Georgia Tech College of Sciences
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We are scientists and mathematicians developing leaders and exploring solutions to improve the human condition and create a better world. https://cos.gatech.edu/
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Sally Ng finds joy from research. She kicks off our second "I Knew I Was A Researcher When..." series! Look forward to meeting a new researcher every month. www.youtube.com/shorts/vgAMX...
I Knew I Was A Researcher When... with Sally Ng
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November 13, 2025 at 3:54 PM
Sally Ng finds joy from research. She kicks off our second "I Knew I Was A Researcher When..." series! Look forward to meeting a new researcher every month. www.youtube.com/shorts/vgAMX...
🎉 Congrats Professor Michael Chapman on being awarded the 2025 Jesse W. Beams Award by the Southeastern Section of @apsphysics.bsky.social. Chapman's research centers on developing and applying novel experimental methods in the areas of ultracold atoms, quantum optics, and quantum information.
Physics Professor Honored by Southeastern Section of the American Physical Society
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November 21, 2025 at 3:23 PM
🎉 Congrats Professor Michael Chapman on being awarded the 2025 Jesse W. Beams Award by the Southeastern Section of @apsphysics.bsky.social. Chapman's research centers on developing and applying novel experimental methods in the areas of ultracold atoms, quantum optics, and quantum information.
👋 Meet Assistant Professor @asarhadi.bsky.social.
Sarhadi's research focuses on a growing threat: hurricanes fueled by a warming climate. He uses physics-based computational modeling to understand and mitigate hurricane risk in the age of climate change. Learn more⤵️
Sarhadi's research focuses on a growing threat: hurricanes fueled by a warming climate. He uses physics-based computational modeling to understand and mitigate hurricane risk in the age of climate change. Learn more⤵️
Community Spotlight - Ali Sarhadi
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November 20, 2025 at 4:48 PM
👋 Meet Assistant Professor @asarhadi.bsky.social.
Sarhadi's research focuses on a growing threat: hurricanes fueled by a warming climate. He uses physics-based computational modeling to understand and mitigate hurricane risk in the age of climate change. Learn more⤵️
Sarhadi's research focuses on a growing threat: hurricanes fueled by a warming climate. He uses physics-based computational modeling to understand and mitigate hurricane risk in the age of climate change. Learn more⤵️
Georgia Tech researchers are developing solutions to monitor and forecast flooding, as well as restore ecosystems to prevent future flooding. These efforts support communities’ resilience in the face of climate change and keep the U.S. secure.
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November 19, 2025 at 3:02 PM
Georgia Tech researchers are developing solutions to monitor and forecast flooding, as well as restore ecosystems to prevent future flooding. These efforts support communities’ resilience in the face of climate change and keep the U.S. secure.
🔗 Learn more here: research.gatech.edu/feature/fixi...
🔗 Learn more here: research.gatech.edu/feature/fixi...
Georgia Tech researchers have received NASA funding to support the Europa Clipper mission. Launched in 2024, the spacecraft is expected to reach Jupiter’s orbit in 2030 in order to investigate the planet’s icy moon #Europa.
Preparing for Europa: Deciphering Plasma Flows and Magnetic Fields Near Jupiter’s Icy Moon
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November 18, 2025 at 6:40 PM
Georgia Tech researchers have received NASA funding to support the Europa Clipper mission. Launched in 2024, the spacecraft is expected to reach Jupiter’s orbit in 2030 in order to investigate the planet’s icy moon #Europa.
Explore how AI is transforming teaching and learning during @ai-aloe.bsky.social’s Research Showcase at Georgia Tech.
📅Join us on Wednesday, Nov. 19, from 1 to 4:30 p.m. at the Georgia Tech Student Center.
📅Join us on Wednesday, Nov. 19, from 1 to 4:30 p.m. at the Georgia Tech Student Center.
AI-ALOE In-Person Showcase at Georgia Tech - National AI Institute for Adult Learning and Online Education
The AI Institute for Adult Learning and Online Education (AI-ALOE) is a National Science Foundation–funded research initiative led by Georgia Tech and its partner institutions. Together, these organiz...
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Explore how AI is transforming teaching and learning during @ai-aloe.bsky.social’s Research Showcase at Georgia Tech.
📅Join us on Wednesday, Nov. 19, from 1 to 4:30 p.m. at the Georgia Tech Student Center.
📅Join us on Wednesday, Nov. 19, from 1 to 4:30 p.m. at the Georgia Tech Student Center.
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📢 𝐆𝐫𝐚𝐝 𝐚𝐝𝐦𝐢𝐬𝐬𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬 𝐨𝐩𝐞𝐧, 𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐥𝐢𝐞𝐫 𝐝𝐞𝐚𝐝𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝐲𝐞𝐚𝐫!
Physics at 𝐆𝐞𝐨𝐫𝐠𝐢𝐚 𝐓𝐞𝐜𝐡 is accepting applications.
𝐌𝐲 𝐠𝐫𝐨𝐮𝐩 𝐨𝐧 𝐀𝐈 ∩ 𝐩𝐡𝐲𝐬𝐢𝐜𝐬 𝐢𝐬 𝐠𝐫𝐨𝐰𝐢𝐧𝐠! So if you know students interested in 𝐟𝐮𝐧𝐝𝐚𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐚𝐥 𝐩𝐡𝐲𝐬𝐢𝐜𝐬 𝐨𝐫 𝐚𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐨, please share this.
🗓️ Deadline: 𝐃𝐞𝐜𝐞𝐦𝐛𝐞𝐫 𝟏𝟓
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Physics at 𝐆𝐞𝐨𝐫𝐠𝐢𝐚 𝐓𝐞𝐜𝐡 is accepting applications.
𝐌𝐲 𝐠𝐫𝐨𝐮𝐩 𝐨𝐧 𝐀𝐈 ∩ 𝐩𝐡𝐲𝐬𝐢𝐜𝐬 𝐢𝐬 𝐠𝐫𝐨𝐰𝐢𝐧𝐠! So if you know students interested in 𝐟𝐮𝐧𝐝𝐚𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐚𝐥 𝐩𝐡𝐲𝐬𝐢𝐜𝐬 𝐨𝐫 𝐚𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐨, please share this.
🗓️ Deadline: 𝐃𝐞𝐜𝐞𝐦𝐛𝐞𝐫 𝟏𝟓
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Prospective physics graduate students are welcome to contact faculty members to inquire about their research program. However, individual faculty members cannot accept students into the graduate progr...
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📢 𝐆𝐫𝐚𝐝 𝐚𝐝𝐦𝐢𝐬𝐬𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬 𝐨𝐩𝐞𝐧, 𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐥𝐢𝐞𝐫 𝐝𝐞𝐚𝐝𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝐲𝐞𝐚𝐫!
Physics at 𝐆𝐞𝐨𝐫𝐠𝐢𝐚 𝐓𝐞𝐜𝐡 is accepting applications.
𝐌𝐲 𝐠𝐫𝐨𝐮𝐩 𝐨𝐧 𝐀𝐈 ∩ 𝐩𝐡𝐲𝐬𝐢𝐜𝐬 𝐢𝐬 𝐠𝐫𝐨𝐰𝐢𝐧𝐠! So if you know students interested in 𝐟𝐮𝐧𝐝𝐚𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐚𝐥 𝐩𝐡𝐲𝐬𝐢𝐜𝐬 𝐨𝐫 𝐚𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐨, please share this.
🗓️ Deadline: 𝐃𝐞𝐜𝐞𝐦𝐛𝐞𝐫 𝟏𝟓
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Physics at 𝐆𝐞𝐨𝐫𝐠𝐢𝐚 𝐓𝐞𝐜𝐡 is accepting applications.
𝐌𝐲 𝐠𝐫𝐨𝐮𝐩 𝐨𝐧 𝐀𝐈 ∩ 𝐩𝐡𝐲𝐬𝐢𝐜𝐬 𝐢𝐬 𝐠𝐫𝐨𝐰𝐢𝐧𝐠! So if you know students interested in 𝐟𝐮𝐧𝐝𝐚𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐚𝐥 𝐩𝐡𝐲𝐬𝐢𝐜𝐬 𝐨𝐫 𝐚𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐨, please share this.
🗓️ Deadline: 𝐃𝐞𝐜𝐞𝐦𝐛𝐞𝐫 𝟏𝟓
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How are Pacific NW mountain birds responding to climate change?
I got up at 4:00 am for a month to find out.
but first the backstory, or "how I spent seven years telling everyone this project wasn't possible"
new paper here:
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I got up at 4:00 am for a month to find out.
but first the backstory, or "how I spent seven years telling everyone this project wasn't possible"
new paper here:
esajournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10....
November 12, 2025 at 4:22 PM
How are Pacific NW mountain birds responding to climate change?
I got up at 4:00 am for a month to find out.
but first the backstory, or "how I spent seven years telling everyone this project wasn't possible"
new paper here:
esajournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10....
I got up at 4:00 am for a month to find out.
but first the backstory, or "how I spent seven years telling everyone this project wasn't possible"
new paper here:
esajournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10....
📢This fall, 20 undergraduate biology majors published a peer-reviewed scientific paper — doing hands-on original bioinformatics research on par with graduate students and working with bioinformatics tools to explore drug discovery potential.
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Undergraduate Bioinformatics Class Produces Published Research
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November 13, 2025 at 5:11 PM
📢This fall, 20 undergraduate biology majors published a peer-reviewed scientific paper — doing hands-on original bioinformatics research on par with graduate students and working with bioinformatics tools to explore drug discovery potential.
bit.ly/4nRVAcs
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🎉Congratulations to Paul Sell, the new director of the Georgia Tech Observatory! Sell joined the Institute in Fall 2025 as a senior academic professional in the School of Physics. He also serves as advisor of our new undergraduate astrophysics program.
New Leadership at the Georgia Tech Observatory
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November 12, 2025 at 4:04 PM
🎉Congratulations to Paul Sell, the new director of the Georgia Tech Observatory! Sell joined the Institute in Fall 2025 as a senior academic professional in the School of Physics. He also serves as advisor of our new undergraduate astrophysics program.
Congratulations to @winnie-polargeo.bsky.social for earning an NSF CAREER grant to map temperatures at the base of the Antarctic ice sheet — the first project of its kind.
This research will refine climate models and help predict future melt, protecting coastal communities.
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This research will refine climate models and help predict future melt, protecting coastal communities.
b.gatech.edu/3LyaveA
Winnie Chu Awarded NSF CAREER Grant to Create First-Ever Map of Antarctic Ice Sheet Base Temperatures
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November 11, 2025 at 2:04 PM
Congratulations to @winnie-polargeo.bsky.social for earning an NSF CAREER grant to map temperatures at the base of the Antarctic ice sheet — the first project of its kind.
This research will refine climate models and help predict future melt, protecting coastal communities.
b.gatech.edu/3LyaveA
This research will refine climate models and help predict future melt, protecting coastal communities.
b.gatech.edu/3LyaveA
Our new magazine is online! cos.gatech.edu/magazine
November 10, 2025 at 8:48 PM
Our new magazine is online! cos.gatech.edu/magazine
🧠One of Georgia Tech’s newest research institutes brings together experts from across campus to study the brain and shape how neuroscience serves society.
At INNS, collaboration fuels discovery. Georgia Tech researchers are developing neurotechnologies, designing recovery spaces, and exploring the brain in new ways. See the work in action: www.youtube.com/watch?v=rtiZ...
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Learn more: neuro.gatech.edu/lab-life-ins...
Inside the Institute for Neuroscience, Neurotechnology, and Society
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🧠One of Georgia Tech’s newest research institutes brings together experts from across campus to study the brain and shape how neuroscience serves society.
The Saffir-Simpson Hurricane Wind Scale was developed in 1969 by Georgia Tech alum Herbert Saffir (CE 1940) and meteorologist Robert Simpson. It classifies hurricanes by sustained wind speed, from Category 1 to Category 5.
Storms Are Changing — Should the Hurricane Scale Change Too?
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November 4, 2025 at 4:44 PM
The Saffir-Simpson Hurricane Wind Scale was developed in 1969 by Georgia Tech alum Herbert Saffir (CE 1940) and meteorologist Robert Simpson. It classifies hurricanes by sustained wind speed, from Category 1 to Category 5.
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From wearable robotics to deep brain stimulation, our researchers are tackling stroke recovery, limb loss, aging, depression, and more.
This is the neuroscience that moves us — literally and figuratively.
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This is the neuroscience that moves us — literally and figuratively.
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October 23, 2025 at 5:44 PM
From wearable robotics to deep brain stimulation, our researchers are tackling stroke recovery, limb loss, aging, depression, and more.
This is the neuroscience that moves us — literally and figuratively.
research.gatech.edu/feature/neur... | @gtresearch.bsky.social
This is the neuroscience that moves us — literally and figuratively.
research.gatech.edu/feature/neur... | @gtresearch.bsky.social
🦴Georgia Tech's Fossil Friday was created to build a community centered on hands-on science outreach. Hosted by @sepl.bsky.social, this weekly event is free and open to the public. Learn more⤵️
Finding friends at Fossil Fridays - Technique
Last Friday, the Spatial Ecology and Paleontology Lab (SEPL) hosted its weekly Fossil Friday event. This hands-on outreach program invites participants to uncover ancient history,...
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October 28, 2025 at 3:55 PM
🦴Georgia Tech's Fossil Friday was created to build a community centered on hands-on science outreach. Hosted by @sepl.bsky.social, this weekly event is free and open to the public. Learn more⤵️
New Paper Alert | Georgia Tech researchers developed a mathematical formula to predict the size of lakes that form on melting ice sheets. They discovered that lake depth and span are linked to the topography of the ice sheet. Their findings were published in @natcomms.nature.com.
The Future of Antarctic Ice: New Study Reveals the Mathematics of Meltwater Lakes
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October 27, 2025 at 7:24 PM
New Paper Alert | Georgia Tech researchers developed a mathematical formula to predict the size of lakes that form on melting ice sheets. They discovered that lake depth and span are linked to the topography of the ice sheet. Their findings were published in @natcomms.nature.com.
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Helluva Engineer. Helluva Dean. Now, Helluva Provost! Meet Georgia Tech's new chief academic officer, our own @rbeyah.bsky.social. b.gatech.edu/3WkmtdS
October 23, 2025 at 4:33 PM
Helluva Engineer. Helluva Dean. Now, Helluva Provost! Meet Georgia Tech's new chief academic officer, our own @rbeyah.bsky.social. b.gatech.edu/3WkmtdS
Georgia Tech researchers analyzed the seasonal differences of sulfur dioxide and sulfate concentrations in the atmosphere over the past two decades. Their goal was to determine the long-term impact of sustained air quality control efforts.
Decades in the Making: Seeing the Full Impact From Air Pollution Reductions
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October 21, 2025 at 3:49 PM
Georgia Tech researchers analyzed the seasonal differences of sulfur dioxide and sulfate concentrations in the atmosphere over the past two decades. Their goal was to determine the long-term impact of sustained air quality control efforts.
🎉We welcomed our first Neuroscience and Neurotechnology Ph.D. students to campus this fall. This new Ph.D. program integrates neuroscience research with technological development to explore all levels of nervous system function.
Georgia Tech’s First Neuroscience and Neurotechnology Ph.D. Cohort Arrives on Campus
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October 16, 2025 at 4:18 PM
🎉We welcomed our first Neuroscience and Neurotechnology Ph.D. students to campus this fall. This new Ph.D. program integrates neuroscience research with technological development to explore all levels of nervous system function.
Congratulations to @jameststroud.bsky.social on being named a 2025 #PackardFellow by @packardfdn.bsky.social.
Stroud will receive $875,000 over 5 years to fund his pioneering research in evolutionary biology — studying 1,000 backpack-wearing lizards in South Florida.
Read more: bit.ly/3KNrVU5
Stroud will receive $875,000 over 5 years to fund his pioneering research in evolutionary biology — studying 1,000 backpack-wearing lizards in South Florida.
Read more: bit.ly/3KNrVU5
October 15, 2025 at 4:27 PM
Congratulations to @jameststroud.bsky.social on being named a 2025 #PackardFellow by @packardfdn.bsky.social.
Stroud will receive $875,000 over 5 years to fund his pioneering research in evolutionary biology — studying 1,000 backpack-wearing lizards in South Florida.
Read more: bit.ly/3KNrVU5
Stroud will receive $875,000 over 5 years to fund his pioneering research in evolutionary biology — studying 1,000 backpack-wearing lizards in South Florida.
Read more: bit.ly/3KNrVU5
Georgia Tech has a new degree, a B.S. in Mathematics and Computing. Designed to prepare students for careers in interdisciplinary fields, this undergraduate program offers a balanced, integrated curriculum that develops both mathematical depth and computational fluency.
Bachelor’s Degree in Mathematics, Computing Debuts Next Fall
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October 14, 2025 at 4:19 PM
Georgia Tech has a new degree, a B.S. in Mathematics and Computing. Designed to prepare students for careers in interdisciplinary fields, this undergraduate program offers a balanced, integrated curriculum that develops both mathematical depth and computational fluency.
Jaden Wang, a Ph.D. student in mathematics and master’s student in aerospace engineering, is developing mathematically-backed solutions to improve spacecraft landings. His research will be supported by a #NASA Space Technology Graduate Research Opportunity grant.
Mathematics Meets Rocket Science: Jaden Wang Awarded NASA Research Opportunity
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October 13, 2025 at 3:16 PM
Jaden Wang, a Ph.D. student in mathematics and master’s student in aerospace engineering, is developing mathematically-backed solutions to improve spacecraft landings. His research will be supported by a #NASA Space Technology Graduate Research Opportunity grant.
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The CRaNE center is now on Bluesky, with a new collab pub to share! Please follow for news of our members' science and our conferences and workshops!
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New collaborative publication between GT and Emory CRaNE members - introducing the NARA and a new open-source virtual city environment for assessing configural spatial memory, led by Yasmine Bassil, M. Borich
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Formation of allocentric representations after exposure to a novel, naturalistic, city-like, virtual reality environment
During human spatial navigation, individuals transform visuospatial information between egocentric (i.e., first-person, viewer-dependent, body-centere…
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October 10, 2025 at 11:14 PM
The CRaNE center is now on Bluesky, with a new collab pub to share! Please follow for news of our members' science and our conferences and workshops!
@tammyish.bsky.social @shiyiliang.bsky.social @paulinamaxim.bsky.social @gtsciences.bsky.social @gt-neuro.bsky.social
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#Congrats | These College of Sciences faculty have been selected for Georgia Tech’s Research Leadership Academy:
🎉 @thackerybrown.bsky.social School of Psychology
🎉 @digglelab.bsky.social School of Biological Sciences
🎉Farzaneh Najafi, School of Biological Sciences
🎉Chris Wiese, School of Psychology
🎉 @thackerybrown.bsky.social School of Psychology
🎉 @digglelab.bsky.social School of Biological Sciences
🎉Farzaneh Najafi, School of Biological Sciences
🎉Chris Wiese, School of Psychology
Inaugural Cohort of Georgia Tech’s Research Leadership Academy Announced
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October 7, 2025 at 4:09 PM
#Congrats | These College of Sciences faculty have been selected for Georgia Tech’s Research Leadership Academy:
🎉 @thackerybrown.bsky.social School of Psychology
🎉 @digglelab.bsky.social School of Biological Sciences
🎉Farzaneh Najafi, School of Biological Sciences
🎉Chris Wiese, School of Psychology
🎉 @thackerybrown.bsky.social School of Psychology
🎉 @digglelab.bsky.social School of Biological Sciences
🎉Farzaneh Najafi, School of Biological Sciences
🎉Chris Wiese, School of Psychology