhile many of these interactions happen through direct contact, like the concert-goers\u0026rsquo; nudging, some interactions can transmit through the material the objects are on or in \u0026mdash; these are known as indirect interactions. For example, a bridge with pedestrians on it can transmit vibrations, like in \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=eAXVa__XWZ8\u0022\u003Ethe famous Millennium Bridge \u0026ldquo;wobbly bridge\u0026rdquo; instance\u003C\/a\u003E.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EWhile the results of direct interactions (like nudging) are of increasing interest and study, and the results of indirect interactions through mechanisms like vision are well-studied, researchers are still learning about indirect mechanical interactions (for example, how two rolling balls might influence each other\u0026#39;s movement on a trampoline by indenting the trampoline\u0026rsquo;s surface with their weight, thus exerting mechanical forces without touching).\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EPhysicists are using small wheeled robots to better understand these indirect mechanical interactions, how they play a role in active matter, and how we can control them. Their findings, \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.pnas.org\/doi\/full\/10.1073\/pnas.2113912119\u0022\u003E\u0026quot;Field-mediated locomotor dynamics on highly deformable surfaces\u0026quot;\u003C\/a\u003E are recently published in the \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.pnas.org\/\u0022\u003EThe Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences\u003C\/a\u003E (PNAS).\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EIn the paper, led by \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/physics.gatech.edu\/user\/shengkai-li\u0022\u003EShengkai Li\u003C\/a\u003E, former Ph.D. student in the School of Physics at Georgia Tech, now a Center for the Physics of Biological Function (CPBF) fellow at Princeton University, researchers illustrated that active matter on deformable surfaces can interact with others through non-contact force \u0026mdash; then created a model to allow control of the collective behavior of moving objects on deformable surfaces through simple changes in the engineering of the robots.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003ECo-authors include Georgia Tech School of Physics co-authors \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/crablab.gatech.edu\/pages\/people\/index.html\u0022\u003EDaniel Goldman\u003C\/a\u003E, Dunn Family Professor; \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/sites.gatech.edu\/gli\/\u0022\u003EGongjie Li\u003C\/a\u003E, assistant professor; and graduate student \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/crablab.gatech.edu\/pages\/people\/index.html\u0022\u003EHussain Gynai\u003C\/a\u003E \u0026mdash; along with \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.laguna.gatech.edu\/\u0022\u003EPablo Laguna\u003C\/a\u003E and Gabriella Small (University of Texas at Austin), \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/engineering.nd.edu\/faculty\/yasemin-ozkan-aydin\/\u0022\u003EYasemin Ozkan-Aydin\u003C\/a\u003E (University of Notre Dame), \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/rieserlab.org\/\u0022\u003EJennifer Rieser\u003C\/a\u003E (Emory University), \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.hawkeslab.com\/copy-of-nicholas-naclerio-about-1\u0022\u003ECharles Xiao\u003C\/a\u003E (University of California, Santa Barbara).\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThe significance of this research spans from biology to general relativity. \u0026ldquo;The mapping to general relativistic systems is a breakthrough in bridging together the field of general relativistic dynamics and that of active matter,\u0026rdquo; Li, of Georgia Tech, explained. \u0026ldquo;It opens a new window to better understand the dynamical properties in both fields.\u0026rdquo;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026quot;Our work is the first to introduce the view that an active matter system can be recast as a dynamical space-time geometry \u0026mdash; and thus gain an understanding of the system by borrowing the tools of Einstein\u0026rsquo;s theory of general relativity,\u0026rdquo; added Laguna.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003ESetting the stage\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThe researchers built robots that drove at a constant speed over flat, level ground. When encountering a surface with dips and curves, these robots maintained that constant speed by reorienting themselves and turning. The amount that the robot turned was a result of how steep the slope or curve was.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EWhen these robots were placed on a circular, trampoline-like surface, the researchers were able to monitor how the robots turned in response to the changing surface, because the robots created new dips in the surface as they moved, depressing it with their weight. An overhead system tracked the robots\u0026rsquo; progress across the trampoline, recording their courses.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThe researchers began by testing how just one robot might move across the trampoline, and found that they could construct a mathematical model to predict how the vehicle would move. By using tools from general relativity to map the orbits to the motion in a curved spacetime, they showed that one could qualitatively change the precession by making the vehicle lighter. This model explains the orbital property: how the movement of the \u0026ldquo;loops\u0026rdquo; \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=enxUih87j80\u0026amp;t=127s\u0022\u003Eshown here in the team\u0026rsquo;s video\u003C\/a\u003E (the precession of the aphelion) depend on the initial condition and the trampoline\u0026rsquo;s central depression.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026ldquo;We were excited and amused that the paths the robot took \u0026mdash; precessing ellipses \u0026mdash;\u0026nbsp; looked a lot like those traced by celestial bodies like Mars and explained by Einstein\u0026rsquo;s theory of General Relativity,\u0026rdquo; said Goldman, of Georgia Tech Physics.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EMulti-robot interactions\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EWhen more robots were added to the trampoline, the researchers found that the deformations caused by each robot\u0026rsquo;s weight changed their paths across the trampoline. See what happens \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=enxUih87j80\u0026amp;t=177s\u0022\u003Eat this point in the video.\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThe researchers hypothesized that increasing the speed of the robots by changing the tilt of the robot\u0026rsquo;s body might help mitigate the collisions they observed. After several tests with two vehicles, they were able to \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=enxUih87j80\u0026amp;t=208s\u0022\u003Econfirm their theory\u003C\/a\u003E.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThe researchers\u0026rsquo; solution held \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=enxUih87j80\u0026amp;t=231s\u0022\u003Ewhen more robots were added\u003C\/a\u003E to the surface, as well.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThen, the researchers varied the robots\u0026rsquo; speed instantaneously, adjusting the tilt by using a microcontroller and in-the-moment readings from an internal measurement unit.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EFinally, the researchers used their observations to create a model for the multi-robot case. \u0026ldquo;To understand how the elastic membrane deformed when multiple vehicles were present, we envisioned the membrane as many infinitesimal, connected springs forming the surface; the springs can deform when vehicles move over them,\u0026rdquo; Li, of Princeton University, explained.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EIn the simulation created using the researchers\u0026#39; spring model, the two vehicles move and merge, attracting each other indirectly through the deformation of the elastic membrane beneath, sometimes resulting in collision,\u0026nbsp; just like when the team placed multiple robots on a trampoline.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThe overall model works to guide designs of engineering schemes \u0026mdash; like speed and tilt of the researchers\u0026#39; robots \u0026mdash; to control the collective behavior of active matter on deformable surfaces (for example, whether the robots collide on the trampoline or not).\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EFrom robotics to general relativity: interdisciplinary applications\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EFor researchers using biomimicry to build robots, the team\u0026rsquo;s work could help inform robotics designs that avoid or utilize aggregation. For example, the \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/iopscience.iop.org\/article\/10.1088\/1748-3190\/ac78b6\u0022\u003ESurferBot\u003C\/a\u003E, a simple vibrobot, can skim the water\u0026rsquo;s surface, and was originally inspired by \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/iopscience.iop.org\/article\/10.1088\/1748-3190\/ac78b6\u0022\u003Ehoneybees working their way out of water\u003C\/a\u003E. Other systems that could potentially inspire biomimicking robots include \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.cambridge.org\/core\/journals\/journal-of-fluid-mechanics\/article\/waveriding-and-wavepassing-by-ducklings-in-formation-swimming\/94759A0FF7070D9D7CAC5907594B1781\u0022\u003Educklings swimming after their mother\u003C\/a\u003E. By incorporating this work on aggregation into their design, the research could also help these robots work together to collectively accomplish tasks.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EResearchers add that the work could also advance the understanding of general relativity.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026ldquo;Our conventional visualization of general relativity is of marbles rolling on an elastic sheet,\u0026rdquo; explained Li, the paper\u0026rsquo;s lead author. \u0026ldquo;That visual demonstrates the idea that matter tells spacetime how to curve, and spacetime tells matter how to move. Since our model can create steady-state orbits, it can also overcome common issues in previous studies: with this new model, researchers have the ability to map to exact general relativity systems, including phenomena like a static black hole.\u0026rdquo;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cem\u003EEditorial note: A previous version of this story linked to a related recent study by the research team,\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.pnas.org\/doi\/10.1073\/pnas.2200924119\u0022\u003E\u0026ldquo;Robotic swimming in curved space via geometric phase\u0026rdquo;\u003C\/a\u003E. 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Partners of this Consortium work with other academic leaders and graduate programs to build a more equitable and inclusive graduate experience for students from marginalized backgrounds.\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003ELed by faculty directors at the University of Southern California and Rochester Institute of Technology, the Consortium consists of a network of faculty and administrators from more than 60 institutions across the U.S.\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026ldquo;We are happy to partner with many of our peer institutions by helping our faculty and staff to learn strategies for improving the climate in research groups with the goal of being more inclusive and equitable,\u0026quot; said Bonnie Ferri, the vice provost for Graduate and Postdoctoral Education at Tech, \u0026ldquo;This is an important step in our work toward our strategic plan.\u0026rdquo; \u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThe Consortium offers training opportunities geared towards equity-minded admissions, recruitment, and mentoring practices; coaching and learning opportunities for graduate programs to bring about institutional change; infrastructure for faculty development in graduate schools and other organizations.\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EAn external evaluation found that after participating in Consortium workshops, graduate programs:\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cul\u003E\r\n\t\u003Cli\u003E\r\n\t\u003Cp\u003EExperienced an increase in the number and fraction of racially minoritized applicants, admittees, and enrolled students\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\t\u003C\/li\u003E\r\n\t\u003Cli\u003E\r\n\t\u003Cp\u003EExperienced an increase in the number and fraction of women admitted and enrolled\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\t\u003C\/li\u003E\r\n\t\u003Cli\u003E\r\n\t\u003Cp\u003EIncreased use of inclusive recruitment and holistic admission practices\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\t\u003C\/li\u003E\r\n\u003C\/ul\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cul\u003E\r\n\t\u003Cli\u003E\r\n\t\u003Cp\u003EChanges have been sustained for over three years\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\t\u003C\/li\u003E\r\n\u003C\/ul\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EAs a partner of the Consortium, six of Georgia Tech\u0026rsquo;s graduate programs will be participating in activities related to graduate student mentoring \u0026amp; well-being over the next two years. Those programs are chemistry, chemical and biomolecular engineering, economics, interactive computing, material science engineering, and physics.\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EActivities sponsored by the Equity in Graduate Education Consortium include a three-part workshop series that begins this fall. The first workshop, Introduction to Equity-Minded Mentoring, takes place on Oct. 25, 2022, from 11 a.m.-2 p.m. and will be facilitated by Annie Woffard, assistant professor of higher education in the Department of Educational Leadership \u0026amp; Policy Studies at Florida State University, and Steve Desir, a doctoral student in the educational leadership program at the University of Southern California Rossier School of Education.\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EIn this workshop, faculty will reflect on their current advising and mentoring practices and learn how to develop equity-minded mentoring relationships. Activities in this workshop will develop competencies in these areas and will help faculty develop equity-minded mentoring agreements as a tool that establishes shared expectations between mentors and mentees.\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EYou may register for the Introduction to Equity-Minded Mentoring Workshop here: \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/usc.zoom.us\/meeting\/register\/tJAkf-qopjMiHNUbDEpYEHPrMK63kwZvOeY3\u0022 rel=\u0022noreferrer noopener\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003Ehttps:\/\/usc.zoom.us\/meeting\/register\/tJAkf-qopjMiHNUbDEpYEHPrMK63kwZvOeY3\u003C\/a\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThe first workshop is open to all faculty who are interested in attending. 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according to its website.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026ldquo;I\u0026rsquo;m excited to return to the Pentagon and help our nation\u0026rsquo;s military leaders navigate innovation against today\u0026rsquo;s and tomorrow\u0026rsquo;s threats,\u0026rdquo; said Roper, who will continue in his Nunn School role. \u0026ldquo;The status quo can have tremendous inertia in the government. Good ideas must go hand-in-hand with good execution plans to disrupt it.\u0026rdquo;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003ERoper (Physics 2001, M.S. Physics 2002) spent 16 years in various defense-related positions, most recently as former assistant secretary of the U.S. Air Force for acquisition, technology, and logistics. In addition to his work in the\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/inta.gatech.edu\/\u0022 rel=\u0022noreferrer noopener\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003ENunn School\u003C\/a\u003E, where he focuses on mentoring students and continuing to shape the discussion at the intersection of international security and technology, he now serves on the boards of several businesses, including technology firms, and as an Honorary Group Captain in the U.K. Royal Air Force.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EDuring his time at the Pentagon, Roper helped develop cutting-edge military technology for the United States \u0026mdash; from hypersonic weapons to the first artificial intelligence co-pilot. While working as the Air Force\u0026rsquo;s and Space Force\u0026rsquo;s top weapons buyer, he forged closer ties with Silicon Valley, placing more than 2,300 venture-backed companies on defense contracts. He also championed digital transformation technology to speed up innovation, crediting such technology with helping produce and fly the first \u0026ldquo;6th-generation fighter\u0026rdquo; flight demonstrator years ahead of schedule.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EOther members\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.defense.gov\/News\/News-Stories\/Article\/Article\/3191556\/defense-innovation-board-holds-inaugural-meeting-at-pentagon\/\u0022 rel=\u0022noreferrer noopener\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003Ejoining the board\u003C\/a\u003E\u0026nbsp;along with Roper include Adm. Michael Mullen, former chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff; former U.S. Rep. Mac Thornberry \u0026mdash; a former chair of the Armed Services Committee; former CIA official Susan Gordon; and LinkedIn founder Reid Hoffman. Businessman and former New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg chairs the committee.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThe board\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.defense.gov\/News\/Releases\/Release\/Article\/3192426\/readout-of-secretary-of-defense-lloyd-j-austin-iiis-meeting-with-the-defense-in\/\u0022 rel=\u0022noreferrer noopener\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003Erecently met\u003C\/a\u003E\u0026nbsp;with Defense Department officials, including Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin, who tasked the panel to work on accelerating experimentation and technology adoption, strengthening private-sector ties, focusing on the \u0026ldquo;innovation workforce,\u0026rdquo; and advising on the National Defense Science and Technology Strategy.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cdiv\u003E\r\n\u003Cp\u003ERoper is one of several current or former Nunn School faculty to hold defense-related positions. In May, President Joe Biden appointed Roper\u0026rsquo;s colleague, \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/iac.gatech.edu\/people\/person\/sandy-winnefeld\u0022 rel=\u0022noreferrer noopener\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003EAdm. James \u0026ldquo;Sandy\u0026rdquo; Winnefeld\u003C\/a\u003E, to the President\u0026rsquo;s Intelligence Advisory Board. Early in his administration, Biden also tapped then Distinguished Professor of the Practice Elizabeth Sherwood-Randall to serve as his homeland security advisor.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\u003C\/div\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cdiv\u003E\r\n\u003Cp\u003EAdditionally, several Nunn School distinguished professors of the practice \u0026mdash; including former NATO commander \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/iac.gatech.edu\/people\/person\/philip-breedlove\u0022 rel=\u0022noreferrer noopener\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003EGen. 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The \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.science.org\/doi\/10.1126\/science.abg3395\u0022\u003Eresults\u003C\/a\u003E, published in the journal \u003Cem\u003EScience\u003C\/em\u003E, were shared Nov. 3 in an online scientific webinar that gathered experts, journalists, and scientists from around the globe.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThe detection was made at the \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.nsf.gov\/\u0022\u003ENational Science Foundation\u003C\/a\u003E-supported \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/icecube.wisc.edu\/\u0022\u003EIceCube Neutrino Observatory\u003C\/a\u003E, a massive neutrino telescope encompassing 1 billion tons of instrumented ice at depths of 1.5 to 2.5 kilometers below Antarctica\u0026rsquo;s surface near the South Pole. This unique telescope, which explores the farthest reaches of our universe using neutrinos, reported the first observation of a high-energy astrophysical neutrino source in 2018. The source, TXS 0506+056, is a known blazar located off the left shoulder of the Orion constellation and 4 billion light-years away.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThese findings represent a significant improvement on a prior study on NGC 1068 published in 2020, according to \u003Cstrong\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/physics.gatech.edu\/user\/ignacio-taboada\u0022\u003EIgnacio Taboada\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/strong\u003E, a physics professor at the Georgia Institute of Technology and the spokesperson of the \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/icecube.wisc.edu\/collaboration\/meet-the-collaboration\/\u0022\u003EIceCube Collaboration\u003C\/a\u003E.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026ldquo;Part of this improvement came from enhanced techniques and part from a careful update of the detector calibration,\u0026rdquo; says Taboada. \u0026ldquo;Work by the detector operations and calibrations teams enabled better neutrino directional reconstructions to precisely pinpoint NGC 1068 and enable this observation. Resolving this source was made possible through enhanced techniques and refined calibrations, an outcome of the IceCube Collaboration\u0026rsquo;s hard work.\u0026rdquo;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026ldquo;One neutrino can single out a source. But only an observation with multiple neutrinos will reveal the obscured core of the most energetic cosmic objects,\u0026rdquo; says \u003Cstrong\u003EFrancis Halzen\u003C\/strong\u003E, a professor of physics at the University of Wisconsin\u0026ndash;Madison and principal investigator of IceCube. He adds, \u0026ldquo;IceCube has accumulated some 80 neutrinos of teraelectronvolt energy from NGC 1068, which are not yet enough to answer all our questions, but they definitely are the next big step towards the realization of neutrino astronomy.\u0026rdquo;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EUnlike light, neutrinos can escape in large numbers from extremely dense environments in the universe and reach Earth largely undisturbed by matter and the electromagnetic fields that permeate extragalactic space. Although scientists envisioned neutrino astronomy more than 60 years ago, the weak interaction of neutrinos with matter and radiation makes their detection extremely difficult. Neutrinos could be key to our queries about the workings of the most extreme objects in the cosmos.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026ldquo;Answering these far-reaching questions about the universe that we live in is a primary focus of the U.S. National Science Foundation,\u0026rdquo; says \u003Cstrong\u003EDenise Caldwell\u003C\/strong\u003E, director of NSF\u0026rsquo;s Physics Division.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EAs is the case with our home galaxy, the Milky Way, NGC 1068 is a barred spiral galaxy, with loosely wound arms and a relatively small central bulge. However, unlike the Milky Way, NGC 1068 is an active galaxy where most radiation is not produced by stars but due to material falling into a black hole millions of times more massive than our Sun and even more massive than the inactive black hole in the center of our galaxy.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003ENGC 1068 is an active galaxy\u0026mdash;a Seyfert II type in particular\u0026mdash;seen from Earth at an angle that obscures its central region where the black hole is located. In a Seyfert II galaxy, a torus of nuclear dust obscures most of the high-energy radiation produced by the dense mass of gas and particles that slowly spiral inward toward the center of the galaxy.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026ldquo;Recent models of the black hole environments in these objects suggest that gas, dust, and radiation should block the gamma rays that would otherwise accompany the neutrinos,\u0026rdquo; says \u003Cstrong\u003EHans Niederhausen\u003C\/strong\u003E, a postdoctoral associate at Michigan State University and one of the main analyzers of the paper. \u0026ldquo;This neutrino detection from the core of NGC 1068 will improve our understanding of the environments around supermassive black holes.\u0026rdquo;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003ENGC 1068 could become a standard candle for future neutrino telescopes, according to \u003Cstrong\u003ETheo Glauch\u003C\/strong\u003E, a postdoctoral associate at the Technical University of Munich (TUM), in Germany, and another main analyzer.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026ldquo;It is already a very well-studied object for astronomers, and neutrinos will allow us to see this galaxy in a totally different way. A new view will certainly bring new insights,\u0026rdquo; says Glauch.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThe improved analysis points the way toward superior neutrino observatories that are already in the works.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026ldquo;It is great news for the future of our field,\u0026rdquo; says \u003Cstrong\u003EMarek Kowalski\u003C\/strong\u003E, an IceCube collaborator and senior scientist at Deutsches Elektronen-Synchrotron, in Germany. \u0026ldquo;It means that with a new generation of more sensitive detectors there will be much to discover. The future IceCube-Gen2 observatory could not only detect many more of these extreme particle accelerators but would also allow their study at even higher energies. It\u0026rsquo;s as if IceCube handed us a map to a treasure trove.\u0026rdquo;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EWith the neutrino measurements of TXS 0506+056 and NGC 1068, IceCube is one step closer to answering the century-old question of the origin of cosmic rays. Additionally, these results imply that there may be many more similar objects in the universe yet to be identified.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026ldquo;The unveiling of the obscured universe has just started, and neutrinos are set to lead a new era of discovery in astronomy,\u0026rdquo; says \u003Cstrong\u003EElisa Resconi\u003C\/strong\u003E, a professor of physics at TUM and another main analyzer.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026ldquo;Several years ago, NSF initiated an ambitious project to expand our understanding of the universe by combining established capabilities in optical and radio astronomy with new abilities to detect and measure phenomena like neutrinos and gravitational waves,\u0026rdquo; says Caldwell. \u0026ldquo;The IceCube Neutrino Observatory\u0026rsquo;s identification of a neighboring galaxy as a cosmic source of neutrinos is just the beginning of this new and exciting field that promises insights into the undiscovered power of massive black holes and other fundamental properties of the universe.\u0026rdquo;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cem\u003EThe IceCube Neutrino Observatory is funded and operated primarily through an award from the National Science Foundation to the University of Wisconsin\u0026ndash;Madison (OPP-2042807 and PHY-1913607). The IceCube Collaboration, with over 350 scientists in 58 institutions from around the world, runs an extensive scientific program that has established the foundations of neutrino astronomy.\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/icecube.wisc.edu\/collaboration\/institutions\u0022\u003E https:\/\/icecube.wisc.edu\/collaboration\/institutions\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/em\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cem\u003EIceCube\u0026rsquo;s research efforts, including critical contributions to the detector operation, are funded by agencies in Australia, Belgium, Canada, Denmark, Germany, Italy, Japan, New Zealand, Republic of Korea, Sweden, Switzerland, Taiwan, the United Kingdom, and the United States. The IceCube EPSCoR Initiative (IEI) receives additional support through NSF-EPSCoR-2019597. 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This was around March 2020. \u0026ldquo;We got the first paper out in May.\u0026rdquo;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EExplaining how their research areas differ, Gumbart shared, \u0026ldquo;My research uses atomistic molecular dynamics simulations to understand the relationship between structure and function of proteins.\u0026rdquo; He added, \u0026ldquo;While we work on a number of systems, themes in the lab include outer-membrane proteins in Gram-negative bacteria as well as proteins in viruses, most notably hepatitis B virus. We also pivoted part of the lab\u0026rsquo;s efforts to SARS-CoV-2 (the virus that causes Covid-19) during the pandemic.\u0026rdquo;\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EBeyond the work with Fenton, Gumbart\u0026rsquo;s lab has published seven papers on SARS-CoV-2 proteins. \u0026ldquo;The most recent of these was the largest simulation we\u0026rsquo;ve ever run, a so-called \u0026lsquo;potential of mean force\u0026rsquo; calculation to determine the energetics of opening the spike protein,\u0026rdquo; Gumbart said. \u0026ldquo;For this, we used \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.olcf.ornl.gov\/summit\/\u0022\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003ESummit at Oak Ridge National Laboratory\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E, one of the fastest supercomputers in the world.\u0026rdquo; The team\u0026rsquo;s work was published in \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.nature.com\/articles\/s42003-022-04138-6#citeas\u0022\u003E\u003Cem\u003ECommunications Biology\u003C\/em\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026ldquo;My work is more on the macroscale, cells to tissue and organ, while JC\u0026rsquo;s is more on the molecular scale,\u0026rdquo; Fenton explained. \u0026ldquo;There are several orders of magnitude in both time and space separating our research.\u0026rdquo;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Ch3\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003ETen years ago\u0026hellip;\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/h3\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EFenton is also an adjunct professor of Biology. 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However, with his training as a physicist, his calling was to join a physics department and train physics students to work on nonlinear dynamics and biophysics, which led him to the opportunity at Georgia Tech, where he and Gumbart met.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EGumbart, who also serves as associate director of the \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/qbios.gatech.edu\/\u0022\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EQuantitative Biosciences Ph.D. program\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E at Georgia Tech, said what ultimately brought him to Georgia Tech was the extraordinary research being done in the sciences, particularly in the \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/physics.gatech.edu\/research\/activities\/pols\u0022\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EPhysics of Living Systems\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E group, of which he and Fenton are both faculty members. \u0026ldquo;I didn\u0026rsquo;t know Flavio before, but after arriving at Georgia Tech in January 2013, he and I quickly bonded over our research and shared love for NFL football, with my team being the Chicago Bears, and his the Pittsburgh Steelers.\u0026rdquo;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Ch3\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003ECollaboration, cross pollination, and a love story\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/h3\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026ldquo;The disparate scales on which we work \u0026mdash; my lab on individual proteins and Flavio\u0026rsquo;s on entire organs \u0026mdash; makes it hard to bridge the gap,\u0026rdquo; said Gumbart. \u0026ldquo;But we are always on the lookout for new opportunities. Even if we haven\u0026rsquo;t collaborated very often in research, we often discuss other things such as outreach and teaching,\u0026rdquo; He added. \u0026ldquo;For example, when I taught my first Introductory Physics class, I sat in on Flavio\u0026rsquo;s section every morning before my own to observe how to best convey the difficult concepts being covered that day.\u0026rdquo;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003ETheir lab members are also frequent collaborators, partly due to the fact that their offices and labs are close to each other. \u0026ldquo;There has been some cross pollination,\u0026rdquo; Fenton smiled. \u0026ldquo;With one of my Ph.D. students transferring to JC\u0026rsquo;s lab to do his Ph.D., and one of his undergraduate students came to my lab to do his.\u0026nbsp;Fenton added that two students from the differing labs ended up getting married, and now both work at the FDA. \u0026ldquo;Currently, we are co-mentoring an undergraduate, and we have a married couple who joined our labs\u0026mdash; one partner in each lab,\u0026rdquo; Fenton added.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Ch3\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EProductive publishers\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/h3\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EAlthough there was no competition or a particular number slated as a goal, Fenton and Gumbart, realized through a conversation that their decade of research at Georgia Tech has resulted in 100 published papers for each of them and their lab members, in journals like \u003Cem\u003ENature\u003C\/em\u003E and \u003Cem\u003ENature Communications\u003C\/em\u003E, \u003Cem\u003EPNAS,\u003C\/em\u003E and \u003Cem\u003EPhysical Review Letters\u003C\/em\u003E.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EGumbart added that some years resulted in more papers than others, but that published research in his lab has increased in recent years. \u0026ldquo;17 in 2021, and 17 \u0026mdash; so far \u0026mdash; in 2022,\u0026rdquo; Gumbart said. \u0026ldquo;We were fortunate that computational research was minimally impacted by the switch to remote work during the Covid pandemic. 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In a\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.nature.com\/articles\/s41563-022-01404-0\u0022\u003Estudy published Nov. 28 in the journal\u0026nbsp;\u003Cem\u003ENature\u003C\/em\u003E\u0026nbsp;materials\u003C\/a\u003E, they describe polymeric nanoparticle formulations designed specifically for inhalable mRNA delivery, via an easy-to-use nebulizer.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026ldquo;Nanoparticles made of polymers have specific strengths, and the lung happens to be a place where they are very good for delivery,\u0026rdquo; said\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/bme.gatech.edu\/bme\/faculty\/Philip-Santangelo\u0022\u003EPhil Santangelo\u003C\/a\u003E, professor in the Wallace H. Coulter Department of Biomedical Engineering at Georgia Tech and Emory University.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EIn previous work, Santangelo\u0026rsquo;s lab also has developed mRNA payloads transported by lipid nanoparticles. But polymeric nanoparticles which are designed to carry drugs to their destinations have a higher loading capacity and are compatible with many compounds.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026ldquo;In the lung, they\u0026rsquo;re just flat out better,\u0026rdquo; Santangelo added. \u0026ldquo;And we can use them with a wider range of nebulizers. That may not be as important for testing in rodents, but it is when you\u0026rsquo;re talking about getting this into a person.\u0026rdquo;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Ch3\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EDelivering the Goods\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/h3\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EPolymers are large molecules comprised of small, repeating molecular building blocks called monomers. For this study, the researchers focused on synthetic, biodegradable polymers called poly(beta-amino-ester)s, or PBAEs. In a\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/petitinstitute.gatech.edu\/news\/easy-deliver-mrna-treatment-shows-promise-stopping-flu-and-covid-19-viruses\u0022\u003Eground-breaking study released last year\u003C\/a\u003E, Santangelo\u0026rsquo;s team demonstrated the strength of PBAE formulations in delivering mRNA that can express the CRISPR Cas13a protein in lung tissue, where it was effective in stopping SARS-CoV-2 (coronavirus).\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EIn the latest work, the researchers used a process called combinatorial synthesis \u0026ndash; a method for preparing large numbers of chemical compounds \u0026ndash; to screen 166 different PBAE formulations. One of these, P76, emerged as the best candidate for protein expression, that is, delivering the therapeutic goods efficiently into the lungs of animals, from mice to non-human primates, which makes P76 species agnostic.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003ETurns out, the polymer is also compatible with a variety and combination of cargos, which is not typically the case with the delivery of RNAs. But P76 has demonstrated its ability to transport disparate RNAs. So, in addition to being species agnostic, the polymer is mostly cargo agnostic, too.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EUsing P76, the researchers could effectively encapsulate mRNA together with crRNA, which is a guide strand that basically tells the Cas13a protein who it should target. The key to making it all work so well was incorporating organic compounds called thiols into the mix (turning a PBAE into a PBATE), \u0026ldquo;dramatically increasing the utility of the polymer for any CRISPR-based therapeutic candidate,\u0026rdquo; the authors of the study wrote.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026ldquo;With this new polymer, compared to the old one from our previous work, we get much better protein expression,\u0026rdquo; Santangelo said. \u0026ldquo;We can actually decrease dosage by a factor of four, or 400%, and have the same therapeutic effectiveness. That is significant. It\u0026rsquo;s a striking improvement.\u0026rdquo;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/sites.gatech.edu\/santangelo\/\u0022\u003ESantangelo\u0026rsquo;s lab\u003C\/a\u003E\u0026nbsp;collaborated with two Georgia Tech faculty members from the\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.chemistry.gatech.edu\/\u0022\u003ESchool of Chemistry and Biochemistry\u003C\/a\u003E, Professor\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.finnlabresearch.org\/\u0022\u003EM.G. Finn\u003C\/a\u003E\u0026nbsp;and Associate Professor\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/simbac.gatech.edu\/\u0022\u003EJames Gumbart\u003C\/a\u003E, who also is a member of the\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/physics.gatech.edu\/\u0022\u003ESchool of Physics\u003C\/a\u003E. The University of Georgia, University of Louisiana-Lafayette, and Mississippi State University were also part of the study, which involved more than 25 authors.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003ETheir work in\u0026nbsp;\u003Cem\u003ENature Materials\u003C\/em\u003E\u0026nbsp;was published on the heels of another nebulizer-based study from the Santangelo team that was\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/onlinelibrary.wiley.com\/doi\/full\/10.1002\/advs.202202771\u0022\u003Epublished in the journal\u0026nbsp;\u003Cem\u003EAdvanced Science\u003C\/em\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E. That work detailed the development of a more efficient, inhalable mRNA medicine to prevent respiratory virus infections like the coronavirus.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EIn both papers, which were supported by the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA), the researchers demonstrated the utility of polymeric formulations for delivering the potent cargo into the lungs.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026ldquo;With these studies we basically wanted to make people aware of new versions of a class of molecules that have lots of advantages over the old ones,\u0026rdquo; Santangelo said. \u0026ldquo;And the reality is, I think, for the nebulization and delivery to the lung, they have big advantages. These polymers make a lot of sense.\u0026rdquo;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EAnd potentially, a lot of cents, too, with the global mRNA therapeutics market expected to exceed $26 billion by 2028.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003ECITATION:\u003C\/strong\u003E\u0026nbsp;Laura Rotolo, Daryll Vanover, Nicholas C. Bruno, Hannah E. Peck, Chiara Zurla, Jackelyn Murray, Richard K. Noel, Laura O\u0026rsquo;Farrell, Mariluz Ara\u0026iacute;nga, Nichole Orr-Burks, Jae Yeon Joo, Lorena C. S. Chaves, Younghun Jung, Jared Beyersdorf, Sanjeev Gumber, Ricardo Guerrero-Ferreira, Santiago Cornejo, Merrilee Thoresen,\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/bme.gatech.edu\/bme\/news\/healing-breath-researchers-dramatically-improve-inhalable-mrna-therapy#_msocom_1\u0022 id=\u0022_anchor_1\u0022\u003E[PGR1]\u003C\/a\u003E\u0026nbsp;Alicia K. Olivier, Katie M. Kuo, James C. Gumbart, Amelia R. Woolums, Francois Villinger, Eric R. Lafontaine, Robert J. Hogan, M. G. Finn, and Philip J. Santangelo. \u0026ldquo;Species-agnostic polymeric formulations for inhalable messenger RNA delivery to the lung.\u0026rdquo; (\u003Cem\u003ENature Materials\u003C\/em\u003E, Nov. 28, 2022)\u0026nbsp;doi.org\/10.1038\/s41563-022-01404-0\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003ECOMPETING INTERESTS:\u003C\/strong\u003E\u0026nbsp;Rotolo, Vanover, Bruno, and Santangelo have a provisional patent filing related to this work.\u0026nbsp;Vanover, Zurla, and Santangelo are cofounders of Tether Therapeutics and this study could affect their personal financial statuses. All other authors declare no competing interests.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EMessenger RNA, or mRNA, has been used to immunize millions of people in just the past few years. 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Graphene has seemed promising for decades. But its potential faltered along the way, due to damaging processing methods and the lack of a new electronics paradigm to embrace it. With silicon nearly maxed out in its ability to accommodate faster computing, the next big nanoelectronics platform is needed now more than ever.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/physics.gatech.edu\/user\/walter-de-heer\u0022\u003EWalter de Heer\u003C\/a\u003E, Regents\u0026rsquo; Professor in the \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/physics.gatech.edu\/\u0022\u003ESchool of Physics\u003C\/a\u003E at the Georgia Institute of Technology, has taken a critical step forward in making the case for a successor to silicon. De Heer and his collaborators developed a new nanoelectronics platform based on graphene \u0026mdash; a single sheet of carbon atoms. The technology is compatible with conventional microelectronics manufacturing, a necessity for any viable alternative to silicon. In the course of their research, \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.nature.com\/articles\/s41467-022-34369-4\u0022\u003Epublished in \u003Cem\u003ENature Communications\u003C\/em\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E, the team may have also discovered a new quasiparticle. Their discovery could lead to manufacturing smaller, faster, more efficient, and more sustainable computer chips, and has potential implications for quantum and high-performance computing.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026ldquo;Graphene\u0026rsquo;s power lies in its flat, two-dimensional structure that is held together by the strongest chemical bonds known,\u0026rdquo; de Heer said. \u0026ldquo;It was clear from the beginning that graphene can be miniaturized to a far greater extent than silicon \u0026mdash; enabling much smaller devices, while operating at higher speeds and producing much less heat. This means that, in principle, more devices can be packed on a single chip of graphene than with silicon.\u0026rdquo;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EIn 2001, de Heer proposed an alternative form of electronics based on epitaxial graphene, or epigraphene \u0026mdash; a layer of graphene that was found to spontaneously form on top of silicon carbide crystal, a semiconductor used in high power electronics. At the time, the researchers found that electric currents flow without resistance along epigraphene\u0026rsquo;s edges, and that graphene devices could be seamlessly interconnected without metal wires. This combination allows for a form of electronics that relies on the unique light-like properties of graphene electrons.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026ldquo;Quantum interference has been observed in carbon nanotubes at low temperatures, and we expect to see similar effects in epigraphene ribbons and networks,\u0026rdquo; de Heer said. \u0026ldquo;This important feature of graphene is not possible with silicon.\u0026rdquo;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EBuilding the Platform \u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003ETo create the new nanoelectronics platform, the researchers created a modified form of epigraphene on a silicon carbide crystal substrate. In collaboration with researchers at the Tianjin International Center for Nanoparticles and Nanosystems at the University of Tianjin, China, they produced unique silicon carbide chips from electronics-grade silicon carbide crystals. The graphene itself was grown at de Heer\u0026rsquo;s laboratory at Georgia Tech using patented furnaces.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThe researchers used electron beam lithography, a method commonly used in microelectronics, to carve the graphene nanostructures and weld their edges to the silicon carbide chips. This process mechanically stabilizes and seals the graphene\u0026rsquo;s edges, which would otherwise react with oxygen and other gases that might interfere with the motion of the charges along the edge.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EFinally, to measure the electronic properties of their graphene platform, the team used a cryogenic apparatus that allows them to record its properties from a near-zero temperature to room temperature.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EObserving the Edge State\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThe electric charges the team observed in the graphene edge state were similar to photons in an optical fiber that can travel over large distances without scattering. They found that the charges traveled for tens of thousands of nanometers along the edge before scattering. Graphene electrons in previous technologies could only travel about 10 nanometers before bumping into small imperfections and scattering in different directions.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026ldquo;What\u0026#39;s special about the electric charges in the edges is that they stay on the edge and keep on going at the same speed, even if the edges are not perfectly straight,\u0026quot; said Claire Berger, physics professor at Georgia Tech and director of research at the French National Center for Scientific Research in Grenoble, France.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EIn metals, electric currents are carried by\u0026nbsp;negatively charged electrons. But contrary to the researchers\u0026rsquo; expectations, their measurements suggested that the edge currents were not carried by electrons or by holes (a term for positive quasiparticles indicating the absence of an electron). Rather, the currents were carried by a highly unusual quasiparticle that has no charge and no energy, and yet moves without resistance. The components of the hybrid quasiparticle were observed to travel on opposite sides of the graphene\u0026rsquo;s edges, despite being a single object.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThe unique properties indicate that the quasiparticle might be one that physicists have been hoping to exploit for decades \u0026mdash; the elusive Majorana fermion predicted by Italian theoretical physicist Ettore Majorana in 1937.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026ldquo;Developing electronics using this new quasiparticle in seamlessly interconnected graphene networks is game changing,\u0026rdquo;\u0026nbsp;de Heer said.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EIt will likely be another five to 10 years before we have the first graphene-based electronics, according to de Heer. 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With his extensive experience in funding and collaborations, Wise will bring a new level of innovation and integration to the already robust portfolio of multi-messenger and multi-disciplinary astrophysics research of the CRA. The College of Sciences looks forward to the advancements that will be made under Wise\u0026#39;s direction.\u0026rdquo;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026ldquo;I\u0026rsquo;m very excited to lead the CRA as director in the upcoming years,\u0026rdquo; Wise added. \u0026ldquo;I want to thank Dean \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/eas.gatech.edu\/people\/lozier-dr-susan\u0022\u003ESusan Lozier\u003C\/a\u003E and Professor Laura Cadonati for entrusting me with this leadership role. Also, my thanks to Professor \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/physics.gatech.edu\/user\/david-ballantyne\u0022\u003EDavid Ballantyne\u003C\/a\u003E for serving as interim CRA director. 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School of Physics Professor and Chair \u003Cstrong\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/physics.gatech.edu\/user\/feryal-%C3%B6zel\u0022\u003EFeryal \u0026Ouml;zel\u003C\/a\u003E,\u003C\/strong\u003E along with Professor \u003Cstrong\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/physics.gatech.edu\/user\/dmitrios-psaltis\u0022\u003EDimitrios Psaltis\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/strong\u003E, are EHT founding members. \u0026Ouml;zel served on the EHT\u0026rsquo;s Science Council and Psaltis is the collaboration\u0026rsquo;s initial project scientist.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EWise said he and Bogdanovi\u0107 hope to establish new connections for the CRA, and to invigorate existing connections to other schools and colleges at Georgia Tech. \u0026ldquo;I look forward to strengthening our efforts in multi-messenger astrophysics by seeking out new funding opportunities,\u0026rdquo; Wise said. \u0026ldquo;This will enable us to push the boundary of our knowledge in the cosmos, all while training the next generation of astrophysicists in a welcoming and inclusive environment.\u0026rdquo;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EMeet John Wise\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EWise\u0026rsquo;s experience includes working with supercomputer-powered simulations of astrophysical phenomena such as the creation of black holes and stars. In 2017, he won the Best Scientific Visualization Award at the \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/supercomputing.org\/\u0022\u003ESupercomputing Conference\u003C\/a\u003E, one of the largest international conferences for high-performance computing. Wise\u0026rsquo;s effort depicted the creation of the first galaxies in the universe. Wise has also \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/physics.gatech.edu\/news\/school-physics-john-wise-roots-more-supercomputing\u0022\u003Etestified before Congress\u003C\/a\u003E on the role supercomputing plays in research.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EWise received his B.S. in Physics from Georgia Tech. He received his Ph.D. in Physics from Stanford University. Wise joined Georgia Tech in 2011 after serving as a postdoctoral fellow at NASA\u0026rsquo;s Goddard Space Flight Center and Princeton University. He is the recipient of the Hesburgh Award Teaching Fellowship, the Eric R. Immel Award for Excellence in Teaching in the College of Sciences, and the Dunn Family Professorship at Georgia Tech.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cem\u003ELearn more about Wise\u0026rsquo;s research:\u003C\/em\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/cos.gatech.edu\/science-matters\/season-1-episode-5-visualizing-birth-galaxies\u0022\u003EScienceMatters Podcast Season 1, Episode 5: Visualizing the Birth of Galaxie\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/cos.gatech.edu\/news\/cosmology-and-exoplanets-rise-nobel-heights\u0022\u003ECosmology and Exoplanets Rise to Nobel Heights\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/cos.gatech.edu\/news\/searching-black-holes-born-galaxies\u0022\u003ESearching for Black Holes Born with Galaxies\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/cos.gatech.edu\/news\/birth-massive-black-holes-early-universe-revealed\u0022\u003EBirth of Massive Black Holes in the Early Universe Revealed\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EAbout Georgia Tech\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThe Georgia Institute of Technology, or Georgia Tech, is a top 10 public research university developing leaders who advance technology and improve the human condition. The Institute offers business, computing, design, engineering, liberal arts, and sciences degrees. Its nearly 44,000 students representing 50 states and 149 countries, study at the main campus in Atlanta, at campuses in France and China, and through distance and online learning. As a leading technological university, Georgia Tech is an engine of economic development for Georgia, the Southeast, and the nation, conducting more than $1 billion in research annually for government, industry, and society.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":[{"value":"The College of Sciences is pleased to announce the appointment of John Wise as the new director of the Center for Relativistic Astrophysics (CRA) at Georgia Tech. 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It offers information for students on every step of the journey, including finding undergraduate legal internships, preparing for the LSAT, getting letters of recommendation, and writing personal statements for law school applications. According to Chad Slieper, LST director, scholarship opportunities will be added soon.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026ldquo;This resource is a great way to start learning what you need to do to prepare for law school,\u0026rdquo; Slieper said. \u0026ldquo;We\u0026rsquo;re excited to give more options to students and provide a 24\/7 supplement to the in-person counseling and advice we\u0026rsquo;ve always offered.\u0026rdquo;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/spp.gatech.edu\/lst\u0022\u003ELST\u003C\/a\u003E also offers the \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/spp.gatech.edu\/lst\/curriculum\/minor-certificate\u0022\u003EMinor in Law, Science, and Technology\u003C\/a\u003E, which recently celebrated its 20\u003Csup\u003Eth\u003C\/sup\u003E \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/iac.gatech.edu\/news\/item\/664834\/celebrating-years-science-technology-minor\u0022\u003Eanniversary\u003C\/a\u003E, as well as pre-law advising, a pre-law newsletter, and events of interest to members of the Georgia Tech community with an interest in the intersection of law and technology.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThe School of Public Policy is a unit of the Ivan Allen College of Liberal Arts.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EThe portal provides information on how to apply for law school.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","format":"limited_html"}],"field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"The portal provides information on how to apply for law school."}],"uid":"34600","created_gmt":"2023-01-30 17:21:13","changed_gmt":"2023-03-02 19:27:44","author":"mpearson34","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","dateline":{"date":"2023-01-30T00:00:00-05:00","iso_date":"2023-01-30T00:00:00-05:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"hg_media":{"665249":{"id":"665249","type":"image","title":"The Law, Science, and Technology Program has a new information portal for students interested in legal careers.","body":null,"created":"1675099109","gmt_created":"2023-01-30 17:18:29","changed":"1675099109","gmt_changed":"2023-01-30 17:18:29","alt":"","file":{"fid":"251608","name":"close-up-of-a-lot-of-law-reports-in-library-2021-08-28-16-37-27-utc.jpg","image_path":"\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/close-up-of-a-lot-of-law-reports-in-library-2021-08-28-16-37-27-utc.jpg","image_full_path":"http:\/\/www.tlwarc.hg.gatech.edu\/\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/close-up-of-a-lot-of-law-reports-in-library-2021-08-28-16-37-27-utc.jpg","mime":"image\/jpeg","size":390598,"path_740":"http:\/\/www.tlwarc.hg.gatech.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/740xx_scale\/public\/images\/close-up-of-a-lot-of-law-reports-in-library-2021-08-28-16-37-27-utc.jpg?itok=I0xkZbv3"}}},"media_ids":["665249"],"groups":[{"id":"1281","name":"Ivan Allen College of Liberal Arts"},{"id":"1289","name":"School of Public Policy"},{"id":"1278","name":"College of Sciences"},{"id":"364801","name":"EAS"},{"id":"1275","name":"School of Biological Sciences"},{"id":"85951","name":"School of Chemistry and Biochemistry"},{"id":"1279","name":"School of Mathematics"},{"id":"126011","name":"School of Physics"},{"id":"443951","name":"School of Psychology"}],"categories":[],"keywords":[{"id":"166882","name":"School of Biological Sciences"},{"id":"192249","name":"cos-community"}],"core_research_areas":[],"news_room_topics":[],"event_categories":[],"invited_audience":[],"affiliations":[],"classification":[],"areas_of_expertise":[],"news_and_recent_appearances":[],"phone":[],"contact":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022mailto:michael.pearson@iac.gatech.edu\u0022\u003EMichael Pearson\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\nIvan Allen College of Liberal Arts\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","format":"limited_html"}],"email":["michael.pearson@iac.gatech.edu"],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}},"665433":{"#nid":"665433","#data":{"type":"news","title":"Seeking Demonstration Groups for Science and Engineering Day","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EOn Saturday, March 11, Georgia Tech will open its doors to the community for \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/research.gatech.edu\/ATLscifestGTday23\u0022\u003EScience and Engineering Day at Georgia Tech\u003C\/a\u003E.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThis annual event aims to inspire the next generation of engineers and scientists and share the breadth of Georgia Tech\u0026rsquo;s research activities with the local community. Last year more than 500 attendees, ranging from toddlers to retirees, explored the campus and participated in hands-on STEAM activities, tours, and demonstrations designed to engage and educate participants. While attendees were able to get a glimpse into one of the nation\u0026rsquo;s most research-intensive universities, the community-wide event also allowed Georgia Tech students, researchers, and staff members the opportunity to share their work with the public.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003ESeeking Demo Groups \u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003ETo continue the success of Science and Engineering Day, we need members of the Georgia Tech community \u0026mdash; including student groups, labs, staff, and faculty \u0026mdash; to participate in this year\u0026rsquo;s event. Last year, 26 units and student organizations across campus provided activities in biology, space, art, nanotechnology, paper, computer science, wearables, bioengineering, and chemical engineering just to name a few.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003ETaking part in Science and Engineering Day gives Georgia Tech students and researchers a unique opportunity to share their work with the community and inspire attendees. Demo space is limited, so \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/research.gatech.edu\/ATLscifestGTday23\u0022\u003Ereserve your spot today\u003C\/a\u003E. Opportunities include hands-on STEAM activities, exhibits, demonstrations, and opportunities to meet student researchers. If you have questions about how you can participate, reach out to \u003Ca href=\u0022mailto:leslie.oneill@ien.gatech.edu\u0022\u003ELeslie O\u0026rsquo;Neil\u003C\/a\u003E. \u003Cstrong\u003EAll demo groups must register by February 20, 2023\u003C\/strong\u003E.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThe Atlanta Science Festival is engineered by Science ATL and community partners, with major support from founders Emory University, Georgia Tech, and the Metro Atlanta Chamber, and from sponsors UPS, International Paper, Georgia Power, Cox Enterprises, Lockheed Martin, Lenz Marketing, and Mercer University.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003ELearn more and register to demonstrate at \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/research.gatech.edu\/ATLscifestGTday23\u0022\u003Eresearch.gatech.edu\/ATLscifestGTday23\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EOn Saturday, March 11, Georgia Tech will open its doors to the community for Science and Engineering Day at Georgia Tech.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","format":"limited_html"}],"field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"On Saturday, March 11, Georgia Tech will open its doors to the community for Science and Engineering Day at Georgia Tech."}],"uid":"34760","created_gmt":"2023-02-02 21:42:32","changed_gmt":"2023-03-02 19:24:44","author":"Laurie Haigh","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","dateline":{"date":"2023-02-02T00:00:00-05:00","iso_date":"2023-02-02T00:00:00-05:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"hg_media":{"665434":{"id":"665434","type":"image","title":"Atlanta Science Festival Demo 2022","body":null,"created":"1675374722","gmt_created":"2023-02-02 21:52:02","changed":"1675374722","gmt_changed":"2023-02-02 21:52:02","alt":"Family learning at demo booth","file":{"fid":"251676","name":"pic1.png","image_path":"\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/pic1.png","image_full_path":"http:\/\/www.tlwarc.hg.gatech.edu\/\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/pic1.png","mime":"image\/png","size":2771914,"path_740":"http:\/\/www.tlwarc.hg.gatech.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/740xx_scale\/public\/images\/pic1.png?itok=XrHCzhWb"}}},"media_ids":["665434"],"related_links":[{"url":"https:\/\/research.gatech.edu\/georgia-tech-science-and-engineering-day-inspiring-next-generation-innovators-0","title":"Georgia Tech Science and Engineering Day \u2013 Inspiring the Next Generation of Innovators"}],"groups":[{"id":"217141","name":"Georgia Tech Materials Institute"},{"id":"1278","name":"College of Sciences"},{"id":"364801","name":"EAS"},{"id":"1275","name":"School of Biological Sciences"},{"id":"85951","name":"School of Chemistry and Biochemistry"},{"id":"1279","name":"School of Mathematics"},{"id":"126011","name":"School of Physics"},{"id":"443951","name":"School of Psychology"}],"categories":[],"keywords":[{"id":"192249","name":"cos-community"},{"id":"187433","name":"go-ien"},{"id":"187915","name":"go-researchnews"},{"id":"166882","name":"School of Biological Sciences"}],"core_research_areas":[{"id":"39451","name":"Electronics and Nanotechnology"}],"news_room_topics":[],"event_categories":[],"invited_audience":[],"affiliations":[],"classification":[],"areas_of_expertise":[],"news_and_recent_appearances":[],"phone":[],"contact":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022mailto:leslie.oneill@ien.gatech.edu\u0022\u003ELeslie O\u0026#39;Neill\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","format":"limited_html"}],"email":[],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}},"660534":{"#nid":"660534","#data":{"type":"news","title":"Research Next Enters New Phase","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EWith the research landscape rapidly changing, Georgia Tech must respond to external\u0026nbsp;forces to address local, national, and global\u0026nbsp;challenges and produce novel ideas\u0026nbsp;\u200band actionable solutions.\u200b\u0026nbsp;In alignment with the Institute strategic plan, Research Next positions Georgia Tech to respond to future challenges with innovation, expertise, creativity, and a dedication to improving the human condition.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026ldquo;Georgia Tech envisions a future in which we continue to educate transformative researchers, strive for inclusive excellence and truth, and leverage our scale and resources to address the most urgent challenges of our time,\u0026rdquo; said Chaouki Abdallah, executive vice president for research at Georgia Tech. \u0026ldquo;Our plan is people centered, value based, and data informed. 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Yet, scientists and engineers have puzzled at ways to predict and alter turbulent fluid flows, and it has long remained one of the most challenging problems in science and engineering.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003ENow, physicists from the Georgia Institute of Technology have demonstrated \u0026mdash; numerically and experimentally \u0026mdash; that turbulence can be understood and quantified with the help of a relatively small set of special solutions to the governing equations of fluid dynamics that can be precomputed for a particular geometry, once and for all.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026ldquo;For nearly a century, turbulence has been described statistically as a random process,\u0026rdquo; said \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/physics.gatech.edu\/user\/roman-grigoriev\u0022\u003ERoman Grigoriev\u003C\/a\u003E. \u0026ldquo;Our results provide the first experimental illustration that, on suitably short time scales, the dynamics of turbulence is deterministic \u0026mdash; and connects it to the underlying deterministic governing equations.\u0026rdquo;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThe findings were \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.pnas.org\/doi\/10.1073\/pnas.2120665119\u0022\u003Epublished\u003C\/a\u003E in \u003Cem\u003EProceedings of the National Academy of Sciences \u003C\/em\u003Eon August 19, 2022. The team of researchers was led by Grigoriev and \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/physics.gatech.edu\/user\/michael-schatz\u0022\u003EMichael Schatz\u003C\/a\u003E, professors in the \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/physics.gatech.edu\/\u0022\u003ESchool of Physics\u003C\/a\u003E at \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/research.gatech.edu\/\u0022\u003EGeorgia Tech\u003C\/a\u003E who have collaborated on various research projects over the past two decades.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003ESchatz and Grigoriev were joined in the study by School of Physics graduate students Chris Crowley, Joshua Pughe-Sanford, and Wesley Toler, along with Michael Krygier, a postdoctoral scientist at Sandia National Laboratories, who developed the study\u0026rsquo;s numerical solvers as a graduate student at Georgia Tech.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Ch3\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EA New \u0026#39;Roadmap\u0026#39; for Turbulence Research\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/h3\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EQuantitatively predicting the evolution of turbulent flows \u0026mdash; and, in fact, almost any of their properties \u0026mdash; is rather difficult. \u0026ldquo;Numerical simulation is the only reliable existing prediction approach,\u0026rdquo; Grigoriev said. \u0026ldquo;But it can be awfully expensive. The goal of our research was to make prediction less costly.\u0026rdquo;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThe researchers created a new \u0026ldquo;roadmap\u0026rdquo; of turbulence by looking at a weak turbulent flow that was confined between two independently rotating cylinders \u0026mdash; giving the team a unique way to compare experimental observations with numerically computed flows, due to the absence of \u0026ldquo;end effects\u0026rdquo; that are present in more familiar geometries, such as flow down a pipe.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026ldquo;Turbulence can be thought of as a car following a sequence of roads,\u0026rdquo; said Grigoriev. \u0026ldquo;Perhaps an even better analogy is a train, which not only follows a railway on a prescribed timetable but also has the same shape as the railway it is following.\u0026rdquo;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThe experiment featured transparent walls to allow full visual access, and it used a state-of-the-art flow visualization to allow the researchers to reconstruct the flow by tracking the motion of millions of suspended fluorescent particles. In parallel, advanced numerical methods were used to compute recurrent solutions of the partial differential equation (Navier-Stokes equation), governing fluid flows under conditions exactly matching experiment.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EIt is well-known that turbulent fluid flows exhibit a repertoire of patterns \u0026mdash; referred to as \u0026#39;coherent structures\u0026#39; in the field \u0026mdash; that have a well-defined spatial profile but appear and disappear in an apparently random manner. By analyzing their experimental and numerical data, the researchers discovered that these flow patterns and their evolution resemble those described by the special solutions they computed. These special solutions are both recurrent and unstable, meaning they describe repeating flow patterns over short intervals of time. Turbulence tracks one such solution after another, which explains what patterns can appear, and in what order.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Ch3\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003ERecurrent Solutions, Two Frequencies\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/h3\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026ldquo;All the recurrent solutions that we found in this geometry turned out to be quasi-periodic \u0026mdash; that is, characterized by two different frequencies,\u0026rdquo; said Grigoriev. One frequency described the overall rotation of the flow pattern around the axis of symmetry of the flow, while the other described the changes in the shape of the flow pattern in a reference frame co-rotating with the pattern. The corresponding flows repeat periodically in these co-rotating frames.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026ldquo;We then compared turbulent flows in experiment and direct numerical simulations with these recurrent solutions and found turbulence to closely follow (track) one recurrent solution after another, for as long as turbulent flow persisted,\u0026rdquo; Grigoriev said. \u0026ldquo;Such qualitative behaviors were predicted for low-dimensional chaotic systems, such as the famous Lorenz model, derived six decades ago as a greatly simplified model of the atmosphere.\u0026rdquo;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThe work represents the first experimental observation of chaotic motion tracking recurrent solutions actually observed in turbulent flows. \u0026ldquo;The dynamics of turbulent flows are, of course, far more complicated due to the quasi-periodic nature of recurrent solutions,\u0026rdquo; Grigoriev added.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026ldquo;Using this method, we conclusively showed that the organization of turbulence in both space and time is well captured by these structures,\u0026rdquo; the researchers said. \u0026ldquo;These results lay the foundation for representing turbulence in terms of coherent structures and leveraging their persistence in time to overcome the devastating effects of chaos on our ability to predict, control, and engineer fluid flows.\u0026rdquo;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Ch3\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EA New Dynamical Foundation for 3D Fluid Flows\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/h3\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThese findings most immediately impact the community of physicists, mathematicians, and engineers who are still trying to understand fluid turbulence, which remains \u0026ldquo;perhaps the greatest unsolved problem in all of science,\u0026rdquo; Grigoriev said.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026ldquo;This work builds and expands on previous work on fluid turbulence by the same group, some of which was \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/news.gatech.edu\/news\/2017\/03\/15\/butterflys-wing-tornado-predicting-turbulence\u0022\u003Ereported at Georgia Tech in 2017\u003C\/a\u003E,\u0026rdquo; he added. \u0026ldquo;Unlike the work discussed in that publication, which focused on idealized two-dimensional fluid flows, present research addresses the practically important and more complicated three-dimensional flows.\u0026rdquo;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EUltimately, the team\u0026rsquo;s study lays a mathematical foundation for fluid turbulence which is dynamical, rather than statistical, in nature \u0026mdash; and hence has the capability to make quantitative predictions, which are crucial for a variety of applications.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026ldquo;It can give us the ability to dramatically improve the accuracy of weather forecasts and, most notably, enable prediction of extreme events such as hurricanes and tornadoes,\u0026rdquo; said Grigoriev. \u0026ldquo;Dynamical framework is also essential for our ability to engineer flows with desired properties, for instance, reduced drag around vehicles to improve fuel efficiency, or enhanced mass transport to help remove more carbon dioxide from the atmosphere in the emerging direct air capture industry.\u0026rdquo;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EFunding and acknowledgements:\u003C\/strong\u003E The researchers thank Marc Avila for sharing his Taylor\u0026ndash;Couette flow code, and gratefully acknowledge financial support by Army Research Office under Grants W911NF-15-1-0471 and W911NF-16-10281 and by NSF under Grant CMMI-1725587.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003ECitation and Video:\u003C\/strong\u003E \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1073\/pnas.2120665119\u0022\u003Ehttps:\/\/doi.org\/10.1073\/pnas.2120665119\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EAbout Georgia Tech\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThe \u003Cstrong\u003EGeorgia Institute of Technology\u003C\/strong\u003E, or Georgia Tech, is a top 10 public research university developing leaders who advance technology and improve the human condition. The Institute offers business, computing, design, engineering, liberal arts, and sciences degrees. Its nearly 44,000 students representing 50 states and 149 countries, study at the main campus in Atlanta, at campuses in France and China, and through distance and online learning. As a leading technological university, Georgia Tech is an engine of economic development for Georgia, the Southeast, and the nation, conducting more than $1 billion in research annually for government, industry, and society.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EPhysicists at Georgia Tech have proven \u0026mdash; numerically and experimentally \u0026mdash; that turbulence in fluid flows can be understood and quantified with the help of a small set of special solutions that can be precomputed for a particular geometry, once and for all. 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The organization has more than \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/gatech.campuslabs.com\/engage\/organization\/little-einsteins\u0022\u003E100 Georgia Tech student members\u003C\/a\u003E and nearly \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/gatech_leo\/?hl=en\u0022\u003E2,000 followers on Instagram\u003C\/a\u003E. Membership is open to all undergraduate and graduate Georgia Tech students. \u003C\/em\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThe past two years have presented many challenges for those involved in education, but that hasn\u0026rsquo;t stopped Georgia Tech\u0026rsquo;s\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/gatech.campuslabs.com\/engage\/organization\/little-einsteins\u0022\u003ELittle Einsteins Organization\u003C\/a\u003E\u0026nbsp;from helping provide students in K-5 schools with instruction and activities focused on STEM.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThey\u0026rsquo;ve accomplished that by changing how they bring science and engineering to the kids \u0026mdash; meeting at Hands on Atlanta for science demonstrations, and sending kits to local libraries for children and their families to take home \u0026mdash; so that children can perform experiments found in do-it-yourself\u0026nbsp;kits assembled by Georgia Tech volunteers.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026ldquo;I think they have done wonderful outreach activities, and have been so creative and committed to reach out, despite the very different pandemic landscape,\u0026rdquo; says\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/chemistry.gatech.edu\/people\/pollet\/pamela\u0022\u003EPamela Pollet\u003C\/a\u003E, LEO academic advisor and\u0026nbsp;senior academic professional in the\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/chemistry.gatech.edu\/\u0022\u003ESchool of Chemistry and Biochemistry\u003C\/a\u003E. \u0026ldquo;This project is unique because it gives Georgia Tech students the opportunity to support the education of young children in Atlanta during a time of isolation and online schooling.\u0026rdquo;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EPollet says the pandemic hasn\u0026rsquo;t kept LEO student and instructor volunteers from keeping their commitment to Atlanta\u0026rsquo;s students, especially those in underserved communities.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EAnd before Covid, Pollet saw firsthand LEO\u0026rsquo;s impact when volunteers helped the younger students conduct experiments in their schools. \u0026ldquo;Their friend\u0026rsquo;s volcano erupted much more than theirs. Why? What was different? \u0026lsquo;How come my catapult is not working?\u0026rsquo; It is okay if it does not work \u0026mdash; let\u0026rsquo;s take a look and think how we can make it work,\u0026quot; she shares. \u0026quot;LEO members created a welcoming and vibrant atmosphere in which students were so engaged and curious.\u0026rdquo;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThere was also the opportunity for Atlanta children to see future versions of themselves in the Georgia Tech students. \u0026ldquo;They recognized themselves or connected with LEO members as if they were in an age group of older sisters or brothers. 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The reasons include a growing endowment fund and an expansion of the honor to make the distinction available to scientists from all six College of Sciences schools.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026ldquo;The College of Sciences is very pleased to be able to recognize some of our most outstanding mid-career faculty with the \u0026lsquo;Doc\u0026rsquo; Blanchard Professorship,\u0026rdquo; said Matt Baker, associate dean for Faculty Development for the College and professor in the School of Mathematics. \u0026ldquo;The Blanchard Early Career Professorship will\u0026nbsp;enhance the College\u0026#39;s ability to attract and retain tenure-track faculty members in the early stages of their careers to this position of academic leadership.\u0026rdquo;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThe College of Sciences Dean\u0026#39;s Office\u0026nbsp;also recently modified the eligibility criteria for the award, specifying that the Blanchard Professorship would go to an associate professor who is within three years of having received tenure. \u0026ldquo;The primary criterion for the award was excellence in research. Excellence in mentoring, service, and teaching were also considered,\u0026rdquo; Baker said.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EBlanchard, who received his B.S. in Chemistry in 1953, earned his M.S. in the same discipline a year later. He joined DuPont in 1959 as a staff member in the company\u0026rsquo;s research and development division, and rose through management ranks to become vice-chairman of what was then the world\u0026rsquo;s largest chemical company in terms of sales in 1990. Blanchard was also named chairman of DuPont Canada in 1991. He died in 2021 at the age of 90 at his home in Pennsylvania.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EWhat was first known as the Blanchard Fellowship was launched in 1999 as a way to honor early career School of Chemistry and Biochemistry scientists. Twenty-two scientists received the award before the 2022 announcements.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EMeet the new Blanchard Professors\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EYuanzhi Tang, School of Earth and Atmospheric Sciences\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026ldquo;I\u0026#39;m very honored to receive this professorship,\u0026rdquo; Tang said, \u0026ldquo;which was created to celebrate the many contributions that Blanchard made for promoting chemical research.\u0026rdquo;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003ETang\u0026rsquo;s research group seeks to understand the molecular scale processes of biogeochemical reactions at solid-liquid interfaces, and to connect the observations across spatial and temporal scales in natural and engineered systems.\u0026nbsp; \u0026ldquo;This honor will provide important support to test new research ideas and kick off early-stage projects, such as those related to understanding the fate and transport of critical metals in natural environments, resource recovery, and carbon sequestration.\u0026rdquo;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026ldquo;Tang\u0026rsquo;s highly interdisciplinary research focuses on the chemistry of the interface between minerals and natural waters, and has implications for a range of fields such as water quality, sustainable agriculture, and the recycling of battery materials,\u0026rdquo; Baker said.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EDobromir (Doby) Rahnev, School of Psychology\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026ldquo;I am extremely honored,\u0026rdquo; Rahnev said. \u0026ldquo;This professorship will provide invaluable resources in our quest to understand the working of the human mind and brain. My lab seeks to understand the workings of the human visual system by examining different types of neural and behavioral data, as well as building computational models that uncover the underlying mechanisms. The Blanchard Professorship will allow us to secure necessary equipment and personnel to advance this research program.\u0026rdquo;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026ldquo;Doby Rahnev\u0026rsquo;s research in cognitive neuroscience and psychology, specializing in perceptual decision making and processing of sensory information, is groundbreaking,\u0026rdquo; Baker said.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EMartin Mourigal, School of Physics\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EMourigal is a leading researcher in neutron scattering techniques that help search for new properties in materials. He recently won the \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/cos.gatech.edu\/news\/neutron-scattering-society-honors-martin-mourigal-2022-science-prize\u0022\u003E2022 Science Prize\u003C\/a\u003E from the \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/neutronscattering.org\/news\/\u0022\u003ENeutron Scattering Society of America\u003C\/a\u003E \u0026ldquo;for significant and insightful use of neutron inelastic scattering in the study of quantum materials.\u0026quot;\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026ldquo;Neutron scattering can only be performed on specialized large-scale instruments at national facilities,\u0026rdquo; he said. \u0026ldquo;The award will allow my group to get more deeply immersed in the design of next-generation spectrometers,\u0026rdquo; while also giving Mourigal more flexibility in hiring undergraduate researchers, and building more direct connections to theory collaborators across the U.S.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026ldquo;It is a very special honor to be chosen for a Blanchard Professorship,\u0026rdquo; Mourigal said. \u0026ldquo;I am very excited that the College recognizes my group\u0026#39;s work decoding the strange magnetic behavior of quantum materials. My team and I are focusing on fundamental questions about magnetism that do not have direct applications yet but are stringent tests to our understanding of the quantum world. This award comes at a perfect time to accelerate my team\u0026#39;s work and support new experimental and modeling work.\u0026rdquo;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EThe College of Sciences has named three new Blanchard Early Career Professors \u0026mdash; Martin Mourigal, School of Physics; Dobromir \u0026ldquo;Doby\u0026rdquo; Rahnev, School of Psychology; and Yuanzhi Tang, School of Earth and Atmospheric Sciences \u0026mdash; thanks to the generosity of late alumnus Elwood \u0026ldquo;Doc\u0026rdquo; Blanchard.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","format":"limited_html"}],"field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"The College of Sciences has named three new Blanchard Early Career Professors: Martin Mourigal, School of Physics; Dobromir \u201cDoby\u201d Rahnev, School of Psychology; and Yuanzhi Tang, School of Earth and Atmospheric Sciences."}],"uid":"34434","created_gmt":"2022-08-24 20:46:27","changed_gmt":"2022-08-25 19:19:50","author":"Renay San Miguel","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","dateline":{"date":"2022-08-25T00:00:00-04:00","iso_date":"2022-08-25T00:00:00-04:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"hg_media":{"660550":{"id":"660550","type":"image","title":"From left: Dobromir Rahnev, Yuanzhi Tang, Martin Mourigal.","body":null,"created":"1661455041","gmt_created":"2022-08-25 19:17:21","changed":"1661455041","gmt_changed":"2022-08-25 19:17:21","alt":"","file":{"fid":"250297","name":"2022 Blanchard Group shot - Dobromir Rahnev - Yuanzhi Tang - Martin Mourigal copy.jpg","image_path":"\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/2022%20Blanchard%20Group%20shot%20-%20Dobromir%20Rahnev%20-%20Yuanzhi%20Tang%20-%20Martin%20Mourigal%20copy.jpg","image_full_path":"http:\/\/www.tlwarc.hg.gatech.edu\/\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/2022%20Blanchard%20Group%20shot%20-%20Dobromir%20Rahnev%20-%20Yuanzhi%20Tang%20-%20Martin%20Mourigal%20copy.jpg","mime":"image\/jpeg","size":1747482,"path_740":"http:\/\/www.tlwarc.hg.gatech.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/740xx_scale\/public\/images\/2022%20Blanchard%20Group%20shot%20-%20Dobromir%20Rahnev%20-%20Yuanzhi%20Tang%20-%20Martin%20Mourigal%20copy.jpg?itok=1n7m9Mw4"}}},"media_ids":["660550"],"related_links":[{"url":"https:\/\/cos.gatech.edu\/news\/georgia-tech-worlds-largest-chemical-company-remembering-elwood-doc-blanchard-1931-2021","title":"From Georgia Tech to the World\u2019s Largest Chemical Company: Remembering Elwood \u201cDoc\u201d Blanchard, 1931-2021"},{"url":"https:\/\/cos.gatech.edu\/news\/neutron-scattering-society-honors-martin-mourigal-2022-science-prize","title":"Neutron Scattering Society Honors Martin Mourigal With 2022 Science Prize"},{"url":"https:\/\/cos.gatech.edu\/news\/martin-mourigal-2019-sigma-xi-young-faculty-award-2019-ctlbp-junior-faculty-teaching-excellence","title":"Martin Mourigal: 2019 Sigma Xi Young Faculty Award; 2019 CTL\/BP Junior Faculty Teaching Excellence Award"},{"url":"https:\/\/cos.gatech.edu\/news\/dobromir-rahnev-receives-2022-elsevier-vision-sciences-society-young-investigator-award","title":"Dobromir Rahnev Receives 2022 Elsevier-Vision Sciences Society Young Investigator Award"},{"url":"https:\/\/cos.gatech.edu\/news\/computational-neuroscience-digging-deep-georgia-tech","title":"Computational Neuroscience Digging Deep at Georgia Tech"},{"url":"https:\/\/cos.gatech.edu\/news\/solving-mineral-mystery-how-layered-manganese-oxide-transforms-todorokite","title":"Solving a Mineral Mystery: How Layered Manganese Oxide Transforms to Todorokite"},{"url":"https:\/\/cos.gatech.edu\/news\/fiscal-year-2021-roundup-college-sciences-continues-research-pandemic-year","title":"Fiscal Year 2021 Roundup: College of Sciences Continues Research in Pandemic Year"}],"groups":[{"id":"1278","name":"College of Sciences"},{"id":"364801","name":"EAS"},{"id":"126011","name":"School of Physics"},{"id":"443951","name":"School of Psychology"}],"categories":[{"id":"134","name":"Student and Faculty"}],"keywords":[{"id":"4896","name":"College of Sciences"},{"id":"166937","name":"School of Physics"},{"id":"167710","name":"School of Psychology"},{"id":"166926","name":"School of Earth and Atmospheric Sciences"},{"id":"188242","name":"Elwood P."},{"id":"191144","name":"Blanchard Early Career Professorships"},{"id":"172876","name":"Martin Mourigal"},{"id":"170258","name":"Dobromir Rahnev"},{"id":"175754","name":"Yuanzhi Tang"}],"core_research_areas":[{"id":"39531","name":"Energy and Sustainable Infrastructure"},{"id":"39471","name":"Materials"},{"id":"39501","name":"People and Technology"}],"news_room_topics":[],"event_categories":[],"invited_audience":[],"affiliations":[],"classification":[],"areas_of_expertise":[],"news_and_recent_appearances":[],"phone":[],"contact":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EWriter: Renay San Miguel\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\nCommunications Officer II\/Science Writer\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\nCollege of Sciences\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\n404-894-5209\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EEditor: Jess Hunt-Ralston\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","format":"limited_html"}],"email":["renay.san@cos.gatech.edu"],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}},"660517":{"#nid":"660517","#data":{"type":"news","title":"No Separations: Meet Ellinor Alseth, CMDI\u2019s First Early Career Award Fellow","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/ellinoralseth.wordpress.com\/profile\/\u0022\u003EEllinor Alseth\u003C\/a\u003E works on the bacteria \u003Cem\u003EAcinetobacter baumannii\u003C\/em\u003E mainly because she\u0026rsquo;s curious about its unusual evolution and ecology, but also because it\u0026rsquo;s an important pathogen.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026ldquo;I\u0026rsquo;ve always thought that it would be nice if you can answer clinically relevant questions and more broadly evolutionary ones at the same time. Maybe I\u0026rsquo;m just very ambitious, but I don\u0026rsquo;t see why those two things always have to be so separated,\u0026rdquo; she said. Research funding is often siloed to answer either medical or basic research questions, less often both on a single project.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EAlseth is in the right place to be ambitious. She started this March as the first Early Career Award Fellow at the \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/microdynamics.gatech.edu\/\u0022\u003ECenter for Microbial Dynamics and Infection\u003C\/a\u003E (CMDI) at Georgia Tech, which prides itself on building connections across disciplines. Its 12 participating labs hail from three schools in the College of Sciences: \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/biosciences.gatech.edu\/\u0022\u003EBiological Sciences\u003C\/a\u003E, \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/physics.gatech.edu\/\u0022\u003EPhysics\u003C\/a\u003E, and \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/chemistry.gatech.edu\/\u0022\u003EChemistry and Biochemistry\u003C\/a\u003E. They share a common research focus on the role of microbes like bacteria and viruses in human and environmental health.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThe fellowship will fund Alseth and her research for three years. \u0026ldquo;There\u0026rsquo;s nothing like this on campus, to my knowledge,\u0026rdquo; said \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/brownlab.biology.gatech.edu\/\u0022\u003ESam Brown\u003C\/a\u003E, CMDI\u0026rsquo;s director. The most important aspect of the fellowship, he said, is independence: \u0026ldquo;It\u0026rsquo;s unusual to be able to put junior scientists truly in the driver\u0026rsquo;s seat with their research agenda, especially at the junior postdoc level. We have a panel of mentors that offer support, but not instruction.\u0026rdquo;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThat promise of independence was a major pull for Alseth, who moved from Europe to Atlanta for the fellowship. She\u0026rsquo;s from Norway and completed her Ph.D. at the University of Exeter in the United Kingdom, and cited the chance to do interdisciplinary microbial research at CMDI as a primary reason she decided to make the move.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026ldquo;It\u0026rsquo;s nice to complement my evolutionary and ecology skills with molecular work, because that\u0026rsquo;s where I feel like I have the biggest gap in knowledge,\u0026rdquo; Alseth said. Studying molecules (such as chemical signals between bacteria) requires quite a different set of skills than ecology and evolution. \u0026ldquo;And CMDI has everything you could possibly dream of for answering fairly complicated molecular questions.\u0026rdquo;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EAlseth\u0026rsquo;s research in CMDI will focus on phage therapy, combining approaches and ideas from community ecology, evolutionary biology, and molecular biology. Phages are viruses adapted to infect bacteria, and they are harmless to humans. That means they can serve as alternative or supplemental treatments to antibiotics, with fewer side effects. Many bacteria have evolved to escape and resist antibiotics, leading to \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/pmc\/articles\/PMC6929930\/\u0022\u003Ea \u003C\/a\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/pmc\/articles\/PMC6929930\/\u0022\u003Emajor global public health threat\u003C\/a\u003E expected to \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/amr-review.org\/sites\/default\/files\/160518_Final%20paper_with%20cover.pdf\u0022\u003Eworsen in the decades ahead\u003C\/a\u003E. \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.newyorker.com\/magazine\/2020\/12\/21\/when-a-virus-is-the-cure\u0022\u003EPhage therapy is one possible solution\u003C\/a\u003E in an arsenal of tools, but it is not nearly as well-understood as therapeutic drugs.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EPhage therapy is typically a last-ditch therapy after antibiotics have failed. However, fighting biology with biology is complex and may have unintended consequences. \u0026ldquo;Phage therapy is the concept that \u0026lsquo;the enemy of my enemy is my friend,\u0026rsquo;\u0026rdquo; Alseth said. \u0026ldquo;But as an evolutionary biologist, I want to know what the consequences might be. How will the bacteria respond? The worst-case scenario is that [scientists] will do what we did with antibiotics and go in blind, thinking we have a solution that will last forever.\u0026rdquo;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003ESo, Alseth is working with the bacteria \u003Cem\u003EAcinetobacter baumannii\u003C\/em\u003E to understand how it evolves to resist phages. \u003Cem\u003EA. baumannii\u003C\/em\u003E is one of the so-called \u0026lsquo;ESKAPE\u0026rsquo; pathogens, an acronym of the names of six bacteria that are resistant to many antibiotics and commonly spread in hospital settings. \u003Cem\u003EA. baumannii\u003C\/em\u003E is interesting to Alseth because \u0026ldquo;It\u0026rsquo;s very good at scooping up DNA from its environment,\u0026rdquo; which helps it evolve to escape antibiotics by picking up genes from other microbes around them. In hospitals and in the human body, \u003Cem\u003EA. baumannii\u003C\/em\u003E may be surrounded by other bacteria. Each species is evolving new strategies to escape its phage, and \u003Cem\u003EA. baumannii \u003C\/em\u003Emight be able to develop a formidable defense strategy by combining them all.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EAlseth\u0026rsquo;s Ph.D. research, \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.nature.com\/articles\/s41586-019-1662-9\u0022\u003Epublished\u003C\/a\u003E in the journal \u003Cem\u003ENature\u003C\/em\u003E, found that growing multiple microbe species together affected the course of phage resistance evolution in the more commonly studied bacteria \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/cos.gatech.edu\/news\/problematic-pathogen-develops-antibiotic-tolerance-without-previous-exposure\u0022\u003E\u003Cem\u003EPseudomonas aeruginosa\u003C\/em\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E. Although \u003Cem\u003EPseudomonas \u003C\/em\u003Eis \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/cos.gatech.edu\/news\/cmdi-mighty-microbial-dynamics-healthier-people-and-planet\u0022\u003Estudied by several labs in CMDI\u003C\/a\u003E, for her postdoctoral studies Alseth chose to switch to \u003Cem\u003EA. baumannii\u003C\/em\u003E, a species that she found had strong effects on evolution of other bacteria. Alseth noticed there was very little known about its evolution and ecology. \u0026ldquo;I realized that there is a gap here that I was quite curious about,\u0026rdquo; she said.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThat interdisciplinary curiosity was important to the fellowship selection committee, said Brown, the CMDI director. Another reason Alseth was a good fit was her impactful research: \u0026ldquo;science that would change the way other people were doing science,\u0026rdquo; as he put it. \u0026ldquo;This is a great way to bring the brightest talent to Georgia Tech, because we\u0026rsquo;re offering an unprecedented deal in terms of the fellow\u0026rsquo;s ability to lead their own science, and that\u0026rsquo;s really valuable.\u0026rdquo;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026ldquo;Looking to donors, the hope is that we can extend our funding, and really expand this to have a cohort [of fellows],\u0026rdquo; Brown added, which would continue to boosting the research agenda and profile of CMDI, College of Sciences, and Georgia Tech. \u0026ldquo;We hope and expect this is the launching pad for really bright careers.\u0026rdquo;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cem\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EFunding: \u003C\/strong\u003EThe Center for Microbial Dynamics and Infection (CMDI) Early Career Award Fellowship is supported by CMDI faculty funding.\u003C\/em\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E\u003Cem\u003EStory and photo by Carina Baskett.\u003C\/em\u003E\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EThe Center for Microbial Dynamics and Infection\u0026rsquo;s inaugural Early Career Award Fellow shares about launching her interdisciplinary postdoctoral research program and asks: Can a bacteria that\u0026rsquo;s \u0026ldquo;good at scooping up DNA\u0026rdquo; 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from rubber bands to steel beams \u0026ndash; thin out as they are stretched, but engineers can use origami\u0026rsquo;s interlocking ridges and precise folds to reverse this tendency and build devices that grow wider as they are pulled apart.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EResearchers increasingly use this kind of technique, drawn from the ancient art of origami, to design spacecraft components, medical robots, and antenna arrays. However, much of the work has progressed via instinct and trial and error. Now, researchers from Princeton Engineering and Georgia Tech have developed a general formula that analyzes how structures can be configured to thin, remain unaffected, or thicken as they are stretched, pushed, or bent.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EIn a \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.pnas.org\/doi\/10.1073\/pnas.2202777119\u0022\u003Epaper\u003C\/a\u003E published August 3 in the \u003Cem\u003EProceedings of the National Academy of Sciences\u003C\/em\u003E, the researchers lay out their general rule for the way a broad class of origami responds to stress. The rule applies to origami formed from parallelograms (such as a square, rhombus, or rectangle) made of thin material. In their article, the researchers use origami to explore how structures respond to certain kinds of mechanical stress \u0026ndash; for example, how a rectangular sponge swells in a bowtie shape when squeezed in the middle of its long sides. Of particular interest was how materials behave when stretched, like a stick of chewing gum that thins as it is pulled at both ends. The ratio of compression along one axis with stretching along the other is called the Poisson ratio.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026ldquo;Most materials have a positive Poisson ratio. If, for example, you pick up a rubber band and stretch it, it will become thinner and thinner before it breaks,\u0026rdquo; said \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/engineering.princeton.edu\/faculty\/glaucio-paulino\u0022\u003EGlaucio Paulino\u003C\/a\u003E, professor at Princeton. \u0026ldquo;Cork has a zero Poisson ratio, and that is the only reason you can put the cork back in a wine bottle. Otherwise, you would break the bottle.\u0026rdquo;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThe researchers were able to write a set of equations to predict how origami-inspired structures will behave under this kind of stress. They then used the equations to create origami structures with a negative Poisson ratio \u0026ndash; origami structures that grew wide instead of narrower when their ends were pulled, or structures that snapped into dome shapes when bent instead of sagging into a saddle shape.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026ldquo;With origami you can do this,\u0026rdquo; said Paulino, who is a professor of civil and environmental engineering and the Princeton materials institute. \u0026ldquo;It\u0026rsquo;s an amazing effect of geometry.\u0026rdquo;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/lsa.umich.edu\/physics\/people\/research-fellows\/jmcinern.html\u0022\u003EJames McInerney\u003C\/a\u003E, who is the study\u0026rsquo;s first author and a postdoctoral researcher at the University of Michigan, said the team created the equations to understand the property of symmetry in the structures. Symmetry means something that remains the same under certain transformation. For example, if you spin a square 180 degrees around an axis running between the centers of two sides, its shape remains the same.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026ldquo;Things that are symmetrical deform in expected ways in certain conditions,\u0026rdquo; McInerney said. By finding those symmetries in the origami, the researchers were able to create a system of equations that governed how the structure would respond to stress.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EMcInerney said that the process was more complex than defining the symmetry rules because some of the folds resulted in deformations that did not obey the rules. He said generally the deformations made in the same plane as the paper (or thin material being folded) obeyed the rules, and those out of the plane broke the rules. \u0026ldquo;They broke the symmetry, but they broke the symmetry in a way that we could predict,\u0026rdquo; he said.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/physics.gatech.edu\/user\/david-rocklin\u0022\u003ED. Zeb Rocklin\u003C\/a\u003E, an assistant physics professor at the Georgia Tech School of Physics and a co-author, said that origami presented a fascinating and contradictory behavior.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026ldquo;Usually, if you take a thin sheet or slab and you pull on it, it will retract in the middle. If you take the same sheet and bend it upwards, it will usually form a Pringle \u0026ndash; or saddle \u0026ndash; shape. Some materials instead thicken when you pull on them, and those always form domes rather than saddles. The amount of thinning\u0026nbsp;always\u0026nbsp;predicts the amount of bending\u0026rdquo; he said. \u0026ldquo;The bending of these origami is exactly the opposite of all conventional materials. Why is that?\u0026rdquo;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EResearchers have spent years seeking to define rules governing different classes of origami, with different folding patterns and shapes. But Rocklin said the research team discovered the class of origami was not important. It was the way the folds interacted that was key. To understand why origami seemed to defy movement usually defined by Poisson\u0026rsquo;s ratio \u0026ndash; growing wider when pulled, for example \u0026ndash; he researchers needed to understand how the interaction affected the movement of the entire structure. When artists fold the sheet so that it moves along its plane \u0026ndash; for example, corrugating it so it can expand and contract \u0026ndash; they also introduce a bend that moves the sheet into the saddle shape.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026ldquo;It is a hidden mode that comes along for the ride,\u0026rdquo; Rocklin said.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003ERocklin said by examining this hidden connection, the researchers were able to explain \u0026ldquo;this weird mode of the sheet doing opposite of what was expected.\u0026rdquo;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026ldquo;And we have a symmetry of that that explains why it does the exact opposite,\u0026rdquo; he said.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EIn the future, the researchers intend to build on their work by examining more complex systems.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026ldquo;We would like to try to validate this for different patterns, different configurations; to make sense of the theory and validate it,\u0026rdquo; Paulino said. \u0026ldquo;For example, we need to investigate patterns such as the blockfold pattern, which is quite intriguing.\u0026rdquo;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThe research article \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.pnas.org\/doi\/10.1073\/pnas.2202777119\u0022\u003E\u003Cem\u003EDiscrete symmetries control geometric mechanics in parallelogram-based origami\u003C\/em\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E was published online Aug 3 in the \u003Cem\u003EProceedings of the National Academy of Sciences\u003C\/em\u003E.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EResearchers increasingly use a technique, drawn from the ancient art of origami, to design spacecraft components, medical robots, and antenna arrays. 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Starting in Fall 2022 and continuing through Spring 2023, participants will take part in several leadership development activities, including a fall weekend workshop, monthly workshops, small-group work, and a 360-degree assessment.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026ldquo;We\u0026rsquo;re pleased to welcome the seventh cohort of the Emerging Leaders Program,\u0026rdquo; said Steven W. 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The program is a collaboration between the Office of the Provost, the Office of the Executive Vice President for Research, the Institute for Leadership and Social Impact, and the Office of the Vice Provost for Faculty.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.provost.gatech.edu\/emerging-leaders\u0022\u003ELearn more about the Emerging Leaders Program\u003C\/a\u003E.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EThe seventh cohort of Georgia Tech\u0026rsquo;s Emerging Leaders Program has been selected. 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The facility includes two new inductively couple plasma mass spectrometry (ICP-MS) systems: a Thermo iCAP RQ quadrupole ICP-MS for streamlined and high-throughput determinations of elemental concentrations and a Thermo Neoma multicollector ICP-MS with collision cell technology for the precise determinations of isotope ratios within a given sample.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EEach instrument can measure elemental variability in both dissolved aqueous samples as well as solids\/minerals via laser ablation microsampling from a Teledyne Iridia laser ablation system. Together the system can measure isotopes at precision in elemental systems from Li and U.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EPlanned applications include: (1) high-resolution measurements of Ca, Sr, Ba, Mg, and B elemental and isotopic variability in seawater and marine and terrestrial carbonates for paleoclimate reconstructions, (2) (U-Th)\/Pb dating and Hf isotope measurements to study the origin of critical mineral deposits, with a potential engineering application and the development of novel methods for increasing precision\/accuracy and minimizing sample consumption during routine analyses of water quality and environmental contamination.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThe MCF welcomes users interested in these and other potential applications of this new facility to their scientific and engineering research to contact David Tavakoli (atavakoli6@gatech.edu).\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EThe Materials Characterization Facility (MCF) at Georgia Tech has installed a new inorganic mass spectrometry facility. 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Until recently, physicists believed this to be a constant, following the law of conservation momentum. Now, researchers from the Georgia Institute of Technology have proven the opposite \u0026ndash; when bodies exist in curved spaces, it turns out that they \u003Cem\u003Ecan\u003C\/em\u003E in fact move without pushing against something.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThe findings were \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.pnas.org\/doi\/10.1073\/pnas.2200924119\u0022\u003Epublished\u003C\/a\u003E in \u003Cem\u003EProceedings of the National Academy of Sciences \u003C\/em\u003Eon July 28, 2022. In the paper, a team of researchers led by Zeb Rocklin, assistant professor in the School of Physics at Georgia Tech, created a robot confined to a spherical surface with unprecedented levels of isolation from its environment, so that these curvature-induced effects would predominate.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026ldquo;We let our shape-changing object move on the simplest curved space, a sphere, to systematically study the motion in curved space,\u0026rdquo; said Rocklin. \u0026ldquo;We learned that the predicted effect, which was so counter-intuitive it was dismissed by some physicists, indeed occurred: as the robot changed its shape, it inched forward around the sphere in a way that could not be attributed to environmental interactions.\u0026rdquo;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003ECreating a Curved Path \u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThe researchers set out to study how an object moved within a curved space. To confine the object on the sphere with minimal interaction or exchange of momentum with the environment in the curved space, they let a set of motors drive on curved tracks as moving masses. They then connected this system holistically to a rotating shaft so that the motors always move on a sphere. The shaft was supported by air bearings and bushings to minimize the friction, and the alignment of the shaft was adjusted with the Earth\u0026rsquo;s gravity to minimize the residual force of gravity.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EFrom there, as the robot continued to move, gravity and friction exerted slight forces on it. These forces hybridized with the curvature effects to produce a strange dynamic with properties neither could induce on their own. The research provides an important demonstration of how curved spaces can be attained and how it fundamentally challenges physical laws and intuition designed for flat space. Rocklin hopes the experimental techniques developed will allow other researchers to explore these curved spaces.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EApplications in Space and Beyond \u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EWhile the effects are small, as robotics becomes increasingly precise, understanding this curvature-induced effect may be of practical importance, just as the slight frequency shift induced by gravity became crucial to allow GPS systems to accurately convey their positions to orbital satellites. Ultimately, the principles of how a space\u0026rsquo;s curvature can be harnessed for locomotion may allow spacecraft to navigate the highly curved space around a black hole.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026ldquo;This research also relates to the \u0026lsquo;Impossible Engine\u0026rsquo; study,\u0026rdquo; said Rocklin. \u0026ldquo;Its creator claimed that it could move forward without any propellant. That engine was indeed impossible, but because spacetime is very slightly curved, a device could actually move forward without any external forces or emitting a propellant \u0026ndash; a novel discovery.\u0026rdquo;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003ECitation: Shengkai Li, \u0026nbsp;Zeb Rocklin, et al. \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.pnas.org\/doi\/10.1073\/pnas.2200924119\u0022\u003E\u0026ldquo;Locomotion without force, and impulse via dissipation: Robotic swimming in curved space via geometric phase.\u0026rdquo;\u003C\/a\u003E Proceedings of the National Academy of Science. DOI: 10.1073\/pnas.2200924119.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Ch2\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=BZF1nelgPNs\u0022\u003EWatch the video behind the science\u003C\/a\u003E.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/h2\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EWhen humans, animals, and machines move throughout the world, they always push against something, whether it\u0026rsquo;s the ground, air, or water. Until recently, physicists believed this to be a constant, following the law of conservation momentum. Now, researchers have proven the opposite \u0026ndash; when bodies exist in curved spaces, it turns out that they \u003Cem\u003Ecan\u003C\/em\u003E in fact move without pushing against something.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","format":"limited_html"}],"field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"Researchers from Georgia Tech have proven that when bodies exist in curved spaces, they can in fact move without pushing against something."}],"uid":"34602","created_gmt":"2022-08-08 14:56:50","changed_gmt":"2022-08-09 17:47:50","author":"Georgia Parmelee","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","dateline":{"date":"2022-08-08T00:00:00-04:00","iso_date":"2022-08-08T00:00:00-04:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"hg_media":{"659993":{"id":"659993","type":"image","title":"water robot","body":null,"created":"1659970640","gmt_created":"2022-08-08 14:57:20","changed":"1659970640","gmt_changed":"2022-08-08 14:57:20","alt":"Experimental realization of a swimmer on a sphere with actuated motors on a freely rotating boom arm.","file":{"fid":"250150","name":"robot.jpeg","image_path":"\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/robot.jpeg","image_full_path":"http:\/\/www.tlwarc.hg.gatech.edu\/\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/robot.jpeg","mime":"image\/jpeg","size":836499,"path_740":"http:\/\/www.tlwarc.hg.gatech.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/740xx_scale\/public\/images\/robot.jpeg?itok=owu-huDz"}}},"media_ids":["659993"],"groups":[{"id":"1278","name":"College of Sciences"},{"id":"1188","name":"Research Horizons"},{"id":"126011","name":"School of Physics"}],"categories":[],"keywords":[{"id":"187915","name":"go-researchnews"},{"id":"188087","name":"go-irim"}],"core_research_areas":[],"news_room_topics":[],"event_categories":[],"invited_audience":[],"affiliations":[],"classification":[],"areas_of_expertise":[],"news_and_recent_appearances":[],"phone":[],"contact":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EGeorgia Parmelee\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","format":"limited_html"}],"email":["georgia.parmelee@gatech.edu"],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}},"659102":{"#nid":"659102","#data":{"type":"news","title":"Undergraduate Student Research Round-up: Summer Across the College of Sciences","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EAs the mercury climbed across Atlanta this summer, student research heated up across the College of Sciences, thanks to special summer programs for undergraduates from around the globe that help undergraduates get a head start on research experience for STEM careers in academia, industry, and beyond.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThis year\u0026rsquo;s initiatives included \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.nsf.gov\/crssprgm\/reu\/\u0022\u003ENational Science Foundation Research Experiences for Undergraduates (NSF REU)\u003C\/a\u003E programs, a new initiative to engage Georgia community college students, summer workshops in computational chemistry and quantitative biosciences, and more.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThrough the workshops, students learned to navigate new methods of research that involve data analysis and computational aspects of disciplines like chemistry and biology \u0026mdash; as well as communicate connections across concepts like group theory, topology, combinatorics, and number theory.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EMeanwhile, the NSF REU programs across the College\u0026rsquo;s six Schools of \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/biosciences.gatech.edu\/\u0022\u003EBiological Sciences\u003C\/a\u003E, \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/chemistry.gatech.edu\/\u0022\u003EChemistry and Biochemistry\u003C\/a\u003E, \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/eas.gatech.edu\/\u0022\u003EEarth and Atmospheric Sciences\u003C\/a\u003E, \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/physics.gatech.edu\/\u0022\u003EPhysics\u003C\/a\u003E, \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/psychology.gatech.edu\/\u0022\u003EPsychology\u003C\/a\u003E, and \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/math.gatech.edu\/\u0022\u003EMathematics\u003C\/a\u003E, as well as the \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.gatech.edu\/academics\/degrees\/bachelors\/neuroscience-bs\u0022\u003EUndergraduate Neuroscience Program\u003C\/a\u003E, allowed early-year students to get their first taste of in-depth research with unique expertise and equipment available at Georgia Tech.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EOther students took advantage of special fellowships to attend summer conferences in their chosen disciplines, where they networked with fellow young scientists and mathematicians while soaking up knowledge from peers and mentors.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EHere\u0026rsquo;s a roundup of some of the 2022 summer undergraduate student research programs and events led by the College of Sciences at Georgia Tech:\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/sites.gatech.edu\/stacc-workshop\/\u0022\u003EThe Summer Theoretical and Computational Chemistry (STACC) Workshop\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EUndergraduates eager to try calculations in areas such as quantum dynamics, electronic structure theory, and classical molecular dynamics \u0026mdash; and who want to know more about new data science and machine learning tools \u0026mdash; got their chance during this two-week early summer computational chemistry workshop.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026ldquo;Theoretical and computational studies provide a necessary complement to experimental investigations because they are able to obtain the atomistic level of detail that is near impossible to probe with experiment,\u0026rdquo; said \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/chemistry.gatech.edu\/people\/joshua-kretchmer\u0022\u003EJoshua Kretchmer\u003C\/a\u003E, assistant professor in the School of Chemistry and Biochemistry.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026ldquo;It is becoming more and more routine to use these techniques, even outside of pure theory research groups, as computers have become more powerful and more easy-to-use software is being developed to perform these calculations,\u0026rdquo; Kretchmer said. \u0026ldquo;It is thus important for students to be exposed to these techniques early on in their undergraduate education so they have a basic understanding of how and when the slew of different computational techniques are best utilized.\u0026rdquo;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E2022 was the first year for the STACC Workshop, and Kretchmer added that the students \u0026ldquo;seem to be engaged and excited by the material, both in terms of learning the technical skills necessary to utilize high-performance computers and the unique aspects that can be learned about chemical systems from computer simulations.\u0026rdquo;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThose thoughts were echoed by University of South Florida student Nicholas Giunto. \u0026ldquo;After simulating and calculating these various processes, I realized how theoretical chemistry can do so much more than just simulate these scenarios. This technique of chemistry can be used in many other fields of science as well,\u0026rdquo; Giunto said. \u0026ldquo;This workshop has broadened my perspective of chemistry, and taught me a whole new field of science that is innovative and prudent.\u0026rdquo;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EFor more information, check out the STACC website \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/sites.gatech.edu\/stacc-workshop\/\u0022\u003Ehere\u003C\/a\u003E.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003ESummer College Research Internship\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThanks to a grant from the \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/sutherlandchair.cos.gatech.edu\/\u0022\u003EBetsy Middleton and John Clark Sutherland Dean\u0026rsquo;s Chair\u003C\/a\u003E, community college students in Georgia were paired up with a Georgia Tech College of Sciences lab \u0026mdash; at no cost to the students \u0026mdash; for the inaugural \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/scri.cos.gatech.edu\u0022\u003ESummer College Research Internship (SCRI)\u003C\/a\u003E.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThe idea for SCRI grew from \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/shania.khatri.io\/\u0022\u003EShania Khatri\u0026rsquo;s\u003C\/a\u003E experiences conducting research for the first time. Khatri, a fourth-year Biological Sciences major scheduled to graduate in December 2022, began research in high school through a program at a local university that placed students, especially those historically underrepresented in STEM, in labs to complete their own summer research projects.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026ldquo;I felt firsthand how important mentorship was in building confidence in STEM, promoting belonging, and ultimately influencing my decision to pursue higher education and research,\u0026rdquo; Khatri said. \u0026ldquo;Research shows that students who complete high school and undergraduate programs are more likely to pursue STEM majors and consider doctoral degrees, underscoring that mentorship early in careers can improve achievement and retention of these students.\u0026rdquo;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003ESCRI students helped design experiments, collected and analyzed data, and presented the results of their work. They worked closely with their Ph.D. student mentors, learning from them as well as the broader community of their host labs. They also heard weekly lectures from College of Science faculty as they learned about the broader research environment at Georgia Tech.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026ldquo;The accepted students have strong scholastic potential, and we hope that we can excite them about the research happening at Georgia Tech and potentially recruit them to join our programs, either as transfer students or future graduate students,\u0026rdquo; said \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/biosciences.gatech.edu\/people\/will-ratcliff\u0022\u003EWilliam Ratcliff\u003C\/a\u003E, associate professor in the School of Biological Sciences and co-director of the \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/qbios.gatech.edu\/\u0022\u003EInterdisciplinary Ph.D. in Quantitative Biosciences Program\u003C\/a\u003E. Ratcliff also co-leads the SCRI with \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/biosciences.gatech.edu\/people\/todd-streelman\u0022\u003ETodd Streelman\u003C\/a\u003E, professor and chair of the School of Biological Sciences at Tech.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThree students from two-year community college programs in Georgia were chosen for the inaugural SCRI, Ratcliff said. With diverse interests, all three researched in labs within the \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/microdynamics.gatech.edu\/\u0022\u003ECenter for Microbial Dynamics and Infection (CMDI)\u003C\/a\u003E.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026ldquo;While this was not part of our review criteria, two of the three students are members of groups that are underrepresented in science according to National Institutes of Health criteria, so this is a great opportunity to broaden participation in academic research,\u0026rdquo; Ratcliff added.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026ldquo;When discussing diversity in STEM and retention of underrepresented minorities, community college students should be at the forefront of the discussion,\u0026rdquo; Khatri said. \u0026ldquo;It is my hope that through this program the students will gain confidence in their own abilities, and learn skills of science communication, data analysis, critical thinking, collaborative work, and problem solving that will aid them in any career path.\u0026rdquo;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EMore information on the Summer College Research Internship\u0026nbsp;is available \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/scri.cos.gatech.edu\u0022\u003Ehere\u003C\/a\u003E.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EChild Lab Day\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EChild Lab Day is the capstone assignment for students in the \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/psychology.gatech.edu\/\u0022\u003ESchool of Psychology\u003C\/a\u003E course \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/oscar.gatech.edu\/pls\/bprod\/bwckctlg.p_disp_course_detail?cat_term_in=202102\u0026amp;subj_code_in=PSYC\u0026amp;crse_numb_in=2103\u0022\u003EPSYC 2103 Human Development\u003C\/a\u003E. \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/psychology.gatech.edu\/christopher-stanzione\u0022\u003EChristopher Stanzione\u003C\/a\u003E, senior lecturer and associate chair for undergraduate studies for the School, said his students conducted cognitive, language, and conceptual assessments in June on children ranging in age from four months to nine years old.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026ldquo;This is a great applied experience for the Georgia Tech students,\u0026rdquo; Stanzione said. \u0026ldquo;All semester we study these concepts, but to see development in action is special. They\u0026rsquo;ll likely see the gradual change between concepts by administering the assessments to kids of different ages.\u0026rdquo;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThe first Child Lab Day was in 2019. This summer, students majoring in psychology, biomedical engineering, computer science, biology, neuroscience, and economics took part in this second one. \u0026ldquo;They loved it,\u0026rdquo; Stanzione said.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003ENational Science Foundation Research Experiences for Undergraduates (NSF REUs)\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EFor the first time, this year all six schools across the College of Sciences \u0026mdash; plus the Neuroscience program at Tech \u0026mdash; led Research Experiences for Undergraduates, a National Science Foundation initiative.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EEach student was associated with a specific research project, and worked closely with school faculty and other researchers. Students were given stipends and, in many cases, assistance with housing and travel to help cover the experience.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026ldquo;Since most of the undergraduate participants are recruited from institutions that do not have extensive research infrastructure, the immersive research experience available to them in these programs can be transformational,\u0026rdquo; said \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/research.gatech.edu\/david-collard\u0022\u003EDavid Collard\u003C\/a\u003E, professor and senior associate dean in the College, who previously led the REU program in the School of Chemistry and Biochemistry for more than a decade.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026ldquo;A measure of success of the REU programs in the College of Sciences is that many of the undergraduate participants subsequently go on to complete their Ph.D., some at Georgia Tech, and others elsewhere,\u0026rdquo; Collard added.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThe following are the details for each College of Sciences school\u0026rsquo;s REU program. Learn more about future Summer Research Programs for Undergraduates \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/cos.gatech.edu\/gtcosreuprograms\u0022\u003Ehere\u003C\/a\u003E.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003ESchool of Earth and Atmospheric Sciences REU:\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/easreu.eas.gatech.edu\/\u0022\u003EGeorgia Tech Broadening Participation in Atmospheric Science, Oceanography, and Geosciences\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EWorking under the supervision of a School of Earth and Atmospheric Sciences (EAS) faculty member, participants focused on a single research project, but also gained a broad perspective on research in Earth and atmospheric sciences by participating in the dynamic research environment. This interdisciplinary REU program had projects ranging from planetary science to meteorology to oceanography. In addition to full time research, undergraduate researchers participated in a number of professional development activities, seminars with faculty and research scientists, presentation and research poster symposiums, and social activities with other summer REU students.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003ESchools of Biological Sciences, Chemistry and Biochemistry, Civil and Environmental Engineering, Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering REU:\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/reu.biosciences.gatech.edu\/\u0022\u003EAquatic Chemical Ecology (ACE) at Georgia Tech\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThe Aquatic Chemical Ecology REU gave students the opportunity to perform research with faculty from five Georgia Tech schools.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EStudents participated in research with one or more faculty members, learned about careers in science and engineering, and saw how scientists blend knowledge and skills from physics, chemistry, and biology to investigate some of the most challenging problems in environmental sciences.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThis was the first REU experience for Jenn Newlon, a rising senior at the \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/uncw.edu\/\u0022\u003EUniversity of North Carolina Wilmington\u003C\/a\u003E. In fact, \u0026ldquo;I\u0026rsquo;d actually never heard of an REU before I came here,\u0026rdquo; she said. \u0026ldquo;It\u0026rsquo;s been a really good experience. I never really saw this side of research in my institution. While I did get to do undergraduate research, it was more of, \u0026lsquo;do this in a lab, this is what happens.\u0026rsquo; I had to present my findings every week to my PI (principal investigator), who gave really good feedback. And all the people in my lab were really kind and helpful.\u0026rdquo;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003ESchools of Psychology, Biological Sciences REU:\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/reu.neuroscience.gatech.edu\/\u0022\u003ENeuroscience Research Experience for Undergraduates\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThe first week of the inaugural Neuroscience\/Psychology REU was a Neuroscience Bootcamp, where students engaged in hands-on activities to learn about brain anatomy, functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI), encephalography, and other techniques.\u0026nbsp; Then the student researchers spent time working on projects in the laboratories of mentors in either the School of Psychology, School of Biological Sciences, or with researchers at Georgia State University. They also attended professional development and social activities with other REU students.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026ldquo;There is tremendous interest in neuroscience, and we have seen an incredible expansion of technology in our ability to record from the human nervous system,\u0026rdquo; said \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/biosciences.gatech.edu\/people\/Lewis-Wheaton\u0022\u003ELewis Wheaton\u003C\/a\u003E, associate professor in the School of Biological Sciences and co-director of the Neuroscience\/Psychology REU.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026ldquo;At the same time, many students do not have access to these technologies at their academic institutions because of expense,\u0026rdquo; Wheaton said. \u0026ldquo;We feel that it is vital to ensure that students who do not have access to these technologies at their universities get exposure to the tools and approaches to understand the human brain. I am excited to further focus on providing opportunities for women and underrepresented minorities to engage in this research.\u0026rdquo;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EA unique feature of the Neuroscience REU program is that it allows some students to come back for a two-year experience, \u0026ldquo;which can really provide a great opportunity to enhance their research, and put these students in a stronger position to advance their careers,\u0026rdquo; Wheaton added.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026ldquo;It is also great that we can show them the research and educational environment at Georgia Tech and in the broader Atlanta area,\u0026rdquo; said \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/psychology.gatech.edu\/eric-schumacher\u0022\u003EEric Schumacher,\u003C\/a\u003E professor in the School of Psychology and co-director of the Neuroscience\/Psychology REU. \u0026ldquo;This is an opportune time to showcase our two schools and the Institute, given that both schools are working with the College and Institute to offer a cross-disciplinary Neuroscience Ph.D. program soon.\u0026rdquo;\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThat was the impression that Alexa Toliver came away with. The fourth year student at Arizona State University is majoring in neurobiology, \u0026ldquo;but I always wanted to do neuroscience research,\u0026rdquo; she said during the recent REUs poster session at the Ford Environmental Science and Technology Building. \u0026ldquo;It was a little new, but it was a great opportunity and I never felt uncomfortable with any of the topics. This was the only neuroscience REU that I could find, and I applied to it and I got it, so I was excited.\u0026rdquo;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003ESchool of Physics REU:\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/physicsreu.gatech.edu\/\u0022\u003EGeorgia Tech Broadening Participation in Physics\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EWorking under the supervision of a physics faculty member, participants focused on a single research project but also gained a broad perspective on research in physics by participating in the dynamic research environment.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EAvailable projects for the REU spanned the field of physics ranging from quantum materials, quantum simulation\/sensing, astrophysics, physics of living systems, and non-linear dynamics.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EIn addition to full time research, undergraduate researchers participated in a number of professional development seminars, research horizon lunches, and social activities with other summer REU students.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EBrendan D\u0026rsquo;Aquino, a rising senior at Northeastern University in Boston, had planned to use his computer science background to get an industry job after graduation. Then he attended the 2022 School of Physics REU.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026ldquo;After doing an internship last year at a software company that does physics, I kind of realized I wanted to make the switch,\u0026rdquo; D\u0026rsquo;Aquino said. \u0026ldquo;So I applied to the program. I got to work here. And I thought it was super cool. So this was my first time doing research. I kind of had grad school in the back of my mind for a while. But 10 weeks here kind of makes me more sure that I want to get into that in the future.\u0026rdquo;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/math.gatech.edu\/undergraduate-research\u0022\u003ESchool of Mathematics REU\u003C\/a\u003E:\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThe School of Mathematics has a rich tradition of offering summer undergraduate research programs. 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Lizards bend from side to side as they retract their legs to walk or run. Snakes, on the other hand, slither and undulate, like a wave that travels down the body. However, there are species of lizards that have long, snakelike bodies, and limbs so tiny even scientists have wondered about their purpose. Understanding how these hybrid-looking lizards move could provide insight into why an evolutionary transition from lizardlike to snakelike motion occurred.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EUsing biological experiments, robot models, and a geometric theory of locomotion from the 1980s, researchers at the Georgia Institute of Technology investigated how and why intermediate lizard species, with their elongated bodies and short limbs, might use their bodies to move. Led by living systems physics professor \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/physics.gatech.edu\/user\/daniel-goldman\u0022\u003EDaniel Goldman\u003C\/a\u003E, the research team studied body-limb coordination in a diverse sample of lizard bodies. Their multidisciplinary approach uncovered the existence of a previously unknown spectrum of body movements in lizards, revealing a continuum of locomotion dynamics between lizardlike and snakelike movements. Their findings, published in the June issue of \u003Cem\u003EProceedings of the National Academy of Sciences\u003C\/em\u003E, deepen the understanding of evolution\u0026rsquo;s implications for locomotion, and have additional applications for advanced robotics designs.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026ldquo;We were interested in why and how these intermediate lizards use their bodies and limbs to move around in different terrestrial environments,\u0026rdquo; Goldman said. \u0026ldquo;This is a fundamental question in locomotion biology and can inspire more capable wiggling robots.\u0026rdquo;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EA Multidisciplinary Approach\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EBaxi Chong, a Ph.D. student in \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/crablab.gatech.edu\/\u0022\u003EGoldman\u0026rsquo;s lab\u003C\/a\u003E and first author of the paper, became interested in the short-limbed, elongated lizard species \u003Cem\u003EBrachymeles\u003C\/em\u003E at a presentation by \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www2.clarku.edu\/faculty\/facultybio.cfm?id=851\u0022\u003EPhilip Bergmann\u003C\/a\u003E, associate professor of evolutionary biology at Clark University, in which Bergmann discussed the evolution of the species. Chong, a theoretician, had a tool in mind that he believed could help explain how the rare lizard moved, so he reached out to Bergmann to collaborate. Bergmann sent footage of the lizards in the wild to Goldman\u0026rsquo;s lab for analysis.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EEva Erickson, a recent graduate from Georgia Tech and Goldman\u0026rsquo;s lab, then applied new artificial intelligence techniques to analyze the lizards\u0026rsquo; body movement in Bergmann\u0026rsquo;s videos as well as other lizard species. Known as neural network tracking, the software uses AI to identify features of images \u0026mdash; such as legs and bodies \u0026mdash; and track those features and their movements.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EIt has typically been thought that organisms either wiggle like snakes, bend like lizards, or use no body bending at all. When analyzing the footage, however, the researchers saw a wide variety of snakelike waves (traveling waves) and lizardlike movements (standing waves) represented across a diversity of lizard species.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026ldquo;Markerless animal pose estimation software has been greatly improving, allowing much greater insight into the kinematics of organisms,\u0026rdquo; said Erickson, who will enter a Ph.D. program at Brown University in Fall 2022. \u0026ldquo;Through tracking videos with the program DeepLabCut, we found that these species perform\u0026nbsp;a\u0026nbsp;diverse array of wave patterns as they locomote.\u0026rdquo;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThe next question was how to make sense of the diversity of wave patterns. According to Chong, while there are endless ways to think about the waves and what they mean, the information is so complex that it is nearly impossible for humans to understand without using laborious and time-consuming equations.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EInstead, Chong used a mathematical technique developed by particle physicists and control theorists in the last decades. While the theory, now referred to in the locomotion field as geometric mechanics, was initially introduced to study idealized locomotion \u0026mdash; to understand how three connected points might swim in water \u0026mdash; Chong adapted the theory to include the concept of legs.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EUsing geometric mechanics, Chong produced diagrams that visualized the body-limb coordination data, replacing complicated calculations with much simpler diagrammatic analysis. They were able to both see and show the advantage of snakelike waves in short-limbed elongate lizard locomotion and predict that the advantage arises as the primary thrust generation shifts from the limbs to the body.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026ldquo;The advantage of geometric mechanics is that we don\u0026#39;t have to explore every possibility of locomotion to determine which one is the best,\u0026rdquo; Chong said.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EFindings from the neural network tracking and geometric mechanics enabled the group to form a theory: that the style of lizard movement \u0026mdash; whether they move using standing waves to run or a traveling wave to slither \u0026mdash; is closely related to degree of limb size and body elongation.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003ETesting the Theory With Real and Robotic Lizards \u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThe researchers tested the theory in two ways. First, they changed the environment, putting sand-dwelling lizards in what they would never come across naturally: sand with air blowing up through it. They observed that short-bodied lizards with strong legs were forced to wiggle their way out, in a movement known as \u0026ldquo;terrestrial swimming.\u0026rdquo; Essentially, they were able to trick lizards into using snakelike locomotion to move, further supporting the existence of a spectrum of locomotion patterns.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThe team then built a robot model to investigate the advantages of lizardlike and snakelike body movements in the intermediate lizard species. Known as a robophysical model, the robot functions as a physicist\u0026rsquo;s model of a living system that can also be used to vary parameters such as limb length and how the lizard\u0026rsquo;s body drags on the ground. With such capabilities, they can test the predictions of their theoretical model while also gaining understanding of the biological system.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThe team then built a robot model to investigate the advantages of lizardlike and snakelike body movements in the intermediate lizard species. Known as a robophysical model, the robot functions as a physicist\u0026rsquo;s model of a living system. With the robot, they can test the predictions of their theoretical model while also gaining insights into the intermediate lizard\u0026rsquo;s biology and locomotion.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026ldquo;We built the robophysical model to be reconfigurable \u0026mdash; we can vary limb length and change how the lizard robot propels itself with the addition and removal of a belly plate,\u0026rdquo; said Tianyu Wang, a robotics Ph.D. student and member of Goldman\u0026rsquo;s lab. \u0026ldquo;We then used the robot to run similar experiments in sand while tracking its motions and performance.\u0026rdquo;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThe researchers found that, when more body weight was distributed on the belly rather than the limbs, snakelike body movement had the clear advantage in getting lizards where they need to be \u0026mdash; even for those lizards with the strongest legs.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EOverall, the team observed that the degree of body elongation and limb reduction in lizards is directly related to how body and limb movements are coordinated, indicating a closely intertwined continuum between body shapes and locomotion style. The researchers even found the tiny limbs to be of significant use to the lizards, not only with propulsion, but also with lifting their bellies off the ground.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EInsights\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThe researchers\u0026rsquo; findings enabled them to conclude that evolution was not just acting to lengthen bodies or shorten limbs, but both \u0026mdash; and in a highly coordinated and functional way.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026ldquo;Our work really helps explain why these intermediate species are able to compete with other species and persist in their own right for millions of years,\u0026rdquo; Bergmann said. \u0026ldquo;They aren\u0026rsquo;t evolving to be snakelike but are completely functional species with their own ecological roles.\u0026rdquo;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EAlso, roboticists can apply concepts discovered in the researchers\u0026rsquo; work. For example, using the findings from Goldman\u0026rsquo;s lab, roboticists have created snake-, lizard-, and amphibian-inspired robots that could one day be used in search and rescue operations.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026ldquo;With the robophysical models, we can develop principles that can also inform the next generation of robots that might have to crawl around in rubble or move around in extraterrestrial environments like the surface of moons or planets,\u0026rdquo; Goldman said.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EFinally, an important aspect of the study was its multidisciplinary approach. By taking videos from an evolutionary biologist, applying AI tracking software and geometric mechanics to understand movement, and building a robophysical model to test their hypothesis, each student brought individual expertise to bear on the research question.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026ldquo;I have to say, this really was an awesome student-led project,\u0026rdquo; Goldman said. \u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003ECitation\u003C\/strong\u003E: Baxi Chong, Tianyu Wang, Eva Ericksoa, Philip J. Bergmann, and Daniel I. 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One spiral wave creates tachycardia \u0026mdash; a heart rate that\u0026rsquo;s too fast \u0026mdash; and multiple spirals cause a state of disorganized contraction known as fibrillation. Researchers from the Georgia Institute of Technology offer a new method to disrupt spiral waves that uses less energy and that may be less painful than traditional defibrillation.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThis research has been ongoing in \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/physics.gatech.edu\/\u0022\u003ESchool of Physics\u003C\/a\u003E Professor \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/physics.gatech.edu\/user\/flavio-fenton\u0022\u003EFlavio Fenton\u0026rsquo;s\u003C\/a\u003E lab with his student Noah DeTal and research scientist Abouzar Kaboudian. Their latest findings are published in the paper, \u0026ldquo;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.pnas.org\/doi\/10.1073\/pnas.2117568119\u0022\u003ETerminating Spiral Waves with a Single Designed Stimulus: Teleportation as the Mechanism for Defibrillation,\u0026rdquo;\u003C\/a\u003E in the journal \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.pnas.org\/\u0022\u003E\u003Cem\u003EProceedings of the National Academy of Science\u003C\/em\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EThe Problem with Spiral Waves\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EElectrical waves enable the heart to contract and send blood throughout the body. When a wave becomes a spiral, its rotation is faster than the heart\u0026rsquo;s natural pacemaker and suppresses normal cardiac function. Instead, one spiral wave can spawn more spirals until the heart is overtaken by multiple spiral waves, leading to disorganized contraction, and preventing the heart from supplying the body with blood.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EFor years, scientists and doctors have worked to find the best way to stop spiral waves before they get out of control. Yet for over half a century the best method has been a single strong electric shock. The 300 joules of energy required for defibrillation excites not just the heart cells, but the entire body, making it very painful for the patient.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EOver the years researchers have experimented with using weaker shocks to reorganize arrythmias.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026ldquo;We still did not have a clear understanding of how defibrillation worked,\u0026rdquo; said Fenton. \u0026ldquo;This research explains the minimum energy required to actually terminate an arrhythmia and I believe it clarifies the mechanism for defibrillation.\u0026rdquo;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EThe Symmetrical Solution\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThe researchers determined that because spiral waves develop in pairs, they must also be terminated in pairs. Every spiral wave is connected to another spiral going in the opposite direction. Bringing the spiral waves together through an electric shock instantly eliminates both waves.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThe researchers used a mathematical method to identify the key regions for electrical shock stimulation to target spiral waves. They determined that a stimulus delivered to the tissue areas a spiral wave just left and were able sustain a new wave could defibrillate the heart.\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EIn the process of terminating the spiral waves, the researchers were actually moving them, as well, through a concept they named \u0026ldquo;teleportation.\u0026rdquo;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026ldquo;We call it teleportation because it\u0026rsquo;s very similar to what you see in science fiction where something is moved instantaneously from one place to another,\u0026rdquo; Fenton said.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003ESpiral waves can be teleported anywhere in the heart using this approach. In particular, spiral waves can be moved so that they collide with their partners, which extinguishes them. Fenton explained that for successful defibrillation to occur, all pairs of spiral waves must be eliminated in this manner.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThe researchers plan to further test this concept using two-dimensional cultures of heart cells.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026ldquo;The next step is to is to prove experimentally that what we did numerically is possible,\u0026rdquo; Fenton said.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EEventually, Fenton added, they want to develop methods that could be used clinically, and are partnering with cardiologists at Emory University on this work.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003Edoi:\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1073\/pnas.2117568119\u0022\u003Ehttps:\/\/doi.org\/10.1073\/pnas.2117568119\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EBeam me up, Scotty! 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Her research focuses on theoretical, computational, plasma, nuclear, and high energy astrophysics \u0026mdash; along with black holes, neutron stars, and high performance computing.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026ldquo;I am delighted to join Georgia Tech, an institution with strong commitments to basic research, education, and societal impact,\u0026rdquo; \u0026Ouml;zel said. \u0026ldquo;I am looking forward to contributing to its continued growth and its thriving atmosphere.\u0026rdquo;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026ldquo;Throughout the search process for our new chair, Feryal continually impressed me with her insights and vision,\u0026rdquo; said \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/lozier.eas.gatech.edu\/\u0022\u003ESusan Lozier\u003C\/a\u003E, dean of the College of Sciences and Betsy Middleton and John Clark Sutherland Chair. \u0026ldquo;I am very much looking forward to working with her in the next few years to advance the teaching and research missions of the School.\u0026rdquo;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026ldquo;I will also take this opportunity to extend my many thanks to the search committee and heartfelt gratitude to \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/cos.gatech.edu\/news\/michael-schatz-wins-2021-regents-teaching-excellence-online-teaching-award\u0022\u003EMike Schatz\u003C\/a\u003E for his leadership of the School since spring 2020,\u0026rdquo; Lozier added. \u0026ldquo;Mike has admirably steered the School as interim chair and I have appreciated the integrity, creativity, and commitment that he has consistently demonstrated.\u0026rdquo;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003ERevealing the black hole at the heart of the Milky Way\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EA theoretical astrophysicist, \u0026Ouml;zel is also a founding member for the \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/eventhorizontelescope.org\/organization\u0022\u003EEvent Horizon Telescope (EHT) Collaboration\u003C\/a\u003E, where she has led the Modeling and Analysis Group, and has served on the EHT Science Council since its inception.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EOn May 12 of this year, she led EHT\u0026rsquo;s \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/youtu.be\/4Ws0iPDSqI4?t=587\u0022\u003Eunveiling of the first image\u003C\/a\u003E of the supermassive black hole located at the center of our Milky Way galaxy \u0026mdash; Sagittarius A* \u0026mdash; Sgr A* (pronounced \u0026quot;sadge-ay-star\u0026quot;) for short, which is four million times more massive than our Sun.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThe \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/eventhorizontelescope.org\/blog\/astronomers-reveal-first-image-black-hole-heart-our-galaxy\u0022\u003Elong-anticipated look at Sgr A*\u003C\/a\u003E was produced by a global research team using observations from a worldwide network of radio telescopes, with findings published in \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/iopscience.iop.org\/journal\/2041-8205\/page\/Focus_on_First_Sgr_A_Results\u0022\u003E\u003Cem\u003EThe Astrophysical Journal Letters\u003C\/em\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E. According to EHT, the work provided \u0026ldquo;overwhelming evidence that the object is indeed a black hole, and yields valuable clues about the workings of such giants\u0026rdquo; thought to reside at the center of most galaxies.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026ldquo;We see a bright ring surrounding complete darkness, the telltale sign of a black hole,\u0026rdquo; \u0026Ouml;zel said. \u0026ldquo;Now, we can confirm we are looking directly at the point of no return.\u0026quot; As light is curved by the powerful gravity of the black hole, glowing gas creates a signature halo around a dark \u0026ldquo;shadow\u0026rdquo; central region. \u0026ldquo;It seems that black holes like doughnuts,\u0026rdquo; \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2022\/05\/12\/science\/black-hole-photo.html\u0022\u003E\u0026Ouml;zel added\u003C\/a\u003E.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026Ouml;zel said she \u0026quot;fell in love\u0026quot; with Sgr A* two decades ago, while working on her dissertation as a graduate student at Harvard University. Back then, she wondered if we could actually glimpse a black hole directly \u0026mdash; and decided to take on the challenge.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EHer arrival to Georgia Tech will also bring her research partner and spouse, Dimitrios Psaltis, to the School of Physics faculty. \u0026ldquo;I am very excited to be a part of the Georgia Tech community and help spearhead new initiatives in cutting-edge science and technology,\u0026rdquo; said Psaltis, a fellow astrophysicist and professor who chairs the \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/tap.arizona.edu\/\u0022\u003ETheoretical Astrophysics Program\u003C\/a\u003E at the University of Arizona. Psaltis is also the founding Project Scientist of the EHT.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EAs early as the late 1990s, \u0026Ouml;zel and Psaltis worked together to explore the feasibility of taking a picture of Sgr A*. In 2012, they hosted the inaugural meeting of the Event Horizon Telescope in Tucson, which established the worldwide collaboration.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026quot;Many of the early ideas came out of our research group, including the computational tools and infrastructure for the simulation library, as well as the proof of principle for testing Einstein\u0026rsquo;s theory,\u0026quot; said Psaltis, who is also principal investigator of the international\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/bhpire.arizona.edu\/?_ga=2.109643847.370979499.1651773714-1868685316.1638739730\u0022\u003E Black Hole Partnerships for International Research and Education (PIRE) Project\u003C\/a\u003E. \u0026quot;Everything, from running the telescopes to analyzing the data, is a collective effort. Each one of us has their hands in basically everything, and we made it work.\u0026quot;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EMeet Feryal \u0026Ouml;zel \u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EBorn and raised in Istanbul, Turkey, Feryal \u0026Ouml;zel received her B.S. in physics and applied mathematics at Columbia University and her Ph.D. in 2002 at Harvard University. After completing a NASA Hubble Postdoctoral Fellowship at the Institute for Advanced Study, \u0026Ouml;zel joined the University of Arizona faculty in 2005, where she has worked as a professor of astronomy and physics, and as associate dean for research in the College of Science.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EShe is co-investigator of the NASA Neutron star Interior Composition Explorer (NICER) Mission and has twice earned the American Astronomical Society Bruno Rossi Prize (NICER and EHT collaborations), along with a number of honors including a joint \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/news.arizona.edu\/story\/3m-breakthrough-prize-goes-black-hole-hunters-including-ua-astrophysicists\u0022\u003EBreakthrough Prize in Physics\u003C\/a\u003E, and NSF Diamond Achievement Award.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EIn 2016, \u0026Ouml;zel was named a Guggenheim Fellow, as well as a visiting professor and member of the Harvard University Black Hole Initiative. In 2017 she was honored as the Columbia University Annual Bishop Lecturer. She has also served as a Radcliffe Institute for Advanced Study Fellow at Harvard University and as a Miller Visiting Professor at University of California, Berkeley.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026Ouml;zel is a member of the American Astronomical Society and an Elected Fellow of the American Physical Society. She is past chair of the NASA Astrophysics Advisory Committee and NASA Lynx X-ray Telescope Science and Technology Definition Team, and currently serves as an advisor of NANOGrav and the Miller Institute, as well as a member at Aspen Center for Physics.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026Ouml;zel and Psaltis enjoy running marathons and biking long distances together.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cem\u003ELearn more about \u003C\/em\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/chem.arizona.edu\/people\/faculty\/feryal-ozel\u0022\u003E\u003Cem\u003EFeryal \u0026Ouml;zel\u003C\/em\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cem\u003E and \u003C\/em\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/chem.arizona.edu\/people\/faculty\/dimitrios-psaltis\u0022\u003E\u003Cem\u003EDimitrios Psaltis\u003C\/em\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cem\u003E.\u003C\/em\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EAbout Georgia Tech\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThe \u003Cstrong\u003EGeorgia Institute of Technology\u003C\/strong\u003E, or Georgia Tech, is a top 10 public research university developing leaders who advance technology and improve the human condition. The Institute offers business, computing, design, engineering, liberal arts, and sciences degrees. Its nearly 44,000 students representing 50 states and 149 countries, study at the main campus in Atlanta, at campuses in France and China, and through distance and online learning. As a leading technological university, Georgia Tech is an engine of economic development for Georgia, the Southeast, and the nation, conducting more than $1 billion in research annually for government, industry, and society.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EAstrophysicist Feryal \u0026Ouml;zel will chair the School of Physics, effective August 2022. The appointment will also bring Dimitrios Psaltis to the Georgia Tech Physics faculty.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","format":"limited_html"}],"field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"Astrophysicist Feryal \u00d6zel will chair the School of Physics, effective August 2022. 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Nassar has also served as the secretary and president of the\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/wip.gatech.edu\u0022\u003E Georgia Tech Society of Women in Physics\u003C\/a\u003E.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026ldquo;Lila has broad interests and lots of ambition,\u0026rdquo; says Curtis. \u0026ldquo;She brings both an intensity that is useful for driving forward progress and dealing with setbacks. She brings that same fire and energy to her role as president of the Society of Women in Physics.\u0026rdquo;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EIn summer 2021, Nassar also participated in a National Science Foundation\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.undergradresearch.gatech.edu\u0022\u003E Research Experience for Undergraduates\u003C\/a\u003E program at Vanderbilt University.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EA. Joyce Nickelson and John C. 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The scholarship, which recognizes excellence at the interface of mathematics and physics, is awarded to an undergraduate student who has jointly studied mathematics and physics, and who has engaged in scientific research.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003ENickelson-Sutherland award winner\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/saraheisenstadt\u0022\u003E \u003Cstrong\u003ESarah Eisenstadt\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E is completing majors in physics and mathematics, and also studies applied languages and intercultural studies.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EEisenstadt has completed research with\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/people.math.gatech.edu\/~loss\/\u0022\u003E Michael Loss\u003C\/a\u003E in the\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/math.gatech.edu\u0022\u003E School of Mathematics\u003C\/a\u003E on mathematical physics and the development of an energy functional to describe superconductivity, and with\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/iac.gatech.edu\/people\/person\/stephanie-boulard\u0022\u003E Stephanie Boulard\u003C\/a\u003E on the artist Marc Chagall. She has also served as a teaching assistant for linear algebra and multivariable calculus.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003ECynthia L. Bossart and James Efron Scholarship\u003C\/strong\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThis honor was created by alumna Cindy Bossart to recognize high academic achievement by a student in the College of Sciences who is a non-Georgia resident.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThe 2022-3 recipient of this award, \u003Cstrong\u003ESena Ghobadi\u003C\/strong\u003E, is a resident of Florida who graduated from American Heritage School in Broward County. Ghobadi has made a strong start as a first-year as a physics major at Georgia Tech: she has already begun work as a teaching assistant for Physics 2211.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EMetha Phingbodhipakkiya Memorial Scholarship\u003C\/strong\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThis honor was established by Maranee Phingbodhipakkiya to honor her father, his love for physics, and the sacrifices he made to assure that she would have the finest education. This award is made to a junior or senior in the College of Sciences based on academic merit.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThe recipient of this award,\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/nabojeetdas\u0022\u003E \u003Cstrong\u003ENabojeet Das\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E, is a graduate of Tucker High School and is a candidate for the Bachelor of Science in Biology with the Research Option designation and Biologically Inspired Design certificate.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EDas has served as a teaching assistant for the introductory Organismal Biology course, and as a resident assistant for Georgia Tech Housing. His research with\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/petitinstitute.gatech.edu\/aniruddh-sarkar-0\u0022\u003E Aniruddh Sarkar\u003C\/a\u003E, an assistant professor in the\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/bme.gatech.edu\/bme\/\u0022\u003E Wallace H. Coulter Department of Biomedical Engineering\u003C\/a\u003E, focuses on the creation of small and portable biosensors for Covid-19 and other diseases.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EHe has presented his research at a meeting of the Biomedical Engineering Society. Das is a member of DramaTech, the Minority Association of Premed Students, and Buzz Mobile Health.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EVirginia C. and Herschel V. Clanton Jr. Scholarship\u003C\/strong\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThis scholarship was established by alumnus Herschel V. Clanton Jr. to honor his wife, Virginia. The scholarship is awarded annually to a student in the College of Sciences who has demonstrated outstanding academic achievement.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThe 2022 recipient of the Clanton Scholarship,\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/griffinwagner314\u0022\u003E \u003Cstrong\u003EGriffin Wagner\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E, \u003C\/strong\u003Eis a graduate of Vero Beach High School in Florida and is currently a biology major.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EWagner\u0026rsquo;s research with\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/biosciences.gatech.edu\/people\/jeannette-yen\u0022\u003E Jennette Yen\u003C\/a\u003E in the\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/biosciences.gatech.edu\u0022\u003E School of Biological Sciences\u003C\/a\u003E, with collaborators at the Carter Center, the University of Georgia, Texas A\u0026amp;M, and the African country of Chad, focuses on inhibiting the transmission of African guinea worm disease.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EHe has completed an internship at the Harbor Branch Oceanographic Institute, and a National Science Foundation\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.undergradresearch.gatech.edu\u0022\u003E Research Experiences for Undergraduates (REU)\u003C\/a\u003E program at Georgia Tech. Wagner presented his research at the 2022 Ocean Sciences meeting.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003ERobert A. Pierotti Memorial Scholarship\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThe College of Sciences presents this scholarship in honor of Robert \u0026ldquo;Bob\u0026rdquo; Pierotti, past dean of the College and founder of the\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.ceismc.gatech.edu\u0022\u003E Center for Education Integrating Science, Mathematics, and Computing (CEISMC)\u003C\/a\u003E. The award is made to top graduating seniors in the College who have excelled both academically and in research.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThe two recipients of the 2022 Pierotti Award are\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/holly-mccann-01963b169\u0022\u003E \u003Cstrong\u003EHolly McCann\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E and \u003Cstrong\u003ESoham Kulkarni\u003C\/strong\u003E.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EMcCann is a biology major who is completing the Biomolecular Technology certificate. She is a researcher with\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/chemistry.gatech.edu\/people\/loren-williams\u0022\u003E Loren Williams\u003C\/a\u003E in the\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.chemistry.gatech.edu\u0022\u003E School of Chemistry and Biochemistry\u003C\/a\u003E, working on the prediction and visualization of the structure of RNA. McCann\u0026rsquo;s work led to the publication of a paper in the journal \u003Cem\u003ENucleic Acids Research\u003C\/em\u003E. She has also participated in the BeeSnap Vertically Integrated Project with\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/biosciences.gatech.edu\/people\/jennifer-leavey\u0022\u003E Jennifer Leavey\u003C\/a\u003E. McCann has also completed internships with Syngenta and Fidelity Investments.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026ldquo;Holly is remarkable,\u0026rdquo; says Williams. \u0026ldquo;She is highly intelligent, creative, motivated, functional and productive. She is destined to be an extremely successful scientist.\u0026rdquo;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EKulkarni, a graduate of Chattahoochee High School, is a biochemistry major who will also complete the Health and Medical Sciences and Computational Data Analysis minors.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EHe has conducted research with\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/bme.gatech.edu\/bme\/faculty\/Cassie-S.-Mitchell\u0022\u003E Cassie S. Mitchell\u003C\/a\u003E in the Chronic Myeloid Leukemia laboratory. He is a coauthor of a paper in the journal \u003Cem\u003EPharmaceutics\u003C\/em\u003E and has presented his research at the Biomedical Engineering Society (BMES) conference. He also serves as an Undergraduate Research Ambassador.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003ELarry O\u0026rsquo;Hara Graduate Scholarship\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThis honor is provided by an endowment bequeathed by alumnus Larry O\u0026rsquo;Hara. It is presented to outstanding graduate students in the College of Sciences.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EAll of the 2022 winners have established a strong record of research with multiple publications in peer-reviewed journals, as well as multiple conference presentations:\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cul\u003E\r\n\t\u003Cli\u003E\r\n\t\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/people.math.gatech.edu\/~yyoo41\/\u0022\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EYoungho Yoo\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E, Ph.D. candidate, Algorithms, Combinatorics, and Optimization in Mathematics\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\t\u003C\/li\u003E\r\n\t\u003Cli\u003E\r\n\t\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/microdynamics.gatech.edu\/pedro-marquez-zacarias\u0022\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EPedro M\u0026aacute;rquez-Zacarias\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E, Ph.D. candidate, Quantitative Biology program, Biological Sciences\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\t\u003C\/li\u003E\r\n\t\u003Cli\u003E\r\n\t\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/englelab.gatech.edu\/jason\u0022\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EJason Tsukahara\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E, Ph.D. candidate, Psychology\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\t\u003C\/li\u003E\r\n\u003C\/ul\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EYoo is currently studying graph theory with\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/math.gatech.edu\/people\/xingxing-yu\u0022\u003E Xingxing Xu\u003C\/a\u003E and holds a prestigious NSERC Postgraduate Scholarship to support her doctoral studies.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EM\u0026aacute;rquez-Zacarias\u0026rsquo; doctoral research with\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/biosciences.gatech.edu\/people\/will-ratcliff\u0022\u003E William Ratcliff\u003C\/a\u003E focuses on developing theories to understand how multicellular organisms became more complex, and how microbial populations are structured in space.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003ETsukahara, who is studying cognition and brain science with\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/psychology.gatech.edu\/randall-w-engle\u0022\u003E Randall Engle\u003C\/a\u003E, focuses on investigating the nature of attention control with the use of pupillometry and mind-wandering reports.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EHerbert P. Haley Fellowship\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThis graduate fellowship recognizes significant accomplishments and outstanding academic achievements for students at Georgia Tech.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThe 2022 winners are:\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cul\u003E\r\n\t\u003Cli\u003E\r\n\t\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/mcdonaldlab.biology.gatech.edu\/kara-lee\/\u0022\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EKeun (Kara) Lee\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E, Bioinformatics\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\t\u003C\/li\u003E\r\n\t\u003Cli\u003E\r\n\t\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/kubanek.biosci.gatech.edu\/marisa-cepeda\/\u0022\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EMarisa Cepeda\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E, Chemistry\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\t\u003C\/li\u003E\r\n\t\u003Cli\u003E\r\n\t\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/eas.gatech.edu\/people\/garcia-estefania\u0022\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EEstefania Garcia\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E, Earth and Atmospheric Sciences\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\t\u003C\/li\u003E\r\n\t\u003Cli\u003E\r\n\t\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/math.gatech.edu\/people\/christopher-dupre\u0022\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EChristopher DuPre\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E, Mathematics\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\t\u003C\/li\u003E\r\n\t\u003Cli\u003E\r\n\t\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/franciscomartinez8\u0022\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EFrancisco Martinez\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E, Physics\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\t\u003C\/li\u003E\r\n\u003C\/ul\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003ETeaching Assistant Awards\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThe College of Science had four winners among the \u003Cstrong\u003E2022 Georgia Tech Teaching Assistant Awardees\u003C\/strong\u003E, with three hailing from the School of Mathematics. The awards are presented annually by the\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/ctl.gatech.edu\u0022\u003E Center for Teaching and Learning\u003C\/a\u003E to celebrate the contributions to teaching excellence at Georgia Tech made by graduate and undergraduate teaching assistants:\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cul\u003E\r\n\t\u003Cli\u003E\r\n\t\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EUndergraduate Teaching Assistant of the Year\u003C\/strong\u003E:\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\n\t\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/bryan-lee-clark-771b0a169\u0022\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EBryan Clark\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E, Mathematics\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\t\u003C\/li\u003E\r\n\t\u003Cli\u003E\r\n\t\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EGraduate Teaching Assistant of the Year\u003C\/strong\u003E:\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\n\t\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/math.gatech.edu\/people\/tao-yu\u0022\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003ETao Yu\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E, Mathematics\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\t\u003C\/li\u003E\r\n\t\u003Cli\u003E\r\n\t\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EGraduate Student Instructor of the Year:\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\n\t\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/medchemliz\u0022\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EElizabeth (Liz) Jones\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E, Chemistry and Biochemistry\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\t\u003C\/li\u003E\r\n\t\u003Cli\u003E\r\n\t\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EOnline Head Teaching Assistant of the Year:\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\n\t\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/math.gatech.edu\/people\/jaewoo-jung\u0022\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EJaewoo Jung\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E, Mathematics\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\t\u003C\/li\u003E\r\n\u003C\/ul\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003ETech to Teaching Certificates\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003ETech to Teaching Certificates are designed to prepare Georgia Tech graduate and postdoctoral associates for college teaching positions.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThrough this certificate program, participants will develop a thorough understanding of the scholarship of teaching and learning, and will demonstrate their ability to apply these skills in the classroom.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThe following College of Sciences students were awarded Tech to Teaching Certificates:\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cul\u003E\r\n\t\u003Cli\u003E\r\n\t\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/scholar.google.com\/citations?user=D3V-K8kAAAAJ\u0026amp;hl=en\u0022\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EThomas Day\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E, \u003C\/strong\u003EPhysics\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\t\u003C\/li\u003E\r\n\t\u003Cli\u003E\r\n\t\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/biosciences.gatech.edu\/people\/alex-draper\u0022\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EAlex Draper\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E, Biological Sciences\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\t\u003C\/li\u003E\r\n\t\u003Cli\u003E\r\n\t\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/caria-evans-76295295\u0022\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003ECaria Evans\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E, Chemistry and Biochemistry\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\t\u003C\/li\u003E\r\n\t\u003Cli\u003E\r\n\t\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/eas.gatech.edu\/people\/jersild-annika\u0022\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EAnnika Jersild\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E,\u003C\/strong\u003E Earth and Atmospheric Sciences\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\t\u003C\/li\u003E\r\n\t\u003Cli\u003E\r\n\t\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/psychology.gatech.edu\/maugan-lloyd\u0022\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EMaugan Lloyd\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E, Psychology\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\t\u003C\/li\u003E\r\n\t\u003Cli\u003E\r\n\t\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/microdynamics.gatech.edu\/pedro-marquez-zacarias\u0022\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EPedro 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The $10,000 scholarship is awarded annually to a Georgia Tech graduating senior with the most outstanding academic record. It represents one of the highest academic honors given to an undergraduate student. Winners are selected by the associate and assistant deans of all six colleges.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026quot;Sometimes I still have to pinch myself to make sure I\u0026rsquo;m not in some particularly dreamy state after overdosing on bouts of hyper-surrealist poetry,\u0026quot; said Tomar about winning the award. \u0026quot;With around 3,500 to 4,000 graduating students, each more accomplished than the other, it is undoubtedly a very humbling experience to be chosen for this grand honor.\u0026quot;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EYashvardhan knew at an early age that he wanted to be a leading aerospace engineer and space scientist. \u0026quot;The reason was plain and simple \u0026mdash; as reasons are when one is seven \u0026mdash; I had a deep, consuming fascination with the manifold charms of the deep, alluring cosmos,\u0026quot; he said. He also knew that Georgia Tech could provide the pathways for success in his academic career.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EEager to begin his college career, Yashvardhan chose to start a semester early at Georgia Tech by joining the first\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/summer.gatech.edu\/ignite\/\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003ESummer iGniTe program\u003C\/a\u003E. Students in the iGniTe program start their first semester at Tech during the late-short summer term. The early exposure and familiarization with the culture and resources at Tech gave him a more concrete sense of what he wished to accomplish through his undergraduate education. Within just his first two years at Tech, he had two first-author publications in peer-reviewed journals, became the youngest teaching assistant in the Daniel Guggenheim School of Aerospace Engineering Department to teach weekly recitations, and was honored by the Vertical Flight Society with the highly prestigious Charles C. Crawford Fellowship \u0026mdash; given to the top five undergraduate students from universities around the world contributing to the field.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EGraduating with two majors, according to Tomar, was never the original plan. \u0026quot;It was only after taking some astrophysics courses, sheerly out of interest and an innate longing to understand the magic of the universe at its most fundamental level, that I started considering the possibility of pursuing two fields of study in earnest.\u0026quot; Coming from a different education system, Yashvardhan started with almost no transfer credit, which meant he had to pack his semesters to complete both degrees within a four-year time frame \u0026mdash; all while still finding time for research, teaching, volunteer work, and a somewhat unexpected love, poetry. \u0026quot;I was invested in the \u003Ca href=\u0022mailto:Poetry@Tech\u0022\u003EPoetry@Tech\u003C\/a\u003E society at Tech all through my years here. I can affirm that one of the best things to happen to me was meeting Ilya Kaminsky and receiving his mentorship in refining my craft.\u0026quot;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cblockquote\u003E\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026quot;I wish there were words sincere enough in the language to aptly convey how grateful I feel to the Institute \u0026mdash; the administration, the college deans, and the members of the award committee \u0026mdash; for choosing me, among so many promising candidates, for this high honor; to my department chairs Stephen Ruffin, Graeme Kennedy, and Michael Schatz for investing their faith in my candidature; to all my research mentors for always holding a lantern on the path forward; to my peers and family for always keeping me strong and resolute through testing times. 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His recent work has revived worldwide interest in\u0026nbsp;the physics of the triangular lattice antiferromagnet.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\nIn 2016, he and his team published a detailed\u0026nbsp;neutron scattering investigation of YbMgGaO4 that identified the crucial role chemical disorder\u0026nbsp;plays in defining the excitations on the triangular lattice. This model system was proposed\u0026nbsp;theoretically by Phil Anderson in 1972 to exhibit a quantum spin liquid (QSL) ground state.\u0026nbsp;\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\nDespite extensive experimental and theoretical work since this time, it wasn\u0026rsquo;t until Mourigal\u0026rsquo;s\u0026nbsp;recent investigations that we now have appropriate boundary conditions for the triangular lattice\u0026nbsp;to determine which real materials can be considered as physical manifestations of the exotic QSL\u0026nbsp;state, and to what extent disorder serves to mask quantum behavior.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EMourigal\u0026rsquo;s work has made it clear that while a continuum of magnetic excitations is characteristic\u0026nbsp;of a QSL ground state, this property alone is not sufficient to prove the existence of such a state.\u0026nbsp;The use of quantum materials for applications in quantum information science requires increased\u0026nbsp;understanding of entangled states, and how they behave in real materials. As part of this endeavor,\u0026nbsp;Mourigal and his students have focused on examining the spin dynamics of spin-1 SU(3) magnets\u0026nbsp;with proposed Kitaev-like interactions. This resulted in a recent project that pushed the boundaries\u0026nbsp;of both neutron scattering measurement and theoretical modeling to understand the influence of\u0026nbsp;spin-orbital physics in the triangular magnet FeI2.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\nMourigal and his collaborators also observed a set of quadrupolar spin excitations that ordinarily\u0026nbsp;should not be observable using neutron scattering techniques. They were able to explain that these\u0026nbsp;excitations were visible due to the coupling of the spin and orbital degrees of freedom. This\u0026nbsp;discovery of hybridization between dipolar and quadrupolar modes has solved a 40-year-old\u0026nbsp;mystery about why these excitations exist in this compound. This work will remain a longstanding\u0026nbsp;contribution in the fields of neutron scattering and quantum materials due to its high-quality data, as well as the high level of sophistication used to theoretically model the results.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cem\u003EThe NSSA will present the Science Prize to Mourigal\u0026nbsp;during the ACNS\u0026#39; Plenary and Prize Session at the University of Colorado\u0026nbsp;Boulder,\u0026nbsp;at 8:30 a.m. Tuesday, June 7, in UMC Conference Room 235. 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Carson Meredith\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\nProfessor, Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EDavid Sholl\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\nSchool Chair, Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Ch5\u003EUndergraduate Educator Award\u003C\/h5\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EJacqueline Garner\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\nSenior Lecturer, Scheller College of Business\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EAmit S. Jariwala\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\nSenior Academic Professional, Mechanical Engineering\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Ch5\u003EGeoffrey G. Eichholz Faculty Teaching Award\u003C\/h5\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EMichael Evans\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\nSenior Academic Professional, Chemistry and Biochemistry\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EChristie N. Stewart\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\nSenior Academic Professional, Biological Sciences\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Ch5\u003ECTL\/BP Junior Faculty Teaching Excellence Award\u003C\/h5\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EKatie Badura\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\nAssistant Professor, Scheller College of Business\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EJohn James Blazeck\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\nAssistant Professor, Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003ENeha Garg\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\nAssistant Professor, Chemistry and Biochemistry\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EAllen Hyde\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\nAssistant Professor, History and Sociology\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003ENatalie Khazaal\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\nAssistant Professor, Modern Languages\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EAnnabelle C. Singer\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\nAssistant Professor, Biomedical Engineering\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Ch5\u003EInnovation and Excellence in Laboratory Instruction Award\u003C\/h5\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EChristy O\u0026rsquo;Mahony\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\nSenior Academic Professional, Chemistry and Biochemistry\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Ch5\u003EFaculty Award for Academic Outreach\u003C\/h5\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EJames R. Sowell\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\nPrincipal Academic Professional Physics\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Ch5\u003EInnovation in Co-Curricular Education Award\u003C\/h5\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EMary Hudachek-Buswell\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\nLecturer, Computing\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EFisayo Omojokun\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\nSenior Lecturer, Computing\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EJake D. Soper\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\nAssociate Professor, Chemistry and Biochemistry\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Ch5\u003ETeachinig Excellence Award for Online Teaching\u003C\/h5\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EMichael Evans III\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\nSenior Academic Professional, Chemistry and Biochemistry\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Ch5\u003EScholarship of Teaching and Learning Award\u003C\/h5\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EEmily G. Weigel\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\nSenior Academic Professional, Biological Sciences\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Ch3\u003EInternational Initiatives Award\u003C\/h3\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Ch5\u003ESteven A. 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Desai\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\nProfessor, Biomedical Engineering\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Ch5\u003EOutstanding Use of Educational Technology\u003C\/h5\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EAselia Urmanbetova\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\nAcademic Professional, Economics\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Ch5\u003EClass of 1934 Outstanding Service Award\u003C\/h5\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EPinar Keskinocak\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\nProfessor, Industrial and Systems Engineering\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Ch5\u003EClass of 1934 Outstanding Interdisciplinary Activities Award\u003C\/h5\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EThomas Orlando\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\nProfessor, Chemistry and Biochemistry\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Ch5\u003EClass of 1940 W. 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Williamson Fellowship\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\nCole Anderson, Tricia Dang, Abrahim Ladha, Pengda Xie\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EOutstanding Graduate Head Teaching Assistant Award\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\nRusty Otomo\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EOutstanding Graduate Teaching Assistant Award\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\nSam Jijina\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EOutstanding Undergraduate Head Teaching Assistant Award\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\nMitchell Gacuzana\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EOutstanding Undergraduate Teaching Assistant Award\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\nAnthony Zheng\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Ch3\u003EIvan Allen College of Liberal Arts\u003C\/h3\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Ch5\u003EHistory and Sociology\u003C\/h5\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EThe Bellon Award\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\nKatie Marchese and Yihua Xu\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Ch5\u003EModern Languages\u003C\/h5\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EExcellence in Applied Languages and Intercultural Studies (ALIS) Award\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\nElla Tiller\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Ch5\u003EInternational Affairs\u003C\/h5\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EInternational Affairs Graduate Teaching Assistant of the Year\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\nAmelia Rousseau\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EInternational Affairs Online Teaching Assistant of the Year\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\nLeslie Dwolatzky\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EInternational Affairs Outstanding Graduate Student Award\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\nBrian Stewart\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EInternational Affairs Outstanding Undergraduate Student Award\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\nSamuel Ellis\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Ch5\u003EEconomics\u003C\/h5\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EOutstanding Economics Student Award\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\nSamantha Cameron\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Ch5\u003EPublic Policy\u003C\/h5\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EOutstanding Public Policy Undergraduate Student Award\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\nArcha Amin, Kathryn Earles, Adam Lederer\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Ch3\u003ECollege of Design\u003C\/h3\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EAIA Medal for Academic Excellence\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\nWeston Byerly and Monica Rizk\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EAICP Outstanding Student Award\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\nFreyja Brandel-Tanis\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EAlpha Rho Chi Medal\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\nAnLi French\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EIndustrial Designers Society of America Student Merit Award\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\nSophia De Lurgio\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EJohn and Joyce Caddell Student Merit Award\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\nBlaine Allen and Naomi Censullo\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EKim Scott Logan Award\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\nMir Jeffres\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EStanley, Love-Stanley, P.C. 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Hanna, who majored in chemistry at Georgia Tech, also conducted undergraduate research in EAS.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EMore information on the NSF Graduate Research Fellowship Program can be found \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.nsfgrfp.org\/\u0022\u003Ehere\u003C\/a\u003E.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EMore than a dozen College of Sciences student researchers and alumni are among nearly 90 Georgia Tech students and alumni being awarded five-year fellowships and honorable mentions for their work.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","format":"limited_html"}],"field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"More than a dozen College of Sciences student researchers and alumni are among nearly 90 Georgia Tech students and alumni being awarded five-year fellowships and honorable mentions for their work."}],"uid":"34434","created_gmt":"2022-05-05 19:03:20","changed_gmt":"2022-05-10 20:09:03","author":"Renay San Miguel","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","dateline":{"date":"2022-05-06T00:00:00-04:00","iso_date":"2022-05-06T00:00:00-04:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"hg_media":{"658012":{"id":"658012","type":"image","title":"College of Sciences 2022 NSF Graduate Research Honorees: Mi Do, Claire Elbon, Tatiana Gibson, Madeleine Hardt, Emily Hughes, Tucker Lancaster, McKinley Paul.","body":null,"created":"1651855662","gmt_created":"2022-05-06 16:47:42","changed":"1680031744","gmt_changed":"2023-03-28 19:29:04","alt":"","file":{"fid":"249452","name":"cos nsf grfp 2022.jpg","image_path":"\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/cos%20nsf%20grfp%202022.jpg","image_full_path":"http:\/\/www.tlwarc.hg.gatech.edu\/\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/cos%20nsf%20grfp%202022.jpg","mime":"image\/jpeg","size":817914,"path_740":"http:\/\/www.tlwarc.hg.gatech.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/740xx_scale\/public\/images\/cos%20nsf%20grfp%202022.jpg?itok=6qJJIj4V"}}},"media_ids":["658012"],"related_links":[{"url":"https:\/\/postdocs.gatech.edu\/news\/49-students-awarded-prestigious-national-science-foundation-graduate-research-fellowship","title":"49 Georgia Tech Students Awarded Prestigious National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowship"},{"url":"https:\/\/cos.gatech.edu\/article\/shannon-valley-phd-earth-and-atmospheric-sciences","title":"Shannon Valley: Ph.D. in Earth and Atmospheric Sciences"}],"groups":[{"id":"1278","name":"College of Sciences"},{"id":"364801","name":"EAS"},{"id":"1275","name":"School of Biological Sciences"},{"id":"85951","name":"School of Chemistry and Biochemistry"},{"id":"66220","name":"Neuro"},{"id":"126011","name":"School of Physics"}],"categories":[{"id":"8862","name":"Student Research"}],"keywords":[{"id":"4896","name":"College of Sciences"},{"id":"166926","name":"School of Earth and Atmospheric Sciences"},{"id":"166928","name":"School of Chemistry and Biochemistry"},{"id":"166937","name":"School of Physics"},{"id":"190549","name":"Georgia Tech Neursoscience"},{"id":"187899","name":"National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowship Program"}],"core_research_areas":[{"id":"39441","name":"Bioengineering and Bioscience"},{"id":"39501","name":"People and Technology"}],"news_room_topics":[],"event_categories":[],"invited_audience":[],"affiliations":[],"classification":[],"areas_of_expertise":[],"news_and_recent_appearances":[],"phone":[],"contact":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003ERenay San Miguel\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\nCommunications Officer II\/Science Writer\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\nCollege of Sciences\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\n404-894-5209\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EEditor: Jess Hunt-Ralston\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","format":"limited_html"}],"email":["renay.san@cos.gatech.edu"],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}},"657366":{"#nid":"657366","#data":{"type":"news","title":"Construction to Begin on Science Square, Life Science Hub","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EIt\u0026rsquo;s been in the works for more than a decade and now construction will officially begin. An announcement from Georgia Advance Technology Ventures (GATV), a cooperative organization of Georgia Tech, and Trammell Crow Company (TCC), the project developer, shares details of what will become a major life science innovation hub for the Atlanta region. Now named Science Square, the development will be a mixed-use innovation community that includes commercial lab space as well as residential real estate and retail opportunities.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EYou can \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.trammellcrow.com\/en\/about\/media-center\/trammell-crow-company-and-high-street-residential-break-ground-on-life-science-hub-and-multifamily\u0022\u003Eread more about the project here\u003C\/a\u003E.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EAn announcement from Georgia Advance Technology Ventures (GATV), a cooperative organization of Georgia Tech, and Trammell Crow Company (TCC), the project developer, shares details of what will become a major life science innovation hub for the Atlanta region.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","format":"limited_html"}],"field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"Now named Science Square, the development will be a mixed-use innovation community that includes commercial lab space as well as residential real estate and retail opportunities."}],"uid":"34528","created_gmt":"2022-04-15 22:16:57","changed_gmt":"2022-04-19 00:34:33","author":"jhunt7","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","dateline":{"date":"2022-04-14T00:00:00-04:00","iso_date":"2022-04-14T00:00:00-04:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"hg_media":{"657172":{"id":"657172","type":"image","title":"Science Square: View of Labs and Connecting Bridge ","body":null,"created":"1649707261","gmt_created":"2022-04-11 20:01:01","changed":"1649707261","gmt_changed":"2022-04-11 20:01:01","alt":"Science Square","file":{"fid":"249077","name":"Science Square Labs hero shot rendering 3.28.2022.jpg","image_path":"\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/Science%20Square%20Labs%20hero%20shot%20rendering%203.28.2022.jpg","image_full_path":"http:\/\/www.tlwarc.hg.gatech.edu\/\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/Science%20Square%20Labs%20hero%20shot%20rendering%203.28.2022.jpg","mime":"image\/jpeg","size":717915,"path_740":"http:\/\/www.tlwarc.hg.gatech.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/740xx_scale\/public\/images\/Science%20Square%20Labs%20hero%20shot%20rendering%203.28.2022.jpg?itok=y8oQ7lWf"}},"657171":{"id":"657171","type":"image","title":"Science Square: Courtyard View ","body":null,"created":"1649707083","gmt_created":"2022-04-11 19:58:03","changed":"1649707083","gmt_changed":"2022-04-11 19:58:03","alt":"Science Square Courtyard View","file":{"fid":"249076","name":"Science Square courtyard rendering 3.28.22.jpg","image_path":"\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/Science%20Square%20courtyard%20rendering%203.28.22.jpg","image_full_path":"http:\/\/www.tlwarc.hg.gatech.edu\/\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/Science%20Square%20courtyard%20rendering%203.28.22.jpg","mime":"image\/jpeg","size":851401,"path_740":"http:\/\/www.tlwarc.hg.gatech.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/740xx_scale\/public\/images\/Science%20Square%20courtyard%20rendering%203.28.22.jpg?itok=V-7I_CUx"}}},"media_ids":["657172","657171"],"groups":[{"id":"1278","name":"College of Sciences"},{"id":"1275","name":"School of Biological Sciences"},{"id":"85951","name":"School of Chemistry and Biochemistry"},{"id":"126011","name":"School of Physics"},{"id":"443951","name":"School of Psychology"},{"id":"1188","name":"Research Horizons"}],"categories":[],"keywords":[{"id":"166882","name":"School of Biological Sciences"},{"id":"187915","name":"go-researchnews"}],"core_research_areas":[],"news_room_topics":[{"id":"71871","name":"Campus and Community"}],"event_categories":[],"invited_audience":[],"affiliations":[],"classification":[],"areas_of_expertise":[],"news_and_recent_appearances":[],"phone":[],"contact":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022mailto:wmeeks7@gatech.edu\u0022\u003EBlair Meeks\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\nAssistant Vice President External Communications\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\nGeorgia Tech\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","format":"limited_html"}],"email":[],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}},"657389":{"#nid":"657389","#data":{"type":"news","title":"Down to Earth \u2014 Every Day","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EGeorgia Tech will celebrate its 25th annual Earth Day \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/earthday.gatech.edu\/schedule-0\u0022\u003Ewith a 4-day schedule of events\u003C\/a\u003E. The celebration kicks off Monday, April 18, with a \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/primetime.bluejeans.com\/a2m\/register\/xzuhywgk\u0022\u003Ekeynote event\u003C\/a\u003E featuring Vice President for Infrastructure and Sustainability Maria Cimilluca.\u0026nbsp;She will share\u202fher inspiring vision for the future of sustainability at Georgia Tech.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026quot;The Institute\u0026#39;s \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/strategicplan.gatech.edu\/\u0022\u003Estrategic plan\u003C\/a\u003E asks us to envision an institution that leverages its unmatched scale and resources to address the most crucial challenges of our time,\u0026rdquo; Cimilluca said. \u0026ldquo;I see the Institute\u0026#39;s sustainability plan as one of the many pathways for collaboration, innovation, and action that will lead us toward transformations in research, applied technologies, culture, and ultimately a more sustainable future.\u0026quot;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EGeorgia Tech first celebrated Earth Day in 1997. For many years the celebration was a one-day, afternoon event. In 2020, it was expanded but held virtually due to the Covid-19 pandemic. Held in person last year, the event featured The Kendeda Building for Innovative Sustainable Design\u0026rsquo;s Living Building Certification by the International Living Futures Organization, and President Cabrera cut the ribbon for the grand opening of the EcoCommons. These two areas on campus represent Georgia Tech\u0026rsquo;s commitment to sustainability and serve as living, learning laboratories for students, faculty, and staff.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EEvent co-chairs Anne Rogers, associate director of the \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/sustain.gatech.edu\/\u0022\u003EOffice of Campus Sustainability\u003C\/a\u003E, and Emma Brodzik, campus sustainability project manager, have planned a strong lineup of events for this 25th anniversary. From a bike ride with President Cabrera, to a waste audit of the Clough Undergraduate Learning Commons, to a bird walk and tree planting, this year\u0026rsquo;s \u0026ldquo;Down to Earth\u0026rdquo; event offers many opportunities to celebrate nature and learn about new and innovative ways to protect and preserve our planet.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EAs is the tradition, this year\u0026rsquo;s theme and logo were chosen from a student design contest. The winner, Abhinav Thukral, is a graduate student in human and computer interaction. \u0026ldquo;I think it\u0026rsquo;s incredibly important to be aware of how our activities affect the planet and to learn sustainable ways to progress as a community,\u0026rdquo; Thukral said. \u0026ldquo;Earth Day is essential to reflect on some of the environmental issues we face today and how we might work together to address them.\u0026rdquo;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EStudents have often requested to work with campus operations to manifest positive environmental change by engaging with the staff of Infrastructure and Sustainability. This unit is responsible for providing sustainable, safe, and well-maintained campus facilities. For example, recent Carbon Reduction Challenge winners aided in implementing the replacement of existing fluorescent lighting with LED in a wing of the Petit Institute for Bioengineering and Bioscience building. By working with the Building Engineering and Energy Strategies department, this improvement will yield more than 250,000 pounds of carbon dioxide reduction per year. Another area where students are proactive is recycling. When the need for acrylic shields lessened as the intensity of the pandemic waned, student volunteers from the Office of Minority Education assisted campus staff in collecting 800 pounds of acrylic and PVC for recycling.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThese types of student-led collaborative efforts are encouraged. If your organization or class would like to collaborate with Infrastructure and Sustainability, use \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/facilities.gatech.edu\/living-laboratory\u0022\u003Ethis form\u003C\/a\u003E to get started.\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EGeorgia Tech will celebrate its 25th annual Earth Day with a 4-day schedule of events this week.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","format":"limited_html"}],"field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"Georgia Tech will celebrate its 25th annual Earth Day with a 4-day schedule of events this week."}],"uid":"34528","created_gmt":"2022-04-18 15:54:49","changed_gmt":"2022-04-18 15:55:22","author":"jhunt7","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","dateline":{"date":"2022-04-18T00:00:00-04:00","iso_date":"2022-04-18T00:00:00-04:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"hg_media":{"657376":{"id":"657376","type":"image","title":"Spring Flowers on Campus","body":null,"created":"1650287557","gmt_created":"2022-04-18 13:12:37","changed":"1650287557","gmt_changed":"2022-04-18 13:12:37","alt":"","file":{"fid":"249159","name":"N18C10302_P59_003-dd.jpg","image_path":"\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/N18C10302_P59_003-dd.jpg","image_full_path":"http:\/\/www.tlwarc.hg.gatech.edu\/\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/N18C10302_P59_003-dd.jpg","mime":"image\/jpeg","size":677056,"path_740":"http:\/\/www.tlwarc.hg.gatech.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/740xx_scale\/public\/images\/N18C10302_P59_003-dd.jpg?itok=Kn-HrG_l"}}},"media_ids":["657376"],"related_links":[{"url":"https:\/\/earthday.gatech.edu\/schedule-0","title":"2022 Earth Day Events"},{"url":"https:\/\/news.gatech.edu\/news\/2022\/04\/06\/whos-down-earth-day","title":"Who\u0027s Down for Earth Day?"},{"url":"https:\/\/news.gatech.edu\/news\/2022\/04\/12\/9-student-groups-sustainable-missions","title":"9 Student Groups With Sustainable Missions"}],"groups":[{"id":"1278","name":"College of Sciences"},{"id":"364801","name":"EAS"},{"id":"565971","name":"Ocean Science and Engineering (OSE)"},{"id":"1275","name":"School of Biological Sciences"},{"id":"85951","name":"School of Chemistry and Biochemistry"},{"id":"1279","name":"School of Mathematics"},{"id":"126011","name":"School of Physics"},{"id":"443951","name":"School of Psychology"},{"id":"402381","name":"Urban Honey Bee Project"}],"categories":[{"id":"129","name":"Institute and Campus"}],"keywords":[{"id":"1005","name":"Earth Day"},{"id":"479","name":"Green Buzz"},{"id":"190389","name":"sustainabiliity"},{"id":"166882","name":"School of Biological Sciences"}],"core_research_areas":[],"news_room_topics":[{"id":"71871","name":"Campus and Community"}],"event_categories":[],"invited_audience":[],"affiliations":[],"classification":[],"areas_of_expertise":[],"news_and_recent_appearances":[],"phone":[],"contact":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022mailto:cathy.brim@gatech.edu\u0022\u003ECathy Brim\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EInstitute Communications\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","format":"limited_html"}],"email":[],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}},"657321":{"#nid":"657321","#data":{"type":"news","title":"Spring Sciences Celebration Honors Faculty and Staff Excellence","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EAs the end of the school year approaches, recognition of exceptional work across research, teaching, administration, and community building took center stage at Harrison Square on April 14 at the College of Sciences Spring Sciences Celebration.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026ldquo;Our annual celebration is a welcomed tradition in the College,\u0026rdquo; 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Immel, who greatly influenced Crawford\u0026rsquo;s undergraduate experience at Tech:\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cul\u003E\r\n\t\u003Cli\u003E\r\n\t\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/biosciences.gatech.edu\/people\/alonzo-whyte\u0022\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EAlonzo Whyte\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E, academic professional in Biological Sciences, academic advisor for the Health and Medical Sciences (HMED) Minor, and director of academic advising for the Bachelor of Science in Neuroscience\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\t\u003C\/li\u003E\r\n\t\u003Cli\u003E\r\n\t\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/physics.gatech.edu\/user\/peter-yunker\u0022\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EPeter Yunker\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E, assistant professor, Physics\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\t\u003C\/li\u003E\r\n\u003C\/ul\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EThe Leddy Family Dean\u0026rsquo;s Faculty Excellence Award\u003C\/strong\u003E, established by \u003Cstrong\u003EJeff Leddy\u003C\/strong\u003E (\u0026rsquo;78 Physics) and \u003Cstrong\u003EPam Leddy\u003C\/strong\u003E to support a faculty member at the associate professor level with proven accomplishments in research and teaching:\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cul\u003E\r\n\t\u003Cli\u003E\r\n\t\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/biosciences.gatech.edu\/people\/will-ratcliff\u0022\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EWilliam (Will) Ratcliff\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E, associate professor in Biological Sciences and director of the Interdisciplinary Ph.D. in Quantitative Biosciences program\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\t\u003C\/li\u003E\r\n\u003C\/ul\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EThe Faculty Mentor Award\u003C\/strong\u003E, established jointly by the College of Sciences and the Georgia Tech ADVANCE Program and presented to exemplary senior faculty who help new faculty advance in their careers as they learn to balance their roles as researchers, teachers, and advisors to their own graduate students and postdoctoral researchers:\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cul\u003E\r\n\t\u003Cli\u003E\r\n\t\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/people.math.gatech.edu\/~kang\/\u0022\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003ESung Ha Kang\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E, professor, Mathematics\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\t\u003C\/li\u003E\r\n\t\u003Cli\u003E\r\n\t\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/eas.gatech.edu\/people\/lynch-stieglitz-dr-jean\u0022\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EJean Lynch-Stieglitz\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E, professor and associate chair, Earth and Atmospheric Sciences\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\t\u003C\/li\u003E\r\n\t\u003Cli\u003E\r\n\t\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/chemistry.gatech.edu\/people\/loren-williams\u0022\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003ELoren Williams\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E, professor, Chemistry and Biochemistry\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\t\u003C\/li\u003E\r\n\u003C\/ul\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Ch3\u003EResearch Faculty Awards\u003C\/h3\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EThe Outstanding Junior Research Faculty Award\u003C\/strong\u003E and \u003Cstrong\u003EOutstanding Senior Research Faculty Award\u003C\/strong\u003E recognize postdoctoral and non-tenure track research faculty who have made exceptional research contributions with significant impact on their field of study:\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EOutstanding Junior Research Faculty Award\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cul\u003E\r\n\t\u003Cli\u003E\r\n\t\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.thewhiteleylab.com\/gina-lewin.html\u0022\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EGina R. Lewin\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E, postdoctoral fellow in \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/biosciences.gatech.edu\/people\/marvin-whiteley\u0022\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EMarvin Whiteley\u0026rsquo;s\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E research group, Biological Sciences\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\t\u003C\/li\u003E\r\n\u003C\/ul\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EOutstanding Senior Research Faculty Award\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cul\u003E\r\n\t\u003Cli\u003E\r\n\t\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/biosciences.gatech.edu\/people\/anton-petrov\u0022\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EAnton S. Petrov\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E, research scientist II and co-investigator of the Center for the Origins of Life in \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/chemistry.gatech.edu\/people\/loren-williams\u0022\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003ELoren Williams\u0026rsquo;\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E research group, Chemistry and Biochemistry\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\t\u003C\/li\u003E\r\n\u003C\/ul\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EThe Research Faculty Community Trailblazer Award\u003C\/strong\u003E recognizes postdoctoral and non-tenure track research faculty who have demonstrated exceptional and sustained leadership that strengthens and improves the research faculty community:\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cul\u003E\r\n\t\u003Cli\u003E\r\n\t\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/reveals.gatech.edu\/content\/micah-j-schaible\u0022\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EMicah J. Schaible\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E, research scientist II in \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/reveals.gatech.edu\/content\/thomas-m-orlando\u0022\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EThomas (Thom) Orlando\u0026rsquo;s\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E research group, Electron and Photon Induced Chemistry on Surfaces (EPICS) Lab, Chemistry and Biochemistry\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\t\u003C\/li\u003E\r\n\u003C\/ul\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Ch3\u003EStaff Leadership and Excellence Awards\u003C\/h3\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThe newly established \u003Cstrong\u003EExceptional Staff Member Award\u003C\/strong\u003E\u0026nbsp;and\u0026nbsp;\u003Cstrong\u003EStaff Excellence Awards\u003C\/strong\u003E recognize staff who exemplify outstanding performance above and beyond the call of duty \u0026mdash; positively impacting the strategic goals of their department and the College, consistently providing excellent service within their school or the overall College, and demonstrating exemplary teamwork:\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EExceptional Staff Member Award\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cul\u003E\r\n\t\u003Cli\u003E\r\n\t\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/biosciences.gatech.edu\/people\/jasmine-martin\u0022\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EJasmine Martin\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E, assistant to the chair, Biological Sciences\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\t\u003C\/li\u003E\r\n\u003C\/ul\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EStaff Excellence Awards\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cul\u003E\r\n\t\u003Cli\u003E\r\n\t\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/physics.gatech.edu\/user\/katrine-pate\u0022\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EKatrine Pate\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E, grants administrator, Physics\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\t\u003C\/li\u003E\r\n\t\u003Cli\u003E\r\n\t\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/math.gatech.edu\/people\/lea-marzo\u0022\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003ELea Marzo\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E, assistant to the chair, Mathematics\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\t\u003C\/li\u003E\r\n\t\u003Cli\u003E\r\n\t\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/eas.gatech.edu\/people\/bass-stacey\u0022\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EStacey Bass\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E, grants administrator lead, Psychology and Earth and Atmospheric Sciences\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\t\u003C\/li\u003E\r\n\t\u003Cli\u003E\r\n\t\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/math.gatech.edu\/people\/steven-daniele\u0022\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003ESteven Daniele\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E, IT support engineer senior, Academic \u0026amp; Research Computing Services (ARCS)\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\t\u003C\/li\u003E\r\n\u003C\/ul\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThe inaugural\u003Cstrong\u003E Leadership in Action Staff Award \u003C\/strong\u003Eand\u003Cstrong\u003E Excellence in Leadership Staff Awards\u003C\/strong\u003E recognize staff who have made exceptional contributions to the College through innovative and strategic leadership, change management, business process improvement, special project leadership, and similar accomplishments:\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003ELeadership in Action Staff Award\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cul\u003E\r\n\t\u003Cli\u003E\r\n\t\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/math.gatech.edu\/people\/kimberly-stanley\u0022\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EKimberly Stanley\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E,\u003C\/strong\u003E assistant director of business operations, Mathematics\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\t\u003C\/li\u003E\r\n\u003C\/ul\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EExcellence in Leadership Staff Awards\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cul\u003E\r\n\t\u003Cli\u003E\r\n\t\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/kathy-sims-mcdaniels-4543416a\u0022\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EKathy Sims-McDaniels\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E, development assistant in the Dean\u0026rsquo;s Office and chair of College of Sciences Staff Advisory Council\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\t\u003C\/li\u003E\r\n\t\u003Cli\u003E\r\n\t\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/jwallom\u0022\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EJohn Wallom\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E, associate director of IT Operations, ARCS\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\t\u003C\/li\u003E\r\n\u003C\/ul\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThe College also recognized and welcomed a trio of new faculty members who arrived on campus this school year:\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cul\u003E\r\n\t\u003Cli\u003E\r\n\t\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/biosciences.gatech.edu\/people\/onur-birol\u0022\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EOnur Birol\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E, academic professional, Biological Sciences\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\t\u003C\/li\u003E\r\n\u003C\/ul\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cul\u003E\r\n\t\u003Cli\u003E\r\n\t\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/psychology.gatech.edu\/tansu-celikel\u0022\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003ETansu Celikel\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E, professor and school chair, Psychology\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\t\u003C\/li\u003E\r\n\t\u003Cli\u003E\r\n\t\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/eas.gatech.edu\/people\/ellis-shelby-0\u0022\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EShelby Ellis\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E, lecturer, Earth and Atmospheric Sciences\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\t\u003C\/li\u003E\r\n\u003C\/ul\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThe 2022 Spring Sciences Celebration program can be \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/cos.gatech.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/2022_cos_spring_sciences_celebration_-_program.pdf\u0022\u003Efound here\u003C\/a\u003E, and high-resolution photos can be \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.dropbox.com\/sh\/1z9b7f449hfis1u\/AAAIiZDNTptJqkL0qvZlXTwLa?dl=0\u0022\u003Edownloaded here\u003C\/a\u003E.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":[{"value":"Joined by alumni and friends, the College of Sciences welcomes new professors, presents annual faculty honors alongside inaugural staff and research faculty awards in recognition of individual excellence and community accomplishments."}],"field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EJoined by alumni and friends, the College of Sciences welcomes new professors, presents annual faculty honors alongside inaugural staff and research faculty awards in recognition of individual excellence and community accomplishments.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","format":"limited_html"}],"field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"Joined by alumni and friends, the College of Sciences welcomes new professors, presents annual faculty honors alongside inaugural staff and research faculty awards in recognition of individual excellence and community accomplishments."}],"uid":"34528","created_gmt":"2022-04-15 16:06:43","changed_gmt":"2022-04-15 17:55:09","author":"jhunt7","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","dateline":{"date":"2022-04-15T00:00:00-04:00","iso_date":"2022-04-15T00:00:00-04:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"hg_media":{"657320":{"id":"657320","type":"image","title":"The 2022 Spring Sciences Celebration, held on April 14 at Harrison Square. 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research collaborations with academic faculty, last year GTRI \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/coe.gatech.edu\/news\/2021\/06\/national-security-research-fueled-partnership\u0022\u003Estarted\u003C\/a\u003E the Graduate Student Fellowship Program to catalyze long-term research collaborations between their scientists and researchers and GT academic faculty.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThe first eight projects in the inaugural cohort from the College of Engineering have been a great success, and in the second year\u0026nbsp;the fellowship is expanding to include all the colleges across Georgia Tech.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026ldquo;We really want connectivity to manifest through research collaborations, and it\u0026rsquo;s advantageous for us to reach into the broad wealth of and depth of talent across the academic schools,\u0026rdquo; said Mark Whorton, GTRI\u0026rsquo;s chief technology officer. \u0026ldquo;From the theoretical research done on campus into the applied 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This year\u0026rsquo;s projects will lead to innovations in everything from side-channel security to maximizing the potential of heterogenous hardware.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EWhat the researchers are most excited about is the collaboration.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026ldquo;I have been collaborating with GTRI on seedling concepts recently,\u0026rdquo; Muhannad Bakir, a Dan Fielder professor in the \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.ece.gatech.edu\/\u0022\u003ESchool of Electric and Computer Engineering\u003C\/a\u003E. \u0026ldquo;This fellowship program allows us to accelerate and scale these ideas and generate the results necessary to attract new collaborators from the government and private industry.\u0026rdquo;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Ch3\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EFaculty Research Pairs and Proposals\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/h3\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EAcross the seven selected fellowship awards, researchers from GTRI labs will co-advise students along with a Georgia Tech faculty member.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EWhat:\u003C\/strong\u003E Electronic and Photonic Integrated Circuit Heterogeneous Integration\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\n\u003Cstrong\u003EWho:\u003C\/strong\u003E \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.ece.gatech.edu\/faculty-staff-directory\/muhannad-s-bakir\u0022\u003EMuhannad Bakir\u003C\/a\u003E, \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/bakirlab.gatech.edu\/lab-members\/paul-k-jo\u0022\u003EPaul Jo\u003C\/a\u003E, \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/benbyang\/\u0022\u003EBenjamin Yang\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\n\u003Cstrong\u003EUnit:\u003C\/strong\u003E \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.ece.gatech.edu\/\u0022\u003ESchool of Electrical and Computer Engineering\u003C\/a\u003E, \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.gtri.gatech.edu\/laboratories\/sensors-and-electromagnetic-applications-laboratory\u0022\u003ESEAL\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\n\u003Cstrong\u003EWhy It Matters: \u003C\/strong\u003EThis project will develop techniques to seamlessly combine integrated circuits (ICs) from different domains (photonics, radio frequency, and digital) into a single package.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026ldquo;The fellowship will support high-risk, high-payoff research in advanced packaging and heterogeneous integration of electronics and photonics chiplets,\u0026rdquo; said Bakir. \u0026ldquo;The ability to heterogeneously integrate these unique chiplet functions will enable high-performance scalable digital and\u0026nbsp;radio frequency systems. Specifically, we are exploring the co-packaging of silicon photonics and electronics using 2.5D and 3D interconnect technologies to enable seamless, low-loss, high-performance, and compact integration.\u0026rdquo;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EWhat: \u003C\/strong\u003ESide-channel Attack Resistant Integrated Circuits\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\n\u003Cstrong\u003EWho:\u003C\/strong\u003E \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.ece.gatech.edu\/faculty-staff-directory\/saibal-mukhopadhyay\u0022\u003ESaibal Mukhopadhyay\u003C\/a\u003E, Christopher Clark\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\n\u003Cstrong\u003EUnit:\u003C\/strong\u003E \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.ece.gatech.edu\/\u0022\u003ESchool of Electrical and Computer Engineering\u003C\/a\u003E, \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.gtri.gatech.edu\/laboratories\/cybersecurity-information-protection-and-hardware-evaluation-research\u0022\u003ECIPHER\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\n\u003Cstrong\u003EWhy It Matters: \u003C\/strong\u003EApplication Specific Integrated Circuits (ASICs) are deployed in many applications critical for national security. Power and electromagnetic emission-based side-channel attacks provide a physical channel to reveal secrets contained in an application specific integrated circuit (ASIC) and have emerged as a key threat to security of ASICs used in commercial and Department of Defense applications.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026ldquo;Software-based security methods are inadequate for inhibiting SCA,\u0026rdquo; said Mukhopadhyay. \u0026ldquo;The proposed research will develop and demonstrate design methods and circuit techniques to build side-channel attack-resistant ASICs.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EWhat:\u003C\/strong\u003E Developing Techniques for IPv6 Internet-Wide Scanning\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\n\u003Cstrong\u003EWho:\u003C\/strong\u003E \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/frankli.ece.gatech.edu\/\u0022\u003EFrank Li,\u003C\/a\u003E \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/adonisbovell\/\u0022\u003EAdonis Bovell\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\n\u003Cstrong\u003EUnit:\u003C\/strong\u003E \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/scp.cc.gatech.edu\/\u0022\u003ESchool of Cybersecurity \u0026amp; Policy\u003C\/a\u003E, \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.gtri.gatech.edu\/laboratories\/cybersecurity-information-protection-and-hardware-evaluation-research\u0022\u003ECIPHER\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\n\u003Cstrong\u003EWhy It Matters: \u003C\/strong\u003EThe internet consists of two core network protocols: IPv4 and the relatively new but widespread IPv6.\u0026nbsp;Internet scanning allows researchers to assess security, but the techniques used for IPv4 do not work for IPv6. This research will systematically develop novel techniques and systems for IPv6 Internet-wide scanning.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026ldquo;Far too often we hear about new vulnerabilities affecting widely used internet-facing software,\u0026rdquo; said Bovell. \u0026ldquo;Ideally, system administrators would patch or remediate these vulnerabilities as they are discovered. This research helps to provide us with an independent way of verifying how quickly we do these remediations and when we fall short.\u0026rdquo;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EWhat: \u003C\/strong\u003EEpigraphene Edge State Terahertz Micro Antennas\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\n\u003Cstrong\u003EWho: \u003C\/strong\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/physics.gatech.edu\/user\/walter-de-heer\u0022\u003EWalt de Heer\u003C\/a\u003E, John Hankinson\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\n\u003Cstrong\u003EUnits:\u003C\/strong\u003E \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/physics.gatech.edu\/\u0022\u003ESchool of Physics\u003C\/a\u003E, \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.gtri.gatech.edu\/laboratories\/aerospace-transportation-advanced-systems-laboratory\u0022\u003EATAS\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\n\u003Cstrong\u003EWhy It Matters:\u003C\/strong\u003E Epigraphene on silicon carbide is one of the best platforms for high-performance graphene electronics. This project will leverage the exceptional transport properties of these epigraphene ribbons to develop on-chip Terahertz (THz) frequency graphene antennas.\u0026nbsp;THz wireless transmission allows for a significant increase in data throughput.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026ldquo;We believe that epigraphene micro-antennas will offer greatly improved efficiency, output power, and transmission rates compared to micro-antennas made from other materials or even other forms of graphene that do not have the protected edge state of epigraphene,\u0026rdquo; said Hankinson.\u0026nbsp;\u0026ldquo;The fellowship will allow us to bring together experts in fundamental transport physics with experts in electronic systems engineering, which is critical for this effort.\u0026rdquo;\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EWhat: \u003C\/strong\u003ECreative use of Georgia Tech\u0026#39;s Shock Tube Facility for Miscellaneous Hypersonic Flow Tests\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\n\u003Cstrong\u003EWho: \u003C\/strong\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.me.gatech.edu\/faculty\/ranjan\u0022\u003EDevesh Ranjan\u003C\/a\u003E, \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/ae.gatech.edu\/people\/krishan-k-ahuja\u0022\u003EKrish Ahuja\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\n\u003Cstrong\u003EUnits:\u003C\/strong\u003E \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.me.gatech.edu\/\u0022\u003ESchool of Mechanical Engineering\u003C\/a\u003E, \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.gtri.gatech.edu\/laboratories\/aerospace-transportation-advanced-systems-laboratory\u0022\u003EATAS\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\n\u003Cstrong\u003EWhy It Matters:\u003C\/strong\u003E Hypersonic speeds are the future of jet and missile propulsion\u0026nbsp;and potentially transporting cargo and passengers. This project will explore innovative use of an existing shock tube to produce flows approaching hypersonic conditions for conducting a range of tests on university-scale test models, including characterizing and controlling high-temperature, high-speed jet flows and their noise, cavity flows, and energy harvesting. New sensors and high temperature materials can also be tested.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026ldquo;We want to stay in the hypersonic game and develop things that differentiate Georgia Tech from other universities,\u0026rdquo; said Ahuja. \u0026ldquo;This fellowship is to do something disruptive that aligns with\u0026nbsp;current\u0026nbsp;interests in national\u0026nbsp;security.\u0026rdquo;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EWhat:\u003C\/strong\u003E Analog Computation for Low-power, Adaptive, and Reconfigurable Embedded Edge Classification and Learning\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\n\u003Cstrong\u003EWho: \u003C\/strong\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.ece.gatech.edu\/faculty-staff-directory\/jennifer-olson-hasler\u0022\u003EJennifer Hasler\u003C\/a\u003E, \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.ece.gatech.edu\/faculty-staff-directory\/nelson-e-lourenco\u0022\u003ENelson Lourenco\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\n\u003Cstrong\u003EUnits: \u003C\/strong\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.ece.gatech.edu\/\u0022\u003ESchool of Electrical and Computer Engineering\u003C\/a\u003E, \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.gtri.gatech.edu\/laboratories\/advanced-concepts-laboratory\u0022\u003EACL\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\n\u003Cstrong\u003EWhy It Matters:\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/strong\u003EModern radio frequency (RF) systems are facing two major design challenges: mission expansion with constrained size, weight, and power (SWaP), and spectrum density. The first challenge has led to a substantial push in converged RF systems that can perform a plurality of functions with a single set of reconfigurable hardware. The second challenge leads to a need for spectrum reuse, with hardware advances that can increase capacity within a single frequency band. Custom integrated circuits and adaptive algorithms are enabling technologies for these broadband and dynamically reconfigurable RF systems.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E\u0026ldquo;\u003C\/strong\u003EProfessor Hasler\u0026rsquo;s team is recognized as experts in the areas of programmable analog integrated circuits and signal processing algorithms \u0026mdash; research areas that are directly applicable to converged RF systems,\u0026rdquo; said Lourenco. \u0026ldquo;The developments from this partnership will be highly relevant to multiple research initiatives at GTRI, allowing the Institute to secure larger investments from our government and industry sponsors.\u0026rdquo;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EWho:\u003C\/strong\u003E \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/physics.gatech.edu\/user\/james-jc-gumbart\u0022\u003EJC Gumbart\u003C\/a\u003E, \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/ryanwestafer\/\u0022\u003ERyan Westafer\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\n\u003Cstrong\u003EWhat: \u003C\/strong\u003EPredicting Encoded Electromagnetic Responses of DNA (PEER DNA)\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\n\u003Cstrong\u003EUnits: \u003C\/strong\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/physics.gatech.edu\/\u0022\u003ESchool of Physics\u003C\/a\u003E, \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.gtri.gatech.edu\/laboratories\/advanced-concepts-laboratory\u0022\u003EACL\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\n\u003Cstrong\u003EWhy it matters:\u003C\/strong\u003E DNA can serve as a building block of biological and synthetic materials, such as bacterial biofilms or DNA origami. This project will use electric fields to manipulate DNA to make controlling and detecting it easier.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026ldquo;From nanoscale self-assembly to electromagnetics and communications, there is an immense amount to learn and apply from biology,\u0026rdquo; said Westafer. \u0026quot;We are excited to\u0026nbsp;collaborate with the Simbac group in the School of Physics.\u0026rdquo;\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Ch3\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EAbout the GTRI Graduate Student Research Fellowship Program\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/h3\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThe GTRI Graduate Student Fellowship Program is a competitive program for high-caliber Georgia Tech graduate students working in GTRI strategic research areas. The program works to create collaborative relationships between academic units across campus and GTRI research labs. Graduate students will be chosen to work on research that is aligned to GTRI strategic technology priorities.\u0026nbsp;The Program will foster and cultivate long-term relationships between academic faulty and GTRI researchers to fulfill on the mission of creating leaders who advance technology\u0026nbsp;and improve the human condition.\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/gtri.gatech.edu\/laboratories\u0022\u003EFind out more about the labs at GTRI.\u003C\/a\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EIn its second year, the fellowship is expanding to include all colleges across Georgia Tech.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","format":"limited_html"}],"field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"In its second year,\u00a0the fellowship is expanding to include all colleges across Georgia 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The next event is Thursday, March 10, from 7 to 9 p.m. on the grounds between the Howey and Mason Buildings. Several telescopes will be set up for viewing, or you may bring your own telescope.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EJim Sowell, principal academic professional and director of the Georgia Tech Observatory, is excited that public nights have returned after a break during the pandemic. \u0026ldquo;I describe my role these days as a tour guide, and I greatly enjoy hearing the squeals and gasps as people see craters on the moon, or the rings of Saturn, or moons orbiting Jupiter,\u0026rdquo; he said. \u0026ldquo;A clear evening with some celestial objects visible is as much a delight for me as it is for the visitors.\u0026rdquo;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003ESowell and members of the Georgia Tech Astronomy Club will be available to answer questions. The viewing targets for March 10 are the moon and Orion Nebula. 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K-12 schools around Atlanta will also participate remotely.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThe Q\u0026amp;A session is one of several Georgia Tech events for Kimbrough on Friday. He will spend the morning touring labs dedicated to spacecraft design and space-related research. That evening, he will throw out the first pitch at \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/ramblinwreck.com\/sports\/m-basebl\/\u0022\u003EGeorgia Tech\u0026rsquo;s baseball game\u003C\/a\u003E against the University of Georgia. The action starts at 6pm at Russ Chandler Stadium.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EKimbrough grew up in Atlanta, attending Georgia Tech sporting events as a kid. He was an NCAA pitcher while earning his undergraduate degree at the United States Military Academy. After nearly a decade serving in the U.S. Army, Kimbrough graduated with a master\u0026rsquo;s degree in operations research from the \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.isye.gatech.edu\/\u0022\u003EH. 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The campus community is invited to participate in a variety of events that increase awareness of and encourage actions that advance the \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/sdgs.un.org\/goals\u0022\u003E17 United Nations Sustainable Development Goals\u003C\/a\u003E (SDGs).\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThe SDGs were adopted by the UN General Assembly in 2015 as part of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development. They address the world\u0026rsquo;s most monumental challenges, including poverty, inequality, climate change, environmental degradation, and peace and justice. Some of the objectives are improved industry, innovation, and infrastructure; affordable and clean energy; and sustainable cities and communities. The SDGs appear by name in the \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/strategicplan.gatech.edu\/focus\/global\u0022\u003EInstitute\u0026rsquo;s strategic plan\u003C\/a\u003E as long-term goals that should guide teaching, research, and operations.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003ESDG Action and Awareness Week 2022 will begin with an interactive campus discussion, titled \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/gatech.campuslabs.com\/engage\/event\/7820579\u0022\u003EEngaging With the SDGs Across Campus\u003C\/a\u003E, focusing on how the goals are being realized across the Institute and ways to better work together across disciplines and departments to amplify our impact. President \u0026Aacute;ngel Cabrera will moderate the discussion with participants from the College of Sciences, Serve-Learn-Sustain, Interdisciplinary Research, and Engineers Without Borders.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EOther events during the week include a Tech Dining Sustainability Showcase, a panel on Infrastructure and Sustainability, Changing Relationships: You and Your Aging Parents, Toilet Talk With Shan and Shannon, A Healthy Georgia: Exploring the Impact of the Energy Transition on Public Health, the Association for Sustainable Investment Podcast Club Kickoff, and Engaging With the SDGs to Advance Sustainability in Atlanta. \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/gatech.campuslabs.com\/engage\/events?categories=19273\u0022\u003EView a full listing of the week\u0026rsquo;s events\u003C\/a\u003E.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EIn Fall 2020, a \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/news.gatech.edu\/news\/2020\/09\/11\/cabrera-leads-discussion-sustainable-development-goals\u0022\u003Epanel discussion and keynote address\u003C\/a\u003E by Cabrera introduced the Tech community to the 17 goals. The event covered their relevance to the Institute and emphasized how Georgia Tech can lead the region in implementing and advancing these goals.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026ldquo;If we are committed to improving the human condition, then we should embrace the SDGs to guide our actions as a university,\u0026rdquo; Cabrera said when introducing the SDGs.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003ESDG Action and Awareness Week is part of a larger global effort through the University Global Coalition, whose partners are hosting a variety of \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/universityglobalcoalition.org\/events-calendar\/\u0022\u003Eonline events\u003C\/a\u003E that are open to all.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EThe campus community is invited to participate in a variety of events that increase awareness of and encourage actions that advance the 17 United Nations Sustainable Development Goals.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","format":"limited_html"}],"field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"The campus community is invited to participate in a variety of events that increase awareness of and encourage actions that advance the 17 United Nations Sustainable Development Goals. 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Their molecular carbon-based structure makes them cheaper to produce, more flexible, of lighter weight, and more environmentally friendly than silicon-based or composite semiconductors. The future in more applications is bright \u0026mdash; if scientists can learn more about harnessing their ability to react to and produce light.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EA team of Georgia Tech researchers brings us one step closer to understanding those properties. Their new study, published in \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1126\/sciadv.abi5197\u0022\u003E\u003Cem\u003EScience Advances\u003C\/em\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E, for the first time brings tracking and measurement to organic semiconductor photoexcitations: particles put into \u0026ldquo;excited\u0026rdquo; or energized quantum states by light.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThe semiconductors\u0026rsquo; primary photoexcitations, called Frenkel excitons, dictate the optical qualities in those semiconductors. They can, in principle, form bonded pairs called biexcitons, but these have never been identified unambiguously. Quantifying those reactions will help researchers learn more about their properties to unlock future uses, such as more efficient and sustainable batteries and solar cells, biosensors, and new types of lasers.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026ldquo;It\u0026rsquo;s a window into the basic electronic structure and properties of these materials,\u0026rdquo; says study co-author \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/physics.gatech.edu\/user\/carlos-silva\u0022\u003ECarlos Silva Acu\u0026ntilde;a\u003C\/a\u003E, a professor with joint appointments in the \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/chemistry.gatech.edu\/\u0022\u003ESchool of Chemistry and Biochemistry\u003C\/a\u003E and \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/physics.gatech.edu\/\u0022\u003ESchool of Physics\u003C\/a\u003E, \u0026ldquo;but also into these tech applications we care about. How do we convert electrical energy to light? Or in photovoltaic applications, how do we convert solar light into electrical power? It\u0026rsquo;s more about understanding and discovering the very basic fundamental properties of materials that will allow the design of tailored materials that optimize a particular function.\u0026rdquo;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003ESilva Acu\u0026ntilde;a and \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.chbe.gatech.edu\/people\/natalie-stingelin\u0022\u003ENatalie Stingelin\u003C\/a\u003E, a professor with joint appointments in the \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.mse.gatech.edu\/\u0022\u003ESchool of Materials Science and Engineering\u003C\/a\u003E and the \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/chbe.gatech.edu\/\u0022\u003ESchool of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering\u003C\/a\u003E, led a team of researchers that tweaked traditional spectroscopy \u0026mdash; how light or any other form of radiation is emitted and absorbed by materials \u0026mdash; to track and measure the energy coming from Frenkel biexcitons. The researchers wanted to know how those photoexcitations form \u0026ldquo;bonds\u0026rdquo; between each other, how excitons find the right partners to form biexcitons, and how stable those exciton partners are.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThe scientists used different spectroscopy techniques such as non-linear and coherent versions, which give researchers more flexibility in determining the energies flying back and forth between pairs of excitons. \u0026ldquo;The idea is an advanced spectroscopy that allows us to dissect interactions between excitations,\u0026rdquo; Silva Acu\u0026ntilde;a says. \u0026ldquo;It\u0026rsquo;s designed to measure or resolve the interaction energy between different photoexcitations,\u0026rdquo; adding that the researchers can dissect with more detail where light from the biexcitons falls on the spectrum.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThose interactions are the foundation for any future quantum (atomic and subatomic) science applications for organic semiconductors, \u0026ldquo;because all the quantum phases we might want to induce are all governed by their interactions, and the interactions between photoexcitations are key.\u0026rdquo;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThe global organic semiconductor market is expected to grow by $90.8 billion between 2020 and 2024, \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.businesswire.com\/news\/home\/20201203005571\/en\/Semiconductor-Market-to-Grow-by-90.80-bn-During-2020-2024-Industry-Analysis-Market-Trends-Market-Growth-Opportunities-and-Forecast-2024-Technavio\u0022\u003Eaccording to Berkshire Hathaway company Business Wire\u003C\/a\u003E. Yet while composite semiconductors have well-studied and defined optical signatures, that\u0026rsquo;s not quite the case for organic semiconductors. \u0026ldquo;We could not find a clear optical signature of biexcitons,\u0026rdquo; Silva Acu\u0026ntilde;a says. \u0026ldquo;That\u0026rsquo;s what has made them more challenging. There is a lot of theoretical prediction and calculation, but not really any experimental measurement\u0026rdquo; preceding the new Georgia Tech research, he explains.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026ldquo;We can for the first time unambiguously identify bound excitons and characterize their nature. They\u0026rsquo;re attracted to what energy, repulsed by what energy, and why? How do those details relate to molecular structure?\u0026rdquo; he says. \u0026ldquo;What would we need to change to change those properties? 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Nick Lappos (AE \u0026rsquo;73), was also elected to the NAE Class of 2022. Lappos is a senior technical fellow (emeritus) of Sikorsky Aircraft Corp and serves on the \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/ae.gatech.edu\/about\/advisory-board\u0022\u003EGeorgia Tech Aerospace Engineering School Advisory Council (AESAC)\u003C\/a\u003E. He was honored for \u0026ldquo;improving rotary wing flight performance and serving as test pilot, engineer, inventor, technologist, and business leader.\u0026rdquo;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003ENathan Meehan (Phys \u0026#39;75), a member of the \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/cos.gatech.edu\/about\/advisory-board\u0022\u003ECollege of Sciences Advisory Board\u003C\/a\u003E, was also elected. He is president of CMG Petroleum Consulting Ltd. and was recognized for \u0026quot;technical and business innovation in the application of horizontal well technology for oil and gas production.\u0026quot;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThey are among this year\u0026rsquo;s 133 new members (including international selections).\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026ldquo;On behalf of Georgia Tech, I extend my sincere congratulations to Chris, Sandy, and Nick for this incredible honor, which highlights a lifetime of achievement,\u0026rdquo; said Raheem Beyah, dean of the College of Engineering and Southern Company Chair. \u0026ldquo;Chris and Nick\u0026rsquo;s research have advanced their respective fields and left an indelible mark on their peers at Georgia Tech and around the world. Sandy, in addition to her service with NASA, is a tireless advocate of raising awareness of STEM and diversity within the aerospace industry in an effort to grow the next generation of the AE workforce. The College of Engineering is tremendously proud of this trio.\u0026rdquo;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EJones is the John F. Brock III School Chair in the \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/chbe.gatech.edu\/\u0022\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003ESchool of Chemical \u0026amp; Biomolecular Engineering (ChBE)\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E. He has been a faculty member at Georgia Tech since 2000, leading a ChBE research group that works in catalysis and adsorption, with a strong emphasis in materials chemistry. The NAE is honoring him for \u0026ldquo;contributions to the design and synthesis of catalytic materials and for advancing technologies related to carbon capture and sequestration.\u0026rdquo;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EJones is known in the field for his pioneering work on materials that extract carbon dioxide from ultra-dilute mixtures such as ambient air, which are key components of direct air capture technologies that have the potential to reverse climate change.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EMagnus (MSE, 1996) is a professor of the practice with joint appointments in the \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/ae.gatech.edu\/\u0022\u003EDaniel Guggenheim School of Aerospace Engineering\u003C\/a\u003E, \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.mse.gatech.edu\/\u0022\u003ESchool of Materials Science and Engineering (MSE\u003C\/a\u003E), and the \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/inta.gatech.edu\/\u0022\u003ESam Nunn School of International Affairs\u003C\/a\u003E. She is currently a principal at\u0026nbsp; AstroPlanetview LLC and is being recognized by the NAE for \u0026ldquo;national accomplishments in the U.S. civil space program and in Department of Defense engineering and technology integration.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EAs a NASA astronaut, Magnus flew to space three times and spent 157 days in orbit. Before joining NASA, Magnus worked for McDonnell Douglas Aircraft Company as a stealth engineer. After retiring as an astronaut, she served as executive director of the American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA). She is now one of three Georgia Tech women in the NAE, joining Marilyn Brown and Susan Margulies.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003ESahinidis is the inaugural\u0026nbsp;Gary C. Butler Family Chair\u0026nbsp;in the \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.isye.gatech.edu\/\u0022\u003EH. Milton Stewart School of Industrial and Systems Engineering\u003C\/a\u003E, with a joint appointment in ChBE. In the NAE announcement, Sahinidis was selected for \u0026ldquo;his contributions to global optimization and the development of widely used software for optimization and machine learning.\u0026rdquo; His research activities are at the interface between computer science\u0026nbsp;and\u0026nbsp;operations research, with applications in various engineering and scientific areas.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EDuring his career, Sahinidis developed \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/sahinidis.coe.gatech.edu\/software?q=baron\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003EBARON\u0026nbsp;(Branch-and-Reduce Optimization Navigator)\u003C\/a\u003E,\u0026nbsp;a\u0026nbsp;global optimization software system that solves\u0026nbsp;challenging,\u0026nbsp;nonconvex optimization\u0026nbsp;problems, including continuous, integer, and mixed-integer nonlinear problems. Sahinidis also\u0026nbsp;created\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/sahinidis.coe.gatech.edu\/software?q=alamo\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003EALAMO (Automated Learning of Algebraic Models)\u003C\/a\u003E, a black-box\u0026nbsp;modeling tool that generates simple, yet accurate, algebraic\u0026nbsp;models\u0026nbsp;from data.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThe Academy annual inducts new members, recognizing \u0026ldquo;engineering research, practice, or education, including, where appropriate, significant contributions to the engineering literature.\u0026rdquo; The Academy also honors engineers for being instrumental in \u0026quot;the pioneering of new and developing fields of technology, making major advancements in traditional fields of engineering, or developing\/implementing innovative approaches to engineering education.\u0026quot;\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EGeorgia Tech now has 45\u0026nbsp;NAE members. 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Probably not \u0026mdash; the very flexibility that lets flexible structures from paper to biopolymers and membranes undergo many types of large deformations makes them notoriously difficult to control. Researchers from the Georgia Institute of Technology, Universiteit van Amsterdam, and Universiteit Leiden have shed new light on this fundamental challenge, demonstrating that new physical theories provide precise predictions of the deformations of certain structures, as recently published in \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.nature.com\/articles\/s41467-021-27825-0\u0022\u003E\u003Cem\u003ENature Communications.\u003C\/em\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EIn the paper, Michael Czajkowski and D. Zeb Rocklin from Georgia Tech, Corentin Coulais from Universiteit van Amsterdam, and Martin van Hecke of AMOLF and Universiteit Leiden approach a highly studied exotic elastic material, uncover an intuitive geometrical description of the pronounced \u0026ndash; or nonlinear \u0026ndash; soft deformations, and show how to activate any of these deformations on-demand with minimal inputs. This new theory reveals that a flexible mechanical structure is governed by some of the same math as electromagnetic waves, phase transitions, and even black holes.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\n\u0026ldquo;So many other systems struggle with how to be strong and solid in some ways but flexible and compliant in others, from the human body and micro-organisms to clothing and industrial robots,\u0026rdquo; said Rocklin. \u0026ldquo;These structures solve that problem in an incredibly elegant way that permits a single folding mechanism to generate a wide family of deformations. We\u0026rsquo;ve shown that a single folding mode can transform a structure into an infinite family of shapes.\u0026rdquo;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EA Brief History of Metamaterials \u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EMetamaterials rely on the use of hinges, folds, cuts, and \u0026ldquo;flexible\u0026rdquo; ingredients to display the variety of counterintuitive physics that has been steadily revealed over the past decade of intense research. Many of these new behaviors have emerged from the development of auxetics, materials that tend to shrink in all directions when they are compressed from any direction rather than bulging outward. Although the researchers\u0026rsquo; chosen structure, \u0026ldquo;Rotating Squares,\u0026rdquo; is already one of the most heavily researched metamaterials, they uncovered entirely new and powerful physics hiding within its deformations.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026ldquo;Normally complex real-world structures defy analytical physics, which made it all the more thrilling when Michael found that his conformal predictions could account for 99.9% of the variance in Corentin\u0026rsquo;s structure,\u0026rdquo; said Rocklin. \u0026ldquo;This new approach could allow us to predict and control tough, flexible structures from the size of skyscrapers to the microscale.\u0026rdquo;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EConformal Findings \u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThe results of this paper rely on the novel observation that these maximally auxetic metamaterials deform conformally, which the researchers confirmed with a high degree of accuracy. This means that any angle drawn on the material before and after deformation\u0026nbsp;will still look like the same angle. This seemingly mundane observation activates powerful mathematical structures.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThis conformal insight allows for a variety of pen-and-paper analytic advances: a nonlinear energy functional, deformation fitting methods, new prediction methods etc. This culminates with a recipe to choose any of these conformal deformations in an exact, reversible, and mathematically straightforward manner via the manipulation of the boundary. By choosing how much the boundary is stretched, the overall shape can be picked from infinite possibilities.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003ESuch deformation control is still limited by the essential nature of conformal deformations. However, the underlying principles are quite general, and researchers are working to apply these new principles to more varied and complex structures.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026quot;Our results are very promising for the soft microscopic robotics that are being developed for non-invasive surgical purposes,\u0026quot; said Czajkowski.\u0026nbsp;\u0026quot;In this effort, scalability and precise external control are two of the primary goalposts, and our style of deformation control seems perfectly suited for the job.\u0026quot;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThe jump to more provocative applications is likely not far off, as the realm of metamaterials has steadily become populated with \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.nature.com\/articles\/nature18960\u0022\u003Emanipulatable faces\u003C\/a\u003E, a variety of \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.pnas.org\/content\/107\/44\/18809\u0022\u003Enew grabbers\u003C\/a\u003E and hands, and even an elastic worm that can \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.science.org\/doi\/full\/10.1126\/scirobotics.aax7329\u0022\u003Ethread a series of needles\u003C\/a\u003E. 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The new center will hire half-a-dozen software engineers to write scalable, reliable, and portable open-source software for scientific research.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026ldquo;Scientific research involves increasingly complex software, technologies, and platforms,\u0026rdquo; said\u0026nbsp;\u003Cstrong\u003EAlessandro Orso\u003C\/strong\u003E, the software engineer and professor of computer science who is heading up the project. \u0026ldquo;Also, platforms constantly evolve, and the complexity and amount of data involved is ever-growing.\u0026rdquo;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThe result is that these software systems are often developed as prototypes that are difficult to understand, maintain, and use, which limits their efficacy and ultimately hinders scientific progress.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003ESoftware engineers are trained to address these kinds of issues and know how to build high-quality software, but their time is too expensive for a typical research project\u0026rsquo;s budget. 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Cobb\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/h4\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cem\u003EGeology \u0026amp; Geography | For distinguished service to the field of paleoclimatology and in outreach and education to foster a new generation of earth scientists who are engaged with the real world.\u003C\/em\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026ldquo;As a climate scientist,\u0026rdquo; Cobb shares, \u0026ldquo;it\u0026rsquo;s thrilling to uncover some of Earth\u0026rsquo;s longest held secrets. In that way, our research has always been its own reward to me. But this honor is special, and a true testament to the outsized contributions of our team\u0026rsquo;s research faculty, students, and staff.\u0026rdquo;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThe mission of \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/cobblab.eas.gatech.edu\/\u0022\u003ECobb\u0026rsquo;s research\u003C\/a\u003E is to uncover the mechanisms of global climate change \u0026mdash; both natural and anthropogenic \u0026mdash; to inform regional projections of future climate change.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EMore recently, her research has included the study of climate extremes in Georgia, with the aim of bolstering community resilience to climate change impacts.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EAs historically marginalized communities are most vulnerable to such impacts, Cobb explains, she works with a large team of colleagues and students that includes social scientists, as well as local officials and community organizations. Her AAAS Fellow citation recognizes her sustained efforts in communicating climate science to policymakers and the general public.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Ch4\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EHanjoong Jo\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/h4\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cem\u003EBiological Science | For distinguished contributions to atherosclerosis research, especially in discovering the role of blood flow on endothelial dysfunction and atherosclerosis using novel animal models and cultured cells.\u003C\/em\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EJo\u0026rsquo;s research focuses on better understanding atherosclerosis, a buildup of artery-clogging fats and cholesterol that can lead to heart attacks and strokes.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026ldquo;I am deeply honored and humbled to be elected as an AAAS Fellow,\u0026rdquo; \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/bme.gatech.edu\/bme\/news\/jo-elevated-aaas-fellow\u0022\u003Eshares Jo\u003C\/a\u003E. \u0026ldquo;This election recognizes my lifetime contribution to vascular mechanobiology and atherosclerosis by a distinguished group of AAAS Fellows, who are themselves accomplished leaders in broad [science, technology, engineering, and mathematics] fields.\u0026rdquo;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Ch4\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003ECarlos A. 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AAAS Fellows are a \u0026ldquo;distinguished cadre of scientists, engineers, and innovators who have been recognized for their achievements across disciplines ranging from research, teaching, and technology, to administration in academia, industry, and government, to excellence in communicating and interpreting science to the public.\u0026rdquo;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EAAAS members achieve the rank of Fellow through a rigorous annual nomination and selection process. Cobb, Jo, and Sa de Melo join \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.aaas.org\/fellows\/historic?field_last_name_value=All\u0026amp;field_institutional_affiliation_value=%22georgia%20institute%20of%20technology%22\u0026amp;field_address_city=All\u0026amp;field_address_when_elected_administrative_area=All\u0026amp;field_address_when_elected_country_code=All\u0026amp;field_primary_aaas_section=All\u0026amp;field_status_value=All\u0026amp;order=field_year_elected\u0026amp;sort=desc\u0026amp;name_combine=\u0026amp;field_year_elected\u0022\u003Emore than 90 faculty\u003C\/a\u003E from Georgia Tech faculty elected as Fellows since 1954, including \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/iac.gatech.edu\/people\/person\/kaye-husbands-fealing\u0022\u003EKaye Husbands Fealing\u003C\/a\u003E, dean of the Ivan Allen College of Liberal Arts, who also serves on the AAAS Executive Board \u0026mdash; along with \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/cos.gatech.edu\/news\/lozier-elected-american-academy-arts-and-sciences\u0022\u003Eseveral fellow Georgia Tech faculty\u003C\/a\u003E inducted as AAAS members, including \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/cos.gatech.edu\/about\/meet-susan-lozier\u0022\u003ESusan Lozier\u003C\/a\u003E, dean of the College of Sciences and Betsy Middleton and John Clark Sutherland Chair.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThe new class of Fellows will receive an official certificate and a gold and blue rosette pin to commemorate their election (representing science and engineering, respectively) and will be celebrated at an AAAS commemoration later this year. The cohort is also featured in the AAAS News \u0026amp; Notes section of \u003Cem\u003EScience\u003C\/em\u003E for January 2022.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E***\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\nThe \u003Cstrong\u003EGeorgia Institute of Technology\u003C\/strong\u003E, or Georgia Tech, is a top 10 public research university developing leaders who advance technology and improve the human condition. The Institute offers business, computing, design, engineering, liberal arts, and sciences degrees. Its nearly 44,000 students representing 50 states and 149 countries, study at the main campus in Atlanta, at campuses in France and China, and through distance and online learning. As a leading technological university, Georgia Tech is an engine of economic development for Georgia, the Southeast, and the nation, conducting more than $1 billion in research annually for government, industry, and society.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThe \u003Cstrong\u003EAmerican Association for the Advancement of Science\u003C\/strong\u003E (AAAS) is the world\u0026rsquo;s largest general scientific society and publisher of the journal\u003Cem\u003E Science\u003C\/em\u003E, as well as \u003Cem\u003EScience Translational Medicine\u003C\/em\u003E; \u003Cem\u003EScience Signaling\u003C\/em\u003E; a digital, open-access journal, \u003Cem\u003EScience Advances\u003C\/em\u003E; \u003Cem\u003EScience Immunology; \u003C\/em\u003Eand \u003Cem\u003EScience Robotics\u003C\/em\u003E. AAAS was founded in 1848 and includes more than 250 affiliated societies and academies of science, serving 10 million individuals. 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He will work out of Room 2-90 in the Boggs Building from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Wednesdays and Thursdays, and at the Georgia Tech Career Center (located on the first floor of the Bill Moore Student Success Center) from 8 p.m. to 5 p.m. on Fridays.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EStringfellow previously worked for the\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/veohero.org\/\u0022\u003EVeterans Empowerment Organization\u003C\/a\u003E\u0026nbsp;(VEO) as their employment specialist responsible for assisting veterans with re-entry into the civilian workforce.\u0026nbsp;Prior to the VEO, he served as an award-winning\u0026nbsp;career services manager at\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/usa.sae.edu\/\u0022\u003ESAE Institute\u003C\/a\u003E\u0026nbsp;where he oversaw employer outreach and graduate employment for audio, film, and entertainment business programs. Stringfellow also worked for\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.devry.edu\/\u0022\u003EDeVry University\u003C\/a\u003E\u0026nbsp;in both career\u0026nbsp;services and admissions in support of its College of Health Sciences.\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EStringfellow earned a bachelor\u0026rsquo;s degree in Marketing from Tuskegee University, and received his MBA in International Business from Keller Graduate School of Management at DeVry. 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omicron variant makes up the majority of new coronavirus cases in the U.S. Omicron is more contagious than previous variants and has caused a spike in cases across the nation, including locally.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThe same prevention measures that have been put in place previously can still help slow the spread of this variant \u0026mdash; vaccination, wearing a face covering, physical distancing, and regular surveillance testing. A well-fitting mask with good filtration is a strong defense for when you are out in public, even if you are fully vaccinated.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EAs the campus community looks toward winter break, Georgia Tech encourages all students, faculty, and staff to get fully vaccinated, including a booster shot. \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/health.gatech.edu\/coronavirus\/vaccine\u0022\u003ECampus vaccination clinics\u003C\/a\u003E will resume in January; to find a vaccination site before that, visit \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/vaccines.gov\/\u0022\u003Evaccines.gov\u003C\/a\u003E. Vaccines help reduce the risk of severe illness and hospitalization.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EAnyone with Covid-19 symptoms \u0026mdash; even mild ones \u0026mdash; should get tested and wait for a negative result before interacting with others. Testing on campus is closed through winter break and will resume Tuesday, Jan. 4, 2022. Until then, you can \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/dph.georgia.gov\/covidtesting\u0022\u003Efind an alternate testing site\u003C\/a\u003E.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EWe recommend all students, faculty, and staff plan to get tested off-campus before returning for the spring semester, and we recommend each person test again on campus upon their return. 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The idea is to feed the larvae with food waste and then turn them into chicken feed,\u0026rdquo; explained first author Hungtang Ko, a Ph.D. student in the \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.me.gatech.edu\/\u0022\u003EGeorge W. Woodruff School of Mechanical Engineering\u003C\/a\u003E. \u0026nbsp;\u0026ldquo;These larvae make a great candidate for this process because they eat just about everything.\u0026rdquo;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EEach year humans waste more than one billion tons of food, or a third of all food production, and many countries are running out of options for disposing of this waste.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThe larvae thrive in and around compost piles, where their larvae help break down organic material, from rotten produce to animal remains and manure. 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But when these maggots feed while tightly packed in container bins, they generate metabolic heat that collectively can turn lethal for them.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EAir Flow Matters\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EKo and Hu collaborated with Daniel Goldman, Dunn Family Professor in the \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/physics.gatech.edu\/\u0022\u003ESchool of Physics\u003C\/a\u003E, to set up the experiments. Goldman uses fluidized beds \u0026mdash;widely used in industrial applications like oil refining \u2015 to control properties of granular media in animal and robot locomotion studies. Fluidized beds operate by forcing a vertical flow of fluid through a collection of particulate matter; above a certain flow rate, the grains transition from a solid pile to a fluid-like arrangement, where they collide and jostle. \u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThe researchers placed the larvae in a container subjected to regular air flow at a consistent temperature. They then attached a leaf blower to supply air flow into the chamber, manually ramping up and down the air speed in five-minute trials.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EBecause of the larvae\u0026rsquo;s constant activity, the collectives\u0026rsquo; behavior under air fluidization differs from what is observed in traditional fluidized beds: larvae were un-jammable when air flow became low. Instead, they behave like a fluid that adapted and adjusted to external forces.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026ldquo;An interesting aspect of this work is that it probes a regime of \u0026lsquo;active matter,\u0026rsquo; which has received less attention from physicists: Instead of 3D swarms composed of widely separated, non-colliding flying birds and insects, our `swarm\u0026rsquo; exists in another regime, where animals are packed tightly together,\u0026rdquo; Goldman said.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EIn a second experiment, the team used x-ray imaging and constant air speed to see how fast larvae eat. Specifically, Ko measured the average velocity and pressure of the larvae, as well as how much food they ate under various airflow speeds.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026ldquo;As you continue to increase the flow, you\u0026rsquo;ll reach a point where all the larvae are flying [through the air]. The airflow is too fast, and they won\u0026rsquo;t eat well,\u0026rdquo; he said. \u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EOptimal air velocity will ensure the larvae are cooled off properly and can still feed effectively. \u0026ldquo;Probing optimal flow velocity will be a good next step. Also, from an engineering perspective, we need to consider other ways that we can cool the larvae down, including using heat transfer,\u0026rdquo; he added.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThe results indicated that as larvae are agitated by rapid flows, the insects are more likely to be suspended in mid-air without contacting the food, suggesting that a moderate flow rate would be optimal for feeding dense groups of larvae.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThe researchers also hope this work will enable black soldier fly larvae to be more readily available as recyclers of food waste, which totals \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.fao.org\/3\/i2697e\/i2697e.pdf\u0022\u003E1.3 billion tons per year\u003C\/a\u003E, according to the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. But just as important is the potential of these protein-rich insects to reduce the carbon effects of feeding animals. Global food production contributes more than 17 billion metric tons of human-made greenhouse gas emissions every year, according to a study published in September in \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.nature.com\/articles\/s43016-021-00358-x.epdf?sharing_token=a9WGYTrpVJmPNPwPp3aKEdRgN0jAjWel9jnR3ZoTv0P5hJzOufiwVEu0osAOLG2L7YmizCBD0QPnXzpZvdgVd8KgbSSsvW_RoDgCorMiMSUv5VsbbEOU6ZYIpYAX3-2-kel3Sgpg1HgOMHI8JuP5TWIqO3TadXe-jyiimgh5Xpd6T1lmwfZH3PgqnWjgTK-jpxERnAZvCtZbZAb94uBkpE7U8BkVdyYHwTWkC_81EwSOgCXM3-GeQVXdw5qe9SuKYf4wT5__DSc-vxmqHMqCpYPjfJnS4iPoNqN-T50fViWfYLR5MHF_yokwfMfAbrGf\u0026amp;tracking_referrer=www.scientificamerican.com\u0022\u003E\u003Cem\u003ENature Food\u003C\/em\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E. Animal-based foods produce more than twice the emissions of plant-based food, the study found.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026ldquo;There\u0026#39;s no sustainable protein source for the animals that we eat,\u0026rdquo; noted Ko. \u0026ldquo;The black soldier fly larvae could play a role in reducing the environmental impact of feeding these animals.\u0026rdquo;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003ECITATION:\u003C\/strong\u003E H. Ko, et. all,\u0026nbsp;\u0026ldquo;Air-Fluidized Aggregates of Black Soldier Fly Larvae,\u0026rdquo;\u0026nbsp;(\u003Cem\u003EFrontiers in Physics,\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/em\u003E2021) https:\/\/doi.org\/10.3389\/fphy.2021.734447\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EBlack soldier fly larvae devour food waste and other organic matter and are made of 60% protein, making them an attractive sustainable food source in agriculture. 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Several new things are happening above the Earth\u0026rsquo;s atmosphere. Tourists can now pay private companies for a short trip to space, private industry is developing spacecraft for NASA missions, and a robotic helicopter is currently exploring Mars.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003ENASA and private companies also have their sights set on the moon. NASA\u0026rsquo;s Artemis program has a goal of landing humans on the moon in 2025 to begin building a base camp. This long-term human presence on the lunar surface will help NASA prepare for human space exploration missions of greater distance and duration, including an eventual crewed flight to Mars.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EAcademic research institutions are also playing a role in lunar exploration. Georgia Tech students and faculty are building \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/coe.gatech.edu\/news\/2021\/07\/search-lunar-ice\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003ELunar Flashlight\u003C\/a\u003E, a small satellite that will orbit the moon and search for lunar ice. The joint effort in the \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/ae.gatech.edu\/\u0022 rel=\u0022noreferrer\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003EDaniel Guggenheim School of Aerospace Engineering (AE School)\u003C\/a\u003E and the \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/gtri.gatech.edu\/\u0022 rel=\u0022noreferrer\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003EGeorgia Tech Research Institute\u003C\/a\u003E\u0026nbsp;is expected to launch in 2022.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cdiv\u003E\r\n\u003Cdiv\u003E\r\n\u003Cp\u003EAE School assistant professor \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/ae.gatech.edu\/people\/koki-ho\u0022 rel=\u0022noreferrer\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003EKoki Ho \u003C\/a\u003Eworks on the development of mathematical theories and their application to space mission analysis, design, and optimization.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026ldquo;One of the big questions currently being investigated is how humans may be able to use resources from the moon in future missions,\u0026rdquo; said Ho. \u0026ldquo;For instance, can lunar ice be converted to drinking water or to make rocket fuel? If so, new processes such as these will play a role in the design of future space missions and spacecraft. They would allow humans to pick up resources from the moon on the way to Mars.\u0026rdquo;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EIn addition to utilizing lunar resources, there are other challenges to overcome if people will someday have extended stays on the moon. For more than 20 years, NASA has had a safe, continuous human presence 240 miles above Earth on the International Space Station. The moon, however, is 244,000 miles away from the planet. If an emergency occurred on the moon and astronauts needed to abort a mission, it would take them at least 3 days to return home, as compared to the few hours it currently takes to travel between the ISS and Earth.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026ldquo;The role of autonomy is going to be really important, and the spacecraft and life support systems will have to manage themselves at a greater level than what we have now,\u0026rdquo; said former NASA astronaut \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.mse.gatech.edu\/people\/sandra-magnus\u0022 rel=\u0022noreferrer\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003ESandy Magnus\u003C\/a\u003E, a professor of the practice at Georgia Tech. \u0026ldquo;Currently an army of folks in mission control on Earth track a host of system functions. But if you can build good autonomous systems, they will track themselves.\u0026rdquo;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cdiv\u003E\r\n\u003Cdiv\u003E\r\n\u003Cdiv\u003E\r\n\u003Cp\u003EMagnus explains that these challenges and new technologies facing NASA will require multidisciplinary expertise.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026ldquo;It\u0026rsquo;s not just you have an avionics problem, or a thermal problem, or a materials problem,\u0026rdquo; said Magnus, who received her Ph.D. from Georgia Tech\u0026rsquo;s \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.mse.gatech.edu\u0022 rel=\u0022noreferrer\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003ESchool of Materials Science and Engineering\u003C\/a\u003E in 1996. \u0026ldquo;It\u0026rsquo;s normally much more complex than that. Therefore, I think one of the strengths that Georgia Tech brings to the whole enterprise is the fact that its campus has a lot of cross-disciplinary and multidisciplinary research.\u0026rdquo;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EHo agrees, noting that the collaborative nature on campus that brings together a multitude of expertise areas creates expanded opportunities for faculty and student collaboration.\u0026nbsp; \u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026ldquo;This is what makes Georgia Tech unique,\u0026rdquo; said Ho. \u0026ldquo;This is the most collaborative environment that I\u0026rsquo;ve been a part of in my research career. And with this collaboration, a team of research labs can develop something more ambitious than what one professor can achieve.\u0026rdquo;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cdiv\u003E\r\n\u003Cdiv\u003E\r\n\u003Cdiv\u003E\r\n\u003Cp\u003EOnce they graduate, many aerospace students find their first jobs at\u0026nbsp;NASA, SpaceX, or companies contracted to build spacecraft, such as Lockheed Martin and Northrop Grumman.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EProfessor \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/ae.gatech.edu\/people\/stephen-m-ruffin\u0022 rel=\u0022noreferrer\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003EStephen Ruffin\u003C\/a\u003E, associate chair for undergraduate programs in the AE School, says the School\u0026rsquo;s academic program prepares students well. 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The signing ceremony, which fell on Veterans Day, took place on Georgia Tech\u0026rsquo;s campus.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026ldquo;At the heart of the Space Force\u0026rsquo;s University Partnership Program is the need to advance our science and technology to build the next generation of space capabilities, while developing the workforce of the future,\u0026rdquo; Armagno said. \u0026ldquo;With its reputation as a leader in cutting-edge aerospace research, we are confident that Georgia Tech will be an outstanding partner.\u0026rdquo;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThe \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.spaceforce.mil\/\u0022\u003EU.S. Space Force\u003C\/a\u003E \u0026mdash; the sixth and newest branch of the U.S. Armed Forces \u0026mdash; established the University Partnership Program to identify, develop, and retain a diverse, STEM-capable workforce to further its mission to protect U.S. and allied interests in space. Through the partnership, the Space Force will seek to recruit new members and also create educational and leadership development programs for existing Space Force employees. Georgia Tech was selected for its outstanding aerospace engineering research, its expertise in national defense and security, the diversity of its students, and its robust ROTC program.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026ldquo;Georgia Tech is proud of its longstanding collaborations with NASA and the Department of Defense to help achieve strategic national objectives,\u0026rdquo; Abdallah said. \u0026ldquo;We look forward to charting bold new areas of research with the Space Force and leveraging our expertise in aerospace engineering and national security to address today\u0026rsquo;s most complex space-based military challenges\u0026rdquo; \u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EGeorgia Tech joins 11 universities selected for the U.S. Space Force University Partnership Program in fiscal year 2021. They include Howard University, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University, Purdue University, University of Colorado Boulder, University of Colorado Colorado Springs, University of North Dakota, University of Southern California, University of Texas at Austin, and University of Texas at El Paso.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThe institutions were selected based on four criteria: the quality of STEM degree offerings and space-related research laboratories and initiatives; ROTC program strength; diversity of student population; and degrees and programming designed to support military, veterans, and their families in pursuing higher education.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThe signing ceremony was the culmination of a daylong campus visit for Lt. General Armagno and the Space Force delegation. In the morning, she met with Air Force ROTC students and gave a public talk at the \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/inta.gatech.edu\/\u0022\u003ESam Nunn School of International Affairs\u003C\/a\u003E about the Space Force\u0026rsquo;s integration into the U.S. military. In the afternoon, she held a discussion with aerospace engineering students, toured the \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.ssdl.gatech.edu\/\u0022\u003ESpace Systems Design Lab\u003C\/a\u003E, and received an overview of the \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/gasgc.org\/wp\/\u0022\u003EGeorgia Space Grant Consortium\u003C\/a\u003E and \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/ae.gatech.edu\/ae-school-k-12-outreach\u0022\u003EAerospace Engineering Outreach\u003C\/a\u003E.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026ldquo;Georgia Tech is honored to be selected as a Space Force University Partnership School, and we look forward to collaborating in educating leaders for the aerospace workforce of the future,\u0026rdquo; McLaughlin said. \u0026ldquo;I am confident that we will continue to drive technological advancements for the U.S. Space Force, just as we have done for NASA and the Department of Defense.\u0026rdquo;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EAs a next step, Georgia Tech and the Space Force will outline specific implementation milestones to meet the program\u0026rsquo;s objectives. This initial work will include establishing educational programs such as scholarships, internships, and mentorship opportunities, and identifying specific research areas of mutual benefit to the Space Force and Georgia Tech.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":"","field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"On Nov. 11, Georgia Tech and the U.S. Space Force launched a strategic partnership to develop a high-caliber aerospace workforce and collaborate on advanced aerospace research. 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That brings the total number of these observed events to 90 since the first one was detected in 2015.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThe gravitational wave findings include confirmation of intermediate-sized black holes, rare black hole-neutron star merges, and more information on extremely distant black holes.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EGravitational waves are ripples in space and time caused by black holes smashing into each other, or neutron stars colliding. Black holes are\u0026nbsp;regions of extremely warped space-time caused by a very compact mass. Intense gravity prevents anything, including light, from escaping. Neutron stars are what\u0026rsquo;s left of massive stars when all their fuel has been exhausted; they become objects so large and dense (though not as dense as black holes) that atoms cannot sustain their structure as they do on Earth.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026ldquo;Only now are we starting to appreciate the wonderful diversity of black holes and neutron stars,\u0026rdquo; says Christopher Berry, lecturer at the University of Glasgow, in a LIGO press release. \u0026ldquo;Our latest results prove that they come in many sizes and combinations. We have solved some long-standing mysteries but uncovered some new puzzles too. Using these observations, we are closer to unlocking the mysteries of how stars, the building blocks of our universe, evolve.\u0026rdquo;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/joshua-c-brandt\/\u0022\u003EJoshua Brandt\u003C\/a\u003E, a second-year student in the \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/physics.gatech.edu\/\u0022\u003ESchool of Physics\u003C\/a\u003E, is a co-author of one of the scientific\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.ligo.org\/science\/Publication-O3bCatalog\/\u0022\u003Epapers\u003C\/a\u003E.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026ldquo;The third gravitational wave catalog not only represents a large addition to the information we know about black-hole binaries, but it also is a culmination of work from hundreds of scientists all over the world,\u0026rdquo; Brandt says. \u0026ldquo;It shows how successful large scientific collaborations can be with a diverse group of people all applying their expertise to vast amounts of data, which goes into this paper highlighting the major findings.\u0026rdquo;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EThe Georgia Tech connection to gravitational wave detection\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EBrandt is one of eight undergraduate and graduate students in the School of Physics who assisted in the research and co-wrote the associated papers. The group includes graduate students\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/humansofligo.blogspot.com\/2019\/05\/sudarshan-ghonge.html\u0022\u003ESudarshan Ghonge\u003C\/a\u003E,\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/physics.gatech.edu\/user\/hannah-griggs\u0022\u003EHannah Griggs\u003C\/a\u003E,\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/physics.gatech.edu\/user\/megan-arogeti\u0022\u003EMegan Arogeti\u003C\/a\u003E,\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/physics.gatech.edu\/user\/erin-thompson\u0022\u003EErin Thompson\u003C\/a\u003E, and\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/peter-lott-21a3a9208\u0022\u003EPeter Lott\u003C\/a\u003E. Undergraduates Brandt,\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/nadiaqutob\u0022\u003ENadia Qutob \u003C\/a\u003E(fourth-year), and\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/jack-sullivan-1a066389\u0022\u003EJack Sullivan\u003C\/a\u003E\u0026nbsp;(fourth-year) are co-authors of the paper summarizing the gravitational wave findings.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026ldquo;It is amazing to get involved in this type of research so early on\u0026rdquo; as an undergraduate, says Brandt. \u0026ldquo;It\u0026#39;s been inspiring to see how even though the members of LIGO are so busy working on groundbreaking research themselves, they take time to help any other member, including students, and get them involved. A lot of this cutting-edge research isn\u0026#39;t just individuals with specialized knowledge all combining their results together; it thrives on willingness of experienced scientists to share their knowledge and teach those who want to become involved and contribute.\u0026rdquo;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EIn addition, Griggs and Thompson contributed to a second\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/arxiv.org\/abs\/2111.03608\u0022\u003Estudy\u003C\/a\u003E\u0026nbsp;detailing new findings on gamma-ray bursts. \u0026ldquo;We hoped to determine what kind of cosmic event caused the gamma rays we see on Earth, with special attention paid to neutron star mergers \u0026mdash; with a black hole or another neutron star \u0026mdash; supernovae, and unstable accretion disk formation around spinning black holes,\u0026rdquo; Griggs says. \u0026ldquo;We saw no evidence of gravitational wave events matching up with our GRB (gamma ray burst) catalog. 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Cadonati, also a professor in the\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/physics.gatech.edu\/\u0022\u003ESchool of Physics\u003C\/a\u003E\u0026nbsp;and former director of the\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/cra.gatech.edu\/\u0022\u003ECenter for Relativistic Astrophysics\u003C\/a\u003E, is a former LIGO deputy spokesperson.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThe\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.ligo.org\/news\/index.php#GWTC3\u0022\u003Enew catalog updates the list\u003C\/a\u003E\u0026nbsp;of all gravitational-wave events observed to date with events found between November 2019-March 2020, using three international detectors: the two Advanced Laser Interferometer Gravitational-Wave Observatory (LIGO) detectors in Louisiana and Washington in the U.S, and the Advanced Virgo detector in Italy. Data from these three detectors was analyzed by an international team of scientists from the LIGO Scientific Collaboration, the Virgo Collaboration, and the\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/gwcenter.icrr.u-tokyo.ac.jp\/en\/\u0022\u003EKAGRA (Kamioka Gravitational Wave Detector) Collaboration\u003C\/a\u003E\u0026nbsp;in Japan.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EA new category for black holes, and a rare cosmic event\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EOf the 35 events detected by the research teams, 32 were most likely to be black hole mergers, in which two black holes spiral around each other before finally joining together, an event which emits a burst of gravitational waves.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThe black holes have a range of sizes, with the most massive around 90 times the mass of Earth\u0026rsquo;s sun. 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Current clients can continue to reach their GTCC counselor via email.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EHoldampf will be offering consultation hours during which\u0026nbsp;students, faculty, and staff can meet to learn more about mental health resources on campus, and\/or to discuss a specific non-emergency student concern.\u0026nbsp;These consults typically last 15 minutes. Those interested can email Holdampf at\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022mailto:tara.holdampf@studentlife.gatech.edu\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003Etara.holdampf@studentlife.gatech.edu\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u0026nbsp;to request a meeting. Holdampf will respond with a date\/time and link\/location for the consultation.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/cos.gatech.edu\/counseling-mental-health-help\u0022\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EFind Tara\u0027s consultation hours and more resources here.\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EStudents in need of mental health support after hours can call the GTCC main number at 404-894-2575, and follow the prompts to speak with an after-hours counselor. \u0026nbsp;Please visit the\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/counseling.gatech.edu\/\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022 title=\u0022https:\/\/counseling.gatech.edu\/\u0022\u003EGTCC\u0026nbsp;website\u003C\/a\u003E\u0026nbsp;for\u0026nbsp;upcoming workshops, Let\u2019s Talk sessions, and online offerings.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EHoldampf, who has practiced in a higher education setting for seven years, has an M.S. in Clinical Mental Health Counseling and is a Licensed Professional Counselor in Georgia. 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But \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/generalcounsel.gatech.edu\/ethics-first\/ethics-awareness-week\u0022\u003EEthics Awareness Week\u003C\/a\u003E puts a spotlight on that value and the ways we engage ethically around campus.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThis year\u0026rsquo;s events, taking place Nov. 8\u0026ndash;12, will be a mix of scheduled in-person, virtual, and hybrid events, daily ethics IQ questions, and in-person ethics tables around campus. Experts\u0026nbsp; from the \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/veterans.gatech.edu\/\u0022\u003EVeterans Resource Center\u003C\/a\u003E, the \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/lgbtqia.gatech.edu\/\u0022\u003ELGBTQIA Resource Center\u003C\/a\u003E, \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/ethicxcenter.gatech.edu\/\u0022\u003EEthicx\u003C\/a\u003E, and the \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/gtalumni.org\/\u0022\u003EAlumni Association\u003C\/a\u003E, among others, will join the \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/generalcounsel.gatech.edu\/ethics-first\/ethics-compliance\u0022\u003EOffice of Ethics and Compliance\u003C\/a\u003E to showcase ethics in a variety of contexts.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EKara Tucker, lead counsel and director of Ethics and Compliance in the Office of the General Counsel, said partnering with campus departments helped create a diverse schedule of events that provides an opportunity for everyone to engage.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026ldquo;As an organization whose mission is to develop leaders in\u0026nbsp; our students, faculty, and staff, we know that leading ethically is a critical component. 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Nov. 8, 10:30 a.m. \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/gatech.campuslabs.com\/engage\/event\/7499640\u0022 title=\u0022https:\/\/gatech.campuslabs.com\/engage\/event\/7499640\u0022\u003ERegister to attend.\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/li\u003E\r\n\t\u003Cli\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003ESticker Blitz With the Ramblin\u003C\/strong\u003E\u0026rsquo;\u003Cstrong\u003E Wreck:\u003C\/strong\u003E Visit the Ramblin\u0026rsquo; Wreck, take photos, collect vinyl stickers, and receive Ethics First\u0026nbsp;giveaways. Nov. 8, 11 a.m., Exhibition Hall. No registration required.\u003C\/li\u003E\r\n\t\u003Cli\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EA \u003C\/strong\u003E\u0026ldquo;\u003Cstrong\u003EGoogle Chat\u003C\/strong\u003E\u0026rdquo;\u003Cstrong\u003E With Google\u0026#39;s Chief Compliance Officer, Spyro Karetsos\u003C\/strong\u003E: Keynote speaker Spyro Karetsos, chief compliance officer at Google, will offer insight about expectations and best practices at Google. Nov. 9, 10 a.m.\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/gatech.campuslabs.com\/engage\/event\/7511996\u0022 title=\u0022https:\/\/gatech.campuslabs.com\/engage\/event\/7511996\u0022\u003E Register to attend.\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/li\u003E\r\n\t\u003Cli\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EPreparing Future Leaders for Ethical Challenges\u003C\/strong\u003E: An interdisciplinary panel of faculty in biological sciences, civil and environmental engineering, business, and public policy discusses teaching ethics and preparing students for ethical dilemmas in their careers. Nov. 10, 11 a.m. \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/gatech.campuslabs.com\/engage\/event\/7514652\u0022\u003ERegister to attend\u003C\/a\u003E.\u003C\/li\u003E\r\n\t\u003Cli\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EGender Equity From the Perspective of Military Leadership\u003C\/strong\u003E: Examine gender equality and equity in the military through the experiences of two U.S. military members and current Georgia Tech students. 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From\u0026nbsp;international students enrolled at Georgia Tech,\u0026nbsp;to professors with unique cultural perspectives,\u0026nbsp;to partnerships with our global community,\u0026nbsp;this month we\u0026nbsp;shine a special spotlight on\u0026nbsp;the importance of international education and research.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EWhat is International Education Week?\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EInternational Education Week, \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/iew.gatech.edu\/\u0022\u003Ecelebrated at Tech November 15 to 19 this year\u003C\/a\u003E, is an opportunity to celebrate the benefits of international education and exchange worldwide. This joint initiative of the U.S. Department of State and the U.S. Department of Education is part of the efforts to promote programs that prepare Americans for a global environment and attract future leaders from abroad to study, learn, and exchange experiences.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThe worldwide celebration of IEW offers a unique opportunity to reach out to people in every nation, to develop a broader understanding of world cultures and languages, and to reiterate the conviction that enduring friendships and partnerships created through international education and exchange are important for a secure future for all countries.\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\n\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Ch4\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EFaculty and Staff Perspectives\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/h4\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EHispanic\u0026nbsp;and Latinx Heritage: President \u0026Aacute;ngel Cabrera\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EDuring National Hispanic Heritage Month, President \u0026Aacute;ngel Cabrera reflected on his time as a student in the College of Sciences at Georgia\u0026nbsp;Tech, and\u0026nbsp;spoke to recruiting and supporting more Hispanic and Latinx students and faculty in STEM.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/cos.gatech.edu\/news\/hispanic-and-latinx-heritage-president-angel-cabrera-representation-mentoring-leadership\u0022 rel=\u0022noreferrer noopener\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003EHispanic and Latinx Heritage: President \u0026Aacute;ngel Cabrera on Representation, Mentoring, Leadership | College of Sciences | Georgia Institute of Technology | Atlanta, GA (gatech.edu)\u003C\/a\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EHispanic and Latinx Heritage Month: Faculty Perspectives\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026ldquo;I want to make sure that other people like me can see themselves\u0026hellip;as scientists.\u0026rdquo; Frances Rivera-Hern\u0026aacute;ndez, Facundo Fern\u0026aacute;ndez and Carlos Silva Acu\u0026ntilde;a share early school day stories, why they chose science, and their perspectives on representation.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/cos.gatech.edu\/news\/hispanic-and-latinx-heritage-month-faculty-perspectives-representation-mentoring-leadership\u0022 rel=\u0022noreferrer noopener\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003EHispanic and Latinx Heritage Month: Faculty Perspectives on Representation, Mentoring, Leadership in STEM | College of Sciences | Georgia Institute of Technology | Atlanta, GA (gatech.edu)\u003C\/a\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EJoshua Weitz Named Blaise Pascal International Chair of Excellence\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EJoshua Weitz, School of Biological Sciences professor, Tom and Marie Patton Chair, and key member of Georgia Tech\u0026rsquo;s Covid-19 response team continues his research on viruses through fall of 2021, and is now conducting those studies from Paris, France, thanks to receiving a prestigious award designed to foster more collaboration among international scientists. Weitz is currently based at the\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.ibens.ens.fr\/?lang=en\u0022 rel=\u0022noreferrer noopener\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003EInstitute of Biology at the \u0026Eacute;cole\u0026nbsp;Normale\u0026nbsp;Sup\u0026eacute;rieure (IBENS)\u003C\/a\u003E\u0026nbsp;in Paris.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/cos.gatech.edu\/news\/joshua-weitz-named-blaise-pascal-international-chair-excellence\u0022 rel=\u0022noreferrer noopener\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003EJoshua Weitz Named Blaise Pascal International Chair of Excellence | College of Sciences | Georgia Institute of Technology | Atlanta, GA (gatech.edu)\u003C\/a\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003ETansu\u0026nbsp;Celikel\u0026nbsp;Appointed School of Psychology Chair\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003ENewly appointed chair of the School of Psychology Tansu\u0026nbsp;Celikel\u0026nbsp;brings a unique international perspective from Europe to Georgia Tech.\u0026nbsp;Celikel\u0026nbsp;received his Ph.D. in Cognitive Neuroscience at La\u0026nbsp;Scuola\u0026nbsp;Internazionale\u0026nbsp;Superiore di Studi\u0026nbsp;Avanzati\u0026nbsp;(SISSA) in Italy\u0026nbsp;and conducted\u0026nbsp;postdoctoral research the Max-Planck Institute for Medical Research\u0026nbsp;in Germany.\u0026nbsp;He also conceived and led the establishment of the\u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.theneurotech.eu\/\u0022 rel=\u0022noreferrer noopener\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003E\u0026nbsp;European University of Brain and Technology\u003C\/a\u003E\u0026nbsp;(NeurotechEU), funded by the European Union.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/cos.gatech.edu\/news\/tansu-celikel-appointed-school-psychology-chair\u0022 rel=\u0022noreferrer noopener\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003ETansu Celikel Appointed School of Psychology Chair | College of Sciences | Georgia Institute of Technology | Atlanta, GA (gatech.edu)\u003C\/a\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003ESchool of Mathematics Celebrates Two Researchers Receiving \u0026ldquo;Very High Prestige\u0026rdquo; Invitations to Lecture at Major Global Math Conference\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EJennifer Hom, Konstantin Tikhomirov will present on topology, discrete probability at the 2022 International Congress of Mathematicians in Russia. \u0026ldquo;The ICM speaker invitations are a major news item in the mathematics community every four years. The invitations carry very high prestige, selected with extreme diligence to highlight leading breakthroughs across all of mathematics,\u0026rdquo; explains Rachel Kuske, Professor and Chair of the School of Mathematics.\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/cos.gatech.edu\/news\/school-mathematics-celebrates-two-researchers-receiving-very-high-prestige-invitations-lecture\u0022 rel=\u0022noreferrer noopener\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003ESchool of Mathematics Celebrates Two Researchers Receiving \u0026ldquo;Very High Prestige\u0026rdquo; Invitations to Lecture at Major Global Math Conference | College of Sciences | Georgia Institute of Technology | Atlanta, GA (gatech.edu)\u003C\/a\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EChung Kim: Inclusivity, Kindness, Celebrating Heritage and Culture\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EAcademic Program Coordinator Chung Kim speaks on representation and racial justice, her experiences growing up\u0026nbsp;Korean-American, and Asian American and Pacific Islander (AAPI) Heritage Month. She also discusses the\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/cos.gatech.edu\/staff-council\u0022 rel=\u0022noreferrer noopener\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003ECollege of Sciences Staff Advisory Council,\u003C\/a\u003E\u0026nbsp;of which she is an inaugural member.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/cos.gatech.edu\/news\/chung-kim-inclusivity-kindness-celebrating-heritage-and-culture\u0022 rel=\u0022noreferrer noopener\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003EChung Kim: Inclusivity, Kindness, Celebrating Heritage and Culture | College of Sciences | Georgia Institute of Technology | Atlanta, GA (gatech.edu)\u003C\/a\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EBernard F. 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He is now the recipient of top honors as a Fellow to the\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/royalsociety.org\/\u0022 rel=\u0022noreferrer noopener\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003ERoyal Society,\u003C\/a\u003E\u0026nbsp;the United Kingdom\u0026rsquo;s national academy of sciences and the world\u0026#39;s oldest independent scientific academy.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/news.gatech.edu\/news\/2021\/05\/07\/bernard-f-schutz-elected-fellow-royal-society\u0022 rel=\u0022noreferrer noopener\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003EBernard F. 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They have received funding from the Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council, part of UK Research and Innovation, and the National Science Foundation.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/cos.gatech.edu\/news\/new-vibrant-pack-energy-harvesters-harness-big-bridge-vibrations\u0022 rel=\u0022noreferrer noopener\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003ENew \u0026#39;Vibrant Pack Energy Harvesters\u0026#39; to Harness Big Bridge Vibrations | College of Sciences | Georgia Institute of Technology | Atlanta, GA (gatech.edu)\u003C\/a\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EGlobal Climate Action Symposium\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EWith swaths of the country engulfed in flames, battered by winds, steeped in floodwaters, or parched by drought \u0026ndash; tragic and costly conditions that a recent United Nations report links to global warming \u0026ndash; Georgia Tech joined UN leaders in hosting the third annual Global Climate Action Symposium in September of this year.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/cos.gatech.edu\/news\/and-not-minute-too-soon\u0022 rel=\u0022noreferrer noopener\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003EAnd Not a Minute Too Soon | College of Sciences | Georgia Institute of Technology | Atlanta, GA (gatech.edu)\u003C\/a\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EFinding and Connecting Ocean Ecoregions \u0026mdash; to Find and Conserve Marine Species\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EA\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.nature.com\/articles\/s41598-021-87711-z\u0022 rel=\u0022noreferrer noopener\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003Estudy\u003C\/a\u003E\u0026nbsp;by\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/eas.gatech.edu\/\u0022 rel=\u0022noreferrer noopener\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003ESchool of Earth and Atmospheric Sciences\u003C\/a\u003E\u0026nbsp;researchers\u0026nbsp;is\u0026nbsp;charting a new path to help scientists create tools to uncover\u0026nbsp;global\u0026nbsp;marine connectivity through sea surface temperature. The study is led by\u0026nbsp;professor\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/eas.gatech.edu\/people\/bracco-dr-annalisa\u0022 rel=\u0022noreferrer noopener\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003EAnnalisa Bracco\u003C\/a\u003E, graduate student\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/eas.gatech.edu\/people\/falasca-fabrizio\u0022 rel=\u0022noreferrer noopener\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003EFabrizio Falasca\u003C\/a\u003E, and one of Bracco\u0026rsquo;s visiting students, Ljuba Novi from the\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.igg.cnr.it\/en\/\u0022 rel=\u0022noreferrer noopener\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003EInstitute of Geosciences and Earth Resources\u003C\/a\u003E\u0026nbsp;(part\u0026nbsp;of the National Research Council in Pisa, Italy).\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/cos.gatech.edu\/news\/finding-and-connecting-ocean-ecoregions-find-and-conserve-marine-species\u0022 rel=\u0022noreferrer noopener\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003EFinding and Connecting Ocean Ecoregions \u0026mdash; to Find and Conserve Marine Species | College of Sciences | Georgia Institute of Technology | Atlanta, GA (gatech.edu)\u003C\/a\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003ECreative Cutting-Edge Coral Scientist\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EIn alumna Kristen\u0026nbsp;Marhaver\u0026rsquo;s\u0026nbsp;research lab at CARMABI (Caribbean Research and Management of Biodiversity) on the island of Cura\u0026ccedil;ao,\u0026nbsp;Marhaver\u0026nbsp;and her team have made great strides in aiding coral survival by inventing methods for coral breeding, baby coral propagation, and coral gene banking.\u0026nbsp;Marhaver\u0026nbsp;now sponsors a first-year biology researcher each year at Tech through the FastTrack Research Program.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.gtalumni.org\/s\/1481\/alumni\/17\/magazine-pages.aspx?sid=1481\u0026amp;gid=21\u0026amp;pgid=21784\u0026amp;cid=48888\u0026amp;ecid=48888\u0026amp;crid=0\u0026amp;calpgid=16742\u0026amp;calcid=37904\u0022 rel=\u0022noreferrer noopener\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003EGeorgia Tech Alumni Association - Creative Cutting-Edge Coral Scientist (gtalumni.org)\u003C\/a\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\n\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Ch4\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EStudent Stories\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/h4\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EWhere Linguistics, French, and Psychology Intersect: Zach Hopton Discusses Collaborative Time at Tech\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EPsychology\u0026nbsp;and Applied Languages and Intercultural Studies\u0026nbsp;student Zachary Hopton discusses\u0026nbsp;the balance between experimental psychology and\u0026nbsp;language, and the relationship that the two disciplines have with each other.\u0026nbsp;He shares his experiences\u0026nbsp;in\u0026nbsp;the French Language, Business, and Technology Program and\u0026nbsp;during\u0026nbsp;an exchange semester at\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.sciencespo.fr\/en\/\u0022 rel=\u0022noreferrer noopener\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003ESciences Po\u003C\/a\u003E\u0026nbsp;in Paris, France.\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/cos.gatech.edu\/news\/where-linguistics-french-and-psychology-intersect-zach-hopton-discusses-collaborative-time-tech\u0022 rel=\u0022noreferrer noopener\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003EWhere Linguistics, French, and Psychology Intersect: Zach Hopton Discusses Collaborative Time at Tech | College of Sciences | Georgia Institute of Technology | Atlanta, GA (gatech.edu)\u003C\/a\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003ECelebrating #GT21 Graduate Stories: Maria Zulfiqar\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026ldquo;I am the first person in my family\u0026rsquo;s history to obtain a college degree in the United States, the first woman to ever obtain a college degree at all in my family \u0026mdash; and I\u0026rsquo;m doing it two years early, with highest honors,\u0026rdquo; shares Maria Zulfiqar. Zulfiqar, who is Pakistani, grew up in Alpharetta, Georgia, and was born in Mississauga, Canada.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/cos.gatech.edu\/news\/celebrating-gt21-graduate-stories-maria-zulfiqar\u0022 rel=\u0022noreferrer noopener\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003ECelebrating #GT21 Graduate Stories: Maria Zulfiqar | College of Sciences | Georgia Institute of Technology | Atlanta, GA (gatech.edu)\u003C\/a\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EGeorgia Tech Language Institute: Meet\u0026nbsp;Taehwan\u0026nbsp;Yang\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EAfter completing a bachelor\u0026rsquo;s degree in biotechnology and bioscience in South Korea,\u0026nbsp;Taehwan\u0026nbsp;Yang decided to pursue a master\u0026rsquo;s degree in biology in the United States\u0026nbsp;with support from the Georgia Tech Language Institute. The Language Institute helps international students, professionals and visitors improve their English proficiency through short courses, summer classes, and semester-long programs.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/esl.gatech.edu\/about-us\/testimonials\/meet-taehwan-yang\u0022 rel=\u0022noreferrer noopener\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003EMeet Taehwan Yang | Language Institute - English as a Second Language (ESL) | Georgia Tech Professional Education | Atlanta, GA (gatech.edu)\u003C\/a\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\n\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Ch4\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EInternational Education Week Events\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/h4\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/iew.gatech.edu\/events\u0022\u003E2021 IEW Event Schedule\u003C\/a\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThis year, IEW will take place from November 15-19. If your organization is interested in participating in International Education Week, there\u0026#39;s still time to fill out the following form with a proposal for your event:\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/gatech.co1.qualtrics.com\/jfe\/form\/SV_8CkFDGTubkx5VBk\u0022 rel=\u0022noreferrer noopener\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003Ehttps:\/\/gatech.co1.qualtrics.com\/jfe\/form\/SV_8CkFDGTubkx5VBk\u003C\/a\u003E.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EMonday, November 15:\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EGeorgia Tech-Lorraine Table at IEW Kick-Off!\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003ELocation:\u0026nbsp;Outside of Clough\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003ETime:\u0026nbsp;10:30 to 11:30 am\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EDescription:\u0026nbsp;Stop by the Georgia Tech-Lorraine table at the IEW Kick-Off Event on November 15th from 10:30-11:30am outside of Clough. GTL representatives will be present to answer all your questions and give you details about a semester on Tech\u0026#39;s campus in France for undergraduates and graduates!\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EFrench program tabling at IEW Kick-off\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003ELocation:\u0026nbsp;Outside of Clough\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003ETime:\u0026nbsp;10:30 to 11:30 am\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EDescription:\u0026nbsp;Information about French and Francophone Studies at Georgia Tech, including study abroad summer 2021 LBAT Paris and Senegal, and SLS GT Lorraine semester-long immersion program in Metz, fall 2022.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EEnglish Conversation Hour\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003ELocation:\u0026nbsp;Clough 447\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003ETime:\u0026nbsp;5 to 6 pm\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EDescription:\u0026nbsp;Learning English? Come practice your spoken English skills in a friendly, informal setting with the staff of the Naugle Communication Center!\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003ETuesday, November 16:\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EHow to Afford Study Abroad\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003ELocation:\u0026nbsp;Exhibition Hall: Buckhead Room\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003ETime:\u0026nbsp;11 am to 12 pm\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EDescription:\u0026nbsp;Study abroad doesn\u0026#39;t have to break the bank. Come to the \u0026quot;How to Afford Study Abroad\u0026quot; information session to learn more.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003ESalud in Spain Summer Program Informational Session\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003ELocation:\u0026nbsp;virtual\/bluejeans\u0026nbsp;-\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/bluejeans.com\/556633472\/1660\u0022 rel=\u0022noreferrer noopener\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003Ehttps:\/\/bluejeans.com\/556633472\/1660\u003C\/a\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003ETime:\u0026nbsp;11 am to 12 pm\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EDescription:\u0026nbsp;If you are interested in participating in the Salud in Spain Program in Summer 2022, please attend this information session.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EISYE Summer Program in Europe Information Session\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003ELocation:\u0026nbsp;virtual\/bluejeans\u0026nbsp;-\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/bluejeans.com\/616106986\/8966\u0022 rel=\u0022noreferrer noopener\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003Ehttps:\/\/bluejeans.com\/616106986\/8966\u003C\/a\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003ETime:\u0026nbsp;11 am to 12 pm\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EDescription:\u0026nbsp;Learn more about the ISYE Summer Program in Europe! This 10-week summer program offers Georgia Tech ISYE students the opportunity to take standard undergraduate industrial engineering courses in Ireland and Spain during the Summer 2022 semester.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EFrench and Francophone Studies Research Round Table\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003ELocation:\u0026nbsp;Swann 115\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003ETime:\u0026nbsp;11 am to 12 pm\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EDescription:\u0026nbsp;French and Francophone Studies Round Table and Q\u0026amp;A with Faculty. Moderated by Andrea Jonsson.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003ELeadership for Social Good Virtual Info Session\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003ELocation:\u0026nbsp;virtual\/bluejeans\u0026nbsp;-\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/bluejeans.com\/676192608\/7312\u0022 rel=\u0022noreferrer noopener\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003Ehttps:\/\/bluejeans.com\/676192608\/7312\u003C\/a\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003ETime:\u0026nbsp;11 to 11:30 am\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EDescription:\u0026nbsp;Come join this alumni-led information session to hear more about the Leadership for Social Good Study Abroad Program. The Leadership for Social Good Study Abroad Program in Central and Eastern Europe offers interested students the opportunity to gain insight into global civil society, to learn about the challenges of creating and leading effective and sustainable social enterprises, and to make a positive impact by working closely with a non-profit organization in Budapest, Hungary.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EJapan Day\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003ELocation:\u0026nbsp;Swann Building Backyard\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003ETime:\u0026nbsp;11 am to 2 pm\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EDescription:\u0026nbsp;Please join us, \u0026quot;Japan Day\u0026quot;! Learn about the Japanese program at Tech! Meet\u0026nbsp;Furoshiki\u0026nbsp;master and\u0026nbsp;Kendama\u0026nbsp;master and have fun with Anime trivia contest and more! Japanese sweet and bakery will be served.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003ENote:\u0026nbsp;If it rains on the 16th, this event will be\u0026nbsp;move\u0026nbsp;to Nov. 18th\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EVirtual Info Session on the Study Abroad \u0026amp; Immersion Programs in France and Senegal\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003ELocation:\u0026nbsp;virtual\/bluejeans\u0026nbsp;-\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/bluejeans.com\/441452800\/9256\u0022 rel=\u0022noreferrer noopener\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003Ehttps:\/\/bluejeans.com\/441452800\/9256\u003C\/a\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003ETime:\u0026nbsp;12 to 1 pm\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EDescription:\u0026nbsp;Learn more about the School of Modern Languages\u0026#39; LBAT (Language for Business \u0026amp; Technology) France (Paris) and LBAT Senegal (Dakar) study abroad summer programs, and the SLS (Serve-Learn-Sustain) fall semester program at Georgia Tech Lorraine (Metz,France).\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EGeorgia Tech-Lorraine Undergraduate Info Session\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003ELocation:\u0026nbsp;virtual\/bluejeans\u0026nbsp;-\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/primetime.bluejeans.com\/a2m\/live-event\/gjfwagkq\u0022 rel=\u0022noreferrer noopener\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003Ehttps:\/\/primetime.bluejeans.com\/a2m\/live-event\/gjfwagkq\u003C\/a\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003ETime:\u0026nbsp;1 to 2 pm\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EDescription:\u0026nbsp;Can\u0026#39;t make it to a weekly GTL Info Session held on Thursdays from 11am-12pm? No worries! Tune in to this special IEW GTL Info Session held on Tuesday, November 16th from 1-2pm for details about studying at Tech\u0026#39;s campus in France!\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EISYE Summer Program in Asia Information Session\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003ELocation:\u0026nbsp;virtual\/bluejeans\u0026nbsp;-\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/bluejeans.com\/734576054\/3476\u0022 rel=\u0022noreferrer noopener\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003Ehttps:\/\/bluejeans.com\/734576054\/3476\u003C\/a\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003ETime:\u0026nbsp;2 to 3 pm\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EDescription:\u0026nbsp;Learn more about the ISYE Summer Program in Asia! This 12-week summer program offers Georgia Tech ISYE students the opportunity to take standard undergraduate industrial engineering courses while exploring some of the most important locations for logistics and manufacturing in the 21st century: China and Singapore.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EWednesday, November 17:\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EPassport to GT\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003ELocation:\u0026nbsp;virtual\/bluejeans\u0026nbsp;- RSVP at\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/gatech.co1.qualtrics.com\/jfe\/form\/SV_7QxiuEsHQtiuqnc\u0022 rel=\u0022noreferrer noopener\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003Ehttps:\/\/gatech.co1.qualtrics.com\/jfe\/form\/SV_7QxiuEsHQtiuqnc\u003C\/a\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003ETime:\u0026nbsp; 9:30 to 11:30 am\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EDescription:\u0026nbsp;Join OIE ISSS Staff to learn more about the international student experience of coming to Georgia Tech, as well as the various services ISSS offers. Registration is required. Limit of 30 attendees. *This event if for faculty\/staff only*\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EGraduate Studies at Georgia Tech-Lorraine: Virtual Info Session\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003ELocation:\u0026nbsp;virtual\/bluejeans\u0026nbsp;-\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/primetime.bluejeans.com\/a2m\/live-event\/uwfqpxtj\u0022 rel=\u0022noreferrer noopener\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003Ehttps:\/\/primetime.bluejeans.com\/a2m\/live-event\/uwfqpxtj\u003C\/a\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003ETime:\u0026nbsp; 10:00 to 11:00 am\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EDescription:\u0026nbsp;Join Georgia Tech-Lorraine\u0026#39;s virtual Grad Student info session to learn how easy it is to spend a semester on Tech\u0026#39;s European campus in Metz, France at up to half the cost of the Atlanta campus!\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003ELBAT Ecuador Information Session\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003ELocation:\u0026nbsp;Skiles 170\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003ETime:\u0026nbsp; 12:30 to 1:30 pm\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EDescription:\u0026nbsp;Information session about Study Abroad Program in Ecuador (Cuenca and Galapagos Islands) for summer 2022.\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/modlangs.gatech.edu\/lbat\/ecuador-galapagos\u0022 rel=\u0022noreferrer noopener\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003Ehttps:\/\/modlangs.gatech.edu\/lbat\/ecuador-galapagos\u003C\/a\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThursday, November 18\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EInternational Fellowships\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003ELocation:\u0026nbsp;virtual\/bluejeans\u0026nbsp;-\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/bluejeans.com\/2610797883\/\u0022 rel=\u0022noreferrer noopener\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003Ehttps:\/\/bluejeans.com\/2610797883\/\u003C\/a\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003ETime:\u0026nbsp; 11\u0026nbsp;am to 12 pm\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EDescription:\u0026nbsp;Attend this informational webinar to learn about Prestigious Fellowships offering International Placements!!\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EPhoto Contest Reception\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003ELocation:\u0026nbsp;Price Gilbert - G116\u0026nbsp;Wilby\u0026nbsp;(by Blue Donkey)\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003ETime:\u0026nbsp; 2\u0026nbsp;to 3 pm\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EDescription:\u0026nbsp;Join the Office of International Education as we celebrate the winners of the annual Photo Contest!\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EBoren Information Session\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003ELocation:\u0026nbsp;Savant #308\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003ETime:\u0026nbsp; 3:30 to 4:30 pm\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EDescription:\u0026nbsp;Want to learn more about getting $23,000 to study language abroad? Join us at the Boren Information Session to learn more about this exciting\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EQ\u0026amp;A with Sabine Landolt \u0026amp; Agathe Laurent, co-authors of Can We Agree to Disagree\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003ELocation:\u0026nbsp;virtual\/bluejeans\u0026nbsp;-\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/bluejeans.com\/655772209\/7771\u0022 rel=\u0022noreferrer noopener\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003Ehttps:\/\/bluejeans.com\/655772209\/7771\u003C\/a\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003ETime:\u0026nbsp; 5:00 to 6:00 pm\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EDescription:\u0026nbsp;Join us for a Q\u0026amp; A with Sabine Landolt, the co-authors of Can We Agree to Disagree, a compelling collection of anecdotes about French and American professionals on their experiences working together. This book reveals the risks of misjudgments. It provides tips and tricks to foster mutual understanding, sparks curiosity, and encourages professionals to adopt the best methods from both cultures, and to\u0026nbsp;better work\u0026nbsp;together.\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/bluejeans.com\/655772209\/7771\u0022 rel=\u0022noreferrer noopener\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003EMeeting URL\u003C\/a\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EFriday, November 19\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EPacific Program Information Session\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003ELocation:\u0026nbsp;virtual\/bluejeans\u0026nbsp;-\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/bluejeans.com\/655185001\/1185\u0022 rel=\u0022noreferrer noopener\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003Ehttps:\/\/bluejeans.com\/655185001\/1185\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/bluejeans.com\/655185001\/1185%C2%A0\u0022 rel=\u0022noreferrer noopener\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/a\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003ETime:\u0026nbsp; 11\u0026nbsp;am to 12 pm\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EDescription:\u0026nbsp;Are you interested in participating in study abroad program during the\u0026nbsp;Summer? If you are, make sure you mark your calendar and come to one of the\u0026nbsp;Pacific\u0026nbsp;program\u0026#39;s information sessions. The Pacific program is GT faculty-led program that usually happens during the\u0026nbsp;Spring semester; however, it has recently been shifted to the\u0026nbsp;Summer\u0026nbsp;semester for 2022 only. The Pacific program travels to New Zealand and Australia for 11 weeks! In this information session you will learn valuable information about the program including what classes the program is offering, specific program dates, program itinerary, and much more. Please note that the program\u0026#39;s application is nor open. If you can\u0026#39;t attend the session, but you would like more information, reach out to Andrea Henriquez (\u003Ca href=\u0022mailto:andrea.henriquez@oie.gatech.edu\u0022 rel=\u0022noreferrer noopener\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003Eandrea.henriquez@oie.gatech.edu\u003C\/a\u003E)\u0026nbsp;to\u0026nbsp;make an online advising appointment.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EBudgeting for International Experiences\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003ELocation:\u0026nbsp;Savant #308\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003ETime:\u0026nbsp; 4\u0026nbsp;to 5 pm\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EDescription:\u0026nbsp;Join us to learn ways to make international experiences more affordable!\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003ELaternenfest\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003ELocation:\u0026nbsp;Tech Green\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003ETime:\u0026nbsp; 4:15 to 6:15 pm\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EDescription:\u0026nbsp;Join the German Program to celebrate\u0026nbsp;Laternenfest\u0026nbsp;by making Lanterns, eating sweet treats, and learning children\u0026#39;s songs for the holiday!\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EQuestions? 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There will be inflatable games and the event is free.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Ch4\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.calendar.gatech.edu\/event\/651315\/\u0022\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EHSOC Society Presents: HCON 2021\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/h4\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003ETuesday, Oct. 26\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E5 p.m.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EOld Civil Engineering Building Patio\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThe History and Sociology Society hosts its annual HCON historical costume event. Stop by for fun, costumes, and free food from the Halal Guys. RSVP is requested to account for food: visit \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/gatech.campuslabs.com\/engage\/event\/7513210\u0022\u003Egatech.campuslabs.com\/engage\/event\/7513210\u003C\/a\u003E.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Ch4\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.crc.gatech.edu\/halloweenholla\u0022\u003EHalloween Holla 5K\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/h4\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EOct. 27 \u0026ndash; 31\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EAt the Campus Recreation Center and Online\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThough advanced registration is sold out, participants can still don a costume and participate virtually all week long. The course will run along the newly-refurbished Tyler Brown Pi Mile trail on campus.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Ch4\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.calendar.gatech.edu\/event\/651954\u0022\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003ENeuroscience Paint and Sip\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/h4\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EWednesday, Oct. 27\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E6 \u0026ndash; 7 p.m.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003ERoom 098, Weber SST III\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThe Neuroscience Club hosts a brain-themed paint and sip event. Attendees will paint a neuro-themed piece of art and enjoy \u0026ldquo;brain juice.\u0026rdquo; \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/gatech.campuslabs.com\/engage\/organization\/neuroscience-club\u0022\u003ERSVP to attend\u003C\/a\u003E.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Ch4\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.calendar.gatech.edu\/event\/651701\u0022\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E\u003Cem\u003EKwaidan\u003C\/em\u003E Film Screening\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/h4\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EWednesday, Oct. 27\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E6 \u0026ndash; 8 p.m.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003ERoom 115, Swann Building\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThe Japanese program in the School of Modern Languages will celebrate Halloween with a showing of \u003Cem\u003EKwaidan\u003C\/em\u003E, a horror anthology based on four well-known Japanese ghost stories. Two stories from the anthology (about an hour and a half) will be shown. There will also be a trivia contest on the movie and general Japanese horror trivia following the film. The winner will receive a box of Japanese candy.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Ch4\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.calendar.gatech.edu\/event\/650866\u0022\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003ECrafting With the Women\u0026rsquo;s Resource Center\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/h4\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EThursday, Oct. 28\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E11 am. \u0026ndash; 3 p.m.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003ELGBTQIA Resource Center\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThe Women\u0026rsquo;s and LGBTQIA Resource Centers host a crafting event and Harry Potter movie marathon all day on Thursday.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Ch4\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.calendar.gatech.edu\/event\/652170\u0022\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EWicked Design and Pumpkin Ramble\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/h4\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EThursday, Oct. 28\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E6 \u0026ndash; 8:30 p.m.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EWest Architecture Courtyard\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EDesign a mask or costume or carve a pumpkin at this event from the School of Industrial Design.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Ch4\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.calendar.gatech.edu\/event\/651757\u0022\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003ESCPC Presents: Scratches, Scars, and Scabs!\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/h4\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EThursday, Oct. 28\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E7:30 \u0026ndash; 11 p.m.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EMidtown V, Exhibition Hall\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003ETake a dive into Halloween makeup and special effects. All supplies will be provided, but attendees must register for a ticket at \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/bit.ly\/campustickets\u0022\u003Ebit.ly\/campustickets\u003C\/a\u003E. Wearing your spooky costume is encouraged.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Ch4\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.calendar.gatech.edu\/event\/650867\u0022\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003ETV Marathon\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/h4\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EFriday, Oct. 29\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E9 a.m. \u0026ndash; 4 p.m.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003ELGBTQIA Resource Center\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThe LGBTQIA Resource Center will show \u003Cem\u003EStranger Things\u003C\/em\u003E (or another spooky TV show) all day on Friday. Stop by the center in the Smithgall Student Services (Flag) Building.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Ch4\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/gatech.campuslabs.com\/engage\/event\/7546575\u0022\u003ETrick or Tree Tour\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/h4\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003ESunday, Oct 31\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E1 \u0026ndash; 2 p.m.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EEinstein Statue at Tech Green\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003ETrailblazers hosts a Halloween-themed walk around campus to learn about the beautiful trees in our own backyard. \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/gatech.campuslabs.com\/engage\/event\/7546575\u0022\u003ERSVP on Engage.\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Ch4\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/gatech.universitytickets.com\/w\/event.aspx?id=1846\u0026amp;p=1\u0026amp;redirect=sso\u0022\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003ENight at the Haunted Mansion\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/h4\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003ESunday, Oct. 31\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E7 p.m.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThe Historic Academy of Medicine\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EJoin SCPC at the Historic Academy of\u0026nbsp;Medicine for a night of frights. Come in your best Halloween costume and be spooked in the haunted maze and escape rooms, go trick-or-treating, and participate in a costume contest. Tickets are free but required; reserve a ticket at \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/bit.ly\/campustickets\u0022\u003Ebit.ly\/campustickets\u003C\/a\u003E.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Ch4\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/h4\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Ch4\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/cos.gatech.edu\/events\/2021-halloween-howey-pumpkin-drop-presented-society-physics-students-0\u0022\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EPumpkin Drop\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/h4\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EFriday, Nov. 5\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E3 \u0026ndash; 4 p.m.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EHowey Physics Building (and streamed online at \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/twitch.tv\/gatechsps\u0022\u003Etwitch.tv\/gatechsps\u003C\/a\u003E)\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThe Society of Physics Students (SPS) hosts its annual Pumpkin Drop, where pumpkins are dunked in liquid nitrogen and dropped off the top of the Howey Physics Building. The event is free and no RSVP is required \u0026mdash; drop by the outside of Howey to see frozen and glitter-filled pumpkins explode and learn about the science and physics behind the drops.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EYou can also \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/docs.google.com\/forms\/d\/e\/1FAIpQLSf773iFbbGcleOKAsFODq2BK4T3S2ThqHcTloZyj3iXwktpag\/viewform\u0022\u003Epurchase a pumpkin\u003C\/a\u003E to be decorated, carved, and frozen in liquid nitrogen or frozen fruit. 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When her home state experienced a dangerous, deep cold spell in February of this year, the atmospheric sciences and meteorology major figured the best way she could help her family would be to study that catastrophic weather event.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EA \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/cos.gatech.edu\/gtcosreuprograms\u0022\u003ENational Science Foundation Research Experiences for Undergraduates (NSF REU)\u003C\/a\u003E program at Georgia Tech that she had enrolled in for summer 2021 gave her that chance. More students will soon have a similar opportunity; starting in summer 2022, for the first time, all six College of Sciences schools will offer an REU.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026ldquo;My motivation was mainly driven by emotional pulls,\u0026rdquo; Colbert says. \u0026ldquo;My family being directly affected by the storm pushed me to find research-based answers for both them and me.\u0026rdquo;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThe REU that enabled her to conduct that research was the \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/reu.biosciences.gatech.edu\/\u0022\u003EAquatic Chemical Ecology at Georgia Tech summer research program\u003C\/a\u003E, an interdisciplinary REU with the Schools of \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/eas.gatech.edu\/\u0022\u003EEarth and Atmospheric Sciences\u003C\/a\u003E (EAS), \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/biosciences.gatech.edu\/\u0022\u003EBiological Sciences\u003C\/a\u003E, and \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/chemistry.gatech.edu\/\u0022\u003EChemistry and Biochemistry\u003C\/a\u003E. EAS also has its own REU: \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/easreu.eas.gatech.edu\/\u0022\u003EGeorgia Tech Broadening Participation in Atmospheric Science, Oceanography, and Geosciences research program\u003C\/a\u003E.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003ESara Cuevas-Qui\u0026ntilde;ones\u003C\/strong\u003E, a second year student at Purdue University, attended both of those REUs this summer. She\u0026rsquo;s a physics major but had a chance to explore planetary sciences with her research project on potential volcanic activity near \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/cos.gatech.edu\/news\/rivera-hernandez-wins-nasa-grant-aid-current-mars-rover-missions-and-find-martian-lakes-future\u0022\u003EMars\u0026rsquo; Jezero Crater, where NASA\u0026rsquo;s Perseverance Rover is currently exploring\u003C\/a\u003E.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026ldquo;I\u0026rsquo;ve never had research experiences before,\u0026rdquo; Cuevas-Qui\u0026ntilde;ones says. \u0026ldquo;It\u0026#39;s been a great environment, great people. It\u0026#39;s been wonderful working with all my peers, and just learning about them, seeing where they come from, what they\u0026#39;re researching. Many people here are in totally different fields. That\u0026#39;s also been interesting, to get exposed to these new things that I had no idea even existed, honestly.\u0026rdquo;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EGeorgia Tech\u0026rsquo;s REUs give Cuevas-Qui\u0026ntilde;ones and other students \u0026mdash; particularly those from underrepresented communities and those who are enrolled at universities without research opportunities found at Tech \u0026mdash; a chance to get in the lab, or out in the field. The experiences also give students from smaller colleges and universities the opportunity to use state-of-the-art equipment, and to be mentored by top Georgia Tech researchers.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThat was the situation for \u003Cstrong\u003EMeredith Clayton\u003C\/strong\u003E, who is set to graduate this December from Stephen F. Austin State University (enrollment: 13,000) in Nacogdoches, Texas. She attended this year\u0026rsquo;s \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/math.gatech.edu\/undergraduate-research\u0022\u003EMathematics Research Experiences for Undergraduates\u003C\/a\u003E REU at Georgia Tech. \u0026ldquo;It was great just to meet other math majors from different universities. Georgia Tech\u0026#39;s a great environment and campus \u0026mdash; all the faculty are awesome that I\u0026#39;ve met. It\u0026#39;s just been a really good time.\u0026rdquo;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003ELast December, \u003Cstrong\u003ELydia Jefferson\u003C\/strong\u003E, a rising senior at the University of Missouri, did a Google search for REUs that addressed \u0026ldquo;aquatic chemistry for environmental science, stream ecology, \u0026mdash; anything I could find. Georgia Tech popped up near the top,\u0026rdquo; Jefferson says.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EJefferson was obviously water-focused when it came to REUs. \u003Cstrong\u003E\u0026ldquo;\u003C\/strong\u003EBut it was interesting seeing people interested in the race side of things \u0026mdash; of environmental justice problems in flooding issues. Just anything in the environment was free game. And I didn\u0026#39;t realize, going in, that it would be that diverse. I assumed all of us would be water-focused.\u0026rdquo;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026ldquo;This experience was just eye opening for how other people communicate their science, how other people present,\u0026rdquo; they add. \u0026ldquo;I\u0026#39;m learning the ins and outs of presentations\u003Cstrong\u003E.\u0026rdquo;\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EJefferson hopes to get a Ph.D. in aquatic sciences and then apply at a US National Laboratory, or perhaps the United States Geological Survey.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026ldquo;Wherever the water takes me.\u0026rdquo;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Ch4\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EGeorgia Tech College of Sciences: All about our REUs \u0026mdash; and their leaders\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/h4\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EREUs are sponsored and funded for science and math programs in higher education by the \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.nsf.gov\/funding\/pgm_summ.jsp?pims_id=5517\u0022\u003ENational Science Foundation (NSF\u003C\/a\u003E).\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThis year, \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.3m.com\/\u0022\u003E3M\u003C\/a\u003E also sponsored a student in the EAS REU. Some of the College of Sciences REUs accept Georgia Tech students, while others are limited to out-of-state students. Check the links for acceptance requirements of each REU.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/chemistry.gatech.edu\/faculty\/collard\/\u0022\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EDavid Collard\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E, senior associate dean in the College, who previously led the REU program in the School of Chemistry and Biochemistry for more than a decade, shares that \u0026ldquo;NSF REU programs in the College of Sciences have a long record of engaging diverse cohorts of participants in cutting edge research.\u0026rdquo;\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026ldquo;Since most of the undergraduate participants are recruited from institutions that do not have extensive research infrastructure, the immersive research experience available to them in these programs can be transformational,\u0026rdquo; he says. \u0026ldquo;A measure of success of the REU programs in the College of Sciences is that many of the undergraduate participants subsequently go on to complete their Ph.D., some at Georgia Tech, and others elsewhere.\u0026rdquo;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003ECollard highlights that \u0026ldquo;the new additions to the College\u0026#39;s set of NSF REU programs \u0026mdash; in neuroscience and in atmospheric science, oceanography, and geosciences \u0026mdash; represent a strong commitment of the \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/psychology.gatech.edu\/\u0022\u003ESchool of Psychology\u003C\/a\u003E, the School of Biological Sciences, and the School of Earth and Atmospheric Sciences to broadening participation and fostering inclusivity in research careers.\u0026rdquo;\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026ldquo;In each school, there is very much a team effort in running these programs,\u0026rdquo; he adds, \u0026ldquo;and the coordination of these efforts between the schools is a particularly important feature in allowing us to provide high quality programs.\u0026rdquo;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Ch4\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/reu.biosciences.gatech.edu\/\u0022\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EREU: Aquatic Chemical Ecology Summer Research Program (ACE)\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/h4\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cem\u003EHosted by the Schools of Biological Sciences, Earth and Atmospheric Sciences, \u003C\/em\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/ce.gatech.edu\/\u0022\u003E\u003Cem\u003ECivil \u0026amp; Environmental Engineering\u003C\/em\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cem\u003E, Chemistry \u0026amp; Biochemistry, \u003C\/em\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/chbe.gatech.edu\/\u0022\u003E\u003Cem\u003EChemical \u0026amp; Biomolecular Engineering\u003C\/em\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/biosciences.gatech.edu\/people\/brian-hammer\u0022\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EBrian Hammer\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E, associate professor, School of Biological Sciences and ACE co-director:\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EOur Aquatic Chemical Ecology (ACE) REU program has been running since 2004. Our program hosts about 10 students each summer for a 10-week research experience in the lab of a Georgia Tech scientist.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003ENSF\u0026#39;s intent is to support research opportunities that recruit students from non-Ph.D. institutions where such opportunities are rare. This summer we hosted 9 ACE students. \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/biosciences.gatech.edu\/people\/joshua-weitz\u0022\u003EJoshua Weitz\u003C\/a\u003E and his \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/weitzgroup.biosci.gatech.edu\/\u0022\u003EWeitz Group\u003C\/a\u003E also \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/weitzgroup.biosci.gatech.edu\/2021\/05\/17\/the-weitz-group-welcomes-three-summer-reu-students\/\u0022\u003Ehosted\u003C\/a\u003E 3 students with support from the Simon\u0026#39;s Foundation and they joined our ACE cohort this summer. 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They also foster collaborations with experts and colleagues within their field of study, and network and develop lifelong friendships with other participants within their program.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EProfessional development opportunities focus on best practices for conducting research, strategies for writing research papers\/conducting research presentations, tips for applying to graduate school, and discussions on topics related to diversity, equity and inclusion. Social activities, while limited this year due to the Covid-19 pandemic, range from field trips to local Atlanta tourist attractions, to companies\/organizations relevant to students\u0026#39; career interests.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003ETo my knowledge, the students are having a wonderful time, and the impression I get is that they are so happy to be working in-person at a college campus performing research with other undergraduate students and Georgia Tech faculty. Since last year was supposed to be our first year running this program, but was cancelled due to the Covid-19 pandemic, this year was really our true first year.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThe tone was set immediately on day one when I emailed the students arriving on campus to ask if everything was going okay. One student simply responded to my email question with a picture of the majority of the EAS REU students at the grocery store, buying supplies for the summer, and all were smiling.\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThis is the most exciting research program I have ever been a part of. These students are amazing people who are highly talented at research. They\u0026rsquo;re creative, strongly motivated, and most importantly, they\u0026rsquo;re kind, respectful, and constantly striving to make the world a better place through their work. While they may have learned a lot from this program, I learned a lot from them! 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To facilitate its goal to broaden participation in physics, the GT REU program is dedicated to building connections with the Atlanta University Consortium (Morehouse College, Spelman College, Clark Atlanta University), with approximately 20 percent of the students originating from those institutions. 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He\u0026rsquo;s also just one of a handful of Hispanic and Latinx leaders to serve as presidents of major U.S. institutions of higher education.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026ldquo;It\u0026rsquo;s not a big group,\u0026rdquo; he says. \u0026ldquo;The President of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology is from Venezuela. The President of the University of Miami is Mexican, and actually served in the Mexican government as Minister of Health. Then there are a few others. It\u0026rsquo;s not many of us, but there is a small group.\u0026rdquo;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThat story echoes in\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/ncses.nsf.gov\/pubs\/nsf21321\/report\/executive-summary\u0022\u003Ehistorical Hispanic and Latinx faculty representation in higher education in the U.S.\u003C\/a\u003E, and in teaching STEM (science, technology, engineering, and mathematics) courses in K-12.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EAnd although the number of Hispanic and Latinx students enrolled in colleges and universities has also steadily increased over the past several generations, national representation for this cohort also remains below their share in the U.S. population. \u0026ldquo;It\u0026rsquo;s far less in science and engineering majors,\u0026rdquo; Cabrera adds. \u0026ldquo;That\u0026rsquo;s the key. We tend to be under-indexed in engineering and computing, and most of the scientific disciplines.\u0026rdquo;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThat\u0026rsquo;s why Cabrera values the importance of having Hispanic and Latinx faculty spend time in the community, showing students in grade school that people like them \u0026mdash; with similar surnames, backgrounds, and stories \u0026mdash; can be scientists, engineers, even university presidents.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EAnd at Georgia Tech, the overall number of Hispanic and Latinx students\u0026nbsp;is\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/coe.gatech.edu\/news\/2021\/09\/georgia-tech-celebrates-hispanic-heritage-month\u0022\u003Eon the rise\u003C\/a\u003E, thanks in large part to sustained initiatives across campus, along with a number of mentoring and outreach efforts led by faculty, staff, students, and alumni advocates. Hispanic and Latinx enrollment recently topped 3,500 at Tech \u0026mdash; 500 more than the 2020-21 school year \u0026mdash; making up nearly 14% of the undergraduate student body.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003ECabrera\u0026rsquo;s parents weren\u0026rsquo;t able to go college, but he found a mentor in his uncle as he was growing up in Madrid. \u0026ldquo;We always looked up to him. He was a great uncle, but also super smart. He was the guy we would call when we had a tough math problem in school. And as I realized that, hey, I\u0026rsquo;m good at this math stuff, he was always my role model. That\u0026rsquo;s why I decided to become an engineer.\u0026rdquo;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003ECabrera received a telecommunications engineering degree (equivalent to an B.S. and M.S. in Electrical and Computing Engineering) from Universidad Polit\u0026eacute;cnica de Madrid. He then received a Fulbright Scholarship to attend graduate school at Georgia Tech. That\u0026rsquo;s when he decided to switch to Cognitive Psychology, and received a Ph.D. in that discipline from the School of Psychology in the College of Sciences.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EWhat did Hispanic representation look like at Georgia Tech when you were here from 1991-95?\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003ENot great. I don\u0026#39;t recall a single Hispanic professor in Psychology nor any another graduate student. There were a few graduate students in the College of Computing and one faculty member, Norberto Ezquerra, with whom I did some work at the Graphics Visualization and Usability center. But yeah, there was not great representation. I think Georgia Tech had always had a reasonable number of Puerto Rican students and international students from Latin American countries. There was a good community for that, but on the faculty side, very rare.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EGiven your experience, what can and should be done to get more Hispanic and Latinx students in STEM classes in higher education?\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EWell, first of all,\u0026nbsp;\u003Cem\u003Ewhy\u003C\/em\u003E\u0026nbsp;it is important that we do that? We have a clear mission to educate leaders who advance technology and improve the human condition. And that requires that people of all backgrounds be included. We simply cannot respond to the issues of our society if different perspectives are not represented at Georgia Tech. We have a responsibility to make sure that everybody\u0026#39;s at the table.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EAnd right now, not just at Georgia Tech but in general \u0026mdash; maybe less so in biology \u0026mdash; but in physics, math, and definitely computing and most engineering fields \u0026mdash; women are underrepresented, Black students are underrepresented, and Hispanic students are underrepresented. And clearly, what the consequences for that will be is technologies and products that don\u0026#39;t necessarily respond to every one\u0026rsquo;s needs. There are plenty of examples of that. Take for example face recognition software, which is notorious for failing with people with dark skins, or machine learning applications that have managed to incorporate many of our society\u0026rsquo;s stereotypes and prejudices.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EI think, because we are one of the leading technological universities in the country, and because we\u0026#39;re large, we not only have the opportunity, but we have the responsibility to lead and to figure out ways to change that reality. It\u0026#39;s a complex problem with a complex set of causes and solutions. Clearly, we need to improve the number of faculty from different backgrounds. If you don\u0026#39;t see it, you can\u0026#39;t be it, you can\u0026#39;t become it.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThere is a piece of that which has to do with training Latino teachers in K-12, increasing representation in our faculty. We know it works \u0026mdash; giving students early experiences, bringing them to Georgia Tech, like in\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/projectengages.gatech.edu\/\u0022\u003EProject Engages\u003C\/a\u003E, for example. And also, all the work that\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.ceismc.gatech.edu\/\u0022\u003ECEISMIC\u003C\/a\u003E\u0026nbsp;(Center for Education Integrating Science, Mathematics, and Computing) does. CEISMIC, by the way, started off in the College of Sciences, then became institute-wide.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThat\u0026rsquo;s the kind of work that we know has an impact \u0026mdash; showing up in high schools, training teachers, providing students with a very direct experience. If you haven\u0026#39;t been exposed at home \u0026mdash; in most cases, it\u0026rsquo;s having an opportunity to see someone like yourself. Those are the things that can make a difference.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003ESame question, but let\u0026rsquo;s make it about faculty. What can and should be done to increase Hispanic and Latinx faculty in higher education?\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EWe have experience with similar programs. We have a program called\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/focus.gatech.edu\/\u0022\u003EFocus\u003C\/a\u003E. Its goal is to bring college students from underrepresented communities, and engage them in a conversation with minority faculty, people like them who have done it, who are succeeding in engineering. And again, we know those interventions work. You just have to be intentional about that, but anything we can do to bring people to a place like Georgia Tech, to engage with peers to look at mentors, faculty members who\u0026#39;ve done it before you. We know those things work.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EIs there anything else you would want faculty and students to know about Hispanic Heritage Month and how it relates to Georgia Tech\u0026rsquo;s mission?\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EWe\u0026#39;re very proud of the many contributions of Hispanic and Latino faculty members in the history of Georgia Tech. We now have a small but incredibly influential group of faculty members at Georgia Tech who are making a difference. And I\u0026#39;m really, really proud of what they\u0026#39;re doing. Not only that, but how many of them are doubling their efforts, no matter how busy they are with their own careers. 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would end up serving in these roles.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026ldquo;I definitely experienced the imposter syndrome in my early career,\u0026rdquo; she shares. \u0026ldquo;I remember going through graduate school thinking that once I took my final exams \u0026mdash; \u003Cem\u003Ethen\u003C\/em\u003E they\u0026rsquo;d figure out that I don\u0026#39;t know \u003Cem\u003Eanything\u003C\/em\u003E.\u0026rdquo;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EIt turns out she knew much more than she gave herself credit for. At the University of Washington, she received a master\u0026#39;s degree in chemical engineering before becoming the first woman to graduate from the University\u0026rsquo;s physical oceanography doctoral program.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026ldquo;I was a couple of weeks away from my first child\u0026rsquo;s birth when I defended my Ph.D. After my exam, a member of my committee said to me, \u0026lsquo;So sorry to see you\u0026#39;re pregnant, because I was hoping you would have a career in science.\u0026rsquo; Though taken aback, I said, \u0026lsquo;Well, I certainly plan to have that career.\u0026rsquo; At that time it was still rare for women in academia to have children.\u0026quot;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EFollowing graduation, Lozier began her postdoctoral studies at the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution, where she met her close friend and research partner, \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.whoi.edu\/profile\/abower\/\u0022\u003EAmy Bower\u003C\/a\u003E. Together, the pair supported each other on research endeavors and learned how to navigate a male-dominated field with few female mentors and colleagues.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EWhile at Woods Hole, Bower was the first person that Lozier wrote a proposal with, and the two were in the first generation of women to complete postdocs at Woods Hole.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026ldquo;When I started my postdoc, most of the women who worked on the technical side were data analysts, referred to as \u0026lsquo;data dollies\u0026rsquo;,\u0026rdquo; remembers Lozier. \u0026ldquo;For more than a century before my generation started careers in science, women entered science more or less through the side or back door, meaning that they worked in labs as assistants to the head of the research lab and then worked their way up from there. My generation, or actually the generation before me, was the first generation of women that were coming in the front door, leading their own research from the start.\u0026rdquo;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003ELozier also highlights the fact that even though women were often restricted in the roles they could hold in the scientific endeavor, they were nonetheless able to make some remarkable discoveries. She recommends the non-fiction book \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.npr.org\/2016\/12\/04\/503068093\/women-astronomers-shine-in-the-glass-universe\u0022\u003E\u0026ldquo;The Glass Universe: How the Ladies of the Harvard Observatory Took the Measure of the Stars\u0026rdquo;\u003C\/a\u003E by Dava Sobel for anyone interested in learning more about the history of women in science during the early 20th century.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EAs detailed in the book, Lozier explains, \u0026ldquo;women working at the Harvard Observatory at the time were considered too fragile to be outside at night looking through the telescope. So, their job was to analyze the data in the daylight hours and, in time, the patterns revealed by the data led these women to some remarkable discoveries.\u0026rdquo;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EReflecting on the opportunities that helped with her personal success and achievement, Lozier shares that the support of mentors and friends was paramount. This reflection struck her while serving on a National Science Foundation panel to review proposals from early career researchers.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026ldquo;I was looking at all the proposals that were coming in from early career scientists, and of those that were coming in, women were not faring very well, compared to those coming in from male scientists,\u0026rdquo; she says. \u0026ldquo;And I realized that while the proposals from early career male scientists \u0026mdash; in this case oceanographers \u0026mdash; were mostly written in collaboration with a more senior scientist, the proposals from the female early career scientists were not. These young women were the sole investigators on their proposals.\u0026rdquo;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThis realization became the impetus for Lozier to create the \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/mpowir.org\/\u0022\u003EMentoring Physical Oceanography to Increase Retention (MPOWIR)\u003C\/a\u003E program, which established a mentoring network of physical oceanographers across the country to support and advance the careers of young women in the field. She received funding from five separate federal agencies to launch and maintain the program.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026ldquo;From my own experience it was obvious that young women entering the field did not have a network of mentors. And then I read studies at the time confirming my own experience, namely that there was an asymmetry in the collaboration and mentoring network for men and women. It was at the time just much harder for junior women to establish networks because they did not arise organically.\u0026rdquo;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThough Lozier has since passed the leadership of MPOWIR onto other individuals, she shares that she is incredibly proud of the program\u0026rsquo;s success in advancing the careers of women in oceanography.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003ECarrying the tradition of mentorship \u0026mdash; at Georgia Tech and beyond\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EAs dean of the College of Sciences, Lozier\u0026rsquo;s work is focused on leading, guiding, and mentoring students, staff, and faculty members \u0026mdash; along with leading \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=xi45jqqyttY\u0022\u003EAGU and the NSF-funded OSNAP: Overturning in the Subpolar North Atlantic Program\u003C\/a\u003E. Her passion for removing barriers to success translates to her goal of fostering an inclusive and equitable culture at Georgia Tech \u0026mdash; and beyond.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026ldquo;One of the things that attracted me to Georgia Tech, and one that I remain very committed to today, is attracting a more diverse student body,\u0026rdquo; she says. Lozier came to Georgia Tech in September 2019 from Duke University, where she served in various leadership roles including department chair, faculty senate chair, vice provost for strategic planning, co-chair of Duke\u0026rsquo;s effort to reimagine graduate education, and as the Ronie-Richele Garcia-Johnson Distinguished Professor of Earth and Ocean Sciences in the Nicholas School of the Environment.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EWith this goal of increasing representative enrollments in mind, Lozier recognized the importance of first cultivating a community with a strong focus on diversity and inclusivity at Tech. \u0026ldquo;Before you are able to attract a more diverse student body, you have to make sure that the community they\u0026#39;re coming into is one that is attractive. Otherwise, you can\u0026rsquo;t retain people.\u0026rdquo;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003ELozier created the \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/cos.gatech.edu\/diversity\/task-force\u0022\u003ECollege of Sciences Task Force on Racial Equity\u003C\/a\u003E in June 2020 and charged the committee members to propose actionable and sustainable steps to identify and overcome racial inequity in the College of Sciences (CoS).\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026ldquo;The Task Force on Racial Equality was given two charges. The first one was: how do we build a community where everyone \u0026mdash; staff, students and faculty \u0026mdash; feels as though they belong? And the second charge was: how do we attract more people of color to this community? I truly believe a more diverse community leads to excellence in teaching and research.\u0026rdquo;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003ELozier has also placed a strong emphasis on ways that scientific discoveries can apply to modern challenges through invention and innovation.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026ldquo;I\u0026#39;m focused on providing faculty the support they need to work collaboratively on pathways that lead from discovery to solution,\u0026rdquo; she says.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003ELozier also highlights the impact that the pandemic has had on all members of the CoS community and the unique challenges it\u0026rsquo;s presented to the College and our campus community.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EShe compares the early, rapid shift to online work to her experience of climbing, one of her passions during graduate school. \u0026quot;At the start of the pandemic, it felt as though I was with a climbing team headed up a mountain and then we somehow lost the map. But adventure in the face of hardship is where strong and trusting relationships are formed \u0026mdash; people come together when times are tough to figure out the next steps.\u0026rdquo;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EAnd back in spring 2020, at the beginning of teleworking and remote teaching and learning, she immediately saw a need to increase communication and create channels for \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/cos.gatech.edu\/article\/stories-unprecedented-semester\u0022\u003Econversation and community support\u003C\/a\u003E.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026ldquo;I realized early on that it was better to over communicate than under communicate,\u0026rdquo; she says. In March, she began writing weekly letters to the College of Sciences staff to share news updates and personal reflections. \u0026ldquo;I attached a photo of whatever was blooming in my garden and shared news of celebrations in my own life, such as when my mother was vaccinated. And I also started weekly (virtual) drop-ins. These drop-ins are now twice a month for staff and monthly for faculty. I didn\u0026rsquo;t have these communication pathways on my radar screen before the pandemic, but once we all started sheltering in place, I realized the importance of communication and understood that it needed to be more often \u0026mdash; and needed to be more personal.\u0026rdquo;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003ELozier also focuses on the importance of forming one-on-one connections with staff, students, and faculty. She adds that, ultimately, elevating members of the community is her primary passion and the most fulfilling part of her role as dean.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026ldquo;The most important thing about the College is that at its heart, it is all about people, their ideas and their contributions. Elevating those ideas, and helping people realize their potential \u0026mdash; that brings me immense professional and personal satisfaction.\u0026rdquo;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EAnd in connection with those goals of advancing the representation, stories, and voices of others, Lozier sees \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.un.org\/en\/observances\/girl-child-day\u0022\u003EInternational Day of the Girl\u003C\/a\u003E, marked by the UN each October 11, as an opportunity to share her own story in STEM \u0026mdash; and to amplify and advocate for women and girls in STEM around the globe.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EAs leader of OSNAP (NSF-funded subpolar North Atlantic observing system), Lozier adds that she is proud that the consortium has women from seven different countries representing half of the project\u0026rsquo;s overall members.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u0026ldquo;When I started as a graduate student, it was very rare to have even a female chief scientist. So, it\u0026#39;s remarkably different when I go to conferences now, where half of the speakers are women. Over the course of my career, I\u0026#39;ve seen quite a change \u0026mdash; from when women data analysts were called \u0026#39;data dollies\u0026rsquo; to now, where women are chief scientists, leaders of their organizations, and heading up ocean observing systems. It is amazing to me that my field of physical oceanography now has such a strong representation of women. I know though that there is work to do to bring more underrepresented groups into oceanography. In order for our field to thrive, we must be more fully diverse.\u0026rdquo;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EAnd finally, Lozier encourages people to use October 11\u003Csup\u003Eth\u003C\/sup\u003E to learn more about global and local opportunities to \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.unwomen.org\/en\/news\/in-focus\/girl-child\u0022\u003Eadvance women and girls\u003C\/a\u003E.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026ldquo;I encourage everyone to take this opportunity to think about they can do individually and collectively to advance the education of women and girls across the globe. We all have a responsibility to make sure that doors of opportunity are open to everyone.\u0026rdquo;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003ECelebrating Hispanic and Latinx Heritage:\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cem\u003ESeptember 15 to October 15 is also \u003C\/em\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.hispanicheritagemonth.gov\/\u0022\u003E\u003Cem\u003ENational Hispanic Heritage Month\u003C\/em\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cem\u003E, which celebrates the contributions and influence of Hispanic and Latinx individuals in all aspects of American life \u0026ndash; history, culture, and achievements. 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and that number remains considerably lower than the total share of the U.S. population, according to the National Science Foundation.\u003C\/em\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cem\u003EThis month, we\u0026rsquo;re asking Hispanic and Latinx faculty in the College of Sciences to share some of their early school day stories, the reasons they chose to study science, and their thoughts on the importance of representation in STEM classes and leadership in higher education.\u003C\/em\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EWhere did you grow up, and what was STEM education like for you?\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/eas.gatech.edu\/people\/rivera-hernandez-dr-frances\u0022\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E\u003Cem\u003EFrances Rivera-Hern\u0026aacute;ndez\u003C\/em\u003E\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E\u003Cem\u003E, assistant professor, School of Earth and Atmospheric Sciences:\u003C\/em\u003E\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EI grew up in Aguas Buenas, a small mountain town in Puerto Rico. STEM education was limited for me growing up, as my town doesn\u0026rsquo;t have a university or any science museums. Most of my STEM education came from my science\/math teachers \u0026mdash; and TV! I watched a lot of science documentaries. I also had very limited exposure to the diversity of science disciplines. It wasn\u0026rsquo;t until I was able to participate in an Upward Bound Math\/Science summer program (part of the\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www2.ed.gov\/about\/offices\/list\/ope\/trio\/index.html\u0022\u003Efederally funded TRIO program\u003C\/a\u003E) as a rising senior in high school that I met scientists for the first time, and in a college setting. That program changed my life, as it set the course for my future career in science. \u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/chemistry.gatech.edu\/faculty\/fernandez\/\u0022\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E\u003Cem\u003EFacundo Fern\u0026aacute;ndez\u003C\/em\u003E\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E\u003Cem\u003E, Vasser Woolley Foundation Chair in Bioanalytical Chemistry, professor and associate chair for Research, School of Chemistry and Biochemistry:\u003C\/em\u003E\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EI grew up in Argentina, and back in the 1970\u0026rsquo;s, when I was in elementary school, there was little STEM education. We were under a military dictatorship, and the situation overall was very harsh for science and scientists, as many were \u0026ldquo;disappeared\u0026rdquo; and never heard of again. I was lucky to have a father who is a physicist, who instilled in me a love for science fiction and anything related to science. I still remember him explaining to me light scattering when I asked why the sky was blue. \u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/physics.gatech.edu\/user\/carlos-silva\u0022\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E\u003Cem\u003ECarlos Silva\u0026nbsp;Acu\u0026ntilde;a\u003C\/em\u003E\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E\u003Cem\u003E, professor, School of Physics:\u003C\/em\u003E\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EI had a somewhat international upbringing, born in Mexico City where I went to school through second grade in elementary, and then moved to Caracas, Venezuela, where I lived through sixth grade, and then back to Mexico City for the rest of secondary school and high school. Because of this, I studied in international schools both in Venezuela and in Mexico. STEM resources were very good, and that definitely influenced my interest in science. Particularly, my fascination with fundamental science was developed during my high school years, and I always aimed to be a pure scientist.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EDid you have any Hispanic mentors or teachers who encouraged you in the sciences?\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E\u003Cem\u003ERivera-Hern\u0026aacute;ndez:\u003C\/em\u003E\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EYes! I had great science and math teachers who always encouraged my interests in science. In particular, my high school physics teacher, Cheo Merced, who taught me how to see the beauty of physics in the world around me. My parents were also very supportive, even though they are not scientists. They encouraged my space obsession, which I\u0026rsquo;ve had since I was a kid.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E\u003Cem\u003EFern\u0026aacute;ndez:\u003C\/em\u003E\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EMy mentors and teachers back in Argentina were incredible, despite the limited resources. Their love for science and education is unparalleled, as they face constant challenges to do what they love. My mentors in the US were not Hispanic, but they still spent an incredible amount of time and resources to help me grow in a fertile environment.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E\u003Cem\u003ESilva\u0026nbsp;Acu\u0026ntilde;a:\u003C\/em\u003E\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EIn university and in graduate school I was not exposed to Hispanic mentors, although I was inspired by\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.nobelprize.org\/prizes\/chemistry\/1995\/molina\/biographical\/\u0022\u003EMario Molina\u003C\/a\u003E, who won the Nobel Prize in Chemistry when I was a graduate student. I was inspired though by my Ph.D. supervisor, Paul Barbara, who was an advocate of inclusion in STEM.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EWhat are your thoughts about getting more Hispanic and Latinx students to think about careers in STEM while they\u0026rsquo;re in grades K-12?\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E\u003Cem\u003ERivera-Hern\u0026aacute;ndez:\u003C\/em\u003E\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThe lack of scientist role models that I had growing up is why I decided to be a professor, and why I do a lot of outreach at the K-12 levels. I want to make sure that other people like me can see themselves in the planetary science\/geoscience field, and as scientists.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E\u003Cem\u003EFern\u0026aacute;ndez:\u003C\/em\u003E\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EWe need to intensify science outreach in schools at a very early stage and explain to kids that being a scientist is a wonderful career that is reachable.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E\u003Cem\u003ESilva\u0026nbsp;Acu\u0026ntilde;a:\u003C\/em\u003E\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EI am excited for my role as Associate Director for Diversity, Equity and Inclusion in Georgia Tech\u0026rsquo;s new National Science Foundation Science and Technology Center, the\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.nsf.gov\/news\/special_reports\/announcements\/090921.jsp?sf150924217=1\u0022\u003ECenter for Integration of Modern Optoelectronic Materials on Demand\u003C\/a\u003E. I will be particularly interested in recruiting Hispanic students, and am active in collaboration with Mexican institutions (\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.cinvestav.mx\/\u0022\u003ECINVESTAV\u003C\/a\u003E\u0026nbsp;and\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.unam.mx\/\u0022\u003EUNAM\u003C\/a\u003E) for that purpose.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EWhat, in your opinion, could help boost the number of Hispanic and Latinx researchers and faculty in higher education?\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E\u003Cem\u003EFern\u0026aacute;ndez:\u003C\/em\u003E\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EI think the issues are mostly socioeconomic. Many (but not all) Hispanic students face challenges that other students don\u0026rsquo;t, so they have to make a living and support themselves faster. I, for example, had to work through graduate school to pay bills, which made it quite difficult.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E\u003Cem\u003ESilva\u0026nbsp;Acu\u0026ntilde;a:\u003C\/em\u003E\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EMore networking with Hispanic communities. Hispanic faculty like myself need to be proactive in reaching out to those communities to expose STEM careers to students and to the broader community. I recruit many Hispanic students to my group, and I encourage my peers to seek opportunities to do so.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EAny Georgia Tech-related programs encouraging Hispanic and Latinx representation among students and faculty that you want to mention?\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E\u003Cem\u003EFern\u0026aacute;ndez:\u003C\/em\u003E\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThe\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/logras.gatech.edu\/\u0022\u003ELOGRAS (Latino Organization for Graduate Students\u003C\/a\u003E) group at Georgia Tech is one that is close to my heart.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E\u003Cem\u003ESilva\u0026nbsp;Acu\u0026ntilde;a:\u003C\/em\u003E\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EOn Sept. 7\u003Csup\u003Eth\u003C\/sup\u003E,\u0026nbsp;there was a very large Chemistry Twitter Poster Conference sponsored by\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.latinxchem.org\/english\u0022\u003ELatinXChem\u003C\/a\u003E. 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href=\u0022https:\/\/cos.gatech.edu\/\u0022\u003EColleges of Sciences\u003C\/a\u003E\u0026nbsp;and\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/coe.gatech.edu\/\u0022\u003EEngineering\u003C\/a\u003E\u0026nbsp;have long collaborated to launch successful joint space science research projects with the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA). Researchers across both Colleges and the\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.gtri.gatech.edu\/\u0022\u003EGeorgia Tech Research Institute\u003C\/a\u003E\u0026nbsp;(GTRI) are now hard at work on several ambitious projects related to NASA\u0026rsquo;s planned return to Earth\u0026rsquo;s moon \u0026mdash;\u0026nbsp;and beyond.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003ELunar Flashlight to Search for Ice on the Moon\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/chemistry.gatech.edu\/faculty\/orlando\/\u0022\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EThomas Orlando\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u0026nbsp;says NASA is always looking for multidisciplinary research programs at the higher education level. He uses a recent win of a key NASA partnership, dubbed the\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/coe.gatech.edu\/news\/2021\/07\/search-lunar-ice\u0022\u003ELunar Flashlight Mission\u003C\/a\u003E, as an example of what\u0026rsquo;s been a very successful approach for the Institute.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EOrlando is a professor in the\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/chemistry.gatech.edu\/\u0022\u003ESchool of Chemistry and Biochemistry\u003C\/a\u003E, principal investigator for NASA\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/reveals.gatech.edu\/\u0022\u003EREVEALS\u003C\/a\u003E\u0026nbsp;(Radiation Effects on Volatiles and Exploration of Asteroids and Lunar Surfaces), and former co-founder and director of Georgia Tech\u0026rsquo;s\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/cstar.gatech.edu\/\u0022\u003ECenter for Space Technology and Research\u003C\/a\u003E\u0026nbsp;(C-STAR.)\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EREVEALS is researching ways to prepare NASA for the next generation of its crewed space missions, and is, itself, part of a larger NASA\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;program,\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/sservi.nasa.gov\/\u0022\u003ESSERVI\u003C\/a\u003E (Solar System Exploration Research Virtual Institute).\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThe project includes designing spacesuits with radiation detection materials sewn into the suits \u0026mdash; and using the Moon\u0026rsquo;s natural resources (buried ice for water, minerals at or near the surface) to support astronaut habitats. That ice could also provide drinking water for astronauts and possibly help fuel engines built on site.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026ldquo;REVEALS is focusing on the water on the Moon issue. This involves understanding how it is made or delivered, how it is transported, and where it is. The work also involves developing technologies to extract it, a project lead by\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.me.gatech.edu\/faculty\/loutzenhiser\u0022\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EPeter Loutzenhiser\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u0026nbsp;(\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.me.gatech.edu\/\u0022\u003EGeorge W. Woodruff School of Mechanical Engineering\u003C\/a\u003E). We obviously need to know how much is there and whether we can get it and utilize it. This is where Lunar Flashlight comes in,\u0026rdquo; Orlando says.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThe Lunar Flashlight project also focuses on deep collaboration and coordination across several agencies and teams.\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/coe.gatech.edu\/news\/2021\/07\/search-lunar-ice\u0022\u003EThis past summer\u003C\/a\u003E, the\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.jpl.nasa.gov\/\u0022\u003ENASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory\u003C\/a\u003E\u0026nbsp;(JPL) in Southern California shipped all spacecraft parts to Tech\u0026#39;s Atlanta campus to begin assembly and testing. GTRI is now providing the clean room for assembly, and a team of researchers, led by\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.mse.gatech.edu\/people\/jud-ready\u0022\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EJud Ready\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E, is managing all the integration and testing of Lunar Flashlight before it\u0026nbsp;is\u0026nbsp;shipped to the\u0026nbsp;Marshall Space Flight Center in Huntsville, Alabama, for fueling, then on to\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/centers\/kennedy\/home\/index.html\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003EKennedy Space Center\u003C\/a\u003E\u0026nbsp;in Cape Canaveral, Florida, for launch in 2022.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026ldquo;Our new Center for Space Hardware Assembly, Fabrication and Testing will provide the cleanroom space to assemble Lunar Flashlight and put it through a rigorous series of tests,\u0026rdquo; says Ready, who is principal investigator of the Lunar Flashlight project. Ready also serves as deputy director of Innovation Initiatives for the\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/research.gatech.edu\/materials\/about\u0022\u003EGeorgia Tech Institute for Materials\u003C\/a\u003E\u0026nbsp;(IMat), is an adjunct professor in the\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.mse.gatech.edu\/\u0022\u003ESchool of Materials Science and Engineering\u003C\/a\u003E, and is a principal research engineer at GTRI.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026ldquo;There\u0026rsquo;s no instruction manual right now \u0026mdash; it\u0026rsquo;s our role to collaborate with the scientists and engineers at JPL and the other partners to write the test and integration procedures, do them, and at the same time to conclusively verify our work,\u0026rdquo; Ready says.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003ETiny CubeSats Take to the Sky\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThe Lunar Flashlight is a\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/mission_pages\/cubesats\/index.html\u0022\u003ECubeSat\u003C\/a\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u0026mdash; a mini-satellite that\u0026rsquo;s basically what its name implies: a 6U CubeSat (30 x 20 x 10cm), about the size of a desktop tower computer. CubeSats\u0026nbsp;can weigh anywhere from 3 to 20 pounds, and can be deployed much easier and at a lower cost than traditional satellites.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003ESince their introduction in 1999, CubeSats have become\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.space.com\/beanie-babies-the-invention-of-cubesat-and-student-designed-and-built-satellites.html\u0022\u003Epopular\u003C\/a\u003E\u0026nbsp;for science and commercial satellite deployment, while allowing Engineering and Sciences students at schools such as Georgia Tech to design and deploy their own satellites.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026ldquo;That\u0026rsquo;s great in and of itself, for our students to have an opportunity to build a satellite and send it into space,\u0026rdquo;\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/ae.gatech.edu\/people\/edgar-glenn-lightsey\u0022\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EGlenn Lightsey\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E, David Lewis Professor of Space Systems Technology in the\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/ae.gatech.edu\/\u0022\u003EDaniel Guggenheim School of Aerospace Engineering\u003C\/a\u003E, and current C-STAR director, says. \u0026ldquo;They can apply to a company with a resume that says, \u0026lsquo;I\u0026rsquo;ve already built a satellite and it\u0026rsquo;s in space talking to others.\u0026rsquo; Twenty years ago, that just didn\u0026rsquo;t happen.\u0026rdquo;\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003ELunar Flashlight CubeSat will\u0026nbsp;have sensitive instrumentation for locating buried ice on the Moon, and Lightsey\u0026rsquo;s\u0026nbsp;team has already built its propulsion system. After launch from Kennedy Space Center, Lunar Flashlight will have its mission control operations run out of Lightsey\u0026rsquo;s lab.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EEngineering hardware with scientific instrumentation \u0026mdash; Lightsey says you can\u0026rsquo;t illustrate Georgia Tech\u0026rsquo;s strengths as a NASA partner any better than\u0026nbsp;with interdisciplinary projects like the Lunar Flashlight.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026ldquo;I think Georgia Tech has a competitive advantage based on how it is really emphasizing interdisciplinary research from the beginning, from idea generation on. There aren\u0026rsquo;t many institutions like it in my opinion. It\u0026rsquo;s in Georgia Tech\u0026rsquo;s bones.\u0026rdquo;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003ELunar Dust-Busting in NASA\u0026rsquo;s BIG\u0026nbsp;Ideas Challenge\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThe REVEALS program is also looking at ways to wipe out the problem of lunar dust, which can have an inherent electrical charge and can be more damaging to equipment than Earth dust. It can also be a health hazard if it sneaks into an astronaut\u0026rsquo;s habitat.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026ldquo;It\u0026rsquo;s an engineering project, but a science problem,\u0026rdquo; Orlando says. \u0026ldquo;Here\u0026rsquo;s an example of where engineering and science got together, and something great came out of it.\u0026rdquo;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003ENASA\u0026rsquo;s\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/bigidea.nianet.org\/\u0022\u003EBIG (Breakthrough, Innovative, and Game-Changing) Ideas Challenge\u003C\/a\u003E, a competition for undergraduates and graduate students to brainstorm away problems for the space agency, was dedicated to lunar dust mitigation for the 2021 version. That project is led by\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.me.gatech.edu\/faculty\/linsey\u0022\u003EJulie Linsey\u003C\/a\u003E, a professor in the\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.me.gatech.edu\/\u0022\u003EGeorge W. Woodruff School of Mechanical Engineering\u003C\/a\u003E who is mentored by Orlando and Lightsey, along with REVEALS research\u0026nbsp;scientists\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/micah-schaible-19013470\u0022\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EMicah Schaible\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u0026nbsp;and\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/projects.research.gatech.edu\/people\/zach-seibers\u0022\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EZach Seibers\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E, a student team of engineering students\u0026nbsp;\u0026mdash;\u0026nbsp;\u003Cstrong\u003EVarun Bose,\u0026nbsp;John Fitton,\u0026nbsp;Zhen Liu,\u0026nbsp;Dicky Silitonga,\u0026nbsp;Kristoffer (Kris) Sjolund,\u003C\/strong\u003E\u0026nbsp;and\u0026nbsp;\u003Cstrong\u003EJeffery Zhang\u003C\/strong\u003E. The crew came up with a hybrid brush, which uses both an electrodynamic system (EDS) and ultraviolet (UV) technology to keep dust from building up on lunar spacesuits.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThe team, which called itself\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/ae.gatech.edu\/news\/2021\/05\/team-shoot-moon-does-just\u0022\u003EShoot For the Moon\u003C\/a\u003E, is among six\u0026nbsp;BIG Ideas Challenge finalists. Shoot For the Moon will give a presentation on the hybrid brush at the BIG Ideas Forum in November.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003ETwo members of the REVEALS team also recently presented their work on human space exploration.\u0026nbsp;\u003Cstrong\u003EFaris Almatouq\u003C\/strong\u003E, a graduate student in the\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/physics.gatech.edu\/\u0022\u003ESchool of Physics\u003C\/a\u003E\u0026nbsp;working on novel radiation detectors, and\u0026nbsp;\u003Cstrong\u003EKris Sjolund\u003C\/strong\u003E, a graduate research assistant in mechanical engineering working on the dust brush, both won first prize in the poster contest at the SSERVI\/NASA Exploration Science Forum and European Lunar Workshop in July.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026ldquo;These students and co-investigators are all doing great and impactful work,\u0026rdquo; Orlando says. \u0026ldquo;There\u0026rsquo;s an interesting distribution of students working on BIG Ideas projects. They\u0026rsquo;re mechanical engineering, electrical engineering, and aerospace engineering students. And there were chemists and other scientists advising them. It was a multidisciplinary student team \u0026mdash; and a multidisciplinary advisory team.\u0026rdquo;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EFrom our State to our Solar System\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EOrlando and Lightsey also note that Tech\u0026rsquo;s graduates are already finding jobs with\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.blueorigin.com\/\u0022\u003EBlue\u0026nbsp;Origin\u003C\/a\u003E\u0026nbsp;and\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.spacex.com\/\u0022\u003ESpaceX\u003C\/a\u003E, two of the new commercial space businesses with successful crewed maiden flights earlier in the summer. That\u0026rsquo;s in addition to how Georgia Tech has seeded NASA and JPL, plus Lockheed, Boeing, and other established aerospace companies, with former students.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026ldquo;Almost half of my students are getting a graduate degree in engineering\u0026nbsp;\u003Cem\u003Eand\u003C\/em\u003E\u0026nbsp;a graduate degree in science,\u0026rdquo; Orlando says. \u0026ldquo;They typically get a master\u0026rsquo;s in engineering or materials science and a Ph.D. in chemistry or physics. It markets them much more for SpaceX or NASA. It\u0026rsquo;s this hybrid training that people are looking for, and I can\u0026rsquo;t think of a better place for it than Georgia Tech.\u0026rdquo;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003ELightsey and Orlando hope to one day welcome nearby universities, such as Emory University and the University of Georgia, as partners in some of these initiatives. The move would combine resources and expertise from all three institutions to create a first-of-its-kind statewide space science initiative or institute in Georgia.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThat kind of collaboration could also help create a new powerhouse for planetary and space science research close to home research institutions \u0026mdash; and could help create more job opportunities to retain Georgia talent, with young alumni working in a range of aerospace-related industries with freshly minted Georgia-grown degrees in hand.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026ldquo;There\u0026rsquo;s a lot of interest,\u0026rdquo; Lightsey says. \u0026ldquo;Who doesn\u0026rsquo;t want to work on space exploration? This is something that resonates with everyone in every discipline. I think all the institutions have different areas of expertise they can contribute. 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Diggle researches cooperation and communication in microbes and how these are related to virulence, biofilms and antimicrobial resistance.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/li\u003E\r\n\t\u003Cli\u003E\u003Cem\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/eas.gatech.edu\/people\/reinhard-dr-chris\u0022\u003EChris Reinhard\u003C\/a\u003E, associate professor, School of Earth and Atmospheric Sciences\u003C\/em\u003E. Reinhard\u0026rsquo;s research explores the ways in which Earth\u0026#39;s biosphere and planetary boundary conditions act to reshape ocean\/atmosphere chemistry and climate, how these interactions have evolved over time, and how they might be engineered moving forward. 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A second\u0026nbsp;major project involves the study of membrane-spanning proteolytic enzymes that are related to those involved in producing amyloid-beta associated with Alzheimer disease.\u003C\/li\u003E\r\n\u003C\/ul\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EFrances O. Hite Memorial Scholarship\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThis scholarship is established in memory of Frances Orr \u0026ldquo;Fran\u0026rdquo; Hite (1950-2019), B.S. Mathematics, Vanderbilt University, by Bruce Hite (\u0026rsquo;72 Building Construction.) 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Cholera patients can suffer from severe vomiting and diarrhea, which can lead to fatal dehydration.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EOne factor\u0026nbsp;\u003Cem\u003EV. cholerae\u003C\/em\u003E\u0026nbsp;uses to cause disease is a toxin-loaded \u0026ldquo;nano-harpoon,\u0026rdquo; in the words of\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/biosciences.gatech.edu\/people\/brian-hammer\u0022\u003EBrian Hammer\u003C\/a\u003E, associate professor in the \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/biosciences.gatech.edu\/\u0022\u003ESchool of Biological Sciences\u003C\/a\u003E. \u0026ldquo;Many pathogenic bacteria, including\u0026nbsp;\u003Cem\u003EV. cholerae\u003C\/em\u003E, are successful in the environment and human body because they compete for food and space by lancing their neighbors with that harpoon. The harpoon\u0026rsquo;s toxic \u0026lsquo;contact-antibiotics\u0026rsquo; kill bacteria from the inside. Thwarting human pathogens will require an understanding of these arsenals.\u0026rdquo;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003ENow, Hammer is on a team of scientists from Georgia Tech who have found a previously unknown weapon in the arsenal of cholera bacteria: a toxin that impairs a cell\u0026rsquo;s membrane and looks like none described prior \u0026mdash; hence the title of the team\u0026rsquo;s research study:\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/journals.asm.org\/doi\/10.1128\/mSphere.00318-21\u0022\u003E\u0026ldquo;A New Contact Killing Toxin Permeabilizes Cells and Belongs to a Broadly Distributed Protein Family\u003C\/a\u003E,\u0026rdquo; published July 21 in\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/journals.asm.org\/journal\/msphere\u0022\u003EmSphere\u003C\/a\u003E, part of the American Society of Microbiology Journals.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003ETeam members include Hammer (the study\u0026rsquo;s corresponding author), his graduate student\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/biosciences.gatech.edu\/people\/cristian-crisan\u0022\u003EChristian Crisan\u003C\/a\u003E\u0026nbsp;(the study\u0026rsquo;s lead author), and undergraduate researcher Catherine Everly; along with assistant professor\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/physics.gatech.edu\/user\/peter-yunker\u0022\u003EPeter Yunker\u003C\/a\u003E\u0026nbsp;and his postdoctoral student Gabi Steinbach of the \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/physics.gatech.edu\/\u0022\u003ESchool of Physics\u003C\/a\u003E; and professor\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/chemistry.gatech.edu\/people\/lieberman\/raquel\u0022\u003ERaquel Lieberman\u003C\/a\u003E\u0026nbsp;and her postdoctoral student Shannon Hill in the \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/chemistry.gatech.edu\/\u0022\u003ESchool of Chemistry and Biochemistry\u003C\/a\u003E. Hammer and Yunker are members of Georgia Tech\u0026rsquo;s\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/microdynamics.gatech.edu\/\u0022\u003ECenter for Microbial Dynamics and Infection\u003C\/a\u003E; and Hammer, Lieberman, and Yunker are also members of the\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/research.gatech.edu\/bio\u0022\u003EParker H. Petit Institute for Bioengineering and Bioscience\u003C\/a\u003E.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThe technical term for\u0026nbsp;\u003Cem\u003EV. cholerae\u0026rsquo;s\u003C\/em\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u0026ldquo;nano-harpoon\u0026rdquo; is a Type 6 Secretion System, (T6SS). \u0026ldquo;While many microbiologists have focused their efforts on a few toxins made by\u0026nbsp;\u003Cem\u003EV. cholerae\u003C\/em\u003E\u0026nbsp;obtained from patients, we sequenced the DNA of\u0026nbsp;\u003Cem\u003EVibrios\u003C\/em\u003E\u0026nbsp;from non-human environmental sources and developed computational tools to find new contact-antibiotic toxin genes,\u0026rdquo; Hammer says of his lab\u0026rsquo;s work. \u0026ldquo;In doing so, my student Cristian Crisan, who just defended his Ph.D., discovered a new T6 toxin that doesn\u0026#39;t look like any other protein characterized prior. He showed this toxin\u0026rdquo; \u0026mdash; which the team named TpeV (type VI permeabilizing effector\u0026nbsp;\u003Cem\u003EVibrio\u003C\/em\u003E) \u0026mdash; \u0026ldquo;kills competitors by altering their cell membranes.\u0026rdquo; Doing so results in cell damage or death.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EHunting through a database, Crisan also discovered that hundreds of other bacteria, including pathogens like\u0026nbsp;\u003Cem\u003ESalmonella\u003C\/em\u003E\u0026nbsp;and\u0026nbsp;\u003Cem\u003EProteus,\u003C\/em\u003E\u0026nbsp;also carry this novel toxin. \u0026ldquo;Our current work is studying exactly how this contact-antibiotic works, and ways that bacteria can adapt to become resistant to it and other T6 toxins,\u0026rdquo; Hammer says.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003ECholera remains a well-studied disease since it touches many disciplines including microbiology, epidemiology, aquatic ecology, and water resource management, Hammer says. Outbreaks still occur in places such as Bangladesh, Yemen, and Haiti.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003ELearning more about\u0026nbsp;\u003Cem\u003EV. cholerae\u003C\/em\u003E\u0026rsquo;s toxins, and their antimicrobial abilities, could mean more effective ways to deal with antibiotic resistance, now an area of concern for microbiologists.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026ldquo;We demonstrate that TpeV has antimicrobial activity by permeabilizing cells, eliminating membrane potentials, and causing severe cytotoxicity,\u0026rdquo; the team writes in its study. \u0026ldquo;We propose that TpeV-like toxins contribute to the fitness of many bacteria. 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Such displays of reconfigurable, floating lights have one important common factor: a crash- and stumble-free navigable area in which to perform. The success of robotic swarms in aerial, aquatic, and land-based environments can be attributed to ease of navigation in a homogenous or highly controlled space.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EBut, what about more complex terrain? The capability that would allow land-based search-and-rescue robot swarms to navigate buildings and other disaster areas does not yet exist. Researchers at the Georgia Institute of Technology are working to develop simple, low-cost, legged robots capable of linking and unlinking to accomplish tasks, such as gap traversal, stair climbing, and object transport over uneven terrains.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EWorking with Daniel Goldman, Dunn Family professor in the School of Physics at Georgia Tech, Yasemin Ozkan-Aydin, a former postdoc in Goldman\u0026rsquo;s lab and now an assistant professor at the University of Notre Dame, developed \u0026ldquo;quadruped\u0026rdquo; robots using easily acquired off-the-shelf technology. Each unit has a 3D-printed, two-segmented chassis and body, four flexible legs, a \u0026ldquo;passive tail\u0026rdquo; appendage for additional balance and directional control, touch and light sensors, and a central-body-mounted microprocessor. A magnetic connector allows for docking and cooperative behaviors. The research team recently published its work in \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/robotics.sciencemag.org\/content\/6\/56\/eabf1628.abstract\u0022\u003E\u003Cem\u003EScience Robotics\u003C\/em\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EReconfigurable swarm robots have been used in prior research into terrain solutions. But these units have limited motive abilities, require human intervention, and lack the desired ease of scale-up for manufacturing and use in a timely and cost-effective manner. \u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThe new research takes advantage of enhanced mobility in multi-legged robots, mechanical intelligence (passive flexible legs and tail), and simple cooperative effect.\u0026nbsp; Individualrobots perform simple or small tasks, but if the task is beyond the capability of the one unit, a team of robots physically connect to each other and form a larger multi-legged system to collectively overcome issues.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EAdditionally, the team\u0026rsquo;s use of widely available technologies \u0026ndash; like 3D printers \u0026ndash; could lead to cost-effective and rapid development of terrestrial robotic teams that can collaboratively move heavy or dangerous objects. They could also be used for search-and-rescue operations, environmental monitoring, or even space exploration.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EOzkan-Aydin sees the work as a starting point in the development of land-based robot swarms with the ability to climb hills, overcome obstacles, and move on rough terrain by maintaining stability in a truly autonomous fashion.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026ldquo;The development of physical connection between individual robot units can improve the mobility of an entire terrestrial collective system, and help prevent failures when attempting a task,\u0026rdquo; said Ozkan-Aydin. \u0026ldquo;Furthermore, the minimalist and modular robotic approach taken in this study can provide a low-cost platform for testing or generating new hypotheses for biological research.\u0026rdquo;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cem\u003E\u0026ldquo;Self-reconfigurable multilegged robot swarms collectively accomplish challenging terradynamic tasks\u0026rdquo;, Ozkan-Aydin and Daniel I. 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The result was a high rate of research study submissions during FY21 (July 1, 2020 to June 30, 2021) at Georgia Tech \u0026mdash; with some significant funding wins for the College of Sciences.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026ldquo;Students used their creativity to imagine new experiments, data analyses, and modeling studies that were feasible despite our facilities being shut down fully last spring and partially throughout summer, fall, winter, and spring of 2021,\u0026rdquo; says\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/biosciences.gatech.edu\/people\/julia-kubanek\u0022\u003EJulia Kubanek\u003C\/a\u003E, vice president for Interdisciplinary Research (VPIR) at Georgia Tech. \u0026ldquo;Because of the safety and effectiveness of Covid-19 vaccines, we are now in a position to return more fully to lab- and field-based research. It\u0026rsquo;s energizing to once again learn from each other in collaborative research settings and to meet in person to discuss results and plan new projects.\u0026rdquo;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EKubanek, a professor in the\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/biosciences.gatech.edu\/\u0022\u003ESchool of Biological Sciences\u003C\/a\u003E\u0026nbsp;and the\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/chemistry.gatech.edu\/\u0022\u003ESchool of Chemistry and Biochemistry\u003C\/a\u003E, who served as \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/cos.gatech.edu\/news\/laura-cadonati-named-associate-dean-research\u0022\u003Eassociate dean of Research for the College of Sciences\u003C\/a\u003E until \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/cos.gatech.edu\/news\/julia-kubanek-named-vice-president-interdisciplinary-research\u0022\u003Eassuming her new role as VPIR on July 1, 2021\u003C\/a\u003E, says Georgia Tech faculty have been \u0026ldquo;heroic\u0026rdquo; in juggling remote and hybrid teaching, and remote student mentorship, while protecting health and safety in their labs. \u0026ldquo;Each faculty-led team of trainees and researchers has had to decide what works for their own projects, deferring some collaborative field and lab experiments that were unsafe during the year because we couldn\u0026rsquo;t work shoulder-to-shoulder,\u0026rdquo; she says. Faculty remained in close contact with sponsors like the\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.nsf.gov\/\u0022\u003ENational Science Foundation\u003C\/a\u003E\u0026nbsp;and\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.nih.gov\/\u0022\u003ENational Institutes of Health\u003C\/a\u003E, which made accommodations for project timelines and experimental design.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EFaculty and students were also involved in quick pivots of their research so they could study the pandemic. 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I am looking forward to working with Laura in the years ahead on supporting and highlighting the amazing research across the College \u0026mdash; and on the implementation of the research component of our CoS strategic plan.\u0026rdquo;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003ECadonati received her Ph.D. in physics from Princeton University in 2001. She joined the Center for Relativistic Astrophysics (CRA) at Georgia Tech in January 2015 from the University of Massachusetts Amherst, and was \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/cos.gatech.edu\/news\/laura-cadonati-and-tamara-bogdanovic-lead-center-relativistic-astrophysics\u0022 style=\u0022text-decoration:none;\u0022\u003Eappointed director of the CRA\u003C\/a\u003E in July 2020.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026ldquo;I am honored by the trust the College of Sciences is placing in me,\u0026rdquo; Cadonati shares, \u0026ldquo;and I look forward to supporting our faculty in all the ways necessary to advance their research to new levels \u0026mdash; and deepening our College\u0026rsquo;s scientific impact on our campus and in society as a whole.\u0026rdquo;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EAs associate dean for Research, Cadonati will focus on cultivating College of Sciences faculty members to develop and sustain excellence in scholarship and research, as well as creating an environment in which innovation, entrepreneurship, and public service are fundamental characteristics of graduates of the College.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EShe will coordinate the research enterprise and agenda for the College and its stakeholders, and will foster the College\u0026rsquo;s leadership in developing scientific solutions for a better world.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003ECadonati will also focus on identifying new research opportunities, encouraging research collaborations, facilitating partnerships among faculty both within and outside of the Institute, and will execute on the College\u0026rsquo;s \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/cos.gatech.edu\/strategic-plan\u0022 style=\u0022text-decoration:none;\u0022\u003Enew strategic plan\u003C\/a\u003E to realize our shared mission and vision.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EIn addition to a continued embrace of fundamental science, Cadonati will focus on cross-cutting and convergent scientific directions to guide the College\u0026rsquo;s research investments, specifically elevating the following \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/cos.gatech.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/strategicplan\/college-of-sciences-georgia-tech-strategic-plan-2021-2030.pdf#page=12\u0026amp;zoom=auto,-227,763\u0022 style=\u0022text-decoration:none;\u0022\u003Eongoing initiatives\u003C\/a\u003E within the six schools of the College:\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cul\u003E\r\n\t\u003Cli\u003EQuantum systems including quantum materials, quantum computing, and quantum information science\u003C\/li\u003E\r\n\t\u003Cli\u003ENeuroscience, physics of movement, and robotics\u003C\/li\u003E\r\n\t\u003Cli\u003EMicrobial dynamics and infection, evolution, astrobiology, and the origins of life\u003C\/li\u003E\r\n\t\u003Cli\u003EPlanetary sciences and astrophysics\u003C\/li\u003E\r\n\t\u003Cli\u003EData science that harnesses machine learning and artificial intelligence to spur the data revolution in the sciences\u003C\/li\u003E\r\n\t\u003Cli\u003EClimate science, biodiversity, ecosystem resilience, and global change\u003C\/li\u003E\r\n\u003C\/ul\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003ECadonati\u0026rsquo;s own \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/physics.gatech.edu\/user\/laura-cadonati\u0022 style=\u0022text-decoration:none;\u0022\u003Eresearch interests\u003C\/a\u003E include gravitational waves and particle astrophysics. She has published and co-authored more than 100 peer-reviewed articles, has presented a number of lectures and invited seminars, and has held leadership positions in the Laser Interferometer Gravitational-Wave Observatory (LIGO), including leading its data analysis and astrophysics division at the time of the discovery of gravitational waves \u0026mdash; \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/news.gatech.edu\/2017\/10\/03\/gravitational-wave-confirmations-earn-2017-nobel-prize-physics\u0022 style=\u0022text-decoration:none;\u0022\u003Ewhich led to the 2017 Nobel prize in Physics\u003C\/a\u003E to the founders of the project. 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The goal of accomplishing these tasks with what the team dubbed \u0026quot;dumb robots\u0026quot; (essentially mobile granular particles) exceeded their expectations, and the researchers report being able to remove all sensors, communication, memory and computation \u0026mdash; and instead accomplishing a set of tasks through leveraging the robots\u0026#39; physical characteristics, a trait that the team terms \u0026quot;task embodiment.\u0026quot;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThe team\u0026#39;s simple BOBbots, or \u0026quot;behaving, organizing, buzzing bots\u0026quot; were named for granular physics pioneer Bob Behringer,\u0026quot; explains Randall. \u0026quot;Their cylindrical chassis have vibrating brushes underneath and loose magnets on their periphery, causing them to spend more time at locations with more neighbors.\u0026quot; The experimental platform was supplemented by precise computer simulations led by Georgia Tech physics student \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/crablab.gatech.edu\/pages\/people\/index.html#\u0022\u003EShengkai Li\u003C\/a\u003E, as a way to study aspects of the system inconvenient to study in the lab.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EDespite the simplicity of the BOBbots, the researchers discovered that, as the robots move and bump into each other, \u0026quot;compact aggregates form that are capable of collectively clearing debris that is too heavy for one alone to move,\u0026quot; according to Goldman. \u0026quot;While most people build increasingly complex and expensive robots to guarantee coordination, we wanted to see what complex tasks could be accomplished with very simple robots.\u0026quot;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003ETheir work, \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/advances.sciencemag.org\/content\/7\/17\/eabe8494\/tab-article-info\u0022\u003Eas reported April 23, 2021 in the journal \u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cem\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/advances.sciencemag.org\/content\/7\/17\/eabe8494\/tab-article-info\u0022\u003EScience Advances\u003C\/a\u003E,\u003C\/em\u003E was inspired by a theoretical model of particles moving around on a chessboard. A theoretical abstraction known as a self-organizing particle system was developed to rigorously study a mathematical model of the BOBbots. Using ideas from probability theory, statistical physics and stochastic algorithms, the researchers were able to prove that the theoretical model undergoes a phase change as the magnetic interactions increase \u0026mdash; abruptly changing from dispersed to aggregating in large, compact clusters, similar to phase changes we see in common everyday systems, like water and ice.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026quot;The rigorous analysis not only showed us how to build the BOBbots, but also revealed an inherent robustness of our algorithm that allowed some of the robots to be faulty or unpredictable,\u0026quot; notes Randall, who also serves as a professor of \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/scs.gatech.edu\/\u0022\u003Ecomputer science\u003C\/a\u003E and adjunct professor of \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/math.gatech.edu\/\u0022\u003Emathematics\u003C\/a\u003E at Georgia Tech.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cem\u003EThe collaboration is based on experiments and simulations also designed by Bahnisikha Dutta, Ram Avinery and Enes Aydin from Georgia Tech, as well as on theoretical work by Andrea Richa and Joshua Daymude from Arizona State University, and Sarah Cannon from Claremont McKenna College, who is a recent Georgia Tech graduate.\u003C\/em\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cem\u003EThis work is part of a Multidisciplinary University Research Initiative (MURI) funded by the Army Research Office (ARO) to study the foundations of emergent computation and collective intelligence.\u003C\/em\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cem\u003EFunding: This work was supported by the Department of Defense under MURI award no. 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The world is now awash in more data than ever before, and computer algorithms that can learn and improve as they perform data analysis promise to help scientists handle that information overload.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EYet researchers who think that machine learning by itself can help solve complex problems in science, engineering, and medicine, should strive for a more balanced approach, says\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/physics.gatech.edu\/user\/roman-grigoriev\u0022\u003ERoman Grigoriev\u003C\/a\u003E, part of a\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/physics.gatech.edu\/\u0022\u003ESchool of Physics\u003C\/a\u003E\u0026nbsp;team with new\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.nature.com\/articles\/s41467-021-23479-0\u0022\u003Eresearch\u003C\/a\u003E\u0026nbsp;suggesting a hybrid approach for conducting science that blends new era technologies, old school experimentation, and theoretical analysis. The research suggests faster solutions to complex, data-intensive riddles involving such issues as cancer, earthquakes, weather forecasts, and climate change.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026ldquo;It\u0026rsquo;s a combination of existing theoretical understanding \u0026mdash; as well as experimental data with machine learning,\u0026rdquo; says Grigoriev, Physics professor and lead investigator of the\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/cns.physics.gatech.edu\/~roman\/index.html\u0022\u003EDynamics and Control Group\u003C\/a\u003E. \u0026ldquo;Oftentimes people who do machine learning kind of forget about theoretical understanding and almost rely totally on data. It\u0026rsquo;s relatively simple, but when there\u0026rsquo;s a lot of data and not enough structure in that data, that approach is bound to fail.\u0026quot; Grigoriev explains that there\u0026#39;s often just too much data to meaningfully analyze, at which point \u0026quot;the problem becomes intractable. Essentially, harnessing appropriate domain knowledge is critical for finding structure in the data.\u0026rdquo;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.nature.com\/articles\/s41467-021-23479-0\u0022\u003E\u0026ldquo;Robust learning from noisy, incomplete, high-dimensional experimental data via physically constrained symbolic regression\u003C\/a\u003E,\u0026rdquo; was in May in\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.nature.com\/ncomms\/\u0022\u003E\u003Cem\u003ENature Communications\u003C\/em\u003E.\u003C\/a\u003E Fellow School of Physics researchers involved in the study are\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/physics.gatech.edu\/user\/michael-schatz\u0022\u003EMichael Schatz\u003C\/a\u003E, professor and the School\u0026rsquo;s interim chair; graduate research assistant\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/physics.gatech.edu\/user\/logan-kageorge\u0022\u003ELogan Kageorge\u003C\/a\u003E; and former graduate research assistant\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/patrick-reinbold-05aa78136\u0022\u003EPatrick A.K. Reinbold\u003C\/a\u003E.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EThe problem with high-dimensional data\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EMachine learning uses computer algorithms to find patterns in data, but \u0026ldquo;most popular machine learning approaches present results in a form that is hard to interpret and\u0026nbsp;explain,\u0026rdquo; Grigoriev says. \u0026ldquo;Unless you understand the how and the why, you can\u0026rsquo;t really say you understand a problem.\u0026rdquo;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EUnderstanding and predicting complicated behaviorsbehaviors \u0026mdash; by crunching a lot of dense, rich data \u0026mdash; can help with fundamental and practical problems in science arenas like weather forecasting and characterizing cardiac arrhythmias.\u0026nbsp;The problem is\u0026nbsp;that most of those arenas involve \u0026ldquo;high-dimensional\u0026rdquo; data, which means exactly what it sounds like: data with a lot of dimensions or variables, sometimes millions of them.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThe dimensionality of the data is so large that \u0026ldquo;you get lost and it\u0026rsquo;s hard to see any trends,\u0026rdquo; Grigoriev says.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EHis team has come up with a hybrid approach that blends machine learning with elements of the traditional process of scientific discovery. That means a theoretical description, observations, designing experiments to test the description, and \u0026ldquo;then going back and forth between improving the theories, and designing new experiments. That\u0026rsquo;s been the traditional approach for hundreds of years.\u0026rdquo;\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThe foundation of Science\u0026#39;s understanding and progress relies on that scientific method \u0026mdash; the combination of theory and experimentation. \u0026ldquo;They\u0026rsquo;re not developed just based on the\u0026nbsp;data. They\u0026nbsp;are developed using both existing knowledge as well as some general fundamental laws.\u0026rdquo;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EAn approach that spotlights the beauty of equations\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EConstraining the data to include just those variables that pertain directly to the experiment in\u0026nbsp;question is vital in working with high-dimensional data, Grigoriev says.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026ldquo;What this approach allows you to do is identify a simpler model that uses the variables you need. It\u0026rsquo;s a simplified description that applies to a particular situation, but obtained using data that\u0026rsquo;s computational or experimental. It can do both.\u0026rdquo;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThe result is represented in a mathematical model, Grigoriev says, and \u0026ldquo;once you see those equations, you understand what the variables are. The equations certainly help explain the essence of a physical problem.\u0026rdquo; His team\u0026rsquo;s approach was validated in the research with a fluid dynamics experiment. A thin layer of liquid was suspended in a rectangular tank, with magnetic and electrical fields shot through it to create what physicists call a turbulent flow \u0026mdash; irregular shifts happening within the fluid layer that can rapidly change direction and magnitude.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EGrigoriev and his team used their hybrid approach to analyze the accessible data, in this case the velocity of the water. Subsequently, they were able to reconstruct variables that couldn\u0026rsquo;t be measured directly, like water pressure and force.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThis is the beauty of the equations \u0026mdash; how much they allow you to do,\u0026nbsp;Grigoriev says.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026ldquo;What we do get is an equation, or set of equations, which are in a familiar form. We know how to explain, how to solve the problem using these equations. This is the nice thing about this approach. We\u0026rsquo;re working with variables whose meaning we understand; we know how to interpret them.\u0026rdquo;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThe team believes the study\u0026rsquo;s results will lead to advances like faster, more accurate ways to make predictions of complicated behavior in those large, real world problems in science, engineering, and medicine.\u0026nbsp;For example, as Grigoriev\u0026rsquo;s team\u0026rsquo;s research states, \u0026ldquo;the ability to identify and quantify important patterns and sequences in atmospheric turbulence should enable weather forecasts that are better and more rapid than those currently possible today.\u0026rdquo;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cem\u003EThis material is based upon work supported by the National Science Foundation under Grants No. CMMI-1725587 and CMMI-2028454. The experimental data used in this work was produced by Jeff Tithof. 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Now, researchers at UC Santa Barbara and Georgia Institute of Technology are exploring a new frontier: the ground beneath our feet. Taking their cues from plants and animals that have evolved to navigate subterranean spaces, they\u0026rsquo;ve developed a fast, controllable soft robot that can burrow through sand. The technology not only enables new applications for fast, precise and minimally invasive movement underground, but also lays mechanical foundations for new types of robots.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026ldquo;The biggest challenges with moving through the ground are simply the forces involved,\u0026rdquo; said Nicholas Naclerio, a graduate student researcher in the lab of UC Santa Barbara mechanical engineering professor \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/me.ucsb.edu\/people\/elliot-hawkes\u0022\u003EElliot Hawkes\u003C\/a\u003E and lead author of a paper on the cover of the journal \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/robotics.sciencemag.org\/content\/6\/55\/eabe2922\u0022\u003EScience Robotics\u003C\/a\u003E. Whereas air and water offer little resistance to objects moving through them, he explained, the subterranean world is another story.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026ldquo;If you\u0026rsquo;re trying to move through the ground, you have to push the soil, sand or other medium out of the way,\u0026rdquo; Naclerio said.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EFortunately, the natural world provides numerous examples of underground navigation in the form of plants and fungi that build underground networks and animals that have mastered the ability to tunnel directly through granular media. Gaining a mechanical understanding of how plants and animals have mastered subterranean navigation opens up many possibilities for science and technology, according to \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/physics.gatech.edu\/user\/daniel-goldman\u0022\u003EDaniel Goldman\u003C\/a\u003E, Dunn Family Professor of Physics at Georgia Tech.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026ldquo;Discovery of principles by which diverse organisms successfully swim and dig within granular media can lead to development of new kinds of mechanisms and robots that can take advantage of such principles,\u0026rdquo; he said. \u0026ldquo;And reciprocally, development of a robot with such capabilities can inspire new animal studies as well as point to new phenomena in the physics of granular substrates.\u0026rdquo;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThe researchers had a good head start with a vine-like soft robot designed in the Hawkes Lab that mimics plants and the way they navigate by growing from their tips, while the rest of the body remains stationary. In the subterranean setting, tip extension, according to the researchers, keeps resisting forces low and localized only to the growing end; if the whole body moved as it grew, friction over the entire surface would increase as more of the robot entered the sand until the robot could no longer move.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EBurrowing animals, meanwhile, serve as inspiration for an additional strategy called granular fluidization, which suspends the particles in a fluid-like state and allows the animal to overcome the high level of resistance presented by sand or loose soil. The southern sand octopus, for instance, expels a jet of water into the ground, and uses its arms to pull itself into the temporarily loosened sand. That ability made its way onto the researchers\u0026rsquo; robot in the form of a tip-based flow device that shoots air into the region just ahead of the growing end, enabling it to move into that area.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026ldquo;The biggest challenge we found and what took the longest to solve was when we switched to horizontal burrowing, our robots would always surface,\u0026rdquo; Naclerio said. Whereas gases or liquids evenly flow over and under a traveling symmetric object, he explained, in fluidized sand, the distribution of forces is not as balanced, and creates a significant lift force for the horizontally travelling robot. \u0026ldquo;It\u0026rsquo;s much easier to push the sand up and out of the way than it is to compact it down.\u0026rdquo;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003ETo understand the robot\u0026rsquo;s behavior and the largely unexplored\u0026nbsp; physics of air-aided intrusions, the team took drag and lift measurements as a result of different angles of airflow into from the tip of a solid rod shoved horizontally into sand.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026ldquo;Frictional force response in granular materials greatly differs from that of Newtonian fluids, as intruding into sand can compact and stress large swaths of terrain in the direction of motion due to high friction,\u0026rdquo; said Andras Karsai, a graduate student researcher in Goldman\u0026rsquo;s lab. \u0026ldquo;To mitigate this, a low-density fluid that lifts and pushes grains away from an intruder will often reduce the net frictional stress it has to overcome.\u0026rdquo;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EUnlike with gas or liquid, where a downward fluid jet would create lift for the travelling object, in sand the downward air flow reduced the lift forces and excavated the sand below the robot\u0026rsquo;s growing tip. This, combined with inspiration from the sandfish lizard, whose wedge-shaped head favors downward movement, allowed the researchers to modulate the resisting forces and keep the robot moving horizontally without rising out of the sand.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EA small, exploratory, soft robot such as this has a variety of applications where shallow burrowing through dry granular media is needed, such as soil sampling, underground installation of utilities and erosion control. Tip extension enables changes in direction, while also allowing the body of the robot to modulate how firmly anchored it is in the medium \u0026mdash; control that could become useful for exploration in low gravity environments. In fact, the team is working on a project with NASA to develop burrowing for the moon or even more distant bodies, like Enceladus, a moon of Jupiter.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026ldquo;We believe burrowing has the potential to open new avenues and enable new capabilities for extraterrestrial robotics,\u0026rdquo; Hawkes said.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cem\u003EResearch for this paper was conducted also by Mason Murray-Cooper, Yasemin Ozkan-Aydin and Enes Aydin at Georgia Institute of Technology. \u003C\/em\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cem\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EFunding: \u003C\/strong\u003EThis work is supported by the NSF (grant nos. 1637446, 1915445, 1915355, and 1935548), the Army Research Office (grant no. GR10005043), the Packard Foundation, and by an Early Career Faculty grant from NASA\u0026rsquo;s Space Technology Research Grants Program. The work of Nicholas D. Naclerio is supported by a NASA Space Technology Research Fellowship. \u003Cstrong\u003ECompeting interests:\u003C\/strong\u003E Nicholas D. Naclerio and Elliot W. Hawkes are authors of international patent application WO2020060858A1, related to this work. All other authors declare that they have no competing interests. https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1126\/scirobotics.abe2922\u003C\/em\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":[{"value":"Physicists at Georgia Tech and engineers at UC Santa Barbara are exploring the shallow underground world with a burrowing soft robot"}],"field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EWe\u0026rsquo;ve seen robots take to the air, dive beneath the waves, and perform all sorts of maneuvers on land. 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But quantum research suggests some simpler materials might already have advanced properties that scientists just couldn\u0026rsquo;t see, until now.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EResearchers from Georgia Tech and the University of Tennessee\u0026ndash;Knoxville uncovered hidden and unexpected quantum behavior in a rather simple iron-iodide material (FeI\u003Csub\u003E2\u003C\/sub\u003E) that was discovered almost a century ago. The new research insights into the material\u0026rsquo;s behavior were enabled using a combination of neutron scattering experiments and theoretical physics calculations at the Department of Energy\u0026rsquo;s (DOE\u0026rsquo;s) Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL).\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThe team\u0026rsquo;s findings\u0026mdash;published in the journal \u003Cstrong\u003E\u003Cem\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.nature.com\/articles\/s41567-020-01110-1\u0022\u003ENature Physics\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/em\u003E\u003C\/strong\u003E\u0026mdash;solves a 40-year-old puzzle about the material\u0026rsquo;s mysterious behavior and could be used as a map to unlock a treasure trove of quantum phenomena in other materials.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026ldquo;Our discovery was driven in large part by curiosity,\u0026rdquo; said Xiaojian Bai, the paper\u0026rsquo;s first author. Bai earned his PhD at Georgia Tech and works as a postdoctoral researcher at ORNL, where he uses neutrons to study magnetic materials. \u0026ldquo;I came across this iron-iodide material in 2019 as part of my PhD thesis project. I was trying to find compounds with a magnetic triangular lattice arrangement that exhibits what\u0026rsquo;s called \u0026lsquo;frustrated magnetism.\u0026rsquo;\u0026rdquo;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EIn common magnets, like refrigerator magnets, the material\u0026rsquo;s electrons are arranged in a line like arrows that either all point in the same direction\u0026mdash;up or down\u0026mdash;or they alternate between up and down. The directions the electrons point are called \u0026lsquo;spins.\u0026rsquo; But in more complex materials like iron-iodide, the electrons are arranged in a triangular grid, wherein the magnetic forces between the three magnetic moments are conflicted and are unsure of which direction to point\u0026mdash;hence, \u0026lsquo;frustrated magnetism.\u0026rsquo;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026ldquo;As I was reading through all the literature, I noticed this compound, iron-iodide, that was discovered in 1929 and was studied somewhat intensively back in the 1970s and 80s,\u0026rdquo; said Bai. \u0026ldquo;At the time, they saw some peculiarity, or unconventional modes of behavior, but they didn\u0026rsquo;t really have the resources to fully understand why they were seeing it. So, we knew there was something unsolved that was strange and interesting, and compared to forty years ago, we have much more powerful experimental tools available, so we decided to revisit this problem and hoped to provide some new insights.\u0026rdquo;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EQuantum materials are often described as systems that exhibit exotic behavior and disobey classical laws of physics\u0026mdash;like a solid material that behaves like a liquid, with particles that move like water and refuse to freeze or stop their motion even at freezing temperatures. Understanding how those exotic phenomena work, or their underlying mechanisms, is the key to advancing electronics and developing other next-generation technologies.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026ldquo;In quantum materials, two things are of great interest: phases of matter such as liquids, solids, and gases, and excitations of those phases, like soundwaves. Similarly, spin waves are excitations of a magnetic solid material,\u0026rdquo; said Martin Mourigal, professor of physics at Georgia Tech. \u0026ldquo;For a long time, our quest in quantum materials has been to find exotic phases, but the question we asked ourselves in this research is \u0026lsquo;Maybe the phase itself is not apparently exotic, but what if its excitations are?\u0026rsquo; And indeed that\u0026rsquo;s what we found.\u0026rdquo;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003ENeutrons are ideal probes to study magnetism because they themselves act like microscopic magnets and can be used to interact with and excite other magnetic particles without compromising a material\u0026rsquo;s atomic structure.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EBai was introduced to neutrons when he was a graduate student of Mourigal\u0026rsquo;s at Georgia Tech. Mourigal has been a frequent neutron scattering user at ORNL\u0026rsquo;s High Flux Isotope Reactor (HFIR) and Spallation Neutron Source (SNS) for several years, using the DOE Office of Science user facilities to study a wide range of quantum materials and their various and bizarre behaviors.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EWhen Bai and Mourigal exposed the iron-iodide material to a beam of neutrons, they expected to see one particular excitation or band of energy associated with a magnetic moment from a single electron; but instead they saw not one, but two different quantum fluctuations emanating simultaneously.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026ldquo;Neutrons allowed us to see this hidden fluctuation very clearly and we could measure its entire excitation spectrum, but we still didn\u0026rsquo;t understand why we were seeing such abnormal behavior in an apparently classical phase,\u0026rdquo; said Bai.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EFor answers, they turned to theoretical physicist Cristian Batista, Lincoln Chair Professor at the University of Tennessee\u0026ndash;Knoxville, and deputy director of ORNL\u0026rsquo;s Shull Wollan Center\u0026mdash;a joint institute for neutron sciences that provides visiting researchers with additional neutron scattering resources and expertise.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EWith help from Batista and his group, the team was able to mathematically model the behavior of the mysterious quantum fluctuation and, after performing additional neutron experiments using the CORELLI and SEQUOIA instruments at SNS, they were able to identify the mechanism that was causing it to appear.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026ldquo;What theory predicted and what we were able to confirm with neutrons, is that this exotic fluctuation happens when the spin direction between two electrons is flipped, and their magnetic moments tilt in opposite directions,\u0026rdquo; Batista said. \u0026ldquo;When neutrons interact with the spins of the electrons, the spins rotate in synchronicity along a certain direction in space. This choreography triggered by neutron scattering creates a spin wave.\u0026rdquo;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EHe explained that in different materials, electronic spins can take on many different orientations and spin choreographies that create different kinds of spin waves. In quantum mechanics, this concept is known as \u0026ldquo;wave-particle duality,\u0026rdquo; wherein the new waves are regarded as new particles and are typically hidden to neutron scattering under normal conditions.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026ldquo;In a sense, we\u0026rsquo;re looking for dark particles,\u0026rdquo; Batista added. \u0026ldquo;We can\u0026rsquo;t see them, but we know they\u0026rsquo;re there because we can see their effects, or the interactions they\u0026rsquo;re having with the particles that we can see.\u0026rdquo;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026ldquo;In quantum mechanics, there\u0026rsquo;s no distinction between waves and particles. We understand the particle\u0026rsquo;s behavior based on the wavelength, and that\u0026rsquo;s what neutrons allow us to measure,\u0026rdquo; said Bai.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EMourigal likened the way neutrons detect particles to waves breaking around rocks on the ocean\u0026rsquo;s surface.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026ldquo;In still water we can\u0026rsquo;t see the rocks at the bottom of the ocean until a wave moves over it,\u0026rdquo; Mourigal said. \u0026ldquo;It was only by creating as many waves as possible with neutrons that, through Cristian\u0026rsquo;s theory, Xiaojian was able to identify the rocks, or in this case, the interactions that make the hidden fluctuation visible.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EHarnessing quantum magnetic behavior has already led to technological advances such as the MRI machine and magnetic hard disc storage that catalyzed personal computing. More exotic quantum materials may expedite the next technological wave.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EIn addition to Bai, Mourigal, and Batista, the paper\u0026rsquo;s authors include Shang-Shun Zhang, Zhiling Dun, Hao Zhang, Qing Huang, Haidong Zhou, Matthew Stone, Alexander Kolesnikov, and Feng Ye.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003ESince their discovery, the team has used those insights to develop and test predictions into a broader set of materials they expect will yield more promising results.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026ldquo;As we introduce more ingredients into a material, we also increase potential problems such as disorder and heterogeneities. If we really want to understand and create clean quantum mechanical systems based on materials, going back to these simple systems might be more important than we thought,\u0026rdquo; said Mourigal.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026ldquo;So that solves the 40-year-old puzzle of the mysterious excitation in iron-iodide,\u0026rdquo; said Bai. \u0026ldquo;We have the advantage today in the advancements of large-scale neutron facilities like SNS that allow us to basically probe the entire energy and momentum space of a material to see what\u0026rsquo;s happening with these exotic excitations.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026ldquo;Now that we understand how this exotic behavior works in a relatively simple material, we can imagine what we could find in more complicated ones. This new understanding has motivated us and hopefully it will motivate the scientific community to investigate more of these kinds of materials which will surely lead to more interesting physics.\u0026rdquo;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cem\u003EThe research was supported by DOE\u0026rsquo;s Office of Science. UT-Battelle LLC manages ORNL for the DOE Office of Science. The Office of Science is the single largest supporter of basic research in the physical sciences in the United States and is working to address some of the most pressing challenges of our time. For more information, please visit \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.energy.gov\/science\u0022\u003Ewww.energy.gov\/science\u003C\/a\u003E.\u003C\/em\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EAdvanced materials with more novel properties are almost always developed by adding more elements to the list of ingredients. 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Ernst first appeared in the \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/research.gatech.edu\/institute-materials-announces-initiative-leads-and-science-advisor\u0022\u003EInstitute for Materials newsroom\u003C\/a\u003E.\u003C\/em\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EMaterials research spans a broad spectrum from fundamental science to engineered products and their societal impacts. Innovation and breakthroughs often come from exchanging ideas, tools, and concepts between scientists, mathematicians, engineers, computer scientists, social scientists, and industry researchers and leaders. Recognizing the critical role of fundamental science and the need for the Institute for Materials (IMat) to be rooted in an inclusive and active community of interdisciplinary researchers, IMat\u0026#39;s Executive Director (Professor Eric Vogel, MSE) and Innovation Initiative Leader (Professor Jud Ready, GTRI) have created a new Science Advisor position and a team of Initiative Leaders to shape the future of IMat.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThe Science Advisor and Initiative Leads will meet regularly with the IMat Executive Director and Innovation Director. By focusing on Georgia Tech\u0026rsquo;s strengths and gaps in a particular materials research domain and recognizing overlaps between individual initiative and group activities, IMat will identify emerging research directions and prepare teams to compete for mid- and large-scale, multi-investigator research centers with academic, national laboratory, and industry partners. To increase the campus\u0026rsquo; collaborative spirit, Initiative Leaders will work with other Interdisciplinary Research Institutes, campus units, and GTRI in designing and standing up research programs. The Science Advisor and Initiative Leads are the \u0026ldquo;faculty face\u0026rdquo; of IMat, and will communicate IMat\u0026rsquo;s vision and activities to audiences both within and outside of GT.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThe roles of IMat Initiative Leads will be announced annually, with existing Initiative Leaders considered for renewal based on their progress in achieving community building goals and their impact on IMat and the materials innovation ecosystem at the Georgia Institute of Technology.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Ch6\u003EMeet the IMat 2021 Science Advisor \u0026amp; Initiative Leads\u003C\/h6\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EScience Advisor | Martin Mourigal\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\nDr. Martin Mourigal is Associate professor in the School of Physics. Mourigal\u0026#39;s laboratory focuses on the magnetic properties of quantum materials. His research primarily relies on neutron spectroscopy to probe the exotic states of matter such as spin-liquids, frustrated magnets, and spin-multipolar phases. In addition to his own lab research, Dr. Mourigal is the Co-Director of the Georgia Tech Quantum Alliance, a university wide program on quantum sciences and engineering.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EMourigal plans to deepen his knowledge of the College of Sciences\u0026rsquo; materials ecosystem through lab visits, research discussions with faculty and students to identify existing and emerging topical areas such as quantum and topological materials, soft and active matter, and organic photonics\/electronics, identify their research needs, and explore stronger connections with the College of Engineering. Mourigal is also interested in continuing to develop the Quantum Alliance along GT\u0026rsquo;s strengths and as an Institute-level research theme.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003ECharacterization: Remote and Real-time Measurements | Faisal Alamgir\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\nDr. Faisal Alamgir joined the School of Materials Science and Engineering at the Georgia Institute of Technology in 2007. He received his BA in physics and mathematics at Coe College and his Ph.D. in materials science and technology at Lehigh University.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EAlamgir will lead a team effort to transform campus materials characterization facilities on two fronts: 1) turning passive experiments into in-situ\/operando ones by designing alternate sample environments that change samples in real time, and 2) increasing safety and efficiency in characterization spaces via remote operations where feasible to do so, and in cases where remote operation compromises results, finding solutions to alleviate the compromises.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EPolymers: Depolymerizable Polymers and Upcycling | Blair Brettmann\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\nBlair Brettmann received her B.S. in Chemical Engineering at the University of Texas at Austin and her Ph.D. in Chemical Engineering at MIT. Following her Ph.D., Dr. Brettmann was a Senior Research Engineer at Saint-Gobain and a postdoctoral researcher in the Institute for Molecular Engineering at the University of Chicago. She was the recipient of the NSF CAREER Award in 2020, the ACS PMSE Young Investigator award in 2020, and the Ralph E. Powe Award in 2018 and an IUPAC Young Observer in 2019. Her research focuses on linking molecular to micron scale phenomena to processing and multicomponent complex mixtures to enable rapid and science-driven formulation and product development.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EBrettmann is dedicated to further raising the quality and profile of polymer research at Georgia Tech by pairing a wide-ranging network with targeted initiatives based on growing research topics. As the Polymers Initiative Leader, she will support the Georgia Tech Polymer network within IMat, while building a stronger network for IMat with polymer faculty. In building the initiatives within IMat, she plans to focus on specific needs and develop programming that will provide immediate value as well as lay the groundwork for long-term strengths. She is well placed to immediately advertise IMat initiatives to a strong network of polymer interested faculty that already exists at Georgia Tech.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003ENanomaterials: Devices as Materials | Michael Filler\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\nDr. Filler is an Associate Professor and the Traylor Faculty Fellow in the School of Chemical \u0026amp; Biomolecular Engineering. His research program focuses on the synthesis, understanding, and large-scale deployment of nanoscale materials and devices to enable new electronic, photonic, and energy technologies. He has been recognized for his research and teaching with the National Science Foundation CAREER Award, Georgia Tech Sigma Xi Young Faculty Award, and CETL\/BP Junior Faculty Teaching Excellence Award.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EFiller will bring together IMat faculty to consider the applications, secure external funding for, and advance the research required to create materials comprised of nanoscale functional devices. A key goal of Prof. Filler\u0026rsquo;s initiative will be to interface faculty with expertise in synthesis and processing with those targeting specific applications to identify opportunities where nanoscale devices can both solve existing technical challenges as well as open new directions. The intersection of science and engineering required for this work will offer natural opportunities for members of other IRIs and multiple Colleges to interact.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EMaterials Upcycling: Circularity of Biopolymers | Kyriaki Kalaitzidou\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\nDr. Kalaitzidou joined Georgia Tech as an Assistant Professor in the G.W. Woodruff School of Mechanical Engineering in 2007. She also holds an adjunct appointment in the School of Materials Science and Engineering. She obtained her Ph.D. in manufacturing and characterization of polymer nanocomposites (PNCs) from Michigan State University. \u0026nbsp;She also serves as the Strategic Coordinator on circular materials in the Renewable Bioproducts Institute (RBI) which provides a natural conduit for increased collaboration between RBI and IMat.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EKalaitzidou believes that the circularity of materials is an area where Georgia Tech faculty from across Units can have a tremendous impact both in terms of fundamentals, such as the design of new polymers for recyclability, and applied research, such as scalable processes for sorting and re(up)cycling of end-of-life plastics, composites and other materials. Additionally, this strategic theme allows great opportunities for technological innovations that provide positive societal, economic and environmental impacts.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EFunctional Inorganic Materials: C.H.I.P.S. Initiative - Electronic and Ferroic Materials | Asif Khan\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\nDr. Asif Khan is Assistant Professor in the School of Electrical and Computer Engineering. Dr. Khan\u0026rsquo;s group conceptualizes and fabricates solid state electronic devices that leverage interesting physics and novel phenomena in emerging materials (such as ferroelectrics, antiferroelectrics and strongly correlated\/quantum materials) to overcome the \u0026ldquo;fundamental\u0026rdquo; limits in computation and to address the most pressing challenges in the semiconductor industry and the computing paradigms. His work led to the first experimental proof-of-concept demonstration of the negative capacitance\u0026ndash;a novel physical phenomenon that can lead to ultra-low power computing and memory platforms by overcoming the fundamental \u0026quot;Boltzmann Limit\u0026quot; of 60 mV\/decade subthreshold swing in field-effect transistors.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThe CHIPS Act for America has designated microelectronics as a national R\u0026amp;D priority. As an Initiative lead, Khan\u0026rsquo;s primary goal will be to leverage the unique strengths of Georgia Tech in the broad area of electronic materials and create strategic initiatives in terms of team building and connecting to other players and the government agencies. In doing so, the Institute will be primed for taking up a leadership role in the upcoming large funding opportunities in electronic materials.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EEnergy Materials: Materials for Energy Storage | Matt McDowell\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\nDr. Matthew McDowell is Associate Professor with a joint appointment in the George W. Woodruff School of Mechanical Engineering and the School of Materials Science and Engineering. McDowell\u0026rsquo;s research group focuses on materials for energy storage and electronics applications. His group uses in situ experimental techniques to probe how materials inside batteries transform and degrade, and this knowledge is then used to guide the engineering of materials for breakthrough new devices.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EInvestment in battery research and technology is rapidly growing, and Georgia Tech\u0026rsquo;s strong energy storage research community is well positioned to make an impact in the development of next-generation energy storage devices. McDowell foresees that IMat and the Strategic Energy Institute (SEI) could both play important roles in enabling the formation of an energy storage initiative that will bring the community together and provide improved external advertisement of Georgia Tech\u0026rsquo;s capabilities for energy storage research.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003ECondensed Matter: Materials for Quantum Science and Technology | Chandra Raman\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\nDr. Chandra Raman is Professor in the School of Physics.\u0026nbsp; His research has two thrusts.\u0026nbsp;The team utilizes sophisticated tools to cool atoms to temperatures less than one millionth of a degree above absolute zero. Using these tools, they explore topics ranging from superfluidity in Bose-Einstein condensates to quantum antiferromagnetism in a spinor condensate.\u0026nbsp; The secondary lab effort involves partnering with engineers to build cutting edge atomic quantum sensors on-chip with potential for scale-up.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003ERaman envisions the development of \u0026ldquo;World-Ready\u0026rdquo; quantum systems, including room temperature quantum information processing and hybrid platforms combining quantum systems with MEMS and integrated photonics. Raman will seek to connect the vast photonics and MEMS expertise at Georgia Tech with other researchers in the materials domain, both at GT and GTRI, to explore novel science and engineering approaches to address the challenges of growing quantum information systems to industrial scale.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EStructural Materials: Materials Laboratories for the Future | Aaron Stebner\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\nDr. Aaron Stebner works at the intersection of manufacturing, machine learning, materials, and mechanics. Prof. Stebner joined the Georgia Tech faculty as an Associate Professor of Mechanical Engineering and Materials Science and Engineering in 2020.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EIn order to create a more cohesive \u0026ldquo;materials voice\u0026rdquo; and more effectively pursue resources and funding, Stebner proposes the development of plans for facilities that are based upon future-focused, GT-specific identity assessments. To drive successful outcomes, each plan will be built upon 2-pronged, identity-driven mission statements that clearly define: 1) how the facility enables future research that is not possible with today\u0026rsquo;s facilities and 2) why\/how GT is uniquely positioned to host and operate the facility.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EFunctional Organic Materials: Polymer Electronics and Photonics | Natalie Stingelin\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\nPreviously a Professor of Functional Organic Materials at the Department of Materials, Imperial College of London, Dr. Natalie Stingelin joined Georgia Tech in 2016 as Full Professor. Her research focuses on the broad field of functional plastics, including organic electronics; multifunctional inorganic\/organic hybrids; smart, advanced optical systems based on organic matter; and bioelectronics.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003ESoft Matter research could considerably profit by being interweaved with hard materials activities \u0026mdash; with many synergies and massive untapped possibilities for IMaT. Stingelin proposes teaming with MSE\u0026rsquo;s SoftBio Topical Working Group, Georgia Tech\u0026rsquo;s Polymer Network, the Center for Organic Photonics and Electronics and the Renewable Bioproducts Institute to create a unique materials research environment that is capable to work across traditional material classes and raise the recognition of the Materials innovations at Georgia Tech to the international stage.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E- Christa M. 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School of Physics\u0027 Martin Mourigal will serve as as Science Advisor, and Chandra Raman as Initiative Lead for Condensed Matter."}],"uid":"34528","created_gmt":"2021-05-28 18:25:17","changed_gmt":"2021-05-28 18:25:56","author":"jhunt7","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","dateline":{"date":"2021-05-27T00:00:00-04:00","iso_date":"2021-05-27T00:00:00-04:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"hg_media":{"647827":{"id":"647827","type":"image","title":"Institute for Materials (IMat) ","body":null,"created":"1622226195","gmt_created":"2021-05-28 18:23:15","changed":"1622226195","gmt_changed":"2021-05-28 18:23:15","alt":"","file":{"fid":"245921","name":"asset-34x.png","image_path":"\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/asset-34x.png","image_full_path":"http:\/\/www.tlwarc.hg.gatech.edu\/\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/asset-34x.png","mime":"image\/png","size":2622882,"path_740":"http:\/\/www.tlwarc.hg.gatech.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/740xx_scale\/public\/images\/asset-34x.png?itok=xRCBpqi5"}}},"media_ids":["647827"],"related_links":[{"url":"https:\/\/research.gatech.edu\/materials","title":"Georgia Tech Institute for Materials (IMat)"},{"url":"http:\/\/mourigal.gatech.edu\/","title":"Mourigal Lab"},{"url":"https:\/\/ramanlab.gatech.edu\/","title":"Raman Lab"}],"groups":[{"id":"1278","name":"College of Sciences"},{"id":"126011","name":"School of Physics"}],"categories":[],"keywords":[{"id":"166937","name":"School of Physics"}],"core_research_areas":[],"news_room_topics":[],"event_categories":[],"invited_audience":[],"affiliations":[],"classification":[],"areas_of_expertise":[],"news_and_recent_appearances":[],"phone":[],"contact":[],"email":["christa.ernst@research.gatech.edu"],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}},"647257":{"#nid":"647257","#data":{"type":"news","title":"Bernard F. Schutz Elected as Fellow of the Royal Society","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EA \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/physics.gatech.edu\/\u0022 style=\u0022text-decoration:none;\u0022\u003ESchool of Physics\u003C\/a\u003E adjunct professor who served as a founding director of the \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.aei.mpg.de\/\u0022 style=\u0022text-decoration:none;\u0022\u003EMax Planck Institute for Gravitational Physics (Albert Einstein Institute - AEI)\u003C\/a\u003E, helped spark the creation of the \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/cra.gatech.edu\/\u0022 style=\u0022text-decoration:none;\u0022\u003ECenter for Relativistic Astrophysics\u003C\/a\u003E (CRA) at Georgia Tech, and laid the analytical foundation in the search for gravitational waves is now the recipient of top honors from the world\u0026#39;s oldest independent scientific academy.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.cardiff.ac.uk\/people\/view\/102415-schutz-bernard\u0022 style=\u0022text-decoration:none;\u0022\u003EBernard F. Schutz\u003C\/a\u003E, also a professor in the \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.cardiff.ac.uk\/physics-astronomy\u0022 style=\u0022text-decoration:none;\u0022\u003ESchool of Physics and Astronomy at Cardiff University\u003C\/a\u003E, has been elected as a Fellow to the \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/royalsociety.org\/\u0022 style=\u0022text-decoration:none;\u0022\u003ERoyal Society\u003C\/a\u003E, the United Kingdom\u0026rsquo;s national academy of sciences. Schutz joins a number of distinguished individuals in his scientific discipline \u0026mdash; Isaac Newton, Albert Einstein, and Michael Faraday, to name a few \u0026mdash; as a Royal Society Fellow.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003ESchutz is honored and elected for seminal contributions to relativistic astrophysics, including driving the field for gravitational waves detection \u0026mdash; ripples in time and space caused by violent and energetic celestial events, such as colliding black holes \u0026mdash; research that helped lead to \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.news.gatech.edu\/features\/gravitational-waves-observed\u0022 style=\u0022text-decoration:none;\u0022\u003Etheir direct detection in 2015\u003C\/a\u003E. Georgia Tech played a direct and pivotal role in the analysis of the observed signal, and gravitational wave confirmations earned the \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/news.gatech.edu\/2017\/10\/03\/gravitational-wave-confirmations-earn-2017-nobel-prize-physics\u0022 style=\u0022text-decoration:none;\u0022\u003E2017 Nobel Prize in Physics\u003C\/a\u003E.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026ldquo;My general reaction is one of pleasure and humility,\u0026rdquo; Schutz shares with the College of Sciences. \u0026ldquo;It is wonderful to be recognized for work that started 35 years ago and still continues, and it is humbling to be joining an academy that has such a distinguished membership.\u0026rdquo;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026ldquo;It is a great honor to have professor Schutz as adjunct faculty to the CRA,\u0026rdquo; says Laura Cadonati, School of Physics professor, CRA director, and past deputy spokesperson for the Laser Interferometer Gravitational-Wave Observatory (LIGO). \u0026ldquo;His vision and advocacy have brought LIGO and gravitational waves to Georgia Tech, and made it possible for Georgia Tech to play a role in the discovery of gravitational waves and the exploration of the mysteries of the universe with this new messenger.\u0026rdquo;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EHonoring a groundbreaking career in astrophysics research\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003ESchutz says he feels the same way he did when, in 2019, he was elected to the \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.nasonline.org\/\u0022 style=\u0022text-decoration:none;\u0022\u003EU.S. National Academy of Sciences\u003C\/a\u003E. With his election to the Royal Society, Schutz is now one of the few full members of both of these two leading scientific academies, \u0026ldquo;a privileged position enabled by my having dual citizenship in the two nations.\u0026rdquo;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EEvery year, a maximum of 52 fellows may be elected to the Royal Society. Fellows are elected for life through a peer review process based on their excellence in science.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EIn Schutz\u0026rsquo;s case, his election stems from his 1980s work that laid the analytical foundation for data interpretation of gravitational waves. He accomplished this despite the fact that gravitational waves were still in the realm of theory at the time, and that the detectors needed to find them weren\u0026rsquo;t yet invented.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003ESchutz\u0026rsquo;s research then helped with what \u0026ldquo;the big detectors like LIGO and Virgo (then just proposals on the drawing board) would gather 30 years later,\u0026rdquo; \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.aei.mpg.de\/697530\/bernard-schutz-appointed-fellow-of-the-royal-society\u0022 style=\u0022text-decoration:none;\u0022\u003Enotes the Max Planck Institute (AEI)\u003C\/a\u003E. \u0026ldquo;He showed how to use gravitational waves to measure distances across the Universe, and how to go from that to measuring the expansion rate of the Universe, one of the most fundamental numbers in all astronomy. He then showed how to extract the very weak expected signals from the data, developing methods used to this day. This work continued when Schutz came to Potsdam, where his department brought into the field a good fraction of the data analysts and supercomputer simulation specialists working in the gravitational-wave science today.\u0026rdquo;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EIn 2015, LIGO scientists would use Schutz\u0026rsquo;s work in what would become that 2017 Nobel Prize-winning research for the first observation of gravitational waves \u0026mdash; a collaborative effort that involved a team of School of Physics researchers in the CRA at Georgia Tech, who joined hundreds of other scientists around the world in assisting LIGO in gathering and analyzing data.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003ECadonati credits Schutz for helping to grow the CRA. \u0026ldquo;In the years preceding discovery, he advocated for stronger ties between the gravitational wave community and the astronomy community, which seeded multi-messenger astrophysics as we know it,\u0026rdquo; Cadonati notes, referring to astronomical observation that uses signals delivered by different \u0026ldquo;messengers\u0026rdquo; such as electromagnetic radiation, gravitational waves, neutrinos, and cosmic rays. \u0026ldquo;I think it is fair to say professor Schutz is one of the founding fathers of multi-messenger astronomy \u0026mdash; and the CRA is now part of that vision.\u0026rdquo;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EInvesting in the future of relativistic \u0026mdash; and multi-messenger \u0026mdash; astrophysics\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003ESchutz put Georgia Tech on that path in 2011, when he made his first trip to the Institute to seek out more LIGO partners. Cadonati, along with former Georgia Tech Physics colleagues \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/ph.utexas.edu\/component\/cobalt\/item\/18-physics\/4374-laguna-pablo?Itemid=1264\u0022 style=\u0022text-decoration:none;\u0022\u003EPablo Laguna\u003C\/a\u003E and \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/cns.utexas.edu\/directory\/item\/4375-shoemaker-deirdre?Itemid=349\u0022 style=\u0022text-decoration:none;\u0022\u003EDeirdre Shoemaker\u003C\/a\u003E, recall that during a chat over lunch, Schutz urged then-College of Sciences dean \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/chemistry.gatech.edu\/faculty\/houston\/\u0022 style=\u0022text-decoration:none;\u0022\u003EPaul Houston\u003C\/a\u003E, now an emeritus professor in the \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/chemistry.gatech.edu\/\u0022 style=\u0022text-decoration:none;\u0022\u003ESchool of Chemistry and Biochemistry\u003C\/a\u003E, to invest in multi-messenger astrophysics.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026ldquo;It was a time when we needed to get more universities involved in the LIGO project so that we could be at full strength when the data started to come in again,\u0026rdquo; Schutz explains. \u0026ldquo;In particular, the numerical simulations of black holes that Pablo Laguna and Deirdre Shoemaker were performing at the time were providing essential input to our ability to interpret signals when we eventually began to detect them \u0026mdash; starting, of course, in 2015.\u0026rdquo;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EUnder Cadonati\u0026rsquo;s leadership, Schutz adds, \u0026ldquo;the CRA will continue to play a very important role in that collaboration. Seeing this gives me a lot of pleasure.\u0026rdquo;\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003ESchutz\u0026rsquo;s career, spanning five decades, has seen him working with some of the most notable names in science. When he received his Ph.D. in 1971 from the California Institute of Technology, his supervisor was future Nobel Prize-winning physicist Kip Thorne. He then moved on to Cambridge University, where he worked with the late Stephen Hawking.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003ESchutz started at University College Cardiff, now Cardiff University, in 1974. It was there that Schutz developed the theories that would later become the standard search tools for finding signs of gravitational waves within data.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EIn 1995, Schutz moved to Germany to join J\u0026uuml;rgen Ehlers as one of two founding directors of the Max Planck Institute for Gravitational Physics (Albert Einstein Institute - AEI), which stands as the largest research institute in the world devoted to gravitational science, covering the entire spectrum of gravitational physics, \u0026ldquo;from the giant dimensions of the Universe to the tiny scales of strings.\u0026rdquo;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003ERetiring from that post in 2014, he returned to Cardiff University as a professor in Physics and Astronomy and as the first director of the University\u0026rsquo;s Data Innovation Research Institute.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EIn addition to his election to the Royal Society and the U.S. National Academy of Sciences, Schutz is a Fellow of the \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.aps.org\/\u0022 style=\u0022text-decoration:none;\u0022\u003EAmerican Physical Society\u003C\/a\u003E, the \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.iop.org\/#gref\u0022 style=\u0022text-decoration:none;\u0022\u003EInstitute of Physics\u003C\/a\u003E, and the \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.learnedsociety.wales\/\u0022 style=\u0022text-decoration:none;\u0022\u003ELearned Society of Wales\u003C\/a\u003E, and has most recently been awarded the Eddington Medal from the \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/ras.ac.uk\/\u0022 style=\u0022text-decoration:none;\u0022\u003ERoyal Astronomical Society\u003C\/a\u003E, and the 2020 Isaacson Prize in Gravitational Wave Science from the American Physical Society.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003ESchutz, an adjunct professor in the School of Physics, member of the Center for Relativistic Astrophysics, professor at Cardiff University, and former director and founding director of the Max Planck Institute for Gravitational Physics (Albert Einstein Institute), is the recipient of top honors from the world\u0026#39;s oldest independent scientific academy. Schutz is elected for seminal contributions to relativistic astrophysics, including driving the field of gravitational wave searches \u0026mdash; helping lead to their direct detection in 2015.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","format":"limited_html"}],"field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"Schutz is honored for seminal contributions to relativistic astrophysics, including the analytical foundation in gravitational wave detection. 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Kubanek will assume the role on July 1.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026ldquo;I am very pleased to announce Julia Kubanek as the next vice president for Interdisciplinary Research,\u0026rdquo; said Chaouki T. Abdallah, executive vice president for Research at Georgia Tech. \u0026ldquo;In her long and lauded career at Tech, she has proven herself an exemplary educator and leader who is committed to excellence in scholarship, and to building partnerships that grow collaborative research across the Institute.\u0026rdquo;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EKubanek joined Georgia Tech as an assistant professor in the School of Biology and the School of Chemistry and Biochemistry in 2001. She was named an associate professor in 2006, and professor in 2011. In that time, she also served as the associate chair of the School of Biology from 2009 to 2011. Kubanek has served as the associate dean for Research in the College of Sciences since 2014.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EIn her role as associate dean for Research, Kubanek was part of the leadership team that helped shepherd substantial research growth in the College of Sciences, including the enhancement of research opportunities and infrastructure for faculty and students. Kubanek supported the collaborative interests of faculty and students by organizing and hosting cross-disciplinary workshops, including with the Oak Ridge National Lab. Her work also included career development workshops for early career academic and research faculty; guidance to faculty looking to launch new collaborative projects; and one-on-one mentoring of faculty, postdoctoral researchers, and graduate students.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026ldquo;With 20 years at Tech, I know this institution is filled with faculty, staff, and students who want to drive life-changing research in ways they cannot achieve alone,\u0026rdquo; Kubanek said. \u0026ldquo;In a supportive, collaborative, and interdisciplinary environment, I believe the creative, promising research visions of our Georgia Tech researchers can grow to international prominence and improve people\u0026rsquo;s lives and the health of our planet.\u0026rdquo;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThe VPIR is responsible for ensuring the effective and strategic administration of interdisciplinary research and activities, including the Interdisciplinary Research Institutes, the Interdisciplinary Research Centers, the Pediatric Technology Center, the Georgia Center for Medical Innovation, and the Novelis Innovation Hub. The role has been filled on an interim basis since February by Devesh Ranjan, associate chair for Research, Ring Family Chair, and professor in the George W. Woodruff School of Mechanical Engineering.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026ldquo;I\u0026rsquo;d like to extend my heartfelt thanks to Devesh Ranjan, who has expertly served in the role of interim VPIR and will continue to do so until June 30, providing critical continuity and leadership,\u0026rdquo; Abdallah said. \u0026ldquo;Thank you, too, to our search chair Rob Butera, professor of electrical and computer engineering and biomedical engineering, and vice president for Research Development and Operations, and the search committee who reviewed an exceptional field of candidates.\u0026rdquo;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EKubanek\u0026rsquo;s publications and grants have been supported by the National Science Foundation, the National Institutes of Health, industry, and national labs, as well as state agencies and foundations. Her educational and scientific contributions have seen her recognized for teaching excellence and mentoring by her students and colleagues, as well as accolades from national boards and associations. She is an elected fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science, and a recipient of the Presidential Early Career Award for Scientists and Engineers, as well as the National Science Foundation CAREER award, among many others.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EKubanek\u0026rsquo;s research focus has included aquatic chemical ecology, chemical signaling, chemical communication, chemoreception, chemical biology, marine natural products chemistry, secondary metabolism, drug discovery, and metabolomics. She has mentored and advised more than 90 students and postdocs and has published more than 100 papers in journals and conferences. Kubanek received a B.Sc. in chemistry from Queen\u0026#39;s University and a Ph.D. in organic chemistry from the University of British Columbia.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EJulia Kubanek, professor of biological sciences and chemistry and biochemistry, and associate dean for Research in Georgia Tech\u0026rsquo;s College of Sciences, has been named vice president for Interdisciplinary Research, effective\u0026nbsp;July 1.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","format":"limited_html"}],"field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"Julia Kubanek, professor of biological sciences and chemistry and biochemistry, and associate dean for Research in Georgia Tech\u2019s College of Sciences, has been named vice president for Interdisciplinary Research, effective July 1."}],"uid":"34528","created_gmt":"2021-04-19 14:06:53","changed_gmt":"2021-04-19 17:41:56","author":"jhunt7","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","dateline":{"date":"2021-04-19T00:00:00-04:00","iso_date":"2021-04-19T00:00:00-04:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"hg_media":{"646583":{"id":"646583","type":"image","title":"Julia Kubanek","body":null,"created":"1618834138","gmt_created":"2021-04-19 12:08:58","changed":"1618834138","gmt_changed":"2021-04-19 12:08:58","alt":"Julia Kubanek","file":{"fid":"245442","name":"KUBANEK.jpg","image_path":"\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/KUBANEK.jpg","image_full_path":"http:\/\/www.tlwarc.hg.gatech.edu\/\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/KUBANEK.jpg","mime":"image\/jpeg","size":127873,"path_740":"http:\/\/www.tlwarc.hg.gatech.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/740xx_scale\/public\/images\/KUBANEK.jpg?itok=EhqjtyTw"}}},"media_ids":["646583"],"groups":[{"id":"1278","name":"College of Sciences"},{"id":"364801","name":"EAS"},{"id":"565971","name":"Ocean Science and Engineering (OSE)"},{"id":"1275","name":"School of Biological Sciences"},{"id":"85951","name":"School of Chemistry and Biochemistry"},{"id":"1279","name":"School of Mathematics"},{"id":"126011","name":"School of Physics"},{"id":"443951","name":"School of Psychology"}],"categories":[{"id":"129","name":"Institute and Campus"}],"keywords":[{"id":"166882","name":"School of Biological Sciences"},{"id":"187423","name":"go-bio"},{"id":"126571","name":"go-PetitInstitute"}],"core_research_areas":[],"news_room_topics":[{"id":"71871","name":"Campus and Community"}],"event_categories":[],"invited_audience":[],"affiliations":[],"classification":[],"areas_of_expertise":[],"news_and_recent_appearances":[],"phone":[],"contact":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022mailto:susie.ivy@comm.gatech.edu\u0022\u003ESusie Ivy\u003C\/a\u003E, Director\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\nOrganizational, Academic, and Research Communications\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","format":"limited_html"}],"email":["susie.ivy@comm.gatech.edu"],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}},"646508":{"#nid":"646508","#data":{"type":"news","title":"Georgia Tech\u2019s Center for Teaching and Learning Honors Seven College of Sciences Faculty with Annual Teaching Awards ","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003ESeven College of Sciences faculty members from five schools are winners of annual awards from Georgia Tech\u0026rsquo;s\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/ctl.gatech.edu\/\u0022\u003ECenter for Teaching and Learning\u003C\/a\u003E.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThe Center for Teaching and Learning, part of the Office of the Vice Provost for Graduate Education and Faculty Development, enhances the learning and teaching environment at Georgia Tech by encouraging a fully engaged, sharing community with communication networks, resources, and innovative programs for faculty, postdoctoral scholars, and graduate students. It recognizes tenured and non-tenured faculty with end-of-school-year awards honoring the work and innovation Georgia Tech educators bring to their classrooms.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThis year\u0026#39;s list includes a pair of \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/math.gatech.edu\/\u0022\u003ESchool of Mathematics\u003C\/a\u003E\u0026nbsp;educators: \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/math.gatech.edu\/people\/stephanie-reikes\u0022\u003EStephanie Reikes\u003C\/a\u003E, a lecturer in the School of Mathematics, is the winner of Georgia Tech\u0026rsquo;s 2021\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.ctl.gatech.edu\/faculty\/awards\/undergrad-ed\u0022\u003EUndergraduate Educator Award\u003C\/a\u003E. 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It reflects Reikes\u0026rsquo; unique role at Georgia Tech, with responsibilities in the School of Mathematics and the Tutoring \u0026amp; Academic Support unit at Georgia Tech. She is responsible\u0026nbsp;for teaching all of the Institute\u0026rsquo;s pre-calculus mathematics courses, including Support for College Algebra, College Algebra, and Pre-Calculus. She specializes in working with student of all backgrounds, including at-risk students, students with disabilities, and student-athletes.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EIn addition to leading improvements in this challenging area, she has\u0026nbsp;strengthened the cooperation and collaboration between Tutoring \u0026amp; Academic Support and the School of Mathematics, and introduced an innovative Learning Assistants program.\u0026nbsp;She also directs the Math Lab.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E2021 Eichholz Award Faculty Teaching Award\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/people.math.gatech.edu\/~dmargalit7\/index.shtml\u0022\u003E\u003Cem\u003EDan Margalit\u003C\/em\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cem\u003E, School of Mathematics\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/em\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThe Eichholz Award, which includes a $3,000 prize, was established in 2005 through a gift from School of Mechanical Engineering\u0026#39;s Regents\u0026rsquo; Professor Emeritus Geoffrey Eichholz. It was created to reward senior faculty members who made a long-term contribution to introductory undergraduate education and were outstanding teachers for students taking freshman and sophomore core courses. It was recently broadened to recognize faculty at any point in their careers who excel in teaching core and general education courses, and who help students establish a solid foundation for their education at Georgia Tech.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EMargalit\u0026rsquo;s math research lies at the intersection of low-dimensional topology and geometric group theory. He focuses on mapping class groups of surfaces, also called the the symmetries of surfaces. The author\/editor of three books, Margalit hosts several workshops and discussion groups centering not just on topology and the advanced geometry he teaches, but mentorship and support for undergraduate and graduate students.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003ECTL\/BP Junior Faculty Teaching Excellence Award\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/strong\u003E($3,000 each award)\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/biosciences.gatech.edu\/people\/young-jang\u0022\u003E\u003Cem\u003EYoung Jang\u003C\/em\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cem\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u0026ndash;\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/biosciences.gatech.edu\/\u0022\u003ESchool of Biological Sciences\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/em\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThis award, offered through the joint support of the Center for Teaching and Learning (CTL) and BP America, provides Georgia Tech with the opportunity to highlight the excellent teaching and educational innovation that junior faculty bring to campus.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EJang, an assistant professor, researches stem cell biology and its impact on the aging process. 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His lab is an experimental atomic physics group that prepares atomic vapors from room temperature down to the microKelvin temperature regime, and seeks to exploit their unique capabilities for applications in quantum photonics, sensing, and many-body physics.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EInnovation in Co-Curricular Education\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/strong\u003E($3,000 shared--$1,000 each)\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/psychology.gatech.edu\/paul-verhaeghen\u0022\u003E\u003Cem\u003EPaul Verhaeghen\u003C\/em\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cem\u003E\u0026mdash;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/psychology.gatech.edu\/\u0022\u003ESchool of Psychology\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/em\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThis award is open to full-time faculty of any rank who increase student learning outside the traditional curriculum and help Georgia Tech achieve its strategic goal of graduating global citizens who can contribute to all sectors of society. 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He has also conducted scientific research into mindfulness meditation, and has published a book on his findings, \u0026ldquo;Presence: How Mindfulness Shapes Your Brain, Mind, and Life.\u0026rdquo; In late 2020 he was awarded a two-year, $200,000 grant from the\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.mindandlife.org\/\u0022\u003EMind and Life Institute\u003C\/a\u003E.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EScholarship of Teaching and Learning Award\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/strong\u003E($3,000 shared--$1,500 each)\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/chemistry.gatech.edu\/people\/evans\/michael\u0022\u003E\u003Cem\u003EMichael Evans\u003C\/em\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cem\u003E,\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/em\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/chemistry.gatech.edu\/faculty\/Shepler\/\u0022\u003E\u003Cem\u003ECarrie Shepler\u003C\/em\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cem\u003E,\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/chemistry.gatech.edu\/\u0022\u003ESchool of Chemistry and Biochemistry\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/a\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/em\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThis award, offered in 2018-2019 for the first time, provides Georgia Tech with the opportunity to acknowledge the value of scholarship of teaching and learning articulated by Boyer\u0026rsquo;s\u0026nbsp;Scholarship Reconsidered\u0026nbsp;(1990),\u0026nbsp;and exemplified by the Carnegie Academy for the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning. 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The paper\u0026#39;s co-author and project collaborator, who shares the award with Weitz, is\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/planning.gatech.edu\/people\/clio-andris\u0022\u003EClio Andris\u003C\/a\u003E, assistant professor in the \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/planning.gatech.edu\/\u0022\u003ESchool of City and Regional Planning\u003C\/a\u003E in the \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/design.gatech.edu\/\u0022\u003ECollege of Design\u003C\/a\u003E, with a joint appointment at the \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.ic.gatech.edu\u0022\u003ESchool of Interactive Computing\u003C\/a\u003E at Georgia Tech.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EFour other researchers and experts from the School of Biological Sciences \u0026mdash; \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/biosciences.gatech.edu\/people\/aroon-chande\u0022\u003EAroon Chande\u003C\/a\u003E, Quan Nguyen, \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/biosciences.gatech.edu\/people\/stephen-beckett\u0022\u003EStephen J. Beckett,\u003C\/a\u003E and Troy Hilley \u0026mdash; also worked on the study.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThe ability for the\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/covid19risk.biosci.gatech.edu\/\u0022\u003ECovid-19 Risk Assessment Planning Tool\u003C\/a\u003E\u0026nbsp;website to drill down to the county level for the entire country was introduced in July 2020, during the height of the pandemic. \u0026ldquo;We have developed an interactive\u0026nbsp;county-level map of the risk that one or more individuals may have\u0026nbsp;Covid-19 in events of different sizes,\u0026rdquo; Weitz explained, at the time.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026ldquo;The issue of understanding risks associated with gatherings is even more\u0026nbsp;relevant as many kinds of businesses, including sports and universities, are\u0026nbsp;considering how to re-open safely.\u0026rdquo;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003ESince the website launched last summer, it has been featured in over 150 external stories and interviews by media outlets on the pandemic. The website was developed in collaboration with\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/friendlycities.gatech.edu\/\u0022\u003EAndris\u0026rsquo; lab\u003C\/a\u003E\u0026nbsp;and with researchers from the\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.abil.ihrc.com\/\u0022\u003EApplied Bioinformatics Laboratory\u003C\/a\u003E, a public\/private partnership between Georgia Tech, IHRC Inc., and ASRT Inc.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EFor\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/physics.gatech.edu\/user\/david-rocklin\u0022\u003EDavid Zeb Rocklin\u003C\/a\u003E, an assistant professor in the\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/physics.gatech.edu\/\u0022\u003ESchool of Physics\u003C\/a\u003E, it was the intersection of art and science \u0026mdash; or rather, using the math in origami principles to enhance science \u0026mdash; that led to his paper and latest honor from Sigma Xi.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026quot;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.pnas.org\/content\/117\/48\/30252\/tab-article-info\u0022\u003EHidden symmetries generate rigid folding mechanisms in periodic origami\u003C\/a\u003E\u0026quot;, published in November 2020, appeared in\u0026nbsp;PNAS (the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences).\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThe paper, which Rocklin co-authored with graduate student\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/physics.gatech.edu\/user\/james-mcinerney\u0022\u003EJames McInerney\u003C\/a\u003E, \u0026ldquo;gives us access to a lot of mathematical technology,\u0026rdquo; Rocklin says, by looking at origami sheets in a new way, which could lead to even more practical scientific and engineering applications for origami.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026ldquo;I\u0026rsquo;m a soft matter physics guy, so I study how the geometric structure of a system controls how it changes shape when you push on it,\u0026rdquo; Rocklin says. \u0026ldquo;On the one hand it\u0026rsquo;s something you can hold in your hand and feel it and see it moving in real space, but on the other hand, it embodies and obeys these really austere algebraic structures.\u0026rdquo;\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003ESince 1947, the Georgia Tech Chapter of Sigma Xi has annually honored faculty and students for their research at the annual Spring Awards Banquet. The Georgia Tech Sigma Xi Research Awards are made possible by the support of the Georgia Tech Research Corporation and the Ferst Foundation.\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.sigmaxi.org\/\u0022\u003ESigma Xi, The Scientific Research Society\u003C\/a\u003E, founded in 1886 at Cornell University, is the honor society of scientists and engineers that recognizes scientific achievement. Its mission is to enhance the health of the research enterprise, foster integrity in science and engineering, and promote the public\u0026rsquo;s understanding of science for the purpose of improving the human condition.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EProfessors in the School of Biological Sciences and the School of Physics capture top annual honors from the Georgia Tech chapter of Sigma Xi scientific research society.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","format":"limited_html"}],"field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"Professors in the School of Biological Sciences and the School of Physics capture top annual honors from the Georgia Tech chapter of Sigma Xi scientific research society."}],"uid":"34434","created_gmt":"2021-04-15 18:02:56","changed_gmt":"2021-04-19 16:27:46","author":"Renay San Miguel","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","dateline":{"date":"2021-04-19T00:00:00-04:00","iso_date":"2021-04-19T00:00:00-04:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"hg_media":{"636771":{"id":"636771","type":"image","title":"The team\u0027s interactive map shows the risk level of attending an event, given the event size and location (assuming 10:1 ascertainment bias). 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The system of sensitive detectors \u0026mdash; which takes up a cubic kilometer of South Pole ice \u0026mdash; began in 1999 and \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/rh.gatech.edu\/features\/ghostly-visitors\u0022\u003Ehas already yielded major discoveries about neutrinos\u003C\/a\u003E, which are near massless subatomic particles that can travel unhindered for billions of light years from the most extreme environments in the universe to Earth.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003ETaboada joined\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.nsf.gov\/pubs\/1996\/nstc96rp\/sb5.htm\u0022\u003EAMANDA\u003C\/a\u003E\u0026nbsp;(The Antarctic Muon and Neutrino Detection Array), IceCube\u0026rsquo;s predecessor project, as a Ph.D. student in 1998 and has since added a number of major research responsibilities to his portfolio as IceCube has grown. In 2017, Taboada and Ph.D. student Chun Fai Tung made significant contributions to\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/rh.gatech.edu\/news\/607671\/icecube-neutrinos-point-long-sought-cosmic-ray-accelerator\u0022\u003Ethe study of the first-ever detection of a neutrino in coincidence with a gamma ray flare from a \u0026quot;blazar\u0026quot;\u003C\/a\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u0026mdash; a type of galaxy with a super-massive black hole, in which a jet produced near the black hole points towards Earth. The blazar was the source of a high-energy neutrino that set off IceCube detectors.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EIn recent years, researchers in the School of Physics at Georgia Tech have helmed a number of major collaborations and communications within the realm of astrophysics research and discovery \u0026mdash; including the \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/provost.gatech.edu\/news\/gravitational-wave-confirmations-earn-2017-nobel-prize-physics\u0022\u003ENobel Prize-winning\u003C\/a\u003E successful search for \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/news.gatech.edu\/features\/gravitational-waves-observed\u0022\u003Egravitational waves\u003C\/a\u003E, through which a team of Tech\u0026rsquo;s astrophysicists joined thousands of scientists from around the globe in the \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.ligo.caltech.edu\/\u0022\u003ELIGO\u003C\/a\u003E (Laser Interferometer Gravitational Wave Observatory) detection effort. \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/physics.gatech.edu\/user\/laura-cadonati\u0022\u003ELaura Cadonati\u003C\/a\u003E, professor in the School of Physics and the current director for Georgia Tech\u0026rsquo;s Center for Relativistic Astrophysics (CRA), has served as LIGO\u0026rsquo;s deputy spokesperson.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EAs Taboada, a member of CRA, prepares to begin his tenure as IceCube\u0026rsquo;s spokesperson this May, he echoes that arc of leadership and the unique role that Georgia Tech and the School of Physics play within IceCube, LIGO, and other projects \u0026mdash; and what that may mean for the future of other large-scale undertakings in this space:\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026ldquo;I think the relevance is that big science, as understood in terms of large scientific collaborations, is now clearly an important part of the scientific portfolio at Georgia Tech,\u0026rdquo; Taboada says. \u0026ldquo;If you look at the way that science has been changing within Georgia Tech, it\u0026rsquo;s clear that there are many changes for the better. The scientific output of Georgia Tech is improving, and improving over time. And I really hope that this is a sign of more things to come for physics and for science in general \u0026mdash; and I really am very hopeful that Georgia Tech is going to play a big role within Gen2 (the next phase of IceCube\u0026rsquo;s development).\u0026rdquo;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003ETaboada recently joined Madeleine O\u0026rsquo;Keefe, communications manager at the \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.wisc.edu\/\u0022\u003EUniversity of Wisconsin-Madison\u003C\/a\u003E \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/wipac.wisc.edu\/\u0022\u003EIceCube Particle Astrophysics Center\u003C\/a\u003E, and Darren Grant, current IceCube spokesperson and professor at Michigan State University, by video conference for a conversation on IceCube\u0026rsquo;s progress and plans:\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Ch3\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EIceCube Spokesperson Q\u0026amp;A: Ignacio Taboada and Darren Grant\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/h3\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EBy Madeleine O\u0026#39;Keefe\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EDarren Grant has seen quite a few exciting things during his time as IceCube spokesperson. From pinpointing a cosmic accelerator to measuring a tau neutrino appearance to detecting a Glashow resonance event, the last four years have been exciting for the South Pole neutrino telescope and the team of scientists behind it. But Grant, a professor at Michigan State University, has served his maximum two terms as spokesperson and will soon hand the reins to IceCube\u0026rsquo;s newly elected leader: Ignacio Taboada, professor at the Georgia Institute of Technology. Elected in February 2021 by the IceCube Collaboration, Taboada officially begins his term as spokesperson on May 1.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EBeing the spokesperson for an international collaboration as big as IceCube can be a challenge, but Taboada is up for it. With IceCube at an exciting juncture, with more scientific discoveries and physical expansions on the horizon, we chatted with Grant and Taboada (over Zoom, of course) to hear what each had to say about what IceCube has accomplished and where it is headed in the future.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EQuestion: What were some of the highlights in the last two years of IceCube?\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cem\u003EDarren Grant:\u003C\/em\u003E\u0026nbsp;There have been so many, it\u0026rsquo;s really tough to pin down specific highlights. Tau neutrinos have been popular: We had the \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/icecube.wisc.edu\/news\/research\/2019\/01\/atmospheric-tau-neutrino-appearance-in-icecube\/\u0022\u003Efirst measurements of tau appearance\u003C\/a\u003E with IceCube DeepCore in 2019 and then reported the \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/arxiv.org\/abs\/2011.03561\u0022\u003Efirst observation\u003C\/a\u003E of high-energy astrophysical tau neutrinos late last year. There was this exquisite measurement of the \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/icecube.wisc.edu\/news\/research\/2018\/12\/icecube-and-hawc-unite-efforts-to-dissect-cosmic-ray-anisotropy\/\u0022\u003Ecosmic ray anisotropy\u003C\/a\u003E by IceTop and HAWC. And the \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/icecube.wisc.edu\/news\/press-releases\/2021\/03\/icecube-detection-of-a-high-energy-particle-proves-60-year-old-theory\/\u0022\u003EGlashow event\u003C\/a\u003E, being able to finally publish that and make it public, that was a highlight.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EWe keep just pushing the frontier of what this instrument can do. The calibration work over the last two years has been really impressive \u0026mdash; the knowledge of the ice, the knowledge of the detector itself \u0026mdash; which allows us to keep extracting better quality science. Every year, it\u0026rsquo;s always a surprise. If you look back at some of the studies of projections for how this instrument would perform, we\u0026rsquo;ve far exceeded them. We clearly haven\u0026rsquo;t reached the limit of what this instrument can do.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cem\u003EIgnacio Taboada:\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/em\u003EThe detector performance is improving dramatically, and it\u0026rsquo;s not simply because we\u0026rsquo;re accumulating more data. If you have a study of two years of data and then you publish a new one with five years of data, it will be better simply because there is more data. IceCube, as a 10-year-old detector, is benefiting from that, but we are publishing results that very often are far better than simply accumulating more data. They actually reflect a better understanding of the instrument and reflect a better understanding of the ice.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThe past two years have also seen a dramatic increase in the use of machine learning within the collaboration, and that has had a dramatic impact on the scientific output of IceCube. Machine learning in the broadest sense of the word has been used in IceCube for ages. Boosted decision trees, for example, are normally considered machine learning, and they have been used in IceCube for at least 15 years. But with deep neural networks that only modern computing enable, especially with GPUs, it\u0026rsquo;s really the past two years that have seen dramatic increase. One specific analysis that has benefited enormously from that is the\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/arxiv.org\/abs\/2101.11589\u0022\u003Ecascade analysis\u003C\/a\u003E, where we have improved the ability to determine the direction of cascades enormously. At some energies, it is more than a factor of two \u0026mdash; it\u0026rsquo;s really impressive. These neural networks are having an impact in other areas as well.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EThe pandemic upended the world in 2020, presenting some unique challenges for Antarctic research and IceCube on both the micro and macro levels. Darren, how has the collaboration handled the last year? Ignacio, how will the effects of the pandemic influence how you lead going forward?\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cem\u003EDG:\u003C\/em\u003E\u0026nbsp;There was no one left untouched by this pandemic, that is absolutely clear. The collaboration has persevered. It has not been easy; the way that we generally operate had to shift pretty dramatically. And the inability to meet in person...that impact, it\u0026rsquo;s hard to quantify overall. But I have just seen the collaboration rally and really come together as a team.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EIn terms of the operations, in terms of the scientific output, pursuing our mission, it is incredibly challenging but it\u0026rsquo;s working. It is so far from ideal, but the papers are excellent, the community is responding, we continue to produce science that is world-class and is recognized globally. The fact that we\u0026rsquo;ve been able to continue to do that is a testament to the team, to the entire collaboration broadly.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cem\u003EIT:\u003C\/em\u003E I think every crisis is an opportunity. I am sure that there are a gazillion ways in which we all hate the way we\u0026rsquo;re operating right now. However, it is a good time to look at the way we operate and consider the norms we had before, and among all the disaster of having to work through Covid restrictions, what are the things that we want to keep? My hope is that the collaboration actually works better as a collaboration after we\u0026rsquo;re able to meet again in person. For example, should the collaboration meetings have the same format they had in the past? I think they shouldn\u0026rsquo;t, I think they should adapt. We can learn from the forced-online collaboration meetings to see what is it that we want to change for future collaboration meetings.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EIn 2019, \u003C\/strong\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/icecube.wisc.edu\/news\/press-releases\/2019\/07\/nsf-mid-scale-award-sets-off-first-extension-of-icecube\/\u0022\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003ENSF awarded IceCube funding\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E for the IceCube Upgrade.\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E How are those efforts going? How do you see them moving forward in the next two years?\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cem\u003EDG:\u003C\/em\u003E\u0026nbsp;The Upgrade is going really, really well. Progress has been absolutely fantastic in spite of all of the best efforts of the pandemic to throw wrenches into this. The status that we have seen and the updates during the \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/icecube.wisc.edu\/news\/collaboration\/2021\/03\/virtual-spring-collaboration-meeting-wraps-up-today\/\u0022\u003Emeetings last week\u003C\/a\u003E...it is incredible! The \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/icecube.wisc.edu\/gallery\/nsf-approves-funding-for-icecube-upgrade\/#modulagallery-7003-2152\u0022\u003Emodules in Japan\u003C\/a\u003E are on schedule; they\u0026rsquo;re going to be ready for shipping this year. The first \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/icecube.wisc.edu\/gallery\/nsf-approves-funding-for-icecube-upgrade\/#modulagallery-7003-2153\u0022\u003Emodules in Germany\u003C\/a\u003E have been assembled and they\u0026rsquo;re on track for their design verification tests. The pandemic has introduced really unique challenges for the upgrade, and we are having to reevaluate the schedule \u0026mdash; that is unavoidable. But, again, it\u0026rsquo;s a testament to what this collaboration can accomplish as a team when they work together that we are where we are.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cem\u003EIT:\u003C\/em\u003E I was really impressed with some of the testing of the \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/icecube.wisc.edu\/gallery\/nsf-approves-funding-for-icecube-upgrade\/#modulagallery-7003-2143\u0022\u003Emultiple-PMT DOMs\u003C\/a\u003E that is being conducted right now. It is really beautiful, and it reminds me of the effervescence that IceCube had when IceCube itself was being built. Those were really exciting times and it\u0026rsquo;s really cool to see this happening again in very similar ways in spite of the circumstances.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EWhat about the next planned extension, \u003C\/strong\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/icecube.wisc.edu\/news\/research\/2020\/08\/icecube-gen2-will-open-new-window-on-universe\/\u0022\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EIceCube-Gen2\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E?\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cem\u003EDG:\u003C\/em\u003E The progress there is really another highlight of the last two years. We started talking about Gen2 back in 2014. It\u0026rsquo;s been incredible to watch that evolve over that period of time, but things have accelerated in the last two years. The vision for Gen2 has started to materialize in this period. In particular, in the last year, we published the \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/arxiv.org\/abs\/2008.04323\u0022\u003Ewhite paper\u003C\/a\u003E, which was an enormous effort by the collaboration and such an incredibly important exercise because all of the ideas that had been forming up until that point basically got shaken out, and the collaboration started to put together a vision and discuss that in the public forum. You can start to see that it\u0026rsquo;s within reach, the ideas that could bring Gen2 to reality.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cem\u003EIT:\u003C\/em\u003E I am very hopeful about its future because it shares something with IceCube, which is a very wide breadth of scientific objective. IceCube was initially conceived to study astrophysical neutrinos and to search for the sources of astrophysical neutrinos. However, the amount of science that it can do in other areas \u0026mdash; glaciology, cosmic rays, PeV gamma ray sources, searches for dark matter, etc. \u0026mdash; that enormous scientific breadth is what has allowed IceCube to produce really good scientific results for a decade or longer. Because Gen2 is standing on similar premises, I think it has a really bright future.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EWould either of you be willing to guess what IceCube\u0026rsquo;s next big scientific contribution or \u0026ldquo;breakthrough\u0026rdquo; will be?\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cem\u003EDG:\u003C\/em\u003E I would really love to see neutrinos in coincidence with a gravitational wave event. In terms of big breakthroughs, that in my mind would be one.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cem\u003EIT:\u003C\/em\u003E What would be the absolute best possible news for IceCube? I think it would be a galactic supernova. 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I had not really considered that as an option for\u0026nbsp;\u003Cem\u003Enow\u003C\/em\u003E \u0026mdash; maybe it\u0026rsquo;s something that would have occurred to me on my own, years from now, but not now. I thought about it and I didn\u0026rsquo;t sleep for a couple of nights because I know that it is a gigantic responsibility.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EBut I decided that I can help the IceCube Collaboration. I also really hope that I can play a role in a future unification of IceCube and IceCube-Gen2. Whether the actual formation of an IceCube-Gen2 collaboration, with funding and all, happens in the next two years, I cannot tell. But that is definitely high on my list of goals.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThe other thing that I have on my list of goals is \u0026mdash; and this matters to me very much \u0026mdash; that I want to make every IceCube member feel welcome within IceCube. 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That search now includes\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/physics.gatech.edu\/user\/gongjie-li\u0022\u003EGongjie Li\u003C\/a\u003E,\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.billyquarles.com\/\u0022\u003EBilly Quarles\u003C\/a\u003E, and Nathaniel Moore, three\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/physics.gatech.edu\/\u0022\u003ESchool of Physics\u003C\/a\u003E\u0026nbsp;researchers who recently won a $523,145 grant from NASA\u0026rsquo;s\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/science.nasa.gov\/astrophysics\u0022\u003EAstrophysics Theory Program (ATP)\u003C\/a\u003E\u0026nbsp;to study so-called \u0026ldquo;stellar flybys,\u0026rdquo; where stars fly over those discs, changing their form, scattering other celestial bodies hither and yon, and possibly giving birth to solar systems like our own.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EA stellar flyby \u0026ldquo;is a common process, since most stars form in stellar clusters with a high number density of stars nearby,\u0026rdquo; says Li, an assistant professor in the School of Physics. \u0026ldquo;As the stars fly close to the debris disk, it will gravitational pull disk particles and excite their orbits. 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That paper,\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/iopscience.iop.org\/article\/10.3847\/1538-4357\/abb08f\u0022\u003E\u0026ldquo;Inclination Excitation of Solar System Debris Disk Due to Stellar Flybys\u0026rdquo;\u003C\/a\u003E, published in the Astrophysical Journal, developed theories as to why many objects past Neptune and the Kuiper belt were at odd angles and higher inclinations \u0026mdash; orbits and inclines that couldn\u0026rsquo;t be explained by nearby planetary gravity.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026ldquo;We found that a flyby star could excite disk particles to high inclinations, greatly tilted from the orbital plane of most Solar System objects,\u0026rdquo; Moore says. \u0026ldquo;This can explain the origin of observed high inclination objects, such as 2015 BP519,\u0026rdquo; which refers to a possible dwarf planet also known as Caju, which sits at a high, eccentric orbit near the edge of the Solar System.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EFor their new research, Moore, Li, and Quarles will study the \u0026ldquo;curious dynamical history\u0026rdquo; of HD106906, a binary star system in the Crux constellation. 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Program"}],"core_research_areas":[{"id":"39501","name":"People and Technology"}],"news_room_topics":[],"event_categories":[],"invited_audience":[],"affiliations":[],"classification":[],"areas_of_expertise":[],"news_and_recent_appearances":[],"phone":[],"contact":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003ERenay San Miguel\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\nCommunications Officer II\/Science Writer\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\nCollege of Sciences\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","format":"limited_html"}],"email":["renay.san@cos.gatech.edu"],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}},"645431":{"#nid":"645431","#data":{"type":"news","title":"12 Proposals to Achieve College of Sciences Strategic Goals Funded by Sutherland Dean\u0027s Chair","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EThe recently announced \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/cos.gatech.edu\/strategic-plan\u0022 style=\u0022text-decoration:none;\u0022\u003ECollege of Sciences Strategic Plan: 2021-2030\u003C\/a\u003E has three ambitious goals at its foundation, each of which are focused on striving for excellence \u0026mdash; in the workplace, in training and education, and in research. A trio of themes connect across the plan\u0026rsquo;s goals to guide this work and strategy: catalyze discovery and solutions, amplify the College\u0026rsquo;s impact, and build communities of excellence. Explicit in the strategic plan are expectations and goals to enhance inclusivity, equity, and diversity, especially of underrepresented groups in the College.\u003C\/p\u003E  \r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EIn January of this year, the College released \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/us19.campaign-archive.com\/?u=064c6b780a82274fffcc57786\u0026amp;id=1196a3551c\u0022 style=\u0022text-decoration:none;\u0022\u003Ea call for proposal submissions\u003C\/a\u003E that reflect these themes and accomplish these goals. At that time, all students, staff, and faculty in the College\u0026rsquo;s community were encouraged to work in collaborative and interdisciplinary teams to submit proposals for projects.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003ECollective funding to achieve the proposals is provided through a generous $300,000 investment by the \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/sutherlandchair.cos.gatech.edu\/\u0022 style=\u0022text-decoration:none;\u0022\u003EBetsy Middleton and John Clark Sutherland Dean\u0026#39;s Chair\u003C\/a\u003E. \u201cI can think of no better use of the Sutherland Chair funds than to invest in ideas from our community. I expect this investment to pay dividends in the years ahead,\u201d notes Susan Lozier, College of Sciences Dean and Betsy Middleton and John Clark Sutherland Chair.\u003C\/p\u003E \r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026ldquo;We were gratified to receive a large number of proposals from across the College of Sciences community, including proposals led by students, staff, and faculty,\u0026rdquo; says \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/biosciences.gatech.edu\/people\/julia-kubanek\u0022 style=\u0022text-decoration:none;\u0022\u003EJulia Kubanek\u003C\/a\u003E, Associate Dean for Research in the College of Sciences, and a professor in the School of Biological Sciences and the School of Chemistry and Biochemistry. \u0026ldquo;Each of the strategic plan goals are represented among the proposals we received. All proposals were group efforts, and many represented interests from members of different academic programs and schools within our college. Among the proposals received, members of \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/cos.gatech.edu\/schools\u0022 style=\u0022text-decoration:none;\u0022\u003Eall six of our schools\u003C\/a\u003E participated.\u0026rdquo;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026ldquo;These projects and programs will lay the groundwork for meeting the goals of our strategic plan,\u0026rdquo; Kubanek adds. The dozen new projects include team-building efforts for collaborative research, staff professional development, recruitment of underrepresented minorities into academic programs and postdoctoral training, and several other initiatives:\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EAstrobiology Program\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\nPI (Principal Investigator): \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/eas.gatech.edu\/people\/glass-dr-jennifer\u0022 style=\u0022text-decoration:none;\u0022\u003EJennifer Glass\u003C\/a\u003E, associate professor in the School of Earth and Atmospheric Sciences\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\n\u003Cem\u003EResearch (Astrobiology); Communities of Excellence\u003C\/em\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003ECenter for Microbial Dynamics \u0026amp; Infection Postdoctoral Recruitment Program\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\nCo-PIs: \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/biosciences.gatech.edu\/people\/sam-brown\u0022\u003ESam Brown\u003C\/a\u003E, professor in the School of Biological Sciences and \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/biosciences.gatech.edu\/people\/marvin-whiteley\u0022\u003EMarvin Whiteley\u003C\/a\u003E, professor in the School of Biological Sciences, Georgia Tech Bennie H. and Nelson D. Abell Chair in Molecular and Cellular Biology, Georgia Research Alliance Eminent Scholar, and Co-Director, Emory-Children\u2019s CF Center (CF@LANTA)\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\n\u003Cem\u003EResearch (Microbial Dynamics and Infections); Communities of Excellence; Diversity\/Inclusion (Historically Underrepresented Groups)\u003C\/em\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EDeliberate Innovation in Undergraduate Biology\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\nPI: \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/biosciences.gatech.edu\/people\/chrissy-spencer\u0022 style=\u0022text-decoration:none;\u0022\u003EChrissy Spencer\u003C\/a\u003E, senior academic professional in the School of Biological Sciences\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\n\u003Cem\u003EEducation\/Training; Amplify Impact\u003C\/em\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EEmpowering Strengths-Based College of Sciences Team Members\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\nPI: \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/biosciences.gatech.edu\/people\/christie-stewart\u0022 style=\u0022text-decoration:none;\u0022\u003EChristie Stewart\u003C\/a\u003E, academic professional in the School of Biological Sciences\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\n\u003Cem\u003ECommunities of Excellence\u003C\/em\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EENTANGLED (Graduate Students in Quantum Sciences)\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\nPI: \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/physics.gatech.edu\/user\/martin-mourigal\u0022 style=\u0022text-decoration:none;\u0022\u003EMartin Mourigal\u003C\/a\u003E, associate professor in the School of Physics\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\n\u003Cem\u003EResearch (Quantum systems); Education\/Training; Communities of Excellence\u003C\/em\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EGeorgia Tech Summer Research Academy (SRA)\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\nPI: \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/shania.khatri.io\/#about\u0022 style=\u0022text-decoration:none;\u0022\u003EShania Khatri\u003C\/a\u003E, undergraduate research assistant and Stamps President\u0026#39;s Scholar in the School of Biological Sciences\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\n\u003Cem\u003EEducation\/Training; Undergraduate Recruitment; Communities of Excellence; Diversity\/Inclusion\u003C\/em\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EInitiative for Living Dynamic Systems\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\nCo-PIs: \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/physics.gatech.edu\/user\/simon-sponberg\u0022 style=\u0022text-decoration:none;\u0022\u003ESimon Sponberg\u003C\/a\u003E, Dunn Family Associate Professor of Physics and Biological Sciences and \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/physics.gatech.edu\/user\/daniel-goldman\u0022 style=\u0022text-decoration:none;\u0022\u003EDaniel Goldman\u003C\/a\u003E, Dunn Family Professor of Physics \u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\n\u003Cem\u003EResearch (Physics of Movement); Growing Faculty Leadership; Communities of Excellence\u003C\/em\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EStrategic Development at the Interface of Human and Environmental Health\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\nCo-PIs: \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/biosciences.gatech.edu\/people\/joshua-weitz\u0022 style=\u0022text-decoration:none;\u0022\u003EJoshua Weitz\u003C\/a\u003E, Patton Distinguished Professor in the School of Biological Sciences and co-director of the Interdisciplinary Ph.D. in Quantitative Biosciences and \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/biosciences.gatech.edu\/people\/gregory-gibson\u0022 style=\u0022text-decoration:none;\u0022\u003EGreg Gibson\u003C\/a\u003E, Patton Distinguished Professor in the School of Biological Sciences, Director of the Center for Integrative Genomics, and Genome Analysis core of the Petit Institute for Bioengineering and Bioscience\r\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\n\u003Cem\u003EResearch; Growing Faculty Leadership; Communities of Excellence\u003C\/em\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003ENucleating Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning Collaborations in the College of Sciences\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\nPI: \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/physics.gatech.edu\/user\/roman-grigoriev\u0022 style=\u0022text-decoration:none;\u0022\u003ERoman Grigoriev\u003C\/a\u003E, professor in the School of Physics\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\n\u003Cem\u003EResearch (Data Science); Growing Faculty Leadership; Communities of Excellence\u003C\/em\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EProject Potty Parity\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\nPI: \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/physics.gatech.edu\/user\/michael-schatz\u0022 style=\u0022text-decoration:none;\u0022\u003EMike Schatz\u003C\/a\u003E, interim chair and professor in the School of Physics\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\n\u003Cem\u003ECommunities of Excellence; Diversity\/Inclusion\u003C\/em\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EStaff Advisory Council Strategic Plan Proposal\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\nPI: \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/cos.gatech.edu\/news\/kathy-sims-progress-service-and-inviting-everyone-table\u0022 style=\u0022text-decoration:none;\u0022\u003EKathy Sims\u003C\/a\u003E, development assistant in the College of Sciences, chair of the College of Sciences Staff Advisory Council, and member of the College of Sciences Task Force for Racial Equity\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\n\u003Cem\u003ECommunities of Excellence\u003C\/em\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EUrban Heat Islands\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\nPI: \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/eas.gatech.edu\/people\/cobb-dr-kim\u0022\u003EKim Cobb\u003C\/a\u003E, Georgia Power Chair, ADVANCE Professor, and Director of the Global Change Program at Georgia Tech\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\n\u003Cem\u003EResearch (Climate science); Education\/training; Communities of Excellence; Diversity\/Inclusion\u003C\/em\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ci\u003ELearn more about the \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/cos.gatech.edu\/strategic-plan\u0022 style=\u0022text-decoration:none;\u0022\u003ECollege of Sciences Strategic Plan: 2021-2030 and coordinating Implementation Guide\u003C\/a\u003E.\u003C\/i\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003ECollege of Sciences students, staff, and faculty will lead a dozen new projects focused on building communities of excellence, catalyzing discovery and solutions, and amplifying impact. The proposals, funded by the Betsy Middleton and John Clark Sutherland Dean\u0026#39;s Chair, aim to achieve a number of goals outlined in the College\u0026rsquo;s new strategic plan.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","format":"limited_html"}],"field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"Students, staff, faculty, will lead a dozen projects focused on building communities of excellence, catalyzing discovery and solutions, and amplifying impact. Funded by the Sutherland Chair, the work aims to achieve goals in the College\u2019s strategic plan."}],"uid":"34528","created_gmt":"2021-03-16 16:15:13","changed_gmt":"2021-03-19 13:30:28","author":"jhunt7","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","dateline":{"date":"2021-03-16T00:00:00-04:00","iso_date":"2021-03-16T00:00:00-04:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"hg_media":{"644897":{"id":"644897","type":"image","title":"Tech Tower in Early Spring","body":null,"created":"1614719978","gmt_created":"2021-03-02 21:19:38","changed":"1614719978","gmt_changed":"2021-03-02 21:19:38","alt":"Tech Tower in Early Spring","file":{"fid":"244860","name":"N18C10302_P59_010-Web Use - 1,000px.jpg","image_path":"\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/N18C10302_P59_010-Web%20Use%20-%201%2C000px.jpg","image_full_path":"http:\/\/www.tlwarc.hg.gatech.edu\/\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/N18C10302_P59_010-Web%20Use%20-%201%2C000px.jpg","mime":"image\/jpeg","size":588606,"path_740":"http:\/\/www.tlwarc.hg.gatech.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/740xx_scale\/public\/images\/N18C10302_P59_010-Web%20Use%20-%201%2C000px.jpg?itok=eWBzGAaF"}}},"media_ids":["644897"],"groups":[{"id":"1278","name":"College of Sciences"},{"id":"364801","name":"EAS"},{"id":"1275","name":"School of Biological Sciences"},{"id":"85951","name":"School of Chemistry and Biochemistry"},{"id":"1279","name":"School of Mathematics"},{"id":"126011","name":"School of Physics"},{"id":"443951","name":"School of Psychology"}],"categories":[{"id":"129","name":"Institute and Campus"},{"id":"42901","name":"Community"},{"id":"42911","name":"Education"},{"id":"134","name":"Student and Faculty"},{"id":"8862","name":"Student Research"},{"id":"135","name":"Research"},{"id":"138","name":"Biotechnology, Health, Bioengineering, Genetics"},{"id":"153","name":"Computer Science\/Information Technology and Security"},{"id":"154","name":"Environment"},{"id":"146","name":"Life Sciences and Biology"},{"id":"150","name":"Physics and Physical Sciences"}],"keywords":[{"id":"166882","name":"School of Biological Sciences"},{"id":"167710","name":"School of Psychology"},{"id":"166937","name":"School of Physics"},{"id":"168854","name":"School of Mathematics"}],"core_research_areas":[{"id":"39511","name":"Public Service, Leadership, and Policy"}],"news_room_topics":[],"event_categories":[],"invited_audience":[],"affiliations":[],"classification":[],"areas_of_expertise":[],"news_and_recent_appearances":[],"phone":[],"contact":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022mailto:jess@cos.gatech.edu\u0022\u003EJess Hunt-Ralston\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\nDirector of Communications\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\nCollege of Sciences at Georgia Tech\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","format":"limited_html"}],"email":["jess@cos.gatech.edu"],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}},"644291":{"#nid":"644291","#data":{"type":"news","title":"Study Finds Alligator Hearts Keep Beating No Matter What ","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EMammals and cold-blooded alligators share a common four-chamber heart structure \u0026ndash; unique among reptiles \u0026ndash; but that\u0026rsquo;s where the similarities end. Unlike humans and other mammals, whose hearts can fibrillate under stress, alligators have built-in antiarrhythmic protection. The findings from new research were reported Jan. 27 in the journal Integrative \u003Cem\u003EOrganismal Biology\u003C\/em\u003E.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026ldquo;Alligator hearts don\u0026rsquo;t fibrillate \u0026ndash; no matter what we do. They\u0026rsquo;re very resilient,\u0026rdquo; said \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/physics.gatech.edu\/user\/flavio-fenton\u0022\u003EFlavio Fenton\u003C\/a\u003E, a professor in the \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/physics.gatech.edu\/\u0022\u003ESchool of Physics\u003C\/a\u003E at the Georgia Institute of Technology, researcher in the Petit Institute for Bioengineering and Bioscience, and the report\u0026rsquo;s corresponding author. Fibrillation is one of the most dangerous arrhythmias, leading to blood clots and stroke when occurring in the atria and to death within minutes when it happens in the ventricles.\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThe study looked at the action potential wavelengths of rabbit and young alligator hearts. Both species have four-chambered hearts of similar size (about\u0026nbsp; 3 cm); however, while rabbits maintain a constant heart temperature of 38 degrees Celsius, the body temperature of active, wild alligators ranges from 10 to 37 degrees Celsius. Heart pumping is controlled by an electrical wave that tells the muscle cells to contract. An electrical signal drives this wave, which must occur in the same pattern to keep blood pumping normally. In a deadly arrhythmia, this electrical signal is no longer coherent.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026ldquo;An arrhythmia can happen for many reasons, including temperature dropping. For example, if someone falls into cold water and gets hypothermia, very often this person will develop an arrythmia and then drown,\u0026rdquo; Fenton said.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EDuring the study, the researchers recorded changes in the heart wave patterns at 38 C and 23 C. \u0026ldquo;The excitation wave in the rabbit heart reduced by more than half during temperature extremes while the alligator heart showed changes of only about 10% at most,\u0026rdquo; said Conner Herndon, a co-author and a graduate research assistant in the School of Physics. \u0026ldquo;We found that when the spatial wavelength reaches the size of the heart, the rabbit can undergo spontaneous fibrillation, but the alligator would always maintain this wavelength within a safe regime,\u0026rdquo; he added.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EWhile alligators can function over a large temperature range without risk of heart trauma, their built-in safeguard has a drawback: it limits their maximum heart rate, making them unable to expend extra energy in an emergency. Rabbits and other warm-blooded mammals, on the other hand, can accommodate higher heart rates necessary to sustain an active, endothermic metabolism but they face increased risk of cardiac arrhythmia and critical vulnerability to temperature changes.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThe physicists from Georgia Tech collaborated with two biologists on the study, including former Georgia Tech postdoctoral fellow Henry Astley, now assistant professor in the Biomimicry Research and Innovation Center at the University of Akron\u0026rsquo;s Department of Biology.\u0026nbsp; \u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026ldquo;I was a little surprised by how massive the difference was \u0026ndash; the sheer resilience of the crocodilian heart and the fragility of the rabbit heart. I had not expected the rabbit heart to come apart at the seams as easily as it did,\u0026rdquo; noted Astley.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003ELower temperatures are one cause of cardiac electrophysiological arrhythmias, where fast-rotating electrical waves can cause the heart to beat faster and faster, leading to compromised cardiac function and potentially sudden cardiac death. Lowering\u0026nbsp; the temperature of the body \u0026ndash; frequently done for patients before certain surgeries \u0026ndash; also can induce an arrhythmia.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThe researchers agree that this study could help better understand how the heart works and what can cause a deadly arrhythmia \u0026ndash; which fundamentally happens when the heart doesn\u0026rsquo;t pump blood correctly any longer.\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThe authors also consider the research a promising step toward better understanding of heart electrophysiology and how to help minimize fibrillation risk. Until December 2020, when Covid-19 took the top spot, heart disease was the leading cause of death in the United States and in most industrialized countries, with more people dying of heart disease than the next two causes of death combined.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EAstley said the research provides a deeper understanding of the natural world and insight into the different coping mechanisms of cold- and warm-blooded animals.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003ECo-author Tomasz Owerkowicz, associate\u0026nbsp; professor in the Department of Biology at California State University, San Bernardino, considers the findings \u0026ldquo;another piece of the puzzle that helps us realize how really cool non-human animals are and how many different tricks they have up their sleeves.\u0026rdquo;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EHe expressed hope that more researchers will follow their example and use a non-traditional animal model in future research.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026ldquo;Everyone studies mammals, fruit flies, and zebrafish. There\u0026#39;s such a huge wealth of resources among the wild animals that have not been brought to the laboratory setting that have such neat physiologies, that are waiting to be uncovered. All we have to do is look,\u0026rdquo; he said.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003ECITATION\u003C\/strong\u003E: C. 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The research could help\u0026nbsp; better understand how the heart works and what can cause a deadly arrhythmia \u0026ndash; which fundamentally happens when the heart doesn\u0026rsquo;t pump blood correctly any longer.\u0026nbsp;\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\n\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","format":"limited_html"}],"field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"Both humans and alligators share a common four-chamber heart structure, but unlike mammals, alligators have built-in antiarrhythmic protection. 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It\u0026rsquo;s what he\u0026rsquo;s researched for the past 30 years.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EFenton is a professor in the\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/physics.gatech.edu\/\u0022\u003ESchool of Physics\u003C\/a\u003E. He once wanted to be a particle physicist, with hopes of working on the Higgs boson while working at the Superconducting Super Collider. Instead, he\u0026rsquo;s spent the last three decades learning and sharing everything he can about cardiac electrical signals. Why?\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EIt\u0026rsquo;s because the heart \u0026ldquo;is a fascinating system that involves a lot of physics,\u0026rdquo; Fenton shares. \u0026ldquo;When you think about the physics of a heart, the first thing that comes to mind is the pumping action and the forcing of fluids. But the reason it contracts is an electrical signal. There\u0026rsquo;s a lot of physiology and biology behind the function of the heart, but underneath it all, there\u0026rsquo;s so many areas of physics you can apply to it to understand how it works \u0026mdash; and how it fails to work, like in the case of arrhythmias,\u0026rdquo; which happen when a heart beats in an abnormal rhythm, beating too slow or too fast and often irregularly.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EYes, the story of the heart is one of fluids and mechanics, staples of basic physics. But it also involves the chaos of electrical storms within cardiac tissue that cause those arrhythmias. Fenton\u0026rsquo;s ability to find the physics and mathematics in those cardiac rhythms has resulted in\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/cos.gatech.edu\/news\/maelstroms-heart-confirmed\u0022\u003Eresearch that\u0026rsquo;s helped to create 3D images of arrhythmias\u003C\/a\u003E, studies that\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/cos.gatech.edu\/news\/using-smartphones-and-laptops-simulate-deadly-heart-arrhythmias\u0022\u003Eput the latest technologies of computer simulations into consumer electronics\u003C\/a\u003E\u0026nbsp;so more scientists can have access to them, and work that\u0026rsquo;s helped us better understand how\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/news.gatech.edu\/2020\/06\/01\/study-shows-hydroxychloroquines-harmful-effects-heart-rhythm\u0022\u003Ecertain Covid-19 treatments can negatively impact patients\u0026rsquo; hearts.\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EHow Fenton came to focus on the heart is also the story of how science, and life, can force adaptations to long-range plans.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EAn early career decision: follow the heart\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThe massive Super Collider project where Fenton hoped to conduct particle physics research in Texas in the 1990s was halfway dug out of the ground when Congress decided to cut its funding. Fenton shares that he didn\u0026rsquo;t want to compete with a number of suddenly unemployed high energy physicists, so he changed his academic plans and pursued a different scientific mystery.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026ldquo;At the time it was being discovered that electrical spiral waves in the heart drove certain kinds of arrhythmias. My advisor and I decided to investigate how anatomical features of the heart destabilized spiral waves, leading to deadly arrhythmias.\u0026rdquo;\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThat would necessitate learning physiology and biology, while filling in other gaps in his education so he could pivot to cardiac studies\u0026mdash;after he already had spent several years working in particle physics. \u0026ldquo;In the end, my Ph.D. took ten years,\u0026rdquo; he recalls. Then, he wanted to apply his nascent theories about cardiac spiral waves and how they propagate within heart tissue. \u0026ldquo;As a postdoc, I worked for a few years in hospitals so I could learn from a cardiologist, Dr. Steve Evans, about arrhythmias in the clinic.\u0026rdquo;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EDeciding he needed more background in performing experiments, he then went to Cornell to work with Robert Gilmour, a professor \u0026ldquo;doing cool experiments\u0026rdquo; with cardiac signals. \u0026ldquo;Even though I was not trained as an experimentalist, I was allowed a great deal of freedom in the lab, and I learned a lot even when experiments did not always go according to plan in the beginning,\u0026rdquo; he says with a laugh.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EHe was also building his fascination with cardiac electrical signals that would result in published research, grants from the National Science Foundation and National Institutes of Health, and breakthroughs involving how science can image, and possibly treat, the electrical storms that plague unstable hearts.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EA colorful and scary view of heart arrhythmias\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EFenton\u0026rsquo;s fascination with heart rhythms collided with the Covid-19 pandemic in May 2020, when he and colleagues at Georgia Tech, Emory University, and Johns Hopkins University published a paper in the journal\u0026nbsp;Heart Rhythm\u0026nbsp;on the anti-malaria drug hydroxychloroquine. At the time, the drug was touted as a potential treatment for those with Covid-19, but the team\u0026rsquo;s study showed how hydroxychloroquine at the higher proposed doses triggered abnormal heart activity.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026ldquo;We have illustrated experimentally how the drug actually changes the electrical waves in the heart, and how that can initiate an arrhythmia,\u0026rdquo; Fenton told Georgia Tech\u0026rsquo;s\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/rh.gatech.edu\/news\/635878\/study-shows-hydroxychloroquines-harmful-effects-heart-rhythm\u0022\u003EResearch Horizons\u003C\/a\u003E. \u0026ldquo;We used optical mapping, which allows us to see exactly how the waveforms in the heart were changed and why that is dangerous.\u0026rdquo;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThe scientists used a powerful LED-based optical mapping system, along with fluorescent dyes to make visible the movement of the electrical waves. A\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=Z6HAkN-_qlU\u0026amp;feature=emb_logo\u0022\u003Evideo\u003C\/a\u003E\u0026nbsp;produced by Georgia Tech shows sections of a heart lighting up with colors illustrating electrical activity in regions of the organ. Waveform graphics show how a so-called \u0026ldquo;T-wave\u0026rdquo; in the heartbeat grows longer with the introduction of hydroxychloroquine. Fenton says that can create problems with succeeding waves.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026ldquo;The wavelength becomes less homogeneous and that produces sections of the heart where the waves do not propagate well,\u0026rdquo; he said. \u0026ldquo;In the worst case, there are multiple waves going in different directions. Sections of the heart are contracting at different times, so the heart is just quivering. At that point, it can no longer pump blood throughout the body.\u0026rdquo;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EThe picture of a heart in distress\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003ETwo years before the pandemic hit, optical mapping technology had also figured into a 2018 research paper published by Fenton and colleagues. 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Cherry (then at\u0026nbsp;Rochester Institute of Technology) was published in the journal\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/advances.sciencemag.org\/content\/5\/3\/eaav6019\u0022\u003EScience Advances\u003C\/a\u003E.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EWhile heart rhythm studies in general required powerful computers \u0026mdash; sometimes supercomputers \u0026mdash; the march of digital technology\u0026rsquo;s progress has resulted in scientists being able to use the same computer chips used in high-end gaming applications and commercial software found in web browsers to expand the reach of 3D modeling.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026ldquo;Models that might have been accessible to only a handful of researchers in the world will now be available to many more groups,\u0026rdquo; Fenton shares. \u0026ldquo;This also opens the door to many other areas of research where people have equations that can be solved in parallel. Anybody can have access to these programs, which run simulations as much as thousands of times faster than standard CPUs (central processing units).\u0026rdquo;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003ESounding out future cardiac research\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EFenton says he has never looked back at the decision he made to forgo particle physics so he could work on cardiac electrical signals.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026ldquo;It showed me that even though you think you want something, you have to be open to new things,\u0026rdquo; he says. \u0026ldquo;You may find those other things are more interesting. I\u0026rsquo;m having so much fun in doing this. I\u0026rsquo;m so glad I changed to this area.\u0026rdquo;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EAnd as to what\u0026rsquo;s next? 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But together, tens, hundreds, or thousands of the centimeter-long creatures can collaborate to form a \u0026ldquo;worm blob,\u0026rdquo; a shape-shifting living liquid that collectively protects its members from drying out and helps them escape threats such as excessive heat.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EWhile other organisms form collective flocks, schools, or swarms for such purposes as mating, predation, and protection, the Lumbriculus variegatus worms are unusual in their ability to braid themselves together to accomplish tasks that unconnected individuals cannot. A new study reported by researchers at the Georgia Institute of Technology describes how the worms self-organize to act as entangled \u0026ldquo;active matter,\u0026rdquo; creating surprising collective behaviors whose principles have been applied to help blobs of simple robots evolve their own locomotion.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThe research, supported by the National Science Foundation and the Army Research Office, was reported Feb. 5 in the journal \u003Cem\u003EProceedings of the National Academy of Sciences\u003C\/em\u003E. Findings from the work could help developers of swarm robots understand how emergent behavior of entangled active matter can produce unexpected, complex, and potentially useful mechanically driven behaviors.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003ECollective Behavior in Worms\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThe spark for the research came several years ago in California, where \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.chbe.gatech.edu\/people\/saad-bhamla\u0022\u003ESaad Bhamla\u003C\/a\u003E was intrigued by blobs of the worms he saw in a backyard pond.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026ldquo;We were curious about why these worms would form these living blobs,\u0026rdquo; said Bhamla, an assistant professor in Georgia Tech\u0026rsquo;s \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.chbe.gatech.edu\/\u0022\u003ESchool of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering\u003C\/a\u003E. \u0026ldquo;We have now shown through mathematical models and biological experiments that forming the blobs confers a kind of collective decision-making that enables worms in a larger blob to survive longer against desiccation. We also showed that they can move together, a collective behavior that\u0026rsquo;s not done by any other organisms we know of at the macro scale.\u0026rdquo;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003ESuch collective behavior in living systems is of interest to researchers exploring ways to apply the principles of living systems to human-designed systems such as swarm robots, in which individuals must also work together to create complex behaviors.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026ldquo;The worm blob collective turns out to have capabilities that are more than what the individuals have, a wonderful example of biological emergence,\u0026rdquo; said \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/physics.gatech.edu\/user\/daniel-goldman\u0022\u003EDaniel Goldman\u003C\/a\u003E, a Dunn Family Professor in Georgia Tech\u0026rsquo;s \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/physics.gatech.edu\/\u0022\u003ESchool of Physics\u003C\/a\u003E, who studies the physics of living systems.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EWhy the Worms Form Blobs\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThe worm blob system was studied extensively by Yasemin Ozkan-Aydin, a research associate in Goldman\u0026rsquo;s lab. Using bundles of worms she originally ordered from a California aquarium supply company \u0026ndash; and now raises in Georgia Tech labs \u0026ndash; Ozkan-Aydin put the worms through several experiments. Those included development of a \u0026ldquo;worm gymnasium\u0026rdquo; that allowed her to measure the strength of individual worms, knowledge important to understanding how small numbers of the creatures can move an entire blob.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EShe started by taking the aquatic worms out of the water and watching their behavior. First, they individually began searching for water. When that search failed, they formed a ball-shaped blob in which individuals took turns on the outer surface exposed to the air where evaporation was taking place \u0026ndash; behavior she theorized would reduce the effect of evaporation on the collective. By studying the blobs, she learned that worms in a blob could survive out of water 10 times longer than individual worms could.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026ldquo;They would certainly want to reduce desiccation, but the way in which they would do this is not obvious and points to a kind of collective intelligence in the system,\u0026rdquo; said Goldman. \u0026ldquo;They are not just surface-minimizing machines. They are looking to exploit good conditions and resources.\u0026rdquo;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EUsing Blobs to Escape Threats\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EOzkan-Aydin also studied how worm blobs responded to both temperature gradients and intense light. The worms need a specific range of temperatures to survive and dislike intense light. When a blob was placed on a heated plate, it slowly moved away from the hotter portion of the plate to the cooler portion and under intense light formed tightly entangled blobs. The worms appeared to divide responsibilities for the movement, with some individuals pulling the blob while others helped lift the aggregation to reduce friction.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EAs with evaporation, the collective activity improves the chances of survival for the entire group, which can range from 10 worms up to as many as 50,000.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026ldquo;For an individual worm going from hot to cold, survival depends on chance,\u0026rdquo; said Bhamla. \u0026ldquo;When they move as a blob, they move more slowly because they have to coordinate the mechanics. But if they move as a blob, 95% of them get to the cold side, so being part of the blob confers many survival advantages.\u0026rdquo;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EA Worm Gymnasium\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThe researchers noted that only two or three \u0026ldquo;puller\u0026rdquo; worms were needed to drag a 15-worm blob. That led them to wonder just how strong the creatures were, so Ozkan-Aydin created a series of poles and cantilevers in which she could measure the forces exerted by individual worms. This \u0026ldquo;worm gymnasium\u0026rdquo; allowed her to appreciate how the pullers managed to do their jobs.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026ldquo;When the worms are happy and cool, they stretch out and grab onto one of the poles with their heads and they pull onto it,\u0026rdquo; Bhamla said. \u0026ldquo;When they are pulling, you can see the deflection of the cantilever to which their tails were attached. Yasemin was able to use known weights to calibrate the forces the worms create. The force measurement shows the individual worms are packing a lot of power.\u0026rdquo;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003ESome worms were stronger than others, and as the temperature increased, their willingness to work out at the gym declined.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EApplying Worm Principles to Robots\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EOzkan-Aydin also applied the principles observed in the worms to small robotic blobs composed of \u0026ldquo;smart active particles,\u0026rdquo; six 3D-printed robots with two arms and two sensors allowing them to sense light. She added a mesh enclosure and pins to arms that allowed these \u0026ldquo;smarticles\u0026rdquo; to be entangled like the worms and tested a variety of gaits and movements that could be programmed into them.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026ldquo;Depending on the intensity, the robots try to move away from the light,\u0026rdquo; Ozkan-Aydin said. \u0026ldquo;They generate emergent behavior that is similar to what we saw in the worms.\u0026rdquo;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EShe noted that there was no communication among the robots. \u0026ldquo;Each robot is doing its own thing in a decentralized way,\u0026rdquo; she said. \u0026ldquo;Using just the mechanical interaction and the attraction each robot had for light intensity, we could control the robot blob.\u0026rdquo;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EBy measuring the energy consumption of an individual robot when it performed different gaits (wiggle and crawl), she determined that the wiggle gait uses less power than the crawl gait. The researchers anticipate that by exploiting gait differentiation, future entangled robotic swarms could improve their energy efficiency.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EExpanding What Robot Swarms Can Do\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThe researchers hope to continue their study of the collective dynamics of the worm blobs and apply what they learn to swarm robots, which must work together with little communication to accomplish tasks that they could not do alone. But those systems must be able to work in the real world.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026ldquo;Often people want to make robot swarms do specific things, but they tend to be operating in pristine environments with simple situations,\u0026rdquo; said Goldman. \u0026ldquo;With these blobs, the whole point is that they work only because of physical interaction among the individuals. That\u0026rsquo;s an interesting factor to bring into robotics.\u0026rdquo;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EAmong the challenges ahead are recruiting graduate students willing to work with the worm blobs, which have the consistency of bread dough.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026ldquo;The worms are very nice to work with,\u0026rdquo; said Ozkan-Aydin. \u0026ldquo;We can play with them and they are very friendly. But it takes a person who is very comfortable working with living systems.\u0026rdquo;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThe project shows how the biological world can provide insights beneficial to the field of robotics, said Kathryn Dickson, program director of the Physiological Mechanisms and Biomechanics Program at the National Science Foundation.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026ldquo;This discovery shows that observations of animal behavior in natural settings, along with biological experiments and modeling, can offer new insights, and how new knowledge gained from interdisciplinary research can help humans, for example, in the robotic control applications arising from this work,\u0026rdquo; she said.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cem\u003EThis research was supported by the National Science Foundation (NSF) under grants CAREER 1941933 and 1817334 and the Army Research Office under grant W911NF-11-1-0514. Any opinions, findings, and conclusions or recommendations expressed in this material are those of the authors and do not necessarily reflect the views of the sponsoring agencies.\u003C\/em\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003ECITATION\u003C\/strong\u003E: Yasemin Ozkan-Aydin, Daniel I. Goldman, and M. Saad Bhamla, \u0026ldquo;Collective dynamics in entangled worm and robot blobs. 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has been variously studied over the years, but questions remained about how the snakes produce their unique motion. Sidewinders are pit vipers, specifically rattlesnakes, native to the deserts of the southwestern United States and adjacent Mexico.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EScientists had already described the microstructure of the skin on the ventral, or belly, surface of snakes. Many of the snakes studied, including all viper species, had distinctive rearward facing \u0026ldquo;microspicules\u0026rdquo; (micron-sized protrusions on scales) that had been interpreted in the context of reducing friction in the forward direction\u0026mdash;the direction the crawling snake\u0026mdash;and increasing friction in the backward direction to reduce slip.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EConsidered through the lens of a sidewinder\u0026rsquo;s peculiar form of locomotion, however, it seemed that these microspicules would not function in the same manner. But no one had examined the microstructure of sidewinders, nor of a handful of unrelated African vipers that also sidewind.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EWorking with naturally-shed skins collected from snakes in zoos, researchers used atomic force microscopy to visualize and measure the microstructures of these scale protrusions in three species of sidewinding vipers as well as many other viper species for comparison. The results of the research, published this week in the journal \u003Cem\u003EProceedings of the National Academy of Sciences\u003C\/em\u003E, found that indeed the sidewinders have a unique structure distinct from other snakes.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThe microspicules were absent in the African sidewinding species and reduced to tiny nubbins in the North American sidewinder. All three snakes also had distinctive crater-like micro-depressions producing a distinctive texture not seen in other snakes.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/physics.gatech.edu\/user\/daniel-goldman\u0022\u003EDaniel Goldman\u003C\/a\u003E, Dunn Family \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/physics.gatech.edu\u0022\u003EProfessor of Physics\u003C\/a\u003E at the Georgia Institute of Technology, and \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.physics.emory.edu\/home\/people\/bios\/rieser-jennifer.html\u0022\u003EJennifer Rieser\u003C\/a\u003E, working as a postdoctoral researcher in Goldman\u0026rsquo;s group and currently an assistant professor in the \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/physics.emory.edu\u0022\u003EDepartment of Physics\u003C\/a\u003E at Emory University, developed mathematical models to test how both the typical texture of rearward-directed microspicules and spicule-less cratered texture function as snakes interact with the ground. The models revealed that the microspicules would actually impede sidewinding, explaining their evolutionary loss in these species.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThe models also revealed an unexpected result that microspicules function to improve performance of snakes that use lateral undulation to move. Lateral undulation is the typical side-to-side mode locomotion used by the majority of snake species. \u0026ldquo;This discovery adds a new dimension to our knowledge of the functionality of these structures, that is more complex than the previous ideas,\u0026rdquo; said \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/zooatlanta.org\/leader-expert\/joe-mendelson-phd\/\u0022\u003EJoseph Mendelson\u003C\/a\u003E, director of research at \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/zooatlanta.org\/\u0022\u003EZoo Atlanta\u003C\/a\u003E and adjunct associate professor in the Georgia Tech School of Biological Sciences.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThe models indicate that the microspicules act a bit like corduroy fabric. \u0026ldquo;Friction is low when you run your finger along the length of the furrowed fabric\u0026mdash;consistent with previous work\u0026mdash;but the furrows produce significant friction when you move your finger sideways across the fabric texture,\u0026rdquo; said Goldman. The functionality of the distinct craters remains a mystery.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThe findings could be important to the development of future generations of robots able to move across challenging surfaces such as loose sand. \u0026ldquo;Understanding how and why this example of convergent evolution works may allow us to adapt it for our own needs, such as building robots that can move in challenging environments,\u0026rdquo; Rieser said.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EIn terms of anatomy, this was a classic example of convergent evolution between a pair of snake species in Africa and a very distantly related snake in North America, Mendelson noted. Biogeographic reconstructions conducted by Jessica Tingle, a doctoral student at University of California Riverside, indicated that the African snakes are evolutionarily much older than the North American sidewinder, suggesting that the sidewinders represented an earlier phase in adaptation for sidewinding.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003ETai-De Li, then at Georgia Tech in the lab of Prof Elisa Riedo and now at the City University of New York, did the AFM measurements.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EDrawing from the fields of evolutionary biology, living systems physics, and mathematical modelling, the team produced a study that explains some aspects of what these microstructures on the bellies of snakes do and how they evolved in snakes.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026ldquo;Our results highlight how an integrated approach can provide quantitative predictions for structure-function relationships and insights into behavioral and evolutionary adaptions in biological systems,\u0026rdquo; the authors wrote.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cem\u003EThis research was supported by the Georgia Tech Elizabeth Smithgall Watts Fund; National Science Foundation Physics of Living Systems Grants PHY-1205878 and PHY-1150760; and Army Research Office Grant W911NF-11-1-0514. 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opportunities for undergraduate students to gain\u0026nbsp;practical skills, connections with industry leaders, and hands-on experience\u0026nbsp;through research\u0026nbsp;and internship\u0026nbsp;opportunities.\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EBelow is a non-comprehensive list of available opportunities, along with advice for how to find out about other opportunities.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Ch4\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/serve-learn-sustain.gatech.edu\/sls-internship\u0022 rel=\u0022noreferrer noopener\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003EServe-Learn-Sustain Internships\u003C\/a\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/h4\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003ESLS seeks to provide its partners with support and resources, while providing its students with practical experience in supporting solutions for sustainable communities. The SLS internship\u0026nbsp;program is offered every summer and is an opportunity for students looking to gain real-world experience related to sustainability and community engagement.\u0026nbsp;Summer interns will earn internship\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/career.gatech.edu\/internships\u0022 rel=\u0022noreferrer noopener\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003Ecourse audit credit\u003C\/a\u003E, and can choose between a part-time (15-20 hours per week) or full-time (30-40 hours per week) internship.\u0026nbsp; The SLS Summer Internship Program is a 12-week program (mid-May to mid-August). Students interested in a part-time\u0026nbsp;internship for the\u0026nbsp;fall or spring semesters can contact SLS and SLS will work with them to identify partners who may be interested in hosting an intern during the school year.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThis semester, internships include\u0026nbsp;partnerships with the City of Savannah working on the\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/serve-learn-sustain.gatech.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/documents\/city_of_savannah_0.pdf\u0022 rel=\u0022noreferrer noopener\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003ESea Level Sensor Project\u003C\/a\u003E,\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/serve-learn-sustain.gatech.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/documents\/food4lives.pdf\u0022 rel=\u0022noreferrer noopener\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003EMake Homeless Meals More Nutritious\u003C\/a\u003E\u0026nbsp;with\u0026nbsp;Food4Lives, and \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/serve-learn-sustain.gatech.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/documents\/office_of_campus_sustainability_georgia_tech.pdf\u0022 rel=\u0022noreferrer noopener\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003ETracking and Reporting Georgia Tech\u0026#39;s Scope 3 Emissions with the Georgia Tech Office of Campus Sustainability\u003C\/a\u003E. 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Georgia Tech has extensive research expertise in climate science, energy policy, energy technology, and sustainable business, which support a host of activities in the classroom, across the state, and beyond. We aim to build new partnerships across Georgia Tech and with outside partners, both private and public, through innovation and the translation of research into practice.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EResearch partnerships include\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.sealevelsensors.org\/\u0022 rel=\u0022noreferrer noopener\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003ESmart Sea Level Sensors\u003C\/a\u003E,\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.drawdownga.org\/\u0022 rel=\u0022noreferrer noopener\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003EDrawdown Georgia\u003C\/a\u003E\u0026nbsp;and\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/sustain.gatech.edu\/blog\/covid-19-drives-significant-decline-georgia-techs-air-travel-emissions\u0022 rel=\u0022noreferrer noopener\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003EGT Air Travel Emissions\u003C\/a\u003E. 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Tentative dates for the program are\u0026nbsp;Monday, May 17-Thursday, July 15, 2021.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EProject areas include design and synthesis of functional molecular architectures for optimized molecular regulation, metal free selective oxidation of sulfides, and preparation of double emulsions.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003ERead about the \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/cosinfo.gatech.edu\/images\/iresprojects2021.pdf\u0022\u003Eproject areas\u003C\/a\u003E and \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/chemistry.gatech.edu\/iresapply\u0022\u003Eapply here.\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Ch4\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/wst.gatech.edu\/\u0022\u003EWomen, Science, and Technology\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/h4\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThe Center for the Study of Women, Science and Technology (WST) continues its program to support and to fund partnerships of undergraduates with faculty in research on women, science, and technology.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EContact\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/iac.gatech.edu\/people\/person\/mary-frank-fox\u0022 rel=\u0022noreferrer noopener\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003EDr. Mary Frank Fox\u003C\/a\u003E\u0026nbsp;for more information or visit the Women, Science, and\u0026nbsp;Technology\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/wst.gatech.edu\/wst-undergraduate-research-partnerships\u0022 rel=\u0022noreferrer noopener\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003Ewebsite.\u003C\/a\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Ch4\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/nsf-cchf.com\/CSURP\/\u0022 rel=\u0022noreferrer noopener\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003ECSURP \u0026ndash; Chemistry Summer Undergraduate Research Progra\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/nsf-cchf.com\/CSURP\/\u0022\u003Em\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/h4\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003ECSURP is a program for undergraduate students who are majoring in chemistry or chemical engineering and are interested in conducting supervised summer research. 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Housing, food allowance, and up to $500 in travel allowances are provided.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Ch4\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/h4\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cdiv\u003E\r\n\u003Ch4\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003ENSF Research Experiences for Undergraduates (REUs)\u003C\/strong\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/h4\u003E\r\n\u003C\/div\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cdiv\u003E\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThe \u003Ca class=\u0022Hyperlink SCXW157096078 BCX2\u0022 href=\u0022https:\/\/www.nsf.gov\/crssprgm\/reu\/\u0022 rel=\u0022noreferrer noopener\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003ENSF REU (Research Experience for Undergraduates)\u003C\/a\u003E program is designed to provide meaningful research experiences to undergraduates who may not otherwise have the opportunity, with an ultimate goal of increasing matriculation in STEM careers and graduate school.\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\u003C\/div\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cdiv\u003E\r\n\u003Cp\u003EMost NSF REU programs are designed to pair students attending smaller and undergraduate-only schools with faculty and lab groups at larger host institutions for mentorship and a meaningful research experience.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\u003C\/div\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cdiv\u003E\r\n\u003Cp\u003EImportantly, as NSF notes, the inclusion of historically under-represented groups in STEM (minorities, low socio-economic status, first generation students, veterans and women) will serve to broaden the STEM talent pool.\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\u003C\/div\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cdiv\u003E\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EAs such, most REU programs in the College of Sciences at Georgia Tech host a diverse cohort of approximately ten non-Georgia Tech undergraduates, who have limited research opportunities at their current institution. Each unique program\u0026#39;s focus and requirements vary, so check individual program links for application guidelines and deadlines.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\u003C\/div\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Ch4\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/reu.biosciences.gatech.edu\/\u0022 rel=\u0022noreferrer noopener\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003EREU: Aquatic Chemical Ecology at Georgia Tech\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/h4\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cem\u003EOpen to non-Georgia Tech undergraduate students only.\u003C\/em\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EAquatic\u0026nbsp;Chemical\u0026nbsp;Ecology (ACE) at Georgia Tech is a summer research program supported by the National Science Foundation REU (Research Experience for Undergraduates) program. ACE at Georgia Tech gives you the opportunity to perform exciting research with our faculty in the schools of Biological Sciences, Earth \u0026amp; Atmospheric Sciences, Chemistry \u0026amp; Biochemistry, Civil \u0026amp; Environmental Engineering, and Chemical \u0026amp; Biomolecular Engineering. You\u0026#39;ll participate in research with one or more of our faculty, learn about careers in science and engineering, and see how scientists blend knowledge and skills from physics, chemistry and biology to investigate some of the most challenging problems in environmental sciences.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Ch4\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/reu.chemistry.gatech.edu\/\u0022\u003EResearch Experiences for Undergraduates at Georgia Tech: Chemistry\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/h4\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cem\u003EOpen to non-Georgia Tech undergraduate students only.\u003C\/em\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EChemistry and Biochemistry undergraduate majors who are US citizens or Permanent Residents (\u003Cstrong\u003Efrom Colleges and Universities outside of Georgia Tech\u003C\/strong\u003E) are invited to apply for a ten-week (Sunday, May 17- Friday, July 24, 2020) research program. Program participants will receive a stipend of $5,000, a travel allowance, and housing. Participants supported must be US citizens or permanent residents of the US. Funding is pending support provided by the National Science Found and 3M Corporation.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EREU students carry out a research project under the direction of a faculty member in School of Chemistry and Biochemistry at Georgia Tech. Projects are available in analytical, biological, inorganic, organic, physical, and polymer chemistry with a number of projects involving interdisciplinary research perspectives. Contributions by undergraduate participants often result in publication of papers in the peer-reviewed literature with the student listed as an author. \u0026nbsp;In addition to full time research, students participate in a number of professional development seminars, site visits to scientific companies\/government labs, and social activities with fellow students and other REU groups on the Georgia Tech campus. \u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Ch4\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/easreu.eas.gatech.edu\/\u0022 rel=\u0022noreferrer noopener\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003EInterested in Summer Undergraduate Research in EAS? | EAS Research Experience for Undergraduates (REU)\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/h4\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cem\u003EStrong priority for non-Georgia Tech undergraduate students.\u003C\/em\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EUndergraduates are invited to apply for a ten-week research program hosted by Georgia Tech School of Earth and Atmospheric Sciences (EAS) during\u0026nbsp;Summer 2021.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EWorking under the supervision of an EAS faculty member, participants will focus on a single research project but also gain a broad perspective on research in earth and atmospheric sciences by participating in the dynamic research environment. This interdisciplinary REU program has projects ranging from planetary science to meteorology to oceanography. In addition to full time research, undergraduate researchers will participate in\u0026nbsp;a number of\u0026nbsp;professional development seminars, research horizon lunches, and social activities with other summer REU students.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Ch4\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/math.gatech.edu\/undergraduate-research\u0022 rel=\u0022noreferrer noopener\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003EResearch Experiences for\u0026nbsp;Undergraduates\u0026nbsp;at Georgia Tech: Mathematics\u003C\/a\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/h4\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cem\u003EOpen to all undergraduate students.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/em\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThe School of Mathematics at Georgia Tech has a rich tradition for undergraduate research. The projects have been mentored by many different\u0026nbsp;faculty, on topics ranging from fad formation, to random walks, tropical geometry, one bit sensing, extremal graph theory, and convex\u0026nbsp;polyhedra. Our students have published many papers, have won a number of awards, and have been very successful in their graduate school applications.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EFind more details on the\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.math.gatech.edu\/reu-faq\u0022\u003EFAQ page\u003C\/a\u003E, and apply \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.mathprograms.org\/db\/programs\/1072\u0022\u003Ehere\u003C\/a\u003E.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Ch4\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/physicsreu.gatech.edu\/\u0022\u003EThe Atlanta University Center\/Georgia Tech Broadening Participation REU Program in Physics\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/h4\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cem\u003ESee program webpage for eligibility requirements.\u003C\/em\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EPhysics majors are invited to apply for a ten-week (Sunday, May 16 - Friday, July 23, 2021) research program hosted by Georgia Tech School of Physics.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EWorking under the supervision of a physics faculty member, participants will focus on a single research project but also gain a broad perspective on research in physics by participating in the dynamic research environment. Available projects span the field of physics ranging from condensed matter and atomic physics to astrophysics and biophysics.\u0026nbsp; In addition to full time research, undergraduate researchers will participate in a number of professional development seminars, research horizon lunches, and social activities with other summer REU students.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Ch4\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/cbbg.engineering.asu.edu\/education\/research-experience-for-undergraduates\/\u0022 rel=\u0022noreferrer noopener\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003E(Non-GT CoS REU) Research Experience for Undergraduates (REU) | Center for Bio-mediated and Bio-inspired Geotechnics\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/h4\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThe REU program at CBBG allows students from across the nation to visit, learn, and experience world-class bio-geotechnical engineering. Each student is given the opportunity to work closely with the Center faculty and other Center researchers. 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Precise folds and creases form patterns and bestow structure, and before you know it, you\u0026rsquo;ve got an origami crane. Or a stag beetle. Or, say, a dragon stretching its wings.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EWho likes precision and patterns more than scientists? For the last few decades, a range of researchers in math, physics, biology, and engineering have bent the ancient art towards science, with special software generating patterns that are used to fold things other than paper, like proteins, automobile air bags, solar panels. Origami techniques are used to fold and compress structures for strength or flexibility, or to have large items folded for easy storage in small spaces.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EIt\u0026rsquo;s that overlap of art and science \u0026mdash; or rather, using the math in origami principles to enhance science \u0026mdash; that fascinates\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/physics.gatech.edu\/user\/david-rocklin\u0022\u003EDavid Zeb Rocklin\u003C\/a\u003E, an assistant professor in the\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/physics.gatech.edu\/\u0022\u003ESchool of Physics\u003C\/a\u003E. \u0026ldquo;Just in terms of my own emotional reaction, I find it incredibly exciting,\u0026rdquo; Rocklin says. \u0026ldquo;I\u0026rsquo;m a soft matter physics guy, so I study how the geometric structure of a system controls how it changes shape when you push on it. On the one hand it\u0026rsquo;s something you can hold in your hand and feel it and see it moving in real space, but on the other hand, it embodies and obeys these really austere algebraic structures.\u0026rdquo;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003ERocklin says a research paper he co-authored with graduate student\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/physics.gatech.edu\/user\/james-mcinerney\u0022\u003EJames McInerney\u003C\/a\u003E\u0026ldquo;gives us access to a lot of mathematical technology\u0026rdquo; by looking at origami sheets in a new way. The study, titled\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.pnas.org\/content\/early\/2020\/11\/13\/2005089117\/tab-article-info\u0022\u003E\u0026ldquo;Hidden symmetries generate rigid folding mechanisms in periodic origami\u003C\/a\u003E,\u0026rdquo; was published this month in the journal PNAS (Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America).\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003ERocklin and his co-authors hope this adds even more practical applications to origami for science.\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;Origami can be used to build structures \u0026ldquo;so strong for its weight, so compactable for folding very tightly, and they expand very reliably. It\u0026rsquo;s something that makes origami incredibly useful, and an economic driver in some ways, and it\u0026rsquo;s also just so real and tangible. And it evokes very abstract, challenging concepts in algebra and geometry and topology.\u0026rdquo;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThe research explains why certain origami sheets have certain ways of folding, leveraging mathematical technology from theoretical physics. In particular, the study focuses on asymmetrical patterns in origami sheets, not traditional symmetrical patterns. These are applied to metamaterials \u0026mdash; structures whose properties are derived from how they are structured or built, rather than what the material is made of. These are then used to build things that can be easily changed and shaped based on what they\u0026rsquo;ll be used for. The Miura fold, or Miura-ori, which was invented by astrophysicist Koryo Murai and used to help fold solar panels for trips into space and reliably unfold them \u0026mdash; is a good example of a metamaterials origami concept used for other applications.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EAs stated in the study\u0026rsquo;s abstract: \u0026ldquo;The traditional approach to designing origami metamaterials uses particular, highly symmetric crease patterns to generate folding motions for reconfigurability. We instead consider origami sheets with periodic but otherwise generic, asymmetric triangular faces and show they exhibit nonlinear folding motions which transform sheets through two-dimensional families of cylindrical configurations, with the addition of quadrilateral faces restricting sheets to one-dimensional subsets of configurations.\u0026rdquo;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026ldquo;This is a new way of generating types of flexibility that we haven\u0026rsquo;t seen before,\u0026rdquo; Rocklin says, \u0026ldquo;based on a robust, practical mechanical criticality rather than an elegant symmetry.\u0026rdquo;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThe dominant paradigm for origami is quadrilateral faces; Miura-ori makes use of quadrilaterals, he explains. \u0026ldquo;If I just draw random quadrilaterals on a sheet, it won\u0026rsquo;t fold at all. There\u0026rsquo;s no way to fold all those faces without bending a bunch of them. So people get around that by using special symmetries,\u0026rdquo; he says. \u0026ldquo;In our system the faces are all triangles, and it turns out that gets us to the mechanical critical point. You can show there are barely enough degrees of freedom to satisfy all constraints.\u0026rdquo;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003ERocklin says he and McInerney show that generically, there\u0026rsquo;s a two-dimensional class of cylindrical configurations of the sheet, and how this relates to other properties such as the boundary mode.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026ldquo;If someone comes to me and says, \u0026lsquo;here\u0026rsquo;s the set of folding patterns that I want, what crease patterns should I put in?\u0026rsquo; We\u0026rsquo;ve answered part of this,\u0026rdquo; he says. \u0026ldquo;It\u0026rsquo;s still a difficult problem. We solved the forward problem. The inverse problem is harder; here\u0026rsquo;s the folding motions, how do I find the crease patterns?\u0026rdquo;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThat, Rocklin says, would probably require another research project \u0026ndash; and perhaps a lot more creasing and folding.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":[{"value":"David Zeb Rocklin and fellow School of Physics researchers find potential new angles to apply the ancient Japanese paper art of origami to \u201cmetamaterials\u201d"}],"field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EResearchers\u0026nbsp;have applied the concepts behind the ancient Japanese paper-folding art of origami to various scientific disciplines. 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The only problem? It\u0026rsquo;s exactly that: a myth. A peek behind the curtain shows that true progress typically happens through collaboration. It\u0026rsquo;s rarely seamless and it can get prickly, but those who find the right collaborators\u0026mdash;people who push one another to think bigger and to find solutions beyond the status quo\u0026mdash;are pushing the world further, faster.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Ch4\u003EShare the Vision, Debate the Details: Greg Gibson and Joshua Weitz\u003C\/h4\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EGreg Gibson,\u003C\/strong\u003E\u0026nbsp;a professor in Georgia Tech\u0026rsquo;s department of biological sciences, isn\u0026rsquo;t afraid of pessimism. \u0026ldquo;I\u0026rsquo;m not exactly known as warm and fuzzy,\u0026rdquo; he says, with just a hint of self-deprecation.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\nIt\u0026rsquo;s a personality trait that one might not choose as a strategy for making friends and influencing people. But in the fight against Covid-19\u0026mdash;particularly in the early days, when politicians and others offered unrealistically rosy projections of the virus\u0026rsquo;s trajectory\u0026mdash;Gibson envisioned the worst-case-scenario. His mindset turned out to be undeniably valuable.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\nGibson was aware of the potentially catastrophic consequences of the virus as early as last February. He and\u0026nbsp;\u003Cstrong\u003EJoshua Weitz\u003C\/strong\u003E, also a professor in the department of biological sciences, sometimes crossed paths in a local coffee shop and speculated about what might be ahead.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\nWithin weeks, both were working on important but separate Covid projects. Weitz was working on models to understand the potential spread of Covid, among a handful of projects. Gibson was working with a team to solve challenges closer to home: deciding on the right testing approach for Georgia Tech, and overcoming legal and logistical hurdles to do it effectively. Early in the summer, Weitz joined Gibson on the team that was developing Tech\u0026rsquo;s campus response to the pandemic.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\nGibson had long advocated for simple saliva tests. \u0026ldquo;The science is dead-easy,\u0026rdquo; he says, and the cost felt within reach. Still, the scale that he had been advocating for\u0026mdash;about 200 tests a day for Georgia Tech\u0026rsquo;s community of about 15,000\u0026mdash;seemed daunting.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EWhen Weitz joined the team, he immediately saw the potential in Gibson\u0026rsquo;s insistence on pursuing a saliva-based test. \u0026ldquo;It\u0026rsquo;s a lot more pleasant than having a Q-tip in your brain,\u0026rdquo; Weitz jokes.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\nBut Weitz worried that the scale that seemed formidable to Gibson was not ambitious enough. While Gibson\u0026rsquo;s expertise as a geneticist helped him see the best option for testing, Weitz\u0026rsquo;s knowledge of quantitative bioscience modeling gave him insight on the levels of testing that would be essential to fight the growth in cases. \u0026ldquo;I had developed models that showed the potential value of using much-larger-scale tests as an intervention,\u0026rdquo; he says. \u0026ldquo;Greg and I started talking about whether it was possible to scale up from hundreds of tests per day to thousands.\u0026rdquo;\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\nThe self-proclaimed \u0026ldquo;Mr. Skeptic\u0026rdquo; had his doubts about the necessity of this type of scale. But then he sat down and did the math. \u0026ldquo;When I did the calculations myself, I was like, \u0026lsquo;Yeah, he\u0026rsquo;s right,\u0026rsquo; \u0026rdquo; Gibson says.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\nWeitz says that their unique perspectives helped push the project forward successfully. \u0026ldquo;We weren\u0026rsquo;t trying to make conceptual points,\u0026rdquo; he says. \u0026ldquo;We were trying to intervene to improve the health of our community.\u0026rdquo;\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\nIt took a heroic effort of many\u0026mdash;late nights, sustained ingenuity, and a heaping helping of luck\u0026mdash;but Georgia Tech was able to dramatically scale up its testing just as returning students began arriving back at campus. As of press time, positivity rates, after an initial spike, have hovered around 1 percent within Georgia Tech\u0026rsquo;s student community, with far lower positivity rates amongst staff and faculty, a success story by almost any measure.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\nEven Gibson admits being pleasantly surprised. \u0026ldquo;Everything that has been put together has far exceeded my expectations,\u0026rdquo; he says.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\nWeitz couldn\u0026rsquo;t help but be pleased by his colleague\u0026rsquo;s growing hopefulness. This past fall, he sent Gibson a T-shirt to acknowledge their work together. It was emblazoned with a single word: \u0026ldquo;Optimist.\u0026rdquo;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Ch4\u003EWhen 1+1\u0026gt;2:\u0026nbsp;Tamara Bogdanovi\u0107 and Laura Cadonati\u003C\/h4\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EIf there is a lesson to be learned in these stories of collaboration, it might just be that collaborators benefit not when they share identical worldviews, but when they are able to articulate\u0026mdash;and eventually find commonalities in\u0026mdash;distinctly different ones. Collaborators should agree on the big vision, but they should be particularly flexible when it comes to the path they use to get there.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EFor example, Georgia Tech physics professors\u0026nbsp;\u003Cstrong\u003ETamara Bogdanovi\u0107\u003C\/strong\u003E\u0026nbsp;and\u0026nbsp;\u003Cstrong\u003ELaura Cadonati\u003C\/strong\u003E\u0026nbsp;serve as the new leaders of the Institute\u0026rsquo;s Center for Relativistic Astrophysics. The pair both started in August (Cadonati as director, Bogdanovi\u0107 as associate director), and they work together closely to tackle wide-ranging goals to support initiatives linked to research, recruiting, and outreach.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EBogdanovi\u0107\u0026rsquo;s primary training is in astronomy and Cadonati\u0026rsquo;s is in physics. 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From conspiracy theories about the origins of the virus to confusion about effects, spread, and treatment, it became more difficult over time for individuals seeking reliable information to distinguish fact from fiction across their social media and news feeds. When classes began in the fall semester, members of the Georgia Tech community and beyond also sought out evidence-based and peer-reviewed information about a number of detailed questions related to the virus \u0026mdash; many of which were being actively answered through ongoing research around the globe.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThe call for information about Covid-19 was answered in many ways by members across the Institute \u0026ndash; in classes, virtual town halls, \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/health.gatech.edu\/coronavirus\/health-information\u0022\u003Einformational pages\u003C\/a\u003E, emails, signage, Georgia Tech\u0026#39;s \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/helpingstories.gatech.edu\/\u0022\u003EHelping Stories\u003C\/a\u003E series, and even a handful of informal \u0026ldquo;Ask Me Anything\u0026rdquo; posts with Tech\u0026#39;s faculty and research experts. One such collaborative effort to answer these questions found its home on social media.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EAddressing the community\u0026rsquo;s questions by getting the perspective of Georgia Tech experts on the latest developments and findings in Covid-19 research, the College of Sciences kicked off \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/twitter.com\/GTSciences\u0022\u003E#StraightToTheSource on Twitter\u003C\/a\u003E, \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/gtsciences\/\u0022\u003EInstagram\u003C\/a\u003E, and \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/GTSciences\/\u0022\u003EFacebook\u003C\/a\u003E in November 2020. The campaign provides tips and tools on how to seek out and interpret scientific findings from news articles and scientific journal articles alike.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EBuilding to tools to find accurate information \u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EWhile there may be a barrage of news stories about Covid-19, not all of them accurately interpret available data and facts. They can be especially misleading for young people. In a \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.kateto.net\/covid19\/COVID19%20CONSORTIUM%20REPORT%2014%20MISINFO%20SEP%202020.pdf\u0022\u003Estudy\u003C\/a\u003E by a \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/covidstates.org\/\u0022\u003ECovid-19 Consortium\u003C\/a\u003E surveying more than 20,000 people across the U.S., people under 25 years of age were most likely to believe false claims about Covid-19. Comprised of researchers from Harvard, Northwestern, Northeastern, and Rutgers Universities, the Consortium also found that belief in false Covid-19 claims was associated with a lower intention to seek an eventual vaccine.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003ETo learn how to spot a trustworthy news source, \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/CHdhhaBlTy4\/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link\u0022\u003E#StraightToTheSource\u003C\/a\u003E spoke to \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/biosciences.gatech.edu\/people\/jennifer-leavey\u0022\u003EJennifer Leavey\u003C\/a\u003E, principal academic professional in the College of Sciences and one of the leaders of a class on the biology behind Covid-19. \u0026ldquo;It\u0026rsquo;s easy to get misled by headlines,\u0026rdquo; shares Leavey. \u0026ldquo;Well-written news pieces use a variety of primary sources including quotes from experts, original scientific publications, and information provided by government agencies. Be wary of clickbait!\u0026rdquo; The big take away? Look for articles citing peer-reviewed research and avoid sensational language.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EWhen a news article that cites peer-reviewed research doesn\u0026rsquo;t have enough information to draw a conclusion about a topic, readers can also turn to the scientific article cited to help fill in the blanks. But scientific journal articles can be intimidating. To empower the community with the tools to decipher scientific articles, \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/CHvZXBUDQ2w\/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link\u0022\u003E#StraightToTheSource\u003C\/a\u003E spoke to \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/biosciences.gatech.edu\/people\/julia-kubanek\u0022\u003EJulia Kubanek\u003C\/a\u003E, professor in the Schools of \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/biosciences.gatech.edu\/\u0022\u003EBiological Sciences\u003C\/a\u003E, \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/chemistry.gatech.edu\/\u0022\u003EChemistry and Biochemistry\u003C\/a\u003E and associate dean of Research for the College of Sciences.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026ldquo;When you\u0026rsquo;re reading a scientific article in an area that is new to you, do not assume that the authors are way smarter than you,\u0026rdquo; explains Kubanek. \u0026ldquo;They just know facts and words that you don\u0026rsquo;t yet know. But you can look up essential facts and words as you go, and build your own understanding of a paper \u0026mdash; even outside of your area of expertise.\u0026rdquo;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EWhen reading a scientific paper, Kubanek suggests a non-linear route. \u0026ldquo;Scientific papers don\u0026rsquo;t have to be read from start to finish, one page at a time,\u0026rdquo; says Kubanek. \u0026ldquo;I start with the abstract to get the overall gist. But from there I jump to the figures \u0026ndash; they are usually where I can find the most important data. I dissect the figures, using the figure legends to help me understand the data in the figures themselves. The Discussion is where I can find the authors\u0026rsquo; opinion of what their conclusions are, but I judge the conclusions for myself from my interpretation of the figures. The Introduction is useful for background information, but I skim that at best. I only read the Methods if I want to repeat the experiments myself, which is hardly ever.\u0026rdquo;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EAs for the main message of the paper, Kubanek suggests you decide it for yourself. \u0026ldquo;I think that every scientific article should be able to be summarized in a single sentence, a kind of take-home message,\u0026rdquo; suggests Kubanek. \u0026ldquo;When I\u0026rsquo;m reading a new paper, I try to build my own take-home message from the paper, turning it over in my mind as I make my way through the paper.\u0026rdquo;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThe big take away? Don\u0026rsquo;t let complicated language prevent you from reading scientific papers and interpreting the results yourself.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003ELearning more about Covid-19 antibodies\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EAfter building the tools to dissect and interpret Covid-19 news, #StraightToTheSource spoke with Georgia Tech researchers to answer the community\u0026rsquo;s questions about Covid-19. One of the questions on the forefront of many minds: how long do Covid-19 antibodies last post-infection?\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003ETo find out, \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/CIBsyTSpnDO\/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link\u0022\u003E#StraightToTheSource\u003C\/a\u003E dove into a \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/science.sciencemag.org\/content\/370\/6521\/1227.abstract\u0022\u003Epaper\u003C\/a\u003E published by Ania Wajnberg et al. in the journal Science\u003Cem\u003E \u003C\/em\u003Ewith Patton Distinguished Professor Greg Gibson, who teaches and researches in the School of Biological Sciences. \u0026quot;Serum antibodies (for Covid-19) generally first appear a week to 10 days after infection, and then persist \u0026mdash; albeit with some decline \u0026mdash; for at least 5 months, and remain neutralizing in the majority of people,\u0026quot; explains Gibson\u003Cem\u003E.\u003C\/em\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EGibson\u0026#39;s statement was confirmed by Wajnberg et al., where it was found that Covid-19 antibodies are detectable in the blood at least 5 months after infection and perhaps longer. These antibodies infection still have neutralization activity and can fight the virus according to the study. \u0026quot;Although this cannot provide conclusive evidence that these antibody responses protect from reinfection,\u0026quot; says Wajnberg et al., \u0026quot;we believe it is very likely that they will decrease the odds ratio of reinfection and may attenuate disease in the case of breakthrough infection.\u0026quot;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EWhile Gibson clarified the nature of Covid-19 antibodies post-infection, it was still unclear to curious Georgia Tech students exactly how the virus might manifest in the early days of infection \u0026mdash; do most people show symptoms when they are contagious, and if not, why? To investigate this, \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/CIl1TX0LcOu\/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link\u0022\u003E#StraightToTheSource\u003C\/a\u003E studied a \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.nature.com\/articles\/s41591-020-0962-9\u0022\u003Epaper\u003C\/a\u003E published in Nature Medicine, which estimated that, remarkably, over 75% of Covid-19 cases might be clinically asymptomatic in people under 20 years old \u0026mdash; meaning that younger people can unknowingly spread the virus to others without showing symptoms. This further bolstered the importance of \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/health.gatech.edu\/coronavirus\/testing\u0022\u003Eweekly testing\u003C\/a\u003E to detect infections early to help isolate and prevent spread, as testing may be the only way that certain individuals can confirm if they have the virus.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EUp next: Vaccines and beyond\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EIt has been a year since Covid-19 entered the United States. With the development and \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/health.gatech.edu\/coronavirus\/vaccine\/faq\u0022\u003Edistribution of vaccines\u003C\/a\u003E, a renewed hope to stamp out Covid-19 is on our shared horizon. Along with this hope appear new \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/health.gatech.edu\/coronavirus\/vaccine\/faq\u0022\u003Equestions and answers\u003C\/a\u003E. As we kick off a new year and phase of the pandemic, #StraightToTheSource will continue to share tips and techniques, evidence-based answers, and peer-reviewed data to help sort through news feeds and headlines \u0026mdash; straight from our community of faculty and research experts.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EThe College\u0026#39;s #StraightToTheSource social media series answers Covid-19-related community and frequently asked questions by directly examining scientific findings and research with College of Sciences experts.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","format":"limited_html"}],"field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"The social media campaign #StraightToTheSource answered the community\u0027s questions by directly examining scientific findings with Georgia Tech experts."}],"uid":"35575","created_gmt":"2021-01-12 16:28:54","changed_gmt":"2021-01-12 19:50:47","author":"adavidson38","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","dateline":{"date":"2021-01-12T00:00:00-05:00","iso_date":"2021-01-12T00:00:00-05:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"hg_media":{"642842":{"id":"642842","type":"image","title":"Julia Kubanek provides advice on how to approach reading scientific journal artlces for #StraightToTheSource","body":null,"created":"1610466284","gmt_created":"2021-01-12 15:44:44","changed":"1610466339","gmt_changed":"2021-01-12 15:45:39","alt":"A photo of Julia Kubanek with advice on how to read scientific journal articles. 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The vibrational technique gathers information of how the macromolecules vibrate as signatures of the polymer conformation during the process of charge injection. Meanwhile, the ultrafast spectroscopy technique employs very short-lived beams of light, each with a unique energy, that are pulsed at very specific time intervals to shed light on the interaction and formation of charges in the polymer. Importantly, the authors were able to perform these studies in the archetype of this class of devices: an electrochemical cell. By performing these studies in the cell, the researchers were able to precisely control the charge density in the polymer while also mimicking the environment the polymer feels in the targeted application. 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engineering.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EIn the 19th century, scientists and engineers developed the discipline of statistical mechanics, which predicts how groups of simple particles transition between order and disorder, as when a collection of randomly colliding atoms freezes to form a uniform crystal lattice.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EMore challenging to predict are the collective behaviors that can be achieved when the particles become more complicated, such that they can move under their own power. This type of system \u0026mdash; observed in bird flocks, bacterial colonies, and robot swarms \u0026mdash; goes by the name \u0026quot;active matter.\u0026rdquo;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EAs reported in the January 1, 2021 issue of the journal \u003Cem\u003EScience\u003C\/em\u003E, a team of physicists and engineers have proposed a new principle by which active matter systems can spontaneously order, without need for higher level instructions or even programmed interaction among the agents. And they have demonstrated this principle in a variety of systems, including groups of periodically shape-changing robots called \u0026quot;smarticles\u0026quot; \u0026mdash; smart, active particles.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThe theory, developed by Postdoctoral Researcher Pavel Chvykov at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology while a student of Prof. Jeremy England, who is now a researcher in the \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.physics.gatech.edu\u0022\u003ESchool of Physics \u003C\/a\u003Eat Georgia Institute of Technology, posits that certain types of active matter with sufficiently messy dynamics will spontaneously find what the researchers refer to as \u0026quot;low rattling\u0026quot; states.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026ldquo;Rattling is when matter takes energy flowing into it and turns it into random motion,\u0026rdquo; England said. \u0026ldquo;Rattling can be greater either when the motion is more violent, or more random. Conversely, low rattling is either very slight or highly organized \u0026mdash; or both. So, the idea is that if your matter and energy source allow for the possibility of a low rattling state, the system will randomly rearrange until it finds that state and then gets stuck there. If you supply energy through forces with a particular pattern, this means the selected state will discover a way for the matter to move that finely matches that pattern.\u0026rdquo;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003ETo develop their theory, England and Chvykov took inspiration from a phenomenon \u0026mdash; dubbed thermophoresis \u0026mdash; discovered by the Swiss physicist Charles Soret in the late 19th century. In Soret\u0026#39;s experiments, he discovered that subjecting an initially uniform salt solution in a tube to a difference in temperature would spontaneously lead to an increase in salt concentration in the colder region \u0026mdash; which corresponds to an increase in order of the solution.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EChvykov and England developed numerous mathematical models to demonstrate the low rattling principle, but it wasn\u0026#39;t until they connected with \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/physics.gatech.edu\/user\/daniel-goldman\u0022\u003EDaniel Goldman\u003C\/a\u003E, Dunn Family Professor of Physics at the Georgia Institute of Technology, that they were able to test their predictions.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003ESaid Goldman, \u0026quot;A few years back, I saw England give a seminar and thought that some of our smarticle robots might prove valuable to test this theory.\u0026quot; Working with Chvykov, who visited Goldman\u0026#39;s lab, Ph.D. students William Savoie and Akash Vardhan used three flapping smarticles enclosed in a ring to compare experiments to theory. The students observed that instead of displaying complicated dynamics and exploring the container completely, the robots would spontaneously self-organize into a few dances \u0026mdash; for example, one dance consists of three robots slapping each other\u0026#39;s arms in sequence. These dances could persist for hundreds of flaps, but suddenly lose stability and be replaced by a dance of a different pattern.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EAfter first demonstrating that these simple dances were indeed low rattling states, Chvykov worked with engineers at Northwestern University, Prof. Todd Murphey and Ph.D. student Thomas Berrueta, who developed more refined and better controlled smarticles. The improved smarticles allowed the researchers to test the limits of the theory, including how the types and number of dances varied for different arm flapping patterns, as well as how these dances could be controlled. \u0026quot;By controlling sequences of low rattling states, we were able to make the system reach configurations that do useful work,\u0026quot; Berrueta said. The Northwestern University researchers say that these findings may have broad practical implications for micro-robotic swarms, active matter, and metamaterials.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EAs England noted: \u0026ldquo;For robot swarms, it\u0026rsquo;s about getting many adaptive and smart group behaviors that you can design to be realized in a single swarm, even though the individual robots are relatively cheap and computationally simple. For living cells and novel materials, it might be about understanding what the \u0026lsquo;swarm\u0026rsquo; of atoms or proteins can get you, as far as new material or computational properties.\u0026rdquo;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThe study\u0026rsquo;s Georgia Tech-based team includes Jeremy L. England, a Physics of Living Systems scientist who researches with the School of Physics; Dunn Family Professor Daniel Goldman; professor Kurt Wiesenfeld, and graduate students Akash Vardhan (Quantitative Biosciences) and William Savoie (School of Physics). They join Pavel Chvykov (Massachusetts Institute of Technology), along with professor Todd D. Murphey and graduate students Thomas A. Berrueta and Alexander Samland of Northwestern University.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThis material is based on work supported by the Army Research Office under awards from ARO W911NF-18-1-0101, ARO MURI Award W911NF-19-1-0233, ARO W911NF-13-1-0347, by the National Science Foundation under grants PoLS-0957659, PHY-1205878, PHY-1205878, PHY-1205878, and DMR-1551095, NSF CBET-1637764, by the James S. McDonnell Foundation Scholar Grant 220020476, and the Georgia Institute of Technology Dunn Family Professorship. Any opinions, findings, and conclusions or recommendations expressed in this material are those of the authors and do not necessarily reflect the views of the sponsoring agencies.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003ECITATION\u003C\/strong\u003E: Chvykov \u0026amp; Berrueta, et al., \u0026ldquo;Low rattling: A predictive principle for self-organization in active collectives,\u0026rdquo; (Science 2021).\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/science.sciencemag.org\/content\/371\/6524\/90\/tab-pdf\u0022\u003Ehttps:\/\/science.sciencemag.org\/content\/371\/6524\/90\/tab-pdf\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EResearchers have proposed a new principle by which active matter systems can spontaneously order, without need for higher level instructions or even programmed interaction among the agents. 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Bridenstine said during a July 31 tour of NASA-related research labs in the \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/ae.gatech.edu\/\u0022\u003EDaniel Guggenheim School of Aerospace Engineering\u003C\/a\u003E and \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.chemistry.gatech.edu\/\u0022\u003Ethe School of Chemistry and Biochemistry\u003C\/a\u003E.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThe NASA delegation included \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/tomgraves.house.gov\/\u0022\u003EGeorgia Congressman Tom Graves\u003C\/a\u003E; representatives for \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.perdue.senate.gov\/\u0022\u003EU.S. Senator David Perdue\u003C\/a\u003E and \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/hice.house.gov\/\u0022\u003ECongressman Jody Hice\u003C\/a\u003E; \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/directorates\/spacetech\/about_us\/bios\/green_bio.html\u0022\u003EMike Green, director for communications \u0026amp; operations and chief of staff of NASA\u0026rsquo;s Space Technology Mission Directorate\u003C\/a\u003E; and \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/robert-knotts-72b72855\u0022\u003ERobert Knotts\u003C\/a\u003E, Georgia Tech\u0026rsquo;s director of \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/gov.gatech.edu\/federal-relations\u0022\u003Efederal relations\u003C\/a\u003E.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026ldquo;When you look at what Georgia Tech is doing with NASA, there\u0026rsquo;s a lot of not just research, but applications that Georgia Tech is developing,\u0026rdquo; Bridenstine said. He was referring to the studies underway in the \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/reveals.gatech.edu\/\u0022\u003EREVEALS\u003C\/a\u003E (Radiation Effects on Volatiles and Exploration of Asteroids and Lunar Surfaces) lab run by chemistry and physics professor \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.chemistry.gatech.edu\/faculty\/orlando\u0022\u003EThomas Orlando\u003C\/a\u003E.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EREVEALS focuses on the physics and chemistry involved in how solar winds and micrometeorite impacts could help produce water \u0026ndash; from molecular hydrogen and oxygen \u0026ndash; for astronaut habitats on the Moon. The research also studies how the lunar regolith \u0026ndash; the dirt, rocks, and other materials covering solid rock \u0026ndash; could be harvested for building materials. REVEALS is also looking at the development of superdurable graphene-based composites for spacesuits, as well as how radiation detectors could be integrated into the suit materials to provide real-time readouts.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026ldquo;These efforts will mitigate health risks,\u0026rdquo; Orlando said. \u0026ldquo;Bridenstine and Graves were able to see the prototype detectors, the\u0026nbsp;polymers and [their] antistatic properties, as well as the novel table-top\u0026nbsp;accelerator we will use to test these.\u0026nbsp; These efforts are very important to NASA\u0026#39;s\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/artemis\u0022\u003EARTEMIS\u003C\/a\u003E program, which plans to sends humans to the Moon by 2024.\u0026rdquo;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EBack to the Moon with ARTEMIS\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThe NASA delegation\u0026rsquo;s visit to Georgia Tech included presentations at the \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/coe.gatech.edu\/schools\/aerospace-engineering\u0022\u003ESchool of Aerospace Engineering\u003C\/a\u003E, which showed off samples of its nanosatellites known as CubeSats. These are currently used in \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/ssdl.gatech.edu\/research\u0022\u003ERANGE\u003C\/a\u003E (Ranging and Nanosatellite Guidance Experiment) and \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/ssdl.gatech.edu\/research\u0022\u003ETARGIT\u003C\/a\u003E (Tethering and Ranging Mission of the Georgia Institute of Technology.)\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EA RANGE CubeSat successfully launched in December 2018, making it the first time a Georgia Tech-built satellite was placed in orbit. Georgia Tech aerospace engineering students were also involved in the July 2019 launch of \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/ssdl.gatech.edu\/research\u0022\u003ELightsail-2\u003C\/a\u003E, a CubeSat containing a solar sail from the \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.planetary.org\/\u0022\u003EPlanetary Society\u003C\/a\u003E championed by noted science advocate \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/billnye.com\/\u0022\u003EBill Nye\u003C\/a\u003E.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026ldquo;Georgia Tech is building some of the propulsion capabilities for some of the CubeSats that are going to be going around the Moon for ARTEMIS 1 [an unmanned flight set to launch in 2020]\u0026rdquo; Bridenstine said. \u0026ldquo;We have not been to the Moon with humans since 1972. We\u0026rsquo;re going back. The first mission will be uncrewed. It\u0026rsquo;ll be a crew-type vehicle but without crew.\u0026rdquo;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EBridenstine was impressed with what he saw. \u0026ldquo;All of those \u003Cem\u003Ein situ\u003C\/em\u003E resource utilization capabilities that are being developed here at Georgia Tech on behalf of NASA are amazing,\u0026rdquo; he said. Bridenstine held samples of the graphene-based materials being tested for future spacesuits and examined them while \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.physics.gatech.edu\/user\/phillip-first\u0022\u003EPhillip First\u003C\/a\u003E, a professor in the School of Physics who is part of the REVEALS team, explained his research.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026ldquo;When radiation goes through a material and creates some kind of defect, you detect it in most cases with luminescence in the material.\u0026rdquo; First said. \u0026ldquo;We want an electrical readout, so that you can dynamically monitor exactly the amount of radiation exposure.\u0026rdquo;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThe REVEALS team, along with members of the \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.isye.gatech.edu\/\u0022\u003ESchool of Industrial and Systems Engineering\u003C\/a\u003E, and the \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/gtri.gatech.edu\/\u0022\u003EGeorgia Tech Research Institute\u003C\/a\u003E, also contribute to \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/homestri.ucdavis.edu\/\u0022\u003EHOME\u003C\/a\u003E, a new NASA-funded space research institute led by former astronaut \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/mae.ucdavis.edu\/directory\/stephen-robinson\u0022\u003ESteve Robinson\u003C\/a\u003E, REVEALS co-investigative lead based at the \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.ucdavis.edu\/\u0022\u003EUniversity of California, Davis\u003C\/a\u003E. Orlando said HOME leverages Georgia Tech\u0026rsquo;s strengths in data analytics, autonomous control, sensors, and robotics.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026ldquo;REVEALS is part of the \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/cstar.gatech.edu\/\u0022\u003ECenter for Space Technology and Research\u003C\/a\u003E, which was started eight years ago with the intention of contributing significantly to future long-term efforts in space science and technology,\u0026rdquo; Orlando said. \u0026ldquo;The efforts in REVEALS and HOME have been, and will continue to be, the cornerstone of Georgia Tech\u0026rsquo;s efforts in human flight and human exploration of destinations such as the Moon and Mars.\u0026rdquo;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EThe student-led difference \u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EAt the REVEALS portion of the tour, Orlando told Bridenstine that the research had attracted more students to the Institute. \u0026ldquo;They would not have come to Georgia Tech unless we had this program,\u0026rdquo; he said. \u0026ldquo;Georgia Tech already has a very strong program, but this has been a real magnet for bringing in people who are interested in space exploration.\u0026rdquo;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003ESome of Orlando\u0026rsquo;s students participated in the presentations, and that also impressed Bridenstine.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026ldquo;The best thing about all of this is that Georgia Tech is embedding its students into these projects,\u0026rdquo; he said. \u0026ldquo;NASA turns to Georgia Tech is do these projects, but the most valuable thing is that the students are getting hands-on exposure to these capabilities. They\u0026rsquo;re not just learning chemistry, calculus, physics, and all of the mathematics that are necessary. They\u0026rsquo;re also applying that in real time to very real projects that are critically important to NASA, so that when they graduate, ultimately they\u0026rsquo;re ready to go to work.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026ldquo;We\u0026rsquo;re thrilled with the partnership \u0026ndash; the relationship between NASA and Georgia Tech \u0026ndash; and we\u0026rsquo;re looking forward to it continuing for a long time.\u0026rdquo;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":[{"value":"Jim Bridenstine surveys College of Sciences research on space suits, habitats"}],"field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003ENASA Administrator Jim Bridenstine and Georgia Congressman Tom Graves this week toured the School of Chemistry and Biochemistry to get updates on the latest space exploration-related research.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","format":"limited_html"}],"field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"NASA officials and politicans tour Georgia Tech to look at the latest space exploration research."}],"uid":"34434","created_gmt":"2019-08-01 20:08:44","changed_gmt":"2020-12-17 21:34:31","author":"Renay San Miguel","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","dateline":{"date":"2019-08-01T00:00:00-04:00","iso_date":"2019-08-01T00:00:00-04:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"hg_media":{"623930":{"id":"623930","type":"image","title":"(From left) Georgia Congressman Tom Graves, NASA Administrator Jim Bridenstine, School of Chemistry and Biochemistry Professor Thom Orlando, and postdoctoral researcher Zach Seibers in the REVEALS lab. 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That was about a month after Georgia Tech \u0026ndash; and most of the United States \u0026ndash; transitioned to working, teaching, and learning from home due to the pandemic.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EAt the time, Schatz was undeterred and optimistic about the innovations that could arise from the sudden and unexpected shift to full remote learning. \u0026ldquo;Our current circumstances are forcing all of us to think more deeply about how we can operate as educators in an online environment,\u0026rdquo; Schatz said. \u0026ldquo;I fully expect that my Georgia Tech colleagues will come up with many novel approaches to enhance the learning experiences of our students.\u0026rdquo;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EFast forward to December 2020, and Michael Schatz has received a second formal honor for his work in the space of remote education, the \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.usg.edu\/faculty_affairs\/awards\/2021_fiscal_year_regents_award_recipients\u0022\u003E2021 Regents\u0026#39; Teaching Excellence for Online Teaching Award\u003C\/a\u003E from the University System of Georgia.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.usg.edu\/divisions\/academic_affairs\u0022\u003ETristan Denley\u003C\/a\u003E, USG Chief Academic Officer and Executive Vice-Chancellor of Academic Affairs, recently informed Schatz in a letter that he was the unanimous choice of the nominations review committee for the award.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026ldquo;The committee was impressed with your innovation in online classroom practices \u0026ndash; group problem-solving sessions, interactive strategies, and animated lectures,\u0026rdquo; Denley wrote. \u0026ldquo;They were deeply impressed by your reach beyond the Georgia Tech classroom through service to local and state-wide communities at so many levels, from teacher training in Atlanta and Fulton County Schools, to your development of a physics MOOC (Massive Open Online Course) that reached thousands and utilized lab activities that students could do with their smartphones.\u0026rdquo;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003ESchatz will be officially recognized at the annual Regents\u0026rsquo; Scholarship Gala, tentatively scheduled for early September 2021.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EMichael Schatz, School of Physics interim chair and professor, wins his second award of the year for online education, receiving a statewide honor from the University System of Georgia for his work and new ideas on remote education.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","format":"limited_html"}],"field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"Michael Schatz is the recipient of a University System of Georgia award for online teaching excellence, bringing new ideas to remote learning"}],"uid":"34434","created_gmt":"2020-12-17 20:12:03","changed_gmt":"2020-12-17 20:58:01","author":"Renay San Miguel","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","dateline":{"date":"2020-12-17T00:00:00-05:00","iso_date":"2020-12-17T00:00:00-05:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"hg_media":{"329411":{"id":"329411","type":"image","title":"Michael Schatz","body":null,"created":"1449245090","gmt_created":"2015-12-04 16:04:50","changed":"1475895041","gmt_changed":"2016-10-08 02:50:41","alt":"Michael Schatz","file":{"fid":"200315","name":"schatz_0.jpg","image_path":"\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/schatz_0_0.jpg","image_full_path":"http:\/\/www.tlwarc.hg.gatech.edu\/\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/schatz_0_0.jpg","mime":"image\/jpeg","size":1120898,"path_740":"http:\/\/www.tlwarc.hg.gatech.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/740xx_scale\/public\/images\/schatz_0_0.jpg?itok=D2j3LfCz"}}},"media_ids":["329411"],"related_links":[{"url":"https:\/\/cos.gatech.edu\/news\/five-sciences-faculty-honored-georgia-tech-center-teaching-and-learning-awards","title":"Five Sciences Faculty Honored with Georgia Tech Center for Teaching and Learning Awards"}],"groups":[{"id":"1278","name":"College of Sciences"},{"id":"126011","name":"School of Physics"}],"categories":[{"id":"134","name":"Student and Faculty"}],"keywords":[{"id":"4896","name":"College of Sciences"},{"id":"166937","name":"School of Physics"},{"id":"40211","name":"Michael Schatz"},{"id":"726","name":"University System of Georgia"},{"id":"186493","name":"USG Regents Teaching Excellence in Online Teaching Award"}],"core_research_areas":[{"id":"39501","name":"People and Technology"}],"news_room_topics":[],"event_categories":[],"invited_audience":[],"affiliations":[],"classification":[],"areas_of_expertise":[],"news_and_recent_appearances":[],"phone":[],"contact":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003ERenay San Miguel\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\nCommunications Officer II\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\nCollege of Sciences\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\n404-894-5209\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","format":"limited_html"}],"email":["renay.san@cos.gatech.edu"],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}},"641242":{"#nid":"641242","#data":{"type":"news","title":"The Journey to Georgia Tech: Jess Eskew Shares Struggles, Learning Lessons, and Advice ","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EJess Eskew will be the first to admit that her path to a Georgia Tech degree has been anything but traditional. Before arriving at the Institute, Eskew attended two other universities, where she shares she struggled through classes and was told by those around her that she would never be accepted into Georgia Tech.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003ENow, Eskew plans to graduate in December with a degree in Physics from Tech with a concentration in astrophysics. Coupled with extensive research in nuclear energy and gravitational wave astrophysics, including a research internship with the Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory and working with the Laser Interferometer Gravitational-Wave Observatory (LIGO) along with involvement in organizations such as the Society of Women in Physics and the Society of Physics Students, Eskew has certainly proven her place at Georgia Tech.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EFamily Traditions and the Path to Tech\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EFrom a young age, Eskew says she felt at home on Georgia Tech\u0026rsquo;s campus. Growing up, she attended countless football games with her father and grandparents and quickly began to love the Institute.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EHer grandfather, Robert \u0026ldquo;Bob\u0026rdquo; Eskew, BS Business Administration \u0026lsquo;49 and MS Industrial Engineering \u0026lsquo;55, served as a faculty member for 19 years, including 7 years as a business manager and as Treasurer of the Georgia Tech Athletic Association. He was also heavily involved in the Georgia Tech Alumni Association, where he served as a trustee.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026ldquo;We\u0026rsquo;re pretty intense Georgia Tech fans because of my grandfather. And my grandfather was able to do so many great things because of Georgia Tech. Progress and service, oh my gosh, that\u0026rsquo;s how he really did live his life. I look at him, and my mom and what her family has gone through \u0026mdash; and putting those together makes me want to have this same thing, and give back in the ways that they did,\u0026rdquo; Eskew says.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EBob Eskew was also an active supporter of the City of Atlanta and was an early proponent of bringing the Olympic Games to Atlanta. As detailed in an Atlanta Magazine article, he sought out corporate support to make an unsuccessful bid for 1984 Olympics in Atlanta, and ultimately succeeded in developing the Atlanta 2000 Sports Committee and subsequently the Atlanta Sports Council for the Chamber of Commerce. His influence helped save the Peach Bowl and also won support for the Georgia Dome.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026ldquo;My grandfather was able to do so many great things because of Georgia Tech,\u0026rdquo; shares Eskew. \u0026ldquo;Progress and service is how he really did live his life.\u0026rdquo;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EHer grandmother, Iris Eskew, also worked closely with Georgia Tech students through Villa International, an organization she started through First Presbyterian Church to support international students studying in Atlanta.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EAnd Jess Eskew\u0026rsquo;s father, Charles \u0026ldquo;Dick\u0026rdquo; Richard Tomkins Eskew, attended Georgia Tech and received a BS in Architecture in 1982. Inspired by her family\u0026rsquo;s love for the Institute, Eskew says she knew that she would one day end up at Georgia Tech. However, she adds that she couldn\u0026rsquo;t have predicted that she would study physics and nuclear fusion \u0026mdash; much less gravitational waves produced from binary black hole mergers.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026ldquo;Originally I had pictured myself as a doctor, or a lawyer,\u0026rdquo; Eskew shares. \u0026ldquo;I just knew I wanted to help people, that\u0026#39;s what I wanted my career to be.\u0026rdquo;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EIn high school, Eskew studied Latin for four years to aid a career in intellectual property law, her initial career goal upon beginning her undergraduate study. In fact, though Eskew now concentrates in astrophysics, she remembers that, \u0026ldquo;to be honest, I was absolutely horrified by space when I was a kid, I was scared to death of all of that.\u0026rdquo;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EEskew\u0026rsquo;s interest in physics was first sparked while viewing \u003Cem\u003EInterstellar,\u003C\/em\u003E a drama film that explores the limits of space exploration and is based on theoretically possible ideas.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026ldquo;When I was in high school, after I saw \u003Cem\u003EInterstellar\u003C\/em\u003E, I asked for Christmas for books on physics, space exploration, and all that good stuff, and I read them,\u0026rdquo; shares Eskew. Specifically, Eskew was intrigued by physicist Kip Thorne\u0026rsquo;s non-fiction novel \u003Cem\u003EThe Science of Interstellar\u003C\/em\u003E that explained the theory behind the film. \u0026ldquo;By learning more about the film I was able to see the better side of space exploration and just answer my questions.\u0026rdquo;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThis initial interest in astrophysics inspired her major; however, Eskew shares that in any career, \u0026quot;I pictured myself in a role that could help people,\u0026rdquo; and upon beginning research projects, she says she first realized that she excelled in nuclear energy and plasma physics.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026ldquo;My advisor, Dr. Xiaochun He at Georgia State University, told me that if you really want to help the world, you need to do something that will help us right now,\u0026rdquo; says Eskew. \u0026ldquo;Space exploration is not going to happen right now. You need to focus on right here and right now, because you can make a difference, and your difference needs to be on something right now. At first, I was taken back, but I realized that he was giving me harsh love. He saw that I could use my skills to help the world with something immediate.\u0026rdquo;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EEventually, Eskew got involved in got involved in fusion energy and plasma physics research, where she felt that she could best utilize her research skills and abilities while positively affecting the world in a timely and genuine manner.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003ERadical Research and Remote Outreach\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EMore recently, this past summer, through the Science Undergraduate Laboratory Internships with the Department of Energy, Eskew virtually interned at the Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory (PPPL). Though widespread changes caused by the Covid-19 pandemic upset Eskew\u0026rsquo;s original plans to travel to the lab in Princeton, New Jersey, she quickly adjusted to an online research environment.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026ldquo;My project was studying the ion incident angle distribution for various plasma configurations,\u0026rdquo; shares Eskew. \u0026ldquo;It was basically computing the whole time, which is so interesting because I never thought I would be a computational physicist, I thought I would be an experimental one. But I ended up realizing that I really did love doing that, because it\u0026rsquo;s fun to get the data and analyze the outputs.\u0026rdquo;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EEven though Eskew had to adjust twice to different research projects, her positive attitude and willingness to learn in any capacity assisted in an easy transition to various projects.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026ldquo;It was a great learning experience, especially with classes being virtual this semester,\u0026rdquo; she adds.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThrough her undergraduate career, Eskew has explored various areas of research, from high energy nuclear physics at the Nuclear Physics Group at Georgia State University, to gravitational wave astrophysics for the LIGO Scientific Collaboration under professor and Center for Relativistic Astrophysics Director Laura Cadonati at Georgia Tech. Following advice from her advisors, Eskew honed her focus on nuclear fusion, where she discovered that she both succeeded in her research and classes \u003Cem\u003Eand\u003C\/em\u003E felt inspired by her work.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026ldquo;I\u0026rsquo;ll say it all the time, I am dedicating my life to this,\u0026rdquo; Eskew shares. \u0026ldquo;There is nothing else that I want to do. Even before I was with PPPL, I knew that I wanted to be in the energy industry. I knew that I wanted to use my physics knowledge and education, all the skills I\u0026rsquo;ve learned through school, to make the world a better place and to help others.\u0026rdquo;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThis summer at PPPL, Eskew used an ion angle distribution code to simulate particle trajectories and how they became distributed within the \u0026lsquo;sheath\u0026rsquo;, the first plasma facing component, for various fusion device plasma configurations, including PISCES-A, a linear plasma at University of California San Diego.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026ldquo;Once we can figure out which material is the best to use for fusion reactors, we can then determine what it\u0026rsquo;s lifetime can be, so how long it can last during operation, how feasible it is to be implemented throughout different areas, and how we can implement the type of reactor into the power grid,\u0026rdquo; she explains.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EIn the future, Eskew hopes that nuclear energy is widely adopted as an environmentally friendly alternate to traditional fuel sources. Through her research, physicists may be one step closer to improving their fusion reactors. She virtually presented her research on the topic at the \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/engage.aps.org\/dpp\/meetings\/annual-meeting\u0022\u003EAmerican Physical Society Division of Plasma Physics Conference\u003C\/a\u003E on November 10.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EComing from an underrepresented background in the sciences, Eskew shares that she\u0026rsquo;s used to being in a classroom where she is the only woman. And, in her workplace, Eskew greatly values representation and fair treatment of all people.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026ldquo;When I started with PPPL, I was blown away by the community there, it is just amazing,\u0026rdquo; says Eskew. \u0026ldquo;They are so nice and kind and really do believe in the younger generation really being the ones to help us get there. They really put a lot of emphasis on that. It\u0026rsquo;s wonderful to have a community that is so aware of diversity, equity, inclusion, all those things that are very important to me, and to want to support more people that are underrepresented.\u0026rdquo;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThis summer, Eskew was also a part of in-depth \u0026nbsp;discussion with \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.energy.gov\/contributors\/dr-chris-fall\u0022\u003EChris Fall\u003C\/a\u003E, Director of the Department of Energy\u0026#39;s Office of Science and \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.pppl.gov\/people\/sir-steven-c-cowley\u0022\u003ESteven Cowley\u003C\/a\u003E, Director of PPPL, on the future of fusion energy research, with a focus on diversity and inclusion in the workplace. Leaders of the discussion put out a form to add questions for the directors to answer.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026ldquo;My question was \u0026lsquo;How can students better voice their experiences and point of view to initiate change in the community which is better suited for younger generations?\u0026rsquo;\u0026rdquo; she shares.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EEskew was the only woman on the call \u0026nbsp;and says that the leaders on the call with her were receptive to her comments and concerns.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026ldquo;I\u0026rsquo;ve got purple hair, and I\u0026rsquo;m Pakistani-American, and they wanted to hear what I had to say,\u0026rdquo; says Eskew. \u0026ldquo;To have someone at such a high level was really important to me, because as the president of SWIP (Society of Women in Physics), when I was the vice president, and when I was president at Georgia State, I wanted to include everyone\u0026rsquo;s point of views.\u0026rdquo;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003ELasting Lessons and Some Advice\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EWith graduation a few short weeks away, Eskew reflects on her path to her degree with gratitude and pride.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026ldquo;I had a lot of people doubt me because I didn\u0026rsquo;t have that perfect linear path to my education,\u0026rdquo; she shares. \u0026ldquo;But I found something I was really passionate in, and I went for it, and I didn\u0026rsquo;t listen to what they said because I had confidence in myself.\u0026rdquo;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003ENow, Eskew is taking the lessons she learned and helping younger students discover their passions and achieve their goals. Through the non-profit organization \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.skypeascientist.com\/\u0022\u003ESkype a Scientist\u003C\/a\u003E, earlier this year Eskew spoke with high school chemistry and physics classes about her research and provided advice and mentorship.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026ldquo;The questions they have for me are so interesting,\u0026rdquo; she says. \u0026ldquo;They want to know how to code, they want to know how to get to even where I am right now. When I think about where I was at that age, I\u0026rsquo;m like oh my gosh, I had no clue \u0026mdash; but I did have those questions.\u0026rdquo;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EEskew\u0026rsquo;s biggest bite of advice to anyone interested in studying science? Be aware of what makes you excited and seek more information on it.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026ldquo;If there\u0026rsquo;s something that sparks something inside you, and you\u0026rsquo;re like \u0026lsquo;that\u0026rsquo;s interesting,\u0026rsquo; or even if there\u0026rsquo;s something that you don\u0026rsquo;t understand, look into it,\u0026rdquo; encourages Eskew. \u0026ldquo;That can be from watching YouTube videos, reading books, literally Googling it and doing a deep dive on the internet. You will find at least something that will lead you towards that and follow that.\u0026rdquo;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EEskew also encourages others to speak up and let their voices be heard in academia. Following a chilly email exchange about a disagreement in decisions for the Society of Women in Physics, Eskew set up a time over Zoom to discuss the issue with a faculty member in a friendly manner.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EDuring the conversation, the two quickly recognized that they had similar goals but poor communication in the situation. Ultimately, Eskew says that getting to know the professor better resulted in being offered a position working with the College of Sciences Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Task Force\u0026nbsp; \u0026mdash; which ultimately also helped utilize a Federal Work Study grant and continue research on LIGO with additional income to help tackle tuition.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026ldquo;I am so glad that I spoke up and I said: please do not treat me like this,\u0026rdquo; she says. \u0026ldquo;I have put in so many hours of volunteering to be an advocate for the School of Physics at Georgia Tech \u0026mdash; I love it with all my heart. And I really appreciate the listening, and openness, and open mindedness.\u0026rdquo;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EEskew is currently leading \u0026ldquo;Potty Parity,\u0026rdquo; a project to increase female bathrooms in the Howey Physics building, which was constructed in 1962 and, along with several other buildings at Tech, was built with significantly more bathrooms designed primarily for men.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EOver the coming months, Eskew will also be working closely with professors that have mentored her: Tamara Bogdonavi\u0107, J.C. Gumbart, and Laura Cadonati.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026ldquo;It\u0026rsquo;s great because these are all professors I\u0026rsquo;ve really looked up to and have really been able to have great conversations with \u0026mdash; and learn from them and have mentorship from \u0026mdash; so it\u0026rsquo;s just going to strengthen those even more.\u0026rdquo;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EFollowing graduation, Eskew plans to continue nuclear fusion research to discover environmentally friendly solutions in science. She leaves her undergraduate career with an awareness of the struggles she has been through and obstacles she\u0026rsquo;s overcome, and with gratitude for the lessons she says have helped her emerge as the person she is today.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026ldquo;The only setbacks I\u0026rsquo;ve gotten are ones that have given me better opportunities to learn. 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One of the more notable changes within the College of Sciences, however, centers on a standardized test that began raising questions on campuses beyond Georgia Tech long before Covid-19 first dominated headlines and the college experience.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThe\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.ets.org\/gre\u0022\u003EGraduate Record Examination (GRE)\u003C\/a\u003E\u0026nbsp;test was established in 1936 as a way to measure reasoning and critical thinking skills for students entering graduate collegiate programs.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EGeorgia Tech College of Sciences is waiving the GRE (subject and general test) and will not require the exam for fall 2021 applications into any of the College\u0026rsquo;s graduate programs. Information on requirements across campus for fall 2021 applications can be found at the\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/grad.gatech.edu\/degree-programs\u0022\u003EDegree Programs\u003C\/a\u003E\u0026nbsp;page of the Georgia Tech Graduate Studies section of the Institute\u0026rsquo;s website.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003ESeveral College of Sciences programs have also opted to permanently drop the requirement, joining a movement coined throughout academic circles as \u0026ldquo;GRExit.\u0026rdquo;\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThe GRE is permanently no longer required for entrance into Georgia Tech\u0026rsquo;s Schools of\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/biosciences.gatech.edu\/\u0022\u003EBiological Sciences\u003C\/a\u003E,\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/eas.gatech.edu\/\u0022\u003EEarth and Atmospheric Sciences\u003C\/a\u003E, and\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/chemistry.gatech.edu\/\u0022\u003EChemistry and Biochemistry\u003C\/a\u003E. The\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/qbios.gatech.edu\/\u0022\u003EQuantitative Biosciences Ph.D. Program\u003C\/a\u003E and \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/biosciences.gatech.edu\/graduate\/phd-applied-physiology\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003EPh.D. in Applied Physiology\u003C\/a\u003E program, as well as the\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.chbe.gatech.edu\/\u0022\u003ESchool of Chemical \u0026amp; Biomolecular Engineering\u003C\/a\u003E\u0026nbsp;(ChBE) in the\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.coe.gatech.edu\/\u0022\u003ECollege of Engineering\u003C\/a\u003E, have also permanently dropped the exam as a graduate admissions requirement.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Ch3\u003EBoosting diversity and equity in graduate admissions\u003C\/h3\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/eas.gatech.edu\/people\/glass-dr-jennifer\u0022\u003EJennifer Glass\u003C\/a\u003E, an associate professor in the School of Earth and Atmospheric Sciences (EAS), who also holds a courtesy appointment in the School of Biological Sciences, has been active in asking programs across the Institute and beyond to take a closer look at whether the GRE makes sense in their individual admissions processes.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026ldquo;The impetus for our efforts came largely from conversations with graduate students, who told us that removing the GRE requirement was an essential step towards boosting diversity and equity in graduate programs,\u0026rdquo; Glass says, noting that recent data also represented that the GRE can be \u0026ldquo;biased against underrepresented groups \u0026mdash; and that it is not a good predictor of graduate school success.\u0026rdquo;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EGlass joined fellow EAS professor\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/eas.gatech.edu\/people\/cobb-dr-kim\u0022\u003E\u0026nbsp;Kim Cobb\u003C\/a\u003E, who also serves as an ADVANCE Professor and Georgia Power Chair; EAS graduate student \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/eas.gatech.edu\/monteagudo-minda\u0022\u003EMinda Monteagudo\u003C\/a\u003E; and faculty from\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.gsu.edu\/\u0022\u003EGeorgia State University\u003C\/a\u003E\u0026nbsp;and \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.boisestate.edu\/\u0022\u003EBoise State University\u003C\/a\u003E\u0026nbsp;in writing a \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/eos.org\/opinions\/geogrexit-why-geosciences-programs-are-dropping-the-gre\u0022\u003Esummer 2020 op-ed\u003C\/a\u003E\u0026nbsp;about the GRE for \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/eos.org\/\u0022\u003EEos Magazine\u003C\/a\u003E, which is published by the \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.agu.org\/\u0022\u003EAmerican Geophysical Union\u003C\/a\u003E. The op-ed, \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/eos.org\/opinions\/geogrexit-why-geosciences-programs-are-dropping-the-gre\u0022\u003E\u0026ldquo;#GeoGRExit: Why Geosciences Programs Are Dropping the GRE\u003C\/a\u003E,\u0026rdquo; refers to the social media hashtags #GRExit and #GeoGRExit that have surfaced as academics and students around the country discuss their personal experiences and research related to how the standardized test can narrow and stymie inclusivity efforts and representation related to science, technology, engineering, and math-based (STEM) professions \u0026mdash; with a particular focus on bio- and geosciences.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EDuring a fall presentation on #GRExit to Georgia Tech graduate admissions leaders, Cobb shared that\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/docs.google.com\/spreadsheets\/d\/1MYcxZMhf97H5Uxr2Y7XndHn6eEC5oO8XWQi2PU5jLxQ\/edit#gid=0\u0022\u003E\u0026nbsp;340 biology\/EEB (ecology\/evolutionary biology) graduate programs\u003C\/a\u003E\u0026nbsp;in the U.S. have dropped their GRE requirements, as have\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/docs.google.com\/spreadsheets\/d\/1ZUZowZJ25DtqCgr3kK_Ief1C0YOnrZeADcm4K81bq08\/edit#gid=0\u0022\u003E\u0026nbsp;75 geosciences graduate programs\u003C\/a\u003E. (That biology graduate program number has increased to 370 programs since then, according to that database\u0026rsquo;s keeper,\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/bbsp.unc.edu\/employee\/joshua-hall-phd\/\u0022\u003EJoshua Hall\u003C\/a\u003E, Director of Admissions for the Biological and Biomedical Sciences Program at the\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.unc.edu\/\u0022\u003EUniversity of North Carolina at Chapel Hill\u003C\/a\u003E.\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/sarahhledford.weebly.com\/\u0022\u003ESarah Ledford\u003C\/a\u003E, an assistant professor at Georgia State University who co-authored the Eos op-ed, publishes the geosciences database.)\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003ETwo years ago,\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/journals.plos.org\/plosone\/article?id=10.1371\/journal.pone.0206570\u0022\u003Ea study\u003C\/a\u003E\u0026nbsp;published in the journal\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/journals.plos.org\/plosone\/\u0022\u003EPLOS ONE\u003C\/a\u003E\u0026nbsp;examined the efficacy of the GRE in predicting Ph.D. completion related to STEM fields. The study analyzed the academic performance of 1,805 students from four flagship universities. Its lead researcher\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.insidehighered.com\/admissions\/article\/2018\/11\/05\/study-raises-questions-about-use-gre-stem-doctoral-admissions\u0022\u003Etold Inside Higher Education\u003C\/a\u003E\u0026nbsp;that although the Educational Testing Service (ETS), which owns and administers the GRE, explicitly discourages the use of cutoff scores on any part of the GRE, \u0026quot;this is a common practice ... our study shows convincingly that the scores [were] not useful for identifying students most likely to finish STEM doctoral programs. In fact, the scores [were] negative predictors of completion rates for men.\u0026quot;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThe researcher added that \u0026ldquo;one reason given for using GRE scores to compare students is to \u0026lsquo;level the playing field\u0026rsquo; for students coming from undergraduate institutions differing in prestige. It has been suggested that without these scores, admissions committees may show implicit bias that could hurt the chances of admitting students from underrepresented groups who often come from lesser-known institutions. However, for undetermined reasons women and non-Asian minorities continue to score less well than white males and Asian Americans and, therefore, the pool of \u0026lsquo;acceptable\u0026rsquo; women and minority candidates is reduced substantially.\u0026rdquo;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EETS responded, sharing that \u0026ldquo;The GRE test does not predict graduate or doctoral completion rates ... Rather, the test provides a measure of graduate school readiness by assessing skills that are necessary to handle graduate-level work: verbal and quantitative reasoning, critical thinking and analytical writing.\u0026rdquo;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Ch3\u003EBreaking down the barriers\u003C\/h3\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EBeyond concerns with cutoff scores and true readiness assessment, students and faculty alike have noted other barriers that the exam can add to the process of applying for grad school. \u0026quot;The issue of cost, for example ($205 to take it and $27 per report) is a major barrier for many students,\u0026quot; notes Cobb. \u0026quot;This entire initiative (at Georgia Tech) was really the brainchild of the\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/cos.gatech.edu\/graduate-student-diversity-council\u0022\u003ECoS Graduate Student Diversity Council\u003C\/a\u003E, on which Minda (Monteagudo) sat.\u0026quot;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026ldquo;It\u0026#39;s exciting to see the College of Science remove the GRE requirement in some programs temporarily, and in other cases more permanently,\u0026rdquo; Monteagudo adds. \u0026ldquo;I\u0026#39;m grateful to the CoS Graduate Student Diversity Council for their leadership on this issue, as well as the faculty and administrative support that made this change possible. 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They are the people who stand by to assist students, faculty, and staff who show up each week at one of several on-campus testing locations. Each of their contributions represents a critical component of Tech\u0026rsquo;s testing program \u0026mdash; one that speaks directly to Georgia Tech\u0026rsquo;s commitment to solving challenges through innovation around the world and right here at home.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Ch2\u003EGreg Gibson\u003C\/h2\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EGreg Gibson knew testing had to be part of the solution to managing the coronavirus on campus, but he didn\u0026rsquo;t imagine we would be doing it on the large scale that we are. \u0026ldquo;Testing on campus seemed to be the obvious thing to do but no one was doing it,\u0026rdquo; Gibson explains. He credits senior research scientist Anton Bryskin for pushing him to use the technology we already had in place on campus to help combat Covid-19. Gibson says the science came together easily, but the logistics were difficult. He acknowledges individuals like Mike Shannon of GTRI and JulieAnne Williamson, executive director of Sustainability and Building Operations, for scaling up the testing model.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cblockquote\u003E\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026quot;This could be done anywhere but it was done at Georgia Tech because of the will of everyone here.\u0026quot; - Greg Gibson. Professor, School of Biological Sciences and School of Physics. Research led for development of the coronavirus testing program.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\u003C\/blockquote\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Ch2\u003EJoshua Weitz\u003C\/h2\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EWeitz, a professor at Georgia Tech, focuses on epidemics and their behavior. His interest lies in how modeling transmissions, coupled with crowd control and testing, can lead to improved disease mitigation tactics. \u0026ldquo;A virus may be small, but it can reshape populations and ecosystems on different scales,\u0026rdquo; Weitz explains. He believes he was able to make a difference on campus and in public health, but maintains, \u0026ldquo;This is only possible with many people working together with a common purpose.\u0026rdquo; Now his goal is to take lessons learned at Tech to help others protect themselves and their communities.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cblockquote\u003E\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026quot;A virus may be small, but it can reshape populations and ecosystems on different scales.\u0026quot; - Joshua Weitz. Professor, School of Biological Sciences and School of Physics. 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There, a panel of Georgia Tech researchers, most from the College of Sciences, wowed a crowd of \u0026ldquo;Marvel Comics\u0026rdquo; cosplayers and \u0026ldquo;Doctor Who\u0026rdquo; enthusiasts with the latest news on possible habitable worlds in the universe \u0026mdash; and new findings on how life could have begun on Earth.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThings progressed rapidly after that. Georgia Tech hosted the \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/abgradcon.github.io\/old_sites\/abgradcon2018\/index.html\u0022\u003E2018 AbGradCon\u003C\/a\u003E (Astrobiology Graduate Conference), an annual gathering of early career scientists. That same year, it began hosting an annual early spring colloquium, with lectures and presentations from students, postdocs and a slate of invited guest speakers. Then in 2019, Georgia Tech added a \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/cos.gatech.edu\/news\/astrobiology-graduate-certificate-now-available\u0022\u003EGraduate Certificate in Astrobiology\u003C\/a\u003E for graduate students \u0026mdash; one of only \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/astrobiology.nasa.gov\/careers-employment-courses\/\u0022\u003Esix campuses in the country\u003C\/a\u003E to offer such an option.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003ENow, with our strange 2020 drawing to a close, the community has added another level to its offerings and outreach: the \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/astrobiology.gatech.edu\/exo\/\u0022\u003EExplOrigins (Exploration and Origins) Group\u003C\/a\u003E, which the Georgia Tech Astrobiology website describes as \u0026ldquo;an interest and discussion group with a goal to bring together young researchers with a needfully diverse set of backgrounds to discuss and explore all variety of recent topics pertaining to the origins and evolution of life, the exploration of our Solar System, and the search for habitable planets beyond Earth.\u0026rdquo;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EExplOrigins also wants to expand the astrobiology community to include researchers from the greater Atlanta area, and to serve as a networking resource for those seeking help with projects or employment opportunities.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EBoosting the astro in astrobiology\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/cos.gatech.edu\/article\/micah-schaible\u0022\u003EMicah Schaible\u003C\/a\u003E, a research scientist in the School of Chemistry and Biochemistry, dreamed up the ExplOrigins Group while a graduate student\u0026nbsp;in various Georgia Tech NASA-funded projects.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003ESchaible, who received his M.S. and Ph.D. degrees in applied physics from the University of Virginia, shares that his eyes opened to the scene after coming to Georgia Tech.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026ldquo;When I got here I was really excited about the much stronger community of researchers in planetary sciences and astrobiology then we had at UVA,\u0026rdquo; Schaible says. \u0026ldquo;So I was excited to get involved with other students, postdocs, and professors within this broad sort of field of astrobiology.\u0026rdquo;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003ESchaible, who received a B.S. in engineering at \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.mtech.edu\u0022\u003EMontana Tech University\u003C\/a\u003E, also saw a need to boost the aeronautics and space mission side of astrobiology at Georgia Tech. \u0026ldquo;There were a lot of people doing interesting biology, the communities where microorganisms are growing under extreme conditions,\u0026rdquo; he says. \u0026ldquo;But I have a background in physics, and yeah, we need missions looking at the prebiotic evolution of our solar system to understand the conditions in which life originated.\u0026rdquo;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026ldquo;We saw this gap for early career researchers,\u0026rdquo; adds\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/cool.gatech.edu\/node\/58\u0022\u003ERebecca Guth-Metzler\u003C\/a\u003E, a doctoral candidate also in Chemistry\/Biochemistry.\u0026nbsp;\u0026ldquo;There wasn\u0026rsquo;t a lot of crosstalk despite the fact that there are so many young researchers or early career scientists at Georgia Tech who are really into astrobiology and space exploration. We reached out to the community to say: hey, we want to start this group where we meet with other young researchers and have these discussions.\u0026rdquo;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EAt NASA Astrobiology, \u0026ldquo;NAIs\u0026rdquo; evolve into \u0026ldquo;RCNs\u0026rdquo;\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EGuth-Metzler received a B.S. in molecular biology at Penn State, so she\u0026rsquo;s obviously on the \u0026ldquo;bio\u0026rdquo; side of astrobiology. 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New Study Reshapes Early Economics and Ecology Behind Evolutionary Division of Labor ","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EA new research\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/elifesciences.org\/articles\/54348\u0022\u003Estudy\u003C\/a\u003E\u0026nbsp;from researchers in the\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/biosciences.gatech.edu\/\u0022\u003ESchool of Biological Sciences\u003C\/a\u003E\u0026nbsp;and\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/physics.gatech.edu\/\u0022\u003ESchool of Physics\u003C\/a\u003E\u0026nbsp;focuses on the evolution of reproductive specialization \u0026ndash; how early single cells first got together to create more complex multicellular organisms. In particular, scientists leading the study sought to better understand how those early cells decided which ones would focus on reproduction, and which ones would get busy building parts of a larger organism.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThe work, published this month in the journal\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/elifesciences.org\/\u0022\u003EeLife\u003C\/a\u003E, references \u0026ldquo;division of labor,\u0026rdquo; \u0026ldquo;trade,\u0026rdquo; \u0026ldquo;productivity\u0026rdquo; and \u0026ldquo;return on investment,\u0026rdquo; (ROI) to describe those cellular activities. 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That topology determines that the division of labor can be favored, even if productivity suffers.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/elifesciences.org\/articles\/54348\u0022\u003E\u0026ldquo;Topological constraints in early multicellularity favor reproductive division of labor\u0026rdquo;\u003C\/a\u003E\u0026nbsp;is the title of the team\u0026rsquo;s paper. Yunker and Ratcliff collaborated with several other Georgia Tech faculty and graduate students on the research: \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/biosciences.gatech.edu\/people\/joshua-weitz\u0022\u003EJoshua S. Weitz\u003C\/a\u003E, Patton Distinguished Professor in the School of Biological Sciences and co-director of QBioS; School of Physics graduate students\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/scholar.google.com\/citations?user=6hQpwvkAAAAJ\u0026amp;hl=en\u0022\u003EDavid Yanni\u003C\/a\u003E\u0026nbsp;and\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/scholar.google.com\/citations?user=gDNSyXIAAAAJ\u0026amp;hl=en\u0022\u003EShane Jacobeen\u003C\/a\u003E; and School of Biological Sciences graduate student\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/biosciences.gatech.edu\/people\/pedro-marquez-zacarias\u0022\u003EPedro Marquez-Zacarias\u003C\/a\u003E. All are members of Georgia Tech\u0026rsquo;s Center for Microbial Dynamics and Infection.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EMulticellular multitasking\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EAs cells get more complex, they begin to specialize. Some cells are dedicated to reproduction, while others are devoted to other general tasks such as making and maintaining the organism\u0026rsquo;s body. \u0026ldquo;In this paper, what we\u0026rsquo;re trying to figure out is, when is it a good idea to specialize and have that pay off, and when it is a good idea for your cells to remain generalists?\u0026rdquo; Ratcliff says. \u0026ldquo;Under what conditions does evolution favor specialization, and in what conditions do simple multicellular organisms keep every cell a generalist?\u0026rdquo;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EFor centuries, scientists have known that specialization is very important for multicellularity. \u0026ldquo;Once we had microscopes, we were off to the races learning about specialization,\u0026rdquo; Ratcliff says.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThe thinking for the last few decades has been that more specialized cells evolve when specialization results in increasingly higher productivity. \u0026ldquo;That will push things to complete specialization because there\u0026rsquo;s more to be gained by specializing than not specializing.\u0026rdquo;\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EYet what if those cells are not interacting randomly with a lot of other cells, but only with a few cells over and over again? \u0026ldquo;This is actually the case for a little branchy structure that contains mom and all her kids. The only cells you are attached to are the ones that gave rise to you, and the ones that arise from you,\u0026rdquo; he says. Those \u0026ldquo;branchy structures\u0026rdquo; offer the topological constraints mentioned in the title of the research study.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EBranch banking of cellular products\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EYunker explains that those tree-branchy structures can be thought of as similar to fractals, in which math functions are repeated again and again and are depicted as jagged borders stretching into infinity.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026ldquo;Mandelbrot sets and the broader study of fractals have been an inspiration for a lot of this,\u0026rdquo; Yunker says. \u0026ldquo;After the concepts behind fractals were identified, people eventually started to see them everywhere. Instead of some unique esoteric thing, it was pervasive. In a similar vein, the structures that we find make evolving division of labor easier, these sparse filaments and branched topologies, are common in nature,\u0026rdquo; including so-called snowflake yeast and some forms of algae.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EYunker agrees that it may seem counter-intuitive, but as you restrict cellular interactions, like swapping of products that can enhance reproduction or specialization, that specialization actually becomes easier according to his team\u0026rsquo;s mathematical models.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003ECells that produce the same products won\u0026rsquo;t interact or \u0026#39;trade\u0026#39; with each other, since that would be a waste of energy and efficiency. \u0026ldquo;A redundancy comes into play here,\u0026rdquo; Yunker says. \u0026ldquo;If you have a lot of similar cells trading, that increased productivity doesn\u0026rsquo;t do you a lot of good. Whereas if you have dissimilar or opposites trading, even with lower productivity, they\u0026rsquo;re able to direct those resources in a more efficient manner.\u0026rdquo;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EWhat can economists and cancer researchers learn from these cells?\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003ESince economics has already figured into the study of how multicellular organisms evolved, with all of that labor and trade and ROI, could that discipline have something to learn from Yunker and Ratcliff\u0026rsquo;s new theory \u0026mdash; could the lessons mean a more efficient way to make all kinds of products?\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026ldquo;Could this apply in economics? Could it apply elsewhere?\u0026rdquo; Yunker echoes. \u0026ldquo;This is something we would love to pursue going forward.\u0026rdquo;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003ERatcliff notes the multidisciplinary approach his biophysics and biosciences team took to approaching the study, which also involved mathematical models developed by Weitz. \u0026ldquo;We were really motivated by understanding both how life got to be complex, and the rules for why it did,\u0026rdquo; he says. \u0026ldquo;This paper follows into the \u0026lsquo;why\u0026rsquo; category. Fundamental mathematics tells you about the rules evolution plays by, and there are a lot of downstream applications, like cancer research, agriculture, and infectious disease. You never really can predict how someone will leverage basic insight.\u0026rdquo;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":[{"value":"A new study led by Peter Yunker and Will Ratcliff probes the evolution of multicellular organisms and provides new insight into decades-long theories about early cell specialization and division of labor "}],"field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003ETwo Georgia Tech scientists are raising new questions about the development of specialized cells in early multicellular organisms.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","format":"limited_html"}],"field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"A new study led by Peter Yunker and Will Ratcliff probes the evolution of multicellular organisms and provides new insight into decades-long theories about early cell specialization and division of labor "}],"uid":"34434","created_gmt":"2020-09-24 18:22:52","changed_gmt":"2020-11-03 17:18:11","author":"Renay San Miguel","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","dateline":{"date":"2020-09-24T00:00:00-04:00","iso_date":"2020-09-24T00:00:00-04:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"hg_media":{"639523":{"id":"639523","type":"image","title":"A magnified view of the \u0022branchy structure\u0022 found in snowflake yeast (Image: Will Ratcliff)","body":null,"created":"1600972353","gmt_created":"2020-09-24 18:32:33","changed":"1600978448","gmt_changed":"2020-09-24 20:14:08","alt":"","file":{"fid":"243154","name":"branchy structure 1.jpg","image_path":"\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/branchy%20structure%201.jpg","image_full_path":"http:\/\/www.tlwarc.hg.gatech.edu\/\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/branchy%20structure%201.jpg","mime":"image\/jpeg","size":188279,"path_740":"http:\/\/www.tlwarc.hg.gatech.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/740xx_scale\/public\/images\/branchy%20structure%201.jpg?itok=K9FW_X32"}},"639525":{"id":"639525","type":"image","title":"Peter Yunker (left) and Will Ratcliff. 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Groundbreaking work done decades ago by a School of Physics professor emeritus to eventually help prove the existence and structure of black holes. The discovery of an extremely big black hole quietly hidden at the center of our own galaxy.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThose are a few of the developments celebrated this month by the\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.kva.se\/en\/startsida\u0022\u003ERoyal Swedish Academy of Sciences\u003C\/a\u003E, as they handed out the 2020 Nobel Prizes for Chemistry and Physics on October 6 and 7. This year, three of the five scientists honored as Nobel laureates in Chemistry and Physics are women.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EAdditionally, the scientific background provided by the Royal Swedish Academy for this year\u0026#39;s Physics prize includes acknowledgement of the work done on formulas that proves the science behind black holes by a late professor emeritus from the Georgia Tech School of Physics, \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.davidritzfinkelstein.com\u0022\u003EDavid Ritz Finkelstein\u003C\/a\u003E\u0026nbsp;(1929-2016). The College of Sciences\u0026#39; annual \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.davidritzfinkelstein.com\/boldideaslectures.html\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003E\u0026quot;Bold Ideas in Physics\u0026quot;\u003C\/a\u003E lecture series was established to celebrate and honor Finkelstein and his many contributions to the Institute, the field of physics, and beyond.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EHere\u0026rsquo;s what Georgia Tech College of Sciences faculty and researchers had to say about the annual honors:\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003ENobel Prize in Chemistry 2020 Laureates:\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\nEmmanuelle Charpentier,\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.mpg.de\/11988270\/wissenschaft-der-pathogene\u0022\u003EMax Planck Unit for the Science of Pathogens, Berlin\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\nJennifer A. Doudna, \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.berkeley.edu\/\u0022\u003EUniversity of California, Berkeley\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EFrom the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences press release:\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003Cem\u003E \u0026ldquo;Emmanuelle Charpentier and Jennifer A. Doudna have discovered one of gene technology\u0026rsquo;s sharpest tools: the CRISPR\/Cas9 genetic scissors. Using these, researchers can change the DNA of animals, plants and microorganisms with extremely high precision. This technology has had a revolutionary impact on the life sciences, is contributing to new cancer therapies, and may make the dream of curing inherited diseases come true.\u0026rdquo;\u003C\/em\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/biosciences.gatech.edu\/people\/julia-kubanek\u0022\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EJulia Kubanek\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E, Associate Dean of Research in the College of Sciences; Professor, School of Biological Sciences, shares:\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThis is a fantastic prize for chemistry. The basic science underpinning CRISPR-Cas9 gene editing technology is being recognized for its current value and future benefits.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EJennifer Doudna and Emmanuelle Charpentier discovered CRISPR-Cas9 only in the last decade, collaborating across the Atlantic Ocean to uncover the natural ability of bacteria to deflect viral infection by snipping out viral genetic material when it infiltrates bacterial genomes.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThe gene-snipping system, CRISPR-Cas9, turns out to be enormously useful for modifying genes of many types, not just viral genes within bacterial genomes. It allows scientists to directly manipulate genes and gene expression, so that we can test the biological functions of specific genes in humans, other animals, and plants. And CRISPR-Cas9 allows scientists to tune cells by adding and subtracting pieces of genetic material, which changes the properties of these cells. This technology is expected to lead to cures for diseases and new products.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EIt\u0026rsquo;s also the first time that two women have been simultaneously recognized with the Nobel Prize in Chemistry. The Doudna-Charpentier team is a great example to scientists all over the world of what women are achieving by following their scientific dreams. \u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\n\u003Cstrong\u003ENobel Prize in Physics 2020 Laureates:\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\nRoger Penrose,\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.ox.ac.uk\/\u0022\u003EUniversity of Oxford, UK\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\nAndrea Ghez,\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.ucla.edu\/\u0022\u003EUniversity of California, Los Angeles\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\nReinhard Genzel,\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.mpe.mpg.de\/main\u0022\u003EMax Planck Institute for Extraterrestrial Physics\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EFrom the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences press release:\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003Cem\u003E \u0026ldquo;Roger Penrose\u0026nbsp;used ingenious mathematical methods in his proof that black holes are a direct consequence of\u0026nbsp;Albert Einstein\u0026rsquo;s general theory of relativity. Einstein did not himself believe that black holes really exist, these super-heavyweight monsters that capture everything that enters them. Nothing can escape, not even light.\u003C\/em\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cem\u003EIn January 1965, ten years after Einstein\u0026rsquo;s death, Roger Penrose proved that black holes really can form and described them in detail; at their heart, black holes hide a singularity in which all the known laws of nature cease. His groundbreaking article is still regarded as the most important contribution to the general theory of relativity since Einstein.\u003C\/em\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cem\u003EReinhard Genzel\u003C\/em\u003E\u003Cem\u003E\u0026nbsp;and\u0026nbsp;Andrea Ghez\u0026nbsp;each lead a group of astronomers that, since the early 1990s, has focused on a region called Sagittarius A* at the centre of our galaxy. The orbits of the brightest stars closest to the middle of the Milky Way have been mapped with increasing precision. The measurements of these two groups agree, with both finding an extremely heavy, invisible object that pulls on the jumble of stars, causing them to rush around at dizzying speeds. Around four million solar masses are packed together in a region no larger than our solar system.\u003C\/em\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cem\u003EUsing the world\u0026rsquo;s largest telescopes, Genzel and Ghez developed methods to see through the huge clouds of interstellar gas and dust to the centre of the Milky Way. Stretching the limits of technology, they refined new techniques to compensate for distortions caused by the Earth\u0026rsquo;s atmosphere, building unique instruments and committing themselves to long-term research. Their pioneering work has given us the most convincing evidence yet of a supermassive black hole at the centre of the Milky Way.\u0026rdquo;\u003C\/em\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/physics.gatech.edu\/user\/tamara-bogdanovic\u0022\u003ETamara Bogdanovic\u003C\/a\u003E, Associate Professor,\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/physics.gatech.edu\/\u0022\u003ESchool of Physics\u003C\/a\u003E,\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/cra.gatech.edu\/\u0022\u003ECenter for Relativistic Astrophysics\u003C\/a\u003E shares:\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThe news that the 2020 Nobel Prize in Physics was awarded to Roger Penrose, Andrea Ghez, and Reinhard Genzel for their work on black holes piqued the interest of many who find black holes fascinating. Among these, the scientific community that researches the nature of black holes was particularly abuzz with excitement. This is because our colleagues received an important and well-deserved recognition for their unique and impactful contributions.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EIt is also because this vibrant research area continues to deliver important scientific discoveries that recently include the\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.ligo.caltech.edu\/\u0022\u003ELIGO (Laser Interferometer Gravitational Wave Observatory)\u003C\/a\u003E\u0026nbsp;observations of gravitational waves from merging black holes of stellar origin, which received the 2017 Nobel Prize in Physics; the first-ever image of a black hole shadow obtained by the Event Horizon Telescope in 2019, and many others.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThis Nobel Prize nicely illustrates how physicists combine visionary theoretical work (Penrose) with groundbreaking astronomical observations (Ghez and Reinhard) into a process of scientific discovery. It is also notable because Andrea Ghez is only the fourth woman to become a Nobel laureate in physics. I cannot imagine a more deserving scientist or a better person to represent the community of women researchers working on black holes today.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EWith eyes always fixed on the future, this scientific community is now actively preparing for the first detection of gravitational waves from inspiraling and colliding supermassive black holes, expected to happen in the next few to 15 years. Are these discoveries also going to be of Nobel Prize caliber? This is impossible to forecast, but here is what is not: the future of researching black holes seems bright.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/physics.gatech.edu\/user\/john-wise\u0022\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EJohn Wise\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E, Associate Professor, School of Physics, Center for Relativistic Astrophysics, shares:\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EDecades ago, the deep mathematical insight from Penrose\u0026nbsp;revolutionized how we study space-time around black holes. This set the\u0026nbsp;groundwork for the pioneering work of Ghez and Genzel, who used\u0026nbsp;infrared astronomy to peer deep into the galactic center.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EI\u0026#39;m always\u0026nbsp;amazed when I watch Ghez\u0026#39;s movies of stars zipping around some unseen\u0026nbsp;massive object, which we now know to be a massive black hole. Showing\u0026nbsp;her movies in my astrophysics classes is the highlight of the lecture\u0026nbsp;discussing the evidence for black holes. The clarity of these movies\u0026nbsp;easily convey the evidence to the public and future scientists, seeing a\u0026nbsp;cosmic dance between a black hole and nearby stars.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EGhez is only the\u0026nbsp;fourth woman out of 216 scientists to receive the Physics Nobel Prize. I hope the\u0026nbsp;Nobel committee recognizes the work of women scientists more often in\u0026nbsp;the future.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EAcknowledging the Work of David Ritz Finkelstein\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThe Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences released a scientific background paper along with its press release announcing the Nobel Prize in Physics. That paper includes mention of former School of Physics Professor Emeritus David Finkelstein, who died in 2016.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThe mention comes in the section titled \u0026ldquo;The Schwarzschild Metric,\u0026rdquo; which explains German astronomer Karl Schwarzschild\u0026rsquo;s efforts in the early 20\u003Csup\u003Eth\u003C\/sup\u003E\u0026nbsp;century to prove Albert Einstein\u0026rsquo;s theory of general relativity.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003ESchwarzchild and others were working with Einstein\u0026rsquo;s famous field equations, and some came up with other possible explanations for general relativity, Einstein\u0026rsquo;s explanation for how gravity can curve space-time.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EIn 1958, Finkelstein was the first to posit the theory of an \u0026ldquo;event horizon,\u0026rdquo; or point of no return within a black hole. As\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/phys.org\/news\/2017-02-black-holes-stranger.html\u0022\u003EPhysics.org\u003C\/a\u003E\u0026nbsp;puts it, Finkelstein \u0026ldquo;described this boundary around a black hole as the perfect unidirectional membrane. It\u0026#39;s an intangible surface encapsulating a sphere of no return. Once inside this sphere, the gravitational pull of the black hole is too great to escape \u0026ndash; even for light.\u0026rdquo;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EAnd as the Royal Swedish Academy put it:\u003Cem\u003E Only much later, through the work of David Finkelstein in\u0026nbsp;1958, the importance of different coordinate systems was fully understood (Finkelstein 1958).\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/em\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003ESeven years later, Roger Penrose would announce the research providing proof of the existence of black holes, thus earning the 2020 Nobel Prize in Physics.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EFaculty explain the work and importance of the 2020 Nobel Prizes in Chemistry and Physics, while the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences drops the name of a School of Physics professor emeritus in the background literature for this year\u0026#39;s Physics prize.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","format":"limited_html"}],"field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"Faculty explain the work and importance of the 2020 Nobel Prizes in Chemistry and Physics, while the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences drops the name of a School of Physics professor emeritus in the background literature for this year\u0027s Physics prize."}],"uid":"34434","created_gmt":"2020-10-12 15:28:48","changed_gmt":"2020-10-20 17:10:06","author":"Renay San Miguel","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","dateline":{"date":"2020-10-20T00:00:00-04:00","iso_date":"2020-10-20T00:00:00-04:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"hg_media":{"640411":{"id":"640411","type":"image","title":"2020 Nobel Laureates","body":null,"created":"1603212630","gmt_created":"2020-10-20 16:50:30","changed":"1603212630","gmt_changed":"2020-10-20 16:50:30","alt":"","file":{"fid":"243420","name":"all-2020-laureates.jpg","image_path":"\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/all-2020-laureates.jpg","image_full_path":"http:\/\/www.tlwarc.hg.gatech.edu\/\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/all-2020-laureates.jpg","mime":"image\/jpeg","size":603286,"path_740":"http:\/\/www.tlwarc.hg.gatech.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/740xx_scale\/public\/images\/all-2020-laureates.jpg?itok=cH-VTypc"}},"640106":{"id":"640106","type":"image","title":"2020 Nobel Prize in Chemistry winners Emmanuelle Charpentier (left) and Jennifer A. 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He was named to the position in 2012. Oden\u0026nbsp;collaborates with faculty, student organizations, academic departments, research centers, and undergraduate\/graduate admissions offices on recruitment and retention of underrepresented populations, such as ethnic minorities, women, and first-generation college students.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EOden advises the Georgia Tech student chapters of the\u0026nbsp;Minority Association of Pre-Medical Students (MAPS)\u0026nbsp;and the\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.nobcche.gtorg.gatech.edu\/\u0022\u003ENational Organization for the Professional Advancement of Black Chemists and Chemical Engineers (NOBCChE)\u003C\/a\u003E.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026quot;Keith has worked tirelessly on a variety of programs to broaden participation in science and mathematics to include more students from groups that have historically been underrepresented in STEM,\u0026quot; says \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/chemistry.gatech.edu\/faculty\/Collard\/\u0022\u003EDavid Collard\u003C\/a\u003E, College of Sciences\u0026nbsp;Associate Dean for Academic Programs. \u0026quot;But more important than any one program are the mentoring relationships that he has established with students over the years.\u0026quot;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026ldquo;From the moment I joined the CoS (College of Sciences) team, Keith welcomed me with open arms,\u0026rdquo; says\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/serve-learn-sustain.gatech.edu\/emma-blandford\u0022\u003EEmma Blandford\u003C\/a\u003E, Assistant Director for\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/cae.gatech.edu\/llc\u0022\u003ELiving Learning Communities\u003C\/a\u003E\u0026nbsp;at Georgia Tech. \u0026ldquo;He supported my efforts to embed diversity and inclusion initiatives into the foundations of our first-year program, and helped me to connect with undergraduates who are working to make a difference for their peers. Keith\u0026rsquo;s passion is undeniable and I wish him the absolute best as he moves into the greatest adventure.\u0026rdquo;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/biosciences.gatech.edu\/people\/jennifer-leavey\u0022\u003EJennifer Leavey\u003C\/a\u003E\u0026nbsp;is a principal academic professional in the\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/biosciences.gatech.edu\/\u0022\u003ESchool of Biological Sciences\u003C\/a\u003E, Director of\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.bees.gatech.edu\/\u0022\u003EGeorgia Tech Urban Honeybee Project\u003C\/a\u003E\u0026nbsp;and Faculty Director for the\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/explorellc.cos.gatech.edu\/\u0022 title=\u0022https:\/\/explorellc.cos.gatech.edu\/\u0022\u003EEXPLORE Living Learning Community\u003C\/a\u003E. Leavey says she knows Oden best from working with him on the Research Bound program for prospective graduate students.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026ldquo;With that program, Keith created an experience in which young undergraduate researchers visualized and actualized themselves as professional researchers,\u0026rdquo; she recalls. \u0026ldquo;From the poster session to the professional development and networking sessions, the event paralleled the features of a scientific conference. Keith has gift for bringing out the best in young people and it was fascinating to watch the transformative effect the program had on the students who attended it. I know Keith will continue to have a positive impact on all the young people he encounters even in retirement. It\u0026#39;s in his nature! I will miss him.\u0026rdquo;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EOden lists several accomplishments that he is proud of during his time at Georgia Tech, starting with his relationships with students and student organizations. \u0026quot;I feel that I have benefitted from helping these groups accomplish their goals. I have been at Georgia Tech\u0026nbsp;because I enjoy working with students, encouraging them, mentoring them, and sharing opportunities with them. As an administrator, my managers gave me the liberty to be creative in implementing new initiatives and programs that would have a positive impact for the Institute.\u0026nbsp;Some of these initiatives include submitting and successfully having \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.nsf.gov\/crssprgm\/reu\/\u0022\u003EREU (Research Experiences for Undergraduates)\u003C\/a\u003E programs funded, and increasing underrepresented minority participation.\u0026quot; In addition, Oden has served as a formal Georgia Tech mentor for Institute staff for more than 20 years.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026quot;Keith\u0026#39;s work in partnership with faculty in our schools to establish National Science Foundation-sponsored Research Experience for Undergraduates summer programs has been a real highlight,\u0026quot; Collard says. \u0026quot;For example, the creation of a program in physics has established a strong track record of encouraging underrepresented minority students to pursue graduate study, both at Georgia Tech and elsewhere.\u0026quot;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EOden first came to Georgia Tech in 1985. He has also served as diversity director for the School of Chemistry and Biochemistry, and as the director of the Graduate Co-Op and Fellowships Office. Oden received a Ph.D. in Educational Policy Studies-Higher Education from Georgia State University in 2004. His B.S. is from SUNY-Albany, and he received his M.S. from Brockport College.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EOden plans to spend more time with family and friends, and will also volunteer to work with middle and high schol students, along with part-time teaching and consulting. \u0026quot;I will also continue to travel worldwide,\u0026nbsp;once the pandemic is over.\u0026nbsp;In other words, I still plan to be very active, have fun and enjoy life.\u0026quot;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":[{"value":"Keith Oden, longtime Director of Academic Diversity for the College of Sciences, will retire after serving and building the Georgia Tech community for 35 years. 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The project is known as Alliances for Graduate Education and the Professoriate (AGEP) Research Universities Alliance Model: Advancing Minority Math, Physical Science, Environmental Science, and Engineering PhD Candidates and Postdoctoral Scholars to Faculty.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cdiv\u003E\r\n\u003Cdiv\u003E\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026ldquo;The model to advance minority Ph.D. candidates and postdoctoral scholars to faculty will enable Georgia Tech to expand our efforts in cultivating a diverse cadre of STEM faculty,\u0026rdquo; said Felica Benton-Johnson, assistant dean in the College of Engineering, director of the Center for Engineering Education and Diversity (CEED), and lead PI for the grant. \u0026ldquo;The funding will be used to support future minority STEM faculty to participate in professional development activities that prepare them for faculty positions at Tier 1 research universities.\u0026rdquo;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThe primary outcomes of the AGEP Alliance Model project include:\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cul\u003E\r\n\t\u003Cli\u003EIncreased rates of doctoral candidates transitioning into postdoctoral scholar positions and postdoctoral scholars transitioning into early-career faculty employment\u003C\/li\u003E\r\n\t\u003Cli\u003EScaling of the research exchange and postdoctoral online portal to the nine partnering institutions\u003C\/li\u003E\r\n\t\u003Cli\u003EStudy of the model for future scaling\u003C\/li\u003E\r\n\u003C\/ul\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cdiv\u003E\r\n\u003Cdiv\u003E\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026ldquo;I\u0026#39;m excited about the new NSF AGEP grant, and I\u0026#39;ve been very impressed with both the overall Alliance model and with its leadership team,\u0026rdquo; said Matt Baker, associate dean for Faculty Development in the College of Sciences and co-PI on the grant. \u0026ldquo;It\u0026#39;s great that Georgia Tech will be a part of the future growth of the program. 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Our involvement with the AGEP Alliance should also work synergistically with efforts Georgia Tech has already set in motion to improve the representation of people of color on our faculty.\u0026rdquo;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThis AGEP Alliance Model has the potential to improve the success of URM doctoral candidates and postdoctoral scholars transitioning into early-career MPESE faculty positions.\u0026nbsp; Advancing the careers of URM faculty may lead to improved academic mentorship for all undergraduate and graduate students, and postdoctoral scholars in STEM disciplines.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cblockquote\u003E\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026ldquo;Georgia Tech\u0026rsquo;s partnership in the\u0026nbsp;AGEP Alliance Model, a collaborative research project which seeks to up-scale the underrepresented minority faculty entry into the professoriate, may provide a model for higher education to accelerate the success of URM doctoral candidates and postdoctoral scholars transitioning into early-career MPESE faculty positions. 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Anna Holcomb, a lecturer in the School of Electrical and Computer Engineering (ECE) and assistant director of the Undergraduate Professional Communication Program (UPCP), \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.ece.gatech.edu\/news\/635104\/holcomb-participate-governors-teaching-fellows-program\u0022\u003Eis also a 2020-2021 Fellow\u003C\/a\u003E.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThe Governor\u0026#39;s Teaching Fellows Program was established in 1995 by former Governor Zell Miller to provide Georgia\u0026#39;s higher education faculty with expanded opportunities for developing important teaching skills.\u0026nbsp;Participants are selected \u0026ldquo;on the basis of their teaching experience, their interest in continuing instructional and professional development, their ability to make a positive impact on their own campus, and a strong commitment by their home institution for release time and other forms of support for the duration of their participation in the program.\u0026rdquo;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026ldquo;Being a Governor\u0026rsquo;s Teaching Fellow is a great honor for me,\u0026rdquo; Fenton says. \u0026ldquo;Not only is it allowing me to further my teaching skills, but also it is making me transform how I approach teaching. This year-long program allows me to spend three days a month interacting closely with enthusiastic and thoughtful educators from other colleges and universities of Georgia and learning about several instructional techniques that have been new to me. The diverse composition in teaching fields of the Teaching Fellows cohort has opened me to new ways of thinking that will have an impact on how I select and organize course content and delivery in all my future courses.\u0026rdquo;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EFellows must work on a project during their appointed one-year term that will benefit both the faculty member and their school. Fenton is creating a large database of physics demonstrations to be used in Georgia Tech\u0026rsquo;s Physics I course, taken by nearly 2,000 students each year.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026ldquo;The idea is to have at least two real-life demos for each class given in the semester to help exemplify the physics concept introduced in the class, which will be over 80 experimental demonstrations,\u0026rdquo; Fenton says. \u0026ldquo;The demos can\u0026nbsp;help students stay focused and motivated and provide new opportunities for students to engage with the material as they connect theory with reality in an interactive way. The demos will also be recorded while being demonstrated, so that they can be used by instructors in other institutions if they do not have direct access to the equipment.\u0026rdquo;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EFenton came to Georgia Tech in 2012 as an associate professor, and was made a full professor in 2018. 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I interact with first-year students on a daily basis, and connect them with the resources that they need on campus to be most successful. The team of amazing staff in the College of Sciences makes this college not only work, but run like their home-away-from-home. I have also been a part of the working group that formed the initial College of Sciences Advisory Council voting process, mission and vision.\u003C\/em\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EWhy I\u0026rsquo;m joining the Council:\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003Cem\u003EAs a member of the council I would work to learn about the wide variety of positions, responsibilities, and needs of the professionals across our college. 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project\u003C\/a\u003E and, in collaboration with colleagues in the Institute for Data Engineering and Science, the establishment of a new supercomputer at Georgia Tech,\u0026quot; notes Susan Lozier, College of Sciences Dean and Betsy Middleton and John Clark Sutherland Chair.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026quot;In the coming years, a new interdisciplinary research neighborhood will be established in the Klaus Advanced Computing building for the purpose of bringing together astrophysicists and planetary scientists across the Institute,\u0026quot; Lozier adds.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003ECadonati joined the Center for Relativistic Astrophysics at Georgia Tech in January 2015. Her research interests include gravitational waves and particle astrophysics. In 2017, Cadonati was appointed as first-ever deputy spokesperson of the Laser Interferometer Gravitational-Wave Observatory (LIGO), to speak on behalf of LIGO when new gravitational wave detections are announced. She also oversees the management of a number of divisions, including data analysis and astrophysics. Cadonati leads LIGO\u0026rsquo;s collaboration with existing partners, such as astronomers and particle observatories around the world, and coordinates with current and future funding organizations.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EBogdanovi\u0107 is a theoretical astrophysicist whose research interests include the \u0026quot;ins and outs of \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.tbogdanovic.gatech.edu\/Home.html\u0022\u003Esome of the most massive black holes in the universe\u003C\/a\u003E\u0026quot;. Her research group investigates the physical processes that arise in accretion flows around supermassive black holes, and uses them as luminous tracers of these otherwise dark objects. Bogdanovi\u0107\u0026#39;s goal as a theorist is to predict the signatures of these interactions which can be searched for in observations, as well as to provide interpretation for some of the puzzling astrophysical events seen on the sky. Before joining the Georgia Tech faculty in 2012, she was a NASA sponsored Einstein Postdoctoral Fellow at the University of Maryland.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026quot;I look forward to working with Laura and Tamara as they lead the CRA into a new phase of exciting research, education and outreach at Georgia Tech,\u0026quot; shares Dean Lozier. \u0026quot;Congratulations to them both!\u0026quot;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EPlease join the College of Sciences in welcoming the new leadership of Georgia Tech\u0026rsquo;s Center for Relativistic Astrophysics (CRA): School of Physics professor Laura Cadonati will serve as CRA Director, and is joined by associate professor Tamara Bogdanovi\u0107, who will serve as CRA Associate Director.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","format":"limited_html"}],"field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"School of Physics professor Laura Cadonati will serve as CRA Director, and is joined by associate professor Tamara Bogdanovi\u0107, who will serve as CRA Associate Director."}],"uid":"34528","created_gmt":"2020-08-28 21:46:09","changed_gmt":"2020-08-28 21:55:15","author":"jhunt7","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","dateline":{"date":"2020-08-27T00:00:00-04:00","iso_date":"2020-08-27T00:00:00-04:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"hg_media":{"638559":{"id":"638559","type":"image","title":"Laura Cadonati and Tamara Bogdanovi\u0107 to Lead Center for Relativistic Astrophysics","body":null,"created":"1598651391","gmt_created":"2020-08-28 21:49:51","changed":"1598651391","gmt_changed":"2020-08-28 21:49:51","alt":"","file":{"fid":"242823","name":"Announcing CRA Cadonati Bogdanovic.jpg","image_path":"\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/Announcing%20CRA%20Cadonati%20Bogdanovic.jpg","image_full_path":"http:\/\/www.tlwarc.hg.gatech.edu\/\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/Announcing%20CRA%20Cadonati%20Bogdanovic.jpg","mime":"image\/jpeg","size":201454,"path_740":"http:\/\/www.tlwarc.hg.gatech.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/740xx_scale\/public\/images\/Announcing%20CRA%20Cadonati%20Bogdanovic.jpg?itok=A6xHoUSG"}},"590680":{"id":"590680","type":"image","title":"Laura Cadonati","body":null,"created":"1492684302","gmt_created":"2017-04-20 10:31:42","changed":"1492684302","gmt_changed":"2017-04-20 10:31:42","alt":"Laura Cadonati","file":{"fid":"225038","name":"Laura Cadonati.jpg","image_path":"\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/Laura%20Cadonati.jpg","image_full_path":"http:\/\/www.tlwarc.hg.gatech.edu\/\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/Laura%20Cadonati.jpg","mime":"image\/jpeg","size":776434,"path_740":"http:\/\/www.tlwarc.hg.gatech.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/740xx_scale\/public\/images\/Laura%20Cadonati.jpg?itok=WEb-kHap"}},"634825":{"id":"634825","type":"image","title":"Tamara Bogdanovic, associate professor, School of Physics ","body":null,"created":"1588103982","gmt_created":"2020-04-28 19:59:42","changed":"1588103982","gmt_changed":"2020-04-28 19:59:42","alt":"","file":{"fid":"241591","name":"Tamara Bogdanovic headshot.png","image_path":"\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/Tamara%20Bogdanovic%20headshot.png","image_full_path":"http:\/\/www.tlwarc.hg.gatech.edu\/\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/Tamara%20Bogdanovic%20headshot.png","mime":"image\/png","size":113111,"path_740":"http:\/\/www.tlwarc.hg.gatech.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/740xx_scale\/public\/images\/Tamara%20Bogdanovic%20headshot.png?itok=7dI15O11"}}},"media_ids":["638559","590680","634825"],"related_links":[{"url":"https:\/\/cra.gatech.edu\/","title":"Center for Relativistic Astrophysics"},{"url":"https:\/\/cos.gatech.edu\/news\/star-power-tech-women-exploring-universe","title":"STAR POWER: Tech Women Exploring the Universe"},{"url":"https:\/\/news.gatech.edu\/2017\/10\/03\/gravitational-wave-confirmations-earn-2017-nobel-prize-physics","title":"Gravitational Wave Confirmations Earn 2017 Nobel Prize in Physics "},{"url":"https:\/\/cos.gatech.edu\/news\/whats-creating-galaxy-spanning-cold-gas-filaments-galaxy-clusters-research-points-burps","title":"What\u2019s Creating Galaxy-Spanning Cold Gas Filaments in Galaxy Clusters? 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That\u0026rsquo;s why the next generation of exploration rovers will need to be good at climbing hills covered with loose material and avoiding entrapment on soft granular surfaces.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EBuilt with wheeled appendages that can be lifted and wheels able to wiggle,\u0026nbsp;a new robot known as the \u0026ldquo;Mini Rover\u0026rdquo; has developed and tested complex locomotion techniques robust enough to help it climb hills covered with such granular material \u0026ndash; and avoid the risk of getting ignominiously stuck on some remote planet or moon.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EUsing a complex move the researchers dubbed \u0026ldquo;rear rotator pedaling,\u0026rdquo; the robot can climb a slope by using its unique design to combine paddling, walking, and wheel spinning motions. The rover\u0026rsquo;s behaviors were modeled using a branch of physics known as terradynamics.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026ldquo;When loose materials flow, that can create problems for robots moving across it,\u0026rdquo; said \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/physics.gatech.edu\/user\/daniel-goldman\u0022\u003EDan Goldman\u003C\/a\u003E, the Dunn Family Professor in the \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.physics.gatech.edu\u0022\u003ESchool of Physics\u003C\/a\u003E at the Georgia Institute of Technology. \u0026ldquo;This rover has enough degrees of freedom that it can get out of jams pretty effectively. By avalanching materials from the front wheels, it creates a localized fluid hill for the back wheels that is not as steep as the real slope. The rover is always self-generating and self-organizing a good hill for itself.\u0026rdquo;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThe research was reported on May 13 as the cover article in the journal \u003Cem\u003EScience Robotics\u003C\/em\u003E. The work was supported by the NASA National Robotics Initiative and the Army Research Office.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EA robot built by NASA\u0026rsquo;s Johnson Space Center pioneered the ability to spin its wheels, sweep the surface with those wheels and lift each of its wheeled appendages where necessary, creating a broad range of potential motions. Using in-house 3D printers, the Georgia Tech researchers collaborated with the Johnson Space Center to re-create those capabilities in a scaled-down vehicle with four wheeled appendages driven by 12 different motors.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026ldquo;The rover was developed with a modular mechatronic architecture, commercially available components, and a minimal number of parts,\u0026rdquo; said Siddharth Shrivastava, an undergraduate student in Georgia Tech\u0026rsquo;s \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.me.gatech.edu\u0022\u003EGeorge W. 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Shrivastava and School of Physics Ph.D. candidate Andras Karsai began with the gaits explored by the NASA RP15 robot, and were able to experiment with locomotion schemes that could not have been tested on a full-size rover.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThe researchers also tested their experimental gaits on slopes designed to simulate planetary and lunar hills using a fluidized bed system known as SCATTER (Systematic Creation of Arbitrary Terrain and Testing of Exploratory Robots) that could be tilted to evaluate the role of controlling the granular substrate. Karsai and Shrivastava collaborated with Yasemin Ozkan-Aydin, a postdoctoral research fellow in Goldman\u0026rsquo;s lab, to study the rover motion in the SCATTER test facility.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026ldquo;By creating a small robot with capabilities similar to the RP15 rover, we could test the principles of locomoting with various gaits in a controlled laboratory environment,\u0026rdquo; Karsai said. \u0026ldquo;In our tests, we primarily varied the gait, the locomotion medium, and the slope the robot had to climb. We quickly iterated over many gait strategies and terrain conditions to examine the phenomena that emerged.\u0026rdquo;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EIn the paper, the authors describe a gait that allowed the rover to climb a steep slope with the front wheels stirring up the granular material \u0026ndash; poppy seeds for the lab testing \u0026ndash; and pushing them back toward the rear wheels. The rear wheels wiggled from side-to-side, lifting and spinning to create a motion that resembles paddling in water. The material pushed to the back wheels effectively changed the slope the rear wheels had to climb, allowing the rover to make steady progress up a hill that might have stopped a simple wheeled robot.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThe experiments provided a variation on earlier robophysics work in Goldman\u0026rsquo;s group that involved moving with legs or flippers, which had emphasized disturbing the granular surfaces as little as possible to avoid getting the robot stuck.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026ldquo;In our previous studies of pure legged robots, modeled on animals, we had kind of figured out that the secret was to not make a mess,\u0026rdquo; said Goldman. \u0026ldquo;If you end up making too much of a mess with most robots, you end up just paddling and digging into the granular material. 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That\u0026rsquo;s why the next generation of exploration rovers will need to be good at climbing hills covered with loose material and avoiding entrapment on soft granular surfaces.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EBuilt with wheeled appendages that can be lifted and wheels able to wiggle,\u0026nbsp;a new robot known as the \u0026ldquo;Mini Rover\u0026rdquo; has developed and tested complex locomotion techniques robust enough to help it climb hills covered with such granular material \u0026ndash; and avoid the risk of getting ignominiously stuck on some remote planet or moon.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EUsing a complex move the researchers dubbed \u0026ldquo;rear rotator pedaling,\u0026rdquo; the robot can climb a slope by using its unique design to combine paddling, walking, and wheel spinning motions. The rover\u0026rsquo;s behaviors were modeled using a branch of physics known as terradynamics.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026ldquo;When loose materials flow, that can create problems for robots moving across it,\u0026rdquo; said \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/physics.gatech.edu\/user\/daniel-goldman\u0022\u003EDan Goldman\u003C\/a\u003E, the Dunn Family Professor in the \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.physics.gatech.edu\u0022\u003ESchool of Physics\u003C\/a\u003E at the Georgia Institute of Technology. \u0026ldquo;This rover has enough degrees of freedom that it can get out of jams pretty effectively. By avalanching materials from the front wheels, it creates a localized fluid hill for the back wheels that is not as steep as the real slope. The rover is always self-generating and self-organizing a good hill for itself.\u0026rdquo;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThe research was reported on May 13 as the cover article in the journal \u003Cem\u003EScience Robotics\u003C\/em\u003E. The work was supported by the NASA National Robotics Initiative and the Army Research Office.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EA robot built by NASA\u0026rsquo;s Johnson Space Center pioneered the ability to spin its wheels, sweep the surface with those wheels and lift each of its wheeled appendages where necessary, creating a broad range of potential motions. Using in-house 3D printers, the Georgia Tech researchers collaborated with the Johnson Space Center to re-create those capabilities in a scaled-down vehicle with four wheeled appendages driven by 12 different motors.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026ldquo;The rover was developed with a modular mechatronic architecture, commercially available components, and a minimal number of parts,\u0026rdquo; said Siddharth Shrivastava, an undergraduate student in Georgia Tech\u0026rsquo;s \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.me.gatech.edu\u0022\u003EGeorge W. 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Shrivastava and School of Physics Ph.D. candidate Andras Karsai began with the gaits explored by the NASA RP15 robot, and were able to experiment with locomotion schemes that could not have been tested on a full-size rover.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThe researchers also tested their experimental gaits on slopes designed to simulate planetary and lunar hills using a fluidized bed system known as SCATTER (Systematic Creation of Arbitrary Terrain and Testing of Exploratory Robots) that could be tilted to evaluate the role of controlling the granular substrate. Karsai and Shrivastava collaborated with Yasemin Ozkan-Aydin, a postdoctoral research fellow in Goldman\u0026rsquo;s lab, to study the rover motion in the SCATTER test facility.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026ldquo;By creating a small robot with capabilities similar to the RP15 rover, we could test the principles of locomoting with various gaits in a controlled laboratory environment,\u0026rdquo; Karsai said. \u0026ldquo;In our tests, we primarily varied the gait, the locomotion medium, and the slope the robot had to climb. We quickly iterated over many gait strategies and terrain conditions to examine the phenomena that emerged.\u0026rdquo;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EIn the paper, the authors describe a gait that allowed the rover to climb a steep slope with the front wheels stirring up the granular material \u0026ndash; poppy seeds for the lab testing \u0026ndash; and pushing them back toward the rear wheels. The rear wheels wiggled from side-to-side, lifting and spinning to create a motion that resembles paddling in water. The material pushed to the back wheels effectively changed the slope the rear wheels had to climb, allowing the rover to make steady progress up a hill that might have stopped a simple wheeled robot.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThe experiments provided a variation on earlier robophysics work in Goldman\u0026rsquo;s group that involved moving with legs or flippers, which had emphasized disturbing the granular surfaces as little as possible to avoid getting the robot stuck.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026ldquo;In our previous studies of pure legged robots, modeled on animals, we had kind of figured out that the secret was to not make a mess,\u0026rdquo; said Goldman. \u0026ldquo;If you end up making too much of a mess with most robots, you end up just paddling and digging into the granular material. 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Goldman says the gait discovered by Shrivastava, Karsai and Ozkan-Aydin might be able to help future rovers avoid that fate.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026ldquo;This combination of lifting and wheeling and paddling, if used properly, provides the ability to maintain some forward progress even if it is slow,\u0026rdquo; Goldman said. \u0026ldquo;Through our laboratory experiments, we have shown principles that could lead to improved robustness in planetary exploration \u0026ndash; and even in challenging surfaces on our own planet.\u0026rdquo;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThe researchers hope next to scale up the unusual gaits to larger robots, and to explore the idea of studying robots and their localized environments together. \u0026ldquo;We\u0026rsquo;d like to think about the locomotor and its environment as a single entity,\u0026rdquo; Goldman said. \u0026ldquo;There are certainly some interesting granular and soft matter physics issues to explore.\u0026rdquo;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThough the Mini Rover was designed to study lunar and planetary exploration, the lessons learned could also be applicable to terrestrial locomotion \u0026ndash; an area of interest to the Army Research Laboratory, one of the project\u0026rsquo;s sponsors.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026quot;This basic research is revealing exciting new approaches for locomotion in complex terrain,\u0026quot; said Dr. Samuel Stanton, program manager, Army Research Office, an element of the U.S. Army Combat Capabilities Development Command\u0026#39;s Army Research Laboratory. \u0026quot;This could lead to platforms capable of intelligently transitioning between wheeled and legged modes of movement to maintain high operational tempo.\u0026quot;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EBeyond those already mentioned, the researchers worked with Robert Ambrose and William Bluethmann at NASA, and traveled to NASA JSC to study the full-size NASA RP15 rover.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cem\u003EThis work was supported by the Army Research Office (W911NF-18-1-0120) and the NASA National Robotics Initiative (NNX15AR21G). 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I consider this opportunity to be the tip of the iceberg, providing immediate support for long-term research outcomes and goals,\u0026rdquo; says Daniel Phelps, a seed grant recipient from the School of Literature, Media, and Communications.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Ch3\u003EQuantum mechanics, magnetic particles\u003C\/h3\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EDark plans to use the funds to test sample fabrication from Dragovic\u0026rsquo;s lab in the newly installed Quantum Isolation and Observation System, with ORNL collaborator and staff scientist \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.ornl.gov\/staff-profile\/thomas-ward\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003EThomas Zac Ward\u003C\/a\u003E.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EDark says the funding opportunity will allow him to probe the limits of quantum mechanics in a magnetic particle. \u0026ldquo;These results will help to confirm whether electron tunneling can be used to measure quantum correlations in a large spin-system, and whether rare earth metal doping can successfully adjust the environmental coupling of this system,\u0026rdquo; Dark says.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Ch3\u003EAbout our Oak Ridge National Laboratory strategic partnership\u003C\/h3\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EAs one of the\u0026nbsp;Oak Ridge, Tennessee lab\u0026#39;s eight core university partners, Georgia Tech is in a unique position to partner with ORNL experts on collaborative research. ORNL also employs students in internships and serves as a superb career destination for engineers, scientists, computer scientists, energy policy experts, and others interested in applying technology to solving national and global problems.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003ESince 2017, more than 100 students, faculty, and staff have made trips from Georgia Tech to ORNL that have been funded through our ongoing partnership. The results of these trips include graduate research awards, collaborative funded grants, and newly recruited graduate students.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EMore GT-ORNL seed funding is available.\u003C\/strong\u003E Individuals at Georgia Tech who are interested in applying can \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/forms.cos.gatech.edu\/seed-grants-georgia-tech-phd-students-and-postdocs-conduct-research-oak-ridge-national-lab\u0022\u003Efill out this form\u003C\/a\u003E and contact Ashley Edwards at ashley.edwards@gatech.edu with questions.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/cos.gatech.edu\/ornl\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003EExplore more GT-ORNL funding opportunities\u003C\/a\u003E for faculty and students.\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":[{"value":"GT-ORNL still has funding available for graduate, postdoc students in wide range of disciplines "}],"field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EThe inaugural round of a new Georgia Tech-Oak Ridge National Laboratory collaborative seed program has resulted in funding for ten Institute recipients, including two Sciences graduate students. 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anonymously notified if they have potentially been exposed to Covid-19. Use of the app is voluntary, and it is available at no cost to members of the Georgia Tech community. A link to information about the app is available from the COVID Central portal: (\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/covid-central.gatech.edu\/app\/welcome\u0022\u003Ecovidcentral.gatech.edu\u003C\/a\u003E).\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EDeveloped by researchers at Carnegie Mellon University, NOVID captures no personally identifiable information from people using it. Instead, smartphones running the app exchange synthetic codes with other smartphones that are nearby for more than a brief period of time. If the owner of one of the phones tests positive for the virus, they can notify other app users with whom they have been in contact without identifying themselves or sharing any personal information.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThat rapid notification can facilitate early testing, slowing spread of the virus from infected individuals who may not be showing symptoms yet \u0026ndash; or who may be asymptomatic.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EManual contact tracing will continue to be done by the Georgia Department of Public Health with support from Georgia Tech. Contact tracing makes initial rapid notifications of close contacts in the Georgia Tech community based on information gathered from the individual who tests positive. For contact tracing purposes, a close contact is defined as anyone who, for 15 minutes or more, was within 6 feet of the person who tested positive, anyone who had physical contact with the person, or anyone who was coughed or sneezed on by the person.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EIn a large community, exposure notification apps can fill in the gaps by finding individuals who might have been close enough to be exposed to the virus but not known to the individual with a positive test result. These could include, for instance, someone working nearby in a makerspace or lab \u0026ndash; or working out on nearby equipment at the gym.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026ldquo;Manual contact tracing has been proven over time to be extremely useful for tracking all of the contacts that you know about,\u0026rdquo; said Alexa Harter, director of the \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.gtri.gatech.edu\u0022\u003EGeorgia Tech Research Institute\u0026rsquo;s\u003C\/a\u003E (GTRI) \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.gtri.gatech.edu\/laboratories\/cybersecurity-information-protection-and-hardware-evaluation-research\u0022\u003ECybersecurity, Information Protection, and Hardware Evaluation Research \u003C\/a\u003E(CIPHER) Lab. \u0026ldquo;An exposure notification app is useful when you are in contact with someone you don\u0026rsquo;t know. It\u0026rsquo;s very good at the kinds of interactions that manual contract tracing doesn\u0026rsquo;t do as well.\u0026rdquo;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EInstalled on an iOS or Android smartphone, the app exchanges information with other phones also running the app. It records a frequently changing code to other devices so they can be alerted if necessary, but without sharing any personally identifiable information. Pairs of code interactions are stored on the NOVID server for a limited period of time.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EOn a college campus, faculty, staff, and students may walk past hundreds of people on sidewalks and hallways, but those brief encounters are not used for exposure notification because evidence suggests that such interactions have a very low risk of disease transmission.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003ENOVID leverages a combination of ultrasound and Bluetooth technology to note other devices that are within 6 feet, and only if they remain that close for 15 minutes or more. By briefly using the device\u0026rsquo;s microphone and measuring the time sound takes to travel, ultrasound can accurately measure the distance between devices. The benefit of this combined method is avoiding false positives that would be generated from Bluetooth alone, such as contacts that may be on the other side of a wall \u0026ndash; nearby, but not creating a risk of exposure.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EIf a student receives a positive Covid-19 test at Stamps Health Services, they will be given a one-time code that they can enter into the app, which will send a notification to other phones the app has recorded as potential exposures. Community members who have received positive tests elsewhere on campus or off campus are required, as part of public health regulations, to report their positive Covid-19 status to Stamps Health Services. They will receive an app notification code at that time.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EPersons being warned through NOVID of a potential exposure will be encouraged to isolate themselves, monitor for symptoms, and be tested for the virus. The app will provide directions for how to contact relevant campus services when alerting a user that they have potentially been exposed.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EResearchers from the GTRI CIPHER Lab\u0026rsquo;s Software Assurance Branch \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/covid-central.gatech.edu\/app\/privacy-evaluation\u0022\u003Ehave evaluated NOVID\u003C\/a\u003E for privacy protections to make sure it doesn\u0026rsquo;t record personal information that could identify users \u0026ndash; and for cybersecurity issues to make sure it protects the device. \u0026ldquo;They found it was not collecting anything it shouldn\u0026rsquo;t be collecting or transmitting anything it shouldn\u0026rsquo;t be transmitting,\u0026rdquo; said Harter.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EWhen launched for the first time, the app will ask users of iOS phones to give it permission to use the device\u0026rsquo;s microphone. That allows the ultrasound system to determine distance from other phones. The GTRI researchers found that the app did not store or transmit sound received via the device\u0026#39;s microphone, and did not send sound via the device\u0026#39;s speaker other than what is necessary for detecting potential contacts. On iOS devices, the app must be operating in standby mode to detect contacts.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EAndroid users will be asked to allow the app to access location information. That\u0026rsquo;s necessary to use the device\u0026rsquo;s Bluetooth radio, which is part of the distance-finding process.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EBecause NOVID sends out signals only intermittently, it has minimal effect on battery life. Battery usage is slightly higher on Android than iOS because of Android\u0026#39;s background mode.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThe effectiveness of exposure notification apps grows with the percentage of community members using it. The app can also be helpful to smaller groups, such as fraternities or sororities that may be able to encourage a high percentage of members to use it.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026ldquo;The more members of the Georgia Tech community that are using this, the more effective it will be in helping us stop the spread of infection,\u0026rdquo; said Jon Duke, director of Georgia Tech\u0026rsquo;s Center for Health Analytics and Informatics who led adoption of the software with Harter. \u0026ldquo;Addressing the pandemic will take a community-wide effort involving testing, wearing masks, maintaining distance from others, and frequent handwashing. NOVID is another part of that effort.\u0026rdquo;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EAs of Aug. 17, more than 2,000 users had joined the Georgia Tech NOVID community.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003ENOVID can be downloaded from Apple\u0026rsquo;s App Store or Android\u0026rsquo;s Google Play Store. Georgia Tech staff, faculty and students should enter the community code JACKETS on the NOVID settings page to join the Georgia Tech NOVID community. Additional information about using the system is available at \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/covid-central.gatech.edu\/app\/welcome\u0022\u003Ecovidcentral.gatech.edu\u003C\/a\u003E.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EResearch News\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\nGeorgia Institute of Technology\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\n177 North Avenue\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\nAtlanta, Georgia\u0026nbsp; 30332-0181\u0026nbsp; USA\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EMedia Relations Contact\u003C\/strong\u003E: John Toon (404-894-6986) (jtoon@gatech.edu).\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EWriter\u003C\/strong\u003E: John Toon\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EThe smartphones in everyone\u0026rsquo;s purse or pocket could soon become powerful tools in the effort to control coronavirus in the campus community.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","format":"limited_html"}],"field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"An new app made available to Georgia Tech faculty, staff and students uses smartphones to help control the coronavirus."}],"uid":"34528","created_gmt":"2020-08-17 21:20:37","changed_gmt":"2020-08-24 21:36:01","author":"jhunt7","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","dateline":{"date":"2020-08-17T00:00:00-04:00","iso_date":"2020-08-17T00:00:00-04:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"hg_media":{"637982":{"id":"637982","type":"image","title":"Georgia Tech campus community","body":null,"created":"1597697271","gmt_created":"2020-08-17 20:47:51","changed":"1597697271","gmt_changed":"2020-08-17 20:47:51","alt":"Students on the Georgia Tech campus","file":{"fid":"242642","name":"Facial Coverings020-lg.jpg","image_path":"\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/Facial%20Coverings020-lg.jpg","image_full_path":"http:\/\/www.tlwarc.hg.gatech.edu\/\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/Facial%20Coverings020-lg.jpg","mime":"image\/jpeg","size":556416,"path_740":"http:\/\/www.tlwarc.hg.gatech.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/740xx_scale\/public\/images\/Facial%20Coverings020-lg.jpg?itok=B-sA8kyz"}},"637983":{"id":"637983","type":"image","title":"Using the NOVID exposure notification app","body":null,"created":"1597697455","gmt_created":"2020-08-17 20:50:55","changed":"1597697455","gmt_changed":"2020-08-17 20:50:55","alt":"NOVID exposure app","file":{"fid":"242643","name":"novid-steps.png","image_path":"\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/novid-steps.png","image_full_path":"http:\/\/www.tlwarc.hg.gatech.edu\/\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/novid-steps.png","mime":"image\/png","size":2687244,"path_740":"http:\/\/www.tlwarc.hg.gatech.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/740xx_scale\/public\/images\/novid-steps.png?itok=hvn9OHys"}}},"media_ids":["637982","637983"],"groups":[{"id":"1278","name":"College of Sciences"},{"id":"364801","name":"EAS"},{"id":"1275","name":"School of Biological Sciences"},{"id":"85951","name":"School of Chemistry and Biochemistry"},{"id":"1279","name":"School of Mathematics"},{"id":"126011","name":"School of Physics"},{"id":"443951","name":"School of Psychology"}],"categories":[{"id":"135","name":"Research"},{"id":"153","name":"Computer Science\/Information Technology and Security"}],"keywords":[{"id":"185579","name":"NOVID"},{"id":"185580","name":"exposure notification"},{"id":"184289","name":"covid-19"},{"id":"10553","name":"app"},{"id":"183843","name":"coronavirus"},{"id":"166882","name":"School of Biological Sciences"}],"core_research_areas":[{"id":"145171","name":"Cybersecurity"}],"news_room_topics":[{"id":"71871","name":"Campus and Community"}],"event_categories":[],"invited_audience":[],"affiliations":[],"classification":[],"areas_of_expertise":[],"news_and_recent_appearances":[],"phone":[],"contact":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EJohn Toon\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EResearch News\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E(404) 894-6986\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","format":"limited_html"}],"email":["jtoon@gatech.edu"],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}},"638178":{"#nid":"638178","#data":{"type":"news","title":"Georgia Tech-Shenzhen Rolls Out Welcome Mat for First-Year Students Originally Bound for Atlanta ","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EThis summer, 23 first-year College of Sciences students in China faced a delayed start to their academic careers, with pandemic and travel visa restrictions postponing fall trips to Atlanta and the Georgia Tech campus.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003ENow, those students are part of a group of 98 first-year students who are keeping up with their peers by starting classes and the college experience from another campus: \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.shenzhen.gatech.edu\/\u0022\u003EGeorgia Tech-Shenzhen\u003C\/a\u003E\u0026nbsp;in China. A similar effort is underway on the \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/lorraine.gatech.edu\/\u0022\u003EGeorgia-Tech Lorraine\u003C\/a\u003E campus.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026quot;Our local staff members have worked extremely hard to accommodate these students,\u0026quot; says\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.ece.gatech.edu\/faculty-staff-directory\/guotong-Zhou\u0022\u003EG. Tong Zhou\u003C\/a\u003E, Director of Georgia Tech-Shenzhen. \u0026quot;Undergraduates and graduate students who serve as teaching assistants in computer science and physics labs will help with the new students. Team leaders from the\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/advising.gatech.edu\/gt1000\u0022\u003EGT1000\u003C\/a\u003E\u0026nbsp;program are also assisting.\u0026quot;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026quot;Thus we are able to create a healthy \u0026lsquo;eco-system\u0026rsquo; from a non-ideal situation,\u0026quot; Zhou says.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThe full group of 98 students represent all six colleges at Georgia Tech. The 23 College of Sciences students are majoring in biological sciences, chemistry and biochemistry, mathematics, physics, and psychology.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026quot;Georgia Tech\u0026#39;s ability to provide this opportunity for a group of international students who could not begin their college experience in Atlanta is very creative,\u0026quot; says\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/chemistry.gatech.edu\/faculty\/Collard\/\u0022\u003EDavid Collard\u003C\/a\u003E, Associate Dean for Academic Programs in the College of Sciences. \u0026quot;In addition to learning from our faculty, the students are immersed in a true Georgia Tech experience. Starting in Shenzhen will allow the students to make progress towards their degrees, which otherwise would not be possible.\u0026quot;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026quot;We should be especially proud of the College of Sciences instructors in the Schools of\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/physics.gatech.edu\/\u0022\u003EPhysics\u003C\/a\u003E,\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/biosciences.gatech.edu\/\u0022\u003EBiological Sciences\u003C\/a\u003E, and\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/math.gatech.edu\/\u0022\u003EMathematics\u003C\/a\u003E, who have engaged the students in their classes,\u0026quot; Collard adds.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026quot;This has been a true team effort with coordination between Professor Zhou, the instructors for our courses here in Atlanta, and the in-person studio lecturers in Shenzhen,\u0026rdquo; says\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/math.gatech.edu\/people\/rachel-kuske\u0022\u003ERachel Kuske\u003C\/a\u003E, Chair of the School of Mathematics. \u0026ldquo;They are participating from local universities in China, to work with our instructors here, to deliver in-person studios as part of the courses.\u0026quot;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EZhou hopes the new students will make a successful transition to the Georgia Tech academic system this semester, and then make the physical transition to the Atlanta campus in early 2021. Collard echoes those thoughts.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026quot;On behalf of the College let me add an especially warm welcome to the students in Shenzhen who are planning to major in a field of science or\u0026nbsp;mathematics. 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The students in Shenzhen will be able to have synchronous remote meetings with Physics TAs who are in the same time zone. 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Starting in Fall 2020 and continuing through Spring 2021, the 16 participants will take part in leadership development workshops, a fall weekend activity, small-group work, self-assessments, and 360-degree assessments. The 2020-21 group includes four College of Sciences faculty: David Ballantyne, Facundo Fernandez, Brian Hammer, and Jake Soper.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026ldquo;As we enter our fifth year, we are so pleased with the continued interest and engagement with the Emerging Leaders Program from faculty across the Colleges,\u0026rdquo; said Rafael L. Bras, provost and executive vice president for Academic Affairs and K. Harrison Brown Family Chair. \u0026ldquo;Since 2016, the program has supported faculty who are passionate about continuing their leadership journey and, in so doing, has promoted a growing culture of leadership at Georgia Tech.\u0026rdquo;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThe fifth cohort reflects many of Georgia Tech\u0026rsquo;s Schools and Colleges.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003ECollege of Computing\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cul\u003E\r\n\t\u003Cli\u003EPolo Chau, associate professor, School of Computational Science and Engineering\u003C\/li\u003E\r\n\t\u003Cli\u003EElizabeth Cherry, associate professor, School of Computational Science and Engineering\u003C\/li\u003E\r\n\t\u003Cli\u003EAlessandro Orso, professor, School of Computer Science\u003C\/li\u003E\r\n\u003C\/ul\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003ECollege of Design\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cul\u003E\r\n\t\u003Cli\u003EBaabak Ashuri, associate professor, School of Building Construction\u003C\/li\u003E\r\n\u003C\/ul\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003ECollege of Engineering\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cul\u003E\r\n\t\u003Cli\u003EMorris Cohen, associate professor, School of Electrical and Computer Engineering\u003C\/li\u003E\r\n\t\u003Cli\u003EAnna Erickson, Woodruff Professor and associate professor, George W. 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Milton Stewart School of Industrial and Systems Engineering\u003C\/li\u003E\r\n\t\u003Cli\u003EFumin Zhang, professor, School of Electrical and Computer Engineering\u003C\/li\u003E\r\n\u003C\/ul\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003ECollege of Sciences\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cul\u003E\r\n\t\u003Cli\u003EDavid Ballantyne, professor, School of Physics\u003C\/li\u003E\r\n\t\u003Cli\u003EFacundo Fernandez, Vasser Woolley Foundation Chair in Bioanalytical Chemistry and professor, School of Chemistry and Biochemistry\u003C\/li\u003E\r\n\t\u003Cli\u003EBrian Hammer, associate professor, School of Biological Sciences\u003C\/li\u003E\r\n\t\u003Cli\u003EJake Soper, associate professor, School of Chemistry and Biochemistry\u003C\/li\u003E\r\n\u003C\/ul\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EIvan Allen College of Liberal Arts\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cul\u003E\r\n\t\u003Cli\u003EKaren Head, associate professor, School of Literature, Media, and Communication\u003C\/li\u003E\r\n\t\u003Cli\u003EMatthew Oliver, associate professor, School of Economics\u003C\/li\u003E\r\n\u003C\/ul\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThe ELP was started in 2016 and is designed for associate and full professors who have attained tenure. 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It has been updated for College of Sciences audiences, and is followed by a brief interview with Chandra Raman, professor in the School of Physics at Georgia Tech.\u003C\/em\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EMost waves lose their shape as they travel, but solitons defy that behavior. These self-reinforcing waves are ubiquitous in natural and artificial environments such as rivers, optical fibers, and even Bose-Einstein condensates (BECs; see \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/physics.aps.org\/articles\/v13\/s67\u0022\u003ESynopsis: Solitons of All Speeds\u003C\/a\u003E). Now, two teams of researchers have independently created magnetic solitons in a BEC made from atoms with different spins. The experiments establish a new playground for further exploration of quantum solitons.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThe teams were led by \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/physics.gatech.edu\/\u0022\u003ESchool of Physics\u003C\/a\u003E professor \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/physics.gatech.edu\/user\/chandra-raman\u0022\u003EChandra Raman\u003C\/a\u003E, and Giacomo Lamporesi of the University of Trento in Italy. While the details vary, both teams used similar experimental setups. They prepared an elongated BEC with a 50-50 mix of intermingled spin-up and spin-down sodium atoms. They then fired a laser pulse at the BEC. The laser\u0026rsquo;s illumination pattern and wavelength were chosen to \u0026ldquo;kick\u0026rdquo; the spin-up and spin-down atoms in opposite directions: for a particular choice of circular polarization, the spin-down atoms were drawn toward the light, while the spin-up atoms were repelled. This effect sent a slow-moving, self-reinforcing ripple through the spin-up atoms in one direction and a similar ripple through the spin-down atoms in the other direction.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EBoth teams also engineered \u0026lsquo;collisions\u0026rsquo; between the magnetic solitons by altering the laser pulse to generate pairs of solitons at opposing ends of the BEC. When the solitons met in the middle, they passed right through one another. Raman says that he and his team hope to explore such scenarios in more detail, looking for situations where the solitons get distorted. They also plan to generate trains of magnetic solitons to see how they interact. Lamporesi\u0026rsquo;s group hopes to expand this research to 2D and 3D systems, where structures in the BEC, such as magnetic vortices, could be leveraged to mimic some phenomena in high-energy physics.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThe groups\u0026rsquo; research was recently published in \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/journals.aps.org\/prl\/\u0022\u003E\u003Cem\u003EPhysical Review Letters\u003C\/em\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EThe Raman Lab at Georgia Tech \u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003ERaman\u0026rsquo;s experimental atomic physics group manipulates atoms to discover new phenomena and to learn fundamental physics, with an ultimate goal to \u0026ldquo;harness the power of atoms to realize novel quantum sensors with new detection modalities beyond what is possible in classical physics\u0026rdquo;.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003ETwo of Raman\u0026rsquo;s graduate students, Xiao Chai and Di Lao, were co-first authors on the Tech team\u0026rsquo;s work, which will now explore those collision scenarios where solitons get distorted, along with creating trains of magnetic solitons.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026ldquo;Now that we can controllably create solitons, we can study their interactions,\u0026rdquo; Raman explains. \u0026ldquo;With a variant on the technique of laser beam magnetic shadowing that we have used, we can engineer one to multiple solitons at spatially distinct locations, and with controlled velocities, to see how they interact.\u0026rdquo;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026ldquo;Ordinary theory predicts that solitons should pass through one another without getting distorted, something that we can test in the lab,\u0026rdquo; he adds. \u0026ldquo;One goal would be to eventually create \u0026lsquo;soliton matter\u0026rsquo; \u0026mdash; a large array of interacting solitons. 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Many solitary waves in nature occur within media \u0026mdash; water waves, for example \u0026mdash; for which there is no possibility of quantum behavior.\u0026rdquo;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EHe adds that, while people have suggested that quantum solitons might carry quantum information, \u0026ldquo;the results we have obtained in our system so far provide no signature of \u0026lsquo;quantum-ness\u0026rsquo;,\u0026rdquo; although, \u0026ldquo;it would be intriguing to look for quantum signatures in unusual places, as you never know what you may find and how it might be useful.\u0026rdquo;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003ETeams led by School of Physics\u0026#39; Chandra Raman and University of Trento have independently created magnetic solitons in a Bose-Einstein condensate, made from atoms with different spins. 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says Kubanek, who is also a professor in the Schools of \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/biosciences.gatech.edu\/\u0022\u003EBiological Sciences\u003C\/a\u003E, and \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/chemistry.gatech.edu\/\u0022\u003EChemistry and Biochemistry.\u003C\/a\u003E \u0026ldquo;Other early and mid-career faculty have been named Kavli and Scialog Fellows, experiences that will expose these faculty to additional collaborative and funding opportunities through engagement in elite research networks.\u0026rdquo;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EKubanek says multiple large-scale, broadly conceived proposals for center funding and graduate training grants, led by science faculty, are currently under peer review. \u0026ldquo;These future projects will grow our leadership and impact in research communities across psychology, biological sciences, chemistry and biochemistry, earth and atmospheric sciences, physics, and mathematics,\u0026rdquo; she says.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EHere are the major grants and awards presented to College of Sciences faculty in FY20 (links lead to previous coverage of the announcements during the Spring 2020 and Fall 2019 semesters):\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/cos.gatech.edu\/news\/collaborative-covid-19-research-receives-national-science-foundation-rapid-grant\u0022\u003ECollaborative Covid-19 Research Receives National Science Foundation RAPID Grant\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EAntibody testing research, led by Biological Sciences\u0026rsquo; Joshua Weitz and Emory University professor Benjamin Lopman, earns an NSF urgent funding grant to further study Covid-19 \u0026lsquo;shield immunity\u0026rsquo;.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/cos.gatech.edu\/news\/rahnev-receives-office-naval-research-young-investigator-award\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003ERahnev Receives Office of Naval Research Young Investigator Award\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003ESchool of Psychology assistant professor Dobromir Rahnev is one of two Georgia Tech winners of the Office of Naval Research\u0026#39;s Young Investigator Program Awards. Rahnev will research how the U.S. Navy and Marine Corps can use technology and science to update and enhance job skills training.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/cos.gatech.edu\/news\/elisabetta-matsumoto-2020-cottrell-scholar-research-math-and-science-behind-knitting\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003EElisabetta Matsumoto Is 2020 Cottrell Scholar for Research on the Math and Science Behind Knitting\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EElisabetta Matsumoto, an assistant professor in the School of Physics, is a 2020 Cotrell Scholar thanks to her research on the mathematics and physics hidden in the knots and weaves of knitting.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/cos.gatech.edu\/news\/jenny-mcguire-lutz-warnke-receive-nsf-career-awards\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003EJenny McGuire, Lutz Warnke Receive NSF CAREER Awards\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EA pair of College of Sciences professors -- Jenny McGuire in the School of Earth and Atmospheric Sciences\/School of Biological Sciences, and Lutz Warnke of the School of Mathematics --\u0026nbsp; are receiving coveted National Science Foundation CAREER Awards, which will fund future research for five years.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cem\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/physics.gatech.edu\/user\/colin-parker\u0022\u003EColin Parker\u003C\/a\u003E, assistant professor in the School of Physics, and \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/chemistry.gatech.edu\/people\/la%20pierre\/henry\u0022\u003EHenry (Pete) LaPierre,\u003C\/a\u003E assistant professor in the School of Chemistry and Biochemistry, have also just received FY20 National Science Foundation\u0026nbsp;CAREER Awards.\u003C\/em\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/news.gatech.edu\/2020\/02\/28\/georgia-tech-faculty-awarded-research-fellowships-sloan-foundation\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003EGeorgia Tech Faculty Awarded Research Fellowships by Sloan Foundation\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EYao Yao, assistant professor in the School of Mathematics, is among 126 early career researchers selected to receive 2020 Sloan Research Fellowships.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/rescorp.org\/news\/2020\/02\/scialog-signatures-of-life-in-the-universe-fellows-named\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003EScialog: Signatures of Life in the Universe Fellows Named\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EFour College of Sciences early career scientists \u0026ndash; Jen Glass, Chris Reinhard, Gongjie Li, and Amanda Stockton \u0026ndash; are named Scialog Fellows for a new research initiative, Signatures of Life in the Universe.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/cos.gatech.edu\/news\/pamela-peralta-yahya-collaborate-caroline-genzale-nasa-innovative-advanced-concepts-award\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003EPamela Peralta-Yahya to Collaborate with Caroline Genzale on NASA Innovative Advanced Concepts Award\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EPamela Peralta-Yahya, assistant professor in the School of Chemistry and Biochemistry, is part of the collaborative effort to study innovative aerospace concepts.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/cos.gatech.edu\/news\/mg-finn-collaborate-susan-thomas-32-million-national-cancer-institute-grant-follicular-lymphoma\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003EM.G. Finn to Collaborate with Susan Thomas on $3.2 Million National Cancer Institute Grant for Follicular Lymphoma Research\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003ESusan\u0026nbsp;Thomas, Woodruff Associate Professor in the George W. Woodruff School of Mechanical Engineering, collaborates with Professor and School of Chemistry and Biochemistry Chair M.G. Finn, to try to improve treatment of follicular lymphoma.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/cos.gatech.edu\/news\/dobromir-rahnev-awarded-22-million-nih-study-architecture-metacognition-and-promising-treatment\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003EDobromir Rahnev Awarded $2.2 Million by NIH to Study Architecture of Metacognition and a Promising Treatment for Neuropsychiatric Disorders: TMS-fMRI\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EAn assistant professor in the School of Psychology will get more than $2 million in National Institutes of Health grants for two research proposals that focus on the brain\u0026#39;s decision-making abilities, and on a promising treatment for neuropsychiatric disorders.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/cos.gatech.edu\/news\/physics-researchers-awarded-23-million-develop-nsf-einstein-toolkit-astrophysics\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003EPhysics Researchers Awarded $2.3 Million to Develop NSF Einstein Toolkit for Astrophysics\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003ENSF awards effort led by Pablo Laguna and Deirdre Shoemaker for the development of the Einstein Toolkit Ecosystem: Enabling Fundamental Research in the Era of Multi-Messenger Astrophysics\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/cos.gatech.edu\/news\/georgia-tech-leads-team-effort-reduce-georgias-carbon-footprint\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003EGeorgia Tech Leads Team Effort to Reduce Georgia\u0026rsquo;s Carbon Footprint\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EResearchers from the Georgia Institute of Technology, incuding Kim Cobb with the School of Earth and Atmospheric Sciences, are leading a first-in-the-nation effort to help identify solutions to help reduce Georgia\u0026rsquo;s carbon footprint in ways that are economically beneficial.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/cos.gatech.edu\/news\/georgia-tech-researchers-receive-epa-south-fl-initiative-award\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003EGeorgia Tech Researchers Receive EPA South FL Initiative Award\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EOne of the grant recipients is Neha Garg, an assistant professor in the School of Chemistry and Biochemistry. The funding will support the protection and restoration of water quality, corals and seagrass in South Florida.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cem\u003EFall 2019:\u003C\/em\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/cos.gatech.edu\/news\/17-m-grant-robotic-soil-subsurface-explorer\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003E$1.7 M Grant for Robotic Soil Subsurface Explorer\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EAn interdisciplinary research group from Georgia Tech, including School of Physics Professor Daniel Goldman, has received a grant from the\u0026nbsp;National Science Foundation\u0026nbsp;to design an advanced self-propelled robot to explore the soil subsurface and record a range of signals as it advances.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/cos.gatech.edu\/news\/lachance-gets-188-million-award\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003ELachance Gets $1.88 million Award\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThe National Institutes of Health is supporting Petit Institute\/School of Biological Sciences Assistant Professor Joe Lachance\u0026rsquo;s research strategy, which includes\u0026nbsp;the analysis of ancient and modern genomes, mathematical modeling, and the development of new bioinformatics tools.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/cos.gatech.edu\/news\/summer-bounty\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003EA Summer Bounty\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EWhen it rains, it pours. That\u0026rsquo;s how it felt last month when email after email from School of Psychology Acting Chair Mark Wheeler arrived in various inboxes, sharing the joyful news of a new award.\u0026nbsp;The announcement of a $334,000 grant to Dobromir Rahnev in May has been succeeded by seven other research awards to eight faculty members.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/cos.gatech.edu\/news\/georgia-tech-institut-pasteur-receive-25-m-nih-grant-study-phage-therapy\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003EGeorgia Tech, Institut Pasteur Receive $2.5 M NIH Grant to Study Phage Therapy\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EJoshua Weitz of the School of Biological Sciences is part of a team of U.S. and French scientists who will research the interaction between bacteriophage, bacteria, and the innate immune response to enable use of phage therapy, even with patients with impaired immune systems.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/cos.gatech.edu\/news\/school-mathematics-associate-professor-now-kavli-fellow\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003ESchool of Mathematics Associate Professor Is Now a Kavli Fellow\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EA prestigious honor for young scientists is presented to Georgia Tech\u0026#39;s Michael Damron, associate professor in the School of Mathematics. The Kavli Frontiers of Science Symposium, part of the National Academy of Sciences, issued its invite to Damron, one of a long list of Georgia Tech researchers to receive the fellowship.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":[{"value":"Work by scientists in all six schools earns recognition and continued research opportunities "}],"field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EDespite the challenges of the Covid-19 pandemic, the College of Sciences\u0026#39; research programs remain strong, with a number of faculty members receiving grants to pursue their scientific studies.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","format":"limited_html"}],"field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"Work by scientists in all six schools earns recognition and continued research opportunities "}],"uid":"34434","created_gmt":"2020-06-02 18:58:06","changed_gmt":"2020-07-24 15:20:55","author":"Renay San Miguel","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","dateline":{"date":"2020-06-02T00:00:00-04:00","iso_date":"2020-06-02T00:00:00-04:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"hg_media":{"635927":{"id":"635927","type":"image","title":"Betul Kacar, a post-doctoral fellow that researches in the lab of Dr. Eric Gaucher, a professor in the School of Biological Sciences.","body":null,"created":"1591196477","gmt_created":"2020-06-03 15:01:17","changed":"1591196477","gmt_changed":"2020-06-03 15:01:17","alt":"","file":{"fid":"241984","name":"givingancien.jpg","image_path":"\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/givingancien.jpg","image_full_path":"http:\/\/www.tlwarc.hg.gatech.edu\/\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/givingancien.jpg","mime":"image\/jpeg","size":14214,"path_740":"http:\/\/www.tlwarc.hg.gatech.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/740xx_scale\/public\/images\/givingancien.jpg?itok=xKYAEDL1"}}},"media_ids":["635927"],"related_links":[{"url":"https:\/\/cos.gatech.edu\/news\/external-research-funding-fy2019-ends-high-note","title":"External Research Funding for FY2019 Ends on a High Note"}],"groups":[{"id":"1278","name":"College of Sciences"},{"id":"364801","name":"EAS"},{"id":"1275","name":"School of Biological Sciences"},{"id":"85951","name":"School of Chemistry and Biochemistry"},{"id":"1279","name":"School of Mathematics"},{"id":"126011","name":"School of Physics"},{"id":"443951","name":"School of Psychology"}],"categories":[{"id":"135","name":"Research"}],"keywords":[{"id":"4896","name":"College of Sciences"},{"id":"365","name":"Research"},{"id":"1422","name":"grants"},{"id":"364","name":"Funding"},{"id":"2270","name":"National Institutes of Health"},{"id":"362","name":"National Science Foundation"},{"id":"184996","name":"Kavli"},{"id":"184997","name":"Scialog"},{"id":"166882","name":"School of Biological Sciences"},{"id":"168854","name":"School of Mathematics"},{"id":"166937","name":"School of Physics"},{"id":"167710","name":"School of Psychology"},{"id":"173647","name":"_for_math_site_"}],"core_research_areas":[{"id":"39501","name":"People and Technology"}],"news_room_topics":[],"event_categories":[],"invited_audience":[],"affiliations":[],"classification":[],"areas_of_expertise":[],"news_and_recent_appearances":[],"phone":[],"contact":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003ERenay San Miguel\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\nCommunications Officer\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\nCollege of Sciences\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\n404-894-5209\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\n\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","format":"limited_html"}],"email":["renay.san@cos.gatech.edu"],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}},"636158":{"#nid":"636158","#data":{"type":"news","title":"Colin Parker\u2019s Quantum Simulator Receives NSF CAREER Award","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003ESolid materials have all kinds of qualities, but not all of them are completely understood by scientists. Thoroughly analyzing some of the more complex and scientifically interesting things that materials can accomplish, such as superconductivity and magnetism, require going to the sub-atomic, or quantum level, and examining the dense gas of electrons holding the atoms together.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/physics.gatech.edu\/user\/colin-parker\u0022\u003EColin Parker\u003C\/a\u003E, an assistant professor in the\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/physics.gatech.edu\/\u0022\u003ESchool of Physics\u003C\/a\u003E, proposes a quantum simulator, a method of reproducing systems that are hard to do in a laboratory, and can\u0026rsquo;t be done with a supercomputer. \u0026ldquo;We are trying to simulate situations that arise in quantum systems of interest, usually materials, using another quantum system, which is our laser-cooled atoms,\u0026rdquo; Parker says.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThat idea has recently resulted in a\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.nsf.gov\/funding\/pgm_summ.jsp?pims_id=5262\u0022\u003ENational Science Foundation (NSF) CAREER Award\u003C\/a\u003E, a grant presented to early and mid-career scientists. Parker\u0026rsquo;s proposal, \u0026ldquo;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.nsf.gov\/awardsearch\/showAward?AWD_ID=1941985\u0026amp;HistoricalAwards=false\u0022\u003EA Versatile Quantum Simulator for Fermionic Ordering\u003C\/a\u003E\u0026rdquo;, will be funded by the NSF for five years.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003ELithium, lasers, and the physics of fermions\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026ldquo;Fermionic\u0026rdquo; refers to fermions, one of two types of fundamental objects in quantum physics, the other being bosons. The most commonly encountered fermion is the electron, \u0026ldquo;and the system we\u0026rsquo;d most like to understand is systems of electrons moving in solid crystals and displaying interesting properties \u0026ndash; for example superconductivity, magnetism, or something called charge density wave, where material clumps its charge together instead of being uniform and electrically neutral,\u0026rdquo; Parker says. \u0026ldquo;Since the electrons are fermions, we need to use atoms that are also fermions to do the simulations.\u0026rdquo;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThat is the reason Parker and his research team use a particular isotope of lithium in their work. The fermion structure of a lithium-6 atom is the perfect example; it has to have an odd number of fermions (bosons have an even number.)\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;A lithium-6 atom has 3 neutrons, 3 protons, and 3 electrons, adding up to 9.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026ldquo;The hard part is that to get a similar state as a material at room temperature, we have to cool to within one-millionth of the degree above absolute zero,\u0026rdquo; Parker says. \u0026ldquo;Fortunately, this is in fact possible using lasers, primarily by a method called Doppler cooling.\u0026rdquo;\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003ELasers may conjure science fiction-style images of red-hot beams of light cutting through steel and melting other materials, but certain sections of the light spectrum can affect atoms in other ways that provide the type of functions Parker and his team are seeking.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026ldquo;Students will use one set of lasers to slow the atoms down to achieve the cooling, and another set of lasers to pin them in place,\u0026rdquo; Parker writes in the NSF CAREER abstract. \u0026ldquo;Critical to this award, scientists, including the awardee, have developed a technique to shake the pinned atoms, which coerces them into emulating a much larger range of materials than previously possible.\u0026rdquo;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003ETunable materials and exploring the earlier universe\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThe advantage gained by using the simulator, rather than real material, is that all of the parameters are continuously tunable. \u0026ldquo;In real materials, there\u0026rsquo;s maybe a few chemical substitutions you can make, but otherwise you have to work with what nature allows,\u0026rdquo; Parker says. \u0026ldquo;We can vary continuously between different conditions, and even do this in the middle of an experiment.\u0026rdquo;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThat could eventually lead to applications where the materials themselves could be tunable \u0026ndash; as in, given new functions by scientists.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026ldquo;The better we can understand material properties from the ground up (sometimes called first principles), the better we can design and predict new materials with more desirable properties,\u0026rdquo; Parker says. \u0026ldquo;There is also a possibility, one day in the future, to use the kind of simulators I am building for other kinds of simulations beyond materials, perhaps to understand the earlier universe, neutron star cores, or certain molecules in chemistry.\u0026rdquo;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EAnother aspect of Parker\u0026rsquo;s NSF CAREER Award that has implications for the future is the educational component: In addition to training graduate students, the award will support high school students and teachers from the Atlanta area to work in the lab over the summer on mechanical and electronic automation tools to increase lab productivity. \u0026ldquo;The skills and knowledge of state-of-the-art laboratory set-up acquired will then be used to develop similar tools for the high school physics lab,\u0026rdquo; Parker says.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cem\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/chemistry.gatech.edu\/people\/la%20pierre\/henry\u0022\u003EHenry (Pete) LaPierre,\u003C\/a\u003E assistant professor in the School of Chemistry and Biochemistry, has also just received an NSF CAREER Award. Look for the forthcoming abstract and story on that research to be shared this summer. \u003C\/em\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cem\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/cos.gatech.edu\/news\/college-sciences-research-busy-year-grants-fy20\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003ESee our other major FY20 grants here\u003C\/a\u003E, including NSF CAREER Award announcements and stories for \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/cos.gatech.edu\/news\/jenny-mcguire-lutz-warnke-receive-nsf-career-awards\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003EJenny McGuire (School of Earth and Atmospheric Sciences\/School of Biological Sciences) and Lutz Warnke (School of Mathematics)\u003C\/a\u003E.\u003C\/em\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":[{"value":"Parker\u2019s research in laser-cooled atom shuffling may lead to materials with new, designable properties "}],"field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EA School of Physics researcher\u0026#39;s quantum simulator has earned a National Science Foundation CAREER Award for the potential to learn more about superconductivity and magnetism in solid materials.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","format":"limited_html"}],"field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"Parker\u2019s research in laser-cooled atom shuffling may lead to materials with new, designable properties "}],"uid":"34434","created_gmt":"2020-06-11 13:54:40","changed_gmt":"2020-07-13 03:14:30","author":"Renay San Miguel","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","dateline":{"date":"2020-06-11T00:00:00-04:00","iso_date":"2020-06-11T00:00:00-04:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"hg_media":{"636161":{"id":"636161","type":"image","title":"A closeup of the magnetic optical trap (MOT) in Colin Parker\u0027s quantum simulator. 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This month, the College of Sciences is sharing stories and experiences about what Pride Month means to students and campus leaders who are active in LGBTQIA organizations at Georgia Tech.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026quot;Although we must be apart this summer, we are thrilled to join in celebrating Pride Month together online, this year,\u0026rdquo; says Susan Lozier, College of Sciences dean and Betsy Middleton and John Clark Sutherland Chair. \u0026ldquo;Through listening and lifting up these perspectives, resources, and ideas, we connect in allyship and celebration with our vibrant LGBTQIA+ community across campus, the city of Atlanta, and beyond.\u0026quot;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EMore 2020 Pride Perspectives:\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cul\u003E\r\n\t\u003Cli\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/cos.gatech.edu\/news\/pride-perspectives-new-lgbtqia-resource-center-director-tegra-myanna-shares-insights-advice-and\u0022\u003EPride Perspectives: New LGBTQIA Resource Center Director Tegra Myanna Shares Insights, Advice, and How to Get Connected\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/li\u003E\r\n\t\u003Cli\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/cos.gatech.edu\/news\/pride-perspectives-yendi-neil-being-ally-and-encouraging-equality\u0022\u003EYendi Neil on being an Ally and Encouraging Equality\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/li\u003E\r\n\t\u003Cli\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/cos.gatech.edu\/news\/pride-perspectives-victoria-pham-power-community-remembering-history-supporting-students\u0022\u003EVictoria Pham on the Power of Community, Remembering History, Supporting Students\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/li\u003E\r\n\u003C\/ul\u003E\r\n\u003C\/div\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cdiv\u003E\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EAndrea Welsh \u003C\/strong\u003E(she\/her\/hers) is originally from Long Island, New York, and graduated from Boston University in 2011 with her bachelor\u0026#39;s in physics and math. As a graduate student in physics at Georgia Tech, she defended her thesis in July 2019, and \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/cos.gatech.edu\/article\/andrea-welsh-phd-physics\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003Egraduated with her doctorate in December 2019\u003C\/a\u003E. She currently serves as the vice president of \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/gtgradpride.wixsite.com\/website\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003EGeorgia Tech Grad Pride\u003C\/a\u003E, and is an active advocate in the LGBTQIA community.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cdiv\u003E\r\n\u003Cdiv\u003E\r\n\u003Cdiv\u003E\r\n\u003Ch3\u003EQ: What can people within the College of Sciences, and Georgia Tech as a whole, do to support LGBTQIA students?\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/h3\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cdiv\u003E\r\n\u003Cp\u003EOne main thing would be to acknowledge that we, LGBTQIA people, exist and it\u0026#39;s important to listen to us. It sounds very basic but it is still hard for many people. An argument I have seen from many students at Georgia Tech is that identity doesn\u0026rsquo;t belong in STEM, which is dehumanizing and ignores that, while the math and theories may seem objective (they aren\u0026rsquo;t), we still exist as humans in a community doing this work \u0026mdash; and so if we are still fighting to exist and have rights, we cannot do our own work and [the] science that we came here to do. We are not robots and we do not live in a vacuum. All of our words and interactions have meaning and effects on others, even when we are focusing on STEM work.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EFurthermore, Georgia Tech and the College of Sciences could offer annual scholarships for \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.ostem.org\/\u0022\u003EoSTEM\u003C\/a\u003E, a conference led by a non-profit professional association for LGBTQIA people in the STEM community. As a grad student I didn\u0026#39;t want to take money from the \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/pride.gatech.edu\/\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003EPride Alliance\u003C\/a\u003E for attending the conference, but many advisors don\u0026#39;t want their grad students and post docs going to conferences that aren\u0026#39;t their typical in-field conferences. They may not want to pay for the travel. Some advisors are just not so supportive, and students can\u0026#39;t always pay out of pocket, so money set aside to give a few students funding to attend the oSTEM conference would be great.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cem\u003EIn February, the College of Sciences Faculty Diversity Council prioritized travel awards for students via Institute Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (IDEI) funding, along with several other focus areas. \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/cos.gatech.edu\/faculty-resources\/faculty-diversity-council\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003ELearn more here\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/em\u003E\u003Cem\u003E.\u003C\/em\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Ch3\u003EQ: What has your experience within Georgia Tech Grad Pride been like? What encouraged you to become vice president?\u003C\/h3\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cdiv\u003E\r\n\u003Cp\u003EGrad Pride was the first time I was really out with a group of people around me and it felt really good. It felt nice to not hide, to have an understanding, to talk science and experiences as grad students, but also feel welcomed without being afraid how someone would react. I ended up being vice president of Grad Pride because the organization dissolved for a little bit after I started at Georgia Tech, and many of the LGBTQIA events on campus were aimed at undergraduates. After trying to do a few informal dinners, one of the leaders of the \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/lgbtqia.gatech.edu\/q-chats-lgbtqia-discussion-groups\u0022\u003EMen\u0026rsquo;s Queer Chats\u003C\/a\u003E reached out to me about restarting the group. The two of us found a few more people interested, and figured out what we would [want] this new group to look like, and how to help more graduate students. It was great to give back, but also to form that closer community with graduate students who are also queer.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Ch3\u003EQ: Why is it important to celebrate Pride Month? What does the month mean to you?\u003C\/h3\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cdiv\u003E\r\n\u003Cp\u003EPride Month is about acceptance and being comfortable with yourself. Unfortunately, there are a lot of people who may not be able to feel either of these, still depending on their home, social, or work life. So, having a month to focus on our identities helps show those who can\u0026rsquo;t be \u0026ldquo;out\u0026rdquo; see that there is a better way to live, and there is hope that they, too, can be themselves, one day, as well. It gives us a time to feel connected, even if we are in a position where we may be pretty alone.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Ch3\u003EQ: How would you describe the environment within the College of Sciences as it relates to supporting LGBTQIA students?\u003C\/h3\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cdiv\u003E\r\n\u003Cp\u003EUnfortunately, I don\u0026rsquo;t know many of the LGBTQIA students in the College of Sciences. There were a few students I knew, but there weren\u0026rsquo;t a lot of events for us to get together, and so I didn\u0026rsquo;t know them very well. I am not sure if events for LGBTQIA students in CoS just weren\u0026rsquo;t advertised or if they didn\u0026rsquo;t exist, but I didn\u0026rsquo;t feel any sense of LGBTQIA community in CoS. There were a few queer undergraduate and graduate students who I knew in my own department, but we didn\u0026rsquo;t have any sort of event for us. I think in my own department, the environment is hit or miss \u0026mdash; it definitely depends on who you are working with and have classes with. While there are a few people who were openly antagonistic, there wasn\u0026rsquo;t much inclusion either. I don\u0026rsquo;t remember any sort of statement from the CoS or my department after the \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.news.gatech.edu\/2016\/06\/17\/pulse-community-georgia-tech-reflects-orlando\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003EPulse shooting in 2016\u003C\/a\u003E, when I know many queer students were feeling very alone and depressed.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\u003C\/div\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Ch3\u003EQ: Which Georgia Tech faculty members have inspired and supported you?\u003C\/h3\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cdiv\u003E\r\n\u003Cp\u003EI am grateful for \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/cstar.gatech.edu\/katherine-k-fu\u0022\u003EProfessor Kate Fu\u003C\/a\u003E who was my mentor the last few months I was a Ph.D. student at Georgia Tech. She is just overall a positive and supportive person, and talked me through some hard times towards the end of my Ph.D and when I was looking for jobs. I only wish I got to know her a few years earlier. She is someone I definitely will be keeping in contact with throughout my career.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\u003C\/div\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cdiv\u003E\r\n\u003Cp\u003EI am also grateful for \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/physics.gatech.edu\/user\/elisabetta-matsumoto\u0022\u003EProfessor Elisabetta Matsumoto\u003C\/a\u003E who I have gotten to know since she joined the School of Physics. She has also helped me in a lot of ways and has spoken up for many of the injustices she sees that can happen to students. She has been a mentor and friend, and an amazing scientist mixing art and science together. She has inspired me to be unapologetically myself in my work.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Ch3\u003EQ: Do you have anything else you would like to mention?\u003C\/h3\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cdiv\u003E\r\n\u003Cp\u003ESupport for LGBTQIA students in the Georgia Tech CoS needs to come from all directions. It should be normalized for departments in CoS to have representation from the \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/lgbtqia.gatech.edu\/\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003EResource Center\u003C\/a\u003E meet with new undergraduate and graduate students every year, and help advise the departments on how to be supportive for their queer students. Students should be given these sorts of resources at orientation instead of having to seek it out. Students shouldn\u0026rsquo;t have to ask what bathroom they can use, or how to go about name changes in class.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThere is a lot of work, from down to up: students helping other students via organizations and seeking policy change, but I would like to see more top down: the dean, department chairs, graduate and undergraduate advisors stepping up, educating themselves, incorporating how professors can support LGBTQIA students in hiring practices, faculty meetings, department seminars, and more. It is important to also acknowledge when major events happen, such as \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.news.gatech.edu\/2016\/06\/17\/pulse-community-georgia-tech-reflects-orlando\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003Ethe Pulse shooting\u003C\/a\u003E or \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.news.gatech.edu\/2017\/09\/18\/campus-community-mourns-loss-scout-schultz\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003Ethe shooting of Scout Schultz\u003C\/a\u003E on our very own campus, and how that affects our LGBTQIA students. Being \u0026quot;not transphobic\u0026quot; and \u0026quot;not homophobic\u0026quot; is not enough.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cem\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/cos.gatech.edu\/article\/andrea-welsh-phd-physics\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003ERead more about Andrea Welsh\u0026#39;s experiences as a student at Tech\u003C\/a\u003E, and why she decided to pursue a Ph.D. in physics in the College of Sciences.\u003C\/em\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cem\u003EGet involved with the College of Sciences \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/cos.gatech.edu\/graduate-student-diversity-council\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003EGraduate Diversity Council\u003C\/a\u003E and \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/cos.gatech.edu\/faculty-resources\/faculty-diversity-council\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003EFaculty Diversity Council\u003C\/a\u003E, and learn about the creation of our new \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/cos.gatech.edu\/news\/inclusive-and-informative-team-college-sciences-creates-staff-advisory-council\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003EStaff Advisory Council\u003C\/a\u003E and \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/cos.gatech.edu\/news\/next-steps-college-sciences-task-force-racial-equity\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003ETask Force on Racial Equity\u003C\/a\u003E. \u003C\/em\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cem\u003ETo learn more and get involved with Georgia Tech\u0026#39;s LGBTQIA Resource Center and related campus organizations, visit their \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/lgbtqia.gatech.edu\/\u0022\u003Ewebsite\u003C\/a\u003E and check out \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/lgbtqia.gatech.edu\/virtual-resources\u0022\u003Evirtual resources\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/em\u003E\u003Cem\u003E.\u003C\/em\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cem\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/news.gatech.edu\/2020\/04\/20\/lgbtqia-resource-center-welcomes-new-director\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003EMeet Tegra Myanna\u003C\/a\u003E, Georgia Tech LGBTQIA Resource Center\u0026#39;s new director.\u003C\/em\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cem\u003EInterested in learning more about Pride Month and how to be an ally? 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This month, the College of Sciences is sharing stories and experiences about what Pride Month means to students and campus leaders who are active in LGBTQIA organizations at Georgia Tech.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026quot;Although we must be apart this summer, we are thrilled to join in celebrating Pride Month together online, this year,\u0026rdquo; says Susan Lozier, College of Sciences dean and Betsy Middleton and John Clark Sutherland Chair. \u0026ldquo;Through listening and lifting up these perspectives, resources, and ideas, we connect in allyship and celebration with our vibrant LGBTQIA+ community across campus, the city of Atlanta, and beyond.\u0026quot;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EMore 2020 Pride Perspectives:\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cul\u003E\r\n\t\u003Cli\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/cos.gatech.edu\/news\/pride-perspectives-yendi-neil-being-ally-and-encouraging-equality\u0022\u003EYendi Neil on being an Ally and Encouraging Equality\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/li\u003E\r\n\t\u003Cli\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/cos.gatech.edu\/news\/pride-perspectives-andrea-welsh-grad-pride-friendships-feeling-connected\u0022\u003EAndrea Welsh on Grad Pride, Friendships, Feeling Connected\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/li\u003E\r\n\t\u003Cli\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/cos.gatech.edu\/news\/pride-perspectives-victoria-pham-power-community-remembering-history-supporting-students\u0022\u003EVictoria Pham on the Power of Community, Remembering History, Supporting Students\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/li\u003E\r\n\u003C\/ul\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003ETegra Myanna\u003C\/strong\u003E (they\/them\/theirs) joined Georgia Tech \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/news.gatech.edu\/2020\/04\/20\/lgbtqia-resource-center-welcomes-new-director\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003Eas the new director\u003C\/a\u003E of the \u003Ca class=\u0022Hyperlink SCXW111965129 BCX1\u0022 href=\u0022https:\/\/lgbtqia.gatech.edu\/\u0022 rel=\u0022noreferrer noopener\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003ELGBTQIA Resource Center\u003C\/a\u003E in May 2020, after serving \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/themacweekly.com\/77916\/news\/tegra-myanna-to-depart-the-college-for-new-position-at-georgia-tech\/\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003Eas\u0026nbsp;assistant director\u003C\/a\u003E the Lealtad-Suzuki Center at Macalester College in Saint Paul, Minnesota. Tech\u0026#39;s\u0026nbsp;LGBTQIA Resource Center coordinates a range of programs and events throughout the year aimed at educating faculty, students, and staff about LGBTQIA issues; providing safe spaces for LGBTQIA students to build community and explore their identities; and facilitating conversations about LGBTQIA diversity, equity, and inclusion.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\u003C\/div\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cdiv\u003E\r\n\u003Cdiv\u003E\r\n\u003Ch3\u003EQ: How would you describe the LGBTQIA community at Georgia Tech?\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/h3\u003E\r\n\u003C\/div\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cdiv\u003E\r\n\u003Cp\u003ENot having as much familiarity with Tech as \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/lgbtqia.gatech.edu\/users\/camilla-brewer\u0022\u003ECamilla Brewer,\u003C\/a\u003E our center\u0026#39;s program coordinator, I asked her to offer reflections on this question. In her words, \u0026quot;The LGBTQIA community at Tech is talented, strong, brilliant, resilient, and driven. Essentially, the LGBTQIA community is similar to the larger Tech Community. There are queer and trans students in sports, gaming clubs, the band, all majors, and working in different labs and departments. For some, an LGBTQIA identity becomes a salient part of their Tech experience, while for others it might not play a significant role. We hope to provide space for all LGBTQIA students, and their allies, through our work in the LGBTQIA Resource Center.\u0026quot;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\u003C\/div\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cdiv\u003E\r\n\u003Ch3\u003EQ: What advice would you give to prospective or current students looking to get involved with the LGBTQIA community?\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/h3\u003E\r\n\u003C\/div\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cdiv\u003E\r\n\u003Cp\u003EMy advice would really depend on what a student is looking for. If you wanted to be more aware of things happening on campus, I\u0026#39;d suggest that they sign-up for the \u003Ca class=\u0022Hyperlink SCXW192726937 BCX1\u0022 href=\u0022https:\/\/lgbtqia.gatech.edu\/subscribe-our-newsletter\u0022 rel=\u0022noreferrer noopener\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003ELGBTQIA Resource Center Newsletter\u003C\/a\u003E, follow us on social media (\u003Ca class=\u0022Hyperlink SCXW192726937 BCX1\u0022 href=\u0022https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/gt_lgbtqia\/\u0022 rel=\u0022noreferrer noopener\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003EInstagram\u003C\/a\u003E or \u003Ca class=\u0022Hyperlink SCXW192726937 BCX1\u0022 href=\u0022https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/GeorgiaTechLGBTQIA\/\u0022 rel=\u0022noreferrer noopener\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003EFacebook\u003C\/a\u003E) or get connected with \u003Ca class=\u0022Hyperlink SCXW192726937 BCX1\u0022 href=\u0022http:\/\/pride.gatech.edu\/\u0022 rel=\u0022noreferrer noopener\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003EPride Alliance \u003C\/a\u003E(undergraduate students) or \u003Ca class=\u0022Hyperlink SCXW192726937 BCX1\u0022 href=\u0022https:\/\/gtgradpride.wixsite.com\/website?lightbox=dataItem-jrmibbcp4\u0022 rel=\u0022noreferrer noopener\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003EGrad Pride\u003C\/a\u003E (graduate students). There are also a ton of things happening in the larger metro area that students might want to connect with. Staff in our Center can also help you get connected to off-campus resources and spaces for community and support. If you are looking for a more active role in building or advocating for LGBTQIA community, you should also connect with \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/lgbtqia.gatech.edu\/staff\u0022\u003ECenter staff.\u003C\/a\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\u003C\/div\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cdiv\u003E\r\n\u003Ch3\u003EQ: Why do you believe it is important to celebrate Pride Month?\u003C\/h3\u003E\r\n\u003C\/div\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cdiv\u003E\r\n\u003Cp\u003EI think it\u0026#39;s important to celebrate Pride because it honors our ancestors and the trans trailblazers who made a lot of the protections and progress that we have today possible. I think Pride Month is also important in providing community to those who might not always have access to it. For LGBTQIA folks who live in more rural areas, in unsupportive families or communities, and whose intersections of identity make finding community hard, Pride and Pride celebrations create opportunity for connection that aren\u0026#39;t always readily available.\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\u003C\/div\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cdiv\u003E\r\n\u003Ch3\u003EQ: What can people within the College of Sciences, and Georgia Tech as a whole, do to support LGBTQIA students?\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/h3\u003E\r\n\u003C\/div\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cdiv\u003E\r\n\u003Cp\u003EI think first and foremost is to recognize that LGBTQIA folks aren\u0026#39;t a separate entity from the community of folks who work in and with the College of Sciences. Another important step is increasing your knowledge and understanding of LGBTQIA issues. Signing up for a \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/lgbtqia.gatech.edu\/safe-space\u0022\u003ESafe Space\u003C\/a\u003E or \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/lgbtqia.gatech.edu\/trans-101\u0022\u003ETrans 101\u003C\/a\u003E training are great ways to begin this process. If you are looking to create a more equitable community for LGBTQIA people, I\u0026#39;d suggest critically reflecting on your own language, behavior or practices and identifying any unintentional avenues for exclusion that occur. LGBTQIA Resource Center staff are available for consultation on how individuals or departments can work towards more equity practices for trans and queer students.\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\u003C\/div\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cdiv\u003E\r\n\u003Ch3\u003EQ: Is there anything else you would like to mention?\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/h3\u003E\r\n\u003C\/div\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cdiv\u003E\r\n\u003Cp\u003EJust that no question or request for help is too small. If at any time you think about asking for our support or guidance (even if it\u0026#39;s just to review information for your website, a flyer, etc.). I hope that you will reach out.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\n\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cem\u003ETo learn more and get involved with Georgia Tech\u0026#39;s LGBTQIA Resource Center and related campus organizations, visit their \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/lgbtqia.gatech.edu\/\u0022\u003Ewebsite\u003C\/a\u003E and check out \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/lgbtqia.gatech.edu\/virtual-resources\u0022\u003Evirtual resources\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/em\u003E\u003Cem\u003E.\u003C\/em\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cem\u003EGet involved with the College of Sciences \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/cos.gatech.edu\/graduate-student-diversity-council\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003EGraduate Diversity Council\u003C\/a\u003E and \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/cos.gatech.edu\/faculty-resources\/faculty-diversity-council\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003EFaculty Diversity Council\u003C\/a\u003E, and learn about the creation of our new \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/cos.gatech.edu\/news\/inclusive-and-informative-team-college-sciences-creates-staff-advisory-council\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003EStaff Advisory Council\u003C\/a\u003E and \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/cos.gatech.edu\/news\/next-steps-college-sciences-task-force-racial-equity\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003ETask Force on Racial Equity\u003C\/a\u003E.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/em\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\u003C\/div\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cdiv\u003E\r\n\u003Cdiv\u003E\r\n\u003Cdiv\u003E\r\n\u003Cdiv\u003E\r\n\u003Cdiv\u003E\r\n\u003Cdiv\u003E\r\n\u003Cdiv\u003E\r\n\u003Cdiv\u003E\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cem\u003EInterested in learning more about Pride Month and how to be an ally? 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\u003C\/em\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EMany voices have expressed pain, anger and frustration over the past few weeks about the recent deaths of Black men and women at the hands of police and at the centuries of racial injustice. While strides have been made in the past, recent cries for change have too often been met with inaction and indifference in this country. Change is needed, and words alone are not enough. There is plenty of work to do at national, state and local levels, but there is also work to do within our own College of Sciences community. There are steps that we can individually take to educate ourselves on countering racism, such as learning how to be anti-racist.\u0026nbsp; Transformative change within our College, however, will take collective input and collective action. For that reason, I am charging a task force to address the following two questions:\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E1. How do we build a College of Sciences community that is just, fair, and equitable for all members of our community \u0026ndash; staff, students and faculty?\u0026nbsp; \u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cem\u003ETo answer this question, we should ask: \u003C\/em\u003EWho does not feel welcomed, supported, or valued in our community? What practices, written or unwritten, create a discriminatory environment?\u0026nbsp; What practices should we dismantle? Which should we construct?\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E2. How do we attract and retain Black faculty, students and staff to our community?\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cem\u003ETo answer this question, we should ask:\u003C\/em\u003E Why have previous efforts to attract Black faculty failed? Why is the number of Black graduate students so low? What practices, written or unwritten, are responsible for these outcomes? What practices should we dismantle? Which should we construct?\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003ETask Force Members \u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cul\u003E\r\n\t\u003Cli\u003E\u003Cem\u003ECo-Chair: \u003C\/em\u003ELewis Wheaton, Associate Professor, School of Biological Sciences\u003C\/li\u003E\r\n\t\u003Cli\u003E\u003Cem\u003ECo-Chair: \u003C\/em\u003EMatt Baker, Associate Dean for Faculty Development and Professor of Mathematics\u003C\/li\u003E\r\n\t\u003Cli\u003ETamara Bogdanovic, Associate Professor, School of Physics\u003C\/li\u003E\r\n\t\u003Cli\u003EEmma Blandford, Assistant Director, Living Learning Communities, College of Sciences\u003C\/li\u003E\r\n\t\u003Cli\u003EDania Ibrahim, Undergraduate, Neuroscience\u003C\/li\u003E\r\n\t\u003Cli\u003EJasmine Martin, Assistant to the Chair, School of Biological Sciences\u003C\/li\u003E\r\n\t\u003Cli\u003ELea Marzo, Assistant to the Chair, School of Mathematics\u003C\/li\u003E\r\n\t\u003Cli\u003EMinda Monteagudo, Graduate Student, School of Earth and Atmospheric Sciences\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/li\u003E\r\n\t\u003Cli\u003EKeith Oden, Director for Academic Diversity, College of Sciences\u003C\/li\u003E\r\n\t\u003Cli\u003EMary Peek, Principal Academic Professional, School of Chemistry and Biochemistry\u003C\/li\u003E\r\n\t\u003Cli\u003EDoby Rahnev, Assistant Professor, School of Psychology\u003C\/li\u003E\r\n\t\u003Cli\u003EAlonzo Whyte, Academic Professional, School of Biological Sciences\u003C\/li\u003E\r\n\u003C\/ul\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EI expect the work of this task force to commence this summer and to finish next May. Along the way, there will be many conversations across the College as we work to answer these questions and chart a path forward. While we do not have answers today, collective good faith will ensure that we can effect transformative change in the years ahead.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003ETo close, I want to thank each of these members of our community for so readily agreeing to serve on this task force.\u0026nbsp; Please extend your thanks to them as well.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cem\u003ELAST CALL: Today, June 23, is the last day to nominate individuals to \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/cos.gatech.edu\/news\/inclusive-and-informative-team-college-sciences-creates-staff-advisory-council\u0022\u003Eour first College of Sciences Staff Council\u003C\/a\u003E. CoS students, staff, and faculty are invited to nominate CoS staff members who they would like to represent the College. \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/forms.cos.gatech.edu\/cos-staff-council-nomination\u0022\u003ENominate staff members here\u003C\/a\u003E.\u003C\/em\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cem\u003EOn behalf of Susan Lozier, Dean and Betsy Middleton and John Clark Sutherland Chair: \u003C\/em\u003EI am charging a task force to address the following two questions: 1. How do we build a College of Sciences community that is just, fair, and equitable for all members of our community \u0026ndash; staff, students and faculty?\u0026nbsp; 2. 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That work and that world begin in our own community, through cultivating equity, seeing and addressing prejudice, listening to and speaking up for one another, and continuing to work together to create justice and opportunities for all people.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThe College of Sciences stands firmly as your ally. Please keep talking, listening and advocating with us. Please keep your eyes, hands, hearts, and minds trained on this work and this fragile world of ours. We are all needed to strengthen our shared humanity.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026mdash; Susan Lozier, Dean and Betsy Middleton and John Clark Sutherland Chair\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EPlease continue to reach out to professors and staff to talk. We are here for you and with you, today and every day. If you would like to talk to someone at Tech outside of the College, please visit \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/counseling.gatech.edu\u0022\u003Ecounseling.gatech.edu\u003C\/a\u003E to connect. 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Now, a team of researchers has used an optical mapping system to observe exactly how the drug creates serious disturbances in the electrical signals that govern heartbeat.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThe research, reported May 29 in the journal \u003Cem\u003EHeart Rhythm\u003C\/em\u003E, found that the drug made it \u0026ldquo;surprisingly easy\u0026rdquo; to trigger worrisome arrhythmias in two types of animal hearts by altering the timing of the electrical waves that control heartbeat. While the findings of animal studies can\u0026rsquo;t necessarily be generalized to humans, the videos created by the research team clearly show how the drug can cause cardiac electrical signals to become dysfunctional.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026ldquo;We have illustrated experimentally how the drug actually changes the waves in the heart, and how that can initiate an arrhythmia,\u0026rdquo; said Flavio Fenton, a professor in the School of Physics at the Georgia Institute of Technology, researcher in the Petit Institute for Bioengineering and Bioscience,\u0026nbsp;and the paper\u0026rsquo;s corresponding author. \u0026ldquo;We have demonstrated that with optical mapping, which allows us to see exactly how the waveform is changing. This gives us a visual demonstration of how the drug can alter the wave propagation in the heart.\u0026rdquo;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EWhat the team saw was an elongation of the T wave, a portion of the heart cycle during which voltages normally dissipate in preparation for the next beat. By extending the QT portion of one wave cycle, the drug sets the stage for disturbances in the next wave, potentially creating an arrhythmia. Such disturbances can transition to fibrillation that interferes with the heart\u0026rsquo;s ability to pump.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThe ability to easily trigger disturbances known as \u0026ldquo;long QT\u0026rdquo; reinforces cautions about using hydroxychloroquine (HCQ) in humans \u0026ndash; particularly in those who may have heart damage from Covid-19, cautioned Dr. Shahriar Iravanian, a co-author of the paper and a cardiologist in the Division of Cardiology, Section of Electrophysiology, at Emory University Hospital.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026ldquo;The hearts used in the study are small and very resistant to this form of arrhythmia,\u0026rdquo; Iravanian said. \u0026ldquo;If we had not seen any HCQ-induced arrhythmias in this model, the results would not have been reassuring. However, in reality, we observed that HCQ readily induced arrhythmia in those hearts. This finding is very concerning and, in combination with the clinical reports of sudden death and arrhythmia in Covid-19 patients taking HCQ, suggests that the drug should be considered a potentially harmful medication and its use in Covid-19 patients be restricted to clinical trial settings.\u0026rdquo;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EGeorgia Tech postdoctoral fellow Ilija Uzelac administered HCQ to the animal hearts \u0026ndash; one from a guinea pig and one from a rabbit \u0026ndash; while quantifying wave patterns changing across the hearts using a high-powered, LED-based optical mapping system. Voltage-sensitive fluorescent dyes made the electrical waves visible as they moved across the surface of the hearts.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026ldquo;The effect of the arrhythmia and the long QT was quite obvious,\u0026rdquo; said Uzelac. \u0026ldquo;HCQ shifts the wavelengths to larger values, and when we quantified the dispersion of the electrical current in portions of the heart, we saw the extension of the voltage across the tissue. The change was very dramatic comparing the waveforms in the heart with and without the HCQ.\u0026rdquo;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThe drug concentration used in the study was at the high end of what\u0026rsquo;s being recommended for humans. HCQ normally takes a few days to accumulate in the body, so the researchers used a higher initial dose to simulate the drug\u0026rsquo;s effect over time.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EIn a normal heartbeat, an electrical wave is generated in specialized cells of a heart\u0026rsquo;s right atrium. The wave propagates through the entire atria and then to the ventricles. As the wave moves through the heart, the electrical potential created causes calcium ions to be released, which stimulates contraction of the heart muscle in a coordinated pattern.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EDrugs such as HCQ modify the properties of these ion channels and inhibit the flow of potassium currents, which prolongs the length of the electrical waves and creates spatial variations in their properties. Ultimately, that can lead to the development of dangerously rapid and dysfunctional heart rhythms.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026ldquo;The wavelength becomes less homogeneous and that affects the propagation of additional waves, producing sections of the heart where the waves do not propagate well,\u0026rdquo; Fenton said. \u0026ldquo;In the worst case, there are multiple waves going in different directions. Every section of the heart is contracting at a different time, so the heart is just quivering. At that point, it can no longer pump blood throughout the body.\u0026rdquo;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EPatients taking HCQ for diseases such as lupus and rheumatoid arthritis rarely suffer from arrythmia because the doses they take are smaller than those being recommended for Covid-19 patients, Iravanian said.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026ldquo;Covid-19 patients are different and are at a much higher risk of HCQ-induced arrhythmia,\u0026rdquo; he said. \u0026ldquo;Not only is the proposed dose of HCQ for Covid-19 patients two to three times the usual dose, but Covid-19 has effects on the heart and lowers potassium levels, further increasing the risk of arrythmias.\u0026rdquo;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EFenton and his colleagues have already begun a new study to evaluate the effects of HCQ with the antibiotic azithromycin, which has been suggested as a companion treatment. Azithromycin can also cause the long QT effect, potentially increasing the impact on Covid-19 patients.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThe study, which was supported by grants from the National Institutes of Health and National Science Foundation, was also coauthored by Dr. Hiroshi Ashikaga from Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine; Dr. Neal Bathia from the Division of Cardiology, Section of Electrophysiology at Emory University Hospital; Conner Herndon, Abouzar Kaboudian, and James C. 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He will be missed, and we wish him all the best in the years ahead at UT-Austin.\u0026rdquo;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Ch3\u003EMeet Michael Schatz\u003C\/h3\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026quot;In these uncertain times, we face a number of challenges ahead,\u0026rdquo; Schatz says. \u0026ldquo;However, I am confident that together with my colleagues in the School of Physics, the College of Sciences and elsewhere in the Institute, we will find ways to navigate successfully a path forward.\u0026quot;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003ESchatz started at Georgia Tech in the fall of 1996, and is the associate chair for the \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/physics.gatech.edu\/academics\/undergraduate\/intro-courses\u0022\u003EIntroductory Physics Program\u003C\/a\u003E within the School of Physics. 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The award is presented by the \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/leadership.gatech.edu\/\u0022\u003EOffice of Leadership Education and Development (LEAD)\u003C\/a\u003E. Selvakumar researches in the \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/curtisresearch.gatech.edu\/people.html\u0022\u003ECurtis Group Cell Physics Laboratory\u003C\/a\u003E.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EDaniella Noronha received the Make A Difference Award, presented by the \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/womenscenter.gatech.edu\/\u0022\u003EWomen\u0026rsquo;s Resource Center\u003C\/a\u003E. Noronha is a 2020 candidate for a B.S. degree in Applied Mathematics from the \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/math.gatech.edu\/\u0022\u003ESchool of Mathematics\u003C\/a\u003E. \u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EFrom the Student Organizations page on the Division of Student Life website:\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cem\u003EFrom creating and building community and belonging, to winning local and international competitions, our students lead the Tech community in identifying and trailblazing ways to create the next entrepreneur, innovator, social change agent, big dreamer, and much more. The annual\u0026nbsp;UWWG honors the achievements, hard work, and dedication of student leaders and student organizations.\u0026nbsp;The event highlights the significant role that student leadership and involvement play on campus.\u003C\/em\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cem\u003EThe event also honors faculty and staff and the role they play in student organizations, with a portion of the program dedicated to honoring outstanding employees and their work. SGA also presents a host of awards including 10 Burdell\u0026#39;s Best awards and the Danielle McDonald Award. These honors are designed to encourage student organizations to host or participate in programs that are beneficial in the areas of organizational enrichment, team building, networking, service, and collaboration. Organizations can earn points by participating in various events and activities in certain categories.\u003C\/em\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/student-organizations.gatech.edu\/content\/white-gold\u0022\u003ELearn more and watch a recap of the 2020 virtual celebration.\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":[{"value":"Two College of Sciences students among those honored for support of programs, services to enhance Georgia Tech life "}],"field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EStudents in the Schools of Mathematics and Physics are recognized by their peers for service and support of the Georgia Tech experience during the Up with the White and Gold virtual celebration.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","format":"limited_html"}],"field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"Two College of Sciences students among those honored for support of programs, services to enhance Georgia Tech life "}],"uid":"34434","created_gmt":"2020-04-27 21:02:09","changed_gmt":"2020-05-29 18:03:37","author":"Renay San Miguel","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","dateline":{"date":"2020-04-28T00:00:00-04:00","iso_date":"2020-04-28T00:00:00-04:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"hg_media":{"634819":{"id":"634819","type":"image","title":"Up with the White \u0026 Gold","body":null,"created":"1588098965","gmt_created":"2020-04-28 18:36:05","changed":"1588098965","gmt_changed":"2020-04-28 18:36:05","alt":"","file":{"fid":"241586","name":"GT balloons.jpg","image_path":"\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/GT%20balloons.jpg","image_full_path":"http:\/\/www.tlwarc.hg.gatech.edu\/\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/GT%20balloons.jpg","mime":"image\/jpeg","size":82961,"path_740":"http:\/\/www.tlwarc.hg.gatech.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/740xx_scale\/public\/images\/GT%20balloons.jpg?itok=lWqAVLUX"}},"634769":{"id":"634769","type":"image","title":"Hemaa Selvakumar","body":null,"created":"1588021426","gmt_created":"2020-04-27 21:03:46","changed":"1588021426","gmt_changed":"2020-04-27 21:03:46","alt":"","file":{"fid":"241562","name":"Hemaa Selvakumar.png","image_path":"\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/Hemaa%20Selvakumar.png","image_full_path":"http:\/\/www.tlwarc.hg.gatech.edu\/\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/Hemaa%20Selvakumar.png","mime":"image\/png","size":59256,"path_740":"http:\/\/www.tlwarc.hg.gatech.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/740xx_scale\/public\/images\/Hemaa%20Selvakumar.png?itok=1s41noKh"}},"634770":{"id":"634770","type":"image","title":"Daniella Noronha","body":null,"created":"1588021507","gmt_created":"2020-04-27 21:05:07","changed":"1588021507","gmt_changed":"2020-04-27 21:05:07","alt":"","file":{"fid":"241563","name":"Daniella Noronha.png","image_path":"\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/Daniella%20Noronha.png","image_full_path":"http:\/\/www.tlwarc.hg.gatech.edu\/\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/Daniella%20Noronha.png","mime":"image\/png","size":41856,"path_740":"http:\/\/www.tlwarc.hg.gatech.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/740xx_scale\/public\/images\/Daniella%20Noronha.png?itok=EFxiDGnp"}}},"media_ids":["634819","634769","634770"],"related_links":[{"url":"https:\/\/student-organizations.gatech.edu\/content\/white-gold","title":"Up with the White and Gold Celebration webpage"}],"groups":[{"id":"1278","name":"College of Sciences"},{"id":"1279","name":"School of Mathematics"},{"id":"126011","name":"School of Physics"}],"categories":[{"id":"129","name":"Institute and Campus"},{"id":"134","name":"Student and Faculty"}],"keywords":[{"id":"4896","name":"College of Sciences"},{"id":"168854","name":"School of Mathematics"},{"id":"166937","name":"School of Physics"},{"id":"184647","name":"Up with the White and Gold celebration"},{"id":"184648","name":"Daniella Noronha"},{"id":"184649","name":"Hemaa Selvakumar"},{"id":"173647","name":"_for_math_site_"}],"core_research_areas":[{"id":"39511","name":"Public Service, Leadership, and Policy"}],"news_room_topics":[],"event_categories":[],"invited_audience":[],"affiliations":[],"classification":[],"areas_of_expertise":[],"news_and_recent_appearances":[],"phone":[],"contact":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003ERenay San Miguel\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\nCommunications Officer\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\nCollege of Sciences\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\n404-894-5209\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","format":"limited_html"}],"email":["renay.san@cos.gatech.edu"],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}},"635452":{"#nid":"635452","#data":{"type":"news","title":"Stories From an Unprecedented Semester","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EIn the College of Sciences at Georgia Tech, 2020 started out as ordinarily as most other spring semesters on campus. Students, faculty and staff filled lecture halls, offices, and labs. They began settling into research, projects, and studying for exams \u0026mdash; with many looking forward to spring break travels, commencement festivities, and celebrating the end of another academic year on campus alongside colleagues, classmates, mentors, and friends.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Ch3\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EResearching a curious coronavirus\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/h3\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EYet, as spring semester quietly began to pick up speed, so did something else: the international incidence of a novel coronavirus. Spotlighted in an \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/cos.gatech.edu\/news\/georgia-tech-science-forum-spotlights-coronavirus-outbreak\u0022\u003Eopen forum held on February 10\u003C\/a\u003E by the \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/microdynamics.gatech.edu\/\u0022\u003ECenter for Microbial Dynamics and Infection\u003C\/a\u003E, the outsized \u0026ldquo;size, speed, and strength\u0026rdquo; of this new virus was the subject of three talks and a discussion led by a pair of Georgia Tech scientists and their colleague in Washington State.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EJoshua Weitz, a professor in the\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/biosciences.gatech.edu\/\u0022\u003E School of Biological Sciences\u003C\/a\u003E and Director of the\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/qbios.gatech.edu\/\u0022\u003E Interdisciplinary Ph.D. in Quantitative Biosciences\u003C\/a\u003E, shared insights on coronavirus outbreak strength estimation. \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/bme.gatech.edu\/bme\/faculty\/Philip-Santangelo\u0022\u003EPhillip Santangelo\u003C\/a\u003E, a professor in the \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/bme.gatech.edu\/\u0022\u003ECoulter Department of Biomedical Engineering\u003C\/a\u003E, discussed opportunities for drug development. And \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.fredhutch.org\/en\/faculty-lab-directory\/bedford-trevor.html\u0022\u003ETrevor Bedford\u003C\/a\u003E, a faculty member in the Vaccine and Infectious Disease division of the\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.fredhutch.org\/en.html\u0022\u003E Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center\u003C\/a\u003E in Seattle, joined via BlueJeans video conference service to present his work on real-time sequence analysis and \u0026ldquo;nCOV\u0026rdquo; phylodynamics.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EAcross campus and around the world, \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/mailchi.mp\/5efded214f34\/news-and-notes-college-of-sciences-at-georgia-tech\u0022\u003Eresearchers were already working together\u003C\/a\u003E to better understand the evolution, epidemiology, effects, challenges, potential futures and possible solutions for a virus that would receive its official name the day after the campus \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/cos.gatech.edu\/news\/georgia-tech-science-forum-spotlights-coronavirus-outbreak\u0022\u003Ecoronavirus forum\u003C\/a\u003E was held: severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2).\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EA month later, sweeping spread of COVID-19, the disease caused by SARS-CoV-2, would swiftly upend schedules across campus, alongside classrooms and labs around the country \u0026mdash; mirroring efforts underway around the globe to rapidly respond to a newly classified pandemic.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EAnd as COVID-19 began to enter the American lexicon and universities were faced with \u0026ldquo;a worldwide challenge unlike any in living memory,\u0026rdquo; the greater Georgia Tech community had \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/helpingstories.gatech.edu\/\u0022\u003Ejoined the fight\u003C\/a\u003E, contributing \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/cos.gatech.edu\/news-archive\u0022\u003Eexpertise, innovation, and indomitable spirit\u003C\/a\u003E to the effort.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Ch3\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003ERapid response and a revamp to remote\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/h3\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EOn March 16, the \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/health.gatech.edu\/coronavirus\u0022\u003EUniversity System of Georgia announced\u003C\/a\u003E that all courses across the state\u0026rsquo;s 26 institutions would move to online instruction for the remainder of spring semester, a decision soon followed by another to conduct May and summer courses in distance format. With word that classes would resume online after an extended spring break, College of Sciences faculty, teaching assistants, and staff set to work on adjusting and revamping classes for remote learning environments.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EMost professors were already familiar with Canvas, Georgia Tech\u0026rsquo;s online course management system. But a smaller number had used Canvas\u0026rsquo; chat and quizzing functions, or BlueJeans software to stream, record and post videos of their classes. In tandem with colleagues across campus, the College\u0026rsquo;s Academic and Research Computing Services IT support group designed and held a series of online tutorials and training sessions, led by Lew Lefton and Justin Filoseta, to help rapidly equip instructors and staff with a complete toolbox of remote teaching resources.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026ldquo;College of Sciences faculty, teaching assistants and students rose to the significant challenges associated with retooling the entire teaching and learning process in the middle of spring semester,\u0026rdquo; says David Collard, Associate Dean for Academic Programs, and a professor in the School of Chemistry and Biochemistry. \u0026ldquo;In this process, many faculty will likely have been introduced to new online instructional tools that they may choose to use even when we are back to teaching on campus.\u0026rdquo;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Ch3\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003ETwo months together \u0026mdash;\u0026nbsp;apart\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/h3\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003ENow, after research ramp downs and campus shut downs, with safe return and recovery planning underway, and spring semester and graduation in our rear view \u0026mdash; \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/health.gatech.edu\/coronavirus\u0022\u003Etwo months after we officially began the transition\u003C\/a\u003E to Georgia Tech\u0026rsquo;s first semester of remote teaching, learning, and conducting critical business and research from a distance \u0026mdash; we\u0026rsquo;re gearing up for another unprecedented moment: a second semester of remote learning for May and summer terms.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EWe wanted to take a moment to talk to people in the College of Sciences, to check in about the past couple of months, talk about distance learning and teaching experiences, and to ask and share answers to one really important question: So, how\u0026rsquo;s it all going?\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EWhat follows is a collection of thoughts from our undergraduates, graduate teaching assistants, and faculty, gathered over the phone and by email over the first two weeks of May 2020 by Renay San Miguel, communications officer and science writer for the College of Sciences at Georgia Tech.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Ch3\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E\u003Cem\u003EHow have you adapted to remote learning as an instructor or student?\u003C\/em\u003E\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/h3\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EMary Holder\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\nAcademic Professional and Advisor in Neuroscience in the School of Psychology:\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EDuring the week of spring break, I led in the creation of a Canvas course for all neuroscience majors as a way to share information, forms, procedures, etc. This also provided the opportunity to answer student questions in a way to benefit all the students. We also reached out to our students in \u0026lsquo;ready to learn\u0026rsquo; surveys that included questions about their personal situations after the move to online; several of the students noted in that survey particular issues, and I made it a point to reach out to those students individually to see how I could help.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EI routinely start my advising sessions by asking how my students are doing, but after the switch to online, I asked more specific questions about their adjustments: Do they have quiet study\/work space? Are they experiencing stressors that are disrupting their ability to study and learn? How are they supporting their mental and emotional health? While most of the students indicated that they were in safe and supportive learning environments, a few indicated they were struggling with structuring their time or maintaining motivation. Those students and I discussed particular strategies that may be useful, and I reminded them of all the Georgia Tech resources that they could access even in this distance format.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003ESara Singer\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\nThird Year Undergraduate in the School of Biological Sciences:\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EI found myself getting depressed and wanting to sit around all day because I felt a little hopeless. This is when I realized that I needed to start exercising more and finding some hobbies to help me recover such as gardening, cooking, blogging, etc. I made sure to interact with my family a lot, and I have especially been leaning on my siblings for that emotional and social support. While my family has been a huge help, my friends are also so important to me and I feel very distant from them during this time. I think it really helped me to find a quarantine buddy outside of my family to visit with because it allowed me to get the support I need with a face-to-face interaction.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EChrissy Spencer\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\nSenior Academic Professional in the School of Biological Sciences:\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003ETo make things more interactive, I was told to get some of that creative thinking from the students, and some came from me. I asked all sorts of questions from them, including, how do you want to see the syllabus modified for these kinds of assignments? We always did a lot of in-class exercises, questions around math equations or images or creating graphs, where they had to do some in-depth analysis, and we always did them in teams. I didn\u0026rsquo;t want to lose that and they didn\u0026rsquo;t either, but we had to figure out how to do that.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EIn-class exercises were on a worksheet as a list of questions online. I set that up ahead of time and made enough copies so that every team had enough. I put the students in breakout rooms and each room had their own doc. They could all edit at the same time in each breakout room. And I could see into their breakout rooms on the tech platform. If they got one part right but got another wrong, I was able to comment in the doc and say, \u0026ldquo;go back and work on it again.\u0026rdquo; They were able to respond very quickly.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EBenjamin Breer\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\nSecond Year Undergraduate in the School of Physics and School of Aerospace Engineering (Dual Major):\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EMy solution? Create my own structure. I set a standard 8:00 AM to 5:00 PM work schedule, with a lunch break in between. As my father will attest, the morning \u0026lsquo;commute\u0026rsquo; from my bedroom to the \u0026lsquo;office\u0026rsquo; occasionally resulted in a delayed start. We went for walks in our neighborhood every afternoon at 5:00 PM and made dinner shortly thereafter. Once a week, we had a video call with family living in other states.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThis routine established a sense of structure that enabled me to continue focusing on my work while also being able to stay connected to family and friends. From bi-weekly Skype calls to catching up individually over the phone, my friends and I discussed this new world we live in. We shared several opinions regarding the online learning experience, including the flexibility of many professors and accommodating measures being taken, such as moving to asynchronous lectures to account for students living in different time zones. We agreed that many courses seamlessly transitioned to a complete online format.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Ch3\u003E\u003Cem\u003EWere there any pleasant surprises from remote learning? Any creative workarounds to the new situation?\u003C\/em\u003E\u003C\/h3\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EDeclan McCarthy\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\nGraduate Teaching Assistant in the School of Chemistry and Biochemistry:\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EI\u0026rsquo;m grateful for the fact that most faculty have been extremely understanding and willing to work with students, including graduate students, regarding any of the potential issues that may have arisen as a result of COVID-19. Another sort of anecdotal experience I would like to share is regarding some of the virtual meetings we have participated in as graduate students. In spite of being physically distant from others, I feel as though I may have gotten to know a different side of my peers. In some of the meetings we have all checked in with each other and are seeing some personal aspects of each other\u0026rsquo;s lives, like seeing someone\u0026rsquo;s dog or hearing a child ask about snack time.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EMarc Weissburg\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\nProfessor in the School of Biological Sciences:\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EI think the fact that the students understood clearly that their learning was really contingent on being able to interact with each other, and finding ways to do that outside the technology, was a nice surprise. Not every student did that, but a number of students did. That indicates to me that they were still trying to be motivated, but also at least as a result of their prior experience in class, actually talking to their classmates, they understood how valuable that was to them, and made some attempt to get that experience in whatever way they possibly could. That\u0026rsquo;s something that would always come up in course reviews, where students ended up appreciating that it was good to see they were realizing that in the moment, and they felt they needed to get that done in some other way.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EI think the other nice surprise is that the students used this as an opportunity to talk about other stuff that they might not have talked about. Because it could be difficult to focus on what you\u0026rsquo;re learning, the students\u0026rsquo; attention could wander a little bit. I remember the first week we came back doing this, I was in my home office, and I asked the students if they had any questions. One of the students said, \u0026ldquo;yeah, what\u0026rsquo;s the painting you have on your wall? It looks interesting.\u0026rdquo; We got into this discussion on what this art was about, and how I came to have it, and why art is interesting and important. It was nice to be able to have some of those normal interactions working remotely.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003ESydney Popsuj\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\nGraduate Teaching Assistant in the School of Biological Sciences:\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EI thought switching to remote learning would create really overwhelming and difficult testing procedures for students. This concern was also shared by the course instructors and students because it\u0026#39;s very hard to create a fair environment for everyone while also ensuring academic integrity. After a lot of discussions with both the professors and the students, we were eventually able to devise a way of testing that took into account the myriad new variables remote learning introduced. For all of the original anxiety, we found the class averages substantially increased as did students\u0026#39; confidence in the materials.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EBruce Walker\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\nProfessor in the School of Psychology and School of Interactive Computing \u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cem\u003EWalker and School of Interactive Computing graduate student Brianna Tomlinson recently collaborated with the University of Colorado-Boulder to develop a new course, \u003C\/em\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.coursera.org\/learn\/sound-and-sonification-for-learning\u0022\u003E\u003Cem\u003ESound and Sonification Design for Interactive Learning Tools\u003C\/em\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cem\u003E, for the education technology platform Coursera.\u003C\/em\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EOur interest is more about how online learning is new to many of us, and we all want to make the experiences for students as engaging and as inclusive as possible. Adding sound to our online learning materials, be it on a learning platform, or just web pages and demos and simulations, can help with both of these goals.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EBut it is not always clear how to start when it comes to designing sounds that would be added to our teaching materials.\u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/sonify.psych.gatech.edu\/\u0022\u003E The Sonification Lab\u003C\/a\u003E is well known for our research in multimodal and auditory learning tools, so we wanted to bring our expertise in this area out to the masses. We developed an online course that will help teachers, educational materials developers, sound designers, and others make sounds that are effective and engaging.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThe Coursera platform provided us with a great way to bring that content to our potential audience. Since both Georgia Tech and the University of Colorado-Boulder are affiliated with Coursera, it was relatively straightforward to jointly develop the course, have input from both universities, and then release the course under both schools\u0026#39; catalogs. Anyone who is interested in the topic can \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.coursera.org\/learn\/sound-and-sonification-for-learning\u0022\u003Etake the course for free\u003C\/a\u003E, and then hopefully use what they learn to make their online and interactive learning content more accessible and more effective.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Ch3\u003E\u003Cem\u003EWhat has been the biggest challenge for you after the switch to remote learning?\u003C\/em\u003E\u003C\/h3\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003ESara Singer:\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EFor me, the biggest challenge to switching online was staring at electronics all day. I used to enjoy getting to walk around campus in between classes to get some fresh air, but it\u0026rsquo;s hard to have that same feeling when I am stuck on my computer all day for classes, homework, meetings, office, hours, exams, and anything else. Staring at a screen for eight hours a day is not healthy for anyone, yet professors and students are both having to do this in order to make virtual classes work. I find that it\u0026rsquo;s hard for me to dedicate the same amount of time and energy to my work while living at home and also trying to take care of my mental and physical health. I used to be able to stay focused on my work throughout the day because I was also getting social interactions and intermediate breaks. However, it\u0026rsquo;s hard to find those same outlets while staying at home and avoiding human interaction.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EDan Margalit\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\nProfessor in the School of Mathematics:\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThe most important differences and difficulties were keeping a personal connection with the students, managing student anxiety, and designing assessments. The personal connection was difficult for several reasons. For one thing, I could not figure out how to get the technology platform to show me more than four students\u0026#39; faces at a time. It is always really helpful to see confused looks or nodding heads while teaching. Since I didn\u0026#39;t really have that, I had to ask the students to do things like input their affirmations in the chat if they were understanding (virtual head nodding). To try to build connection, I came early to class to chat a little with the students. I even played music at the start and end of class to keep things engaging.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EBenjamin Breer:\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EI am a big believer in what I call \u0026lsquo;knowledge osmosis\u0026rsquo;. Even if you are tired and struggling to pay attention, there is no substitute for in-person instruction. Just sitting in the classroom facilitates some learning, whether we are aware of it or not. 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In class I would walk around, along with teaching assistants, and we would say, \u0026ldquo;show me what you\u0026rsquo;re doing\u0026rdquo;. None of that could happen in the format available. One of the most unpleasant surprises for me is how sterile it is to be talking to the students through a computer, where I can\u0026rsquo;t really read their body language in a way that I can when I\u0026rsquo;m in class with them. It\u0026rsquo;s really stressful, and why after a day of Zoom meetings you\u0026rsquo;re tired, you\u0026rsquo;re spending so much mental energy trying to pick up on social cues that you innately get when you\u0026rsquo;re in somebody\u0026rsquo;s presence, and now you\u0026rsquo;re trying to compensate for them.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003ESydney Popsuj:\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EAs someone who wants to become a professor of biology one day, I really struggled with not getting to engage with my students as easily. 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Some platforms allow instructors to mute everyone automatically, but not all instructors remember to do this.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EMarc Weissburg:\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003ETheoretically, technology should come to the rescue, but in practicality, no. Some of this is a fundamental limitation, and some of it is some sort of software glitchiness. Theoretically there\u0026rsquo;s a way to allow the software platform to set up sub chats within the platform, so that students can talk amongst themselves. The problem is as soon as you do that, I am excluded from the conversations, so I can\u0026rsquo;t actually do what I need to do, which is listen in on what the students are doing. It has some utility for the students to talk amongst themselves, but the software, at least for me and for other people, it\u0026rsquo;s so glitchy that this function does not work very well. I\u0026rsquo;ve tried it and sometimes it works and sometimes it doesn\u0026rsquo;t. Right now it\u0026rsquo;s unreliable enough so that trying to get that to work ends up being a distraction.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Ch3\u003E\u003Cem\u003EWhat\u0026rsquo;s the biggest lesson learned for you regarding remote learning? What advice would you give to faculty and students?\u003C\/em\u003E\u003C\/h3\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EStephanie Bilodeau:\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EMy advice to students is to take online courses seriously. Take some time before the first class and each day before the call starts to make sure your audio\/video is set up, your notes or browser are accessible, and you have access to anything else you need, like Learning Catalytics or the course textbook or Canvas page. Also, show instructors the same respect you usually would and don\u0026rsquo;t email them with questions an hour before an assignment is due. 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Meeting chess legend Garry Kasparov at age 11. \u0026ldquo;I had made it to the top board of the elementary school championship and Kasparov was making my ceremonial first move,\u0026rdquo; he remembers. \u0026ldquo;It was very inspiring to have the chance to talk to my chess idol so early in my chess career, and I ended up winning both of my games the next day and became the national champion.\u0026rdquo;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EGurevich, who was nominated by both the College of Sciences and the College of Engineering for the Academic Recognition Day Award, is also a \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.nationalmerit.org\/s\/1758\/start.aspx?gid=2\u0026amp;pgid=61\u0022\u003ENational Merit Scholar\u003C\/a\u003E and a \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/apcentral.collegeboard.org\/about-ap\/awards\/scholar-awards\u0022\u003ENational AP Scholar\u003C\/a\u003E. He attended Georgia Tech as a \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/goldscholars.es.gatech.edu\/\u0022\u003EPresident\u0026rsquo;s Gold Scholar.\u003C\/a\u003E During his time at the Institute, he received the \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/undergradresearch.gatech.edu\/content\/presidents-undergraduate-research-awards\u0022\u003EPresidential Undergraduate Research Award (PURA)\u003C\/a\u003E, the\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.news.gatech.edu\/2019\/04\/22\/students-recognized-annual-honors-celebration\u0022\u003E College of Sciences\u0026rsquo; Roger M. Wartell and Stephen E. Brossette Award for Multidisciplinary Studies in Biology\u003C\/a\u003E, the A. Joyce Nickelson and John C. 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He also wrote the Q\u0026amp;A column in \u003Cem\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.uschess.org\/content\/view\/7862\/131\/\u0022\u003EChess Life Kids\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/em\u003E, the publication of the \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/new.uschess.org\/home\/\u0022\u003EUnited States Chess Federation (US Chess)\u003C\/a\u003E for age 12 and under, which has more than 10,000 subscribers.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EGurevich, who is set to graduate in May 2020, will pursue a Ph.D. in applied mathematics in the fall. \u0026ldquo;My goal is to teach and perform research as a professor, looking for new ways to use mathematical tools to advance our understanding of fields like physics and biology. My education at Georgia Tech has given me the opportunity to acquire a very broad skill set that is extremely valuable for an academic career. 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Research Points to Burps from Supermassive Black Holes","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EA galaxy\u0026rsquo;s size can be enough to stagger the imagination. Now try to imagine galaxy clusters, the largest gravitationally bound structures in the universe, dotted with hundreds to thousands of galaxies and permeated by large amounts of hot, X-ray emitting plasma.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EOne of the mysteries inside those clusters is how super-hot and super-cold materials co-exist inside them \u0026mdash; and a possible solution explaining the dynamic is the subject of a new research article in \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/cos.gatech.edu\/news\/five-sciences-faculty-honored-georgia-tech-center-teaching-and-learning-awards\u0022\u003ENature Astronomy\u003C\/a\u003E, co-written by two Georgia Tech researchers, \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/physics.gatech.edu\/user\/yu-qiu\u0022\u003EYu Qiu\u003C\/a\u003E and \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/physics.gatech.edu\/user\/tamara-bogdanovic\u0022\u003ETamara Bogdanovi\u0107\u003C\/a\u003E, in collaboration with Yuan Li (UC Berkeley), Michael McDonald (MIT) and Brian McNamara (University of Waterloo).\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EGalaxy clusters are filled with super-hot plasma, known as intracluster medium, that sends out a lot of X-rays. But astronomical observations show that a significant number of clusters also have large amounts of cold gas within their cores. These \u0026ldquo;cool-core clusters\u0026rdquo; feature wispy filaments of gas that can extend tens of thousands of light years from their center. Some could be \u0026ldquo;stellar nurseries\u0026rdquo; \u0026mdash; birthplaces of stars. The article theorizes the causes of those filaments, which have captured the attention and imagination of astrophysicists, are supermassive black holes hidden within those clusters.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThe primary author of the paper \u0026ldquo;The Formation of Dusty Cold Gas Filaments from Galaxy Cluster Simulations\u0026rdquo; is Qiu, now a postdoctoral fellow at the \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/kiaa.pku.edu.cn\u0022\u003EKavli Institute for Astronomy and Astrophysics \u003C\/a\u003Ein Beijing. \u0026nbsp;Qiu started the research while a Georgia Tech graduate student working with Bogdanovic, an associate professor in the \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/physics.gatech.edu\u0022\u003ESchool of Physics\u003C\/a\u003E and the \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/cra.gatech.edu\u0022\u003ECenter for Relativistic Astrophysics\u003C\/a\u003E. Qiu received his Ph.D. in physics from Georgia Tech in 2019.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EBogdanovi\u0107 says the article addresses the \u0026ldquo;cooling flow problem\u0026rdquo; in galaxy clusters and is also related to the co-evolution of supermassive black holes within them. \u0026ldquo;For almost 30 years now, it has been argued on the basis of data from imaging X-ray telescopes that the intracluster medium (ICM) in the core regions of some clusters is radiatively cooling on time scales shorter than the age of these clusters,\u0026rdquo; Bogdanovi\u0107 says. But there\u0026rsquo;s been no evidence of complete cooling of that gas within those clusters. \u0026ldquo;The resolution of this contradiction has been sought in different heating mechanisms that could prevent the catastrophic cooling of the ICM.\u0026rdquo;\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EQiu\u0026rsquo;s research focused on the \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/mission_pages\/chandra\/images\/perseus-galaxy-cluster.html\u0022\u003EPerseus cluster,\u003C\/a\u003E one of the largest galaxy clusters, located nearly 250 million light years from Earth. Are the gas filaments extending from the cluster capable of birthing stars, much like the \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/image-feature\/the-pillars-of-creation\u0022\u003EPillars of Creation\u003C\/a\u003E dust and gas clouds, famously captured by the \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/mission_pages\/hubble\/main\/index.html\u0022\u003EHubble Space Telescope\u003C\/a\u003E?\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026ldquo;They are very similar in the sense that both consist primarily of cold gas, less than several thousand Kelvin, and when cold gas gathers in clumps, it can lead to the formation of new stars,\u0026rdquo; Qiu says. \u0026ldquo;However, the cold gas filaments observed in galaxy clusters, such as the Perseus cluster modeled in this work, expand more than 100,000 light years beyond the nucleus, and are larger than the host galaxy.\u0026rdquo;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026ldquo;Unlike the Pillars of Creation, which is likely created by an expanding bubble irradiated by a massive star, the vast scale and the prevailing radial structure of these filaments indicate that they are driven by a much more energetic source, which we think is the central supermassive black hole.\u0026rdquo; The research examines the process for how black holes could help create those filaments.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThat involves a closer look at what Qiu discovered to be an important part of the process: active galactic nucleus (AGN) feedback. AGNs are active regions in the centers of galaxies, and they throw off a lot of light and gas.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026ldquo;It has been widely acknowledged that AGNs are associated with growing supermassive black holes,\u0026rdquo; Qiu says. As a black hole attracts matter from the surrounding material due to its gravity, that matter forms an accretion disk near the black hole. It can convert part of that energy into radiation and gas outflow.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EQiu\u0026rsquo;s research uses 3D radiation-hydrodynamic simulations and reveals a possible new mechanism, a combination of the cooling that happens to gas filaments as they flow outward from the cluster center, and what\u0026rsquo;s called ram pressure \u0026ndash; the \u0026ldquo;headwind\u0026rdquo; that impacts those filaments as they race through the ICM plasma.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThis new mechanism, \u0026ldquo;naturally promotes outflows whose cooling time is shorter than their rising time, giving birth to spatially extended cold gas filaments. Our results strongly suggest that the formation of cold gas and AGN feedback in galaxy clusters are inextricably linked and shed light on how AGN feedback couples to the intracluster medium,\u0026rdquo; Qiu writes in the article.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026ldquo;By accounting for these physical phenomena in the context of a galaxy cluster, Yu reproduced many of the observed properties of the cold gas filaments and the surrounding X-ray emitting ICM,\u0026rdquo; Bogdanovi\u0107 says. \u0026nbsp;\u0026ldquo;This gives us confidence that this model is on the right track and provides a more realistic description than some earlier models, where AGNs played a passive role or were unimportant altogether.\u0026rdquo;\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\nCould this research tell us more about process of birthing stars, or even galaxies?\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026ldquo;While there is evidence for star formation in some of the filaments, others seem to have suppressed star formation within the cold gas. So it is still under debate whether these filaments are fueling star formation directly,\u0026rdquo; says Qiu.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026ldquo;What this study focuses on is how outflows powered by the central supermassive black hole facilitate the formation of these filaments,\u0026rdquo; he adds. \u0026ldquo;Because the creation and evolution path of the filaments have a great impact on the properties of the cold gas within, the ideas advanced in this work can in principle help us better predict how and when stars may form in them.\u0026rdquo;\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.nature.com\/articles\/s41550-020-1090-7\u0022\u003EThe formation of dusty cold gas filaments from galaxy clusters\u003C\/a\u003E, \u003Cem\u003ENature Astronomy, \u003C\/em\u003EMay 4, 2020\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cem\u003EFunding source(s).\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\nY.Q. acknowledges support from the National Key R\u0026amp;D Program of China (2016YFA0400702), the National Science Foundation of China (11721303, 11991052), and the High-Performance Computing Platform of Peking University. T.B. thanks the Kavli Institute for Theoretical Physics, in Santa Barbara, CA, USA, where one portion of this work was completed, for its hospitality. Support for this work was in part provided by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration through Chandra Award Number TM7-18008X issued by the Chandra X-ray Center, which is operated by the Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory for and on behalf of the National Aeronautics Space Administration under contract NAS803060. This research was supported in part by the National Science Foundation under Grant No. NSF PHY-1748958, and in part through research cyberinfrastructure resources and services provided by the Partnership for an Advanced Computing Environment (PACE) at the Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, Georgia, USA. Any opinions, findings, and conclusions or recommendations expressed in this material are those of the authors and do not necessarily reflect the views of the Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory and or the National Aeronautics and Space Administration. 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Once we receive updated guidance on large gatherings, we will choose a date for our traditional, in-person ceremony \u0026mdash; complete with all the pomp and circumstance (and gold and white balloons) graduating Yellow Jackets have come to expect! So, stay tuned for that announcement.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EIn the meantime, our graduates at every level \u0026mdash; bachelor\u0026rsquo;s, master\u0026rsquo;s, and doctoral \u0026mdash; have earned their degrees from one of the most prestigious science- and technology-focused universities in the world, during one of the most challenging times in recent history, and that definitely deserves a celebration! So, please join Georgia Tech \u0026mdash; virtually \u0026mdash; starting at noon on Friday, May 1, as we celebrate the Class of 2020!\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EHere\u0026rsquo;s some of what you can look forward to on that big day, along with a few tools and tips to help you and your loved ones (whether near-and-dear or dear-and-far) celebrate in virtual style.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cem\u003E(Note: Find your \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/commencement.gatech.edu\/celebrate\/swag\u0022\u003E\u0026ldquo;graduation swag\u0026rdquo; here\u003C\/a\u003E. Also, if you miss any of our online graduation celebration content as it plays out on May 1, it will still be available for viewing later at your convenience.)\u003C\/em\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Ch4\u003EVirtual Photo Ops\u003C\/h4\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cem\u003EBest of Campus\u003C\/em\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\nSince graduates and their families can\u0026rsquo;t come to campus, we\u0026rsquo;re bringing campus to you! We have put together a \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.dropbox.com\/sh\/0mdg080c3wl6cdc\/AAAfrMsSidS6uzuiEfGL39Uba?dl=0\u0022\u003Ecampus background package\u003C\/a\u003E featuring some of the most popular locations for graduation photos \u0026mdash; from McCamish Pavilion, to the Kessler Campanile, to Tech Tower, and more. Just use your favorite photo editing app and click! There you are.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cem\u003EGraduation Tile \u003C\/em\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\nThis tile includes the name and major of each of our spring graduates and can be shared with family and friends.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cem\u003ETraditions Photo Templates \u003C\/em\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\nWe\u0026rsquo;ve created templates with Buzz and the Ramblin\u0026rsquo; Wreck \u0026mdash; all you have to do is insert yourself using your favorite photo editing app to virtually recreate a campus tradition.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cem\u003EPhoto Frames \u003C\/em\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\nWe\u0026rsquo;ve created some special \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/commencement.gatech.edu\/node\/2137\u0022\u003Edigital \u0026ldquo;frames\u0026rdquo; for Class of 2020 students\u003C\/a\u003E, and proud parents and families.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cem\u003EPrint-at-Home Signs \u003C\/em\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\nLet your Yellow Jacket flag fly! We have \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/commencement.gatech.edu\/node\/2138\u0022\u003Esigns and banners\u003C\/a\u003E you can print out to include in your graduation photos.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Ch4\u003EMoments to Remember\u003C\/h4\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cem\u003E360-Degree Graduation \u003C\/em\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\nEnjoy this Commencement video, created in 2019 with a 360\u0026deg; camera, which allows you to virtually experience that walk across the stage to shake President Cabrera\u0026#39;s hand. It also shows the fight song at the end.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cem\u003EBest of Tech Research \u003C\/em\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\nOur team has put together a playlist especially for graduates, featuring Georgia Tech\u0026rsquo;s most-viewed videos of noteworthy research from the past three years.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cem\u003EInstitute Highlight Reel \u003C\/em\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\nEnjoy this photomontage of significant campus events that students experienced over the past four to six years at Georgia Tech.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cem\u003EStudent Interviews \u003C\/em\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\nJust like at Commencement, we\u0026rsquo;ll be talking to some 2020 graduates about their time at Tech and their plans for the future.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Ch4\u003ESocial Media Feed Frenzy\u003C\/h4\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cem\u003EInstagram \u003C\/em\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\nUse #GT20 to interact and celebrate with fellow graduates. We\u0026#39;d also love to hear from alumni, parents, friends, and current students.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cem\u003ECelebration Webpage \u003C\/em\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\nWe\u0026#39;ll be pulling images and messages from Instagram and Twitter onto the celebration webpage and sharing in the excitement together in real time.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cem\u003EFacebook \u003C\/em\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\nWe\u0026#39;ll be streaming live on Facebook with messages from President Cabrera and College deans, along with introductions to some of Georgia Tech\u0026rsquo;s Class of 2020 graduates.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Ch4\u003EVirtual Congrats!\u003C\/h4\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cem\u003ECampus Congratulations \u003C\/em\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\nHear from College deans and Institute leaders, who wouldn\u0026rsquo;t dream of missing this opportunity to tell you how proud they are of your achievements.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cem\u003EAlumni and Friends Congratulations \u003C\/em\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\nIf anyone knows how proud you are to be graduating from Tech, it\u0026rsquo;s alumni. And Georgia Tech also has many friends who appreciate your promise as a new Tech grad. We\u0026rsquo;ve got some lined up to share in this moment with you \u0026mdash; from a virtual distance, of course.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cem\u003EAt-Home Celebration Tips and Tools! \u003C\/em\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\nHere are some links to more ideas for celebrating your graduation at home:\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\n\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.goodhousekeeping.com\/life\/g5159\/graduation-party-ideas\/\u0022\u003Ewww.goodhousekeeping.com\/life\/g5159\/graduation-party-ideas\/ \u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\n\u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.simplemost.com\/how-celebrate-your-grad-without-party\/\u0022\u003Ewww.simplemost.com\/how-celebrate-your-grad-without-party\/ \u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\n\u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.thespruce.com\/ideas-amazing-college-graduation-party-4021185\u0022\u003Ewww.thespruce.com\/ideas-amazing-college-graduation-party-4021185 \u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\n\u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.pinterest.com\/makeandtakes\/graduation-celebration-ideas\/\u0022\u003Ewww.pinterest.com\/makeandtakes\/graduation-celebration-ideas\/\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EWe hope Georgia Tech\u0026rsquo;s online celebration will \u0026ldquo;tide you over\u0026rdquo; until we can honor you with the real, analog deal! As a graduate of the Class of 2020, you have so much to be proud of. Congratulations!\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EGeorgia Tech\u0026rsquo;s Spring 2020 Commencement Ceremony is postponed until\u0026hellip; well, we don\u0026rsquo;t know just yet. Once we receive updated guidance on large gatherings, we will choose a date for our traditional, in-person ceremony \u0026mdash; complete with all the pomp and circumstance (and gold and white balloons) graduating Yellow Jackets have come to expect! 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During the COVID-19 pandemic, the group has created various models and figures to explain the virus\u0026#39; spread and epidemiology. 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It also needs widespread serological antibody tests to determine those who have recovered from the disease \u0026mdash; and may have some immunity \u0026mdash; to begin restarting the economy.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EWeitz, who also serves as director of the \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/qbios.gatech.edu\/\u0022\u003EInterdisciplinary Ph.D. in Quantitative Biosciences\u003C\/a\u003E program, discusses shield immunity and more in his \u0026ldquo;Nonlinear Science Talk,\u0026rdquo; \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=arJcDNnQHIQ\u0022\u003Eheld on April 15\u003C\/a\u003E, as well as in a forthcoming research paper in the journal Nature.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EWeitz\u0026rsquo;s talk, titled \u0026ldquo;Dynamics of CoVID-19: Near- and Long-Term Challenges\u0026rdquo;, was hosted by the School of Physics and the School of Biological Sciences at Georgia Tech.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026ldquo;The scale and type of testing matters,\u0026rdquo; Weitz says. \u0026ldquo;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/cos.gatech.edu\/news\/meet-marine-biologist-helping-create-covid-19-test-kits\u0022\u003EPCR [polymerase chain reaction] testing\u003C\/a\u003E provides a snapshot: Are you shedding virus now? 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That\u0026rsquo;s not what they were for.\u0026rdquo;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EWeitz is the lead author in the forthcoming Nature research paper, \u0026ldquo;Intervention Serology and Interaction Substitution: Modeling the Role of \u0026lsquo;Shield Immunity\u0026rsquo; in Reducing COVID-19 Epidemic Spread.\u0026rdquo;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThe paper\u0026rsquo;s co-authors include Georgia Tech College of Sciences researchers and collaborators \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/biosciences.gatech.edu\/people\/stephen-beckett\u0022\u003EStephen J. Beckett\u003C\/a\u003E, \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/microdynamics.gatech.edu\/ashley-coenen\u0022\u003EAshley R. Coenen\u003C\/a\u003E, \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/ecotheory.biology.gatech.edu\/people\/david-demory\u0022\u003EDavid Demory\u003C\/a\u003E, \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/ecotheory.biology.gatech.edu\/people\/marian-dom%C3%ADnguez-mirazo\u0022\u003EMarian Dominguez-Mirazo\u003C\/a\u003E, Chung-Lin Yeung, \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/ecotheory.biology.gatech.edu\/people\/guanlin-li\u0022\u003EGuanlin Li\u003C\/a\u003E, \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/ecotheory.biology.gatech.edu\/people\/andreea-magalie\u0022\u003EAndreea Magalie\u003C\/a\u003E, \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/biosciences.gatech.edu\/people\/rogelio-rodriguez%20gonzalez\u0022\u003ERogelio Rodriguez-Gonzalez\u003C\/a\u003E, and \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/biosciences.gatech.edu\/people\/conan-zhao\u0022\u003EConan Zhao\u003C\/a\u003E.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EA preprint of the research is the subject of a video from \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/biosciences.gatech.edu\/people\/jennifer-leavey\u0022\u003EJennifer Leavey\u003C\/a\u003E, principal academic professional in the School of Biological Sciences. Leavey explains the shield immunity concepts in \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=NrIb7Fqybno\u0026amp;feature=youtu.be\u0022\u003EEpisode 7\u003C\/a\u003E of her \u0026ldquo;Stay at Home Journal Club\u0026rdquo; video series.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Ch3\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EAJC:\u0026nbsp;Georgia Tech expert: Brian Kemp\u0026rsquo;s\u0026nbsp;plan to reopen economy could raise COVID-19 risks\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/h3\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Caddress\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EMaureen Downey, April 21, 2020\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/address\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EIn an opinion piece, Weitz discusses the possible dangers of re-opening Georgia\u0026#39;s economy. Weitz voices concerns that the science of COVID-19 does not support Gov. Brian Kemp\u0026rsquo;s decision to allow some businesses to reopen starting Friday. Instead, Weitz suggests that Georgia waits \u0026quot;until the science, evidence, and infrastructure suggests we are ready to open up the economy \u0026ndash; safely.\u0026quot;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.ajc.com\/blog\/get-schooled\/georgia-tech-expert-brian-kemp-plan-reopen-economy-could-raise-covid-risks\/ZbW7Ix1k4VvoQFGhfFTm6J\/\u0022\u003ERead more on AJC.com.\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Ch3\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EWABE: Models Are Wrong, Some Are Useful\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/h3\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Caddress\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EWABE Staff, April 22, 2020\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/address\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EWeitz chats with WABE Atlanta about the usefulness of models in tracking and predicting the spread of COVID-19. He explains that\u0026nbsp;models can\u0026rsquo;t give us certainty about what will happen with the coronavirus pandemic, but they can still help tailor interventions to keep people safe. Weitz also discusses Governor Brian Kemp\u0026#39;s reopening of the Georgia economy.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.wabe.org\/episode\/models-are-wrong-some-are-useful\/\u0022\u003ERead more and listen on WABE.org.\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Ch3\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EGPB:\u0026nbsp;Political Rewind: Confusion Over Next Steps In Crisis \u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/h3\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Caddress\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EBill Nigut, April 23, 2020\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/address\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EWeitz joins a panel with Kevin Riley, an editor at \u003Cem\u003EThe Atlanta Journal-Constitution\u003C\/em\u003E and Dr. Mark Rosenburg, retired CEO of the Task Force for Global Health. They discuss Governor Brian Kemp\u0026#39;s decision to re-open Georgia\u0026#39;s economy and the consequences of Georgians going out and attempting to resume life as normal.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.gpbnews.org\/post\/political-rewind-confusion-over-next-steps-crisis\u0022\u003ERead more and listen on GPBnews.org.\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Ch3\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/h3\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Ch3\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EAtlanta Magazine: Re-opening Georgia for business is a life or death decision - and the data doesn\u0026#39;t help\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/h3\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Caddress\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EKaren Landman, April 23, 2020\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/address\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EWeitz discusses his concerns with the decision to re-open Georgia\u0026#39;s economy. He suggests that officials wait until conditions allow a sustained downward curve to open the economy. Furthermore, he explains that even if Georgia has past the peak of the daily case counts and fatalities from the virus, there is the possibility that cases will peak again. To expidite the time to re-opening the economy, Weitz suggests increasing the availability of testing for the virus. \u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.atlantamagazine.com\/news-culture-articles\/re-opening-georgia-for-business-is-a-life-or-death-decision-and-the-data-doesnt-help\/\u0022\u003ERead more on AtlantaMagazine.com\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Ch3\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EWABE:\u0026nbsp;While Georgia Begins To Open Again, Health Experts Urge Caution\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/h3\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Caddress\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EMolly Samuel, April 24, 2020\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/address\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EBeginning Friday, April 25, certain businesses in Georgia are allowed to re-open under Governor Brian Kemp\u0026#39;s direction. Weitz believes that the governor is opening certain businesses too quickly, and advises the governor to wait until the right safeguards and evidence are available.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.wabe.org\/while-georgia-begins-to-open-again-health-experts-urge-caution\/\u0022\u003ERead more on on WABE.org.\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Ch3\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EGPB: What You Need To Know: Could Georgia See A Second Peak?\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/h3\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Caddress\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003ESam Bermas-Dawes, April 24, 2020\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/address\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EWeitz talks with\u0026nbsp;\u003Cem\u003EPolitical Rewind\u003C\/em\u003E\u0026#39;s Sam Bermas-Dawes about whether Georgia is moving to fast to reopen the economy, and if there is a chance of cases peaking again. Weitz is concerned \u0026quot;about whether or not both the signals from cases and fatalities as well as the infrastructure to make sure that trends in the right direction continue to trend in that way are there in place at the moment.\u0026quot;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.gpbnews.org\/post\/what-you-need-know-could-georgia-see-second-peak\u0022\u003ERead more and watch the video interview at GPBNews.org.\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Ch3\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003ERelated Stories:\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/h3\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cul\u003E\r\n\t\u003Cli\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/cos.gatech.edu\/news\/georgia-tech-produces-key-components-governors-coronavirus-test-initiative\u0022\u003EGeorgia Tech Produces Key Components for Governor\u0026rsquo;s Coronavirus Test Initiative\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/li\u003E\r\n\t\u003Cli\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/cos.gatech.edu\/news\/meet-marine-biologist-helping-create-covid-19-test-kits\u0022\u003EMeet the Marine Biologist Helping Create COVID-19 Test Kits\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/li\u003E\r\n\t\u003Cli\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/news.gatech.edu\/2020\/04\/14\/will-smartphones-help-us-keep-covid-19-under-control\u0022\u003EWill Smartphones Help Us Keep COVID-19 Under Control? \u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/li\u003E\r\n\t\u003Cli\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/rh.gatech.edu\/news\/634293\/case-diy-masks-slow-coronavirus-spread\u0022\u003EThe Case For DIY Masks To Slow Coronavirus\u0026rsquo; Spread\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/li\u003E\r\n\t\u003Cli\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/twitter.com\/gtsciences\u0022\u003EFollow @GTSciences on Twitter for more news and stories\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/li\u003E\r\n\t\u003Cli\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/cos.gatech.edu\/news\/crowds-vaccines-climate-comparisons-sciences-faculty-share-covid-19-insights-expertise-media\u0022\u003ECrowds, Vaccines, Climate Comparisons: Sciences Faculty Share COVID-19 Insights, Expertise with Media\u003C\/a\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/li\u003E\r\n\t\u003Cli\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.news.gatech.edu\/2020\/03\/31\/truckloads-personal-protection-equipment-donated-healthcare-workers\u0022\u003ETruckloads of Personal Protection Equipment Donated for Healthcare Workers\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/li\u003E\r\n\t\u003Cli\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/news.gatech.edu\/2020\/03\/23\/do-it-yourself-medical-devices-protective-gear-fuel-battle-against-covid-19\u0022\u003EDo-It-Yourself Medical Devices \u0026amp; Protective Gear Fuel Battle Against COVID-19\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/li\u003E\r\n\t\u003Cli\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.news.gatech.edu\/2020\/04\/06\/simple-low-cost-ventilator-builds-available-resuscitation-bags\u0022\u003ESimple, Low-Cost Ventilator Builds on Available Resuscitation Bags\u003C\/a\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/li\u003E\r\n\u003C\/ul\u003E\r\n","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EJoshua Weitz shares COVID-19 expertise with media in Atlanta and around the globe.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","format":"limited_html"}],"field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"Joshua Weitz shares COVID-19 expertise with media in Atlanta and around the globe."}],"uid":"35185","created_gmt":"2020-04-23 17:31:58","changed_gmt":"2020-04-27 16:17:16","author":"kpietkiewicz3","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","dateline":{"date":"2020-04-23T00:00:00-04:00","iso_date":"2020-04-23T00:00:00-04:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"hg_media":{"634689":{"id":"634689","type":"image","title":"Dynamics of COVID-19: Near- and Long-Term Challenges","body":null,"created":"1587663426","gmt_created":"2020-04-23 17:37:06","changed":"1587668042","gmt_changed":"2020-04-23 18:54:02","alt":"","file":{"fid":"241533","name":"Weitz card.jpg","image_path":"\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/Weitz%20card_0.jpg","image_full_path":"http:\/\/www.tlwarc.hg.gatech.edu\/\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/Weitz%20card_0.jpg","mime":"image\/jpeg","size":1405088,"path_740":"http:\/\/www.tlwarc.hg.gatech.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/740xx_scale\/public\/images\/Weitz%20card_0.jpg?itok=I54RLEn4"}},"634692":{"id":"634692","type":"image","title":"Governor Brian Kemp discusses the limited re-opening of sectors of Georgia\u2019s economy. 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Malliaras\u003C\/a\u003E, deputy editor for physical sciences and engineering content.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026ldquo;I am honored and very excited to take on this role as an associate editor of Science Advances because it gives me the opportunity to both provide an essential service to my community and to play an important role in its development,\u0026rdquo; Silva says.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EScience Advances is a digital-only, open access extension of \u003Cem\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.sciencemag.org\/\u0022\u003EScience\u003C\/a\u003E \u003C\/em\u003Emagazine, according to the journal\u0026rsquo;s website.\u003Cem\u003E \u003C\/em\u003E\u0026quot;Science Advances\u0026nbsp;expands the quality of\u003Cem\u003E\u0026nbsp;Science\u003C\/em\u003E\u0026nbsp;in an open access format, with the same rigorous standards for impact and peer review, but with a capacity to publish more content, with flexible formats for research articles (up to 15,000 words) and reviews, and reasonable open access charges,\u0026quot; Silva added.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EScience Advances\u0026nbsp;editors oversee the review process of submitted manuscripts and are selected from an international pool of researchers with high levels of achievement and recognition in their fields. \u0026ldquo;Our editors not only have stellar reputations in their disciplines, but also have acknowledged breadth in recognizing and promoting interdisciplinary collaborations,\u0026rdquo; according to the website.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EIn his biography on the Science Advances website, Silva\u0026rsquo;s research topics include ultrafast spectroscopy, excitons, polarons, polaritons, conjugated polymers, and hybrid semiconductors (including perovskites). The \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/silva.chemistry.gatech.edu\/\u0022\u003ESilva Research Group\u003C\/a\u003E at Georgia Tech studies the fundamental chemical and physical principles that govern excited-state dynamics in complex materials for optoelectronics and photonics. \u0026ldquo;Our experimental toolbox is broad, but we primarily implement nonlinear ultrafast spectroscopy and quantum optics to understand the optical and electronic properties properties of molecular and hybrid semiconductor materials. While we do not like to be quantum-confined to a single box, we think of our work as a linear combination of physical chemistry, condensed-matter physics, materials physics, and materials chemistry,\u0026rdquo; says the Silva Lab website.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003ESilva spoke about his studies of organic and hybrid optoelectronics and semiconductors, and their impact on research and industry, in \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/cos.gatech.edu\/science-matters\/sciencematters-season-3-episode-7-finding-magic-materials-science\u0022\u003ESeason 3, Episode 7\u003C\/a\u003E, of ScienceMatters, the podcast of the College of Sciences.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":[{"value":"Professor in School of Chemistry and Biochemistry, School of Physics will review manuscripts dealing with perovskites, polarons, polymers"}],"field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EProfessor Carlos Silva is a new associate editor at Science Advances, an open access journal from the American Association for the Advancement of Science.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","format":"limited_html"}],"field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"Professor in School of Chemistry and Biochemistry, School of Physics will review manuscripts dealing with perovskites, polarons, polymers"}],"uid":"34434","created_gmt":"2020-04-24 19:48:03","changed_gmt":"2020-04-24 19:59:41","author":"Renay San Miguel","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","dateline":{"date":"2020-04-24T00:00:00-04:00","iso_date":"2020-04-24T00:00:00-04:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"hg_media":{"628210":{"id":"628210","type":"image","title":"Carlos Silva, professor in the School of Physics and the School of Chemistry and Biochemistry","body":null,"created":"1572294146","gmt_created":"2019-10-28 20:22:26","changed":"1572294146","gmt_changed":"2019-10-28 20:22:26","alt":"","file":{"fid":"239225","name":"Carlos Silva headshot.jpg","image_path":"\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/Carlos%20Silva%20headshot.jpg","image_full_path":"http:\/\/www.tlwarc.hg.gatech.edu\/\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/Carlos%20Silva%20headshot.jpg","mime":"image\/jpeg","size":34004,"path_740":"http:\/\/www.tlwarc.hg.gatech.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/740xx_scale\/public\/images\/Carlos%20Silva%20headshot.jpg?itok=jloQLidx"}}},"media_ids":["628210"],"related_links":[{"url":"https:\/\/news.gatech.edu\/2019\/01\/14\/brilliant-glow-paint-semiconductors-comes-ornate-quantum-physics","title":"Brilliant Glow of Paint-On Semiconductors Comes from Ornate Quantum Physics"},{"url":"https:\/\/cos.gatech.edu\/science-matters\/sciencematters-season-3-episode-7-finding-magic-materials-science","title":"ScienceMatters - Season 3, Episode 7 - Finding the Magic in Materials Science"}],"groups":[{"id":"1278","name":"College of Sciences"},{"id":"126011","name":"School of Physics"}],"categories":[{"id":"135","name":"Research"},{"id":"141","name":"Chemistry and Chemical Engineering"},{"id":"150","name":"Physics and Physical Sciences"}],"keywords":[{"id":"4896","name":"College of Sciences"},{"id":"166937","name":"School of Physics"},{"id":"177437","name":"Carlos Silva"},{"id":"184630","name":"Science Advances"},{"id":"1629","name":"AAAS"}],"core_research_areas":[{"id":"39451","name":"Electronics and Nanotechnology"}],"news_room_topics":[],"event_categories":[],"invited_audience":[],"affiliations":[],"classification":[],"areas_of_expertise":[],"news_and_recent_appearances":[],"phone":[],"contact":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003ERenay San Miguel\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\nCommunications Officer\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\nCollege of Sciences\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\n404-894-5209\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","format":"limited_html"}],"email":["renay.san@cos.gatech.edu"],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}},"634658":{"#nid":"634658","#data":{"type":"news","title":"Physics Researchers Awarded $2.3 Million to Develop NSF Einstein Toolkit for Astrophysics","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003ETwo School of Physics professors are part of a multi-institution effort to provide scientists with the best computational resources for a new era of relativistic astrophysics \u0026ndash; an era that now includes measurements of gravitational waves caused by black hole collisions.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThe National Science Foundation (NSF) has awarded $2.3 million through its \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.nsf.gov\/funding\/pgm_summ.jsp?pims_id=505505\u0022\u003ECyberinfrastructure for Sustained Scientific Innovations\u003C\/a\u003E (CSSI) program to an existing collaborative effort between Georgia Tech, the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, Rochester Institute of Technology, Louisiana State University, and West Virginia University to further develop the \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/einsteintoolkit.org\/about.html\u0022\u003EEinstein Toolkit\u003C\/a\u003E. The new funding will put UIUC as the lead investigating institution; Georgia Tech had been the lead during a previous funding round.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThe project at Georgia Tech is led by co-principal investigators and School of Physics professors\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/The project at Georgia Tech is led by co-principal investigators Pablo Laguna, professor and chair of the School of Physics,\u00a0and Deirdre Shoemaker, both with the Center for Relativistic Astrophysics in the School of Physics.\u0022\u003EPablo Laguna\u003C\/a\u003E, who is also the school\u0026#39;s\u0026nbsp;chair,\u0026nbsp;and \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/physics.gatech.edu\/user\/deirdre-shoemaker\u0022\u003EDeirdre Shoemaker\u003C\/a\u003E. Both are also with Georgia Tech\u0026#39;s\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/cra.gatech.edu\/\u0022\u003ECenter for Relativistic Astrophysics\u003C\/a\u003E.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThe Einstein Toolkit is a community-driven open source ecosystem that provides computational tools to solve Einstein\u0026rsquo;s equations of general relativity, and\u0026nbsp;to advance research in relativistic astrophysics and gravitational wave physics.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThe research team aims to address current and future challenges in modeling sources of gravitational waves such as the collisions of black holes and neutron stars. The main goal of the effort supported by this award will be to improve the scalability of the software and expand the science addressed with the toolkit. The project stems from a \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.nsf.gov\/awardsearch\/showAward?AWD_ID=1550461\u0026amp;HistoricalAwards=false\u0022\u003Eprevious NSF grant\u003C\/a\u003E for collaborative research in community planning for scalable cyberinfrastructure to support multi-messenger astrophysics (gravitational waves, neutrinos, gamma and X-rays, along with traditional\u0026nbsp;observations from telescopes and space probes). That grant was\u0026nbsp;awarded to Laguna in 2018.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThe \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/cra.gatech.edu\/gravitational-physics\/\u0022\u003EEinstein Toolkit\u003C\/a\u003E is utilized by many groups across six continents, and is developed and supported in a distributed, collaborative manner. Its focus on community-based development has resulted in a large user base \u0026mdash; to date, 282 registered users from 194 different groups and 40 countries. In addition, the toolkit supports simulations providing information on gravitational waveforms for the \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.ligo.caltech.edu\/\u0022\u003ELaser Interferometer Gravitational-Wave Observatory\u003C\/a\u003E (LIGO).\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026ldquo;OAC is pleased to support community-driven software platforms that advance research in relativistic astrophysics that are relevant to Multi-Messenger Astrophysics,\u0026quot; says Dr. Manish Parashar, office director for the Office of Advanced Cyberinfrastructure (OAC) at NSF.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cem\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.nsf.gov\/awardsearch\/showAward?AWD_ID=2003893\u0026amp;HistoricalAwards=false\u0022\u003ERead more\u003C\/a\u003E about the collaborative frameworks research project, The Einstein Toolkit Ecosystem: Enabling Fundamental Research in the Era of Multi-Messenger Astrophysics.\u003C\/em\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":[{"value":"NSF awards $2.3 million to effort led by Pablo Laguna and Deirdre Shoemaker for the development of the Einstein Toolkit Ecosystem: Enabling Fundamental Research in the Era of Multi-Messenger Astrophysics"}],"field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003ETwo Georgia Tech physicists, Pablo Laguna and Deirdre Shoemaker,\u0026nbsp;are part of a new National Science Foundation award to continue development of the Einstein Toolkit, a collection of scientist-shared computational resources for advancing studies of relativistic astrophysics and gravitational wave physics.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","format":"limited_html"}],"field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"NSF awards $2.3 million to effort led by Pablo Laguna and Deirdre Shoemaker for the development of the Einstein Toolkit Ecosystem: Enabling Fundamental Research in the Era of Multi-Messenger Astrophysics"}],"uid":"34434","created_gmt":"2020-04-22 20:10:28","changed_gmt":"2020-04-23 18:45:51","author":"Renay San Miguel","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","dateline":{"date":"2020-04-23T00:00:00-04:00","iso_date":"2020-04-23T00:00:00-04:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"hg_media":{"634659":{"id":"634659","type":"image","title":"Figure 1 Simulation of the merger of two neutron stars detected by LIGO using the Einstein Toolkit. 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Since teleportation is not yet feasible, \u003Ca class=\u0022Hyperlink SCXW62516926 BCX1\u0022 href=\u0022https:\/\/biosciences.gatech.edu\/people\/jennifer-leavey\u0022 rel=\u0022noreferrer noopener\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003EJennifer Leavey\u003C\/a\u003E has turned to another channel to connect with her students: YouTube!\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\u003C\/div\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cdiv\u003E\r\n\u003Cp\u003EOn April 1, Leavey published her first edition of the \u003Ca class=\u0022Hyperlink SCXW62516926 BCX1\u0022 href=\u0022https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/playlist?list=PLt829xJ4naD9EQYcYkZFkK3NPAhq8QDK8\u0022 rel=\u0022noreferrer noopener\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003EStay-at-Home Journal Club\u003C\/a\u003E (SAHJC), a regular series in which she analyzes and explains a recent scientific article in two minutes or less. So far, she has focused on articles about COVID-19, but is interested in discussing a wide range of topics.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\u003C\/div\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cdiv\u003E\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026ldquo;I had been seeing friends and family post links to articles and websites about COVID-19 that varied widely in how much they were based on science,\u0026rdquo; said Leavey. \u0026ldquo;I wanted to counter some of the conspiracy theories and give people hope that science would find a way to prevent or cure the disease.\u0026rdquo;\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\u003C\/div\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cdiv\u003E\r\n\u003Cp\u003EIn the first edition of the SAHJC, Leavey discussed the article \u003Ca class=\u0022Hyperlink SCXW62516926 BCX1\u0022 href=\u0022https:\/\/science.sciencemag.org\/content\/367\/6485\/1444.full\u0022 rel=\u0022noreferrer noopener\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003E\u0026ldquo;Structural basis for the recognition of the SARS-CoV-2 by full-length human ACE2\u0026rdquo;\u003C\/a\u003E. She briefly explained the research\u0026rsquo;s objective, methods, results, and long-term impacts before ending the video with a smile goodbye. Her calming and positive presence ensures that the videos discussing important topics aren\u0026rsquo;t intimidating to people that may be unfamiliar with certain vocabulary or concepts.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\u003C\/div\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cdiv\u003E\r\n\u003Cp\u003ETo find the articles that she covers, Leavey starts with exploring the topics that interests her.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\u003C\/div\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cdiv\u003E\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026ldquo;Usually I get curious about something I read in the news and then I look up peer-reviewed research articles or pre-publication manuscripts,\u0026rdquo; says Leavey.\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\u003C\/div\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cdiv\u003E\r\n\u003Cp\u003EFor Leavey, the SAHJC has served several purposes. Researching articles encourages her to explore fascinating scientific research, while creating video allows her to promote continuous visual and verbal contact with others.\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\u003C\/div\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cdiv\u003E\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026ldquo;I have been teaching online and I feel so much better when I can see my students faces,\u0026rdquo; says Leavey. \u0026ldquo;I really miss being in the classroom and seeing everyone and having discussions about science. I hope watching these videos can help people feel more connected.\u0026rdquo;\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\u003C\/div\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cdiv\u003E\r\n\u003Cp\u003ELeavey has published \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/playlist?list=PLt829xJ4naD9EQYcYkZFkK3NPAhq8QDK8\u0022\u003Eseven videos to the SAHJC\u003C\/a\u003E and has already felt the positive impacts of using visual media to connect with others. She hopes to create more while working and is encouraging anyone interested to get involved in the SAHJC. Leavey says that people interested can ask questions in the comments of her videos, share the videos with friends, or even create their own videos.\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\u003C\/div\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Ch3\u003ECollaboration and Community\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/h3\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cdiv\u003E\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThe goals of collaboration and building strong relationships are prominent in Leavey\u0026rsquo;s life. Though physical distance separates her from her peers, Leavey is making the most of her time at home while by intentionally and meaningfully connecting with friends.\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\u003C\/div\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cdiv\u003E\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026ldquo;Last night I went on a \u0026#39;walk\u0026#39; with one of my colleagues from work,\u0026rdquo; says Leavey. \u0026ldquo;We just had a phone call while we were each walking around our neighborhoods and it was great!\u0026nbsp; We got a little exercise, shared an experience, and talked about our classes. It was a lot more satisfying than a BlueJeans meeting for me.\u0026rdquo;\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\u003C\/div\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cdiv\u003E\r\n\u003Cp\u003EWhether she\u0026rsquo;s teaching in the classroom or through a screen, Jennifer Leavey\u0026rsquo;s passion for learning is tangible. The Stay at Home Journal Club is educational, energetic, and enchanting, and is a prime example of Leavey\u0026rsquo;s steadfast support of her students and colleagues.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EWatch the latest episodes of the \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/playlist?list=PLt829xJ4naD9EQYcYkZFkK3NPAhq8QDK8\u0022\u003EStay at Home Journal Club\u003C\/a\u003E, and learn how to get involved in the project.\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003ERelated Links:\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/cos.gatech.edu\/news\/sneaking-science-punk-rock-sciencematters-episode-7-starring-jennifer-leavey\u0022\u003ESneaking Science into Punk RocK: ScienceMatters Episode 7, Starring Jennifer Leavey\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/cos.gatech.edu\/news\/jennifer-leavey-honey-bees-science-rock\u0022\u003EJennifer Leavey: From Honey Bees to Science Rock \u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/cos.gatech.edu\/news\/jennifer-leavey-and-her-favorite-element\u0022\u003EJennifer Leavey and Her Favorite Element\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cem\u003EBy: Grace Pietkiewicz\u003C\/em\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\u003C\/div\u003E\r\n","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EHow Jennifer Leavey\u0026rsquo;s videos use research articles to build personal contact and educate online communities about COVID-19 research.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","format":"limited_html"}],"field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"How Jennifer Leavey\u2019s videos use research articles to build personal contact and educate online communities about COVID-19 research."}],"uid":"35185","created_gmt":"2020-04-20 16:46:53","changed_gmt":"2020-04-21 15:48:42","author":"kpietkiewicz3","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","dateline":{"date":"2020-04-20T00:00:00-04:00","iso_date":"2020-04-20T00:00:00-04:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"hg_media":{"634551":{"id":"634551","type":"image","title":"Jennifer Leavey\u0027s Stay at Home Journal Club","body":null,"created":"1587402171","gmt_created":"2020-04-20 17:02:51","changed":"1587402451","gmt_changed":"2020-04-20 17:07:31","alt":"","file":{"fid":"241479","name":"2020 04 20 Stay at Home Journal Club.jpg","image_path":"\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/2020%2004%2020%20Stay%20at%20Home%20Journal%20Club_0.jpg","image_full_path":"http:\/\/www.tlwarc.hg.gatech.edu\/\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/2020%2004%2020%20Stay%20at%20Home%20Journal%20Club_0.jpg","mime":"image\/jpeg","size":319639,"path_740":"http:\/\/www.tlwarc.hg.gatech.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/740xx_scale\/public\/images\/2020%2004%2020%20Stay%20at%20Home%20Journal%20Club_0.jpg?itok=0j9e-c4_"}}},"media_ids":["634551"],"groups":[{"id":"1278","name":"College of Sciences"},{"id":"620089","name":"Center for Microbial Dynamics and Infection (CMDI)"},{"id":"364801","name":"EAS"},{"id":"1275","name":"School of Biological Sciences"},{"id":"126011","name":"School of Physics"}],"categories":[{"id":"42901","name":"Community"},{"id":"134","name":"Student and Faculty"},{"id":"135","name":"Research"},{"id":"138","name":"Biotechnology, Health, Bioengineering, Genetics"},{"id":"146","name":"Life Sciences and Biology"}],"keywords":[{"id":"365","name":"Research"},{"id":"91501","name":"Research paper"},{"id":"1564","name":"community"},{"id":"7492","name":"connection"},{"id":"69551","name":"Community Connections"}],"core_research_areas":[{"id":"39441","name":"Bioengineering and Bioscience"},{"id":"39501","name":"People and Technology"}],"news_room_topics":[],"event_categories":[],"invited_audience":[],"affiliations":[],"classification":[],"areas_of_expertise":[],"news_and_recent_appearances":[],"phone":[],"contact":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EGrace Pietkiewicz\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\nCommunications Assistant\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\nCollege of Sciences\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\nGeorgia Institute of Technology\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\nkatiegracepz@gatech.edu\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","format":"limited_html"}],"email":["kpietkiewicz3@gatech.edu"],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}}}